The 2003–04 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's ninth season. For the first time since moving to Colorado, the Avalanche did not win their division. They defeated the Dallas Stars in the Quarterfinal round, but lost in the Semifinal round to the San Jose Sharks.
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 4th Western |
2003–04 record | 40–22–13–7 |
Home record | 19–14–6–2 |
Road record | 21–8–7–5 |
Goals for | 236 |
Goals against | 198 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Lacroix |
Coach | Tony Granato |
Captain | Joe Sakic |
Alternate captains | Rob Blake Adam Foote Peter Forsberg |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 18,007 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hershey Bears |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Milan Hejduk (35) |
Assists | Joe Sakic (54) Alex Tanguay (54) |
Points | Joe Sakic (87) |
Penalty minutes | Peter Worrell (179) |
Plus/minus | Alex Tanguay (+30) |
Wins | David Aebischer (32) |
Goals against average | David Aebischer (2.09) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editFinal standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | |
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1 | 3 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 235 | 194 | 101 |
2 | 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 235 | 198 | 100 |
3 | 6 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 200 | 176 | 94 |
4 | 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 221 | 208 | 89 |
5 | 10 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 188 | 183 | 83 |
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 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 255 | 189 | 109 |
2 | Y- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 255 | 183 | 104 |
3 | Y- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 235 | 194 | 101 |
4 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 236 | 198 | 100 |
5 | X- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 194 | 175 | 97 |
6 | X- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 200 | 176 | 94 |
7 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 191 | 198 | 91 |
8 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 216 | 217 | 91 |
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9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 221 | 208 | 89 |
10 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 188 | 183 | 83 |
11 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 205 | 217 | 81 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 184 | 213 | 76 |
13 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 188 | 245 | 68 |
14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 25 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 177 | 238 | 62 |
15 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 188 | 259 | 59 |
Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
editSchedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 5–4–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
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November: 9–3–2–1 (home: 4–2–2–0; road: 5–1–0–1)
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December: 4–3–5–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 1–1–5–0)
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January: 11–1–2–2 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 6–0–2–2)
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February: 4–4–2–2 (home: 1–3–2–1; road: 3–1–0–1)
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March: 6–7–2–1 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 3–4–0–1)
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April: 1–0–0–1 (home: 0–0–0–1; road: 1–0–0–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Dallas Stars – Avalanche win 4–1
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) San Jose Sharks – Sharks win 4–2
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Legend:
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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 Avalanche only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
19 | Joe Sakic | C | 81 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
18 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 69 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 82 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
21 | Peter Forsberg | C | 39 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 74 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
22 | Steve Konowalchuk† | LW | 76 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 12 |
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 51 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
26 | John-Michael Liles | D | 79 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Teemu Selanne | RW | 78 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
52 | Adam Foote | D | 73 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 10 |
53 | Derek Morris‡ | D | 69 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Martin Skoula‡ | D | 58 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
36 | Steve Moore | C | 57 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Andrei Nikolishin | C | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
13 | Dan Hinote | RW | 59 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −6 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
38 | Matthew Barnaby† | RW | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 27 |
60 | Travis Brigley | LW | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20[a] | Cody McCormick | C | 44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Peter Worrell | LW | 49 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Brad Larsen‡ | LW | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Darby Hendrickson† | C | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
24 | Chris Gratton† | C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 27 |
17 | Jim Cummins | RW | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Marek Svatos | RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
5 | Brett Clark | D | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Charlie Stephens‡ | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | David Aebischer | G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
44 | Bates Battaglia‡ | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Riku Hahl | C | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
34 | Kurt Sauer† | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Dennis Bonvie† | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Bob Boughner† | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
37 | Jordan Krestanovich‡ | LW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
43 | Mikhail Kuleshov | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | Chris McAllister‡ | D | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Tommy Salo† | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
30 | Philippe Sauve | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
27 | Ossi Vaananen† | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
1 | David Aebischer | 62 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 1703 | 129 | 2.09 | .924 | 4 | 3703 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 295 | 23 | 2.08 | .922 | 1 | 662 |
30 | Philippe Sauve | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 479 | 50 | 3.04 | .896 | 0 | 986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Tommy Salo† | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 136 | 12 | 2.37 | .912 | 0 | 304 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 27 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL All-Rookie Team | John-Michael Liles (Defense) | [4] |
NHL First All-Star Team | Joe Sakic (Center) | [4] | |
NHL/Sheraton Road Performer Award | Joe Sakic | [5] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Rob Blake[b] | [7] |
Joe Sakic | |||
Alex Tanguay | |||
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Milan Hejduk (January 26) | [8] | |
Joe Sakic (March 15) | [9] | ||
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Philippe Sauve | [10] |
Transactions
editThe Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 21, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks Scott Parker |
To Colorado Avalanche Colorado’s 5th-round pick in 2003 |
[12] |
June 21, 2003 | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations[c] |
To Colorado Avalanche Andrei Nikolishin |
[13] |
June 21, 2003 | To Nashville Predators Rights to Sergei Soin |
To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Tomas Slovak |
[14] |
June 30, 2003 | To Nashville Predators Future considerations[d] |
To Colorado Avalanche Karlis Skrastins |
[15] |
July 3, 2003 | To Buffalo Sabres Steven Reinprecht |
To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Keith Ballard |
[16] |
July 18, 2003 | To Florida Panthers Eric Messier Vaclav Nedorost |
To Colorado Avalanche Peter Worrell 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
[17] |
August 12, 2003 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Future considerations |
To Colorado Avalanche Travis Brigley |
[18] |
October 22, 2003 | To Washington Capitals Bates Battaglia Rights to Jonas Johansson |
To Colorado Avalanche Steve Konowalchuk 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
[19] |
January 23, 2004 | To Ottawa Senators Charlie Stephens |
To Colorado Avalanche Dennis Bonvie |
[20] |
February 20, 2004 | To Carolina Hurricanes Rights to Chris Bahen Washington’s 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
To Colorado Avalanche Bob Boughner |
[21] |
February 21, 2004 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Martin Skoula |
To Colorado Avalanche Kurt Sauer 4th-round pick in 2005 |
[22] |
February 25, 2004 | To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Colorado Avalanche Darby Hendrickson 8th-round pick in 2004 |
[23] |
March 8, 2004 | To New York Rangers Chris McAllister Rights to David Liffiton Florida’s 2nd-round pick in 2004 |
To Colorado Avalanche Matthew Barnaby 3rd-round pick in 2004 |
[24] |
March 9, 2004 | To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Tom Gilbert |
To Colorado Avalanche Tommy Salo 6th-round pick in 2005 |
[25] |
March 9, 2004 | To Phoenix Coyotes Derek Morris Rights to Keith Ballard |
To Colorado Avalanche Chris Gratton Ossi Vaananen 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
[26] |
March 9, 2004 | To Minnesota Wild Jordan Krestanovich |
To Colorado Avalanche Chris Bala |
[27] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 3, 2003 | Paul Kariya | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
Teemu Selanne | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency | [28] | |
September 26, 2003 | Jim Cummins | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency | [29] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[e] | Ref |
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July 1, 2003 | K. C. Timmons[f] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [30] | |
July 11, 2003 | Mike Keane | Vancouver Canucks[g] | Buyout | [33] |
Bryan Marchment | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) | [34] | |
July 14, 2003 | Greg de Vries | New York Rangers | Free agency (V) | [35] |
July 18, 2003 | Brent Thompson | Colorado Eagles (CHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
July 29, 2003 | Eric Bertrand | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [37] |
July 31, 2003 | Bryan Muir | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
August 19, 2003 | Jeff Paul | Florida Panthers | Free agency (VI) | [39] |
Jeff Shantz | SCL Tigers (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) | [40] | |
August 26, 2003 | Steve Brule | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [41] |
September 26, 2003 | Dale Clarke | Tappara (Liiga) | Free agency (VI) | [42] |
October 3, 2003 | Serge Aubin | Atlanta Thrashers | Waiver draft | [43] |
Brian Willsie | Washington Capitals | Waiver draft | [43] | |
February 25, 2004 | Brad Larsen | Atlanta Thrashers | Waivers | [44] |
June 3, 2004 | Tommy Salo | Modo Hockey (SHL) | Free agency | [45] |
June 4, 2004 | Andrei Nikolishin | HC CSKA Moscow (RSL) | Free agency | [46] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 25, 2003 | Peter Forsberg | 1-year | Re-signing | [47] |
June 26, 2003 | Serge Aubin | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Derek Morris | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Phil Sauve | 2-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
D. J. Smith | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] | |
Mikko Viitanen | 3-year | Entry-level | [48] | |
July 2, 2003 | Brian Willsie | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
July 15, 2003 | Bates Battaglia | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] |
Karlis Skrastins | 1-year | Re-signing | [50] | |
Tomas Slovak | multi-year | Entry-level | [50] | |
July 21, 2003 | Peter Worrell | 1-year | Re-signing | [51][52] |
August 8, 2003 | Brett Clark | 1-year | Re-signing | [53] |
Steve Moore | 1-year | Re-signing | [53] | |
September 6, 2003 | Alex Tanguay | 1-year | Re-signing | [54] |
June 2, 2004 | Frantisek Skladany | Entry-level | [55] | |
Tyler Weiman | Entry-level | [55] |
Draft picks
editColorado's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[56]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 63 | David Liffiton | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
4 | 131 | David Svagrovsky | Czech Republic | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
5 | 146 | Mark McCutcheon | United States | New England Junior Falcons (EJHL) |
5 | 163 | Brad Richardson | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
7 | 204 | Linus Videll | Sweden | Sodertalje SK (Sweden) |
7 | 225 | Brett Hemingway | Canada | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) |
8 | 257 | Darryl Yacboski | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
9 | 288 | David Jones | Canada | Coquitlam Express (BCHL) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ McCormick originally wore number 22 prior to Konowalchuk being acquired.
- ^ Blake was voted to the starting lineup.[6]
- ^ 4th-round pick in 2004.[11]
- ^ 3rd-round pick in 2004.[11]
- ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]
- ^ Timmons was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[31]
- ^ Keane signed with Vancouver on October 8.[32]
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- "2003–04 Colorado Avalanche Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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- ^ "2003–2004 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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- ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Sakic Wins Inaugural NHL/Sheraton Road Performer Award". Colorado Avalanche. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Milan Hejduk Named NHL Offensive Player of the Week". Colorado Avalanche. January 26, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Joe Sakic Named NHL Offensive Player Of The Week". Colorado Avalanche. March 15, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "2004 YoungStars Game rosters". ESPN.com. January 24, 2004. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "AVS GAIN BACK THEIR FIFTH ROUND SELECTION IN THE ENTRY DRAFT SUNDAY; SCOTT PARKER TRADED TO SAN JOSE". Colorado Avalanche. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original on July 24, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "AVALANCHE ACQUIRES FORWARD ANDREI NIKOLISHIN FROM THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS IN EXCHANGE FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS". Colorado Avalanche. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original on August 5, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DEFENSEMAN TOMAS SLOVAK". Colorado Avalanche. June 21, 2003. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Defenseman Karlis Skrastins". Colorado Avalanche. June 30, 2003. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "DEFENSEMAN KEITH BALLARD ACQUIRED FROM BUFFALO". Colorado Avalanche. July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on August 6, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Peter Worrell and a Second Round Draft Choice". Colorado Avalanche. July 18, 2003. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Brigley Acquired by Avalanche". OurSports Central. August 12, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Makes Trade with Washington; Paul Kariya Sidelined Indefinitely". Colorado Avalanche. October 22, 2003. Archived from the original on February 13, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Winger Dennis Bonvie". Colorado Avalanche. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Defenseman Bob Boughner". Colorado Avalanche. February 20, 2004. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Kurt Sauer and Draft Choice". Colorado Avalanche. February 21, 2004. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Darby Hendrickson; Kuleshov Reassigned to Hershey". Colorado Avalanche. February 25, 2004. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Matthew Barnaby and Third Round Pick In The 2004 Entry Draft". Colorado Avalanche. March 8, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Tommy Salo". Colorado Avalanche. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Chris Gratton, Ossi Vaananen, and Second Round Draft Choice in 2005". Colorado Avalanche. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Avalanche Acquires Forward". Colorado Avalanche. March 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Avalanche Signs Unrestricted Free Agents Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne". Colorado Avalanche. July 3, 2003. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Jim Cummins at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 15, 2022
- ^ a b "2003 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 1, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ K. C. Timmons career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 15, 2022
- ^ "Keane eye: Canucks sign 3-time Cup winner". ESPN.com. October 9, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "MIKE KEANE". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on January 23, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
11-Jul-03: Contract bought out by the Colorado Avalanche.
- ^ Christie, James (July 12, 2003). "Leafs acquire bargain player". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Rangers sign free agent de Vries - UPI.com". UPI. July 14, 2003. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Eagles Agree to Terms with Defenseman/Assit. Coach". OurSports Central. July 18, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Eric Bertrand at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 15, 2022
- ^ "Jozef Stumpel signs with Kings". UPI. July 31, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Panthers Ink Defensive Duo". OurSports Central. August 19, 2003. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Jeff Shantz at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 15, 2022
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