2002–03 St. Louis Blues season

The 2002–03 St. Louis Blues season was the 36th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 41 wins, 24 losses, 11 overtime losses and 6 ties, good for 99 points, and the team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, only to lose in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.

2002–03 St. Louis Blues
Division	2nd Central
Conference	5th Western
2002–03 record	41–24–11–6
Home record	23–11–4–3
Road record	18–13–7–3
Goals for	253
Goals against	222
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Chris Pronger Al MacInnis (interim)
Alternate captains	Scott Mellanby Doug Weight
Arena	Savvis Center
Average attendance	18,570
Minor league affiliate(s)	Worcester IceCats Peoria Rivermen
Team leaders
Goals	Pavol Demitra (36)
Assists	Pavol Demitra (57)
Points	Pavol Demitra (93)
Penalty minutes	Reed Low (234)
Plus/minus	Barret Jackman (+23)
Wins	Brent Johnson (16)
Goals against average	Brent Johnson (2.47)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Captain Chris Pronger missed most of the regular season with an injured wrist. Al MacInnis filled in as interim captain and continued to serve in the role through the end of the season even after Pronger returned to the lineup.^[1]

Off-season

Regular season

• January 14, 2003: the Blues scored three short-handed goals in a 4–1 road win over the Phoenix Coyotes.^[2]
• April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy's 1,029th game, and his 551st victory.^[3]

Final standings

Central Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	20	10	4	269	203	110
2	5	St. Louis Blues	82	41	24	11	6	253	222	99
3	9	Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	33	13	6	207	226	79
4	13	Nashville Predators	82	27	35	13	7	183	206	74
5	15	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	42	8	3	213	263	69

^[4]

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

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 10 St. Louis 6–0 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Blues lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 12 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 14 Vancouver 1–3 St. Louis Osgood 19,699 Blues lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 16 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Osgood 19,936 Blues lead 3–1 Recap 5 April 18 St. Louis 3–5 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Blues lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 20 Vancouver 4–3 St. Louis Osgood 19,522 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 22 St. Louis 1–4 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Canucks win 4–3 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 Blues only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
38	Pavol Demitra	LW	78	36	57	93	0	32	7	2	4	6	2	2
2	Al MacInnis	D	80	16	52	68	22	61	3	0	1	1	0	0
61	Cory Stillman	LW	79	24	43	67	12	56	6	2	2	4	0	2
39	Doug Weight	C	70	15	52	67	−6	52	7	5	8	13	0	2
19	Scott Mellanby	RW	80	26	31	57	1	176	6	0	1	1	0	10
7	Keith Tkachuk	LW	56	31	24	55	1	139	7	1	3	4	−1	14
33	Eric Boguniecki	C	80	22	27	49	22	38	7	1	2	3	−2	2
26	Petr Cajanek	RW	51	9	29	38	16	20	2	0	0	0	−1	2
29	Alexander Khavanov	D	81	8	25	33	−1	48	7	2	3	5	0	2
10	Dallas Drake	RW	80	20	10	30	−7	66	7	1	4	5	0	23
22	Martin Rucinsky†	LW	61	16	14	30	−1	38	7	4	2	6	−3	4
5	Barret Jackman	D	82	3	16	19	23	190	7	0	0	0	−2	14
25	Shjon Podein	LW	68	4	6	10	7	28	7	0	1	1	1	6
27	Bryce Salvador	D	71	2	8	10	7	95	7	0	0	0	1	2
9	Tyson Nash	LW	66	6	3	9	0	114	7	2	1	3	3	6
46	Christian Laflamme	D	47	0	9	9	1	45	5	0	0	0	−1	4
21	Jamal Mayers	RW	15	2	5	7	1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Steve Martins†	C	28	3	3	6	−8	18	2	0	1	1	1	0
6	Tom Koivisto	D	22	2	4	6	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	Reed Low	RW	79	2	4	6	3	234	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Steve Dubinsky	C	28	0	6	6	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mike Eastwood‡	C	17	1	3	4	1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Jeff Finley	D	64	1	3	4	−2	46	6	0	0	0	1	6
44	Chris Pronger	D	5	1	3	4	−2	10	7	1	3	4	3	14
63	Justin Papineau‡	C	11	2	1	3	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Mike Van Ryn‡	D	20	0	3	3	3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	Valeri Bure†	RW	5	0	2	2	−2	0	6	0	2	2	2	8
15	Peter Sejna†	LW	1	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Brent Johnson	G	38	0	1	1		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
20[a]	Eric Nickulas	RW	8	0	1	1	−2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Matt Walker	D	16	0	1	1	0	38	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Christian Backman	D	4	0	0	0	−3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Tom Barrasso†‡	G	6	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Fred Brathwaite‡	G	30	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Daniel Corso	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	Reinhard Divis	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Ryan Johnson†	C	17	0	0	0	0	12	6	0	2	2	3	6
30	Chris Osgood†	G	9	0	0	0		0	7	0	0	0		4
45	Cody Rudkowsky	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Curtis Sanford	G	8	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
23[b]	Sergei Varlamov	LW	3	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues 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
35	Brent Johnson	38	16	13	5	844	84	2.47	.900	2	2042	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Fred Brathwaite‡	30	12	9	4	631	74	2.75	.883	2	2042	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Curtis Sanford	8	5	1	0	148	13	1.96	.912	1	397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Chris Osgood†	9	4	3	2	241	27	3.05	.888	2	532	7	3	4	183	17	2.45	.907	1	417
50	Reinhard Divis	2	2	0	0	34	1	0.72	.971	0	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Tom Barrasso†‡	6	1	4	0	132	16	3.28	.879	1	293	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Cody Rudkowsky	1	1	0	0	10	0	0.00	1.000	0	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Calder Memorial Trophy	Barret Jackman	[6]
	NHL All-Rookie Team	Barret Jackman (Defense)	[7]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Al MacInnis (Defense)	[7]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Al MacInnis	[8]
		Doug Weight
	NHL Player of the Week	Brent Johnson (December 30)	[9]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Barret Jackman	[10]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Petr Cajanek	October 10, 2002	[11]
	Tom Koivisto
	Curtis Sanford	October 17, 2002
	Cody Rudkowsky	October 24, 2002
	Matt Walker	December 10, 2002
	Christian Backman	February 11, 2003
	Peter Sejna	April 6, 2003
500th game played	Chris Osgood	April 3, 2003

Transactions

The Blues 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 St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 2002 5th-round pick in 2002	To Boston Bruins 2nd-round pick in 2002	[13]
December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)	To St. Louis Blues Conditional draft pick	To Colorado Avalanche Dale Clarke	[14]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To St. Louis Blues Valeri Bure Conditional 5th-round pick in 2004	To Florida Panthers Mike Van Ryn	[15]
	To St. Louis Blues Chris Osgood 3rd-round pick in 2003	To New York Islanders Justin Papineau 2nd-round pick in 2003	[16]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16)	Steve Bancroft	San Jose Sharks		Free agency	[17]
	Steve Dubinsky	Nashville Predators		Free agency	[17]
	Eric Nickulas	Worcester IceCats (AHL)		Free agency	[17]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)	Jason Dawe	New York Rangers		Free agency	[18]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09)	Aris Brimanis	Anaheim Mighty Ducks		Free agency	[19]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	Mike Stuart	Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	[20]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)	Martin Rucinsky	New York Rangers		Free agency	[21]
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)	Tom Barrasso	Toronto Maple Leafs		Free agency	[22]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)	Steve Martins	Ottawa Senators		Waivers	[23]
February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)	Ryan Johnson	Florida Panthers		Waivers	[24]
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20)	Greg Black	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)		Free agency	[25]
April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05)	Peter Sejna	Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	[26]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[c]	Ref
N/A	Steven Halko	Carolina Hurricanes[d]	Buyout	[28]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05)	Scott Young	Dallas Stars	Free agency (III)	[29]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Tyler Rennette	Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	Marc Bergevin	Pittsburgh Penguins	Free agency (III)	[31]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)	Ray Ferraro		Retirement (III)	[32]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05)	Ed Campbell	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency (VI)	[33]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)	Mike Eastwood	Chicago Blackhawks	Waivers	[34]
December 28, 2002 (2002-12-28)	Tom Barrasso		Mutual release	[35]
March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)	Fred Brathwaite		Mutual release	[36]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27)	Eric Boguniecki	1-year	Option exercised	[37]
	Mike Eastwood	1-year	Option exercised	[37]
	Brent Johnson	1-year	Option exercised	[37]
	Reed Low	1-year	Option exercised	[37]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Petr Cajanek		Entry-level	[38]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10)	Jeff Finley	2-year	Re-signing	[39]
	Tom Koivisto		Entry-level	[40]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Christian Backman		Entry-level	[41]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15)	Fred Brathwaite	1-year	Re-signing	[42]
	Keith Tkachuk	1-year	Re-signing	[42]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)	Alexander Khavanov		Re-signing	[43]
	Christian Laflamme		Re-signing	[44]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Daniel Corso		Re-signing	[45]
	Jamal Mayers		Re-signing	[45]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31)	Marc Brown		Re-signing	[46]
	Dale Clarke		Re-signing	[46]
	Cody Rudkowsky		Re-signing	[46]
	Mark Rycroft		Re-signing	[47]
	Cory Stillman		Re-signing	[46]
	Daniel Tkaczuk		Re-signing	[46]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)	Steve McLaren		Re-signing	[48]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12)	Keith Tkachuk	5-year	Re-signing	[49]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21)	Jame Pollock		Re-signing	[50]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)	Eric Boguniecki		Extension	[51]
February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14)	Jay McClement		Entry-level	[52]

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[53]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	48	Aleksei Shkotov	Russia	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
2	62	Andriy Mikhnov	Ukraine	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	89	Tomas Troliga	Slovakia	HK Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia)
4	120	Robin Jonsson	Sweden	Bofors IK (Sweden)
5	165	Justin Maiser	United States	Boston University (Hockey East)
6	190	D. J. King	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7	221	Jonas Johnson	Sweden	Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
8	253	Tom Koivisto	Finland	Jokerit (Finland)
9	284	Ryan MacMurchy	Canada	Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

Notes

1. Nickulas wore number 68 in his first two games.
2. Varlamov wore number 17 in his first game.
3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[27]
4. Halko signed with Carolina on August 5.

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