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2003–04 Florida Panthers
Division4th Southeast
Conference12th Eastern
2003–04 record28–35–15–4
Home record16–15–7–3
Road record12–20–8–1
Goals for188
Goals against221
Team information
General managerRick Dudley
CoachMike Keenan (Oct-Nov)
Rick Dudley (Nov-Feb)
John Torchetti (Feb-Apr)
CaptainOlli Jokinen
Alternate captainsViktor Kozlov (Oct-Mar)
Marcus Nilson (Oct-Mar)
Lyle Odelein
ArenaOffice Depot Center
Average attendance15,936
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage
Augusta Lynx
Team leaders
GoalsOlli Jokinen (26)
AssistsOlli Jokinen (32)
PointsOlli Jokinen (58)
Penalty minutesDarcy Hordichuk (158)
Plus/minusPavel Trnka (+2)
WinsRoberto Luongo (25)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.43)

The 2003–04 Florida Panthers season was their eleventh season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Offseason[edit]

Olli Jokinen was named team captain on October 7, 2003.[1]

Regular season[edit]

On November 9, 2003, head coach Mike Keenan was fired after leading the Panthers to a 5–8–2–0 start.[2] General manager Rick Dudley assumed coaching duties on an interim basis through February 9, 2004, when assistant coach John Torchetti was named interim head coach.[3]

The Panthers season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 4, 2004, was the final tie in NHL history.[4] Ties were eliminated after the 2004–05 NHL lockout when the shootout was adopted.[5]

Final standings[edit]

Southeast Division[6]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
3 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
4 12 Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 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.

Eastern Conference[7]
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[edit]

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

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

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • 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 Panthers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Olli Jokinen C 82 26 32 58 −16 81
8 Valeri Bure‡ RW 55 20 25 45 0 20
26 Mike Van Ryn D 79 13 24 37 −16 52
22 Kristian Huselius LW 76 10 21 31 −6 24
9 Stephen Weiss C 50 12 17 29 −10 10
25 Viktor Kozlov‡ C 48 11 16 27 −4 16
13 Juraj Kolnik RW 53 14 11 25 −7 14
14 Niklas Hagman LW 75 10 13 23 −5 22
16 Nathan Horton C 55 14 8 22 −5 57
4 Jay Bouwmeester D 61 2 18 20 −15 30
17 Matt Cullen C 56 6 13 19 −2 24
18 Marcus Nilson‡ LW 69 6 13 19 −9 26
2 Lyle Odelein D 82 4 12 16 −7 88
7 Pavel Trnka D 67 3 13 16 2 51
28 Donald Audette† RW 28 6 7 13 −9 22
34 Mathieu Biron D 57 3 10 13 −13 51
19 Byron Ritchie C 50 5 6 11 −10 84
11 Mikael Samuelsson RW 37 3 6 9 0 35
40[a] Vaclav Nedorost C 32 4 3 7 −6 12
6 Andreas Lilja D 79 3 4 7 −8 90
23 Lukas Krajicek D 18 1 6 7 −2 12
5 Branislav Mezei D 45 0 7 7 −4 80
38 Eric Beaudoin LW 30 2 4 6 −6 12
39 Ivan Novoseltsev‡ RW 17 1 4 5 −6 8
27 Christian Berglund† LW 10 3 1 4 −2 10
24 Darcy Hordichuk LW 57 3 1 4 −10 158
1 Roberto Luongo G 72 0 3 3 2
20 Craig MacDonald‡ LW 34 0 3 3 −5 25
15[b] Eric Messier LW 21 0 3 3 −2 16
27 Jaroslav Bednar‡ RW 13 1 1 2 2 4
20 Josh Olson LW 5 1 0 1 1 0
20 Kamil Piros† C 3 1 0 1 −1 0
23 Lee Goren RW 2 0 1 1 −4 0
41 Mike Green‡ C 11 0 1 1 0 2
44 Gregory Campbell LW 2 0 0 0 −1 5
15 Ty Jones† RW 6 0 0 0 0 7
33 Kristian Kudroc D 2 0 0 0 0 2
32 Grant McNeill D 3 0 0 0 0 5
36 Kyle Rossiter‡ D 4 0 0 0 −1 7
31 Steve Shields G 16 0 0 0 6
21 Denis Shvidki RW 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Roberto Luongo 72 25 33 14 2475 172 2.43 .931 7 4252
31 Steve Shields 16 3 6 1 346 42 3.44 .879 0 732

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL Second All-Star Team Roberto Luongo (Goaltender) [10]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Roberto Luongo [11]

Milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Lyle Odelein January 31, 2004 [12]

Transactions[edit]

The Panthers 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.[13]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To Pittsburgh Penguins
1st-round pick in 2003
3rd-round pick in 2003 		To Florida Panthers
Mikael Samuelsson
1st-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003 		[14]
June 21, 2003 To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003
6th-round pick in 2003 		To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2003 		[14]
June 21, 2003 To Atlanta Thrashers
Ivan Majesky 		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2003 		[14]
June 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2004 		To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2003 		[15]
June 22, 2003 To Chicago Blackhawks
9th-round pick in 2003 		To Florida Panthers
Dmytro Tolkunov 		[15]
July 19, 2003 To Colorado Avalanche
Peter Worrell
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Florida Panthers
Eric Messier
Vaclav Nedorost 		[16]
September 11, 2003 To Ottawa Senators
Serge Payer 		To Florida Panthers
9th-round pick in 2004 		[17]
October 5, 2003 To Boston Bruins
Future considerations 		To Florida Panthers
Steve Shields 		[18]
December 29, 2003 To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations 		To Florida Panthers
Wade Brookbank 		[19]
December 30, 2003 To Phoenix Coyotes
Ivan Novoseltsev 		To Florida Panthers
Future considerations 		[20]
March 1, 2004 To New Jersey Devils
Viktor Kozlov 		To Florida Panthers
Christian Berglund
Victor Uchevatov 		[21]
March 2, 2004 To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations 		To Florida Panthers
Rights to Ty Jones 		[22]
March 8, 2004 To Calgary Flames
Marcus Nilsson 		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2004 		[23]
March 8, 2004 To Dallas Stars
Valeri Bure 		To Florida Panthers
Rights to Drew Bagnall
2nd-round pick in 2004 		[24]
March 8, 2004 To Atlanta Thrashers
Kyle Rossiter 		To Florida Panthers
Kamil Piros 		[25]
March 9, 2004 To New York Rangers
Jeff Paul 		To Florida Panthers
Paul Healey 		[26]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) Valeri Bure St. Louis Blues Waivers [27]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Kristian Kudroc Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency [28]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Max Birbraer New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [29]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Lee Goren Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [30]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Travis Scott Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [31]
August 14, 2003 (2003-08-14) Kent Huskins Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [32]
Craig MacDonald Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [32]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) Jeff Paul Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [33]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Todd Gill Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [34]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) Jonas Hoglund Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [35]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Lyle Odelein Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [36]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Steve Valiquette Edmonton Oilers Waiver draft [37]
January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16) Donald Audette Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [38]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Igor Kravchuk[d] Contract expiration (III) [39]
Andy Lundbohm[e] Contract expiration (VI) [39]
July 4, 2003 (2003-07-04) Pierre Dagenais Montreal Canadiens Free agency (VI) [42]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Rocky Thompson Edmonton Oilers Free agency (VI) [43]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Pascal Trepanier Tampa Bay Lightning[f] Release (II) [45]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Stephane Matteau Retirement (III) [46]
Jamie Rivers Detroit Red Wings Free agency (UFA) [47]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Tyrone Garner Stuttgart Wizards (GER-3) Free agency (UFA) [48]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Dmytro Tolkunov Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (II)[g] [50]
September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20) Paul Laus Retirement [51]
September 25, 2003 (2003-09-25) Petr Kadlec HC Slavia Praha (ELH)[h] Release [53]
N/A Jim Campbell HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [54]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Todd Gill Lausitzer Fuchse (GER-3)[i] Release [37]
Jani Hurme Carolina Hurricanes Waiver draft [37]
Chris Mason Nashville Predators Waiver draft [37]
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) Jonas Hoglund HC Davos (NLA)[j] Release [57]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Steve Valiquette Edmonton Oilers Waivers [58]
November 11, 2003 (2003-11-11) Jeff Toms EHC Basel (NLA) Free agency [59]
December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01) Jaroslav Bednar Avangard Omsk (RSL)[k] Release [61]
December 13, 2003 (2003-12-13) Igor Ulanov Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) Free agency [62]
January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20) Craig MacDonald Boston Bruins Waivers [63]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) Mike Green New York Rangers Waivers [64]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11) Branislav Mezei 3-year Re-signing [65]
June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13) Mathieu Biron 3-year Re-signing [66]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Chris Mason 1-year Re-signing [28]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Petr Kadlec 1-year Entry-level [67]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Olli Jokinen 1-year Re-signing [68]
Viktor Kozlov 1-year Re-signing [68]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Darcy Hordichuk 1-year Re-signing [30]
Denis Shvidki 1-year Re-signing [30]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Jaroslav Bednar 1-year Re-signing [69]
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) Eric Beaudoin 1-year Re-signing [70]
Mike Green 1-year Re-signing [70]
Kyle Rossiter 1-year Re-signing [70]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Ryan Jardine 1-year Re-signing [31]
Ivan Novoseltsev 1-year Re-signing [31]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) Mike Van Ryn 1-year Re-signing [33]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) Kristian Huselius 2-year Re-signing [71]
Juraj Kolnik 1-year Re-signing [71]
Michel Periard 1-year Re-signing [71]
October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) Nathan Horton 3-year Entry-level [72]
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14) Petr Taticek 3-year Entry-level [73]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01) Rob Globke Entry-level [74]
Jeremy Swanson Entry-level [74]

Draft picks[edit]

Florida's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[75]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Nathan Horton  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
1 25 Anthony Stewart  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2 38 Kamil Kreps  Czech Republic Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2 55 Stefan Meyer  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4 105 Martin Lojek  Czech Republic Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4 124 James Pemberton  United States Providence College (NCAA)
5 141 Dan Travis  United States Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
5 162 Martin Tuma  Czech Republic HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
6 171 Denis Stasyuk  Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
7 223 Dany Roussin  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
8 234 Petr Kadlec  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
9 264 John Hecimovic  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
9 265 Tanner Glass  Canada Dartmouth College (ECAC)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Nedorost wore number 62 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Messier suffered a dislocated right wrist in a November 21 game and missed the rest of the season. On the Panthers official website he is listed as having changed his number to 29 after the trade deadline.[9]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[39]
  4. ^ Kravchuk retired.[40]
  5. ^ Lundbohm retired.[41]
  6. ^ Trepanier signed with Tampa Bay on July 23.[44]
  7. ^ Florida retained Tolkunov’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[49]
  8. ^ Kadlec returned to Slavia.[52]
  9. ^ Gill signed with Lausitzer on December 26.[55]
  10. ^ Hoglund signed with HC Davos on October 15.[56]
  11. ^ Bednar signed with Avangard Omsk on December 11.[60]

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