2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season explained

League:NHL
Season:2002–03
Year:2002
Team:Phoenix Coyotes
Record:31–35–11–5
Homerecord:17–16–6–2
Roadrecord:14–19–5–3
Conferencerank:11th
Divisionrank:4th
Goalsfor:204
Goalsagainst:230
Altcaptain:Shane Doan
Claude Lemieux (Oct-Jan)
Attendance:13,229
Goalsleader:Mike Johnson (23)
Assistsleader:Mike Johnson (40)
Pointsleader:Mike Johnson (63)
Pimleader:Andrei Nazarov (135)
Todd Simpson (135)
Plusminusleader:Daymond Langkow (+20)
Winsleader:Brian Boucher (15)
Gaaleader:Sean Burke (2.12)

The 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season was their seventh season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 24th season in the NHL and 31st overall. The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2000–01 season.

Regular season

The Coyotes finished the regular season having allowed the most power-play goals of all 30 NHL teams, with 77.[2]

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular season
Player
12 RW 82 23 40 63 9 47
19 RW 82 21 37 58 3 86
17 LW 80 22 35 57 17 92
11 C 82 20 32 52 20 56
8 C 68 17 29 46 −21 50
10 RW 59 13 23 36 −12 26
27 D 78 6 24 30 0 30
29 RW 79 12 15 27 −2 63
23 D 73 10 15 25 −7 78
55 D 64 4 16 20 2 36
34 LW 30 10 8 18 1 30
7 D 51 7 10 17 −5 20
49 LW 43 6 10 16 −4 22
22 RW 36 6 8 14 −3 30
28 RW 31 6 8 14 1 26
16 RW 79 3 9 12 0 109
2 D 66 2 7 9 7 135
4 D 67 2 7 9 1 82
15 D 77 1 8 9 2 18
32 LW 20 3 4 7 3 32
18 LW 40 3 4 7 −4 10
14 C 20 3 1 4 −4 4
24 C 4 0 4 4 3 8
44 LW 59 3 0 3 −9 135
5 D 7 1 2 3 0 27
33 G 45 0 1 1 0
45 D 15 0 1 1 −5 28
77 C 14 0 1 1 −11 21
38 LW 23 0 1 1 −5 8
34 RW 5 0 0 0 −1 2
35 G 16 0 0 0 2
1 G 22 0 0 0 4
40 G 4 0 0 0 0
37 D 10 0 0 0 −2 10
52 D 3 0 0 0 −1 0
24 LW 25 0 0 0 −1 82
21 C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
36 C 2 0 0 0 0 0
40 G 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season
Player
33 45 15 20 8 1210 128 3.02 .894 0 2544
1 22 12 6 2 632 44 2.12 .930 2 1248
35 16 4 9 1 471 32 2.17 .932 1 884
40 4 0 3 0 88 11 3.77 .875 0 175
40 2 0 2 0 48 6 3.03 .875 0 119

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)
NHL Player of the WeekSean Burke (January 6)[3]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionBranko Radivojevic[4]
Ossi Vaananen
TeamHardest Working Player AwardShane Doan[5]
Leading Scorer AwardMike Johnson
Man of the Year AwardLandon Wilson
Team MVP AwardMike Johnson
Three-Star AwardLadislav Nagy

Milestones

Transactions

The Coyotes 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.[7]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
December 19, 2002To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional draft pick in 2004
To Phoenix Coyotes
Paul Ranheim
[8]
December 31, 2002To Carolina Hurricanes
Patrick DesRochers
To Phoenix Coyotes
Jean-Marc Pelletier
Conditional draft pick
[9]
January 16, 2003To Dallas Stars
Claude Lemieux
To Phoenix Coyotes
Scott Pellerin
Conditional draft pick in 2004
[10]
March 8, 2003To Florida Panthers
Darcy Hordichuk
2nd-round pick in 2003
To Phoenix Coyotes
Brad Ference
[11]
March 10, 2003To Philadelphia Flyers
Tony Amonte
To Phoenix Coyotes
Guillaume Lefebvre
Atlanta’s 3rd-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2004
[12]
March 11, 2003To Buffalo Sabres
Daniel Briere
3rd-round pick in 2004
To Phoenix Coyotes
Chris Gratton
4th-round pick in 2004
[13]
March 11, 2003To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ramzi Abid
Dan Focht
Guillaume Lefebvre
To Phoenix Coyotes
Jan Hrdina
Francois Leroux
[14]
March 11, 2003To Vancouver Canucks
Brad May
To Phoenix Coyotes
Conditional draft pick in 2003
[15]
May 31, 2003To Boston Bruins
5th-round pick in 2004
To Phoenix Coyotes
Rights to Darren McLachlan

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
1-year Free agency[16]
4-year Free agency[17]
Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year Free agency[18]
Jokerit (Liiga) multi-year Free agency[19]
Springfield Falcons (AHL) Free agency[20]
Northern Michigan University (CCHA) 1-year Free agency[21]
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) multi-year Free agency[22]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Free agency (VI) [23]
Free agency (VI) [24]
SC Bern (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [25]
Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [26]
Retirement (III) [27]
Alex Andreyev Greensboro Generals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [28]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
multi-year Entry-level [29]
2-year Re-signing [30]
1-year Re-signing [31]
2-year Re-signing [32]
2-year Re-signing [33]
multi-year Re-signing [34]
2-year Re-signing [35]
multi-year Extension [36]
multi-year Re-signing [37]
multi-year Extension [38]
multi-year Extension [39]
Darren McLachlan multi-year Entry-level [40]
multi-year Entry-level
multi-year Entry-level [41]

Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[42]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
119Jakub KoreisHC Plzen (Czech Republic)
123Ben EagerOshawa Generals (OHL)
246David LeNeveuCornell University (ECAC)
370Joe CallahanYale University (ECAC)
380Matt JonesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
497Lance MonychBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5132John ZeilerSioux City Musketeers (USHL)
6186Jeff PietrasiakBerkshire High School (USHS-MA)
7216Ladislav KoubaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
8249Marcus SmithKitchener Rangers (OHL)
9280Russell SpenceOCN Blizzard (MJHL)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press,
  2. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Summary.
  3. Web site: Coyotes' Sean Burke Named NHL Player of the Week . Phoenix Coyotes . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802154046/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030106.1.shtml . August 2, 2003 . January 6, 2003.
  4. Web site: NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters . ESPN.com . December 21, 2022 . January 18, 2003.
  5. Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
  6. Web site: Coyotes vs. Blues - NHL Game Recap - March 6, 2003 . ESPN.com . December 22, 2022 . March 7, 2003 . Coyotes forward Paul Ranheim played in his 1,000th career game..
  7. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . December 9, 2022.
  8. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Ranheim from Philadelphia . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802153533/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20021219.1.shtml . August 2, 2003 . December 19, 2002.
  9. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Goaltender Jean - Marc Pelletier . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802153610/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20021231.2.shtml . August 2, 2003 . December 31, 2002.
  10. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Pellerin from Dallas . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802155508/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030116.1.shtml . August 2, 2003 . January 16, 2003.
  11. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Brad Ference from Florida . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802155342/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030308.3.shtml . August 2, 2003 . March 8, 2003.
  12. Web site: Coyotes Trade Amonte to Philadelphia for Guillaume Lefebvre, 3rd Round Draft Choice In 2003 & 2nd Round Draft Choice In 2004 . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802183602/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030310.7.shtml . August 2, 2003 . March 10, 2003.
  13. Web site: Sabres Acquire Daniel Briere From Phoenix in Exchange for Chris Gratton . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010224337/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/03.11.03.html . October 10, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  14. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Hrdina and Leroux from Pittsburgh In Exchange for Abid, Focht & Lefebvre . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030803101522/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030311.2.shtml . August 3, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  15. Web site: Coyotes Trade May to Vancouver for A Conditional Draft Choice In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030409011122/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030311.1.shtml . April 9, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  16. Web site: Coyotes Sign Buchberger to One-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802142940/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.07.08.shtml . August 2, 2003 . July 7, 2002.
  17. Web site: Coyotes Sign Tony Amonte to Four-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802142747/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.07.12.shtml . August 2, 2003 . July 12, 2002.
  18. Web site: Coyotes Sign Quint to One-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030803101354/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.10.26.shtml . August 3, 2003 . October 26, 2002.
  19. Web site: Coyotes Sign Frank Banham to Multi-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030803102634/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.11.07.shtml . August 3, 2003 . November 7, 2002.
  20. Web site: Wranglers Sign Bonsignore . OurSports Central . December 11, 2022 . February 4, 2005 . the Phoenix Coyotes signed him on December 13th, 2002.
  21. Web site: Coyotes Sign Free Agent Mike Stutzel . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030608122101/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030410.1.shtml . June 8, 2003 . April 10, 2003.
  22. Web site: COYOTES SIGN HUGE PROSPECT KIEL McLEOD . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802153648/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/20030609.1.shtml . August 2, 2003 . June 9, 2003.
  23. Web site: Nashville Predators sign forwards Greg Koehler, Cameron Mann and Wyatt Smith . Nashville Predators . December 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020812052534/http://www.nashvillepredators.com/pressbox/press_releases/20020715.html . August 12, 2002 . July 15, 2002.
  24. Web site: ACTIVITY . The Globe and Mail . December 8, 2022 . en-CA . July 17, 2002 . Minnesota Wild signed left winger Jean-Guy Trudel..
  25. Web site: SEBASTIEN BORDELEAU . TSN.ca . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030510052900/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=135&hubName= . May 10, 2003 . 22-Jul-02: Signed with the SC Bern of the Swiss National League..
  26. Web site: Predators sign two free agents . UPI . December 11, 2022 . July 24, 2002.
  27. Web site: P-Bruins Tab Sullivan . OurSports Central . December 11, 2022 . July 29, 2002.
  28. Web site: Generals sign a pair of Icemen . OurSports Central . December 11, 2022 . September 12, 2002.
  29. Web site: NHL - Coyotes sign 2001 first-round pick Sjostrom . ESPN.com . December 11, 2022 . June 28, 2002.
  30. Web site: Coyotes Sign Simpson to Two-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802143635/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.07.17.shtml . August 2, 2003 . July 17, 2002.
  31. Web site: Coyotes Sign Wilson to One-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802143942/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.07.31.shtml . August 2, 2003 . July 31, 2002.
  32. Web site: PATRICK DESROCHERS . TSN.ca . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021201183813/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=1792&hubName=PHX . December 1, 2002 . 02-Aug-02: Re-signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to a two-year contract..
  33. Web site: Coyotes Sign Briere to Two-Year Deal . Phoenix Coyotes . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030802150810/http://phoenixcoyotes.com/features/news/news_releases/2002.08.06.shtml . August 2, 2003 . August 6, 2002.
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