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The 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche’s eighth season. It involved winning their 5th Northwest Division and ninth consecutive division title.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

  • Head coach Bob Hartley was fired on December 18 and replaced by assistant coach Tony Granato.[1]
  • January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy became the first goaltender to appear in 1,000 regular season games. At the end of the game, Marty Turco raised his mask to praise Patrick.[2] Prior to the game, Rogatien Vachon presented Roy with a silver goalie stick. Jim Gregory, vice-president of operations for the NHL presented Roy with a crystal sculpture.
  • April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy’s 1,029th game, and his 551st victory.[3]

Final standings[edit]

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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.

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest

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Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2002–03 regular season[5]

October: 4–1–3–2 (home: 0–1–3–0; road: 4–0–0–2)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T October 9, 2002 1–1 OT Dallas Stars (2002–03) 0–0–1–0 Recap
2 L October 14, 2002 1–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 17, 2002 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 1–1–1–0 Recap
4 W October 19, 2002 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 OTL October 20, 2002 2–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 2–1–1–1 Recap
6 T October 22, 2002 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 2–1–2–1 Recap
7 W October 24, 2002 3–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 3–1–2–1 Recap
8 T October 27, 2002 3–3 OT Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 3–1–3–1 Recap
9 OTL October 29, 2002 2–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 3–1–3–2 Recap
10 W October 31, 2002 5–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 4–1–3–2 Recap

November: 4–5–5–1 (home: 2–3–2–1; road: 2–2–3–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 T November 2, 2002 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 4–1–4–2 Recap
12 L November 4, 2002 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 4–2–4–2 Recap
13 L November 6, 2002 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 4–3–4–2 Recap
14 OTL November 8, 2002 2–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 4–3–4–3 Recap
15 L November 10, 2002 3–4 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 4–4–4–3 Recap
16 W November 12, 2002 5–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 5–4–4–3 Recap
17 W November 14, 2002 3–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 6–4–4–3 Recap
18 L November 15, 2002 2–4 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 6–5–4–3 Recap
19 T November 17, 2002 4–4 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 6–5–5–3 Recap
20 T November 21, 2002 1–1 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 6–5–6–3 Recap
21 W November 23, 2002 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 7–5–6–3 Recap
22 W November 25, 2002 1–0 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 8–5–6–3 Recap
23 T November 27, 2002 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 8–5–7–3 Recap
24 T November 29, 2002 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 8–5–8–3 Recap
25 L November 30, 2002 0–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 8–6–8–3 Recap

December: 6–3–1–2 (home: 5–1–1–1; road: 1–2–0–1)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 L December 3, 2002 1–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 8–7–8–3 Recap
27 W December 6, 2002 7–6 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 9–7–8–3 Recap
28 L December 11, 2002 1–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 9–8–8–3 Recap
29 OTL December 13, 2002 3–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 9–8–8–4 Recap
30 W December 14, 2002 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 10–8–8–4 Recap
31 T December 16, 2002 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (2002–03) 10–8–9–4 Recap
32 W December 19, 2002 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 11–8–9–4 Recap
33 W December 21, 2002 4–2 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 12–8–9–4 Recap
34 W December 23, 2002 5–3 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 13–8–9–4 Recap
35 L December 26, 2002 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 13–9–9–4 Recap
36 OTL December 27, 2002 1–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 13–9–9–5 Recap
37 W December 29, 2002 6–1 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 14–9–9–5 Recap

January: 6–5–2–0 (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 5–1–1–0)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 1, 2003 7–3 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 15–9–9–5 Recap
39 L January 2, 2003 1–4 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 15–10–9–5 Recap
40 W January 4, 2003 6–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 16–10–9–5 Recap
41 L January 7, 2003 2–4 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 16–11–9–5 Recap
42 L January 9, 2003 3–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 16–12–9–5 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 3–6 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 16–13–9–5 Recap
44 W January 12, 2003 3–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 17–13–9–5 Recap
45 L January 16, 2003 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 17–14–9–5 Recap
46 T January 20, 2003 1–1 OT Dallas Stars (2002–03) 17–14–10–5 Recap
47 W January 23, 2003 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 18–14–10–5 Recap
48 W January 25, 2003 3–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 19–14–10–5 Recap
49 T January 28, 2003 2–2 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 19–14–11–5 Recap
50 W January 30, 2003 4–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 20–14–11–5 Recap

February: 10–1–0–2 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 4–1–0–1)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 W February 4, 2003 3–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 21–14–11–5 Recap
52 W February 6, 2003 1–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 22–14–11–5 Recap
53 W February 8, 2003 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 23–14–11–5 Recap
54 W February 9, 2003 4–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 24–14–11–5 Recap
55 W February 11, 2003 3–1 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 25–14–11–5 Recap
56 OTL February 13, 2003 1–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 25–14–11–6 Recap
57 W February 15, 2003 3–2 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 26–14–11–6 Recap
58 W February 17, 2003 5–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 27–14–11–6 Recap
59 W February 20, 2003 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 28–14–11–6 Recap
60 L February 21, 2003 1–4 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 28–15–11–6 Recap
61 W February 23, 2003 4–1 New York Rangers (2002–03) 29–15–11–6 Recap
62 W February 25, 2003 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 30–15–11–6 Recap
63 OTL February 27, 2003 3–4 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 30–15–11–7 Recap

March: 10–3–2–1 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 4–3–1–1)

Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 1, 2003 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 31–15–11–7 Recap
65 W March 2, 2003 3–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 32–15–11–7 Recap
66 W March 5, 2003 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 33–15–11–7 Recap
67 L March 7, 2003 3–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 33–16–11–7 Recap
68 W March 8, 2003 2–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 34–16–11–7 Recap
69 T March 10, 2003 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 34–16–12–7 Recap
70 W March 13, 2003 5–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 35–16–12–7 Recap
71 L March 15, 2003 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 35–17–12–7 Recap
72 L March 16, 2003 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 35–18–12–7 Recap
73 W March 20, 2003 2–0 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 36–18–12–7 Recap
74 W March 22, 2003 8–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 37–18–12–7 Recap
75 OTL March 24, 2003 3–4 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 37–18–12–8 Recap
76 T March 25, 2003 2–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 37–18–13–8 Recap
77 W March 27, 2003 3–0 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 38–18–13–8 Recap
78 W March 29, 2003 6–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 39–18–13–8 Recap
79 W March 31, 2003 3–1 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 40–18–13–8 Recap

April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
Legend:

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

Playoffs[edit]

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild – Wild win 4–3

Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 10, 2003 2–4 Minnesota Wild Wild lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 12, 2003 3–2 Minnesota Wild Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 14, 2003 3–0 @ Minnesota Wild Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 16, 2003 3–1 @ Minnesota Wild Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 19, 2003 2–3 Minnesota Wild Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 21, 2003 2–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 22, 2003 2–3 OT Minnesota Wild Wild win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

Goaltending[edit]

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Patrick Roy January 20, 2003 [20]

Transactions[edit]

The Avalanche 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.[21]

Trades[edit]

Players acquired[edit]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Matt Scorsune[d] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Darius Kasparaitis New York Rangers Free agency(V) [33]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Yuri Babenko HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency(UFA) [34]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Jaroslav Obsut Vancouver Canucks Free agency(VI) [35]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Sanny Lindstrom Timra IK (SHL) Free agency(II)[e] [37]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Pascal Trepanier Nashville Predators Free agency(UFA) [38]
July 27, 2002 (2002-07-27) Kelly Fairchild Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency(VI) [39]
August 24, 2002 (2002-08-24) Jeff Daw Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) Free agency(VI) [40]
September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30) Lance Pitlick Retirement [41]
May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28) Patrick Roy Retirement [42]

Signings[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Colorado’s draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[48]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ a b Blake and Roy were voted to the starting lineup.[12]
  2. ^ Co-winner with Marty Turco of the Dallas Stars.
  3. ^ In parenthesis is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  4. ^ Scorsune retired.[32]
  5. ^ Colorado retained Lindstrom’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[36]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Colorado Avalanche Fire Bob Hartley”. AP NEWS. December 18, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.482 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.483, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
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  6. ^ “Art Ross Trophy”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ “Hart Memorial Trophy”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. ^ “Lester Patrick Trophy”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  9. ^ “Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ^ a b “Postseason All-Star Teams”. records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  11. ^ “FORSBERG AND HEJDUK CAPTURE BUD LIGHT PLUS-MINUS AWARD”. Colorado Avalanche. April 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  12. ^ “NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)”. NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  13. ^ “NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries – 2003”. NHL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  14. ^ “PETER FORSBERG NAMED NHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY”. Colorado Avalanche. March 3, 2003. Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  15. ^ “COLORADO’S JOE SAKIC NAMED NHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK”. Colorado Avalanche. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on June 21, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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  18. ^ “MILAN HEJDUK NAMED NHL CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK”. Colorado Avalanche. April 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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  23. ^ “Blues Trade Defenseman Dale Clarke To Colorado For Conditional Draft Pick”. St. Louis Blues. December 5, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  24. ^ “AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DEFENSEMAN CHRIS McALLISTER”. Colorado Avalanche. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  25. ^ “AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DEFENSEMAN BRYAN MARCHMENT”. Colorado Avalanche. March 8, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  26. ^ “AVALANCHE ACQUIRES FORWARD BATES BATTAGLIA”. Colorado Avalanche. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  27. ^ a b “AVALANCHE ACQUIRES A FIFTH ROUND SELECTION FROM CALGARY AND A SEVENTH ROUNDER FROM NASHVILLE AT THE TRADE DEADLINE”. Colorado Avalanche. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  28. ^ “RIGHT WING STEVE BRULE SIGNS WITH ORGANIZATION”. Colorado Avalanche. July 22, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  29. ^ a b “FORWARD SERGE AUBIN AND DEFENSEMAN LANCE PITLICK ADDED TO TRAINING CAMP ROSTER”. Colorado Avalanche. August 27, 2002. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  30. ^ a b “AVALANCHE SIGNS TWO PROSPECTS”. Colorado Avalanche. June 3, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  31. ^ a b “NHL FREE-AGENT LIST”. Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  32. ^ Matt Scorsune career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved December 7, 2022
  33. ^ “Rangers Sign Free Agent Defenseman Darius Kasparaitis”. NHL.com. July 2, 2002. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  34. ^ Yuri Babenko at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved December 7, 2022
  35. ^ Kerr, Grant (July 11, 2002). “Canucks sign defenceman Obsut”. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  36. ^ “2008 NHL Free Agent List”. NHL.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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  38. ^ “Predators sign Trepanier”. UPI. July 16, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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  40. ^ “Lock Monsters Sign Center Jeff Daw”. OurSports Central. July 24, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  41. ^ “Bad back forces Pitlick into retirement”. TSN.ca. October 1, 2002. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  42. ^ “PATRICK ROY ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT”. Colorado Avalanche. May 28, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h “SEVERAL AVS SIGN NEW DEALS WITH ORGANIZATION”. Colorado Avalanche. July 23, 2002. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  44. ^ “DEFENSEMAN MARTIN SKOULA SIGNS LONG-TERM DEAL”. Colorado Avalanche. September 5, 2002. Archived from the original on August 7, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  45. ^ “FORWARD ALEX TANGUAY AGREES TO TERMS WITH THE COLORADO AVALANCHE”. Colorado Avalanche. September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  46. ^ “AVALANCHE SIGNS DRAFT PICK/PROSPECT JOHNNY BOYCHUK”. Colorado Avalanche. March 14, 2003. Archived from the original on August 7, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  47. ^ “AVALANCHE SIGNS DRAFT PICK/HOBEY BAKER AWARD NOMINEE JOHN-MICHAEL LILES”. Colorado Avalanche. March 29, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  48. ^ “2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com”. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.



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