2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season

2002–03 Detroit Red Wings
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference2nd Western
2002–03 record48–20–10–4
Home record28–6–5–2
Road record20–14–5–2
Goals for269
Goals against203
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,058 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsBrett Hull (37)
AssistsSergei Fedorov (47)
PointsSergei Fedorov (83)
Penalty minutesDarren McCarty (138)
Plus/minusNicklas Lidstrom (40)
WinsCurtis Joseph (34)
Goals against averageManny Legace (2.18)

The 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season was the 77th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings scored 110 points, winning the Central Division, but just one point behind the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference's first seed.

Coming off their latest Stanley Cup victory, the Red Wings started looking towards the future. Dominik Hasek and Scotty Bowman had retired over the summer and captain Steve Yzerman was out for the first 66 games of the regular season. The weight of the team fell on Sergei Fedorov and veteran Brett Hull, who helped the Red Wings score the most goals of any team in the regular season. As newly acquired goaltender Curtis Joseph held steady in net, two more pieces of the Stanley Cup team would be traded over the course of the year. Maxim Kuznetsov and Sean Avery left in a trade for the Los Angeles Kings' Mathieu Schneider right before the trade deadline in an effort to push the Wings towards the playoffs. However, the moves did not come to complete fruition, as the Wings entered the 2003 playoffs by finding themselves pitted against the seventh-seeded Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.[1][2][3] The Mighty Ducks shocked the hockey world when they swept the Red Wings in four games en route to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance.[3][4][5]

Three Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2003 All-Star Game: defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom, center Sergei Fedorov and head coach Dave Lewis. It was Lidstrom's seventh appearance at the All-Star Game, Fedorov's sixth and Lewis's first appearance as a coach.[6]

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2002–03 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.

Regular season

The Red Wings led the NHL in scoring during the regular season, with 269 goals for, and power-play percentage, at 23.82% (76 for 319). They also tied the Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals for fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.[7]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
2 5 St. Louis Blues 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
3 9 Chicago Blackhawks 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
4 13 Nashville Predators 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
5 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

[8]

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Dallas Stars PA 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 Y- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
3 Y- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 19 13 8 251 194 105
4 X- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 23 13 1 264 208 104
5 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
6 X- Minnesota Wild NW 82 42 29 10 1 198 178 95
7 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 26 11 9 231 230 92
8.5
9 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
10 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 29 36 13 4 186 228 75
13 Nashville Predators CE 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
14 San Jose Sharks PA 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2002–03 regular season as the Western Conference's second seed and played Anaheim in the first round. Anaheim upset Detroit in a four-game sweep. The Mighty Ducks would advance and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the New Jersey Devils.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2002–03 regular season[9]
October: 6–3–1–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 10 Detroit 6 – 3 San Jose Joseph 17,496 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 12 Detroit 2 – 3 Los Angeles Joseph 18,177 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 October 13 Detroit 4 – 2 Anaheim Legace 17,174 2–1–0–0 4 Recap
4 October 17 Montreal 3 – 2 Detroit Joseph 20,058 2–2–0–0 4 Recap
5 October 19 Detroit 5 – 3 Minnesota Joseph 19,344 3–2–0–0 6 Recap
6 October 21 Calgary 0 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,058 4–2–0–0 8 Recap
7 October 23 Los Angeles 3 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 4–2–1–0 9 Recap
8 October 25 Pittsburgh 3 – 7 Detroit Legace 20,058 5–2–1–0 11 Recap
9 October 26 Detroit 1 – 3 Nashville Joseph 17,113 5–3–1–0 11 Recap
10 October 29 San Jose 2 – 3 Detroit Joseph 20,058 6–3–1–0 13 Recap
November: 6–4–2–1 (home: 4–1–1–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 2 Detroit 2 – 5 Ottawa Joseph 18,210 6–4–1–0 13 Recap
12 November 3 Dallas 3 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 6–4–2–0 14 Recap
13 November 5 Chicago 2 – 0 Detroit Legace 20,058 6–5–2–0 14 Recap
14 November 7 Boston 1 – 2 Detroit OT Legace 20,058 7–5–2–0 16 Recap
15 November 12 Nashville 1 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,058 8–5–2–0 18 Recap
16 November 15 Anaheim 1 – 2 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 9–5–2–0 20 Recap
17 November 16 Detroit 2 – 1 Toronto Legace 19,110 10–5–2–0 22 Recap
18 November 19 Detroit 5 – 0 Calgary Joseph 16,061 11–5–2–0 24 Recap
19 November 22 Detroit 1 – 4 Vancouver Legace 18,422 11–6–2–0 24 Recap
20 November 23 Detroit 1 – 1 Edmonton OT Joseph 16,839 11–6–3–0 25 Recap
21 November 25 Edmonton 5 – 4 Detroit OT Legace 20,058 11–6–3–1 26 Recap
22 November 27 New Jersey 2 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 12–6–3–1 28 Recap
23 November 29 Detroit 4 – 6 Carolina Joseph 20,066 12–7–3–1 28 Recap
December: 10–1–4–0 (home: 7–1–1–0; road: 3–0–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Calgary 2 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,066 13–7–3–1 30 Recap
25 December 3 Anaheim 1 – 2 Detroit Joseph 18,504 14–7–3–1 32 Recap
26 December 5 Detroit 5 – 3 Phoenix Joseph 15,189 15–7–3–1 34 Recap
27 December 6 Detroit 3 – 3 Dallas OT Joseph 18,532 15–7–4–1 35 Recap
28 December 8 St. Louis 3 – 4 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 16–7–4–1 37 Recap
29 December 12 Minnesota 3 – 2 Detroit Joseph 20,058 16–8–4–1 37 Recap
30 December 14 Columbus 4 – 6 Detroit Joseph 20,058 17–8–4–1 39 Recap
31 December 17 Detroit 2 – 2 NY Islanders OT Legace 14,884 17–8–5–1 40 Recap
32 December 19 Dallas 1 – 1 Detroit OT Legace 20,058 17–8–6–1 41 Recap
33 December 21 NY Rangers 2 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,058 18–8–6–1 43 Recap
34 December 23 Detroit 1 – 0 Columbus Joseph 18,136 19–8–6–1 45 Recap
35 December 26 Columbus 2 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,058 20–8–6–1 47 Recap
36 December 28 Detroit 4 – 2 Nashville Legace 17,113 21–8–6–1 49 Recap
37 December 29 Detroit 2 – 2 Dallas OT Joseph 18,532 21–8–7–1 50 Recap
38 December 31 St. Louis 1 – 5 Detroit Joseph 20,058 22–8–7–1 52 Recap
January: 5–7–1–1 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 4–5–0–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 3 Phoenix 4 – 1 Detroit Joseph 20,058 22–9–7–1 52 Recap
40 January 5 Detroit 4 – 3 Chicago OT Joseph 21,295 23–9–7–1 54 Recap
41 January 7 Detroit 0 – 1 Tampa Bay Joseph 19,941 23–10–7–1 54 Recap
42 January 8 Detroit 2 – 1 Florida OT Legace 19,250 24–10–7–1 56 Recap
43 January 11 Detroit 2 – 3 Philadelphia Joseph 19,654 24–11–7–1 56 Recap
44 January 13 Chicago 4 – 5 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 25–11–7–1 58 Recap
45 January 15 Detroit 1 – 4 Chicago Legace 21,391 25–12–7–1 58 Recap
46 January 16 Detroit 2 – 4 Colorado Joseph 18,007 26–12–7–1 60 Recap
47 January 19 Vancouver 4 – 1 Detroit Joseph 20,058 26–13–7–1 60 Recap
48 January 22 Detroit 3 – 4 Edmonton OT Joseph 16,839 26–13–7–2 61 Recap
49 January 24 Detroit 5 – 2 Vancouver Legace 18,422 27–13–7–2 63 Recap
50 January 25 Detroit 1 – 4 Calgary Joseph 18,028 27–14–7–2 63 Recap
51 January 28 Detroit 0 – 1 New Jersey Legace 16,453 27–15–7–2 63 Recap
52 January 30 Florida 2 – 2 Detroit OT Legace 20,058 27–15–8–2 64 Recap
February: 7–2–1–1 (home: 5–1–1–1; road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 4 Nashville 5 – 5 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 27–15–9–2 65 Recap
54 February 6 Colorado 1 – 0 Detroit Joseph 20,058 27–16–9–2 65 Recap
55 February 8 Detroit 3 – 5 Colorado Joseph 18,007 27–17–9–2 65 Recap
56 February 10 San Jose 5 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,058 28–17–9–2 67 Recap
57 February 13 Buffalo 2 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,058 29–17–9–2 69 Recap
58 February 15 Detroit 6 – 2 Atlanta Joseph 18,857 30–17–9–2 71 Recap
59 February 18 Vancouver 4 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 30–17–9–3 72 Recap
60 February 20 Edmonton 2 – 6 Detroit Joseph 20,058 31–17–9–3 74 Recap
61 February 22 Detroit 5 – 1 Washington Joseph 18,277 32–17–9–3 76 Recap
62 February 24 Los Angeles 4 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,058 33–17–9–3 78 Recap
63 February 27 Toronto 2 – 7 Detroit Joseph 20,058 34–17–9–3 80 Recap
March: 13–3–0–0 (home: 7–0–0–0; road: 6–3–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Phoenix 2 – 5 Detroit Joseph 20,058 35–17–9–3 82 Recap
65 March 3 Detroit 3 – 2 Columbus Legace 18,136 36–17–9–3 84 Recap
66 March 5 Tampa Bay 2 – 3 Detroit Joseph 20,058 37–17–9–3 86 Recap
67 March 7 St. Louis 2 – 7 Detroit Joseph 20,058 38–17–9–3 88 Recap
68 March 9 Detroit 1 – 4 Anaheim Legace 17,174 38–18–9–3 88 Recap
69 March 10 Detroit 2 – 3 Los Angeles Legace 18,344 39–18–9–3 90 Recap
70 March 12 Detroit 2 – 3 Phoenix Joseph 15,813 40–18–9–3 92 Recap
71 March 15 Colorado 3 – 5 Detroit Joseph 20,058 41–18–9–3 94 Recap
72 March 16 Ottawa 2 – 6 Detroit Joseph 20,058 42–18–9–3 96 Recap
73 March 18 Detroit 5 – 1 Pittsburgh Legace 13,840 43–18–9–3 98 Recap
74 March 22 Detroit 4 – 2 St. Louis Joseph 19,995 44–18–9–3 100 Recap
75 March 23 Detroit 0 – 4 Minnesota Legace 18,568 44–19–9–3 100 Recap
76 March 25 Minnesota 0 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,058 45–19–9–3 102 Recap
77 March 27 Detroit 0 – 3 San Jose Joseph 17,496 45–20–9–3 102 Recap
78 March 29 Detroit 6 – 2 St. Louis Legace 19,951 46–20–9–3 104 Recap
79 March 31 Nashville 0 – 3 Detroit Joseph 20,058 47–20–9–3 106 Recap
April: 1–0–1–1 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
80 April 3 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Detroit Joseph 20,058 48–20–9–3 108 Recap
81 April 4 Detroit 5 – 5 Columbus OT Legace 18,136 48–20–10–3 109 Recap
82 April 6 Detroit 3 – 4 Chicago OT Joseph 21,565 48–20–10–4 110 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[9]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim — Anaheim wins 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 10 Anaheim 2 – 1 Detroit OT Joseph 20,058 Anaheim leads 1–0 Recap
2 April 12 Anaheim 3 – 2 Detroit Joseph 20,058 Anaheim leads 2–0 Recap
3 April 14 Detroit 1 – 2 Anaheim Joseph 17,174 Anaheim leads 3–0 Recap
4 April 16 Detroit 2 – 3 Anaheim OT Joseph 17,174 Anaheim wins 4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
91 Sergei Fedorov C 80 36 47 83 15 52 4 1 2 3 −1 0
17 Brett Hull RW 82 37 39 76 11 22 4 0 1 1 −4 0
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 78 30 38 68 5 103 4 1 1 2 −1 4
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 82 18 44 62 40 38 4 0 2 2 −1 0
13 Pavel Datsyuk C 64 12 39 51 20 16 4 0 0 0 −3 0
40 Henrik Zetterberg LW 79 22 22 44 6 8 4 1 0 1 −4 0
8 Igor Larionov C 74 10 33 43 −7 48 4 0 1 1 1 0
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 74 20 20 40 11 62 4 1 1 2 1 4
18 Kirk Maltby LW 82 14 23 37 17 91 4 0 0 0 −2 4
33 Kris Draper C 82 14 21 35 6 82 4 0 0 0 −2 4
20 Luc Robitaille LW 81 11 20 31 4 50 4 1 0 1 1 0
25 Darren McCarty RW 73 13 9 23 10 138 4 0 0 0 −3 6
15 Jason Woolley† D 62 6 17 23 12 22 4 1 0 1 −2 0
11 Mathieu Dandenault D 74 4 15 19 25 64 4 0 0 0 −1 2
24 Chris Chelios D 66 2 17 19 4 78 4 0 0 0 −3 2
21 Boyd Devereaux C 61 3 9 12 4 16 — — — — — —
55 Dmitri Bykov D 71 2 10 12 1 43 4 0 0 0 −2 0
42 Sean Avery‡ LW 39 5 6 11 7 120 — — — — — —
27 Patrick Boileau D 25 2 6 8 8 14 — — — — — —
19 Steve Yzerman C 16 2 6 8 6 8 4 0 1 1 0 2
23 Mathieu Schneider† D 13 2 5 7 2 16 4 0 0 0 −4 6
29 Jason Williams C 16 3 3 6 3 2 — — — — — —
2 Jiri Fischer D 15 1 5 6 0 16 — — — — — —
32 Maxim Kuznetsov‡ D 57 0 3 3 0 54 — — — — — —
34 Manny Legace G 25 0 1 1 2 — — — — — —
3 Jesse Wallin D 32 0 1 1 −2 19 — — — — — —
31 Curtis Joseph G 61 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
23 Stacy Roest RW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Curtis Joseph 61 34 19 6 1676 148 2.49 .912 5 3566 4 0 4 120 10 2.08 .917 0 289
34 Manny Legace 25 14 5 4 681 51 2.18 .925 0 1406 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Steve Yzerman [10]
James Norris Memorial Trophy Nicklas Lidstrom [11]
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Brendan Shanahan [12]
NHL All-Rookie Team Henrik Zetterberg (Forward) [13]
NHL First All-Star Team Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [13]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Sergei Fedorov [14]
Dave Lewis (coach)
Nicklas Lidstrom[a]
NHL Rookie of the Month Henrik Zetterberg (February) [16]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dmitri Bykov October 10, 2002 [17]
Henrik Zetterberg
700th goal Brett Hull February 10, 2003 [18]
600th assist Brett Hull March 7, 2003 [19]
400th goal Sergei Fedorov April 6, 2003 [20]

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[21][22]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Detroit Red Wings
  • Boston's 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To Nashville Predators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [23]
September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11) To Detroit Red Wings
  • Future considerations
 To Calgary Flames
[24]
November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) To Detroit Red Wings
To Buffalo Sabres
  • Future considerations
 [25]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Detroit Red Wings
To Los Angeles Kings
[26]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Curtis Joseph Calgary Flames 3-year Free agency [27]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Derek King Munich Barons (DEL) Free agency [28]
Michel Picard Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [28]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Bryan Adams Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [29]
Patrick Boileau Washington Capitals Free agency [29]
Ed Campbell St. Louis Blues Free agency [29]
Marc Lamothe Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Free agency [29]
Mark Mowers Nashville Predators Free agency [29]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12) Danny Groulx Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) Free agency [30]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Stacy Roest Minnesota Wild Free agency [31]
August 29, 2002 (2002-08-29) Darryl Bootland Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 3-year Free agency [32]
Matt Ellis Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) 3-year Free agency [32]
October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12) Nathan Robinson Belleville Bulls (OHL) Free agency [33]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) Dominik Hasek Retirement [35]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Dwayne Zinger Washington Capitals Free agency (VI) [36]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Fredrik Olausson Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (III) [37]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Jason Elliott HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency (VI) [38]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Uwe Krupp Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [39]
July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) Steve Brule Colorado Avalanche Free agency (VI) [40]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Ryan Gaucher Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) Josh DeWolf Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) [42]
September 2, 2002 (2002-09-02) John Wikstrom Bodens IK (Allsvenskan) Free agency (UFA) [43]
September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03) Bruce Richardson Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) Jiri Slegr HC Litvinov (ELH) Free agency (III) [45]
October 20, 2002 (2002-10-20) Steve Duchesne Retirement (III) [46]
March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14) Stacy Roest SC Rapperswil-Jona (NLA) Free agency[c] [47]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Chris Chelios 2-year Re-signing [48]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Mathieu Dandenault 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Dmitri Bykov 1-year Entry-level [50]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Igor Larionov 1-year Re-signing [51]
September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03) Jiri Fischer 2-year Re-signing [52]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Jesse Wallin Re-signing [53]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Darren McCarty 1-year Re-signing [54]
December 13, 2002 (2002-12-13) Kirk Maltby 4-year Extension [55]
March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28) Brett Hull 1-year Extension [56]

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The Red Wings were slated to pick 30th overall but traded their first pick to the Atlanta Thrashers.[57]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 58 Jiri Hudler (C)  Czech Republic HC Vsetin (Czech Extraliga)
2 63 Tomas Fleischmann (LW)  Czech Republic HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
3 95 Valtteri Filppula (C)  Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
4 131 Johan Berggren (D)  Sweden Sunne (SWE)
5 166 Logan Koopmans (G)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
6 197 Jimmy Cuddihy (C)  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 229 Derek Meech (D)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 260 Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu (D)  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9 262 Christian Soderstrom (LW)  Sweden Timra IK (SWE)
9 291 Jonathan Ericsson (D)  Sweden Sodertalje SK (SWE)

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2002–03.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2002–03 season.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lidstrom was voted to the starting lineup, garnering more votes than any other player.[15]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  3. ^ Contract for the 2003–04 season. Roest remained with Grand Rapids through the end of the 2003 Calder Cup playoffs.

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