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2002–03 San Jose Sharks
Division5th Pacific
Conference14th Western
2002–03 record28–37–9–8
Home record17–16–5–3
Road record11–21–4–5
Goals for214
Goals against239
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi (Oct.–Mar.)
CoachDarryl Sutter (Oct.–Dec.)
Cap Raeder (Dec.)
Ron Wilson (Dec.–Apr.)
CaptainOwen Nolan (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsVincent Damphousse
Mike Ricci
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance17,350
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Barons
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsTeemu Selanne (28),
Patrick Marleau,
Marco Sturm
AssistsTeemu Selanne (36)
PointsTeemu Selanne (64)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (108)
Plus/minusMarco Sturm (+9)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (19)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (2.35)

The 2002–03 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' twelfth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks placed 14th in the conference and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season, thus ending their five-year playoff streak. This would also be the last time the Sharks missed the playoffs until the 2014–15 season.

Offseason

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Regular season

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After 24 games and an 8–12–2–2 record, Darryl Sutter was fired.[1] One game was coached by Cap Raeder before Ron Wilson, the former coach of the Washington Capitals was hired.[2] Wilson was not able to guide the team to the playoffs and finished with a 19–25–7–6 record for the season. General manager Dean Lombardi was fired on March 18.[3]

Captain Owen Nolan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Sharks' penalty kill struggled, as they finished 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 81.01%.[4]

Final standings

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Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 7 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
3 10 Los Angeles Kings 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
4 11 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
5 14 San Jose Sharks 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73

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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

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2002–03 regular season[6]
October: 3–6–0–1 (home: 1–3–0–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
1 L October 10, 2002 3–6 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Kiprusoff 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 12, 2002 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 W October 17, 2002 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Toskala 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 L October 19, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Toskala 1–3–0–0 Recap
5 L October 21, 2002 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 1–4–0–0 Recap
6 W October 24, 2002 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) Kiprusoff 2–4–0–0 Recap
7 W October 25, 2002 5–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Kiprusoff 3–4–0–0 Recap
8 L October 27, 2002 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Nabokov 3–5–0–0 Recap
9 L October 29, 2002 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Nabokov 3–6–0–0 Recap
10 OTL October 31, 2002 1–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 3–6–0–1 Recap
November: 5–6–2–1 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 4–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
11 W November 3, 2002 4–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 4–6–0–1 Recap
12 W November 5, 2002 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 5–6–0–1 Recap
13 T November 7, 2002 2–2 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 5–6–1–1 Recap
14 L November 9, 2002 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 5–7–1–1 Recap
15 L November 11, 2002 4–5 New York Rangers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 5–8–1–1 Recap
16 OTL November 13, 2002 2–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) Nabokov 5–8–1–2 Recap
17 L November 15, 2002 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) Nabokov 5–9–1–2 Recap
18 W November 16, 2002 7–3 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) Nabokov 6–9–1–2 Recap
19 W November 19, 2002 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) Nabokov 7–9–1–2 Recap
20 T November 21, 2002 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) Nabokov 7–9–2–2 Recap
21 L November 23, 2002 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) Nabokov 7–10–2–2 Recap
22 W November 25, 2002 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 8–10–2–2 Recap
23 L November 27, 2002 2–4 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 8–11–2–2 Recap
24 L November 30, 2002 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 8–12–2–2 Recap
December: 7–3–2–1 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
25 W December 3, 2002 3–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 9–12–2–2 Recap
26 W December 6, 2002 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Nabokov 10–12–2–2 Recap
27 L December 7, 2002 2–4 Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 10–13–2–2 Recap
28 W December 12, 2002 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) Nabokov 11–13–2–2 Recap
29 W December 14, 2002 2–0 Washington Capitals (2002–03) Nabokov 12–13–2–2 Recap
30 OTL December 16, 2002 1–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 12–13–2–3 Recap
31 W December 17, 2002 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) Nabokov 13–13–2–3 Recap
32 L December 19, 2002 3–9 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) Nabokov 13–14–2–3 Recap
33 T December 21, 2002 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) Nabokov 13–14–3–3 Recap
34 L December 23, 2002 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) Nabokov 13–15–3–3 Recap
35 W December 26, 2002 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 14–15–3–3 Recap
36 T December 28, 2002 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Nabokov 14–15–4–3 Recap
37 W December 30, 2002 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) Nabokov 15–15–4–3 Recap
January: 4–6–2–2 (home: 3–5–2–1; road: 1–1–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
38 L January 2, 2003 1–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Nabokov 15–16–4–3 Recap
39 L January 4, 2003 1–6 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Nabokov 15–17–4–3 Recap
40 T January 6, 2003 5–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Nabokov 15–17–5–3 Recap
41 L January 9, 2003 1–4 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 15–18–5–3 Recap
42 W January 11, 2003 3–0 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–18–5–3 Recap
43 OTL January 13, 2003 2–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–18–5–4 Recap
44 T January 16, 2003 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) Nabokov 16–18–6–4 Recap
45 L January 18, 2003 1–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Nabokov 16–19–6–4 Recap
46 L January 20, 2003 1–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 16–20–6–4 Recap
47 OTL January 22, 2003 4–5 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–20–6–5 Recap
48 W January 25, 2003 4–1 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 17–20–6–5 Recap
49 W January 27, 2003 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 18–20–6–5 Recap
50 W January 28, 2003 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 19–20–6–5 Recap
51 L January 30, 2003 3–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 19–21–6–5 Recap
February: 5–7–0–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
52 W February 5, 2003 6–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) Nabokov 20–21–6–5 Recap
53 L February 7, 2003 3–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 20–22–6–5 Recap
54 L February 8, 2003 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 20–23–6–5 Recap
55 L February 10, 2003 4–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Nabokov 20–24–6–5 Recap
56 L February 12, 2003 0–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Kiprusoff 20–25–6–5 Recap
57 W February 14, 2003 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 21–25–6–5 Recap
58 L February 16, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) Kiprusoff 21–26–6–5 Recap
59 L February 17, 2003 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 21–27–6–5 Recap
60 L February 19, 2003 0–3 New York Islanders (2002–03) Nabokov 21–28–6–5 Recap
61 W February 21, 2003 6–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Nabokov 22–28–6–5 Recap
62 W February 24, 2003 5–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 23–28–6–5 Recap
63 W February 27, 2003 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Nabokov 24–28–6–5 Recap
March: 4–9–0–3 (home: 4–3–0–2; road: 0–6–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
64 L March 1, 2003 3–4 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 24–29–6–5 Recap
65 L March 4, 2003 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 24–30–6–5 Recap
66 W March 6, 2003 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–30–6–5 Recap
67 L March 8, 2003 4–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 25–31–6–5 Recap
68 L March 9, 2003 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–32–6–5 Recap
69 L March 11, 2003 2–4 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–33–6–5 Recap
70 OTL March 13, 2003 2–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–33–6–6 Recap
71 W March 15, 2003 3–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) Toskala 26–33–6–6 Recap
72 OTL March 17, 2003 2–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Toskala 26–33–6–7 Recap
73 L March 20, 2003 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Kiprusoff 26–34–6–7 Recap
74 W March 21, 2003 3–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) Toskala 27–34–6–7 Recap
75 OTL March 22, 2003 2–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 27–34–6–8 Recap
76 L March 24, 2003 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) Nabokov 27–35–6–8 Recap
77 W March 27, 2003 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Toskala 28–35–6–8 Recap
78 L March 29, 2003 3–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Toskala 28–36–6–8 Recap
79 L March 31, 2003 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–6–8 Recap
April: 0–0–3–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 0–0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
80 T April 2, 2003 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–7–8 Recap
81 T April 3, 2003 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Toskala 28–37–8–8 Recap
82 T April 6, 2003 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–9–8 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
8 Teemu Selanne RW 82 28 36 64 −6 30
25 Vincent Damphousse C 82 23 38 61 −13 66
12 Patrick Marleau C 82 28 29 57 −10 33
19 Marco Sturm LW 82 28 20 48 9 16
11 Owen Nolan‡ RW 61 22 20 42 −5 91
18 Mike Ricci C 75 11 23 34 −12 53
2 Mike Rathje D 82 7 22 29 −19 48
22 Scott Hannan D 81 3 19 22 0 61
17 Scott Thornton LW 41 9 12 21 −7 41
21 Jim Fahey D 43 1 19 20 −3 33
13 Todd Harvey RW 76 3 16 19 5 74
9 Adam Graves LW 82 9 9 18 −14 32
14 Jonathan Cheechoo RW 66 9 7 16 −5 39
3 Dan McGillis†‡ D 37 3 13 16 −6 30
16 Mark Smith C 75 4 11 15 1 64
7 Brad Stuart D 36 4 10 14 −6 46
23 Niko Dimitrakos RW 21 6 7 13 −7 8
24 Niklas Sundstrom‡ RW 47 2 10 12 −4 22
27 Bryan Marchment‡ D 67 2 9 11 −2 108
10 Alyn McCauley† C 16 3 7 10 −2 4
10 Marcus Ragnarsson‡ D 25 1 7 8 2 30
4 Kyle McLaren† D 33 0 8 8 −10 30
5 Jeff Jillson‡ D 26 0 6 6 −7 9
28 Matt Bradley‡ RW 46 2 3 5 −1 37
26 Lynn Loyns LW 19 3 0 3 −4 19
38 Rob Davison D 15 1 2 3 4 22
46 Miroslav Zalesak RW 10 1 2 3 −2 0
15 Wayne Primeau† C 7 1 1 2 2 0
23 Shawn Heins‡ D 20 0 1 1 −2 9
41 Ryan Kraft C 7 0 1 1 2 0
53 Jesse Fibiger D 16 0 0 0 −5 2
4 John Jakopin D 12 0 0 0 0 11
37 Miikka Kiprusoff G 22 0 0 0 0
20 Evgeni Nabokov G 55 0 0 0 10
29 Vesa Toskala G 11 0 0 0 0
49 Chad Wiseman LW 4 0 0 0 −2 4

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
20 Evgeni Nabokov 55 19 28 8 1561 146 2.71 .906 3 3227
37 Miikka Kiprusoff 22 5 14 0 537 65 3.25 .879 1 1199
29 Vesa Toskala 11 4 3 1 287 21 2.35 .927 1 537

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Teemu Selanne[a] [8]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Teemu Selanne [9]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Jim Fahey [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jonathan Cheechoo October 10, 2002 [10]
Lynn Loyns October 21, 2002
Ryan Kraft November 23, 2002
Jim Fahey December 12, 2002
Niko Dimitrakos February 12, 2003
Chad Wiseman March 4, 2003
Jesse Fibiger March 6, 2003
Rob Davison March 9, 2003
Miroslav Zalesak March 11, 2003
400th goal Vincent Damphousse October 17, 2002 [11]
750th game coached Ron Wilson March 11, 2003

Transactions

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The Sharks 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To San Jose Sharks
  • Phoenix's 2nd-round pick in 2002
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 [13]
To San Jose Sharks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 [13]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To San Jose Sharks
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
  • Future considerations[b]
 To New York Rangers
  • 6th-round pick in 2002
 [13]
To San Jose Sharks
  • New Jersey's 7th-round pick in 2002
 To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 8th-round pick in 2002
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
 [13]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) To San Jose Sharks
  • Future considerations[c]
 To Florida Panthers
[15]
December 6, 2002 (2002-12-06) To San Jose Sharks
To Philadelphia Flyers
[16]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) To San Jose Sharks
To Montreal Canadiens
[17]
To San Jose Sharks
To Boston Bruins
[17]
February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09) To San Jose Sharks
  • Conditional 5th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[18]
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) To San Jose Sharks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[19]
March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) To San Jose Sharks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
 To Colorado Avalanche
[20]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 To Boston Bruins
  • Dan McGillis
 [21]
To San Jose Sharks
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[22]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) David Cloutier Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) Free agency [23]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) Tavis Hansen Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency [24]
John Jakopin Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [24]
Jeff Nelson Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL) Free agency [24]
Scott Thomas Los Angeles Kings Free agency [24]
September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20) Josh Gorges Kelowna Rockets (WHL) Free agency [25]
April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04) Tom Preissing Colorado College (WCHA) Free agency [26]
Craig Valette Portland Winterhawks (WHL) Free agency [26]
April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18) Grant Stevenson Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA) Free agency [27]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
N/A Joel Prpic Kokudo Tokyo (JIHL) Free agency (VI) [29]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Alexander Korolyuk Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (II)[e] [31]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Steve Bancroft St. Louis Blues Free agency (VI) [32]
Andy Lundbohm Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [15]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Stephane Matteau Florida Panthers Free agency (III) [33]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Brandon Smith New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [34]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Theoren Fleury Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [35]
September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10) Gary Suter Retirement (III) [36]
N/A Adam Colagiacomo Roanoke Express (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22) Adam Nittel Quad City Mallards (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Shawn Heins Re-signing [39]
Patrick Marleau Option exercised [39][40]
Marco Sturm Option exercised [39][40]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05) Teemu Selanne 1-year[f] Re-signing [40]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) Marcus Ragnarsson Re-signing [41]
August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16) Niklas Sundstrom 2-year Arbitration award [42]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) Jim Fahey Entry-level [43]
Ryan Kraft Re-signing [44]
Willie Levesque Entry-level [45]
Mark Smith Re-signing [46]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) Niko Dimitrakos Entry-level [47]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) Matt Bradley Re-signing [48]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Scott Hannan 1-year Re-signing [49]
September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23) Tomas Plihal Entry-level [50]
October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22) Evgeni Nabokov 2-year Re-signing [51]
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13) Brad Stuart 2-year[g] Re-signing [52]
January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25) Kyle McLaren 4-year Re-signing [53]
May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) Douglas Murray Entry-level [54]
Mike Ricci 1-year Option exercised [54]
May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30) Vincent Damphousse 1-year Option exercised [55]

Draft picks

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San Jose's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[56]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 27 Mike Morris Right wing  United States St. Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
2 52 Dan Spang Defense  United States Winchester High School (USHS-MA)
3 86 Jonas Fiedler Right wing  Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5 139 Kris Newbury Center  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 163 Tom Walsh Center  United States Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
7 217 Tim Conboy Defense  United States Topeka ScareCrows (USHL)
9 288 Michael Hutchins Defense  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Selanne was voted to the starting lineup.[7]
  2. ^ The Rangers sent San Jose the rights to Theoren Fleury on June 26 to complete the trade.[14]
  3. ^ 7th-round pick in 2003
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]
  5. ^ San Jose retained Korolyuk’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 21, 2003.[30]
  6. ^ Player option for a second year.
  7. ^ Club and player options for a third year.

References

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  9. ^ a b 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
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  15. ^ a b "PANTHERS ADD DEPTH WITH TWO FORMER BARONS". Florida Panthers. July 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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  20. ^ "Avalanche obtain Marchment from Sharks". UPI. March 9, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  21. ^ "Bruins acquire McGillis, Moran at deadline". UPI. March 11, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Pittsburgh sends Primeau to Sharks". UPI. March 11, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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