Jump to content

2002–03 Boston Bruins season

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2002–03 Boston Bruins
Division3rd Northeast
Conference7th Eastern
2002–03 record36–31–11–4
Home record23–11–5–2
Road record13–20–6–2
Goals for245
Goals against237
Team information
General managerMike O'Connell
CoachRobbie Ftorek (Oct.–Mar.)
Mike O'Connell (Mar.–Apr.)
CaptainJoe Thornton
Alternate captainsMartin Lapointe
Don Sweeney
ArenaFleet Center
Average attendance15,029 (85.6%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Providence Bruins
Team leaders
GoalsGlen Murray (44)
AssistsJoe Thornton (65)
PointsJoe Thornton (101)
Penalty minutesP. J. Stock (160)
Plus/minusHal Gill (+21)
WinsSteve Shields (12)
Goals against averageJohn Grahame (2.71)

The 2002–03 Boston Bruins season was the team's 79th season of operation.

Offseason

[edit]

Joe Thornton was named the 17th captain in team history on October 8, 2002.[1]

Regular season

[edit]

Head coach Robbie Ftorek was fired on March 19 and general manager Mike O'Connell assumed coaching duties on an interim basis through the end of the season.[2]

Final standings

[edit]
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
3 7 Boston Bruins 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
5 12 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72

[3]

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

[edit]

Schedule and results

[edit]

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

[edit]
2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 9, 2003 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 11, 2003 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 13, 2003 0–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–0 Recap
4 W April 15, 2003 5–1 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 17, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Thornton C 77 36 65 101 12 109 5 1 2 3 −5 4
27 Glen Murray RW 82 44 48 92 9 64 5 1 1 2 −5 4
26 Mike Knuble RW 75 30 29 59 18 45 5 0 2 2 −2 2
12 Brian Rolston C 81 27 32 59 1 32 5 0 2 2 −1 0
16 Jozef Stumpel C 78 14 37 51 0 12 5 0 2 2 0 0
34 Bryan Berard D 80 10 28 38 −4 64 3 1 0 1 −1 2
11 P. J. Axelsson LW 66 17 19 36 8 24 5 0 0 0 −2 6
44 Nick Boynton D 78 7 17 24 8 99 5 0 1 1 −2 4
46 Jonathan Girard D 73 6 16 22 4 21 2 0 1 1 −1 0
22 Michal Grosek LW 63 2 18 20 2 71 5 0 0 0 −1 13
10 Marty McInnis RW 77 9 10 19 −11 38 5 1 0 1 1 2
20 Martin Lapointe RW 59 8 10 18 −19 87 5 1 0 1 −2 14
36 Ivan Huml LW 41 6 11 17 3 30 — — — — — —
25 Hal Gill D 76 4 13 17 21 56 5 0 0 0 −1 4
17 Rob Zamuner LW 55 10 6 16 2 18 5 0 0 0 0 4
21 Sean O'Donnell D 70 1 15 16 8 76 — — — — — —
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 8 5 6 11 8 2 5 0 2 2 −1 0
42 P. J. Stock C 71 1 9 10 −5 160 — — — — — —
32 Don Sweeney D 67 3 5 8 −1 24 5 0 1 1 0 0
23 Sean Brown D 69 1 5 6 −6 117 — — — — — —
37 Lee Goren RW 14 2 1 3 −2 7 5 0 0 0 −1 5
29 Andy Hilbert C 14 0 3 3 −1 7 — — — — — —
47 John Grahame‡ G 23 0 2 2 2 — — — — — —
39 Zdenek Kutlak D 4 1 0 1 0 0 — — — — — —
76 Kris Vernarsky C 14 1 0 1 −2 2 — — — — — —
59 Rich Brennan D 7 0 1 1 3 6 — — — — — —
6 Dan McGillis† D 10 0 1 1 2 10 5 3 0 3 −2 2
18 Ian Moran† D 8 0 1 1 −1 2 5 0 1 1 −2 4
43 Martin Samuelsson RW 8 0 1 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
30 Jeff Hackett† G 18 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
63 Matt Herr C 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
64 Jarno Kultanen D 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
28 Shaone Morrisonn D 11 0 0 0 0 8 — — — — — —
55 Brantt Myhres RW 1 0 0 0 0 31 — — — — — —
33 Krzysztof Oliwa† LW 33 0 0 0 −4 110 — — — — — —
1 Andrew Raycroft G 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Steve Shields G 36 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0
70 Tim Thomas G 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

[edit]
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Steve Shields 36 12 13 9 930 97 2.76 .896 0 2112 2 0 2 58 6 3.03 .897 0 119
47 John Grahame‡ 23 11 9 2 625 61 2.71 .902 1 1352 — — — — — — — — —
30 Jeff Hackett† 18 8 9 0 500 53 3.21 .894 1 991 3 1 2 76 5 1.68 .934 0 179
70 Tim Thomas 4 3 1 0 118 11 3.00 .907 0 220 — — — — — — — — —
1 Andrew Raycroft 5 2 3 0 146 12 2.40 .918 0 300 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

[edit]

Awards

[edit]
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester Patrick Trophy Ray Bourque [6]
Willie O'Ree
NHL Second All-Star Team Joe Thornton (Center) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Glen Murray [8]
Joe Thornton
NHL Player of the Week Joe Thornton (December 2) [9]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Joe Thornton [10]
John P. Bucyk Award Nick Boynton [10]
Seventh Player Award Mike Knuble [10]
Three Stars Awards Joe Thornton (1st) [11]
Glen Murray (2nd)
Mike Knuble (3rd)

Milestones

[edit]
Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tim Thomas October 19, 2002 [12]
Shaone Morrisonn November 19, 2002
Martin Samuelsson January 15, 2003
Kris Vernarsky January 20, 2003
1,000th game played Don Sweeney November 14, 2002 [13]

Transactions

[edit]

The Bruins 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

[edit]
Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Boston Bruins
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
 To St. Louis Blues
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 [15]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) To Boston Bruins
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [16]
January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) To Boston Bruins
To New York Rangers
  • 9th-round pick in 2004
 [17]
January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13) To Boston Bruins
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
[18]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) To Boston Bruins
  • Boston’s 9th-round pick in 2004
 To New York Rangers
[19]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) To Boston Bruins
To San Jose Sharks
[20]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Boston Bruins
To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [21]
To Boston Bruins
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 [22]
May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31) To Boston Bruins
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Rights to Darren McLachlan
 [23]

Players acquired

[edit]
Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Michal Grosek New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [24]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Bill Bowler Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [25]
Rich Brennan Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [25]
Kevin Dallman Guelph Storm (OHL) 3-year Free agency [25]
Matt Herr Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [25]
Martin Wilde[a] Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [25]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Darren Van Oene Buffalo Sabres 1-year[b] Free agency [27]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Chris Paradise University of Denver (WCHA) 2-year Free agency [28]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Bryan Berard New York Rangers 1-year[b] Free agency [29]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Brantt Myhres Washington Capitals Free agency [30]

Players lost

[edit]
Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
N/A Vratislav Cech HC Havirov (ELH) Free agency (UFA) [32]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Bill Guerin Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [33]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Tony Tuzzolino Minnesota Wild Free agency (VI) [34]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Eric Manlow New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [35]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12) Jeff Maund Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [36]
August 23, 2002 (2002-08-23) Pavel Kolarik HC Slavia Praha (ELH) Free agency (UFA) [37]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Dennis Bonvie Ottawa Senators Free agency (UFA) [38]
Jeff Norton Frisk Asker (Eliteserien) Free agency (III) [39]
August 28, 2002 (2002-08-28) Darryl Laplante Augusta Lynx (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [40]
N/A Jeff Zehr Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30) Eric Van Acker Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [42]
November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) Jamie Rivers San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19) Byron Dafoe Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [44]
November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25) John Emmons Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [45]
May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) Jarno Kultanen HIFK (Liiga) Free agency[d] [47]

Signings

[edit]
Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18) Martin Samuelsson 3-year Entry-level [48]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) Steve Shields 2-year Re-signing [16]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) P. J. Stock 1-year Option exercised [49]
Tim Thomas 1-year Option exercised [49]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Shaone Morrisonn 3-year Entry-level [50]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Mike Knuble 2-year Re-signing [51]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Nick Boynton 1-year Re-signing [24]
Sean Brown 1-year Re-signing [24]
John Grahame 1-year Re-signing [24]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Glen Murray 2-year Re-signing [52]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) P. J. Axelsson 1-year Re-signing [27]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Jonathan Girard 1-year Re-signing [53]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Jay Henderson 1-year Re-signing [54]
August 24, 2002 (2002-08-24) Lee Goren Re-signing [55]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) Peter Hamerlik 3-year Entry-level [56]
December 2, 2002 (2002-12-02) Joe Thornton 1-year Extension [57]
May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31) Milan Jurcina 3-year Entry-level [23]

Draft picks

[edit]

Boston's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[58]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 29 Hannu Toivonen  Finland HPK (Finland)
2 56 Vladislav Evseev  Russia CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
4 130 Jan Kubista  Czech Republic HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
5 153 Peter Hamerlik  Slovakia Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7 228 Dmitri Utkin  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jr. (Russia)
8 259 Yan Stastny  Canada University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
9 290 Pavel Frolov  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jrs. (Russia)

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ The contract was canceled since Wilde had never been drafted in the NHL entry draft. Wilde signed with Modo Hockey on September 4.[26]
  2. ^ a b Club option for a second year.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  4. ^ Boston retained Kultanen's NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[46]

References

[edit]
  • "Boston Bruins 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  • "2002-03 Boston Bruins Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  1. ^ "Joe Thornton Named 17th Captain in Bruins History". Boston Bruins. October 8, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "In Sports from United Press International". UPI. March 19, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
  4. ^ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "2002-03 Boston Bruins Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Lester Patrick Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "2003 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Joe Thornton Named NHL Player of the Week". Boston Bruins. December 2, 2002. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
  11. ^ Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
  12. ^ "2002-03 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Hockey Today". Midland Daily News. November 15, 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2022. Boston defenseman Don Sweeney became the 180th player in NHL history to play in his 1,000th career game Thursday night.
  14. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Draft Day Transactions". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. St. Louis traded its 2002 second-round pick (56th overall) to Boston for its 2002 second-round (62nd overall) and fifth-round (165th overall) selections.
  16. ^ a b "Bruins Acquire and Sign Goaltender Steve Shields". Boston Bruins. June 25, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "Boston Bruins Acquire Krzysztof Oliwa from the New York Rangers". Boston Bruins. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  18. ^ "John Grahame traded to Tampa Bay". Boston Bruins. January 13, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  19. ^ "Bruins re-acquire 2004 ninth round draft pick from NY Rangers for Jay Henderson". Boston Bruins. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on April 11, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "Bruins acquire Hackett and Jillson from San Jose". Boston Bruins. January 23, 2003. Archived from the original on April 11, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  21. ^ "Bruins acquire McGillis". Boston Bruins. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on April 17, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "Bruins acquire Moran". Boston Bruins. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on June 10, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Bruins sign Jurcina". Boston Bruins. May 31, 2003. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d "Bruins sign Michal Grosek; Re-sign Grahame, Boynton and Brown". Boston Bruins. July 16, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c d e "Bruins Sign Five Players, Including Three Defensemen and Two Centers". Boston Bruins. July 18, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  26. ^ "Nyheter". Modo Hockey (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 29, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2023. Han erbjöds NHL-kontrakt med Boston i sommar, men en domstol avgjorde sedan att kontraktet skulle annulleras då Martin inte var draftad, berättar Bengt Hedin, MODO Hockeys sportchef. [He was offered an NHL contract with Boston this summer, but a court then ruled that the contract should be canceled as Martin was not drafted, says Bengt Hedin, MODO Hockey's sports manager.]
  27. ^ a b "Bruins Re-Sign P.J. Axelsson and Sign Darren Van Oene". Boston Bruins. July 29, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  28. ^ "Bruins Sign Center Chris Paradise". Boston Bruins. August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  29. ^ "Bruins Sign Defenseman Bryan Berard". Boston Bruins. August 13, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  30. ^ "Brantt Myhres recalled from Providence". Boston Bruins. November 12, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022. Myhres was signed by the Bruins as a free agent on September 18, 2002
  31. ^ "NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  32. ^ Vratislav Cech career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved November 28, 2002
  33. ^ "Stars sign Bill Guerin". UPI. July 3, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  34. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 9+". UPI. July 9, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent right wing Tony Tuzzolino, who had been with the Boston Bruins.
  35. ^ "Laviolette Protege Eric Manlow Signs On". New York Islanders. July 19, 2002. Archived from the original on July 23, 2002. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  36. ^ "JEFF MAUND". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on November 26, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. 12-Aug-02: Signed with the Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Hockey League.
  37. ^ "Nová posila Pavel Kolařík hraje již dnes proti Liberci!". HC Slavia Praha (in Czech). August 23, 2002. Archived from the original on May 12, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  38. ^ "For The Record". Baltimore Sun. August 27, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. SENATORS: Signed D Brian Pothier to multi-year contract and RW Dennis Bonvie to one-year contract.
  39. ^ "Jeff Norton". Frisk Tigers (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on October 1, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  40. ^ "Lynx sign Laplante". OurSports Central. August 28, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  41. ^ "BULLDOGS TRIM ROSTER". Hamilton Bulldogs. October 8, 2002. Archived from the original on December 28, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  42. ^ "Eric Van Acker Returns to the Defending Kelly Cup Champions". OurSports Central. October 30, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  43. ^ "Rampage Announce Ticket Offer". OurSports Central. November 18, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. On Saturday, November 2 San Antonio signed defenseman Jamie Rivers to a professional try-out.
  44. ^ "Thrashers reach agreement with Dafoe". UPI. November 19, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  45. ^ "Eisbären verpflichten John Emmons". Eisbären Berlin (in German). November 25, 2002. Archived from the original on July 19, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  46. ^ "NHL RELEASES FREE AGENT LIST". NHL.com. July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  47. ^ "Santala ja Kultanen HIFK:hon". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). May 19, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  48. ^ "Boston Bruins sign prospect Samuelsson". OurSports Central. June 18, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  49. ^ a b "Bruins Release List of Free Agents Who Were Tendered Qualifying Offers". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  50. ^ "Bruins Sign 2001 First Round Pick Shaone Morrisonn". Boston Bruins. July 8, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  51. ^ "Bruins Re-Sign Right Wing Mike Knuble". Boston Bruins. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  52. ^ "Bruins Re-Sign Right Wing Glen Murray". Boston Bruins. July 17, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  53. ^ "Bruins Re-Sign Defenseman Jonathan Girard". Boston Bruins. July 30, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  54. ^ "JAY HENDERSON". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. 01-Aug-02: Re-signed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year contract.
  55. ^ "LEE GOREN". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 24, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022. 24-Aug-02: Re-signed by the Boston Bruins.
  56. ^ "Bruins Sign Goaltender Peter Hamerlik". Boston Bruins. September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on March 14, 2004. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  57. ^ "Bruins Sign Thornton to One-Year Contract Extension". Boston Bruins. December 2, 2002. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  58. ^ "2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002–03_Boston_Bruins_season&oldid=1255577247"