2003–04 Colorado Avalanche season

2003–04 Colorado Avalanche
Division2nd Northwest
Conference4th Western
2003–04 record40–22–13–7
Home record19–14–6–2
Road record21–8–7–5
Goals for236
Goals against198
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachTony Granato
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsRob Blake
Adam Foote
Peter Forsberg
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance18,007
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsMilan Hejduk (35)
AssistsJoe Sakic (54)
Alex Tanguay (54)
PointsJoe Sakic (87)
Penalty minutesPeter Worrell (179)
Plus/minusAlex Tanguay (+30)
WinsDavid Aebischer (32)
Goals against averageDavid Aebischer (2.09)

The 2003–04 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's ninth season. For the first time since moving to Colorado, the Avalanche did not win their division. They defeated the Dallas Stars in the Quarterfinal round, but lost in the Semifinal round to the San Jose Sharks.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Northwest Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
2 4 Colorado Avalanche 82 40 22 13 7 235 198 100
3 6 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
4 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
5 10 Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83

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

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

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Dallas Stars – Avalanche win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Dallas 1–3 Colorado Aebischer 18,007 Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 Dallas 2–5 Colorado Aebischer 18,007 Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 12 Colorado 3–4 Dallas OT Aebischer 18,532 Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 14 Colorado 3–2 Dallas 2OT Aebischer 18,532 Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 17 Dallas 1–5 Colorado Aebischer 18,007 Avalanche win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) San Jose Sharks – Sharks win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 22 Colorado 2–5 San Jose Aebischer 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 24 Colorado 1–4 San Jose Aebischer 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 26 San Jose 1–0 Colorado Aebischer 18,007 Sharks lead 3–0 Recap
4 April 28 San Jose 0–1 Colorado OT Aebischer 18,007 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 1 Colorado 2–1 San Jose OT Aebischer 17,496 Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 4 San Jose 3–1 Colorado Aebischer 18,007 Sharks 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 Avalanche only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Sakic C 81 33 54 87 11 42 11 7 5 12 0 8
18 Alex Tanguay LW 69 25 54 79 30 42 8 2 2 4 1 2
23 Milan Hejduk RW 82 35 40 75 19 20 11 5 2 7 6 0
21 Peter Forsberg C 39 18 37 55 16 30 11 4 7 11 6 12
4 Rob Blake D 74 13 33 46 6 61 9 0 5 5 0 6
22 Steve Konowalchuk† LW 76 19 20 39 2 70 11 4 0 4 −4 12
9 Paul Kariya LW 51 11 25 36 −5 22 1 0 1 1 −1 0
26 John-Michael Liles D 79 10 24 34 7 28 11 0 1 1 1 4
8 Teemu Selanne RW 78 16 16 32 2 32 10 0 3 3 −2 2
52 Adam Foote D 73 8 22 30 13 87 11 0 4 4 −2 10
53 Derek Morris‡ D 69 6 22 28 4 47 — — — — — —
41 Martin Skoula‡ D 58 2 14 16 2 30 — — — — — —
3 Karlis Skrastins D 82 5 8 13 18 26 11 0 2 2 −2 2
36 Steve Moore C 57 5 7 12 −5 37 — — — — — —
11 Andrei Nikolishin C 49 5 7 12 3 24 11 0 2 2 −3 4
13 Dan Hinote RW 59 4 7 11 −6 57 11 1 0 1 2 0
38 Matthew Barnaby† RW 13 4 5 9 3 37 11 0 2 2 −3 27
60 Travis Brigley LW 36 3 4 7 0 10 — — — — — —
20[a] Cody McCormick C 44 2 3 5 −4 73 — — — — — —
28 Peter Worrell LW 49 3 1 4 2 179 — — — — — —
15 Brad Larsen‡ LW 26 2 2 4 2 11 — — — — — —
7 Darby Hendrickson† C 20 1 3 4 −8 6 6 1 0 1 −1 2
24 Chris Gratton† C 13 2 1 3 1 18 11 0 0 0 −1 27
17 Jim Cummins RW 55 1 2 3 −5 147 — — — — — —
40 Marek Svatos RW 4 2 0 2 1 0 11 1 5 6 3 2
5 Brett Clark D 12 1 1 2 3 6 — — — — — —
38 Charlie Stephens‡ C 6 0 2 2 −1 4 — — — — — —
1 David Aebischer G 62 0 1 1 4 11 0 0 0 2
44 Bates Battaglia‡ LW 4 0 1 1 −1 4 — — — — — —
32 Riku Hahl C 28 0 1 1 −7 12 7 1 0 1 0 2
34 Kurt Sauer† D 14 0 1 1 −3 19 3 0 0 0 0 0
37 Dennis Bonvie† RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Bob Boughner† D 11 0 0 0 −1 8 11 0 4 4 5 6
37 Jordan Krestanovich‡ LW 14 0 0 0 0 6 — — — — — —
43 Mikhail Kuleshov LW 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
24 Chris McAllister‡ D 34 0 0 0 −2 62 — — — — — —
35 Tommy Salo† G 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
30 Philippe Sauve G 17 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
27 Ossi Vaananen† D 12 0 0 0 −4 2 11 0 1 1 3 18

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
1 David Aebischer 62 32 19 9 1703 129 2.09 .924 4 3703 11 6 5 295 23 2.08 .922 1 662
30 Philippe Sauve 17 7 7 3 479 50 3.04 .896 0 986 — — — — — — — — —
35 Tommy Salo† 5 1 3 1 136 12 2.37 .912 0 304 1 0 0 7 0 0.00 1.000 0 27

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team John-Michael Liles (Defense) [4]
NHL First All-Star Team Joe Sakic (Center) [4]
NHL/Sheraton Road Performer Award Joe Sakic [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Rob Blake[b] [7]
Joe Sakic
Alex Tanguay
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Milan Hejduk (January 26) [8]
Joe Sakic (March 15) [9]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Philippe Sauve [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game John-Michael Liles October 10, 2003 [11]
Marek Svatos
Cody McCormick October 12, 2003
Philippe Sauve October 18, 2003
Mikhail Kuleshov February 20, 2004

Transactions

The Avalanche 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.[12]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To San Jose Sharks
To Colorado Avalanche
  • Colorado’s 5th-round pick in 2003
 [13]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations[c]
 To Colorado Avalanche
[14]
To Nashville Predators
To Colorado Avalanche
[15]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations[d]
 To Colorado Avalanche
[16]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) To Buffalo Sabres
To Colorado Avalanche
[17]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) To Florida Panthers
To Colorado Avalanche
[18]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
  • Future considerations
 To Colorado Avalanche
[19]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) To Washington Capitals
To Colorado Avalanche
[20]
January 23, 2004 (2004-01-23) To Ottawa Senators
To Colorado Avalanche
[21]
February 20, 2004 (2004-02-20) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • Rights to Chris Bahen
  • Washington’s 3rd-round pick in 2004
 To Colorado Avalanche
[22]
February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Colorado Avalanche
[23]
February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) To Minnesota Wild
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
 To Colorado Avalanche
[24]
March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) To New York Rangers
To Colorado Avalanche
[25]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Edmonton Oilers
To Colorado Avalanche
[26]
To Phoenix Coyotes
To Colorado Avalanche
[27]
To Minnesota Wild
To Colorado Avalanche
[28]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Paul Kariya Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency [29]
Teemu Selanne San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency [29]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Jim Cummins New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) K. C. Timmons[f] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Mike Keane Vancouver Canucks[g] Buyout [34]
Bryan Marchment Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (III) [35]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Greg de Vries New York Rangers Free agency (V) [36]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) Brent Thompson Colorado Eagles (CHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Eric Bertrand Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (VI) [38]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Bryan Muir Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [39]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) Jeff Paul Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [40]
Jeff Shantz SCL Tigers (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [41]
August 26, 2003 (2003-08-26) Steve Brule Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency (VI) [42]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Dale Clarke Tappara (Liiga) Free agency (VI) [43]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Serge Aubin Atlanta Thrashers Waiver draft [44]
Brian Willsie Washington Capitals Waiver draft [44]
February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) Brad Larsen Atlanta Thrashers Waivers [45]
June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) Tommy Salo Modo Hockey (SHL) Free agency [46]
June 4, 2004 (2004-06-04) Andrei Nikolishin HC CSKA Moscow (RSL) Free agency [47]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) Peter Forsberg 1-year Re-signing [48]
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Serge Aubin 1-year Re-signing [49]
Derek Morris 1-year Re-signing [49]
Phil Sauve 2-year Re-signing [49]
D. J. Smith 1-year Re-signing [49]
Mikko Viitanen 3-year Entry-level [49]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) Brian Willsie 1-year Re-signing [50]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Bates Battaglia 1-year Re-signing [51]
Karlis Skrastins 1-year Re-signing [51]
Tomas Slovak multi-year Entry-level [51]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Peter Worrell 1-year Re-signing [52][53]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Brett Clark 1-year Re-signing [54]
Steve Moore 1-year Re-signing [54]
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06) Alex Tanguay 1-year Re-signing [55]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Frantisek Skladany Entry-level [56]
Tyler Weiman Entry-level [56]

Draft picks

Colorado'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)
2 63 David Liffiton  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 131 David Svagrovsky  Czech Republic Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5 146 Mark McCutcheon  United States New England Junior Falcons (EJHL)
5 163 Brad Richardson  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 204 Linus Videll  Sweden Sodertalje SK (Sweden)
7 225 Brett Hemingway  Canada Coquitlam Express (BCHL)
8 257 Darryl Yacboski  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
9 288 David Jones  Canada Coquitlam Express (BCHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ McCormick originally wore number 22 prior to Konowalchuk being acquired.
  2. ^ Blake was voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  3. ^ 4th-round pick in 2004.[12]
  4. ^ 3rd-round pick in 2004.[12]
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  6. ^ Timmons was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[32]
  7. ^ Keane signed with Vancouver on October 8.[33]

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