2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division 4th Pacific
Conference 12th Western
2003–04 record 29–35–10-8
Goals for 184
Goals against 213
Team information
General Manager Bryan Murray
Coach Mike Babcock
Captain Steve Rucchin
Alternate captains Sergei Fedorov
Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance 14,988 (87.3%)
Total: 614,504

The 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After making it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final and losing in the seventh game, the team placed fourth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference, thereby failing to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Offseason

In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf with their first first-round pick, 19th overall, and Corey Perry with their second first-round pick, 28th overall.

Forward Steve Rucchin was named team captain following Paul Kariya's departure via free agency.

Regular season

Final standings

Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
25Dallas Stars82412613219417597
311Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
412Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
513Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red WingsCE824821112255189109
2 Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3 Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5 X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6 X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7 X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8 X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10 Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11 Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13 Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15 Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2003–04 regular season

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Playoffs

The Ducks missed the playoffs, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year against the eventual champions, the New Jersey Devils.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Sergei Fedorov8031346542
Vaclav Prospal8219355454
Petr Sykora8123295234
Steve Rucchin8220234312
Joffrey Lupul7513213428
Andy McDonald799213024
Rob Niedermayer5512162834
Niclas Havelid796202628
Samuel Pahlsson828142252
Jason Krog806121816
Stanislav Chistov562161826
Vitaly Vishnevski736101651
Sandis Ozolinsh365111624
Ruslan Salei8241115110
Martin Skoula212792
Todd Simpson46437105
Keith Carney6925742
Chris Kunitz2106612
Kurt Sauer5514532
Mike Leclerc101344
Lance Ward4604494
Cam Severson3130350
Garrett Burnett39123184
Craig Johnson3912314
Michael Holmqvist2120225
Petr Schastlivy222024
Tony Martensson61120
Jean-Sebastien Giguere550224
Chris Armstrong40110
Alexei Smirnov80112
Ilya Bryzgalov10000
Dan Bylsma110000
Martin Gerber320004
Casey Hankinson40004
Mark Popovic10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Jean-Sebastien Giguere321055173161402.6216231483.9143
Martin Gerber16983211124642.26785721.9182
Ilya Bryzgalov60110022.002826.9290
Team:4968822943102062.4924362230.9155

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Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
119Ryan Getzlaf CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
128Corey Perry CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
386Shane Hynes CanadaCornell University (NCAA)
390Juha Alen FinlandNorthern Michigan University (NCAA)
4119Nathan Saunders CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6186Drew Miller United StatesRiver City Lancers (USHL)
7218Dirk Southern CanadaNorthern Michigan University (NCAA)
8250Shane O'Brien CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9280Ville Mantymaa FinlandTappara (Finland)

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2003–04

References

  1. "2003-2004 Division Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. "2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  4. "2003-04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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