2003–04 San Jose Sharks season

2003–04 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
2003–04 record43–21–12–6
Home record24–8–7–2
Road record19–13–5–4
Goals for219
Goals against183
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachRon Wilson
CaptainMike Ricci (first 10 games)
Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games)
Alyn McCauley (next 10 games)
Patrick Marleau (last 42 games)
Alternate captainsVincent Damphousse
Alyn McCauley
Mike Ricci
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance15,836
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Barons
Fresno Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Marleau (28)
AssistsNils Ekman (33)
PointsPatrick Marleau (57)
Penalty minutesScott Parker (101)
Plus/minusNils Ekman (+30)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (31)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (2.06)

The 2003–04 San Jose Sharks season was the franchise's 13th in the NHL. The Sharks made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time before losing to the Calgary Flames. It was the last season before the 2004–05 lockout, which cancelled the following season.

Off-season

On May 13, 2003, the Sharks hired Doug Wilson (no relation to coach Ron Wilson) as general manager, replacing Dean Lombardi.[1] At the entry draft in June, the Sharks chose Milan Michalek with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Regular season

The Sharks rotated team captaincy every ten games for the first half of the season before permanently handing the role to forward Patrick Marleau.[2]

Final standings

Pacific Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 21 12 6 219 183 104
2 5 Dallas Stars 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
3 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
4 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
5 13 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68

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[4]
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


Playoffs

See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 1–5–4–0 (home: 0–2–3–0; road: 1–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 9, 2003 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 11, 2003 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 W October 12, 2003 3–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 T October 16, 2003 0–0 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 1–2–1–0 Recap
5 L October 18, 2003 1–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 1–3–1–0 Recap
6 L October 21, 2003 0–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 1–4–1–0 Recap
7 T October 23, 2003 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 1–4–2–0 Recap
8 T October 25, 2003 4–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 1–4–3–0 Recap
9 L October 28, 2003 0–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 1–5–3–0 Recap
10 T October 30, 2003 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 1–5–4–0 Recap
November: 7–1–4–2 (home: 2–1–2–1; road: 5–0–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 1, 2003 6–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 2–5–4–0 Recap
12 T November 2, 2003 2–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 2–5–5–0 Recap
13 OTL November 5, 2003 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 2–5–5–1 Recap
14 T November 6, 2003 5–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 2–5–6–1 Recap
15 W November 8, 2003 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 3–5–6–1 Recap
16 L November 11, 2003 3–4 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 3–6–6–1 Recap
17 OTL November 13, 2003 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 3–6–6–2 Recap
18 T November 15, 2003 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 3–6–7–2 Recap
19 T November 18, 2003 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 3–6–8–2 Recap
20 W November 21, 2003 5–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 4–6–8–2 Recap
21 W November 22, 2003 3–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 5–6–8–2 Recap
22 W November 26, 2003 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 6–6–8–2 Recap
23 W November 28, 2003 2–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 7–6–8–2 Recap
24 W November 30, 2003 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 8–6–8–2 Recap
December: 7–3–3–1 (home: 5–0–2–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 2, 2003 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 8–7–8–2 Recap
26 T December 4, 2003 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 8–7–9–2 Recap
27 W December 6, 2003 2–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 9–7–9–2 Recap
28 L December 10, 2003 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 9–8–9–2 Recap
29 T December 11, 2003 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 9–8–10–2 Recap
30 W December 13, 2003 2–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 10–8–10–2 Recap
31 OTL December 17, 2003 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 10–8–10–3 Recap
32 L December 18, 2003 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 10–9–10–3 Recap
33 W December 21, 2003 2–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 11–9–10–3 Recap
34 W December 22, 2003 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 12–9–10–3 Recap
35 W December 26, 2003 5–0 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 13–9–10–3 Recap
36 T December 27, 2003 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 13–9–11–3 Recap
37 W December 29, 2003 5–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 14–9–11–3 Recap
38 W December 31, 2003 1–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 15–9–11–3 Recap
January: 9–4–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 4–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 2, 2004 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 15–10–11–3 Recap
40 W January 3, 2004 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 16–10–11–3 Recap
41 W January 5, 2004 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 17–10–11–3 Recap
42 OTL January 8, 2004 2–3 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 17–10–11–4 Recap
43 W January 10, 2004 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 18–10–11–4 Recap
44 L January 13, 2004 0–3 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 18–11–11–4 Recap
45 W January 15, 2004 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 19–11–11–4 Recap
46 W January 17, 2004 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–11–11–4 Recap
47 W January 19, 2004 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 21–11–11–4 Recap
48 W January 21, 2004 4–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 22–11–11–4 Recap
49 L January 22, 2004 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 22–12–11–4 Recap
50 W January 24, 2004 4–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 23–12–11–4 Recap
51 W January 28, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 24–12–11–4 Recap
52 L January 30, 2004 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 24–13–11–4 Recap
53 OTL January 31, 2004 2–3 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 24–13–11–5 Recap
February: 8–3–0–1 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 3–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 W February 3, 2004 3–0 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 25–13–11–5 Recap
55 W February 5, 2004 5–0 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 26–13–11–5 Recap
56 L February 10, 2004 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 26–14–11–5 Recap
57 L February 11, 2004 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 26–15–11–5 Recap
58 W February 14, 2004 2–1 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 27–15–11–5 Recap
59 W February 16, 2004 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 28–15–11–5 Recap
60 L February 18, 2004 3–7 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 28–16–11–5 Recap
61 W February 19, 2004 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 29–16–11–5 Recap
62 W February 23, 2004 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 30–16–11–5 Recap
63 OTL February 26, 2004 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 30–16–11–6 Recap
64 W February 27, 2004 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 31–16–11–6 Recap
65 W February 29, 2004 1–0 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 32–16–11–6 Recap
March: 10–4–1–0 (home: 6–2–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
66 W March 3, 2004 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 33–16–11–6 Recap
67 L March 5, 2004 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 33–17–11–6 Recap
68 L March 7, 2004 0–4 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 33–18–11–6 Recap
69 L March 9, 2004 3–4 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 33–19–11–6 Recap
70 W March 11, 2004 5–4 New York Islanders (2003–04) 34–19–11–6 Recap
71 W March 13, 2004 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 35–19–11–6 Recap
72 T March 16, 2004 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 35–19–12–6 Recap
73 W March 18, 2004 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 36–19–12–6 Recap
74 W March 19, 2004 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 37–19–12–6 Recap
75 L March 21, 2004 2–5 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 37–20–12–6 Recap
76 W March 23, 2004 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 38–20–12–6 Recap
77 W March 25, 2004 3–2 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 39–20–12–6 Recap
78 W March 26, 2004 3–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 40–20–12–6 Recap
79 W March 28, 2004 2–1 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 41–20–12–6 Recap
80 W March 31, 2004 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 42–20–12–6 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
81 L April 2, 2004 1–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 42–21–12–6 Recap
82 W April 4, 2004 4–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 43–21–12–6 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) St. Louis Blues – Sharks win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 St. Louis 0–1 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 12 San Jose 1–4 St. Louis Nabokov 19,023 Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 San Jose 4–3 St. Louis Nabokov 19,452 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 15 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Colorado Avalanche – Sharks win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 22 Colorado 2–5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 24 Colorado 1–4 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 26 San Jose 1–0 Colorado Nabokov 18,007 Sharks lead 3–0 Recap
4 April 28 San Jose 0–1 Colorado OT Nabokov 18,007 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 1 Colorado 2–1 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 4 San Jose 3–1 Colorado Nabokov 18,007 Sharks win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Calgary Flames – Flames win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 9 Calgary 4–3 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 11 Calgary 4–1 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 13 San Jose 3–0 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Flames lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 16 San Jose 4–2 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 17 Calgary 3–0 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 19 San Jose 1–3 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Flames win 4–2 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 Sharks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Patrick Marleau C 80 28 29 57 −5 24 17 8 4 12 0 6
28 Nils Ekman LW 82 22 33 55 30 34 16 0 3 3 −2 8
14 Jonathan Cheechoo RW 81 28 19 47 5 33 17 4 6 10 4 10
10 Alyn McCauley C 82 20 27 47 23 28 11 2 1 3 0 2
19 Marco Sturm LW 64 21 20 41 0 36 — — — — — —
25 Vincent Damphousse C 82 12 29 41 −5 66 17 7 7 14 0 20
7 Brad Stuart D 77 9 30 39 9 34 17 1 5 6 −4 13
94 Alexander Korolyuk LW 63 19 18 37 20 18 17 5 2 7 0 10
15 Wayne Primeau C 72 9 20 29 4 90 17 1 2 3 −7 4
17 Scott Thornton LW 80 13 14 27 −6 84 12 2 2 4 1 22
18 Mike Ricci C 71 7 19 26 8 40 17 2 3 5 5 4
23 Niko Dimitrakos RW 68 9 15 24 6 49 15 1 8 9 2 8
4 Kyle McLaren D 64 2 22 24 10 60 16 0 3 3 −1 10
22 Scott Hannan D 82 6 15 21 10 48 17 1 5 6 7 22
42 Tom Preissing D 69 2 17 19 8 12 11 0 1 1 0 0
2 Mike Rathje D 80 2 17 19 18 46 17 1 5 6 1 13
44 Christian Ehrhoff D 41 1 11 12 4 14 — — — — — —
13 Todd Harvey C 47 4 5 9 3 38 16 1 2 3 −3 2
37 Curtis Brown† C 12 2 2 4 1 6 17 0 2 2 −5 18
27 Scott Parker RW 50 1 3 4 0 101 — — — — — —
16 Mark Smith C 36 1 3 4 −5 72 10 1 0 1 2 11
5 Rob Davison D 55 0 3 3 −3 92 5 0 2 2 0 4
21 Jim Fahey D 15 0 2 2 −2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jason Marshall† D 12 0 2 2 −2 8 17 0 1 1 1 25
9 Milan Michalek RW 2 1 0 1 1 4 — — — — — —
35 Vesa Toskala G 28 0 1 1 2 — — — — — —
24 Brad Boyes‡ C 1 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
26 Lynn Loyns‡ LW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
20 Evgeni Nabokov G 59 0 0 0 14 17 0 0 0 4
34 Patrick Rissmiller LW 4 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
32 Miroslav Zalesak RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
57 Marcel Goc C — — — — — — 5 1 1 2 1 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
20 Evgeni Nabokov 59 31 19 8 1610 127 2.20 .921 9 3456 17 10 7 461 30 1.71 .935 3 1052
35 Vesa Toskala 28 12 8 4 760 53 2.06 .930 1 1541 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Patrick Marleau [6]
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Evgeni Nabokov (February) [7]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Evgeni Nabokov (March 29) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Jonathan Cheechoo [9]
Christian Ehrhoff
Team Sharks Player of the Year Patrick Marleau [10]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Tom Preissing [10]
Three Stars of the Year Patrick Marleau [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Christian Ehrhoff October 9, 2003 [11]
Milan Michalek
Tom Preissing October 11, 2003
Patrick Rissmiller November 13, 2003
Brad Boyes March 7, 2004
Marcel Goc April 15, 2004 [12]
1,000th game played Mike Ricci February 11, 2004 [13]
25th shutout Evgeni Nabokov February 29, 2004 [14]

Transactions

The Sharks 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 (2003-06-21) To Colorado Avalanche
  • 5th-round pick in 2005
 To San Jose Sharks
[16]
To Boston Bruins
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
 [16]
To New York Rangers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [16]
To Calgary Flames
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [16]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 6th-round pick in 2004
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
 [17]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 [18]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) To New York Rangers
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 To San Jose Sharks
[19]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) To New York Rangers
To San Jose Sharks
[20]
November 16, 2003 (2003-11-16) To Calgary Flames
To San Jose Sharks
  • Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2005
 [21]
January 9, 2004 (2004-01-09) To Calgary Flames
To San Jose Sharks
  • Future considerations[a]
 [22]
March 3, 2004 (2004-03-03) To Minnesota Wild
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
 To San Jose Sharks
[23]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Boston Bruins
To San Jose Sharks
[24]
To Buffalo Sabres
  • Jeff Jillson
 To San Jose Sharks
[24]
To Boston Bruins
  • Andy Delmore
 To San Jose Sharks
  • Future considerations
 [24]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Yuri Moscevsky Cleveland Barons (AHL) Free agency [25]
Patrick Rissmiller Cleveland Barons (AHL) Free agency [25]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Marc Kielkucki[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [26]
Scott Thomas[d] Contract expiration (VI) [26]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Teemu Selanne Colorado Avalanche Free agency (III) [29]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Ryan Kraft New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [30]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21) John Jakopin New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [31]
Jeff Nelson Muskegon Fury (UHL) Free agency (VI) [32]
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06) Mark Messier New York Rangers Free agency (III) [33]
N/A Eric Laplante Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17) Graig Mischler Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) Adam Graves Retirement (III) [36]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) Alexander Korolyuk 2-year Re-signing [37]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) Christian Ehrhoff Entry-level [37]
Dimitri Patzold Entry-level [37]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Tavis Hansen Re-signing [38]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Rob Davison Re-signing [39]
Marcel Goc Entry-level [39]
Patrick Marleau 2-year Re-signing [39]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Miikka Kiprusoff 1-year Re-signing [40]
Alyn McCauley 3-year Re-signing [40]
Mark Smith Re-signing [41]
Marco Sturm Re-signing [40]
Miroslav Zalesak 1-year Re-signing [40]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Jonathan Cheechoo Re-signing [42]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Jesse Fibiger 1-year Re-signing [20]
Robert Mulick 1-year Re-signing [20]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) Milan Michalek Entry-level [43]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) Nolan Schaefer Entry-level [44]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) Scott Hannan 1-year Re-signing [45]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Jon DiSalvatore Entry-level [46]
November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13) Scott Thornton 2-year Extension [47]
December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09) Garrett Stafford Entry-level [48]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[49]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 6 Milan Michalek Left Wing  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
1 16 Steve Bernier Right Wing  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 43 Josh Hennessy Center  United States Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2 47 Matt Carle Defense  United States River City Lancers (USHL)
5 139 Patrick Ehelechner Goaltender  Germany Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
7 201 Jonathan Tremblay Right Wing  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7 205 Joe Pavelski Center  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 216 Kai Hospelt Forward  Germany Kölner Haie (DEL)
8 236 Alexander Hult Center  Sweden Oskarshamn IK (Swe-1)
9 267 Brian O'Hanley Defense  United States Boston College High School (USHS-MA)
9 276 Carter Lee Forward  United States Canterbury School (USHS-CT)

Notes

  1. ^ 5th-round pick in 2004[15]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  3. ^ Kielkucki retired.[27]
  4. ^ Thomas retired.[28]

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