2003–04 New Jersey Devils season explained

League:NHL
Season:2003–04
Year:2003
Team:New Jersey Devils
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:6th
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:43–25–12–2
Homerecord:22–13–5–1
Roadrecord:21–12–7–1
Goalsfor:213
Goalsagainst:164
Generalmanager:Lou Lamoriello
Coach:Pat Burns
Captain:Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer
(Jan–Apr) interim
Altcaptain:Patrik Elias
John Madden (Jan–Apr) interim
Scott Niedermayer
Arena:Continental Airlines Arena
Attendance:15,059
Minorleague:Albany River Rats
Goalsleader:Patrik Elias (38)
Assistsleader:Scott Gomez (56)
Pointsleader:Patrik Elias (81)
Plusminusleader:Patrik Elias (+26)
Pimleader:Colin White (96)
Winsleader:Martin Brodeur (38)
Gaaleader:Martin Brodeur (2.03)

The 2003–04 New Jersey Devils season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[1]

Like the 2001–02 NHL season, the Devils finished 6th in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The team started the season really impressive, winning 17 of their first 30 games. However, in the 2004 calendar year, they were 24–19–4–1, causing them to finish sixth in the conference, second in the division and lose to one of their division rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers in five games in the quarterfinals. They were also marred by injured defenseman Scott Stevens and Brian Rafalski which also caused them to be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

Regular season

The defending Stanley Cup champions, the Devils only allowed 164 goals, the lowest total ever allowed by a team under the 82-game regular-season format. The Devils also shut out their opponents 14 times, a league-high. Furthermore, they were the most disciplined team in the League, finishing with the regular season with the fewest power-play opportunities against (266) and the fewest power-play goals allowed (39).[2] [3]

Final standings

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

(E6) New Jersey Devils vs. (E3) Philadelphia Flyers

The series opened at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, and the Flyers won both games 1 and 2 3–2 over New Jersey. Games three and four were played at Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey. The Devils won game three 4–2, but the Flyers were victorious in game four by a score of 3–0. Game five was played back in Philadelphia, and the Flyers won that game 3-1 and won the series 4 games to 1.

Schedule and results

Preseason

|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 1|| September 19 || 6–1 || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center || 0–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 2|| September 23 || 3–0 || Philadelphia Flyers || Sovereign Bank Arena || 1–1–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 3|| September 24 || 2–1 || New York Islanders || Continental Airlines Arena || 1–2–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 4|| September 26 || 4–5 (OT) || Philadelphia Flyers || Wachovia Center || 1–3–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 5|| September 27 || 4–2 || Philadelphia Flyers || Continental Airlines Arena || 2–3–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 6|| September 30 || 1–0 || Boston Bruins || Dunkin' Donuts Center || 2–4–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#CCFFCC| 7|| October 1 || 4–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden || 3–4–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 8|| October 3 || 2–0 || New York Rangers || Continental Airlines Arena || 3–5–0|- align="center" bgcolor=#FFBBBB| 9|| October 4 || 5–1 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 3–6–0|-|-| Legend:

Regular season

|- align="center"|1||T||October 8, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||0–0–1–0||1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||October 11, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||1–0–1–0||3 || |- align="center"|3||T||October 16, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||1–0–2–0||4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||October 18, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||1–1–2–0||4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 22, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||1–2–2–0||4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|6||W||October 24, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||2–2–2–0||6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||October 25, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||2–3–2–0||6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|8||W||October 28, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||3–3–2–0||8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|9||W||October 30, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||4–3–2–0||10 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|10||W||November 1, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||5–3–2–0||12 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|11||W||November 5, 2003||3–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||6–3–2–0||14 || |- align="center"|12||T||November 7, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||6–3–3–0||15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|13||W||November 8, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||7–3–3–0||17 || |- align="center"|14||T||November 12, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||7–3–4–0||18 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|15||W||November 13, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||8–3–4–0||20 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|16||W||November 15, 2003||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||9–3–4–0||22 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|17||W||November 19, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||10–3–4–0||24 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|18||W||November 21, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||11–3–4–0||26 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|19||W||November 25, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||12–3–4–0||28 || |- align="center"|20||T||November 26, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||12–3–5–0||29 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 28, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||12–4–5–0||29 || |- align="center"|22||T||November 30, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||12–4–6–0||30 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||December 2, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||12–5–6–0||30 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|24||W||December 4, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||13–5–6–0||31 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|25||W||December 6, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||14–5–6–0||33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|26||W||December 10, 2003||1–0 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||15–5–6–0||35 || |- align="center"|27||T||December 12, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||15–5–7–0||36 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|28||W||December 13, 2003||2–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||16–5–7–0||38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|29||L||December 16, 2003||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||16–6–7–0||38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|30||W||December 18, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||17–6–7–0||40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|31||W||December 19, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||18–6–7–0||42 || |- align="center"|32||T||December 21, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||18–6–8–0||43 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|33||OTL||December 26, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||18–6–8–1||44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|34||W||December 27, 2003||2–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||19–6–8–1||46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 29, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||19–7–8–1||46 || |-|- align="center"|36||T||January 1, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||19–7–9–1||47 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|37||L||January 3, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||19–8–9–1||47 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|38||W||January 5, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||20–8–9–1||49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|39||L||January 7, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||20–9–9–1||49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|40||L||January 9, 2004||1–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||20–10–9–1||49 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|41||W||January 10, 2004||1–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||21–10–9–1||51 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 13, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||21–11–9–1||51 || |- align="center"|43||T||January 15, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||21–11–10–1||52 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|44||W||January 17, 2004||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||22–11–10–1||54 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|45||W||January 20, 2004||3–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||23–11–10–1||56 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 21, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||23–12–10–1||56 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|47||W||January 23, 2004||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||24–12–10–1||58 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|48||W||January 25, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||25–12–10–1||61 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|49||W||January 27, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||26–12–10–1||63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 29, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||26–13–10–1||63 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|51||W||January 31, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||27–13–10–1||65 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|52||W||February 3, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||28–13–10–1||67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 5, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||28–14–10–1|| 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|54||L||February 10, 2004||1–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||28–15–10–1|| 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 11, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||28–16–10–1|| 67 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|56||W||February 14, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||29–16–10–1||69 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|57||W||February 15, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||30–16–10–1||71 || |- align="center"|58||T||February 17, 2004||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||30–16–11–1|| 72 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 19, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||30–17–11–1|| 72 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|60||W||February 21, 2004||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||31–17–11–1|| 74 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|61||W||February 22, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||32–17–11–1|| 76 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|62||W||February 25, 2004||8–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||33–17–11–1|| 78 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||February 27, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||33–18–11–1|| 78 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|64||L||February 28, 2004||0–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||33–19–11–1|| 78 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|65||L||March 1, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||33–20–11–1|| 78 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|66||W||March 3, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||34–20–11–1|| 80 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|67||OTL||March 5, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||34–20–11–2|| 81 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|68||W||March 6, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||35–20–11–2|| 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 9, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||35–21–11–2|| 83 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|70||W||March 11, 2004||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||36–21–11–2|| 85 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 13, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||36–22–11–2|| 85 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|72||W||March 15, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||37–22–11–2|| 87 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|73||W||March 17, 2004||6–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||38–22–11–2|| 89 || |- align="center"|74||T||March 19, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||38–22–12–2|| 90 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|75||L||March 20, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||38–23–12–2|| 90 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|76||W||March 23, 2004||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||39–23–12–2|| 92 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||March 25, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||39–24–12–2|| 92 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|78||W||March 26, 2004||5–0 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||40–24–12–2|| 94 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|79||W||March 28, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||41–24–12–2|| 96 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|80||W||March 30, 2004||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||42–24–12–2|| 98 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|81||W||April 3, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||43–24–12–2|| 100 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|82||L||April 4, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||43–25–12–2|| 100 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 ||L|| April 8, 2004 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 19,608 || Flyers lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L|| April 10, 2004 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 19,779 || Flyers lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 ||W|| April 12, 2004 || 4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || 18,023 || Flyers lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L|| April 14, 2004 || 0–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || 19,040 || Flyers lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| April 17, 2004 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 19,778 || Flyers win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
26 LW 82 38 43 81 26 44 5 3 2 5 −3 2
23 C 80 14 56 70 18 70 5 0 6 6 −2 0
27 D 81 14 40 54 20 44 5 1 0 1 −5 6
12 LW 81 17 20 37 8 26 5 0 0 0 −2 4
28 D 69 6 30 36 6 24 5 0 1 1 0 0
11 C 80 12 23 35 7 22 5 0 0 0 0 0
18 LW 82 14 19 33 10 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
14 RW 75 21 8 29 19 36 5 2 3 5 −2 0
24 RW 61 14 13 27 0 76 5 0 0 0 −2 0
20 LW 82 13 13 26 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 0
15 RW 53 10 16 26 9 43 5 0 2 2 0 2
7 D 70 6 18 24 12 4 5 1 1 2 −4 4
29 RW 65 8 7 15 −9 67
10 LW 69 7 6 13 5 41 5 0 2 2 1 2
5 D 75 2 11 13 10 96 5 0 0 0 −1 4
4 D 38 3 9 12 3 22
16 C 51 6 5 11 −1 41
8 C 49 1 10 11 3 20 1 0 0 0 −1 0
16 C 13 1 6 7 4 10 5 2 0 2 0 2
22 C 11 2 4 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 −1 0
17 LW 23 2 3 5 −4 4
6 D 45 1 3 4 7 4 4 0 1 1 1 0
25 D 65 0 4 4 12 72 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 D 39 0 3 3 5 44 1 0 0 0 −1 2
19 D 11 0 3 3 −3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
32 LW 8 1 0 1 1 22
9 RW 12 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 −1 0
35 G 3 0 1 1 2
30 G 75 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0
40 G 4 0 0 0 0
22 C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
19 LW 2 0 0 0 0 2
21 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
30 75 38 26 11 1845 154 2.03 .917 11 4555 5 1 4 133 13 2.62 .902 0 298
40 4 3 1 0 84 4 1.01 .952 2 238 — — — — — — — — —
35 3 2 0 1 68 2 0.64 .971 1 187 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Martin Brodeur was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy and John Madden was a runner-up for the Frank J. Selke Trophy.[5]

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)		James Norris Memorial TrophyScott Niedermayer[6]
Lester Patrick TrophyMike Emrick[7]
NHL First All-Star TeamMartin Brodeur (Goaltender)[8]
Scott Niedermayer (Defense)
Vezina TrophyMartin Brodeur[9]
William M. Jennings TrophyMartin Brodeur[10]
League
(in-season)		NHL All-Star Game selectionMartin Brodeur[11]
Scott Niedermayer
Brian Rafalski
Scott Stevens
NHL Defensive Player of the MonthMartin Brodeur (November)[12]
NHL Defensive Player of the WeekMartin Brodeur (December 15)[13]
NHL Offensive Player of the MonthScott Gomez (March)[14]
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekPatrik Elias (March 29)[15]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionPaul Martin[16]
TeamDevils' Players' PlayerTurner Stevenson
Hugh Delano Unsung HeroBrian Gionta
Most Valuable DevilScott Niedermayer
Three-Star AwardPatrik Elias

Milestones

Transactions

The Devils 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.[18]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 21, 2003To Edmonton Oilers
1st-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003		To New Jersey Devils
1st-round pick in 2003		[19]
June 21, 2003To St. Louis Blues
Mike Danton
3rd-round pick in 2003		To New Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 2003		[20]
March 1, 2004To Florida Panthers
Christian Berglund
Victor Uchevatov		To New Jersey Devils
Viktor Kozlov		[21]
March 5, 2004To Phoenix Coyotes
Mike Rupp
2nd-round pick in 2004		To New Jersey Devils
Jan Hrdina		[22]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
Free agency [23]
Free agency [24]
Free agency
Free agency [25]
Free agency [26]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Free agency [27]
Retirement (III) [28]
Free agency (III) [29]
Avangard Omsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [30]
Free agency (III) [31]
Retirement (III) [32]
N/A San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency (VI) [33]
Toronto Roadrunners (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
Jason Lehoux Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
Free agency (V) [36]
Retirement [37]
Kloten Flyers (NLA) Free agency [38]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
Entry-level [39]
Entry-level
Entry-level
Entry-level
Entry-level
multi-year Re-signing [40]
Entry-level [41]
1-year Re-signing [42]
Re-signing [43]
Entry-level [44]
Entry-level [45]
Entry-level [46]

Draft picks

The Devils' draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[47]

Rd #Pick #PlayerNatPosTeam (League)Notes
117Zach PariseCUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
242Petr VranaCHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
393Ivan KhomutovCElektrostal Elemash (Vysshaya Liga)
4136No fourth-round pick
5167Zach TarkirDChilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
6197Jason SmithGLennoxville Cougars (LHJAAAQ)
7229No seventh-round pick
8261Joey TenuteCSarnia Sting (OHL)
9292Arseny BondarevLWYaroslavl Jrs. (Russia)

Media

Television coverage was still on Fox Sports Net New York with commentators Mike Emrick and Chico Resch as usual with Matt Loughlin hosting in the studio. Radio coverage remained on WABC 770 with John Hennessy calling the play-by-play with Randy Velischek providing color commentary.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League . The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . 2010 . Triumph Books . 83 . 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Summary.
  3. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Schedule and Results.
  4. Web site: Brodeur youngest goalie to win 400 career games. 24 March 2004.
  5. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Awards Voting . Hockey-Reference.com . August 9, 2022 .
  6. Web site: James Norris Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 9, 2022.
  7. Web site: Lester Patrick Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 9, 2022.
  8. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
  9. Web site: Vezina Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 9, 2022.
  10. Web site: William M. Jennings Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 9, 2022.
  11. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2004 . NHL.com . August 8, 2022.
  12. Web site: NHL hands out November honours . TSN.ca . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031222110752/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=62777&hubName= . December 22, 2003 . December 2, 2003.
  13. Web site: Hockey players of the week named . UPI . August 12, 2022 . December 15, 2003.
  14. Web site: Gomez, Osgood players of month . The Globe and Mail . August 12, 2022 . April 2, 2004.
  15. Web site: Elias offensive player of the week . The Rock-Forums for the New Jersey Devils NHL . August 12, 2022 . March 29, 2004.
  16. Web site: 2004 YoungStars Game rosters . ESPN.com . August 10, 2022 . January 24, 2004.
  17. Web site: Rangers vs. Devils - NHL Game Recap - March 30, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221222061415/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/240330011 . dead . December 22, 2022 . ESPN.com . December 22, 2022 . March 30, 2004 . The 5-0 victory Tuesday night over the New York Rangers also gave Pat Burns his 500th win as a coach..
  18. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . May 8, 2022.
  19. Web site: Devils move up, take Parise 17th . TSN.ca . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030729130606/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/news_story.asp?ID=45091&hubName=nhl-devils . July 29, 2003 . June 21, 2003.
  20. Web site: Sunday swap: 'Canes get Murray from Flyers . ESPN.com . May 24, 2022 . June 21, 2003.
  21. Web site: Devils Acquire Victor Kozlov from the Florida Panthers . New Jersey Devils . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040422152344/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2004/html/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20040301.html . April 22, 2004 . March 1, 2004.
  22. Web site: Devils Acquire Center Jan Hrdina from Phoenix . New Jersey Devils . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040422152320/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2004/html/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20040305.html . April 22, 2004 . March 5, 2004.
  23. Web site: Devils Sign Defenseman Sean Brown . New Jersey Devils . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010024454/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2003/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20030724.html . October 10, 2003 . July 24, 2003.
  24. Web site: Devils Sign Forward Erik Rasmussen . New Jersey Devils . May 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010024548/http://www.newjerseydevils.com:80/2003/devilsinfo/press_releases/PR20030725.html . October 10, 2003 . July 25, 2003.
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