2003–04 New York Rangers season

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2003–04 New York Rangers
Division 4th Atlantic
Conference 13th Eastern
2003–04 record 27–40–7–8
Home record 13–21–3–4
Road record 14–19–4–4
Goals for 206
Goals against 250
General Manager Glen Sather
Coach Glen Sather
Tom Renney
Captain Mark Messier
Alternate captains Brian Leetch
Eric Lindros
Arena Madison Square Garden
Average attendance 18,073 (99.3%)
Team leaders
Goals Bobby Holik (25)
Assists Bobby Holik (31)
Points Bobby Holik (56)
Penalties in minutes Matthew Barnaby (120)
Wins Mike Dunham (16)
Goals against average Jussi Markkanen (2.56)

The 2003–04 New York Rangers season was disappointing for the Rangers; despite having the highest payroll in the league at over $69 million, the team finished towards the bottom of the standings. In January 2004 the Rangers acquired superstar Jaromir Jagr from the Washington Capitals at a discounted salary, but little improvement was made, so the Rangers began a "rebuilding" process. Alexei Kovalev, Martin Rucinsky, Matthew Barnaby, Petr Nedved, and Jussi Markkanen were all eventually traded, in March they traded long-time defenseman Brian Leetch to the Toronto Maple Leafs for prospects, and Eric Lindros left as a free agent at season's end.

This would also be future hall-of-famer Mark Messier's final season of professional hockey.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 82 40 21 15 6 229 186 101
New Jersey Devils 82 43 25 12 2 213 164 100
New York Islanders 82 38 29 11 4 237 210 91
New York Rangers 82 27 40 7 8 206 250 69
Pittsburgh Penguins 82 23 47 8 4 190 303 58

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Transactions

[edit] Trades

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Draft picks

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New York Rangers' draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 12 Hugh Jessiman Right Wing Flag of the United States United States Dartmouth College (NCAA)
2 50 Ivan Baranka Defense Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5 149 Nigel Dawes Left Wing Flag of Canada Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
6 180 Chris Holt Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada University of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA)

[edit] References

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New York Rangers seasons
1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30 • 1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40 • 1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50 • 1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60 • 1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80  • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09
Italics indicate Stanley Cup Championship
v • d • e
New York Rangers
The Franchise
Arenas
Culture and Lore
Rivalries
Important Figures
Tex Rickard • Lester Patrick • Lynn Patrick • Frank Boucher • Bill Cook • Bun Cook • Art Coulter • Bryan Hextall • Allan Stanley • Gump Worsley • Harry Howell • Andy Bathgate • Emile Francis • Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion • Rod Gilbert • Vic Hadfield • Jean Ratelle • Eddie Giacomin • Brad Park • Ulf Nilsson • Fred Shero • Ron Greschner • Don Maloney • Dave Maloney • Phil Esposito • John Davidson • Sam Rosen • Sal Messina • John Vanbiesbrouck • Marcel Dionne • Brian Leetch • Roger Neilson • Neil Smith • Mike Gartner • Mark Messier • Mike Richter • Adam Graves • Jeff Beukeboom • Mike Keenan • Stephane Matteau • Wayne Gretzky • Jaromir Jagr • Henrik Lundqvist • Brendan Shanahan • Sean Avery • Scott Gomez • Chris Drury
Retired Numbers
1 • 2 • 7 • 9 (to be retired in 2008–2009) • 11 • 35 • 99 (league-wide)
Key Personnel
Owner: Cablevision • Managing Partner: James Dolan • President and General Manager: Glen Sather • Head Coach: Tom Renney • Team Captain: Jaromir Jagr
Stanley Cup Finals (10)
Wins: 1928 • 1933 • 1940 • 1994 • Losses: 1929 • 1932 • 1937 • 1950 • 1972 • 1979
Minor League Affiliates
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2003–04 NHL season by team
Atlantic
New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh
Northeast
Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
Southeast
Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington
Central
Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis
Northwest
Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver
Pacific
Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose
See also