2002–03 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
2002–03 record30–35–8–9
Home record16–16–5–4
Road record14–19–3–5
Goals for206
Goals against234
Team information
General managerAndre Savard
CoachMichel Therrien  (Oct–Jan)
Claude Julien (Jan–Apr)
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsPatrice Brisebois
Doug Gilmour (Oct–Mar)
ArenaBell Centre
Average attendance20,672
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Columbus Cottonmouths
Team leaders
GoalsRichard Zednik (31)
AssistsSaku Koivu (50)
PointsSaku Koivu (71)
Penalty minutesRichard Zednik (79)
Plus/minusAndrei Markov (+13)
WinsJose Theodore (20)
Goals against averageMathieu Garon (1.99)

The 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 94th season of play. The club struggled through the season, made a coaching change and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

Before the start of the season, many predicted a strong showing from the Canadiens as a result of a healthy Saku Koivu and last season's Hart Memorial Trophy winner, Jose Theodore. The team was .500 for the first two months of the season and showed little improvement in December. Players such as Mariusz Czerkawski, added to the lineup during the summer, and Donald Audette were slow to produce offence for the team, and the two forwards were both sent down for brief stints in the minors. Moreover, Jose Theodore's performances were not up to par with his MVP-winning season of a year earlier. Despite strong seasons from Koivu, Richard Zednik and Yanic Perreault, the Canadiens slid to 11th place in the Eastern Conference in mid-January. This losing streak prompted General Manager Andre Savard to fire head coach Michel Therrien and replace him with Claude Julien, who filled the same role behind the bench of the Habs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs.[1] Despite Julien's arrival, the team was unable to improve its situation and saw their playoff hopes evaporate with a nine-game winless streak that ended in early March. Despite Saku Koivu's 71 points and Richard Zednik's 31 goals, the Canadiens missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. The Canadiens ended with a record of 30–35–9–8, and former MVP Theodore had a disappointing season with a record of 20–31–6.

The Canadiens finished the regular season tying the Nashville Predators for the fewest short-handed goals scored, with just two.[2]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Ottawa Senators82522181263182113
25Toronto Maple Leafs8244287323620898
37Boston Bruins82363111424523787
410Montreal Canadiens8230358920623477
512Buffalo Sabres82273710819021972

[3]

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 P- Ottawa SenatorsNE82522181263182113
2 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT824620106216166108
3 Y- Tampa Bay LightningSE82362516521921093
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824520134211166107
5 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE8244287323620898
6 X- Washington CapitalsSE8239298622422092
7 X- Boston BruinsNE82363111424523787
8 X- New York IslandersAT82353411222423183
8.5
9 New York RangersAT82323610421023178
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8230358920623477
11 Atlanta ThrashersSE8231397522628474
12 Buffalo SabresNE82273710819021972
13 Florida PanthersSE82243613917623770
14 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8227446518925565
15 Carolina HurricanesSE82224311617124061

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

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

Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 3–3–3–0 (home: 1–2–3–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
1WOctober 11, 20024–1@ New York Rangers (2002–03)1–0–0–02Recap
2LOctober 12, 20021–6Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)1–1–0–02Recap
3LOctober 15, 20022–6Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)1–2–0–02Recap
4WOctober 17, 20023–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)2–2–0–04Recap
5TOctober 19, 20022–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)2–2–1–05Recap
6TOctober 22, 20023–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)2–2–2–06Recap
7LOctober 24, 20022–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)2–3–2–06Recap
8WOctober 26, 20025–3Ottawa Senators (2002–03)3–3–2–08Recap
9TOctober 29, 20022–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)3–3–3–09Recap
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 5–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
10TNovember 1, 20022–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)3–3–4–010Recap
11WNovember 2, 20025–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)4–3–4–012Recap
12LNovember 5, 20022–5St. Louis Blues (2002–03)4–4–4–012Recap
13WNovember 7, 20023–0New York Islanders (2002–03)5–4–4–014Recap
14WNovember 9, 20023–1Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)6–4–4–016Recap
15LNovember 12, 20022–4Dallas Stars (2002–03)6–5–4–016Recap
16LNovember 15, 20021–5@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)6–6–4–016Recap
17WNovember 16, 20023–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)7–6–4–018Recap
18WNovember 18, 20025–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)8–6–4–020Recap
19WNovember 20, 20023–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)9–6–4–022Recap
20LNovember 21, 20022–3@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)9–7–4–022Recap
21LNovember 23, 20023–7Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)9–8–4–022Recap
22WNovember 26, 20023–2Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)10–8–4–024Recap
23LNovember 29, 20022–4@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)10–9–4–024Recap
24OTLNovember 30, 20021–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)10–9–4–125Recap
December: 6–5–1–2 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
25LDecember 4, 20021–5@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)10–10–4–125Recap
26OTLDecember 6, 20026–7 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)10–10–4–226Recap
27WDecember 7, 20024–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)11–10–4–228Recap
28WDecember 10, 20024–2@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)12–10–4–230Recap
29LDecember 12, 20022–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)12–11–4–230Recap
30WDecember 14, 20024–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)13–11–4–232Recap
31WDecember 16, 20023–2@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)14–11–4–234Recap
32LDecember 17, 20021–3San Jose Sharks (2002–03)14–12–4–234Recap
33WDecember 19, 20023–1@ New York Rangers (2002–03)15–12–4–236Recap
34WDecember 21, 20026–2Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)16–12–4–238Recap
35LDecember 23, 20021–3@ New York Islanders (2002–03)16–13–4–238Recap
36OTLDecember 27, 20022–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)16–13–4–339Recap
37LDecember 28, 20022–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)16–14–4–339Recap
38TDecember 31, 20021–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)16–14–5–340Recap
January: 5–6–2–2 (home: 4–1–1–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
39LJanuary 2, 20032–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)16–15–5–340Recap
40OTLJanuary 4, 20034–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)16–15–5–441Recap
41LJanuary 7, 20032–3@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)16–16–5–441Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20033–2New York Rangers (2002–03)17–16–5–443Recap
43LJanuary 11, 20032–3Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)17–17–5–443Recap
44WJanuary 13, 20034–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)18–17–5–445Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20030–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)18–18–5–445Recap
46LJanuary 16, 20031–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)18–19–5–445Recap
47OTLJanuary 18, 20032–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)18–19–5–546Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20033–2@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)19–19–5–548Recap
49TJanuary 22, 20032–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)19–19–6–549Recap
50TJanuary 25, 20031–1 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)19–19–7–550Recap
51WJanuary 26, 20034–3Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)20–19–7–552Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20036–3Florida Panthers (2002–03)21–19–7–554Recap
53LJanuary 30, 20031–3@ New York Islanders (2002–03)21–20–7–554Recap
February: 3–7–0–2 (home: 2–4–0–1; road: 1–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
54LFebruary 4, 20033–4Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)21–21–7–554Recap
55LFebruary 6, 20033–6@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)21–22–7–554Recap
56LFebruary 8, 20031–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)21–23–7–554Recap
57WFebruary 9, 20032–0@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)22–23–7–556Recap
58WFebruary 11, 20033–1Boston Bruins (2002–03)23–23–7–558Recap
59OTLFebruary 13, 20031–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)23–23–7–659Recap
60WFebruary 15, 20033–2Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)24–23–7–661Recap
61LFebruary 18, 20030–3Florida Panthers (2002–03)24–24–7–661Recap
62OTLFebruary 19, 20031–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)24–24–7–762Recap
63LFebruary 22, 20033–5Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)24–25–7–762Recap
64LFebruary 24, 20031–4@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)24–26–7–762Recap
65LFebruary 27, 20033–6Minnesota Wild (2002–03)24–27–7–762Recap
March: 5–7–1–2 (home: 1–4–1–1; road: 4–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
66TMarch 1, 20031–1 OTVancouver Canucks (2002–03)24–27–8–763Recap
67LMarch 5, 20031–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)24–28–8–763Recap
68OTLMarch 6, 20033–4 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)24–28–8–864Recap
69LMarch 8, 20031–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)24–29–8–864Recap
70WMarch 10, 20033–1@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)25–29–8–866Recap
71WMarch 12, 20034–0@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)26–29–8–868Recap
72WMarch 13, 20034–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)27–29–8–870Recap
73LMarch 15, 20031–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)27–30–8–870Recap
74LMarch 18, 20030–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)27–31–8–870Recap
75LMarch 20, 20033–6New York Islanders (2002–03)27–32–8–870Recap
76WMarch 22, 20035–3Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)28–32–8–872Recap
77OTLMarch 25, 20033–4 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)28–32–8–973Recap
78LMarch 28, 20031–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)28–33–8–973Recap
79LMarch 29, 20031–3Ottawa Senators (2002–03)28–34–8–973Recap
80WMarch 31, 20034–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)29–34–8–975Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
81LApril 2, 20031–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)29–35–8–975Recap
82WApril 5, 20035–4New York Rangers (2002–03)30–35–8–977Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11Saku KoivuC82215071572
20Richard ZednikRW80311950479
94Yanic PerreaultC73242246−1130
38Jan BulisC82162440930
79Andrei MarkovD791324371334
93Doug Gilmour‡C61111930−636
43Patrice BriseboisD7342529−1432
24Andreas DackellRW7371825−524
82Donald AudetteRW54111223−719
14Oleg Petrov‡RW5371623−216
52Craig RivetD8271522171
90Joe JuneauC7261622−1020
21Randy McKayRW7561319−1472
71Mike RibeiroC5251217−36
25Chad KilgerLW609716−421
27Mariusz CzerkawskiRW435914−716
37Niklas Sundstrom†RW33591438
81Marcel HossaLW346713314
54Patrick TraverseD6501313−924
5Stephane QuintalD675510−470
17Jason WardRW832530
28Karl DykhuisD65145−534
51Francis Bouillon†D20314−12
22Bill LindsayRW19022−123
60Jose TheodoreG570226
8Mike KomisarekD21011−628
36Francois BeaucheminD1000−10
26[lower-alpha 1]Sylvain Blouin†LW17000−343
32Gordie Dwyer†LW11000−246
30Mathieu GaronG80000
31Jeff Hackett‡G180000
65Ron HainseyD21000−12

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
60Jose Theodore572031617971652.90.90823419
31Jeff Hackett‡18782606452.54.92601063
30Mathieu Garon8350267161.99.9402482

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Saku Koivu[lower-alpha 2] [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Marcel Hossa [8]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Jan Bulis [9]
Molson Cup Jose Theodore [10]

Transactions

The Canadiens 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.[11]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To Montreal Canadiens
1st-round pick in 2002		 To Edmonton Oilers
1st-round pick in 2002
8th-round pick in 2002		 [12]
June 22, 2002 To Montreal Canadiens
Mariusz Czerkawski		 To New York Islanders
Arron Asham
5th-round pick in 2002		 [12]
June 23, 2002 To Montreal Canadiens
Florida’s 4th-round pick in 2002		 To Calgary Flames
4th-round pick in 2002
Minnesota’s 5th-round pick in 2002		 [13]
June 30, 2002 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2004		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Sergei Berezin		 [14]
October 31, 2002 To Montreal Canadiens
Sylvain Blouin		 To Minnesota Wild
7th-round pick in 2003		 [15]
January 17, 2003[lower-alpha 3] To Montreal Canadiens
Claude Julien		 To Edmonton Oilers
5th-round pick in 2003		 [11]
January 23, 2003 To Montreal Canadiens
Niklas Sundstrom
3rd-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Hackett		 [16]
January 29, 2003 To Montreal Canadiens
2nd-round pick in 2003		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Chouinard		 [17]
March 3, 2003 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2003		 To Nashville Predators
Oleg Petrov		 [18]
March 11, 2003 To Montreal Canadiens
6th-round pick in 2003		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Gilmour		 [19]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 4, 2002Randy McKayDallas Stars2-yearFree agency[20]
Matt O'DetteQuebec Citadelles (AHL)1-year[lower-alpha 4]Free agency[21]
September 10, 2002Eric FichaudKrefeld Pinguine (DEL)1-year[lower-alpha 4]Free agency[22]
October 25, 2002Francis BouillonNashville PredatorsWaivers[23]
February 21, 2003Gordie DwyerNew York RangersWaivers[24]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 5]Ref
N/AGennady RazinAmur Khabarovsk (RSL)Free agency (UFA)[26]
July 12, 2002Craig DarbyNew Jersey DevilsFree agency[27]
July 24, 2002Shaun Van AllenOttawa SenatorsFree agency (III)[28]
August 22, 2002Francis BelangerAnaheim Mighty DucksFree agency (UFA)[29]
August 23, 2002Vadim TarasovMetallurg Novokuznetsk (RSL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 6][31]
September 9, 2002Stephane FisetRetirement (III)[32]
October 4, 2002Francis BouillonNashville PredatorsWaiver draft[33]
Stephane RobidasAtlanta ThrashersWaiver draft[33]
April 9, 2003Eric LandryLausanne HC (NLA)Free agency[34]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 21, 2002Saku Koivu1-yearRe-signing[35]
July 4, 2002Benoit Gratton2-yearRe-signing[21]
July 15, 2002Andreas Dackell2-yearRe-signing[36]
July 19, 2002Mike Ribeiro1-yearRe-signing[37]
Jason Ward1-yearRe-signing[37]
July 24, 2002Mike Komisarek3-yearEntry-level[38]
July 26, 2002Chad Kilger1-yearRe-signing[39]
August 2, 2002Francis Bouillon1-yearRe-signing[40]
Mathieu Garon1-yearRe-signing[40]
Sheldon Souray2-yearRe-signing[40]
August 9, 2002Doug Gilmour1-year[lower-alpha 7]Re-signing[41]
September 5, 2002Jose Theodore3-yearRe-signing[42]
September 18, 2002Richard Zednik2-yearRe-signing[43]
September 26, 2002Craig Rivet4-yearExtension[44]
February 28, 2003Mathieu Garon2-year[lower-alpha 8]Extension[45]
April 11, 2003Jason Ward2-yearExtension[46]
May 5, 2003Jan Bulis2-yearExtension[47]
May 22, 2003Chris Higgins3-yearEntry-level[48]
May 29, 2003Andrew Archer3-yearEntry-level[49]
Francis Bouillon2-yearExtension[49]
Duncan Milroy3-yearEntry-level[49]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[50]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
114Chris Higgins United StatesYale University (ECAC)
245Tomas Linhart Czech RepublicHC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
499Michael Lambert CanadaMontreal Rocket (QMJHL)
6182Andre Deveaux CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
7212Jonathan Ferland CanadaAcadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
9275Konstantin Korneyev RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Blouin wore number 53 in his first two games.
  2. ↑ Koivu did not play and was replaced by Olli Jokinen of the Florida Panthers.[6]
  3. ↑ Compensation due to Montreal hiring Julien as their head coach.
  4. 1 2 Club option for a second year.
  5. ↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]
  6. ↑ Montreal retained Tarasov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[30]
  7. ↑ Option for a second year.
  8. ↑ Club option for a third year.

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  37. 1 2 "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 19+". UPI. July 19, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022. Montreal Canadiens -- Re-signed right wings Andreas Dackell and Jason Ward and center Mike Ribeiro.
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  39. ↑ "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 26+". UPI. July 26, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022. Montreal Canadiens -- Re-signed center Chad Kilger to a one-year contract.
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