2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's eighth season.

2002–03 Colorado Avalanche
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference3rd Western
2002–03 record42–19–13–8
Goals for251
Goals against194
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachBob Hartley
Tony Granato
CaptainJoe Sakic

Regular season
  • January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy became the first goaltender to appear in 1,000 regular season games. At the end of the game, Marty Turco raised his mask to praise Patrick.[1] Prior to the game, Rogatien Vachon presented Roy with a silver goalie stick. Jim Gregory, vice-president of operations for the NHL presented Roy with a crystal sculpture.
  • April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy's 1,029th game, and his 551st victory.[2]

Final standings
Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Colorado Avalanche824219138251194105
24Vancouver Canucks824523131264208104
36Minnesota Wild82422910119817895
48Edmonton Oilers82362611923123092
512Calgary Flames82293613418622875

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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.

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 9, 20021–1 OTDallas Stars (2002–03)0–0–1–0
2LOctober 14, 20021–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)0–1–1–0
3WOctober 17, 20024–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)1–1–1–0
4WOctober 19, 20023–1@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)2–1–1–0
5OTLOctober 20, 20022–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)2–1–1–1
6TOctober 22, 20023–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2002–03)2–1–2–1
7WOctober 24, 20023–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)3–1–2–1
8TOctober 27, 20023–3 OTMinnesota Wild (2002–03)3–1–3–1
9OTLOctober 29, 20022–3 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)3–1–3–2
10WOctober 31, 20025–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)4–1–3–2
11TNovember 2, 20024–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)4–1–4–2
12LNovember 4, 20022–4Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)4–2–4–2
13LNovember 6, 20022–5Ottawa Senators (2002–03)4–3–4–2
14OTLNovember 8, 20022–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)4–3–4–3
15LNovember 10, 20023–4Nashville Predators (2002–03)4–4–4–3
16WNovember 12, 20025–4Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)5–4–4–3
17WNovember 14, 20023–1@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)6–4–4–3
18LNovember 15, 20022–4@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)6–5–4–3
19TNovember 17, 20024–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)6–5–5–3
20TNovember 21, 20021–1 OTNashville Predators (2002–03)6–5–6–3
21WNovember 23, 20023–1@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)7–5–6–3
22WNovember 25, 20021–0Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)8–5–6–3
23TNovember 27, 20024–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (2002–03)8–5–7–3
24TNovember 29, 20022–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)8–5–8–3
25LNovember 30, 20020–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)8–6–8–3
26LDecember 3, 20021–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)8–7–8–3
27WDecember 6, 20027–6 OTMontreal Canadiens (2002–03)9–7–8–3
28LDecember 11, 20021–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)9–8–8–3
29OTLDecember 13, 20023–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)9–8–8–4
30WDecember 14, 20023–1@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)10–8–8–4
31TDecember 16, 20022–2 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)10–8–9–4
32WDecember 19, 20022–1Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)11–8–9–4
33WDecember 21, 20024–2Minnesota Wild (2002–03)12–8–9–4
34WDecember 23, 20025–3Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)13–8–9–4
35LDecember 26, 20022–3@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)13–9–9–4
36OTLDecember 27, 20021–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)13–9–9–5
37WDecember 29, 20026–1Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)14–9–9–5
38WJanuary 1, 20037–3@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)15–9–9–5
39LJanuary 2, 20031–4Florida Panthers (2002–03)15–10–9–5
40WJanuary 4, 20036–1@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)16–10–9–5
41LJanuary 7, 20032–4Calgary Flames (2002–03)16–11–9–5
42LJanuary 9, 20033–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)16–12–9–5
43LJanuary 11, 20033–6@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)16–13–9–5
44WJanuary 12, 20033–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)17–13–9–5
45LJanuary 16, 20032–4Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)17–14–9–5
46TJanuary 20, 20031–1 OTDallas Stars (2002–03)17–14–10–5
47WJanuary 23, 20035–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)18–14–10–5
48WJanuary 25, 20033–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)19–14–10–5
49TJanuary 28, 20032–2 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)19–14–11–5
50WJanuary 30, 20034–3 OT@ New York Rangers (2002–03)20–14–11–5
51WFebruary 4, 20033–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)21–14–11–5
52WFebruary 6, 20031–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)22–14–11–5
53WFebruary 8, 20035–3Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)23–14–11–5
54WFebruary 9, 20034–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)24–14–11–5
55WFebruary 11, 20033–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)25–14–11–5
56OTLFebruary 13, 20031–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)25–14–11–6
57WFebruary 15, 20033–2Minnesota Wild (2002–03)26–14–11–6
58WFebruary 17, 20035–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)27–14–11–6
59WFebruary 20, 20035–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)28–14–11–6
60LFebruary 21, 20031–4@ New York Islanders (2002–03)28–15–11–6
61WFebruary 23, 20034–1New York Rangers (2002–03)29–15–11–6
62WFebruary 25, 20034–2Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)30–15–11–6
63OTLFebruary 27, 20033–4 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2002–03)30–15–11–7
64WMarch 1, 20034–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)31–15–11–7
65WMarch 2, 20033–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)32–15–11–7
66WMarch 5, 20033–1@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)33–15–11–7
67LMarch 7, 20033–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)33–16–11–7
68WMarch 8, 20032–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)34–16–11–7
69TMarch 10, 20032–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2002–03)34–16–12–7
70WMarch 13, 20035–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)35–16–12–7
71LMarch 15, 20033–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)35–17–12–7
72LMarch 16, 20031–2@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)35–18–12–7
73WMarch 20, 20032–0San Jose Sharks (2002–03)36–18–12–7
74WMarch 22, 20038–1Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)37–18–12–7
75OTLMarch 24, 20033–4 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)37–18–12–8
76TMarch 25, 20032–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)37–18–13–8
77WMarch 27, 20033–0Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)38–18–13–8
78WMarch 29, 20036–1Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)39–18–13–8
79WMarch 31, 20033–1San Jose Sharks (2002–03)40–18–13–8
80LApril 2, 20033–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)40–19–13–8
81WApril 4, 20034–3 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)41–19–13–8
82WApril 6, 20035–2St. Louis Blues (2002–03)42–19–13–8

Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals Colorado vs. Minnesota
DateAwayHome
April 10Minnesota 42 Colorado
April 12Minnesota 23 Colorado
April 14Colorado 30 Minnesota
April 16Colorado 31 Minnesota
April 19Minnesota 32 Colorado
April 21Colorado 23 Minnesota (OT)
April 22Minnesota 32 Colorado (OT)
Minnesota wins series 4-3

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter ForsbergC7529771067052802
Milan HejdukRW8250489832521804
Alex TanguayLW822641673634305
Joe SakicC58263258244801
Steve ReinprechtC7718335118-6211
Derek MorrisD751137486816907
Rob BlakeD791728455720823
Greg de VriesD82626327015002
Adam FooteD781120318830302
Radim VrbataRW66111930160304
Martin SkoulaD81421256811200
Dean McAmmondC4110818101202
Eric MessierLW724101416-2011
Dan HinoteRW606410494003
Mike KeaneRW655510340011
Serge AubinLW66461064-2001
Vaclav NedorostC42459208100
Jeff ShantzC7436935-12002
Riku HahlC42347123000
Bates BattagliaLW1315610-2101
Scott ParkerRW43134826000
Brad LarsenLW603323000
Bryan MarchmentD14033334000
Bryan MuirD32022193000
D. J. SmithD34101552000
Chris McAllisterD14011266000
Brian WillsieRW12011150000
David AebischerG2200040000
Steve BruleRW200000000
Steve MooreC400000000
Jeff PaulD200070000
Patrick RoyG63000200000
Charlie StephensC/RW200000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy3769633515131372.18517231586.920
David Aebischer1235227120502.431593543.916
Team:5004824227131872.24623162129.919
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC763921201
Peter ForsbergC726863100
Milan HejdukRW722424100
Rob BlakeD712382000
Dan HinoteRW712320000
Steve ReinprechtC712301000
Alex TanguayLW71234-2001
Derek MorrisD703362000
Greg de VriesD720202000
Bates BattagliaLW702241000
Riku HahlC602222000
Brian WillsieRW610121001
Adam FooteD601182000
Martin SkoulaD70114-1000
Serge AubinLW500041000
Mike KeaneRW600020000
Bryan MarchmentD700041000
Chris McAllisterD100000000
Eric MessierLW500000000
Scott ParkerRW100020000
Patrick RoyG700000000
Jeff ShantzC600041000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy423734162.271177161.910
Team:423734162.271177161.910

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
128Jonas Johansson SwedenHV71 (Sweden)
261Johnny Boychuk CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
394Eric Lundberg United StatesProvidence College (Hockey East)
4107Mikko Kalteva FinlandJokerit Jr. (Finland)
4129Tom Gilbert United StatesChicago Steel (USHL)
5164Tyler Weiman CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
6195Taylor Christie CanadaBowling Green State University (WCHA)
7227Ryan Steeves CanadaYale University (ECAC)
8258Sergei Shemetov RussiaElemash Elektrostal (Russia)
9289Sean Collins United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire (Hockey East)

See also

References
  1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.482 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.483, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  3. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  4. "2002-03 Colorado Avalanche Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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