2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks season

2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks
2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	5th Central
Conference	15th Western
2003–04 record	20–43–11–8
Home record	13–17–6–5
Road record	7–26–5–3
Goals for	188
Goals against	259
Team information
General manager	Mike Smith (Oct); Bob Pulford (Oct-Apr) interim
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Alexei Zhamnov (Oct-Feb); Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains	Mark Bell (Feb-Apr); Bryan Berard (Feb-Apr); Kyle Calder; Steve Sullivan (Oct-Feb)
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	13,253 (64.6%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Norfolk Admirals; Florence Pride; Indianapolis Ice
Team leaders
Goals	Tuomo Ruutu (23)
Assists	Bryan Berard (34)
Points	Tyler Arnason (55)
Penalty minutes	Scott Nichol (145)
Plus/minus	Stephane Robidas (+6)
Wins	Craig Anderson (6); Michael Leighton (6)
Goals against average	Craig Anderson (2.84)
	← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 78th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. The Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

Regular season

General manager Mike Smith was fired on October 24, 2003. Bob Pulford replaced Smith on an interim basis until a replacement could be found.^[3]

On December 11, 2003, Mark Bell scored just 15 seconds into the overtime period to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 home win over the Detroit Red Wings.^[4] The Sabres' Derek Roy would match that mark in the overtime period on March 17, 2004, in a 4–3 Buffalo road win over the Atlanta Thrashers.^[5] Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the 2003–04 NHL regular season.^[6] In February, team captain Alexei Zhamnov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. The team chose not to name a replacement for the rest of the season.

Final standings

Central Division^[7]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	21	11	2	255	189	109
2	7	St. Louis Blues	82	39	30	11	2	191	198	91
3	8	Nashville Predators	82	38	29	11	4	216	217	91
4	14	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	25	45	8	4	177	238	62
5	15	Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	43	11	8	188	259	59

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^[8]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	48	21	11	2	255	189	109
2	Y- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	43	21	12	6	255	183	104
3	Y- Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	43	24	10	5	235	194	101
4	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	40	22	13	7	236	198	100
5	X- Dallas Stars	PA	82	41	26	13	2	194	175	97
6	X- Calgary Flames	NW	82	42	30	7	3	200	176	94
7	X- St. Louis Blues	CE	82	39	30	11	2	191	198	91
8	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	38	29	11	4	216	217	91
8.5
9	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	36	29	12	5	221	208	89
10	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	30	29	20	3	188	183	83
11	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	28	29	16	9	205	217	81
12	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	29	35	10	8	184	213	76
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	22	36	18	6	188	245	68
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	25	45	8	4	177	238	62
15	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	20	43	11	8	188	259	59

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

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2003–04 regular season^[9]

October: 3–5–3–0 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 1–3–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	W	October 8, 2003	1–0	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	1–0–0–0	Recap
2	L	October 10, 2003	0–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	1–1–0–0	Recap
3	L	October 12, 2003	2–4	Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	1–2–0–0	Recap
4	L	October 16, 2003	1–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	1–3–0–0	Recap
5	L	October 18, 2003	2–7	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)	1–4–0–0	Recap
6	W	October 19, 2003	3–1	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	2–4–0–0	Recap
7	T	October 23, 2003	3–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	2–4–1–0	Recap
8	W	October 25, 2003	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	3–4–1–0	Recap
9	T	October 26, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	3–4–2–0	Recap
10	T	October 28, 2003	2–2 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	3–4–3–0	Recap
11	L	October 30, 2003	0–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	3–5–3–0	Recap

November: 3–7–1–3 (home: 1–1–1–2; road: 2–6–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	W	November 1, 2003	3–2	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	4–5–3–0	Recap
13	W	November 2, 2003	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	5–5–3–0	Recap
14	W	November 7, 2003	2–1	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	6–5–3–0	Recap
15	OTL	November 9, 2003	3–4 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	6–5–3–1	Recap
16	L	November 10, 2003	0–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	6–6–3–1	Recap
17	L	November 12, 2003	2–6	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	6–7–3–1	Recap
18	OTL	November 14, 2003	3–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	6–7–3–2	Recap
19	T	November 16, 2003	2–2 OT	New York Rangers (2003–04)	6–7–4–2	Recap
20	L	November 18, 2003	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	6–8–4–2	Recap
21	OTL	November 20, 2003	2–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	6–8–4–3	Recap
22	L	November 22, 2003	1–2	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	6–9–4–3	Recap
23	L	November 26, 2003	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	6–10–4–3	Recap
24	L	November 28, 2003	3–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	6–11–4–3	Recap
25	L	November 29, 2003	1–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	6–12–4–3	Recap

December: 3–7–3–1 (home: 3–2–3–1; road: 0–5–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
26	L	December 3, 2003	2–3	Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)	6–13–4–3	Recap
27	L	December 6, 2003	2–5	@ New York Islanders (2003–04)	6–14–4–3	Recap
28	T	December 7, 2003	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	6–14–5–3	Recap
29	W	December 11, 2003	4–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	7–14–5–3	Recap
30	L	December 12, 2003	0–1	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	7–15–5–3	Recap
31	T	December 14, 2003	1–1 OT	Dallas Stars (2003–04)	7–15–6–3	Recap
32	L	December 18, 2003	1–6	@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)	7–16–6–3	Recap
33	L	December 19, 2003	2–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	7–17–6–3	Recap
34	T	December 21, 2003	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	7–17–7–3	Recap
35	W	December 23, 2003	3–0	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	8–17–7–3	Recap
36	L	December 26, 2003	1–4	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	8–18–7–3	Recap
37	W	December 28, 2003	3–0	Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	9–18–7–3	Recap
38	L	December 29, 2003	0–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)	9–19–7–3	Recap
39	OTL	December 31, 2003	3–4 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	9–19–7–4	Recap

January: 4–9–0–1 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 1–7–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
40	W	January 2, 2004	2–1	San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	10–19–7–4	Recap
41	L	January 4, 2004	3–4	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	10–20–7–4	Recap
42	L	January 7, 2004	4–7	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	10–21–7–4	Recap
43	W	January 8, 2004	3–1	Calgary Flames (2003–04)	11–21–7–4	Recap
44	OTL	January 11, 2004	4–5 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	11–21–7–5	Recap
45	L	January 12, 2004	4–7	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	11–22–7–5	Recap
46	L	January 14, 2004	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)	11–23–7–5	Recap
47	L	January 18, 2004	1–2	Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)	11–24–7–5	Recap
48	L	January 21, 2004	2–4	@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	11–25–7–5	Recap
49	W	January 22, 2004	7–0	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	12–25–7–5	Recap
50	L	January 24, 2004	3–4	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	12–26–7–5	Recap
51	L	January 27, 2004	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	12–27–7–5	Recap
52	L	January 29, 2004	2–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	12–28–7–5	Recap
53	W	January 30, 2004	5–3	@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)	13–28–7–5	Recap

February: 5–5–1–0 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 2–2–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
54	L	February 1, 2004	4–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)	13–29–7–5	Recap
55	W	February 3, 2004	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)	14–29–7–5	Recap
56	W	February 11, 2004	5–2	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	15–29–7–5	Recap
57	W	February 14, 2004	2–1 OT	Boston Bruins (2003–04)	16–29–7–5	Recap
58	L	February 15, 2004	0–4	Washington Capitals (2003–04)	16–30–7–5	Recap
59	L	February 19, 2004	3–6	San Jose Sharks (2003–04)	16–31–7–5	Recap
60	W	February 22, 2004	3–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	17–31–7–5	Recap
61	L	February 24, 2004	1–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)	17–32–7–5	Recap
62	W	February 25, 2004	4–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	18–32–7–5	Recap
63	L	February 27, 2004	3–4	Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)	18–33–7–5	Recap
64	T	February 29, 2004	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (2003–04)	18–33–8–5	Recap

March: 2–8–3–2 (home: 1–6–1–1; road: 1–2–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
65	T	March 1, 2004	2–2 OT	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	18–33–9–5	Recap
66	L	March 3, 2004	3–5	Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)	18–34–9–5	Recap
67	L	March 5, 2004	2–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)	18–35–9–5	Recap
68	OTL	March 7, 2004	3–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)	18–35–9–6	Recap
69	L	March 11, 2004	4–6	@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)	18–36–9–6	Recap
70	W	March 12, 2004	4–3	@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)	19–36–9–6	Recap
71	L	March 14, 2004	0–4	Dallas Stars (2003–04)	19–37–9–6	Recap
72	L	March 17, 2004	2–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)	19–38–9–6	Recap
73	W	March 19, 2004	4–3 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)	20–38–9–6	Recap
74	T	March 21, 2004	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	20–38–10–6	Recap
75	T	March 23, 2004	2–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)	20–38–11–6	Recap
76	L	March 25, 2004	2–8	Minnesota Wild (2003–04)	20–39–11–6	Recap
77	OTL	March 27, 2004	3–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	20–39–11–7	Recap
78	L	March 28, 2004	1–3	St. Louis Blues (2003–04)	20–40–11–7	Recap
79	L	March 30, 2004	2–5	@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)	20–41–11–7	Recap

April: 0–2–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–1–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
80	L	April 1, 2004	1–3	Nashville Predators (2003–04)	20–42–11–7	Recap
81	L	April 3, 2004	1–2 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)	20–42–11–8	Recap
82	L	April 4, 2004	2–5	@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)	20–43–11–8	Recap

Legend:

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

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 Blackhawks only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
39	Tyler Arnason	C	82	22	33	55	−13	16
4^[a]	Bryan Berard†	D	58	13	34	47	−24	53
28	Mark Bell	C	82	21	24	45	−14	106
15	Tuomo Ruutu	LW	82	23	21	44	−31	58
26	Steve Sullivan‡	RW	56	15	28	43	−7	36
19	Kyle Calder	LW	66	21	18	39	−18	29
53	Brett McLean	C	76	11	20	31	−11	54
43	Nathan Dempsey‡	D	58	8	17	25	−5	30
12	Scott Nichol	C	75	7	11	18	−16	145
13	Alex Zhamnov‡	C	23	6	12	18	−8	14
22	Igor Korolev	C	62	3	10	13	−15	22
20	Ville Nieminen‡	LW	60	2	11	13	−15	40
17	Stephane Robidas†	D	45	2	10	12	6	33
23	Jim Vandermeer†	D	23	2	10	12	−6	58
55	Eric Daze	RW	19	4	7	11	−7	0
2	Deron Quint	D	51	4	7	11	−26	18
50	Igor Radulov	LW	36	4	7	11	−2	18
36	Mikhail Yakubov	C	30	1	7	8	−12	8
25	Alexander Karpovtsev‡	D	24	0	7	7	−17	14
59	Travis Moen	LW	82	4	2	6	−17	142
44	Burke Henry	D	23	2	4	6	0	24
14	Ryan VandenBussche	RW	65	4	1	5	−10	120
11	Matt Keith	RW	20	2	3	5	−5	10
8	Steve Poapst	D	53	2	2	4	−16	26
5	Steve McCarthy	D	25	1	3	4	−9	8
34	Jason Strudwick	D	54	1	3	4	−16	73
32	Pavel Vorobiev	RW	18	1	3	4	1	4
20	Eric Nickulas†	RW	21	1	1	2	−6	8
6	Anton Babchuk	D	5	0	2	2	−1	2
49	Michael Leighton	G	34	0	2	2		2
33	Shawn Thornton	RW	8	1	0	1	2	23
56	Johnathan Aitken	D	41	0	1	1	−9	70
42	Michal Barinka	D	9	0	1	1	−5	6
16	Matt Ellison	RW	10	0	1	1	−3	0
42	Jon Klemm‡	D	19	0	1	1	6	20
47	Lasse Kukkonen	D	10	0	1	1	−2	4
45	Quintin Laing	LW	3	0	1	1	1	0
31	Craig Anderson	G	21	0	0	0		4
30	Adam Munro†	G	7	0	0	0		2
29	Steve Passmore	G	9	0	0	0		0
41	Jocelyn Thibault	G	14	0	0	0		0
40	Matt Underhill†	G	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No.	Player	Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Craig Anderson	21	6	14	0	602	57	2.84	.905	1	1205
49	Michael Leighton	34	6	18	8	987	99	2.99	.900	2	1988
41	Jocelyn Thibault	14	5	7	2	450	39	2.85	.913	1	821
29	Steve Passmore	9	2	6	0	221	23	2.89	.896	0	478
30	Adam Munro†	7	1	5	1	217	26	3.66	.880	0	426
40	Matt Underhill†	1	0	1	0	33	4	3.93	.879	0	61

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Bryan Berard	^[11]
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Michael Leighton (December 30)	^[12]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Tuomo Ruutu (March)	^[13]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Tuomo Ruutu	^[14]

Transactions

The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.^[15]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2003	To Colorado Avalanche Andrei Nikolishin	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004	^[16]
June 22, 2003	To Florida Panthers Dmytro Tolkunov	To Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2003	^[16]
June 22, 2003	To San Jose Sharks Florida's 9th-round pick in 2003	To Chicago Blackhawks 8th-round pick in 2004	^[16]
November 17, 2003	To Dallas Stars Jon Klemm 4th-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Stephane Robidas 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[17]
February 16, 2004	To Nashville Predators Steve Sullivan	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2004 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[18]
February 19, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhamnov 4th-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Jim Vandermeer Rights to Colin Fraser 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[19]
February 24, 2004	To Calgary Flames Ville Nieminen	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Morgan Conditional draft pick	^[20]
March 2, 2004	To Florida Panthers Rights to Ty Jones	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations	^[21]
March 2, 2004	To Los Angeles Kings Nathan Dempsey	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2005 Future considerations	^[22]
March 9, 2004	To New York Islanders Alexander Karpovtsev	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2005	^[23]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	Scott Nichol	Calgary Flames	Free agency	^[24]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)	Ville Nieminen	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency	^[25]
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05)	Deron Quint	Phoenix Coyotes	Free agency	^[26]
October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31)	Bryan Berard	Boston Bruins	Free agency	^[27]
February 18, 2004 (2004-02-18)	Adam Munro	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency^[b]	^[30]
February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)	Eric Nickulas	St. Louis Blues	Waivers	^[31]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04)	Matt Underhill	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency	^[32]
March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)	Nick Kuiper	University of Massachusetts Amherst (HE)	Free agency	^[33]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23)	Matt Henderson	Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	^[35]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)	Mike Peluso	Philadelphia Flyers	Free agency (VI)	^[36]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	Casey Hankinson	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Free agency (VI)	^[37]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	Chris Simon	New York Rangers	Free agency (III)	^[38]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)	Mike Eastwood	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency (III)	^[39]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Sami Helenius	Jokerit (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	^[40]
August 14, 2003 (2003-08-14)	Kent Huskins	Florida Panthers	Free agency (UFA)	^[41]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20)	Todd Gill	Florida Panthers	Free agency (III)	^[42]
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)	Bob Probert		Retirement (III)	^[43]
October 27, 2003 (2003-10-27)	Michael Souza	Florence Pride (ECHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[44]
December 27, 2003 (2003-12-27)	Louie DeBrusk	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	Free agency (III)	^[45]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract type	Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	Shawn Thornton	Re-signing	^[46]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02)	Jason Strudwick	Re-signing	^[47]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Michal Barinka	Entry-level	^[48]
	Vladimir Gusev	Entry-level	^[48]
	Alexander Kozhevnikov	Entry-level	^[48]
	Lasse Kukkonen	Entry-level	^[48]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)	Mark Bell	Re-signing	^[49]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Steve McCarthy	Re-signing	^[50]
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13)	Ajay Baines	Re-signing	^[51]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	Tyler Arnason	Re-signing	^[52]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	Matt Ellison	Entry-level	^[53]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28)	Tuomo Ruutu	Entry-level	^[54]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)	Duncan Keith	Entry-level	^[55]
March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)	Mike Brodeur	Entry-level	^[56]
March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)	James Wisniewski	Entry-level	^[56]

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[57]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Brent Seabrook	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
2	52	Corey Crawford	Canada	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2	59	Michal Barinka	Czech Republic	HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
5	151	Lasse Kukkonen	Finland	Karpat (Finland)
5	156	Alexei Ivanov	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
6	181	Johan Andersson	Sweden	Troja (Sweden)
7	211	Mike Brodeur	Canada	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
8	245	Dustin Byfuglien	United States	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
9	275	Michael Grenzy	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
9	282	Chris Porter	Canada	Lincoln Stars (USHL)

Notes

^ Berard started his season wearing number 3 but switched numbers after former Blackhawk Keith Magnuson died in a car accident on December 15.^[10]
^ Drafted in the first round of the 2001 draft by Chicago, Munro’s rights expired without being signed to a contract prior to the 2003 draft. Chicago received a compensatory second round pick, 59th overall, in that draft.^[28]^[29]
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[34]

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^ "Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Walker, Leighton, named NHL Players of the Week". ESPN.com. December 31, 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ "Ruutu Named NHL Rookie of the Month". Chicago Blackhawks. April 2, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
^ "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN.com. January 24, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kempenaar, Adam (June 22, 2003). "Table Trading". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on July 21, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Acquire Stephane Robidas". Chicago Blackhawks. November 17, 2003. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Sullivan To Nashville For Two 2nd Round Picks". Chicago Blackhawks. February 16, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Alex Zhamnov To Flyers". Chicago Blackhawks. February 19, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Ville Nieminen To Calgary". Chicago Blackhawks. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Ty Jones To Florida For Future Considerations". Chicago Blackhawks. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Nathan Dempsey To Kings". Chicago Blackhawks. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Trade Karpovtsev To Islanders". Chicago Blackhawks. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign C Scott Nichol". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign Ville Nieminen". Chicago Blackhawks. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign D Deron Quint". Chicago Blackhawks. August 5, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Bryan Berard". Chicago Blackhawks. October 31, 2003. Archived from the original on February 23, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ Kempenaar, Adam (May 30, 2003). "Hawks Let Munro Go; Gain 2nd Round Pick". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on June 9, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "2003 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022. compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for 2001 first-round pick Adam Munro not signed
^ "Blackhawks Sign G Adam Munro". Chicago Blackhawks. February 18, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Claim Eric Nickulas From Blues". Chicago Blackhawks. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign G Matt Underhill". Chicago Blackhawks. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign UMass D Nick Kuiper". Chicago Blackhawks. March 31, 2004. Archived from the original on April 3, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "2003 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 1, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ Matt Henderson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 14, 2022
^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 25, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022. Philadelphia Flyers signed... right-winger Mike Peluso.
^ "Ducks Sign Mottau, Hankinson and Burnett". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 25, 2003. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ "Simon signs with Rangers". UPI. July 25, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "C Lemieux to return, Pens agree to terms with five others". ESPN.com. July 31, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Sami Helenius at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 14, 2022
^ "Panthers Sign LW Craig MacDonald and D Kent Huskins". OurSports Central. August 14, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "Wednesday roundup: After career year, Boyle re-signs with Tampa". ESPN.com. August 20, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "BOB PROBERT". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on September 20, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2022. 23-Sep-03: Announced his retirement.
^ "Pride Add Two, Another Called Up". OurSports Central. October 27, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ Berlet, Bruce (December 29, 2003). "SHUTOUT GETS TO MCGILL". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 15, 2022. Wing Louie DeBrusk, who signed a tryout contract Saturday
^ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Shawn Thornton". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Jason Strudwick". Chicago Blackhawks. July 2, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Blackhawks Sign Four Prospects". Chicago Blackhawks. July 15, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Mark Bell". Chicago Blackhawks. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Steve McCarthy". Chicago Blackhawks. August 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "AJAY BAINES". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022. 13-Aug-03: Re-signed by the Chicago Blackhawks.
^ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Tyler Arnason". Chicago Blackhawks. August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign Matt Ellison". Chicago Blackhawks. August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign Tuomo Ruutu". Chicago Blackhawks. August 28, 2003. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Blackhawks Sign Duncan Keith". Chicago Blackhawks. October 8, 2003. Archived from the original on October 24, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Blackhawks Sign D James Wisniewski and G Michael Brodeur". Chicago Blackhawks. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[11] Berard started his season wearing number 3 but switched numbers after former Blackhawk Keith Magnuson died in a car accident on December 15.^[10]

[31] Drafted in the first round of the 2001 draft by Chicago, Munro’s rights expired without being signed to a contract prior to the 2003 draft. Chicago received a compensatory second round pick, 59th overall, in that draft.^[28]^[29]

[37] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[34]

[1] "Blackhawks Announce Affiliation Agreement With ECHL's Florence". Chicago Blackhawks. August 18, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[2] "Blackhawks Sign Affiliation Agreement With Indianapolis Ice". Chicago Blackhawks. September 12, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[3] "Blackhawks Relieve Mike Smith Of General Manager Duties". Chicago Blackhawks. October 24, 2003. Archived from the original on February 23, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[4] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2003.

[5] "Archives". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 2004.

[6] "2003-04 NHL Schedule and Results".

[div-7] "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[conf-8] "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[9] "2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[10] "Moment of silence for Magnuson". Chicago Tribune. December 22, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2022. Blackhawks defenseman Bryan Berard, who has missed the last five games because of a groin injury, plans to wear No. 4 after giving up No. 3 in honor of Magnuson.

[12] "Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[13] "Walker, Leighton, named NHL Players of the Week". ESPN.com. December 31, 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[14] "Ruutu Named NHL Rookie of the Month". Chicago Blackhawks. April 2, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

[15] "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN.com. January 24, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2022.

[pst-16] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[Drafttrades-17] Kempenaar, Adam (June 22, 2003). "Table Trading". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on July 21, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[18] "Blackhawks Acquire Stephane Robidas". Chicago Blackhawks. November 17, 2003. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[19] "Blackhawks Trade Sullivan To Nashville For Two 2nd Round Picks". Chicago Blackhawks. February 16, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[20] "Blackhawks Trade Alex Zhamnov To Flyers". Chicago Blackhawks. February 19, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[21] "Blackhawks Trade Ville Nieminen To Calgary". Chicago Blackhawks. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[22] "Blackhawks Trade Ty Jones To Florida For Future Considerations". Chicago Blackhawks. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[23] "Blackhawks Trade Nathan Dempsey To Kings". Chicago Blackhawks. March 2, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[24] "Blackhawks Trade Karpovtsev To Islanders". Chicago Blackhawks. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[25] "Blackhawks Sign C Scott Nichol". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[26] "Blackhawks Sign Ville Nieminen". Chicago Blackhawks. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[27] "Blackhawks Sign D Deron Quint". Chicago Blackhawks. August 5, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[28] "Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Bryan Berard". Chicago Blackhawks. October 31, 2003. Archived from the original on February 23, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[29] Kempenaar, Adam (May 30, 2003). "Hawks Let Munro Go; Gain 2nd Round Pick". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on June 9, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[30] "2003 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022. compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for 2001 first-round pick Adam Munro not signed

[32] "Blackhawks Sign G Adam Munro". Chicago Blackhawks. February 18, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[33] "Blackhawks Claim Eric Nickulas From Blues". Chicago Blackhawks. February 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[34] "Blackhawks Sign G Matt Underhill". Chicago Blackhawks. March 4, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[35] "Blackhawks Sign UMass D Nick Kuiper". Chicago Blackhawks. March 31, 2004. Archived from the original on April 3, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[falist-36] "2003 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 1, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[38] Matt Henderson at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 14, 2022

[39] "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 25, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022. Philadelphia Flyers signed... right-winger Mike Peluso.

[40] "Ducks Sign Mottau, Hankinson and Burnett". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. July 25, 2003. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[41] "Simon signs with Rangers". UPI. July 25, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[42] "C Lemieux to return, Pens agree to terms with five others". ESPN.com. July 31, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[43] Sami Helenius at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 14, 2022

[44] "Panthers Sign LW Craig MacDonald and D Kent Huskins". OurSports Central. August 14, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[45] "Wednesday roundup: After career year, Boyle re-signs with Tampa". ESPN.com. August 20, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[46] "BOB PROBERT". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on September 20, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2022. 23-Sep-03: Announced his retirement.

[47] "Pride Add Two, Another Called Up". OurSports Central. October 27, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[48] Berlet, Bruce (December 29, 2003). "SHUTOUT GETS TO MCGILL". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 15, 2022. Wing Louie DeBrusk, who signed a tryout contract Saturday

[49] "Blackhawks Re-Sign Shawn Thornton". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[50] "Blackhawks Re-Sign Jason Strudwick". Chicago Blackhawks. July 2, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[715signings-51] "Blackhawks Sign Four Prospects". Chicago Blackhawks. July 15, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[52] "Blackhawks Re-Sign Mark Bell". Chicago Blackhawks. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[53] "Blackhawks Re-Sign Steve McCarthy". Chicago Blackhawks. August 1, 2003. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[54] "AJAY BAINES". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on October 1, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022. 13-Aug-03: Re-signed by the Chicago Blackhawks.

[55] "Blackhawks Re-Sign Tyler Arnason". Chicago Blackhawks. August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[56] "Blackhawks Sign Matt Ellison". Chicago Blackhawks. August 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 2, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[57] "Blackhawks Sign Tuomo Ruutu". Chicago Blackhawks. August 28, 2003. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[58] "Blackhawks Sign Duncan Keith". Chicago Blackhawks. October 8, 2003. Archived from the original on October 24, 2003. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[322signings-59] "Blackhawks Sign D James Wisniewski and G Michael Brodeur". Chicago Blackhawks. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[60] "2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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