2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2003–04
Year:	2003
Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Record:	20–43–11–8
Homerecord:	13–17–6–5
Roadrecord:	7–26–5–3
Conferencerank:	15th
Divisionrank:	5th
Goalsfor:	188
Goalsagainst:	259
Generalmanager:	Mike Smith (Oct) Bob Pulford (Oct-Apr) interim
Captain:	Alexei Zhamnov (Oct-Feb) Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Altcaptain:	Mark Bell (Feb-Apr) Bryan Berard (Feb-Apr) Kyle Calder Steve Sullivan (Oct-Feb)
Attendance:	13,253 (64.6%)
Minorleague:	Norfolk Admirals Florence Pride^[1] Indianapolis Ice^[2]
Goalsleader:	Tuomo Ruutu (23)
Assistsleader:	Bryan Berard (34)
Pointsleader:	Tyler Arnason (55)
Pimleader:	Scott Nichol (145)
Plusminusleader:	Stephane Robidas (+6)
Winsleader:	Craig Anderson (6) Michael Leighton (6)
Gaaleader:	Craig Anderson (2.84)

The 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 78th season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. The Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Regular season

General manager Mike Smith was fired on October 24, 2003. Bob Pulford replaced Smith on an interim basis until a replacement could be found.^[3]

On December 11, 2003, Mark Bell scored just 15 seconds into the overtime period to give the Blackhawks a 4–3 home win over the Detroit Red Wings.^[4] The Sabres' Derek Roy would match that mark in the overtime period on March 17, 2004, in a 4–3 Buffalo road win over the Atlanta Thrashers.^[5] Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the 2003–04 NHL regular season.^[6] In February, team captain Alexei Zhamnov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers. The team chose not to name a replacement for the rest of the season.

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 8, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 10, 2003||0–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 12, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||1–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||October 16, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||1–3–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 18, 2003||2–7 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||1–4–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 19, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||2–4–0–0 || |- align="center" |7||T||October 23, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||2–4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||October 25, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||3–4–1–0 || |- align="center" |9||T||October 26, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||3–4–2–0 || |- align="center" |10||T||October 28, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||3–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|11||L||October 30, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||3–5–3–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |12||W||November 1, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||4–5–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 2, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||5–5–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 7, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||6–5–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|15||OTL||November 9, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||6–5–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 10, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||6–6–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|17||L||November 12, 2003||2–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||6–7–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|18||OTL||November 14, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||6–7–3–2 || |- align="center" |19||T||November 16, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||6–7–4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 18, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||6–8–4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|21||OTL||November 20, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||6–8–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 22, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||6–9–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||November 26, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||6–10–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|24||L||November 28, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||6–11–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|25||L||November 29, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||6–12–4–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 3, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||6–13–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 6, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||6–14–4–3 || |- align="center" |28||T||December 7, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||6–14–5–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |29||W||December 11, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||7–14–5–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|30||L||December 12, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||7–15–5–3 || |- align="center" |31||T||December 14, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||7–15–6–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 18, 2003||1–6 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||7–16–6–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 19, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||7–17–6–3 || |- align="center" |34||T||December 21, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||7–17–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |35||W||December 23, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||8–17–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||December 26, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||8–18–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 28, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||9–18–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||December 29, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||9–19–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|39||OTL||December 31, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||9–19–7–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |40||W||January 2, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||10–19–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 4, 2004||3–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||10–20–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 7, 2004||4–7 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||10–21–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 8, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||11–21–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|44||OTL||January 11, 2004||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||11–21–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|45||L||January 12, 2004||4–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||11–22–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 14, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||11–23–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|47||L||January 18, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||11–24–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|48||L||January 21, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||11–25–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |49||W||January 22, 2004||7–0 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||12–25–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 24, 2004||3–4 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||12–26–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|51||L||January 27, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||12–27–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||January 29, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||12–28–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |53||W||January 30, 2004||5–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||13–28–7–5 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|54||L||February 1, 2004||4–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||13–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |55||W||February 3, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||14–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |56||W||February 11, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||15–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 14, 2004||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||16–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 15, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||16–30–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 19, 2004||3–6 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||16–31–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |60||W||February 22, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||17–31–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|61||L||February 24, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||17–32–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |62||W||February 25, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||18–32–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||February 27, 2004||3–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||18–33–7–5 || |- align="center" |64||T||February 29, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||18–33–8–5 || |-|- align="center" |65||T||March 1, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||18–33–9–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 3, 2004||3–5 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||18–34–9–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 5, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||18–35–9–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|68||OTL||March 7, 2004||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||18–35–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 11, 2004||4–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||18–36–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 12, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||19–36–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 14, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||19–37–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|72||L||March 17, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||19–38–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 19, 2004||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||20–38–9–6 || |- align="center" |74||T||March 21, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||20–38–10–6 || |- align="center" |75||T||March 23, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||20–38–11–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||March 25, 2004||2–8 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||20–39–11–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|77||OTL||March 27, 2004||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||20–39–11–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|78||L||March 28, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||20–40–11–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|79||L||March 30, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||20–41–11–7 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|80||L||April 1, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||20–42–11–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|81||L||April 3, 2004||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||20–42–11–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|82||L||April 4, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||20–43–11–8 || |-|-| 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 Blackhawks only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Regular season
	Player
39		C	82	22	33	55	−13	16
4		D	58	13	34	47	−24	53
28		C	82	21	24	45	−14	106
15		LW	82	23	21	44	−31	58
26		RW	56	15	28	43	−7	36
19		LW	66	21	18	39	−18	29
53		C	76	11	20	31	−11	54
43		D	58	8	17	25	−5	30
12		C	75	7	11	18	−16	145
13		C	23	6	12	18	−8	14
22		C	62	3	10	13	−15	22
20		LW	60	2	11	13	−15	40
17		D	45	2	10	12	6	33
23		D	23	2	10	12	−6	58
55		RW	19	4	7	11	−7	0
2		D	51	4	7	11	−26	18
50		LW	36	4	7	11	−2	18
36		C	30	1	7	8	−12	8
25		D	24	0	7	7	−17	14
59		LW	82	4	2	6	−17	142
44		D	23	2	4	6	0	24
14		RW	65	4	1	5	−10	120
11		RW	20	2	3	5	−5	10
8		D	53	2	2	4	−16	26
5		D	25	1	3	4	−9	8
34		D	54	1	3	4	−16	73
32		RW	18	1	3	4	1	4
20		RW	21	1	1	2	−6	8
6		D	5	0	2	2	−1	2
49		G	34	0	2	2		2
33		RW	8	1	0	1	2	23
56		D	41	0	1	1	−9	70
42		D	9	0	1	1	−5	6
16		RW	10	0	1	1	−3	0
42		D	19	0	1	1	6	20
47		D	10	0	1	1	−2	4
45		LW	3	0	1	1	1	0
31		G	21	0	0	0		4
30		G	7	0	0	0		2
29		G	9	0	0	0		0
41		G	14	0	0	0		0
40		G	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Regular season
	Player
31		21	6	14	0	602	57	2.84	.905	1	1205
49		34	6	18	8	987	99	2.99	.900	2	1988
41		14	5	7	2	450	39	2.85	.913	1	821
29		9	2	6	0	221	23	2.89	.896	0	478
30		7	1	5	1	217	26	3.66	.880	0	426
40		1	0	1	0	33	4	3.93	.879	0	61

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Bryan Berard	^[7]
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Michael Leighton (December 30)	^[8]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Tuomo Ruutu (March)	^[9]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Tuomo Ruutu	^[10]

Transactions

The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.^[11]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2003	To Colorado Avalanche Andrei Nikolishin	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004	^[12]
June 22, 2003	To Florida Panthers Dmytro Tolkunov	To Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2003
June 22, 2003	To San Jose Sharks Florida's 9th-round pick in 2003	To Chicago Blackhawks 8th-round pick in 2004
November 17, 2003	To Dallas Stars Jon Klemm 4th-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Stephane Robidas 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[13]
February 16, 2004	To Nashville Predators Steve Sullivan	To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2004 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[14]
February 19, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhamnov 4th-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Jim Vandermeer Rights to Colin Fraser 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[15]
February 24, 2004	To Calgary Flames Ville Nieminen	To Chicago Blackhawks Jason Morgan Conditional draft pick	^[16]
March 2, 2004	To Florida Panthers Rights to Ty Jones	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations	^[17]
March 2, 2004	To Los Angeles Kings Nathan Dempsey	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2005 Future considerations	^[18]
March 9, 2004	To New York Islanders Alexander Karpovtsev	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2005	^[19]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
				Free agency	^[20]
				Free agency	^[21]
				Free agency	^[22]
				Free agency	^[23]
		Norfolk Admirals (AHL)		Free agency	^[24]
				Waivers	^[25]
		Norfolk Admirals (AHL)		Free agency	^[26]
		University of Massachusetts Amherst (HE)		Free agency	^[27]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
		Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	^[28]
			Free agency (VI)	^[29]
			Free agency (VI)	^[30]
			Free agency (III)	^[31]
			Free agency (III)	^[32]
		Jokerit (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[34]
		Florida Panthers	Free agency (III)	^[35]
			Retirement (III)	^[36]
		Florence Pride (ECHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[37]
		Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	Free agency (III)	^[38]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
			Re-signing	^[39]
			Re-signing	^[40]
			Entry-level	^[41]
			Entry-level
			Entry-level
			Entry-level
			Re-signing	^[42]
			Re-signing	^[43]
			Re-signing	^[44]
			Re-signing	^[45]
			Entry-level	^[46]
			Entry-level	^[47]
			Entry-level	^[48]
			Entry-level	^[49]
			Entry-level

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[50]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Brent Seabrook		Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
2	52	Corey Crawford		Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2	59	Michal Barinka		HC Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic)
5	151	Lasse Kukkonen		Karpat (Finland)
5	156	Alexei Ivanov		Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
6	181	Johan Andersson		Troja (Sweden)
7	211	Mike Brodeur		Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
8	245	Dustin Byfuglien		Prince George Cougars (WHL)
9	275	Michael Grenzy		Chicago Steel (USHL)
9	282	Chris Porter		Lincoln Stars (USHL)

See also

• 2003–04 NHL season

References

• Web site: Chicago Blackhawks 2003–04 roster and statistics . The Internet Hockey Database . August 8, 2022.
• Web site: 2003–04 Chicago Blackhawks Roster and Statistics . Sports Reference LLC . Hockey-Reference.com . August 8, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blackhawks Announce Affiliation Agreement With ECHL's Florence . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031102021029/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=200041&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . November 2, 2003 . August 18, 2003.
2. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Affiliation Agreement With Indianapolis Ice . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031002125632/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=204686&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 2, 2003 . September 12, 2003.
3. Web site: Blackhawks Relieve Mike Smith Of General Manager Duties . Chicago Blackhawks . August 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040223202043/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=210916&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . February 23, 2004 . October 24, 2003.
4. Web site: Archives. . 12 December 2003 .
5. Web site: Archives. . 18 March 2004 .
6. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Schedule and Results.
7. Web site: Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
8. Web site: Walker, Leighton, named NHL Players of the Week . ESPN.com . August 11, 2022 . December 31, 2003.
9. Web site: Ruutu Named NHL Rookie of the Month . Chicago Blackhawks . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413014049/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=238653&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . April 2, 2004.
10. Web site: 2004 YoungStars Game rosters . ESPN.com . August 10, 2022 . January 24, 2004.
11. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . May 8, 2022.
12. Web site: Kempenaar . Adam . Table Trading . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030721202723/http://chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=189681&right_cont_id=189062 . July 21, 2003 . June 22, 2003.
13. Web site: Blackhawks Acquire Stephane Robidas . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040203003751/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=214468&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . February 3, 2004 . November 17, 2003.
14. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Sullivan To Nashville For Two 2nd Round Picks . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413171830/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=230123&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . February 16, 2004.
15. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Alex Zhamnov To Flyers . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413164259/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=230807&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . February 19, 2004.
16. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Ville Nieminen To Calgary . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413163936/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=231657&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . February 24, 2004.
17. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Ty Jones To Florida For Future Considerations . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413171513/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=233104&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . March 2, 2004.
18. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Nathan Dempsey To Kings . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040326141341/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=233194&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . March 26, 2004 . March 2, 2004.
19. Web site: Blackhawks Trade Karpovtsev To Islanders . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040407144017/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=234609&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 7, 2004 . March 9, 2004.
20. Web site: Blackhawks Sign C Scott Nichol . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031102032840/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=191252&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . November 2, 2003 . July 1, 2003.
21. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Ville Nieminen . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031102035702/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=195731&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . November 2, 2003 . July 29, 2003.
22. Web site: Blackhawks Sign D Deron Quint . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031128201517/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=197858&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . November 28, 2003 . August 5, 2003.
23. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Defenseman Bryan Berard . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040223203728/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=211916&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . February 23, 2004 . October 31, 2003.
24. Web site: Blackhawks Sign G Adam Munro . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413164202/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=230454&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . February 18, 2004.
25. Web site: Blackhawks Claim Eric Nickulas From Blues . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040413164344/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=231661&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 13, 2004 . February 24, 2004.
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27. Web site: Blackhawks Sign UMass D Nick Kuiper . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040403203925/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=238330&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 3, 2004 . March 31, 2004.
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39. Web site: Blackhawks Re-Sign Shawn Thornton . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031102033132/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=191253&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . November 2, 2003 . July 1, 2003.
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46. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Matt Ellison . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031002110304/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=201521&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 2, 2003 . August 27, 2003.
47. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Tuomo Ruutu . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030908000115/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=201672&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . September 8, 2003 . August 28, 2003.
48. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Duncan Keith . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031024193001/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=208434&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 24, 2003 . October 8, 2003.
49. Web site: Blackhawks Sign D James Wisniewski and G Michael Brodeur . Chicago Blackhawks . May 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040404043825/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=236753&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . April 4, 2004 . March 22, 2004.
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