2002–03 San Jose Sharks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2002–03
Year:	2002
Team:	San Jose Sharks
Record:	28–37–9–8
Homerecord:	17–16–5–3
Roadrecord:	11–21–4–5
Conferencerank:	14th
Divisionrank:	5th
Goalsfor:	214
Goalsagainst:	239
Captain:	Owen Nolan Vacant
Attendance:	17,350
Assistsleader:	Teemu Selanne (36)
Pointsleader:	Teemu Selanne (64)
Plusminusleader:	Marco Sturm (+9)
Pimleader:	Bryan Marchment (108)
Winsleader:	Evgeni Nabokov (19)
Gaaleader:	Vesa Toskala (2.35)

The 2002–03 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' twelfth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks placed 14th in the conference and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season, thus ending their five-year playoff streak. This would also be the last time the Sharks missed the playoffs until the 2014–15 season.

Regular season

After 24 games and an 8–12–2–2 record, Darryl Sutter was fired.^[1] One game was coached by Cap Raeder before Ron Wilson, the former coach of the Washington Capitals was hired.^[2] Wilson was not able to guide the team to the playoffs and finished with a 19–25–7–6 record for the season. General manager Dean Lombardi was fired on March 18.^[3]

Captain Owen Nolan was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Sharks' penalty kill struggled, as they finished 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 81.01%.^[4]

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

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 Sharks only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.

	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season
8		RW	82	28	36	64	−6	30
25		C	82	23	38	61	−13	66
12		C	82	28	29	57	−10	33
19		LW	82	28	20	48	9	16
11		RW	61	22	20	42	−5	91
18		C	75	11	23	34	−12	53
2		D	82	7	22	29	−19	48
22		D	81	3	19	22	0	61
17		LW	41	9	12	21	−7	41
21		D	43	1	19	20	−3	33
13		RW	76	3	16	19	5	74
9		LW	82	9	9	18	−14	32
14		RW	66	9	7	16	−5	39
3		D	37	3	13	16	−6	30
16		C	75	4	11	15	1	64
7		D	36	4	10	14	−6	46
23		RW	21	6	7	13	−7	8
24		RW	47	2	10	12	−4	22
27		D	67	2	9	11	−2	108
10		C	16	3	7	10	−2	4
10		D	25	1	7	8	2	30
4		D	33	0	8	8	−10	30
5		D	26	0	6	6	−7	9
28		RW	46	2	3	5	−1	37
26		LW	19	3	0	3	−4	19
38		D	15	1	2	3	4	22
46		RW	10	1	2	3	−2	0
15		C	7	1	1	2	2	0
23		D	20	0	1	1	−2	9
41		C	7	0	1	1	2	0
53		D	16	0	0	0	−5	2
4		D	12	0	0	0	0	11
37		G	22	0	0	0		0
20		G	55	0	0	0		10
29		G	11	0	0	0		0
49		LW	4	0	0	0	−2	4

Goaltending

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season
20		55	19	28	8	1561	146	2.71	.906	3	3227
37		22	5	14	0	537	65	3.25	.879	1	1199
29		11	4	3	1	287	21	2.35	.927	1	537

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Teemu Selanne	^[5]
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Teemu Selanne	^[6]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Jim Fahey

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jonathan Cheechoo	October 10, 2002	^[7]
	Lynn Loyns	October 21, 2002
	Ryan Kraft	November 23, 2002
	Jim Fahey	December 12, 2002
	Niko Dimitrakos	February 12, 2003
	Chad Wiseman	March 4, 2003
	Jesse Fibiger	March 6, 2003
	Rob Davison	March 9, 2003
	Miroslav Zalesak	March 11, 2003
400th goal	Vincent Damphousse	October 17, 2002	^[8]
750th game coached	Ron Wilson	March 11, 2003

Transactions

The Sharks 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.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To San Jose Sharks	To Tampa Bay Lightning	^[10]
To San Jose Sharks	To Chicago Blackhawks
	To San Jose Sharks	To New York Rangers
To San Jose Sharks	To Atlanta Thrashers
	To San Jose Sharks	To Florida Panthers	^[11]
	To San Jose Sharks	To Philadelphia Flyers	^[12]
	To San Jose Sharks	To Montreal Canadiens	^[13]
To San Jose Sharks	To Boston Bruins
	To San Jose Sharks	To Pittsburgh Penguins	^[14]
	To San Jose Sharks	To Toronto Maple Leafs	^[15]
	To San Jose Sharks	To Colorado Avalanche	^[16]
	To San Jose Sharks	To Boston Bruins	^[17]
To San Jose Sharks	To Pittsburgh Penguins	^[18]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
	David Cloutier	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)		Free agency	^[19]
		Hershey Bears (AHL)		Free agency	^[20]
			Free agency
	Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)		Free agency
			Free agency
		Kelowna Rockets (WHL)		Free agency	^[21]
		Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	^[22]
	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)		Free agency
		Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)		Free agency	^[23]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
N/A		Kokudo Tokyo (JIHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[24]
		Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)	Free agency (II)	^[25]
			Free agency (VI)	^[26]
Andy Lundbohm		Free agency (VI)
		Florida Panthers	Free agency (III)	^[27]
			Free agency (VI)	^[28]
			Free agency (III)	^[29]
			Retirement (III)	^[30]
N/A	Adam Colagiacomo	Roanoke Express (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[31]
	Adam Nittel	Quad City Mallards (UHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[32]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
			Re-signing	^[33]
		Option exercised
		Option exercised
		1-year	Re-signing	^[34]
			Re-signing	^[35]
		2-year	Arbitration award	^[36]
			Entry-level	^[37]
		Re-signing	^[38]
Willie Levesque		Entry-level	^[39]
		Re-signing	^[40]
			Entry-level	^[41]
			Re-signing	^[42]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
			Entry-level	^[44]
		2-year	Re-signing	^[45]
		2-year	Re-signing	^[46]
		4-year	Re-signing	^[47]
			Entry-level	^[48]
	1-year	Option exercised
		1-year	Option exercised	^[49]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[50]

Round		Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	27	Mike Morris	Right wing		St. Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
2	52	Dan Spang	Defense		Winchester High School (USHS-MA)
3	86	Jonas Fiedler	Right wing		Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5	139	Kris Newbury	Center		Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5	163	Tom Walsh	Center		Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
7	217	Tim Conboy	Defense		Topeka ScareCrows (USHL)
9	288	Michael Hutchins	Defense		Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

References

• Web site: San Jose Sharks 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . December 12, 2022.
• Web site: 2002-03 San Jose Sharks Roster and Statistics . Hockey-Reference.com . December 12, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darryl Sutter fired as Sharks coach . UPI . November 23, 2022 . December 1, 2002.
2. Web site: Sharks hire new coach . UPI . November 23, 2022 . December 4, 2002.
3. Web site: Sharks fire general manager . UPI . November 23, 2022 . March 18, 2003.
4. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Summary . Hockey-Reference.com . 2016-07-18.
5. Web site: 2003 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
6. 2014–15 San Jose Sharks Media Guide, p.255–58
7. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 13, 2024.
8. Web site: Oilers vs. Sharks - NHL Game Recap - October 17, 2002 . ESPN.com . December 22, 2022 . October 18, 2002 . Vincent Damphousse scored his 400th career goal.
9. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . December 10, 2022.
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23. Web site: SHARKS SIGN CENTER GRANT STEVENSON . Cleveland Barons . December 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030623060204/http://www.clevelandbarons.net/news/april2003/stevenson_signed.htm . June 23, 2003 . April 18, 2003.
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27. Web site: Panthers Sign Stephane Matteau . AP NEWS . December 11, 2022 . August 2, 2002.
28. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . December 11, 2022 . August 4, 2002 . ISLANDERS--Signed D Brandon Smith.
29. Web site: Fleury signs with Blackhawks . UPI . December 11, 2022 . August 15, 2002.
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