2002–03 New Jersey Devils season
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| 2002–03 New Jersey Devils | |
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| Stanley Cup Champions | |
| Eastern Conference Champions | |
| Atlantic Division Champions | |
| Division | 1nd Atlantic |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2002–03 record | 46–20–10–6 |
| Home record | 25–11–3–2 |
| Road record | 21–9–7–4 |
| Goals for | 216 |
| Goals against | 166 |
| General Manager | Lou Lamoriello |
| Coach | Pat Burns |
| Captain | Scott Stevens |
| Alternate captains | Patrik Elias Scott Niedermayer |
| Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
| Average attendance | 14,858 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Patrik Elias (28) |
| Assists | Scott Gomez (42) |
| Points | Patrik Elias (57) |
| Penalties in minutes | Turner Stevenson (115) |
| Wins | Martin Brodeur (41) |
| Goals against average | Corey Schwab (1.47) |
The New Jersey Devils 2002–03 season saw the Devils rally together to win their 3rd Stanley Cup championship, where the Niedermayer brothers (Scott Niedermayer of the New Jersey Devils and Rob Niedermayer of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) played against each other in the finals. The series went all the way to seven games.
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Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References |
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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| New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
| New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
[edit] Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes | |||
| 1 | 20 | No first-round pick[1] | |||||||
| 2 | 51 | Anton Kadeykin |  Russia |
D | Elemash Elektrostal (Vysshaya Liga) | ||||
| 2 | 53 | Barry Tallackson |  United States |
RW | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | [2] | |||
| 3 | 64 | Jason Ryznar | United States |
LW | University of Michigan (CCHA) | [3] | |||
| 3 | 84 | Marek Chvatal |  Czech Republic |
D | HC Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga) | [4] | |||
| 3 | 85 | Ahren Nittel |  Canada |
LW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||||
| 4 | 117 | Cam Janssen | United States |
RW | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) | ||||
| 5 | 154 | Krisjanis Redlihs |  Latvia |
D | HK Liepajas Metalurgs (Latvian Hockey League) | ||||
| 6 | 187 | Eric Johansson | Canada |
C | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | ||||
| 7 | 218 | Ilkka Pikkarainen |  Finland |
RW | HIFK Helsinki (SM-liiga) | [3][5] | |||
| 8 | 250 | Dan Glover | Canada |
D | Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) | ||||
| 9 | 281 | Bill Kinkel | United States |
LW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- New Jersey Devils game log. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- 2002-03 Team Standings. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- 2002-03 Player Statistics. hockeyDB. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- NHL attendance. ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- Devils team photo. NewJerseyDevils. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
- ^ The Devils traded their 2001 first-round pick (later transferred to Buffalo and used on Daniel Paille), along with Randy McKay and Jason Arnott for Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner on March 19, 2002.
- ^ No source exists to indicate why the Devils drafted twice in the second round of 2002.
- ^ a b The Devils acquired the 2002 third-round pick from Atlanta for Phoenix's 2001 fourth-round pick (used on Milan Gajic) and the Devils' 2002 seventh-round pick (later transferred to San Jose and used on Tim Conboy) on June 24, 2001.
- ^ The Devils had traded their original 2001 third-round pick (used on Beat Schiess-Forster) to Phoenix for the Coyotes' 2002 third-round pick (Chvatal) on June 23, 2001.
- ^ No source exists to indicate where the Devils acquired the pick to draft Pikkarainen.
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