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2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 25th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–26–11–9 record in 2002–03, earning 92 points, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. The Oilers were then defeated by the Dallas Stars in six games in the opening round.

2003–04 Edmonton Oilers
Division4th Northwest
Conference9th Western
2003–04 record36–29–12–5
Home record22–12–4–3
Road record14–17–8–2
Goals for221
Goals against208
Team information
General managerKevin Lowe
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsEthan Moreau
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place[a]
Commonwealth Stadium (1 game)
Average attendance17,677 (105.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Roadrunners (AHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Smyth (23)
AssistsRyan Smyth (36)
PointsRyan Smyth (59)
Penalty minutesGeorges Laraque (99)
Plus/minusIgor Ulanov (+19)
WinsTy Conklin (17)
Tommy Salo (17)
Goals against averageTy Conklin (2.42)

During the off-season, the Oilers and Mike Comrie could not come to a contract agreement, and Comrie would not start the season with the team. Comrie would eventually be traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in December for Jeff Woywitka and the Flyers' first-round draft pick in 2004.

The club would start off the season on the right foot, having a record of 10–7–2–0 in the first 19 games. However, Edmonton would go into a slump and have a 10–17–6–1 in their next 34 games, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. The Oilers would later emerge from the slump and finish the season with a 16–5–4–4 in their remaining 29 games. Despite the season turnaround, the Oilers would finish in ninth in the West, two points behind the eighth-placed Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot, thereby failing to qualify for the post-season for the second time in three seasons.

Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 23 goals, 36 assists and 59 points. Radek Dvorak would finish just behind Smyth with 50 points, while Ethan Moreau and Raffi Torres would each score 20 goals. Marc-Andre Bergeron would lead the defense with 9 goals and 26 points, while Eric Brewer would finish just behind him with seven goals and 25 points. Georges Laraque would lead the club in penalty minutes, with 99.

In goal, Tommy Salo would begin the season as the starter. However, he would lose his job and eventually be traded to the Colorado Avalanche before the season was over. He won 17 games and had a 2.58 goals against average (GAA), along with three shutouts, with Edmonton. Ty Conklin took over the starting duties, where he would win 17 games, attain a 2.42 GAA and earn a shutout along the way.

Heritage Classic edit

The Heritage Classic[1] was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001. The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[2] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to -18 °C, -30 °C (-22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC. Montreal won the game 4–3.

Season standings edit

Northwest Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
2 4 Colorado Avalanche 82 40 22 13 7 235 198 100
3 6 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
4 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
5 10 Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 Y- San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 104
3 Y- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
4 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 100
5 X- Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
6 X- Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
7 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
8 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
10 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83
11 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
15 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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

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


Schedule and results edit

2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 4–5–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0 ; road: 0–3–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Vancouver Canucks Salo 18,630 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 Calgary Flames Salo 16,009 1–2–0–0 2 Recap
4 October 16 Buffalo Sabres 1 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 15,502 2–2–0–0 4 Recap
5 October 18 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 6 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 3–2–0–0 6 Recap
6 October 21 St. Louis Blues 6 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,043 3–3–0–0 6 Recap
7 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 6 Colorado Avalanche Conklin 18,007 3–4–0–0 6 Recap
8 October 25 Calgary Flames 4 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 3–5–0–0 6 Recap
9 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 15,946 4–5–0–0 8 Recap
November: 6–6–3–0 (home: 3–3–1–0 ; road: 3–3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
10 November 1 Detroit Red Wings 4 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 16,839 4–5–1–0 9 Recap
11 November 4 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 2 Montreal Canadiens Salo 18,218 5–5–1–0 11 Recap
12 November 6 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Ottawa Senators OT Salo 15,216 5–5–2–0 12 Recap
13 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Salo 19,340 5–6–2–0 12 Recap
14 November 10 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 4 New York Rangers Conklin 17,887 6–6–2–0 14 Recap
15 November 11 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 Boston Bruins Conklin 12,456 6–7–2–0 14 Recap
16 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 0 Minnesota Wild Conklin 18,568 7–7–2–0 16 Recap
17 November 15 Calgary Flames 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,839 8–7–2–0 18 Recap
18 November 18 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 9–7–2–0 20 Recap
19 November 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 10–7–2–0 22 Recap
20 November 22 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 57,167 10–8–2–0 22 Recap
21 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Conklin 16,465 10–8–3–0 23 Recap
22 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 7 Detroit Red Wings Conklin 20,066 10–9–3–0 23 Recap
23 November 28 Colorado Avalanche 4 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 10–10–3–0 23 Recap
24 November 30 San Jose Sharks 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 10–11–3–0 23 Recap
December: 3–6–4–0 (home: 1–4–2–0 ; road: 2–2–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 3 Minnesota Wild 1 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,198 10–12–3–0 23 Recap
26 December 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 11–12–3–0 25 Recap
27 December 9 Carolina Hurricanes 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,179 11–13–3–0 25 Recap
28 December 11 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 San Jose Sharks OT Conklin 14,853 11–13–4–0 26 Recap
29 December 12 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Salo 13,609 11–13–5–0 27 Recap
30 December 14 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Conklin 12,426 12–13–5–0 29 Recap
31 December 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Los Angeles Kings Salo 18,118 12–14–5–0 29 Recap
32 December 18 Minnesota Wild 1 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,145 12–14–6–0 30 Recap
33 December 20 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 0 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 12–15–6–0 30 Recap
34 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Calgary Flames Salo 18,389 12–16–6–0 30 Recap
35 December 27 Edmonton Oilers 6 – 2 Vancouver Canucks Salo 18,630 13–16–6–0 32 Recap
36 December 28 Calgary Flames 2 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 13–17–6–0 32 Recap
37 December 30 Minnesota Wild 2 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 16,839 13–17–7–0 33 Recap
January: 7–7–1–1 (home: 4–3–0–0 ; road: 3–4–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 2 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Minnesota Wild Salo 18,568 14–17–7–0 35 Recap
39 January 4 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks Salo 10,101 15–17–7–0 37 Recap
40 January 5 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 New Jersey Devils OT Salo 11,724 15–17–7–1 38 Recap
41 January 8 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 3 New York Islanders Conklin 11,087 15–18–7–1 38 Recap
42 January 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 0 Philadelphia Flyers Salo 19,561 16–18–7–1 40 Recap
43 January 11 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 Washington Capitals Salo 12,704 16–19–7–1 40 Recap
44 January 13 Florida Panthers 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 17–19–7–1 42 Recap
45 January 15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 0 – 1 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 18–19–7–1 44 Recap
46 January 17 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Nashville Predators Salo 15,861 18–20–7–1 44 Recap
47 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 4 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Conklin 18,136 18–20–8–1 45 Recap
48 January 20 Dallas Stars 0 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 19–20–8–1 47 Recap
49 January 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 19–21–8–1 47 Recap
50 January 24 Nashville Predators 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 19–22–8–1 47 Recap
51 January 27 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Conklin 18,007 19–23–8–1 47 Recap
52 January 29 Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 20–23–8–1 49 Recap
53 January 31 Los Angeles Kings 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Salo 16,839 20–24–8–1 49 Recap
February: 6–3–2–1 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
54 February 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,183 21–24–8–1 51 Recap
55 February 4 St. Louis Blues 3 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,569 22–24–8–1 53 Recap
56 February 11 Atlanta Thrashers 1 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 23–24–8–1 55 Recap
57 February 13 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 3 Minnesota Wild Conklin 18,568 23–25–8–1 55 Recap
58 February 15 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 2 Nashville Predators Salo 14,276 23–25–9–1 56 Recap
59 February 16 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 2 Detroit Red Wings Salo 20,066 23–26–9–1 56 Recap
60 February 18 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 1 Colorado Avalanche Salo 18,007 24–26–9–1 58 Recap
61 February 21 Vancouver Canucks 3 – 4 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 16,839 25–26–9–1 60 Recap
62 February 23 Detroit Red Wings 1 – 1 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 16,839 25–26–10–1 61 Recap
63 February 25 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Salo 15,235 25–27–10–1 61 Recap
64 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 7 – 2 Phoenix Coyotes Salo 16,721 26–27–10–1 63 Recap
65 February 29 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 5 Dallas Stars OT Salo 18,257 26–27–10–2 64 Recap
March: 10–1–2–3 (home: 6–0–0–3; road: 4–1–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
66 March 2 Phoenix Coyotes 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Salo 16,839 27–27–10–2 66 Recap
67 March 4 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 1 St. Louis Blues OT Markkanen 16,559 27–27–11–2 67 Recap
68 March 7 Edmonton Oilers 4 – 3 Chicago Blackhawks OT Salo 12,839 28–27–11–2 69 Recap
69 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 1 – 1 Calgary Flames OT Markkanen 18,479 28–27–12–2 70 Recap
70 March 10 Colorado Avalanche 3 – 2 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,839 28–27–12–3 71 Recap
71 March 12 Vancouver Canucks 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Markkanen 16,839 28–27–12–4 72 Recap
72 March 14 Ottawa Senators 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 29–27–12–4 74 Recap
73 March 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 30–27–12–4 76 Recap
74 March 19 Nashville Predators 4 – 5 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 31–27–12–4 78 Recap
75 March 21 Edmonton Oilers 5 – 2 San Jose Sharks Markkanen 16,176 32–27–12–4 80 Recap
76 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 1 Los Angeles Kings Conklin 18,118 33–27–12–4 82 Recap
77 March 24 Dallas Stars 4 – 3 Edmonton Oilers OT Conklin 16,839 33–27–12–5 83 Recap
78 March 26 Los Angeles Kings 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Conklin 16,839 34–27–12–5 85 Recap
79 March 28 Phoenix Coyotes 2 – 4 Edmonton Oilers Markkanen 16,839 35–27–12–5 87 Recap
80 March 30 Edmonton Oilers 0 – 1 St. Louis Blues Markkanen 19,646 35–28–12–5 87 Recap
81 March 31 Edmonton Oilers 3 – 1 Dallas Stars Markkanen 18,532 36–28–12–5 89 Recap
April: 0–1–0–0 (home: 0–0–0–0 ; road: 0–1–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
82 April 3 Edmonton Oilers 2 – 5 Vancouver Canucks Conklin 18,680 36–29–12–5 89 Recap
Legend:

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

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 Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
94 Ryan Smyth LW 82 23 36 59 11 70
20 Radek Dvorak RW 78 15 35 50 18 26
16 Mike York C 61 16 26 42 18 15
10 Shawn Horcoff C 80 15 25 40 0 73
14 Raffi Torres LW 80 20 14 34 12 65
83 Ales Hemsky RW 71 12 22 34 −7 14
18 Ethan Moreau LW 81 20 12 32 7 96
34 Fernando Pisani RW 76 16 14 30 14 46
24 Steve Staios D 82 6 22 28 17 86
47 Marc-Andre Bergeron D 54 9 17 26 13 26
2 Eric Brewer D 77 7 18 25 −6 67
36 Jarret Stoll C 68 10 11 21 8 42
23 Cory Cross D 68 7 14 21 9 56
21 Jason Smith D 68 7 12 19 13 98
15 Brad Isbister LW 51 10 8 18 −2 54
55 Igor Ulanov† D 42 5 13 18 19 28
77 Adam Oates† C 60 2 16 18 0 8
27 Georges Laraque RW 66 6 11 17 7 99
93 Petr Nedved† C 16 5 10 15 1 4
28 Jason Chimera LW 60 4 8 12 −1 57
19 Marty Reasoner C 17 2 6 8 5 10
32 Scott Ferguson D 52 1 5 6 −5 80
5 Alexei Semenov D 46 2 3 5 8 32
12 Mike Bishai C 14 0 2 2 0 19
33 Peter Sarno‡ C 6 1 0 1 2 2
26 Mikko Luoma D 3 0 1 1 0 0
42 Tony Salmelainen LW 13 0 1 1 −1 4
35 Tommy Salo‡ G 44 0 0 0 2
1 Ty Conklin G 38 0 0 0 17
44 Doug Lynch D 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 Jussi Markkanen† G 7 0 0 0 2
22 Jani Rita RW 2 0 0 0 0 0
40 Steve Valiquette‡ G 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending edit

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Ty Conklin 39 17 14 4 959 84 2.42 .912 1 2085
35 Tommy Salo‡ 44 17 18 6 1024 107 2.58 .896 3 2486
30 Jussi Markkanen† 7 2 2 2 182 12 1.83 .934 0 393
40 Steve Valiquette‡ 1 0 0 0 7 2 9.23 .714 0 13

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL Defensive Player of the Week Ty Conklin (November 17) [6]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Alexei Semenov [7]
Raffi Torres
Team Community Service Award Georges Laraque [8]
Defenceman of the Year Jason Smith [8]
Molson Cup Ryan Smyth [8]
Most Popular Player Ryan Smyth [8]
Top Defensive Forward Shawn Horcoff [8]
Top First Year Oiler Not awarded [9]
Unsung Hero Igor Ulanov [8]
Zane Feldman Trophy Ethan Moreau [8]

Milestones edit

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Raffi Torres 1st NHL Goal October 9, 2003
Eric Brewer 200th NHL PIM October 16, 2003
Tony Salmelainen 1st NHL Game October 30, 2003
Radek Dvorak 200th NHL Assist
200th NHL PIM		 November 1, 2003
Mike York 200th NHL Point
Tony Salmelainen 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 November 4, 2003
Peter Sarno 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Steve Staios 700th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff 200th NHL Game November 6, 2003
Ryan Smyth 200th NHL Assist November 10, 2003
Jarret Stoll 1st NHL Goal
Ty Conklin 1st NHL Shutout November 13, 2003
Steve Staios 100th NHL Point November 22, 2003
Jason Smith 700th NHL PIM December 6, 2003
Cory Cross 600th NHL PIM December 12, 2003
Jason Chimera 100th NHL Game December 23, 2003
Georges Laraque 700th NHL PIM December 30, 2003
Mikko Luoma 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Doug Lynch 1st NHL Game January 2, 2004
Ryan Smyth 600th NHL Game January 5, 2004
Ales Hemsky 100th NHL Game January 10, 2004
Tommy Salo 200th NHL Win
500th NHL Game
Adam Oates 1,300th NHL Game January 13, 2004
Steve Staios 500th NHL Game January 15, 2004
Brad Isbister 500th NHL PIM January 17, 2004
Igor Ulanov 1,100th NHL PIM January 22, 2004
Ryan Smyth 400th NHL Point January 24, 2004
Mike Bishai 1st NHL Game January 29, 2004
Eric Brewer 100th NHL Point
Mike Bishai 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 January 31, 2004
Brad Isbister 400th NHL Game
Ethan Moreau 700th NHL PIM
Scott Ferguson 200th NHL Game February 16, 2004
Ryan Smyth 500th NHL PIM February 23, 2004
Shawn Horcoff 100th NHL Point February 25, 2004
Ethan Moreau 100th NHL Goal February 27, 2004
Georges Laraque 400th NHL Game February 29, 2004
Fernando Pisani 100th NHL Game March 12, 2004
Raffi Torres
Jason Smith 700th NHL Game March 14, 2004
Cory Cross 600th NHL Game March 21, 2004
Eric Brewer 400th NHL Game March 26, 2004
Ethan Moreau 600th NHL Game
Petr Nedved 300th NHL Goal
Igor Ulanov 700th NHL Game March 30, 2004

Transactions edit

The Oilers 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.[10]

Trades edit

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick in 2003 		To Edmonton Oilers
1st-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003 		[11]
June 30, 2003 To New York Rangers
Jussi Markkanen
Conditional draft pick[b] 		To Edmonton Oilers
Rights to Brian Leetch 		[13]
December 16, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rights to Mike Comrie 		To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Woywitka
1st-round pick in 2004
3rd-round pick in 2005 		[14]
February 16, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Sarno 		To Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Moss 		[15]
March 3, 2004 To New York Rangers
Steve Valiquette
Rights to Dwight Helminen
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Edmonton Oilers
Jussi Markkanen
Petr Nedved 		[16]
March 9, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Tommy Salo
6th-round pick in 2005 		To Edmonton Oilers
Rights to Tom Gilbert 		[17]

Players acquired edit

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Rocky Thompson Florida Panthers 2-year Free agency [18]
Steve Valiquette New York Islanders 1-year Free agency [18]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21) Dan Smith Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year Free agency [19]
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) Jamie Wright Philadelphia Flyers 2-year Free agency [20]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Steve Valiquette Florida Panthers Waivers [21]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) Adam Oates Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency [22]
January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05) Igor Ulanov Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [23]

Players lost edit

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Daniel Cleary Phoenix Coyotes[d] Buyout [26]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Todd Marchant Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (V) [27]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Brian Swanson Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (VI) [28]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Kari Haakana Modo Hockey (SHL) Free agency (II)[e] [30]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Brian Leetch New York Rangers Free agency (III) [12]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Steve Valiquette Florida Panthers Waiver draft [31]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) Adam Oates Retirement [32]

Signings edit

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Cory Cross 3-year Re-signing [26]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Jan Horacek 1-year Re-signing [33]
Mikko Luoma 1-year Entry-level [33]
Mathieu Roy 3-year Entry-level [33]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Chad Hinz 1-year Re-signing [34]
Jason Smith 1-year Re-signing [34]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Brad Isbister 1-year Re-signing [35]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) Marty Reasoner 2-year Re-signing [36]
Raffi Torres 2-year Re-signing [36]
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) Bobby Allen 1-year Re-signing [37]
Michael Henrich 1-year Re-signing [37]
Shawn Horcoff 2-year Re-signing [37]
August 14, 2003 (2003-08-14) Ryan Smyth 2-year Re-signing [38]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21) Fernando Pisani 3-year Re-signing [39]
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) Peter Sarno 2-year Re-signing [20]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) Joe Cullen 2-year Entry-level [40]
Georges Laraque 3-year Re-signing [40]
Ethan Moreau 1-year Re-signing [40]
Brad Winchester 2-year Entry-level [40]
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) Ethan Moreau 4-year Re-signing [41]
November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19) Steve Staios 3-year Extension [42]
May 31, 2004 (2004-05-31) Jeff Deslauriers 3-year Entry-level [43]

Draft picks edit

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[44]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 22 Marc-Antoine Pouliot   Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2 51 Colin McDonald   United States New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL)
2 68 Jean-François Jacques   Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3 72 Mikhail Zhukov   Russia Arboga (Sweden)
3 94 Zack Stortini   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
5 147 Kalle Olsson   Sweden Frolunda HC (Elitserien)
5 154 David Rohlfs   United States Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
6 184 Dragan Umicevic   Sweden Sodertalje SK (SEL)
7 214 Kyle Brodziak   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7 215 Mathieu Roy   Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
8 248 Josef Hrabal   Czech Republic HC Vsetin (Czech Extraliga)
9 278 Troy Bodie   Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Renamed from Skyreach Centre in January
  2. ^ 4th-round pick in 2004[12]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[24]
  4. ^ Cleary signed with Phoenix on July 15.[25]
  5. ^ Edmonton retained Haakana’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[29]

References edit

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  • "2003–04 Edmonton Oilers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  • National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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  4. ^ "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "2003-04 Edmonton Oilers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ty time in Edmonton". ESPN.com. November 18, 2003. Retrieved August 11, 2022. Conklin… has gone 3-1 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .931 save percentage in his past four starts and earned NHL defensive player of the week honors.
  7. ^ "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN.com. January 24, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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