2002–03 St. Louis Blues season

2002–03 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Central
Conference5th Western
2002–03 record41–24–11–6
Home record23–11–4–3
Road record18–13–7–3
Goals for253
Goals against222
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainChris Pronger
Al MacInnis (interim)
Alternate captainsAl MacInnis
Scott Mellanby
Doug Weight
ArenaSavvis Center
Average attendance18,570
Minor league affiliate(s)Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen
Team leaders
GoalsPavol Demitra (36)
AssistsPavol Demitra (57)
PointsPavol Demitra (93)
Penalty minutesReed Low (234)
Plus/minusBarret Jackman (+23)
WinsBrent Johnson (16)
Goals against averageBrent Johnson (2.47)

The 2002–03 St. Louis Blues season was the 36th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 41 wins, 24 losses, 11 overtime losses and 6 ties, good for 99 points, and the team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, only to lose in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.

Captain Chris Pronger missed most of the regular season with an injured wrist. Al MacInnis filled in as interim captain and continued to serve in the role through the end of the season even after Pronger returned to the lineup.[1]

Off-season

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Regular season

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  • January 14, 2003: the Blues scored three short-handed goals in a 4–1 road win over the Phoenix Coyotes.[2]
  • April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy's 1,029th game, and his 551st victory.[3]

Final standings

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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

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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
8.5
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


Playoffs

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2002–03 regular season[5]
October: 6–1–1–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 10, 2002 3–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 T October 12, 2002 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 15, 2002 2–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 1–1–1–0 Recap
4 W October 17, 2002 7–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 W October 19, 2002 5–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 W October 24, 2002 2–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 4–1–1–0 Recap
7 W October 26, 2002 4–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 5–1–1–0 Recap
8 W October 30, 2002 7–0 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 6–1–1–0 Recap
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 3–3–0–1; road: 4–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
9 W November 2, 2002 6–1 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 7–1–1–0 Recap
10 W November 3, 2002 3–2 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 8–1–1–0 Recap
11 W November 5, 2002 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 9–1–1–0 Recap
12 L November 7, 2002 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 9–2–1–0 Recap
13 W November 9, 2002 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 10–2–1–0 Recap
14 L November 12, 2002 3–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 10–3–1–0 Recap
15 L November 15, 2002 0–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 10–4–1–0 Recap
16 W November 16, 2002 1–0 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 11–4–1–0 Recap
17 L November 20, 2002 2–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 11–5–1–0 Recap
18 W November 21, 2002 3–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 12–5–1–0 Recap
19 L November 23, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 12–6–1–0 Recap
20 L November 25, 2002 1–4 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 12–7–1–0 Recap
21 T November 27, 2002 4–4 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 12–7–2–0 Recap
22 W November 29, 2002 7–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 13–7–2–0 Recap
23 OTL November 30, 2002 4–5 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 13–7–2–1 Recap
December: 7–4–3–1 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 3–4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 W December 3, 2002 4–0 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 14–7–2–1 Recap
25 T December 5, 2002 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 14–7–3–1 Recap
26 W December 7, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 15–7–3–1 Recap
27 OTL December 8, 2002 3–4 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 15–7–3–2 Recap
28 L December 10, 2002 0–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 15–8–3–2 Recap
29 T December 12, 2002 2–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 15–8–4–2 Recap
30 W December 14, 2002 4–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 16–8–4–2 Recap
31 L December 17, 2002 2–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 16–9–4–2 Recap
32 L December 18, 2002 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 16–10–4–2 Recap
33 T December 20, 2002 3–3 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 16–10–5–2 Recap
34 W December 23, 2002 5–0 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 17–10–5–2 Recap
35 W December 26, 2002 3–2 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 18–10–5–2 Recap
36 W December 28, 2002 6–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 19–10–5–2 Recap
37 W December 29, 2002 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 20–10–5–2 Recap
38 L December 31, 2002 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 20–11–5–2 Recap
January: 8–4–1–2 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 5–2–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 L January 2, 2003 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 20–12–5–2 Recap
40 W January 4, 2003 5–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 21–12–5–2 Recap
41 OTL January 7, 2003 1–2 OT @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 21–12–5–3 Recap
42 W January 9, 2003 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 22–12–5–3 Recap
43 W January 11, 2003 2–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 23–12–5–3 Recap
44 L January 12, 2003 1–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 23–13–5–3 Recap
45 W January 14, 2003 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 24–13–5–3 Recap
46 OTL January 16, 2003 2–3 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 24–13–5–4 Recap
47 W January 18, 2003 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 25–13–5–4 Recap
48 W January 20, 2003 5–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 26–13–5–4 Recap
49 L January 21, 2003 4–8 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 26–14–5–4 Recap
50 T January 23, 2003 3–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 26–14–6–4 Recap
51 L January 25, 2003 2–4 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 26–15–6–4 Recap
52 W January 28, 2003 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 27–15–6–4 Recap
53 W January 30, 2003 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 28–15–6–4 Recap
February: 4–3–2–2 (home: 3–2–1–1; road: 1–1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 T February 5, 2003 2–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 28–15–7–4 Recap
55 T February 6, 2003 4–4 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 28–15–8–4 Recap
56 W February 8, 2003 4–1 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 29–15–8–4 Recap
57 W February 11, 2003 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 30–15–8–4 Recap
58 OTL February 13, 2003 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 30–15–8–5 Recap
59 L February 15, 2003 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 30–16–8–5 Recap
60 W February 17, 2003 5–3 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 31–16–8–5 Recap
61 L February 20, 2003 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 31–17–8–5 Recap
62 OTL February 22, 2003 1–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 31–17–8–6 Recap
63 L February 23, 2003 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 31–18–8–6 Recap
64 W February 27, 2003 4–1 Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 32–18–8–6 Recap
March: 9–4–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 W March 1, 2003 2–0 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 33–18–8–6 Recap
66 W March 4, 2003 2–1 OT Nashville Predators (2002–03) 34–18–8–6 Recap
67 W March 6, 2003 6–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 35–18–8–6 Recap
68 L March 7, 2003 2–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 35–19–8–6 Recap
69 W March 11, 2003 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 36–19–8–6 Recap
70 T March 13, 2003 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 36–19–9–6 Recap
71 W March 15, 2003 1–0 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 37–19–9–6 Recap
72 W March 18, 2003 6–4 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 38–19–9–6 Recap
73 W March 20, 2003 3–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 39–19–9–6 Recap
74 L March 22, 2003 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 39–20–9–6 Recap
75 L March 23, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 39–21–9–6 Recap
76 W March 26, 2003 1–0 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 40–21–9–6 Recap
77 W March 27, 2003 2–1 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 41–21–9–6 Recap
78 L March 29, 2003 2–6 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 41–22–9–6 Recap
79 T March 31, 2003 5–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 41–22–10–6 Recap
April: 0–2–1–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 L April 3, 2003 4–6 Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 41–23–10–6 Recap
81 T April 4, 2003 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 41–23–11–6 Recap
82 L April 6, 2003 2–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 41–24–11–6 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 10 St. Louis 6–0 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Blues lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 12 St. Louis 1–2 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 14 Vancouver 1–3 St. Louis Osgood 19,699 Blues lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 16 Vancouver 1–4 St. Louis Osgood 19,936 Blues lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 18 St. Louis 3–5 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Blues lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 20 Vancouver 4–3 St. Louis Osgood 19,522 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 22 St. Louis 1–4 Vancouver Osgood 18,514 Canucks win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Blues only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
38 Pavol Demitra LW 78 36 57 93 0 32 7 2 4 6 2 2
2 Al MacInnis D 80 16 52 68 22 61 3 0 1 1 0 0
61 Cory Stillman LW 79 24 43 67 12 56 6 2 2 4 0 2
39 Doug Weight C 70 15 52 67 −6 52 7 5 8 13 0 2
19 Scott Mellanby RW 80 26 31 57 1 176 6 0 1 1 0 10
7 Keith Tkachuk LW 56 31 24 55 1 139 7 1 3 4 −1 14
33 Eric Boguniecki C 80 22 27 49 22 38 7 1 2 3 −2 2
26 Petr Cajanek RW 51 9 29 38 16 20 2 0 0 0 −1 2
29 Alexander Khavanov D 81 8 25 33 −1 48 7 2 3 5 0 2
10 Dallas Drake RW 80 20 10 30 −7 66 7 1 4 5 0 23
22 Martin Rucinsky† LW 61 16 14 30 −1 38 7 4 2 6 −3 4
5 Barret Jackman D 82 3 16 19 23 190 7 0 0 0 −2 14
25 Shjon Podein LW 68 4 6 10 7 28 7 0 1 1 1 6
27 Bryce Salvador D 71 2 8 10 7 95 7 0 0 0 1 2
9 Tyson Nash LW 66 6 3 9 0 114 7 2 1 3 3 6
46 Christian Laflamme D 47 0 9 9 1 45 5 0 0 0 −1 4
21 Jamal Mayers RW 15 2 5 7 1 8 — — — — — —
12 Steve Martins† C 28 3 3 6 −8 18 2 0 1 1 1 0
6 Tom Koivisto D 22 2 4 6 1 10 — — — — — —
34 Reed Low RW 79 2 4 6 3 234 — — — — — —
18 Steve Dubinsky C 28 0 6 6 3 4 — — — — — —
32 Mike Eastwood‡ C 17 1 3 4 1 8 — — — — — —
37 Jeff Finley D 64 1 3 4 −2 46 6 0 0 0 1 6
44 Chris Pronger D 5 1 3 4 −2 10 7 1 3 4 3 14
63 Justin Papineau‡ C 11 2 1 3 −1 0 — — — — — —
43 Mike Van Ryn‡ D 20 0 3 3 3 8 — — — — — —
13 Valeri Bure† RW 5 0 2 2 −2 0 6 0 2 2 2 8
15 Peter Sejna† LW 1 1 0 1 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Brent Johnson G 38 0 1 1 2 — — — — — —
20[a] Eric Nickulas RW 8 0 1 1 −2 6 — — — — — —
28 Matt Walker D 16 0 1 1 0 38 — — — — — —
55 Christian Backman D 4 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
30 Tom Barrasso†‡ G 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
40 Fred Brathwaite‡ G 30 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
15 Daniel Corso C 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
50 Reinhard Divis G 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
17 Ryan Johnson† C 17 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 2 2 3 6
30 Chris Osgood† G 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 4
45 Cody Rudkowsky G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
1 Curtis Sanford G 8 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
23[b] Sergei Varlamov LW 3 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Brent Johnson 38 16 13 5 844 84 2.47 .900 2 2042 — — — — — — — — —
40 Fred Brathwaite‡ 30 12 9 4 631 74 2.75 .883 2 2042 — — — — — — — — —
1 Curtis Sanford 8 5 1 0 148 13 1.96 .912 1 397 — — — — — — — — —
30 Chris Osgood† 9 4 3 2 241 27 3.05 .888 2 532 7 3 4 183 17 2.45 .907 1 417
50 Reinhard Divis 2 2 0 0 34 1 0.72 .971 0 83 — — — — — — — — —
30 Tom Barrasso†‡ 6 1 4 0 132 16 3.28 .879 1 293 — — — — — — — — —
45 Cody Rudkowsky 1 1 0 0 10 0 0.00 1.000 0 30 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Calder Memorial Trophy Barret Jackman [6]
NHL All-Rookie Team Barret Jackman (Defense) [7]
NHL First All-Star Team Al MacInnis (Defense) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Al MacInnis [8]
Doug Weight
NHL Player of the Week Brent Johnson (December 30) [9]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Barret Jackman [10]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Petr Cajanek October 10, 2002 [11]
Tom Koivisto
Curtis Sanford October 17, 2002
Cody Rudkowsky October 24, 2002
Matt Walker December 10, 2002
Christian Backman February 11, 2003
Peter Sejna April 6, 2003
500th game played Chris Osgood April 3, 2003

Transactions

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The Blues 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To St. Louis Blues
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 To Boston Bruins
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
 [13]
December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05) To St. Louis Blues
  • Conditional draft pick
 To Colorado Avalanche
[14]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To St. Louis Blues
To Florida Panthers
[15]
To St. Louis Blues
To New York Islanders
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Steve Bancroft San Jose Sharks Free agency [17]
Steve Dubinsky Nashville Predators Free agency [17]
Eric Nickulas Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency [17]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Jason Dawe New York Rangers Free agency [18]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) Aris Brimanis Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [19]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Mike Stuart Colorado College (WCHA) Free agency [20]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30) Martin Rucinsky New York Rangers Free agency [21]
November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04) Tom Barrasso Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [22]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) Steve Martins Ottawa Senators Waivers [23]
February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19) Ryan Johnson Florida Panthers Waivers [24]
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20) Greg Black Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) Free agency [25]
April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05) Peter Sejna Colorado College (WCHA) Free agency [26]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
N/A Steven Halko Carolina Hurricanes[d] Buyout [28]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05) Scott Young Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [29]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Tyler Rennette Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [30]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) Marc Bergevin Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (III) [31]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Ray Ferraro Retirement (III) [32]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Ed Campbell Detroit Red Wings Free agency (VI) [33]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) Mike Eastwood Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [34]
December 28, 2002 (2002-12-28) Tom Barrasso Mutual release [35]
March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18) Fred Brathwaite Mutual release [36]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Eric Boguniecki 1-year Option exercised [37]
Mike Eastwood 1-year Option exercised [37]
Brent Johnson 1-year Option exercised [37]
Reed Low 1-year Option exercised [37]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Petr Cajanek Entry-level [38]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Jeff Finley 2-year Re-signing [39]
Tom Koivisto Entry-level [40]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Christian Backman Entry-level [41]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) Fred Brathwaite 1-year Re-signing [42]
Keith Tkachuk 1-year Re-signing [42]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Alexander Khavanov Re-signing [43]
Christian Laflamme Re-signing [44]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Daniel Corso Re-signing [45]
Jamal Mayers Re-signing [45]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Marc Brown Re-signing [46]
Dale Clarke Re-signing [46]
Cody Rudkowsky Re-signing [46]
Mark Rycroft Re-signing [47]
Cory Stillman Re-signing [46]
Daniel Tkaczuk Re-signing [46]
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) Steve McLaren Re-signing [48]
September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) Keith Tkachuk 5-year Re-signing [49]
September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) Jame Pollock Re-signing [50]
October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30) Eric Boguniecki Extension [51]
February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14) Jay McClement Entry-level [52]

Draft picks

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St. Louis's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[53]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 48 Aleksei Shkotov  Russia Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
2 62 Andriy Mikhnov  Ukraine Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 89 Tomas Troliga  Slovakia HK Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia)
4 120 Robin Jonsson  Sweden Bofors IK (Sweden)
5 165 Justin Maiser  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
6 190 D. J. King  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
7 221 Jonas Johnson  Sweden Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden)
8 253 Tom Koivisto  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
9 284 Ryan MacMurchy  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nickulas wore number 68 in his first two games.
  2. ^ Varlamov wore number 17 in his first game.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[27]
  4. ^ Halko signed with Carolina on August 5.

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  3. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.483, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
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  18. ^ "St. Louis Blues Sign Forward Jason Dawe". St. Louis Blues. July 23, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  25. ^ "St. Louis Blues Sign Forward Greg Black". St. Louis Blues. March 20, 2003. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  32. ^ "St. Louis Blues Center Ray Ferraro Announces His Retirement". St. Louis Blues. August 2, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  34. ^ "Chicago Blackhawks Claim Center Mike Eastwood Off Waivers". St. Louis Blues. December 11, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  35. ^ "St. Louis Blues Agree To Mutual Release With Goaltender Tom Barrasso". St. Louis Blues. December 28, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  36. ^ "St. Louis Blues Agree To Mutual Release With Goaltender Fred Brathwaite". St. Louis Blues. March 18, 2003. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  38. ^ "St. Louis Blues Sign Center Petr Cajanek". St. Louis Blues. July 3, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  39. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Jeff Finley". St. Louis Blues. July 10, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  43. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Alexander Khavanov". St. Louis Blues. July 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 16, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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  47. ^ "MARK RYCROFT". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on November 26, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022. 31-Jul-02: Re-signed by the St. Louis Blues.
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  50. ^ "JAME POLLOCK". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on November 28, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2022. 21-Sep-02: Re-signed by the St. Louis Blues.
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