2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers season

2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers
	Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	3rd Eastern
2003–04 record	40–21–15–6
Home record	24–11–3–3
Road record	16–10–12–3
Goals for	229
Goals against	186
Team information
President	Ron Ryan
General Manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Keith Primeau
Alternate captains	John LeClair; Mark Recchi
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,375[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Philadelphia Phantoms; Trenton Titans
Team leaders
Goals	Mark Recchi (26)
Assists	Mark Recchi (49)
Points	Mark Recchi (75)
Penalties in minutes	Donald Brashear (212)
Plus/minus	John LeClair (+20)
Wins	Robert Esche (21)
Goals against average	Robert Esche (2.04)

The 2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 37th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers reached the Eastern Conference Finals but lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Regular season

Free-agent goaltender Jeff Hackett was signed from the Boston Bruins to replace Roman Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Esche for the number one spot in 2003–04, but Hackett was forced to retire in February due to vertigo. During the course of the season, serious injuries suffered by both Jeremy Roenick (broken jaw) and Keith Primeau (concussion) in February forced the Flyers to trade for the Chicago Blackhawks' Alexei Zhamnov, who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. Esche entrenched himself as starter and remained in that position even after the Flyers re-acquired Sean Burke from the Phoenix Coyotes, as the Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division title over the New Jersey Devils on the last day of the season.

Season standings

**Atlantic Division**^[2]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	40	21	15	6	229	186	101
2	6	New Jersey Devils	82	43	25	12	2	213	164	100
3	8	New York Islanders	82	38	29	11	4	237	210	91
4	13	New York Rangers	82	27	40	7	8	206	250	69
5	15	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	23	47	8	4	190	303	58

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.

Eastern Conference^[3]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	22	8	6	245	192	106
2	Y- Boston Bruins	NE	82	41	19	15	7	209	188	104
3	Y- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	40	21	15	6	209	188	101
4	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	24	10	3	242	204	103
5	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	43	23	10	6	262	189	102
6	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	43	25	12	2	213	164	100
7	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	7	4	208	192	93
8	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	38	29	11	4	237	210	91
8.5
9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	37	34	7	4	220	221	85
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	33	37	8	4	214	243	78
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	28	34	14	6	172	209	76
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	28	35	15	4	188	221	75
13	New York Rangers	AT	82	27	40	7	8	206	250	69
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	23	46	10	3	186	253	59
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	23	47	8	4	190	303	58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs

Though solid in net, Esche's performance was over-shadowed by the play of captain Keith Primeau in the playoffs. Primeau led the Flyers past the defending Stanley Cup champion Devils in five, and the Toronto Maple Leafs in six on their way to the Eastern Conference Finals and a match-up with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite winning Game 6 on the late-game heroics of Primeau and winger Simon Gagne, the Flyers would come up short once again losing Game 7 in Tampa, 2–1.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2003 pre-season

Pre-season: 3–4–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–3–1)

Legend: Win Loss Tie

Regular season

2003–04 regular season^[4]

October: 4–2–3–1, 12 Points (Home: 3–0–2–0; Road: 1–2–1–1)

November: 10–0–2–0, 22 Points (Home: 7–0–0–0; Road: 3–0–2–0)

December: 5–4–4–3, 17 Points (Home: 3–1–0–2; Road: 2–3–4–1)

January: 7–5–2–1, 17 Points (Home: 2–3–0–1; Road: 5–2–2–0)

February: 7–5–0–2, 16 Points (Home: 5–3–0–0; Road: 2–2–0–2)

March: 6–4–2–0, 14 Points (Home: 4–3–1–0; Road: 2–1–1–0)

April: 1–1–1–0, 3 Points (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 1–0–1–0)

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New Jersey Devils – Flyers win 4–1

Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – Flyers win 4–2

Eastern Conference Finals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Lightning win 4–3

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

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

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
8	Mark Recchi	35	LW	82	26	49	75	18	47	18	4	2	6	−3	4
26	Michal Handzus	26	C	82	20	38	58	18	82	18	5	5	10	7	7
10	John LeClair	34	LW	75	23	32	55	20	51	18	2	2	4	2	8
11	Tony Amonte	33	RW	80	20	33	53	13	38	18	3	5	8	7	6
97	Jeremy Roenick	34	C	62	19	28	47	1	62	18	4	9	13	4	8
12	Simon Gagne	23	LW	80	24	21	45	12	29	18	5	4	9	10	12
5	Kim Johnsson	27	D	80	13	29	42	16	26	15	2	6	8	−3	8
24	Sami Kapanen	30	RW	74	12	18	30	9	14	18	3	7	10	0	6
44	Joni Pitkanen	20	D	71	8	19	27	15	44	15	0	3	3	−6	6
14	Justin Williams	22	RW	47	6	20	26	10	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Keith Primeau	32	C	54	7	15	22	11	80	18	9	7	16	11	22
23	Alexei Zhamnov	33	C	20	5	13	18	7	14	18	4	10	14	−1	8
28	Marcus Ragnarsson	32	D	70	7	9	16	12	58	14	1	4	5	3	14
20	Radovan Somik	26	LW	53	4	10	14	−2	17	10	1	1	2	1	4
87	Donald Brashear	32	LW	64	6	7	13	−1	212	18	1	3	4	0	61
37	Eric Desjardins	34	D	48	1	11	12	11	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Chris Therien	32	D	56	1	9	10	2	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
89	Mike Comrie	23	C	21	4	5	9	2	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Eric Weinrich	37	D	54	2	7	9	11	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Branko Radivojevic	23	RW	24	1	8	9	0	36	18	1	1	2	−1	32
13	Claude Lapointe	35	C	42	5	3	8	2	32	1	0	0	0	0	0
9, 32	Patrick Sharp	22	C	41	5	2	7	−3	55	12	1	0	1	−2	2
23	Jim Vandermeer	23	D	23	3	2	5	−5	25	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Todd Fedoruk	24	LW	49	1	4	5	−4	136	1	0	0	0	−2	2
55	Danny Markov	27	D	34	2	3	5	0	58	18	1	2	3	17	25
3	Mattias Timander	29	D	34	1	4	5	13	19	18	2	4	6	2	6
19	Eric Chouinard	23	RW	17	3	0	3	−3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	John Slaney	31	D	4	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Vladimir Malakhov	35	D	6	0	1	1	−1	2	17	1	5	6	9	12
47	Kirby Law	26	RW	6	0	1	1	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Boyd Kane	25	LW	7	0	0	0	−4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
33, 41	Sean Burke	37	G	15	0	0	0	N/A	0	1	0	0	0	N/A	0
48	Freddy Meyer	23	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
51	Randy Jones	22	D	5	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Dennis Seidenberg	22	D	5	0	0	0	−4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0
30	Antero Niittymaki	23	G	3	0	0	0	N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Neil Little	32	G	1	0	0	0	N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Mike Peluso	29	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Robert Esche	26	G	40	0	0	0	N/A	31	18	0	0	0	N/A	8
15	Peter White	34	C	3	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Jeff Hackett	35	G	27	0	0	0	N/A	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltenders

= Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
= Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
42	Robert Esche	26	40	21	11	7	3	79	.915	2.04	2322	17	11	7	1	41	.916	2.32	1060
33	Jeff Hackett	35	27	10	10	6	3	65	.905	2.39	1630	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33, 41	Sean Burke	37	15	6	5	2	1	35	.910	2.55	825	1	0	0	0	1	.889	1.50	40
30	Antero Niittymaki	23	3	3	0	0	0	3	.961	1.00	180	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Neil Little	32	1	0	1	0	0	2	.750	3.64	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient	Notes	Ref
NHL All-Rookie Team	Joni Pitkanen (Defense)		^[5]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Robert Esche (November 3)		^[6]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Robert Esche (March 15)		^[7]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game	Ken Hitchcock (Coach)	Assistant coach of Eastern Conference	^[8]
	Keith Primeau
	Jeremy Roenick

Team awards^[9]
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kim Johnsson
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Mark Recchi
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Robert Esche
Toyota Cup	Mark Recchi
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Sami Kapanen

Records

NHL record

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 2003–04 season
Record	Type	Total	Player	Ref
Highest plus-minus, playoffs	Season	+17	Danny Markov	^[10]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 2003–04 season
Record	Type	Total	Date(s)	Opponent	Refs
Penalties in minutes	Period	209	3/5/2004	Ottawa Senators	^[11]
Penalties in minutes	Game	213	3/5/2004	Ottawa Senators	^[12]

Milestones

Individual career milestones^[13]
Milestone	Player	Details	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Jeff Hackett	Stopped all 27 shots against the San Jose Sharks	October 16, 2003	^[14]
500th game played	Jeff Hackett		January 13, 2004
1,000th game played	Tony Amonte		March 5, 2004

Transactions

The Flyers 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.^[15]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2004	To Carolina Hurricanes Marty Murray	^[16]
June 22, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2004	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2003	^[16]
June 22, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2004	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2003	^[16]
June 22, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2004 9th-round pick in 2004	To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2003 9th-round pick in 2003	^[16]
June 30, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 7th-round pick in 2004^{[lower-alpha 1]}	To Washington Capitals rights to Dmitri Yushkevich	^[17]
December 16, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Comrie	To Edmonton Oilers Jeff Woywitka 1st-round pick in 2004 3rd-round pick in 2005	^[18]
December 17, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 2004	To Minnesota Wild Eric Chouinard	^[19]
January 20, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Danny Markov	To Carolina Hurricanes Justin Williams	^[20]
January 22, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Mattias Timander	To New York Islanders Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2004	^[21]
February 9, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 2004	To St. Louis Blues Eric Weinrich	^[22]
February 9, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Sean Burke Branko Radivojevic rights to Ben Eager	To Phoenix Coyotes Mike Comrie	^[22]
February 16, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Gainey	To Dallas Stars Mike Siklenka	^[23]
February 19, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhamnov Washington's 4th-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Jim Vandermeer rights to Colin Fraser Los Angeles' 2nd-round pick in 2004	^[24]
March 8, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Vladimir Malakhov	To New York Rangers rights to Rick Kozak 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[25]
March 8, 2004	To Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix's 8th-round pick in 2004 3rd-round pick in 2005	To Dallas Stars Chris Therien	^[25]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Ref
July 1, 2003	Jeff Hackett	Boston Bruins	2 years, $6 million	^[26]
July 14, 2003	Boyd Kane	Tampa Bay Lightning	*	^[27]
July 24, 2003	Mark Murphy	Washington Capitals	1 year*	^[28]
July 24, 2003	Mike Peluso	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year*	^[28]
October 21, 2003	Steve Webb	New York Islanders	1 year*	^[29]

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Contract details	Notes	Ref
June 10, 2003	Eric Chouinard	2 years		^[30]
June 10, 2003	Sami Kapanen	2 years		^[31]
June 30, 2003	Eric Desjardins	3 years, $11 million	Third year is player option	^[17]
June 30, 2003	Claude Lapointe	2 years, $2 million		^[17]
July 14, 2003	Mike Siklenka	*		^[27]
July 14, 2003	Peter Vandermeer	*		^[27]
July 14, 2003	Peter White	*		^[27]
July 30, 2003	Radovan Somik	2 years		^[32]
July 30, 2003	Justin Williams	1 year, $1.072 million		^[32]
December 19, 2003	Mike Comrie	1 year, $1.45 million	Acquired in December 16 trade	^[33]

Entry level contracts

The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details	Ref
July 14, 2003	Mathieu Brunelle	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	2002 7th-round pick		^[27]
July 14, 2003	Joey Hope	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)	Undrafted free agent		^[27]
July 15, 2003	Joni Pitkanen	Karpat (SM-liiga)	2002 1st-round pick	3 years, $3.555 million	^[34]
July 24, 2003	Randy Jones	Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)	Undrafted free agent	2 years	^[28]
March 20, 2004	Stephen Wood	Providence College (Hockey East)	Undrafted free agent		^[35]
April 7, 2004	Ben Eager	Oshawa Generals (OHL)	2002 1st-round pick (Phoenix)	3 years	^[36]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 2003 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 3, 2003.^[37]^[38] Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.^[37] First-year professional players were exempt.^[37]

The Flyers protected the following players:^[39] goaltenders Robert Esche and Jeff Hackett; defensemen Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson, Marcus Ragnarsson, John Slaney and Eric Weinrich; and forwards Tony Amonte, Donald Brashear, Eric Chouinard, Todd Fedoruk, Simon Gagne, Michal Handzus, Sami Kapanen, Claude Lapointe, John LeClair, Keith Primeau, Mark Recchi, Jeremy Roenick and Justin Williams.

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:^[39] goaltender Neil Little; defenseman Chris Therien; and forwards Boyd Kane, Kirby Law, Ian MacNeil, Mark Murphy, Mike Peluso, Andre Savage, Mike Siklenka, Pete Vandermeer and Peter White.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2003 NHL Waiver Draft^[37]
Round	Player	Selected by	Selected from
4	Mike Siklenka	New York Rangers	Philadelphia Flyers

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date	Player	Claimed by	Claimed from	Ref
October 22, 2003	Steve Webb	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philadelphia Flyers	^[40]
November 5, 2003	Mike Siklenka	Philadelphia Flyers	New York Rangers	^[41]

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Notes	Ref
August 8, 2003	Jamie Wright	Edmonton Oilers	Free agency		^[42]
October 3, 2003	Ryan Bast	Alaska Aces (ECHL)	Free agency		^[43]
N/A	David Harlock	—	Retirement	No official announcement	^[44]
N/A	Joe Sacco	—	Retirement	No official announcement	^[45]
October 22, 2003	Brad Tiley	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	Free agency		^[46]
February 9, 2004	Jeff Hackett*	—	Retirement		^[22]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nasvhille, Tennessee, on June 21–22, 2003.^[47] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, and ninth-round draft picks in five different trades.^[48]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2003 and their NHL career regular season statistics (complete through the end of the 2017–18 season)
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
1	11	Jeff Carter	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	904	352	320	672	455	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1	24	Mike Richards	Center	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)	749	181	306	487	585	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	69	Colin Fraser	Center	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	359	20	38	58	290	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
3	81	Stefan Ruzicka	Right Wing	Slovakia	MHC Nitra (Slovakia)	55	4	13	17	47	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
3	85	Alexandre Picard	Defense	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	253	19	50	69	86	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
3	87	Ryan Potulny	Center	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	126	22	27	49	54	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 6]}
3	95	Rick Kozak	Right Wing	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
4	108	Kevin Romy	Center	Switzerland	Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 7]}
5	140	David Tremblay	Goaltender	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 8]}
6	191	Rejean Beauchemin	Goaltender	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	193	Ville Hostikka	Goaltender	Finland	SaiPa Jrs. (FIN)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^{[lower-alpha 9]}

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL^[49]^[50] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[51]

Notes

↑ Condition not met.
↑ The Phoenix Coyotes' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a July 1, 2001 trade that sent Daymond Langkow to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2002 second-round pick and this pick.^[48]
↑ The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 22, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 third-round pick to the Hurricanes in exchange for a 2002 sixth-round pick and this pick.^[48]
↑ The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of an August 20, 2001 trade that sent Eric Lindros to the Rangers in exchange for Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac and this pick.^[48]
↑ Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Adam Oates.^[48]
↑ The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 18, 2002 trade that sent Jiri Dopita to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.^[48]
↑ Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Luke Richardson.^[48]
↑ The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 23, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 sixth round pick and a 2002 seventh round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.^[48]
↑ The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a February 5, 2003 trade that sent Chris McAllister to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.^[48]

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hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

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[17] Condition not met.

[50] The Phoenix Coyotes' first-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a July 1, 2001 trade that sent Daymond Langkow to the Coyotes in exchange for a 2002 second-round pick and this pick.^[48]

[51] The Carolina Hurricanes' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 22, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 third-round pick to the Hurricanes in exchange for a 2002 sixth-round pick and this pick.^[48]

[52] The New York Rangers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of an August 20, 2001 trade that sent Eric Lindros to the Rangers in exchange for Kim Johnsson, Pavel Brendl, Jan Hlavac and this pick.^[48]

[53] Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Adam Oates.^[48]

[54] The Edmonton Oilers' third-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 18, 2002 trade that sent Jiri Dopita to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.^[48]

[55] Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Luke Richardson.^[48]

[56] The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a June 23, 2002 trade that sent a 2002 sixth round pick and a 2002 seventh round pick to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.^[48]

[57] The Colorado Avalanche's sixth-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as a result of a February 5, 2003 trade that sent Chris McAllister to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.^[48]

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[SixSigned-28] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parrillo, Ray (July 15, 2003). "Flyers sign players, but not Pitkanen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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[30] Steve Webb biography at Legends of Hockey, retrieved November 23, 2014

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[32] "FLYERS SIGN FORWARD SAMI KAPANEN". Philadelphia Flyers. June 10, 2003. Archived from the original on June 13, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[SomikWilliams-33] 1 2 McKee, Don (July 31, 2003). "Flyers complete roster after re-signing forwards". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[34] Panaccio, Tim (December 21, 2003). "Comrie sighs with relief over signing contract". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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[43] Jamie Wright biography at Legends of Hockey, retrieved November 23, 2014

[44] "Aces Sign Ryan Bast, Nolan Graham". OurSports Central. October 3, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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[nonahl-60] "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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Philadelphia Flyers seasons
1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2003–04 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals
Central	Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues
Northwest	Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks
Pacific	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks
See also	Draft NHL Challenge All-Star Game Heritage Classic Bertuzzi–Moore incident Flyers–Senators brawl West Coast Express Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers season

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Individual

Team

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

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Free agency

Re-signed

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NHL Waiver Draft

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See also

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