2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference15th Eastern
2003–04 record23–47–8–4
Home record13–22–6–0
Road record10–25–2–4
Goals for190
Goals against303
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachEddie Olczyk
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsMarc Bergevin (Oct.–Mar.)
Kelly Buchberger (Nov.–Apr.)
Martin Straka (Oct.–Nov.)
ArenaMellon Arena
Average attendance11,877[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Malone (22)
AssistsDick Tarnstrom (36)
PointsDick Tarnstrom (52)
Penalty minutesBrooks Orpik (127)
Plus/minusRob Scuderi (2)
WinsSebastien Caron (9)
Goals against averageJean-Sebastien Aubin (2.98)

The 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 37th season of play. For the third season in a row, the club placed last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In an 18-game losing streak, they went 0–17–1 (one overtime loss). In the first 62 games, they were 11–42–5–4 for 31 points. In their final 20 games, they were 12–5–3–0, ultimately finishing with a 23–47–8–4 record for a last place finish. Their record losing streak would not be matched until the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season by the Buffalo Sabres. By then, tie games would be out of the picture.

Offseason

Head coach Rick Kehoe was fired on April 15, 2003.[2] Team broadcaster and former Penguins player Eddie Olczyk was hired as his replacement on June 11.[3]

Regular season

The Penguins struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in the NHL in goals allowed, with 303. They struggled in short-handed situations, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 84, and finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.24%. Furthermore, they allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 15.[4]

Final standings

Atlantic Division[5]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
2 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
3 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
4 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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.

Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

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


Schedule and results

2003–04 regular season[7]
October: 2–4–3–0 (home: 1–2–2–0; road: 1–2–1–0), 7 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
1 10 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,986) 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,035) 0–1–1–0 1 Recap
3 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (18,859) 0–2–1–0 1 Recap
4 18 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13,421) 1–2–1–0 3 Recap
5 22 Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,425) 1–2–2–0 4 Recap
6 24 New Jersey Devils 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,281) 1–3–2–0 4 Recap
7 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (11,746) 1–4–2–0 4 Recap
8 29 New York Islanders 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,377) 1–4–3–0 5 Recap
9 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (15,121) 2–4–3–0 7 Recap
November: 3–8–1–1 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 1–5–0–1), 8 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
10 1 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,226) 3–4–3–0 9 Recap
11 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,237) 3–5–3–0 9 Recap
12 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (18,161) 3–6–3–0 9 Recap
13 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–9 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18,262) 3–7–3–0 9 Recap
14 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (17,960) 3–8–3–0 9 Recap
15 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,002) 4–8–3–0 11 Recap
16 15 Florida Panthers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,004) 4–9–3–0 11 Recap
17 19 Minnesota Wild 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,957) 4–10–3–0 11 Recap
18 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT New Jersey Devils Izod Center (16,810) 4–10–3–1 12 Recap
19 22 Ottawa Senators 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,233) 5–10–3–1 14 Recap
20 26 Philadelphia Flyers 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,014) 5–10–4–1 15 Recap
21 28 New York Rangers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15,908) 5–11–4–1 15 Recap
22 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (14,881) 5–12–4–1 15 Recap
December: 4–8–1–2 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 0–5–1–2), 11 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
23 1 Atlanta Thrashers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,576) 6–12–4–1 17 Recap
24 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (18,972) 6–13–4–1 17 Recap
25 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre (16,839) 6–14–4–1 17 Recap
26 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (15,009) 6–15–4–1 17 Recap
27 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,630) 6–15–4–2 18 Recap
28 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (15,039) 6–16–4–2 18 Recap
29 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,989) 7–16–4–2 20 Recap
30 16 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,554) 8–16–4–2 22 Recap
31 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (11,028) 8–16–4–3 23 Recap
32 20 Atlanta Thrashers 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13,683) 8–17–4–3 23 Recap
33 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 8–18–4–3 23 Recap
34 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18,316) 8–18–5–3 24 Recap
35 27 New Jersey Devils 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,139) 8–19–5–3 24 Recap
36 29 Chicago Blackhawks 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,120) 9–19–5–3 26 Recap
37 31 New York Islanders 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,939) 9–20–5–3 26 Recap
January: 2–14–0–0 (home: 0–8–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0), 4 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
38 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (16,238) 9–21–5–3 26 Recap
39 3 New York Rangers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,078) 9–22–5–3 26 Recap
40 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,216) 9–23–5–3 26 Recap
41 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (11,948) 10–23–5–3 28 Recap
42 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (12,914) 10–24–5–3 28 Recap
43 10 Montreal Canadiens 8–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15,286) 10–25–5–3 28 Recap
44 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,542) 11–25–5–3 30 Recap
45 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,039) 11–26–5–3 30 Recap
46 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (18,568) 11–27–5–3 30 Recap
47 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (16,168) 11–28–5–3 30 Recap
48 20 New Jersey Devils 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,146) 11–29–5–3 30 Recap
49 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (16,777) 11–30–5–3 30 Recap
50 24 Colorado Avalanche 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,704) 11–31–5–3 30 Recap
51 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,391) 11–32–5–3 30 Recap
52 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (15,847) 11–33–5–3 30 Recap
53 31 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,965) 11–34–5–3 30 Recap
February: 2–9–0–1 (home: 0–5–0–0; road: 2–4–0–1), 5 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
54 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Boston Bruins TD Garden (15,692) 11–35–5–3 30 Recap
55 3 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,041) 11–36–5–3 30 Recap
56 10 Boston Bruins 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,741) 11–37–5–3 30 Recap
57 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (15,863) 11–38–5–3 30 Recap
58 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,812) 11–38–5–4 31 Recap
59 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,527) 11–39–5–4 31 Recap
60 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (13,570) 11–40–5–4 31 Recap
61 20 Florida Panthers 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,917) 11–41–5–4 31 Recap
62 22 Ottawa Senators 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,780) 11–42–5–4 31 Recap
63 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (14,712) 12–42–5–4 33 Recap
64 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17,496) 12–43–5–4 33 Recap
65 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (15,218) 13–43–5–4 35 Recap
March: 8–4–3–0 (home: 5–1–3–0; road: 3–3–0–0), 19 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
66 2 New York Islanders 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,821) 13–43–6–4 36 Recap
67 4 Nashville Predators 9–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,507) 13–44–6–4 36 Recap
68 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14,286) 14–44–6–4 38 Recap
69 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,200) 15–44–6–4 40 Recap
70 9 Dallas Stars 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,302) 16–44–6–4 42 Recap
71 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,411) 17–44–6–4 44 Recap
72 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,907) 17–44–7–4 45 Recap
73 16 Washington Capitals 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,982) 18–44–7–4 47 Recap
74 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (13,239) 18–45–7–4 47 Recap
75 19 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,098) 19–45–7–4 49 Recap
76 21 New York Rangers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,307) 20–45–7–4 51 Recap
77 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (17,902) 21–45–7–4 53 Recap
78 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,333) 21–46–7–4 53 Recap
79 27 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,964) 21–46–8–4 54 Recap
80 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (13,417) 21–47–8–4 54 Recap
April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0), 4 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Location Record Points Recap
81 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (18,854) 22–47–8–4 56 Recap
82 4 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,124) 23–47–8–4 58 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Sebastien Caron 40 37 2212:35 9 24 5 138 3.74 1179 0.883 1 0 0 6
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 22 17 1067:03 7 9 0 53 2.98 574 0.908 1 0 0 2
Marc-Andre Fleury 21 20 1154:02 4 14 2 70 3.64 675 0.896 1 0 0 0
Andy Chiodo 8 8 485:37 3 4 1 28 3.46 260 0.892 0 0 0 0
Martin Brochu 1 0 32:40 0 0 0 1 1.84 19 0.947 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4951:57 23 51 8 290 3.51 2707 0.893 3 0 0 8

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Ryan Malone (Forward) [10]
League
(in-season) 		NHL Rookie of the Month Marc-Andre Fleury (October) [11]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Ryan Malone [12]
Brooks Orpik
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Ryan Malone [13]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Brooks Orpik [13]
Leading Scorer Award Dick Tarnstrom [13]
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy Ryan Malone [13]
Most Valuable Player Award Dick Tarnstrom [13]
Players' Player Award Kelly Buchberger [13]
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Rico Fata [13]
Steve McKenna

Records

The team also set the NHL record for longest home losing streak, with 14 home losses.

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Marc-Andre Fleury October 10, 2003 [14]
Ryan Malone
Matt Murley
Rob Scuderi February 12, 2004
Andy Chiodo February 18, 2004
Matt Hussey March 16, 2004

Transactions

The Penguins 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][16]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Florida Panthers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [17]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) To Vancouver Canucks
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [18]
November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) To Los Angeles Kings
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[19]
February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[20]
February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11) To Toronto Maple Leafs
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[21]
February 22, 2004 (2004-02-22) To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[22]
March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) To New York Islanders
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[23]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[24]
To Vancouver Canucks
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 7th-round pick in 2004
 [25]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Kelly Buchberger Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [26]
Mike Eastwood Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [26]
August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) Martin Brochu Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) Free agency [27]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Patrick Boileau Detroit Red Wings Free agency [28]
August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) Drake Berehowsky Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [29]
Reid Simpson Nashville Predators Free agency [29]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks Waiver draft [30]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Steve Webb Philadelphia Flyers Waivers [31]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) Jon Sim Los Angeles Kings Waivers [32]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23) Vladimir Vujtek HPK (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [34]
July 12, 2003 (2003-07-12) Joel Bouchard Buffalo Sabres Free agency (UFA) [35]
July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26) Rob Tallas HPK (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [36]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Ville Nieminen Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [37]
August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04) Micki DuPont Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency (II)[b] [39]
August 7, 2003 (2003-08-07) Mathias Johansson Farjestad BK (SHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Richard Lintner Djurgardens IF (SHL) Free agency (II)[c] [42]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Shawn Heins Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (UFA) [43]
Jason MacDonald Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency [44]
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) Alexandre Daigle Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [45]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Hans Jonsson Modo Hockey (SHL) Free agency (UFA) [46]
November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01) Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks Waivers [47]
November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18) Jamie Pushor Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [48]
November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23) Kent Manderville Timra IK (SHL) Free agency (III) [49]
May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13) Patrick Boileau Lausanne HC (NLA) Free agency [50]
May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) Michal Sivek HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency[d] [52]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Ryan Malone 2-year Entry-level [53]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Dick Tarnstrom 2-year Re-signing [54]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Rico Fata Re-signing [55]
Mario Lemieux 1-year Re-signing [55]
Toby Petersen Re-signing [55]
Rob Scuderi Re-signing [55]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) Matt Bradley 1-year Re-signing [56]
Milan Kraft 1-year Re-signing [56]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21) Andy Chiodo Entry-level [57]
August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) Sebastien Caron 4-year Re-signing [58]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) Ramzi Abid 1-year Re-signing [59]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Cam Paddock Entry-level [30]
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) Marc-Andre Fleury 3-year Entry-level [60]
April 7, 2004 (2004-04-07) Ryan Whitney 3-year Entry-level [61]
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26) Maxime Talbot 3-year Entry-level [62]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Erik Christensen Entry-level [63]

Other

Player Date Details
Eddie Olczyk June 11, 2003 Hired as head coach
Tom Barrasso June 18, 2003 Retired[e]

Draft picks

Pittsburgh had 11 picks in the 2003 NHL entry draft.[65]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1[a] Marc-Andre Fleury Goaltender  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
2 32 Ryan Stone Center  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 70 Jonathan Filewich Right winger  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3 73[b] Daniel Carcillo Left winger  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4 121[c] Paul Bissonnette Defence  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 161[d] Evgeni Isakov Left wing  Russia Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
6 169 Lukas Bolf Defence  Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga Jr.)
7 199 Andy Chiodo Goaltender  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 229[e] Stephen Dixon Center  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
8 232 Joe Jensen Center  United States St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
9 263 Matt Moulson Left wings  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
Draft notes[66]
  • a The Florida Panthers' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 second round pick to the Panthers in exchange for a 2003 third-round pick and this pick.
  • The Penguins' first-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
  • The Penguins' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
  • b The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 second round pick to the Panthers in exchange for a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
  • The Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a March 15, 2002 trade that sent Jamie Pushor to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
  • c The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Ian Moran the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
  • The Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a February 9, 2003 trade that sent Shawn Heins to the Penguins in exchange for this conditional pick.
  • d The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick (from Philadelphia Flyers) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 9, 2003 trade that sent Randy Robitaille the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
  • e The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 19, 2002 trade that sent Stephane Richer to the Devils in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished third in the East Division with a 34–28–10–8 record. They defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Philadelphia Phantoms and the Hartford Wolf Pack to win the Richard F. Canning Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions. They were swept by the Milwaukee Admirals in the Calder Cup Finals.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers won the Northern Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 51–17–4. They lost to the Reading Royals in the first round of the playoffs. Pat Bingham won the John Brophy Award as the ECHL's coach of the year.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[33]
  2. ^ Pittsburgh retained DuPont’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 15, 2006.[38]
  3. ^ Pittsburgh retained Lintner’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[41]
  4. ^ Pittsburgh retained Sivek’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[51]
  5. ^ Barrasso signed a one-day contract in order to retire as a member of the Penguins.[64]

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