2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After making it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals and losing in the seventh game, the team placed fourth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference, thereby failing to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division4th Pacific
Conference12th Western
2003–04 record29–35–10–8
Home record19–11–7–4
Road record10–24–3–4
Goals for184
Goals against213
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainSteve Rucchin
Alternate captainsKeith Carney
Sergei Fedorov
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance14,988 (87.3%)
Total: 614,504
Minor league affiliate(s)Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Fedorov (31)
AssistsVaclav Prospal (35)
PointsSergei Fedorov (65)
Penalty minutesGarrett Burnett (184)
Plus/minusMartin Skoula (+3)
WinsJean-Sebastien Giguere (17)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (2.26)

Offseason

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In the 2003 NHL entry draft, the Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf with their first first-round pick, 19th overall, and Corey Perry with their second first-round pick, 28th overall.

Forward Steve Rucchin was named team captain following Paul Kariya's departure to the Colorado Avalanche via free agency.[1]

Regular season

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The departure of franchise player Paul Kariya marked another new era which had many fans angered as well as worried about the teams near future repeating the on-ice success. Signing Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal in the summer relieved most of the fans' fear. Both players delivered as expected but scoring decreased for several reasons: Mike Leclerc played only 10 games, Rob Niedermayer played only 55 games, though enjoying a good season and Andy McDonald stayed healthy but had trouble repeating his performance after missing half of last season due to a concussion; Chistov suffered from "sophomore jinx" collecting only 2 goals and Jason Krog could not repeat another season like the one he had before. Rookie Joffrey Lupul had a wonderful rookie campaign with a bright future ahead. Overall, while the team had more potential scoring depth, several players fell short to enjoy and repeat the scoring touch they showed last season.

The defense performed well enough but J. S. Giguere failed at times to play the way he did the year before allowing soft goals. Later that season backup goalie Martin Gerber saw more ice time challenging Giguere for the number one spot and nearly outperforming him.

Playing away from home did not do them well as the Mighty Ducks won 19 games at home but only 10 games on the road.

Final standings

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Pacific Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 21 12 6 219 183 104
2 5 Dallas Stars 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
3 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
4 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
5 13 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68

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[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 Y- San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 104
3 Y- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
4 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 100
5 X- Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
6 X- Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
7 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
8 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
10 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83
11 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
15 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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


Schedule and results

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2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 8, 2003 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 9, 2003 1–3 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 L October 12, 2003 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 0–3–0–0 Recap
4 L October 17, 2003 0–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 0–4–0–0 Recap
5 L October 19, 2003 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 0–4–0–1 Recap
6 W October 21, 2003 2–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 1–4–0–1 Recap
7 W October 22, 2003 4–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 2–4–0–1 Recap
8 L October 24, 2003 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 2–5–0–1 Recap
9 T October 26, 2003 1–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 2–5–1–1 Recap
10 W October 28, 2003 3–1 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 3–5–1–1 Recap
11 W October 29, 2003 4–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 4–5–1–1 Recap
November: 4–2–3–4 (home: 4–0–1–1; road: 0–2–2–3)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 1, 2003 1–4 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 4–6–1–1 Recap
13 L November 2, 2003 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 4–7–1–1 Recap
14 OTL November 4, 2003 1–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 4–7–1–2 Recap
15 OTL November 8, 2003 3–4 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 4–7–1–3 Recap
16 W November 9, 2003 2–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 5–7–1–3 Recap
17 W November 12, 2003 5–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 6–7–1–3 Recap
18 W November 16, 2003 4–3 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 7–7–1–3 Recap
19 OTL November 18, 2003 1–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 7–7–1–4 Recap
20 T November 19, 2003 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 7–7–2–4 Recap
21 OTL November 21, 2003 3–4 OT Nashville Predators (2003–04) 7–7–2–5 Recap
22 T November 26, 2003 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 7–7–3–5 Recap
23 W November 28, 2003 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 8–7–3–5 Recap
24 T November 30, 2003 1–1 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 8–7–4–5 Recap
December: 5–8–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 2, 2003 1–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 8–8–4–5 Recap
26 L December 3, 2003 2–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 8–9–4–5 Recap
27 L December 5, 2003 2–6 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 8–10–4–5 Recap
28 W December 7, 2003 4–0 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 9–10–4–5 Recap
29 W December 10, 2003 3–2 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 10–10–4–5 Recap
30 L December 13, 2003 0–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 10–11–4–5 Recap
31 L December 14, 2003 2–3 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 10–12–4–5 Recap
32 W December 19, 2003 1–0 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 11–12–4–5 Recap
33 L December 21, 2003 1–2 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 11–13–4–5 Recap
34 L December 22, 2003 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 11–14–4–5 Recap
35 L December 27, 2003 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 11–15–4–5 Recap
36 W December 29, 2003 2–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 12–15–4–5 Recap
37 W December 31, 2003 3–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 13–15–4–5 Recap
January: 3–7–4–1 (home: 2–2–4–1; road: 1–5–0–0)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 2, 2004 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 13–16–4–5 Recap
39 L January 3, 2004 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 13–17–4–5 Recap
40 T January 5, 2004 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 13–17–5–5 Recap
41 T January 7, 2004 4–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 13–17–6–5 Recap
42 L January 9, 2004 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 13–18–6–5 Recap
43 T January 11, 2004 2–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 13–18–7–5 Recap
44 L January 13, 2004 1–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 13–19–7–5 Recap
45 L January 15, 2004 0–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 13–20–7–5 Recap
46 W January 17, 2004 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 14–20–7–5 Recap
47 L January 19, 2004 1–5 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 14–21–7–5 Recap
48 T January 21, 2004 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 14–21–8–5 Recap
49 W January 23, 2004 6–2 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 15–21–8–5 Recap
50 L January 24, 2004 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 15–22–8–5 Recap
51 OTL January 28, 2004 3–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 15–22–8–6 Recap
52 W January 30, 2004 4–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 16–22–8–6 Recap
February: 7–4–1–2 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 1–4–1–1)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 1, 2004 4–6 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 16–23–8–6 Recap
54 OTL February 2, 2004 1–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 16–23–8–7 Recap
55 W February 4, 2004 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 17–23–8–7 Recap
56 W February 11, 2004 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 18–23–8–7 Recap
57 L February 13, 2004 1–2 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 18–24–8–7 Recap
58 W February 14, 2004 2–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 19–24–8–7 Recap
59 W February 16, 2004 3–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 20–24–8–7 Recap
60 W February 18, 2004 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 21–24–8–7 Recap
61 OTL February 20, 2004 2–3 OT Nashville Predators (2003–04) 21–24–8–8 Recap
62 L February 22, 2004 0–4 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 21–25–8–8 Recap
63 T February 23, 2004 1–1 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 21–25–9–8 Recap
64 W February 25, 2004 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 22–25–9–8 Recap
65 L February 28, 2004 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 22–26–9–8 Recap
66 W February 29, 2004 6–3 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 23–26–9–8 Recap
March: 5–9–1–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
67 W March 3, 2004 2–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 24–26–9–8 Recap
68 W March 5, 2004 5–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 25–26–9–8 Recap
69 L March 6, 2004 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 25–27–9–8 Recap
70 L March 8, 2004 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 25–28–9–8 Recap
71 L March 12, 2004 1–3 New York Islanders (2003–04) 25–29–9–8 Recap
72 L March 14, 2004 1–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 25–30–9–8 Recap
73 W March 16, 2004 3–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 26–30–9–8 Recap
74 T March 17, 2004 1–1 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 26–30–10–8 Recap
75 L March 19, 2004 2–4 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 26–31–10–8 Recap
76 W March 21, 2004 8–6 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 27–31–10–8 Recap
77 W March 23, 2004 4–1 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 28–31–10–8 Recap
78 L March 25, 2004 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 28–32–10–8 Recap
79 L March 26, 2004 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 28–33–10–8 Recap
80 L March 28, 2004 1–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 28–34–10–8 Recap
81 L March 31, 2004 1–2 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 28–35–10–8 Recap
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
No. R Date Score Opponent Record Recap
82 W April 4, 2004 2–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 29–35–10–8 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 Mighty Ducks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
91 Sergei Fedorov C 80 31 34 65 −5 42
40 Vaclav Prospal LW 82 19 35 54 −9 54
39 Petr Sykora RW 81 23 29 52 −9 34
20 Steve Rucchin C 82 20 23 43 −14 12
15 Joffrey Lupul RW 75 13 21 34 −6 28
19 Andy McDonald LW 79 9 21 30 −13 24
44 Rob Niedermayer LW 55 12 16 28 −6 34
28 Niclas Havelid D 79 6 20 26 −28 28
26 Samuel Pahlsson C 82 8 14 22 −2 52
10 Jason Krog RW 80 6 12 18 −4 16
23 Stanislav Chistov RW 56 2 16 18 −16 26
5 Vitaly Vishnevski D 73 6 10 16 0 51
8 Sandis Ozolinsh D 36 5 11 16 −7 24
24 Ruslan Salei D 82 4 11 15 −1 110
14 Martin Skoula D 21 2 7 9 3 2
2 Todd Simpson D 46 4 3 7 −6 105
3 Keith Carney D 69 2 5 7 −5 42
38 Chris Kunitz LW 21 0 6 6 1 12
34 Kurt Sauer D 55 1 4 5 −8 32
12 Mike Leclerc LW 10 1 3 4 −1 4
4 Lance Ward D 46 0 4 4 −1 94
17[a] Cam Severson LW 31 3 0 3 −3 50
55 Garrett Burnett LW 39 1 2 3 0 184
27 Craig Johnson C 39 1 2 3 −4 14
18 Michael Holmqvist RW 21 2 0 2 −6 25
27 Petr Schastlivy LW 22 2 0 2 −3 4
46 Tony Martensson C 6 1 1 2 −2 0
35 Jean-Sebastien Giguere G 55 0 2 2 4
41 Chris Armstrong D 4 0 1 1 −1 0
22 Alexei Smirnov RW 8 0 1 1 0 2
30 Ilya Bryzgalov G 1 0 0 0 0
21 Dan Bylsma RW 11 0 0 0 −3 0
29 Martin Gerber G 32 0 0 0 4
48 Casey Hankinson LW 4 0 0 0 0 4
33 Mark Popovic D 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 55 17 31 6 1623 140 2.62 .914 3 3210
29 Martin Gerber 32 11 12 4 785 64 2.26 .918 2 1698
30 Ilya Bryzgalov 1 1 0 0 28 2 1.98 .929 0 60

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL YoungStars Game selection Joffrey Lupul [5]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Garrett Burnett October 8, 2003 [6]
Joffrey Lupul
Michael Holmqvist October 9, 2003
Tony Martensson December 2, 2003
Mark Popovic January 2, 2004
Chris Kunitz January 17, 2004
1,000th point Sergei Fedorov February 14, 2004 [7]

Transactions

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The Mighty Ducks 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.[8]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Dallas Stars
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • San Jose’s 2nd-round pick in 2003
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • 1st-round pick in 2003
[9]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
[8]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) To Colorado Avalanche
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Future considerations
[10]
January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
  • Future considerations
[11]
February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04) To Ottawa Senators
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[12]
February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21) To Colorado Avalanche
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
[13]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Chris Armstrong Augsburger Panther (DEL) 1-year[b] Free agency [14]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Vaclav Prospal Tampa Bay Lightning 5-year Free agency [15]
July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19) Sergei Fedorov Detroit Red Wings 5-year Free agency [16]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Sheldon Brookbank Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 2-year Free agency [17]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Eddie Ferhi Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) 2-year Free agency [18]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Garrett Burnett Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) 1-year Free agency [19]
Casey Hankinson Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [19]
Mike Mottau Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [19]
August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) Keith Aucoin Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [20]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Craig Johnson Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [21]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Todd Simpson Phoenix Coyotes Waiver draft [22]
March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25) Curtis Glencross University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) 3-year Free agency [23]
May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12) Dustin Penner University of Maine (HE) 3-year Free agency [24]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) Aaron Rome Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 3-year Free agency [25]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Jarrett Smith[d] Contract expiration (UFA) [26]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Paul Kariya Colorado Avalanche Free agency (UFA) [28]
July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06) Peter Podhradsky HC Pardubice (ELH) Free agency (UFA) [29]
July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09) Fredrik Olausson HV71 (SHL) Free agency (III) [30]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Marc Chouinard Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [31]
August 17, 2003 (2003-08-17) Kevin Sawyer Retirement (UFA) [32]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Rob Valicevic Dallas Stars Free agency (UFA) [33]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Jonathan Hedstrom Djurgardens IF (SHL) Free agency (II)[e] [35]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Josh DeWolf Houston Aeros (AHL) Free agency (VI) [36]
Chris O'Sullivan Retirement (VI) [37]
October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07) Ben Guite Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Brendan Yarema Chicago Wolves (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11) Mike Brown St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) Steve Thomas Detroit Red Wings Free agency (III) [40]
November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) Francis Belanger Charlotte Checkers Free agency (VI) [41]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) Adam Oates Edmonton Oilers Free agency (III) [42]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) Craig Johnson Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [43]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) Chris Armstrong ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) Free agency [44]
May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) Tony Martensson Linkopings HC (SHL) Free agency[f] [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Mike Leclerc 2-year Re-signing [47]
Cam Severson 1-year Re-signing [47]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Nick Smith 1-year Re-signing [17]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Samuel Pahlsson 2-year Re-signing [48]
Lance Ward 2-year Re-signing [48]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Juha Alen 3-year Entry-level [18]
Martin Gerber 1-year Option exercised [18]
Vitaly Vishnevski 1-year Re-signing [18]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Niclas Havelid 3-year Re-signing [49]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Jean-Sebastien Giguere 4-year Re-signing [50]
September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14) Petr Sykora 3-year Re-signing [51]

Draft picks

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Anaheim's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[52]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Ryan Getzlaf   Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
1 28 Corey Perry   Canada London Knights (OHL)
3 86 Shane Hynes   Canada Cornell University (HE)
3 90 Juha Alen   Finland Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
4 119 Nathan Saunders   Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6 186 Drew Miller   United States River City Lancers (USHL)
7 218 Dirk Southern   Canada Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
8 250 Shane O'Brien   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9 280 Ville Mantymaa   Finland Tappara (Finland)

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Severson originally wore number 14 until Skoula was acquired.
  2. ^ Club option for a second year.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  4. ^ Smith retired.[27]
  5. ^ Anaheim retained Hedstrom’s NHL rights and re-signed him on August 18, 2005.[34]
  6. ^ Anaheim retained Martensson’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[45]

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  25. ^ "Mighty Ducks Agree To Terms With Defenseman Aaron Rome". Anaheim Mighty Ducks. June 7, 2004. Archived from the original on June 15, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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