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2003–04 NHL season

January 20, 2023

The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames.

2003–04 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 8, 2003 – June 7, 2004
Number of games82
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada)
ESPN, ABC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pickMarc-Andre Fleury
Picked byPittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Presidents' TrophyDetroit Red Wings
Season MVPMartin St. Louis (Lightning)
Top scorerMartin St. Louis (Lightning)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPBrad Richards (Lightning)
Stanley Cup
ChampionsTampa Bay Lightning
  Runners-upCalgary Flames
Seasons

For the fourth time in eight years, the all-time record for total shutouts in a season was shattered, as 192 shutouts were recorded.[1] The 2003–04 regular season was also the first one (excluding the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season) since 1967–68 in which there was neither a 50-goal scorer, nor a 100-point scorer.[1][2] This was the final season that ABC and ESPN televised NHL games until 2021–22. It was also the final NHL season before the 2004–05 NHL lockout with games resuming in the fall of 2005 as part of the 2005–06 season, and the final season in which games could end in ties.

League business

The schedule of 82 games was revamped. The new format increased divisional games from five to six per team (24 total), and decreased inter-conference games to at least one per team, with three extra games (18 in total).

The alternating of jerseys was changed. For the first season since the 1969–70 season, teams would now wear their colored jerseys at home and white jerseys away.

The Phoenix Coyotes moved to a new arena in Glendale, Arizona, after playing their first seven seasons at America West Arena.

Regular season

The 2003–04 season was one overhung by concern over the expiry of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. It led to the cancellation of the League's games for the entirety of the next season. During the entire season, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) head Bob Goodenow waged a war of words with no agreement being signed.

On September 26, just before the season was to begin, young Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley crashed his Ferrari in suburban Atlanta. The passenger, Thrashers teammate Dan Snyder, was killed. Heatley himself was badly injured and eventually charged with vehicular homicide.

Entering the season, the two Stanley Cup favorites were the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference, who had won the Presidents' Trophy and come within a win of the Stanley Cup Finals the year before, and the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference, who, despite losing legendary goaltender Patrick Roy to retirement, added both Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya to an already star-studded lineup. Neither of these teams, however, were as successful as expected, with Ottawa finishing fifth in their conference and Colorado finishing fourth, losing the Northwest Division title for the first time in a decade when the franchise was still known as the Quebec Nordiques.

The greatest disappointments were the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, who, despite making it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals the year prior and adding both Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal, failed to make the playoffs. The Los Angeles Kings failed to make the playoffs in large part due to a season-ending 11-game losing streak. In the East, the star-studded New York Rangers again failed to make the playoffs. The Washington Capitals, who were regarded as a contender, also stumbled early in the season and never recovered. The end of the season saw two of the most extensive housecleanings in League history, as the Rangers and Capitals traded away many of their stars and entered "rebuilding mode." The Capitals traded away Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar, Robert Lang and Anson Carter, while the Rangers moved Petr Nedved, Brian Leetch, Anson Carter and Alexei Kovalev to other NHL teams.

The most surprising teams were the Tampa Bay Lightning in the East and the San Jose Sharks in the West. The Lightning, who had a remarkable season with only 20 man-games lost to injury, finished atop the Eastern Conference, while the Sharks, who were firmly in rebuilding mode after a disastrous 28–37–9–8 campaign the last season, came second in the West and won the Pacific Division.

Two other teams that did better than expected were carried by surprising young goaltenders. The Calgary Flames ended a seven-year playoff drought backed by the solid play of Miikka Kiprusoff, and the Boston Bruins won the Northeast Division by a whisker over the Toronto Maple Leafs with the help of eventual Calder Memorial Trophy-winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft.

Goaltending was also the story of the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings as the return from retirement of legend Dominik Hasek bumped Curtis Joseph to the minor leagues. At the same time, long-time back up Manny Legace recorded better numbers than both veterans and won the starting job in the playoffs.

Of note is the fact that the Nashville Predators made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, though they were dispatched by a star-studded Detroit Red Wings team in the first round.

The regular season ended controversially, when in March 2004, the Vancouver Canucks' Todd Bertuzzi infamously attacked and severely injured the Colorado Avalanche's Steve Moore, forcing the latter to eventually retire.

Final standings

Detroit Red Wings won the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

For rankings in conference, division leaders are automatically ranked 1–3. These three, plus the next five teams in the conference standings, earn playoff berths at the end of the season.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
2 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
3 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
4 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
5 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

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.

Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
3 5 Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
4 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
5 9 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85

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.

Southeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
3 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
4 12 Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 106
2 Y- Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 104
3 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 101
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 103
5 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 102
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 93
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 78
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 76
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 75
13 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Western Conference

Central Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 7 St. Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
3 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
4 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
5 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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.

Northwest Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
2 4 Colorado Avalanche 82 40 22 13 7 235 198 100
3 6 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
4 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
5 10 Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83

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.

Pacific Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 21 12 6 219 183 104
2 5 Dallas Stars 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
3 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
4 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
5 13 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68

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.

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 Y- San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 104
3 Y- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
4 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 100
5 X- Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
6 X- Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
7 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
8 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
10 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83
11 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
15 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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


Playoffs

Main article: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Bracket

  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals
                                     
1 Tampa Bay 4     1 Tampa Bay 4  
8 NY Islanders 1     7 Montreal 0  


2 Boston 3 Eastern Conference
7 Montreal 4  
    1 Tampa Bay 4  
  3 Philadelphia 3  
3 Philadelphia 4  
6 New Jersey 1  
4 Toronto 4   3 Philadelphia 4
5 Ottawa 3     4 Toronto 2  


  E1 Tampa Bay 4
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round.)
  W6 Calgary 3
1 Detroit 4     1 Detroit 2
8 Nashville 2     6 Calgary 4  
2 San Jose 4
7 St. Louis 1  
  6 Calgary 4
  2 San Jose 2  
3 Vancouver 3  
6 Calgary 4   Western Conference
4 Colorado 4   2 San Jose 4
5 Dallas 1     4 Colorado 2  
  • During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number, not position on the bracket. In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice.

Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.

Presidents' Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Eastern Conference playoff champion)		 Tampa Bay Lightning
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:
(Western Conference playoff champion)		 Calgary Flames
Art Ross Trophy: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Bryan Berard, Chicago Blackhawks
Calder Memorial Trophy: Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Kris Draper, Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Adams Award: John Tortorella, Tampa Bay Lightning
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils
King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning
Lester B. Pearson Award: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
Lester Patrick Trophy: Mike Emrick, John Davidson, Ray Miron
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames;
Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets;
Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning;
Marek Malik, Vancouver Canucks
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: Dwayne Roloson, Minnesota Wild
Vezina Trophy: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils
William M. Jennings Trophy: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

All-Star teams

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 82 38 56 94
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 81 41 46 87
Joe Sakic Colorado 81 33 54 87
Markus Naslund Vancouver 78 35 49 84
Marian Hossa Ottawa 81 36 46 82
Patrik Elias New Jersey 82 38 43 81
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 77 32 48 80
Cory Stillman Tampa Bay 81 25 55 80
Robert Lang Washington / Detroit 69 30 49 79
Brad Richards Tampa Bay 82 26 53 79

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Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO SV GAA
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 75 4554 38 26 11 154 11 .917 2.03
Marty Turco Dallas 73 4359 37 21 13 144 9 .913 1.98
Ed Belfour Toronto 59 3444 34 19 6 122 10 .918 2.13
Tomas Vokoun Nashville 73 4221 34 29 10 178 3 .909 2.53
Dan Cloutier Vancouver 60 3539 33 21 6 134 5 .914 2.27

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2003–04 (listed with their first team):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2003–04, listed with their team:

Player Team Notability
Valeri Bure[6] Dallas Stars Olympic silver and bronze medalist, 1-time NHL All-Star.
Shayne Corson[7] Dallas Stars 3-time NHL All-Star, over 1100 games played.
Vincent Damphousse[8] San Jose Sharks 1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, 4-time NHL All-Star, over 1300 games played.
Ron Francis[9] Toronto Maple Leafs 2-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-time NHL All-Star, 3-time Lady Byng Trophy, Frank J. Selke Trophy winner, King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner, over 1700 games played.
Kenny Jonsson[10] New York Islanders 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 1-time NHL All-Star.
Joe Juneau[11] Montreal Canadiens Olympic silver medalist.
Mike Keane[12] Vancouver Canucks 3-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars, over 1100 games played.
Igor Larionov[13] New Jersey Devils 3-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings, 2-time Olympic gold and bronze medalist, oldest active player in NHL at time of retirement.
Curtis Leschyshyn[14] Ottawa Senators 1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche, over 1000 games played.
Al MacInnis[15] St. Louis Blues 1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Calgary Flames, Olympic gold medalist, 7-time NHL All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, over 1400 games played.
Mark Messier[16] New York Rangers 6-time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers and Rangers, 15-time NHL All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Hart Memorial Trophy winner, Lester B. Pearson Award winner, over 1700 games played. Last active player to play in the World Hockey Association and the last active player to have played in the 1970s.
Adam Oates[17] Edmonton Oilers 5-time NHL All-Star, over 1300 games played.
James Patrick[18] Buffalo Sabres Over 1200 games played.
Felix Potvin[19] Boston Bruins 2-time NHL All-Star.
Rob Ray[20] Ottawa Senators King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner, NHL Foundation Player Award winner.
Scott Stevens[21] New Jersey Devils 3-time Stanley Cup champion with the Devils, 13-time NHL All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, over 1600 games played.
Steve Thomas[22] Detroit Red Wings Over 1200 games played.
Roman Turek[23] Calgary Flames 1-time Stanley Cup champion with the Dallas Stars, 2-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner, 1-time NHL All-Star.

See also

References

  • Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Notes
  1. ^ a b "2003-04 NHL Summary - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "1967-68 NHL Summary - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  6. ^ "Former Hab Valeri Bure now has his own wine label". montrealgazette.com. February 26, 2014. from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  7. ^ nurun.com. "Shayne Corson speaks out about colitis". Napanee Guide. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Criminal charges dropped against former Hab Vincent Damphousse's ex-wife - CBC News". cbc.ca. from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "Ron Francis to have number retired by Carolina". sootoday.com. from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Kenny Jonsson retires". NHL.com. from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Where are they now? Joe Juneau - Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens". ourhistory.canadiens.com. from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Former Star Mike Keane Expected to Retire". defendingbigd.com. from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  13. ^ MacIntyre, Iain. "Igor Larionov's take on NHL lockout? 'We can't afford to lose another season'". vancouversun.com. from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Curtis Leschyshyn Retires". NHL.com. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "Hard-shooting defenseman Al MacInnis retires". ESPN.com. September 9, 2005. from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "No more Mess: NHL great retires after 25 seasons". ESPN.com. September 12, 2005. from the original on April 29, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  17. ^ . highbeam.com. April 5, 2004. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "James Patrick retires from NHL - CBC Sports". cbc.ca. from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  19. ^ "NHL lockout leaves the old guys behind". nationalpost.com. November 27, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  20. ^ Press, The Canadian. "Retired Buffalo Sabres enforcer Rob Ray sues NHLPA, again - The Hockey News". thehockeynews.com. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "Stevens retires after 22 years". ESPN.com. September 6, 2005. from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  22. ^ "FROM THE ICE Steve Thomas reportedly talking to other teams". todaysslapshot.com. from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  23. ^ "Wednesday roundup: Turek retires from Flames, NHL". ESPN.com. August 10, 2005. from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

External links

  • Hockey Database
  • NHL Official Website

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The 2003 04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames 2003 04 NHL seasonLeagueNational Hockey LeagueSportIce hockeyDurationOctober 8 2003 June 7 2004Number of games82Number of teams30TV partner s CBC TSN RDS Canada ESPN ABC United States DraftTop draft pickMarc Andre FleuryPicked byPittsburgh PenguinsRegular seasonPresidents TrophyDetroit Red WingsSeason MVPMartin St Louis Lightning Top scorerMartin St Louis Lightning PlayoffsPlayoffs MVPBrad Richards Lightning Stanley CupChampionsTampa Bay Lightning Runners upCalgary FlamesSeasons 2002 032004 05 For the fourth time in eight years the all time record for total shutouts in a season was shattered as 192 shutouts were recorded 1 The 2003 04 regular season was also the first one excluding the lockout shortened 1994 95 season since 1967 68 in which there was neither a 50 goal scorer nor a 100 point scorer 1 2 This was the final season that ABC and ESPN televised NHL games until 2021 22 It was also the final NHL season before the 2004 05 NHL lockout with games resuming in the fall of 2005 as part of the 2005 06 season and the final season in which games could end in ties Contents 1 League business 2 Regular season 2 1 Final standings 2 1 1 Eastern Conference 2 1 2 Western Conference 3 Playoffs 3 1 Bracket 4 Awards 4 1 All Star teams 5 Player statistics 5 1 Scoring leaders 5 2 Leading goaltenders 6 Coaches 6 1 Eastern Conference 6 2 Western Conference 7 Milestones 7 1 Debuts 7 2 Last games 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksLeague business EditThe schedule of 82 games was revamped The new format increased divisional games from five to six per team 24 total and decreased inter conference games to at least one per team with three extra games 18 in total The alternating of jerseys was changed For the first season since the 1969 70 season teams would now wear their colored jerseys at home and white jerseys away The Phoenix Coyotes moved to a new arena in Glendale Arizona after playing their first seven seasons at America West Arena Regular season EditThe 2003 04 season was one overhung by concern over the expiry of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement It led to the cancellation of the League s games for the entirety of the next season During the entire season NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association NHLPA head Bob Goodenow waged a war of words with no agreement being signed On September 26 just before the season was to begin young Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley crashed his Ferrari in suburban Atlanta The passenger Thrashers teammate Dan Snyder was killed Heatley himself was badly injured and eventually charged with vehicular homicide Entering the season the two Stanley Cup favorites were the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference who had won the Presidents Trophy and come within a win of the Stanley Cup Finals the year before and the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference who despite losing legendary goaltender Patrick Roy to retirement added both Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya to an already star studded lineup Neither of these teams however were as successful as expected with Ottawa finishing fifth in their conference and Colorado finishing fourth losing the Northwest Division title for the first time in a decade when the franchise was still known as the Quebec Nordiques The greatest disappointments were the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim who despite making it to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals the year prior and adding both Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal failed to make the playoffs The Los Angeles Kings failed to make the playoffs in large part due to a season ending 11 game losing streak In the East the star studded New York Rangers again failed to make the playoffs The Washington Capitals who were regarded as a contender also stumbled early in the season and never recovered The end of the season saw two of the most extensive housecleanings in League history as the Rangers and Capitals traded away many of their stars and entered rebuilding mode The Capitals traded away Jaromir Jagr Peter Bondra Sergei Gonchar Robert Lang and Anson Carter while the Rangers moved Petr Nedved Brian Leetch Anson Carter and Alexei Kovalev to other NHL teams The most surprising teams were the Tampa Bay Lightning in the East and the San Jose Sharks in the West The Lightning who had a remarkable season with only 20 man games lost to injury finished atop the Eastern Conference while the Sharks who were firmly in rebuilding mode after a disastrous 28 37 9 8 campaign the last season came second in the West and won the Pacific Division Two other teams that did better than expected were carried by surprising young goaltenders The Calgary Flames ended a seven year playoff drought backed by the solid play of Miikka Kiprusoff and the Boston Bruins won the Northeast Division by a whisker over the Toronto Maple Leafs with the help of eventual Calder Memorial Trophy winning goaltender Andrew Raycroft Goaltending was also the story of the Presidents Trophy winning Detroit Red Wings as the return from retirement of legend Dominik Hasek bumped Curtis Joseph to the minor leagues At the same time long time back up Manny Legace recorded better numbers than both veterans and won the starting job in the playoffs Of note is the fact that the Nashville Predators made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history though they were dispatched by a star studded Detroit Red Wings team in the first round The regular season ended controversially when in March 2004 the Vancouver Canucks Todd Bertuzzi infamously attacked and severely injured the Colorado Avalanche s Steve Moore forcing the latter to eventually retire Final standings Edit Detroit Red Wings won the Presidents Trophy and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs For rankings in conference division leaders are automatically ranked 1 3 These three plus the next five teams in the conference standings earn playoff berths at the end of the season Eastern Conference Edit Atlantic Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS1 3 Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 1012 6 New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 1003 8 New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 914 13 New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 695 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58Note 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 Northeast Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 2 Boston Bruins 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 1042 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 1033 5 Ottawa Senators 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 1024 7 Montreal Canadiens 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 935 9 Buffalo Sabres 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 85Note 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 Southeast Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS1 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 1062 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 783 11 Carolina Hurricanes 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 764 12 Florida Panthers 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 755 14 Washington Capitals 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 59Note 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 4 R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 Z Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 22 8 6 245 192 1062 Y Boston Bruins NE 82 41 19 15 7 209 188 1043 Y Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 40 21 15 6 209 188 1014 X Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 24 10 3 242 204 1035 X Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 23 10 6 262 189 1026 X New Jersey Devils AT 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 1007 X Montreal Canadiens NE 82 41 30 7 4 208 192 938 X New York Islanders AT 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 918 59 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 37 34 7 4 220 221 8510 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 33 37 8 4 214 243 7811 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 28 34 14 6 172 209 7612 Florida Panthers SE 82 28 35 15 4 188 221 7513 New York Rangers AT 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 6914 Washington Capitals SE 82 23 46 10 3 186 253 5915 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58Divisions AT Atlantic NE Northeast SE SoutheastZ Clinched Conference Y Clinched Division X Clinched Playoff spot Western Conference Edit Central Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 1092 7 St Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 913 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 914 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 625 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59Note 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 Northwest Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS1 3 Vancouver Canucks 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 1012 4 Colorado Avalanche 82 40 22 13 7 235 198 1003 6 Calgary Flames 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 944 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 895 10 Minnesota Wild 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83Note 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 Pacific Division 3 No CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 21 12 6 219 183 1042 5 Dallas Stars 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 973 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 814 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 765 13 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68Note 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 Western Conference 4 R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts1 P Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 1092 Y San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 1043 Y Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 1014 X Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 1005 X Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 976 X Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 947 X St Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 918 X Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 918 59 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 8910 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 8311 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 8112 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 7613 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 6814 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 6215 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59Divisions CE Central PA Pacific NW NorthwestP Clinched Presidents Trophy Y Clinched Division X Clinched Playoff spotPlayoffs Edit Lord Stanley s Cup Main article 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs Bracket Edit Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Finals 1 Tampa Bay 4 1 Tampa Bay 4 8 NY Islanders 1 7 Montreal 0 2 Boston 3 Eastern Conference7 Montreal 4 1 Tampa Bay 4 3 Philadelphia 3 3 Philadelphia 4 6 New Jersey 1 4 Toronto 4 3 Philadelphia 45 Ottawa 3 4 Toronto 2 E1 Tampa Bay 4 Pairings are re seeded after the first round W6 Calgary 31 Detroit 4 1 Detroit 28 Nashville 2 6 Calgary 4 2 San Jose 47 St Louis 1 6 Calgary 4 2 San Jose 2 3 Vancouver 3 6 Calgary 4 Western Conference4 Colorado 4 2 San Jose 45 Dallas 1 4 Colorado 2 During the first three rounds home ice is determined by seeding number not position on the bracket In the Finals the team with the better regular season record has home ice Awards EditThe NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto Presidents Trophy Detroit Red WingsPrince of Wales Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champion Tampa Bay LightningClarence S Campbell Bowl Western Conference playoff champion Calgary FlamesArt Ross Trophy Martin St Louis Tampa Bay LightningBill Masterton Memorial Trophy Bryan Berard Chicago BlackhawksCalder Memorial Trophy Andrew Raycroft Boston BruinsConn Smythe Trophy Brad Richards Tampa Bay LightningFrank J Selke Trophy Kris Draper Detroit Red WingsHart Memorial Trophy Martin St Louis Tampa Bay LightningJack Adams Award John Tortorella Tampa Bay LightningJames Norris Memorial Trophy Scott Niedermayer New Jersey DevilsKing Clancy Memorial Trophy Jarome Iginla Calgary FlamesLady Byng Memorial Trophy Brad Richards Tampa Bay LightningLester B Pearson Award Martin St Louis Tampa Bay LightningLester Patrick Trophy Mike Emrick John Davidson Ray MironMaurice Rocket Richard Trophy Jarome Iginla Calgary Flames Rick Nash Columbus Blue Jackets Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta ThrashersNHL Plus Minus Award Martin St Louis Tampa Bay Lightning Marek Malik Vancouver CanucksRoger Crozier Saving Grace Award Dwayne Roloson Minnesota WildVezina Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey DevilsWilliam M Jennings Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey DevilsAll Star teams Edit First team Position Second teamMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils G Roberto Luongo Florida PanthersScott Niedermayer New Jersey Devils D Chris Pronger St Louis BluesZdeno Chara Ottawa Senators D Bryan McCabe Toronto Maple LeafsJoe Sakic Colorado Avalanche C Mats Sundin Toronto Maple LeafsMartin St Louis Tampa Bay Lightning RW Jarome Iginla Calgary FlamesMarkus Naslund Vancouver Canucks LW Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta ThrashersPlayer statistics EditScoring leaders Edit Note GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points Player Team GP G A PtsMartin St Louis Tampa Bay 82 38 56 94Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 81 41 46 87Joe Sakic Colorado 81 33 54 87Markus Naslund Vancouver 78 35 49 84Marian Hossa Ottawa 81 36 46 82Patrik Elias New Jersey 82 38 43 81Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 77 32 48 80Cory Stillman Tampa Bay 81 25 55 80Robert Lang Washington Detroit 69 30 49 79Brad Richards Tampa Bay 82 26 53 79 5 Leading goaltenders Edit Note GP Games played Mins Minutes played W Wins L Losses OT Overtime losses GA Goals allowed SO Shutouts GAA Goals against average Player Team GP Mins W L T GA SO SV GAAMartin Brodeur New Jersey 75 4554 38 26 11 154 11 917 2 03Marty Turco Dallas 73 4359 37 21 13 144 9 913 1 98Ed Belfour Toronto 59 3444 34 19 6 122 10 918 2 13Tomas Vokoun Nashville 73 4221 34 29 10 178 3 909 2 53Dan Cloutier Vancouver 60 3539 33 21 6 134 5 914 2 27Coaches EditEastern Conference Edit Atlanta Thrashers Bob Hartley Boston Bruins Mike O Connell Buffalo Sabres Lindy Ruff Carolina Hurricanes Peter Laviolette Florida Panthers Rick Dudley and John Torchetti Montreal Canadiens Claude Julien New Jersey Devils Pat Burns New York Islanders Steve Stirling New York Rangers Glen Sather Ottawa Senators Jacques Martin Philadelphia Flyers Ken Hitchcock Pittsburgh Penguins Ed Olczyk Tampa Bay Lightning John Tortorella Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Quinn Washington Capitals Glen HanlonWestern Conference Edit Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mike Babcock Calgary Flames Darryl Sutter Chicago Blackhawks Brian Sutter Colorado Avalanche Tony Granato Columbus Blue Jackets Doug MacLean Dallas Stars Dave Tippett Detroit Red Wings Dave Lewis Edmonton Oilers Craig MacTavish Los Angeles Kings Andy Murray Minnesota Wild Jacques Lemaire Nashville Predators Barry Trotz Phoenix Coyotes Bobby Francis and Rick Bowness San Jose Sharks Ron Wilson St Louis Blues Joel Quenneville Vancouver Canucks Marc CrawfordMilestones EditDebuts Edit The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2003 04 listed with their first team Chris Kunitz Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins Jason Pominville Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Buffalo Sabres Eric Staal Carolina Hurricanes Travis Moen Chicago Blackhawks Tuomo Ruutu Chicago Blackhawks Nikolai Zherdev Columbus Blue Jackets Niklas Kronwall Detroit Red Wings Dustin Brown Los Angeles Kings Brent Burns Minnesota Wild Tomas Plekanec Montreal Canadiens Jordin Tootoo Nashville Predators Marek Zidlicky Nashville Predators Dominic Moore New York Rangers Fedor Tyutin New York Rangers Marc Andre Fleury Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Kesler Vancouver Canucks Alexander Semin Washington CapitalsLast games Edit The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2003 04 listed with their team Player Team NotabilityValeri Bure 6 Dallas Stars Olympic silver and bronze medalist 1 time NHL All Star Shayne Corson 7 Dallas Stars 3 time NHL All Star over 1100 games played Vincent Damphousse 8 San Jose Sharks 1 time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens 4 time NHL All Star over 1300 games played Ron Francis 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 time NHL All Star 3 time Lady Byng Trophy Frank J Selke Trophy winner King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner over 1700 games played Kenny Jonsson 10 New York Islanders 2 time Olympic gold medalist 1 time NHL All Star Joe Juneau 11 Montreal Canadiens Olympic silver medalist Mike Keane 12 Vancouver Canucks 3 time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars over 1100 games played Igor Larionov 13 New Jersey Devils 3 time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings 2 time Olympic gold and bronze medalist oldest active player in NHL at time of retirement Curtis Leschyshyn 14 Ottawa Senators 1 time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche over 1000 games played Al MacInnis 15 St Louis Blues 1 time Stanley Cup champion with the Calgary Flames Olympic gold medalist 7 time NHL All Star Conn Smythe Trophy winner James Norris Memorial Trophy winner over 1400 games played Mark Messier 16 New York Rangers 6 time Stanley Cup champion with the Edmonton Oilers and Rangers 15 time NHL All Star Conn Smythe Trophy winner Hart Memorial Trophy winner Lester B Pearson Award winner over 1700 games played Last active player to play in the World Hockey Association and the last active player to have played in the 1970s Adam Oates 17 Edmonton Oilers 5 time NHL All Star over 1300 games played James Patrick 18 Buffalo Sabres Over 1200 games played Felix Potvin 19 Boston Bruins 2 time NHL All Star Rob Ray 20 Ottawa Senators King Clancy Memorial Trophy winner NHL Foundation Player Award winner Scott Stevens 21 New Jersey Devils 3 time Stanley Cup champion with the Devils 13 time NHL All Star Conn Smythe Trophy winner over 1600 games played Steve Thomas 22 Detroit Red Wings Over 1200 games played Roman Turek 23 Calgary Flames 1 time Stanley Cup champion with the Dallas Stars 2 time William M Jennings Trophy winner 1 time NHL All Star See also EditList of Stanley Cup champions NHL All Star Game NHL All Rookie Team 2003 in sports 2004 in sports Red MileReferences EditDinger Ralph ed 2011 The National Hockey League Official Guide amp Record Book 2012 Toronto ON Dan Diamond amp Associates ISBN 978 1 894801 22 5 Notes a b 2003 04 NHL Summary Hockey Reference com Hockey Reference com Archived from the original on April 19 2018 Retrieved May 9 2018 1967 68 NHL Summary Hockey Reference com Hockey Reference com Archived from the original on June 16 2017 Retrieved May 9 2018 a b c d e f 2003 2004 Division Standings National Hockey League Retrieved March 26 2012 a b 2003 2004 Standings by Conference National Hockey 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Retired Buffalo Sabres enforcer Rob Ray sues NHLPA again The Hockey News thehockeynews com Archived from the original on May 19 2017 Retrieved May 9 2018 Stevens retires after 22 years ESPN com September 6 2005 Archived from the original on September 15 2016 Retrieved May 9 2018 FROM THE ICE Steve Thomas reportedly talking to other teams todaysslapshot com Archived from the original on October 9 2016 Retrieved May 9 2018 Wednesday roundup Turek retires from Flames NHL ESPN com August 10 2005 Archived from the original on May 9 2018 Retrieved May 9 2018 External links EditHockey Database NHL Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 NHL season amp oldid 1118680160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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