2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season explained

Team:	Montreal Canadiens
League:	NHL
Season:	2003–04
Year:	2003
Conferencerank:	7th
Divisionrank:	4th
Record:	41–30–7–4
Homerecord:	23–13–4–1
Roadrecord:	18–17–3–3
Goalsfor:	208
Goalsagainst:	192
Attendance:	20,555
Goalsleader:	Richard Zednik (26)
Assistsleader:	Mike Ribeiro (45)
Pointsleader:	Mike Ribeiro (65)
Plusminusleader:	Patrice Brisebois (+17)
Pimleader:	Darren Langdon (135)
Winsleader:	Jose Theodore (33)
Gaaleader:	Jose Theodore Mathieu Garon (2.27)

The 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 95th season of play and their 87th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would return to the playoffs reaching the Eastern Conference Semifinals before being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–0.

Offseason

Bob Gainey, who played his entire 16 season NHL career with Montreal, was named the team’s new general manager on June 2, 2003, and assumed the role on July 1 from Andre Savard, who was demoted to assistant general manager.^[1]

Regular season

Heritage Classic

The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta, between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001.^[2]

The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.^[3] The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to −18 °C, −30 °C (−22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC.

The Canadiens won the game by a score of 4–3.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|1||L||October 9, 2003||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||0–1–0–0||0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|2||W||October 11, 2003||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0||2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|3||W||October 14, 2003||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||2–1–0–0||4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|4||W||October 16, 2003||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||3–1–0–0||6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|5||L||October 18, 2003||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||3–2–0–0||6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|6||W||October 20, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||4–2–0–0||8 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|7||W||October 23, 2003||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||5–2–0–0||10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|8||L||October 25, 2003||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||5–3–0–0||10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|9||L||October 27, 2003||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||5–4–0–0||10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|10||L||October 28, 2003||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||5–5–0–0||10 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|11||W||October 30, 2003||1–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||6–5–0–0||12 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|12||L||November 1, 2003||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||6–6–0–0||12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|13||L||November 4, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||6–7–0–0||12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|14||L||November 7, 2003||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||6–8–0–0||12 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|15||W||November 8, 2003||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||7–8–0–0||14 || |- style="text-align:center;"|16||T||November 11, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||7–8–1–0||15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|17||L||November 13, 2003||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||7–9–1–0||15 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|18||W||November 15, 2003||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||8–9–1–0||17 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|19||OTL||November 18, 2003||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||8–9–1–1||18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|20||L||November 20, 2003||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||8–10–1–1||18 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|21||W||November 22, 2003||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||9–10–1–1||20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|22||L||November 25, 2003||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||9–11–1–1||20 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|23||W||November 28, 2003||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||10–11–1–1||22 || |- style="text-align:center;"|24||T||November 29, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||10–11–2–1||23 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25||W||December 2, 2003||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||11–11–2–1||25 || |- style="text-align:center;"|26||T||December 5, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||11–11–3–1||26 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|27||W||December 6, 2003||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||12–11–3–1||28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|28||L||December 8, 2003||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||12–12–3–1||28 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|29||W||December 10, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||13–12–3–1||30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|30||L||December 12, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||13–13–3–1||30 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|31||W||December 13, 2003||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||14–13–3–1||32 || |- style="text-align:center;"|32||T||December 16, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||14–13–4–1||33 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|33||W||December 18, 2003||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||15–13–4–1||35 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|34||L||December 20, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||15–14–4–1||35 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35||W||December 22, 2003||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||16–14–4–1||37 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|36||L||December 23, 2003||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||16–15–4–1||37 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|37||OTL||December 27, 2003||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||16–15–4–2||38 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|38||W||December 29, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||17–15–4–2||40 || |- style="text-align:center;"|39||T||December 31, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||17–15–5–2||41 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|40||W||January 3, 2004||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||18–15–5–2||43 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|41||W||January 4, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||19–15–5–2||45 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|42||W||January 6, 2004||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||20–15–5–2||47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|43||L||January 8, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||20–16–5–2||47 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|44||W||January 10, 2004||8–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||21–16–5–2||49 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|45||W||January 13, 2004||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||22–16–5–2||51 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|46||W||January 14, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||23–16–5–2||53 || |- style="text-align:center;"|47||T||January 17, 2004||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||23–16–6–2||54 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|48||W||January 20, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||24–16–6–2||56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|49||L||January 23, 2004||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||24–17–6–2||56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|50||L||January 24, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||24–18–6–2||56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|51||L||January 27, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||24–19–6–2||56 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|52||W||January 29, 2004||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||25–19–6–2||58 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|53||L||January 31, 2004||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||25–20–6–2||58 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|54||W||February 1, 2004||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||26–20–6–2||60 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|55||W||February 3, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||27–20–6–2||62 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|56||W||February 5, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||28–20–6–2||64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|57||L||February 10, 2004||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||28–21–6–2||64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|58||L||February 12, 2004||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||28–22–6–2||64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|59||L||February 14, 2004||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||28–23–6–2||64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|60||L||February 17, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||28–24–6–2||64 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|61||W||February 19, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||29–24–6–2||66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|62||L||February 21, 2004||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||29–25–6–2||66 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|63||W||February 23, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||30–25–6–2||68 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|64||W||February 24, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||31–25–6–2||70 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|65||W||February 26, 2004||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||32–25–6–2||72 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|66||W||February 28, 2004||1–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||33–25–6–2||74 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|67||W||March 1, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||34–25–6–2||76 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|68||L||March 3, 2004||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||34–26–6–2||76 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|69||W||March 5, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||35–26–6–2||78 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|70||W||March 6, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||36–26–6–2||80 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|71||W||March 8, 2004||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||37–26–6–2||82 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|72||OTL||March 11, 2004||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||37–26–6–3||83 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|73||W||March 13, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||38–26–6–3||85 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|74||W||March 16, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||39–26–6–3||87 || |- style="text-align:center;"|75||T||March 19, 2004||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||39–26–7–3||88 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|76||W||March 20, 2004||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||40–26–7–3||90 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|77||L||March 24, 2004||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||40–27–7–3||90 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|78||L||March 25, 2004||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||40–28–7–3||90 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|79||OTL||March 27, 2004||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||40–28–7–4||91 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|80||L||March 31, 2004||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||40–29–7–4||91 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|81||L||April 1, 2004||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||40–30–7–4||91 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|82||W||April 3, 2004||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||41–30–7–4||93 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 1 || April 7 || Montreal || 3–0 || Boston || || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 2 || April 9 || Montreal || 2–1 || Boston || OT || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3 || April 11 || Boston || 3–2 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Boston leads 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 4 || April 13 || Boston || 3–4 || Montreal || OT || Raycroft || 21,273 || Boston leads 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5 || April 15 || Montreal || 5–1 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Boston leads 3–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 6 || April 17 || Boston || 2–5 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Series tied 3–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 7 || April 19 || Montreal || 2–0 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Montreal wins 4–3 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 1 || April 23 || Montreal || 0–4 || Tampa Bay || || Theodore || 18,904 || Tampa Bay leads 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 2 || April 25 || Montreal || 1–3 || Tampa Bay || || Theodore || 19,435 || Tampa Bay leads 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 3 || April 27 || Tampa Bay || 3–2 || Montreal || OT || Theodore || 21,273 || Tampa Bay leads 3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 4 || April 29 || Tampa Bay || 3–1 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Tampa Bay wins 4–0 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.

	Regular season						Playoffs
	Player
71		C	81	20	45	65	15	34	11	2	1	3	0	18
73		RW	81	25	38	63	10	26	11	1	2	3	−5	4
11		C	68	14	41	55	−5	52	11	3	8	11	1	10
20		RW	81	26	24	50	5	63	11	3	3	6	7	2
44		D	63	15	20	35	4	104	11	0	2	2	−2	39
94		C	69	16	15	31	−10	40	9	2	2	4	−3	0
43		D	71	4	27	31	17	22	11	2	1	3	−5	4
38		C	72	13	17	30	−8	30	11	1	1	2	−6	4
79		D	69	6	22	28	−2	20	11	1	4	5	3	8
26		RW	50	17	10	27	15	24	8	0	1	1	−1	6
37		RW	66	8	12	20	3	18	4	1	0	1	−1	2
51		D	73	2	16	18	1	70	11	0	0	0	−6	7
22		C	52	10	5	15	6	41	9	0	1	1	0	10
90		C	70	5	10	15	−4	20	11	0	1	1	−2	4
17		RW	53	5	7	12	3	21	5	0	2	2	−2	2
24		RW	60	4	8	12	8	10
52		D	80	4	8	12	−1	98	11	1	4	5	2	2
82		RW	23	3	5	8	−4	16
5		D	73	3	5	8	10	82	4	0	0	0	−1	2
34		C	14	3	2	5	6	6	11	0	2	2	−3	2
25		LW	36	2	2	4	2	14
8		D	46	0	4	4	4	34	7	0	0	0	1	8
27		RW	12	1	2	3	−4	12	11	6	4	10	2	8
15		LW	64	0	3	3	−2	135	9	1	0	1	0	6
60		G	67	0	3	3		4	11	0	2	2		0
65		D	11	1	1	2	3	4
81		LW	15	1	1	2	−3	8
46		C	4	0	1	1	0	4
76		RW	4	0	0	0	−1	0
32		LW	2	0	0	0	0	7
28		D	9	0	0	0	−2	2
30		G	19	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0		0
88		C	2	0	0	0	0	0
35		LW	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

	Regular season										Playoffs
	Player
60		67	33	28	5	1860	150	2.27	.919	6	3961	11	4	7	333	27	2.39	.919	1	678
30		19	8	6	2	480	38	2.27	.921	0	1003	1	0	0	6	0	0.00	1.000	0	12

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Michael Ryder (Forward)	^[4]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Sheldon Souray	^[5]
		Jose Theodore
	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Jose Theodore (March 1)	^[6]
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Richard Zednik (March 8)	^[7]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Michael Ryder (February)	^[8]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Michael Ryder	^[9]
Team	Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy	Francis Bouillon	^[10]
	Molson Cup	Jose Theodore	^[11]

Milestones

Transactions

The Canadiens 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.^[13]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2003	To Washington Capitals Nashville’s 4th-round pick in 2003	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2003 7th-round pick in 2003	^[14]
March 2, 2004	To New York Rangers Jozef Balej 2nd-round pick in 2004	To Montreal Canadiens Alexei Kovalev	^[15]
March 4, 2004	To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2004	To Montreal Canadiens Jim Dowd	^[16]
March 9, 2004	To Vancouver Canucks Sylvain Blouin	To Montreal Canadiens Rene Vydareny	^[17]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[18]
			1-year	Free agency
					^[19]
				Waiver draft
		Brown University (ECAC)	3-year	Free agency	^[20]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
			Buyout	^[21]
			Buyout
			Contract expiration (UFA)
		Tappara (Liiga)	Free agency (VI)	^[22]
			Free agency (III)	^[23]
			Retirement (III)	^[24]
			Buyout	^[25]
			Waivers	^[26]
			Retirement	^[27]
		Brynas IF (SHL)	Free agency	^[28]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
		2-year	Re-signing	^[29]
		1-year	Option exercised
		2-year	Re-signing
		3-year	Entry-level
		3-year	Entry-level	^[30]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[31]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[32]
		2-year	Re-signing	^[33]
		2-year	Re-signing	^[34]
	Matt Shasby	2-year	Entry-level
		2-year	Re-signing	^[35]
	Michael Lambert	3-year	Entry-level	^[36]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.^[37]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	10	Andrei Kostitsyn (RW)		CSKA Moscow (RSL)
2	40	Cory Urquhart (C)		Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
2	61	Maxim Lapierre (C)		Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
3	79	Ryan O'Byrne (D)		Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4	113	Corey Locke (C)		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
4	123	Danny Stewart (LW)		Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6	177	Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G)		Hammarby IF (Sweden)
6	188	Mark Flood (D)		Peterborough Petes (OHL)
7	217	Oskari Korpikari (D)		Oulun Kärpät (Finland)
8	241	Jimmy Bonneau (LW)		Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
9	271	Jaroslav Halak (G)		Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia)

See also

• 2003–04 NHL season

References

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canadiens name Gainey GM . UPI . August 14, 2022 . June 2, 2003.
2. Web site: Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Heritage Classic . 2007-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071204224229/http://www.oilersheritage.com/history/transformation_events_hertiage_classic.html . 2007-12-04 . dead .
3. News: Not exactly the first time . CBC News . 22 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115225249/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/heritageclassic/features/notfirsttime.html . 15 November 2007 . live .
4. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
5. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2004 . NHL.com . August 8, 2022.
6. Web site: Naylor . David . Habs take shine off Brodeur . The Globe and Mail . August 12, 2022 . March 2, 2004 . Theodore entered last night's game after being chosen the NHL's defensive player of the week, allowing just five goals in his previous four games..
7. Web site: Zednik, Khabibulin earn weekly honors . TSN.ca . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040328210438/http://www.tsn.ca/NHL/news_story.asp?ID=75546&hubName= . March 28, 2004 . March 8, 2004.
8. Web site: Former Mississippi Right Wing Ryder Named NHL Rookie of the Month . OurSports Central . August 12, 2022 . March 2, 2004.
9. Web site: 2004 YoungStars Game rosters . ESPN.com . August 10, 2022 . January 24, 2004.
10. Web site: Bouillon receives Jacques-Beauchamp Molson Trophy . Montreal Canadiens . August 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040403220537/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3656 . April 3, 2004 . April 1, 2004.
11. Web site: Theodore named Molson Cup Player of the Year for a fourth consecutive season . Montreal Canadiens . August 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040407213723/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3666 . April 7, 2004 . April 2, 2004.
12. Web site: Habs use early goals to extend win streak . The Globe and Mail . August 12, 2022 . January 7, 2004 . Defenceman Stephane Quintal received a piece of crystal from the NHL and a silver hockey stick from the Canadiens in a pregame ceremony to mark his 1,000th NHL game..
13. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . May 8, 2022.
14. Web site: NHL DRAFT TRADES . The Globe and Mail . November 29, 2022 . en-CA . June 23, 2003 . Montreal traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall, previously acquired from Nashville) in the 2003 Entry Draft to Washington for the Capitals' fourth-round (123rd overall) and seventh-round (217th overall) selections in the 2003 Entry Draft..
15. Web site: Brooks . Larry . RANGERS TRADE KOVALEV TO HABS . New York Post . May 23, 2022 . March 3, 2004.
16. Web site: Jim Dowd goes from Wild to Canadiens . UPI . May 23, 2022 . March 4, 2003.
17. Web site: Canucks add Sanderson, Rucinsky at forward . ESPN.com . May 23, 2022 . March 10, 2004.
18. Web site: Canadiens sign Pierre Dagenais and Jean-François Damphousse . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030806083011/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1770 . August 6, 2003 . July 4, 2003.
19. Web site: 20 picked in NHL waiver draft . ESPN.com . May 23, 2022 . October 3, 2003.
20. Web site: Habs sign goaltender Danis . TSN.ca . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041024061521/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=77046 . October 24, 2004 . March 19, 2004.
21. Web site: Kilger agrees to two-year deal . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030724184449/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1768 . July 24, 2003 . July 1, 2003.
22. Web site: DESCOTEAUX VAHVISTAA KIRVESRINTOJA . Tappara . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030805221837/http://www.tappara.fi/uutiset/030729.htm . August 5, 2003 . Fi . July 29, 2003 . live .
23. Web site: Thrashers sign Lindsay . CBC.ca . May 23, 2022 . August 25, 2003.
24. Web site: GINO ODJICK . TSN.ca . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040124175223/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=712&hubName= . January 24, 2004 . 24 January 2004 . 10-Sep-03: Announced his retirement..
25. Web site: Canadiens buy out Audette . Chicago Tribune . May 23, 2022 . January 3, 2004.
26. Web site: Kilger Claimed On Waivers . Toronto Maple Leafs . November 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040423095200/http://www.mapleleafs.com/story.ml?title=press_releases&ctype=press_releases&n=4269&e=AdminGroup . April 23, 2004 . March 9, 2004.
27. Web site: Canadiens F Juneau announces retirement . ESPN.com . May 23, 2022 . May 1, 2004.
28. Web site: "Dacke" hemma igen . Brynäs IF . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040604184247/http://www.brynas.se/news_read.asp?id=1321 . June 4, 2004 . Swedish . May 14, 2004 . live .
29. Web site: Beauchemin, Fichaud and Carpentier Under Contract . OurSports Central . May 23, 2022 . June 17, 2003.
30. Web site: Perezhogin under contract with the Canadiens . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030806085623/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1778 . August 6, 2003 . July 11, 2003.
31. Web site: Ryder signs one-year deal with Habs . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030806090800/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1789 . August 6, 2003 . July 22, 2003.
32. Web site: Ribeiro under contract with the Canadiens . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030807230028/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1794 . August 7, 2003 . July 24, 2003.
33. Web site: Dwyer sous contrat avec les Canadiens . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030807054506/http://www.canadiens.com/francais/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1804 . August 7, 2003 . Fr . August 4, 2003.
34. Web site: Markov re-signs with Canadiens . CBC.ca . May 23, 2022 . August 27, 2003.
35. Web site: Canadiens Re-Sign Koivu . AP NEWS . May 23, 2022 . September 5, 2003.
36. Web site: Canadiens sign forward Michaël Lambert . Montreal Canadiens . May 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040603012419/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3797 . June 3, 2004 . June 1, 2004.
37. Web site: 2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . August 8, 2022.