2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes season was their eighth season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 25th season in the NHL and 32nd overall. For the second year in a row, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs. It would be the first season the franchise would have playing their home games at the Glendale Arena. However, because the Glendale Arena didn't open until December 26, the first 13 home games were played at America West Arena. The Coyotes went 5–14–5–4 for 19 points in their new home arena.

2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes
Division5th Pacific
Conference13th Western
2003–04 record22–36–18–6
Home record11–19–7–4
Road record11–17–11–2
Goals for188
Goals against245
Team information
General managerMike Barnett
CoachBob Francis (Oct.–Feb.)
Rick Bowness (Feb.–Apr.)
CaptainShane Doan
Alternate captainsCale Hulse (Nov.–Apr.)
Mike Johnson[a]
Daymond Langkow
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Glendale Arena
Average attendance15,467
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Team leaders
GoalsShane Doan (27)
AssistsShane Doan (41)
PointsShane Doan (68)
Penalty minutesAndrei Nazarov (125)
Plus/minusLadislav Nagy (+11)
WinsBrian Boucher (10)
Sean Burke (10)
Goals against averageBrian Boucher (2.74)

Off-season

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Phoenix went into the talent-rich 2003 NHL entry draft without a first or second-round draft choice, both having been traded in part for Daymond Langkow in 2001 and Brad Ference at the 2003 trading deadline, respectively. They made their first selection in the third round, 77th overall, selecting centerman Tyler Redenbach. None of the eight players they drafted played a single NHL game.[2]

Defenseman and team captain Teppo Numminen was traded to the Dallas Stars on July 22.[3] Forward Shane Doan was named his replacement on the eve of training camp.[4]

Regular season

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Though the Coyotes finished last in their division (13th in the Conference), for a remarkable span in late December and early January, the team attracted the attention of the sports world, as goaltender Brian Boucher set an NHL record for consecutive shutouts.[5] From December 31 to January 9, Boucher and the Coyotes recorded five consecutive shut-out victories, outscoring their opponents 18–0 during the span. The streak was broken on January 11 in a game against the visiting Atlanta Thrashers, when Randy Robitaille scored on Boucher at 6:16 of the first period.[5] Boucher's streak lasted 332:01, surpassing Montreal Canadiens goaltender Bill Durnan's 1949 record by over 20 minutes.[6]

The Coyotes struggled after the streak, winning only six of their remaining 40 games. A winless streak of 15 games from February 21 to March 21 is the third longest in franchise history and the longest since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996.[7] Head coach Bob Francis was fired on February 24 and replaced by assistant coach Rick Bowness, who served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season and throughout the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[8][9]

Final standings

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Pacific Division[10]
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[11]
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[12]
October: 3–4–3–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 2–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 10, 2003 2–1 OT St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 12, 2003 2–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 W October 15, 2003 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 3–0–0–0 Recap
4 L October 16, 2003 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 3–1–0–0 Recap
5 L October 18, 2003 4–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 3–2–0–0 Recap
6 L October 23, 2003 4–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 3–3–0–0 Recap
7 T October 25, 2003 4–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 3–3–1–0 Recap
8 T October 26, 2003 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 3–3–2–0 Recap
9 T October 28, 2003 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 3–3–3–0 Recap
10 L October 31, 2003 1–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 3–4–3–0 Recap
November: 4–5–3–1 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 0–4–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 L November 1, 2003 3–7 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 3–5–3–0 Recap
12 L November 6, 2003 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 3–6–3–0 Recap
13 W November 8, 2003 4–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 4–6–3–0 Recap
14 OTL November 9, 2003 1–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 4–6–3–1 Recap
15 W November 13, 2003 3–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 5–6–3–1 Recap
16 T November 14, 2003 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 5–6–4–1 Recap
17 T November 16, 2003 2–2 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 5–6–5–1 Recap
18 W November 19, 2003 5–4 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 6–6–5–1 Recap
19 L November 21, 2003 0–5 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 6–7–5–1 Recap
20 L November 23, 2003 0–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 6–8–5–1 Recap
21 L November 24, 2003 2–5 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 6–9–5–1 Recap
22 W November 27, 2003 6–4 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 7–9–5–1 Recap
23 T November 30, 2003 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 7–9–6–1 Recap
December: 5–3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1–1; road: 3–1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 W December 2, 2003 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 8–9–6–1 Recap
25 W December 4, 2003 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 9–9–6–1 Recap
26 L December 5, 2003 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 9–10–6–1 Recap
27 T December 7, 2003 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 9–10–7–1 Recap
28 W December 10, 2003 2–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 10–10–7–1 Recap
29 T December 12, 2003 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 10–10–8–1 Recap
30 L December 15, 2003 2–5 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 10–11–8–1 Recap
31 T December 18, 2003 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 10–11–9–1 Recap
32 T December 20, 2003 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 10–11–10–1 Recap
33 T December 22, 2003 3–3 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 10–11–11–1 Recap
34 W December 23, 2003 2–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 11–11–11–1 Recap
35 L December 27, 2003 1–3 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 11–12–11–1 Recap
36 OTL December 29, 2003 2–3 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 11–12–11–2 Recap
37 W December 31, 2003 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 12–12–11–2 Recap
January: 6–6–2–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 5–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 2, 2004 6–0 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 13–12–11–2 Recap
39 W January 4, 2004 3–0 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 14–12–11–2 Recap
40 W January 7, 2004 3–0 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 15–12–11–2 Recap
41 W January 9, 2004 2–0 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 16–12–11–2 Recap
42 T January 11, 2004 1–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 16–12–12–2 Recap
43 L January 13, 2004 1–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–13–12–2 Recap
44 L January 15, 2004 3–4 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 16–14–12–2 Recap
45 T January 16, 2004 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 16–14–13–2 Recap
46 L January 21, 2004 2–4 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–15–13–2 Recap
47 W January 22, 2004 2–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 17–15–13–2 Recap
48 W January 24, 2004 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–15–13–2 Recap
49 L January 27, 2004 1–2 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 18–16–13–2 Recap
50 L January 29, 2004 1–4 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 18–17–13–2 Recap
51 L January 31, 2004 4–5 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 18–18–13–2 Recap
February: 2–8–2–2 (home: 2–3–2–2; road: 0–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 T February 2, 2004 3–3 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 18–18–14–2 Recap
53 OTL February 4, 2004 4–5 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 18–18–14–3 Recap
54 L February 5, 2004 0–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 18–19–14–3 Recap
55 L February 11, 2004 3–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 18–20–14–3 Recap
56 L February 13, 2004 2–5 New York Islanders (2003–04) 18–21–14–3 Recap
57 W February 14, 2004 3–2 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 19–21–14–3 Recap
58 L February 16, 2004 2–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 19–22–14–3 Recap
59 L February 18, 2004 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 19–23–14–3 Recap
60 W February 20, 2004 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 20–23–14–3 Recap
61 L February 21, 2004 2–8 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 20–24–14–3 Recap
62 T February 23, 2004 1–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 20–24–15–3 Recap
63 OTL February 25, 2004 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 20–24–15–4 Recap
64 L February 27, 2004 2–7 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 20–25–15–4 Recap
65 L February 29, 2004 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 20–26–15–4 Recap
March: 1–10–3–2 (home: 0–5–2–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
66 OTL March 2, 2004 4–5 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 20–26–15–5 Recap
67 L March 5, 2004 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 20–27–15–5 Recap
68 T March 7, 2004 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 20–27–16–5 Recap
69 L March 9, 2004 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 20–28–16–5 Recap
70 L March 10, 2004 1–3 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 20–29–16–5 Recap
71 L March 12, 2004 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–30–16–5 Recap
72 L March 14, 2004 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–31–16–5 Recap
73 OTL March 16, 2004 2–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 20–31–16–6 Recap
74 T March 18, 2004 1–1 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 20–31–17–6 Recap
75 T March 21, 2004 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 20–31–18–6 Recap
76 W March 22, 2004 3–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 21–31–18–6 Recap
77 L March 24, 2004 0–4 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 21–32–18–6 Recap
78 L March 26, 2004 0–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 21–33–18–6 Recap
79 L March 28, 2004 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 21–34–18–6 Recap
80 L March 29, 2004 1–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 21–35–18–6 Recap
81 L March 31, 2004 0–1 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 21–36–18–6 Recap
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
82 W April 3, 2004 2–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 22–36–18–6 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 Coyotes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Shane Doan RW 79 27 41 68 −11 47
17 Ladislav Nagy LW 55 24 28 52 11 46
11 Daymond Langkow C 81 21 31 52 4 40
23 Paul Mara D 81 6 36 42 −11 48
77 Chris Gratton C 68 11 18 29 −19 93
24 Jan Hrdina C 55 11 15 26 −10 30
49 Brian Savage LW 61 12 13 25 −5 36
29 Branko Radivojevic RW 53 9 14 23 −5 36
15 Radoslav Suchy D 82 7 14 21 1 8
32 Cale Hulse D 82 3 17 20 −4 123
14 Jeff Taffe C 59 8 10 18 −8 20
8 Daniel Cleary RW 68 6 11 17 −8 42
89 Mike Comrie C 28 8 7 15 −8 16
16 Mike Sillinger C 60 8 6 14 −14 54
20 Fredrik Sjostrom RW 57 7 6 13 −7 22
5 David Tanabe D 45 5 7 12 4 22
36 Krys Kolanos C 41 4 6 10 −9 24
12 Mike Johnson RW 11 1 9 10 −1 10
18 Tyson Nash LW 69 3 5 8 −6 110
4 Ossi Vaananen D 67 2 4 6 −10 87
45 Brad Ference D 63 0 5 5 −19 103
28 Landon Wilson RW 35 1 3 4 −3 16
2 Derek Morris D 14 0 4 4 −5 2
44 Andrei Nazarov LW 33 1 2 3 −7 125
7 Ivan Novoseltsev RW 17 2 0 2 −7 6
39 Erik Westrum C 15 1 1 2 −3 20
1 Sean Burke G 32 0 2 2 8
2 Todd Reirden D 7 0 2 2 −4 4
3 Bryan Helmer D 17 0 1 1 −5 10
13 Michael Rupp C 6 0 1 1 −3 6
57 Goran Bezina D 3 0 0 0 −1 2
35 Zac Bierk G 4 0 0 0 2
33 Brian Boucher G 40 0 0 0 2
21 Jason Jaspers C 3 0 0 0 −1 2
1 Brent Johnson G 8 0 0 0 0
30 Jean-Marc Pelletier G 4 0 0 0 0
6 Matthew Spiller D 51 0 0 0 −11 54
43 Mike Stutzel LW 9 0 0 0 −4 0

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Brian Boucher 40 10 19 10 1150 108 2.74 .906 5 2364
1 Sean Burke 32 10 15 5 913 84 2.81 .908 1 1795
1 Brent Johnson 8 1 6 1 243 21 2.59 .914 0 486
30 Jean-Marc Pelletier 4 1 1 0 84 12 4.11 .857 0 175
35 Zac Bierk 4 0 1 2 108 12 3.79 .889 0 190

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 Shane Doan [13]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Brian Boucher (January 5) [14]
Brian Boucher (January 12) [15]
Team Hardest Working Player Award Cale Hulse [16]
Leading Scorer Award Shane Doan [17]
Man of the Year Award Shane Doan [16]
Tyson Nash
Team MVP Award Shane Doan [16]
Three-Star Award Shane Doan [16]

Records

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Brian Boucher set two modern day (since the 1943–44 season when the center ice red line was introduced) NHL records. From December 22, 2003, to January 11, 2004, Boucher went 332 minutes and 1 second without allowing a goal.[18] From December 31, 2003, to January 9, 2004, Boucher recorded five shutouts in a row, which also set the modern day record for consecutive shutouts by a team.[19][20]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Matthew Spiller October 10, 2003 [21]
Fredrik Sjostrom November 30, 2003
Erik Westrum March 7, 2004
Goran Bezina March 10, 2004
Mike Stutzel March 16, 2004

Transactions

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The Coyotes 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.[22]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Phoenix Coyotes
[23]
To St. Louis Blues
  • Conditional draft pick[b]
To Phoenix Coyotes
[24]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Dallas Stars
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
To Phoenix Coyotes
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
[22]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) To Dallas Stars
To Phoenix Coyotes
[3]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) To Vancouver Canucks
To Phoenix Coyotes
[25]
December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09) To Minnesota Wild
To Phoenix Coyotes
[26]
December 30, 2003 (2003-12-30) To Florida Panthers
  • Future considerations
To Phoenix Coyotes
[27]
January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
  • Future considerations
To Phoenix Coyotes
[28]
February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Phoenix Coyotes
[29]
February 22, 2004 (2004-02-22) To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
[30]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) To St. Louis Blues
  • Mike Sillinger
To Phoenix Coyotes
[31]
March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05) To New Jersey Devils
To Phoenix Coyotes
[32]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Colorado Avalanche
To Phoenix Coyotes
[33]
To St. Louis Blues
To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
[34]
To St. Louis Blues
  • Future considerations
To Phoenix Coyotes
[35]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Cale Hulse Nashville Predators multi-year Free agency [36]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Daniel Cleary Edmonton Oilers multi-year Free agency [37]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Chris Ferraro Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [38]
Peter Ferraro Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [38]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) Nikos Tselios Carolina Hurricanes multi-year Free agency [39]
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) Mike Wilson New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [40]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Dustin Wood Springfield Falcons (AHL) 2-year Free agency [41]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Drake Berehowsky Pittsburgh Penguins[d] Buyout [44]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Paul Ranheim[e] Contract expiration (III) [42]
Ryan Lauzon[f] Contract expiration (UFA) [42]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Kelly Buchberger Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (III) [47]
August 5, 2003 (2003-08-05) Deron Quint Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [48]
August 26, 2003 (2003-08-26) Jay Leach Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [49]
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06) Francois Leroux Retirement [50]
N/A Peter Fabus HK Dukla Trencin (SVK) Free agency (UFA) [51]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Todd Simpson Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waiver draft [52]
Colin Zulianello Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [53]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05) Brent Gauvreau Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [54]
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09) Scott Pellerin Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency (III) [55]
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) Brad Ralph Dayton Bombers (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [56]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Sergei Kuznetsov Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [57]
November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) Jason Bonsignore South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [58]
February 11, 2004 (2004-02-11) Frank Banham HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)[g] Release [60]
April 15, 2004 (2004-04-15) Tom Koivisto Frolunda HC (SHL) Free agency [61]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Teppo Numminen 1-year Option exercised [62][44]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) David LeNeveu multi-year Entry-level [63]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Landon Wilson 1-year Re-signing [64]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Jakub Koreis multi-year Entry-level [65]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18) Tyson Nash 1-year Re-signing [66]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Zac Bierk 1-year Re-signing [67]
N/A Bryan Helmer 1-year Re-signing [68]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Daymond Langkow 1-year Arbitration award [69]
August 9, 2003 (2003-08-09) Mike Johnson 1-year Re-signing [70]
August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) David Tanabe multi-year Re-signing [71]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Chris Gratton 1-year[h] Re-signing [72]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Jan Hrdina 1-year[h] Re-signing [73]
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) Erik Westrum Re-signing [74]
February 13, 2004 (2004-02-13) Shane Doan 3-year Extension [75]
March 19, 2004 (2004-03-19) Joe Callahan multi-year Entry-level [76]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Lance Monych 3-year Entry-level [41]

Draft picks

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Phoenix's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
3 77 Tyler Redenbach   Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 80 Dmitri Pestunov   Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
4 115 Liam Lindstrom   Sweden Mora IK (Sweden)
6 178 Ryan Gibbons   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
7 208 Randall Gelech   Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
8 242 Eduard Lewandowski   Germany Kolner Haie (Germany)
9 272 Sean Sullivan   United States St. Sebastian's (USHS)
9 290 Loic Burkhalter   Switzerland HC Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Johnson had season-ending shoulder surgery in November.[1] Hulse replaced him for the remainder of the season.
  2. ^ Either a 5th-round pick in 2003 or Buffalo’s 4th-round pick in 2004. St. Louis chose the 2003 pick.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[42]
  4. ^ Berehowsky signed with Pittsburgh on August 29.[43]
  5. ^ Ranheim retired.[45]
  6. ^ Lauzon was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[46]
  7. ^ Banham signed with Dynamo Moscow on February 13.[59]
  8. ^ a b Club option for a second year.

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