# 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season was their seventh season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 24th season in the NHL and 31st overall. The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2000–01 season.

## Regular season

* January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton earned a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0–0 tie against the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes goaltender Zac Bierk earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first time that two goaltenders in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.
The Coyotes finished the regular season having allowed the most power-play goals of all 30 NHL teams, with 77.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
| 2 | 7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
| 3 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
| 4 | 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
| 5 | 14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
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 :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
| 2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
| 3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
| 4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
| 5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
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| 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
| 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
| 13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
| 14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season :
October: 4–7–0–1 (home: 0–3–0–0; road: 4–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 9, 20021–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 12, 20022–5Dallas Stars (2002–03)0–2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 14, 20024–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)1–2–0–0Recap
4LOctober 15, 20021–2@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)1–3–0–0Recap
5LOctober 17, 20023–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)1–4–0–0Recap
6WOctober 19, 20023–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)2–4–0–0Recap
7WOctober 22, 20022–1@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)3–4–0–0Recap
8LOctober 24, 20022–3Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)3–5–0–0Recap
9LOctober 26, 20021–6Minnesota Wild (2002–03)3–6–0–0Recap
10OTLOctober 28, 20022–3 OT@ New York Rangers (2002–03)3–6–0–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20023–2@ New York Islanders (2002–03)4–6–0–1Recap
12LOctober 31, 20022–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)4–7–0–1Recap :
November: 4–5–4–0 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 3, 20022–1 OTNashville Predators (2002–03)5–7–0–1Recap
14WNovember 7, 20024–1Minnesota Wild (2002–03)6–7–0–1Recap
15LNovember 9, 20022–5Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)6–8–0–1Recap
16LNovember 11, 20022–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)6–9–0–1Recap
17LNovember 12, 20022–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)6–10–0–1Recap
18WNovember 15, 20025–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)7–10–0–1Recap
19TNovember 17, 20024–4 OTColorado Avalanche (2002–03)7–10–1–1Recap
20TNovember 20, 20022–2 OTDallas Stars (2002–03)7–10–2–1Recap
21TNovember 22, 20023–3 OTFlorida Panthers (2002–03)7–10–3–1Recap
22LNovember 25, 20021–5@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)7–11–3–1Recap
23TNovember 27, 20022–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)7–11–4–1Recap
24LNovember 28, 20022–4Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)7–12–4–1Recap
25WNovember 30, 20023–2@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)8–12–4–1Recap :
December: 5–4–2–2 (home: 5–3–2–1; road: 0–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26OTLDecember 3, 20022–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (2002–03)8–12–4–2Recap
27LDecember 5, 20023–5Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)8–13–4–2Recap
28LDecember 7, 20022–4Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)8–14–4–2Recap
29TDecember 9, 20023–3 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)8–14–5–2Recap
30WDecember 11, 20024–2Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)9–14–5–2Recap
31LDecember 13, 20023–4Washington Capitals (2002–03)9–15–5–2Recap
32WDecember 15, 20022–1Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)10–15–5–2Recap
33WDecember 17, 20025–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)11–15–5–2Recap
34TDecember 20, 20023–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2002–03)11–15–6–2Recap
35LDecember 22, 20020–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)11–16–6–2Recap
36OTLDecember 26, 20023–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)11–16–6–3Recap
37WDecember 28, 20024–0Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)12–16–6–3Recap
38WDecember 30, 20024–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2002–03)13–16–6–3Recap :
January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 1, 20032–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)14–16–6–3Recap
40WJanuary 3, 20034–1@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)15–16–6–3Recap
41LJanuary 4, 20030–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)15–17–6–3Recap
42TJanuary 8, 20030–0 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)15–17–7–3Recap
43LJanuary 10, 20031–2@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)15–18–7–3Recap
44OTLJanuary 11, 20033–4 OT@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)15–18–7–4Recap
45LJanuary 14, 20031–4St. Louis Blues (2002–03)15–19–7–4Recap
46LJanuary 18, 20030–1Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)15–20–7–4Recap
47WJanuary 20, 20033–1San Jose Sharks (2002–03)16–20–7–4Recap
48WJanuary 23, 20037–1@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)17–20–7–4Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20035–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)18–20–7–4Recap
50LJanuary 26, 20030–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)18–21–7–4Recap
51WJanuary 28, 20034–3Calgary Flames (2002–03)19–21–7–4Recap :
February: 6–5–1–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52LFebruary 5, 20033–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)19–22–7–4Recap
53LFebruary 7, 20032–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)19–23–7–4Recap
54LFebruary 8, 20031–3Dallas Stars (2002–03)19–24–7–4Recap
55LFebruary 12, 20030–3New Jersey Devils (2002–03)19–25–7–4Recap
56WFebruary 14, 20033–2@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)20–25–7–4Recap
57WFebruary 15, 20035–3@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)21–25–7–4Recap
58WFebruary 18, 20035–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)22–25–7–4Recap
59WFebruary 20, 20032–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)23–25–7–4Recap
60TFebruary 21, 20032–2 OT@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)23–25–8–4Recap
61LFebruary 23, 20032–4Calgary Flames (2002–03)23–26–8–4Recap
62WFebruary 26, 20034–2Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)24–26–8–4Recap
63WFebruary 28, 20033–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)25–26–8–4Recap :
March: 5–9–1–1 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 1–6–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 2, 20032–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)25–27–8–4Recap
65WMarch 4, 20034–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)26–27–8–4Recap
66LMarch 6, 20033–6@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)26–28–8–4Recap
67WMarch 8, 20036–4San Jose Sharks (2002–03)27–28–8–4Recap
68TMarch 10, 20032–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)27–28–9–4Recap
69LMarch 12, 20032–3Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)27–29–9–4Recap
70LMarch 14, 20030–4Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)27–30–9–4Recap
71WMarch 15, 20034–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)28–30–9–4Recap
72WMarch 18, 20032–1Boston Bruins (2002–03)29–30–9–4Recap
73WMarch 20, 20033–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (2002–03)30–30–9–4Recap
74LMarch 22, 20030–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)30–31–9–4Recap
75LMarch 24, 20030–2@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)30–32–9–4Recap
76LMarch 26, 20033–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)30–33–9–4Recap
77LMarch 27, 20031–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)30–34–9–4Recap
78LMarch 29, 20031–6@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)30–35–9–4Recap
79OTLMarch 31, 20034–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (2002–03)30–35–9–5Recap :
April: 1–0–2–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80TApril 2, 20033–3 OTVancouver Canucks (2002–03)30–35–10–5Recap
81WApril 4, 20031–0Nashville Predators (2002–03)31–35–10–5Recap
82TApril 6, 20033–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)31–35–11–5Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* 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 Coyotes only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 12 | Mike Johnson | RW | 82 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 47 |
| 19 | Shane Doan | RW | 82 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 3 | 86 |
| 17 | Ladislav Nagy | LW | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 92 |
| 11 | Daymond Langkow | C | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 56 |
| 8 | Daniel Briere‡ | C | 68 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −21 | 50 |
| 10 | Tony Amonte‡ | RW | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −12 | 26 |
| 27 | Teppo Numminen | D | 78 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 29 | Branko Radivojevic | RW | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −2 | 63 |
| 23 | Paul Mara | D | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −7 | 78 |
| 55 | Danny Markov | D | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
| 34 | Ramzi Abid‡ | LW | 30 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Deron Quint† | D | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −5 | 20 |
| 49 | Brian Savage | LW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −4 | 22 |
| 22 | Claude Lemieux‡ | RW | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −3 | 30 |
| 28 | Landon Wilson | RW | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 79 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 109 |
| 2 | Todd Simpson | D | 66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 135 |
| 4 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 82 |
| 15 | Radoslav Suchy | D | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 32 | Brad May‡ | LW | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 18 | Paul Ranheim† | LW | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 10 |
| 14 | Jeff Taffe | C | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 4 |
| 24 | Jan Hrdina† | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 44 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −9 | 135 |
| 5 | Drake Berehowsky | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 45 | Brad Ference† | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 28 |
| 77 | Chris Gratton† | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −11 | 21 |
| 38 | Scott Pellerin† | LW | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 8 |
| 34 | Frank Banham† | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 35 | Zac Bierk | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 1 | Sean Burke | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 40 | Patrick DesRochers‡ | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Dan Focht‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
| 52 | Martin Grenier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 24 | Darcy Hordichuk‡ | LW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 82 |
| 21 | Jason Jaspers | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 36 | Krys Kolanos | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jean-Marc Pelletier† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 45 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1210 | 128 | 3.02 | .894 | 0 | 2544 |
| 1 | Sean Burke | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 632 | 44 | 2.12 | .930 | 2 | 1248 |
| 35 | Zac Bierk | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 471 | 32 | 2.17 | .932 | 1 | 884 |
| 40 | Patrick DesRochers‡ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 3.77 | .875 | 0 | 175 |
| 40 | Jean-Marc Pelletier† | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 3.03 | .875 | 0 | 119 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Sean Burke (January 6) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Branko Radivojevic |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Ossi Vaananen |
| Team | Hardest Working Player Award | Shane Doan |
| Team | Leading Scorer Award | Mike Johnson |
| Team | Man of the Year Award | Landon Wilson |
| Team | Team MVP Award | Mike Johnson |
| Team | Three-Star Award | Ladislav Nagy |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jeff Taffe | October 14, 2002 |
| First game | Ramzi Abid | November 12, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Paul Ranheim | March 6, 2003 |

## Transactions

The Coyotes were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19) | To Philadelphia FlyersConditional draft pick in 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesPaul Ranheim |
| December 31, 2002 (2002-12-31) | To Carolina HurricanesPatrick DesRochers | To Phoenix CoyotesJean-Marc PelletierConditional draft pick |
| January 16, 2003 (2003-01-16) | To Dallas StarsClaude Lemieux | To Phoenix CoyotesScott PellerinConditional draft pick in 2004 |
| March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) | To Florida PanthersDarcy Hordichuk2nd-round pick in 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrad Ference |
| March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) | To Philadelphia FlyersTony Amonte | To Phoenix CoyotesGuillaume LefebvreAtlanta’s 3rd-round pick in 20032nd-round pick in 2004 |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Buffalo SabresDaniel Briere3rd-round pick in 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesChris Gratton4th-round pick in 2004 |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRamzi AbidDan FochtGuillaume Lefebvre | To Phoenix CoyotesJan HrdinaFrancois Leroux |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Vancouver CanucksBrad May | To Phoenix CoyotesConditional draft pick in 2003 |
| May 31, 2003 (2003-05-31) | To Boston Bruins5th-round pick in 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesRights to Darren McLachlan |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 7, 2002 (2002-07-07) | Kelly Buchberger | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Tony Amonte | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-year | Free agency |
| October 26, 2002 (2002-10-26) | Deron Quint | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 7, 2002 (2002-11-07) | Frank Banham | Jokerit (Liiga) | multi-year | Free agency |
| December 13, 2002 (2002-12-13) | Jason Bonsignore | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | | Free agency |
| April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10) | Mike Stutzel | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09) | Kiel McLeod | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Wyatt Smith | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Jean-Guy Trudel | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (VI) |
| July 22, 2002 (2002-07-22) | Sebastien Bordeleau | SC Bern (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Denis Pederson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) | Mike Sullivan | | Retirement (III) |
| September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) | Alex Andreyev | Greensboro Generals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) | Fredrik Sjostrom | multi-year | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Todd Simpson | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Landon Wilson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Patrick DesRochers | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2002 (2002-08-06) | Daniel Briere | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) | Paul Mara | multi-year | Re-signing |
| September 11, 2002 (2002-09-11) | Ladislav Nagy | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27) | Sean Burke | multi-year | Extension |
| September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30) | Brian Boucher | multi-year | Re-signing |
| January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) | Jean-Marc Pelletier | multi-year | Extension |
| April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22) | Ossi Vaananen | multi-year | Extension |
| June 1, 2003 (2003-06-01) | Darren McLachlan | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2003 (2003-06-01) | Matthew Spiller | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 5, 2003 (2003-06-05) | Frantisek Lukes | multi-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 19 | Jakub Koreis | Czech Republic | HC Plzen (Czech Republic) |
| 1 | 23 | Ben Eager | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 2 | 46 | David LeNeveu | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 3 | 70 | Joe Callahan | United States | Yale University (ECAC) |
| 3 | 80 | Matt Jones | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| 4 | 97 | Lance Monych | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 5 | 132 | John Zeiler | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 6 | 186 | Jeff Pietrasiak | United States | Berkshire High School (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | 216 | Ladislav Kouba | Czech Republic | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 8 | 249 | Marcus Smith | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 9 | 280 | Russell Spence | Canada | OCN Blizzard (MJHL) |