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 Panthers 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.[10]
Tradesedit
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June 22, 2002
To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2002 Option to switch 1st-round picks in 2003
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^"2002-03 Florida Panthers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^"Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^"NHL - Belfour, Leetch, Koivu all pull out of All-Star Game". ESPN.com. January 27, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^"NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003". NHL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^"NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^"NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters". ESPN.com. January 18, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^"Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ abcde. Florida Panthers. June 23, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 3, 2002. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ ab. Florida Panthers. July 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 18, 2002. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. October 1, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ ab. Florida Panthers. October 4, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. October 11, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. November 26, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. January 30, 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 4, 2003. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 8, 2003. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 9, 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 9, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ abc. Florida Panthers. July 19, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ ab. Florida Panthers. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. August 2, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 23, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2022. 14-Aug-02: Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers (tryout).
^. Florida Panthers. March 27, 2003. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022. (Mason) was signed by Florida as a free agent on August 22, 2002.
^. Florida Panthers. December 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^David MacIsaac career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved December 2, 2022
^"Boston Bruins sign five players". OurSports Central. July 18, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"Mighty Ducks Agree to Terms with Five Players". OurSports Central. August 22, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^Stevens, Neil (August 27, 2002). "Kidd gets new lease on career". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^. Florida Panthers. August 26, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"Former Bear Lance Pitlick Signs with Avalanche". OurSports Central. August 27, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"Griffins Add Depth to Roster". OurSports Central. September 25, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. October 6, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS--Claimed F Hannes Hyvonen off waivers from Florida.
^"Fleury suspended by Chicago after violating abuse program". Tampa Bay Times. October 9, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022. KINGS: Free-agent defenseman Brad Norton signed a one-year contract.
^. Arkansas Riverblades. Archived from the original on November 8, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2022. 10/12/2002 PAUL HARVEY (RW) Added To Roster
^. Florida Panthers. February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. July 30, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ ab. Florida Panthers. August 15, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. August 16, 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. October 7, 2002. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 16, 2003. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^. Florida Panthers. March 27, 2003. Archived from the original on July 3, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^"2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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2002, florida, panthers, season, their, tenth, season, national, hockey, league, panthers, failed, qualify, playoffs, third, consecutive, season, host, 53rd, star, game, 2002, florida, panthersdivision4th, southeastconference13th, eastern2002, record24, 9home,. The 2002 03 Florida Panthers season was their tenth season in the National Hockey League The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season but did host the 53rd All Star Game 2002 03 Florida PanthersDivision4th SoutheastConference13th Eastern2002 03 record24 36 13 9Home record8 21 7 5Road record16 15 6 4Goals for176Goals against237Team informationGeneral managerRick DudleyCoachMike KeenanCaptainVacantAlternate captainsOlli JokinenViktor KozlovMarcus NilsonSandis Ozolinsh Oct Jan Dmitri Yushkevich Oct Nov ArenaOffice Depot CenterAverage attendance15 428Minor league affiliate s San Antonio RampageTeam leadersGoalsOlli Jokinen 36 AssistsOlli Jokinen 29 PointsOlli Jokinen 65 Penalty minutesPeter Worrell 193 Plus minusAndreas Lilja 8 WinsRoberto Luongo 20 Goals against averageRoberto Luongo 2 71 2001 022003 04 Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2 1 All Star Game 2 2 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 editRick Dudley was named the team s new general manager 1 Regular season editAll Star Game edit The 53rd National Hockey League All Star Game was held during the 2002 03 NHL season and took place at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise Florida the home of the Florida Panthers on February 2 2003 It was the first All Star Game since the 1997 All Star Game to use the Eastern Conference Western Conference format 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 2 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 3 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 4 October 4 5 1 1 home 1 1 1 1 road 3 4 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap1 OTL October 10 2002 3 4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 0 0 0 1 Recap2 W October 12 2002 5 4 OT Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 1 0 0 1 Recap3 L October 15 2002 1 4 Minnesota Wild 2002 03 1 1 0 1 Recap4 L October 17 2002 1 4 Chicago Blackhawks 2002 03 1 2 0 1 Recap5 L October 19 2002 1 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 2002 03 1 3 0 1 Recap6 W October 21 2002 3 2 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 2 3 0 1 Recap7 W October 23 2002 4 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 3 3 0 1 Recap8 L October 24 2002 3 5 New York Islanders 2002 03 3 4 0 1 Recap9 T October 26 2002 1 1 OT Washington Capitals 2002 03 3 4 1 1 Recap10 L October 28 2002 1 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 3 5 1 1 Recap11 W October 30 2002 3 2 OT Dallas Stars 2002 03 4 5 1 1 RecapNovember 3 3 5 3 home 2 3 2 0 road 1 0 3 3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap12 L November 2 2002 1 3 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 4 6 1 1 Recap13 W November 6 2002 4 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 5 6 1 1 Recap14 OTL November 7 2002 1 2 OT Washington Capitals 2002 03 5 6 1 2 Recap15 W November 9 2002 3 0 Calgary Flames 2002 03 6 6 1 2 Recap16 T November 11 2002 2 2 OT Chicago Blackhawks 2002 03 6 6 2 2 Recap17 T November 13 2002 1 1 OT Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 6 6 3 2 Recap18 OTL November 14 2002 2 3 OT Ottawa Senators 2002 03 6 6 3 3 Recap19 L November 16 2002 3 7 San Jose Sharks 2002 03 6 7 3 3 Recap20 OTL November 19 2002 3 4 OT Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 6 7 3 4 Recap21 T November 20 2002 3 3 OT New York Islanders 2002 03 6 7 4 4 Recap22 T November 22 2002 3 3 OT Phoenix Coyotes 2002 03 6 7 5 4 Recap23 T November 24 2002 4 4 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2002 03 6 7 6 4 Recap24 W November 27 2002 5 2 Los Angeles Kings 2002 03 7 7 6 4 Recap25 L November 30 2002 2 5 Vancouver Canucks 2002 03 7 8 6 4 RecapDecember 3 3 3 3 home 1 3 2 2 road 2 0 1 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap26 W December 4 2002 4 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 8 8 6 4 Recap27 W December 6 2002 2 0 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 9 8 6 4 Recap28 L December 7 2002 0 4 Edmonton Oilers 2002 03 9 9 6 4 Recap29 L December 10 2002 2 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 9 10 6 4 Recap30 T December 13 2002 3 3 OT New York Islanders 2002 03 9 10 7 4 Recap31 T December 18 2002 2 2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 9 10 8 4 Recap32 W December 20 2002 3 0 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 10 10 8 4 Recap33 T December 21 2002 3 3 OT Boston Bruins 2002 03 10 10 9 4 Recap34 OTL December 23 2002 2 3 OT Nashville Predators 2002 03 10 10 9 5 Recap35 L December 27 2002 0 4 Dallas Stars 2002 03 10 11 9 5 Recap36 OTL December 28 2002 1 2 OT New York Rangers 2002 03 10 11 9 6 Recap37 OTL December 30 2002 1 2 OT New York Islanders 2002 03 10 11 9 7 RecapJanuary 5 8 1 1 home 3 3 0 1 road 2 5 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap38 W January 1 2003 2 1 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 11 11 9 7 Recap39 W January 2 2003 4 1 Colorado Avalanche 2002 03 12 11 9 7 Recap40 L January 4 2003 2 3 Vancouver Canucks 2002 03 12 12 9 7 Recap41 OTL January 8 2003 1 2 OT Detroit Red Wings 2002 03 12 12 9 8 Recap42 L January 10 2003 1 2 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 12 13 9 8 Recap43 L January 11 2003 2 12 Washington Capitals 2002 03 12 14 9 8 Recap44 L January 13 2003 2 6 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 12 15 9 8 Recap45 W January 15 2003 3 0 Boston Bruins 2002 03 13 15 9 8 Recap46 W January 18 2003 3 0 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 14 15 9 8 Recap47 L January 20 2003 2 3 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 14 16 9 8 Recap48 L January 22 2003 1 2 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 14 17 9 8 Recap49 L January 24 2003 1 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 14 18 9 8 Recap50 W January 25 2003 3 2 OT Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 15 18 9 8 Recap51 L January 28 2003 3 6 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 15 19 9 8 Recap52 T January 30 2003 2 2 OT Detroit Red Wings 2002 03 15 19 10 8 RecapFebruary 4 5 2 1 home 0 4 2 1 road 4 1 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap53 L February 5 2003 0 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 15 20 10 8 Recap54 W February 6 2003 6 0 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 16 20 10 8 Recap55 T February 8 2003 4 4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 16 20 11 8 Recap56 L February 12 2003 1 3 New York Rangers 2002 03 16 21 11 8 Recap57 OTL February 14 2003 5 6 OT Boston Bruins 2002 03 16 21 11 9 Recap58 L February 15 2003 1 2 Washington Capitals 2002 03 16 22 11 9 Recap59 W February 18 2003 3 0 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 17 22 11 9 Recap60 W February 20 2003 4 3 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 18 22 11 9 Recap61 W February 22 2003 4 2 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 19 22 11 9 Recap62 T February 24 2003 2 2 OT Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 19 22 12 9 Recap63 L February 26 2003 1 2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2002 03 19 23 12 9 Recap64 L February 27 2003 1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 19 24 12 9 RecapMarch 4 10 1 0 home 0 6 0 0 road 4 4 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap65 L March 1 2003 2 5 New York Rangers 2002 03 19 25 12 9 Recap66 W March 3 2003 2 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 20 25 12 9 Recap67 L March 5 2003 1 3 Colorado Avalanche 2002 03 20 26 12 9 Recap68 W March 7 2003 2 1 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 21 26 12 9 Recap69 L March 8 2003 0 4 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 21 27 12 9 Recap70 W March 10 2003 2 1 New York Rangers 2002 03 22 27 12 9 Recap71 L March 12 2003 0 4 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 22 28 12 9 Recap72 L March 15 2003 1 4 Boston Bruins 2002 03 22 29 12 9 Recap73 W March 16 2003 4 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 23 29 12 9 Recap74 L March 19 2003 1 3 Minnesota Wild 2002 03 23 30 12 9 Recap75 L March 22 2003 1 3 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 23 31 12 9 Recap76 L March 24 2003 1 4 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 23 32 12 9 Recap77 L March 26 2003 1 2 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 23 33 12 9 Recap78 L March 27 2003 1 2 St Louis Blues 2002 03 23 34 12 9 Recap79 T March 29 2003 1 1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 23 34 13 9 RecapApril 1 2 0 0 home 1 1 0 0 road 0 1 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap80 L April 1 2003 0 3 Washington Capitals 2002 03 23 35 13 9 Recap81 W April 4 2003 4 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 24 35 13 9 Recap82 L April 6 2003 2 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 24 36 13 9 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 Panthers only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Panthers only Regular seasonNo Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM12 Olli Jokinen C 81 36 29 65 17 7925 Viktor Kozlov C 74 22 34 56 8 1822 Kristian Huselius LW 78 20 23 43 6 2018 Marcus Nilson LW 82 15 19 34 2 3139 Ivan Novoseltsev RW 78 10 17 27 16 3044 Sandis Ozolinsh D 51 7 19 26 16 4020 Valeri Bure RW 46 5 21 26 11 1014 Niklas Hagman LW 80 8 15 23 8 209 Stephen Weiss C 77 6 15 21 13 1727 Jaroslav Bednar RW 52 5 13 18 2 144 Jay Bouwmeester D 82 4 12 16 29 1416 Matt Cullen C 30 6 6 12 4 226 Andreas Lilja D 56 4 8 12 8 5656 Ivan Majesky D 82 4 8 12 18 9234 Mathieu Biron D 34 1 8 9 18 1432 Stephane Matteau LW 52 4 4 8 9 2745 Brad Ference D 60 2 6 8 2 11817 Ryan Johnson C 58 2 5 7 13 2636 Dmitri Yushkevich D 23 1 6 7 12 1421 Denis Shvidki RW 23 4 2 6 7 128 Peter Worrell LW 63 2 3 5 14 19349 Lance Ward D 36 3 1 4 4 7829 a Jeff Toms C 8 2 2 4 2 419 Byron Ritchie C 30 0 3 3 4 197 Pavel Trnka D 22 0 3 3 1 245 Branislav Mezei D 11 2 0 2 2 1055 Igor Ulanov D 56 1 1 2 7 3938 Eric Beaudoin LW 15 0 1 1 7 2523 Juraj Kolnik RW 10 0 1 1 1 029 Igor Kravchuk D 7 0 1 1 3 415 Jim Campbell RW 1 0 0 0 0 026 Pierre Dagenais RW 9 0 0 0 1 424 Darcy Hordichuk LW 3 0 0 0 1 1530 Jani Hurme G 28 0 0 0 21 Roberto Luongo G 65 0 0 0 428 Jamie Rivers D 1 0 0 0 2 233 Kyle Rossiter D 3 0 0 0 2 036 Joey Tetarenko RW 2 0 0 0 1 4Goaltending edit Regular seasonNo Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI1 Roberto Luongo 65 20 34 7 2011 164 2 71 918 6 362730 Jani Hurme 28 4 11 6 707 66 2 88 907 1 1376Awards and records editAwards edit Type Award honor Recipient RefLeague annual NHL All Rookie Team Jay Bouwmeester Defense 5 League in season NHL All Star Game selection Olli Jokinen b 7 Sandis Ozolinsh c NHL YoungStars Game selection Jay Bouwmeester 9 Niklas HagmanStephen WeissTransactions editThe Panthers 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 10 Trades edit Date Details RefJune 22 2002 To Florida Panthers 1st round pick in 2002Option to switch 1st round picks in 2003 To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st round pick in 2002 11 June 22 2002 To Florida Panthers Future considerations d To Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver s 3rd round pick in 2002NY Rangers 4th round pick in 2003 11 June 22 2002 To Florida Panthers 1st round pick in 2002 To Calgary Flames 1st round pick in 20024th round pick in 2002 11 June 22 2002 To Florida Panthers Florida s 3rd round pick in 2002 To New York Islanders Eric Godard 11 June 23 2002 To Florida Panthers 9th round pick in 2003 To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th round pick in 2002 11 July 3 2002 To Florida Panthers Branislav Mezei To New York Islanders Jason Wiemer 12 July 16 2002 To Florida Panthers Hannes Hyvonen To San Jose Sharks Future considerations e 13 July 18 2002 To Florida Panthers Rights to Dmitri Yushkevich To Toronto Maple Leafs Rights to Robert Svehla 14 October 1 2002 To Florida Panthers Jani Hurme To Ottawa Senators Rights to Billy ThompsonRights to Greg Watson 15 October 4 2002 To Florida Panthers Mathieu Biron To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Petr Tenkrat 16 October 11 2002 To Florida Panthers Juraj Kolnik9th round pick in 2003 To New York Islanders Sven Butenschon 17 November 26 2002 To Florida Panthers Jaroslav BednarAndreas Lilja To Los Angeles Kings Dmitri Yushkevich5th round pick in 2003 18 January 30 2003 To Florida Panthers Matt CullenPavel Trnka4th round pick in 2003 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Sandis OzolinshLance Ward 19 March 4 2003 To Florida Panthers Simon Lajeunesse To Ottawa Senators Joey Tetarenko 20 March 8 2003 To Florida Panthers Darcy Hordichuk2nd round pick in 2003 To Phoenix Coyotes Brad Ference 21 March 9 2003 To Florida Panthers Pascal Trepanier To Nashville Predators Wade Flaherty 22 March 11 2003 To Florida Panthers Mike Van Ryn To St Louis Blues Valeri BureConditional 5th round pick in 2004 23 Players acquired edit Date Player Former team Term Via RefJuly 9 2002 2002 07 09 Sven Butenschon Edmonton Oilers Free agency 24 July 10 2002 2002 07 10 Jeff Toms Pittsburgh Penguins 2 year Free agency 25 July 16 2002 2002 07 16 Andy Lundbohm San Jose Sharks Free agency 13 July 19 2002 2002 07 19 Jim Campbell Chicago Blackhawks Free agency 26 July 31 2002 2002 07 31 Tyrone Garner Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 1 year Free agency 27 August 2 2002 2002 08 02 Stephane Matteau San Jose Sharks 1 year f Free agency 28 August 14 2002 2002 08 14 Scott Kelman Tri City Americans WHL Free agency 29 August 22 2002 2002 08 22 Chris Mason Nashville Predators Free agency 30 October 4 2002 2002 10 04 Petr Tenkrat Nashville Predators Waiver draft 16 December 16 2002 2002 12 16 Jamie Rivers San Antonio Rampage AHL 1 year g Free agency 31 March 11 2003 2003 03 11 Igor Kravchuk Calgary Flames 1 year f Free agency 32 Players lost edit Date Player New team Via h RefN A David MacIsaac Amur Khabarovsk RSL Free agency VI 34 July 18 2002 2002 07 18 Matt Herr Boston Bruins Free agency VI 35 August 22 2002 2002 08 22 Nick Smith Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency UFA 36 August 26 2002 2002 08 26 Trevor Kidd Toronto Maple Leafs i Buyout 38 August 27 2002 2002 08 27 Lance Pitlick Colorado Avalanche Free agency III 39 September 25 2002 2002 09 25 Andrew Allen Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Free agency UFA 40 October 5 2002 2002 10 05 Hannes Hyvonen Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers 41 October 8 2002 2002 10 08 Brad Norton Los Angeles Kings Free agency VI 42 October 12 2002 2002 10 12 Paul Harvey Arkansas RiverBlades ECHL Free agency UFA 43 February 19 2003 2003 02 19 Ryan Johnson St Louis Blues Waivers 44 Signings edit Date Player Term Contract type RefJuly 19 2002 2002 07 19 Olli Jokinen Re signing 26 Ivan Majesky Re signing 26 July 24 2002 2002 07 24 Dmitri Yushkevich 1 year Re signing 45 July 30 2002 2002 07 30 Viktor Kozlov 1 year Re signing 46 July 31 2002 2002 07 31 Serge Payer 1 year Re signing 27 August 15 2002 2002 08 15 Brad Ference multi year Re signing 47 Joey Tetarenko 1 year Re signing 47 August 16 2002 2002 08 16 Ivan Novoseltsev 1 year Re signing 48 October 7 2002 2002 10 07 Jay Bouwmeester 3 year Entry level 49 February 5 2003 2003 02 05 Jani Hurme 3 year Extension 50 March 16 2003 2003 03 16 Grant McNeill Entry level 51 March 27 2003 2003 03 27 Gregory Campbell Entry level 52 Draft picks editFlorida s draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario 53 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 3 Jay Bouwmeester nbsp Canada Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 1 9 Petr Taticek nbsp Czech Republic Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds OHL 2 40 Rob Globke nbsp United States University of Notre Dame Hockey East 3 67 Gregory Campbell nbsp Canada Plymouth Whalers OHL 5 134 Topi Jaakola nbsp Finland Karpat Finland 5 158 Vince Bellissimo nbsp Canada Topeka ScareCrows USHL 6 169 Jeremy Swanson nbsp Canada Barrie Colts OHL 6 196 Mikael Vuorio nbsp Finland Lukko Finland 7 200 Denis Yachmenev nbsp Russia North Bay Centennials OHL 8 232 Peter Hafner nbsp United States Taft High School USHS CT Notes edit Toms wore number 28 in his first two games Jokinen was an injury replacement for Saku Koivu of the Montreal Canadiens 6 Ozolinsh was voted to the starting lineup 8 Atlanta promised not to pick defenseman Jay Bouwmeester with the second overall selection in the draft 7th round pick in 2003 a b Option for a second year Club option for a second year In parentheses is the player s free agency group on July 1 if applicable 33 Kidd signed with Toronto later the same day 37 References edit Florida Panthers 2002 03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved December 12 2022 2002 03 Florida Panthers Roster and Statistics Hockey Reference com Retrieved December 12 2022 PANTHERS NAME RICK DUDLEY GENERAL MANAGER Florida Panthers May 10 2002 Archived from the original on June 2 2002 Retrieved March 10 2023 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 Florida Panthers Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved November 22 2022 Postseason All Star Teams records nhl com Retrieved December 21 2022 NHL Belfour Leetch Koivu all pull out of All Star Game ESPN com January 27 2003 Retrieved December 22 2022 NHL All Star Game Historical Summaries 2003 NHL com Retrieved December 21 2022 NHL All Star Game Starting Lineups by Year since 1986 NHL com Retrieved August 8 2022 NHL 2003 YoungStars Rosters ESPN com January 18 2003 Retrieved December 21 2022 Hockey Transactions Search Results www prosportstransactions com Retrieved December 1 2022 a b c d e Florida Panthers Press Box Draft Recaps Florida Panthers June 23 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 PANTHERS ACQUIRE D BRANISLAV MEZEI FROM ISLANDERS Florida Panthers July 3 2002 Archived from the original on August 8 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 a b PANTHERS ADD DEPTH WITH TWO FORMER BARONS Florida Panthers July 16 2002 Archived from the original on July 2 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 PANTHERS ACQUIRE ALL STAR D DMITRY YUSHKEVICH Florida Panthers July 18 2002 Archived from the original on August 8 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS ACQUIRE G JANI HURME IN TRADE Florida Panthers October 1 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 a b PANTHERS ACQUIRE D MATHIEU BIRON IN WAIVER DRAFT TRADE Florida Panthers October 4 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS ACQUIRE RW JURAJ KOLNIK Florida Panthers October 11 2002 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS ACQUIRE C JAROSLAV BEDNAR AND D ANDREAS LILJA IN A TRADE WITH LOS ANGELES Florida Panthers November 26 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 PANTHERS ACQUIRE C MATT CULLEN D PAVEL TRNKA Florida Panthers January 30 2003 Archived from the original on August 8 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS ACQUIRE G SIMON LAJEUNESSE IN TRADE Florida Panthers March 4 2003 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 PANTHERS ACQUIRE LW DARCY HORDICHUK IN TRADE Florida Panthers March 8 2003 Archived from the original on April 16 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 PANTHERS ACQUIRE D PASCAL TREPANIER IN TRADE Florida Panthers March 9 2003 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS ACQUIRE D MIKE VAN RYN IN TRADE Florida Panthers March 11 2003 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 Florida Panthers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent D Sven Butenschon Florida Panthers July 9 2002 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS SIGN C JEFF TOMS Florida Panthers July 10 2002 Archived from the original on August 8 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 a b c PANTHERS C OLLI JOKINEN AGREES TO TERMS Florida Panthers July 19 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 a b FLORIDA PANTHERS SIGN A PAIR Florida Panthers July 31 2002 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS SIGN LW STEPHANE MATTEAU Florida Panthers August 2 2002 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 SCOTT KELMAN TSN ca Archived from the original on January 23 2004 Retrieved December 2 2022 14 Aug 02 Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers tryout PANTHERS RECALL G CHRIS MASON FROM SAN ANTONIO Florida Panthers March 27 2003 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 Mason was signed by Florida as a free agent on August 22 2002 PANTHERS RECALL RW JURAJ KOLNIK AND D JAMIE RIVERS FROM SAN ANTONIO AND REASSIGN G WADE FLAHERTY Florida Panthers December 16 2002 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS SIGN VETERAN D IGOR KRAVCHUK Florida Panthers March 11 2003 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 NHL FREE AGENT LIST Daily Herald July 2 2002 Retrieved December 1 2022 David MacIsaac career statistics at EliteProspects com retrieved December 2 2022 Boston Bruins sign five players OurSports Central July 18 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 Mighty Ducks Agree to Terms with Five Players OurSports Central August 22 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 Stevens Neil August 27 2002 Kidd gets new lease on career The Globe and Mail Retrieved November 26 2023 TREVOR KIDD CLEARS WAIVERS Florida Panthers August 26 2002 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 Former Bear Lance Pitlick Signs with Avalanche OurSports Central August 27 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 Griffins Add Depth to Roster OurSports Central September 25 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 TRANSACTIONS The New York Times October 6 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Claimed F Hannes Hyvonen off waivers from Florida Fleury suspended by Chicago after violating abuse program Tampa Bay Times October 9 2002 Retrieved December 2 2022 KINGS Free agent defenseman Brad Norton signed a one year contract Transactions Arkansas Riverblades Archived from the original on November 8 2004 Retrieved December 2 2022 10 12 2002 PAUL HARVEY RW Added To Roster PANTHERS RECALL ERIC BEAUDOIN FROM SAN ANTONIO Florida Panthers February 19 2003 Archived from the original on July 3 2003 Retrieved December 2 2022 FLORIDA PANTHERS SIGN D 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