2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season
2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 15th Western |
2002–03 record | 29–42–8–3 |
Home record | 20–14–5–2 |
Road record | 9–28–3–1 |
Goals for | 213 |
Goals against | 263 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug MacLean |
Coach | Dave King (Oct-Jan) Doug MacLean (Jan-Apr) |
Captain | Ray Whitney |
Alternate captains | Luke Richardson Geoff Sanderson |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 17,744 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Dayton Bombers (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Geoff Sanderson (34) |
Assists | Ray Whitney (52) |
Points | Ray Whitney (76) |
Penalty minutes | Jody Shelley (249) |
Plus/minus | David Vyborny (+12) |
Wins | Marc Denis (27) |
Goals against average | Marc Denis (3.09) |
The 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off of a 22–47–8–5 record in the 2001–02 season, earning 57 points and finishing in last in the Western Conference.
Offseason
Ray Whitney was named team captain on October 9.[1][2]
Regular season
The Blue Jackets got off to a good start, having a 7–5–1–1 record in their opening 14 games. Columbus, however, won only two of their next 12 games to fall out of the playoff picture. The club would play mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, finishing with a 29–42–8–3 record, earning 69 points for last place in the Western Conference for the second-straight season. Midway through the season, Columbus fired head coach Dave King after a 14–20–4–2 start.[3] King was replaced by general manager Doug MacLean on an interim basis, as the Blue Jackets posted a record of 15–22–4–1 record under his guidance. The 69 points was a 12-point improvement over the previous season, but the club finished 23 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff spot in the Conference. The previous season, the Blue Jackets scored a League-low 164 goals, however, the team would beat that total by 49 goals, finishing with a club record 213 goals. Columbus though led the NHL in goals against, allowing 263, also a club record.
Ray Whitney led the club in points for the second-straight season, earning a club record 76 points, as he scored 24 goals and 52 assists. Geoff Sanderson rebounded from an injury-plagued 2001–02 season to score a club record 34 goals, while Andrew Cassels earned 68 points in his first season in Columbus. David Vyborny had a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and 46 points. On the blueline, Jaroslav Spacek scored nine goals and earned 45 points in his first full season with the team. Jody Shelley led the team with 249 penalty minutes, setting a franchise record.
In goal, Marc Denis got the bulk of the action, winning a club-record 27 games, while posting a 3.09 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts along the way.
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
3 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
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9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 3–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
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November: 6–6–1–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–1)
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December: 4–8–1–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 1–6–1–0)
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January: 7–6–2–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 3–4–1–0)
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February: 3–7–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
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March: 5–8–1–1 (home: 3–4–1–1; road: 2–4–0–0)
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April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Blue Jackets only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Ray Whitney | LW | 81 | 24 | 52 | 76 | −26 | 22 |
25 | Andrew Cassels | C | 79 | 20 | 48 | 68 | −4 | 30 |
8 | Geoff Sanderson | LW | 82 | 34 | 33 | 67 | −4 | 34 |
9 | David Vyborny | RW | 79 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 12 | 16 |
3 | Jaroslav Spacek | D | 81 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −23 | 70 |
16 | Mike Sillinger | C | 75 | 18 | 25 | 43 | −21 | 52 |
61 | Rick Nash | LW | 74 | 17 | 22 | 39 | −27 | 78 |
28 | Tyler Wright | C | 70 | 19 | 11 | 30 | −25 | 113 |
29 | Grant Marshall‡ | RW | 66 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 71 |
20 | Lasse Pirjeta | C | 51 | 11 | 10 | 21 | −4 | 12 |
23 | Derrick Walser | D | 53 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −9 | 34 |
44 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −22 | 71 |
19 | Sean Pronger | C | 78 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −26 | 72 |
22 | Luke Richardson | D | 82 | 0 | 13 | 13 | −16 | 73 |
21 | Espen Knutsen | C | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −15 | 20 |
41 | Matt Davidson | RW | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −12 | 18 |
24 | Hannes Hyvonen‡ | RW | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −11 | 22 |
42 | Duvie Westcott | D | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −3 | 77 |
43 | David Ling | RW | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −6 | 86 |
45 | Jody Shelley | LW | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −5 | 249 |
17 | Tomi Kallio†‡ | LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 8 |
27 | Darren Van Impe† | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 10 |
34 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 64 |
33 | Jamie Allison | D | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −15 | 99 |
7 | Scott Lachance | D | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −20 | 46 |
26 | Andrej Nedorost | LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 4 |
38 | Blake Bellefeuille | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Mathieu Darche | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
30 | Marc Denis | G | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
11 | Kevin Dineen‡ | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
35 | Jean-Francois Labbe | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | Paul Manning | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Kent McDonell | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
37 | Darrel Scoville | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Marc Denis | 77 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 2404 | 232 | 3.09 | .903 | 5 | 4511 |
35 | Jean-Francois Labbe | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 233 | 27 | 3.59 | .884 | 0 | 451 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Rick Nash (Forward) | [6] |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ray Whitney | [7] |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Rick Nash (November) | [8] | |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Rostislav Klesla | [9] | |
Rick Nash | |||
Team | Foundation Community Service Award | Tyler Wright | [10] |
Three Stars Award | Marc Denis | [10] |
Records
Goaltender Marc Denis set the NHL record for most minutes played in a single season, surpassing Martin Brodeur’s mark set during the 1995–96 season.[11] Brodeur would reclaim the record in 2003–04.[12]
Transactions
The Blue Jackets 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.[13]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 18, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick in 2002 | To Dallas Stars Ron Tugnutt 2nd-round pick in 2002 | [14] |
June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick in 2002 | To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2002 Option to switch 1st-round picks in 2003 | [15] |
June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Mike Pandolfo Detroit’s 1st-round pick in 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres Dallas’ 1st-round pick in 2002 | [15] |
June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo’s 2nd-round pick in 2002 Detroit’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers Detroit’s 1st-round pick in 2002 | [15] |
June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2002 | To New York Islanders Mattias Timander | [16] |
June 23, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Vancouver’s 6th-round pick in 2002 7th-round pick in 2002 | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 2003 | [17] |
June 23, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2002 | To Florida Panthers 9th-round pick in 2003 | [18] |
October 4, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Petr Tenkrat | To Florida Panthers Mathieu Biron | [19] |
December 2, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Tomi Kallio Pauli Levokari | To Atlanta Thrashers Chris Nielsen Rights to Petteri Nummelin | [20] |
March 10, 2003 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional draft pick in 2004 | To New Jersey Devils Grant Marshall | [21] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) | Scott Lachance | Vancouver Canucks | multi-year | Free agency | [22] |
Luke Richardson | Philadelphia Flyers | multi-year | Free agency | [22] | |
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Donald MacLean | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year[a] | Free agency | [23] |
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) | Andrew Cassels | Vancouver Canucks | multi-year | Free agency | [24] |
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) | Mathieu Biron | Tampa Bay Lightning | Waiver draft | [19] | |
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) | Hannes Hyvonen | Florida Panthers | Waivers | [25] | |
January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20) | Darren Van Impe | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15) | Joe Motzko | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [27] |
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) | Fred Brathwaite | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[b] | Ref |
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July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) | Brett Harkins | Skelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
Robert Kron | Lukko (Liiga)[c] | Buyout | [32] | |
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) | Andrei Sryubko | Molot-Prikamye Perm (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) | [33] |
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) | Martin Spanhel | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | Free agency (II)[d] | [35] |
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) | Serge Aubin | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) | Greg Gardner | Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [37] |
October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16) | Deron Quint | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) | Kevin Dineen | Retirement | [39] | |
January 1, 2003 (2003-01-01) | Tomi Kallio | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers | [40] |
January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25) | Hannes Hyvonen | Farjestad BK (SHL) | Free agency[e] | [42][43] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) | Grant Marshall | multi-year | Re-signing | [44] |
Lasse Pirjeta | 1-year[a] | Entry-level | [44] | |
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Marc Denis | multi-year | Re-signing | [45] |
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) | Tim Jackman | multi-year | Entry-level | [46] |
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) | Jamie Allison | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] |
Mike Pandolfo | multi-year | Entry-level | [47] | |
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | multi-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Espen Knutsen | multi-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Geoff Sanderson | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) | David Ling | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
Matt Davidson | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] | |
August 28, 2002 (2002-08-28) | Blake Bellefeuille | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] |
Derrick Walser | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] | |
September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) | Kevin Dineen | 1-year | Re-signing | [51] |
September 24, 2002 (2002-09-24) | Mathieu Darche | Re-signing | [52] | |
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) | Rick Nash | 3-year | Entry-level | [53] |
May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07) | Geoff Sanderson | multi-year | Extension | [54] |
David Vyborny | 1-year | Extension | [54] | |
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15) | Duvie Westcott | multi-year | Extension | [27] |
June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03) | Aaron Johnson | multi-year | Entry-level | [55] |
Draft picks
Columbus' draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[56]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 1 | Rick Nash | ![]() | London Knights (OHL) |
2 | 41 | Joakim Lindstrom | ![]() | Modo Hockey (Sweden) |
3 | 65 | Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | ![]() | Lillehammer IK (Norway) |
3 | 96 | Jeff Genovy | ![]() | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
4 | 98 | Ivan Tkachenko | ![]() | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
4 | 119 | Jekabs Redlihs | ![]() | New York Applecore (EJHL) |
5 | 133 | Lasse Pirjeta | ![]() | Karpat (Finland) |
6 | 168 | Tim Konsorada | ![]() | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
6 | 184 | Jaroslav Balastik | ![]() | Continental Zlin (Czech Republic) |
7 | 199 | Greg Mauldin | ![]() | University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East) |
7 | 225 | Steve Goertzen | ![]() | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
8 | 231 | Jaroslav Kracik | ![]() | HC Plzen (Czech Republic) |
9 | 263 | Sergei Mozyakin | ![]() | CSKA Moscow (Russia) |
Notes
- ^ a b Club option for a second year.
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
- ^ Kron signed with Lukko on December 30.[31]
- ^ Columbus retained Spanhel’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[34]
- ^ Columbus retained Hyvonen’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[41]
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