# 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season

The 2002–03 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 94th season of play. Facing numerous challenges throughout the season including a coaching change, the team did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Regular season

Before the start of the season, many predicted a strong showing from the Canadiens as a result of a healthy Saku Koivu and last season's Hart Memorial Trophy winner, Jose Theodore. The team was .500 for the first two months of the season and showed little improvement in December. Players such as Mariusz Czerkawski, added to the lineup during the summer, and Donald Audette were slow to produce offence for the team, and the two forwards were both sent down for brief stints in the minors. Moreover, Jose Theodore's performances were not up to par with his MVP-winning season of a year earlier. Despite strong seasons from Koivu, Richard Zednik and Yanic Perreault, the Canadiens slid to 11th place in the Eastern Conference in mid-January. This losing streak prompted General Manager Andre Savard to fire head coach Michel Therrien and replace him with Claude Julien, who filled the same role behind the bench of the Habs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. Despite Julien's arrival, the team was unable to improve its situation and saw their playoff hopes evaporate with a nine-game winless streak that ended in early March. Despite Saku Koivu's 71 points and Richard Zednik's 31 goals, the Canadiens missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. The Canadiens ended with a record of 30–35–9–8, and former MVP Theodore had a disappointing season with a record of 20–31–6.
The Canadiens finished the regular season tying the Nashville Predators for the fewest short-handed goals scored, with just two.

### Final standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 3 | 7 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 5 | 12 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
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 :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| 3 | Y- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| 5 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
| 7 | X- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
| 12 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
| 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results

2002–03 regular season :
October: 3–3–3–0 (home: 1–2–3–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
1WOctober 11, 20024–1@ New York Rangers (2002–03)1–0–0–02Recap
2LOctober 12, 20021–6Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)1–1–0–02Recap
3LOctober 15, 20022–6Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)1–2–0–02Recap
4WOctober 17, 20023–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)2–2–0–04Recap
5TOctober 19, 20022–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)2–2–1–05Recap
6TOctober 22, 20023–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)2–2–2–06Recap
7LOctober 24, 20022–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)2–3–2–06Recap
8WOctober 26, 20025–3Ottawa Senators (2002–03)3–3–2–08Recap
9TOctober 29, 20022–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)3–3–3–09Recap :
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 5–3–0–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
10TNovember 1, 20022–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)3–3–4–010Recap
11WNovember 2, 20025–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)4–3–4–012Recap
12LNovember 5, 20022–5St. Louis Blues (2002–03)4–4–4–012Recap
13WNovember 7, 20023–0New York Islanders (2002–03)5–4–4–014Recap
14WNovember 9, 20023–1Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)6–4–4–016Recap
15LNovember 12, 20022–4Dallas Stars (2002–03)6–5–4–016Recap
16LNovember 15, 20021–5@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)6–6–4–016Recap
17WNovember 16, 20023–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)7–6–4–018Recap
18WNovember 18, 20025–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)8–6–4–020Recap
19WNovember 20, 20023–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)9–6–4–022Recap
20LNovember 21, 20022–3@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)9–7–4–022Recap
21LNovember 23, 20023–7Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)9–8–4–022Recap
22WNovember 26, 20023–2Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)10–8–4–024Recap
23LNovember 29, 20022–4@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)10–9–4–024Recap
24OTLNovember 30, 20021–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)10–9–4–125Recap :
December: 6–5–1–2 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
25LDecember 4, 20021–5@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)10–10–4–125Recap
26OTLDecember 6, 20026–7 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)10–10–4–226Recap
27WDecember 7, 20024–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)11–10–4–228Recap
28WDecember 10, 20024–2@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)12–10–4–230Recap
29LDecember 12, 20022–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)12–11–4–230Recap
30WDecember 14, 20024–2Boston Bruins (2002–03)13–11–4–232Recap
31WDecember 16, 20023–2@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)14–11–4–234Recap
32LDecember 17, 20021–3San Jose Sharks (2002–03)14–12–4–234Recap
33WDecember 19, 20023–1@ New York Rangers (2002–03)15–12–4–236Recap
34WDecember 21, 20026–2Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)16–12–4–238Recap
35LDecember 23, 20021–3@ New York Islanders (2002–03)16–13–4–238Recap
36OTLDecember 27, 20022–3 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)16–13–4–339Recap
37LDecember 28, 20022–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)16–14–4–339Recap
38TDecember 31, 20021–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)16–14–5–340Recap :
January: 5–6–2–2 (home: 4–1–1–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
39LJanuary 2, 20032–3@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)16–15–5–340Recap
40OTLJanuary 4, 20034–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)16–15–5–441Recap
41LJanuary 7, 20032–3@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)16–16–5–441Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20033–2New York Rangers (2002–03)17–16–5–443Recap
43LJanuary 11, 20032–3Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)17–17–5–443Recap
44WJanuary 13, 20034–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)18–17–5–445Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20030–1@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)18–18–5–445Recap
46LJanuary 16, 20031–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)18–19–5–445Recap
47OTLJanuary 18, 20032–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)18–19–5–546Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20033–2@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)19–19–5–548Recap
49TJanuary 22, 20032–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)19–19–6–549Recap
50TJanuary 25, 20031–1 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)19–19–7–550Recap
51WJanuary 26, 20034–3Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)20–19–7–552Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20036–3Florida Panthers (2002–03)21–19–7–554Recap
53LJanuary 30, 20031–3@ New York Islanders (2002–03)21–20–7–554Recap :
February: 3–7–0–2 (home: 2–4–0–1; road: 1–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
54LFebruary 4, 20033–4Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)21–21–7–554Recap
55LFebruary 6, 20033–6@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)21–22–7–554Recap
56LFebruary 8, 20031–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)21–23–7–554Recap
57WFebruary 9, 20032–0@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)22–23–7–556Recap
58WFebruary 11, 20033–1Boston Bruins (2002–03)23–23–7–558Recap
59OTLFebruary 13, 20031–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)23–23–7–659Recap
60WFebruary 15, 20033–2Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)24–23–7–661Recap
61LFebruary 18, 20030–3Florida Panthers (2002–03)24–24–7–661Recap
62OTLFebruary 19, 20031–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)24–24–7–762Recap
63LFebruary 22, 20033–5Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)24–25–7–762Recap
64LFebruary 24, 20031–4@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)24–26–7–762Recap
65LFebruary 27, 20033–6Minnesota Wild (2002–03)24–27–7–762Recap :
March: 5–7–1–2 (home: 1–4–1–1; road: 4–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
66TMarch 1, 20031–1 OTVancouver Canucks (2002–03)24–27–8–763Recap
67LMarch 5, 20031–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)24–28–8–763Recap
68OTLMarch 6, 20033–4 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)24–28–8–864Recap
69LMarch 8, 20031–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)24–29–8–864Recap
70WMarch 10, 20033–1@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)25–29–8–866Recap
71WMarch 12, 20034–0@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)26–29–8–868Recap
72WMarch 13, 20034–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)27–29–8–870Recap
73LMarch 15, 20031–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)27–30–8–870Recap
74LMarch 18, 20030–1New Jersey Devils (2002–03)27–31–8–870Recap
75LMarch 20, 20033–6New York Islanders (2002–03)27–32–8–870Recap
76WMarch 22, 20035–3Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)28–32–8–872Recap
77OTLMarch 25, 20033–4 OTWashington Capitals (2002–03)28–32–8–973Recap
78LMarch 28, 20031–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)28–33–8–973Recap
79LMarch 29, 20031–3Ottawa Senators (2002–03)28–34–8–973Recap
80WMarch 31, 20034–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)29–34–8–975Recap :
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
81LApril 2, 20031–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)29–35–8–975Recap
82WApril 5, 20035–4New York Rangers (2002–03)30–35–8–977Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 11 | Saku Koivu | C | 82 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 5 | 72 |
| 20 | Richard Zednik | RW | 80 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 4 | 79 |
| 94 | Yanic Perreault | C | 73 | 24 | 22 | 46 | −11 | 30 |
| 38 | Jan Bulis | C | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 30 |
| 79 | Andrei Markov | D | 79 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 34 |
| 93 | Doug Gilmour‡ | C | 61 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −6 | 36 |
| 43 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 73 | 4 | 25 | 29 | −14 | 32 |
| 24 | Andreas Dackell | RW | 73 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −5 | 24 |
| 82 | Donald Audette | RW | 54 | 11 | 12 | 23 | −7 | 19 |
| 14 | Oleg Petrov‡ | RW | 53 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −2 | 16 |
| 52 | Craig Rivet | D | 82 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 71 |
| 90 | Joe Juneau | C | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −10 | 20 |
| 21 | Randy McKay | RW | 75 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −14 | 72 |
| 71 | Mike Ribeiro | C | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −3 | 6 |
| 25 | Chad Kilger | LW | 60 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −4 | 21 |
| 27 | Mariusz Czerkawski | RW | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −7 | 16 |
| 37 | Niklas Sundstrom† | RW | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 81 | Marcel Hossa | LW | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| 54 | Patrick Traverse | D | 65 | 0 | 13 | 13 | −9 | 24 |
| 5 | Stephane Quintal | D | 67 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −4 | 70 |
| 17 | Jason Ward | RW | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Karl Dykhuis | D | 65 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −5 | 34 |
| 51 | Francis Bouillon† | D | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 22 | Bill Lindsay | RW | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 23 |
| 60 | Jose Theodore | G | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 6 |
| 8 | Mike Komisarek | D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 28 |
| 36 | Francois Beauchemin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Sylvain Blouin† | LW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 43 |
| 32 | Gordie Dwyer† | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 46 |
| 30 | Mathieu Garon | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | Jeff Hackett‡ | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 65 | Ron Hainsey | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens 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 |
| 60 | Jose Theodore | 57 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 1797 | 165 | 2.90 | .908 | 2 | 3419 |
| 31 | Jeff Hackett‡ | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 606 | 45 | 2.54 | .926 | 0 | 1063 |
| 30 | Mathieu Garon | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 16 | 1.99 | .940 | 2 | 482 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Saku Koivu |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Marcel Hossa |
| Team | Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy | Jan Bulis |
| Team | Molson Cup | Jose Theodore |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ron Hainsey | October 11, 2002 |
| First game | Mike Komisarek | February 19, 2003 |
| First game | Francois Beauchemin | February 27, 2003 |

## Transactions

The Canadiens 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 Montreal Canadiens 1st-round pick in 2002 | To Edmonton Oilers 1st-round pick in 20028th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To Montreal Canadiens Mariusz Czerkawski | To New York Islanders Arron Asham5th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) | To Montreal Canadiens Florida’s 4th-round pick in 2002 | To Calgary Flames 4th-round pick in 2002Minnesota’s 5th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) | To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2004 | To Chicago Blackhawks Sergei Berezin |
| October 31, 2002 (2002-10-31) | To Montreal Canadiens Sylvain Blouin | To Minnesota Wild 7th-round pick in 2003 |
| January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) | To Montreal Canadiens Claude Julien | To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2003 |
| January 23, 2003 (2003-01-23) | To Montreal Canadiens Niklas Sundstrom3rd-round pick in 2004 | To San Jose Sharks Jeff Hackett |
| January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29) | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Chouinard |
| March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) | To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2003 | To Nashville Predators Oleg Petrov |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Gilmour |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) | Randy McKay | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) | Matt O'Dette | Quebec Citadelles (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10) | Eric Fichaud | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25) | Francis Bouillon | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |
| February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) | Gordie Dwyer | New York Rangers | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Gennady Razin | Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Craig Darby | New Jersey Devils | Free agency |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Shaun Van Allen | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (III) |
| August 22, 2002 (2002-08-22) | Francis Belanger | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 23, 2002 (2002-08-23) | Vadim Tarasov | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (RSL) | Free agency (II) |
| September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09) | Stephane Fiset | | Retirement (III) |
| October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) | Francis Bouillon | Nashville Predators | Waiver draft |
| October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) | Stephane Robidas | Atlanta Thrashers | Waiver draft |
| April 9, 2003 (2003-04-09) | Eric Landry | Lausanne HC (NLA) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21) | Saku Koivu | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) | Benoit Gratton | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Andreas Dackell | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Mike Ribeiro | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Jason Ward | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Mike Komisarek | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26) | Chad Kilger | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Francis Bouillon | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Mathieu Garon | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Sheldon Souray | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) | Doug Gilmour | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) | Jose Theodore | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) | Richard Zednik | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26) | Craig Rivet | 4-year | Extension |
| February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28) | Mathieu Garon | 2-year | Extension |
| April 11, 2003 (2003-04-11) | Jason Ward | 2-year | Extension |
| May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) | Jan Bulis | 2-year | Extension |
| May 22, 2003 (2003-05-22) | Chris Higgins | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) | Andrew Archer | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) | Francis Bouillon | 2-year | Extension |
| May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) | Duncan Milroy | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Montreal'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 | 14 | Chris Higgins | United States | Yale University (ECAC) |
| 2 | 45 | Tomas Linhart | Czech Republic | HC Pardubice Jr. (Czech Republic) |
| 4 | 99 | Michael Lambert | Canada | Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 182 | Andre Deveaux | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 7 | 212 | Jonathan Ferland | Canada | Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) |
| 9 | 275 | Konstantin Korneyev | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |