The 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes season was their seventh season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 24th season in the NHL and 31st overall. The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2000–01 season.
2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes | |
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Division | 4th Pacific |
Conference | 11th Western |
2002–03 record | 31–35–11–5 |
Home record | 17–16–6–2 |
Road record | 14–19–5–3 |
Goals for | 204 |
Goals against | 230 |
Team information | |
General manager | Mike Barnett |
Coach | Bobby Francis |
Captain | Teppo Numminen |
Alternate captains | Shane Doan Claude Lemieux (Oct-Jan) |
Arena | America West Arena |
Average attendance | 13,229 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Falcons |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Johnson (23) |
Assists | Mike Johnson (40) |
Points | Mike Johnson (63) |
Penalty minutes | Andrei Nazarov (135) Todd Simpson (135) |
Plus/minus | Daymond Langkow (+20) |
Wins | Brian Boucher (15) |
Goals against average | Sean Burke (2.12) |
Offseason
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Regular season
edit- January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton earned a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0–0 tie against the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes goaltender Zac Bierk earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first time that two goaltenders in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.[1]
The Coyotes finished the regular season having allowed the most power-play goals of all 30 NHL teams, with 77.[2]
Final standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
2 | 7 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
3 | 10 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
4 | 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
5 | 14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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
Schedule and results
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October: 4–7–0–1 (home: 0–3–0–0; road: 4–4–0–1)
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November: 4–5–4–0 (home: 2–2–3–0; road: 2–3–1–0)
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December: 5–4–2–2 (home: 5–3–2–1; road: 0–1–0–1)
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January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–1)
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February: 6–5–1–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
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March: 5–9–1–1 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 1–6–1–0)
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April: 1–0–2–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–0–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- 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 Coyotes only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
12 | Mike Johnson | RW | 82 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 9 | 47 |
19 | Shane Doan | RW | 82 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 3 | 86 |
17 | Ladislav Nagy | LW | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 17 | 92 |
11 | Daymond Langkow | C | 82 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 20 | 56 |
8 | Daniel Briere‡ | C | 68 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −21 | 50 |
10 | Tony Amonte‡ | RW | 59 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −12 | 26 |
27 | Teppo Numminen | D | 78 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
29 | Branko Radivojevic | RW | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −2 | 63 |
23 | Paul Mara | D | 73 | 10 | 15 | 25 | −7 | 78 |
55 | Danny Markov | D | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 36 |
34 | Ramzi Abid‡ | LW | 30 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 30 |
7 | Deron Quint† | D | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −5 | 20 |
49 | Brian Savage | LW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −4 | 22 |
22 | Claude Lemieux‡ | RW | 36 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −3 | 30 |
28 | Landon Wilson | RW | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
16 | Kelly Buchberger | RW | 79 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 109 |
2 | Todd Simpson | D | 66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 135 |
4 | Ossi Vaananen | D | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 82 |
15 | Radoslav Suchy | D | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
32 | Brad May‡ | LW | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
18 | Paul Ranheim† | LW | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 10 |
14 | Jeff Taffe | C | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 4 |
24 | Jan Hrdina† | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
44 | Andrei Nazarov | LW | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −9 | 135 |
5 | Drake Berehowsky | D | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
33 | Brian Boucher | G | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
45 | Brad Ference† | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 28 |
77 | Chris Gratton† | C | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −11 | 21 |
38 | Scott Pellerin† | LW | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 8 |
34[a] | Frank Banham† | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
35 | Zac Bierk | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | Sean Burke | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
40 | Patrick DesRochers‡ | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | Dan Focht‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
52 | Martin Grenier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
24 | Darcy Hordichuk‡ | LW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 82 |
21 | Jason Jaspers | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
36 | Krys Kolanos | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Jean-Marc Pelletier† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
edit- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
33 | Brian Boucher | 45 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1210 | 128 | 3.02 | .894 | 0 | 2544 |
1 | Sean Burke | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 632 | 44 | 2.12 | .930 | 2 | 1248 |
35 | Zac Bierk | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 471 | 32 | 2.17 | .932 | 1 | 884 |
40 | Patrick DesRochers‡ | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 11 | 3.77 | .875 | 0 | 175 |
40 | Jean-Marc Pelletier† | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 3.03 | .875 | 0 | 119 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Player of the Week | Sean Burke (January 6) | [5] |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Branko Radivojevic | [6] | |
Ossi Vaananen | |||
Team | Hardest Working Player Award | Shane Doan | [7] |
Leading Scorer Award | Mike Johnson | [7] | |
Man of the Year Award | Landon Wilson | [7] | |
Team MVP Award | Mike Johnson | [7] | |
Three-Star Award | Ladislav Nagy | [7] |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Paul Ranheim | March 6, 2003 | [8] |
Transactions
editThe Coyotes 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.[9]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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December 19, 2002 | To Philadelphia Flyers Conditional draft pick in 2004 |
To Phoenix Coyotes Paul Ranheim |
[10] |
December 31, 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Patrick DesRochers |
To Phoenix Coyotes Jean-Marc Pelletier Conditional draft pick |
[11] |
January 16, 2003 | To Dallas Stars Claude Lemieux |
To Phoenix Coyotes Scott Pellerin Conditional draft pick in 2004[b] |
[12] |
March 8, 2003 | To Florida Panthers Darcy Hordichuk 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
To Phoenix Coyotes Brad Ference |
[13] |
March 10, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Tony Amonte |
To Phoenix Coyotes Guillaume Lefebvre Atlanta’s 3rd-round pick in 2003 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
[14] |
March 11, 2003 | To Buffalo Sabres Daniel Briere 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
To Phoenix Coyotes Chris Gratton 4th-round pick in 2004 |
[15] |
March 11, 2003 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Ramzi Abid Dan Focht Guillaume Lefebvre |
To Phoenix Coyotes Jan Hrdina Francois Leroux |
[16] |
March 11, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks Brad May |
To Phoenix Coyotes Conditional draft pick in 2003[c] |
[17] |
May 31, 2003 | To Boston Bruins 5th-round pick in 2004 |
To Phoenix Coyotes Rights to Darren McLachlan |
[18] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 7, 2002 | Kelly Buchberger | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
July 12, 2002 | Tony Amonte | Chicago Blackhawks | 4-year | Free agency | [20] |
October 26, 2002 | Deron Quint | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
November 7, 2002 | Frank Banham | Jokerit (Liiga) | multi-year | Free agency | [22] |
December 13, 2002 | Jason Bonsignore | Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Free agency | [23] | |
April 10, 2003 | Mike Stutzel | Northern Michigan University (CCHA) | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
June 9, 2003 | Kiel McLeod | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [25] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[d] | Ref |
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July 15, 2002 | Wyatt Smith | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) | [27] |
July 16, 2002 | Jean-Guy Trudel | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (VI) | [28] |
July 22, 2002 | Sebastien Bordeleau | SC Bern (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) | [29] |
July 24, 2002 | Denis Pederson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
July 29, 2002 | Mike Sullivan | Retirement (III) | [31] | |
September 12, 2002 | Alex Andreyev | Greensboro Generals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 28, 2002 | Fredrik Sjostrom | multi-year | Entry-level | [33] |
July 17, 2002 | Todd Simpson | 2-year | Re-signing | [34] |
July 31, 2002 | Landon Wilson | 1-year | Re-signing | [35] |
August 2, 2002 | Patrick DesRochers | 2-year | Re-signing | [36] |
August 6, 2002 | Daniel Briere | 2-year | Re-signing | [37] |
September 6, 2002 | Paul Mara | multi-year | Re-signing | [38] |
September 11, 2002 | Ladislav Nagy | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] |
September 27, 2002 | Sean Burke | multi-year | Extension | [40] |
September 30, 2002 | Brian Boucher | multi-year | Re-signing | [41] |
January 23, 2003 | Jean-Marc Pelletier | multi-year | Extension | [42] |
April 22, 2003 | Ossi Vaananen | multi-year | Extension | [43] |
June 1, 2003 | Darren McLachlan | multi-year | Entry-level | [18] |
Matthew Spiller | multi-year | Entry-level | [18] | |
June 5, 2003 | Frantisek Lukes | multi-year | Entry-level | [44] |
Draft picks
editPhoenix's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[45]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 19 | Jakub Koreis | Czech Republic | HC Plzen (Czech Republic) |
1 | 23 | Ben Eager | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
2 | 46 | David LeNeveu | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
3 | 70 | Joe Callahan | United States | Yale University (ECAC) |
3 | 80 | Matt Jones | United States | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
4 | 97 | Lance Monych | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
5 | 132 | John Zeiler | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
6 | 186 | Jeff Pietrasiak | United States | Berkshire High School (USHS-MA) |
7 | 216 | Ladislav Kouba | Czech Republic | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
8 | 249 | Marcus Smith | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
9 | 280 | Russell Spence | Canada | OCN Blizzard (MJHL) |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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- "2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.19, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
- ^ "2002-03 NHL Summary".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
- ^ "2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes' Sean Burke Named NHL Player of the Week". Phoenix Coyotes. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters". ESPN.com. January 18, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
- ^ "Coyotes vs. Blues - NHL Game Recap - March 6, 2003". ESPN.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
Coyotes forward Paul Ranheim played in his 1,000th career game.
[dead link] - ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Ranheim from Philadelphia". Phoenix Coyotes. December 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Goaltender Jean - Marc Pelletier". Phoenix Coyotes. December 31, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Pellerin from Dallas". Phoenix Coyotes. January 16, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Brad Ference from Florida". Phoenix Coyotes. March 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Trade Amonte to Philadelphia for Guillaume Lefebvre , 3rd Round Draft Choice In 2003 & 2nd Round Draft Choice In 2004". Phoenix Coyotes. March 10, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Sabres Acquire Daniel Briere From Phoenix in Exchange for Chris Gratton". Buffalo Sabres. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 10, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Hrdina and Leroux from Pittsburgh In Exchange for Abid , Focht & Lefebvre". Phoenix Coyotes. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Trade May to Vancouver for A Conditional Draft Choice In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft". Phoenix Coyotes. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Coyotes Sign Seattle Duo". Phoenix Coyotes. June 1, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Buchberger to One-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 7, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Tony Amonte to Four-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Quint to One-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. October 26, 2002. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Frank Banham to Multi-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. November 7, 2002. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Wranglers Sign Bonsignore". OurSports Central. February 4, 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
the Phoenix Coyotes signed him on December 13th, 2002
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Free Agent Mike Stutzel". Phoenix Coyotes. April 10, 2003. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "COYOTES SIGN HUGE PROSPECT KIEL McLEOD". Phoenix Coyotes. June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Nashville Predators sign forwards Greg Koehler, Cameron Mann and Wyatt Smith". Nashville Predators. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Minnesota Wild signed left winger Jean-Guy Trudel.
- ^ "SEBASTIEN BORDELEAU". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
22-Jul-02: Signed with the SC Bern of the Swiss National League.
- ^ "Predators sign two free agents". UPI. July 24, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "P-Bruins Tab Sullivan". OurSports Central. July 29, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Generals sign a pair of Icemen". OurSports Central. September 12, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "NHL - Coyotes sign 2001 first-round pick Sjostrom". ESPN.com. June 28, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Simpson to Two-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Wilson to One-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. July 31, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "PATRICK DESROCHERS". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
02-Aug-02: Re-signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to a two-year contract.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Briere to Two-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Mara to Multi-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. September 6, 2002. Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Nagy to Two-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. September 11, 2002. Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Sean Burke to Multi-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. September 27, 2002. Archived from the original on June 5, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Boucher to Multi-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. September 30, 2002. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Pelletier to Multi Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. January 23, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes & Vaananen Agree to Terms". Phoenix Coyotes. April 22, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes Sign Lukes to A Multi-Year Deal". Phoenix Coyotes. June 5, 2003. Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.