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2002–03 New York Islanders season

October 28, 2023

The 2002–03 New York Islanders season was the 31st season in the franchise's history.

2002–03 New York Islanders
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2002–03 record35–34–11–2
Home record18–18–5–0
Road record17–16–6–2
Goals for224
Goals against231
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainMichael Peca
Alternate captainsAdrian Aucoin
Kenny Jonsson
Alexei Yashin
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance14,930 (92.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsDave Scatchard (27)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (39)
PointsAlexei Yashin (65)
Penalty minutesEric Cairns (124)
Plus/minusRoman Hamrlik (+21)
WinsChris Osgood (17)
Goals against averageGarth Snow (2.31)

Off-season edit

Regular season edit

Final standings edit

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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

[1]

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[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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 – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs edit

The Islanders lost in the first round to the Ottawa Senators 4–1.

Schedule and results edit

Regular season edit

2002–03 regular season[3]
October: 3–6–1–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 10, 2002 1–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 12, 2002 1–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 W October 15, 2002 4–3 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 T October 17, 2002 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 1–2–1–0 Recap
5 W October 19, 2002 5–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 2–2–1–0 Recap
6 L October 22, 2002 1–4 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 2–3–1–0 Recap
7 W October 24, 2002 5–3 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 3–3–1–0 Recap
8 L October 26, 2002 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 3–4–1–0 Recap
9 L October 29, 2002 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 3–5–1–0 Recap
10 L October 30, 2002 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–6–1–0 Recap
November: 5–7–2–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 L November 2, 2002 1–6 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 3–7–1–0 Recap
12 L November 4, 2002 2–4 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 3–8–1–0 Recap
13 L November 7, 2002 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 3–9–1–0 Recap
14 W November 8, 2002 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 4–9–1–0 Recap
15 W November 10, 2002 3–2 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 5–9–1–0 Recap
16 L November 12, 2002 3–5 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 5–10–1–0 Recap
17 L November 14, 2002 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 5–11–1–0 Recap
18 W November 16, 2002 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 6–11–1–0 Recap
19 T November 20, 2002 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 6–11–2–0 Recap
20 W November 21, 2002 7–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 7–11–2–0 Recap
21 W November 23, 2002 3–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 8–11–2–0 Recap
22 T November 27, 2002 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 8–11–3–0 Recap
23 L November 29, 2002 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 8–12–3–0 Recap
24 L November 30, 2002 2–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 8–13–3–0 Recap
December: 8–3–2–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 3–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 3, 2002 2–1 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 9–13–3–0 Recap
26 W December 6, 2002 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 10–13–3–0 Recap
27 W December 7, 2002 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 11–13–3–0 Recap
28 L December 10, 2002 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 11–14–3–0 Recap
29 T December 13, 2002 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 11–14–4–0 Recap
30 L December 14, 2002 3–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 11–15–4–0 Recap
31 T December 17, 2002 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 11–15–5–0 Recap
32 W December 19, 2002 4–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 12–15–5–0 Recap
33 L December 21, 2002 1–3 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 12–16–5–0 Recap
34 W December 23, 2002 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 13–16–5–0 Recap
35 W December 28, 2002 3–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 14–16–5–0 Recap
36 W December 30, 2002 2–1 OT Florida Panthers (2002–03) 15–16–5–0 Recap
37 W December 31, 2002 1–0 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 16–16–5–0 Recap
January: 8–4–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 3–2–0–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 3, 2003 8–4 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 17–16–5–0 Recap
39 OTL January 4, 2003 2–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 17–16–5–1 Recap
40 W January 7, 2003 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 18–16–5–1 Recap
41 L January 9, 2003 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 18–17–5–1 Recap
42 W January 11, 2003 7–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 19–17–5–1 Recap
43 OTL January 13, 2003 3–4 OT @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 19–17–5–2 Recap
44 L January 15, 2003 0–5 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 19–18–5–2 Recap
45 W January 16, 2003 3–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 20–18–5–2 Recap
46 W January 19, 2003 4–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 21–18–5–2 Recap
47 L January 21, 2003 0–5 New York Rangers (2002–03) 21–19–5–2 Recap
48 W January 24, 2003 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 22–19–5–2 Recap
49 L January 25, 2003 1–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 22–20–5–2 Recap
50 W January 28, 2003 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 23–20–5–2 Recap
51 W January 30, 2003 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 24–20–5–2 Recap
February: 5–4–3–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 L February 4, 2003 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 24–21–5–2 Recap
53 L February 7, 2003 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 24–22–5–2 Recap
54 W February 8, 2003 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 25–22–5–2 Recap
55 W February 11, 2003 6–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 26–22–5–2 Recap
56 L February 13, 2003 0–2 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 26–23–5–2 Recap
57 W February 15, 2003 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 27–23–5–2 Recap
58 T February 17, 2003 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 27–23–6–2 Recap
59 W February 19, 2003 3–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 28–23–6–2 Recap
60 W February 21, 2003 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 29–23–6–2 Recap
61 T February 23, 2003 4–4 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 29–23–7–2 Recap
62 L February 25, 2003 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 29–24–7–2 Recap
63 T February 27, 2003 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 29–24–8–2 Recap
March: 5–8–2–0 (home: 1–4–0–0; road: 4–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 1, 2003 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 30–24–8–2 Recap
65 T March 3, 2003 1–1 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 30–24–9–2 Recap
66 L March 4, 2003 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 30–25–9–2 Recap
67 L March 6, 2003 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 30–26–9–2 Recap
68 L March 8, 2003 2–4 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 30–27–9–2 Recap
69 L March 11, 2003 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 30–28–9–2 Recap
70 W March 13, 2003 5–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 31–28–9–2 Recap
71 W March 15, 2003 5–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 32–28–9–2 Recap
72 L March 17, 2003 0–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 32–29–9–2 Recap
73 T March 18, 2003 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 32–29–10–2 Recap
74 W March 20, 2003 6–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 33–29–10–2 Recap
75 L March 22, 2003 2–4 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 33–30–10–2 Recap
76 W March 25, 2003 9–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 34–30–10–2 Recap
77 L March 28, 2003 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 34–31–10–2 Recap
78 L March 30, 2003 0–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 34–32–10–2 Recap
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 0–1–1–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
79 T April 1, 2003 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 34–32–11–2 Recap
80 L April 3, 2003 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 34–33–11–2 Recap
81 L April 5, 2003 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 34–34–11–2 Recap
82 W April 6, 2003 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 35–34–11–2 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs edit

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 9, 2003 3–0 @ Ottawa Senators Islanders lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 12, 2003 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 14, 2003 2–3 2OT Ottawa Senators Senators lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 16, 2003 1–3 Ottawa Senators Senators lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 17, 2003 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators Senators win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics edit

Scoring 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 Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
79 Alexei Yashin C 81 26 39 65 −12 32 5 2 2 4 −1 2
55 Jason Blake C 81 25 30 55 16 58 5 0 1 1 −2 2
37 Mark Parrish RW 81 23 25 48 −11 28 5 1 0 1 −1 4
38 Dave Scatchard C 81 27 18 45 9 108 5 1 0 1 −3 6
17 Shawn Bates C 74 13 29 42 −9 52 5 1 0 1 −2 0
27 Michael Peca C 66 13 29 42 −4 43 5 0 0 0 −1 4
4 Roman Hamrlik D 73 9 32 41 21 87 5 0 2 2 −2 2
3 Adrian Aucoin D 73 8 27 35 −5 70 5 1 2 3 −1 4
45 Arron Asham RW 78 15 19 34 1 57 5 0 0 0 −1 16
28 Jason Wiemer C 81 9 19 28 5 116 5 0 0 0 −3 23
12 Oleg Kvasha LW 69 12 14 26 4 44 5 0 1 1 −1 2
29 Kenny Jonsson D 71 8 18 26 −8 24 5 0 1 1 −2 0
15 Brad Isbister‡ LW 53 10 13 23 −9 34 — — — — — —
11 Mattias Weinhandl RW 47 6 17 23 −2 10 — — — — — —
2 Mattias Timander D 80 3 13 16 −2 24 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Radek Martinek D 66 2 11 13 15 26 4 0 0 0 −1 4
13 Claude Lapointe‡ C 66 6 6 12 −3 20 — — — — — —
44 Janne Niinimaa† D 13 1 5 6 −2 14 5 0 1 1 −4 12
33 Eric Cairns D 60 1 4 5 −7 124 5 0 0 0 −1 13
16 Raffi Torres‡ LW 17 0 5 5 0 10 — — — — — —
26 Justin Mapletoft C 11 2 2 4 −1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
44[a] Sven Butenschon† D 37 0 4 4 −6 26 — — — — — —
21 Trent Hunter RW 8 0 4 4 5 4 — — — — — —
10 Eric Manlow C 8 2 1 3 2 4 — — — — — —
16 Justin Papineau† C 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Randy Robitaille† C 10 1 2 3 0 2 5 1 1 2 −1 0
20 Steve Webb RW 49 1 0 1 −5 75 5 0 0 0 −2 10
39 Rick DiPietro G 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
49 Eric Godard RW 19 0 0 0 −3 48 2 0 1 1 1 4
32 Alan Letang D 4 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
59 Alain Nasreddine D 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
35 Chris Osgood‡ G 37 0 0 0 12 — — — — — —
8 Tomi Pettinen D 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
36[b] Ray Schultz D 4 0 0 0 −1 28 — — — — — —
6 Brandon Smith D 3 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
30 Garth Snow G 43 0 0 0 24 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltending edit

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Chris Osgood‡ 37 17 14 4 912 97 2.92 .894 2 1993 — — — — — — — — —
30 Garth Snow 43 16 17 5 1120 92 2.31 .918 1 2390 5 1 4 134 12 2.36 .910 1 305
39 Rick DiPietro 10 2 5 2 273 29 2.97 .894 0 585 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 1.000 0 15

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Roman Hamrlik [4]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Mattias Weinhandl [5]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Jason Blake [6]
Garth Snow

Transactions edit

The Islanders 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.[7]

Trades edit

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To New York Islanders
Arron Asham
5th-round pick in 2002 		To Montreal Canadiens
Mariusz Czerkawski 		[8]
June 22, 2002 To New York Islanders
Eric Godard 		To Florida Panthers
Florida's 3rd-round pick in 2002 		[9]
June 22, 2002 To New York Islanders
Mattias Timander 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2002 		[10]
July 3, 2002 To New York Islanders
Jason Wiemer 		To Florida Panthers
Branislav Mezei 		[11]
October 11, 2002 To New York Islanders
Sven Butenschon 		To Florida Panthers
Juraj Kolnik
9th-round pick in 2003 		[12]
March 9, 2003 To New York Islanders
Randy Robitaille 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
5th-round pick in 2003 		[13]
March 9, 2003 To New York Islanders
5th-round pick in 2003 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Claude Lapointe 		[13]
March 11, 2003 To New York Islanders
Justin Papineau
2nd-round pick in 2003 		To St. Louis Blues
Chris Osgood
3rd-round pick in 2003 		[14]
March 11, 2003 To New York Islanders
Janne Niinimaa
2nd-round pick in 2003 		To Edmonton Oilers
Brad Isbister
Raffi Torres 		[15]

Players acquired edit

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Alan Letang Calgary Flames Free agency [16]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Eric Manlow Boston Bruins Free agency [17]
July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) Blaine Down Barrie Colts (OHL) multi-year Free agency [18]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Brandon Smith San Jose Sharks Free agency [19]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Jeff Hamilton Karpat (Liiga) Free agency [20]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) Alain Nasreddine Edmonton Oilers Free agency [21]
May 26, 2003 (2003-05-26) Wade Dubielewicz University of Denver (WCHA) 1-year Free agency [22][23]

Players lost edit

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14) Chris Armstrong EV Zug (NLA) Free agency (VI) [25]
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Jim Cummins[d] Contract expiration (III) [24]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Kip Miller Washington Capitals Free agency (III) [27]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Raymond Giroux New Jersey Devils Free agency (VI) [28]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Jason Krog Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (VI) [29]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Jason Podollan Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency (VI) [30]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Dick Tarnstrom Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [31]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Dave Roche New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [32]
Ken Sutton New Jersey Devils Free agency [32]
October 14, 2002 (2002-10-14) Evgeny Korolev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency[e] [34]
November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03) Mats Lindgren Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) [35]
January 9, 2003 (2003-01-09) Darren Van Impe Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [36]

Signings edit

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Mattias Weinhandl multi-year Entry-level [37]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Martin Chabada multi-year Entry-level [38]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Adrian Aucoin 2-year Re-signing [39]
July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) Eric Cairns 2-year Re-signing [40]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Jason Wiemer 1-year Re-signing [41]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Mattias Timander 2-year Re-signing [42]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Arron Asham 1-year Re-signing [19]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) Mark Parrish 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Shawn Bates 2-year Extension [44]
August 20, 2002 (2002-08-20) Dave Scatchard 2-year Arbitration award [45]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Steve Webb 1-year Re-signing [46]

Draft picks edit

New York's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[47]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Sean Bergenheim   Finland Jokerit (Finland)
3 87 Frans Nielsen   Denmark Malmo IF (Sweden)
5 149 Marcus Paulsson   Sweden Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)
6 189 Alexei Stonkus   Russia Yaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
7 220 Brad Topping   Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
8 252 Martin Chabada   Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
9 283 Per Braxenholm   Sweden Morrums GoIS IK (Sweden)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Butenschon wore number 64 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Schultz wore number 39 in his first three games.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[24]
  4. ^ Cummins was inactive during the 2002–03 season.[26]
  5. ^ The Islanders retained Korolev’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[33]

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2002, york, islanders, season, 31st, season, franchise, history, 2002, york, islandersdivision3rd, atlanticconference8th, eastern2002, record35, 2home, record18, 0road, record17, 2goals, for224goals, against231team, informationgeneral, managermike, milburycoac. The 2002 03 New York Islanders season was the 31st season in the franchise s history 2002 03 New York IslandersDivision3rd AtlanticConference8th Eastern2002 03 record35 34 11 2Home record18 18 5 0Road record17 16 6 2Goals for224Goals against231Team informationGeneral managerMike MilburyCoachPeter LavioletteCaptainMichael PecaAlternate captainsAdrian AucoinKenny JonssonAlexei YashinArenaNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumAverage attendance14 930 92 0 Minor league affiliate s Bridgeport Sound TigersTrenton TitansTeam leadersGoalsDave Scatchard 27 AssistsAlexei Yashin 39 PointsAlexei Yashin 65 Penalty minutesEric Cairns 124 Plus minusRoman Hamrlik 21 WinsChris Osgood 17 Goals against averageGarth Snow 2 31 2001 022003 04 Contents 1 Off season 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 3 Playoffs 4 Schedule and results 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Scoring 5 2 Goaltending 6 Awards and records 6 1 Awards 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Players acquired 7 3 Players lost 7 4 Signings 8 Draft picks 9 See also 10 Notes 11 ReferencesOff season editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Regular season editFinal standings edit Atlantic Division No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 1082 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 1073 8 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 834 9 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 785 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65 1 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 2 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 spotPlayoffs editThe Islanders lost in the first round to the Ottawa Senators 4 1 Schedule and results editRegular season edit 2002 03 regular season 3 October 3 6 1 0 home 2 4 0 0 road 1 2 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap1 L October 10 2002 1 5 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 0 1 0 0 Recap2 L October 12 2002 1 2 Washington Capitals 2002 03 0 2 0 0 Recap3 W October 15 2002 4 3 OT Nashville Predators 2002 03 1 2 0 0 Recap4 T October 17 2002 3 3 OT Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 1 2 1 0 Recap5 W October 19 2002 5 4 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 2 2 1 0 Recap6 L October 22 2002 1 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 2 3 1 0 Recap7 W October 24 2002 5 3 Florida Panthers 2002 03 3 3 1 0 Recap8 L October 26 2002 2 6 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 3 4 1 0 Recap9 L October 29 2002 2 3 Phoenix Coyotes 2002 03 3 5 1 0 Recap10 L October 30 2002 2 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 3 6 1 0 RecapNovember 5 7 2 0 home 2 4 1 0 road 3 3 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap11 L November 2 2002 1 6 St Louis Blues 2002 03 3 7 1 0 Recap12 L November 4 2002 2 4 Calgary Flames 2002 03 3 8 1 0 Recap13 L November 7 2002 0 3 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 3 9 1 0 Recap14 W November 8 2002 4 2 Edmonton Oilers 2002 03 4 9 1 0 Recap15 W November 10 2002 3 2 Dallas Stars 2002 03 5 9 1 0 Recap16 L November 12 2002 3 5 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 5 10 1 0 Recap17 L November 14 2002 1 4 Boston Bruins 2002 03 5 11 1 0 Recap18 W November 16 2002 3 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 6 11 1 0 Recap19 T November 20 2002 3 3 OT Florida Panthers 2002 03 6 11 2 0 Recap20 W November 21 2002 7 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 7 11 2 0 Recap21 W November 23 2002 3 1 New York Rangers 2002 03 8 11 2 0 Recap22 T November 27 2002 2 2 OT Ottawa Senators 2002 03 8 11 3 0 Recap23 L November 29 2002 2 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 2002 03 8 12 3 0 Recap24 L November 30 2002 2 4 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 8 13 3 0 RecapDecember 8 3 2 0 home 5 2 1 0 road 3 1 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap25 W December 3 2002 2 1 Vancouver Canucks 2002 03 9 13 3 0 Recap26 W December 6 2002 4 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 10 13 3 0 Recap27 W December 7 2002 6 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 11 13 3 0 Recap28 L December 10 2002 2 3 Chicago Blackhawks 2002 03 11 14 3 0 Recap29 T December 13 2002 3 3 OT Florida Panthers 2002 03 11 14 4 0 Recap30 L December 14 2002 3 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 11 15 4 0 Recap31 T December 17 2002 2 2 OT Detroit Red Wings 2002 03 11 15 5 0 Recap32 W December 19 2002 4 2 Minnesota Wild 2002 03 12 15 5 0 Recap33 L December 21 2002 1 3 Washington Capitals 2002 03 12 16 5 0 Recap34 W December 23 2002 3 1 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 13 16 5 0 Recap35 W December 28 2002 3 0 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 14 16 5 0 Recap36 W December 30 2002 2 1 OT Florida Panthers 2002 03 15 16 5 0 Recap37 W December 31 2002 1 0 OT Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 16 16 5 0 RecapJanuary 8 4 0 2 home 5 2 0 0 road 3 2 0 2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap38 W January 3 2003 8 4 Boston Bruins 2002 03 17 16 5 0 Recap39 OTL January 4 2003 2 3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 17 16 5 1 Recap40 W January 7 2003 6 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 18 16 5 1 Recap41 L January 9 2003 0 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 18 17 5 1 Recap42 W January 11 2003 7 3 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 19 17 5 1 Recap43 OTL January 13 2003 3 4 OT Washington Capitals 2002 03 19 17 5 2 Recap44 L January 15 2003 0 5 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 19 18 5 2 Recap45 W January 16 2003 3 2 OT St Louis Blues 2002 03 20 18 5 2 Recap46 W January 19 2003 4 1 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 21 18 5 2 Recap47 L January 21 2003 0 5 New York Rangers 2002 03 21 19 5 2 Recap48 W January 24 2003 3 1 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 22 19 5 2 Recap49 L January 25 2003 1 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 2002 03 22 20 5 2 Recap50 W January 28 2003 5 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2002 03 23 20 5 2 Recap51 W January 30 2003 3 1 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 24 20 5 2 RecapFebruary 5 4 3 0 home 3 1 2 0 road 2 3 1 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap52 L February 4 2003 1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 2002 03 24 21 5 2 Recap53 L February 7 2003 0 3 Washington Capitals 2002 03 24 22 5 2 Recap54 W February 8 2003 3 1 Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 25 22 5 2 Recap55 W February 11 2003 6 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 26 22 5 2 Recap56 L February 13 2003 0 2 Nashville Predators 2002 03 26 23 5 2 Recap57 W February 15 2003 3 2 Los Angeles Kings 2002 03 27 23 5 2 Recap58 T February 17 2003 2 2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2002 03 27 23 6 2 Recap59 W February 19 2003 3 0 San Jose Sharks 2002 03 28 23 6 2 Recap60 W February 21 2003 4 1 Colorado Avalanche 2002 03 29 23 6 2 Recap61 T February 23 2003 4 4 OT Boston Bruins 2002 03 29 23 7 2 Recap62 L February 25 2003 2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 29 24 7 2 Recap63 T February 27 2003 3 3 OT New Jersey Devils 2002 03 29 24 8 2 RecapMarch 5 8 2 0 home 1 4 0 0 road 4 4 2 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap64 W March 1 2003 2 1 OT Buffalo Sabres 2002 03 30 24 8 2 Recap65 T March 3 2003 1 1 OT New York Rangers 2002 03 30 24 9 2 Recap66 L March 4 2003 1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 2002 03 30 25 9 2 Recap67 L March 6 2003 1 4 Boston Bruins 2002 03 30 26 9 2 Recap68 L March 8 2003 2 4 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 30 27 9 2 Recap69 L March 11 2003 3 4 Vancouver Canucks 2002 03 30 28 9 2 Recap70 W March 13 2003 5 2 Edmonton Oilers 2002 03 31 28 9 2 Recap71 W March 15 2003 5 2 Ottawa Senators 2002 03 32 28 9 2 Recap72 L March 17 2003 0 1 New York Rangers 2002 03 32 29 9 2 Recap73 T March 18 2003 3 3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 32 29 10 2 Recap74 W March 20 2003 6 3 Montreal Canadiens 2002 03 33 29 10 2 Recap75 L March 22 2003 2 4 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 33 30 10 2 Recap76 W March 25 2003 9 2 Chicago Blackhawks 2002 03 34 30 10 2 Recap77 L March 28 2003 2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 2002 03 34 31 10 2 Recap78 L March 30 2003 0 6 New Jersey Devils 2002 03 34 32 10 2 RecapApril 1 2 1 0 home 0 1 1 0 road 1 1 0 0 Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap79 T April 1 2003 2 2 OT New York Rangers 2002 03 34 32 11 2 Recap80 L April 3 2003 2 5 Detroit Red Wings 2002 03 34 33 11 2 Recap81 L April 5 2003 2 3 Atlanta Thrashers 2002 03 34 34 11 2 Recap82 W April 6 2003 2 1 Carolina Hurricanes 2002 03 35 34 11 2 RecapLegend Win 2 points Loss 0 points Tie 1 point Overtime loss 1 point Playoffs edit 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs 3 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs 1 Ottawa Senators Senators win 4 1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap1 W April 9 2003 3 0 Ottawa Senators Islanders lead 1 0 Recap2 L April 12 2003 0 3 Ottawa Senators Series tied 1 1 Recap3 L April 14 2003 2 3 2OT Ottawa Senators Senators lead 2 1 Recap4 L April 16 2003 1 3 Ottawa Senators Senators lead 3 1 Recap5 L April 17 2003 1 4 Ottawa Senators Senators win 4 1 RecapLegend Win LossPlayer 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 Islanders only Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Islanders only Regular season PlayoffsNo Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM79 Alexei Yashin C 81 26 39 65 12 32 5 2 2 4 1 255 Jason Blake C 81 25 30 55 16 58 5 0 1 1 2 237 Mark Parrish RW 81 23 25 48 11 28 5 1 0 1 1 438 Dave Scatchard C 81 27 18 45 9 108 5 1 0 1 3 617 Shawn Bates C 74 13 29 42 9 52 5 1 0 1 2 027 Michael Peca C 66 13 29 42 4 43 5 0 0 0 1 44 Roman Hamrlik D 73 9 32 41 21 87 5 0 2 2 2 23 Adrian Aucoin D 73 8 27 35 5 70 5 1 2 3 1 445 Arron Asham RW 78 15 19 34 1 57 5 0 0 0 1 1628 Jason Wiemer C 81 9 19 28 5 116 5 0 0 0 3 2312 Oleg Kvasha LW 69 12 14 26 4 44 5 0 1 1 1 229 Kenny Jonsson D 71 8 18 26 8 24 5 0 1 1 2 015 Brad Isbister LW 53 10 13 23 9 34 11 Mattias Weinhandl RW 47 6 17 23 2 10 2 Mattias Timander D 80 3 13 16 2 24 1 0 0 0 1 024 Radek Martinek D 66 2 11 13 15 26 4 0 0 0 1 413 Claude Lapointe C 66 6 6 12 3 20 44 Janne Niinimaa D 13 1 5 6 2 14 5 0 1 1 4 1233 Eric Cairns D 60 1 4 5 7 124 5 0 0 0 1 1316 Raffi Torres LW 17 0 5 5 0 10 26 Justin Mapletoft C 11 2 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 044 a Sven Butenschon D 37 0 4 4 6 26 21 Trent Hunter RW 8 0 4 4 5 4 10 Eric Manlow C 8 2 1 3 2 4 16 Justin Papineau C 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 025 Randy Robitaille C 10 1 2 3 0 2 5 1 1 2 1 020 Steve Webb RW 49 1 0 1 5 75 5 0 0 0 2 1039 Rick DiPietro G 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 049 Eric Godard RW 19 0 0 0 3 48 2 0 1 1 1 432 Alan Letang D 4 0 0 0 1 0 59 Alain Nasreddine D 3 0 0 0 0 2 35 Chris Osgood G 37 0 0 0 12 8 Tomi Pettinen D 2 0 0 0 1 0 36 b Ray Schultz D 4 0 0 0 1 28 6 Brandon Smith D 3 0 0 0 2 0 30 Garth Snow G 43 0 0 0 24 5 0 0 0 0Goaltending edit Left team via a transaction e g trade waivers release during the season Stats reflect time with the Islanders only Regular season PlayoffsNo Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV SO TOI35 Chris Osgood 37 17 14 4 912 97 2 92 894 2 1993 30 Garth Snow 43 16 17 5 1120 92 2 31 918 1 2390 5 1 4 134 12 2 36 910 1 30539 Rick DiPietro 10 2 5 2 273 29 2 97 894 0 585 1 0 0 3 0 0 00 1 000 0 15Awards and records editAwards edit Type Award honor Recipient RefLeague in season NHL All Star Game selection Roman Hamrlik 4 NHL YoungStars Game selection Mattias Weinhandl 5 Team Bob Nystrom Award Jason Blake 6 Garth SnowTransactions editThe Islanders 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 7 Trades edit Date Details RefJune 22 2002 To New York Islanders Arron Asham5th round pick in 2002 To Montreal Canadiens Mariusz Czerkawski 8 June 22 2002 To New York Islanders Eric Godard To Florida Panthers Florida s 3rd round pick in 2002 9 June 22 2002 To New York Islanders Mattias Timander To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th round pick in 2002 10 July 3 2002 To New York Islanders Jason Wiemer To Florida Panthers Branislav Mezei 11 October 11 2002 To New York Islanders Sven Butenschon To Florida Panthers Juraj Kolnik9th round pick in 2003 12 March 9 2003 To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille To Pittsburgh Penguins 5th round pick in 2003 13 March 9 2003 To New York Islanders 5th round pick in 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers Claude Lapointe 13 March 11 2003 To New York Islanders Justin Papineau2nd round pick in 2003 To St Louis Blues Chris Osgood3rd round pick in 2003 14 March 11 2003 To New York Islanders Janne Niinimaa2nd round pick in 2003 To Edmonton Oilers Brad IsbisterRaffi Torres 15 Players acquired edit Date Player Former team Term Via RefJuly 18 2002 2002 07 18 Alan Letang Calgary Flames Free agency 16 July 19 2002 2002 07 19 Eric Manlow Boston Bruins Free agency 17 July 22 2002 2002 07 22 Blaine Down Barrie Colts OHL multi year Free agency 18 August 3 2002 2002 08 03 Brandon Smith San Jose Sharks Free agency 19 August 6 2002 2002 08 06 Jeff Hamilton Karpat Liiga Free agency 20 September 6 2002 2002 09 06 Alain Nasreddine Edmonton Oilers Free agency 21 May 26 2003 2003 05 26 Wade Dubielewicz University of Denver WCHA 1 year Free agency 22 23 Players lost edit Date Player New team Via c RefJune 14 2002 2002 06 14 Chris Armstrong EV Zug NLA Free agency VI 25 July 1 2002 2002 07 01 Jim Cummins d Contract expiration III 24 July 9 2002 2002 07 09 Kip Miller Washington Capitals Free agency III 27 July 12 2002 2002 07 12 Raymond Giroux New Jersey Devils Free agency VI 28 July 17 2002 2002 07 17 Jason Krog Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency VI 29 July 29 2002 2002 07 29 Jason Podollan Adler Mannheim DEL Free agency VI 30 August 6 2002 2002 08 06 Dick Tarnstrom Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers 31 August 26 2002 2002 08 26 Dave Roche New Jersey Devils Free agency UFA 32 Ken Sutton New Jersey Devils Free agency 32 October 14 2002 2002 10 14 Evgeny Korolev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl RSL Free agency e 34 November 3 2002 2002 11 03 Mats Lindgren Vancouver Canucks Free agency UFA 35 January 9 2003 2003 01 09 Darren Van Impe Syracuse Crunch AHL Free agency UFA 36 Signings edit Date Player Term Contract type RefJuly 3 2002 2002 07 03 Mattias Weinhandl multi year Entry level 37 July 17 2002 2002 07 17 Martin Chabada multi year Entry level 38 July 23 2002 2002 07 23 Adrian Aucoin 2 year Re signing 39 July 26 2002 2002 07 26 Eric Cairns 2 year Re signing 40 August 1 2002 2002 08 01 Jason Wiemer 1 year Re signing 41 August 2 2002 2002 08 02 Mattias Timander 2 year Re signing 42 August 3 2002 2002 08 03 Arron Asham 1 year Re signing 19 August 6 2002 2002 08 06 Mark Parrish 2 year Re signing 43 August 7 2002 2002 08 07 Shawn Bates 2 year Extension 44 August 20 2002 2002 08 20 Dave Scatchard 2 year Arbitration award 45 September 12 2002 2002 09 12 Steve Webb 1 year Re signing 46 Draft picks editNew York s draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario 47 Round Player Nationality College Junior Club team League 1 22 Sean Bergenheim nbsp Finland Jokerit Finland 3 87 Frans Nielsen nbsp Denmark Malmo IF Sweden 5 149 Marcus Paulsson nbsp Sweden Morrums GoIS IK Sweden 6 189 Alexei Stonkus nbsp Russia Yaroslavl Jrs Russia 7 220 Brad Topping nbsp Canada Brampton Battalion OHL 8 252 Martin Chabada nbsp Czech Republic Sparta Prague Czech Republic 9 283 Per Braxenholm nbsp Sweden Morrums GoIS IK Sweden See also edit2002 03 NHL seasonNotes edit Butenschon wore number 64 in his first two games Schultz wore number 39 in his first three games In parentheses is the player s free agency group on July 1 if applicable 24 Cummins was inactive during the 2002 03 season 26 The Islanders retained Korolev s NHL rights through the 2006 07 season 33 References edit New York Islanders 2002 03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb com www hockeydb com Retrieved December 12 2022 2002 03 New York Islanders Roster and Statistics Hockey Reference com Retrieved December 12 2022 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 a b 2002 03 New York Islanders Schedule Hockey Reference com Retrieved November 20 2022 NHL All Star Game Historical Summaries 2003 NHL com Retrieved December 21 2022 NHL 2003 YoungStars Rosters ESPN com January 18 2003 Retrieved December 21 2022 New York Islanders Awards and Honors New York Islanders Retrieved August 9 2022 Hockey Transactions Search Results www prosportstransactions com Retrieved November 25 2022 Czerkawski Dealt To Montreal For Asham And a Pick New York Islanders June 22 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Gwydir Kerry June 22 2002 Isles Get Godard for Pick New York Islanders Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Timander Acquired From Columbus For Pick New York Islanders June 22 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Gwydir Kerry July 3 2002 Islanders Acquire Wiemer for Mezei New York Islanders Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Islanders Acquire Butenschon for Kolnik New York Islanders October 11 2002 Archived from the original on October 21 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 a b Islanders Acquire Randy Robitaille Traded Lapointe to Philly New York Islanders March 9 2003 Archived from the original on April 2 2003 Retrieved November 26 2022 ISLANDERS TRADE OZZIE FOR TOP PROSPECT AND PICK UPGRADE New York Islanders March 11 2003 Archived from the original on April 2 2003 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retrieved November 26 2022 Wade Dubielewicz rewarded by Islanders CBC ca May 8 2007 Retrieved November 26 2022 The native of Invermere B C is 7 4 1 with a 2 34 GAA and 921 SP in 17 NHL appearances since signing with the Islanders as a free agent on May 26 2003 Dubielewicz Gets His Chance New York Islanders July 2 2003 Archived from the original on July 4 2003 Retrieved November 26 2022 The Islanders gave Dubielewicz that shot last month signing him to a one year contract a b NHL FREE AGENT LIST Daily Herald July 2 2002 Retrieved November 25 2022 Chris Armstrong at Hockey Reference com retrieved November 26 2002 Jim Cummins career statistics at EliteProspects com retrieved November 26 2022 Caps ink free agent C Kip Miller UPI July 9 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Devils Sign Eight Players New Jersey Devils July 12 2002 Archived from the original on October 16 2002 Retrieved November 25 2022 SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 17 UPI July 18 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Agreed to terms on two year contracts with defenseman Todd Reirden and center Jason Krog Jason Podollan at Hockey Reference com retrieved November 26 2002 Tarnstrom Claimed Off Waivers By Pittsburgh New York Islanders August 6 2002 Archived from the original on August 9 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 a b Devils Sign Free Agents Sutton amp Roche New Jersey Devils August 26 2002 Archived from the original on October 16 2002 Retrieved November 25 2022 NHL Releases Free Agent List NHL com July 1 2007 Retrieved November 26 2022 Islanders Recall Torres and Mapletoft New York Islanders October 14 2002 Archived from the original on October 17 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Defenseman Evgeny Korolev has returned to Russia to play for Jaroslavl of the Russian League but the Islanders retain his rights Canucks ink Lindgren UPI November 4 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Syracuse Signs NHL Veteran Van Impe OurSports Central January 9 2003 Retrieved November 26 2022 Islanders Sign Elite Prospect Mattias Weinhandl New York Islanders July 3 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Chabada Signs Multi Year Contract New York Islanders July 17 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Aucoin Inks Two Year Deal New York Islanders July 23 2002 Archived from the original on July 25 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Cairns Re Ups For Two Years New York Islanders July 26 2002 Archived from the original on August 2 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Wiemer Signs One Year Deal New York Islanders August 1 2002 Archived from the original on August 3 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Timander Signs Two Year Deal New York Islanders August 2 2002 Archived from the original on August 4 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 Parrish Re Ups For Two Years New York Islanders August 6 2002 Archived from the original on August 8 2002 Retrieved November 26 2022 BATES EARNS EXTENSION New York Islanders August 7 2002 Archived from the 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