2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2002–03 record45–20–13–4
Home record21–10–8–2
Road record24–10–5–2
Goals for211
Goals against166
Team information
PresidentBob Clarke
General managerBob Clarke
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainKeith Primeau
Alternate captainsJohn LeClair
Mark Recchi
ArenaFirst Union Center
Average attendance19,325[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsJeremy Roenick (27)
AssistsMark Recchi (32)
Jeremy Roenick (32)
PointsJeremy Roenick (59)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (161)
Plus/minusEric Desjardins (+30)
WinsRoman Cechmanek (33)
Goals against averageRoman Cechmanek (1.83)

The 2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 36th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs to the Ottawa Senators in six games.

Off-season[]

The Flyers hired former Dallas Stars and Stanley Cup-winning head coach Ken Hitchcock to replace the fired Bill Barber.[2]

Regular season[]

In 2002–03, Roman Cechmanek had a club record 1.83 goals against average (GAA) and the Flyers acquired Sami Kapanen and Tony Amonte prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point short of a second straight Atlantic Division title.

The Flyers had reliable goaltending. They tied the New Jersey Devils for the fewest goals allowed with just 166 and Roman Cechmanek and Robert Esche combined for eight shutouts.[3]

Season standings[]

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

[4]

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[5]
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[]

The Flyers endured a very long and brutal seven game first round match-up with the Toronto Maple Leafs that featured three multiple overtime games, all in Toronto. After winning Game 7, 6–1, the Flyers fought the Ottawa Senators in the second round with equal vigor as they split the first four games of the series, Cechmanek earning shutouts in both wins. Cechmanek's inconsistency showed through, however, as he allowed ten goals in the final two games and Ottawa advanced in six games. Cechmanek was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2004 second round draft pick during the off-season despite having the second-best GAA in the NHL over his three years in Philadelphia.

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2002 pre-season[6]
Pre-season: 5–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 September 19 @ Washington Capitals 4 – 1 1–0–0
2 September 21 New Jersey Devils 1 – 5 1–1–0
3 September 22 @ New York Rangers 4 – 6 1–2–0
4 September 24 New York Islanders 4 – 2 2–2–0
5 September 26 @ New Jersey Devils 0 – 4 2–3–0
6 September 27 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 1 3–3–0
7 October 1 New York Rangers 5 – 3 4–3–0
8 October 2 @ New York Islanders 1 – 4 4–4–0
9 October 5 Washington Capitals 3 – 2 5–4–0
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season[]

2002–03 regular season[7]
October: 7–1–2–0, 16 Points (Home: 4–0–1–0; Road: 3–1–1–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 10 @ Edmonton Oilers 2–2 OT 0–0–1–0 1
2 12 @ Calgary Flames 5–4 1–0–1–0 3
3 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–2 2–0–1–0 5
4 17 New York Islanders 3–3 OT 2–0–2–0 6
5 19 Washington Capitals 3–1 3–0–2–0 8
6 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 3–1–2–0 8
7 24 Montreal Canadiens 6–2 4–1–2–0 10
8 26 @ New York Islanders 6–2 5–1–2–0 12
9 29 Ottawa Senators 2–1 6–1–2–0 14
10 31 Phoenix Coyotes 6–2 7–1–2–0 16
November: 4–5–4–0, 12 Points (Home: 1–2–3–0; Road: 3–3–1–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
11 2 Washington Capitals 2–1 8–1–2–0 18
12 5 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 9–1–2–0 20
13 7 New Jersey Devils 0–1 9–2–2–0 20
14 9 @ Washington Capitals 1–4 9–3–2–0 20
15 13 Florida Panthers 1–1 OT 9–3–3–0 21
16 15 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT 9–3–4–0 22
17 16 Boston Bruins 2–2 OT 9–3–5–0 23
18 19 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 10–3–5–0 25
19 21 San Jose Sharks 2–2 OT 10–3–6–0 26
20 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–6 10–4–6–0 26
21 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 10–5–6–0 26
22 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–3 10–6–6–0 26
23 30 @ Montreal Candiens 2–1 OT 11–6–6–0 28
December: 6–4–2–1, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–1–1; Road: 3–2–1–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
24 2 New Jersey Devils 0–1 OT 11–6–6–1 29
25 5 New York Rangers 3–2 OT 12–6–6–1 31
26 7 St. Louis Blues 1–3 12–7–6–1 31
27 10 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 13–7–6–1 33
28 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 14–7–6–1 35
29 14 Buffalo Sabres 2–0 15–7–6–1 37
30 17 Dallas Stars 2–2 OT 15–7–7–1 38
31 18 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 16–7–7–1 40
32 21 Ottawa Senators 1–3 16–8–7–1 40
33 23 @ Ottawa Senators 2–2 OT 16–8–8–1 41
34 27 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–1 OT 17–8–8–1 43
35 28 @ Phoenix Coyotes 0–4 17–9–8–1 43
36 30 @ San Jose Sharks 1–2 17–10–8–1 43
January: 10–4–0–1, 21 Points (Home: 4–3–0–0; Road: 6–1–0–1)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
37 2 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–1 18–10–8–1 45
38 3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–0 19–10–8–1 47
39 5 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 20–10–8–1 49
40 7 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 21–10–8–1 51
41 9 @ New York Islanders 4–0 22–10–8–1 53
42 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 23–10–8–1 55
43 13 Atlanta Thrashers 4–7 23–11–8–1 55
44 16 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 24–11–8–1 57
45 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 25–11–8–1 59
46 19 @ New York Rangers 4–2 26–11–8–1 61
47 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 27–11–8–1 63
48 24 New York Islanders 1–3 27–12–8–1 63
49 25 @ Boston Bruins 0–1 OT 27–12–8–2 64
50 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–3 27–13–8–2 64
51 30 @ New Jersey Devils 1–5 27–14–8–2 64
February: 6–3–3–0, 15 Points (Home: 3–2–2–0; Road: 3–1–1–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
52 4 @ New York Islanders 2–1 28–14–8–2 66
53 6 @ Ottawa Senators 2–2 OT 28–14–9–2 67
54 8 New York Rangers 2–1 29–14–9–2 69
55 10 Minnesota Wild 0–1 29–15–9–2 69
56 12 @ Minnesota Wild 0–2 29–16–9–2 69
57 13 @ St. Louis Blues 4–3 OT 30–16–9–2 71
58 15 Carolina Hurricanes 2–2 OT 30–16–10–2 72
59 18 New Jersey Devils 2–2 OT 30–16–11–2 73
60 20 Los Angeles Kings 5–0 31–16–11–2 75
61 22 Florida Panthers 2–4 31–17–11–2 75
62 25 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2–0 32–17–11–2 77
63 27 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 33–17–11–2 79
March: 9–3–2–2, 22 Points (Home: 5–1–1–1; Road: 4–2–1–1)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
64 1 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 OT 34–17–11–2 81
65 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 35–17–11–2 83
66 7 @ New York Rangers 1–5 35–18–11–2 83
67 8 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 OT 35–18–11–3 84
68 10 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 OT 35–18–11–4 85
69 13 Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 36–18–11–4 87
70 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 37–18–11–4 89
71 17 @ New Jersey Devils 4–2 38–18–11–4 91
72 18 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–5 38–19–11–4 91
73 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 39–19–11–4 93
74 22 New York Rangers 1–2 39–20–11–4 93
75 24 Atlanta Thrashers 6–2 40–20–11–4 95
76 25 @ Nashville Predators 1–1 OT 40–20–12–4 96
77 27 Boston Bruins 2–2 OT 40–20–13–4 97
78 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 41–20–13–4 99
79 31 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 42–20–13–4 101
April: 3–0–0–0, 6 Points (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 2–0–0–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
80 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0 43–20–13–4 103
81 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 44–20–13–4 105
82 6 @ Florida Panthers 6–2 45–20–13–4 107
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 18,937 Maple Leafs lead 1–0
2 April 11 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 19,597 Series tied 1–1
3 April 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 2OT 19,533 Maple Leafs lead 2–1
4 April 16 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 3OT 19,574 Series tied 2–2
5 April 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 19,828 Flyers lead 3–2
6 April 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 2OT 19,573 Series tied 3–3
7 April 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–1 19,870 Flyers win 4–3
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. Ottawa Senators - Senators win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 25 Ottawa Senators 2–4 18,197 Senators lead 1–0
2 April 27 Ottawa Senators 2–0 18,500 Series tied 1–1
3 April 29 @ Ottawa Senators 2–3 OT 19,680 Senators lead 2–1
4 May 1 @ Ottawa Senators 1–0 19,842 Series tied 2–2
5 May 3 Ottawa Senators 2–5 18,500 Senators lead 3–2
6 May 5 @ Ottawa Senators 1–5 19,454 Senators win 4–2
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Scoring[]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
97 Jeremy Roenick 33 C 79 27 32 59 20 75 13 3 5 8 1 8
8 Mark Recchi 34 RW 79 20 32 52 0 35 13 7 3 10 4 2
25 Keith Primeau 31 C 80 19 27 46 4 93 13 1 1 2 −2 14
26 Michal Handzus 25 C 82 23 21 44 13 46 13 2 6 8 3 6
5 Kim Johnsson 26 D 82 10 29 39 11 38 13 0 3 3 −1 8
37 Eric Desjardins 33 D 79 8 24 32 30 35 5 2 1 3 2 0
10 John LeClair 33 LW 35 18 10 28 10 16 13 2 3 5 5 10
12 Simon Gagne 22 LW 46 9 18 27 20 16 13 4 1 5 1 6
39 Marty Murray 27 C 76 11 15 26 −1 13 4 0 0 0 −2 4
87 Donald Brashear 31 LW 80 8 17 25 5 161 13 1 2 3 −1 21
14 Justin Williams 21 RW 41 8 16 24 15 22 12 1 5 6 2 8
2 Eric Weinrich 36 D 81 2 18 20 16 40 13 2 3 5 −2 12
20 Radovan Somik 25 LW 60 8 10 18 9 10 5 1 1 2 0 6
11 Tony Amontedagger 32 RW 13 7 8 15 12 2 13 1 6 7 2 4
24 Sami Kapanendagger 29 RW 28 4 9 13 −1 6 13 4 3 7 2 6
36 Dennis Seidenberg 21 D 58 4 9 13 8 20 — — — — — —
55 Pavel Brendldouble-dagger 21 RW 42 5 7 12 8 4 — — — — — —
19 Eric Chouinarddagger 22 C 28 4 4 8 2 2 — — — — — —
28 Marcus Ragnarssondagger 31 D 43 2 6 8 5 32 13 0 1 1 4 6
6 Chris Therien 31 D 67 1 6 7 10 36 13 0 2 2 0 2
15 Joe Saccodagger 33 RW 34 1 5 6 0 20 4 0 0 0 −2 0
29 Todd Fedoruk 23 LW 63 1 5 6 1 105 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Todd Warrinerdaggerdouble-dagger 29 LW 13 2 3 5 2 6 — — — — — —
13 Claude Lapointedagger 34 C 14 2 2 4 5 16 13 2 3 5 0 14
22 Dmitri Yushkevichdagger 31 D 18 2 2 4 7 8 13 1 4 5 7 2
19 Paul Ranheimdouble-dagger 37 RW 28 0 4 4 −4 6 — — — — — —
27 Andre Savage 27 C 16 2 1 3 2 4 — — — — — —
23 Jim Vandermeer 22 D 24 2 1 3 9 27 8 0 1 1 1 9
3 Dan McGillisdouble-dagger 30 D 24 0 3 3 7 20 — — — — — —
18 Tomi Kalliodaggerdouble-dagger 26 RW 7 1 0 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
9 Mark Greig 33 RW 5 0 1 1 1 2 — — — — — —
21 Mike Siklenkadagger 23 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
47 Kirby Law 25 RW 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
34 Ian MacNeil 25 C 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
11, 18, 51 Patrick Sharp 21 C 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
18 Jamie Wrightdagger 26 LW 4 0 0 0 −1 4 — — — — — —
22 Bruno St. Jacquesdouble-dagger 22 D 6 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
17 Guillaume Lefebvredouble-dagger 21 LW 14 0 0 0 1 4 — — — — — —
24 Chris McAllisterdouble-dagger 27 D 19 0 0 0 −2 21 — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche 25 G 30 0 0 0 N/A 6 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
32 Roman Cechmanek 31 G 58 0 0 0 N/A 8 13 0 0 0 N/A 0

Goaltending[]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Roman Cechmanek 31 58 57 33 15 10 1368 102 1.83 .925 6 3,350:22 13 13 6 7 339 31 2.14 .909 2 867:11
42 Robert Esche 25 30 25 12 9 3 647 60 2.20 .907 2 1,638:25 1 0 0 0 14 1 2.00 .929 0 30:03

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) William M. Jennings Trophy Roman Cechmanek[a] [8]
Robert Esche[a]
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Ken Hitchcock (Coach) [9]
Jeremy Roenick
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Eric Desjardins [10]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Roman Cechmanek [10]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Donald Brashear [10]
Toyota Cup Keith Primeau [10]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Robert Esche [10]

Records[]

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 2002–03 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Game 4[b] John LeClair 10/15/2002 Montreal Canadiens [11]
Goals against average Season 1.83 Roman Cechmanek — — [12]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 2002–03 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Player(s) Refs
Fastest opening two goals scored Game 0:31 10/26/2002 New York Islanders Justin Williams [13]
Michal Handzus

Milestones[]

Individual career milestones[14]
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Jeremy Roenick November 16, 2002
1,000th game played Eric Desjardins December 18, 2002
600th assist Jeremy Roenick January 9, 2003[c] [15]
1,000th game played Eric Weinrich March 31, 2003

Transactions[]

The Flyers 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.[16]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 18, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2003
conditional 5th-round pick in 2004[d] 		To Edmonton Oilers
Jiri Dopita 		[17]
June 21, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2002 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ruslan Fedotenko
Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2002
Phoenix's 2nd-round pick in 2002 		[19]
June 22, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2002
3rd-round pick in 2003 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina's 3rd-round pick in 2002 		[20]
June 23, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2003 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver's 6th-round pick in 2002
7th-round pick in 2002 		[21]
December 6, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Marcus Ragnarsson 		To San Jose Sharks
Dan McGillis 		[22]
December 19, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
conditional draft pick in 2004[e] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Paul Ranheim 		[24]
January 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jamie Wright 		To Calgary Flames
future considerations 		[25]
January 29, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Chouinard 		To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2003 		[26]
February 5, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Todd Warriner 		To Vancouver Canucks
conditional draft pick[f] 		[27]
February 5, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2003 		To Colorado Avalanche
Chris McAllister 		[27]
February 7, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Bast
Sami Kapanen 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Pavel Brendl
Bruno St. Jacques 		[28]
March 1, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Dmitri Yushkevich 		To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick in 2003
7th-round pick in 2004 		[29]
March 9, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Claude Lapointe 		To New York Islanders
5th-round pick in 2003 		[30]
March 10, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Tony Amonte 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Guillaume Lefebvre
Atlanta's 3rd-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2004 		[31]
March 11, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Peter White 		To Chicago Blackhawks
future considerations 		[32]
May 28, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Los Angeles Kings
Roman Cechmanek 		[33]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
July 2, 2002 Ian MacNeil Carolina Hurricanes * [34]
July 14, 2002 Andre Savage Vancouver Canucks * [35]
July 14, 2002 Jeff Smith (ELC) Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 3-year* [36]
January 15, 2003 Joe Sacco Washington Capitals 1-year [37]
January 27, 2003 Mike Siklenka Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) 1-year* [38]
May 21, 2003 Nick Deschenes (ELC) Yale University (ECAC) * [39]
May 21, 2003 Freddy Meyer (ELC) Boston University (Hockey East) * [39]

Internal[]

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Term Ref
June 25, 2002 Jeff Woywitka (ELC) 3-year* [40]
July 12, 2002 Donald Brashear 4-year [41]
July 12, 2002 Todd Fedoruk 3-year [41]
August 8, 2002 Neil Little multi-year* [42]
August 8, 2002 John Slaney multi-year* [42]
September 11, 2002 Simon Gagne 2-year [43]
February 15, 2003 Marcus Ragnarsson 2-year extension [44]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were not involved in any selections during the 2002 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 4, 2002.[45] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Roman Cechmanek and Neil Little; defensemen Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson, Chris McAllister, Dan McGillis, Chris Therien and Eric Weinrich; and forwards Donald Brashear, Todd Fedoruk, Simon Gagne, Mark Greig, Michal Handzus, Kirby Law, John LeClair, Marty Murray, Keith Primeau, Paul Ranheim, Mark Recchi and Jeremy Roenick.[46] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: defensemen David Harlock, John Slaney and Brad Tiley; and forwards Tomas Divisek, Ian MacNeil, Andre Savage and Pete Vandermeer.[46]

Date Player Team Ref
January 1, 2003 Tomi Kallio from Columbus Blue Jackets [47]
March 11, 2003 Todd Warriner to Nashville Predators [32]

Departures[]

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player New team (league) Via Ref
July 1, 2002 Adam Oates Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Free agency [48]
July 4, 2002 Luke Richardson Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency [49]
July 15, 2002 Greg Koehler Nashville Predators Free agency [50]
July 23, 2002 Tomas Divisek HC Pardubice (CZE) Free agency[g] [51]
July 25, 2002 Mark Freer Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency [52]
July 27, 2002 Vaclav Pletka Oceláři Třinec (CZE) Free agency[g] [53]
August 9, 2002 Mike Watt Carolina Hurricanes Free agency [54]
N/A Yves Sarault Springfield Falcons (AHL) Free agency [55]
N/A Rick Tocchet — Retirement[h] [56]
January 16, 2003 Tomi Kallio* Frölunda HC (Elitserien)[i] Release [37]
May 28, 2003 Mark Greig* Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency[j] [58]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on June 22–23, 2002.[59] The Flyers traded their original first, 26th overall, second, 59th overall, and third-round picks, 92nd overall, and Maxime Ouellet to the Washington Capitals for Adam Oates on March 19, 2002.[60] They also traded the Canucks' sixth-round pick, 184th overall, and their seventh-round pick, 225th overall, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Blue Jackets' 2003 fifth-round pick on June 23, 2002, and their eighth-round pick, 256th overall, to the Carolina Hurricanes for Paul Ranheim on May 31, 2000.[60]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 4 Joni Pitkanen Defense  Finland Oulun Kärpät (SM-liiga) [k]
4 105 Rosario Ruggeri Defense  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) [l]
4 126 Konstantin Baranov Forward  Russia Mechel Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5 161 Dov Grumet-Morris Goaltender  United States Harvard University (ECAC)
6 192 Nikita Korovkin Defense  Russia Kamloops Blazers (WHL) [m]
6 193 Joey Mormina Defense  Canada Colgate University (ECAC)
7 201 Mathieu Brunelle Left Wing  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) [n]

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League[61][62] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[63]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Co-winners with New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur
  2. ^ Tied fifteen times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  3. ^ Secondary assist on Eric Desjardins' even-strength goal at 6:49 of the third period
  4. ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received the Oilers' 2004 fifth-round pick if Dopita re-signed with Edmonton for the 2003–04 season.[17] Dopita returned to Europe after being released by Edmonton on February 3, 2003.[18]
  5. ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received a late round draft pick (sixth-to-eighth-round pick) if the Coyotes re-signed Ranheim for the 2003–04 season.[23]
  6. ^ Condition not met.
  7. ^ a b Flyers retained NHL rights
  8. ^ No official announcement. Tocchet was named an assistant coach of the Colorado Avalanche on January 15, 2003.
  9. ^ Kallio signed with Frolunda on January 24, 2003.[57]
  10. ^ Contract for the 2003–04 season
  11. ^ The Flyers acquired the 4th overall pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Ruslan Fedotenko, the Lightning's second-round pick and the Phoenix Coyotes' second-round pick on June 21, 2002.[60]
  12. ^ The Flyers traded Dean McAmmond to the Calgary Flames for the Flames' fourth-round pick, 105th overall, on June 24, 2001.[60]
  13. ^ The Flyers traded their 2001 fourth-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' third-round pick, 91st overall, on June 24, 2001. The Flyers traded the Hurricanes' pick back to Carolina for the Hurricanes' sixth-round pick, 192nd overall, and the Hurricanes' 2003 third-round pick on June 22, 2002.[60]
  14. ^ The Flyers traded their ninth-round pick, 287th overall, and their 2001 eighth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's seventh-round pick, 201st overall, on June 24, 2001.[60]

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