2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

2003–04 Detroit Red Wings
Presidents' Trophy winners
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2003–04 record48–21–11–2
Home record30–7–4–0
Road record18–14–7–2
Goals for255
Goals against189
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachDave Lewis
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,066 (100%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Datsyuk (30)
AssistsBrett Hull (43)
PointsPavel Datsyuk (68)
Penalty minutesBrendan Shanahan (108)
Plus/minusKirk Maltby (24)
WinsManny Legace (23)
Goals against averageMarc Lamothe (1.45)

The 2003–04 Detroit Red Wings season was the 78th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. Despite multiple injuries to key players, the Wings found themselves once again winning the Presidents' Trophy for having the best regular season record in the NHL, scoring 109 points. In the post-season, they advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they were eliminated by the eventual Western Conference champion Calgary Flames in six games.

Two Red Wings were named to the roster for the 2004 All-Star Game: defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and center Pavel Datsyuk. Lidstrom was voted into his eighth appearance at the All-Star game by fans, and Datsyuk was selected to the roster for his first appearance.[1]

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2003–04 as 20,066 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit.

Goaltending controversy

Detroit's early exit from the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs left Curtis Joseph to be heavily scrutinized by the media as to whether or not he was up to task to start for Detroit. During the subsequent offseason, Dominik Hasek shocked the hockey world when he announced he was coming out of retirement and fulfilling his contractual obligation to the Red Wings. Given their previous success with Hasek, the Red Wings welcomed him back to the team.

With the Wings appearing to favor Hasek as their starting goaltender, Joseph opted to have surgery to repair his ankle prior to the start of the season, resulting with the Red Wings using Hasek and Manny Legace as their goaltending tandem. When Joseph returned from injury and subsequent conditioning assignment in the minors, anger quickly grew on and off the ice between Hasek and Joseph. General Manager Ken Holland attempted to move Joseph to alleviate the situation, but Holland was not able to find a trade partner nor give Joseph up via the waiver wire due to the hefty terms of his contract (the contract had two years remaining with an annual salary of US$8 million and a no-trade clause). Unable to continue holding three goaltenders on roster, Detroit elected to send Joseph to Detroit's minor league affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on a permanent basis following a poor performance against the Washington Capitals.

While Hasek assumed the starting role, he did not do so with ease. Hasek was not conditioned properly to handle the competition at the NHL level and was wrought with inconsistent play and injuries. By December 2003, both Hasek and Legace went down with injuries and Joseph was recalled from the minors, along with Joey MacDonald. While MacDonald was returned to the minors when Legace returned from injury, Joseph remained with the Red Wings as Hasek opted to remain on the injured reserve and did not return for the remainder of the season.

Joseph and Legace would find themselves in a platoon situation until Joseph injured his ankle in a contest against the San Jose Sharks. The Red Wings recalled Marc Lamothe from the Griffins to support Legace. Lamothe would appear in two games during his time with Detroit, making him the fifth goaltender to dress for Detroit and the fourth to play for them that season (MacDonald did not play in any games while on roster). Lamothe was returned to the minors once Joseph returned from injury.

Despite being viewed by many as Detroit's "third" goaltender, Manny Legace ended up the de facto starting goaltender for the season, leading the other goaltenders on the team in games played, wins and shutouts. (At the time, those were also career records for Legace.) Legace also had a better save percentage and goals against average (GAA) than either Hasek or Joseph. Based on his regular season play, Legace was named the starting goaltender going into the playoffs. During the opening round against the Nashville Predators, Legace won the first two games, but was pulled after the fourth game following consecutive three-goal losses.

Joseph took over the starting duties and responded admirably, posting a .300 GAA, .977 save percentage and one shutout for the remainder of the series. While Joseph had a strong performance against Calgary (1.83 GAA and .928 SV%), Detroit suffered an offensive drought and, with the series tied at two games a piece, were shut-out the final two games of the series, eliminating Detroit from the playoffs.

Joseph never appeared for the Red Wings again, as the last year of his contract was nullified by the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Instead, Joseph signed with the Phoenix Coyotes once the lockout was resolved. Legace went on to assume the starting role for Detroit, but was released after the season following another disappointing playoff exit. Hasek appeared with the Ottawa Senators during the 2005–06 season, but later returned to Detroit for what would be his last two seasons as an NHL goaltender.

Regular season

The Red Wings tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for most short-handed goals scored in the NHL, with 15, and had the best penalty-kill percentage in the League (86.75%).[2]

Season standings

Central Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 7 St. Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
3 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
4 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
5 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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[4]
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

For complete final standings, see 2003–04 NHL season

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2003–04 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played the Nashville Predators in the first round. They defeated Nashville in six games and met the Calgary Flames in the second round. Calgary would go on to defeat Detroit and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in Game 7 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 5–5–0–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Los Angeles 2 – 3 Detroit Hasek 20,066 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 Detroit 3 – 2 Ottawa OT Hasek 18,500 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 16 Vancouver 2 – 3 Detroit Hasek 20,066 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 18 Detroit 3 – 4 Pittsburgh Hasek 13,421 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 20 Detroit 1 – 2 Montreal Hasek 19,407 3–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 22 Columbus 1 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 4–2–0 8 Recap
7 October 24 Dallas 0 – 4 Detroit Hasek 20,066 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 25 Detroit 1 – 3 NY Rangers Hasek 18,200 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 29 St. Louis 6 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 5–4–0 10 Recap
10 October 30 Detroit 3 – 5 Nashville Joseph 12,322 5–5–0 10 Recap
November: 9–4–2–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 5–2–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 Detroit 4 – 4 Edmonton OT Legace 16,839 5–5–1–0 11 Recap
12 November 3 Detroit 1 – 5 Vancouver Legace 18,630 5–6–1–0 11 Recap
13 November 4 Detroit 3 – 0 Calgary Joseph 15,259 6–6–1–0 13 Recap
14 November 8 Nashville 4 – 3 Detroit Joseph 20,066 6–7–1–0 13 Recap
15 November 10 Chicago 0 – 3 Detroit Hasek 20,066 7–7–1–0 15 Recap
16 November 12 Detroit 6 – 2 Dallas Hasek 18,532 8–7–1–0 17 Recap
17 November 14 Detroit 4 – 3 Chicago OT Hasek 21,856 9–7–1–0 19 Recap
18 November 15 Detroit 1 – 1 Minnesota OT Hasek 18,568 9–7–2–0 20 Recap
19 November 19 Columbus 1 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 10–7–2–0 22 Recap
20 November 20 Detroit 0 – 3 Columbus Legace 18,136 10–8–2–0 22 Recap
21 November 22 Detroit 5 – 2 Minnesota Joseph 18,568 11–8–2–0 24 Recap
22 November 24 Washington 4 – 1 Detroit Joseph 20,066 11–9–2–0 24 Recap
23 November 26 Edmonton 1 – 7 Detroit Legace 20,066 12–9–2–0 26 Recap
24 November 28 NY Islanders 0 – 6 Detroit Legace 20,066 13–9–2–0 28 Recap
25 November 29 Detroit 2 – 1 St. Louis Legace 20,006 14–9–2–0 30 Recap
December: 9–3–2–1 (home: 7–0–1–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 3 Anaheim 2 – 7 Detroit Legace 20,066 15–9–2–0 32 Recap
27 December 4 Detroit 4 – 4 St. Louis OT Hasek 18,504 15–9–3–0 33 Recap
28 December 6 Detroit 2 – 5 Toronto Legace 19,470 15–10–3–0 33 Recap
29 December 8 Los Angeles 2 – 3 Detroit OT Hasek 20,066 16–10–3–0 35 Recap
30 December 10 Detroit 7 – 2 Buffalo Joseph 16,283 17–10–3–0 37 Recap
31 December 11 Detroit 3 – 4 Chicago OT Joseph 18,489 17–10–3–1 38 Recap
32 December 13 Detroit 5 – 1 Washington Joseph 18,277 18–10–3–1 40 Recap
33 December 15 Florida 1 – 4 Detroit Joseph 20,066 19–10–3–1 42 Recap
34 December 17 San Jose 2 – 2 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 20–10–3–1 44 Recap
35 December 19 Chicago 2 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 21–10–3–1 46 Recap
36 December 20 Detroit 0 – 1 Nashville Joseph 17,113 21–11–3–1 46 Recap
37 December 22 St. Louis 1 – 2 Detroit Joseph 20,066 22–11–3–1 48 Recap
38 December 26 Minnesota 2 – 2 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 22–11–4–1 49 Recap
39 December 28 Detroit 0 – 3 Chicago Legace 21,122 22–12–4–1 49 Recap
40 December 31 Atlanta 5 – 6 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 23–12–4–1 51 Recap
January: 6–3–4–1 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 Detroit 4 – 1 Carolina Joseph 17,053 24–12–4–1 53 Recap
42 January 3 Anaheim 1 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 25–12–4–1 55 Recap
43 January 5 Nashville 0 – 6 Detroit Joseph 20,066 26–12–4–1 57 Recap
44 January 7 Boston 3 – 0 Detroit Joseph 20,066 26–13–4–1 57 Recap
45 January 10 Detroit 1 – 2 Boston OT Joseph 17,565 26–13–4–2 58 Recap
46 January 14 Chicago 2 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 27–13–4–2 60 Recap
47 January 16 Phoenix 3 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 27–13–5–2 61 Recap
48 January 19 Detroit 1 – 2 San Jose Joseph 17,361 27–14–5–2 61 Recap
49 January 21 Detroit 2 – 2 Anaheim OT Legace 17,174 27–14–6–2 62 Recap
50 January 22 Detroit 5 – 4 Los Angeles Joseph 18,118 28–14–6–2 64 Recap
51 January 24 Detroit 2 – 5 Phoenix Joseph 19,019 28–15–6–2 64 Recap
52 January 26 Detroit 2 – 2 Dallas OT Legace 18,532 28–15–7–2 65 Recap
53 January 29 New Jersey 2 – 5 Detroit Joseph 20,066 29–15–7–2 67 Recap
54 January 31 Carolina 4 – 4 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 30–15–8–2 68 Recap
February: 8–2–1–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 3–1–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
55 February 3 Detroit 4 – 1 Nashville Legace 15,134 30–15–8–2 70 Recap
56 February 5 Detroit 3 – 2 Colorado OT Joseph 18,007 31–15–8–2 72 Recap
57 February 11 San Jose 2 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 32–15–8–2 74 Recap
58 February 14 Colorado 5 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 32–16–8–2 74 Recap
59 February 16 Edmonton 1 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 33–16–8–2 76 Recap
60 February 18 Phoenix 2 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 34–16–8–2 78 Recap
61 February 20 St. Louis 1 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 35–16–8–2 80 Recap
62 February 23 Detroit 1 – 1 Edmonton OT Lamothe 16,839 35–16–9–2 81 Recap
63 February 24 Detroit 2 – 4 Vancouver Legace 18,630 35–17–9–2 81 Recap
64 February 26 Detroit 2 – 1 Calgary Legace 17,862 36–17–9–2 83 Recap
65 February 29 Philadelphia 2 – 4 Detroit Legace 20,066 37–17–9–2 85 Recap
March: 10–3–2–0 (home: 6–1–1–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
66 March 3 Calgary 1 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 38–17–9–2 87 Recap
67 March 5 Vancouver 1 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 39–17–9–2 89 Recap
68 March 8 Tampa Bay 1 – 1 Detroit OT Legace 20,066 39–17–10–2 90 Recap
69 March 11 Detroit 4 – 2 Columbus Joseph 18,136 40–17–10–2 92 Recap
70 March 13 Dallas 0 – 3 Detroit Legace 20,066 41–17–10–2 94 Recap
71 March 14 Nashville 2 – 3 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 42–17–10–2 96 Recap
72 March 16 Calgary 4 – 1 Detroit Legace 20,066 42–18–10–2 96 Recap
73 March 18 Detroit 1 – 1 Phoenix OT Joseph 18,704 42–18–11–2 97 Recap
74 March 20 Detroit 4 – 2 Los Angeles Joseph 18,118 43–18–11–2 99 Recap
75 March 21 Detroit 6 – 8 Anaheim Joseph 17,174 43–19–11–2 99 Recap
76 March 23 Detroit 2 – 5 San Jose Legace 17,496 43–20–11–2 99 Recap
77 March 25 Detroit 3 – 1 Colorado Legace 18,007 44–20–11–2 101 Recap
78 March 27 Colorado 0 – 2 Detroit Legace 20,066 45–20–11–2 103 Recap
79 March 29 Minnesota 3 – 5 Detroit Legace 20,066 46–20–11–2 105 Recap
80 March 31 Detroit 3 – 2 Columbus Legace 18,136 47–20–11–2 107 Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
81 April 1 Detroit 3 – 2 St. Louis Lamothe 20,018 48–20–11–2 109 Recap
82 April 3 Columbus 4 – 1 Detroit Legace 20,066 48–21–11–2 109 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Nashville Predators — Detroit wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Nashville 1–3 Detroit Legace 20,066 Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 Nashville 1–2 Detroit Legace 20,066 Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 11 Detroit 1–3 Nashville Legace 17,113 Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 Detroit 0–3 Nashville Legace 17,113 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 15 Nashville 1–4 Detroit Joseph 20,066 Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 17 Detroit 2–0 Nashville Joseph 17,329 Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (6) Calgary Flames — Calgary wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 22 Calgary 2–1 Detroit OT Joseph 20,066 Flames lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 24 Calgary 2–5 Detroit Joseph 20,066 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 27 Detroit 2–3 Calgary Joseph 19,289 Flames lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 29 Detroit 4–2 Calgary Joseph 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 May 1 Calgary 1–0 Detroit Joseph 20,066 Flames lead 3–2 Recap
6 May 3 Detroit 0–1 Calgary OT Joseph 19,289 Flames win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Red Wings only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
13 Pavel Datsyuk C 75 30 38 68 −2 35 12 0 6 6 1 2
17 Brett Hull RW 81 25 43 68 −4 12 12 3 2 5 0 4
14 Brendan Shanahan LW 82 25 28 53 15 117 12 1 5 6 4 20
19 Steve Yzerman C 75 18 33 51 10 46 11 3 2 5 −1 0
23 Mathieu Schneider D 78 14 32 46 22 56 12 1 2 3 2 8
40 Henrik Zetterberg LW 61 15 28 43 15 14 12 2 2 4 0 4
41 Ray Whitney LW 67 14 29 43 7 22 12 1 3 4 −4 4
33 Kris Draper C 67 24 16 40 22 31 12 1 3 4 1 6
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 81 10 28 38 19 18 12 2 5 7 4 4
18 Kirk Maltby LW 79 14 19 33 24 80 12 1 3 4 2 11
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 67 15 15 30 8 38 12 2 2 4 0 10
32 Steve Thomas† RW 44 10 12 22 8 25 6 0 1 1 1 2
24 Chris Chelios D 69 2 19 21 12 61 8 0 1 1 1 4
8 Jiri Fischer D 81 4 15 19 0 75 11 1 0 1 −2 16
15 Jason Woolley D 55 4 15 19 19 28 6 0 1 1 −4 6
21 Boyd Devereaux C 61 6 9 15 −1 20 4 0 0 0 −1 0
29 Jason Williams C 49 6 7 13 1 15 3 0 0 0 0 2
11 Mathieu Dandenault D 65 3 9 12 9 40 12 1 1 2 −1 6
25 Darren McCarty RW 43 6 5 11 2 50 12 0 1 1 0 7
44[a] Mark Mowers RW 52 3 8 11 3 4 — — — — — —
4 Jamie Rivers D 50 3 4 7 9 41 2 0 0 0 0 2
55 Niklas Kronwall D 20 1 4 5 5 16 — — — — — —
20 Robert Lang† C 6 1 4 5 2 0 12 4 5 9 −1 6
2 Derian Hatcher D 15 0 4 4 4 8 12 0 1 1 0 15
26 Jiri Hudler C 12 1 2 3 −1 10 — — — — — —
28 Kevin Miller C 4 0 2 2 2 0 — — — — — —
27 Darryl Bootland RW 22 1 1 2 −3 74 — — — — — —
39 Dominik Hasek G 14 0 2 2 2 — — — — — —
22 Anders Myrvold D 8 0 1 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
34 Manny Legace G 41 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0
31 Curtis Joseph G 31 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 2
38 Nathan Robinson LW 5 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
52 Ryan Barnes LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Marc Lamothe G 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 Manny Legace 41 23 10 5 1019 82 2.12 .920 3 2325 4 2 2 84 8 2.18 .905 0 220
31 Curtis Joseph 31 16 10 3 744 68 2.39 .909 2 1708 9 4 4 197 12 1.39 .939 1 518
39 Dominik Hasek 14 8 3 2 324 30 2.20 .907 2 817 — — — — — — — — —
35 Marc Lamothe 2 1 0 1 58 3 1.45 .948 0 125 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Frank J. Selke Trophy Kris Draper [6]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Datsyuk [7]
Dave Lewis (Coach)
Nicklas Lidstrom[b]
NHL Offensive Player of the Month Pavel Datsyuk (December) [9]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Pavel Datsyuk (December 15) [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Nicklas Lidstrom February 29, 2004 [11]

Transactions

The Red Wings 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

Date Details Ref
February 27, 2004 To Detroit Red Wings
Robert Lang 		To Washington Capitals
Tomas Fleischmann
1st-round pick in 2004
4th-round pick in 2006 		[13]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03) Derian Hatcher Dallas Stars 5-year Free agency [14]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29) Jamie Rivers Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [15]
Ray Whitney Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year[c] Free agency [16]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27) Kevin Miller HC Davos (NLA) 1-year Free agency [17]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) Anders Myrvold Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [18]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05) Steve Thomas Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency [19]
December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01) Blake Sloan Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [20]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
June 18, 2003 (2003-06-18) Dmitri Bykov Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (II)[e] [23]
July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19) Sergei Fedorov Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (III) [24]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Luc Robitaille Los Angeles Kings Free agency (III) [25]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Ed Campbell Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [26]
Jesse Wallin Calgary Flames Free agency (VI) [27]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08) Bryan Adams Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (VI) [28]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Patrick Boileau Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (VI) [29]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Igor Larionov New Jersey Devils Free agency (III) [30]
N/A Tim Verbeek Utah Grizzlies (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [31]
December 3, 2003 (2003-12-03) Blake Sloan Dallas Stars Waivers [32]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) Pavel Datsyuk 1-year[f] Re-signing [33]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Dominik Hasek[g] 1-year Option exercised [35]
Darren McCarty 4-year Re-signing [35]
Jason Woolley 2-year Re-signing [35]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Marc Lamothe 1-year Re-signing [36]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Jiri Hudler 3-year Entry-level [37]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Mathieu Dandenault 1-year Re-signing [38]
Niklas Kronwall 2-year Entry-level [39]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Mark Mowers 1-year Re-signing [40]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20) Ryan Barnes 1-year Re-signing [41]
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) Steve Yzerman 1-year Re-signing [42]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Jason Williams 1-year Re-signing [43]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02) Tomas Holmstrom 3-year Extension [44]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03) Nicklas Lidstrom 2-year Extension [45]
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02) Todd Jackson 2-year Entry-level [46]
Logan Koopmans 3-year Entry-level [46]
Derek Meech 3-year Entry-level [46]

Draft picks

Detroit's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[47] The Red Wings were slated to pick 27th overall but traded their first pick to the Los Angeles Kings at the 2003 trade deadline.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 64 Jimmy Howard (G)  United States University of Maine (Hockey East)
4 132 Kyle Quincey (D)  Canada London Knights (OHL)
5 164 Ryan Oulahen (C)  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
6 170 Andreas Sundin (LW)  Sweden Linkopings HC (SWE)
6 194 Stefan Blom (D)  Sweden Hammarby IF (SWE)
7 226 Tomas Kollar  Sweden Hammarby IF (SWE)
8 258 Vladimir Kutny  Slovakia Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9 289 Mikael Johansson (C)  Sweden Arvika (SWE)

Farm teams

Grand Rapids Griffins

The Griffins were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2003–04.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2003–04 season.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mowers originally wore number 20 prior to Lang being acquired.
  2. ^ Lidstrom was voted to the starting lineup.[8]
  3. ^ Club option for a fourth year.
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[21]
  5. ^ Detroit retained Bykov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[22]
  6. ^ Club option for a second year.
  7. ^ Hasek announced he was coming out of retirement on July 8.[34]

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