2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 34th NHL season. It was the first time since the Northwest Division was created that a team other than the Colorado Avalanche won the division title.

2003–04 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference3rd Western
2003–04 record43–24–10–5
Home record21–13–7–0
Road record22–11–3–5
Goals for235
Goals against194
Team information
General ManagerBrian Burke
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsTodd Bertuzzi
Ed Jovanovski
Trevor Linden
Brendan Morrison
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,630
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (35)
AssistsMarkus Naslund (49)
PointsMarkus Naslund (84)
Penalty minutesBrad May (137)
WinsDan Cloutier (33)
Goals against averageDan Cloutier

Regular season

Divisional standings
Northwest Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
13Vancouver Canucks824324105235194101
24Colorado Avalanche824022137235198100
36Calgary Flames8242307320017694
49Edmonton Oilers82362912522120889
510Minnesota Wild82302920318818383

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

Conference standings
Western Conference GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
p-Detroit Red Wings824821112255189109
y-San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
y-Vancouver Canucks824324105235194101
x-Colorado Avalanche824022137235198100
x-Dallas Stars82412613219417597
x-Calgary Flames8242307320017694
x-St. Louis Blues82393011219119891
x-Nashville Predators82382911421621791
e-Edmonton Oilers82362912522120889
e-Minnesota Wild82302920318818383
e-Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
e-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
e-Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568
e-Columbus Blue Jackets8225458417723862
e-Chicago Blackhawks82204311818825959

p- Presidents' Trophy winner, x- qualified for playoffs, e- did not qualify for playoffs, y- divisional winner

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 9, 20034–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)1–0–0–0
2WOctober 11, 20033–0Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)2–0–0–0
3LOctober 13, 20032–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)2–1–0–0
4LOctober 16, 20032–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)2–2–0–0
5TOctober 18, 20032–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)2–2–1–0
6WOctober 20, 20036–1Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)3–2–1–0
7WOctober 22, 20033–2St. Louis Blues (2003–04)4–2–1–0
8TOctober 26, 20033–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)4–2–2–0
9WOctober 28, 20036–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)5–2–2–0
10WOctober 30, 20033–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)6–2–2–0
11WOctober 31, 20034–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)7–2–2–0
12WNovember 3, 20035–1Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)8–2–2–0
13WNovember 5, 20034–3@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)9–2–2–0
14LNovember 6, 20032–3@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)9–3–2–0
15WNovember 8, 20034–3Minnesota Wild (2003–04)10–3–2–0
16LNovember 11, 20030–1@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)10–4–2–0
17OTLNovember 13, 20033–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)10–4–2–1
18OTLNovember 15, 20031–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)10–4–2–2
19WNovember 18, 20035–4 OTMontreal Canadiens (2003–04)11–4–2–2
20WNovember 20, 20033–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (2003–04)12–4–2–2
21LNovember 22, 20033–5Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)12–5–2–2
22LNovember 24, 20031–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)12–6–2–2
23WNovember 25, 20035–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)13–6–2–2
24WNovember 27, 20033–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2003–04)14–6–2–2
25TNovember 29, 20034–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)14–6–3–2
26LDecember 4, 20031–4Calgary Flames (2003–04)14–7–3–2
27TDecember 6, 20031–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2003–04)14–7–4–2
28WDecember 9, 20034–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)15–7–4–2
29TDecember 11, 20031–1 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)15–7–5–2
30WDecember 14, 20032–1 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2003–04)16–7–5–2
31WDecember 16, 20032–1 OT@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)17–7–5–2
32LDecember 17, 20031–3@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)17–8–5–2
33WDecember 20, 20033–0@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)18–8–5–2
34TDecember 22, 20034–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)18–8–6–2
35WDecember 26, 20032–0@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)19–8–6–2
36LDecember 27, 20032–6Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)19–9–6–2
37WDecember 29, 20033–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)20–9–6–2
38WDecember 31, 20034–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)21–9–6–2
39LJanuary 2, 20042–4Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)21–10–6–2
40WJanuary 3, 20043–1@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)22–10–6–2
41LJanuary 5, 20041–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)22–11–6–2
42WJanuary 8, 20043–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)23–11–6–2
43WJanuary 9, 20045–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)24–11–6–2
44TJanuary 11, 20042–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2003–04)24–11–7–2
45WJanuary 13, 20044–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)25–11–7–2
46LJanuary 15, 20041–3@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)25–12–7–2
47LJanuary 17, 20041–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)25–13–7–2
48LJanuary 19, 20042–3Dallas Stars (2003–04)25–14–7–2
49WJanuary 21, 20045–4 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)26–14–7–2
50WJanuary 25, 20044–1Nashville Predators (2003–04)27–14–7–2
51WJanuary 27, 20043–2Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)28–14–7–2
52WJanuary 29, 20044–2@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)29–14–7–2
53WJanuary 31, 20046–1@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)30–14–7–2
54LFebruary 2, 20043–4@ New York Rangers (2003–04)30–15–7–2
55OTLFebruary 3, 20044–5 OT@ New York Islanders (2003–04)30–15–7–3
56WFebruary 5, 20044–0@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)31–15–7–3
57LFebruary 11, 20042–3Calgary Flames (2003–04)31–16–7–3
58LFebruary 13, 20041–4Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)31–17–7–3
59LFebruary 14, 20041–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)31–18–7–3
60WFebruary 16, 20041–0@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)32–18–7–3
61LFebruary 19, 20042–6@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)32–19–7–3
62OTLFebruary 21, 20043–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)32–19–7–4
63WFebruary 24, 20044–2Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)33–19–7–4
64WFebruary 26, 20043–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2003–04)34–19–7–4
65WFebruary 28, 20042–0St. Louis Blues (2003–04)35–19–7–4
66TMarch 3, 20045–5 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)35–19–8–4
67LMarch 5, 20041–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)35–20–8–4
68WMarch 6, 20044–0@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)36–20–8–4
69LMarch 8, 20042–9Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)36–21–8–4
70TMarch 10, 20041–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2003–04)36–21–9–4
71WMarch 12, 20044–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)37–21–9–4
72LMarch 13, 20041–2Ottawa Senators (2003–04)37–22–9–4
73TMarch 16, 20042–2 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)37–22–10–4
74LMarch 18, 20040–3@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)37–23–10–4
75OTLMarch 19, 20043–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)37–23–10–5
76LMarch 21, 20044–5Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)37–24–10–5
77WMarch 24, 20041–0Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)38–24–10–5
78WMarch 27, 20043–2 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)39–24–10–5
79WMarch 29, 20046–1Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)40–24–10–5
80WMarch 31, 20042–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)41–24–10–5
81WApril 2, 20044–1@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)42–24–10–5
82WApril 3, 20045–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)43–24–10–5

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-Finals vs. (6) Calgary Flames

After splitting the first two games in Vancouver, Dan Cloutier was injured midway through Game 3 in Calgary. With backup Johan Hedberg playing in relief, Vancouver would also split Games 3 and 4 in Calgary. Alex Auld took over in goal starting in Game 5, which the Canucks lost 2-1. Facing elimination in Game 6, Brendan Morrison scored the winner in the third overtime period to force a Game 7 in Vancouver. In the series-deciding game, the Canucks found themselves down a goal and on the penalty kill in the last minute. With Auld on the bench for the extra attacker, winger Matt Cooke tied the game with 5.7 seconds left to force overtime. However, with Ed Jovanovski still in the penalty box, former Canuck Martin Gelinas eliminated the Canucks on the power play.

Vancouver loses series 4-3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 7Calgary3 - 5VancouverCloutier18,6301 – 0
2April 9Calgary2 – 1VancouverKiprusoff18,6301 – 1
3April 11Vancouver2 – 1CalgaryHedberg19,2892 – 1
4April 13Vancouver0 – 4CalgaryKiprusoff19,2892 - 2
5April 15Calgary2 – 1VancouverKiprusoff18,6303 – 2
6April 17Vancouver5 – 4Calgary3OTAuld19,2893 – 3
7April 19Calgary3 – 2VancouverOTKiprusoff18,6304 – 3

Note:

  • Green background indicates win
  • Red background indicates loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Markus Naslund783549845872792
Brendan Morrison822238605072358
Todd Bertuzzi69174360122----------
Daniel Sedin821836541871230
Henrik Sedin761131423272242
Brent Sopel801032423670110
Trevor Linden821422362670006
Mattias Ohlund8214203473714513
Sami Salo74719262271232
Matt Cooke5311122373731412

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Team. Stats reflect time with the Team only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

Regular season Playoffs
Player GP Min W L T GA SO GAA GP Min W L GA SO GAA
Dan Cloutier 60 3539 33 21 2 134 5 2.27 3 138 1 1 5 0 2.17
Johan Hedberg 21 1098 8 6 2 46 3 2.51 2 98 1 1 4 0 2.45
Alexander Auld 6 349 2 2 1 12 0 2.06 3 222 1 2 9 0 2.43

Awards and records

Team awards

Transactions

The Canucks were involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season.

Trades
October 30, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Sean Pronger		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Zenith Komarniski
December 17, 2003 To Vancouver Canucks
Wade Brookbank		 To Nashville Predators
future considerations
January 17, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
future considerations		 To Boston Bruins
Jiri Slegr
February 16, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Peter Sarno		 To Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Moss
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Martin Rucinsky		 To New York Rangers
R. J. Umberger
Martin Grenier
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Sergei Varlamov		 To St. Louis Blues
Ryan Ready
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Marc Bergevin		 To Pittsburgh Penguins
conditional draft pick
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Geoff Sanderson		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd round pick in 2004
March 9, 2004 To Vancouver Canucks
Sylvain Blouin		 To Montreal Canadiens
Rene Vydareny

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team
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Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, held in Nashville, Tennessee.[3]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
123Ryan KeslerC United StatesOhio State University (NCAA)
260Marc-Andre BernierRW CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4111Brandon NolanLW CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
4128Ty MorrisLW CanadaSt. Albert (AJHL)
5150Nicklas DanielssonRW SwedenBrynäs IF (SWE)
6190Chad BrownleeD CanadaVernon Vipers (BCHL)
7222Francois-Pierre GuenetteC CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8252Sergei TopolF RussiaOMSK (RUS)
8254Nathan McIverD CanadaToronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9285Matthew HansenD CanadaSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

See also

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 NHL Entry Draft results, nhl.com, accessed April 25, 2008
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