2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs.

2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division	2nd Northeast
Conference	5th Eastern
2002–03 record	44–28–7–3
Home record	24–13–4–0
Road record	20–15–3–3
Goals for	236
Goals against	208
Team information
General manager	Pat Quinn
Coach	Pat Quinn
Captain	Mats Sundin
Alternate captains	Bryan McCabe Gary Roberts
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Average attendance	19,240
Minor league affiliate(s)	St. John's Maple Leafs Greensboro Generals
Team leaders
Goals	Mats Sundin (37)
Assists	Alexander Mogilny (46)
Points	Alexander Mogilny (79)
Penalty minutes	Wade Belak (196)
Plus/minus	Tomas Kaberle (+20)
Wins	Ed Belfour (37)
Goals against average	Ed Belfour (2.26)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2002 NHL entry draft
• The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times.^[1]

Season standings

Northeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Ottawa Senators	82	52	21	8	1	263	182	113
2	5	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	44	28	7	3	236	208	98
3	7	Boston Bruins	82	36	31	11	4	245	237	87
4	10	Montreal Canadiens	82	30	35	8	9	206	234	77
5	12	Buffalo Sabres	82	27	37	10	8	190	219	72

^[2]

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^[3]

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

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

• † Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Flyers win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap 1 W April 9, 2003 5–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers 18,937 Maple Leafs lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 11, 2003 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,597 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 14, 2003 4–3 2OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,533 Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap 4 L April 16, 2003 2–3 3OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,574 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 L April 19, 2003 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,828 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap 6 W April 21, 2003 2–1 2OT Philadelphia Flyers 19,573 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 L April 22, 2003 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers 19,870 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Maple Leafs only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
89	Alexander Mogilny	RW	73	33	46	79	4	12	6	5	2	7	2	4
13	Mats Sundin	C	75	37	35	72	1	58	7	1	3	4	−1	6
15	Tomas Kaberle	D	82	11	36	47	20	30	7	2	1	3	−6	0
80[lower-alpha 1]	Nik Antropov	RW	72	16	29	45	11	124	3	0	0	0	−3	0
67	Robert Svehla	D	82	7	38	45	13	46	7	0	3	3	−5	2
21	Robert Reichel	C	81	12	30	42	7	26	7	2	1	3	−4	0
16	Darcy Tucker	LW	77	10	26	36	−7	119	6	0	3	3	1	6
19	Mikael Renberg	RW	67	14	21	35	5	36	7	1	0	1	−4	8
14	Jonas Hoglund	LW	79	13	19	32	2	12	7	0	1	1	−1	0
28	Tie Domi	RW	79	15	14	29	−1	171	7	1	0	1	0	13
39	Travis Green	C	75	12	12	24	2	67	4	2	1	3	3	4
24	Bryan McCabe	D	75	6	18	24	9	135	7	0	3	3	−3	10
25	Jyrki Lumme	D	73	6	11	17	10	46	7	0	2	2	4	4
12	Tom Fitzgerald	LW	66	4	13	17	10	57	7	0	1	1	−2	4
27	Shayne Corson‡	LW	46	7	8	15	−5	49	2	0	0	0	−2	2
18	Alyn McCauley‡	C	64	6	9	15	3	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Owen Nolan†	RW	14	7	5	12	2	16	7	0	2	2	−4	2
8	Aki Berg	D	78	4	7	11	3	28	7	1	1	2	1	2
26	Paul Healey	LW	44	3	7	10	8	16	4	0	1	1	1	2
2	Wade Belak	D	55	3	6	9	−2	196	2	0	0	0	−2	4
7	Gary Roberts	LW	14	5	3	8	−2	10	7	1	1	2	−4	8
29	Karel Pilar	D	17	3	4	7	−7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
23[lower-alpha 2]	Alexei Ponikarovsky	LW	13	0	3	3	4	11	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Glen Wesley†	D	7	0	3	3	3	4	5	0	1	1	0	2
20	Ed Belfour	G	62	0	2	2		24	7	0	0	0		4
23	Harold Druken†‡	C	5	0	2	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Ric Jackman	D	42	0	2	2	−10	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Josh Holden	C	5	1	0	1	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Matt Stajan	C	1	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Carlo Colaiacovo	D	2	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Aaron Gavey	C	5	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	Anders Eriksson	D	4	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
93	Doug Gilmour†	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
96	Phil Housley†	D	1	0	0	0	−1	2	3	0	0	0	−3	0
37	Trevor Kidd	G	19	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mikael Tellqvist	G	3	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
20	Ed Belfour	62	37	20	5	1816	141	2.26	.922	7	3738	7	3	4	282	24	2.71	.915	0	532
37	Trevor Kidd	19	6	10	2	565	59	3.10	.896	0	1143	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mikael Tellqvist	3	1	1	0	38	4	2.79	.895	0	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Lady Byng Trophy	Alexander Mogilny	[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ed Belfour[lower-alpha 3]	[7]
		Mats Sundin[lower-alpha 4]
	NHL Player of the Week	Ed Belfour (November 25)	[9]
Team	Molson Cup	Ed Belfour	[10]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
400th goal	Mats Sundin	October 14, 2002	[11]
First game	Carlo Colaiacovo	October 23, 2002	[12]
	Mikael Tellqvist	January 18, 2003
	Matt Stajan	April 5, 2003
1,000th point	Mats Sundin	March 10, 2003	[13]
1,000th game played	Mats Sundin	March 24, 2003	[14]
400th win	Ed Belfour	April 1, 2003	[15]

Transactions

The Maple Leafs 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.^[16]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)	To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2002 5th-round pick in 2002	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2002	[17]
	To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2003	To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2002	[17]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23)	To Vancouver Canucks Jeff Farkas	To Toronto Maple Leafs Josh Holden	[18]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)	To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations[lower-alpha 5]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Bonni	[19]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)	To Calgary Flames Rights to Curtis Joseph	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 8th-round pick in 2003	[20]
	To Nashville Predators Rights to Tie Domi	To Toronto Maple Leafs 8th-round pick in 2003	[21]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	To Florida Panthers Rights to Dmitri Yushkevich	To Toronto Maple Leafs Rights to Robert Svehla	[22]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)	To Vancouver Canucks Tomas Mojzis	To Toronto Maple Leafs Brad Leeb	[23]
December 31, 2002 (2002-12-31)	To Nashville Predators Bob Wren	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Perrott	[24]
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05)	To San Jose Sharks Brad Boyes Alyn McCauley 1st-round pick in 2003	To Toronto Maple Leafs Owen Nolan	[25]
March 9, 2003 (2003-03-09)	To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2004	To Toronto Maple Leafs Glen Wesley	[26]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2003	To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Gilmour	[27]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations[lower-alpha 6]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Phil Housley	[29]
May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29)	To Carolina Hurricanes Allan Rourke	To Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Druken	[30]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)	Ed Belfour	Nashville Predators	2-year	Free agency	[31][32]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Tie Domi	Nashville Predators	3-year	Free agency	[33][34]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)	Tom Fitzgerald	Chicago Blackhawks		Free agency	[35]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Aaron Gavey	Minnesota Wild	multi-year	Free agency	[36]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31)	Nathan Barrett	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	multi-year	Free agency	[37]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)	Trevor Kidd	Florida Panthers	2-year	Free agency	[38][32]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)	Tyson Marsh	Vancouver Giants (WHL)		Free agency	[39]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)	Harold Druken	Carolina Hurricanes		Waivers	[40]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 7]	Ref
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)	Corey Schwab	New Jersey Devils	Free agency (III)	[42]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Nathan Dempsey	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (VI)	[34]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)	Donald MacLean	Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (VI)	[43]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)	Garry Valk	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	[44]
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)	Tom Barrasso	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (III)	[45]
December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17)	Cory Cross	New York Rangers	Free agency (III)	[46]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	Harold Druken	Carolina Hurricanes	Waivers	[47]
April 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)	Shayne Corson		Retirement	[48][49]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 14, 2002 (2002-07-14)	Ric Jackman		Re-signing	[50]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	Wade Belak		Re-signing	[51]
	Alyn McCauley		Re-signing	[51]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)	Jonas Hoglund	1-year	Re-signing	[52]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	Robert Svehla	1-year[lower-alpha 8]	Re-signing	[53]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Marc Moro	multi-year	Re-signing	[36]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)	Aki Berg	multi-year	Re-signing	[54]
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)	Dmitri Yakushin		Re-signing	[55]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)	Nik Antropov		Re-signing	[56]
	Ryan Bonni		Re-signing	[57]
	Josh Holden		Re-signing	[58]
	Brad Leeb		Re-signing	[59]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	Carlo Colaiacovo	multi-year	Entry-level	[60]
February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)	Gary Roberts	1-year	Extension	[61]
March 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)	Brendan Bell	multi-year	Entry-level	[62]
April 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)	Matt Stajan	3-year	Entry-level	[63]
April 8, 2003 (2003-04-08)	David Turon	multi-year	Entry-level	[64]
May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)	Kyle Wellwood		Entry-level	[65]
May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29)	Pierre Hedin	multi-year	Entry-level	[66]
June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09)	Ian White		Entry-level	[67]

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[68]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	24	Alexander Steen	Sweden	Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2	57	Matt Stajan	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3	74	Todd Ford	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3	88	Dominic D'Amour	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
4	122	David Turon	Czech Republic	Femax Havířov (Czech Republic)
6	191	Ian White	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7	222	Scott May	Canada	Ohio State University (CCHA)
8	254	Jarkko Immonen	Finland	JYP (Finland)
9	285	Staffan Kronwall	Sweden	Huddinge IK (Sweden)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

Notes

1. Antropov wore number 11 through March 6 and switched numbers when Nolan was acquired.
2. Ponikarovsky wore number 22 in his first seven games and switched numbers when Wesley was acquired.
3. Belfour did not play and was replaced by Patrick Lalime of the Ottawa Senators.^[6]
4. Sundin did not play and was replaced by Miroslav Satan of the Buffalo Sabres.^[8]
5. 8th-round pick in 2003
6. Chicago would receive either a 4th-round pick in 2003 or a 9th-round pick in 2003 and a 4th-round pick in 2004.^[28]
7. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[41]
8. Svehla agreed to a series of one-year contracts.

References

• "Toronto Maple Leafs 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
• "2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

1. "2002-03 NHL Summary".
2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
3. "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
4. "2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
5. "Lady Byng Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
6. "NHL - Belfour, Leetch, Koivu all pull out of All-Star Game". ESPN.com. January 27, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
7. "NHL - Naslund headlines All-Star additions". ESPN.com. January 16, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
8. "Sabres Going to the All Star Game". Buffalo Sabres. January 28, 2003. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
9. "Belfour named NHL Player of the Week". Toronto Maple Leafs. November 25, 2002. Archived from the original on February 1, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
10. Toronto Maple Leafs 2015–16 Media Guide, p.373
11. "Late Lemieux Goal Stops Leafs". Toronto Maple Leafs. October 14, 2002. Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2023. The Maple Leafs regained the lead when Sundin scored his 400th career goal with 10:06 remaining in the second. He became the first Swedish player to accomplish the feat and 70th player overall.
12. "2002-03 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
13. "Sundin Nets Point 1000 In Leafs Win". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
14. Ball, Mike (March 29, 2003). "Sundin Honoured, Leafs Play 60-Plus Again". Toronto Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on April 5, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
15. "Kaberle Gives Belfour His 400th". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 1, 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
16. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
17. "Draft Day Transactions". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
18. "Leafs acquire rights to Josh Holden". Toronto Maple Leafs. June 23, 2002. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
19. "Maple Leafs acquire Ryan Bonni". Toronto Maple Leafs. June 25, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
20. "Curtis Joseph traded to Flames". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 1, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
21. "Domi traded to Nashville". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 1, 2002. Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
22. "Maple Leafs complete trade with Florida Panthers". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 18, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
23. "Maple Leafs acquire Brad Leeb". Toronto Maple Leafs. September 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
24. "Maple Leafs Acquire Nathan Perrott". Toronto Maple Leafs. January 2, 2003. Archived from the original on October 23, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
25. "Maple Leafs Obtain Owen Nolan From Sharks". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 26, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
26. "Maple Leafs Acquire Glen Wesley". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 9, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
27. "Maple Leafs Obtain Former Captain". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
28. "Housley Traded To Toronto". Chicago Blackhawks. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on June 29, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
29. "Maple Leafs Obtain Phil Housley". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
30. "Maple Leafs Acquire Two Players". Toronto Maple Leafs. May 29, 2003. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
31. "Maple Leafs sign Ed Belfour". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 2, 2002. Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
32. "Leafs players contract status". Toronto Maple Leafs. August 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
33. "Maple Leafs agree to terms with Tie Domi". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
34. Kerr, Grant (July 13, 2002). "'Tie is our guy,' Domi returns to Leafs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
35. "Maple Leafs sign Tom Fitzgerald". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
36. "Leafs sign Aaron Gavey and Marc Moro". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
37. "Leafs add free agent centre Nathan Barrett". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
38. "Leafs sign Trevor Kidd". Toronto Maple Leafs. August 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 15, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
39. "TYSON MARSH". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 18-Sep-02: Signed as a free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
40. "Maple Leafs claim Harold Druken off waivers". Toronto Maple Leafs. December 11, 2002. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
41. "NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
42. "Devils sign free agent Schwab". UPI. July 8, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
43. "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 17+". UPI. July 17, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Columbus Blue Jackets -- …signed center Don MacLean to a one-year contract.
44. "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9+". UPI. October 9, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed free agent right wing Garry Valk, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
45. "Blues sign Tom Barrasso". UPI. November 4, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
46. "Rangers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Cory Cross". New York Rangers. December 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
47. "Druken reclaimed by Carolina". Toronto Maple Leafs. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
48. "Shayne Corson quits Toronto". UPI. April 16, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
49. "Stars agree to terms with Shayne Corson". Dallas Stars. February 18, 2004. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2023. Corson officially announced his retirement on April 15, 2003.
50. "RICHARD JACKMAN". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 14-Jul-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
51. "Maple Leafs sign McCauley and Belak". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 16, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
52. "Leafs re-sign Hoglund". TSN.ca. July 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
53. McCauley, John (July 18, 2002). "Quinn Says Svehla Better Than Yushky". Toronto Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2023. (Svehla) has agreed to a series of one-year deals with Toronto
54. "Leafs re-sign Berg". Toronto Maple Leafs. July 29, 2002. Archived from the original on August 5, 2002. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
55. "DMITRI YAKUSHIN". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on November 26, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 16-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
56. "NIKOLAI ANTROPOV". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
57. "RYAN BONNI". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
58. "JOSH HOLDEN". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 24, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022. 18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
59. "BRAD LEEB". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 5, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022. 18-Sep-02: Re-signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
60. "Leafs sign Colaiacovo to multi-year deal". Toronto Maple Leafs. October 7, 2002. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
61. "Maple Leafs Re-Sign Gary Roberts". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 18, 2003. Archived from the original on October 23, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
62. "Maple Leafs Sign Brendan Bell". Toronto Maple Leafs. March 25, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
63. "Maple Leafs Agree To Terms With Matt Stajan". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 4, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
64. "Maple Leafs Agree To Terms With David Turon". Toronto Maple Leafs. April 8, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
65. "Maple Leafs Agree To Terms With Kyle Wellwood". Toronto Maple Leafs. May 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
66. "Maple Leafs Sign Pierre Hedin". Toronto Maple Leafs. May 29, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
67. "Maple Leafs Agree Terms With Ian White". Toronto Maple Leafs. June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
68. "2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.