2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2002–03 record29–42–8–3
Home record20–14–5–2
Road record9–28–3–1
Goals for213
Goals against263
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachDave King (Oct-Jan)
Doug MacLean (Jan-Apr)
CaptainRay Whitney
Alternate captainsLuke Richardson
Geoff Sanderson
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance17,744
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (34)
AssistsRay Whitney (52)
PointsRay Whitney (76)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (249)
Plus/minusDavid Vyborny (+12)
WinsMarc Denis (27)
Goals against averageMarc Denis (3.09)

The 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off of a 22–47–8–5 record in the 2001–02 season, earning 57 points and finishing in last in the Western Conference.

Offseason

Ray Whitney was named team captain on October 9.[1][2]

Regular season

The Blue Jackets got off to a good start, having a 7–5–1–1 record in their opening 14 games. Columbus, however, won only two of their next 12 games to fall out of the playoff picture. The club would play mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, finishing with a 29–42–8–3 record, earning 69 points for last place in the Western Conference for the second-straight season. Midway through the season, Columbus fired head coach Dave King after a 14–20–4–2 start.[3] King was replaced by general manager Doug MacLean on an interim basis, as the Blue Jackets posted a record of 15–22–4–1 record under his guidance. The 69 points was a 12-point improvement over the previous season, but the club finished 23 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff spot in the Conference. The previous season, the Blue Jackets scored a League-low 164 goals, however, the team would beat that total by 49 goals, finishing with a club record 213 goals. Columbus though led the NHL in goals against, allowing 263, also a club record.

Ray Whitney led the club in points for the second-straight season, earning a club record 76 points, as he scored 24 goals and 52 assists. Geoff Sanderson rebounded from an injury-plagued 2001–02 season to score a club record 34 goals, while Andrew Cassels earned 68 points in his first season in Columbus. David Vyborny had a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and 46 points. On the blueline, Jaroslav Spacek scored nine goals and earned 45 points in his first full season with the team. Jody Shelley led the team with 249 penalty minutes, setting a franchise record.

In goal, Marc Denis got the bulk of the action, winning a club-record 27 games, while posting a 3.09 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts along the way.

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

[4]

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


Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 3–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
1 October 10 Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 New Jersey Devils 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 October 14 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2–0–0 2 Recap
4 October 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–7 St. Louis Blues 1–3–0–0 2 Recap
5 October 19 Florida Panthers 1–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3–0–0 4 Recap
6 October 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3–1–0 5 Recap
7 October 25 San Jose Sharks 5–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4–1–0 5 Recap
8 October 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4–1–0 7 Recap
9 October 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5–1–0 7 Recap
November: 6–6–1–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Dallas Stars 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–5–1–0 9 Recap
11 November 3 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–5–1–0 11 Recap
12 November 5 Washington Capitals 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–5–1–1 12 Recap
13 November 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 St. Louis Blues 6–5–1–1 14 Recap
14 November 9 New York Rangers 3–6 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–5–1–1 16 Recap
15 November 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–5 Colorado Avalanche 7–6–1–1 16 Recap
16 November 14 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–7–1–1 16 Recap
17 November 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–1 Nashville Predators 7–7–2–1 17 Recap
18 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Dallas Stars 7–7–2–2 18 Recap
19 November 20 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 8–7–2–2 20 Recap
20 November 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–5 Buffalo Sabres 8–8–2–2 20 Recap
21 November 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Ottawa Senators 8–9–2–2 20 Recap
22 November 27 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 8–10–2–2 20 Recap
23 November 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 New York Islanders 9–10–2–2 22 Recap
24 November 30 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 9–11–2–2 22 Recap
December: 4–8–1–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 1–6–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
25 December 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–5 New York Rangers 9–12–2–2 22 Recap
26 December 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 San Jose Sharks 9–13–2–2 22 Recap
27 December 7 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Los Angeles Kings 10–13–2–2 24 Recap
28 December 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 Phoenix Coyotes 10–13–3–2 25 Recap
29 December 12 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 11–13–3–2 27 Recap
30 December 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–6 Detroit Red Wings 11–14–3–2 27 Recap
31 December 19 Calgary Flames 0–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 12–14–3–2 29 Recap
32 December 20 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks 12–15–3–2 29 Recap
33 December 23 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 12–16–3–2 29 Recap
34 December 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Detroit Red Wings 12–17–3–2 29 Recap
35 December 28 St. Louis Blues 6–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 12–18–3–2 29 Recap
36 December 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 St. Louis Blues 12–19–3–2 29 Recap
37 December 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 13–19–3–2 31 Recap
January: 7–6–2–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 3–4–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
38 January 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 Washington Capitals 13–19–4–2 32 Recap
39 January 4 Phoenix Coyotes 0–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–19–4–2 34 Recap
40 January 6 Nashville Predators 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–20–4–2 34 Recap
41 January 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Minnesota Wild 15–20–4–2 36 Recap
42 January 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Vancouver Canucks 16–20–4–2 38 Recap
43 January 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 Calgary Flames 17–20–4–2 40 Recap
44 January 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–8 Edmonton Oilers 17–21–4–2 40 Recap
45 January 15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 17–22–4–2 40 Recap
46 January 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–7 Boston Bruins 17–23–4–2 40 Recap
47 January 20 Chicago Blackhawks 1–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 18–23–4–2 42 Recap
48 January 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Dallas Stars 18–24–4–2 42 Recap
49 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–5 Colorado Avalanche 18–25–4–2 42 Recap
50 January 25 New York Islanders 1–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 19–25–4–2 44 Recap
51 January 28 Colorado Avalanche 2–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 19–25–5–2 45 Recap
52 January 30 Nashville Predators 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 20–25–5–2 47 Recap
February: 3–7–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
53 February 5 Vancouver Canucks 4–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 20–25–6–2 48 Recap
54 February 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Nashville Predators 20–26–6–2 48 Recap
55 February 12 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 21–26–6–2 50 Recap
56 February 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Montreal Canadiens 22–26–6–2 52 Recap
57 February 15 Chicago Blackhawks 7–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 22–27–6–2 52 Recap
58 February 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes 22–28–6–2 52 Recap
59 February 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 22–29–6–2 52 Recap
60 February 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–6 San Jose Sharks 22–30–6–2 52 Recap
61 February 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–7 Vancouver Canucks 22–31–6–2 52 Recap
62 February 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–5 Nashville Predators 22–32–6–2 52 Recap
63 February 27 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23–32–6–2 54 Recap
March: 5–8–1–1 (home: 3–4–1–1; road: 2–4–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 Edmonton Oilers 3–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 23–32–7–2 55 Recap
65 March 3 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 23–33–7–2 55 Recap
66 March 6 Vancouver Canucks 4–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 24–33–7–2 57 Recap
67 March 8 Calgary Flames 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 24–33–7–3 58 Recap
68 March 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–6 Carolina Hurricanes 24–34–7–3 58 Recap
69 March 11 Dallas Stars 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 24–35–7–3 58 Recap
70 March 13 Colorado Avalanche 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 24–36–7–3 58 Recap
71 March 15 Minnesota Wild 0–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 25–36–7–3 60 Recap
72 March 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers 25–37–7–3 60 Recap
73 March 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 26–37–7–3 62 Recap
74 March 22 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 26–38–7–3 62 Recap
75 March 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 26–39–7–3 62 Recap
76 March 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Los Angeles Kings 27–39–7–3 64 Recap
77 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–4 Edmonton Oilers 27–40–7–3 64 Recap
78 March 29 Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4 Calgary Flames 28–40–7–3 66 Recap
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
79 April 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers 28–41–7–3 66 Recap
80 April 2 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 29–41–7–3 68 Recap
81 April 4 Detroit Red Wings 5–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 29–41–8–3 69 Recap
82 April 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Minnesota Wild 29–42–8–3 69 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 Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14 Ray Whitney LW 81 24 52 76 −26 22
25 Andrew Cassels C 79 20 48 68 −4 30
8 Geoff Sanderson LW 82 34 33 67 −4 34
9 David Vyborny RW 79 20 26 46 12 16
3 Jaroslav Spacek D 81 9 36 45 −23 70
16 Mike Sillinger C 75 18 25 43 −21 52
61 Rick Nash LW 74 17 22 39 −27 78
28 Tyler Wright C 70 19 11 30 −25 113
29 Grant Marshall‡ RW 66 8 20 28 −8 71
20 Lasse Pirjeta C 51 11 10 21 −4 12
23 Derrick Walser D 53 4 13 17 −9 34
44 Rostislav Klesla D 72 2 14 16 −22 71
19 Sean Pronger C 78 7 6 13 −26 72
22 Luke Richardson D 82 0 13 13 −16 73
21 Espen Knutsen C 31 5 4 9 −15 20
41 Matt Davidson RW 34 4 5 9 −12 18
24 Hannes Hyvonen‡ RW 36 4 5 9 −11 22
42 Duvie Westcott D 39 0 7 7 −3 77
43 David Ling RW 35 3 2 5 −6 86
45 Jody Shelley LW 68 1 4 5 −5 249
17 Tomi Kallio†‡ LW 12 1 2 3 −7 8
27 Darren Van Impe† D 14 1 1 2 −6 10
34 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre D 41 1 0 1 −6 64
33 Jamie Allison D 48 0 1 1 −15 99
7 Scott Lachance D 61 0 1 1 −20 46
26 Andrej Nedorost LW 12 0 1 1 −6 4
38 Blake Bellefeuille C 3 0 0 0 0 0
12 Mathieu Darche LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
30 Marc Denis G 77 0 0 0 6
11 Kevin Dineen‡ RW 4 0 0 0 0 12
35 Jean-Francois Labbe G 11 0 0 0 2
17 Paul Manning D 8 0 0 0 0 2
15 Kent McDonell RW 3 0 0 0 −1 0
37 Darrel Scoville D 2 0 0 0 0 4

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Marc Denis 77 27 41 8 2404 232 3.09 .903 5 4511
35 Jean-Francois Labbe 11 2 4 0 233 27 3.59 .884 0 451

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Rick Nash (Forward) [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Ray Whitney [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Rick Nash (November) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Rostislav Klesla [9]
Rick Nash
Team Foundation Community Service Award Tyler Wright [10]
Three Stars Award Marc Denis [10]

Records

Goaltender Marc Denis set the NHL record for most minutes played in a single season, surpassing Martin Brodeur’s mark set during the 1995–96 season.[11] Brodeur would reclaim the record in 2003–04.[12]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Rick Nash October 10, 2002 [13]
Lasse Pirjeta
Paul Manning January 4, 2003
Kent McDonell April 2, 2003

Transactions

The Blue Jackets 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.[14]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 To Dallas Stars
[15]
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 To Florida Panthers
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • Option to switch 1st-round picks in 2003
 [16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Buffalo Sabres
  • Dallas’ 1st-round pick in 2002
 [16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Buffalo’s 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • Detroit’s 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Detroit’s 1st-round pick in 2002
 [16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To New York Islanders
[17]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Vancouver’s 6th-round pick in 2002
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
 To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 [18]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 9th-round pick in 2002
 To Florida Panthers
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
 [19]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Florida Panthers
[20]
December 2, 2002 (2002-12-02) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Atlanta Thrashers
[21]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Conditional draft pick in 2004
 To New Jersey Devils
[22]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Scott Lachance Vancouver Canucks multi-year Free agency [23]
Luke Richardson Philadelphia Flyers multi-year Free agency [23]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Donald MacLean Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year[a] Free agency [24]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Andrew Cassels Vancouver Canucks multi-year Free agency [25]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Mathieu Biron Tampa Bay Lightning Waiver draft [20]
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) Hannes Hyvonen Florida Panthers Waivers [26]
January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20) Darren Van Impe Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency [27]
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15) Joe Motzko Syracuse Crunch (AHL) multi-year Free agency [28]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) Fred Brathwaite St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [29]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Brett Harkins Skelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan) Free agency (UFA) [31]
Robert Kron Lukko (Liiga)[c] Buyout [33]
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) Andrei Sryubko Molot-Prikamye Perm (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Martin Spanhel HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency (II)[d] [36]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Serge Aubin Colorado Avalanche Free agency (UFA) [37]
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) Greg Gardner Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16) Deron Quint Springfield Falcons (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) Kevin Dineen Retirement [40]
January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01) Tomi Kallio Philadelphia Flyers Waivers [41]
January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25) Hannes Hyvonen Farjestad BK (SHL) Free agency[e] [43][44]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Grant Marshall multi-year Re-signing [45]
Lasse Pirjeta 1-year[a] Entry-level [45]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Marc Denis multi-year Re-signing [46]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Tim Jackman multi-year Entry-level [47]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Jamie Allison 1-year Re-signing [48]
Mike Pandolfo multi-year Entry-level [48]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre multi-year Re-signing [49]
Espen Knutsen multi-year Re-signing [49]
Geoff Sanderson 1-year Re-signing [49]
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) David Ling 1-year Re-signing [50]
Matt Davidson 1-year Re-signing [50]
August 28, 2002 (2002-08-28) Blake Bellefeuille 1-year Re-signing [51]
Derrick Walser 1-year Re-signing [51]
September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) Kevin Dineen 1-year Re-signing [52]
September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24) Mathieu Darche Re-signing [53]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Rick Nash 3-year Entry-level [54]
May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07) Geoff Sanderson multi-year Extension [55]
David Vyborny 1-year Extension [55]
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15) Duvie Westcott multi-year Extension [28]
June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03) Aaron Johnson multi-year Entry-level [56]

Draft picks

Columbus' draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[57]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 1 Rick Nash  Canada London Knights (OHL)
2 41 Joakim Lindstrom  Sweden Modo Hockey (Sweden)
3 65 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen  Norway Lillehammer IK (Norway)
3 96 Jeff Genovy  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
4 98 Ivan Tkachenko  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
4 119 Jekabs Redlihs  Latvia New York Applecore (EJHL)
5 133 Lasse Pirjeta  Finland Karpat (Finland)
6 168 Tim Konsorada  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 184 Jaroslav Balastik  Czech Republic Continental Zlin (Czech Republic)
7 199 Greg Mauldin  United States University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East)
7 225 Steve Goertzen  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 231 Jaroslav Kracik  Czech Republic HC Plzen (Czech Republic)
9 263 Sergei Mozyakin  Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Club option for a second year.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]
  3. ^ Kron signed with Lukko on December 30.[32]
  4. ^ Columbus retained Spanhel’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[35]
  5. ^ Columbus retained Hyvonen’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[42]

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