2002β03 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2002β03 record | 32β36β10β4 |
Home record | 17β18β4β2 |
Road record | 15β18β6β2 |
Goals for | 210 |
Goals against | 231 |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach |
Bryan Trottier (OctβJan) Glen Sather (JanβApr) |
Captain | Mark Messier |
Alternate captains |
Brian Leetch Eric Lindros |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 18,148 (99.7%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hartford Wolf Pack Charlotte Checkers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Petr Nedved (27) |
Assists | Tom Poti (37) |
Points | Petr Nedved (58) |
Penalty minutes | Dale Purinton (161) |
Plus/minus | Cory Cross (+13) |
Wins | Mike Dunham (19) |
Goals against average | Mike Dunham (2.29) |
The 2002β03 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 77th season. [1] In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 32β36β10β4 record, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division. [2] The Rangers' ninth-place finish in the Eastern Conference left them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth straight season. [3]
The Rangers entered the season under the supervision of former Colorado Avalanche assistant coach and New York Islanders star Bryan Trottier in his first head coaching role. [4] With the team on the outside of the playoff picture, he was fired after 54 games and replaced with general manager Glen Sather. [5] [6]
The Rangers saw a major milestone reached as goaltender Mike Richter won his 300th game with the team. [7] Shortly thereafter, he suffered a concussion against the Edmonton Oilers when Todd Marchant accidentally struck his head with his knee. Combined with a skull fracture Richter suffered toward the end of the previous season when hit in the face with a slap shot, it was the second such injury he suffered in the previous eight months and caused him to miss the rest of the season. Richter retired before the start of the next season. [8]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
2 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
3 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
4 | 9 | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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 β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
2002β03 regular season [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4β6β2β0 (home: 2β4β1β0; road: 2β2β1β0)
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November: 6β6β2β0 (home: 4β2β0β0; road: 2β4β2β0)
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December: 5β8β1β1 (home: 3β5β1β0; road: 2β3β0β1)
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January: 6β6β1β1 (home: 2β3β1β1; road: 4β3β0β0)
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February: 5β5β2β0 (home: 2β1β0β0; road: 3β4β2β0)
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March: 6β3β1β2 (home: 4β2β1β1; road: 2β1β0β1)
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April: 0β2β1β0 (home: 0β1β0β0; road: 0β1β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
93 | Petr Nedved | C | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | β4 | 64 |
88 | Eric Lindros | C | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 5 | 141 |
3 | Tom Poti | D | 80 | 11 | 37 | 48 | β6 | 60 |
11 | Mark Messier | C | 78 | 18 | 22 | 40 | β2 | 30 |
36 | Matthew Barnaby | LW | 79 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 142 |
16 | Bobby Holik | C | 64 | 16 | 19 | 35 | β1 | 50 |
9 | Pavel Bure | RW | 39 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 16 |
2 | Brian Leetch | D | 51 | 12 | 18 | 30 | β3 | 20 |
20 | Radek Dvorakβ‘ | RW | 63 | 6 | 21 | 27 | β3 | 16 |
37 | Mikael Samuelssonβ‘ | RW | 58 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
26 | Jamie Lundmark | C | 55 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β3 | 16 |
23 | Vladimir Malakhov | D | 71 | 3 | 14 | 17 | β7 | 52 |
10 | Sandy McCarthy | RW | 82 | 6 | 9 | 15 | β4 | 81 |
38 | Ronald Petrovicky | LW | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β12 | 77 |
6 | Darius Kasparaitis | D | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 85 |
27 | Alexei Kovalevβ | RW | 24 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
17 | Rem Murrayβ‘ | LW | 32 | 6 | 6 | 12 | β3 | 4 |
39 | Joel Bouchardβ‘ | D | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
29 | Boris Mironovβ | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
5 | Dale Purinton | D | 58 | 3 | 9 | 12 | β2 | 161 |
27 | Rico Fataβ‘ | LW | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β1 | 6 |
22 | Anson Carterβ | RW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
39 | Dan LaCoutureβ | LW | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
18 | Cory Crossβ β‘ | D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
8 | Ted Donato | C | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 6 |
42 | John Tripp | RW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Dave Karpa | D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 14 |
24 | Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β7 | 10 |
21 | Richard Lintnerβ‘ | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β5 | 0 |
30 | Mike Dunhamβ | G | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
32 | Gordie Dwyerβ β‘ | LW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 50 |
40 | Johan Holmqvistβ‘ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Mike Wilsonβ | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 [a] | Roman Lyashenko | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
18 | Ales Pisaβ | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Josh Greenβ β‘ | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
12 | Dixon Ward | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
29 | Krzysztof Oliwaβ‘ | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
44 | Billy Tibbettsβ | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 12 |
35 | Mike Richter | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Dan Blackburn | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Mike Dunhamβ | 43 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1229 | 94 | 2.29 | .924 | 5 | 2467 |
31 | Dan Blackburn | 32 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 842 | 93 | 3.17 | .890 | 1 | 1762 |
35 | Mike Richter | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 329 | 34 | 2.94 | .897 | 0 | 694 |
40 | Johan Holmqvistβ‘ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3.08 | .889 | 0 | 39 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Leetch [b] | [16] |
Tom Poti | |||
Team | Ceil Saidel Memorial Award | Brian Leetch | [17] |
Frank Boucher Trophy | Mike Dunham | [17] | |
Good Guy Award | Bobby Holik | [18] | |
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award | Jamie Lundmark | [18] | |
Players' Player Award | Brian Leetch | [17] | |
Rangers MVP | Brian Leetch | [17] | |
Rookie of the Year | Jamie Lundmark | [17] | |
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | Matthew Barnaby | [17] |
The Rangers 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. [19]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2002 | To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2002 4th-round pick in 2002 |
To
Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
[20] |
June 23, 2002 | To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2002 |
To
San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2003 Future considerations [c] |
[21] |
June 23, 2002 | To New York Rangers Krzysztof Oliwa |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations [d] |
[22] |
June 30, 2002 | To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2003 |
To
Edmonton Oilers Rights to Mike Richter |
[23] |
July 16, 2002 | To New York Rangers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2003 |
To
Los Angeles Kings Derek Armstrong |
[24] |
October 10, 2002 | To New York Rangers Gordie Dwyer |
To
Tampa Bay Lightning Boyd Kane |
[25] |
December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Josh Green |
To Edmonton Oilers Conditional draft pick in 2004 |
[26] |
December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Mike Dunham |
To
Nashville Predators Tomas Kloucek Rem Murray Rights to Marek Zidlicky |
[27] |
January 6, 2003 | To New York Rangers 9th-round pick in 2004 |
To
Boston Bruins Krzysztof Oliwa |
[28] |
January 8, 2003 | To New York Rangers Boris Mironov |
To
Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004 |
[29] |
January 17, 2003 | To New York Rangers Jay Henderson |
To Boston Bruins Boston's 9th-round pick in 2004 |
[30] |
January 22, 2003 | To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2003 or 2004 [e] |
To
Calgary Flames Mike Mottau |
[31] |
February 10, 2003 | To New York Rangers Alexei Kovalev Dan LaCouture Janne Laukkanen Mike Wilson |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Joel Bouchard Rico Fata Richard Lintner Mikael Samuelsson Cash ($3.9 million) |
[32] [33] |
February 20, 2003 | To New York Rangers Cory Larose |
To
Minnesota Wild Jay Henderson |
[34] |
March 11, 2003 | To New York Rangers Lawrence Nycholat |
To Minnesota Wild Johan Holmqvist |
[35] |
March 11, 2003 | To New York Rangers Anson Carter Ales Pisa |
To Edmonton Oilers Cory Cross Radek Dvorak |
[36] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2002 | Bobby Holik | New Jersey Devils | 5-year | Free agency | [37] |
July 2, 2002 | Darius Kasparaitis | Colorado Avalanche | 4-year | Free agency | [38] |
July 4, 2002 | Mike Richter | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency | [39] |
July 8, 2002 | Ted Donato | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [40] | |
July 11, 2002 | Jeff State | Merrimack College ( HE) | Free agency | [41] | |
Craig Weller | Kootenay Ice ( WHL) | Free agency | [42] | ||
July 18, 2002 | Vladimir Chebaturkin | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [43] | |
August 7, 2002 | Joel Bouchard | New Jersey Devils | Free agency | [44] | |
October 1, 2002 | Dixon Ward | SCL Tigers ( NLA) | Free agency | [45] | |
October 4, 2002 | Ronald Petrovicky | Calgary Flames | Waiver draft | [46] | |
December 16, 2002 | Billy Tibbetts | Hartford Wolf Pack ( AHL) | Free agency | [47] | |
December 17, 2002 | Cory Cross | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency | [48] | |
April 4, 2003 | Lucas Lawson | University of Maine (HE) | Free agency | [49] | |
May 22, 2003 | Steve MacIntyre | Muskegon Fury ( UHL) | Free agency | [50] | |
Jed Ortmeyer | University of Michigan ( CCHA) | Free agency | [51] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [f] | Ref |
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June 30, 2002 | Kyle Freadrich | Retirement (UFA) | [53] | |
July 10, 2002 | Terry Virtue | Worcester IceCats ( AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [54] |
July 12, 2002 | Steve McKenna | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) | [55] |
July 16, 2002 | Michal Grosek | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [56] |
July 23, 2002 | Jason Dawe | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [57] |
August 1, 2002 | Brad Smyth | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) | [58] |
August 13, 2002 | Bryan Berard | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [59] |
August 19, 2002 | Christian Gosselin | Bracknell Bees ( BISL) | Free agency (VI) | [60] |
September 6, 2002 | Andreas Johansson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [61] |
October 9, 2002 | Chris St. Croix | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [62] |
October 25, 2002 | Martin Rucinsky | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) | [63] |
November 16, 2002 | Wes Jarvis | Charlotte Checkers ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [64] |
December 18, 2002 | Sean Gagnon | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [65] |
January 15, 2003 | Josh Green | Washington Capitals | Waivers | [66] |
February 21, 2003 | Gordie Dwyer | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers | [67] |
March 11, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waivers | [68] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 9, 2002 | Nils Ekman | Re-signing | [69] | |
July 15, 2002 | Ken Gernander | Re-signing | [70] | |
July 17, 2002 | Krzysztof Oliwa | Re-signing | [71] | |
July 19, 2002 | Dale Purinton | Re-signing | [72] | |
July 30, 2002 | Richard Lintner | Re-signing | [73] | |
August 1, 2002 | Mikael Samuelsson | 2-year | Re-signing | [74] |
August 12, 2002 | Johan Holmqvist | Re-signing | [75] | |
August 13, 2002 | Brandon Snee | Entry-level | [76] | |
August 14, 2002 | Roman Lyashenko | Re-signing | [77] | |
Tom Poti | Re-signing | [78] | ||
September 11, 2002 | Mark Messier | Re-signing | [79] | |
September 12, 2002 | Radek Dvorak | Re-signing | [80] | |
Scott Meyer | Re-signing | [81] | ||
September 17, 2002 | Patrick Aufiero | Entry-level | [82] | |
September 18, 2002 | Mike Mottau | Re-signing | [83] | |
October 7, 2002 | Garth Murray | Entry-level | [84] | |
December 19, 2002 | Bryce Lampman | Entry-level | [85] | |
March 13, 2003 | Ken Gernander | 1-year | Option exercised | [86] |
New York's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, at the Air Canada Centre. [87] [88]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 33 | Lee Falardeau | C | ![]() |
Michigan State University ( CCHA) |
3 | 81 | Marcus Jonasen | LW | ![]() |
VIK VΓ€sterΓ₯s IK Jr. (Sweden) |
4 | 127 | Nate Guenin | D | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers ( USHL) |
5 | 143 | Mike Walsh | LW | ![]() |
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors ( NAHL) |
6 | 177 | Jake Taylor | D | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
6 | 194 | Kim Hirschovits | C | ![]() |
HIFK ( FNL) |
7 | 226 | Joey Crabb | RW | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
8 | 240 | Petr Prucha | LW | ![]() |
HC Pardubice ( Czech Extraliga) |
9 | 270 | Rob Flynn | RW | ![]() |
Harvard University ( ECAC) |
The Rangers, who held the 75th overall pick in the Draft, swapped third rounders with the Ottawa Senators, who sent the Blueshirts their 81st and 127th picks.
ESPN the Magazine's E.J. Hradek is reporting that as part of the Kovalev deal, the Rangers sent $3.9 million to the Penguins.
Boston Bruins β Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Michel Grosek, who had been with the New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues β Signed free agent right wing Jason Dawe, who had been with the New York Rangers.
The Senators, meanwhile, signed forwards Petr Schastlivy and Steve Martins to multiyear contracts and signed forward Brad Smyth and defenceman Josef Boumedienne to one-year deals.
19/08/2002: Giant defenceman Christian Gosselin has signed for the Bracknell Bees.
The Nashville Predators signed unrestricted free-agent forward Andreas Johansson.
Saturday, November 16 : Signed defenseman Wes Jarvis.
How Acquired: Signed an AHL contract December 18, 2002
08.01.2002 Re-signed for Two years $1,100,000
12-Sep-02: Re-signed by the New York Rangers.
18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the New York Rangers.
2002β03 New York Rangers | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | 9th Eastern |
2002β03 record | 32β36β10β4 |
Home record | 17β18β4β2 |
Road record | 15β18β6β2 |
Goals for | 210 |
Goals against | 231 |
Team information | |
General manager | Glen Sather |
Coach |
Bryan Trottier (OctβJan) Glen Sather (JanβApr) |
Captain | Mark Messier |
Alternate captains |
Brian Leetch Eric Lindros |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Average attendance | 18,148 (99.7%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hartford Wolf Pack Charlotte Checkers |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Petr Nedved (27) |
Assists | Tom Poti (37) |
Points | Petr Nedved (58) |
Penalty minutes | Dale Purinton (161) |
Plus/minus | Cory Cross (+13) |
Wins | Mike Dunham (19) |
Goals against average | Mike Dunham (2.29) |
The 2002β03 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 77th season. [1] In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 32β36β10β4 record, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division. [2] The Rangers' ninth-place finish in the Eastern Conference left them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth straight season. [3]
The Rangers entered the season under the supervision of former Colorado Avalanche assistant coach and New York Islanders star Bryan Trottier in his first head coaching role. [4] With the team on the outside of the playoff picture, he was fired after 54 games and replaced with general manager Glen Sather. [5] [6]
The Rangers saw a major milestone reached as goaltender Mike Richter won his 300th game with the team. [7] Shortly thereafter, he suffered a concussion against the Edmonton Oilers when Todd Marchant accidentally struck his head with his knee. Combined with a skull fracture Richter suffered toward the end of the previous season when hit in the face with a slap shot, it was the second such injury he suffered in the previous eight months and caused him to miss the rest of the season. Richter retired before the start of the next season. [8]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
2 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
3 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
4 | 9 | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
5 | 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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 β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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December: 5β8β1β1 (home: 3β5β1β0; road: 2β3β0β1)
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January: 6β6β1β1 (home: 2β3β1β1; road: 4β3β0β0)
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February: 5β5β2β0 (home: 2β1β0β0; road: 3β4β2β0)
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March: 6β3β1β2 (home: 4β2β1β1; road: 2β1β0β1)
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April: 0β2β1β0 (home: 0β1β0β0; road: 0β1β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
93 | Petr Nedved | C | 78 | 27 | 31 | 58 | β4 | 64 |
88 | Eric Lindros | C | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 5 | 141 |
3 | Tom Poti | D | 80 | 11 | 37 | 48 | β6 | 60 |
11 | Mark Messier | C | 78 | 18 | 22 | 40 | β2 | 30 |
36 | Matthew Barnaby | LW | 79 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 142 |
16 | Bobby Holik | C | 64 | 16 | 19 | 35 | β1 | 50 |
9 | Pavel Bure | RW | 39 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 16 |
2 | Brian Leetch | D | 51 | 12 | 18 | 30 | β3 | 20 |
20 | Radek Dvorakβ‘ | RW | 63 | 6 | 21 | 27 | β3 | 16 |
37 | Mikael Samuelssonβ‘ | RW | 58 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
26 | Jamie Lundmark | C | 55 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β3 | 16 |
23 | Vladimir Malakhov | D | 71 | 3 | 14 | 17 | β7 | 52 |
10 | Sandy McCarthy | RW | 82 | 6 | 9 | 15 | β4 | 81 |
38 | Ronald Petrovicky | LW | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β12 | 77 |
6 | Darius Kasparaitis | D | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 85 |
27 | Alexei Kovalevβ | RW | 24 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
17 | Rem Murrayβ‘ | LW | 32 | 6 | 6 | 12 | β3 | 4 |
39 | Joel Bouchardβ‘ | D | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
29 | Boris Mironovβ | D | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
5 | Dale Purinton | D | 58 | 3 | 9 | 12 | β2 | 161 |
27 | Rico Fataβ‘ | LW | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | β1 | 6 |
22 | Anson Carterβ | RW | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
39 | Dan LaCoutureβ | LW | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
18 | Cory Crossβ β‘ | D | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
8 | Ted Donato | C | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 6 |
42 | John Tripp | RW | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
33 | Dave Karpa | D | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β1 | 14 |
24 | Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β7 | 10 |
21 | Richard Lintnerβ‘ | D | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β5 | 0 |
30 | Mike Dunhamβ | G | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
32 | Gordie Dwyerβ β‘ | LW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 50 |
40 | Johan Holmqvistβ‘ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Mike Wilsonβ | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 [a] | Roman Lyashenko | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 0 |
18 | Ales Pisaβ | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | Josh Greenβ β‘ | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 2 |
12 | Dixon Ward | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
29 | Krzysztof Oliwaβ‘ | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
44 | Billy Tibbettsβ | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 12 |
35 | Mike Richter | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Dan Blackburn | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Mike Dunhamβ | 43 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1229 | 94 | 2.29 | .924 | 5 | 2467 |
31 | Dan Blackburn | 32 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 842 | 93 | 3.17 | .890 | 1 | 1762 |
35 | Mike Richter | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 329 | 34 | 2.94 | .897 | 0 | 694 |
40 | Johan Holmqvistβ‘ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3.08 | .889 | 0 | 39 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Leetch [b] | [16] |
Tom Poti | |||
Team | Ceil Saidel Memorial Award | Brian Leetch | [17] |
Frank Boucher Trophy | Mike Dunham | [17] | |
Good Guy Award | Bobby Holik | [18] | |
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award | Jamie Lundmark | [18] | |
Players' Player Award | Brian Leetch | [17] | |
Rangers MVP | Brian Leetch | [17] | |
Rookie of the Year | Jamie Lundmark | [17] | |
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award | Matthew Barnaby | [17] |
The Rangers 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. [19]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
June 22, 2002 | To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2002 4th-round pick in 2002 |
To
Ottawa Senators 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
[20] |
June 23, 2002 | To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2002 |
To
San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2003 Future considerations [c] |
[21] |
June 23, 2002 | To New York Rangers Krzysztof Oliwa |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations [d] |
[22] |
June 30, 2002 | To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2003 |
To
Edmonton Oilers Rights to Mike Richter |
[23] |
July 16, 2002 | To New York Rangers Conditional 6th-round pick in 2003 |
To
Los Angeles Kings Derek Armstrong |
[24] |
October 10, 2002 | To New York Rangers Gordie Dwyer |
To
Tampa Bay Lightning Boyd Kane |
[25] |
December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Josh Green |
To Edmonton Oilers Conditional draft pick in 2004 |
[26] |
December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Mike Dunham |
To
Nashville Predators Tomas Kloucek Rem Murray Rights to Marek Zidlicky |
[27] |
January 6, 2003 | To New York Rangers 9th-round pick in 2004 |
To
Boston Bruins Krzysztof Oliwa |
[28] |
January 8, 2003 | To New York Rangers Boris Mironov |
To
Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004 |
[29] |
January 17, 2003 | To New York Rangers Jay Henderson |
To Boston Bruins Boston's 9th-round pick in 2004 |
[30] |
January 22, 2003 | To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2003 or 2004 [e] |
To
Calgary Flames Mike Mottau |
[31] |
February 10, 2003 | To New York Rangers Alexei Kovalev Dan LaCouture Janne Laukkanen Mike Wilson |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Joel Bouchard Rico Fata Richard Lintner Mikael Samuelsson Cash ($3.9 million) |
[32] [33] |
February 20, 2003 | To New York Rangers Cory Larose |
To
Minnesota Wild Jay Henderson |
[34] |
March 11, 2003 | To New York Rangers Lawrence Nycholat |
To Minnesota Wild Johan Holmqvist |
[35] |
March 11, 2003 | To New York Rangers Anson Carter Ales Pisa |
To Edmonton Oilers Cory Cross Radek Dvorak |
[36] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1, 2002 | Bobby Holik | New Jersey Devils | 5-year | Free agency | [37] |
July 2, 2002 | Darius Kasparaitis | Colorado Avalanche | 4-year | Free agency | [38] |
July 4, 2002 | Mike Richter | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency | [39] |
July 8, 2002 | Ted Donato | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [40] | |
July 11, 2002 | Jeff State | Merrimack College ( HE) | Free agency | [41] | |
Craig Weller | Kootenay Ice ( WHL) | Free agency | [42] | ||
July 18, 2002 | Vladimir Chebaturkin | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [43] | |
August 7, 2002 | Joel Bouchard | New Jersey Devils | Free agency | [44] | |
October 1, 2002 | Dixon Ward | SCL Tigers ( NLA) | Free agency | [45] | |
October 4, 2002 | Ronald Petrovicky | Calgary Flames | Waiver draft | [46] | |
December 16, 2002 | Billy Tibbetts | Hartford Wolf Pack ( AHL) | Free agency | [47] | |
December 17, 2002 | Cory Cross | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency | [48] | |
April 4, 2003 | Lucas Lawson | University of Maine (HE) | Free agency | [49] | |
May 22, 2003 | Steve MacIntyre | Muskegon Fury ( UHL) | Free agency | [50] | |
Jed Ortmeyer | University of Michigan ( CCHA) | Free agency | [51] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [f] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
June 30, 2002 | Kyle Freadrich | Retirement (UFA) | [53] | |
July 10, 2002 | Terry Virtue | Worcester IceCats ( AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [54] |
July 12, 2002 | Steve McKenna | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) | [55] |
July 16, 2002 | Michal Grosek | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [56] |
July 23, 2002 | Jason Dawe | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [57] |
August 1, 2002 | Brad Smyth | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) | [58] |
August 13, 2002 | Bryan Berard | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [59] |
August 19, 2002 | Christian Gosselin | Bracknell Bees ( BISL) | Free agency (VI) | [60] |
September 6, 2002 | Andreas Johansson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [61] |
October 9, 2002 | Chris St. Croix | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [62] |
October 25, 2002 | Martin Rucinsky | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) | [63] |
November 16, 2002 | Wes Jarvis | Charlotte Checkers ( ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [64] |
December 18, 2002 | Sean Gagnon | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [65] |
January 15, 2003 | Josh Green | Washington Capitals | Waivers | [66] |
February 21, 2003 | Gordie Dwyer | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers | [67] |
March 11, 2003 | Janne Laukkanen | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waivers | [68] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 9, 2002 | Nils Ekman | Re-signing | [69] | |
July 15, 2002 | Ken Gernander | Re-signing | [70] | |
July 17, 2002 | Krzysztof Oliwa | Re-signing | [71] | |
July 19, 2002 | Dale Purinton | Re-signing | [72] | |
July 30, 2002 | Richard Lintner | Re-signing | [73] | |
August 1, 2002 | Mikael Samuelsson | 2-year | Re-signing | [74] |
August 12, 2002 | Johan Holmqvist | Re-signing | [75] | |
August 13, 2002 | Brandon Snee | Entry-level | [76] | |
August 14, 2002 | Roman Lyashenko | Re-signing | [77] | |
Tom Poti | Re-signing | [78] | ||
September 11, 2002 | Mark Messier | Re-signing | [79] | |
September 12, 2002 | Radek Dvorak | Re-signing | [80] | |
Scott Meyer | Re-signing | [81] | ||
September 17, 2002 | Patrick Aufiero | Entry-level | [82] | |
September 18, 2002 | Mike Mottau | Re-signing | [83] | |
October 7, 2002 | Garth Murray | Entry-level | [84] | |
December 19, 2002 | Bryce Lampman | Entry-level | [85] | |
March 13, 2003 | Ken Gernander | 1-year | Option exercised | [86] |
New York's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, at the Air Canada Centre. [87] [88]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 33 | Lee Falardeau | C | ![]() |
Michigan State University ( CCHA) |
3 | 81 | Marcus Jonasen | LW | ![]() |
VIK VΓ€sterΓ₯s IK Jr. (Sweden) |
4 | 127 | Nate Guenin | D | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers ( USHL) |
5 | 143 | Mike Walsh | LW | ![]() |
Detroit Compuware Ambassadors ( NAHL) |
6 | 177 | Jake Taylor | D | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
6 | 194 | Kim Hirschovits | C | ![]() |
HIFK ( FNL) |
7 | 226 | Joey Crabb | RW | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
8 | 240 | Petr Prucha | LW | ![]() |
HC Pardubice ( Czech Extraliga) |
9 | 270 | Rob Flynn | RW | ![]() |
Harvard University ( ECAC) |
The Rangers, who held the 75th overall pick in the Draft, swapped third rounders with the Ottawa Senators, who sent the Blueshirts their 81st and 127th picks.
ESPN the Magazine's E.J. Hradek is reporting that as part of the Kovalev deal, the Rangers sent $3.9 million to the Penguins.
Boston Bruins β Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Michel Grosek, who had been with the New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues β Signed free agent right wing Jason Dawe, who had been with the New York Rangers.
The Senators, meanwhile, signed forwards Petr Schastlivy and Steve Martins to multiyear contracts and signed forward Brad Smyth and defenceman Josef Boumedienne to one-year deals.
19/08/2002: Giant defenceman Christian Gosselin has signed for the Bracknell Bees.
The Nashville Predators signed unrestricted free-agent forward Andreas Johansson.
Saturday, November 16 : Signed defenseman Wes Jarvis.
How Acquired: Signed an AHL contract December 18, 2002
08.01.2002 Re-signed for Two years $1,100,000
12-Sep-02: Re-signed by the New York Rangers.
18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the New York Rangers.