2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes | |
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Division | 5th Southeast |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2002–03 record | 22–43–11–6 |
Home record | 12–17–9–3 |
Road record | 10–26–2–3 |
Goals for | 171 |
Goals against | 240 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Rutherford |
Coach | Paul Maurice |
Captain | Ron Francis |
Alternate captains | Rod Brind'Amour Glen Wesley |
Arena | RBC Center |
Average attendance | 15,682 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Lowell Lock Monsters Florida Everblades |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jeff O'Neill (30) |
Assists | Ron Francis (35) |
Points | Jeff O'Neill (61) |
Penalty minutes | Sean Hill (141) |
Plus/minus | Sean Hill (+4) |
Wins | Kevin Weekes (14) |
Goals against average | Kevin Weekes (2.55) |
The 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Hockey League and sixth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes missed the playoffs, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year, finishing the season with an NHL-worst record of 22–43–11–6 (61 points).
Offseason
Regular season
The Hurricanes finished 30th in scoring, with just 171 goals for. They also had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 420.[1]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
2 | 6 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
3 | 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
4 | 13 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
5 | 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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
Schedule and results
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October: 5–4–1–1 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
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November: 6–3–3–2 (home: 4–1–3–2; road: 2–2–0–0)
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December: 4–8–1–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
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January: 2–10–1–2 (home: 1–5–0–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
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February: 1–6–3–1 (home: 1–1–2–0; road: 0–5–1–1)
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March: 4–9–2–0 (home: 2–4–2–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
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April: 0–3–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
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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 Hurricanes only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
92 | Jeff O'Neill | LW | 82 | 30 | 31 | 61 | −21 | 38 |
10 | Ron Francis | C | 82 | 22 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 30 |
17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 48 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −9 | 37 |
22 | Sean Hill | D | 82 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 141 |
26 | Erik Cole | RW | 53 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 72 |
20 | Jan Hlavac† | LW | 52 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 22 |
63 | Josef Vasicek | C | 57 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −19 | 33 |
13 | Bates Battaglia‡ | LW | 70 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −17 | 90 |
14 | Kevyn Adams | C | 77 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −8 | 57 |
27 | Craig Adams | RW | 81 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −11 | 71 |
24 | Sami Kapanen‡ | RW | 43 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −17 | 12 |
6 | Bret Hedican | D | 72 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −24 | 75 |
47 | Ryan Bayda | LW | 25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −5 | 16 |
62 | Jaroslav Svoboda | LW | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −5 | 32 |
21 | David Tanabe | D | 68 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −27 | 24 |
7 | Niclas Wallin | D | 77 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −19 | 71 |
4 | Aaron Ward | D | 77 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −23 | 90 |
2 | Glen Wesley‡ | D | 63 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −5 | 40 |
25 | Bruno St. Jacques† | D | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 12 |
19 | Radim Vrbata† | LW | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −7 | 2 |
37 | Tomas Kurka | LW | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Craig MacDonald | LW | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 20 |
11 | Jeff Daniels | C | 59 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −9 | 8 |
39 | Brad DeFauw | LW | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
42 | Jeff Heerema | RW | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
36 | Jesse Boulerice | RW | 48 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 108 |
46 | Michael Zigomanis | C | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
71 | Tomas Malec | D | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 43 |
5 | Marek Malik‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 16 |
52 | Damian Surma | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
55 | Pavel Brendl† | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
15 | Harold Druken†‡† | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
30 | Patrick DesRochers† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Steven Halko | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | Arturs Irbe | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
20 | Darren Langdon‡ | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
29 | Mike Watt | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
80 | Kevin Weekes | G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | Tommy Westlund | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
80 | Kevin Weekes | 51 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1438 | 126 | 2.50 | 0.912 | 5 | 2965 |
1 | Arturs Irbe | 34 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 816 | 100 | 3.18 | 0.877 | 0 | 1884 |
30 | Patrick DesRochers† | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 3.41 | 0.901 | 0 | 122 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Jeff O'Neill | [5] |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Erik Cole[lower-alpha 1] | [7] | |
Team | Good Guy Award | Kevyn Adams | [8] |
Most Valuable Player | Ron Francis | [8] | |
Steve Chiasson Award | Kevyn Adams | [8] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Rod Brind'Amour | November 15, 2002 | [9] |
Transactions
The Hurricanes 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.[10]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Carolina’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2002 3rd-round pick in 2003 |
[11] |
June 23, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2003 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2002 8th-round pick in 2002 Philadelphia’s 8th-round pick in 2002 9th-round pick in 2002 |
[12] |
November 1, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Harold Druken Jan Hlavac |
To Vancouver Canucks Darren Langdon Marek Malik |
[13] |
December 31, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Patrick DesRochers |
To Phoenix Coyotes Jean-Marc Pelletier Conditional draft pick in 2003 |
[14] |
February 7, 2003 | To Carolina Hurricanes Pavel Brendl Bruno St. Jacques |
To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Bast Sami Kapanen |
[15] |
March 9, 2003 | To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Glen Wesley |
[16] |
March 11, 2003 | To Carolina Hurricanes Radim Vrbata |
To Colorado Avalanche Bates Battaglia |
[17] |
May 29, 2003 | To Carolina Hurricanes Allan Rourke |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Druken |
[18] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 16, 2002 | Ryan Bast | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
Ed Hill | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [19] | |
August 5, 2002 | Steven Halko | St. Louis Blues | Free agency | [20] | |
August 9, 2002 | Mike Watt | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
January 17, 2003 | Harold Druken | Toronto Maple Leafs | Waivers | [22] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[lower-alpha 2] | Ref |
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July 2, 2002 | Martin Gelinas | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [24] |
Ian MacNeil | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (VI) | [25] | |
July 5, 2002 | Tyler Moss | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [26] |
July 19, 2002 | Jeremiah McCarthy | Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) | [27] |
August 28, 2002 | Ted Drury | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
N/A | Greg Kuznik | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [29] |
December 11, 2002 | Harold Druken | Toronto Maple Leafs | Waivers | [30] |
April 11, 2003 | Tommy Westlund | Leksands IF (SHL) | Free agency | [31] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2002 | Jeff O'Neill | 2-year | Re-signing | [32] |
June 27, 2002 | Darren Langdon | 2-year | Re-signing | [33] |
June 29, 2002 | Ron Francis | 2-year | Re-signing | [34] |
June 30, 2002 | Bret Hedican | 6-year | Re-signing | [35] |
July 9, 2002 | Daniel Boisclair | 3-year | Entry-level | [36] |
July 11, 2002 | Kevyn Adams | 2-year | Re-signing | [37] |
July 24, 2002 | Brad DeFauw | 2-year | Re-signing | [38] |
August 1, 2002 | Kaspars Astashenko | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
Jesse Boulerice | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] | |
Jeff Daniels | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
Nikos Tselios | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] | |
August 2, 2002 | Niclas Wallin | 2-year | Re-signing | [41] |
August 8, 2002 | Aaron Ward | 4-year | Re-signing | [42] |
August 13, 2002 | Sami Kapanen | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
August 14, 2002 | Randy Petruk | 2-year | Re-signing | [44] |
September 13, 2002 | David Tanabe | 1-year | Re-signing | [45] |
October 9, 2002 | Sean Curry | 3-year | Entry-level | [46] |
March 24, 2003 | Brad Fast | 2-year | Entry-level | [47] |
April 26, 2003 | Jeff Daniels | 1-year | Extension | [48] |
April 28, 2003 | Patrick DesRochers | 1-year | Extension | [49] |
May 2, 2003 | Craig Adams | 1-year | Extension | [50] |
June 6, 2003 | Kevin Weekes | 1-year | Extension | [51] |
Draft picks
Carolina's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[52]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 25 | Cam Ward | G | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
3 | 91 | Jesse Lane | D | United States | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
5 | 160 | Daniel Manzato | G | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
7 | 224 | Adam Taylor | C | United States | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
Farm teams
American Hockey League
The Lowell Lock Monsters are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2002–03 AHL season.
East Coast Hockey League
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
Notes
References
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- "2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ "2002-03 NHL Summary".
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
- ↑ "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ↑ "2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003". NHL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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- ↑ "NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters". ESPN.com. January 18, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Fast Named Chiasson Award Winner". NHL.com. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (November 26, 2002). "HURRICANES TO HONOR ROD BRIND'AMOUR BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S GAME AT RBC CENTER". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on December 13, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 22, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SELECT JESSE LANE IN THIRD ROUND TO COMPLETE DAY ONE OF 2002 DRAFT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
Carolina re-acquired the third-round draft choice from Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round pick (192nd overall) in this year's draft and a third-round selection in the 2003 Draft.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 23, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SELECT MANZATO AND TAYLOR TO COMPLETE 2002 NHL ENTRY DRAFT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on October 3, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
The Hurricanes also acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for their sixth-round pick (174th overall), two eighth-round picks (255th and 256th overall) and ninth-round pick (286th overall) in this year's draft.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (November 1, 2002). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE HLAVAC AND DRUKEN FROM VANCOUVER FOR LANGDON, MALIK". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (December 31, 2002). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE GOALTENDER PATRICK DESROCHERS FROM PHOENIX". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on February 3, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Preston, Ken (February 7, 2003). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE BRENDL, ST. JACQUES FROM FLYERS". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on February 20, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (March 9, 2003). "HURRICANES TRADE GLEN WESLEY TO TORONTO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 22, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (March 11, 2003). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE VRBATA FROM COLORADO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (May 29, 2003). "HURRICANES ACQUIRE ALLAN ROURKE FROM TORONTO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- 1 2 Williams, Terrell (July 16, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN PROSPECTS ED HILL AND RYAN BAST". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Sheed, D.A. (August 5, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN DEFENSEMAN STEVE HALKO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on September 25, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (August 9, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN FORWARD MIKE WATT TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on September 18, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Preston, Ken (January 17, 2003). "HURRICANES CLAIM HAROLD DRUKEN FROM TORONTO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on April 10, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ "NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 3, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
CALGARY FLAMES--Signed LW Martin Gelinas.
- ↑ "Flyers Sign Center Ian MacNeil". AP NEWS. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ "Canucks sign goalie Moss". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ↑ "JEREMIAH MCCARTHY". NHL.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
Signed as a free agent by Amur (Russia), July 19, 2002.
- ↑ "TED DRURY". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
28-Aug-02: Signed with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
- ↑ Greg Kuznik career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved December 2, 2022
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (December 11, 2002). "HURRICANES RECALL TOMAS MALEC FROM LOWELL OF THE AHL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on December 22, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
Hurricanes forward Harold Druken was picked up from the waiver wire by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
- ↑ "TOMMY WESTLUND". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
11-Apr-03: Signed with the Leksans IF of the Elitserein (Sweden).
- ↑ Sheed, D.A. (June 26, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN JEFF O'NEILL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 27, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DARREN LANGDON TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on October 7, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 29, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN CAPTAIN RON FRANCIS TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on October 20, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 30, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRET HEDICAN TO SIX-YEAR CONTRACT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (July 9, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN PROSPECT DANIEL BOISCLAIR TO THREE-YEAR DEAL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (July 11, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN FORWARD KEVYN ADAMS TO TWO-YEAR DEAL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (July 24, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN BRAD DEFAUW TO TWO-YEAR DEAL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Sheed, D.A. (August 1, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN TSELIOS, BOULERICE AND ASTASHENKO". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on December 5, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (August 1, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN VETERAN LEFT WING JEFF DANIELS". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on August 4, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Sheed, D.A. (August 2, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN NICLAS WALLIN TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Sheed, D.A. (August 8, 2002). "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN AARON WARD TO FOUR-YEAR DEAL". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on September 21, 2002. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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- ↑ Preston, Ken (May 2, 2003). "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH CRAIG ADAMS". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on June 1, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Terrell (June 6, 2003). "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH KEVIN WEEKES". Carolina Hurricanes. Archived from the original on June 23, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ↑ "2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.