2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference3rd Eastern
2003–04 record40–21–15–6
Home record24–11–3–3
Road record16–10–12–3
Goals for229
Goals against186
Team information
PresidentRon Ryan
General managerBob Clarke
CoachKen Hitchcock
CaptainKeith Primeau
Alternate captainsJohn LeClair
Mark Recchi
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance19,375[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsMark Recchi (26)
AssistsMark Recchi (49)
PointsMark Recchi (75)
Penalty minutesDonald Brashear (212)
Plus/minusJohn LeClair (+20)
WinsRobert Esche (21)
Goals against averageRobert Esche (2.04)

The 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 37th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Eastern Conference Finals but lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Regular season[]

Free-agent goaltender Jeff Hackett was signed from the Boston Bruins to replace Roman Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Esche for the number one spot in 2003–04, but Hackett was forced to retire in February due to vertigo. During the course of the season, serious injuries suffered by both Jeremy Roenick (broken jaw) and Keith Primeau (concussion) in February forced the Flyers to trade for the Chicago Blackhawks' Alexei Zhamnov, who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. Esche entrenched himself as starter and remained in that position even after the Flyers re-acquired Sean Burke from the Phoenix Coyotes, as the Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division title over the New Jersey Devils on the last day of the season.

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division[2]
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.

Eastern Conference[3]
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


Playoffs[]

Though solid in net, Esche's performance was over-shadowed by the play of captain Keith Primeau in the playoffs. Primeau led the Flyers past the defending Stanley Cup champion Devils in five, and the Toronto Maple Leafs in six on their way to the Eastern Conference Finals and a match-up with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite winning Game 6 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger Simon Gagne, the Flyers would come up short once again losing Game 7 in Tampa, 2–1.

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2003 pre-season
Pre-season: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
1 September 19 New Jersey Devils 6 – 1 1–0–0
2 September 20 @ Washington Capitals 4 – 2 2–0–0
3 September 23 @ New Jersey Devils1 0 – 3 2–1–0
4 September 26 New Jersey Devils 5 – 4 OT 3–1–0
5 September 27 @ New Jersey Devils 2 – 4 3–2–0
6 September 30 New York Islanders 1 – 4 3–3–0
7 October 1 @ Washington Capitals 4 – 4 OT 3–3–1
8 October 2 @ New York Islanders2 2 – 4 3–4–1
^ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena.
^ Game played at Giant Center.
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season[]

2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–2–3–1, 12 Points (Home: 3–0–2–0; Road: 1–2–1–1)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 9 Buffalo Sabres 2–0 1–0–0–0 2
2 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT 1–0–1–0 3
3 16 @ San Jose Sharks 0–0 OT 1–0–2–0 4
4 18 @ Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 2–0–2–0 6
5 21 @ Los Angeles Kings 0–4 2–1–2–0 6
6 22 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–4 OT 2–1–2–1 7
7 25 Carolina Hurricanes 4–4 OT 2–1–3–1 8
8 27 Montreal Canadiens 5–0 3–1–3–1 10
9 29 Florida Panthers 5–1 4–1–3–1 12
10 30 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 4–2–3–1 12
November: 10–0–2–0, 22 Points (Home: 7–0–0–0; Road: 3–0–2–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
11 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–1 5–2–3–1 14
12 6 Washington Capitals 4–2 6–2–3–1 16
13 8 @ New York Rangers 2–1 OT 7–2–3–1 18
14 11 New York Islanders 2–1 8–2–3–1 20
15 13 Vancouver Canucks 4–3 OT 9–2–3–1 22
16 15 Atlanta Thrashers 4–0 10–2–3–1 24
17 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–2 OT 10–2–4–1 25
18 20 Minnesota Wild 3–1 11–2–4–1 27
19 22 Boston Bruins 3–2 12–2–4–1 29
20 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 OT 12–2–5–1 30
21 28 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 13–2–5–1 32
22 29 @ New York Islanders 5–1 14–2–5–1 34
December: 5–4–4–3, 17 Points (Home: 3–1–0–2; Road: 2–3–4–1)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
23 1 @ Ottawa Senators 1–4 14–3–5–1 34
24 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 15–3–5–1 36
25 5 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 16–3–5–1 38
26 6 @ Boston Bruins 1–1 OT 16–3–6–1 39
27 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 17–3–6–1 41
28 10 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1–1 OT 17–3–7–1 42
29 12 @ New Jersey Devils 3–3 OT 17–3–8–1 43
30 13 New Jersey Devils 0–2 17–4–8–1 43
31 16 Calgary Flames 2–3 OT 17–4–8–2 44
32 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–5 OT 17–4–8–3 45
33 20 New York Islanders 3–1 18–4–8–3 47
34 21 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1–4 18–5–8–3 47
35 23 @ New York Islanders 2–4 18–6–8–3 47
36 27 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 OT 18–6–8–4 48
37 29 @ Dallas Stars 2–2 OT 18–6–9–4 49
38 30 @ St. Louis Blues 7–2 19–6–9–4 51
January: 7–5–2–1, 17 Points (Home: 2–3–0–1; Road: 5–2–2–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
39 2 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 20–6–9–4 53
40 3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–6 20–7–9–4 53
41 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–1 OT 20–7–10–4 54
42 8 Florida Panthers 3–4 OT 20–7–10–5 55
43 10 Edmonton Oilers 0–3 20–8–10–5 55
44 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 20–9–10–5 55
45 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–6 20–10–10–5 55
46 16 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 21–10–10–5 57
47 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 22–10–10–5 59
48 20 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 22–11–10–5 59
49 22 @ New York Rangers 4–2 23–11–10–5 61
50 24 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 24–11–10–5 63
51 25 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 25–11–10–5 65
52 28 @ Florida Panthers 3–3 OT 25–11–11–5 66
53 31 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 26–11–11–5 68
February: 7–5–0–2, 16 Points (Home: 5–3–0–0; Road: 2–2–0–2)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
54 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 26–12–11–5 68
55 4 Washington Capitals 5–1 27–12–11–5 70
56 5 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 28–12–11–5 72
57 10 New Jersey Devils 4–1 29–12–11–5 74
58 12 @ New York Rangers 2–1 30–12–11–5 76
59 14 New York Rangers 6–2 31–12–11–5 78
60 16 San Jose Sharks 2–5 31–13–11–5 78
61 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–5 31–14–11–5 78
62 19 Boston Bruins 3–4 31–15–11–5 78
63 21 Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 32–15–11–5 80
64 24 Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 33–15–11–5 82
65 26 @ Ottawa Senators 1–1 OT 33–15–12–5 83
66 28 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 OT 33–15–12–6 84
67 29 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–4 33–16–12–6 84
March: 6–4–2–0, 14 Points (Home: 4–3–1–0; Road: 2–1���1–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
68 3 Nashville Predators 5–2 34–16–12–6 86
69 5 Ottawa Senators 5–3 35–16–12–6 88
70 6 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 35–17–12–6 88
71 9 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 36–17–12–6 90
72 11 Dallas Stars 2–2 OT 36–17–13–6 91
73 13 New Jersey Devils 2–1 37–17–13–6 93
74 14 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT 37–17–14–6 94
75 18 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–3 37–18–14–6 94
76 20 New York Rangers 3–0 38–18–14–6 96
77 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 39–18–14–6 98
78 25 New York Islanders 2–4 39–19–14–6 98
79 27 New York Rangers 1–3 39–20–14–6 98
April: 1–1–1–0, 3 Points (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 1–0–1–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
80 1 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–0 40–20–14–6 100
81 2 Ottawa Senators 1–3 40–21–14–6 100
82 4 @ New York Islanders 3–3 OT 40–21–15–6 101
Legend:

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

Playoffs[]

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New Jersey Devils – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 8 New Jersey Devils 3–2 19,608 Flyers lead 1–0
2 April 10 New Jersey Devils 3–2 19,779 Flyers lead 2–0
3 April 12 @ New Jersey Devils 2–4 18,023 Flyers lead 2–1
4 April 14 @ New Jersey Devils 3–0 19,040 Flyers lead 3–1
5 April 17 New Jersey Devils 3–1 19,778 Flyers win 4–1
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Flyers win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 19,447 Flyers lead 1–0
2 April 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 19,792 Flyers lead 2–0
3 April 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–4 19,628 Flyers lead 2–1
4 April 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 19,614 Series tied 2–2
5 May 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 19,825 Flyers lead 3–2
6 May 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT 19,625 Flyers win 4–2
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 May 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 21,425 Lightning lead 1–0
2 May 10 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 21,314 Series tied 1–1
3 May 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–4 19,897 Lightning lead 2–1
4 May 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 19,872 Series tied 2–2
5 May 18 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 21,517 Lightning lead 3–2
6 May 20 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 OT 19,910 Series tied 3–3
7 May 22 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 22,117 Lightning win 4–3
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
8 Mark Recchi 35 LW 82 26 49 75 18 47 18 4 2 6 −3 4
26 Michal Handzus 26 C 82 20 38 58 18 82 18 5 5 10 7 7
10 John LeClair 34 LW 75 23 32 55 20 51 18 2 2 4 2 8
11 Tony Amonte 33 RW 80 20 33 53 13 38 18 3 5 8 7 6
97 Jeremy Roenick 34 C 62 19 28 47 1 62 18 4 9 13 4 8
12 Simon Gagne 23 LW 80 24 21 45 12 29 18 5 4 9 10 12
5 Kim Johnsson 27 D 80 13 29 42 16 26 15 2 6 8 −3 8
24 Sami Kapanen 30 RW 74 12 18 30 9 14 18 3 7 10 0 6
44 Joni Pitkanen 20 D 71 8 19 27 15 44 15 0 3 3 −6 6
14 Justin Williamsdouble-dagger 22 RW 47 6 20 26 10 32 — — — — — —
25 Keith Primeau 32 C 54 7 15 22 11 80 18 9 7 16 11 22
23 Alexei Zhamnovdagger 33 C 20 5 13 18 7 14 18 4 10 14 −1 8
28 Marcus Ragnarsson 32 D 70 7 9 16 12 58 14 1 4 5 3 14
20 Radovan Somik 26 LW 53 4 10 14 −2 17 10 1 1 2 1 4
87 Donald Brashear 32 LW 64 6 7 13 −1 212 18 1 3 4 0 61
37 Eric Desjardins 34 D 48 1 11 12 11 28 — ��� — — — —
6 Chris Theriendouble-dagger 32 D 56 1 9 10 2 50 — — — — — —
89 Mike Comriedaggerdouble-dagger 23 C 21 4 5 9 2 12 — — — — — —
2 Eric Weinrichdouble-dagger 37 D 54 2 7 9 11 32 — — — — — —
19 Branko Radivojevicdagger 23 RW 24 1 8 9 0 36 18 1 1 2 −1 32
13 Claude Lapointe 35 C 42 5 3 8 2 32 1 0 0 0 0 0
9, 32 Patrick Sharp 22 C 41 5 2 7 −3 55 12 1 0 1 −2 2
23 Jim Vandermeerdouble-dagger 23 D 23 3 2 5 −5 25 — — — — — —
29 Todd Fedoruk 24 LW 49 1 4 5 −4 136 1 0 0 0 −2 2
55 Danny Markovdagger 27 D 34 2 3 5 0 58 18 1 2 3 17 25
3 Mattias Timanderdagger 29 D 34 1 4 5 13 19 18 2 4 6 2 6
19 Eric Chouinarddouble-dagger 23 RW 17 3 0 3 −3 0 — — — — — —
45 John Slaney 31 D 4 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — —
2 Vladimir Malakhovdagger 35 D 6 0 1 1 −1 2 17 1 5 6 9 12
47 Kirby Law 26 RW 6 0 1 1 0 2 — — — — — —
21 Boyd Kane 25 LW 7 0 0 0 −4 7 — — — — — —
33, 41 Sean Burkedagger 37 G 15 0 0 0 N/A 0 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
48 Freddy Meyer 23 D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
51 Randy Jones 22 D 5 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
36 Dennis Seidenberg 22 D 5 0 0 0 −4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
30 Antero Niittymaki 23 G 3 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —
35 Neil Little 32 G 1 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —
22 Mike Peluso 29 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche 26 G 40 0 0 0 N/A 31 18 0 0 0 N/A 8
15 Peter White 34 C 3 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
33 Jeff Hackettdouble-dagger 35 G 27 0 0 0 N/A 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending[]

  • 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 GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
42 Robert Esche 26 40 40 21 11 7 932 79 2.04 .915 3 2,322:14 18 18 11 7 498 41 2.32 .918 1 1,060:34
33 Jeff Hackettdouble-dagger 35 27 26 10 10 6 684 65 2.39 .905 3 1,630:07 – – – – – – – – – —
33, 41 Sean Burkedagger 37 15 13 6 5 2 389 35 2.55 .910 1 824:48 1 0 0 0 9 1 1.50 .889 0 40:00
30 Antero Niittymaki 23 3 3 3 0 0 77 3 1.00 .961 0 179:55 – – – – – – – – – —
35 Neil Little 32 1 0 0 1 0 8 2 3.61 .750 0 33:12 – – – – – – – – – —

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (annual) NHL All-Rookie Team Joni Pitkanen (Defense) [5]
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Ken Hitchcock (Coach) [6]
Keith Primeau
Jeremy Roenick
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Robert Esche (November 3) [7]
Robert Esche (March 15) [8]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kim Johnsson [9]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mark Recchi [9]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Robert Esche [9]
Toyota Cup Mark Recchi [9]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Sami Kapanen [9]

Records[]

  •  dagger  NHL record

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 2003–04 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Opponent Refs
Penalties in minutes Period 209dagger 3/5/2004 Ottawa Senators [10]
Penalties in minutes Game 213dagger 3/5/2004 Ottawa Senators [11]

Milestones[]

Individual career milestones[12]
Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Jeff Hackett October 16, 2003[a] [13]
500th game played Jeff Hackett January 13, 2004
1,000th game played Tony Amonte March 5, 2004

Transactions[]

The Flyers 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.[14]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2004 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Marty Murray 		[15]
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 Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2004 		To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2003 		[15]
June 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2004
9th-round pick in 2004 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
8th-round pick in 2003
9th-round pick in 2003 		[15]
June 30, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
conditional 7th-round pick in 2004[b] 		To Washington Capitals
rights to Dmitri Yushkevich 		[16]
December 16, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Comrie 		To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Woywitka
1st-round pick in 2004
3rd-round pick in 2005 		[17]
December 17, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2004 		To Minnesota Wild
Eric Chouinard 		[18]
January 20, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Danny Markov 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Justin Williams 		[19]
January 22, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mattias Timander 		To New York Islanders
Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2004 		[20]
February 9, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2004 		To St. Louis Blues
Eric Weinrich 		[21]
February 9, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Burke
Branko Radivojevic
rights to Ben Eager 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Comrie 		[21]
February 16, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Gainey 		To Dallas Stars
Mike Siklenka 		[22]
February 19, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Alexei Zhamnov
Washington's 4th-round pick in 2004 		To Chicago Blackhawks
Jim Vandermeer
rights to Colin Fraser
Los Angeles' 2nd-round pick in 2004 		[23]
March 8, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Vladimir Malakhov 		To New York Rangers
rights to Rick Kozak
2nd-round pick in 2005 		[24]
March 8, 2004 To Philadelphia Flyers
Phoenix's 8th-round pick in 2004
3rd-round pick in 2005 		To Dallas Stars
Chris Therien 		[24]

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 1, 2003 Jeff Hackett Boston Bruins 2-year [25]
July 14, 2003 Joey Hope (ELC) Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) * [26]
July 14, 2003 Boyd Kane Tampa Bay Lightning * [26]
July 24, 2003 Randy Jones (ELC) Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC) 2-year* [27]
July 24, 2003 Mark Murphy Washington Capitals 1-year* [27]
July 24, 2003 Mike Peluso Chicago Blackhawks 1-year* [27]
October 21, 2003 Steve Webb New York Islanders 1-year* [28]
March 20, 2004 Stephen Wood (ELC) Providence College (Hockey East) * [29]

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 10, 2003 Eric Chouinard 2-year [30]
June 10, 2003 Sami Kapanen 2-year [31]
June 30, 2003 Eric Desjardins 3-year[c] [16]
June 30, 2003 Claude Lapointe 2-year [16]
July 14, 2003 Mathieu Brunelle (ELC) * [26]
July 14, 2003 Mike Siklenka * [26]
July 14, 2003 Peter Vandermeer * [26]
July 14, 2003 Peter White * [26]
July 15, 2003 Joni Pitkanen (ELC) 3-year* [32]
July 30, 2003 Radovan Somik 2-year [33]
July 30, 2003 Justin Williams 1-year [33]
December 19, 2003 Mike Comrie 1-year [34]
April 7, 2004 Ben Eager (ELC) 3-year* [35]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. They were involved in one selection during the 2003 NHL Waiver Draft, which was held on October 3, 2003.[36][37] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Robert Esche and Jeff Hackett; defensemen Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson, Marcus Ragnarsson, John Slaney and Eric Weinrich; and forwards Tony Amonte, Donald Brashear, Eric Chouinard, Todd Fedoruk, Simon Gagne, Michal Handzus, Sami Kapanen, Claude Lapointe, John LeClair, Keith Primeau, Mark Recchi, Jeremy Roenick and Justin Williams.[38] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltender Neil Little; defenseman Chris Therien; and forwards Boyd Kane, Kirby Law, Ian MacNeil, Mark Murphy, Mike Peluso, Andre Savage, Mike Siklenka, Pete Vandermeer and Peter White.[38]

Date Player Team Ref
October 3, 2003 Mike Siklenka to New York Rangers [36]
October 22, 2003 Steve Webb to Pittsburgh Penguins [39]
November 5, 2003 Mike Siklenka from New York Rangers [40]

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
August 8, 2003 Jamie Wright Edmonton Oilers Free agency [41]
October 1, 2003 Ian Forbes Florida Everblades (ECHL) Free agency [42]
October 3, 2003 Ryan Bast Alaska Aces (ECHL) Free agency [43]
N/A David Harlock — Retirement[d] [44]
N/A Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency [45]
N/A Joe Sacco — Retirement[e] [46]
N/A Matt Zultek Trenton Titans (ECHL) Free agency [47]
October 22, 2003 Brad Tiley Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Free agency [48]
February 9, 2004 Jeff Hackett* — Retirement [21]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 21–22, 2003.[49] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, and ninth-round draft picks in five different trades.[50]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 11 Jeff Carter Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) [f]
1 24 Mike Richards Center  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3 69 Colin Fraser Center  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [g]
3 81 Stefan Ruzicka Right Wing  Slovakia MHC Nitra (Slovakia) [h]
3 85 Alexandre Picard Defense  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) [i]
3 87 Ryan Potulny Center  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL) [j]
3 95 Rick Kozak Right Wing  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
4 108 Kevin Romy Center   Switzerland Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) [k]
5 140 David Tremblay Goaltender  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) [l]
6 191 Rejean Beauchemin Goaltender  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
6 193 Ville Hostikka Goaltender  Finland SaiPa Jrs. (FIN) [m]

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[51][52] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[53]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Stopped all 27 shots against the San Jose Sharks
  2. ^ Condition not met.
  3. ^ Third year is player option
  4. ^ No official announcement
  5. ^ No official announcement
  6. ^ The Phoenix Coyotes' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a July 1, 2001 trade that sent Daymond Langkow to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2002 second-round pick and this pick.[50]
  7. ^ The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 22, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 third-round pick to the Hurricanes in exchange for a 2002 sixth-round pick and this pick.[50]
  8. ^ The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of an August 20, 2001 trade that sent Eric Lindros to the Rangers in exchange for Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac and this pick.[50]
  9. ^ Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Adam Oates.[50]
  10. ^ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 18, 2002 trade that sent Jiri Dopita to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.[50]
  11. ^ Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Luke Richardson.[50]
  12. ^ The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 23, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 sixth round pick and a 2002 seventh round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.[50]
  13. ^ The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a February 5, 2003 trade that sent Chris McAllister to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.[50]

References[]

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