2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season

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2002–03 Vancouver Canucks
Division2nd Northwest
Conference4th Western
2002–03 record45–23–13–1
Home record22–13–6–0
Road record23–10–7–1
Goals for264
Goals against208
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsMurray Baron
Ed Jovanovski
Trent Klatt
Trevor Linden
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,396[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Columbia Inferno (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (48)
AssistsMarkus Naslund (56)
PointsMarkus Naslund (104)
Penalty minutesTodd Bertuzzi (144)
Plus/minusMarek Malik (+23)
WinsDan Cloutier (33)
Goals against averageAlex Auld (1.57)

The 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 33rd NHL season.

As of 2023, the only remaining active member of the 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks is Jan Hlaváč. He is a member of HC Stadion Vrchlabí of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The Canucks had much success in the regular season as the West Coast Express Line (Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi) played their first full season intact and contributed 67% of the team's goals. The Canucks led all teams in power-play goals scored, with 87.[2] They also set a franchise record with a 10 game win streak in November 2002. As the season wound down, many expected the Canucks to win the Northwest Division title (due to the slow start by division rivals Colorado Avalanche). Despite the chances, the Canucks failed to clinch the Northwest division on the last day of the regular season with a 2-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings coupled with a win by the Colorado Avalanche. Markus Naslund also lost the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy on the last day of the regular season and missed out on tying fellow Swede Hakan Loob as the only Swedish players who have scored 50 goals in a season. Worse, Peter Forsberg also narrowly beat Naslund for the Art Ross Trophy. Naslund publicly came out to apologize to Canuck fans for "choking".

Final standings[edit]

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Colorado Avalanche 82 42 19 13 8 251 194 105
2 4 Vancouver Canucks 82 45 23 13 1 264 208 104
3 6 Minnesota Wild 82 42 29 10 1 198 178 95
4 8 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 26 11 9 231 230 92
5 12 Calgary Flames 82 29 36 13 4 186 228 75

[3]

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
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Dallas Stars PA 82 46 17 15 4 245 169 111
2 Y- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 20 10 4 269 203 110
3 Y- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 42 19 13 8 251 194 105
4 X- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 23 13 1 264 208 104
5 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 24 11 6 253 222 99
6 X- Minnesota Wild NW 82 42 29 10 1 198 178 95
7 X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 40 27 9 6 203 193 95
8 X- Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 26 11 9 231 230 92
8.5
9 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 30 33 13 6 207 226 79
10 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 33 37 6 6 203 221 78
11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 35 11 5 204 230 78
12 Calgary Flames NW 82 29 36 13 4 186 228 75
13 Nashville Predators CE 82 27 35 13 7 183 206 74
14 San Jose Sharks PA 82 28 37 9 8 214 239 73
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 42 8 3 213 263 69

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs[edit]

Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 3–4–4–0 (home: 1–4–2–0; road: 2–0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 10, 2002 3–0 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 5–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 L October 14, 2002 2–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 L October 16, 2002 3–6 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 2–2–0–0 Recap
5 T October 18, 2002 2–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 2–2–1–0 Recap
6 T October 19, 2002 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 2–2–2–0 Recap
7 W October 21, 2002 5–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 3–2–2–0 Recap
8 T October 24, 2002 2–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 3–2–3–0 Recap
9 L October 26, 2002 1–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 3–3–3–0 Recap
10 T October 29, 2002 1–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 3–3–4–0 Recap
11 L October 31, 2002 1–5 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 3–4–4–0 Recap
November: 12–1–0–0 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 7–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 W November 2, 2002 4–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 4–4–4–0 Recap
13 W November 4, 2002 4–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 5–4–4–0 Recap
14 L November 6, 2002 0–4 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 5–5–4–0 Recap
15 W November 9, 2002 5–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 6–5–4–0 Recap
16 W November 12, 2002 6–3 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 7–5–4–0 Recap
17 W November 14, 2002 3–2 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 8–5–4–0 Recap
18 W November 16, 2002 3–1 New York Rangers (2002–03) 9–5–4–0 Recap
19 W November 20, 2002 5–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 10–5–4–0 Recap
20 W November 22, 2002 4–1 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 11–5–4–0 Recap
21 W November 25, 2002 2–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 12–5–4–0 Recap
22 W November 27, 2002 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 13–5–4–0 Recap
23 W November 29, 2002 5–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 14–5–4–0 Recap
24 W November 30, 2002 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 15–5–4–0 Recap
December: 7–6–1–0 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 3, 2002 1–2 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 15–6–4–0 Recap
26 W December 4, 2002 3–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 16–6–4–0 Recap
27 L December 7, 2002 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 16–7–4–0 Recap
28 L December 9, 2002 1–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 16–8–4–0 Recap
29 W December 11, 2002 3–1 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 17–8–4–0 Recap
30 W December 14, 2002 6–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 18–8–4–0 Recap
31 T December 15, 2002 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (2002–03) 18–8–5–0 Recap
32 L December 17, 2002 2–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 18–9–5–0 Recap
33 W December 19, 2002 3–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 19–9–5–0 Recap
34 W December 21, 2002 4–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 20–9–5–0 Recap
35 L December 23, 2002 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 20–10–5–0 Recap
36 W December 26, 2002 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 21–10–5–0 Recap
37 W December 28, 2002 7–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 22–10–5–0 Recap
38 L December 31, 2002 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 22–11–5–0 Recap
January: 7–5–2–0 (home: 5–2–2–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 2, 2003 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 23–11–5–0 Recap
40 W January 4, 2003 3–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 24–11–5–0 Recap
41 W January 8, 2003 6–4 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 25–11–5–0 Recap
42 L January 10, 2003 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 25–12–5–0 Recap
43 L January 11, 2003 0–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 25–13–5–0 Recap
44 W January 14, 2003 4–3 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 26–13–5–0 Recap
45 L January 16, 2003 2–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 26–14–5–0 Recap
46 W January 17, 2003 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 27–14–5–0 Recap
47 W January 19, 2003 4–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 28–14–5–0 Recap
48 L January 21, 2003 2–3 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 28–15–5–0 Recap
49 L January 24, 2003 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 28–16–5–0 Recap
50 W January 26, 2003 1–0 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 29–16–5–0 Recap
51 T January 28, 2003 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 29–16–6–0 Recap
52 T January 30, 2003 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 29–16–7–0 Recap
February: 9–1–2–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 5–0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 4, 2003 3–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 30–16–7–0 Recap
54 T February 5, 2003 4–4 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 30–16–8–0 Recap
55 W February 7, 2003 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 31–16–8–0 Recap
56 W February 10, 2003 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 32–16–8–0 Recap
57 W February 13, 2003 2–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 33–16–8–0 Recap
58 T February 15, 2003 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 33–16–9–0 Recap
59 W February 18, 2003 4–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 34–16–9–0 Recap
60 W February 20, 2003 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 35–16–9–0 Recap
61 W February 22, 2003 3–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 36–16–9–0 Recap
62 W February 23, 2003 7–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 37–16–9–0 Recap
63 W February 25, 2003 8–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 38–16–9–0 Recap
64 L February 27, 2003 2–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 38–17–9–0 Recap
March: 7–5–3–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 T March 1, 2003 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 38–17–10–0 Recap
66 W March 3, 2003 6–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 39–17–10–0 Recap
67 L March 4, 2003 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 39–18–10–0 Recap
68 OTL March 6, 2003 4–5 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 39–18–10–1 Recap
69 T March 8, 2003 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 39–18–11–1 Recap
70 W March 11, 2003 4–3 New York Islanders (2002–03) 40–18–11–1 Recap
71 T March 13, 2003 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 40–18–12–1 Recap
72 L March 15, 2003 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 40–19–12–1 Recap
73 W March 17, 2003 4–2 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 41–19–12–1 Recap
74 L March 18, 2003 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 41–20–12–1 Recap
75 W March 20, 2003 7–3 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 42–20–12–1 Recap
76 W March 23, 2003 6–0 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 43–20–12–1 Recap
77 L March 25, 2003 3–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 43–21–12–1 Recap
78 W March 27, 2003 5–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 44–21–12–1 Recap
79 W March 29, 2003 5–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 45–21–12–1 Recap
80 L March 30, 2003 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 45–22–12–1 Recap
April: 0–1–1–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
81 T April 2, 2003 3–3 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 45–22–13–1 Recap
82 L April 6, 2003 0–2 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 45–23–13–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs[edit]

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) St. Louis Blues: Canucks won 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 10 St. Louis 6–0 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 12 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 14 Vancouver 1–3 St. Louis Cloutier 19,699 Blues lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 16 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Cloutier 19,936 Blues lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 18 St. Louis 3–5 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Blues lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 20 Vancouver 4–3 St. Louis Cloutier 19,522 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 22 St. Louis 1–4 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Canucks win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Minnesota Wild: Wild won 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 25 Minnesota 3–4 Vancouver OT Cloutier 18,514 Canucks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 27 Minnesota 3–2 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 29 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota Cloutier 19,394 Canucks lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 2 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Cloutier 19,386 Canucks lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 5 Minnesota 7–2 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Canucks lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 7 Vancouver 1–5 Minnesota Cloutier 19,350 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 8 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver Cloutier 18,514 Wild win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Markus Naslund LW 82 48 56 104 6 52 14 5 9 14 −6 18
44 Todd Bertuzzi RW 82 46 51 97 2 144 14 2 4 6 −3 60
7 Brendan Morrison C 82 25 46 71 18 36 14 4 7 11 −4 18
55 Ed Jovanovski D 67 6 40 46 19 113 14 7 1 8 −5 22
24 Matt Cooke LW 82 15 27 42 21 82 14 2 1 3 3 12
16 Trevor Linden C 71 19 22 41 −1 30 14 1 2 3 −4 10
33 Henrik Sedin C 78 8 31 39 9 38 14 3 2 5 −2 8
3 Brent Sopel D 81 7 30 37 −15 23 14 2 6 8 −2 4
22 Daniel Sedin LW 79 14 17 31 8 34 14 1 5 6 −2 8
6 Sami Salo D 79 9 21 30 9 10 12 1 3 4 −2 0
26 Trent Klatt RW 82 16 13 29 10 8 14 2 4 6 1 2
2 Mattias Ohlund D 59 2 27 29 1 42 13 3 4 7 1 12
10 Trevor Letowski RW 78 11 14 25 8 36 6 0 1 1 −1 0
13 Artem Chubarov C 62 7 13 20 4 6 14 0 2 2 −2 4
8 Marek Malik† D 69 7 11 18 23 52 14 1 1 2 −7 10
25 Mats Lindgren† C 54 5 9 14 −2 18 — — — — — —
15 Todd Warriner‡ LW 30 4 6 10 0 22 — — — — — —
5 Bryan Allen D 48 5 3 8 8 73 1 0 0 0 −2 2
23 Murray Baron D 78 2 4 6 13 62 14 0 4 4 0 10
14 Brandon Reid C 7 2 3 5 4 0 9 0 1 1 0 0
37 Jarkko Ruutu RW 36 2 2 4 −7 66 13 0 2 2 1 14
4 Nolan Baumgartner D 8 1 2 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
39 Dan Cloutier G 57 0 3 3 24 14 0 0 0 8
9 Harold Druken‡ C 3 1 1 2 −1 0 — — — — — —
17 Jan Hlavac‡ LW 9 1 1 2 −1 6 — — — — — —
18 Jason King C 8 0 2 2 0 0 — — — — — —
15 Pat Kavanagh RW 3 1 0 1 2 2 — — — — — —
81 Fedor Fedorov LW 7 0 1 1 0 4 — — — — — —
1 Peter Skudra G 23 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
20 Darren Langdon† LW 45 0 1 1 −2 143 — — — — — —
27 Mikko Jokela† D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Zenith Komarniski LW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
30 Tyler Moss G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Bryan Helmer D 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
32 Brad May† LW 3 0 0 0 1 10 14 0 0 0 −5 15
35 Alex Auld G 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Dan Cloutier 57 57 33 16 7 1477 136 2.42 .908 2 3376 14 14 7 7 341 45 3.24 .868 0 833
1 Peter Skudra 23 20 9 5 6 522 54 2.72 .897 1 1192 — — — — — — — — — —
35 Alex Auld 7 5 3 3 0 165 10 1.57 .939 1 382 1 0 0 0 5 1 3.00 .800 0 20
30 Tyler Moss 1 0 0 0 0 14 1 2.67 .929 0 22 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Lester B. Pearson Award Markus Naslund [5]
NHL First All-Star Team Todd Bertuzzi (Right wing) [6]
Markus Naslund (Left wing)
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Todd Bertuzzi [7]
Marc Crawford (Coach)
Ed Jovanovski
Markus Naslund
NHL Player of the Month Dan Cloutier (November) [8]
NHL Player of the Week Dan Cloutier (February 17) [9]
Brendan Morrison (February 24) [10]
Todd Bertuzzi (March 24) [11]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Ed Jovanovski [12]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Markus Naslund [12]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Markus Naslund [12]
Fred J. Hume Award Matt Cooke [12]
Molson Cup Markus Naslund [12]
Most Exciting Player Award Todd Bertuzzi [12]

Transactions[edit]

The Canucks 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.[13]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To Vancouver Canucks:
Jeff Farkas 		To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Josh Holden 		[14]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) To Vancouver Canucks:
Future considerations[a] 		To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Ryan Bonni 		[15]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) To Vancouver Canucks:
Tomas Mojzis 		To Toronto Maple Leafs:
Brad Leeb 		[16]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) To Vancouver Canucks:
Sami Salo 		To Ottawa Senators:
Peter Schaefer 		[17]
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) To Vancouver Canucks:
Darren Langdon
Marek Malik 		To Carolina Hurricanes:
Harold Druken
Jan Hlavac 		[18]
January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20) To Vancouver Canucks:
Chris Herperger
Chris Nielsen 		To Atlanta Thrashers:
Jeff Farkas 		[19]
January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24) To Vancouver Canucks:
Mikko Jokela 		To New Jersey Devils:
Steve Kariya 		[20]
February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05) To Vancouver Canucks:
Future considerations 		To Philadelphia Flyers:
Todd Warriner 		[21]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Vancouver Canucks:
Brad May 		To Phoenix Coyotes:
2nd or 3rd-round pick in 2003[b] 		[22]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05) Tyler Moss Carolina Hurricanes Free agency [23]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Jaroslav Obsut Colorado Avalanche Free agency [24]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Nolan Baumgartner Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [25]
October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24) John Craighead Revier Lions (DEL) Free agency [26]
November 3, 2002 (2002-11-03) Mats Lindgren Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency [27]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) Alexei Tezikov Retirement (UFA) [29]
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Scott Lachance Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (V) [30]
Andre Savage Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [31]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Jason Strudwick Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) Andrew Cassels Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (III) [33]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) Mike Brown Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers [34]
Alfie Michaud Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [35]
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) Martin Brochu Verdun Dragons (QSPHL) Free agency (VI) [36]
May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31) Peter Skudra Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency [37]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14) Tim Smith Entry-level [38]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Zenith Komarniski 1-year Option exercised [39]
Trevor Letowski 1-year Option exercised [39]
Peter Skudra 1-year Option exercised [39]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Artem Chubarov 1-year Re-signing [40]
Harold Druken 1-year Re-signing [41]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Brendan Morrison 2-year Arbitration award [42]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) Steve Kariya Re-signing [43]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) Herberts Vasiļjevs Re-signing [44]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Bryan Helmer 1-year Re-signing [45]
Pat Kavanagh Re-signing [46]
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16) Jeff Farkas Re-signing [47]
Ryan Ready Re-signing [48]
October 3, 2002 (2002-10-03) Todd Warriner Re-signing [49]
October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11) Jason King Entry-level [50]
January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) Ed Jovanovski 3-year Extension [51]
Trevor Linden 3-year Extension [52]

Draft picks[edit]

See also: List of Vancouver Canucks draft picks

Below are the Vancouver Canucks' selections at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft which was held on June 22–23, 2002 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.[53]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 49 Kirill Koltsov D  Russia Avangard Omsk (RSL)
2 55[a] Denis Grot D  Russia Elemach Elektrostal (Russia-2)
3 68[b] Brett Skinner D  Canada Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
3 83[c] Lukas Mensator G  Czech Republic HC Karlovy Vary U20 (Czech U20)
4 114 John Laliberte LW  United States New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
5 151 Rob McVicar G  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
7 214 Marc-Andre Roy LW  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 223[d] Ilya Krikunov LW  Russia Elemach Elektrostal (Russia-2)
8 247 Matt Violin G  Canada Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA)
9 277 Thomas Nussli C   Switzerland EV Zug (NLA)
9 278[e] Matt Gens RW  United States St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
Draft notes[54]
  • The Canucks' first-round pick was involved in the trade detailed in Note A.[a]
  • a The New York Islanders' second-round pick (previously acquired by the Washington Capitals) went to the Canucks as the result of a trade on November 10, 2001 that sent the Canucks' 2002 first-round pick and 2003 third-round pick to Washington in exchange for Trevor Linden and this pick.
  • b The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick (previously acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers) went to the Canucks as the result of a trade on December 17, 2001 that sent Donald Brashear and the Canucks' 2002 sixth-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Jan Hlavac and this pick.
  • The Canucks' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on May 31, 2001 that sent Alex Auld to Vancouver in exchange for the Canucks' 2001 second-round pick and this pick.
  • c The Los Angeles Kings' third-round pick went to the Canucks as the result of a trade on February 15, 2001 that sent Felix Potvin to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.
  • The Canucks' sixth-round pick was involved in the trade detailed in Note B.[b]
  • d The Canucks received a seventh-round pick from the National Hockey League as compensation for Group III free agent Bob Essensa.
  • e The Canucks received a ninth-round pick from the National Hockey League as compensation for Group III free agent Greg Hawgood.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 8th-round pick in 2003
  2. ^ Phoenix received the 3rd-rounder.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]

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