2002–03 San Jose Sharks season

2002–03 San Jose Sharks
Division 5th Pacific
Conference 14th Western
2002–03 record 28–37–9
Goals for 214
Goals against 239
Team information
General Manager Dean Lombardi
Coach Darryl Sutter,
Cap Raeder,
Ron Wilson
Captain Owen Nolan
Team leaders
Goals Teemu Selanne (28),
Patrick Marleau,
Marco Sturm
Assists Teemu Selanne (36)
Points Teemu Selanne (64)
Penalties in minutes Bryan Marchment (108)
<2001–02 2003–04>

The 2002–03 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' twelfth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks placed 14th in the Conference and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

After 24 games and a 8–12–2–2 record, Darryl Sutter was fired. One game was coached by Cap Raeder before Ron Wilson, the former coach of the Washington Capitals was hired. Wilson was not able to guide the team to the playoffs and finished with a 19-25-7-6 record for the season.

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Dallas Stars 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 7 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
3 10 Los Angeles Kings 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
4 11 Phoenix Coyotes 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
5 14 San Jose Sharks 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73

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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.

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
1 L October 10, 2002 3–6 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Kiprusoff 0–1–0–0
2 L October 12, 2002 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 0–2–0–0
3 W October 17, 2002 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Toskala 1–2–0–0
4 L October 19, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Toskala 1–3–0–0
5 L October 21, 2002 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 1–4–0–0
6 W October 24, 2002 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) Kiprusoff 2–4–0–0
7 W October 25, 2002 5–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Kiprusoff 3–4–0–0
8 L October 27, 2002 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Nabokov 3–5–0–0
9 L October 29, 2002 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Nabokov 3–6–0–0
10 L October 31, 2002 1–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 3–6–0–1
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
11 W November 3, 2002 4–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 4–6–0–1
12 W November 5, 2002 5–2 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 5–6–0–1
13 T November 7, 2002 2–2 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 5–6–1–1
14 L November 9, 2002 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 5–7–1–1
15 L November 11, 2002 4–5 New York Rangers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 5–8–1–1
16 L November 13, 2002 2–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) Nabokov 5–8–1–2
17 L November 15, 2002 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) Nabokov 5–9–1–2
18 W November 16, 2002 7–3 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) Nabokov 6–9–1–2
19 W November 19, 2002 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) Nabokov 7–9–1–2
20 T November 21, 2002 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) Nabokov 7–9–2–2
21 L November 23, 2002 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) Nabokov 7–10–2–2
22 W November 25, 2002 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 8–10–2–2
23 L November 27, 2002 2–4 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 8–11–2–2
24 L November 30, 2002 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 8–12–2–2
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
25 W December 3, 2002 3–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 9–12–2–2
26 W December 6, 2002 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Nabokov 10–12–2–2
27 L December 7, 2002 2–4 Nashville Predators (2002–03) Nabokov 10–13–2–2
28 W December 12, 2002 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) Nabokov 11–13–2–2
29 W December 14, 2002 2–0 Washington Capitals (2002–03) Nabokov 12–13–2–2
30 L December 16, 2002 1–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 12–13–2–3
31 W December 17, 2002 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) Nabokov 13–13–2–3
32 L December 19, 2002 3–9 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) Nabokov 13–14–2–3
33 T December 21, 2002 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) Nabokov 13–14–3–3
34 L December 23, 2002 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) Nabokov 13–15–3–3
35 W December 26, 2002 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 14–15–3–3
36 T December 28, 2002 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Nabokov 14–15–4–3
37 W December 30, 2002 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) Nabokov 15–15–4–3
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
38 L January 2, 2003 1–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Nabokov 15–16–4–3
39 L January 4, 2003 1–6 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Nabokov 15–17–4–3
40 T January 6, 2003 5–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Nabokov 15–17–5–3
41 L January 9, 2003 1–4 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 15–18–5–3
42 W January 11, 2003 3–0 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–18–5–3
43 L January 13, 2003 2–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–18–5–4
44 T January 16, 2003 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) Nabokov 16–18–6–4
45 L January 18, 2003 1–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Nabokov 16–19–6–4
46 L January 20, 2003 1–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 16–20–6–4
47 L January 22, 2003 4–5 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) Kiprusoff 16–20–6–5
48 W January 25, 2003 4–1 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 17–20–6–5
49 W January 27, 2003 3–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 18–20–6–5
50 W January 28, 2003 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 19–20–6–5
51 L January 30, 2003 3–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 19–21–6–5
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
52 W February 5, 2003 6–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) Nabokov 20–21–6–5
53 L February 7, 2003 3–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) Nabokov 20–22–6–5
54 L February 8, 2003 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Nabokov 20–23–6–5
55 L February 10, 2003 4–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Nabokov 20–24–6–5
56 L February 12, 2003 0–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Kiprusoff 20–25–6–5
57 W February 14, 2003 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Kiprusoff 21–25–6–5
58 L February 16, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) Kiprusoff 21–26–6–5
59 L February 17, 2003 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) Nabokov 21–27–6–5
60 L February 19, 2003 0–3 New York Islanders (2002–03) Nabokov 21–28–6–5
61 W February 21, 2003 6–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) Nabokov 22–28–6–5
62 W February 24, 2003 5–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 23–28–6–5
63 W February 27, 2003 3–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) Nabokov 24–28–6–5
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
64 L March 1, 2003 3–4 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 24–29–6–5
65 L March 4, 2003 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Kiprusoff 24–30–6–5
66 W March 6, 2003 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–30–6–5
67 L March 8, 2003 4–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 25–31–6–5
68 L March 9, 2003 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–32–6–5
69 L March 11, 2003 2–4 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–33–6–5
70 L March 13, 2003 2–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Kiprusoff 25–33–6–6
71 W March 15, 2003 3–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) Toskala 26–33–6–6
72 L March 17, 2003 2–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) Toskala 26–33–6–7
73 L March 20, 2003 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Kiprusoff 26–34–6–7
74 W March 21, 2003 3–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) Toskala 27–34–6–7
75 L March 22, 2003 2–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) Nabokov 27–34–6–8
76 L March 24, 2003 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) Nabokov 27–35–6–8
77 W March 27, 2003 3–0 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) Toskala 28–35–6–8
78 L March 29, 2003 3–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) Toskala 28–36–6–8
79 L March 31, 2003 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–6–8
No. R Date Score Opponent Decision Record
80 T April 2, 2003 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–7–8
81 T April 3, 2003 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) Toskala 28–37–8–8
82 T April 6, 2003 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) Nabokov 28–37–9–8

Playoffs

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne RW 82 28 36 64 30 -6 7 0 5
Damphousse, VincentVincent Damphousse C 82 23 38 61 66 -13 15 0 6
Marleau, PatrickPatrick Marleau C 82 28 29 57 33 -10 8 1 3
Sturm, MarcoMarco Sturm LW 82 28 20 48 16 9 6 0 2
Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan RW 61 22 20 42 91 -5 8 3 4
Ricci, MikeMike Ricci C 75 11 23 34 53 -12 5 1 2
Rathje, MikeMike Rathje D 82 7 22 29 48 -19 3 0 1
Hannan, ScottScott Hannan D 81 3 19 22 61 0 1 0 0
Thornton, ScottScott Thornton LW 41 9 12 21 41 -7 4 0 1
Fahey, JimJim Fahey D 43 1 19 20 33 -3 0 0 0
Harvey, ToddTodd Harvey RW/C 76 3 16 19 74 5 0 0 0
Graves, AdamAdam Graves LW 82 9 9 18 32 -14 1 0 0
Cheechoo, JonathanJonathan Cheechoo RW 66 9 7 16 39 -5 0 0 3
McGillis, DanDan McGillis D 37 3 13 16 30 -6 2 0 0
Smith, MarkMark Smith C 75 4 11 15 64 1 0 0 0
Stuart, BradBrad Stuart D 36 4 10 14 46 -6 2 0 1
Dimitrakos, NikoNiko Dimitrakos RW 21 6 7 13 8 -7 3 0 0
Sundstrom, NiklasNiklas Sundstrom RW 47 2 10 12 22 -4 0 0 0
Marchment, BryanBryan Marchment D 67 2 9 11 108 -2 0 0 0
McCauley, AlynAlyn McCauley C 16 3 7 10 4 -2 3 0 0
Ragnarsson, MarcusMarcus Ragnarsson D 25 1 7 8 30 2 0 0 0
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren D 33 0 8 8 30 -10 0 0 0
Jillson, JeffJeff Jillson D 26 0 6 6 9 -7 0 0 0
Bradley, MattMatt Bradley RW 46 2 3 5 37 -1 0 0 0
Loyns, LynnLynn Loyns LW 19 3 0 3 19 -4 0 0 0
Davison, RobRob Davison D 15 1 2 3 22 4 0 0 0
Zalesak, MiroslavMiroslav Zalesak RW 10 1 2 3 0 -2 0 0 0
Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C 7 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
Heins, ShawnShawn Heins D 20 0 1 1 9 -2 0 0 0
Kraft, RyanRyan Kraft C 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
Fibiger, JesseJesse Fibiger D 16 0 0 0 2 -5 0 0 0
Jakopin, JohnJohn Jakopin D 12 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0
Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff G 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov G 55 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Toskala, VesaVesa Toskala G 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wiseman, ChadChad Wiseman LW 4 0 0 0 4 -2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nabokov, EvgeniEvgeni Nabokov 3227 55 19 28 8 146 2.71 3 1561 1415 .906
Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff 1199 22 5 14 0 65 3.25 1 537 472 .879
Toskala, VesaVesa Toskala 537 11 4 3 1 21 2.35 1 287 266 .927
Team: 4963 82 28 45 9 232 2.80 5 2385 2153 .903

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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;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 27 Mike Morris Right Wing  United States St. Sebastian's
2 52 Dan Spang Defence  United States Winchester H.S.
3 86 Jonas Fiedler Right Wing  Czech Republic Plymouth
5 139 Kris Newbury Center  Canada Sarnia
5 163 Tom Walsh Center  United States Deerfield Academy
7 217 Tim Conboy Defence  United States Topeka
9 288 Michael Hutchins Defence  United States Des Moines

Farm teams

See also

References

  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163. 
  2. ^ "2002-03 San Jose Sharks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/SJS/2003.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 

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