2002–03 Minnesota Wild season

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2002–03 Minnesota Wild
Division3rd Northwest
Conference6th Western
2002–03 record42–29–10–1
Home record25–13–3–0
Road record17–16–7–1
Goals for198
Goals against178
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating[1]
Brad Bombardir (Oct.–Nov.)
Matt Johnson (Dec.)
Sergei Zholtok (Jan.)
Brad Bombardir (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsJim Dowd
Wes Walz
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,500
Minor league affiliate(s)Houston Aeros
Louisiana IceGators
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Gaborik (30)
AssistsMarian Gaborik (35)
PointsMarian Gaborik (65)
Penalty minutesMatt Johnson (201)
Plus/minusPascal Dupuis (+17)
WinsDwayne Roloson (23)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (2.00)

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.

Off-season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The Wild tied the Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut-out with 10.[2]

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]

See also: 2003 Stanley Cup 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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 8–1–2–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 2–0–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 11, 2002 5–1 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 T October 12, 2002 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 1–0–1–0 Recap
3 W October 15, 2002 4–1 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 2–0–1–0 Recap
4 W October 17, 2002 3–1 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 3–0–1–0 Recap
5 L October 19, 2002 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 W October 22, 2002 4–3 OT Calgary Flames (2002–03) 4–1–1–0 Recap
7 W October 24, 2002 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 5–1–1–0 Recap
8 W October 26, 2002 6–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 6–1–1–0 Recap
9 T October 27, 2002 3–3 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 6–1–2–0 Recap
10 W October 29, 2002 3–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 7–1–2–0 Recap
11 W October 31, 2002 2–1 OT San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 8–1–2–0 Recap
November: 5–6–3–0 (home: 2–3–3–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 2, 2002 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 8–2–2–0 Recap
13 W November 4, 2002 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 9–2–2–0 Recap
14 L November 7, 2002 1–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 9–3–2–0 Recap
15 W November 9, 2002 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 10–3–2–0 Recap
16 L November 10, 2002 0–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 10–4–2–0 Recap
17 L November 12, 2002 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 10–5–2–0 Recap
18 T November 14, 2002 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 10–5–3–0 Recap
19 W November 16, 2002 1–0 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 11–5–3–0 Recap
20 T November 19, 2002 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 11–5–4–0 Recap
21 W November 21, 2002 4–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 12–5–4–0 Recap
22 W November 23, 2002 4–2 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 13–5–4–0 Recap
23 L November 25, 2002 1–2 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 13–6–4–0 Recap
24 L November 27, 2002 0–5 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 13–7–4–0 Recap
25 T November 29, 2002 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 13–7–5–0 Recap
December: 7–4–2–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–2–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 OTL December 3, 2002 1–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 13–7–5–1 Recap
27 T December 5, 2002 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 13–7–6–1 Recap
28 W December 7, 2002 4–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 14–7–6–1 Recap
29 W December 10, 2002 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 15–7–6–1 Recap
30 W December 12, 2002 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 16–7–6–1 Recap
31 L December 14, 2002 1–3 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 16–8–6–1 Recap
32 W December 15, 2002 2–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 17–8–6–1 Recap
33 W December 17, 2002 4–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 18–8–6–1 Recap
34 L December 19, 2002 2–4 New York Islanders (2002–03) 18–9–6–1 Recap
35 L December 21, 2002 2–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 18–10–6–1 Recap
36 L December 23, 2002 2–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 18–11–6–1 Recap
37 T December 26, 2002 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 18–11–7–1 Recap
38 W December 28, 2002 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 19–11–7–1 Recap
39 W December 31, 2002 4–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 20–11–7–1 Recap
January: 5–7–1–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
40 W January 2, 2003 2–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 21–11–7–1 Recap
41 L January 4, 2003 2–3 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 21–12–7–1 Recap
42 L January 6, 2003 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 21–13–7–1 Recap
43 L January 8, 2003 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 21–14–7–1 Recap
44 W January 10, 2003 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 22–14–7–1 Recap
45 L January 14, 2003 0–1 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 22–15–7–1 Recap
46 W January 16, 2003 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 23–15–7–1 Recap
47 L January 18, 2003 0–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 23–16–7–1 Recap
48 W January 20, 2003 2–1 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 24–16–7–1 Recap
49 W January 23, 2003 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 25–16–7–1 Recap
50 L January 25, 2003 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 25–17–7–1 Recap
51 T January 28, 2003 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 25–17–8–1 Recap
52 L January 29, 2003 1–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 25–18–8–1 Recap
February: 7–4–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 5, 2003 2–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 26–18–8–1 Recap
54 W February 7, 2003 4–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 27–18–8–1 Recap
55 L February 9, 2003 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 27–19–8–1 Recap
56 W February 10, 2003 1–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 28–19–8–1 Recap
57 W February 12, 2003 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 29–19–8–1 Recap
58 L February 14, 2003 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 29–20–8–1 Recap
59 L February 15, 2003 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 29–21–8–1 Recap
60 L February 19, 2003 2–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 29–22–8–1 Recap
61 W February 23, 2003 3–1 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 30–22–8–1 Recap
62 W February 25, 2003 3–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 31–22–8–1 Recap
63 W February 27, 2003 6–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 32–22–8–1 Recap
March: 9–5–2–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 3–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 L March 1, 2003 0–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 32–23–8–1 Recap
65 W March 4, 2003 3–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 33–23–8–1 Recap
66 T March 6, 2003 2–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 33–23–9–1 Recap
67 L March 7, 2003 0–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 33–24–9–1 Recap
68 W March 9, 2003 6–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 34–24–9–1 Recap
69 W March 12, 2003 4–2 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 35–24–9–1 Recap
70 W March 14, 2003 3–1 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 36–24–9–1 Recap
71 L March 15, 2003 0–5 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 36–25–9–1 Recap
72 T March 17, 2003 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 36–25–10–1 Recap
73 W March 19, 2003 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 37–25–10–1 Recap
74 W March 21, 2003 3–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 38–25–10–1 Recap
75 W March 23, 2003 4–0 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 39–25–10–1 Recap
76 L March 25, 2003 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 39–26–10–1 Recap
77 L March 26, 2003 0–1 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 39–27–10–1 Recap
78 W March 28, 2003 4–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 40–27–10–1 Recap
79 W March 31, 2003 3–0 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 41–27–10–1 Recap
April: 1–2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 L April 2, 2003 0–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 41–28–10–1 Recap
81 L April 3, 2003 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 41–29–10–1 Recap
82 W April 6, 2003 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 42–29–10–1 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. (3) Colorado Avalanche – Wild win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 10 Minnesota 4–2 Colorado Roloson 18,007 Wild lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 12 Minnesota 2–3 Colorado Roloson 18,007 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 14 Colorado 3–0 Minnesota Roloson 19,354 Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 16 Colorado 3–1 Minnesota Roloson 19,350 Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 19 Minnesota 3–2 Colorado Fernandez 18,007 Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 21 Colorado 2–3 Minnesota OT Fernandez 19,350 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 22 Minnesota 3–2 Colorado OT Fernandez 18,007 Wild win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Vancouver Canucks – Wild win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 25 Minnesota 3–4 Vancouver OT Fernandez 18,514 Canucks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 27 Minnesota 3–2 Vancouver Roloson 18,514 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 29 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota Roloson 19,394 Canucks lead 2–1 Recap
4 May 2 Vancouver 3–2 Minnesota OT Fernandez 19,386 Canucks lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 5 Minnesota 7–2 Vancouver Roloson 18,514 Canucks lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 7 Vancouver 1–5 Minnesota Roloson 19,350 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 May 8 Minnesota 4–2 Vancouver Roloson 18,514 Wild win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (7) Anaheim Mighty Ducks – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 10 Anaheim 1–0 Minnesota 2OT Fernandez 19,350 Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 12 Anaheim 2–0 Minnesota Roloson 19,350 Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 14 Minnesota 0–4 Anaheim Roloson 17,174 Mighty Ducks lead 3–0 Recap
4 May 16 Minnesota 1–2 Anaheim Fernandez 17,174 Mighty Ducks win 4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • 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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10 Marian Gaborik RW 81 30 35 65 12 46 18 9 8 17 2 6
11 Pascal Dupuis LW 80 20 28 48 17 44 16 4 4 8 0 8
7 Cliff Ronning C 80 17 31 48 −6 24 17 2 7 9 −3 4
15 Andrew Brunette LW 82 18 28 46 −10 30 18 7 6 13 −3 4
33 Sergei Zholtok C 78 16 26 42 1 18 18 2 11 13 −7 0
37 Wes Walz C 80 13 19 32 11 63 18 7 6 13 5 14
24 Antti Laaksonen LW 82 15 16 31 4 26 16 1 3 4 −3 4
17 Filip Kuba D 78 8 21 29 0 29 18 3 5 8 −8 24
34 Jim Dowd C 78 8 17 25 −1 31 15 0 2 2 −1 0
18 Richard Park RW 81 14 10 24 −3 16 18 3 3 6 −2 4
96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard C 50 7 13 20 1 18 5 0 1 1 −1 2
20 Andrei Zyuzin† D 66 4 12 16 −7 34 18 0 1 1 −3 14
5 Brad Bombardir D 58 1 14 15 15 16 4 0 0 0 −1 0
2 Willie Mitchell D 69 2 12 14 13 84 18 1 3 4 5 14
28 Jeremy Stevenson† LW 32 5 6 11 6 69 14 0 5 5 0 12
77 Lubomir Sekeras D 60 2 9 11 −12 30 15 1 1 2 −2 6
55 Nick Schultz D 75 3 7 10 11 23 18 0 1 1 5 10
16 Bill Muckalt RW 8 5 3 8 5 6 5 0 0 0 −3 0
12 Matt Johnson LW 60 3 5 8 −8 201 12 0 0 0 0 25
14 Darby Hendrickson C 28 1 5 6 −3 8 17 2 3 5 1 4
23 Jason Marshall D 45 1 5 6 4 69 15 1 1 2 −1 16
19 Stephane Veilleux LW 38 3 2 5 −6 23 — — — — — —
25 Rickard Wallin C 4 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
27 Kyle Wanvig RW 7 1 0 1 0 13 — — — — — —
4 Brad Brown D 57 0 1 1 −1 90 11 0 0 0 −1 16
35 Manny Fernandez G 35 0 1 1 6 9 0 0 0 0
30 Dwayne Roloson G 50 0 1 1 4 11 0 0 0 4
3 Ladislav Benysek D 14 0 0 0 −3 8 — — — — — —
36 Sylvain Blouin‡ LW 2 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
9 Hnat Domenichelli LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Dieter Kochan G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
38 Curtis Murphy D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Jean-Guy Trudel LW 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
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[edit]

Awards[edit]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Jack Adams Award Jacques Lemaire [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Marian Gaborik [6]
NHL Player of the Week Marian Gaborik (October 28) [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Nick Schultz [8]
Team Three Star Award Dwayne Roloson [9]

Transactions[edit]

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.[10]

Trades[edit]

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 To Minnesota Wild
9th-round pick in 2002 		To Calgary Flames
Jamie McLennan 		[11]
June 22, 2002 To Minnesota Wild
Cliff Ronning 		To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick in 2002 		[11]
October 31, 2002 To Minnesota Wild
7th-round pick in 2003 		To Montreal Canadiens
Sylvain Blouin 		[12]
February 20, 2003 To Minnesota Wild
Jay Henderson 		To New York Rangers
Cory Larose 		[13]
March 11, 2003 To Minnesota Wild
Johan Holmqvist 		To New York Rangers
Lawrence Nycholat 		[14]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Bill Muckalt Ottawa Senators multi-year Free agency [15]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Tony Tuzzolino Boston Bruins Free agency [16]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Jean-Guy Trudel Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [17]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Dieter Kochan Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [18]
November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) Andrei Zyuzin New Jersey Devils Waivers [19]
November 26, 2002 (2002-11-26) Jeremy Stevenson Houston Aeros (AHL) Free agency [20]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
N/A Steve Aronson London Knights (BISL) Free agency (UFA) [22]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Cam Stewart Retirement (UFA) [23]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Mike Matteucci New Jersey Devils Free agency (VI) [24]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Brett McLean Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [25]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Aaron Gavey Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (UFA) [26]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Shawn Carter Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [27]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Stacy Roest Detroit Red Wings Free agency (UFA) [28]
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27) Mike Crowley Retirement [29]
April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03) Jean-Guy Trudel HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA) Free agency [30]
April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14) Tony Virta HPK (Liiga) Free agency [31]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Sylvain Blouin multi-year Re-signing [32]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Travis Roche multi-year Re-signing [33]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08) Mike Crowley Re-signing [34]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Rickard Wallin Entry-level [35]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Brad Brown 1-year Re-signing [36]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) Ladislav Benysek 1-year Re-signing [37]
Matt Johnson 1-year Re-signing [37]
Cory Larose Re-signing [37]
Richard Park 1-year Re-signing [37]
August 19, 2002 (2002-08-19) Antti Laaksonen 1-year Arbitration award [38]
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27) Pierre-Marc Bouchard Entry-level [39]
November 20, 2002 (2002-11-20) Filip Kuba multi-year Extension [40]
January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) Chris Heid multi-year Entry-level [41]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) Dwayne Roloson multi-year Extension [14]
April 6, 2003 (2003-04-06) Josh Harding Entry-level [42]

Draft picks[edit]

Minnesota's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[43]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Pierre-Marc Bouchard  Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2 38 Josh Harding  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 72 Mike Erickson  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 73 Barry Brust  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
5 155 Armands Berzins  Latvia Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
6 175 Matt Foy  Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
7 204 Niklas Eckerblom  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
8 237 Christoph Brandner  Austria Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
9 268 Mikhail Tyulyapkin  Russia Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (Russia)
9 269 Mika Hannula  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (Elitserien)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[21]

References[edit]

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  16. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 9+". UPI. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022. Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent right wing Tony Tuzzolino, who had been with the Boston Bruins.
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  18. ^ "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5+". UPI. August 6, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022. Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent goaltender Dieter Kochan.
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  25. ^ "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 23+". UPI. July 23, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022. Chicago Blackhawks -- Signed free agent center Brett McLean, who had been with the Minnesota Wild.
  26. ^ "Maple Leafs sign two free agents". UPI. July 24, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  27. ^ "SHAWN CARTER". NHL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022. Signed as a free agent by Augsburg (Germany), August 13, 2002
  28. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 28, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2022. DETROIT RED WINGS--Signed C Stacy Roest.
  29. ^ Mike Crowley at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved December 8, 2022
  30. ^ "Il canadese Jean-Guy Trudel nuovo straniero dell'Ambrì Piotta". HC Ambrì-Piotta (in Italian). April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  31. ^ "Tony Virta palaa Hämeenlinnaan". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). April 14, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  32. ^ "Basketball 2002 NBA Draft Selections". Rochester Post Bulletin. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022. MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Sylvain Blouin to a multiyear contract.
  33. ^ "Wild Re-Sign Defenseman Travis Roche". OurSports Central. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  34. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022. MINNESOTA WILD--Re-signed D Mike Crowley.
  35. ^ "Minn. Wild Sign Rickard Wallin". AP NEWS. July 15, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  36. ^ "Wild signs Brad Brown". UPI. August 1, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  37. ^ a b c d "Wild sign four". TSN.ca. August 14, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  38. ^ "Wild's Laaksonen wins arbitration case". UPI. August 19, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  39. ^ "Wild Sign Center Pierre-Marc Bouchard". Minnesota Wild. September 27, 2002. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  40. ^ "Wild Sign Kuba To Multi-Year Extension". Minnesota Wild. November 20, 2002. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  41. ^ "Wild Sign Defenseman Chris Heid". Minnesota Wild. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  42. ^ "Harding Signed To Contract". Minnesota Wild. April 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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