The 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' fourth season. The Thrashers placed third in the Southeast, and eleventh in the East to miss the playoffs.
After a poor start to the season saw the Thrashers with the worst record in the league, head coach Curt Fraser was fired on December 26.[2] Recently fired Colorado Avalanche head coach Bob Hartley was named his replacement on January 15.[3] The rotating captaincy was discontinued two days later when McEachern was named permanent captain.[4]
The Thrashers struggled defensively, allowing the most goals (284) and the most short-handed goals (14) of any team in the league.[5]
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.
The Thrashers 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.[14]
Tradesedit
Date
Details
Ref
June 22, 2002
To Atlanta ThrashersVancouver’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 NY Rangers’ 4th-round pick in 2003
^In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
^The buyout was later cancelled with Atlanta being held liable for Rhodes’ full 2002–03 salary since Rhodes was unable to pass a physical with another NHL team.[32] Atlanta first loaned Rhodes to the AHL’s Lowell Lock Monsters and later in the season re-assigned him to the ECHL’s Greenville Grrrowl.[33][34]
Referencesedit
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^"2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
^"2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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^"NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003". NHL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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^. Atlanta Thrashers. March 28, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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^"Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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^"McEachern traded to Thrashers". UPI. June 29, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4+". UPI. October 4, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Dallas Stars - Acquired defenseman Stephane Robidas from the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. November 15, 2002. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. December 2, 2002. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. January 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. February 24, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. March 10, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"Thrashers pick up Smehlik". CBC.ca. July 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. July 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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^"NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER FOR SABRES ON DRAFT DAY". Buffalo News. October 5, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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^. Atlanta Thrashers. March 28, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
^"Damian Rhodes: News, Stats, Game Logs | RotoWire". www.rotowire.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023. October 3, 2002 The failure of Rhodes to pass a physical with another NHL club has left Atlanta liable for his full $2.7 million salary this season. As a result, he's back on the Atlanta roster, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
^. Lowell Lock Monsters. December 14, 2002. Archived from the original on February 24, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. February 20, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"Thrashers buy out Damian Rhodes". CBC.ca. July 4, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 17+". UPI. July 18, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms on two-year contracts with defenseman Todd Reirden and center Jason Krog.
^"Sports transactions". Deseret News. August 6, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed LW Bryan Adams
^"Royals Sign Goaltender". OurSports Central. August 21, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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^Uwe Krupp at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved December 1, 2002
^. Metallurg Magnitogorsk (in Russian). June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ ab"Thrashers re-sign Cowan, Sutton". UPI. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 11+". UPI. July 11, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Atlanta Thrashers -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Pauli Levokari.
^ abc"Thrashers re-sign Rheaume, 2 others". UPI. July 18, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. July 25, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. August 8, 2002. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 9+". UPI. August 10, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Atlanta Thrashers -- Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Mark Hartigan.
^"+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 19+". UPI. August 19, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Atlanta Thrashers - Re-signed defenseman Francis Lessard.
^ ab"Thrashers sign two". UPI. August 27, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. September 10, 2002. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. September 11, 2002. Archived from the original on September 16, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^. Atlanta Thrashers. June 4, 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^"2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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The 2002 03 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers fourth season The Thrashers placed third in the Southeast and eleventh in the East to miss the playoffs 2002 03 Atlanta ThrashersDivision3rd SoutheastConference11th Eastern2002 03 record31 39 7 5Home record15 19 4 3Road record16 20 3 2Goals for226Goals against284Team informationGeneral managerDon WaddellCoachCurt Fraser Oct Dec Don Waddell Dec Jan Bob Hartley Jan Apr CaptainRotating Oct Jan Shawn McEachern Jan Apr Alternate captainsDany Heatley Jan Apr Tony Hrkac Jan Apr Vyacheslav Kozlov Jan Apr Jeff Odgers Jan Apr ArenaPhilips ArenaAverage attendance13 476Minor league affiliate s Chicago WolvesGreenville GrrrowlTeam leadersGoalsDany Heatley 41 AssistsVyacheslav Kozlov 49 PointsDany Heatley 89 Penalty minutesJeff Odgers 171 Plus minusLubos Bartecko 3 WinsPasi Nurminen 21 Goals against averagePasi Nurminen 2 88 2001 022003 04 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 3 Schedule and results 4 Player statistics 4 1 Scoring 4 2 Goaltending 5 Awards and records 5 1 Awards 6 Transactions 6 1 Trades 6 2 Players acquired 6 3 Players lost 6 4 Signings 7 Draft picks 8 Notes 9 ReferencesOffseason editThe Thrashers initially rotated the team captaincy among four players Vyacheslav Kozlov Uwe Krupp Shawn McEachern and Jeff Odgers 1 Regular season editAfter a poor start to the season saw the Thrashers with the worst record in the league head coach Curt Fraser was fired on December 26 2 Recently fired Colorado Avalanche head coach Bob Hartley was named his replacement on January 15 3 The rotating captaincy was discontinued two days later when McEachern was named permanent captain 4 The Thrashers struggled defensively allowing the most goals 284 and the most short handed goals 14 of any team in the league 5 Final standings edit Southeast Division No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 932 6 Washington Capitals 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 923 11 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 744 13 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 705 15 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61 6 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 7 R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 P Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 1132 Y New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 1083 Y Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 934 X Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 1075 X Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 986 X Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 927 X Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 878 X New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 838 59 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 7810 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 7711 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 7412 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 7213 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 7014 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 6515 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61Divisions AT Atlantic NE Northeast SE SoutheastP Clinched Presidents Trophy Y Clinched Division X Clinched Playoff spotSchedule and results edit2002 03 regular season 8 October 0 8 1 1 home 0 3 0 1 road 0 5 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap1 L October 11 2002 3 5 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 0 1 0 0 Recap2 OTL October 12 2002 4 5 OT Florida Panthers 2002 03 0 1 0 1 Recap3 L October 16 2002 2 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 0 2 0 1 Recap4 L October 18 2002 5 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 0 3 0 1 Recap5 L October 19 2002 4 5 New York Islanders 2002 03 0 4 0 1 Recap6 L October 21 2002 2 3 Florida Panthers 2002 03 0 5 0 1 Recap7 L October 23 2002 1 2 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 0 6 0 1 Recap8 L October 26 2002 3 4 Boston Bruins 2002 03 0 7 0 1 Recap9 L October 29 2002 0 4 Los Angeles Kings 2002 03 0 8 0 1 Recap10 T October 31 2002 3 3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 0 8 1 1 RecapNovember 6 6 0 0 home 4 3 0 0 road 2 3 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap11 W November 2 2002 3 1 Florida Panthers 2002 03 1 8 1 1 Recap12 L November 7 2002 0 5 Chicago Blackhawks 2002 03 1 9 1 1 Recap13 W November 9 2002 6 4 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 2 9 1 1 Recap14 W November 11 2002 2 1 Calgary Flames 2002 03 3 9 1 1 Recap15 W November 13 2002 3 2 OT San Jose Sharks 2002 03 4 9 1 1 Recap16 L November 15 2002 1 5 Phoenix Coyotes 2002 03 4 10 1 1 Recap17 L November 17 2002 1 5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2002 03 4 11 1 1 Recap18 W November 19 2002 4 3 OT Florida Panthers 2002 03 5 11 1 1 Recap19 L November 22 2002 1 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 5 12 1 1 Recap20 L November 23 2002 3 6 Washington Capitals 2002 03 5 13 1 1 Recap21 L November 26 2002 2 3 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 5 14 1 1 Recap22 W November 28 2002 7 4 New York Rangers 2002 03 6 14 1 1 RecapDecember 4 7 0 3 home 2 3 0 1 road 2 4 0 2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap23 W December 1 2002 5 4 Washington Capitals 2002 03 7 14 1 1 Recap24 OTL December 5 2002 3 4 OT Boston Bruins 2002 03 7 14 1 2 Recap25 OTL December 6 2002 6 7 OT Washington Capitals 2002 03 7 14 1 3 Recap26 L December 8 2002 0 3 Edmonton Oilers 2002 03 7 15 1 3 Recap27 L December 11 2002 2 4 Phoenix Coyotes 2002 03 7 16 1 3 Recap28 L December 13 2002 1 3 Dallas Stars 2002 03 7 17 1 3 Recap29 L December 14 2002 0 4 St Louis Blues 2002 03 7 18 1 3 Recap30 W December 16 2002 1 0 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 8 18 1 3 Recap31 L December 18 2002 1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 8 19 1 3 Recap32 OTL December 20 2002 2 3 OT Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 8 19 1 4 Recap33 L December 23 2002 1 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 8 20 1 4 Recap34 W December 27 2002 5 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 9 20 1 4 Recap35 L December 28 2002 0 1 Boston Bruins 2002 03 9 21 1 4 Recap36 W December 30 2002 3 2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 10 21 1 4 RecapJanuary 7 6 2 0 home 4 4 2 0 road 3 2 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap37 L January 2 2003 1 8 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 10 22 1 4 Recap38 L January 3 2003 1 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 10 23 1 4 Recap39 L January 5 2003 4 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 10 24 1 4 Recap40 T January 7 2003 3 3 OT Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 10 24 2 4 Recap41 W January 9 2003 3 2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 11 24 2 4 Recap42 L January 11 2003 3 7 New York Islanders 2002 03 11 25 2 4 Recap43 W January 13 2003 7 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 12 25 2 4 Recap44 W January 15 2003 1 0 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 13 25 2 4 Recap45 W January 17 2003 3 1 Boston Bruins 2002 03 14 25 2 4 Recap46 L January 19 2003 1 4 New York Islanders 2002 03 14 26 2 4 Recap47 W January 21 2003 8 4 St Louis Blues 2002 03 15 26 2 4 Recap48 T January 23 2003 3 3 OT Ottawa Senators 2002 03 15 26 3 4 Recap49 W January 25 2003 4 1 New York Rangers 2002 03 16 26 3 4 Recap50 W January 28 2003 5 2 New York Rangers 2002 03 17 26 3 4 Recap51 L January 30 2003 2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 17 27 3 4 RecapFebruary 4 5 2 0 home 1 2 1 0 road 3 3 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap52 W February 4 2003 4 3 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 18 27 3 4 Recap53 W February 7 2003 4 2 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 19 27 3 4 Recap54 L February 8 2003 1 3 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 19 28 3 4 Recap55 L February 12 2003 1 5 Washington Capitals 2002 03 19 29 3 4 Recap56 T February 14 2003 2 2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 19 29 4 4 Recap57 L February 15 2003 2 6 Detroit Red Wings 2002 03 19 30 4 4 Recap58 W February 17 2003 4 3 OT Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 20 30 4 4 Recap59 L February 19 2003 0 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 20 31 4 4 Recap60 T February 23 2003 3 3 OT Edmonton Oilers 2002 03 20 31 5 4 Recap61 L February 25 2003 0 8 Vancouver Canucks 2002 03 20 32 5 4 Recap62 W February 27 2003 4 3 OT Colorado Avalanche 2002 03 21 32 5 4 RecapMarch 8 6 2 1 home 3 4 1 1 road 5 2 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap63 L March 1 2003 1 4 Los Angeles Kings 2002 03 21 33 5 4 Recap64 W March 2 2003 4 1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2002 03 22 33 5 4 Recap65 T March 6 2003 4 4 OT Washington Capitals 2002 03 22 33 6 4 Recap66 L March 7 2003 1 2 Florida Panthers 2002 03 22 34 6 4 Recap67 L March 9 2003 4 6 Minnesota Wild 2002 03 22 35 6 4 Recap68 W March 11 2003 3 2 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 23 35 6 4 Recap69 L March 13 2003 2 4 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 23 36 6 4 Recap70 W March 15 2003 5 3 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 24 36 6 4 Recap71 W March 17 2003 3 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2002 03 25 36 6 4 Recap72 OTL March 19 2003 4 5 OT Dallas Stars 2002 03 25 36 6 5 Recap73 L March 21 2003 1 5 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 25 37 6 5 Recap74 W March 22 2003 3 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2002 03 26 37 6 5 Recap75 L March 24 2003 2 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 26 38 6 5 Recap76 W March 26 2003 5 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 27 38 6 5 Recap77 T March 28 2003 1 1 OT New Jersey Devils 2002 03 27 38 7 5 Recap78 W March 29 2003 3 2 Nashville Predators 2002 03 28 38 7 5 Recap79 W March 31 2003 4 3 OT New York Rangers 2002 03 29 38 7 5 RecapApril 2 1 0 0 home 1 0 0 0 road 1 1 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap80 L April 2 2003 3 4 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 29 39 7 5 Recap81 W April 5 2003 3 2 New York Islanders 2002 03 30 39 7 5 Recap82 W April 6 2003 6 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 31 39 7 5 RecapLegend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Tie 1 point Overtime loss 1 point Player statistics editScoring edit 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 Thrashers only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only Regular seasonNo Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM15 Dany Heatley LW 77 41 48 89 8 5813 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 79 21 49 70 10 6617 Ilya Kovalchuk LW 81 38 29 67 24 579 Marc Savard C 57 16 31 47 11 7727 Patrik Stefan C 71 13 21 34 10 1238 Yannick Tremblay D 75 8 22 30 27 3219 Shawn McEachern RW 46 10 16 26 27 2812 Tony Hrkac C 80 9 17 26 16 148 Frantisek Kaberle D 79 7 19 26 19 3225 Andy Sutton D 53 3 18 21 8 11423 Lubos Bartecko LW 37 7 9 16 3 836 Daniel Tjarnqvist D 75 3 12 15 20 2637 Dan Snyder C 36 10 4 14 4 3418 Brad Tapper RW 35 10 4 14 2 2326 Pascal Rheaume C 56 4 9 13 8 2442 Richard Smehlik D 43 2 9 11 4 164 Chris Tamer D 72 1 9 10 10 11816 Jeff Cowan LW 66 3 5 8 15 11539 Per Svartvadet C 62 1 7 8 11 83 Mark Hartigan C 23 5 2 7 8 620 Jeff Odgers RW 74 2 4 6 13 1717 Chris Herperger C 27 4 1 5 11 722 Kamil Piros C 3 3 2 5 4 243 Mike Weaver D 40 0 5 5 5 2029 Kirill Safronov D 32 2 2 4 10 1431 Pasi Nurminen G 52 0 3 3 410 Yuri Butsayev LW 16 2 0 2 5 850 Joe DiPenta D 3 1 1 2 3 02 Garnet Exelby D 15 0 2 2 0 4114 Tomi Kallio LW 5 0 2 2 2 46 Francis Lessard RW 18 0 2 2 1 6145 Ben Simon LW 10 0 1 1 0 949 Zdenek Blatny LW 4 0 0 0 1 035 Frederic Cassivi G 2 0 0 0 034 Byron Dafoe G 17 0 0 0 028 Jeff Farkas RW 3 0 0 0 1 047 Kurtis Foster D 2 0 0 0 2 041 Simon Gamache C 2 0 0 0 1 233 Milan Hnilicka G 21 0 0 0 244 Uwe Krupp D 4 0 0 0 2 1011 J P Vigier RW 13 0 0 0 13 4Goaltending edit Joined team via a transaction e g trade waivers signing during the season Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only Regular seasonNo Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI31 Pasi Nurminen 52 21 19 5 1452 137 2 88 906 2 285634 Byron Dafoe 17 5 11 1 472 65 4 36 862 0 89533 Milan Hnilicka 21 4 13 1 605 65 3 56 893 0 109735 Frederic Cassivi 2 1 1 0 58 11 5 37 810 0 123Awards and records editAwards edit Type Award honor Recipient RefLeague in season NHL All Star Game selection Dany Heatley a 10 NHL Player of the Week Dany Heatley March 31 11 Team Community Service Award Chris Tamer 12 Players Player Award Jeff Odgers 13 Team MVP Dany Heatley 13 Three Stars of the Game Award Dany Heatley 13 Transactions editThe Thrashers 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 14 Trades edit Date Details RefJune 22 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersVancouver s 3rd round pick in 2002 NY Rangers 4th round pick in 2003 To Florida PanthersFuture considerations b 15 June 22 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersVyacheslav Kozlov 2nd round pick in 2002 To Buffalo Sabres2nd round pick in 2002 Vancouver s 3rd round pick in 2002 15 June 22 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersDetroit s 1st round pick in 2002 To Columbus Blue JacketsBuffalo s 2nd round pick in 2002 Detroit s 3rd round pick in 2002 15 June 23 2002 To Atlanta Thrashers 8th round pick in 20027th round pick in 2003 To San Jose Sharks New Jersey s 7th round pick in 2002 15 June 29 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersShawn McEachern 6th round pick in 2004 To Ottawa SenatorsBrian Pothier 16 October 4 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersFuture considerations c To Dallas StarsStephane Robidas 17 November 15 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersMarc Savard To Calgary FlamesRights to Ruslan Zainullin 18 December 2 2002 To Atlanta ThrashersChris Nielsen Petteri Nummelin To Columbus Blue JacketsTomi Kallio Pauli Levokari 19 January 20 2003 To Atlanta ThrashersJeff Farkas To Vancouver CanucksChris Herperger Chris Nielsen 20 February 24 2003 To Atlanta ThrashersConditional draft pick in 2004 To New Jersey DevilsPascal Rheaume 21 March 10 2003 To Atlanta Thrashers4th round pick in 2003 To New Jersey DevilsRichard Smehlik Conditional draft pick in 2004 22 March 11 2003 To Atlanta ThrashersRights to Anthony Aquino To Dallas StarsDallas 6th round pick in 2003 Future considerations 23 Players acquired edit Date Player Former team Term Via RefJuly 10 2002 2002 07 10 Richard Smehlik Buffalo Sabres Free agency 24 July 19 2002 2002 07 19 Uwe Krupp Detroit Red Wings Free agency 25 July 23 2002 2002 07 23 Dallas Eakins Calgary Flames Free agency 26 August 1 2002 2002 08 01 Chris Herperger Ottawa Senators Free agency 27 October 4 2002 2002 10 04 Stephane Robidas Montreal Canadiens Waiver draft 28 November 22 2002 2002 11 22 Byron Dafoe Boston Bruins Free agency 29 March 28 2003 2003 03 28 Brian Maloney Michigan State University CCHA Free agency 30 Players lost edit Date Player New team Via d RefJuly 1 2002 2002 07 01 Damian Rhodes Buyout e 35 July 17 2002 2002 07 17 Todd Reirden Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency UFA 36 August 5 2002 2002 08 05 Bryan Adams Detroit Red Wings Free agency VI 37 August 21 2002 2002 08 21 Scott Fankhouser Reading Royals ECHL Free agency VI 38 August 30 2002 2002 08 30 Adam Burt Retirement III 39 N A Jeff Dessner Iserlohn Roosters DEL Free agency UFA 40 April 27 2003 2003 04 27 Uwe Krupp Retirement 41 June 8 2003 2003 06 08 Norm Maracle Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL Free agency 42 Signings edit Date Player Term Contract type RefJune 27 2002 2002 06 27 Jeff Cowan Re signing 43 Andy Sutton Re signing 43 July 11 2002 2002 07 11 Pauli Levokari Entry level 44 July 18 2002 2002 07 18 Pascal Rheaume Re signing 45 Brad Tapper Re signing 45 Mike Weaver Re signing 45 July 23 2002 2002 07 23 Paul Flache Entry level 26 Michael Garnett Entry level 26 July 25 2002 2002 07 25 Patrik Stefan 2 year Re signing 46 August 1 2002 2002 08 01 Tomi Kallio Re signing 27 Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 year Re signing 27 Ben Simon Re signing 27 August 8 2002 2002 08 08 Yannick Tremblay Re signing 47 August 9 2002 2002 08 09 Mark Hartigan Re signing 48 August 19 2002 2002 08 19 Francis Lessard Re signing 49 August 27 2002 2002 08 27 Dan Snyder Re signing 50 Daniel Tjarnqvist Re signing 50 September 10 2002 2002 09 10 Yuri Butsayev Re signing 51 September 11 2002 2002 09 11 Milan Hnilicka Re signing 52 March 11 2003 2003 03 11 Shawn McEachern multi year Extension 53 June 4 2003 2003 06 04 Kari Lehtonen Entry level 54 Draft picks editAtlanta s draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario 55 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 2 Kari Lehtonen nbsp Finland Jokerit Finland 1 30 Jim Slater nbsp United States Michigan State University CCHA 4 116 Patrick Dwyer nbsp United States Western Michigan University CCHA 4 124 Lane Manson nbsp Canada Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 5 144 Paul Flache nbsp Canada Brampton Battalion OHL 6 167 Brad Schell nbsp Canada Spokane Chiefs WHL 7 198 Nathan Oystrick nbsp Canada Northern Michigan University CCHA 8 230 Colton Fretter nbsp Canada Chatham Maroons WOHL 8 236 Tyler Boldt nbsp Canada Kamloops Blazers WHL 8 257 Pauli Levokari nbsp Finland HIFK Finland Notes edit Heatley was voted the All Star Game MVP 9 The Thrashers promised not to pick defenseman Jay Bouwmeester with the second overall selection in the draft 6th round pick in 2003 In parentheses is the player s free agency group on July 1 if applicable 31 The buyout was later cancelled with Atlanta being held liable for Rhodes full 2002 03 salary since Rhodes was unable to pass a physical with another NHL team 32 Atlanta first loaned Rhodes to the AHL s Lowell Lock Monsters and later in the season re assigned him to the ECHL s Greenville Grrrowl 33 34 References edit Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved December 12 2022 2002 03 Atlanta Thrashers Roster and Statistics Hockey Reference com Retrieved December 12 2022 Thrashers to Rotate Team Captaincy Among Four Players Atlanta Thrashers October 10 2002 Archived from the original on December 20 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers fire Fraser UPI December 26 2002 Retrieved November 22 2022 In Sports from United Press International UPI January 15 2003 Retrieved November 22 2022 Atlanta Thrashers Name Shawn McEachern Team Captain Jeff Odgers Dany Heatley Yyacheslav Kozlov and Tony Hrkac Named Assistant Captains Atlanta Thrashers January 17 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 2002 03 NHL Summary Dinger Ralph ed 2009 The National Hockey League Official Guide amp Record Book 2010 Dan Diamond amp Associates p 163 2002 2003 Standings by Conference National Hockey League Retrieved March 26 2012 2002 03 Atlanta Thrashers Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved November 22 2022 McCormack Kevin February 2 2003 Heatley Steals The Show At NHL All Star Game Atlanta Thrashers Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 22 2022 NHL All Star Game Historical Summaries 2003 NHL com Retrieved December 21 2022 Dany Heatley Named NHL Player Of The Week Atlanta Thrashers March 31 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 22 2022 Thrashers Present Gilner Reeves Community Service Award to Defenseman Chris Tamer Atlanta Thrashers March 28 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 22 2022 a b c Thrashers Forward Dany Heatley Wins Bud Light 3 Stars Award And Chevrolet MVP Award Atlanta Thrashers April 6 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 22 2022 Hockey Transactions Search Results www prosportstransactions com Retrieved December 1 2022 a b c d THRASHERS PICK UP 10 PLAYERS IN DRAFT ACQUIRE KOZLOV Atlanta Thrashers June 23 2002 Archived from the original on October 4 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 McEachern traded to Thrashers UPI June 29 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 UPI October 4 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Dallas Stars Acquired defenseman Stephane Robidas from the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations Thrashers Acquire Forward Marc Savard from Calgary in Exchange for Forward Ruslan Zainullen Atlanta Thrashers November 15 2002 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Acquire Chris Nielsen and Petteri Nummelin from Columbus in Exchange for Tomi Kallio and Pauli Levokari Atlanta Thrashers December 2 2002 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Acquire Forward Jeff Farkas from Vancouver in Exchange for Forwards Chris Herperger Chris Nielsen Atlanta Thrashers January 20 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Trade Forward Pascal Rheaume to New Jersey in Exchange for a 2004 Conditional Draft Pick Atlanta Thrashers February 24 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Trade Smehlik and a 2004 Draft Pick to New Jersey for Fourth Round Selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft Reassign Gamache to Chicago AHL Atlanta Thrashers March 10 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Acquire Forward Anthony Aquino From Dallas Atlanta Thrashers March 11 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers pick up Smehlik CBC ca July 10 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Atlanta Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Uwe Krupp Atlanta Thrashers July 19 2002 Archived from the original on August 6 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 a b c Thrashers Agree to Terms with Michael Garnett Paul Flache and Dallas Eakins Atlanta Thrashers July 23 2002 Archived from the original on August 6 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 a b c d Thrashers agree to terms with Kozlov Kallio Simon and unrestricted free agent Herperger Atlanta Thrashers August 1 2002 Archived from the original on October 19 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER FOR SABRES ON DRAFT DAY Buffalo News October 5 2002 Retrieved November 30 2022 Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Byron Dafoe Atlanta Thrashers November 22 2002 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Agree to Terms with Michigan State University Forward Brian Maloney Atlanta Thrashers March 28 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 NHL FREE AGENT LIST Daily Herald July 2 2002 Retrieved November 25 2022 Damian Rhodes News Stats Game Logs RotoWire www rotowire com Retrieved April 16 2023 October 3 2002 The failure of Rhodes to pass a physical with another NHL club has left Atlanta liable for his full 2 7 million salary this season As a result he s back on the Atlanta roster the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports LOCK MONSTERS LOANED GOALTENDER DAMIAN RHODES Lowell Lock Monsters December 14 2002 Archived from the original on February 24 2003 Retrieved December 1 2022 Veteran Goaltender Damian Rhodes Assigned To Greenville Grrrowl Atlanta Thrashers February 20 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers buy out Damian Rhodes CBC ca July 4 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 17 UPI July 18 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Agreed to terms on two year contracts with defenseman Todd Reirden and center Jason Krog Sports transactions Deseret News August 6 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 DETROIT RED WINGS Signed LW Bryan Adams Royals Sign Goaltender OurSports Central August 21 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Adam Burt at Hockey Reference com retrieved December 1 2002 Jeff Dessner career statistics at EliteProspects com retrieved December 1 2022 Uwe Krupp at Hockey Reference com retrieved December 1 2002 Novosti Pressa HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russian June 8 2003 Archived from the original on July 5 2003 Retrieved December 1 2022 a b Thrashers re sign Cowan Sutton UPI June 27 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY JULY 11 UPI July 11 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Atlanta Thrashers Agreed to terms with defenseman Pauli Levokari a b c Thrashers re sign Rheaume 2 others UPI July 18 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers re sign restricted free agent forward Patrik Stefan Atlanta Thrashers July 25 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Agree To Terms With Defenseman Tremblay Atlanta Thrashers August 8 2002 Archived from the original on August 11 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 9 UPI August 10 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Atlanta Thrashers Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Mark Hartigan SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY AUGUST 19 UPI August 19 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Atlanta Thrashers Re signed defenseman Francis Lessard a b Thrashers sign two UPI August 27 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Yuri Butsayev Atlanta Thrashers September 10 2002 Archived from the original on December 20 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Re Sign Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Milan Hnilicka Atlanta Thrashers September 11 2002 Archived from the original on September 16 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Agree to Terms With Forward Shawn McEachern Atlanta Thrashers March 11 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 Thrashers Agree To Terms With Goaltender Kari Lehtonen Atlanta Thrashers June 4 2003 Archived from the original on March 25 2006 Retrieved December 1 2022 2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb com hockeyDB com Retrieved December 23 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 03 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