2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2003–04 Los Angeles Kings season was their 37th National Hockey League season. The Kings placed third in their division, 11th overall in their conference, and failed to qualify for the playoffs due to a season-ending, 11-game losing streak.

2003–04 Los Angeles Kings
Division3rd Pacific
Conference11th Western
2003–04 record28–29–16–9
Home record15–16–9–1
Road record13–13–7–8
Goals for205
Goals against217
Team information
General managerDave Taylor
CoachAndy Murray
CaptainMattias Norstrom
Alternate captainsIan Laperriere
Zigmund Palffy
Luc Robitaille
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance17,889
Minor league affiliate(s)Manchester Monarchs
Reading Royals
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Frolov (24)
AssistsLuc Robitaille (29)
Jozef Stumpel (29)
PointsLuc Robitaille (51)
Penalty minutesSean Avery (261)
Plus/minusZigmund Palffy (+18)
WinsRoman Cechmanek (18)
Goals against averageCristobal Huet (2.43)

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 San Jose Sharks 82 43 21 12 6 219 183 104
2 5 Dallas Stars 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
3 11 Los Angeles Kings 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
4 12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
5 13 Phoenix Coyotes 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68

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[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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


Schedule and results

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2003–04 regular season[3]
October: 4–5–0–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 9, 2003 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 10, 2003 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 W October 12, 2003 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 W October 15, 2003 4–3 Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 3–1–0–0 Recap
5 L October 18, 2003 3–4 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 3–2–0–0 Recap
6 W October 21, 2003 4–0 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 4–2–0–0 Recap
7 L October 23, 2003 1–5 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 4–3–0–0 Recap
8 L October 25, 2003 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 4–4–0–0 Recap
9 L October 30, 2003 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 4–5–0–0 Recap
November: 8–4–1–1 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 5–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 W November 1, 2003 7–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 5–5–0–0 Recap
11 W November 5, 2003 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 6–5–0–0 Recap
12 W November 6, 2003 1–0 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 7–5–0–0 Recap
13 OTL November 8, 2003 2–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 7–5–0–1 Recap
14 W November 10, 2003 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) 8–5–0–1 Recap
15 T November 13, 2003 4–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 8–5–1–1 Recap
16 L November 15, 2003 0–1 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 8–6–1–1 Recap
17 W November 19, 2003 3–0 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 9–6–1–1 Recap
18 L November 21, 2003 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 9–7–1–1 Recap
19 W November 22, 2003 2–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 10–7–1–1 Recap
20 L November 25, 2003 0–4 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 10–8–1–1 Recap
21 L November 27, 2003 4–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 10–9–1–1 Recap
22 W November 29, 2003 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 11–9–1–1 Recap
23 W November 30, 2003 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 12–9–1–1 Recap
December: 4–4–4–3 (home: 3–0–3–1; road: 1–4–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 2, 2003 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 12–10–1–1 Recap
25 W December 4, 2003 3–0 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 13–10–1–1 Recap
26 W December 6, 2003 7–3 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 14–10–1–1 Recap
27 OTL December 8, 2003 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 14–10–1–2 Recap
28 OTL December 10, 2003 3–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 14–10–1–3 Recap
29 W December 11, 2003 4–1 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 15–10–1–3 Recap
30 L December 13, 2003 1–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 15–11–1–3 Recap
31 W December 16, 2003 4–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 16–11–1–3 Recap
32 T December 18, 2003 4–4 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 16–11–2–3 Recap
33 T December 20, 2003 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 16–11–3–3 Recap
34 T December 22, 2003 4–4 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–11–4–3 Recap
35 L December 26, 2003 0–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–12–4–3 Recap
36 T December 27, 2003 4–4 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–12–5–3 Recap
37 OTL December 30, 2003 2–3 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 16–12–5–4 Recap
38 L December 31, 2003 0–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 16–13–5–4 Recap
January: 5–2–7–1 (home: 2–2–4–0; road: 3–0–3–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 T January 3, 2004 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 16–13–6–4 Recap
40 T January 7, 2004 4–4 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 16–13–7–4 Recap
41 L January 8, 2004 1–3 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 16–14–7–4 Recap
42 T January 10, 2004 2–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 16–14–8–4 Recap
43 T January 13, 2004 0–0 OT @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 16–14–9–4 Recap
44 T January 14, 2004 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 16–14–10–4 Recap
45 OTL January 16, 2004 2–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 16–14–10–5 Recap
46 W January 18, 2004 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 17–14–10–5 Recap
47 W January 20, 2004 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 18–14–10–5 Recap
48 L January 22, 2004 4–5 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–15–10–5 Recap
49 W January 24, 2004 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 19–15–10–5 Recap
50 T January 26, 2004 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 19–15–11–5 Recap
51 W January 28, 2004 4–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 20–15–11–5 Recap
52 T January 29, 2004 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–15–12–5 Recap
53 W January 31, 2004 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 21–15–12–5 Recap
February: 4–3–3–2 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–2–3–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 T February 3, 2004 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 21–15–13–5 Recap
55 W February 10, 2004 3–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 22–15–13–5 Recap
56 OTL February 11, 2004 2–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 22–15–13–6 Recap
57 L February 13, 2004 3–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 22–16–13–6 Recap
58 OTL February 15, 2004 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 22–16–13–7 Recap
59 T February 16, 2004 1–1 OT @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 22–16–14–7 Recap
60 L February 18, 2004 3–4 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 22–17–14–7 Recap
61 W February 21, 2004 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 23–17–14–7 Recap
62 W February 23, 2004 3–0 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 24–17–14–7 Recap
63 T February 25, 2004 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 24–17–15–7 Recap
64 W February 28, 2004 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 25–17–15–7 Recap
65 L February 29, 2004 3–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 25–18–15–7 Recap
March: 3–10–1–1 (home: 2–6–1–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
66 T March 4, 2004 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 25–18–16–7 Recap
67 L March 6, 2004 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 25–19–16–7 Recap
68 W March 9, 2004 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 26–19–16–7 Recap
69 W March 10, 2004 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 27–19–16–7 Recap
70 L March 13, 2004 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 27–20–16–7 Recap
71 W March 14, 2004 5–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 28–20–16–7 Recap
72 L March 16, 2004 3–5 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 28–21–16–7 Recap
73 L March 18, 2004 3–5 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–22–16–7 Recap
74 L March 20, 2004 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 28–23–16–7 Recap
75 L March 22, 2004 1–2 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 28–24–16–7 Recap
76 L March 24, 2004 0–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 28–25–16–7 Recap
77 L March 26, 2004 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 28–26–16–7 Recap
78 OTL March 27, 2004 2–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 28–26–16–8 Recap
79 L March 29, 2004 1–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 28–27–16–8 Recap
80 L March 31, 2004 0–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–28–16–8 Recap
April: 0–1–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
81 L April 2, 2004 2–3 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 28–29–16–8 Recap
82 OTL April 4, 2004 3–4 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–29–16–9 Recap
Legend:

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

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 Kings only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
20 Luc Robitaille LW 80 22 29 51 4 56
24 Alexander Frolov LW 77 24 24 48 8 24
26 Trent Klatt RW 82 17 26 43 2 46
33 Zigmund Palffy RW 35 16 25 41 18 12
15 Jozef Stumpel C 64 8 29 37 5 16
7 Derek Armstrong C 57 14 21 35 4 33
25 Eric Belanger C 81 13 20 33 −16 44
44 Jaroslav Modry D 79 5 27 32 11 44
17 Lubomir Visnovsky D 58 8 21 29 8 26
19 Sean Avery C 76 9 19 28 2 261
27 Joe Corvo D 72 8 17 25 7 36
22 Ian Laperriere RW 62 10 12 22 −4 58
13 Michael Cammalleri C 31 9 6 15 1 20
82 Martin Straka C 32 6 8 14 −9 4
14 Mattias Norstrom D 74 1 13 14 −3 44
43 Jon Sim LW 48 6 7 13 0 27
62 Scott Barney C 19 5 6 11 3 4
12 Esa Pirnes C 57 3 8 11 −9 12
10 Nathan Dempsey D 17 4 3 7 −7 2
29 Brad Chartrand C 53 3 4 7 −3 30
42 Tim Gleason D 47 0 7 7 1 21
53 Jason Holland D 52 3 3 6 5 24
21 John Tripp RW 34 1 5 6 −4 33
5 Tomas Zizka D 15 2 3 5 −4 12
23 Dustin Brown LW 31 1 4 5 0 16
8 Jeff Cowan LW 13 2 1 3 −1 24
3 Aaron Miller D 35 1 2 3 −3 32
8 Martin Strbak D 5 2 0 2 1 8
55 Pavel Rosa RW 2 1 1 2 1 0
37 Kip Brennan LW 18 1 0 1 −1 79
11 Anson Carter RW 15 0 1 1 −5 0
39 Noah Clarke LW 2 0 1 1 1 0
38 Denis Grebeshkov D 4 0 1 1 −4 0
6 Maxim Kuznetsov D 16 0 1 1 −5 20
2 Bryan Muir D 2 0 1 1 1 2
63 Brad Norton D 20 0 1 1 −1 77
52 Jerred Smithson C 8 0 1 1 0 4
32 Roman Cechmanek G 49 0 0 0 2
46 Mathieu Chouinard G 1 0 0 0 0
1 Milan Hnilicka G 2 0 0 0 0
35 Cristobal Huet G 41 0 0 0 4
11 Steve Kelly C 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Roman Cechmanek 49 18 21 6 1198 113 2.51 .906 5 2701
35 Cristobal Huet 41 10 16 10 961 89 2.43 .907 3 2199
46 Mathieu Chouinard 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.000 0 3
1 Milan Hnilicka 2 0 1 0 42 5 3.75 .881 0 80

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Mattias Norstrom [4]
Team Ace Bailey Memorial Award Luc Robitaille [5]
Bill Libby Memorial Award Luc Robitaille [6]
Defensive Player Mattias Norstrom [6]
Jim Fox Community Service Ian Laperriere [7]
Leading Scorer Luc Robitaille [8]
Mark Bavis Memorial Award Trent Klatt [5]
Most Popular Player Alexander Frolov [9]
Outstanding Defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky [6]
Unsung Hero Trent Klatt [7]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dustin Brown October 9, 2003 [10]
Tim Gleason
Esa Pirnes
Martin Strbak October 10, 2003
Noah Clarke December 16, 2003
Denis Grebeshkov February 28, 2004
Mathieu Chouinard February 29, 2004
25th shutout Roman Cechmanek January 13, 2004 [11]

Transactions

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The Kings 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20) To Los Angeles Kings
To Boston Bruins
  • Philadelphia’s 4th-round pick in 2003
  • Detroit’s 2nd-round pick in 2004
[13]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Los Angeles Kings
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
To Nashville Predators
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
  • Boston’s 7th-round pick in 2003
[14]
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 9th-round pick in 2004
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 9th-round pick in 2003
[15]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) To Los Angeles Kings
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Future considerations
[16]
November 30, 2003 (2003-11-30) To Los Angeles Kings
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[17]
March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02) To Los Angeles Kings
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
  • Future considerations
[18]
March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08) To Los Angeles Kings
To Washington Capitals
[19]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Los Angeles Kings
To Atlanta Thrashers
[20]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Mathieu Chouinard Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [21]
Trent Klatt Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency [22]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Luc Robitaille Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [23]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Bryan Muir Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [24]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) John Tripp New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [25]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Ken Belanger[b] Contract expiration (UFA) [26]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Steve Heinze[c] Buyout [29]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Erik Rasmussen New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [30]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12) Travis Scott Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [31]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) Felix Potvin Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [32]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Mikko Eloranta TPS (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [33]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Craig Johnson Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (III) [34]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Derek Bekar New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [35]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) Chris McAlpine Minnesota Wild Free agency (III) [36]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Jamie Storr Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (UFA) [37]
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09) Mike Pudlick Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency (VI) [38]
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15) Greg Koehler Elmira Jackals (UHL) Free agency (VI) [39]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) Brad Norton Washington Capitals Waivers [40]
Jon Sim Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [40]
April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20) John Tripp Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [41]
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04) Steve Kelly Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency[d] [43]
Pavel Rosa Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency [44]
May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18) Milan Hnilicka Bílí Tygři Liberec (ELH) Free agency [45]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07) Maxim Kuznetsov Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Petr Kanko 3-year Entry-level [47]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Chris Schmidt 1-year Re-signing [48]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Richard Seeley 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Denis Grebeshkov 3-year Entry-level [50]
Esa Pirnes Entry-level [51]
Martin Strbak Entry-level [52]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Jon Sim 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Adam Deadmarsh 1-year Re-signing [54]
Ryan Flinn Re-signing [55]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Steve Kelly Re-signing [56]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Maxim Kuznetsov 1-year Re-signing [57]
Brad Norton 1-year Re-signing [57]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Joe Rullier 1-year Re-signing [58]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Kip Brennan 1-year Re-signing [59]
Jerred Smithson 1-year Re-signing [59]
Jozef Stumpel 1-year Re-signing [60]
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01) Sean Avery 1-year Re-signing [61]
Scott Barney 1-year Re-signing [61]
October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) Dustin Brown 3-year Entry-level [62]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) Derek Armstrong 2-year[e] Extension [63]
April 8, 2004 (2004-04-08) Gregory Hogeboom 2-year Entry-level [64]
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) Esa Pirnes 1-year Option exercised [65]
May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06) Nathan Dempsey multi-year Extension [66]
June 4, 2004 (2004-06-04) George Parros 1-year Extension [67]

Draft picks

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Los Angeles' picks of the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.[68]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 13 Dustin Brown   United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
1 26 Brian Boyle   United States Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
1 27 Jeff Tambellini   Canada University of Michigan (NCAA)
2 44 Konstantin Pushkarev   Kazakhstan Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)
3 82 Ryan Munce   Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 152 Brady Murray   Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
6 174 Esa Pirnes   Finland Tappara (Finland)
8 231 Matt Zaba   Canada Vernon (BCHL)
8 244 Mike Sullivan   Canada Stouffville Spirit (OPJRA)
9 274 Marty Guerin   United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  2. ^ Belanger was inactive during the 2003–04 season.[27]
  3. ^ Heinze retired.[28]
  4. ^ The Kings retained Kelly’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[42]
  5. ^ Option for a third year.

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  6. ^ a b c Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201
  7. ^ a b Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 203
  8. ^ Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 202–03
  9. ^ Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–02
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  28. ^ Steve Heinze career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 22, 2022
  29. ^ "Kings buy out Heinze". TSN.ca. July 25, 2003. Archived from the original on August 17, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  30. ^ Everson, Mark (July 26, 2003). "DEVILS SIGN RASMUSSEN". New York Post. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  31. ^ "PANTHERS RE-SIGN RW IVAN NOVOSELTSEV, LW RYAN JARDINE". Florida Panthers. August 12, 2003. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  32. ^ "Bruins ink Felix Potvin". UPI. September 3, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  33. ^ Mikko Eloranta at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 21, 2022
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