# 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

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 Finals 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 to the Colorado Avalanche via free agency.

## Regular season

The departure of franchise player Paul Kariya marked another new era which had many fans angered as well as worried about the teams near future repeating the on-ice success. Signing Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal in the summer relieved most of the fans' fear. Both players delivered as expected but scoring decreased for several reasons: Mike Leclerc played only 10 games, Rob Niedermayer played only 55 games, though enjoying a good season and Andy McDonald stayed healthy but had trouble repeating his performance after missing half of last season due to a concussion; Chistov suffered from "sophomore jinx" collecting only 2 goals and Jason Krog could not repeat another season like the one he had before. Rookie Joffrey Lupul had a wonderful rookie campaign with a bright future ahead. Overall, while the team had more potential scoring depth, several players fell short to enjoy and repeat the scoring touch they showed last season.
The defense performed well enough but J. S. Giguere failed at times to play the way he did the year before allowing soft goals. Later that season backup goalie Martin Gerber saw more ice time challenging Giguere for the number one spot and nearly outperforming him.
Playing away from home did not do them well as the Mighty Ducks won 19 games at home but only 10 games on the road.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 219 | 183 | 104 |
| 2 | 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 175 | 97 |
| 3 | 11 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 205 | 217 | 81 |
| 4 | 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 213 | 76 |
| 5 | 13 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 188 | 245 | 68 |
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 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 255 | 189 | 109 |
| 2 | Y- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 255 | 183 | 104 |
| 3 | Y- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 235 | 194 | 101 |
| 4 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 236 | 198 | 100 |
| 5 | X- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 175 | 97 |
| 6 | X- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 200 | 176 | 94 |
| 7 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 191 | 198 | 91 |
| 8 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 216 | 217 | 91 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 221 | 208 | 89 |
| 10 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 188 | 183 | 83 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 205 | 217 | 81 |
| 12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 213 | 76 |
| 13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 188 | 245 | 68 |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 177 | 238 | 62 |
| 15 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 188 | 259 | 59 |
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 :
October: 4–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 8, 20031–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 9, 20031–3@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)0–2–0–0Recap
3LOctober 12, 20030–2Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)0–3–0–0Recap
4LOctober 17, 20030–3Ottawa Senators (2003–04)0–4–0–0Recap
5OTLOctober 19, 20033–4 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)0–4–0–1Recap
6WOctober 21, 20032–0@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)1–4–0–1Recap
7WOctober 22, 20034–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2003–04)2–4–0–1Recap
8LOctober 24, 20032–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)2–5–0–1Recap
9TOctober 26, 20031–1 OTChicago Blackhawks (2003–04)2–5–1–1Recap
10WOctober 28, 20033–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)3–5–1–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20034–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)4–5–1–1Recap :
November: 4–2–3–4 (home: 4–0–1–1; road: 0–2–2–3)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 1, 20031–4@ New York Islanders (2003–04)4–6–1–1Recap
13LNovember 2, 20031–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)4–7–1–1Recap
14OTLNovember 4, 20031–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)4–7–1–2Recap
15OTLNovember 8, 20033–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)4–7–1–3Recap
16WNovember 9, 20032–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)5–7–1–3Recap
17WNovember 12, 20035–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)6–7–1–3Recap
18WNovember 16, 20034–3St. Louis Blues (2003–04)7–7–1–3Recap
19OTLNovember 18, 20031–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)7–7–1–4Recap
20TNovember 19, 20033–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)7–7–2–4Recap
21OTLNovember 21, 20033–4 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)7–7–2–5Recap
22TNovember 26, 20033–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2003–04)7–7–3–5Recap
23WNovember 28, 20034–3Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)8–7–3–5Recap
24TNovember 30, 20031–1 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)8–7–4–5Recap :
December: 5–8–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 2, 20031–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)8–8–4–5Recap
26LDecember 3, 20032–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)8–9–4–5Recap
27LDecember 5, 20032–6@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)8–10–4–5Recap
28WDecember 7, 20034–0Dallas Stars (2003–04)9–10–4–5Recap
29WDecember 10, 20033–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–10–4–5Recap
30LDecember 13, 20030–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–11–4–5Recap
31LDecember 14, 20032–3Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)10–12–4–5Recap
32WDecember 19, 20031–0Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)11–12–4–5Recap
33LDecember 21, 20031–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–13–4–5Recap
34LDecember 22, 20031–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–14–4–5Recap
35LDecember 27, 20032–3@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)11–15–4–5Recap
36WDecember 29, 20032–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)12–15–4–5Recap
37WDecember 31, 20033–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)13–15–4–5Recap :
January: 3–7–4–1 (home: 2–2–4–1; road: 1–5–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 2, 20042–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)13–16–4–5Recap
39LJanuary 3, 20041–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)13–17–4–5Recap
40TJanuary 5, 20042–2 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)13–17–5–5Recap
41TJanuary 7, 20044–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)13–17–6–5Recap
42LJanuary 9, 20042–5Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)13–18–6–5Recap
43TJanuary 11, 20042–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)13–18–7–5Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20041–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)13–19–7–5Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20040–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)13–20–7–5Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)14–20–7–5Recap
47LJanuary 19, 20041–5Calgary Flames (2003–04)14–21–7–5Recap
48TJanuary 21, 20042–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2003–04)14–21–8–5Recap
49WJanuary 23, 20046–2Minnesota Wild (2003–04)15–21–8–5Recap
50LJanuary 24, 20042–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–5Recap
51OTLJanuary 28, 20043–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–6Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20044–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)16–22–8–6Recap :
February: 7–4–1–2 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 1–4–1–1)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 20044–6@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)16–23–8–6Recap
54OTLFebruary 2, 20041–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)16–23–8–7Recap
55WFebruary 4, 20043–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)17–23–8–7Recap
56WFebruary 11, 20045–3Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)18–23–8–7Recap
57LFebruary 13, 20041–2@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)18–24–8–7Recap
58WFebruary 14, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)19–24–8–7Recap
59WFebruary 16, 20043–1Dallas Stars (2003–04)20–24–8–7Recap
60WFebruary 18, 20043–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)21–24–8–7Recap
61OTLFebruary 20, 20042–3 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)21–24–8–8Recap
62LFebruary 22, 20040–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)21–25–8–8Recap
63TFebruary 23, 20041–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)21–25–9–8Recap
64WFebruary 25, 20044–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)22–25–9–8Recap
65LFebruary 28, 20041–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)22–26–9–8Recap
66WFebruary 29, 20046–3Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)23–26–9–8Recap :
March: 5–9–1–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
67WMarch 3, 20042–0Minnesota Wild (2003–04)24–26–9–8Recap
68WMarch 5, 20045–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)25–26–9–8Recap
69LMarch 6, 20041–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)25–27–9–8Recap
70LMarch 8, 20042–5Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)25–28–9–8Recap
71LMarch 12, 20041–3New York Islanders (2003–04)25–29–9–8Recap
72LMarch 14, 20041–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)25–30–9–8Recap
73WMarch 16, 20043–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)26–30–9–8Recap
74TMarch 17, 20041–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)26–30–10–8Recap
75LMarch 19, 20042–4San Jose Sharks (2003–04)26–31–10–8Recap
76WMarch 21, 20048–6Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)27–31–10–8Recap
77WMarch 23, 20044–1@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)28–31–10–8Recap
78LMarch 25, 20042–3@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)28–32–10–8Recap
79LMarch 26, 20041–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)28–33–10–8Recap
80LMarch 28, 20041–2@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)28–34–10–8Recap
81LMarch 31, 20041–2Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)28–35–10–8Recap :
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
82WApril 4, 20042–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)29–35–10–8Recap :
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 Mighty Ducks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 80 | 31 | 34 | 65 | −5 | 42 |
| 40 | Vaclav Prospal | LW | 82 | 19 | 35 | 54 | −9 | 54 |
| 39 | Petr Sykora | RW | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | −9 | 34 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 82 | 20 | 23 | 43 | −14 | 12 |
| 15 | Joffrey Lupul | RW | 75 | 13 | 21 | 34 | −6 | 28 |
| 19 | Andy McDonald | LW | 79 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −13 | 24 |
| 44 | Rob Niedermayer | LW | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −6 | 34 |
| 28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 79 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −28 | 28 |
| 26 | Samuel Pahlsson | C | 82 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −2 | 52 |
| 10 | Jason Krog | RW | 80 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −4 | 16 |
| 23 | Stanislav Chistov | RW | 56 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −16 | 26 |
| 5 | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 51 |
| 8 | Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 36 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −7 | 24 |
| 24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −1 | 110 |
| 14 | Martin Skoula† | D | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Todd Simpson‡ | D | 46 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −6 | 105 |
| 3 | Keith Carney | D | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −5 | 42 |
| 38 | Chris Kunitz | LW | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 34 | Kurt Sauer‡ | D | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −8 | 32 |
| 12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Lance Ward | D | 46 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −1 | 94 |
| 17 | Cam Severson | LW | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 50 |
| 55 | Garrett Burnett | LW | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 184 |
| 27 | Craig Johnson‡ | C | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 14 |
| 18 | Michael Holmqvist | RW | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −6 | 25 |
| 27 | Petr Schastlivy† | LW | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 46 | Tony Martensson | C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 4 |
| 41 | Chris Armstrong | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexei Smirnov | RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Ilya Bryzgalov | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 21 | Dan Bylsma | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 29 | Martin Gerber | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 48 | Casey Hankinson | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Mark Popovic | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| 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 |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 55 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 1623 | 140 | 2.62 | .914 | 3 | 3210 |
| 29 | Martin Gerber | 32 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 785 | 64 | 2.26 | .918 | 2 | 1698 |
| 30 | Ilya Bryzgalov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1.98 | .929 | 0 | 60 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Joffrey Lupul | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Garrett Burnett | October 8, 2003 |
| First game | Joffrey Lupul | October 8, 2003 |
| First game | Michael Holmqvist | October 9, 2003 |
| First game | Tony Martensson | December 2, 2003 |
| First game | Mark Popovic | January 2, 2004 |
| First game | Chris Kunitz | January 17, 2004 |
| 1,000th point | Sergei Fedorov | February 14, 2004 |

## Transactions

The Mighty Ducks 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) | To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2003San Jose’s 2nd-round pick in 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1st-round pick in 2003 |
| June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) | To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 20045th-round pick in 2004 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4th-round pick in 2003 |
| August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) | To Colorado Avalanche Travis Brigley | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Future considerations |
| January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17) | To Phoenix Coyotes Todd Reirden | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Future considerations |
| February 4, 2004 (2004-02-04) | To Ottawa Senators Todd Simpson | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Petr Schastlivy |
| February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21) | To Colorado Avalanche Kurt Sauer4th-round pick in 2005 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Martin Skoula |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) | Chris Armstrong | Augsburger Panther (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) | Vaclav Prospal | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19) | Sergei Fedorov | Detroit Red Wings | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) | Sheldon Brookbank | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) | Eddie Ferhi | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) | Garrett Burnett | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) | Casey Hankinson | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) | Mike Mottau | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) | Keith Aucoin | Providence Bruins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) | Craig Johnson | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) | Todd Simpson | Phoenix Coyotes | | Waiver draft |
| March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25) | Curtis Glencross | University of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12) | Dustin Penner | University of Maine (HE) | 3-year | Free agency |
| June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) | Aaron Rome | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) | Jarrett Smith | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) | Paul Kariya | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06) | Peter Podhradsky | HC Pardubice (ELH) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09) | Fredrik Olausson | HV71 (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) | Marc Chouinard | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 17, 2003 (2003-08-17) | Kevin Sawyer | | Retirement (UFA) |
| August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) | Rob Valicevic | Dallas Stars | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) | Jonathan Hedstrom | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | Free agency (II) |
| September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) | Josh DeWolf | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) | Chris O'Sullivan | | Retirement (VI) |
| October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07) | Ben Guite | Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) | Brendan Yarema | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11) | Mike Brown | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) | Steve Thomas | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) | Francis Belanger | Charlotte Checkers | Free agency (VI) |
| November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) | Adam Oates | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (III) |
| January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) | Craig Johnson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Waivers |
| April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) | Chris Armstrong | ERC Ingolstadt (DEL) | Free agency |
| May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) | Tony Martensson | Linkopings HC (SHL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Mike Leclerc | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) | Cam Severson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) | Nick Smith | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) | Samuel Pahlsson | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) | Lance Ward | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) | Juha Alen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) | Martin Gerber | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) | Vitaly Vishnevski | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) | Niclas Havelid | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 4-year | Re-signing |
| September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14) | Petr Sykora | 3-year | Re-signing |

## 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) |
| 1 | 19 | Ryan Getzlaf | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 1 | 28 | Corey Perry | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 3 | 86 | Shane Hynes | Canada | Cornell University (HE) |
| 3 | 90 | Juha Alen | Finland | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 119 | Nathan Saunders | Canada | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 186 | Drew Miller | United States | River City Lancers (USHL) |
| 7 | 218 | Dirk Southern | Canada | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) |
| 8 | 250 | Shane O'Brien | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 9 | 280 | Ville Mantymaa | Finland | Tappara (Finland) |

## Farm teams

* Cincinnati Mighty Ducks