# 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation. Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.

## Offseason

Forward Alexei Zhamnov was named captain, following the departure of Tony Amonte.

## Regular season

* January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton gained a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0-0 tie versus 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 goalies in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.

### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
| 3 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
| 4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
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: 5–3–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 10, 20021–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 13, 20023–0Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 17, 20024–1Florida Panthers (2002–03)2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 19, 20022–5Calgary Flames (2002–03)2–2–0–0Recap
5LOctober 24, 20022–3Minnesota Wild (2002–03)2–3–0–0Recap
6TOctober 26, 20023–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)2–3–1–0Recap
7WOctober 27, 20023–2San Jose Sharks (2002–03)3–3–1–0Recap
8WOctober 29, 20023–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)4–3–1–0Recap
9WOctober 31, 20022–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (2002–03)5–3–1–0Recap :
November: 5–7–2–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 3–6–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 2, 20021–5@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)5–4–1–0Recap
11LNovember 3, 20021–4Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)5–5–1–0Recap
12WNovember 5, 20022–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)6–5–1–0Recap
13WNovember 7, 20025–0Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)7–5–1–0Recap
14WNovember 9, 20023–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)8–5–1–0Recap
15TNovember 11, 20022–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)8–5–2–0Recap
16TNovember 15, 20022–2 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)8–5–3–0Recap
17WNovember 17, 20024–2Nashville Predators (2002–03)9–5–3–0Recap
18LNovember 19, 20021–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)9–6–3–0Recap
19LNovember 20, 20023–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)9–7–3–0Recap
20LNovember 23, 20021–3@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)9–8–3–0Recap
21LNovember 25, 20020–1@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)9–9–3–0Recap
22WNovember 28, 20024–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)10–9–3–0Recap
23LNovember 30, 20021–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)10–10–3–0Recap :
December: 8–3–3–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 1, 20022–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)10–11–3–0Recap
25WDecember 4, 20021–0Ottawa Senators (2002–03)11–11–3–0Recap
26LDecember 6, 20023–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)11–12–3–0Recap
27WDecember 8, 20023–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)12–12–3–0Recap
28WDecember 10, 20023–2@ New York Islanders (2002–03)13–12–3–0Recap
29WDecember 11, 20024–3@ New York Rangers (2002–03)14–12–3–0Recap
30TDecember 13, 20021–1 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)14–12–4–0Recap
31LDecember 15, 20020–5Dallas Stars (2002–03)14–13–4–0Recap
32WDecember 17, 20023–2Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)15–13–4–0Recap
33WDecember 20, 20023–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)16–13–4–0Recap
34WDecember 22, 20023–1Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)17–13–4–0Recap
35TDecember 26, 20022–2 OTMinnesota Wild (2002–03)17–13–5–0Recap
36TDecember 28, 20023–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)17–13–6–0Recap
37WDecember 30, 20022–0@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)18–13–6–0Recap :
January: 4–5–3–3 (home: 2–1–2–1; road: 2–4–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38WJanuary 2, 20034–1@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)19–13–6–0Recap
39TJanuary 4, 20033–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)19–13–7–0Recap
40OTLJanuary 5, 20033–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (2002–03)19–13–7–1Recap
41TJanuary 8, 20030–0 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2002–03)19–13–8–1Recap
42OTLJanuary 9, 20033–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)19–13–8–2Recap
43WJanuary 12, 20032–0Nashville Predators (2002–03)20–13–8–2Recap
44OTLJanuary 13, 20034–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)20–13–8–3Recap
45WJanuary 15, 20034–1Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)21–13–8–3Recap
46LJanuary 17, 20032–4Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)21–14–8–3Recap
47LJanuary 18, 20032–4@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)21–15–8–3Recap
48LJanuary 20, 20031–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)21–16–8–3Recap
49TJanuary 23, 20033–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2002–03)21–16–9–3Recap
50LJanuary 25, 20033–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)21–17–9–3Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20033–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)21–18–9–3Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20033–1@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)22–18–9–3Recap :
February: 2–9–1–0 (home: 0–6–0–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 5, 20031–2@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)22–19–9–3Recap
54TFebruary 6, 20032–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)22–19–10–3Recap
55WFebruary 8, 20033–0@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)23–19–10–3Recap
56LFebruary 10, 20031–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)23–20–10–3Recap
57LFebruary 12, 20031–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)23–21–10–3Recap
58LFebruary 14, 20032–4San Jose Sharks (2002–03)23–22–10–3Recap
59WFebruary 15, 20037–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)24–22–10–3Recap
60LFebruary 17, 20034–5Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)24–23–10–3Recap
61LFebruary 20, 20031–2Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)24–24–10–3Recap
62LFebruary 23, 20030–3Dallas Stars (2002–03)24–25–10–3Recap
63LFebruary 25, 20030–2Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)24–26–10–3Recap
64LFebruary 27, 20032–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)24–27–10–3Recap :
March: 4–6–2–3 (home: 2–3–2–1; road: 2–3–0–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65OTLMarch 1, 20034–5 OT@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)24–27–10–4Recap
66OTLMarch 2, 20032–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2002–03)24–27–10–5Recap
67LMarch 5, 20034–7@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)24–28–10–5Recap
68LMarch 7, 20030–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)24–29–10–5Recap
69WMarch 9, 20038–5Boston Bruins (2002–03)25–29–10–5Recap
70LMarch 12, 20032–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)25–30–10–5Recap
71WMarch 14, 20034–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)26–30–10–5Recap
72WMarch 17, 20033–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)27–30–10–5Recap
73LMarch 19, 20033–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)27–31–10–5Recap
74LMarch 22, 20031–8@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)27–32–10–5Recap
75TMarch 23, 20031–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)27–32–11–5Recap
76LMarch 25, 20032–9New York Islanders (2002–03)27–33–11–5Recap
77WMarch 27, 20034–1Nashville Predators (2002–03)28–33–11–5Recap
78OTLMarch 28, 20033–4 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)28–33–11–6Recap
79TMarch 30, 20034–4 OTEdmonton Oilers (2002–03)28–33–12–6Recap :
April: 2–0–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80WApril 3, 20036–4@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)29–33–12–6Recap
81TApril 4, 20032–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2002–03)29–33–13–6Recap
82WApril 6, 20034–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2002–03)30–33–13–6Recap :
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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 15 | 42 |
| 13 | Alexei Zhamnov | C | 74 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 0 | 70 |
| 55 | Eric Daze | RW | 54 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 14 |
| 19 | Kyle Calder | LW | 82 | 15 | 27 | 42 | −6 | 40 |
| 39 | Tyler Arnason | C | 82 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 20 |
| 14 | Theoren Fleury | RW | 54 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −7 | 77 |
| 94 | Sergei Berezin‡ | LW | 66 | 18 | 13 | 31 | −3 | 8 |
| 28 | Mark Bell | C | 82 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 113 |
| 6 | Phil Housley‡ | D | 57 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 24 |
| 43 | Nathan Dempsey | D | 67 | 5 | 23 | 28 | −7 | 26 |
| 11 | Andrei Nikolishin† | C | 60 | 6 | 15 | 21 | −3 | 26 |
| 17 | Chris Simon† | LW | 61 | 12 | 6 | 18 | −4 | 125 |
| 32 | Steve Thomas‡ | LW | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 51 |
| 42 | Jon Klemm | D | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −9 | 44 |
| 25 | Alexander Karpovtsev | D | 40 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −8 | 12 |
| 8 | Steve Poapst | D | 75 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 50 |
| 20 | Mike Eastwood† | C | 53 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −6 | 24 |
| 7 | Lyle Odelein‡ | D | 65 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 76 |
| 22 | Igor Korolev | C | 48 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −1 | 30 |
| 50 | Igor Radulov | LW | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −3 | 4 |
| 34 | Jason Strudwick | D | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 87 |
| 5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 57 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 23 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov‡ | D | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 22 |
| 92 | Michael Nylander‡ | C | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 49 | Shawn Thornton | RW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 31 |
| 44 | Burke Henry† | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −13 | 9 |
| 46 | Todd Gill† | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Sami Helenius† | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 15 | Garry Valk | RW | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Peter White‡ | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Craig Anderson | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Louie DeBrusk | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 30 | Michael Leighton | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 53 | Brett McLean | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 29 | Steve Passmore | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | G | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 23 | Ryan VandenBussche | RW | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |

### 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 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | 62 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 1690 | 144 | 2.37 | .915 | 8 | 3650 |
| 30 | Michael Leighton | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 241 | 21 | 2.82 | .913 | 1 | 447 |
| 29 | Steve Passmore | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 284 | 38 | 3.70 | .866 | 0 | 617 |
| 31 | Craig Anderson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 125 | 18 | 4.00 | .856 | 0 | 270 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Tyler Arnason (Forward) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jocelyn Thibault |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Jocelyn Thibault (November 11) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Tyler Arnason (October) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Tyler Arnason (December) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Tyler Arnason |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Shawn Thornton | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Craig Anderson | November 30, 2002 |
| First game | Brett McLean | December 10, 2002 |
| First game | Michael Leighton | January 8, 2003 |
| First game | Burke Henry | February 20, 2003 |
| First game | Igor Radulov | March 23, 2003 |
| 500th game played | Jocelyn Thibault | January 17, 2003 |
| 400th goal | Steve Thomas | February 17, 2003 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 20024th-round pick in 2002 | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) | To Chicago Blackhawks Sergei Berezin | To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2004 |
| November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) | To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei NikolishinChris Simon | To Washington Capitals Michael Nylander3rd-round pick in 2003Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
| January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08) | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004 | To New York Rangers Boris Mironov |
| March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) | To Chicago Blackhawks Sami HeleniusConditional draft pick | To Dallas Stars Lyle Odelein |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2003 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Steve Thomas |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Philadelphia Flyers Peter White |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Toronto Maple Leafs Phil Housley |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004 | To Washington Capitals Sergei Berezin |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Nathan Dempsey | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Jason Strudwick | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency |
| July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) | Brett McLean | Minnesota Wild | Free agency |
| August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15) | Theoren Fleury | San Jose Sharks | Free agency |
| August 30, 2002 (2002-08-30) | Louie DeBrusk | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency |
| October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) | Garry Valk | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency |
| October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) | Travis Moen | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | Free agency |
| December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) | Mike Eastwood | St. Louis Blues | Waivers |
| December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) | Burke Henry | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency |
| March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) | Todd Gill | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency |
| June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04) | Quintin Laing | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) | Chris Feil | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) | Aaron Downey | Dallas Stars | Free agency (VI) |
| July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) | Nolan Baumgartner | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Tony Amonte | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17) | Tom Fitzgerald | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | Vladimir Chebaturkin | New York Rangers | Free agency (VI) |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Jim Campbell | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) | Chris McAlpine | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 23, 2002 (2002-11-23) | Jean-Yves Leroux | Saint-Georges Garaga (QSPHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29) | Rumun Ndur | Graz 99ers (EBEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) | Joe Reekie | | Retirement (III) |
| February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) | Ty Jones | Anchorage Aces (ECHL) | Free agency (II) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18) | Steve Poapst | | Re-signing |
| June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) | Steve Thomas | | Re-signing |
| June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Bob Probert | | Re-signing |
| June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) | Phil Housley | | Re-signing |
| July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) | Steve Passmore | | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) | Sergei Berezin | | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) | Dmitri Tolkunov | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Boris Mironov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) | Kyle Calder | | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) | Anton Babchuk | | Entry-level |
| October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21) | Matt Keith | | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) | Pavel Vorobiev | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 21 | Anton Babchuk | Russia | Elemash Elektrostal (Russia) |
| 2 | 54 | Duncan Keith | Canada | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 3 | 93 | Alexander Kozhevnikov | Russia | Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia) |
| 4 | 128 | Matt Ellison | Canada | Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) |
| 5 | 156 | James Wisniewski | United States | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 6 | 188 | Kevin Kantee | Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland) |
| 7 | 219 | Tyson Kellerman | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 8 | 251 | Jason Kostadine | United States | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 282 | Adam Burish | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |