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2003–04 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference3rd Western
2003–04 record43–24–10–5
Home record21–13–7–0
Road record22–11–3–5
Goals for235
Goals against194
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsTodd Bertuzzi
Ed Jovanovski
Trevor Linden
Brendan Morrison
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,630
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose
Columbia Inferno
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (35)
AssistsMarkus Naslund (49)
PointsMarkus Naslund (84)
Penalty minutesBrad May (137)
Plus/minusMarek Malik (+35)
WinsDan Cloutier (33)
Goals against averageDan Cloutier (2.27)

The 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 34th NHL season. It was the first time since the Northwest Division was created that a team other than the Colorado Avalanche won the division title.

Regular season[edit]

The Canucks began their season with the top line of Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi. The Sedin twins continued to develop and began seeing some success initially being paired with Jason King. With their initial team chemistry, Jason King plotting 12 goals and being named NHL Rookie of the Month in November. The trio briefly formed "The Mattress Line" (Two Twins and a King). The season looked promising with the Canucks being near the top of the standings. When February came along, the Canucks narrowly defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 but it came at a cost with Avalanche forward Steve Moore hitting Canucks captain Markus Naslund resulting in Naslund getting a concussion and Moore not penalized. Many Canucks vowed revenge against Moore (notably Brad May). When the two teams met again in Denver on March 3 (with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in attendance), there were no incidents and both teams skated to a 5-5 draw. On March 8, however, in Vancouver, everything fell apart. The Avalanche jumped out to a 5-0 lead and Brad May cut the deficit to 5-2 while at the same time taunting Avalanche goalie David Aebischer after each goal. Bertuzzi made it his personal mission to go after Steve Moore and after trying (and failing) to incite him, sucker punched him and falling on top of him. Bertuzzi would be suspended the rest of the regular season and playoffs. The Canucks had some difficulty recovering from this incident and managed to win the Northwest Division on the final day of the regular season, their first division championship since the 1992-93 season.

Final standings[edit]

Northwest Division[1]
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[2]
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


Playoffs[edit]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames[edit]

After splitting the first two games in Vancouver, Dan Cloutier was injured midway through Game 3 in Calgary. With backup Johan Hedberg playing in relief, Vancouver would also split Games 3 and 4 in Calgary. Alex Auld took over in goal starting in Game 5, which the Canucks lost 2-1. Facing elimination in Game 6, Brendan Morrison scored the winner in the third overtime period to force a Game 7 in Vancouver. In the series-deciding game, the Canucks found themselves down a goal and on the penalty kill in the last minute. With Auld on the bench for the extra attacker, winger Matt Cooke tied the game with 5.7 seconds left to force overtime. However, with Ed Jovanovski still in the penalty box, former Canuck Martin Gelinas eliminated the Canucks on the power play.

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2003–04 regular season[3]
October: 7–2–2–0 (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 9, 2003 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 11, 2003 3–0 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 L October 13, 2003 2–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 L October 16, 2003 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 2–2–0–0 Recap
5 T October 18, 2003 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 2–2–1–0 Recap
6 W October 20, 2003 6–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 3–2–1–0 Recap
7 W October 22, 2003 3–2 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 4–2–1–0 Recap
8 T October 26, 2003 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 4–2–2–0 Recap
9 W October 28, 2003 6–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 5–2–2–0 Recap
10 W October 30, 2003 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 6–2–2–0 Recap
11 W October 31, 2003 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 7–2–2–0 Recap
November: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 3–3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 W November 3, 2003 5–1 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 8–2–2–0 Recap
13 W November 5, 2003 4–3 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 9–2–2–0 Recap
14 L November 6, 2003 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 9–3–2–0 Recap
15 W November 8, 2003 4–3 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 10–3–2–0 Recap
16 L November 11, 2003 0–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 10–4–2–0 Recap
17 OTL November 13, 2003 3–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 10–4–2–1 Recap
18 OTL November 15, 2003 1–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 10–4–2–2 Recap
19 W November 18, 2003 5–4 OT Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 11–4–2–2 Recap
20 W November 20, 2003 3–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 12–4–2–2 Recap
21 L November 22, 2003 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 12–5–2–2 Recap
22 L November 24, 2003 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 12–6–2–2 Recap
23 W November 25, 2003 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 13–6–2–2 Recap
24 W November 27, 2003 3–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 14–6–2–2 Recap
25 T November 29, 2003 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 14–6–3–2 Recap
December: 7–3–3–0 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 L December 4, 2003 1–4 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 14–7–3–2 Recap
27 T December 6, 2003 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 14–7–4–2 Recap
28 W December 9, 2003 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 15–7–4–2 Recap
29 T December 11, 2003 1–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 15–7–5–2 Recap
30 W December 14, 2003 2–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 16–7–5–2 Recap
31 W December 16, 2003 2–1 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 17–7–5–2 Recap
32 L December 17, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 17–8–5–2 Recap
33 W December 20, 2003 3–0 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 18–8–5–2 Recap
34 T December 22, 2003 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 18–8–6–2 Recap
35 W December 26, 2003 2–0 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 19–8–6–2 Recap
36 L December 27, 2003 2–6 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 19–9–6–2 Recap
37 W December 29, 2003 3–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–9–6–2 Recap
38 W December 31, 2003 4–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 21–9–6–2 Recap
January: 9–5–1–0 (home: 3–4–1–0; road: 6–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 2, 2004 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 21–10–6–2 Recap
40 W January 3, 2004 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 22–10–6–2 Recap
41 L January 5, 2004 1–2 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 22–11–6–2 Recap
42 W January 8, 2004 3–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 23–11–6–2 Recap
43 W January 9, 2004 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 24–11–6–2 Recap
44 T January 11, 2004 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 24–11–7–2 Recap
45 W January 13, 2004 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 25–11–7–2 Recap
46 L January 15, 2004 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 25–12–7–2 Recap
47 L January 17, 2004 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 25–13–7–2 Recap
48 L January 19, 2004 2–3 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 25–14–7–2 Recap
49 W January 21, 2004 5–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 26–14–7–2 Recap
50 W January 25, 2004 4–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 27–14–7–2 Recap
51 W January 27, 2004 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 28–14–7–2 Recap
52 W January 29, 2004 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 29–14–7–2 Recap
53 W January 31, 2004 6–1 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 30–14–7–2 Recap
February: 5–5–0–2 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 2–2–0–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 L February 2, 2004 3–4 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 30–15–7–2 Recap
55 OTL February 3, 2004 4–5 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 30–15–7–3 Recap
56 W February 5, 2004 4–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 31–15–7–3 Recap
57 L February 11, 2004 2–3 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 31–16–7–3 Recap
58 L February 13, 2004 1–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 31–17–7–3 Recap
59 L February 14, 2004 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 31–18–7–3 Recap
60 W February 16, 2004 1–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 32–18–7–3 Recap
61 L February 19, 2004 2–6 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 32–19–7–3 Recap
62 OTL February 21, 2004 3–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 32–19–7–4 Recap
63 W February 24, 2004 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 33–19–7–4 Recap
64 W February 26, 2004 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 34–19–7–4 Recap
65 W February 28, 2004 2–0 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 35–19–7–4 Recap
March: 6–5–3–1 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 3–2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
66 T March 3, 2004 5–5 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 35–19–8–4 Recap
67 L March 5, 2004 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 35–20–8–4 Recap
68 W March 6, 2004 4–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 36–20–8–4 Recap
69 L March 8, 2004 2–9 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 36–21–8–4 Recap
70 T March 10, 2004 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 36–21–9–4 Recap
71 W March 12, 2004 4–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 37–21–9–4 Recap
72 L March 13, 2004 1–2 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 37–22–9–4 Recap
73 T March 16, 2004 2–2 OT Nashville Predators (2003–04) 37–22–10–4 Recap
74 L March 18, 2004 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 37–23–10–4 Recap
75 OTL March 19, 2004 3–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 37–23–10–5 Recap
76 L March 21, 2004 4–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 37–24–10–5 Recap
77 W March 24, 2004 1–0 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 38–24–10–5 Recap
78 W March 27, 2004 3–2 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 39–24–10–5 Recap
79 W March 29, 2004 6–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 40–24–10–5 Recap
80 W March 31, 2004 2–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 41–24–10–5 Recap
April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
81 W April 2, 2004 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 42–24–10–5 Recap
82 W April 3, 2004 5–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 43–24–10–5 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs[edit]

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames: Calgary won 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Calgary 3–5 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 Canucks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 9 Calgary 2–1 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 11 Vancouver 2–1 Calgary Hedberg 19,289 Canucks lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 Vancouver 0–4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 15 Calgary 2–1 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 17 Vancouver 5–4 Calgary 3OT Auld 19,289 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 19 Calgary 3–2 Vancouver OT Kiprusoff 18,630 Flames 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 Canucks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Markus Naslund LW 78 35 49 84 24 58 7 2 7 9 1 2
7 Brendan Morrison C 82 22 38 60 16 50 7 2 3 5 2 8
44 Todd Bertuzzi RW 69 17 43 60 21 122 — — — — — —
22 Daniel Sedin LW 82 18 36 54 18 18 7 1 2 3 0 0
33 Henrik Sedin C 76 11 31 42 23 32 7 2 2 4 0 2
3 Brent Sopel D 80 10 32 42 11 36 7 0 1 1 −4 0
16 Trevor Linden C 82 14 22 36 −6 26 7 0 0 0 −3 6
2 Mattias Ohlund D 82 14 20 34 14 73 7 1 4 5 −6 13
6 Sami Salo D 74 7 19 26 8 22 7 1 2 3 −3 2
24 Matt Cooke LW 53 11 12 23 5 73 7 3 1 4 3 12
55 Ed Jovanovski D 56 7 16 23 2 64 7 0 4 4 2 6
17 Jason King RW 47 12 9 21 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 Artem Chubarov C 65 12 7 19 1 14 7 0 1 1 −3 0
8 Marek Malik D 78 3 16 19 35 45 7 0 0 0 1 10
9 Mike Keane RW 64 8 9 17 7 20 7 0 0 0 −3 4
21 Magnus Arvedson C 41 8 7 15 7 12 — — — — — —
37 Jarkko Ruutu RW 71 6 8 14 −13 133 6 1 0 1 −3 10
10 Brad May LW 70 5 6 11 −2 137 6 1 0 1 −3 6
14 Geoff Sanderson† LW 13 3 4 7 −1 4 7 1 1 2 −1 4
5 Bryan Allen D 74 2 5 7 −10 94 4 0 0 0 0 2
71 Jiri Slegr‡ D 16 2 5 7 6 8 — — — — — —
20 Ryan Kesler C 28 2 3 5 −2 16 — — — — — —
32 Tyler Bouck C 18 1 2 3 −4 23 1 0 0 0 −1 0
26 Martin Rucinsky† LW 13 1 2 3 2 10 7 1 1 2 −3 6
4 Nolan Baumgartner† D 9 0 3 3 3 2 — — — — — —
28 Wade Brookbank† D 20 2 0 2 3 95 — — — — — —
23 Marc Bergevin† D 9 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
23 Martin Grenier‡ D 7 1 0 1 3 9 — — — — — —
15 Pat Kavanagh RW 3 1 0 1 0 0 — — — — — —
39 Dan Cloutier G 60 0 1 1 22 3 0 0 0 2
18 Fedor Fedorov C 8 0 1 1 0 4 — — — — — —
15 Sean Pronger† C 3 0 1 1 −1 4 — — — — — —
14 Brandon Reid C 3 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
35 Alex Auld G 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
1 Johan Hedberg G 21 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0
29 Nathan Smith C 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —

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
39 Dan Cloutier 60 33 21 2 1554 134 2.27 .914 5 3539 3 1 1 64 5 2.17 .922 0 138
1 Johan Hedberg 21 8 6 2 459 46 2.51 .900 3 1098 2 1 1 51 4 2.45 .922 0 98
35 Alex Auld 6 2 2 1 168 12 2.06 .929 0 349 3 1 2 88 9 2.43 .898 0 222

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Markus Naslund (Left wing) [4]
NHL Plus-Minus Award Marek Malik[a] [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Todd Bertuzzi[b] [7]
Marc Crawford (Coach)
Markus Naslund
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Markus Naslund (November 10) [8]
Markus Naslund (December 1) [9]
NHL Rookie of the Month Jason King (November) [10]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Mattias Ohlund [11]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Markus Naslund [11]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Markus Naslund [11]
Fred J. Hume Award Brent Sopel [11]
Molson Cup Dan Cloutier [11]
Most Exciting Player Award Todd Bertuzzi [11]

Transactions[edit]

The Canucks 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
July 25, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Martin Grenier 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Bryan Helmer 		[13]
August 25, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Johan Hedberg 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
2nd-round pick in 2004 		[14]
October 30, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Sean Pronger 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Zenith Komarniski 		[15]
December 17, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Wade Brookbank 		To Nashville Predators
Future considerations 		[16]
January 17, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations 		To Boston Bruins
Jiri Slegr 		[17]
February 16, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Sarno 		To Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Moss 		[18]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Martin Rucinsky 		To New York Rangers
Martin Grenier
Rights to R. J. Umberger 		[19]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Geoff Sanderson 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd-round pick in 2004 		[20]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Marc Bergevin 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
7th-round pick in 2004 		[21]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Sylvain Blouin 		To Montreal Canadiens
Rene Vydareny 		[22]
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Sergei Varlamov 		To St. Louis Blues
Ryan Ready 		[23]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Jesse Schultz Kelowna Rockets (WHL) Free agency [24]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Dallas Eakins Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [25]
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04) Jiri Slegr Detroit Red Wings Free agency [26]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Magnus Arvedson Ottawa Senators Free agency [27]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Mike Keane Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [28]
November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01) Nolan Baumgartner Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [29]
December 31, 2003 (2003-12-31) Wade Brookbank Florida Panthers Waivers [30]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11) Herberts Vasiljevs Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [32]
June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13) Chris Herperger Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [33]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Trevor Letowski Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA) [34]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Trent Klatt Los Angeles Kings Free agency (III) [35]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Justin Kurtz Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (II)[d] [37]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) John Craighead Nottingham Panthers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Murray Baron St. Louis Blues Free agency (III) [39]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Regan Darby Utah Grizzlies (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
N/A Denis Martynyuk HC Rybinsk (RUS-2) Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Nolan Baumgartner Pittsburgh Penguins Waiver draft [42]
Darren Langdon Montreal Canadiens Waiver draft [42]
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15) Darrell Hay Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19) Wade Brookbank Ottawa Senators Waivers [44]
April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17) Mikko Jokela HPK (Liiga) Free agency[e] [46]
April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26) Jaroslav Obsut Lulea HF (SHL) Free agency [47]
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26) Dallas Eakins Retirement [48]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Sean Pronger Frankfurt Lions (DEL) Free agency [49]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Jarkko Ruutu Re-signing [50]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11) Brad May 2-year Re-signing [51]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Kirill Koltsov Entry-level [52]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Dan Cloutier 1-year Re-signing [53]
Marek Malik 2-year Re-signing [54]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Mats Lindgren Re-signing [55]
Sami Salo 2-year Re-signing [56]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Daniel Sedin Re-signing [57]
Henrik Sedin Re-signing [58]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Nolan Baumgartner Re-signing [59]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) Bryan Allen Re-signing [60]
Artem Chubarov Re-signing [61]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) Ryan Kesler Entry-level [62]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Tyler Moss Re-signing [63]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Tyler Bouck Re-signing [64]
Pat Kavanagh Re-signing [65]
Zenith Komarniski Re-signing [66]
Chris Nielsen Re-signing [67]
October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26) Todd Bertuzzi 4-year New contract [68]

Draft picks[edit]

Vancouver's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[69]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 23 Ryan Kesler C  United States Ohio State University (NCAA)
2 60 Marc-Andre Bernier RW  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 111 Brandon Nolan LW  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 128 Ty Morris LW  Canada St. Albert (AJHL)
5 150 Nicklas Danielsson RW  Sweden Brynäs IF (SWE)
6 190 Chad Brownlee D  Canada Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
7 222 Francois-Pierre Guenette C  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8 252 Sergei Topol F  Russia OMSK (RUS)
8 254 Nathan McIver D  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9 285 Matthew Hansen D  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Shared with Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  2. ^ Bertuzzi was voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  4. ^ Vancouver retained Kurtz’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[36]
  5. ^ Vancouver retained Jokela’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[45]

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