2003–04 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:NHL
Season:2003–04
Year:2003
Team:Ottawa Senators
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:5th
Division:Northeast
Divisionrank:3rd
Record:43–29–10–6
Homerecord:23–8–5–5
Roadrecord:20–15–5–1
Goalsfor:262
Goalsagainst:189
Generalmanager:John Muckler
Coach:Jacques Martin
Captain:Daniel Alfredsson
Altcaptain:Zdeno Chara
Curtis Leschyshyn
Wade Redden
Arena:Corel Centre
Minorleague:Binghamton Senators
Goalsleader:Marian Hossa (36)
Assistsleader:Daniel Alfredsson (48)
Pointsleader:Marian Hossa (82)
Plusminusleader:Zdeno Chara (+33)
Pimleader:Chris Neil (194)
Winsleader:Patrick Lalime (25)
Gaaleader:Martin Prusek (2.12)
Attendance:17,758 (92.7%)

The 2003–04 Ottawa Senators season was the 12th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season would see the Senators again finish with over 100 points, finishing with 102, but this was good for only third in the tightly-contested division, as the Boston Bruins would have 104 and the Toronto Maple Leafs 103. Ottawa would meet Toronto in the first-round of the playoffs for the fourth time, where the Maple Leafs would win the series 4–3 to end the Senators' playoff hopes. Ottawa would fire head coach Jacques Martin after the playoff round.

Offseason

On June 21, 2003, assistant coach Roger Neilson died after four years of battling cancer.[1] The Senators would wear a patch on their jerseys with an illustration of his signature and a necktie. Neilson would often wear distinctive neckties and the necktie became associated with him, and also became the symbol for "Roger's House", a residence for the use of families with a family member fighting cancer while in hospital, established by him and the Senators.

On August 26, 2003, Eugene Melnyk purchased the club to bring financial stability.

Regular season

Marian Hossa lead the club in scoring with 82 points, good enough for sixth overall in the NHL.

Highlights

On February 5, 2004, the Senators were playing the Toronto Maple Leafs and were leading 4–0 in the second period. The flu started affecting players on the Senators leading the team to be down to only 15 skaters by the end of the game. The Maple Leafs took full advantage and won the game 5–4 in overtime.[2]

On March 5, 2004, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, a record was set for the most penalty minutes in a game by both teams, at 419 minutes. Five brawls broke out in the last two minutes of the game. It took the officials until 90 minutes after the game was over to sort out the penalties. By the end of the game, Philadelphia had 213 penalty minutes and seven men left on the bench, while Ottawa finished with 206 penalty minutes and six men left.

The Senators finished the regular season first overall in the NHL in scoring (262 goals for), power-play goals scored (80) and power-play percentage (21.62%).[3]

Final standings

Playoffs

In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Senators would lose again to the Maple Leafs for the fourth straight time. By now, Ottawa had developed a strong rivalry with their Ontario cousins and there was a great deal of pressure on the team to finally defeat the Leafs. Two days after the Senators' loss, head coach Jacques Martin was fired, and goaltender Patrick Lalime was later traded to the St. Louis Blues.[4]

Martin had been coach of the Senators for eight-and-a-half years. He was well respected, earned a 341–255–96 regular season record with the Senators, had led the team to eight consecutive playoff appearances and was widely credited with changing the team into an elite NHL franchise. He also won the Jack Adams Trophy as coach of the year in 1999. However, after losing eight of 12 playoff series, including all four series in five years against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, Senators ownership felt that a new coach was required for playoff success.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||October 9, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||1–0–0–0||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|2||OTL||October 11, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||1–0–0–1||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 15, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||1–1–0–1||18,180 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4||W||October 17, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||2–1–0–1||13,885 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|5||W||October 18, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||3–1–0–1||14,807 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|6||W||October 23, 2003||5–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||4–1–0–1||18,188 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|7||W||October 25, 2003||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||5–1–0–1||21,273 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 30, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||5–2–0–1||17,086 || |-|- align="center"|9||T||November 1, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||5–2–1–1||15,445 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|10||L||November 3, 2003||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||5–3–1–1||10,957 || |- align="center"|11||T||November 6, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||5–3–2–1||15,216 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 8, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||5–4–2–1||18,359 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|13||W||November 11, 2003||5–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||6–4–2–1||13,547 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|14||W||November 13, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||7–4–2–1||15,297 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 15, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||7–5–2–1||18,337 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 17, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||7–6–2–1||15,744 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|17||W||November 20, 2003||6–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||8–6–2–1||17,159 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|18||OTL||November 22, 2003||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||8–6–2–2||11,233 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 23, 2003||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||8–7–2–2||18,200 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|20||W||November 25, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||9–7–2–2||11,937 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|21||OTL||November 27, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||9–7–2–3||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 29, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||9–8–2–3||18,500 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|23||W||December 1, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||10–8–2–3||16,289 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|24||W||December 3, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||11–8–2–3||11,520 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|25||W||December 4, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||12–8–2–3||15,221 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 6, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||12–9–2–3||17,931 || |- align="center"|27||T||December 8, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||12–9–3–3||10,662 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|28||W||December 11, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||13–9–3–3||17,256 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|29||L||December 13, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||13–10–3–3||17,671 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|30||W||December 18, 2003||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||14–10–3–3||16,420 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|31||W||December 20, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||15–10–3–3||18,037 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|32||W||December 22, 2003||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||16–10–3–3||17,189 || |- align="center"|33||T||December 23, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||16–10–4–3||15,317 || |- align="center"|34||T||December 26, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||16–10–5–3||18,316 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|35||W||December 28, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||17–10–5–3||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|36||W||December 30, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||18–10–5–3||16,388 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|37||W||January 1, 2004||1–0 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||19–10–5–3||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|38||W||January 3, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||20–10–5–3||17,695 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|39||W||January 6, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||21–10–5–3||16,890 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|40||W||January 8, 2004||7–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||22–10–5–3||19,395 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 9, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||22–11–5–3||18,690 || |- align="center"|42||T||January 11, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||22–11–6–3||9,350 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|43||W||January 13, 2004||4–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||23–11–6–3||11,456 || |- align="center"|44||T||January 15, 2004||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||23–11–7–3||17,197 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|45||W||January 17, 2004||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||24–11–7–3||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 19, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||24–12–7–3||14,213 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|47||W||January 20, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||25–12–7–3||8,810 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|48||W||January 22, 2004||6–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||26–12–7–3||16,777 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|49||W||January 24, 2004||9–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||27–12–7–3||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 28, 2004||3–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||27–13–7–3||18,006 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|51||W||January 29, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||28–13–7–3||13,387 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||January 31, 2004||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||28–14–7–3||19,419 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 3, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||28–15–7–3||12,304 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|54||OTL||February 5, 2004||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||28–15–7–4||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|55||W||February 10, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||29–15–7–4||18,238 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|56||W||February 12, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||30–15–7–4||18,364 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|57||W||February 14, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||31–15–7–4||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|58||W||February 16, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||32–15–7–4||18,200 || |- align="center"|59||T||February 17, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||32–15–8–4||13,901 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|60||OTL||February 19, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||32–15–8–5||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|61||W||February 21, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||33–15–8–5||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|62||W||February 22, 2004||6–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||34–15–8–5||11,780 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||February 24, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||34–16–8–5||21,273 || |- align="center"|64||T||February 26, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||34–16–9–5||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|65||W||February 28, 2004||7–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||35–16–9–5||18,500 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 3, 2004||3–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||35–17–9–5||11,956 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 5, 2004||3–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||35–18–9–5||19,539 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|68||W||March 6, 2004||4–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||36–18–9–5||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|69||W||March 8, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||37–18–9–5||17,776 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|70||L||March 11, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||37–19–9–5||17,869 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|71||W||March 13, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||38–19–9–5||18,630 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|72||L||March 14, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||38–20–9–5||16,839 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|73||L||March 16, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||38–21–9–5||18,568 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|74||W||March 18, 2004||2–0 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||39–21–9–5||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|75||OTL||March 20, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||39–21–9–6||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||March 23, 2004||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||39–22–9–6||15,887 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|77||W||March 25, 2004||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||40–22–9–6||21,273 || |- align="center"|78||T||March 27, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||40–22–10–6||19,480 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|79||W||March 29, 2004||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||41–22–10–6||19,844 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|80||W||March 31, 2004||5–4 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||42–22–10–6||15,876 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|81||W||April 2, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||43–22–10–6||19,776 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|82||L||April 3, 2004||0–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||43–23–10–6||18,500 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1|| April 8 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Toronto || || 19,535 || Senators lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2|| April 10 || Ottawa || 0–2 || Toronto || || 19,529 || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3|| April 12 || Toronto || 2–0 || Ottawa || || 18,500 || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|4|| April 14 || Toronto || 1–4 || Ottawa || || 18,500 || Series tied 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5|| April 16 || Ottawa || 0–2 || Toronto || || 19,584 || Maple Leafs lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|6|| April 18 || Toronto || 1–2 || Ottawa || 2OT || 18,500 || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7|| April 20 || Ottawa || 1–4 || Toronto || || 19,646 || Maple Leafs win 4–3 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=6 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=6 Playoffs
18 RW 81 36 46 82 4 46 7 3 1 4 2 0
11 RW 77 32 48 80 12 24 7 1 2 3 0 2
9 RW 68 31 37 68 12 46 7 0 3 3 −1 2
39 C 78 22 33 55 22 71 3 0 0 0 −1 2
21 C 80 19 27 46 22 49 7 1 1 2 −2 4
14 C 66 12 32 44 2 66 7 0 2 2 2 0
6 D 81 17 26 43 21 65 7 1 0 1 −5 2
3 D 79 16 25 41 33 147 7 1 1 2 3 8
15 LW 81 15 24 39 22 26 7 0 2 2 1 4
28 C 53 9 20 29 12 22 7 1 0 1 −1 4
4 D 82 7 16 23 15 46 7 1 0 1 2 12
33 RW 38 7 10 17 6 16
23 D 60 1 16 17 17 29
25 RW 82 8 8 16 13 194 7 0 1 1 0 19
20 C 57 7 7 14 5 16 4 0 1 1 −1 4
10 RW 23 5 9 14 1 16 7 0 0 0 −4 6
22 C 73 2 10 12 6 80
26 RW 30 5 5 10 2 26 7 1 1 2 0 4
12 C 24 4 6 10 −3 39 7 1 0 1 0 4
2 D 55 2 6 8 6 24 7 0 0 0 −2 6
19 LW 43 2 4 6 −1 14
7 D 56 1 4 5 13 16 2 0 0 0 −1 0
34 D 37 0 5 5 2 72
24 D 19 1 2 3 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 6
40 G 57 0 2 2 17 7 0 0 0 2
32 RW 6 1 0 1 0 14
5 D 13 0 1 1 0 6 7 0 1 1 −2 8
43 C 5 0 1 1 1 2
31 G 29 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 D 16 0 1 1 −1 47
1 G 3 0 0 0 2
45 LW 5 0 0 0 −3 0
16 RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
49 C 4 0 0 0 −2 0
29 C 1 0 0 0 0 2
42 D 1 0 0 0 1 2

Goaltending

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=10 Regular seasonscope=colgroup colspan=9 Playoffs
40 57 25 23 7 1334 127 2.29 .905 5 3324 7 3 4 139 13 1.96 .906 0 398
31 29 16 6 3 651 54 2.12 .917 3 1528 1 0 0 15 1 1.50 .933 0 40
1 3 2 0 0 52 5 2.38 .904 0 126 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)		NHL First All-Star TeamZdeno Chara (Defence)[5]
League
(in-season)		NHL All-Star Game selectionDaniel Alfredsson[6]
Marian Hossa
Wade Redden
NHL Defensive Player of the MonthWade Redden (January)[7]
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekMartin Havlat (January 19)[8]
TeamMolson CupDaniel Alfredsson[9]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First gameAntoine VermetteOctober 9, 2003[10]
Julien VauclairOctober 25, 2003
Brooks LaichFebruary 3, 2004
Chris KellyFebruary 5, 2004

Transactions

The Senators 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

DateDetailsRef
To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[12]
To Minnesota Wild
To Ottawa Senators
[13]
To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
[14]
To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[15]
To Florida Panthers
To Ottawa Senators
To Atlanta Thrashers
To Ottawa Senators
[16]
To Colorado Avalanche
To Ottawa Senators
[17]
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Ottawa Senators
[18]
To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[19]
To Nashville Predators
To Ottawa Senators
[20]
To New York Rangers
To Ottawa Senators
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
multi-year Free agency[22]
Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency[23]
1-year Free agency
[24]
Binghamton Senators (AHL) 2-year Free agency[25]
Waivers [26]
London Knights (OHL) multi-year Free agency[27]
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) multi-year Free agency[28]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Free agency (VI) [29]
Free agency (UFA) [30]
Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [31]
Joe Murphy Lukko (Liiga) Free agency (II) [32] [33]
Free agency (III) [34]
Ilves (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [35]
Oulun Karpat (Liiga) Free agency (V) [36]
Waiver draft
David Hymovitz Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agency (VI) [37]
Cardiff Devils (EIHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (VI) [39]
HC Lugano (NLA) Free agency [40]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
1-year Re-signing [41]
4-year Re-signing [42]
1-year Option exercised [43]
1-year Re-signing [44]
1-year Re-signing [45]
multi-year Re-signing [46]
multi-year Re-signing [47]
multi-year Re-signing
2-year Re-signing [48]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [49]
1-year Re-signing [50]
multi-year Entry-level [51]
1-year Entry-level [52]

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2003 NHL entry draft held on June 21 and June 22, 2003 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[53]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/junior/club team (League)
129Boston College (Hockey East)
267Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
3100Kloten Flyers (NLA)
4135Brynäs IF (Elitserien)
5142Tim Cook River City Lancers (USHL)
5166Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
7228Ottawa 67's (OHL)
8269KooKoo (Mestis)
9291University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA)

Farm teams

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hall of Fame coach Neilson dead at 69 - UPI.com . UPI . October 1, 2024 . June 21, 2003.
  2. News: National Post . February 6, 2004 . Senators sick over loss . Panzeri . Allen . S1 .
  3. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Summary.
  4. Web site: Ottawa Senators fire Jacques Martin - UPI.com . UPI . October 1, 2024 . April 22, 2004.
  5. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
  7. Web site: Bruins, Redden, St. Louis get awards . TSN.ca . August 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040206170055/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=70692&hubName= . February 6, 2004 . February 2, 2004.
  8. Web site: Havlat chosen as player of week . The Globe and Mail . August 12, 2022 . January 20, 2004.
  9. Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  10. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 13, 2024.
  11. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . May 8, 2022.
  12. Web site: 2003 NHL Entry Draft: Ottawa Senators picks . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031119043921/http://www.ottawasenators.com/team/entrydraft/2003/2003-picks.aro . November 19, 2003.
  13. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE SMREK IN A THREE-WAY DEAL WITH NASHVILLE AND MINNESOTA . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808221017/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0626.aro . August 8, 2004 . June 26, 2003.
  14. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE SERGE PAYER FROM FLORIDA PANTHERS . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808215821/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0909.aro . August 8, 2004 . September 10, 2003.
  15. Web site: SENATORS RE-ACQUIRE DENIS HAMEL FROM WASHINGTON . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808220349/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr1005.aro . August 8, 2004 . October 5, 2003.
  16. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE TAPPER FROM ATLANTA ORGANIZATION FOR CORSO . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808231229/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0106.aro . August 8, 2004 . January 6, 2004.
  17. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE CHARLIE STEPHENS FROM COLORADO FOR DENNIS BONVIE . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808232152/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0123c.aro . August 8, 2004 . January 23, 2004.
  18. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE SIMPSON FROM ANAHEIM FOR SCHASTLIVY . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808230958/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0204e.aro . August 8, 2004 . February 4, 2004.
  19. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE PETER BONDRA FROM CAPITALS . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808232112/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0218.aro . August 8, 2004 . February 18, 2004.
  20. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE 2004 THIRD ROUND PICK FROM NASHVILLE FOR SHANE HNIDY . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808230445/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0309b.aro . August 8, 2004 . March 9, 2004.
  21. Web site: SENATORS ACQUIRE DEFENCEMAN GREG de VRIES FROM NEW YORK RANGERS . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808230034/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0309.aro . August 8, 2004 . March 9, 2004.
  22. Web site: SENATORS SIGN DENIS HAMEL . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040617185649/http://ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0705.aro . June 17, 2004 . July 5, 2003.
  23. Web site: SENATORS SIGN DANIEL CORSO AND ANDREW ALLEN . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808222320/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0902.aro . August 8, 2004 . September 2, 2003.
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  27. Web site: SENATORS SIGN DANIEL BOIS . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040722222012/http://ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0430b.aro . July 22, 2004 . April 30, 2004.
  28. Web site: SENATORS SIGN GOALTENDER KELLY GUARD . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040807183310/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0511.aro . August 7, 2004 . May 11, 2004.
  29. Web site: Preston . Ken . HURRICANES SIGN JOEY TETARENKO TO ONE-YEAR DEAL . Carolina Hurricanes . November 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031119111828/http://www.carolinahurricanes.com:80/news/news.asp?articleid=1074 . November 19, 2003 . July 2, 2003.
  30. Web site: Monday roundup: Kings sign 'solid' forward Klatt . ESPN.com . May 27, 2022 . July 7, 2003.
  31. Web site: PANTHER NEWS-ARCHIV . www.auxburg-aev.de . July 24, 2024 . de . 22.07. Die Panther haben soeben die Verpflichtung eines Centers gemeldet: Der neue Stürmer heißt Bob Wren und kommt aus der AHL. . 07/22 The Panthers have just announced the signing of a center: The new striker is called Bob Wren and comes from the AHL..
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  33. Web site: B-Sens' Murphy headed overseas . Press & Sun-Bulletin . May 27, 2022 . 1 . July 25, 2003 . . The B-Sens lose a key player from the inaugural season, as right winger Joe Murphy signs a contract to play in Finland..
  34. Web site: Kerr . Grant . Arvedson adds to Vancouver's Swedish content . The Globe and Mail . May 27, 2022 . September 11, 2003.
  35. Web site: Dahlman vahvistamaan Ilveksen hyökkäystä . ILVES.COM . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040228125423/http://www.ilves.com/uutinen150903.php . February 28, 2004 . Fi . September 15, 2003.
  36. Web site: Brad Smyth mukana Ilves-pelissä . Oulun Kärpät . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040809215851/http://www.oulunkarpat.fi/php/uutisarkisto.php?id=40 . August 9, 2004 . Fi . October 1, 2003.
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  42. Web site: SENATORS RE-SIGN BRYAN SMOLINSKI TO A MULTI-YEAR DEAL . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808222015/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0621.aro . August 8, 2004 . June 21, 2003.
  43. Web site: SENATORS EXERCISE OPTION ON BRIAN POTHIER . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808221414/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0626b.aro . August 8, 2004 . June 26, 2003.
  44. Web site: SENATORS RE-SIGN VETERAN JODY HULL . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808222336/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0703.aro . August 8, 2004 . July 3, 2003.
  45. Web site: SENATORS RE-SIGN GOALTENDER MARTIN PRUSEK . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808222934/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0715.aro . August 8, 2004 . July 15, 2003.
  46. Web site: SENATORS RE-SIGN WADE REDDEN . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808215925/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0716.aro . August 8, 2004 . July 16, 2003.
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  48. Web site: SENATORS SIGN FORWARD DENNIS BONVIE . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808222038/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr0828c.aro . August 8, 2004 . August 28, 2003.
  49. Web site: SENATORS RE-SIGN FORWARD MARTIN HAVLAT . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808221431/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2003/nr1011.aro . August 8, 2004 . October 11, 2003.
  50. Web site: SENATORS SIGN FREE AGENT ROB RAY . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808230704/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0213b.aro . August 8, 2004 . February 13, 2004.
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  52. Web site: SENATORS SIGN GRANT POTULNY . Ottawa Senators . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040808231449/http://www.ottawasenators.com/news/press/2004/nr0406.aro . August 8, 2004 . April 6, 2004.
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