2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season

The 2003–04 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 25th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 36–26–11–9 record in 2002–03, earning 92 points, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. The Oilers were then defeated by the Dallas Stars in six games in the opening round.

2003–04 Edmonton Oilers
Division4th Northwest
Conference9th Western
2003–04 record36–29–12–5
Home record22–12–4–3
Road record14–17–8–2
Goals for221
Goals against208
Team information
General managerKevin Lowe
CoachCraig MacTavish
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsEthan Moreau
Ryan Smyth
ArenaRexall Place (renamed from Skyreach Centre in January)
Commonwealth Stadium
(1 game)
Average attendance17,677 (105.0%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Toronto Roadrunners (AHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRyan Smyth (23)
AssistsRyan Smyth (36)
PointsRyan Smyth (59)
Penalty minutesGeorges Laraque (99)
Plus/minusIgor Ulanov (+19)
WinsTy Conklin (17)
Tommy Salo (17)
Goals against averageTy Conklin (2.42)

During the off-season, the Oilers and Mike Comrie could not come to a contract agreement, and Comrie would not start the season with the team. Comrie would eventually be traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in December for Jeff Woywitka and the Flyers' first-round draft pick in 2004.

The club would start off the season on the right foot, having a record of 10–7–2–0 in the first 19 games. However, Edmonton would go into a slump and have a 10–17–6–1 in their next 34 games, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. The Oilers would later emerge from the slump and finish the season with a 16–5–4–4 in their remaining 29 games. Despite the season turnaround, the Oilers would finish in ninth in the West, two points behind the eighth-placed Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot, thereby failing to qualify for the post-season for the second time in three seasons.

Offensively, Ryan Smyth would lead the club with 23 goals, 36 assists and 59 points. Radek Dvorak would finish just behind Smyth with 50 points, while Ethan Moreau and Raffi Torres would each score 20 goals. Marc-Andre Bergeron would lead the defense with 9 goals and 26 points, while Eric Brewer would finish just behind him with seven goals and 25 points. Georges Laraque would lead the club in penalty minutes, with 99.

In goal, Tommy Salo would begin the season as the starter. However, he would lose his job and eventually be traded to the Colorado Avalanche before the season was over. He won 17 games and had a 2.58 goals against average (GAA), along with three shutouts, with Edmonton. Ty Conklin took over the starting duties, where he would win 17 games, attain a 2.42 GAA and earn a shutout along the way.

Heritage Classic

The Heritage Classic [1] was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001. The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[2] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to -18 °C, -30 °C (-22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC. Montreal won the game 4–3.

Season standings

Northwest Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
13Vancouver Canucks824324105235194101
24Colorado Avalanche824022137235198100
36Calgary Flames8242307320017694
49Edmonton Oilers82362912522120889
510Minnesota Wild82302920318818383

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE824821112255189109
2 Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3 Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5 X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6 X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7 X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8 X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10 Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11 Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13 Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15 Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959

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

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

Schedule and results

2003–04 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime Loss (1 point)

Season stats

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Smyth8223365970
Radek Dvorak7815355026
Mike York6116264215
Shawn Horcoff8015254073
Raffi Torres8020143465

Goaltending

PlayerGPMinWLTGASOSave %GAA
Jussi Markkanen7393222120.9341.83
Ty Conklin39208517144841.9122.42
Tommy Salo442486171861073.8962.58
Steve Valiquette11300020.7149.23

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Raffi Torres1st NHL GoalOctober 9, 2003
Eric Brewer200th NHL PIMOctober 16, 2003
Tony Salmelainen1st NHL GameOctober 30, 2003
Radek Dvorak200th NHL Assist
200th NHL PIM
November 1, 2003
Mike York200th NHL Point
Tony Salmelainen1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
November 4, 2003
Peter Sarno1st NHL Game
1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
Steve Staios700th NHL PIM
Shawn Horcoff200th NHL GameNovember 6, 2003
Ryan Smyth200th NHL AssistNovember 10, 2003
Jarret Stoll1st NHL Goal
Ty Conklin1st NHL ShutoutNovember 13, 2003
Steve Staios100th NHL PointNovember 22, 2003
Jason Smith700th NHL PIMDecember 6, 2003
Cory Cross600th NHL PIMDecember 12, 2003
Jason Chimera100th NHL GameDecember 23, 2003
Georges Laraque700th NHL PIMDecember 30, 2003
Mikko Luoma1st NHL Game
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
Doug Lynch1st NHL GameJanuary 2, 2004
Ryan Smyth600th NHL GameJanuary 5, 2004
Ales Hemsky100th NHL GameJanuary 10, 2004
Tommy Salo200th NHL Win
500th NHL Game
Adam Oates1,300th NHL GameJanuary 13, 2004
Steve Staios500th NHL GameJanuary 15, 2004
Brad Isbister500th NHL PIMJanuary 17, 2004
Igor Ulanov1,100th NHL PIMJanuary 22, 2004
Ryan Smyth400th NHL PointJanuary 24, 2004
Mike Bishai1st NHL GameJanuary 29, 2004
Eric Brewer100th NHL Point
Mike Bishai1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
January 31, 2004
Brad Isbister400th NHL Game
Ethan Moreau700th NHL PIM
Scott Ferguson200th NHL GameFebruary 16, 2004
Ryan Smyth500th NHL PIMFebruary 23, 2004
Shawn Horcoff100th NHL PointFebruary 25, 2004
Ethan Moreau100th NHL GoalFebruary 27, 2004
Georges Laraque400th NHL GameFebruary 29, 2004
Fernando Pisani100th NHL GameMarch 12, 2004
Raffi Torres
Jason Smith700th NHL GameMarch 14, 2004
Cory Cross600th NHL GameMarch 21, 2004
Eric Brewer400th NHL GameMarch 26, 2004
Ethan Moreau600th NHL Game
Petr Nedved300th NHL Goal
Igor Ulanov700th NHL GameMarch 30, 2004

Transactions

Trades

June 21, 2003 To New Jersey Devils
1st round pick in 2003
To Edmonton Oilers
1st round pick in 2003
2nd round pick in 2003
June 30, 2003 To New York Rangers
Jussi Markkanen
4th round pick in 2004
To Edmonton Oilers
Brian Leetch
December 16, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Comrie
To Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Woywitka
1st round pick in 2004
3rd round pick in 2005
February 16, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Sarno
To Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Moss
March 7, 2004 To New York Rangers
Stephen Valiquette
Dwight Helminen
2nd round pick in 2004
To Edmonton Oilers
Petr Nedved
Jussi Markkanen
March 9, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Tommy Salo
6th round pick in 2005
To Edmonton Oilers
Tom Gilbert

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
D Rocky ThompsonFlorida Panthers2 years,
G Steve ValiquetteNew York Islanders1 year,
F Jamie WrightPhiladelphia Flyers2 years,
F Adam OatesMighty Ducks of Anaheim1 year, $1.95 million
D Igor UlanovFlorida Panthers1 year, $2 million
PlayerNew team
F Todd MarchantColumbus Blue Jackets
F Daniel ClearyPhoenix Coyotes
F Brian SwansonAtlanta Thrashers
D Brian LeetchNew York Rangers

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
122Marc-Antoine Pouliot CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
251Colin McDonald United StatesNew England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL)
268Jean-François Jacques CanadaBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
372Mikhail Zhukov RussiaArboga (Sweden)
394Zack Stortini CanadaSudbury Wolves (OHL)
5147Kalle Olsson SwedenFrolunda HC (Elitserien)
5154David Rohlfs United StatesDetroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
6184Dragan Umicevic SwedenSodertalje SK (SEL)
7214Kyle Brodziak CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7215Mathieu Roy CanadaVal-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
8248Josef Hrabal Czech RepublicHC Vsetin (Czech Extraliga)
9278Troy Bodie CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)

Roster

2003-04 Edmonton Oilers
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

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