2003–04 San Jose Sharks season

The 2003–04 San Jose Sharks season was the franchise's 13th in the NHL. The Sharks made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time before losing to the Calgary Flames. It was the last season before the 2004–05 lockout, which cancelled the following season.

2003–04 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	2nd Western
2003–04 record	43–21–12–6
Home record	24–8–7–2
Road record	19–13–5–4
Goals for	219
Goals against	183
Team information
General manager	Doug Wilson
Coach	Ron Wilson
Captain	Mike Ricci (first 10 games) Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games) Alyn McCauley (next 10 games) Patrick Marleau (last 42 games)
Alternate captains	Vincent Damphousse Alyn McCauley
Arena	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance	15,836
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cleveland Barons Fresno Falcons Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
Goals	Patrick Marleau (28)
Assists	Nils Ekman (33)
Points	Patrick Marleau (57)
Penalty minutes	Scott Parker (101)
Plus/minus	Nils Ekman (+30)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (31)
Goals against average	Vesa Toskala (2.06)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Off-season

On May 13, 2003, the Sharks hired Doug Wilson (no relation to coach Ron Wilson) as general manager, replacing Dean Lombardi.^[1] At the Entry Draft in June, the Sharks chose Milan Michalek with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Regular season

The Sharks rotated team captaincy every ten games for the first half of the season before permanently handing the role to forward Patrick Marleau.^[2]

Final standings

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

See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2003–04 regular season^[5]
October: 1–5–4–0 (Home: 0–2–3–0; Road: 1–3–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 L October 9, 2003 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap 2 L October 11, 2003 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 0–2–0–0 Recap 3 W October 12, 2003 3–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 1–2–0–0 Recap 4 T October 16, 2003 0–0 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 1–2–1–0 Recap 5 L October 18, 2003 1–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 1–3–1–0 Recap 6 L October 21, 2003 0–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 1–4–1–0 Recap 7 T October 23, 2003 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 1–4–2–0 Recap 8 T October 25, 2003 4–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 1–4–3–0 Recap 9 L October 28, 2003 0–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 1–5–3–0 Recap 10 T October 30, 2003 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 1–5–4–0 Recap
November: 7–1–4–2 (Home: 2–1–2–1; Road: 5–0–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 W November 1, 2003 6–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 2–5–4–0 Recap 12 T November 2, 2003 2–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 2–5–5–0 Recap 13 OTL November 5, 2003 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 2–5–5–1 Recap 14 T November 6, 2003 5–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 2–5–6–1 Recap 15 W November 8, 2003 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 3–5–6–1 Recap 16 L November 11, 2003 3–4 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 3–6–6–1 Recap 17 OTL November 13, 2003 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 3–6–6–2 Recap 18 T November 15, 2003 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 3–6–7–2 Recap 19 T November 18, 2003 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 3–6–8–2 Recap 20 W November 21, 2003 5–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 4–6–8–2 Recap 21 W November 22, 2003 3–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 5–6–8–2 Recap 22 W November 26, 2003 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 6–6–8–2 Recap 23 W November 28, 2003 2–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 7–6–8–2 Recap 24 W November 30, 2003 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 8–6–8–2 Recap
December: 7–3–3–1 (Home: 5–0–2–0; Road: 2–3–1–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 25 L December 2, 2003 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 8–7–8–2 Recap 26 T December 4, 2003 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 8–7–9–2 Recap 27 W December 6, 2003 2–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 9–7–9–2 Recap 28 L December 10, 2003 2–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 9–8–9–2 Recap 29 T December 11, 2003 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 9–8–10–2 Recap 30 W December 13, 2003 2–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 10–8–10–2 Recap 31 OTL December 17, 2003 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 10–8–10–3 Recap 32 L December 18, 2003 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 10–9–10–3 Recap 33 W December 21, 2003 2–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 11–9–10–3 Recap 34 W December 22, 2003 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 12–9–10–3 Recap 35 W December 26, 2003 5–0 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 13–9–10–3 Recap 36 T December 27, 2003 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 13–9–11–3 Recap 37 W December 29, 2003 5–2 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 14–9–11–3 Recap 38 W December 31, 2003 1–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 15–9–11–3 Recap
January: 9–4–0–2 (Home: 5–2–0–1; Road: 4–2–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 39 L January 2, 2004 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 15–10–11–3 Recap 40 W January 3, 2004 3–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 16–10–11–3 Recap 41 W January 5, 2004 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 17–10–11–3 Recap 42 OTL January 8, 2004 2–3 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 17–10–11–4 Recap 43 W January 10, 2004 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 18–10–11–4 Recap 44 L January 13, 2004 0–3 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 18–11–11–4 Recap 45 W January 15, 2004 3–1 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 19–11–11–4 Recap 46 W January 17, 2004 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–11–11–4 Recap 47 W January 19, 2004 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 21–11–11–4 Recap 48 W January 21, 2004 4–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 22–11–11–4 Recap 49 L January 22, 2004 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 22–12–11–4 Recap 50 W January 24, 2004 4–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 23–12–11–4 Recap 51 W January 28, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 24–12–11–4 Recap 52 L January 30, 2004 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 24–13–11–4 Recap 53 OTL January 31, 2004 2–3 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 24–13–11–5 Recap
February: 8–3–0–1 (Home: 5–0–0–0; Road: 3–3–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 54 W February 3, 2004 3–0 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 25–13–11–5 Recap 55 W February 5, 2004 5–0 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 26–13–11–5 Recap 56 L February 10, 2004 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 26–14–11–5 Recap 57 L February 11, 2004 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 26–15–11–5 Recap 58 W February 14, 2004 2–1 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 27–15–11–5 Recap 59 W February 16, 2004 5–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 28–15–11–5 Recap 60 L February 18, 2004 3–7 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 28–16–11–5 Recap 61 W February 19, 2004 6–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 29–16–11–5 Recap 62 W February 23, 2004 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 30–16–11–5 Recap 63 OTL February 26, 2004 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 30–16–11–6 Recap 64 W February 27, 2004 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 31–16–11–6 Recap 65 W February 29, 2004 1–0 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 32–16–11–6 Recap
March: 10–4–1–0 (Home: 6–2–0–0; Road: 4–2–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 66 W March 3, 2004 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 33–16–11–6 Recap 67 L March 5, 2004 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 33–17–11–6 Recap 68 L March 7, 2004 0–4 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 33–18–11–6 Recap 69 L March 9, 2004 3–4 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 33–19–11–6 Recap 70 W March 11, 2004 5–4 New York Islanders (2003–04) 34–19–11–6 Recap 71 W March 13, 2004 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 35–19–11–6 Recap 72 T March 16, 2004 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 35–19–12–6 Recap 73 W March 18, 2004 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 36–19–12–6 Recap 74 W March 19, 2004 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 37–19–12–6 Recap 75 L March 21, 2004 2–5 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 37–20–12–6 Recap 76 W March 23, 2004 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 38–20–12–6 Recap 77 W March 25, 2004 3–2 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 39–20–12–6 Recap 78 W March 26, 2004 3–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 40–20–12–6 Recap 79 W March 28, 2004 2–1 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 41–20–12–6 Recap 80 W March 31, 2004 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 42–20–12–6 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (Home: 1–1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 81 L April 2, 2004 1–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 42–21–12–6 Recap 82 W April 4, 2004 4–3 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 43–21–12–6 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) St. Louis Blues – Sharks win 4–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 8 St. Louis 0–1 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 10 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap 3 April 12 San Jose 1–4 St. Louis Nabokov 19,023 Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 13 San Jose 4–3 St. Louis Nabokov 19,452 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 15 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Colorado Avalanche – Sharks win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 22 Colorado 2–5 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 24 Colorado 1–4 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap 3 April 26 San Jose 1–0 Colorado Nabokov 18,007 Sharks lead 3–0 Recap 4 April 28 San Jose 0–1 Colorado OT Nabokov 18,007 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 May 1 Colorado 2–1 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Sharks lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 4 San Jose 3–1 Colorado Nabokov 18,007 Sharks win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Calgary Flames – Flames win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 9 Calgary 4–3 San Jose OT Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 1–0 Recap 2 May 11 Calgary 4–1 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 2–0 Recap 3 May 13 San Jose 3–0 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Flames lead 2–1 Recap 4 May 16 San Jose 4–2 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 May 17 Calgary 3–0 San Jose Nabokov 17,496 Flames lead 3–2 Recap 6 May 19 San Jose 1–3 Calgary Nabokov 19,289 Flames win 4–2 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
•   = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
•   = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
12	Patrick Marleau	C	80	28	29	57	−5	24	17	8	4	12	0	6
28	Nils Ekman	LW	82	22	33	55	30	34	16	0	3	3	−2	8
14	Jonathan Cheechoo	RW	81	28	19	47	5	33	17	4	6	10	4	10
10	Alyn McCauley	C	82	20	27	47	23	28	11	2	1	3	0	2
19	Marco Sturm	LW	64	21	20	41	0	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Vincent Damphousse	C	82	12	29	41	−5	66	17	7	7	14	0	20
7	Brad Stuart	D	77	9	30	39	9	34	17	1	5	6	−4	13
94	Alexander Korolyuk	LW	63	19	18	37	20	18	17	5	2	7	0	10
15	Wayne Primeau	C	72	9	20	29	4	90	17	1	2	3	−7	4
17	Scott Thornton	LW	80	13	14	27	−6	84	12	2	2	4	1	22
18	Mike Ricci	C	71	7	19	26	8	40	17	2	3	5	5	4
23	Niko Dimitrakos	RW	68	9	15	24	6	49	15	1	8	9	2	8
4	Kyle McLaren	D	64	2	22	24	10	60	16	0	3	3	−1	10
22	Scott Hannan	D	82	6	15	21	10	48	17	1	5	6	7	22
42	Tom Preissing	D	69	2	17	19	8	12	11	0	1	1	0	0
2	Mike Rathje	D	80	2	17	19	18	46	17	1	5	6	1	13
44	Christian Ehrhoff	D	41	1	11	12	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Todd Harvey	C	47	4	5	9	3	38	16	1	2	3	−3	2
37	Curtis Brown	C	12	2	2	4	1	6	17	0	2	2	−5	18
27	Scott Parker	RW	50	1	3	4	0	101	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Mark Smith	C	36	1	3	4	−5	72	10	1	0	1	2	11
5	Rob Davison	D	55	0	3	3	−3	92	5	0	2	2	0	4
21	Jim Fahey	D	15	0	2	2	−2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jason Marshall	D	12	0	2	2	−2	8	17	0	1	1	1	25
9	Milan Michalek	RW	2	1	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Vesa Toskala	G	28	0	1	1		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Brad Boyes	C	1	0	0	0	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Lynn Loyns	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Evgeni Nabokov	G	59	0	0	0		14	17	0	0	0		4
34	Patrick Rissmiller	LW	4	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Miroslav Zalesak	RW	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
57	Marcel Goc	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	1	1	2	1	0

Goaltending

		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
20	Evgeni Nabokov	59	31	19	8	1610	127	2.20	.921	9	3456	17	10	7	461	30	1.71	.935	3	1052
35	Vesa Toskala	28	12	8	4	760	53	2.06	.930	1	1541	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Patrick Marleau	^[6]
	NHL Defensive Player of the Month	Evgeni Nabokov (February)	^[7]
	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Evgeni Nabokov (March 29)	^[8]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Jonathan Cheechoo	^[9]
		Christian Ehrhoff
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Patrick Marleau	^[10]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Tom Preissing	^[10]
	Three Stars of the Year	Patrick Marleau	^[10]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
1,000th game played	Mike Ricci	February 11, 2004	^[11]
25th shutout	Evgeni Nabokov	February 29, 2004	^[12]

Transactions

The Sharks were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.^[13]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2003	To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2005	To San Jose Sharks Scott Parker	^[14]
June 21, 2003	To Boston Bruins 1st-round pick in 2003 2nd-round pick in 2003 4th-round pick in 2003	To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 2003	^[14]
June 21, 2003	To New York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2003 3rd-round pick in 2003	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2003	^[14]
June 21, 2003	To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2003 5th-round pick in 2003 6th-round pick in 2003	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2003	^[14]
June 22, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2004	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2003	^[15]
June 22, 2003	To Chicago Blackhawks 8th-round pick in 2004	To San Jose Sharks 9th-round pick in 2003	^[16]
June 30, 2003	To New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2004	To San Jose Sharks Rights to Mark Messier	^[17]
August 12, 2003	To New York Rangers Chad Wiseman	To San Jose Sharks Nils Ekman	^[18]
November 16, 2003	To Calgary Flames Miikka Kiprusoff	To San Jose Sharks Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[19]
January 9, 2004	To Calgary Flames Lynn Loyns	To San Jose Sharks Future considerations^[a]	^[20]
March 3, 2004	To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2004	To San Jose Sharks Jason Marshall	^[21]
March 9, 2004	To Boston Bruins Brad Boyes	To San Jose Sharks Jeff Jillson	^[22]
March 9, 2004	To Buffalo Sabres Jeff Jillson	To San Jose Sharks Curtis Brown Andy Delmore	^[22]
March 9, 2004	To Boston Bruins Andy Delmore	To San Jose Sharks Future considerations	^[22]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)	Yuri Moscevsky	Cleveland Barons (AHL)		Free agency	^[23]
	Patrick Rissmiller	Cleveland Barons (AHL)		Free agency	^[23]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[b]	Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	Marc Kielkucki^[c]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[24]
	Scott Thomas^[d]		Contract expiration (VI)	^[24]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)	Teemu Selanne	Colorado Avalanche	Free agency (III)	^[27]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	Ryan Kraft	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	^[28]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21)	John Jakopin	New York Rangers	Free agency (UFA)	^[29]
	Jeff Nelson	Muskegon Fury (UHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[30]
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06)	Mark Messier	New York Rangers	Free agency (III)	^[31]
N/A	Eric Laplante	Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[32]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)	Graig Mischler	Reading Royals (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)	Adam Graves		Retirement (III)	^[34]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21)	Alexander Korolyuk	2-year	Re-signing	^[35]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)	Christian Ehrhoff		Entry-level	^[35]
	Dimitri Patzold		Entry-level	^[35]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	Tavis Hansen		Re-signing	^[36]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	Rob Davison		Re-signing	^[37]
	Marcel Goc		Entry-level	^[37]
	Patrick Marleau	2-year	Re-signing	^[37]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Miikka Kiprusoff	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
	Alyn McCauley	3-year	Re-signing	^[38]
	Mark Smith		Re-signing	^[39]
	Marco Sturm		Re-signing	^[38]
	Miroslav Zalesak	1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	Jonathan Cheechoo		Re-signing	^[40]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)	Jesse Fibiger	1-year	Re-signing	^[18]
	Robert Mulick	1-year	Re-signing	^[18]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)	Milan Michalek		Entry-level	^[41]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)	Nolan Schaefer		Entry-level	^[42]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	Scott Hannan	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28)	Jon DiSalvatore		Entry-level	^[44]
November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13)	Scott Thornton	2-year	Extension	^[45]
December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)	Garrett Stafford		Entry-level	^[46]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[47]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	6	Milan Michalek	Left Wing	Czech Republic	HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
1	16	Steve Bernier	Right Wing	Canada	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2	43	Josh Hennessy	Center	United States	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2	47	Matt Carle	Defense	United States	River City Lancers (USHL)
5	139	Patrick Ehelechner	Goaltender	Germany	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
7	201	Jonathan Tremblay	Right Wing	Canada	Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7	205	Joe Pavelski	Center	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7	216	Kai Hospelt	Forward	Germany	Kölner Haie (DEL)
8	236	Alexander Hult	Center	Sweden	Oskarshamn IK (Swe-1)
9	267	Brian O'Hanley	Defense	United States	Boston College High School (USHS-MA)
9	276	Carter Lee	Forward	United States	Canterbury School (USHS-CT)

Notes

1. 5th-round pick in 2004^[13]
2. In parenthesis is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[24]
3. Kielkucki retired.^[25]
4. Thomas retired.^[26]

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