2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2002–03 record29–42–8–3
Home record20–14–5–2
Road record9–28–3–1
Goals for213
Goals against263
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachDave King (Oct-Jan)
Doug MacLean (Jan-Apr)
CaptainRay Whitney
Alternate captainsLuke Richardson
Geoff Sanderson
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance17,744
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (34)
AssistsRay Whitney (52)
PointsRay Whitney (76)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (249)
Plus/minusDavid Vyborny (+12)
WinsMarc Denis (27)
Goals against averageMarc Denis (3.09)

The 2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' third season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off of a 22–47–8–5 record in the 2001–02 season, earning 57 points and finishing in last in the Western Conference.

Offseason

Ray Whitney was named team captain on October 9.[1][2]

Regular season

The Blue Jackets got off to a good start, having a 7–5–1–1 record in their opening 14 games. Columbus, however, won only two of their next 12 games to fall out of the playoff picture. The club would play mediocre hockey for the rest of the season, finishing with a 29–42–8–3 record, earning 69 points for last place in the Western Conference for the second-straight season. Midway through the season, Columbus fired head coach Dave King after a 14–20–4–2 start.[3] King was replaced by general manager Doug MacLean on an interim basis, as the Blue Jackets posted a record of 15–22–4–1 record under his guidance. The 69 points was a 12-point improvement over the previous season, but the club finished 23 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff spot in the Conference. The previous season, the Blue Jackets scored a League-low 164 goals, however, the team would beat that total by 49 goals, finishing with a club record 213 goals. Columbus though led the NHL in goals against, allowing 263, also a club record.

Ray Whitney led the club in points for the second-straight season, earning a club record 76 points, as he scored 24 goals and 52 assists. Geoff Sanderson rebounded from an injury-plagued 2001–02 season to score a club record 34 goals, while Andrew Cassels earned 68 points in his first season in Columbus. David Vyborny had a breakout season, scoring 20 goals and 46 points. On the blueline, Jaroslav Spacek scored nine goals and earned 45 points in his first full season with the team. Jody Shelley led the team with 249 penalty minutes, setting a franchise record.

In goal, Marc Denis got the bulk of the action, winning a club-record 27 games, while posting a 3.09 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts along the way.

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Detroit Red Wings824820104269203110
25St. Louis Blues82412411625322299
39Chicago Blackhawks82303313620722679
413Nashville Predators82273513718320674
515Columbus Blue Jackets8229428321326369

[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.

Western Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Dallas StarsPA824617154245169111
2 Y- Detroit Red WingsCE824820104269203110
3 Y- Colorado AvalancheNW824219138251194105
4 X- Vancouver CanucksNW824523131264208104
5 X- St. Louis BluesCE82412411625322299
6 X- Minnesota WildNW82422910119817895
7 X- Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA8240279620319395
8 X- Edmonton OilersNW82362611923123092
8.5
9 Chicago BlackhawksCE82303313620722679
10 Los Angeles KingsPA8233376620322178
11 Phoenix CoyotesPA82313511520423078
12 Calgary FlamesNW82293613418622875
13 Nashville PredatorsCE82273513718320674
14 San Jose SharksPA8228379821423973
15 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8229428321326369

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

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

Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 3–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
1October 10Chicago Blackhawks1–2Columbus Blue Jackets1–0–0–02Recap
2October 12Columbus Blue Jackets2–3New Jersey Devils1–1–0–02Recap
3October 14Phoenix Coyotes4–2Columbus Blue Jackets1–2–0–02Recap
4October 17Columbus Blue Jackets1–7St. Louis Blues1–3–0–02Recap
5October 19Florida Panthers1–4Columbus Blue Jackets2–3–0–04Recap
6October 23Tampa Bay Lightning2–2Columbus Blue Jackets2–3–1–05Recap
7October 25San Jose Sharks5–4Columbus Blue Jackets2–4–1–05Recap
8October 27Los Angeles Kings1–5Columbus Blue Jackets3–4–1–07Recap
9October 29Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Chicago Blackhawks3–5–1–07Recap
November: 6–6–1–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
10November 1Dallas Stars2–4Columbus Blue Jackets4–5–1–09Recap
11November 3Buffalo Sabres2–3Columbus Blue Jackets5–5–1–011Recap
12November 5Washington Capitals4–3Columbus Blue Jackets5–5–1–112Recap
13November 7Columbus Blue Jackets5–2St. Louis Blues6–5–1–114Recap
14November 9New York Rangers3–6Columbus Blue Jackets7–5–1–116Recap
15November 12Columbus Blue Jackets4–5Colorado Avalanche7–6–1–116Recap
16November 14Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3–2Columbus Blue Jackets7–7–1–116Recap
17November 16Columbus Blue Jackets1–1Nashville Predators7–7–2–117Recap
18November 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Dallas Stars7–7–2–218Recap
19November 20St. Louis Blues2–3Columbus Blue Jackets8–7–2–220Recap
20November 22Columbus Blue Jackets4–5Buffalo Sabres8–8–2–220Recap
21November 23Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Ottawa Senators8–9–2–220Recap
22November 27Edmonton Oilers3–1Columbus Blue Jackets8–10–2–220Recap
23November 29Columbus Blue Jackets4–2New York Islanders9–10–2–222Recap
24November 30Carolina Hurricanes4–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–11–2–222Recap
December: 4–8–1–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 1–6–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
25December 3Columbus Blue Jackets3–5New York Rangers9–12–2–222Recap
26December 6Columbus Blue Jackets2–3San Jose Sharks9–13–2–222Recap
27December 7Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Los Angeles Kings10–13–2–224Recap
28December 9Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Phoenix Coyotes10–13–3–225Recap
29December 12New Jersey Devils2–4Columbus Blue Jackets11–13–3–227Recap
30December 14Columbus Blue Jackets4–6Detroit Red Wings11–14–3–227Recap
31December 19Calgary Flames0–3Columbus Blue Jackets12–14–3–229Recap
32December 20Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Chicago Blackhawks12–15–3–229Recap
33December 23Detroit Red Wings1–0Columbus Blue Jackets12–16–3–229Recap
34December 26Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Detroit Red Wings12–17–3–229Recap
35December 28St. Louis Blues6–1Columbus Blue Jackets12–18–3–229Recap
36December 29Columbus Blue Jackets2–5St. Louis Blues12–19–3–229Recap
37December 31Pittsburgh Penguins2–5Columbus Blue Jackets13–19–3–231Recap
January: 7–6–2–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 3–4–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
38January 3Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Washington Capitals13–19–4–232Recap
39January 4Phoenix Coyotes0–2Columbus Blue Jackets14–19–4–234Recap
40January 6Nashville Predators5–1Columbus Blue Jackets14–20–4–234Recap
41January 8Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Minnesota Wild15–20–4–236Recap
42January 10Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Vancouver Canucks16–20–4–238Recap
43January 11Columbus Blue Jackets7–2Calgary Flames17–20–4–240Recap
44January 13Columbus Blue Jackets5–8Edmonton Oilers17–21–4–240Recap
45January 15Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–3Columbus Blue Jackets17–22–4–240Recap
46January 18Columbus Blue Jackets2–7Boston Bruins17–23–4–240Recap
47January 20Chicago Blackhawks1–5Columbus Blue Jackets18–23–4–242Recap
48January 22Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Dallas Stars18–24–4–242Recap
49January 23Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Colorado Avalanche18–25–4–242Recap
50January 25New York Islanders1–4Columbus Blue Jackets19–25–4–244Recap
51January 28Colorado Avalanche2–2Columbus Blue Jackets19–25–5–245Recap
52January 30Nashville Predators1–2Columbus Blue Jackets20–25–5–247Recap
February: 3–7–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
53February 5Vancouver Canucks4–4Columbus Blue Jackets20–25–6–248Recap
54February 8Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Nashville Predators20–26–6–248Recap
55February 12San Jose Sharks0–1Columbus Blue Jackets21–26–6–250Recap
56February 13Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Montreal Canadiens22–26–6–252Recap
57February 15Chicago Blackhawks7–1Columbus Blue Jackets22–27–6–252Recap
58February 18Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Phoenix Coyotes22–28–6–252Recap
59February 19Columbus Blue Jackets0–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim22–29–6–252Recap
60February 21Columbus Blue Jackets0–6San Jose Sharks22–30–6–252Recap
61February 23Columbus Blue Jackets2–7Vancouver Canucks22–31–6–252Recap
62February 25Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Nashville Predators22–32–6–252Recap
63February 27Los Angeles Kings1–3Columbus Blue Jackets23–32–6–254Recap
March: 5–8–1–1 (home: 3–4–1–1; road: 2–4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
64March 1Edmonton Oilers3–3Columbus Blue Jackets23–32–7–255Recap
65March 3Detroit Red Wings3–2Columbus Blue Jackets23–33–7–255Recap
66March 6Vancouver Canucks4–5Columbus Blue Jackets24–33–7–257Recap
67March 8Calgary Flames3–2Columbus Blue Jackets24–33–7–358Recap
68March 10Columbus Blue Jackets5–6Carolina Hurricanes24–34–7–358Recap
69March 11Dallas Stars2–0Columbus Blue Jackets24–35–7–358Recap
70March 13Colorado Avalanche5–1Columbus Blue Jackets24–36–7–358Recap
71March 15Minnesota Wild0–5Columbus Blue Jackets25–36–7–360Recap
72March 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Atlanta Thrashers25–37–7–360Recap
73March 20Toronto Maple Leafs3–4Columbus Blue Jackets26–37–7–362Recap
74March 22Atlanta Thrashers3–2Columbus Blue Jackets26–38–7–362Recap
75March 24Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim26–39–7–362Recap
76March 25Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Los Angeles Kings27–39–7–364Recap
77March 28Columbus Blue Jackets0–4Edmonton Oilers27–40–7–364Recap
78March 29Columbus Blue Jackets6–4Calgary Flames28–40–7–366Recap
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
79April 1Columbus Blue Jackets0–4Philadelphia Flyers28–41–7–366Recap
80April 2Minnesota Wild0–3Columbus Blue Jackets29–41–7–368Recap
81April 4Detroit Red Wings5–5Columbus Blue Jackets29–41–8–369Recap
82April 6Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Minnesota Wild29–42–8–369Recap
Legend:

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

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 Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Ray WhitneyLW81245276−2622
25Andrew CasselsC79204868−430
8Geoff SandersonLW82343367−434
9David VybornyRW792026461216
3Jaroslav SpacekD8193645−2370
16Mike SillingerC75182543−2152
61Rick NashLW74172239−2778
28Tyler WrightC70191130−25113
29Grant Marshall‡RW6682028−871
20Lasse PirjetaC51111021−412
23Derrick WalserD5341317−934
44Rostislav KleslaD7221416−2271
19Sean ProngerC787613−2672
22Luke RichardsonD8201313−1673
21Espen KnutsenC31549−1520
41Matt DavidsonRW34459−1218
24Hannes Hyvonen‡RW36459−1122
42Duvie WestcottD39077−377
43David LingRW35325−686
45Jody ShelleyLW68145−5249
17Tomi Kallio†‡LW12123−78
27Darren Van Impe†D14112−610
34Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD41101−664
33Jamie AllisonD48011−1599
7Scott LachanceD61011−2046
26Andrej NedorostLW12011−64
38Blake BellefeuilleC300000
12Mathieu DarcheLW1000−10
30Marc DenisG770006
11Kevin Dineen‡RW4000012
35Jean-Francois LabbeG110002
17Paul ManningD800002
15Kent McDonellRW3000−10
37Darrel ScovilleD200004

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30Marc Denis772741824042323.09.90354511
35Jean-Francois Labbe11240233273.59.8840451

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Rick Nash (Forward) [6]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Ray Whitney [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Rick Nash (November) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Rostislav Klesla [9]
Rick Nash
Team Foundation Community Service Award Tyler Wright [10]
Three Stars Award Marc Denis [10]

Records

Goaltender Marc Denis set the NHL record for most minutes played in a single season, surpassing Martin Brodeur’s mark set during the 1995–96 season.[11] Brodeur would reclaim the record in 2003–04.[12]

Transactions

The Blue Jackets 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.[13]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 18, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
1st-round pick in 2002		 To Dallas Stars
Ron Tugnutt
2nd-round pick in 2002		 [14]
June 22, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
1st-round pick in 2002		 To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2002
Option to switch 1st-round picks in 2003		 [15]
June 22, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Rights to Mike Pandolfo
Detroit’s 1st-round pick in 2002		 To Buffalo Sabres
Dallas’ 1st-round pick in 2002		 [15]
June 22, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Buffalo’s 2nd-round pick in 2002
Detroit’s 3rd-round pick in 2002		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Detroit’s 1st-round pick in 2002		 [15]
June 22, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2002		 To New York Islanders
Mattias Timander		 [16]
June 23, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver’s 6th-round pick in 2002
7th-round pick in 2002		 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2003		 [17]
June 23, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
9th-round pick in 2002		 To Florida Panthers
9th-round pick in 2003		 [18]
October 4, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Rights to Petr Tenkrat		 To Florida Panthers
Mathieu Biron		 [19]
December 2, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Tomi Kallio
Pauli Levokari		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Chris Nielsen
Rights to Petteri Nummelin		 [20]
March 10, 2003 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Conditional draft pick in 2004		 To New Jersey Devils
Grant Marshall		 [21]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 4, 2002Scott LachanceVancouver Canucksmulti-yearFree agency[22]
Luke RichardsonPhiladelphia Flyersmulti-yearFree agency[22]
July 17, 2002Donald MacLeanToronto Maple Leafs1-year[lower-alpha 1]Free agency[23]
August 15, 2002Andrew CasselsVancouver Canucksmulti-yearFree agency[24]
October 4, 2002Mathieu BironTampa Bay LightningWaiver draft[19]
October 5, 2002Hannes HyvonenFlorida PanthersWaivers[25]
January 20, 2003Darren Van ImpeSyracuse Crunch (AHL)Free agency[26]
May 15, 2003Joe MotzkoSyracuse Crunch (AHL)multi-yearFree agency[27]
June 2, 2003Fred BrathwaiteSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[28]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
July 4, 2002Brett HarkinsSkelleftea AIK (Allsvenskan)Free agency (UFA)[30]
Robert KronLukko (Liiga)[lower-alpha 3]Buyout[32]
July 20, 2002Andrei SryubkoMolot-Prikamye Perm (RSL)Free agency (UFA)[33]
July 26, 2002Martin SpanhelHC Sparta Praha (ELH)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 4][35]
August 27, 2002Serge AubinColorado AvalancheFree agency (UFA)[36]
October 5, 2002Greg GardnerMississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[37]
October 16, 2002Deron QuintSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[38]
November 5, 2002Kevin DineenRetirement[39]
January 1, 2003Tomi KallioPhiladelphia FlyersWaivers[40]
January 25, 2003Hannes HyvonenFarjestad BK (SHL)Free agency[lower-alpha 5][42][43]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 26, 2002Grant Marshallmulti-yearRe-signing[44]
Lasse Pirjeta1-year[lower-alpha 1]Entry-level[44]
June 27, 2002Marc Denismulti-yearRe-signing[45]
July 2, 2002Tim Jackmanmulti-yearEntry-level[46]
July 8, 2002Jamie Allison1-yearRe-signing[47]
Mike Pandolfomulti-yearEntry-level[47]
July 29, 2002Jean-Luc Grand-Pierremulti-yearRe-signing[48]
Espen Knutsenmulti-yearRe-signing[48]
Geoff Sanderson1-yearRe-signing[48]
August 21, 2002David Ling1-yearRe-signing[49]
Matt Davidson1-yearRe-signing[49]
August 28, 2002Blake Bellefeuille1-yearRe-signing[50]
Derrick Walser1-yearRe-signing[50]
September 7, 2002Kevin Dineen1-yearRe-signing[51]
September 24, 2002Mathieu DarcheRe-signing[52]
October 7, 2002Rick Nash3-yearEntry-level[53]
May 7, 2003Geoff Sandersonmulti-yearExtension[54]
David Vyborny1-yearExtension[54]
May 15, 2003Duvie Westcottmulti-yearExtension[27]
June 3, 2003Aaron Johnsonmulti-yearEntry-level[55]

Draft picks

Columbus' draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[56]

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
11Rick Nash CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
241Joakim Lindstrom SwedenModo Hockey (Sweden)
365Ole-Kristian Tollefsen NorwayLillehammer IK (Norway)
396Jeff Genovy United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
498Ivan Tkachenko RussiaLokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
4119Jekabs Redlihs LatviaNew York Applecore (EJHL)
5133Lasse Pirjeta FinlandKarpat (Finland)
6168Tim Konsorada CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6184Jaroslav Balastik Czech RepublicContinental Zlin (Czech Republic)
7199Greg Mauldin United StatesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East)
7225Steve Goertzen CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8231Jaroslav Kracik Czech RepublicHC Plzen (Czech Republic)
9263Sergei Mozyakin RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Club option for a second year.
  2. ↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  3. ↑ Kron signed with Lukko on December 30.[31]
  4. ↑ Columbus retained Spanhel’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[34]
  5. ↑ Columbus retained Hyvonen’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[41]

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  27. 1 2 "BLUE JACKETS RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN DUVIE WESTCOTT AND ADD FORWARD JOE MOTZKO FROM ST. CLOUD STATE". Columbus Blue Jackets. May 15, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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