2002–03 Minnesota Wild season explained

League:NHL
Season:2002–03
Year:2002
Team:Minnesota Wild
Record:42–29–10–1
Homerecord:25–13–3–0
Roadrecord:17–16–7–1
Conferencerank:6th
Divisionrank:3rd
Goalsfor:198
Goalsagainst:178
Captain:Rotating[1]
Brad Bombardir (Oct.–Nov.)
Matt Johnson (Dec.)
Sergei Zholtok (Jan.)
Brad Bombardir (Feb.–Apr.)
Attendance:18,500
Goalsleader:Marian Gaborik (30)
Assistsleader:Marian Gaborik (35)
Pointsleader:Marian Gaborik (65)
Pimleader:Matt Johnson (201)
Plusminusleader:Pascal Dupuis (+17)
Winsleader:Dwayne Roloson (23)
Gaaleader:Dwayne Roloson (2.00)

The 2002–03 Minnesota Wild season was the team's third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, the Wild won two playoff series before losing in the Western Conference Final to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Regular season

The Wild tied the Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut-out with 10.[2]

Final standings

Playoffs

See also: 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Wild are the only team in NHL history to rally back from 3–1 down twice in the same playoff.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || April 10 || Minnesota || 4–2 || Colorado || || Roloson || 18,007 || Wild lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || April 12 || Minnesota || 2–3 || Colorado || || Roloson || 18,007 || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 14 || Colorado || 3–0 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,354 || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 16 || Colorado || 3–1 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,350 || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || April 19 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Colorado || || Fernandez || 18,007 || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || April 21 || Colorado || 2–3 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 19,350 || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 7 || April 22 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Colorado || OT || Fernandez || 18,007 || Wild win 4–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || April 25 || Minnesota || 3–4 || Vancouver || OT || Fernandez || 18,514 || Canucks lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || April 27 || Minnesota || 3–2 || Vancouver || || Roloson || 18,514 || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 29 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,394 || Canucks lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 4 || May 2 || Vancouver || 3–2 || Minnesota || OT || Fernandez || 19,386 || Canucks lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || May 5 || Minnesota || 7–2 || Vancouver || || Roloson || 18,514 || Canucks lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || May 7 || Vancouver || 1–5 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,350 || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 7 || May 8 || Minnesota || 4–2 || Vancouver || || Roloson || 18,514 || Wild win 4–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 1 || May 10 || Anaheim || 1–0 || Minnesota || 2OT || Fernandez || 19,350 || Mighty Ducks lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 2 || May 12 || Anaheim || 2–0 || Minnesota || || Roloson || 19,350 || Mighty Ducks lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || May 14 || Minnesota || 0–4 || Anaheim || || Roloson || 17,174 || Mighty Ducks lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 4 || May 16 || Minnesota || 1–2 || Anaheim || || Fernandez || 17,174 || Mighty Ducks win 4–0 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
10 RW 81 30 35 65 12 46 18 9 8 17 2 6
11 LW 80 20 28 48 17 44 16 4 4 8 0 8
7 C 80 17 31 48 −6 24 17 2 7 9 −3 4
15 LW 82 18 28 46 −10 30 18 7 6 13 −3 4
33 C 78 16 26 42 1 18 18 2 11 13 −7 0
37 C 80 13 19 32 11 63 18 7 6 13 5 14
24 LW 82 15 16 31 4 26 16 1 3 4 −3 4
17 D 78 8 21 29 0 29 18 3 5 8 −8 24
34 C 78 8 17 25 −1 31 15 0 2 2 −1 0
18 RW 81 14 10 24 −3 16 18 3 3 6 −2 4
96 C 50 7 13 20 1 18 5 0 1 1 −1 2
20 D 66 4 12 16 −7 34 18 0 1 1 −3 14
5 D 58 1 14 15 15 16 4 0 0 0 −1 0
2 D 69 2 12 14 13 84 18 1 3 4 5 14
28 LW 32 5 6 11 6 69 14 0 5 5 0 12
77 D 60 2 9 11 −12 30 15 1 1 2 −2 6
55 D 75 3 7 10 11 23 18 0 1 1 5 10
16 RW 8 5 3 8 5 6 5 0 0 0 −3 0
12 LW 60 3 5 8 −8 201 12 0 0 0 0 25
14 C 28 1 5 6 −3 8 17 2 3 5 1 4
23 D 45 1 5 6 4 69 15 1 1 2 −1 16
19 LW 38 3 2 5 −6 23
25 C 4 1 0 1 1 0
27 RW 7 1 0 1 0 13
4 D 57 0 1 1 −1 90 11 0 0 0 −1 16
35 G 35 0 1 1 6 9 0 0 0 0
30 G 50 0 1 1 4 11 0 0 0 4
3 D 14 0 0 0 −3 8
36 LW 2 0 0 0 0 4
9 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 G 1 0 0 0 0
38 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 LW 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
30 50 23 16 8 1334 98 2.00 .927 4 2945 11 5 6 257 25 2.59 .903 0 579
35 35 19 13 2 972 74 2.24 .924 2 1979 9 3 4 253 18 1.96 .929 0 552
31 1 0 1 0 28 5 5.00 .821 0 60

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)
Jack Adams AwardJacques Lemaire[3]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selectionMarian Gaborik[4]
NHL Player of the WeekMarian Gaborik (October 28)[5]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionNick Schultz[6]
TeamThree Star AwardDwayne Roloson[7]

Transactions

The Wild 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.[8]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 22, 2002To Minnesota Wild
9th-round pick in 2002
To Calgary Flames
Jamie McLennan
[9]
June 22, 2002To Minnesota Wild
Cliff Ronning
To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick in 2002
October 31, 2002To Minnesota Wild
7th-round pick in 2003
To Montreal Canadiens
Sylvain Blouin
[10]
February 20, 2003To Minnesota Wild
Jay Henderson
To New York Rangers
Cory Larose
[11]
March 11, 2003To Minnesota Wild
Johan Holmqvist
To New York Rangers
Lawrence Nycholat
[12]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
multi-year Free agency[13]
Free agency[14]
Free agency[15]
Free agency[16]
Waivers [17]
Houston Aeros (AHL) Free agency[18]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
N/A Steve Aronson London Knights (BISL) Free agency (UFA) [19]
Retirement (UFA) [20]
Free agency (VI) [21]
Free agency (UFA) [22]
Free agency (UFA) [23]
Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [24]
Free agency (UFA) [25]
Retirement [26]
HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA) Free agency[27]
HPK (Liiga) Free agency[28]

Signings

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

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[40]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
18Pierre-Marc BouchardChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
238Josh HardingRegina Pats (WHL)
372Mike EricksonUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
373Barry BrustSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
5155Armands BerzinsShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
6175Matt FoyMerrimack College (Hockey East)
7204Niklas EckerblomDjurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
8237Christoph BrandnerKrefeld Pinguine (DEL)
9268Mikhail TyulyapkinTorpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (Russia)
9269Mika HannulaMalmö Redhawks (Elitserien)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Time Captains - Minnesota Wild . Minnesota Wild . August 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070207043957/http://www.wild.com/records/AllTimeCaptains.asp . February 7, 2007.
  2. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Schedule and Results.
  3. Web site: Jack Adams Award . records.nhl.com . December 22, 2022.
  4. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003 . NHL.com . December 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: Gaborik named NHL Player of the Week . UPI . December 22, 2022 . October 28, 2002.
  6. Web site: NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters . ESPN.com . December 21, 2022 . January 18, 2003.
  7. Web site: Dwayne Roloson Wins Pontiac-GMC Star Award . Minnesota Wild . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814051649/http://www.wild.com/team/002/238/ . August 14, 2004 . April 6, 2003.
  8. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . December 7, 2022.
  9. Web site: NHL - Kings trade Ronning to Wild for fourth-round pick . ESPN.com . December 8, 2022 . June 22, 2002.
  10. Web site: In Sports from United Press International . UPI . December 8, 2022 . October 31, 2002.
  11. Web site: Wild Acquire Jay Henderson From Rangers . Minnesota Wild . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814053425/http://www.wild.com/team/002/260/ . August 14, 2004 . February 20, 2003.
  12. Web site: Roloson Signs Contract; AHL Goalie Acquired . Minnesota Wild . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040814052755/http://www.wild.com/team/002/251/ . August 14, 2004 . March 11, 2003.
  13. Web site: Wild signs Bill Muckalt . UPI . December 8, 2022 . July 3, 2002.
  14. Web site: SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 9+ . UPI . December 8, 2022 . July 9, 2002 . Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent right wing Tony Tuzzolino, who had been with the Boston Bruins..
  15. Web site: ACTIVITY . The Globe and Mail . December 8, 2022 . en-CA . July 17, 2002 . Minnesota Wild signed left winger Jean-Guy Trudel..
  16. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5+ . UPI . December 8, 2022 . August 6, 2002 . Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent goaltender Dieter Kochan..
  17. Web site: D Andrei Zyuzin Claimed off Waivers From New Jersey . Minnesota Wild . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021227122516/http://www.wild.com/index.cfm?section=main&cont_id=141699 . December 27, 2002 . November 2, 2002.
  18. Web site: Wild Sign Left Wing Jeremy Stevenson . Minnesota Wild . December 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040804231033/http://www.wild.com/team/002/317/ . August 4, 2004 . November 26, 2002.
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