2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season

2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2002–03 record	45–20–13–4
Home record	21–10–8–2
Road record	24–10–5–2
Goals for	211
Goals against	166
Team information
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Keith Primeau
Alternate captains	John LeClair Mark Recchi
Arena	First Union Center
Average attendance	19,325
Team leaders
Goals	Jeremy Roenick (27)
Assists	Mark Recchi (32)
Points	Jeremy Roenick (58)
Penalty minutes	Donald Brashear (161)
Plus/minus	Eric Desjardins (+30)
Wins	Roman Cechmanek (33)
Goals against average	Roman Cechmanek (1.83)

The 2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 36th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

In 2002–03, Roman Cechmanek had a club record 1.83 GAA and the Flyers acquired Sami Kapanen and Tony Amonte prior to the trade deadline; however, they fell one point short of a second straight Atlantic Division title. As a result, the Flyers endured a long, brutal seven-game first round match-up with Toronto that featured three multiple overtime games, all in Toronto. After winning Game 7, 6–1, the Flyers fought Ottawa in the second round with equal vigor as they split the first four games of the series, Cechmanek earning shutouts in both wins. Cechmanek's inconsistency showed through, however, as he allowed ten goals in the final two games and Ottawa advanced in six games. Cechmanek was traded to Los Angeles for a 2004 second round draft pick during the off-season despite having the second-best goals-against average in the league over his three years in Philadelphia.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	New Jersey Devils	82	46	20	10	6	216	166	108
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	20	13	4	211	166	107
3	8	New York Islanders	82	35	34	11	2	224	231	83
4	9	New York Rangers	82	32	36	10	4	210	231	78
5	14	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	44	6	5	189	255	65

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.

Game log

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

2002–03 Game log
October: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 10 Philadelphia 2 – 2 Edmonton Cechmanek 16,839 0–0–1–0 1
November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts November 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
March: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
April: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts April 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0

Playoffs

Game log

      Win       Loss

2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Toronto - Flyers win 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 9 Toronto 5 – 3 Philadelphia Cechmanek 18,937 Maple Leafs lead 1–0 2 April 11 Toronto 1 – 4 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,597 Series tied 1–1 3 April 14 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Toronto 2OT Cechmanek 19,533 Maple Leafs lead 2–1 4 April 16 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Toronto 3OT Cechmanek 19,574 Series tied 2–2 5 April 19 Toronto 1 – 4 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,828 Flyers lead 3–2 6 April 21 Philadelphia 1 – 2 Toronto 2OT Cechmanek 19,573 Series tied 3–3 7 April 22 Toronto 1 – 6 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,870 Flyers win 4–3 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Ottawa - Senators win 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 25 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Ottawa Cechmanek 18,197 Senators lead 1–0 2 April 27 Philadelphia 2 – 0 Ottawa Cechmanek 18,500 Series tied 1–1 3 April 29 Ottawa 3 – 2 Philadelphia OT Cechmanek 19,680 Senators lead 2–1 4 May 1 Ottawa 0 – 1 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,842 Series tied 2–2 5 May 3 Philadelphia 2 – 5 Ottawa Cechmanek 18,500 Senators lead 3–2 6 May 5 Ottawa 5 – 1 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,454 Senators win 4–2

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

			Regular season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jeremy Roenick	97		79	27	32	59	75		13	3	5	8	8
Mark Recchi	8		79	20	32	52	35		13	7	3	10	2
Keith Primeau	25		80	19	27	46	93		13	1	1	2	14
Michal Handzus	26		82	23	21	44	46		13	2	6	8	6
Kim Johnsson	5		82	10	29	39	38		13	0	3	3	8
Eric Desjardins	37		79	8	24	32	35		5	2	1	3	0
John LeClair	10		35	18	10	28	16		13	2	3	5	10
Simon Gagne	12		46	9	18	27	16		13	4	1	5	6
Marty Murray	39		76	11	15	26	13		4	0	0	0	4
Donald Brashear	87		80	8	17	25	161		13	1	2	3	21
Justin Williams	14		41	8	16	24	22		12	1	5	6	8
Eric Weinrich	2		81	2	18	20	40		13	2	3	5	12
Radovan Somik	20		60	8	10	18	10		5	1	1	2	6
Tony Amonte†	11		13	7	8	15	2		13	1	6	7	4
Sami Kapanen†	24		28	4	9	13	6		13	4	3	7	6
Dennis Seidenberg	36		58	4	9	13	20		-	-	-	-	-
Pavel Brendl‡	55		42	5	7	12	4		-	-	-	-	-
Eric Chouinard	19		28	4	4	8	2		-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Ragnarsson†	28		43	2	6	8	32		13	0	1	1	6
Chris Therien	6		67	1	6	7	36		13	0	2	2	2
Joe Sacco	15		34	1	5	6	20		4	0	0	0	0
Todd Fedoruk	29		63	1	5	6	105		1	0	0	0	0
Todd Warriner†	18		13	2	3	5	6		-	-	-	-	-
Claude Lapointe†	13		14	2	2	4	16		13	2	3	5	14
Dmitri Yushkevich†	22		18	2	2	4	8		13	1	4	5	2
Paul Ranheim‡	19		28	0	4	4	6		-	-	-	-	-
Andre Savage	27		16	2	1	3	4		-	-	-	-	-
Jim Vandermeer	23		24	2	1	3	27		8	0	1	1	9
Dan McGillis‡	3		24	0	3	3	20		-	-	-	-	-
Tomi Kallio†	18		7	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
Mark Greig	9		5	0	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
Mike Siklenka	21		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Kirby Law	47		2	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Ian MacNeil	34		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Patrick Sharp	18		3	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Jamie Wright	18		4	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
Bruno St. Jacques‡	22		6	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Guillaume Lefebvre‡	17		14	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
Chris McAllister‡	24		19	0	0	0	21		-	-	-	-	-
Robert Esche (G)	42		30	0	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0
Roman Cechmanek (G)	32		58	0	0	0	8		13	0	0	0	0
Bench	X						30						8

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular season										Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Roman Cechmanek	32		58	3350	33	15	10	102	6	.926	1.83		13	867	6	7	31	2	.909	2.14
Robert Esche	42		30	1638	12	9	3	60	2	.903	2.20		1	30	0	0	1	0	.929	2.00

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Ken Hitchcock (Assistant Coach) Jeremy Roenick
NHL Player of the Week	Roman Cechmanek (January 21)
William M. Jennings Trophy	Roman Cechmanek Robert Esche
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Eric Desjardins
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Roman Cechmanek
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	Donald Brashear
Toyota Cup	Keith Primeau
Yanick Dupre Memorial	Robert Esche

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 2002–03 season.

Trades

June 12, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers Michal Handzus Robert Esche	To Phoenix Coyotes Brian Boucher Nashville's 3rd round pick in 2002
June 18, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 2003 conditional 5th round pick in 2004	To Edmonton Oilers Jiri Dopita
June 21, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers 1st round pick in 2002	To Tampa Bay Lightning Ruslan Fedotenko Tampa Bay's 2nd round pick in 2002 Phoenix's 2nd round pick in 2002
June 22, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th round pick in 2002 3rd round pick in 2003	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd round pick in 2002
June 23, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers 5th round pick in 2003	To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th round pick in 2002 7th round pick in 2002
December 6, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers Marcus Ragnarsson	To San Jose Sharks Dan McGillis
December 19, 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers conditional draft pick in 2004	To Phoenix Coyotes Paul Ranheim
January 29, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Chouinard	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 2003
February 5, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Warriner	To Vancouver Canucks conditional draft pick
February 7, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th round pick in 2003	To Colorado Avalanche Chris McAllister
February 7, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Sami Kapanen Ryan Bast	To Carolina Hurricanes Pavel Brendl Bruno St. Jacques
March 1, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Dmitri Yushkevich	To Los Angeles Kings 4th round pick in 2003 7th round pick in 2004
March 9, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Claude Lapointe	To New York Islanders 5th round pick in 2003
March 10, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers Tony Amonte	To Phoenix Coyotes Guillaume Lefebvre 2nd round pick in 2004 3rd round pick in 2003
May 23, 2003	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd round pick in 2004	To Los Angeles Kings Roman Cechmanek

Other transactions

Date	Player	Team (League)	Notes
Signed via free agency
July 2, 2002	Ian MacNeil	Lowell (AHL)
July 14, 2002	Andre Savage	Manitoba (AHL)
January 15, 2003	Joe Sacco	Washington (NHL)
January 27, 2003	Mike Siklenka	Portland (AHL)
Lost via free agency
July 1, 2002	Adam Oates	Anaheim (NHL)
July 4, 2002	Luke Richardson	Columbus (NHL)
Retirement
n/a	Rick Tocchet	—
Claimed off waivers
January 1, 2003	Tomi Kallio	Columbus (NHL)
Lost on waivers
March 11, 2003	Todd Warriner	Nashville (NHL)
Re-signed
July 12, 2002	Donald Brashear	—	4 years
July 12, 2002	Todd Fedoruk	—	2 years
September 11, 2002	Simon Gagne	—	2 years
February 15, 2003	Marcus Ragnarsson	—	2 year extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts
May 17, 2003	Wade Skolney	Brandon (WHL)	Undrafted free agent
June 25, 2002	Jeff Woywitka	Red Deer (WHL)	Drafted 27th overall, 2001
May 21, 2003	Freddy Meyer	Boston (HE)	Undrafted free agent

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted from
1	4	Joni Pitkanen	Defenseman	Finland	Karpat (SM-liiga)
4	105	Rosario Ruggeri	Defenseman	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
4	126	Konstantin Baranov	Forward	Russia	Mechel Chelyabinsk (RUS)
5	161	Dov Grumet-Morris	Goaltender	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
6	192	Nikita Korovkin	Defenseman	Russia	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6	193	Joey Mormina	Defenseman	Canada	Colgate University (ECAC)
7	201	Mathieu Brunelle	Left Wing	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

References

• General: 2002–03 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
• Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
• Playoffs game log: Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log on FlyersHistory.net

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