2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season was their 37th National Hockey League season. The Kings placed third in their division, 11th overall in their conference, and failed to qualify for the playoffs due to a season-ending, 11-game losing streak.

2003–04 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	11th Western
2003–04 record	28–29–16–9
Home record	15–16–9–1
Road record	13–13–7–8
Goals for	205
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	Dave Taylor
Coach	Andy Murray
Captain	Mattias Norstrom
Alternate captains	Ian Laperriere Zigmund Palffy Luc Robitaille
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	17,889
Minor league affiliate(s)	Manchester Monarchs Reading Royals
Team leaders
Goals	Alexander Frolov (24)
Assists	Luc Robitaille (29) Jozef Stumpel (29)
Points	Luc Robitaille (51)
Penalty minutes	Sean Avery (261)
Plus/minus	Zigmund Palffy (+18)
Wins	Roman Cechmanek (18)
Goals against average	Cristobal Huet (2.43)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division^[1]

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^[2]

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

2003–04 regular season[3]
October: 4–5–0–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 L October 9, 2003 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap 2 W October 10, 2003 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 1–1–0–0 Recap 3 W October 12, 2003 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 2–1–0–0 Recap 4 W October 15, 2003 4–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 3–1–0–0 Recap 5 L October 18, 2003 3–4 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 3–2–0–0 Recap 6 W October 21, 2003 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 4–2–0–0 Recap 7 L October 23, 2003 1–5 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 4–3–0–0 Recap 8 L October 25, 2003 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 4–4–0–0 Recap 9 L October 30, 2003 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 4–5–0–0 Recap
November: 8–4–1–1 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 5–2–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 10 W November 1, 2003 7–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 5–5–0–0 Recap 11 W November 5, 2003 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 6–5–0–0 Recap 12 W November 6, 2003 1–0 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 7–5–0–0 Recap 13 OTL November 8, 2003 2–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 7–5–0–1 Recap 14 W November 10, 2003 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 8–5–0–1 Recap 15 T November 13, 2003 4–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 8–5–1–1 Recap 16 L November 15, 2003 0–1 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 8–6–1–1 Recap 17 W November 19, 2003 3–0 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 9–6–1–1 Recap 18 L November 21, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 9–7–1–1 Recap 19 W November 22, 2003 2–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 10–7–1–1 Recap 20 L November 25, 2003 0–4 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 10–8–1–1 Recap 21 L November 27, 2003 4–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 10–9–1–1 Recap 22 W November 29, 2003 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 11–9–1–1 Recap 23 W November 30, 2003 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 12–9–1–1 Recap
December: 4–4–4–3 (home: 3–0–3–1; road: 1–4–1–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 24 L December 2, 2003 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 12–10–1–1 Recap 25 W December 4, 2003 3–0 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 13–10–1–1 Recap 26 W December 6, 2003 7–3 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 14–10–1–1 Recap 27 OTL December 8, 2003 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 14–10–1–2 Recap 28 OTL December 10, 2003 3–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 14–10–1–3 Recap 29 W December 11, 2003 4–1 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 15–10–1–3 Recap 30 L December 13, 2003 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 15–11–1–3 Recap 31 W December 16, 2003 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 16–11–1–3 Recap 32 T December 18, 2003 4–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 16–11–2–3 Recap 33 T December 20, 2003 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 16–11–3–3 Recap 34 T December 22, 2003 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–11–4–3 Recap 35 L December 26, 2003 0–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–12–4–3 Recap 36 T December 27, 2003 4–4 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–12–5–3 Recap 37 OTL December 30, 2003 2–3 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 16–12–5–4 Recap 38 L December 31, 2003 0–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 16–13–5–4 Recap
January: 5–2–7–1 (home: 2–2–4–0; road: 3–0–3–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 39 T January 3, 2004 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 16–13–6–4 Recap 40 T January 7, 2004 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 16–13–7–4 Recap 41 L January 8, 2004 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–14–7–4 Recap 42 T January 10, 2004 2–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 16–14–8–4 Recap 43 T January 13, 2004 0–0 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 16–14–9–4 Recap 44 T January 14, 2004 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 16–14–10–4 Recap 45 OTL January 16, 2004 2–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 16–14–10–5 Recap 46 W January 18, 2004 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 17–14–10–5 Recap 47 W January 20, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 18–14–10–5 Recap 48 L January 22, 2004 4–5 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–15–10–5 Recap 49 W January 24, 2004 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 19–15–10–5 Recap 50 T January 26, 2004 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 19–15–11–5 Recap 51 W January 28, 2004 4–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 20–15–11–5 Recap 52 T January 29, 2004 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–15–12–5 Recap 53 W January 31, 2004 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 21–15–12–5 Recap
February: 4–3–3–2 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–2–3–2) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 54 T February 3, 2004 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 21–15–13–5 Recap 55 W February 10, 2004 3–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 22–15–13–5 Recap 56 OTL February 11, 2004 2–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 22–15–13–6 Recap 57 L February 13, 2004 3–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 22–16–13–6 Recap 58 OTL February 15, 2004 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 22–16–13–7 Recap 59 T February 16, 2004 1–1 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 22–16–14–7 Recap 60 L February 18, 2004 3–4 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 22–17–14–7 Recap 61 W February 21, 2004 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 23–17–14–7 Recap 62 W February 23, 2004 3–0 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 24–17–14–7 Recap 63 T February 25, 2004 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 24–17–15–7 Recap 64 W February 28, 2004 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 25–17–15–7 Recap 65 L February 29, 2004 3–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 25–18–15–7 Recap
March: 3–10–1–1 (home: 2–6–1–0; road: 1–4–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 66 T March 4, 2004 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 25–18–16–7 Recap 67 L March 6, 2004 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 25–19–16–7 Recap 68 W March 9, 2004 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 26–19–16–7 Recap 69 W March 10, 2004 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 27–19–16–7 Recap 70 L March 13, 2004 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 27–20–16–7 Recap 71 W March 14, 2004 5–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 28–20–16–7 Recap 72 L March 16, 2004 3–5 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 28–21–16–7 Recap 73 L March 18, 2004 3–5 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–22–16–7 Recap 74 L March 20, 2004 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 28–23–16–7 Recap 75 L March 22, 2004 1–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 28–24–16–7 Recap 76 L March 24, 2004 0–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 28–25–16–7 Recap 77 L March 26, 2004 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 28–26–16–7 Recap 78 OTL March 27, 2004 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 28–26–16–8 Recap 79 L March 29, 2004 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 28–27–16–8 Recap 80 L March 31, 2004 0–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–28–16–8 Recap
April: 0–1–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 81 L April 2, 2004 2–3 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 28–29–16–8 Recap 82 OTL April 4, 2004 3–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–29–16–9 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 Kings only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
20	Luc Robitaille	LW	80	22	29	51	4	56
24	Alexander Frolov	LW	77	24	24	48	8	24
26	Trent Klatt	RW	82	17	26	43	2	46
33	Zigmund Palffy	RW	35	16	25	41	18	12
15	Jozef Stumpel	C	64	8	29	37	5	16
7	Derek Armstrong	C	57	14	21	35	4	33
25	Eric Belanger	C	81	13	20	33	−16	44
44	Jaroslav Modry	D	79	5	27	32	11	44
17	Lubomir Visnovsky	D	58	8	21	29	8	26
19	Sean Avery	C	76	9	19	28	2	261
27	Joe Corvo	D	72	8	17	25	7	36
22	Ian Laperriere	RW	62	10	12	22	−4	58
13	Michael Cammalleri	C	31	9	6	15	1	20
82	Martin Straka†	C	32	6	8	14	−9	4
14	Mattias Norstrom	D	74	1	13	14	−3	44
43	Jon Sim‡	LW	48	6	7	13	0	27
62	Scott Barney	C	19	5	6	11	3	4
12	Esa Pirnes	C	57	3	8	11	−9	12
10	Nathan Dempsey†	D	17	4	3	7	−7	2
29	Brad Chartrand	C	53	3	4	7	−3	30
42	Tim Gleason	D	47	0	7	7	1	21
53	Jason Holland	D	52	3	3	6	5	24
21	John Tripp	RW	34	1	5	6	−4	33
5	Tomas Zizka	D	15	2	3	5	−4	12
23	Dustin Brown	LW	31	1	4	5	0	16
8	Jeff Cowan†	LW	13	2	1	3	−1	24
3	Aaron Miller	D	35	1	2	3	−3	32
8	Martin Strbak‡	D	5	2	0	2	1	8
55	Pavel Rosa	RW	2	1	1	2	1	0
37	Kip Brennan‡	LW	18	1	0	1	−1	79
11	Anson Carter†	RW	15	0	1	1	−5	0
39	Noah Clarke	LW	2	0	1	1	1	0
38	Denis Grebeshkov	D	4	0	1	1	−4	0
6	Maxim Kuznetsov	D	16	0	1	1	−5	20
2	Bryan Muir	D	2	0	1	1	1	2
63	Brad Norton‡	D	20	0	1	1	−1	77
52	Jerred Smithson	C	8	0	1	1	0	4
32	Roman Cechmanek	G	49	0	0	0		2
46	Mathieu Chouinard	G	1	0	0	0		0
1	Milan Hnilicka	G	2	0	0	0		0
35	Cristobal Huet	G	41	0	0	0		4
11	Steve Kelly	C	3	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
32	Roman Cechmanek	49	18	21	6	1198	113	2.51	.906	5	2701
35	Cristobal Huet	41	10	16	10	961	89	2.43	.907	3	2199
46	Mathieu Chouinard	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.000	0	3
1	Milan Hnilicka	2	0	1	0	42	5	3.75	.881	0	80

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Mattias Norstrom	[4]
Team	Ace Bailey Memorial Award	Luc Robitaille	[5]
	Bill Libby Memorial Award	Luc Robitaille	[6]
	Defensive Player	Mattias Norstrom	[6]
	Jim Fox Community Service	Ian Laperriere	[7]
	Leading Scorer	Luc Robitaille	[8]
	Mark Bavis Memorial Award	Trent Klatt	[5]
	Most Popular Player	Alexander Frolov	[9]
	Outstanding Defenseman	Lubomir Visnovsky	[6]
	Unsung Hero	Trent Klatt	[7]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Dustin Brown	October 9, 2003	[10]
	Tim Gleason
	Esa Pirnes
	Martin Strbak	October 10, 2003
	Noah Clarke	December 16, 2003
	Denis Grebeshkov	February 28, 2004
	Mathieu Chouinard	February 29, 2004
25th shutout	Roman Cechmanek	January 13, 2004	[11]

Transactions

The Kings 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.^[12]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20)	To Los Angeles Kings Jozef Stumpel 7th-round pick in 2003	To Boston Bruins Philadelphia’s 4th-round pick in 2003 Detroit’s 2nd-round pick in 2004	[13]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)	To Los Angeles Kings 6th-round pick in 2003	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2003 Boston’s 7th-round pick in 2003	[14]
	To Los Angeles Kings 9th-round pick in 2004	To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2003	[15]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)	To Los Angeles Kings Milan Hnilicka	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations	[16]
November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30)	To Los Angeles Kings Martin Straka	To Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Anshakov Martin Strbak	[17]
March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	To Los Angeles Kings Nathan Dempsey	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2005 Future considerations	[18]
March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)	To Los Angeles Kings Anson Carter	To Washington Capitals Jared Aulin	[19]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	To Los Angeles Kings Jeff Cowan	To Atlanta Thrashers Kip Brennan	[20]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)	Mathieu Chouinard	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[21]
	Trent Klatt	Vancouver Canucks	2-year	Free agency	[22]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)	Luc Robitaille	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	[23]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)	Bryan Muir	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	[24]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06)	John Tripp	New York Rangers	1-year	Free agency	[25]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[a]	Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	Ken Belanger[b]		Contract expiration (UFA)	[26]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24)	Steve Heinze[c]		Buyout	[29]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	Erik Rasmussen	New Jersey Devils	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)	Travis Scott	Florida Panthers	Free agency (VI)	[31]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03)	Felix Potvin	Boston Bruins	Free agency (III)	[32]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	Mikko Eloranta	TPS (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	[33]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)	Craig Johnson	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Free agency (III)	[34]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Derek Bekar	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	[35]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11)	Chris McAlpine	Minnesota Wild	Free agency (III)	[36]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Jamie Storr	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency (UFA)	[37]
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)	Mike Pudlick	Portland Pirates (AHL)	Free agency (VI)	[38]
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)	Greg Koehler	Elmira Jackals (UHL)	Free agency (VI)	[39]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04)	Brad Norton	Washington Capitals	Waivers	[40]
	Jon Sim	Pittsburgh Penguins	Waivers	[40]
April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)	John Tripp	Adler Mannheim (DEL)	Free agency	[41]
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)	Steve Kelly	Adler Mannheim (DEL)	Free agency[d]	[43]
	Pavel Rosa	Dynamo Moscow (RSL)	Free agency	[44]
May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)	Milan Hnilicka	Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH)	Free agency	[45]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07)	Maxim Kuznetsov	Dynamo Moscow (RSL)	Free agency	[46]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)	Petr Kanko	3-year	Entry-level	[47]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)	Chris Schmidt	1-year	Re-signing	[48]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)	Richard Seeley	1-year	Re-signing	[49]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Denis Grebeshkov	3-year	Entry-level	[50]
	Esa Pirnes		Entry-level	[51]
	Martin Strbak		Entry-level	[52]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16)	Jon Sim	1-year	Re-signing	[53]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)	Adam Deadmarsh	1-year	Re-signing	[54]
	Ryan Flinn		Re-signing	[55]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	Steve Kelly		Re-signing	[56]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Maxim Kuznetsov	1-year	Re-signing	[57]
	Brad Norton	1-year	Re-signing	[57]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	Joe Rullier	1-year	Re-signing	[58]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31)	Kip Brennan	1-year	Re-signing	[59]
	Jerred Smithson	1-year	Re-signing	[59]
	Jozef Stumpel	1-year	Re-signing	[60]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Sean Avery	1-year	Re-signing	[61]
	Scott Barney	1-year	Re-signing	[61]
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)	Dustin Brown	3-year	Entry-level	[62]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02)	Derek Armstrong	2-year[e]	Extension	[63]
April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08)	Gregory Hogeboom	2-year	Entry-level	[64]
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)	Esa Pirnes	1-year	Option exercised	[65]
May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06)	Nathan Dempsey	multi-year	Extension	[66]
June 4, 2004 (2004-06-04)	George Parros	1-year	Extension	[67]

Draft picks

Los Angeles' picks of the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.^[68]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	13	Dustin Brown	United States	Guelph Storm (OHL)
1	26	Brian Boyle	United States	Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
1	27	Jeff Tambellini	Canada	University of Michigan (NCAA)
2	44	Konstantin Pushkarev	Kazakhstan	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
3	82	Ryan Munce	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5	152	Brady Murray	Canada	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
6	174	Esa Pirnes	Finland	Tappara (Finland)
8	231	Matt Zaba	Canada	Vernon (BCHL)
8	244	Mike Sullivan	Canada	Stouffville Spirit (OPJRA)
9	274	Marty Guerin	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Notes

1. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[26]
2. Belanger was inactive during the 2003–04 season.^[27]
3. Heinze retired.^[28]
4. The Kings retained Kelly’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.^[42]
5. Option for a third year.

References

• "Los Angeles Kings 2003–04 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
• "2003–04 Los Angeles Kings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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