2002–03 Boston Bruins season

The 2002–03 Boston Bruins season was the team's 79th season of operation.

2002–03 Boston Bruins
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	7th Eastern
2002–03 record	36–31–11–4
Home record	23–11–5–2
Road record	13–20–6–2
Goals for	245
Goals against	237
Team information
General manager	Mike O'Connell
Coach	Robbie Ftorek (Oct-Mar) Mike O'Connell (Mar-Apr)
Captain	Joe Thornton
Alternate captains	Martin Lapointe Don Sweeney
Arena	Fleet Center
Average attendance	15,029 (85.6%)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Providence Bruins
Team leaders
Goals	Glen Murray (44)
Assists	Joe Thornton (65)
Points	Joe Thornton (101)
Penalty minutes	P. J. Stock (160)
Plus/minus	Hal Gill (+21)
Wins	Steve Shields (12)
Goals against average	John Grahame (2.71)
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Offseason

Joe Thornton was named the 17th captain in team history on October 8, 2002.^[1]

Regular season

Head coach Robbie Ftorek was fired on March 19 and general manager Mike O'Connell assumed coaching duties on an interim basis through the end of the season.^[2]

Final 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

^[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.

Eastern Conference^[4]

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 9, 2003 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 11, 2003 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap 3 L April 13, 2003 0–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–0 Recap 4 W April 15, 2003 5–1 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 Recap 5 L April 17, 2003 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–1 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• 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 Bruins only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Joe Thornton	C	77	36	65	101	12	109	5	1	2	3	−5	4
27	Glen Murray	RW	82	44	48	92	9	64	5	1	1	2	−5	4
26	Mike Knuble	RW	75	30	29	59	18	45	5	0	2	2	−2	2
12	Brian Rolston	C	81	27	32	59	1	32	5	0	2	2	−1	0
16	Jozef Stumpel	C	78	14	37	51	0	12	5	0	2	2	0	0
34	Bryan Berard	D	80	10	28	38	−4	64	3	1	0	1	−1	2
11	P. J. Axelsson	LW	66	17	19	36	8	24	5	0	0	0	−2	6
44	Nick Boynton	D	78	7	17	24	8	99	5	0	1	1	−2	4
46	Jonathan Girard	D	73	6	16	22	4	21	2	0	1	1	−1	0
22	Michal Grosek	LW	63	2	18	20	2	71	5	0	0	0	−1	13
10	Marty McInnis	RW	77	9	10	19	−11	38	5	1	0	1	1	2
20	Martin Lapointe	RW	59	8	10	18	−19	87	5	1	0	1	−2	14
36	Ivan Huml	LW	41	6	11	17	3	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Hal Gill	D	76	4	13	17	21	56	5	0	0	0	−1	4
17	Rob Zamuner	LW	55	10	6	16	2	18	5	0	0	0	0	4
21	Sean O'Donnell	D	70	1	15	16	8	76	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Sergei Samsonov	LW	8	5	6	11	8	2	5	0	2	2	−1	0
42	P. J. Stock	C	71	1	9	10	−5	160	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Don Sweeney	D	67	3	5	8	−1	24	5	0	1	1	0	0
23	Sean Brown	D	69	1	5	6	−6	117	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Lee Goren	RW	14	2	1	3	−2	7	5	0	0	0	−1	5
29	Andy Hilbert	C	14	0	3	3	−1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	John Grahame‡	G	23	0	2	2		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Zdenek Kutlak	D	4	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
76	Kris Vernarsky	C	14	1	0	1	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
59	Rich Brennan	D	7	0	1	1	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Dan McGillis†	D	10	0	1	1	2	10	5	3	0	3	−2	2
18	Ian Moran†	D	8	0	1	1	−1	2	5	0	1	1	−2	4
43	Martin Samuelsson	RW	8	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Jeff Hackett†	G	18	0	0	0		2	3	0	0	0		0
63	Matt Herr	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
64	Jarno Kultanen	D	2	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Shaone Morrisonn	D	11	0	0	0	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Brantt Myhres	RW	1	0	0	0	0	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Krzysztof Oliwa†	LW	33	0	0	0	−4	110	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Andrew Raycroft	G	5	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Steve Shields	G	36	0	0	0		8	2	0	0	0		0
70	Tim Thomas	G	4	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
31	Steve Shields	36	12	13	9	930	97	2.76	.896	0	2112	2	0	2	58	6	3.03	.897	0	119
47	John Grahame‡	23	11	9	2	625	61	2.71	.902	1	1352	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Jeff Hackett†	18	8	9	0	500	53	3.21	.894	1	991	3	1	2	76	5	1.68	.934	0	179
70	Tim Thomas	4	3	1	0	118	11	3.00	.907	0	220	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Andrew Raycroft	5	2	3	0	146	12	2.40	.918	0	300	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Lester Patrick Trophy	Ray Bourque	[6]
		Willie O'Ree
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Joe Thornton (Center)	[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Glen Murray	[8]
		Joe Thornton
	NHL Player of the Week	Joe Thornton (December 2)	[9]
Team	Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy	Joe Thornton	[10]
	John P. Bucyk Award	Nick Boynton	[10]
	Seventh Player Award	Mike Knuble	[10]
	Three Stars Awards	Joe Thornton (1st)	[11]
		Glen Murray (2nd)
		Mike Knuble (3rd)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Tim Thomas	October 19, 2002	[12]
	Shaone Morrisonn	November 19, 2002
	Martin Samuelsson	January 15, 2003
	Kris Vernarsky	January 20, 2003
1,000th game played	Don Sweeney	November 14, 2002	[13]

Transactions

The Bruins 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.^[14]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)	To Boston Bruins 2nd-round pick in 2002	To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2002 5th-round pick in 2002	[15]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)	To Boston Bruins Steve Shields	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3rd-round pick in 2003	[16]
January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)	To Boston Bruins Krzysztof Oliwa	To New York Rangers 9th-round pick in 2004	[17]
January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)	To Boston Bruins 4th-round pick in 2004	To Tampa Bay Lightning John Grahame	[18]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	To Boston Bruins Boston’s 9th-round pick in 2004	To New York Rangers Jay Henderson	[19]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)	To Boston Bruins Jeff Hackett Jeff Jillson	To San Jose Sharks Kyle McLaren 4th-round pick in 2004	[20]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To Boston Bruins Dan McGillis	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2003	[21]
	To Boston Bruins Ian Moran	To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2003	[22]
May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31)	To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2004	To Phoenix Coyotes Rights to Darren McLachlan	[23]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	Michal Grosek	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[24]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	Bill Bowler	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[25]
	Rich Brennan	Los Angeles Kings	2-year	Free agency	[25]
	Kevin Dallman	Guelph Storm (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	[25]
	Matt Herr	Florida Panthers	2-year	Free agency	[25]
	Martin Wilde[lower-alpha 1]	Providence Bruins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	[25]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)	Darren Van Oene	Buffalo Sabres	1-year[lower-alpha 2]	Free agency	[27]
August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06)	Chris Paradise	University of Denver (WCHA)	2-year	Free agency	[28]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)	Bryan Berard	New York Rangers	1-year[lower-alpha 2]	Free agency	[29]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18)	Brantt Myhres	Washington Capitals		Free agency	[30]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 3]	Ref
N/A	Vratislav Cech	HC Havirov (ELH)	Free agency (UFA)	[32]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Bill Guerin	Dallas Stars	Free agency (III)	[33]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09)	Tony Tuzzolino	Minnesota Wild	Free agency (VI)	[34]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)	Eric Manlow	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	[35]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12)	Jeff Maund	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)	Free agency (VI)	[36]
August 23, 2002 (2002-08-23)	Pavel Kolarik	HC Slavia Praha (ELH)	Free agency (UFA)	[37]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)	Dennis Bonvie	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	[38]
	Jeff Norton	Frisk Asker (Eliteserien)	Free agency (III)	[39]
August 28, 2002 (2002-08-28)	Darryl Laplante	Augusta Lynx (ECHL)	Free agency (VI)	[40]
N/A	Jeff Zehr	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[41]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)	Eric Van Acker	Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[42]
November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02)	Jamie Rivers	San Antonio Rampage (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[43]
November 19, 2002 (2002-11-19)	Byron Dafoe	Atlanta Thrashers	Free agency (III)	[44]
November 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)	John Emmons	Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)	Free agency (UFA)	[45]
May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)	Jarno Kultanen	HIFK (Liiga)	Free agency[lower-alpha 4]	[47]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18)	Martin Samuelsson	3-year	Entry-level	[48]
June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)	Steve Shields	2-year	Re-signing	[16]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)	P. J. Stock	1-year	Option exercised	[49]
	Tim Thomas	1-year	Option exercised	[49]
July 8, 2002 (2002-07-08)	Shaone Morrisonn	3-year	Entry-level	[50]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10)	Mike Knuble	2-year	Re-signing	[51]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	Nick Boynton	1-year	Re-signing	[24]
	Sean Brown	1-year	Re-signing	[24]
	John Grahame	1-year	Re-signing	[24]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)	Glen Murray	2-year	Re-signing	[52]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)	P. J. Axelsson	1-year	Re-signing	[27]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)	Jonathan Girard	1-year	Re-signing	[53]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01)	Jay Henderson	1-year	Re-signing	[54]
August 24, 2002 (2002-08-24)	Lee Goren		Re-signing	[55]
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)	Peter Hamerlik	3-year	Entry-level	[56]
December 2, 2002 (2002-12-02)	Joe Thornton	1-year	Extension	[57]
May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31)	Milan Jurcina	3-year	Entry-level	[23]

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[58]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	29	Hannu Toivonen	Finland	HPK (Finland)
2	56	Vladislav Evseev	Russia	CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
4	130	Jan Kubista	Czech Republic	HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic)
5	153	Peter Hamerlik	Slovakia	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
7	228	Dmitri Utkin	Russia	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Jr. (Russia)
8	259	Yan Stastny	Canada	University of Notre Dame (Hockey East)
9	290	Pavel Frolov	Russia	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jrs. (Russia)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

Notes

1. The contract was canceled since Wilde had never been drafted in the NHL entry draft. Wilde signed with Modo Hockey on September 4.^[26]
2. Club option for a second year.
3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[31]
4. Boston retained Kultanen's NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.^[46]

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