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2002–03 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2002–03
year	2002
Team	Minnesota Wild
Record	42–29–10–1
HomeRecord	25–13–3–0
RoadRecord	17–16–7–1
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	6th
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	198
GoalsAgainst	178
GeneralManager	Doug Risebrough
Coach	Jacques Lemaire
Captain	Rotating
Brad Bombardir (Oct.–Nov.)
Matt Johnson (Dec.)
Sergei Zholtok (Jan.)
Brad Bombardir (Feb.–Apr.)
AltCaptain	Jim Dowd
Wes Walz
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Attendance	18,500
MinorLeague	Houston Aeros
Louisiana IceGators
GoalsLeader	Marian Gaborik (30)
AssistsLeader	Marian Gaborik (35)
PointsLeader	Marian Gaborik (65)
PIMLeader	Matt Johnson (201)
PlusMinusLeader	Pascal Dupuis (+17)
WinsLeader	Dwayne Roloson (23)
GAALeader	Dwayne Roloson (2.00)

Brad Bombardir (Oct.–Nov.) Matt Johnson (Dec.) Sergei Zholtok (Jan.) Brad Bombardir (Feb.–Apr.) Wes Walz Louisiana IceGators The 2002–03 Minnesota Wild season was the team's third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, the Wild won two playoff series before losing in the Western Conference Final to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Regular season

The Wild tied the Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut-out with 10.

Final standings

Playoffs

The Wild are the only team in NHL history to rally back from 3–1 down twice in the same playoff.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 11, 2002||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 12, 2002||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||1–0–1–0 || |- |3||October 15, 2002||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||2–0–1–0 || |- |4||October 17, 2002||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||3–0–1–0 || |- |5||October 19, 2002||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||3–1–1–0 || |- |6||October 22, 2002||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||4–1–1–0 || |- |7||October 24, 2002||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||5–1–1–0 || |- |8||October 26, 2002||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||6–1–1–0 || |- |9||October 27, 2002||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||6–1–2–0 || |- |10||October 29, 2002||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||7–1–2–0 || |- |11||October 31, 2002||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||8–1–2–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 10 || Minnesota || 4–2 || Colorado || || Roloson || 18,007 || Wild lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 12 || Minnesota || 2–3 || Colorado || || Roloson || 18,007 || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 14 || Colorado || 3–0 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,354 || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 16 || Colorado || 3–1 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,350 || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 19 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Colorado || || Fernandez || 18,007 || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 21 || Colorado || 2–3 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 19,350 || Series tied 3–3 || |- | 7 || April 22 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Colorado || OT || Fernandez || 18,007 || Wild win 4–3 ||

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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 Wild only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
10	RW	81	30	35	65	12	46	18	9	8	17	2	6
11	LW	80	20	28	48	17	44	16	4	4	8	0	8
7	C	80	17	31	48	−6	24	17	2	7	9	−3	4
15	LW	82	18	28	46	−10	30	18	7	6	13	−3	4
33	C	78	16	26	42	1	18	18	2	11	13	−7	0
37	C	80	13	19	32	11	63	18	7	6	13	5	14
24	LW	82	15	16	31	4	26	16	1	3	4	−3	4
17	D	78	8	21	29	0	29	18	3	5	8	−8	24
34	C	78	8	17	25	−1	31	15	0	2	2	−1	0
18	RW	81	14	10	24	−3	16	18	3	3	6	−2	4
96	C	50	7	13	20	1	18	5	0	1	1	−1	2
20	D	66	4	12	16	−7	34	18	0	1	1	−3	14
5	D	58	1	14	15	15	16	4	0	0	0	−1	0
2	D	69	2	12	14	13	84	18	1	3	4	5	14
28	LW	32	5	6	11	6	69	14	0	5	5	0	12
77	D	60	2	9	11	−12	30	15	1	1	2	−2	6
55	D	75	3	7	10	11	23	18	0	1	1	5	10
16	RW	8	5	3	8	5	6	5	0	0	0	−3	0
12	LW	60	3	5	8	−8	201	12	0	0	0	0	25
14	C	28	1	5	6	−3	8	17	2	3	5	1	4
23	D	45	1	5	6	4	69	15	1	1	2	−1	16
19	LW	38	3	2	5	−6	23
25	C	4	1	0	1	1	0
27	RW	7	1	0	1	0	13
4	D	57	0	1	1	−1	90	11	0	0	0	−1	16
35	G	35	0	1	1		6	9	0	0	0		0
30	G	50	0	1	1		4	11	0	0	0		4
3	D	14	0	0	0	−3	8
36	LW	2	0	0	0	0	4
9	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	G	1	0	0	0		0
38	D	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	LW	1	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
30	Dwayne Roloson	50	23	16	8	1334	98	2.00	.927	4	2945	11	5	6	257	25	2.59	.903	0	579
35	Manny Fernandez	35	19	13	2	972	74	2.24	.924	2	1979	9	3	4	253	18	1.96	.929	0	552
31	Dieter Kochan	1	0	1	0	28	5	5.00	.821	0	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Jack Adams Award	Jacques Lemaire
[NHL All-Star Game](2003-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Marian Gaborik
NHL Player of the Week	Marian Gaborik (October 28)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Nick Schultz
Three Star Award	Dwayne Roloson

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	October 11, 2002
Stephane Veilleux	October 19, 2002
Kyle Wanvig	November 25, 2002
Rickard Wallin	December 12, 2002
Curtis Murphy	December 15, 2002

Transactions

The Wild 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 Minnesota Wild	To [Calgary Flames](2002-03-calgary-flames-season)	title=NHL - Kings trade Ronning to Wild for fourth-round pick	url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/draft2002/s/2002/0622/1397999.html	website=ESPN.com	access-date=December 8, 2022	date=June 22, 2002}}
To Minnesota Wild	To [Los Angeles Kings](2002-03-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Minnesota Wild	To [Montreal Canadiens](2002-03-montreal-canadiens-season)
To Minnesota Wild	To [New York Rangers](2002-03-new-york-rangers-season)
To Minnesota Wild	To New York Rangers	title=Roloson Signs Contract; AHL Goalie Acquired	url=http://www.wild.com/team/002/251/	website=Minnesota Wild	access-date=December 8, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814052755/http://www.wild.com/team/002/251/	archive-date=August 14, 2004	date=March 11, 2003}}

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Bill Muckalt
Tony Tuzzolino
Jean-Guy Trudel
Dieter Kochan
Andrei Zyuzin
Jeremy Stevenson

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Steve Aronson	London Knights (BISL)
Cam Stewart
Mike Matteucci	New Jersey Devils
Brett McLean	Chicago Blackhawks
Aaron Gavey	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shawn Carter	Augsburger Panther (DEL)
Stacy Roest	Detroit Red Wings
Mike Crowley
Jean-Guy Trudel	HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA)
Tony Virta	HPK (Liiga)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Sylvain Blouin
Travis Roche
Mike Crowley
Rickard Wallin
Brad Brown
Ladislav Benysek
Matt Johnson
Cory Larose
Richard Park
Antti Laaksonen
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Filip Kuba
Chris Heid
Dwayne Roloson
Josh Harding

Draft picks

Minnesota'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	8	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2	38	Josh Harding	Regina Pats (WHL)
3	72	Mike Erickson	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3	73	Barry Brust	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5	155	Armands Berzins	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
6	175	Matt Foy	Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7	204	Niklas Eckerblom	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
8	237	Christoph Brandner	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
9	268	Mikhail Tyulyapkin	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (Russia)
9	269	Mika Hannula	Malmö Redhawks (Elitserien)

Notes

References

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(February 20, 2003). "Wild Acquire Jay Henderson From Rangers".
(March 11, 2003). "Roloson Signs Contract; AHL Goalie Acquired".
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(July 9, 2002). "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 9+".
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(April 14, 2003). "Tony Virta palaa Hämeenlinnaan".
(June 27, 2002). "Basketball 2002 NBA Draft Selections".
(June 27, 2002). "Wild Re-Sign Defenseman Travis Roche".
(July 9, 2002). "TRANSACTIONS".
(July 15, 2002). "Minn. Wild Sign Rickard Wallin".
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(August 14, 2002). "Wild sign four".
(August 19, 2002). "Wild's Laaksonen wins arbitration case".
(September 27, 2002). "Wild Sign Center Pierre-Marc Bouchard".
(November 20, 2002). "Wild Sign Kuba To Multi-Year Extension".
(January 6, 2003). "Wild Sign Defenseman Chris Heid".
(April 6, 2003). "Harding Signed To Contract".
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