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2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2002–03
year	2002
Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Record	30–33–13–6
HomeRecord	17–15–7–2
RoadRecord	13–18–6–4
Division	Central
DivisionRank	3rd
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	9th
GoalsFor	207
GoalsAgainst	226
GeneralManager	Mike Smith
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Alexei Zhamnov
AltCaptain	Kyle Calder (Mar.–Apr.)
Eric Daze (Mar.–Apr.)
Phil Housley (Oct.–Mar.)
Jon Klemm
Lyle Odelein (Oct.–Mar.)
Steve Sullivan (Mar.–Apr.)
Steve Thomas (Oct.–Mar.)
Arena	United Center
Attendance	14,794 (72.2%)
MinorLeague	Norfolk Admirals
Roanoke Express
GoalsLeader	Steve Sullivan (26)
AssistsLeader	Alexei Zhamnov (43)
PointsLeader	Steve Sullivan (61)
PIMLeader	Chris Simon (125)
PlusMinusLeader	Steve Sullivan (+15)
WinsLeader	Jocelyn Thibault (26)
GAALeader	Jocelyn Thibault (2.37)

Eric Daze (Mar.–Apr.) Phil Housley (Oct.–Mar.) Jon Klemm Lyle Odelein (Oct.–Mar.) Steve Sullivan (Mar.–Apr.) Steve Thomas (Oct.–Mar.) Roanoke Express The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation. Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Forward Alexei Zhamnov was named captain, following the departure of Tony Amonte.

Regular season

January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton gained a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0-0 tie versus the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes goaltender Zac Bierk earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first time that two goalies in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 10, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 13, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 17, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||2–1–0–0 || |- |4||October 19, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||2–2–0–0 || |- |5||October 24, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||2–3–0–0 || |- |6||October 26, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||2–3–1–0 || |- |7||October 27, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||3–3–1–0 || |- |8||October 29, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||4–3–1–0 || |- |9||October 31, 2002||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||5–3–1–0 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Blackhawks only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
26	RW	82	26	35	61	15	42
13	C	74	15	43	58	0	70
55	RW	54	22	22	44	10	14
19	LW	82	15	27	42	−6	40
39	C	82	19	20	39	7	20
14	RW	54	12	21	33	−7	77
94	LW	66	18	13	31	−3	8
28	C	82	14	15	29	0	113
6	D	57	6	23	29	7	24
43	D	67	5	23	28	−7	26
11	C	60	6	15	21	−3	26
17	LW	61	12	6	18	−4	125
32	LW	69	4	13	17	0	51
42	D	70	2	14	16	−9	44
25	D	40	4	10	14	−8	12
8	D	75	2	11	13	14	50
20	C	53	2	10	12	−6	24
7	D	65	7	4	11	7	76
22	C	48	4	5	9	−1	30
50	LW	7	5	0	5	−3	4
34	D	48	2	3	5	−4	87
5	D	57	1	4	5	−1	23
2	D	20	3	1	4	−1	22
92	C	9	0	4	4	0	4
49	RW	13	1	1	2	−4	31
44	D	16	0	2	2	−13	9
46	D	5	0	1	1	3	0
4	D	10	0	1	1	3	28
15	RW	16	0	1	1	0	6
16	C	6	0	1	1	0	0
31	G	6	0	0	0		0
33	LW	4	0	0	0	0	7
30	G	8	0	0	0		0
53	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
29	G	11	0	0	0		4
41	G	62	0	0	0		4
23	RW	22	0	0	0	0	58

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
41	Jocelyn Thibault	62	26	28	7	1690	144	2.37	.915	8	3650
30	Michael Leighton	8	2	3	2	241	21	2.82	.913	1	447
29	Steve Passmore	11	2	5	2	284	38	3.70	.866	0	617
31	Craig Anderson	6	0	3	2	125	18	4.00	.856	0	270

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)
NHL All-Rookie Team	Tyler Arnason (Forward)
[NHL All-Star Game](2003-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Jocelyn Thibault
NHL Player of the Week	Jocelyn Thibault (November 11)
NHL Rookie of the Month	Tyler Arnason (October)
Tyler Arnason (December)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Tyler Arnason

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	500th game played	400th goal
Shawn Thornton	October 10, 2002
Craig Anderson	November 30, 2002
Brett McLean	December 10, 2002
Michael Leighton	January 8, 2003
Burke Henry	February 20, 2003
Igor Radulov	March 23, 2003
Jocelyn Thibault	January 17, 2003
Steve Thomas	February 17, 2003

Transactions

The Blackhawks 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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [San Jose Sharks](2002-03-san-jose-sharks-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Montreal Canadiens](2002-03-montreal-canadiens-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Washington Capitals](2002-03-washington-capitals-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [New York Rangers](2002-03-new-york-rangers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Dallas Stars](2002-03-dallas-stars-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2002-03-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)	title=Hawks Trade Thomas To Anaheim	url=http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=168463&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id=	website=Chicago Blackhawks	access-date=December 4, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030629042457/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=168463&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id=	archive-date=June 29, 2003	date=March 11, 2003}}
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Philadelphia Flyers](2002-03-philadelphia-flyers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Toronto Maple Leafs](2002-03-toronto-maple-leafs-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Washington Capitals

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Nathan Dempsey
Jason Strudwick
Brett McLean
Theoren Fleury
Louie DeBrusk
Garry Valk
Travis Moen
Mike Eastwood
Burke Henry
Todd Gill
Quintin Laing

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Chris Feil
Aaron Downey
Nolan Baumgartner
Tony Amonte
Tom Fitzgerald
Vladimir Chebaturkin
Jim Campbell
Chris McAlpine
Jean-Yves Leroux
Rumun Ndur
Joe Reekie
Ty Jones

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Steve Poapst
Steve Thomas
Bob Probert
Phil Housley
Steve Passmore
Sergei Berezin
Dmitri Tolkunov
Boris Mironov
Kyle Calder
Anton Babchuk
Matt Keith
Pavel Vorobiev

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	21	Anton Babchuk	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
2	54	Duncan Keith	Michigan State University (CCHA)
3	93	Alexander Kozhevnikov	Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia)
4	128	Matt Ellison	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
5	156	James Wisniewski	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6	188	Kevin Kantee	Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
7	219	Tyson Kellerman	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8	251	Jason Kostadine	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9	282	Adam Burish	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes

References

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(January 2, 2003). "Arnason Named NHL Rookie Of The Month".
(January 18, 2003). "NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters".
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(June 30, 2002). "Blackhawks acquire Sergei Berezin".
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(March 10, 2003). "Odelein To Stars For Helenius, Pick".
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(March 11, 2003). "Housley Traded To Toronto".
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(July 15, 2002). "Blackhawks sign defenseman Jason Strudwick".
(July 23, 2002). "Blackhawks sign center Brett McLean".
(August 15, 2002). "Blackhawks sign free agent right wing Theoren Fleury".
(August 30, 2002). "Blackhawks sign left winger Louie De Brusk".
(October 9, 2002). "Valk Added To Roster".
(October 21, 2002). "Hawks Sign Two Wingers".
(December 11, 2002). "Blackhawks Claim Mike Eastwood Off Waivers".
(March 5, 2003). "Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Gill".
(June 4, 2003). "Hawks Sign Forward Quintin Laing".
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(July 3, 2002). "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 03+".
(July 12, 2002). "Baumgartner signs Canucks contract".
(July 12, 2002). "Coyotes sign RW Tony Amonte".
(July 17, 2002). "Maple Leafs sign Tom Fitzgerald".
(July 18, 2002). "Rangers Sign Defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin".
(July 19, 2002). "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 19+".
(August 28, 2002). "TRANSACTIONS".
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(November 29, 2002). "Kanadier Selmser verstärkt VSV".
(January 29, 2003). "Defenseman Joe Reekie retires".
(March 2, 2004). "Blackhawks Trade Ty Jones To Florida For Future Considerations".
(February 21, 2003). "Aces Sign 1st Alaskan 1st Rounder".
(June 18, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign defenseman Steve Poapst".
(June 26, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Steve Thomas".
(June 27, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Bob Probert".
(June 28, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Phil Housley".
(July 2, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Steve Passmore".
(July 10, 2002). "Blackhawks sign Sergei Berezin".
(July 25, 2002). "Blackhawks sign defenseman Dmitri Tolkunov".
(August 2, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Boris Mironov".
(August 8, 2002). "Blackhawks re-sign Kyle Calder".
(August 13, 2002). "Blackhawks sign defenseman Anton Babchuk".
(June 2, 2003). "BLACKHAWKS SIGN TOP PROSPECT VOROBIEV".
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