# 2002–03 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2002–03 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## Waiver

| August 6, 2002 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dick Tärnström | To New York Islanders Claimed on waivers |
| October 4, 2002 | To New York Rangers Jamie Lundmark | To Calgary Flames Claimed on waivers |
| November 2, 2002 | To Minnesota WildAndrei Zyuzin | To New Jersey DevilsClaimed on waivers |
| January 1, 2003 | To Philadelphia FlyersTomi Kallio | To Columbus Blue JacketsClaimed on waivers |
| January 15, 2003 | To Washington CapitalsJosh Green | To New York RangersClaimed on waivers |
| February 21, 2003 | To Montreal Canadiens Gordie Dwyer | To New York Rangers Claimed on waivers |
| March 11, 2003 | To Nashville Predators Todd Warriner | To Philadelphia Flyers Claimed on waivers |
| March 11, 2003 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Janne Laukkanen | To Pittsburgh Penguins Claimed on waivers |

## May

| May 13, 2002 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRichard Jackman | To Boston Bruinsrights to Kris Vernarsky |
| May 15, 2002 | To Nashville PredatorsSteve Parsons | To Pittsburgh Penguinsfuture considerations |
| May 24, 2002 | To Montreal Canadiens5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (CGY - #141 - Jiri Cetkovsky)$^1$ | To Minnesota WildChris Dyment |
* Montreal's acquired fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick (# 99 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 112 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft this pick.

## June (Pre Draft Day)

| June 12, 2002 | To Dallas Stars1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 26 - Martin Vagner) 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 42 - Marius Holtet) 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 185 - Francis Wathier) | To Washington Capitals1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 13 - Alexander Semin) |
| June 12, 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrian Boucher 3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 70 - Joe Callahan) | To Philadelphia FlyersRobert Esche Michal Handzus |
| June 18, 2002 | To Dallas StarsRon Tugnutt 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 32 -Janos Vas) | To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (BUF - # 20 - Daniel Paille)$^1$ |
| June 18, 2002 | To Edmonton OilersJiří Dopita | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 87 - Ryan Potulny) conditional 5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^2$ |
| June 21, 2002 | To Tampa Bay LightningRuslan Fedotenko 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (DAL - # 34 - Tobias Stephan)$^3$ 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (SJS - # 52 - Dan Spang)$^4$ | To Philadelphia Flyers1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 4 - Joni Pitkanen) |
* Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent the rights to Mike Pandolfo and a first-round pick (# 30 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.
* Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Brad Lukowich and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
* Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 60 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

## June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 1)

| June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 1 - Rick Nash) | To Florida Panthers1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 3 - Jay Bouwmeester) future considerations$^1$ |
| June 22, 2002 | To Florida Panthersfuture considerations$^2$ | To Atlanta Thrashers3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (BUF - # 82 - John Adams)$^3$ 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 116 - Guillaume Desbiens) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimfuture considerations$^4$ | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (DET - # 95 - Valtteri Filppula)$^5$ |
| June 22, 2002 | To Calgary Flames1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 10 - Eric Nystrom) 4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (MTL - # 99 - Michael Lambert)$^6$ | To Florida Panthers1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 9 - Petr Tatíček) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Montreal Canadiens1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 14 - Chris Higgins) | To Edmonton Oilers1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 15 - Jesse Niinimäki) 8th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 245 - Tomáš Micka) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (EDM - # 31 - Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers)$^7$ 3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 82 - John Adams) | To Atlanta ThrashersVyacheslav Kozlov 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (CBJ - # 41 - Joakim Lindström)$^8$ |
| June 22, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 20 - Daniel Paille) | To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (ATL - # 30 - Jim Slater)$^9$ rights to Mike Pandolfo |
| June 22, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 41 - Joakim Lindström) 3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 96 - Jeff Genovy) | To Atlanta Thrashers1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 30 - Jim Slater) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (EDM - # 36 - Jarret Stoll)$^{10}$ | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (TOR - # 88 - Dominic D'Amour)$^{11}$ 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 35 - Konstantin Glazachev) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Buffalo SabresJochen Hecht | To Edmonton Oilers2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 31 - Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers) 2nd-rd pick in 2002 Entry Draft (# 36 - Jarret Stoll) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Dallas Stars2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 34 - Tobias Stephan) | To Nashville PredatorsBrad Lukowich 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 227 - Jay Rosehill) |
| June 22, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 52 - Dan Spang) | To Tampa Bay Lightning2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 60 - Adam Henrich) 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 162 - Gerard Dicaire) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Boston Bruins2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 56 - Vladislav Evseev) | To St. Louis Blues2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 62 - Andrei Mikhnov) 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 165 - Justin Maiser) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Florida Panthers3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 67 - Gregory Campbell) | To New York IslandersEric Godard |
| June 22, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 74 - Todd Ford) | To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 90 - Matthew Lombardi) 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 159 - Kristofer Persson) |
| June 22, 2002 | To New York Rangers3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 81 - Marcus Jonasen) 4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 127 - Nate Guenin) | To Ottawa Senators2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 75 - Arttu Luttinen) |
| June 22, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 86 - Jonas Fiedler) | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 93 - Alexander Kozhevnikov) 4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 128 - Matt Ellison) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 88 - Dominic D'Amour) | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 92 - Alexander Sulzer) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 91 - Jesse Lane) | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 192 - Nikita Korovkin) 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 69 - Colin Fraser) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 98 - Grigory Shafigulin) | To Detroit Red Wings3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 95 - Valtteri Filppula) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Los Angeles Kings4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 104 - Aaron Rome) | To Minnesota WildCliff Ronning |
| June 22, 2002 | To New York Islanders Mattias Timander | To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 119 - Jēkabs Rēdlihs) |
| June 22, 2002 | To New York IslandersArron Asham 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 149 - Markus Pahlsson) | To Montreal CanadiensMariusz Czerkawski |
| June 22, 2002 | To San Jose Sharksconditional 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (NYR - # 179 - Phillip Furrer)$^{14}$ future considerations (rights to Theo Fleury)$^{14}$ | To New York Rangers6th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 194 - Kim Hirschovits) |
| June 22, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild9th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 269 - Mika Hannula) | To Calgary FlamesJamie McLennan |
| June 22, 2002 | To Nashville Predatorsconditional pick 2003 Entry Draft (3rd-rd pick - # 89 - Paul Brown)$^{15}$ | To Washington CapitalsPetr Sykora |
* Florida's option to swap first-round picks in the 2003 Entry Draft which was not exercised.
* Atlanta's promise not to draft Jay Bouwmeester # 2 overall in the 2002 Entry Draft.
* Atlanta's acquired third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Vyacheslav Kozlov and a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a second-round pick (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Nashville agreed not to select Joffrey Lupul # 6 overall in the 2002 Entry Draft.
* Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Calgary's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round (# 112 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
* Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jochen Hecht to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick (# 36 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Atlanta's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jochen Hecht to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Conditions of this pick was subject to the completion of the future considerations part of the trade. The pick was returned when the Rangers sent the rights to Theo Fleury to San Jose to completed the trade on June 26, 2002.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.

## June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 2)

| June 23, 2002 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 99 - Michael Lambert) | To Calgary Flames4th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 112 - Yuri Artemenkov) 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 141 - Jiří Cetkovský) |
| June 23, 2002 | To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 174 - Karri Akkanen) 8th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 255 - Ryan Craig) 8th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 256 - Darren Reid) 9th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 286 - Alexei Glukhov) | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-rd pick 2003 Entry Draft (# 130 - Matej Trojovsky) |
| June 23, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets6th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 184 - Jaroslav Balaštík) 7th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 225 - Steven Goertzen) | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 140 - David Tremblay) |
| June 23, 2002 | To San Jose SharksRich Pilon | To St. Louis Bluesconditional 7th-round - 2002 Entry Draft$^1$ |
| June 23, 2002 | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 213 - Fredrik Norrena) | To Ottawa SenatorsJosef Boumedienne |
| June 23, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks7th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 217 - Tim Conboy) | To Atlanta Thrashers8th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 257 - Pauli Levokari) 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 203 - Denis Loginov) |
| June 23, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jackets9th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 263 - Sergei Mozyakin) | To Florida Panthers9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 264 - John Hecimovic) |
| June 23, 2002 | To New York RangersKrzysztof Oliwa | To Pittsburgh Penguins9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (TBL - # 273 - Albert Vishnyakov)$^2$ |
| June 23, 2002 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJosh Holden | To Vancouver CanucksJeff Farkas |
* The conditions of the pick are unknown and it was not exercised.
* Pittsburgh's acquired ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on May 12, 2003 that sent Marc Bergevin to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

## June (Post Draft Day)

| June 25, 2002 | To Boston BruinsSteve Shields | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 86 - Shane Hynes) |
| June 25, 2002 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Bonni | To Vancouver Canucks8th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 252 - Sergei Topol) |
| June 29, 2002 | To Atlanta ThrashersShawn McEachern 6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 186 - Dan Turple) | To Ottawa SenatorsBrian Pothier |
| June 29, 2002 | To Dallas StarsDavid Gosselin 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 144 - Eero Kilpeläinen) | To Nashville Predatorsrights to Cameron Mann rights to Ed Belfour |
| June 30, 2002 | To Edmonton Oilersrights to Mike Richter | To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 122 - Corey Potter) |
| June 30, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs8th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 237 - Shaun Landolt) | To Nashville Predatorsrights to Tie Domi |
| June 30, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (MIN - # 78 - Danny Irmen)$^1$ conditional 8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^2$ | To Calgary Flamesrights to Curtis Joseph |
| June 30, 2002 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 100 - James Wyman) | To Chicago BlackhawksSergei Berezin |
* Toronto's acquired third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 91 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.

## July

| July 3, 2002 | To New York IslandersJason Wiemer | To Florida PanthersBranislav Mezei |
| July 6, 2002 | To New Jersey DevilsJeff Friesen Oleg Tverdovsky Maxim Balmochnykh | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPetr Sýkora J. F. Damphousse Mike Commodore rights to Igor Pohanka |
| July 16, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 201 - Jonathan Tremblay) | To Florida PanthersHannes Hyvönen |
| July 16, 2002 | To Los Angeles KingsDerek Armstrong | To New York Rangersconditional 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 180 - Chris Holt)$^1$ |
| July 18, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafsrights to Róbert Švehla | To Florida PanthersDmitry Yushkevich |
| July 24, 2002 | To Buffalo SabresAdam Mair 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 150 - Thomas Morrow) | To New York RangersErik Rasmussen |
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.

## September

| September 4, 2002 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrad Leeb | To Vancouver Canucksrights to Tomáš Mojžíš |
| September 10, 2002 | To Calgary FlamesLadislav Kohn | To Detroit Red Wingsfuture considerations |
| September 21, 2002 | To Vancouver CanucksSami Salo | To Ottawa Senators Peter Schaefer |

## October

| October 1, 2002 | To Florida PanthersJani Hurme | To Ottawa SenatorsBilly Thompson Greg Watson |
| October 1, 2002 | To Colorado Avalanche Dean McAmmond Jeff Shantz Derek Morris | To Calgary Flames Chris Drury Stéphane Yelle |
| October 4, 2002 | To Dallas StarsStéphane Robidas | To Atlanta Thrashers6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (DAL - # 195 - Drew Bagnall)$^1$ |
| October 4, 2002 | To Columbus Blue Jacketsrights to Petr Tenkrát | To Florida PanthersMathieu Biron |
| October 7, 2002 | To Edmonton Oilers2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (NYI - # 53 - Evgeny Tunik)$^2$ 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 94 - Zack Stortini) | To Washington CapitalsMike Grier |
| October 10, 2002 | To New York RangersGordie Dwyer | To Tampa Bay LightningBoyd Kane |
| October 11, 2002 | To Florida PanthersJuraj Kolník 9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (SJ - # 276 - Carter Lee)$^3$ | To New York IslandersSven Butenschön |
| October 23, 2002 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimfuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsJason York |
| October 31, 2002 | To Montreal CanadiensSylvain Blouin | To Minnesota Wild7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 207 - Georgi Misharin) |
* Dallas' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent the rights to Anthony Aquino to Atlanta in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
* Edmonton's acquired second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to Edmonton in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
* Chicago's acquired ninth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
    Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent Dmitri Tolkunov to Florida in exchange for this pick.

## November

| November 1, 2002 | To Vancouver CanucksDarren Langdon Marek Malik | To Carolina HurricanesHarold Druken Jan Hlaváč |
| November 1, 2002 | To Chicago BlackhawksAndrei Nikolishin Chris Simon | To Washington CapitalsMichael Nylander 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 83 - Stephen Werner) future considerations |
| November 15, 2002 | To Calgary FlamesRuslan Zainullin | To Atlanta ThrashersMarc Savard |
| November 16, 2002 | To Detroit Red WingsJason Woolley | To Buffalo Sabresfuture considerations |
| November 26, 2002 | To Los Angeles KingsDmitri Yushkevich 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 152 - Brady Murray) | To Florida PanthersAndreas Lilja Jaroslav Bednář |

## December

| December 2, 2002 | To Atlanta ThrashersChris Nielsen rights to Petteri Nummelin | To Columbus Blue JacketsTomi Kallio Pauli Levokari |
| December 5, 2002 | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations | To Colorado AvalancheDale Clarke |
| December 6, 2002 | To Philadelphia FlyersMarcus Ragnarsson | To San Jose SharksDan McGillis |
| December 12, 2002 | To New York RangersMike Dunham | To Nashville PredatorsTomáš Klouček Rem Murray rights to Marek Židlický |
| December 12, 2002 | To New York RangersJosh Green | To Edmonton Oilersconditional draft pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^1$ |
| December 16, 2002 | To Washington CapitalsJosef Boumedienne | To Ottawa SenatorsDean Melanson |
| December 19, 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesPaul Ranheim | To Philadelphia Flyersconditional draft pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^1$ |
| December 31, 2002 | To Toronto Maple LeafsNathan Perrott | To Nashville PredatorsBob Wren |
| December 31, 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesJean-Marc Pelletier conditional draft pick - 2003 Entry Draft$^1$ | To Carolina HurricanesPatrick DesRochers |
* Conditions of these draft picks are unknown and was not exercised.

## January

| January 6, 2003 | To Boston BruinsKrzysztof Oliwa | To New York Rangers9th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (SJS - # 288 - Brian Mahoney-Wilson)$^1$ |
| January 8, 2003 | To New York RangersBoris Mironov | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (DAL - # 104 - Fredrik Näslund)$^2$ |
| January 13, 2003 | To Boston Bruins4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (SJS - # 129 - Jason Churchill)$^3$ | To Tampa Bay LightningJohn Grahame |
| January 15, 2003 | To Washington CapitalsJoel Kwiatkowski | To Ottawa Senators9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (WSH - # 279 - Mark Olafson)$^4$ |
| January 16, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesScott Pellerin conditional 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 119 - Kevin Porter)$^5$ | To Dallas StarsClaude Lemieux |
| January 17, 2003 | To Boston Bruins9th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (SJS - # 288 - Brian Mahoney-Wilson)$^6$ | To New York RangersJay Henderson |
| January 20, 2003 | To Vancouver CanucksChris Herperger Chris Nielsen | To Atlanta ThrashersJeff Farkas |
| January 22, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jamie Wright | To Calgary Flames future considerations |
| January 22, 2003 | To Montreal CanadiensNiklas Sundström 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (LAK - # 95 - Paul Baier)$^6$ | To San Jose SharksJeff Hackett |
| January 22, 2003 | To Boston BruinsJeff Hackett Jeff Jillson | To San Jose SharksKyle McLaren 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 126 - Torrey Mitchell) |
| January 22, 2003 | To Calgary FlamesMike Mottau | To New York RangersRangers' option of a 6th-rd pick – 2003 Entry Draft (# 176 – Ivan Dornič) or 2004 Entry Draft |
| January 24, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils Steve Kariya | To Vancouver Canucks Mikko Jokela |
| January 29, 2003 | To Montreal Canadiens2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 61 - Maxim Lapierre) | To Philadelphia FlyersEric Chouinard |
| January 30, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimSandis Ozoliņš Lance Ward | To Florida PanthersMatt Cullen Pavel Trnka 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 124 - James Pemberton) |
* Boston's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
    Boston's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on January 17, 2003 that sent Jay Henderson to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on November 17, 2003 that sent Jon Klemm and a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for Stephane Robidas and this pick.
* Boston's acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* Washington's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Boston's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* Montreal's acquired third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Radek Bonk and Cristobal Huet to Montreal in exchange for Mathieu Garon and this pick.

## February

| February 4, 2003 | To Los Angeles Kings Greg Koehler | To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
| February 5, 2003 | To Colorado Avalanche Chris McAllister | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 193 - Ville Hostikka) |
| February 5, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Warriner | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations |
| February 7, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Sami Kapanen Ryan Bast | To Carolina Hurricanes Pavel Brendl Bruno St. Jacques |
| February 9, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks conditional 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 139 - Patrick Ehelechner)$^1$ | To Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Heins |
| February 9, 2003 | To Calgary Flames Andrew Ference | To Pittsburgh Penguins conditional 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 85 - Brian Gifford)$^2$ |
| February 10, 2003 | To New York Rangers Alexei Kovalev Janne Laukkanen Mike Wilson Dan LaCouture | To Pittsburgh Penguins Mikael Samuelsson Joel Bouchard Rico Fata Richard Lintner |
| February 17, 2003 | To Dallas StarsAndy Berenzweig conditional pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^3$ | To Nashville PredatorsJon Sim |
| February 20, 2003 | To Minnesota WildJay Henderson | To New York RangersCory Larose |
| February 24, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils Pascal Rhéaume | To Atlanta Thrashers conditional 6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^4$ ( NJD - # 185 - Josh Disher)$^5$ conditional 8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^6$ ( NJD - # 250 - Nathan Perkovich)$^7$ |
| February 25, 2003 | To Buffalo Sabres Jakub Klepiš | To Ottawa Senators Václav Varaďa 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 142 - Tim Cook) |
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* New Jersey's sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Richard Šmehlík, an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* New Jersey's eight-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 10, 2003 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for Richard Šmehlík, a sixth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.

## March 1–10

| March 1, 2003 | To Philadelphia FlyersDmitri Yushkevich | To Los Angeles Kings4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (BOS - # 129 - Patrik Valcak)$^1$ 7th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 221 - Daniel Taylor) |
| March 3, 2003 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (WAS - # 109 - Andreas Valdix)$^2$ | To Nashville PredatorsOleg Petrov |
| March 4, 2003 | To Florida PanthersSimon Lajeunesse | To Ottawa SenatorsJoey Tetarenko |
| March 5, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsOwen Nolan | To San Jose SharksBrad Boyes Alyn McCauley 1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (BOS - # 21 - Mark Stuart)$^3$ |
| March 8, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (CGY - # 97 - Ryan Donally)$^4$ 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (COL - # 221 - Brad Richardson)$^5$ | To Colorado AvalancheBryan Marchment |
| March 8, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrad Ference | To Florida PanthersDarcy Hordichuk 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (TBL - # 41 - Matt Smaby)$^6$ |
| March 9, 2003 | To Nashville PredatorsWade Flaherty | To Florida PanthersPascal Trépanier |
| March 9, 2003 | To Philadelphia FlyersClaude Lapointe | To New York Islanders5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (PIT - # 161 -Evgeny Isakov)$^7$ |
| March 9, 2003 | To New York IslandersRandy Robitaille | To Pittsburgh Penguins5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 161 - Evgeny Isakov) |
| March 9, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsGlen Wesley | To Carolina Hurricanes2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (CBJ - # 59 - Kyle Wharton)$^8$ |
| March 10, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils Richard Šmehlík 6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 185 -Josh Disher) 8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 250 - Nathan Perkovich) | To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 136 - Mike Vannelli) |
| March 10, 2003 | To Dallas StarsLyle Odelein | To Chicago BlackhawksSami Helenius Chicago's option of a 8th-rd pick – 2003 Entry Draft or 7th-rd pick – 2004 Entry Draft (# 214 – Troy Brouwer) |
| March 10, 2003 | To Buffalo SabresMichael Ryan 2nd-rd pick – 2003 Entry Draft (# 65 – Branislav Fábry) | To Dallas StarsStu Barnes |
| March 10, 2003 | To Nashville Predatorsfuture considerations | To Ottawa SenatorsBob Wren |
| March 10, 2003 | To Buffalo Sabresfuture considerations | To Ottawa SenatorsRob Ray |
| March 10, 2003 | To Buffalo SabresDaniel Brière 3rd-rd pick – 2004 Entry Draft (# 71 – Andrej Sekera) | To Phoenix CoyotesChris Gratton 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (EDM - # 112 - Liam Reddox)$^9$ |
| March 10, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils Grant Marshall | To Columbus Blue Jackets conditional draft pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^{10}$ (CGY - 4th-rd - # 121 - Kristopher Hogg)$^{11}$ |
| March 10, 2003 | To Philadelphia FlyersTony Amonte | To Phoenix CoyotesGuillaume Lefebvre 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 77 - Tyler Redenbach) 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (NYR - # 60 - Brandon Dubinsky)$^{12}$ |
* Los Angeles' acquired fourth-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent Jozef Stümpel and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Montreal's acquired third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 1, 2003 that a fourth-round pick (# 123 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
* San Jose's acquired first-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* San Jose's acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for two fifth-round picks in the 2003 Entry Draft (# 143 & 173 overall) and this pick.
* Colorado's fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent Scott Parker to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* Florida's acquired second-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a first-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick (# 34 overall) and a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft along with this pick.
* The Islanders' acquired fifth-round pick went to Pittsburgh as the result of a trade on March 9, 2003 that sent Randy Robitaille to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
* Carolina's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a first-round pick (# 4 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Jason Chimera and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 16, 2003 that sent Bob Boughner to Carolina in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent a fifth-round pick and sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick (# 50 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a third-round pick in 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.

## March 11 - trade deadline

| March 11, 2003 | To Minnesota WildJohan Holmqvist | To New York RangersLawrence Nycholat |
| March 11, 2003 | To Dallas Stars6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 195 - Drew Bagnall) future considerations | To Atlanta ThrashersAnthony Aquino |
| March 11, 2003 | To Boston BruinsDan McGillis | To San Jose Sharks2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (NYR - # 50 - Ivan Baranka)$^1$ |
| March 11, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks Wayne Primeau | To Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Bradley |
| March 11, 2003 | To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Tim Gleason future considerations | To Ottawa SenatorsBryan Smolinski |
| March 11, 2003 | To Los Angeles KingsSean Avery Maxim Kuznetsov 1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 27 - Jeff Tambellini) 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (BOS - # 64 - Mārtiņš Karsums)$^2$ | To Detroit Red WingsMathieu Schneider |
| March 11, 2003 | To New York RangersAnson Carter Aleš Píša | To Edmonton OilersRadek Dvořák Cory Cross |
| March 11, 2003 | To Nashville PredatorsAlexander Riazantsev | To Colorado Avalanche7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 209 - Linus Videll) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Boston BruinsIan Moran | To Pittsburgh Penguins4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 121 - Paul Bissonnette) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsGuillaume Lefebvre Dan Focht Ramzi Abid | To Phoenix CoyotesJan Hrdina François Leroux |
| March 11, 2003 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMathias Johansson Micki DuPont | To Calgary FlamesShean Donovan |
| March 11, 2003 | To Tampa Bay LightningMarc Bergevin | To Pittsburgh PenguinsBrian Holzinger |
| March 11, 2003 | To St. Louis BluesValeri Bure conditional 5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 136 - Nikita Nikitin)$^3$ | To Florida PanthersMike Van Ryn |
| March 11, 2003 | To Edmonton OilersBrad Isbister Raffi Torres | To New York IslandersJanne Niinimaa 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 53 - Evgeni Tunik) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Steve Thomas | To Chicago Blackhawks5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 156 - Alexei Ivanov) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimRob Niedermayer | To Calgary FlamesMike Commodore Jean-François Damphousse |
| March 11, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsPhil Housley | To Chicago Blackhawks9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 282 - Chris Porter) Chicago's option of a 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft or 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 123 - Karel Hromas) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDoug Gilmour | To Montreal Canadiens6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 188 - Mark Flood) |
| March 11, 2003 | To St. Louis BluesChris Osgood 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 84 - Konstantin Barulin) | To New York IslandersJustin Papineau 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 58 - Jeremy Colliton) |
| March 11, 2003 | To Colorado AvalancheBates Battaglia | To Carolina HurricanesRadim Vrbata |
| March 11, 2003 | To Chicago Blackhawksfuture considerations | To Philadelphia Flyers Peter White |
| March 11, 2003 | To Calgary FlamesDean McAmmond | To Colorado AvalancheColorado's option of a 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 146 - Mark McCutcheon) or 5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft |
| March 11, 2003 | To Phoenix Coyotes3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 80 - Dmitri Pestunov) | To Vancouver CanucksBrad May |
| March 11, 2003 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (PHI - # 101 - R.J. Anderson)$^4$ | To Washington CapitalsSergei Berezin |
* San Jose's acquired second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a second-round pick (# 43 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent Jozef Stümpel and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The conditions of the pick are unknown.
* Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on February 19, 2004 that sent Jim Vandermeer, rights to Colin Fraser and a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for Alexei Zhamnov and this pick.