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2003–04 Florida Panthers season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2003–04
year	2003
Team	Florida Panthers
Record	28–35–15–4
HomeRecord	16–15–7–3
RoadRecord	12–20–8–1
Conference	Eastern
ConferenceRank	12th
Division	Southeast
DivisionRank	4th
GoalsFor	188
GoalsAgainst	221
GeneralManager	Rick Dudley
Coach	Mike Keenan (Oct.–Nov.)
Rick Dudley (Nov.–Feb.)
John Torchetti (Feb.–Apr.)
Captain	Olli Jokinen
AltCaptain	Viktor Kozlov (Oct.–Mar.)
Marcus Nilson (Oct.–Mar.)
Lyle Odelein
Arena	Office Depot Center
Attendance	15,936
MinorLeague	San Antonio Rampage
Augusta Lynx
GoalsLeader	Olli Jokinen (26)
AssistsLeader	Olli Jokinen (32)
PointsLeader	Olli Jokinen (58)
PIMLeader	Darcy Hordichuk (158)
PlusMinusLeader	Pavel Trnka (+2)
WinsLeader	Roberto Luongo (25)
GAALeader	Roberto Luongo (2.43)

Rick Dudley (Nov.–Feb.) John Torchetti (Feb.–Apr.) Marcus Nilson (Oct.–Mar.) Lyle Odelein Augusta Lynx The 2003–04 Florida Panthers season was their eleventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Offseason

Olli Jokinen was named team captain on October 7, 2003.

Regular season

On November 9, 2003, head coach Mike Keenan was fired after leading the Panthers to a 5–8–2–0 start. General manager Rick Dudley assumed coaching duties on an interim basis through February 9, 2004, when assistant coach John Torchetti was named interim head coach.

The Panthers season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes on April 4, 2004, was the final tie in NHL history. Ties were eliminated after the 2004–05 NHL lockout when the shootout was adopted.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- |1||October 9, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 11, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||1–0–1–0 || |- |3||October 13, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–0–2–0 || |- |4||October 15, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||1–1–2–0 || |- |5||October 18, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||1–2–2–0 || |- |6||October 20, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||1–3–2–0 || |- |7||October 22, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||2–3–2–0 || |- |8||October 24, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||2–4–2–0 || |- |9||October 25, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||3–4–2–0 || |- |10||October 29, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||3–5–2–0 || |- |11||October 30, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||4–5–2–0 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
12	C	82	26	32	58	−16	81
8	RW	55	20	25	45	0	20
26	D	79	13	24	37	−16	52
22	LW	76	10	21	31	−6	24
9	C	50	12	17	29	−10	10
25	C	48	11	16	27	−4	16
13	RW	53	14	11	25	−7	14
14	LW	75	10	13	23	−5	22
16	C	55	14	8	22	−5	57
4	D	61	2	18	20	−15	30
17	C	56	6	13	19	−2	24
18	LW	69	6	13	19	−9	26
2	D	82	4	12	16	−7	88
7	D	67	3	13	16	2	51
28	RW	28	6	7	13	−9	22
34	D	57	3	10	13	−13	51
19	C	50	5	6	11	−10	84
11	RW	37	3	6	9	0	35
40	C	32	4	3	7	−6	12
6	D	79	3	4	7	−8	90
23	D	18	1	6	7	−2	12
5	D	45	0	7	7	−4	80
38	LW	30	2	4	6	−6	12
39	RW	17	1	4	5	−6	8
27	LW	10	3	1	4	−2	10
24	LW	57	3	1	4	−10	158
1	G	72	0	3	3		2
20	LW	34	0	3	3	−5	25
15	LW	21	0	3	3	−2	16
27	RW	13	1	1	2	2	4
20	LW	5	1	0	1	1	0
20	C	3	1	0	1	−1	0
23	RW	2	0	1	1	−4	0
41	C	11	0	1	1	0	2
44	LW	2	0	0	0	−1	5
15	RW	6	0	0	0	0	7
33	D	2	0	0	0	0	2
32	D	3	0	0	0	0	5
36	D	4	0	0	0	−1	7
31	G	16	0	0	0		6
21	RW	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Roberto Luongo	72	25	33	14	2475	172	2.43	.931	7	4252
31	Steve Shields	16	3	6	1	346	42	3.44	.879	0	732

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)
NHL Second All-Star Team	Roberto Luongo (Goaltender)
[NHL All-Star Game](2004-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Roberto Luongo

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played
Nathan Horton	October 9, 2003
Gregory Campbell	October 18, 2003
Grant McNeill	November 22, 2003
Mike Green	February 3, 2004
Josh Olson	March 11, 2004
Lyle Odelein	January 31, 2004

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Pittsburgh Penguins](2003-04-pittsburgh-penguins-season)	To Florida Panthers	title=PANTHERS SELECT C NATHAN HORTON THIRD OVERALL	url=http://www.floridapanthers.com/pressbox/news/archive/062103draft_dayone.shtml	website=Florida Panthers	access-date=May 20, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123223450/http://www.floridapanthers.com/pressbox/news/archive/062103draft_dayone.shtml	archive-date=January 23, 2005	date=June 21, 2003}}
To [Tampa Bay Lightning](2003-04-tampa-bay-lightning-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Atlanta Thrashers](2003-04-atlanta-thrashers-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2003-04-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To Florida Panthers	title=PANTHERS ADD NINE PLAYERS ON DAY TWO OF DRAFT	url=http://www.floridapanthers.com/pressbox/news/archive/062203draft_daytwo.shtml	website=Florida Panthers	access-date=May 20, 2022	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050123223821/http://www.floridapanthers.com/pressbox/news/archive/062203draft_daytwo.shtml	archive-date=January 23, 2005	date=June 22, 2003}}
To [Chicago Blackhawks](2003-04-chicago-blackhawks-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Colorado Avalanche](2003-04-colorado-avalanche-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Ottawa Senators](2003-04-ottawa-senators-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Boston Bruins](2003-04-boston-bruins-season)	To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators	To Florida Panthers
To [Phoenix Coyotes](2003-04-phoenix-coyotes-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [New Jersey Devils](2003-04-new-jersey-devils-season)	To Florida Panthers
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Florida Panthers
To [Calgary Flames](2003-04-calgary-flames-season)	To Florida Panthers
To [Dallas Stars](2003-04-dallas-stars-season)	To Florida Panthers
To Atlanta Thrashers	To Florida Panthers
To [New York Rangers](2003-04-new-york-rangers-season)	To Florida Panthers

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Valeri Bure
Kristian Kudroc
Max Birbraer
Lee Goren
Travis Scott
Kent Huskins
Craig MacDonald
Jeff Paul
Todd Gill
Jonas Hoglund
Lyle Odelein
Steve Valiquette
Donald Audette

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Igor Kravchuk
Andy Lundbohm
Pierre Dagenais	Montreal Canadiens
Igor Ulanov	Toronto Roadrunners (AHL)
Rocky Thompson	Edmonton Oilers
Pascal Trepanier	Tampa Bay Lightning
Stephane Matteau
Jamie Rivers	Detroit Red Wings
Tyrone Garner	Stuttgart Wizards (GER-3)
Dmytro Tolkunov	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
Paul Laus
Petr Kadlec	HC Slavia Praha (ELH)
Jim Campbell	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (RSL)
Todd Gill	Lausitzer Fuchse (GER-3)
Jani Hurme	Carolina Hurricanes
Chris Mason	Nashville Predators
Jonas Hoglund	HC Davos (NLA)
Steve Valiquette	Edmonton Oilers
Jeff Toms	EHC Basel (NLA)
Jaroslav Bednar	Avangard Omsk (RSL)
Craig MacDonald	Boston Bruins
Mike Green	New York Rangers

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Branislav Mezei
Mathieu Biron
Chris Mason
Petr Kadlec
Olli Jokinen
Viktor Kozlov
Darcy Hordichuk
Denis Shvidki
Jaroslav Bednar
Eric Beaudoin
Mike Green
Kyle Rossiter
Ryan Jardine
Ivan Novoseltsev
Mike Van Ryn
Kristian Huselius
Juraj Kolnik
Michel Periard
Nathan Horton
Petr Taticek
Rob Globke
Jeremy Swanson

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Nathan Horton	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
1	25	Anthony Stewart	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
2	38	Kamil Kreps	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2	55	Stefan Meyer	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
4	105	Martin Lojek	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4	124	James Pemberton	Providence College (NCAA)
5	141	Dan Travis	Deerfield Academy (USHS–MA)
5	162	Martin Tuma	HC Litvínov Jr. (Czech Republic)
6	171	Denis Stasyuk	Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
7	223	Dany Roussin	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
8	234	Petr Kadlec	Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
9	264	John Hecimovic	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
9	265	Tanner Glass	Dartmouth College (ECAC)

Notes

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(March 9, 2004). "Rangers Deal Greg De Vries to Ottawa".
(June 11, 2003). "FLORIDA PANTHERS RE-SIGN D BRANISLAV MEZEI".
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