2003–04 Minnesota Wild season

2003–04 Minnesota Wild
Division4th Northwest
Conference10th Western
2003–04 record30–29–20–3
Home record19–13–7–2
Road record11–16–13–1
Goals for188
Goals against183
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating[1]
Brad Brown (Oct.)
Andrew Brunette (Nov.)
Richard Park (Dec.)
Brad Bombardir (Jan.)
Jim Dowd (Feb.)
Andrew Brunette (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsAndrew Brunette (Oct., Dec.–Feb.)
Jim Dowd (Oct.–Jan., Mar.)
Alex Henry
Richard Park (Oct.–Nov., Jan.-Apr.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,530
Minor league affiliate(s)Houston Aeros
Louisiana IceGators
Team leaders
GoalsAlexandre Daigle (20)
AssistsAndrew Brunette (34)
PointsAlexandre Daigle (51)
Penalty minutesMatt Johnson (177)
Plus/minusNick Schultz (+12)
Willie Mitchell (+12)
WinsDwayne Roloson (19)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (1.88)

The 2003–04 Minnesota Wild season was the team's fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite an incredible playoff run the previous year in 2002–03, the Wild failed to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

Regular season

All-Star Game

The 2004 NHL All-Star Game was held on February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, home the Wild. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 6–4.

Final standings

Northwest Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
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.

Western Conference[3]
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

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

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

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 Wild only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
9 Alexandre Daigle LW 78 20 31 51 −4 14
15 Andrew Brunette RW 82 15 34 49 3 12
10 Marian Gaborik RW 65 18 22 40 10 20
33 Sergei Zholtok‡ C 59 13 16 29 4 19
24 Antti Laaksonen LW 77 12 14 26 0 20
11 Pascal Dupuis LW 59 11 15 26 5 20
18 Richard Park RW 73 13 12 25 0 28
37 Wes Walz C 57 12 13 25 5 32
17 Filip Kuba D 77 5 19 24 −7 28
34 Jim Dowd‡ C 55 4 20 24 6 38
96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard LW 61 4 18 22 −7 22
32 Marc Chouinard C 45 11 10 21 4 17
20 Andrei Zyuzin D 65 8 13 21 4 48
28 Jason Wiemer† C 62 7 11 18 −6 106
55 Nick Schultz D 79 6 10 16 12 16
2 Willie Mitchell D 70 1 13 14 12 83
19 Stephane Veilleux LW 19 2 8 10 0 20
25 Rickard Wallin C 15 5 4 9 1 14
26 Christoph Brandner RW 35 4 5 9 −2 8
12 Matt Johnson LW 57 7 1 8 4 177
21 Eric Chouinard† RW 31 3 4 7 −7 6
36 Alex Henry† LW 71 2 4 6 4 106
8 Brent Burns RW 36 1 5 6 −10 12
23 Jason Marshall‡ D 12 1 4 5 −1 18
5 Brad Bombardir‡ D 56 1 2 3 −10 21
6 Zbynek Michalek D 22 1 1 2 −7 4
14 Darby Hendrickson‡ C 14 1 0 1 −7 6
4 Brad Brown‡ D 30 0 1 1 −1 54
71[a] Travis Roche D 5 0 1 1 −3 0
30 Dwayne Roloson G 48 0 1 1 8
27 Kyle Wanvig RW 6 0 1 1 −2 10
35 Manny Fernandez G 37 0 0 0 2
28 Jeremy Stevenson‡ RW 3 0 0 0 −1 2

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Dwayne Roloson 48 19 18 11 1323 89 1.88 .933 5 2847
35 Manny Fernandez 37 11 14 9 1056 90 2.49 .915 2 2166

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Dwayne Roloson [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Filip Kuba [6]
Dwayne Roloson
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Dwayne Roloson (December 22) [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Pierre-Marc Bouchard [8]
Team Three Star Award Dwayne Roloson [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
750th game coached Jacques Lemaire December 11, 2003 [10]

Transactions

The Wild 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

Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd-round pick in 2003
4th-round pick in 2003 		To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2003 		[12]
June 26, 2003 To Nashville Predators
Curtis Murphy 		To Minnesota Wild
Peter Smrek 		[13]
June 26, 2003 To Ottawa Senators
Peter Smrek 		To Minnesota Wild
Chris Bala 		[14]
December 9, 2003 To Phoenix Coyotes
Chris Dyment 		To Minnesota Wild
Michael Schutte 		[15]
December 17, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2004 		To Minnesota Wild
Eric Chouinard 		[16]
February 25, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Darby Hendrickson
8th-round pick in 2004 		To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2005 		[17]
March 3, 2004 To San Jose Sharks
Jason Marshall 		To Minnesota Wild
5th-round pick in 2004 		[18]
March 4, 2004 To Montreal Canadiens
Jim Dowd 		To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2004 		[19]
March 5, 2004 To Nashville Predators
Brad Bombardir
Sergei Zholtok 		To Minnesota Wild
Buffalo’s 3rd-round pick in 2004
4th-round pick in 2004 		[20]
March 8, 2004 To Buffalo Sabres
Brad Brown
6th-round pick in 2005 		To Minnesota Wild
4th-round pick in 2005 		[21]
March 9, 2004 To Colorado Avalanche
Chris Bala 		To Minnesota Wild
Jordan Krestanovich 		[22]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) Marc Chouinard Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [23]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Jason Beckett Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [24]
September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) Chris McAlpine Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agency [25]
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) Alexandre Daigle Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [26]
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09) Alex Henry Washington Capitals Waivers [27]
November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13) Jason Wiemer New York Islanders Waivers [28]
May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) Ryan Stokes Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) Free agency [29]
June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) Mark Rooneem Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Free agency [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) David Cullen Buffalo Sabres Free agency (VI) [32]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Ladislav Benysek HIFK (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [33]
August 7, 2003 (2003-08-07) Dieter Kochan New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [34]
September 3, 2003 (2003-09-03) Jay Henderson Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09) Greg Crozier New Jersey Devils Free agency [36]
September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16) Lubomir Sekeras Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) Chris McAlpine Retirement [38]
October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01) Derek Gustafson Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08) Tony Tuzzolino Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agency [40]
October 16, 2003 (2003-10-16) Rastislav Pavlikovsky Leksands IF (SHL) Free agency (VI) [41]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Jeremy Stevenson Nashville Predators Waivers [42]
January 9, 2004 (2004-01-09) Cliff Ronning New York Islanders Free agency (III) [43]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) Mika Hannula Entry-level [44]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Johan Holmqvist multi-year Re-signing [45]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Christoph Brandner multi-year Entry-level [46]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Mikko Koivu multi-year Entry-level [47]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) Antti Laaksonen 1-year Re-signing [48]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) Manny Fernandez 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Andrei Zyuzin multi-year Re-signing [50]
August 11, 2003 (2003-08-11) Willie Mitchell 1-year Re-signing [51]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) Matt Johnson 1-year Re-signing [52]
September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19) Matt Foy multi-year Entry-level [53]
October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01) Brent Burns Entry-level [54]
October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26) Pascal Dupuis 3-year Re-signing [55]
October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31) Marian Gaborik multi-year Re-signing [56]
February 28, 2004 (2004-02-28) Wes Walz multi-year Extension [57]
March 1, 2004 (2004-03-01) Matt Johnson multi-year Extension [58]

Draft picks

The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. After finishing the 2002–03 season with a 42–29–10–1 record, the Wild were awarded the 20th pick in the draft. Despite figuring fourth in the NHL for the previous season with only 178 goals allowed, and scoring only 198 goals, general manager Doug Risebrough selected defenseman Brent Burns in the first round.[59]

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Pos Team (league)
1 20 Brent Burns  Canada D Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2 56 Patrick O'Sullivan  United States C Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
3 78 Danny Irmen  United States C Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 157 Marcin Kolusz  Poland F Podhale Nowy Targ (Poland)
6 187 Miroslav Kopriva  Czech Republic G Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)
7 207 Georgi Misharin  Russia D Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia)
219 Adam Courchaine  Canada C Vancouver Giants (WHL)
8 251 Mathieu Melanson  Canada C Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
9 281 Jean-Michel Bolduc  United States D Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Roche wore number 39 in the season opener.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]

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