2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season

2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	14th Eastern
2002–03 record	27–44–6
Goals for	189
Goals against	255
Team information
General Manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Rick Kehoe
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev Martin Straka
Arena	Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mario Lemieux (28)
Assists	Mario Lemieux (63)
Points	Mario Lemieux (91)
Penalties in minutes	Steve McKenna (128)
Plus/minus	Guillaume Lefebvre Mathias Johansson (+1)
Wins	Johan Hedberg (14)
Goals against average	Sebastien Caron (2.64)
< 2001–02 2003–04>

The 2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the Penguins' 36th season. The team finished fifth and last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

The Penguins were shut out an NHL-high ten times, tied with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.^[1]

Final standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	New Jersey Devils	82	46	20	10	6	216	166	108
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	20	13	4	211	166	107
3	8	New York Islanders	82	35	34	11	2	224	231	83
4	9	New York Rangers	82	32	36	10	4	210	231	78
5	14	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	27	44	6	5	189	255	65

^[2]

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.

Eastern Conference^[3]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	52	21	8	1	263	182	113
2	Y- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	46	20	10	6	216	166	108
3	Y- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	36	25	16	5	219	210	93
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	20	13	4	211	166	107
5	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	44	28	7	3	236	208	98
6	X- Washington Capitals	SE	82	39	29	8	6	224	220	92
7	X- Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	31	11	4	245	237	87
8	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	35	34	11	2	224	231	83
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	32	36	10	4	210	231	78
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	30	35	8	9	206	234	77
11	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	31	39	7	5	226	284	74
12	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	27	37	10	8	190	219	72
13	Florida Panthers	SE	82	24	36	13	9	176	237	70
14	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	27	44	6	5	189	255	65
15	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	22	43	11	6	171	240	61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2002–2003 Schedule
October: 6–2–2–0 (Home: 4–1–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–1–0), 14 Points # Oct Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15309) 0–1–0–0 0 2 12 New York Rangers 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14813) 1–1–0–0 2 3 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (18843) 2–1–0–0 4 4 16 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12161) 3–1–0–0 6 5 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16106) 3–1–1–0 7 6 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (19895) 3–1–2–0 8 7 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–7 Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20058) 3–2–2–0 8 8 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16188) 4–2–2–0 10 9 28 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14303) 5–2–2–0 12 10 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (17987) 6–2–2–0 14
November: 5–4–1–3 (Home: 3–2–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–2), 14 Points # Nov Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 11 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17108) 7–2–2–0 16 12 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Florida Panthers BB&T Center (14244) 7–2–2–1 17 13 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18741) 7–3–2–1 17 14 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (18730) 7–4–2–1 17 15 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (18568) 7–4–3–1 18 16 16 New York Islanders 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15723) 7–5–3–1 18 17 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21273) 7–5–3–2 19 18 20 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13549) 7–5–3–3 20 19 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (17375) 8–5–3–3 22 20 23 San Jose Sharks 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 9–5–3–3 24 21 27 Philadelphia Flyers 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16385) 10–5–3–3 26 22 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (15733) 11–5–3–3 28 23 30 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15111) 11–6–3–3 28
December: 4–9–0–2 (Home: 3–3–0–1 ; Road: 1–6–0–1), 10 Points # Dec Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 24 3 Washington Capitals 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11640) 11–7–3–3 28 25 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (16860) 11–8–3–3 28 26 7 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13170) 11–9–3–3 28 27 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19388) 11–10–3–3 28 28 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17496) 11–11–3–3 28 29 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18184) 11–11–3–4 29 30 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Honda Center (16542) 11–12–3–4 29 31 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (13174) 11–13–3–4 29 32 19 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14220) 11–14–3–4 29 33 21 Calgary Flames 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12571) 12–14–3–4 31 34 23 Buffalo Sabres 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16569) 13–14–3–4 33 35 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 14–14–3–4 35 36 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16109) 15–14–3–4 37 37 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16989) 15–14–3–5 38 38 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18136) 15–15–3–5 38
January: 6–7–1–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–1–0), 13 Points # Jan Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (14177) 16–15–3–5 40 40 4 New York Islanders 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14331) 17–15–3–5 42 41 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14857) 17–16–3–5 42 42 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13889) 17–17–3–5 42 43 11 New York Rangers 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14769) 17–18–3–5 42 44 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Boston Bruins TD Garden (15672) 18–18–3–5 44 45 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (15265) 19–18–3–5 46 46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18202) 20–18–3–5 48 47 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (18313) 20–19–3–5 48 48 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (13858) 20–19–4–5 49 49 23 Boston Bruins 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13271) 20–20–4–5 49 50 25 Chicago Blackhawks 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 21–20–4–5 51 51 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (14246) 21–21–4–5 51 52 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 21–22–4–5 51
February: 4–8–0–0 (Home: 2–6–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–0), 8 Points # Feb Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 53 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13202) 21–23–4–5 51 54 6 Florida Panthers 6–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12231) 21–24–4–5 51 55 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17565) 22–24–4–5 53 56 12 Ottawa Senators 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14197) 22–25–4–5 53 57 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 22–26–4–5 53 58 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (18235) 23–26–4–5 55 59 18 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13552) 24–26–4–5 57 60 20 Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13751) 24–27–4–5 57 61 22 St. Louis Blues 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14718) 25–27–4–5 59 62 23 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–28–4–5 59 63 25 Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11736) 25–29–4–5 59 64 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–6 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (13581) 25–30–4–5 59
March: 1–13–2–0 (Home: 0–7–1–0 ; Road: 1–6–1–0), 4 Points # Mar Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 65 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (18007) 25–31–4–5 59 66 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18532) 25–32–4–5 59 67 4 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13686) 25–33–4–5 59 68 6 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14812) 25–34–4–5 59 69 8 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14354) 25–35–4–5 59 70 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18500) 25–36–4–5 59 71 12 Nashville Predators 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17148) 25–36–5–5 60 72 15 Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (17032) 25–37–5–5 60 73 16 Florida Panthers 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16958) 25–38–5–5 60 74 18 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13840) 25–39–5–5 60 75 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19487) 25–40–5–5 60 76 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (15401) 25–41–5–5 60 77 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (16234) 25–41–6–5 61 78 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18200) 26–41–6–5 63 79 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19654) 26–42–6–5 63 80 31 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12505) 26–43–6–5 63
April: 1–1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0 ; Road: 0–1–0–0), 2 Points # Apr Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 81 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15718) 27–43–6–5 65 82 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18277) 27–44–6–5 65
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT Loss           = Tie

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 67 28 63 91 –25 43 Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev^‡ 54 27 37 64 –11 50 Straka, MartinMartin Straka 60 18 28 46 –18 12 Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom 61 7 34 41 –11 50 Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina^‡ 57 14 25 39 1 34 Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 27 9 16 25 –3 16 Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen 75 9 12 21 –25 93 Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille^‡ 41 5 12 17 5 8 Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau^‡ 70 5 11 16 –30 55 Fata, RicoRico Fata^† 27 5 8 13 –6 10 Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft 31 7 5 12 –8 10 Surovy, TomasTomas Surovy 26 4 7 11 0 10 McKenna, SteveSteve McKenna 79 9 1 10 –18 128 Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 53 4 6 10 –5 40 Donovan, SheanShean Donovan^‡ 52 4 5 9 –6 30 Bergevin, MarcMarc Bergevin^‡ 69 2 5 7 –9 36 Manderville, KentKent Manderville 82 2 5 7 –22 46 Daigle, AlexandreAlexandre Daigle 33 4 3 7 –10 8 Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen^‡ 17 1 6 7 –3 8 Moran, IanIan Moran^‡ 70 0 7 7 –17 46 Lefebvre, GuillaumeGuillaume Lefebvre^† 12 2 4 6 1 0 Johansson, MathiasMathias Johansson^† 12 1 5 6 1 4 Sivek, MichalMichal Sivek 38 3 3 6 –5 14 Meloche, EricEric Meloche 13 5 1 6 –2 4 Lintner, RichardRichard Lintner^† 19 3 2 5 –9 10 Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 63 1 4 5 –23 36 Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor 76 3 1 4 –28 76 Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture^‡ 44 2 2 4 –8 72 Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference^‡ 22 1 3 4 –16 36 Focht, DanDan Focht^† 12 0 3 3 –7 19 Holzinger, BrianBrian Holzinger^† 9 1 2 3 –6 6 Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson^† 22 2 0 2 –21 8 Heins, ShawnShawn Heins^† 27 1 1 2 –2 33 Bouchard, JoelJoel Bouchard^† 7 0 1 1 –6 0 Vujtek, VladimirVladimir Vujtek 5 0 1 1 –4 0 Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos 8 0 1 1 –4 0 Beech, KrisKris Beech 12 0 1 1 –3 6 Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik 6 0 0 0 –5 2 Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar 8 0 0 0 –2 2 Koltsov, KonstantinKonstantin Koltsov 2 0 0 0 –2 0 Lupaschuk, RossRoss Lupaschuk 3 0 0 0 –3 4 Abid, RamziRamzi Abid^† 3 0 0 0 –5 2 Total 189 331 520 — 1,067

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg	41	39	2410:11	14	22	4	126	3.14	1197	0.895	1	0	2	18
Caron, SebastienSebastien Caron	24	23	1408:07	7	14	2	62	2.64	741	0.916	2	0	0	6
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin	21	20	1132:16	6	13	0	59	3.13	589	0.900	1	0	1	2
Total		82	4950:34	27	49	6	247	2.99	2527	0.902	4	0	3	26

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Player	Award
Sebastien Caron	Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team
Johan Hedberg	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Mario Lemieux	Most Valuable Player Award A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award Leading Point Scorer Award
Steve McKenna	Baz Bastein Memorial "Good Guy" Award Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Martin Straka	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season:^[6]

Trades

February 9, 2003	To Calgary Flames Andrew Ference	To Pittsburgh Penguins conditional 3rd round pick
February 9, 2003	To San Jose Sharks 2003 conditional 5th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Shawn Heins
February 10, 2003	To New York Rangers Alexei Kovalev Dan LaCouture Janne Laukkanen Michael Wilson	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rico Fata Richard Lintner Mikael Samuelsson cash Joel Bouchard
March 9, 2003	To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2003 5th round pick
March 11, 2003	To Tampa Bay Lightning Marc Bergevin	To Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Holzinger
March 11, 2003	To Calgary Flames Shean Donovan	To Pittsburgh Penguins Micki Dupont Mattias Johansson
March 11, 2003	To Phoenix Coyotes Jan Hrdina Francois Leroux	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ramzi Abid Dan Focht Guillaume Lefebvre
March 11, 2003	To Boston Bruins Ian Moran	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2003 4th round pick
March 11, 2003	To San Jose Sharks Wayne Primeau	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Bradley
May 12, 2003	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2003 9th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Marc Bergevin

Free agents acquired Player Former team Date Steve McKenna New York Rangers July 12, 2002 Vladimir Vujtek Atlanta Thrashers July 15, 2002 Marc Bergevin St. Louis Blues July 18, 2002

Claimed via waivers Date Player Previous team August 6, 2002 Dick Tarnstrom New York Islanders

Lost via waivers Date Player New team October 4, 2002 Rick Berry Washington Capitals

Player signings Player Date Jean-Sebastien Aubin June 25, 2002 Brendan Buckley June 26, 2002 Mario Lemieux June 26, 2002 Konstantin Koltsov July 15, 2002 Francois Leroux July 16, 2002 Jamie Pushor July 30, 2002 Rick Berry July 30, 2002 Ville Nieminen July 30, 2002 Andrew Ference July 31, 2002 Dan LaCouture August 1, 2002 Randy Robitaille August 1, 2002 Shean Donovan August 1, 2002 Matt Murley August 2, 2002 Alexei Morozov August 7, 2002 Alexandre Daigle August 13, 2002 Zenon Konopka September 1, 2002 Colby Armstrong September 3, 2002 Rob Tallas September 3, 2002 Josef Melichar September 9, 2002 Michal Rozsival September 9, 2002 Tom Kostopoulos September 9, 2002 Matt Hussey September 27, 2002 Alexandre Daigle October 4, 2002 Tom Barrasso June 18, 2003

Other Name Date Notes Herb Brooks August 16, 2002 Hired as director of player development Rick Kehoe April 15, 2003 Fired as head coach Ed Olczyk June 11, 2003 Hired as head coach Tom Barrasso June 18, 2003 Retired

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
34		Abid, RamziRamzi Abid	LW	L	23	2000	Montreal, Quebec
30		Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin	G	R	25	1995	Montreal, Quebec
16		Beech, KrisKris Beech	C	L	22	1999	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
39		Bouchard, JoelJoel Bouchard	D	L	29	1992	Montreal, Quebec
31		Caron, SebastienSebastien Caron	G	L	22	1999	Amqui, Quebec
11		Daigle, AlexandreAlexandre Daigle	RW	L	28	1993	Montreal, Quebec
19		Fata, RicoRico Fata	LW	L	23	1998	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
4		Focht, DanDan Focht	D	L	25	1996	Regina, Saskatchewan
1		Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg	G	R	30	1994	Leksand, Sweden
57		Heins, ShawnShawn Heins	D	L	29	Undrafted	Eganville, Ontario
15		Holzinger, BrianBrian Holzinger	C	R	30	1991	Parma, Ohio
20		Johansson, MathiasMathias Johansson	C	L	29	1992	Oskarshamn, Sweden
8		Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson	D	L	29	1993	Jarved, Sweden
48		Koltsov, KonstantinKonstantin Koltsov	LW	L	22	1999	Minsk, Belarus
36		Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos	RW	R	24	1999	Mississauga, Ontario
14		Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft	C	R	23	1998	Plzeň, Czech Republic
33		Lefebvre, GuillaumeGuillaume Lefebvre	LW	L	22	2000	Amos, Quebec
66		Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux	C	R	37	1984	Montreal, Quebec
6		Lintner, RichardRichard Lintner	D	R	25	1996	Trenčín, Slovakia
34		Lupaschuk, RossRoss Lupaschuk	D	R	22	1999	Edmonton, Alberta
26		Manderville, KentKent Manderville	C	L	32	1989	Edmonton, Alberta
23		McKenna, SteveSteve McKenna	LW	L	29	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
2		Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar	D	L	24	1997	Ceské Budějovice, Czech Republic
72		Meloche, EricEric Meloche	RW	R	27	1996	Montreal, Quebec
95		Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov	RW	L	26	1995	Moscow, Russia
10		Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen	LW	L	26	1997	Tampere, Finland
29		Orpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik	D	L	22	2000	San Francisco, California
3		Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor	D	R	30	1991	Lethbridge, Alberta
28		Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival	D	R	24	1996	Vlasim, Czech Republic
37		Samuelsson, MikaelMikael Samuelsson	RW	R	26	1998	Mariefred, Sweden
12/47		Sivek, MichalMichal Sivek	C	L	22	1999	Náchod, Czech Republic
82		Straka, MartinMartin Straka	C	L	30	1992	Plzeň, Czech Republic
43		Surovy, TomasTomas Surovy	LW	L	21	2001	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
32		Tarnstrom, DickDick Tarnstrom	D	L	28	1994	Sundbyberg, Sweden
19		Vujtek, VladimirVladimir Vujtek	LW	L	31	1991	Ostrava, Czech Republic

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.^[7]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	5	Ryan Whitney	Defense	United States	Boston University (H-EAST)
2	35	Ondrej Nemec	Defense	Czech Republic	HC Vsetín (CZE)
3	69	Erik Christensen	Center	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	101	Daniel Fernholm	Defense	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (SWE)
5	136^[a]	Andrew Sertich	Left Wing	United States	Greenway H.S. (USHSW)
5	137^[b]	Cam Paddock	Center	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6	171	Robert Goepfert	Goaltender	United States	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
7	202	Patrik Bartschi	Forward	Switzerland	Kloten Flyers (SUI)
8	234	Maxime Talbot	Center	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8	239^[c]	Ryan Lannon	Defense	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
9	265	Dwight Labrosse	Goaltender	United States	Guelph Storm (OHL)

Draft notes^[8]

• ^a Compensatory pick received for loss of Group III free agent Garth Snow.
• ^b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Garth Snow per Michel Leduc.
• ^c Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for Group III free agent Marc Bergevin.

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

References

1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2003_games.html
2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
3. "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
4. "2002–2003 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
5. "2002–2003 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
6. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
7. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
8. "2002 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

• "2002–03 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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