2002–03 San Jose Sharks season

The 2002–03 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' twelfth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks placed 14th in the conference and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season, thus ending their five-year playoff streak. This would also be the last time the Sharks missed the playoffs until the 2014–15 season.

2002–03 San Jose Sharks
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	14th Western
2002–03 record	28–37–9–8
Home record	17–16–5–3
Road record	11–21–4–5
Goals for	214
Goals against	239
Team information
General manager	Dean Lombardi (Oct-Mar)
Coach	Darryl Sutter (Oct-Dec) Cap Raeder (interim, Dec) Ron Wilson (Dec-Apr)
Captain	Owen Nolan (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains	Vincent Damphousse Mike Ricci
Arena	HP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance	17,350
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cleveland Barons Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
Goals	Teemu Selanne (28), Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm
Assists	Teemu Selanne (36)
Points	Teemu Selanne (64)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Marchment (108)
Plus/minus	Marco Sturm (+9)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (19)
Goals against average	Vesa Toskala (2.35)
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Offseason

Regular season

After 24 games and an 8–12–2–2 record, Darryl Sutter was fired.^[1] One game was coached by Cap Raeder before Ron Wilson, the former coach of the Washington Capitals was hired.^[2] Wilson was not able to guide the team to the playoffs and finished with a 19–25–7–6 record for the season. General manager Dean Lombardi was fired on March 18.^[3]

Captain Owen Nolan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Sharks' penalty kill struggled, as they finished 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 81.01%.^[4]

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Dallas Stars	82	46	17	15	4	245	169	111
2	7	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	40	27	9	6	203	193	95
3	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	33	37	6	6	203	221	78
4	11	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31	35	11	5	204	230	78
5	14	San Jose Sharks	82	28	37	9	8	214	239	73

^[5]

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

Schedule and results

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

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

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
8	Teemu Selanne	RW	82	28	36	64	−6	30
25	Vincent Damphousse	C	82	23	38	61	−13	66
12	Patrick Marleau	C	82	28	29	57	−10	33
19	Marco Sturm	LW	82	28	20	48	9	16
11	Owen Nolan‡	RW	61	22	20	42	−5	91
18	Mike Ricci	C	75	11	23	34	−12	53
2	Mike Rathje	D	82	7	22	29	−19	48
22	Scott Hannan	D	81	3	19	22	0	61
17	Scott Thornton	LW	41	9	12	21	−7	41
21	Jim Fahey	D	43	1	19	20	−3	33
13	Todd Harvey	RW	76	3	16	19	5	74
9	Adam Graves	LW	82	9	9	18	−14	32
14	Jonathan Cheechoo	RW	66	9	7	16	−5	39
3	Dan McGillis†‡	D	37	3	13	16	−6	30
16	Mark Smith	C	75	4	11	15	1	64
7	Brad Stuart	D	36	4	10	14	−6	46
23	Niko Dimitrakos	RW	21	6	7	13	−7	8
24	Niklas Sundstrom‡	RW	47	2	10	12	−4	22
27	Bryan Marchment‡	D	67	2	9	11	−2	108
10	Alyn McCauley†	C	16	3	7	10	−2	4
10	Marcus Ragnarsson‡	D	25	1	7	8	2	30
4	Kyle McLaren†	D	33	0	8	8	−10	30
5	Jeff Jillson‡	D	26	0	6	6	−7	9
28	Matt Bradley‡	RW	46	2	3	5	−1	37
26	Lynn Loyns	LW	19	3	0	3	−4	19
38	Rob Davison	D	15	1	2	3	4	22
46	Miroslav Zalesak	RW	10	1	2	3	−2	0
15	Wayne Primeau†	C	7	1	1	2	2	0
23	Shawn Heins‡	D	20	0	1	1	−2	9
41	Ryan Kraft	C	7	0	1	1	2	0
53	Jesse Fibiger	D	16	0	0	0	−5	2
4	John Jakopin	D	12	0	0	0	0	11
37	Miikka Kiprusoff	G	22	0	0	0		0
20	Evgeni Nabokov	G	55	0	0	0		10
29	Vesa Toskala	G	11	0	0	0		0
49	Chad Wiseman	LW	4	0	0	0	−2	4

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
20	Evgeni Nabokov	55	19	28	8	1561	146	2.71	.906	3	3227
37	Miikka Kiprusoff	22	5	14	0	537	65	3.25	.879	1	1199
29	Vesa Toskala	11	4	3	1	287	21	2.35	.927	1	537

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Teemu Selanne[lower-alpha 1]	[8]
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Teemu Selanne	[9]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Jim Fahey	[9]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jonathan Cheechoo	October 10, 2002	[10]
	Lynn Loyns	October 21, 2002
	Ryan Kraft	November 23, 2002
	Jim Fahey	December 12, 2002
	Niko Dimitrakos	February 12, 2003
	Chad Wiseman	March 4, 2003
	Jesse Fibiger	March 6, 2003
	Rob Davison	March 9, 2003
	Miroslav Zalesak	March 11, 2003
400th goal	Vincent Damphousse	October 17, 2002	[11]
750th game coached	Ron Wilson	March 11, 2003

Transactions

The Sharks 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.^[12]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)	To San Jose Sharks Phoenix's 2nd-round pick in 2002	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2002 5th-round pick in 2002	[13]
	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2002	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2002 4th-round pick in 2002	[13]
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23)	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2003 Future considerations[lower-alpha 2]	To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2002	[13]
	To San Jose Sharks New Jersey's 7th-round pick in 2002	To Atlanta Thrashers 8th-round pick in 2002 7th-round pick in 2003	[13]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	To San Jose Sharks Future considerations[lower-alpha 3]	To Florida Panthers Hannes Hyvonen	[15]
December 6, 2002 (2002-12-06)	To San Jose Sharks Dan McGillis	To Philadelphia Flyers Marcus Ragnarsson	[16]
January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23)	To San Jose Sharks Jeff Hackett	To Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom 3rd-round pick in 2004	[17]
	To San Jose Sharks Rights to Kyle McLaren 4th-round pick in 2004	To Boston Bruins Jeff Hackett Jeff Jillson	[17]
February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)	To San Jose Sharks Conditional 5th-round pick in 2003	To Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Heins	[18]
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	[19]
March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08)	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2003 5th-round pick in 2003	To Colorado Avalanche Bryan Marchment	[20]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2003	To Boston Bruins Dan McGillis	[21]
	To San Jose Sharks Wayne Primeau	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Bradley	[22]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10)	David Cloutier	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)		Free agency	[23]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)	Tavis Hansen	Hershey Bears (AHL)		Free agency	[24]
	John Jakopin	Pittsburgh Penguins		Free agency	[24]
	Jeff Nelson	Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)		Free agency	[24]
	Scott Thomas	Los Angeles Kings		Free agency	[24]
September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	Josh Gorges	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)		Free agency	[25]
April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04)	Tom Preissing	Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	[26]
	Craig Valette	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)		Free agency	[26]
April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18)	Grant Stevenson	Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)		Free agency	[27]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 4]	Ref
N/A	Joel Prpic	Kokudo Tokyo (JIHL)	Free agency (VI)	[29]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09)	Alexander Korolyuk	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)	Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 5]	[31]
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	Steve Bancroft	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (VI)	[32]
	Andy Lundbohm	Florida Panthers	Free agency (VI)	[15]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)	Stephane Matteau	Florida Panthers	Free agency (III)	[33]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03)	Brandon Smith	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	[34]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15)	Theoren Fleury	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	[35]
September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10)	Gary Suter		Retirement (III)	[36]
N/A	Adam Colagiacomo	Roanoke Express (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[37]
October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)	Adam Nittel	Quad City Mallards (UHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[38]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)	Shawn Heins		Re-signing	[39]
	Patrick Marleau		Option exercised	[39][40]
	Marco Sturm		Option exercised	[39][40]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05)	Teemu Selanne	1-year[lower-alpha 6]	Re-signing	[40]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09)	Marcus Ragnarsson		Re-signing	[41]
August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16)	Niklas Sundstrom	2-year	Arbitration award	[42]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04)	Jim Fahey		Entry-level	[43]
	Ryan Kraft		Re-signing	[44]
	Willie Levesque		Entry-level	[45]
	Mark Smith		Re-signing	[46]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)	Niko Dimitrakos		Entry-level	[47]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)	Matt Bradley		Re-signing	[48]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)	Scott Hannan	1-year	Re-signing	[49]
September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)	Tomas Plihal		Entry-level	[50]
October 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)	Evgeni Nabokov	2-year	Re-signing	[51]
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)	Brad Stuart	2-year[lower-alpha 7]	Re-signing	[52]
January 25, 2003 (2003-01-25)	Kyle McLaren	4-year	Re-signing	[53]
May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22)	Douglas Murray		Entry-level	[54]
	Mike Ricci	1-year	Option exercised	[54]
May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30)	Vincent Damphousse	1-year	Option exercised	[55]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[56]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	27	Mike Morris	Right wing	United States	St. Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
2	52	Dan Spang	Defense	United States	Winchester High School (USHS-MA)
3	86	Jonas Fiedler	Right wing	Czech Republic	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5	139	Kris Newbury	Center	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5	163	Tom Walsh	Center	United States	Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
7	217	Tim Conboy	Defense	United States	Topeka ScareCrows (USHL)
9	288	Michael Hutchins	Defense	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

Notes

1. Selanne was voted to the starting lineup.^[7]
2. The Rangers sent San Jose the rights to Theoren Fleury on June 26 to complete the trade.^[14]
3. 7th-round pick in 2003
4. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[28]
5. San Jose retained Korolyuk’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 21, 2003.^[30]
6. Player option for a second year.
7. Club and player options for a third year.

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