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2003–04 Ottawa Senators season

The 2003–04 Ottawa Senators season was the 12th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season would see the Senators again finish with over 100 points, finishing with 102, but this was good for only third in the tightly-contested division, as the Boston Bruins would have 104 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 103. Ottawa would meet Toronto in the first-round of the playoffs for the fourth time, where the Maple Leafs would win the series 4–3 to end the Senators' playoff hopes. Ottawa would fire Head Coach Jacques Martin after the playoff round.

2003–04 Ottawa Senators
Division3rd Northeast
Conference5th Eastern
2003–04 record43–29–10–6
Home record23–8–5–5
Road record20–15–5–1
Goals for262
Goals against189
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsZdeno Chara
Curtis Leschyshyn
Wade Redden
ArenaCorel Centre
Average attendance17,758 (92.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Binghamton Senators
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Hossa (36)
AssistsDaniel Alfredsson (48)
PointsMarian Hossa (82)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (194)
Plus/minusZdeno Chara (+33)
WinsPatrick Lalime (25)
Goals against averageMartin Prusek (2.12)

Offseason edit

On June 21, 2003, Assistant Coach Roger Neilson died after four years of battling cancer. The Senators would wear a patch on their jerseys with an illustration of his signature and a necktie. Neilson would often wear distinctive neckties and the necktie became associated with him, and also became the symbol for "Roger's House", a residence for the use of families with a family member fighting cancer while in hospital, established by him and the Senators.

On August 26, 2003, Eugene Melnyk purchased the club to bring financial stability.

Regular season edit

Marian Hossa lead the club in scoring with 82 points, good enough for sixth overall in the NHL.

Highlights edit

On February 5, 2004, the Senators were playing the Toronto Maple Leafs and were leading 4–0 in the second period. The flu started affecting players on the Senators leading the team to be down to only 15 skaters by the end of the game. The Maple Leafs took full advantage and won the game 5–4 in overtime.[1]

On March 5, 2004, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a record was set for the most penalty minutes in a game by both teams, at 419 minutes. Five brawls broke out in the last two minutes of the game. It took the officials until 90 minutes after the game was over to sort out the penalties. By the end of the game, Philadelphia had 213 penalty minutes and seven men left on the bench, while Ottawa finished with 206 penalty minutes and six men left.

The Senators finished the regular season first overall in the NHL in scoring (262 goals for), power-play goals scored (80) and power-play percentage (21.62%).[2]

Final standings edit

Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
3 5 Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
4 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
5 9 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85

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 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


Playoffs edit

In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Senators would lose again to the Maple Leafs for the fourth straight time. By now, Ottawa had developed a strong rivalry with their Ontario cousins and there was a great deal of pressure on the team to finally defeat the Leafs. Two days after the Senators' loss, Head Coach Jacques Martin was fired, and goaltender Patrick Lalime was later traded to the St. Louis Blues.

Martin had been coach of the Senators for eight-and-a-half years. He was well respected, earned a 341–255–96 regular season record with the Senators, had led the team to eight consecutive playoff appearances and was widely credited with changing the team into an elite NHL franchise. He also won the Jack Adams Trophy as Coach of the Year in 1999. However, after losing eight of 12 playoff series, including all four series in five years against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, Senators ownership felt that a new coach was required for playoff success.

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 5–2–0–1 (home: 2–1–0–1; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 W October 9, 2003 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 1–0–0–0 18,500 Recap
2 OTL October 11, 2003 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 1–0–0–1 18,500 Recap
3 L October 15, 2003 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 1–1–0–1 18,180 Recap
4 W October 17, 2003 3–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 2–1–0–1 13,885 Recap
5 W October 18, 2003 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 3–1–0–1 14,807 Recap
6 W October 23, 2003 5–1 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 4–1–0–1 18,188 Recap
7 W October 25, 2003 6–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 5–1–0–1 21,273 Recap
8 L October 30, 2003 2–3 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 5–2–0–1 17,086 Recap
November: 4–6–2–2 (home: 2–4–2–1; road: 2–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
9 T November 1, 2003 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 5–2–1–1 15,445 Recap
10 L November 3, 2003 3–6 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 5–3–1–1 10,957 Recap
11 T November 6, 2003 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 5–3–2–1 15,216 Recap
12 L November 8, 2003 0–1 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 5–4–2–1 18,359 Recap
13 W November 11, 2003 5–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 6–4–2–1 13,547 Recap
14 W November 13, 2003 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 7–4–2–1 15,297 Recap
15 L November 15, 2003 2–3 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 7–5–2–1 18,337 Recap
16 L November 17, 2003 1–2 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 7–6–2–1 15,744 Recap
17 W November 20, 2003 6–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 8–6–2–1 17,159 Recap
18 OTL November 22, 2003 1–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 8–6–2–2 11,233 Recap
19 L November 23, 2003 2–6 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 8–7–2–2 18,200 Recap
20 W November 25, 2003 6–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 9–7–2–2 11,937 Recap
21 OTL November 27, 2003 2–3 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 9–7–2–3 18,500 Recap
22 L November 29, 2003 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 9–8–2–3 18,500 Recap
December: 9–2–3–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 3–0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
23 W December 1, 2003 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 10–8–2–3 16,289 Recap
24 W December 3, 2003 4–0 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 11–8–2–3 11,520 Recap
25 W December 4, 2003 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 12–8–2–3 15,221 Recap
26 L December 6, 2003 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 12–9–2–3 17,931 Recap
27 T December 8, 2003 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 12–9–3–3 10,662 Recap
28 W December 11, 2003 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–9–3–3 17,256 Recap
29 L December 13, 2003 2–3 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 13–10–3–3 17,671 Recap
30 W December 18, 2003 6–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 14–10–3–3 16,420 Recap
31 W December 20, 2003 3–1 New York Rangers (2003–04) 15–10–3–3 18,037 Recap
32 W December 22, 2003 3–2 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 16–10–3–3 17,189 Recap
33 T December 23, 2003 2–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 16–10–4–3 15,317 Recap
34 T December 26, 2003 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 16–10–5–3 18,316 Recap
35 W December 28, 2003 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 17–10–5–3 18,500 Recap
36 W December 30, 2003 3–0 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 18–10–5–3 16,388 Recap
January: 10–4–2–0 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 4–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
37 W January 1, 2004 1–0 New York Islanders (2003–04) 19–10–5–3 18,500 Recap
38 W January 3, 2004 5–2 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 20–10–5–3 17,695 Recap
39 W January 6, 2004 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 21–10–5–3 16,890 Recap
40 W January 8, 2004 7–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 22–10–5–3 19,395 Recap
41 L January 9, 2004 2–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 22–11–5–3 18,690 Recap
42 T January 11, 2004 2–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 22–11–6–3 9,350 Recap
43 W January 13, 2004 4–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 23–11–6–3 11,456 Recap
44 T January 15, 2004 4–4 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 23–11–7–3 17,197 Recap
45 W January 17, 2004 4–0 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 24–11–7–3 18,500 Recap
46 L January 19, 2004 2–5 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 24–12–7–3 14,213 Recap
47 W January 20, 2004 3–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 25–12–7–3 8,810 Recap
48 W January 22, 2004 6–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 26–12–7–3 16,777 Recap
49 W January 24, 2004 9–1 New York Rangers (2003–04) 27–12–7–3 18,500 Recap
50 L January 28, 2004 3–5 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 27–13–7–3 18,006 Recap
51 W January 29, 2004 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 28–13–7–3 13,387 Recap
52 L January 31, 2004 1–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 28–14–7–3 19,419 Recap
February: 7–2–2–2 (home: 5–0–1–2; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
53 L February 3, 2004 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 28–15–7–3 12,304 Recap
54 OTL February 5, 2004 4–5 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 28–15–7–4 18,500 Recap
55 W February 10, 2004 3–1 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 29–15–7–4 18,238 Recap
56 W February 12, 2004 3–2 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 30–15–7–4 18,364 Recap
57 W February 14, 2004 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 31–15–7–4 18,500 Recap
58 W February 16, 2004 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 32–15–7–4 18,200 Recap
59 T February 17, 2004 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 32–15–8–4 13,901 Recap
60 OTL February 19, 2004 2–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 32–15–8–5 18,500 Recap
61 W February 21, 2004 2–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 33–15–8–5 18,500 Recap
62 W February 22, 2004 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 34–15–8–5 11,780 Recap
63 L February 24, 2004 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 34–16–8–5 21,273 Recap
64 T February 26, 2004 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 34–16–9–5 18,500 Recap
65 W February 28, 2004 7–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 35–16–9–5 18,500 Recap
March: 7–6–1–1 (home: 2–0–0–1; road: 5–6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
66 L March 3, 2004 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 35–17–9–5 11,956 Recap
67 L March 5, 2004 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 35–18–9–5 19,539 Recap
68 W March 6, 2004 4–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 36–18–9–5 18,500 Recap
69 W March 8, 2004 4–1 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 37–18–9–5 17,776 Recap
70 L March 11, 2004 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 37–19–9–5 17,869 Recap
71 W March 13, 2004 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 38–19–9–5 18,630 Recap
72 L March 14, 2004 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 38–20–9–5 16,839 Recap
73 L March 16, 2004 2–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 38–21–9–5 18,568 Recap
74 W March 18, 2004 2–0 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 39–21–9–5 18,500 Recap
75 OTL March 20, 2004 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 39–21–9–6 18,500 Recap
76 L March 23, 2004 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 39–22–9–6 15,887 Recap
77 W March 25, 2004 4–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 40–22–9–6 21,273 Recap
78 T March 27, 2004 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 40–22–10–6 19,480 Recap
79 W March 29, 2004 5–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 41–22–10–6 19,844 Recap
80 W March 31, 2004 5–4 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 42–22–10–6 15,876 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
81 W April 2, 2004 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 43–22–10–6 19,776 Recap
82 L April 3, 2004 0–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 43–23–10–6 18,500 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs edit

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 Ottawa 4–2 Toronto 19,535 Senators lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 Ottawa 0–2 Toronto 19,529 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 12 Toronto 2–0 Ottawa 18,500 Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 14 Toronto 1–4 Ottawa 18,500 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 16 Ottawa 0–2 Toronto 19,584 Maple Leafs lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 18 Toronto 1–2 Ottawa 2OT 18,500 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 20 Ottawa 1–4 Toronto 19,646 Maple Leafs win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring edit

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
18 Marian Hossa RW 81 36 46 82 4 46 7 3 1 4 2 0
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 77 32 48 80 12 24 7 1 2 3 0 2
9 Martin Havlat RW 68 31 37 68 12 46 7 0 3 3 −1 2
39 Jason Spezza C 78 22 33 55 22 71 3 0 0 0 −1 2
21 Bryan Smolinski C 80 19 27 46 22 49 7 1 1 2 −2 4
14 Radek Bonk C 66 12 32 44 2 66 7 0 2 2 2 0
6 Wade Redden D 81 17 26 43 21 65 7 1 0 1 −5 2
3 Zdeno Chara D 79 16 25 41 33 147 7 1 1 2 3 8
15 Peter Schaefer LW 81 15 24 39 22 26 7 0 2 2 1 4
28 Todd White C 53 9 20 29 12 22 7 1 0 1 −1 4
4 Chris Phillips D 82 7 16 23 15 46 7 1 0 1 2 12
33 Josh Langfeld RW 38 7 10 17 6 16 — — — — — —
23 Karel Rachunek‡ D 60 1 16 17 17 29 — — — — — —
25 Chris Neil RW 82 8 8 16 13 194 7 0 1 1 0 19
20 Antoine Vermette C 57 7 7 14 5 16 4 0 1 1 −1 4
10 Peter Bondra† RW 23 5 9 14 1 16 7 0 0 0 −4 6
22 Shaun Van Allen C 73 2 10 12 6 80 — — — — — —
26 Vaclav Varada RW 30 5 5 10 2 26 7 1 1 2 0 4
12 Mike Fisher C 24 4 6 10 −3 39 7 1 0 1 0 4
2 Brian Pothier D 55 2 6 8 6 24 7 0 0 0 −2 6
19 Petr Schastlivy‡ LW 43 2 4 6 −1 14 — — — — — —
7 Curtis Leschyshyn D 56 1 4 5 13 16 2 0 0 0 −1 0
34 Shane Hnidy‡ D 37 0 5 5 2 72 — — — — — —
24 Anton Volchenkov D 19 1 2 3 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 6
40 Patrick Lalime G 57 0 2 2 17 7 0 0 0 2
32 Rob Ray RW 6 1 0 1 0 14 — — — — — —
5 Greg de Vries† D 13 0 1 1 0 6 7 0 1 1 −2 8
43 Serge Payer C 5 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
31 Martin Prusek G 29 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Todd Simpson† D 16 0 1 1 −1 47 — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery G 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
45 Denis Hamel LW 5 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
16 Jody Hull RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
49 Chris Kelly C 4 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
29 Brooks Laich‡ C 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
42 Julien Vauclair D 1 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending edit

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
40 Patrick Lalime 57 25 23 7 1334 127 2.29 .905 5 3324 7 3 4 139 13 1.96 .906 0 398
31 Martin Prusek 29 16 6 3 651 54 2.12 .917 3 1528 1 0 0 15 1 1.50 .933 0 40
1 Ray Emery 3 2 0 0 52 5 2.38 .904 0 126 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Zdeno Chara (Defence) [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Daniel Alfredsson [7]
Marian Hossa[a]
Wade Redden[a]
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Wade Redden (January) [9]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Martin Havlat (January 19) [10]
Team Molson Cup Daniel Alfredsson [11]

Transactions edit

The Senators 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 edit

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2003 To Washington Capitals
Washington’s 9th-round pick in 2003 		To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations[b] 		[13]
June 26, 2003 To Minnesota Wild
Chris Bala 		To Ottawa Senators
Peter Smrek 		[14]
September 10, 2003 To Florida Panthers
9th-round pick in 2004 		To Ottawa Senators
Serge Payer 		[15]
October 5, 2003 To Washington Capitals
Future considerations[b] 		To Ottawa Senators
Denis Hamel 		[16]
December 29, 2003 To Florida Panthers
Wade Brookbank 		To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations 		[12]
January 6, 2004 To Atlanta Thrashers
Daniel Corso 		To Ottawa Senators
Brad Tapper 		[17]
January 23, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Dennis Bonvie 		To Ottawa Senators
Charlie Stephens 		[18]
February 4, 2004 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Petr Schastlivy 		To Ottawa Senators
Todd Simpson 		[19]
February 18, 2004 To Washington Capitals
Brooks Laich
2nd-round pick in 2005 		To Ottawa Senators
Peter Bondra 		[20]
March 9, 2004 To Nashville Predators
Shane Hnidy 		To Ottawa Senators
Colorado’s 3rd-round pick in 2004 		[21]
March 9, 2004 To New York Rangers
Alexandre Giroux
Karel Rachunek 		To Ottawa Senators
Greg de Vries 		[22]

Players acquired edit

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 5, 2003 (2003-07-05) Denis Hamel Buffalo Sabres multi-year Free agency [23]
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) Andrew Allen Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [24]
Daniel Corso St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [24]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Glen Metropolit Washington Capitals Waiver draft [25]
December 18, 2003 (2003-12-18) Andy Hedlund Binghamton Senators (AHL) 2-year Free agency [26]
December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19) Wade Brookbank Vancouver Canucks Waivers [27]
April 30, 2004 (2004-04-30) Danny Bois London Knights (OHL) multi-year Free agency [28]
May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11) Kelly Guard Kelowna Rockets (WHL) multi-year Free agency [29]

Players lost edit

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) Joey Tetarenko Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (VI) [31]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Mathieu Chouinard Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [32]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Bob Wren Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [33]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Joe Murphy Lukko (Liiga) Free agency (II)[d] [35][36]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Magnus Arvedson Vancouver Canucks Free agency (III) [37]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Toni Dahlman Ilves (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [38]
October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01) Brad Smyth Oulun Karpat (Liiga) Free agency (V) [39]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Wade Brookbank Nashville Predators Waiver draft [25]
Denis Hamel Washington Capitals Waiver draft [25]
October 2003 (2003-10) David Hymovitz Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agency (VI) [40]
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) Jeff Ulmer Cardiff Devils (EIHL) Free agency (VI) [41]
November 21, 2003 (2003-11-21) Dean Melanson Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (VI) [42]
May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12) Julien Vauclair HC Lugano (NLA) Free agency[e] [44]

Signings edit

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11) Shane Hnidy 1-year Re-signing [45]
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) Bryan Smolinski 4-year Re-signing [46]
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Brian Pothier 1-year Option exercised [47]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Jody Hull 1-year Re-signing [48]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Martin Prusek 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Wade Redden multi-year Re-signing [50]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Wade Brookbank multi-year Re-signing [51]
Josh Langfeld multi-year Re-signing [51]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Dennis Bonvie 2-year Re-signing [52]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Serge Payer 1-year Re-signing [15]
October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11) Martin Havlat 1-year Re-signing [53]
February 13, 2004 (2004-02-13) Rob Ray 1-year Re-signing [54]
April 1, 2004 (2004-04-01) Neil Komadoski multi-year Entry-level [55]
April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06) Grant Potulny 1-year Entry-level [56]

Draft picks edit

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held on June 21 and June 22, 2003 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[57]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (League)
1 29 Patrick Eaves   United States Boston College (Hockey East)
2 67 Igor Mirnov   Russia Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
3 100 Philippe Seydoux    Switzerland Kloten Flyers (NLA)
4 135 Matt Karlsson   Sweden Brynäs IF (Elitserien)
5 142 Tim Cook   United States River City Lancers (USHL)
5 166 Sergei Gimayev   Russia Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
7 228 Will Colbert   Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8 269 Ossi Louhivaara   Finland KooKoo (Mestis)
9 291 Brian Elliott   Canada University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA)

Farm teams edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Hossa and Redden both missed the game due to injury. They were replaced by Glen Murray of the Boston Bruins and Pavel Kubina of the Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively.[8]
  2. ^ a b Washington’s 9th-round pick in 2004[12]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]
  4. ^ Ottawa retained Murphy’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[34]
  5. ^ Ottawa retained Vauclair’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[43]

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  • National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2005. Dan Diamond & Associates. 2004.
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