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2002–03 New York Rangers season

The 2002–03 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 77th season.[1] In the regular season, the Rangers posted a 32–36–10–4 record, finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division.[2] The Rangers' ninth-place finish in the Eastern Conference left them out of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth straight season.[3]

2002–03 New York Rangers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
2002–03 record32–36–10–4
Home record17–18–4–2
Road record15–18–6–2
Goals for210
Goals against231
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachBryan Trottier (Oct.–Jan.)
Glen Sather (Jan.–Apr.)
CaptainMark Messier
Alternate captainsBrian Leetch
Eric Lindros
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Average attendance18,148 (99.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
Team leaders
GoalsPetr Nedved (27)
AssistsTom Poti (37)
PointsPetr Nedved (58)
Penalty minutesDale Purinton (161)
Plus/minusCory Cross (+13)
WinsMike Dunham (19)
Goals against averageMike Dunham (2.29)

The Rangers entered the season under the supervision of former Colorado Avalanche assistant coach and New York Islanders star Bryan Trottier in his first head coaching role.[4] With the team on the outside of the playoff picture, he was fired after 54 games and replaced with general manager Glen Sather.[5][6]

The Rangers saw a major milestone reached as goaltender Mike Richter won his 300th game with the team.[7] Shortly thereafter, he suffered a concussion against the Edmonton Oilers when Todd Marchant accidentally struck his head with his knee. Combined with a skull fracture Richter suffered toward the end of the previous season when hit in the face with a slap shot, it was the second such injury he suffered in the previous eight months and caused him to miss the rest of the season. Richter retired before the start of the next season.[8]

Regular season

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Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
3 8 New York Islanders 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
4 9 New York Rangers 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
5 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65

[9]

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.

Eastern Conference[10]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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

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

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
93 Petr Nedved C 78 27 31 58 −4 64
88 Eric Lindros C 81 19 34 53 5 141
3 Tom Poti D 80 11 37 48 −6 60
11 Mark Messier C 78 18 22 40 −2 30
36 Matthew Barnaby LW 79 14 22 36 9 142
16 Bobby Holik C 64 16 19 35 −1 50
9 Pavel Bure RW 39 19 11 30 4 16
2 Brian Leetch D 51 12 18 30 −3 20
20 Radek Dvorak‡ RW 63 6 21 27 −3 16
37 Mikael Samuelsson‡ RW 58 8 14 22 0 32
26 Jamie Lundmark C 55 8 11 19 −3 16
23 Vladimir Malakhov D 71 3 14 17 −7 52
10 Sandy McCarthy RW 82 6 9 15 −4 81
38 Ronald Petrovicky LW 66 5 9 14 −12 77
6 Darius Kasparaitis D 80 3 11 14 5 85
27 Alexei Kovalev† RW 24 10 3 13 2 20
17 Rem Murray‡ LW 32 6 6 12 −3 4
39 Joel Bouchard‡ D 27 5 7 12 6 14
29 Boris Mironov† D 36 3 9 12 3 34
5 Dale Purinton D 58 3 9 12 −2 161
27 Rico Fata‡ LW 36 2 4 6 −1 6
22 Anson Carter† RW 11 1 4 5 0 6
39 Dan LaCouture† LW 24 1 4 5 4 0
18 Cory Cross†‡ D 26 0 4 4 13 16
8 Ted Donato C 49 2 1 3 −1 6
42 John Tripp RW 9 1 2 3 1 2
33 Dave Karpa D 19 0 2 2 −1 14
24 Sylvain Lefebvre D 35 0 2 2 −7 10
21 Richard Lintner‡ D 10 1 0 1 −5 0
30 Mike Dunham† G 43 0 1 1 0
32 Gordie Dwyer†‡ LW 17 0 1 1 −1 50
40 Johan Holmqvist‡ G 1 0 0 0 0
22 Mike Wilson† D 1 0 0 0 1 0
28[a] Roman Lyashenko C 2 0 0 0 −2 0
18 Ales Pisa† D 3 0 0 0 1 0
22 Josh Green†‡ LW 4 0 0 0 −1 2
12 Dixon Ward LW 8 0 0 0 −2 2
29 Krzysztof Oliwa‡ LW 9 0 0 0 1 51
44 Billy Tibbetts† C 11 0 0 0 −2 12
35 Mike Richter G 13 0 0 0 0
31 Dan Blackburn G 32 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Rangers only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Mike Dunham† 43 19 17 5 1229 94 2.29 .924 5 2467
31 Dan Blackburn 32 8 16 4 842 93 3.17 .890 1 1762
35 Mike Richter 13 5 6 1 329 34 2.94 .897 0 694
40 Johan Holmqvist‡ 1 0 1 0 18 2 3.08 .889 0 39

Sources:[12][13]

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Brian Leetch[b] [16]
Tom Poti
Team Ceil Saidel Memorial Award Brian Leetch [17]
Frank Boucher Trophy Mike Dunham [17]
Good Guy Award Bobby Holik [18]
Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award Jamie Lundmark [18]
Players' Player Award Brian Leetch [17]
Rangers MVP Brian Leetch [17]
Rookie of the Year Jamie Lundmark [17]
Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Matthew Barnaby [17]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jamie Lundmark October 9, 2002 [19]
John Tripp January 8, 2003

Transactions

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The Rangers 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.[20]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To New York Rangers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To Ottawa Senators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [21]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) To New York Rangers
  • 6th-round pick in 2002
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
  • Future considerations[c]
 [22]
To New York Rangers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Future considerations[d]
 [23]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) To New York Rangers
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Edmonton Oilers
[24]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) To New York Rangers
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 2003
 To Los Angeles Kings
[25]
October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10) To New York Rangers
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[26]
December 12, 2002 (2002-12-12) To New York Rangers
To Edmonton Oilers
  • Conditional draft pick in 2004
 [27]
To New York Rangers
To Nashville Predators
[28]
January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) To New York Rangers
  • 9th-round pick in 2004
 To Boston Bruins
  • Krzysztof Oliwa
 [29]
January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08) To New York Rangers
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 [30]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) To New York Rangers
To Boston Bruins
  • Boston's 9th-round pick in 2004
 [31]
January 22, 2003 (2003-01-22) To New York Rangers
  • 6th-round pick in 2003 or 2004[e]
 To Calgary Flames
[32]
February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10) To New York Rangers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[33][34]
February 20, 2003 (2003-02-20) To New York Rangers
To Minnesota Wild
  • Jay Henderson
 [35]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To New York Rangers
To Minnesota Wild
[36]
To New York Rangers
To Edmonton Oilers
[37]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Bobby Holik New Jersey Devils 5-year Free agency [38]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Darius Kasparaitis Colorado Avalanche 4-year Free agency [39]
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) Mike Richter Edmonton Oilers 2-year Free agency [40]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Ted Donato Los Angeles Kings Free agency [41]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Jeff State Merrimack College (HE) Free agency [42]
Craig Weller Kootenay Ice (WHL) Free agency [43]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Vladimir Chebaturkin Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [44]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Joel Bouchard New Jersey Devils Free agency [45]
October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01) Dixon Ward SCL Tigers (NLA) Free agency [46]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Ronald Petrovicky Calgary Flames Waiver draft [47]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) Billy Tibbetts Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency [48]
December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17) Cory Cross Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [49]
April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04) Lucas Lawson University of Maine (HE) Free agency [50]
May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) Steve MacIntyre Muskegon Fury (UHL) Free agency [51]
Jed Ortmeyer University of Michigan (CCHA) Free agency [52]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[f] Ref
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) Kyle Freadrich Retirement (UFA) [54]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Terry Virtue Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency (VI) [55]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Steve McKenna Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (UFA) [56]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Michal Grosek Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [57]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Jason Dawe St. Louis Blues Free agency (UFA) [58]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Brad Smyth Ottawa Senators Free agency (UFA) [59]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Bryan Berard Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [60]
August 19, 2002 (2002-08-19) Christian Gosselin Bracknell Bees (BISL) Free agency (VI) [61]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) Andreas Johansson Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [62]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) Chris St. Croix Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [63]
October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) Martin Rucinsky St. Louis Blues Free agency (III) [64]
November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) Wes Jarvis Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [65]
December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18) Sean Gagnon San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (VI) [66]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) Josh Green Washington Capitals Waivers [67]
February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) Gordie Dwyer Montreal Canadiens Waivers [68]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) Janne Laukkanen Tampa Bay Lightning Waivers [69]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Nils Ekman Re-signing [70]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Ken Gernander Re-signing [71]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) Krzysztof Oliwa Re-signing [72]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Dale Purinton Re-signing [73]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Richard Lintner Re-signing [74]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Mikael Samuelsson 2-year Re-signing [75]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12) Johan Holmqvist Re-signing [76]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Brandon Snee Entry-level [77]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) Roman Lyashenko Re-signing [78]
Tom Poti Re-signing [79]
September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11) Mark Messier Re-signing [80]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Radek Dvorak Re-signing [81]
Scott Meyer Re-signing [82]
September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17) Patrick Aufiero Entry-level [83]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Mike Mottau Re-signing [84]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Garth Murray Entry-level [85]
December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19) Bryce Lampman Entry-level [86]
March 13, 2003 (2003-03-13) Ken Gernander 1-year Option exercised [87]

Draft picks

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New York's picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft in Toronto, Ontario, at the Air Canada Centre.[88][89]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 33 Lee Falardeau C   United States Michigan State University (CCHA)
3 81 Marcus Jonasen LW   Sweden VIK Västerås IK Jr. (Sweden)
4 127 Nate Guenin D   United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
5 143 Mike Walsh LW   United States Detroit Compuware Ambassadors (NAHL)
6 177 Jake Taylor D   United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6 194 Kim Hirschovits C   Finland HIFK (FNL)
7 226 Joey Crabb RW   United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
8 240 Petr Prucha LW   Czech Republic HC Pardubice (Czech Extraliga)
9 270 Rob Flynn RW   United States Harvard University (ECAC)

Notes

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  1. ^ Lyashenko wore number 19 in his first game.
  2. ^ Leetch was voted to the starting lineup, but did not play and was replaced by Poti.[14][15]
  3. ^ The Rangers sent San Jose the rights to Theoren Fleury on June 26 to complete the trade.
  4. ^ 9th-round pick in 2003.
  5. ^ The Rangers chose the 2003 pick.
  6. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[53]

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  66. ^ "Sean Gagnon". San Antonio Rampage. Archived from the original on February 17, 2003. Retrieved November 27, 2022. How Acquired: Signed an AHL contract December 18, 2002
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