2002-03 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings season was the 77th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 110 points, winning the Central Division, but just one point behind the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference's first seed.
Coming off their latest Stanley Cup victory, the Red Wings started looking towards the future. Dominik Hasek and Scotty Bowman had retired over the summer and captain Steve Yzerman was out for the first 66 games of the regular season. The weight of the team fell on Sergei Fedorov and veteran Brett Hull, who helped the Red Wings score the most goals of any team in the regular season. As newly acquired goaltender Curtis Joseph held steady in net, two more pieces of the Stanley Cup team would be traded over the course of the year. Maxim Kuznetsov and Sean Avery left in a trade for Los Angeles's Mathieu Schneider right before the trade deadline in an effort to push the Wings towards the playoffs. However, the pieces didn't fit as the Wings met the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the first round and shocked everyone by being swept in four games.
Three Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2003 All Star Game: defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom, center Sergei Fedorov and head coach Dave Lewis. It was Lidstrom's seventh appearance at the all-star game, Fedorov's sixth, and Lewis's first appearance as a coach.
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2002–03 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
For complete final standings, see 2002–03 NHL season
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 6–3–1–0; Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 3–2–0–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
1 	October 10	Detroit 	6 – 3	San Jose 	 	Joseph 	17,496 	1–0–0–0	2
2 	October 12	Detroit 	2 – 3	Los Angeles	 	Joseph 	18,177 	1–1–0–0	2
3 	October 13	Detroit 	4 – 2	Anaheim 	 	Legace 	17,174 	2–1–0–0	4
4 	October 17	Montreal 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	2–2–0–0	4
5 	October 19	Detroit 	5 – 3	Minnesota 	 	Joseph 	19,344 	3–2–0–0	6
6 	October 21	Calgary 	0 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	4–2–0–0	8
7 	October 23	Los Angeles	3 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	4–2–1–0	9
8 	October 25	Pittsburgh 	3 – 7	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,058 	5–2–1–0	11
9 	October 26	Detroit 	1 – 3	Nashville 	 	Joseph 	17,113 	5–3–1–0	11
10	October 29	San Jose 	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	6–3–1–0	13
====November====
Record: 6–4–2–1; Home: 4–1–1–1; Road: 2–3–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
11	November 2 	Detroit 	2 – 5	Ottawa 	 	Joseph 	18,210 	6–4–1–0 	13
12	November 3 	Dallas 	3 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	6–4–2–0 	14
13	November 5 	Chicago 	2 – 0	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,058 	6–5–2–0 	14
14	November 7 	Boston 	1 – 2	Detroit 	OT	Legace 	20,058 	7–5–2–0 	16
15	November 12	Nashville 	1 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	8–5–2–0 	18
16	November 15	Anaheim 	1 – 2	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	9–5–2–0 	20
17	November 16	Detroit 	2 – 1	Toronto 	 	Legace 	19,110 	10–5–2–0	22
18	November 19	Detroit 	5 – 0	Calgary 	 	Joseph 	16,061 	11–5–2–0	24
19	November 22	Detroit 	1 – 4	Vancouver	 	Legace 	18,422 	11–6–2–0	24
20	November 23	Detroit 	1 – 1	Edmonton 	OT	Joseph 	16,839 	11–6–3–0	25
21	November 25	Edmonton 	5 – 4	Detroit 	OT	Legace 	20,058 	11–6–3–1	26
22	November 27	New Jersey	2 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	12–6–3–1	28
23	November 29	Detroit 	4 – 6	Carolina 	 	Joseph 	20,066 	12–7–3–1	28
====December====
Record: 10–1–4–0; Home: 7–1–1–0; Road: 3–0–3–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
24	December 1 	Calgary 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,066 	13–7–3–1	30
25	December 3 	Anaheim 	1 – 2	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	18,504 	14–7–3–1	32
26	December 5 	Detroit 	5 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Joseph 	15,189 	15–7–3–1	34
27	December 6 	Detroit 	3 – 3	Dallas 	OT	Joseph 	18,532 	15–7–4–1	35
28	December 8 	St. Louis 	3 – 4	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	16–7–4–1	37
29	December 12	Minnesota 	3 – 2	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	16–8–4–1	37
30	December 14	Columbus 	4 – 6	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	17–8–4–1	39
31	December 17	Detroit 	2 – 2	NY Islanders	OT	Legace 	14,884 	17–8–5–1	40
32	December 19	Dallas 	1 – 1	Detroit 	OT	Legace 	20,058 	17–8–6–1	41
33	December 21	NY Rangers	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,058 	18–8–6–1	43
34	December 23	Detroit 	1 – 0	Columbus 	 	Joseph 	18,136 	19–8–6–1	45
35	December 26	Columbus 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	20–8–6–1	47
36	December 28	Detroit 	4 – 2	Nashville 	 	Legace 	17,113 	21–8–6–1	49
37	December 29	Detroit 	2 – 2	Dallas 	OT	Joseph 	18,532 	21–8–7–1	50
38	December 31	St. Louis 	1 – 5	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	22–8–7–1	52
====January====
Record: 5–7–1–1; Home: 1–2–1–0; Road: 4–5–0–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
39	January 3 	Phoenix 	4 – 1	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	22–9–7–1 	52
40	January 5 	Detroit 	4 – 3	Chicago 	OT	Joseph 	21,295 	23–9–7–1 	54
41	January 7 	Detroit 	0 – 1	Tampa Bay 	 	Joseph 	19,941 	23–10–7–1	54
42	January 8 	Detroit 	2 – 1	Florida 	OT	Legace 	19,250 	24–10–7–1	56
43	January 11	Detroit 	2 – 3	Philadelphia	 	Joseph 	19,654 	24–11–7–1	56
44	January 13	Chicago 	4 – 5	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	25–11–7–1	58
45	January 15	Detroit 	1 – 4	Chicago 	 	Legace 	21,391 	25–12–7–1	58
46	January 16	Detroit 	2 – 4	Colorado 	 	Joseph 	18,007 	26–12–7–1	60
47	January 19	Vancouver	4 – 1	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	26–13–7–1	60
48	January 22	Detroit 	3 – 4	Edmonton 	OT	Joseph 	16,839 	26–13–7–2	61
49	January 24	Detroit 	5 – 2	Vancouver 	 	Legace 	18,422 	27–13–7–2	63
50	January 25	Detroit 	1 – 4	Calgary 	 	Joseph 	18,028 	27–14–7–2	63
51	January 28	Detroit 	0 – 1	New Jersey 	 	Legace 	16,453 	27–15–7–2	63
52	January 30	Florida 	2 – 2	Detroit 	OT	Legace 	20,058 	27–15–8–2	64
====February====
Record: 7–2–1–1; Home: 5–1–1–1; Road: 2–1–0–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
53	February 4 	Nashville 	5 – 5	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	27–15–9–2	65
54	February 6 	Colorado 	1 – 0	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	27–16–9–2	65
55	February 8 	Detroit 	3 – 5	Colorado 	 	Joseph 	18,007 	27–17–9–2	65
56	February 10	San Jose 	5 – 4	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,058 	28–17–9–2	67
57	February 13	Buffalo 	2 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	29–17–9–2	69
58	February 15	Detroit 	6 – 2	Atlanta 	 	Joseph 	18,857 	30–17–9–2	71
59	February 18	Vancouver 	4 – 3	Detroit 	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	30–17–9–3	72
60	February 20	Edmonton 	2 – 6	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	31–17–9–3	74
61	February 22	Detroit 	5 – 1	Washington	 	Joseph 	18,277 	32–17–9–3	76
62	February 24	Los Angeles	4 – 5	Detroit 	 	Legace 	20,058 	33–17–9–3	78
63	February 27	Toronto 	2 – 7	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	34–17–9–3	80
====March====
Record: 13–3–0–0; Home: 7–0–0–0; Road: 6–3–0–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
64	March 2 	Phoenix 	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	35–17–9–3	82
65	March 3 	Detroit 	3 – 2	Columbus 	 	Legace 	18,136 	36–17–9–3	84
66	March 5 	Tampa Bay	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	37–17–9–3	86
67	March 7 	St. Louis	2 – 7	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	38–17–9–3	88
68	March 9 	Detroit 	1 – 4	Anaheim 	 	Legace 	17,174 	38–18–9–3	88
69	March 10	Detroit 	2 – 3	Los Angeles	 	Legace 	18,344 	39–18–9–3	90
70	March 12	Detroit 	2 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Joseph 	15,813 	40–18–9–3	92
71	March 15	Colorado 	3 – 5	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	41–18–9–3	94
72	March 16	Ottawa 	2 – 6	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	42–18–9–3	96
73	March 18	Detroit 	5 – 1	Pittsburgh 	 	Legace 	13,840 	43–18–9–3	98
74	March 22	Detroit 	4 – 2	St. Louis 	 	Joseph 	19,995 	44–18–9–3	100
75	March 23	Detroit 	0 – 4	Minnesota 	 	Legace 	18,568 	44–19–9–3	100
76	March 25	Minnesota	0 – 4	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	45–19–9–3	102
77	March 27	Detroit 	0 – 3	San Jose 	 	Joseph 	17,496 	45–20–9–3	102
78	March 29	Detroit 	6 – 2	St. Louis 	 	Legace 	19,951 	46–20–9–3	104
79	March 31	Nashville	0 – 3	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	47–20–9–3	106
====April====
Record: 1–0–1–1; Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–1–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 3	NY Islanders	2 – 5	Detroit 	 	Joseph 	20,058 	48–20–9–3 	108
81	April 4	Detroit 	5 – 5	Columbus	OT	Legace 	18,136 	48–20–10–3	109
82	April 6	Detroit 	3 – 4	Chicago 	OT	Joseph 	21,565 	48–20–10–4	110
*Green background indicates win.
*Red background indicates regulation loss.
*Yellow background indicates tie.
*White background indicates overtime loss.
==Playoffs==
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2002–03 regular season as the Western Conference's second seed and played Anaheim in the first round. Anaheim upset Detroit in a four-game sweep. The Mighty Ducks would advance and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the New Jersey Devils.
====Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim====
Anaheim wins series 4–0
Game	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series
1 	April 10	Anaheim	2 – 1	Detroit	OT	Joseph 	20,058 	0 – 1
2 	April 12	Anaheim	3 – 2	Detroit	 	Joseph 	20,058 	0 – 2
3 	April 14	Detroit	1 – 2	Anaheim	 	Joseph 	17,174 	0 – 3
4 	April 16	Detroit	2 – 3	Anaheim	OT	Joseph 	17,174 	0 – 4
*Green background indicates win. 
*Red background indicates loss. 
==Player stats ==
====Skaters====
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
  	 	 	[Regular season]]	[Regular season]]	[Regular season]]	[Regular season]]	[Regular season]]	[Regular season]]	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Pos 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	+/- 	PIM
Sergei Fedorov 	C 	 	80 	36 	47 	83 	+15 	52 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	-1 	0
Brett Hull 	RW 	 	82 	37 	39 	76 	+11 	22 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	-4 	0
Brendan Shanahan 	LW 	 	78 	30 	38 	68 	+5 	103 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	-1 	4
Nicklas Lidstrom 	D 	 	82 	18 	44 	62 	+40 	38 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	-1 	0
Pavel Datsyuk 	C 	 	64 	12 	39 	51 	+20 	16 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0
Henrik Zetterberg 	LW 	 	79 	22 	22 	44 	+6 	8 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	-4 	0
Igor Larionov 	C 	 	74 	10 	33 	43 	-7 	48 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	0
Tomas Holmstrom 	LW 	 	74 	20 	20 	40 	+11 	62 	 	4 	1 	1 	2 	+1 	4
Kirk Maltby 	LW 	 	82 	14 	23 	37 	+17 	91 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	4
Kris Draper 	C 	 	82 	14 	21 	35 	+6 	82 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	4
Luc Robitaille 	LW 	 	81 	11 	20 	31 	+4 	50 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	+1 	0
Darren McCarty 	RW 	 	73 	13 	9 	23 	+10 	138 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	6
Chris Chelios 	D 	 	66 	2 	17 	19 	+4 	78 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
Mathieu Dandenault	D 	 	74 	4 	15 	19 	+25 	64 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
Boyd Devereaux 	C 	 	61 	3 	9 	12 	+4 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Dmitri Bykov 	D 	 	71 	2 	10 	12 	+1 	43 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
Sean Avery* 	LW 	 	39 	5 	6 	11 	+7 	120 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Steve Yzerman 	C 	 	16 	2 	6 	8 	+6 	8 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
Patrick Boileau 	D 	 	25 	2 	6 	8 	+8 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Mathieu Schneider*	D 	 	13 	2 	5 	7 	+2 	16 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	6
Jiri Fischer 	D 	 	15 	1 	5 	6 	0 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Jason Williams 	C 	 	16 	3 	3 	6 	+3 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Maxim Kuznetsov* 	D 	 	57 	0 	3 	3 	0 	54 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Jesse Wallin 	D 	 	32 	0 	1 	1 	-2 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
Stacy Roest 	RW 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*Stats reflect games played with Detroit only.
====Goaltending====
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA
Curtis Joseph	 	61 	3566 	34 	19 	6 	148 	5 	.912 	2.49 	 	4 	289 	0 	4 	10 	0 	.917 	2.08
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==Awards and records==
===Trophies and awards===
*Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Steve Yzerman
*James Norris Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Lidstrom
*King Clancy Memorial Trophy: Brendan Shanahan 
===Records===
===Milestones===
Brett Hull scored his 700th career goal, February 10, 2003.
==Transactions==
The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season.
===Trades===
November 16, 2002	To Detroit Red Wings Jason Woolley 	To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations
March 11, 2003 	To Detroit Red Wings Mathieu Schneider	To Los Angeles Kings Maxim KuznetsovSean AveryFirst-round pick in 2003 DraftSecond-round pick in 2004 Draft
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player signed 	Former team
G Curtis Joseph 	Calgary Flames
D Dmitri Bykov 	Playing in Russia
D Patrick Boileau	Washington Capitals
C Mark Mowers 	Nashville Predators
RW Stacy Roest 	Minnesota Wild
===Draft picks===
Detroit's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Red Wings were slated to pick 30th overall but traded their first pick to the Atlanta Thrashers.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 	58 	Jiri Hudler C 	 	Vsetín (Czech)
2 	63 	Tomas Fleischmann (LW) 	 	HC Vítkovice (Czech)
3 	95 	Valtteri Filppula (C) 	 	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
4 	131	Johan Berggren (D) 	 	Sunne (SWE)
5 	166	Logan Koopmans (G) 	Canadian 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
6 	197	Jimmy Cuddihy (C) 	Canadian 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 	229	Derek Meech (D) 	Canadian 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
8 	260	Pierre-Olivier Beaulie (D)	Canadian 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9 	262	Christian Soderstrom (LW) 	 	Timra IK (SWE)
9 	291	Jonathan Ericsson (D) 	 	Sodertalje SK (SWE)
==Farm teams==
===Grand Rapids Griffins===
The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2002–03.
===Toledo Storm===
The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2002–03 season.
==See also==
*2002–03 NHL season
==References==
*Player stats: Detroit Red Wings player stats on espn.com
*Game log: Detroit Red Wings game log on espn.com, game log on detroitredwings.com & game log on databasehockey.com
*Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons
Category:2003 in hockey