2002–03 New York Islanders season explained

League:NHL
Season:2002–03
Year:2002
Team:New York Islanders
Record:35–34–11–2
Homerecord:18–18–5–0
Roadrecord:17–16–6–2
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:8th
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:3rd
Goalsfor:224
Goalsagainst:231
Generalmanager:Mike Milbury
Coach:Peter Laviolette
Captain:Michael Peca
Altcaptain:Adrian Aucoin
Kenny Jonsson
Alexei Yashin
Arena:Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance:14,930 (92.0%)
Minorleague:Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Trenton Titans
Goalsleader:Dave Scatchard (27)
Assistsleader:Alexei Yashin (39)
Pointsleader:Alexei Yashin (65)
Pimleader:Eric Cairns (124)
Plusminusleader:Roman Hamrlik (+21)
Winsleader:Chris Osgood (17)
Gaaleader:Garth Snow (2.31)

The 2002–03 New York Islanders season was the 31st season in the franchise's history.

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

The Islanders lost in the first round to the Ottawa Senators 4–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|1||L||October 10, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||0–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 12, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||0–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|3||W||October 15, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||1–2–0–0 || |- align="center"|4||T||October 17, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||1–2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|5||W||October 19, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||2–2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|6||L||October 22, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||2–3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|7||W||October 24, 2002||5–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||3–3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 26, 2002||2–6 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||3–4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||October 29, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||3–5–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|10||L||October 30, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||3–6–1–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|11||L||November 2, 2002||1–6 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||3–7–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 4, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||3–8–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|13||L||November 7, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||3–9–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|14||W||November 8, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||4–9–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|15||W||November 10, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||5–9–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 12, 2002||3–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||5–10–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|17||L||November 14, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||5–11–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|18||W||November 16, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||6–11–1–0 || |- align="center"|19||T||November 20, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||6–11–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|20||W||November 21, 2002||7–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||7–11–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|21||W||November 23, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||8–11–2–0 || |- align="center"|22||T||November 27, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||8–11–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||November 29, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||8–12–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|24||L||November 30, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||8–13–3–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|25||W||December 3, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||9–13–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|26||W||December 6, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||10–13–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|27||W||December 7, 2002||6–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||11–13–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 10, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||11–14–3–0 || |- align="center"|29||T||December 13, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||11–14–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|30||L||December 14, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||11–15–4–0 || |- align="center"|31||T||December 17, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||11–15–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|32||W||December 19, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||12–15–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 21, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||12–16–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|34||W||December 23, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||13–16–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|35||W||December 28, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||14–16–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|36||W||December 30, 2002||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||15–16–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|37||W||December 31, 2002||1–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||16–16–5–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|38||W||January 3, 2003||8–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||17–16–5–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|39||OTL||January 4, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||17–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|40||W||January 7, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||18–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 9, 2003||0–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||18–17–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|42||W||January 11, 2003||7–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||19–17–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|43||OTL||January 13, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||19–17–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|44||L||January 15, 2003||0–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||19–18–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|45||W||January 16, 2003||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||20–18–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|46||W||January 19, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||21–18–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|47||L||January 21, 2003||0–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||21–19–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|48||W||January 24, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||22–19–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 25, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||22–20–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|50||W||January 28, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||23–20–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|51||W||January 30, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||24–20–5–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||February 4, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||24–21–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 7, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||24–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|54||W||February 8, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||25–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|55||W||February 11, 2003||6–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||26–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|56||L||February 13, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||26–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|57||W||February 15, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||27–23–5–2 || |- align="center"|58||T||February 17, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||27–23–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|59||W||February 19, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||28–23–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|60||W||February 21, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||29–23–6–2 || |- align="center"|61||T||February 23, 2003||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||29–23–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 25, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||29–24–7–2 || |- align="center"|63||T||February 27, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||29–24–8–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|64||W||March 1, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||30–24–8–2 || |- align="center"|65||T||March 3, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||30–24–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 4, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||30–25–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 6, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||30–26–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|68||L||March 8, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||30–27–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 11, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||30–28–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|70||W||March 13, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||31–28–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|71||W||March 15, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||32–28–9–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|72||L||March 17, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||32–29–9–2 || |- align="center"|73||T||March 18, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||32–29–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|74||W||March 20, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||33–29–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|75||L||March 22, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||33–30–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|76||W||March 25, 2003||9–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||34–30–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||March 28, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||34–31–10–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|78||L||March 30, 2003||0–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||34–32–10–2 || |-|- align="center"|79||T||April 1, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||34–32–11–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|80||L||April 3, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||34–33–11–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 5, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||34–34–11–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|82||W||April 6, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||35–34–11–2 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 ||W|| April 9, 2003 || 3–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators || Islanders lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L|| April 12, 2003 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 ||L|| April 14, 2003 || 2–3 2OT || align="left"| Ottawa Senators || Senators lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L|| April 16, 2003 || 1–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators || Senators lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| April 17, 2003 || 1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators || Senators win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
79 C 81 26 39 65 −12 32 5 2 2 4 −1 2
55 C 81 25 30 55 16 58 5 0 1 1 −2 2
37 RW 81 23 25 48 −11 28 5 1 0 1 −1 4
38 C 81 27 18 45 9 108 5 1 0 1 −3 6
17 C 74 13 29 42 −9 52 5 1 0 1 −2 0
27 C 66 13 29 42 −4 43 5 0 0 0 −1 4
4 D 73 9 32 41 21 87 5 0 2 2 −2 2
3 D 73 8 27 35 −5 70 5 1 2 3 −1 4
45 RW 78 15 19 34 1 57 5 0 0 0 −1 16
28 C 81 9 19 28 5 116 5 0 0 0 −3 23
12 LW 69 12 14 26 4 44 5 0 1 1 −1 2
29 D 71 8 18 26 −8 24 5 0 1 1 −2 0
15 LW 53 10 13 23 −9 34
11 RW 47 6 17 23 −2 10
2 D 80 3 13 16 −2 24 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 D 66 2 11 13 15 26 4 0 0 0 −1 4
13 C 66 6 6 12 −3 20
44 D 13 1 5 6 −2 14 5 0 1 1 −4 12
33 D 60 1 4 5 −7 124 5 0 0 0 −1 13
16 LW 17 0 5 5 0 10
26 C 11 2 2 4 −1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 D 37 0 4 4 −6 26
21 RW 8 0 4 4 5 4
10 C 8 2 1 3 2 4
16 C 5 1 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 C 10 1 2 3 0 2 5 1 1 2 −1 0
20 RW 49 1 0 1 −5 75 5 0 0 0 −2 10
39 G 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
49 RW 19 0 0 0 −3 48 2 0 1 1 1 4
32 D 4 0 0 0 −1 0
59 D 3 0 0 0 0 2
35 G 37 0 0 0 12
8 D 2 0 0 0 1 0
36 D 4 0 0 0 −1 28
6 D 3 0 0 0 −2 0
30 G 43 0 0 0 24 5 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
35 37 17 14 4 912 97 2.92 .894 2 1993 — — — — — — — — —
30 43 16 17 5 1120 92 2.31 .918 1 2390 5 1 4 134 12 2.36 .910 1 305
39 10 2 5 2 273 29 2.97 .894 0 585 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 1.000 0 15

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)		NHL All-Star Game selectionRoman Hamrlik[1]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionMattias Weinhandl[2]
TeamBob Nystrom AwardJason Blake[3]
Garth Snow

Transactions

The Islanders 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.[4]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 22, 2002To New York Islanders
Arron Asham
5th-round pick in 2002		To Montreal Canadiens
Mariusz Czerkawski		[5]
June 22, 2002To New York Islanders
Eric Godard		To Florida Panthers
Florida's 3rd-round pick in 2002		[6]
June 22, 2002To New York Islanders
Mattias Timander		To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2002		[7]
July 3, 2002To New York Islanders
Jason Wiemer		To Florida Panthers
Branislav Mezei		[8]
October 11, 2002To New York Islanders
Sven Butenschon		To Florida Panthers
Juraj Kolnik
9th-round pick in 2003		[9]
March 9, 2003To New York Islanders
Randy Robitaille		To Pittsburgh Penguins
5th-round pick in 2003		[10]
March 9, 2003To New York Islanders
5th-round pick in 2003		To Philadelphia Flyers
Claude Lapointe
March 11, 2003To New York Islanders
Justin Papineau
2nd-round pick in 2003		To St. Louis Blues
Chris Osgood
3rd-round pick in 2003		[11]
March 11, 2003To New York Islanders
Janne Niinimaa
2nd-round pick in 2003		To Edmonton Oilers
Brad Isbister
Raffi Torres		[12]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
Free agency [13]
Free agency [14]
Barrie Colts (OHL) multi-year Free agency [15]
Free agency [16]
Karpat (Liiga) Free agency [17]
Free agency [18]
University of Denver (WCHA) 1-year Free agency [19] [20]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
EV Zug (NLA) Free agency (VI) [21]
Contract expiration (III)
Free agency (III) [22]
Free agency (VI) [23]
Free agency (VI) [24]
Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency (VI) [25]
Waivers [26]
New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [27]
New Jersey Devils Free agency
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency [28]
Free agency (UFA) [29]
Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [30]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
multi-year Entry-level [31]
multi-year Entry-level [32]
2-year Re-signing [33]
2-year Re-signing [34]
1-year Re-signing [35]
2-year Re-signing [36]
1-year Re-signing
2-year Re-signing [37]
2-year Extension [38]
2-year Arbitration award [39]
1-year Re-signing [40]

Draft picks

New York's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[41]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
122Sean BergenheimJokerit (Finland)
387Frans NielsenMalmö IF (Sweden)
5149Marcus PaulssonMorrums GoIS IK (Sweden)
6189Alexei StonkusYaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)
7220Brad ToppingBrampton Battalion (OHL)
8252Martin ChabadaSparta Prague (Czech Republic)
9283Per BraxenholmMorrums GoIS IK (Sweden)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003 . NHL.com . December 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters . ESPN.com . December 21, 2022 . January 18, 2003.
  3. Web site: New York Islanders – Awards and Honors . New York Islanders . August 9, 2022.
  4. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . November 25, 2022.
  5. Web site: Czerkawski Dealt To Montreal For Asham And a Pick . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802102755/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/czerkawski062202.html . August 2, 2002 . June 22, 2002.
  6. Web site: Gwydir . Kerry . Isles Get Godard for Pick . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802104619/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/godard062202.html . August 2, 2002 . June 22, 2002.
  7. Web site: Timander Acquired From Columbus For Pick . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802113452/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/timander062202.html . August 2, 2002 . June 22, 2002.
  8. Web site: Gwydir . Kerry . Islanders Acquire Wiemer for Mezei . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802114312/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/wiemer_trade070302.html . August 2, 2002 . July 3, 2002.
  9. Web site: Islanders Acquire Butenschon for Kolnik . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021021061642/http://newyorkislanders.com/news/butenschon101102.html . October 21, 2002 . October 11, 2002.
  10. Web site: Islanders Acquire Randy Robitaille; Traded Lapointe to Philly . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030402162019/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/robitaille030903.html . April 2, 2003 . March 9, 2003.
  11. Web site: ISLANDERS TRADE OZZIE FOR TOP PROSPECT AND PICK UPGRADE . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030402162138/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/osgood031103.html . April 2, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  12. Web site: ISLANDERS ACQUIRE JANNE NIINIMAA AND 2ND ROUND PICK FOR ISBISTER, TORRES . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030413180024/http://newyorkislanders.com/news/niinimaa031103.html . April 13, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  13. Web site: Islanders Add D Alan Letang . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802110122/http://newyorkislanders.com/news/letang071802.html . August 2, 2002 . July 18, 2002.
  14. Web site: Laviolette Protege Eric Manlow Signs On . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020723214343/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/manlow071902.html . July 23, 2002 . July 19, 2002.
  15. Web site: OHL Playoff Ace Blaine Down Signs With Islanders . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020724132246/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/down072202.html . July 24, 2002 . July 22, 2002.
  16. Web site: Former Laviolette captain Brandon Smith Signs With Islanders . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020805152854/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/bsmith080302.html . August 5, 2002 . August 3, 2002.
  17. Web site: Islanders Sign Former All-American Jeff Hamilton . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021121012240/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/hamilton080602.html . November 21, 2002 . August 6, 2002.
  18. , retrieved November 26, 2022
  19. Web site: Wade Dubielewicz rewarded by Islanders . CBC.ca . November 26, 2022 . May 8, 2007 . The native of Invermere, B.C., is 7-4-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .921 SP in 17 NHL appearances since signing with the Islanders as a free agent on May 26, 2003..
  20. Web site: Dubielewicz Gets His Chance . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030704091819/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/dubielewicz070203.html . July 4, 2003 . July 2, 2003 . The Islanders gave Dubielewicz that shot last month, signing him to a one-year contract..
  21. , retrieved November 26, 2002
  22. Web site: Caps ink free agent C Kip Miller . UPI . November 26, 2022 . July 9, 2002.
  23. Web site: Devils Sign Eight Players . New Jersey Devils . November 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016010548/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2003/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20020712.html . October 16, 2002 . July 12, 2002.
  24. Web site: SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 17+ . UPI . November 26, 2022 . July 18, 2002 . Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms on two-year contracts with defenseman Todd Reirden and center Jason Krog..
  25. , retrieved November 26, 2002
  26. Web site: Tarnstrom Claimed Off Waivers By Pittsburgh . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020809091915/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/tarnstrom080602.html . August 9, 2002 . August 6, 2002.
  27. Web site: Devils Sign Free Agents Sutton & Roche . New Jersey Devils . November 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021016010324/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2003/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20020826.html . October 16, 2002 . August 26, 2002.
  28. Web site: Islanders Recall Torres and Mapletoft . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021017221859/http://www.newyorkislanders.com:80/news/recall101402.html . October 17, 2002 . October 14, 2002 . Defenseman Evgeny Korolev has returned to Russia to play for Jaroslavl of the Russian League, but the Islanders retain his rights.
  29. Web site: Canucks ink Lindgren . UPI . November 26, 2022 . November 4, 2002.
  30. Web site: Syracuse Signs NHL Veteran Van Impe . OurSports Central . November 26, 2022 . January 9, 2003.
  31. Web site: Islanders Sign Elite Prospect Mattias Weinhandl . New York Islanders . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802113342/http://www.newyorkislanders.com/news/weinhandl070302.html . August 2, 2002 . July 3, 2002.
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