2002–03 AHL season | |
League: | American Hockey League |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Season: | Regular season |
Season Champ Name: | Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy |
Season Champs: | Hamilton Bulldogs |
Mvp: | Jason Ward |
Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
Top Scorer: | Steve Maltais |
Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
Playoffs: | Playoffs |
Playoffs Link: | 2003 Calder Cup playoffs |
Finals: | Calder Cup |
Finals Champ: | Houston Aeros |
Finals Runner-Up: | Hamilton Bulldogs |
Playoffs Mvp: | Johan Holmqvist |
Playoffs Mvp Link: | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy |
Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 2002–03 AHL season was the 67th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs finished first overall in the regular season. The Houston Aeros won their first Calder Cup championship.
Canadian Division | |||||||||
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y–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM/MTL) | 80 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 110 | 279 | 191 | |
x–Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 229 | 228 | |
e–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 32 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 236 | 285 | |
e–Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 32 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 203 | 223 |
North Division | |||||||||
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y–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 104 | 268 | 227 | |
x–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) | 80 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 97 | 254 | 209 | |
x–Worcester IceCats (STL) | 80 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 88 | 235 | 220 | |
x–Portland Pirates (WSH) | 80 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 85 | 221 | 195 | |
e–Lowell Lock Monsters (CAR) | 80 | 19 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 175 | 275 |
East Division | |||||||||
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y–Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 97 | 239 | 207 | |
x–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 94 | 219 | 198 | |
x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 255 | 236 | |
x–Springfield Falcons (PHX/TBL) | 80 | 34 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 76 | 202 | 243 | |
e–Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 197 | 235 |
Central Division | |||||||||
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y–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 80 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 240 | 177 | |
x–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 81 | 219 | 221 | |
e–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) | 80 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 202 | 242 | |
e–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 66 | 201 | 256 | |
e–Cleveland Barons (SJS) | 80 | 22 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 203 | 286 |
West Division | |||||||||
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y–Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 47 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 104 | 266 | 222 | |
x–Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 43 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 98 | 276 | 237 | |
x–San Antonio Rampage (FLA) | 80 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 235 | 226 | |
x–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 80 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 85 | 247 | 251 | |
x–Utah Grizzlies (DAL) | 80 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 83 | 227 | 243 |
South Division | |||||||||
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y–Norfolk Admirals (CHI) | 80 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 201 | 187 | |
x–Hershey Bears (COL) | 80 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 89 | 217 | 209 | |
x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 245 | 248 | |
e–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 198 | 212 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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79 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 86 | |||
79 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 85 | |||
61 | 41 | 44 | 85 | 99 | |||
78 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 47 | |||
76 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 37 | |||
75 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 36 | |||
82 | 27 | 48 | 75 | 77 | |||
76 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 42 | |||
73 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 127 | |||
78 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 71 |
See main article: 2003 Calder Cup playoffs.
The 16th AHL All-Star Game was played on February 3, 2003 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 10-7. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team Canada won 15-13 over Team PlanetUSA. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/
Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Houston Aeros | |
Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Hamilton Bulldogs | |
Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Houston Aeros | |
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, league: | Hamilton Bulldogs | |
Frank Mathers Trophy Regular season champions, South Division: | Norfolk Admirals | |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular season champions, West Division: | Houston Aeros | |
Emile Francis Trophy Regular season champions, North Division: | Providence Bruins | |
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, East Division: | Binghamton Senators | |
Sam Pollock Trophy Regular season champions, Canadian Division: | Hamilton Bulldogs | |
John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, Central Division: | Grand Rapids Griffins |
Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Jason Ward - Hamilton Bulldogs | |
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Steve Maltais - Chicago Wolves | |
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Darren Haydar - Milwaukee Admirals | |
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Curtis Murphy - Houston Aeros | |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender: | ||
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Marc Lamothe, Joey MacDonald - Grand Rapids Griffins | |
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Claude Julien & Geoff Ward - Hamilton Bulldogs | |
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Chris Ferraro - Portland Pirates & Eric Healey - Manchester Monarchs | |
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | ||
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Johan Holmqvist - Houston Aeros |
James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Jeff Barrett, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | |
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions: | Bill Watters | |
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Joe Conklin, Grand Rapids, (newspaper) Dave Ahlers, Portland, (radio) Rogers Sportsnet, (television) | |
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Don Helbig, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | |
Michael Condon Memorial Award Outstanding service, on-ice official: | Marty Demers |