2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 37th season of play. For the third season in a row, the club placed last in the Atlantic Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. In an 18-game losing streak, they went 0–17–1 (one overtime loss). In the first 62 games, they were 11–42–5–4 for 31 points. In their final 20 games, they were 12–5–3–0, ultimately finishing with a 23–47–8–4 record for a last place finish.

2003–04 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	15th Eastern
2003–04 record	23–47–8–4
Goals for	190
Goals against	303
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Eddie Olczyk
Captain	Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains	Martin Straka Marc Bergevin
Arena	Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Ryan Malone (22)
Assists	Dick Tarnstrom (36)
Points	Dick Tarnstrom (52)
Penalty minutes	Brooks Orpik (127)
Plus/minus	Rob Scuderi (2)
Wins	Sebastien Caron (9)
Goals against average	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (2.98)

Offseason

Head Coach Rick Kehoe resigned as coach during the off-season, where former team broadcaster Eddie Olczyk was hired as his replacement.

Regular season

The Penguins struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in the NHL in goals allowed, with 303. They struggled in short-handed situations, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 84, and finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.24%. Furthermore, they allowed the most short-handed goals in the NHL, with 15.[1]

Final standings

Atlantic Division[2]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	40	21	15	6	229	186	101
2	6	New Jersey Devils	82	43	25	12	2	213	164	100
3	8	New York Islanders	82	38	29	11	4	237	210	91
4	13	New York Rangers	82	27	40	7	8	206	250	69
5	15	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	23	47	8	4	190	303	58

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	Z- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	22	8	6	245	192	106
2	Y- Boston Bruins	NE	82	41	19	15	7	209	188	104
3	Y- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	40	21	15	6	209	188	101
4	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	24	10	3	242	204	103
5	X- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	43	23	10	6	262	189	102
6	X- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	43	25	12	2	213	164	100
7	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	41	30	7	4	208	192	93
8	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	38	29	11	4	237	210	91
8.5
9	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	37	34	7	4	220	221	85
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	33	37	8	4	214	243	78
11	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	28	34	14	6	172	209	76
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	28	35	15	4	188	221	75
13	New York Rangers	AT	82	27	40	7	8	206	250	69
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	23	46	10	3	186	253	59
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	23	47	8	4	190	303	58

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2003–2004 Schedule
October: 2–4–3–0 (Home: 1–2–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–1–0), 7 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 1 10 7:30 PM Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,986) 0–1–0–0 0 2 11 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,035) 0–1–1–0 1 3 16 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (18,859) 0–2–1–0 1 4 18 7:30 PM Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13,421) 1–2–1–0 3 5 22 7:30 PM Carolina Hurricanes 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,425) 1–2–2–0 4 6 24 7:30 PM New Jersey Devils 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,281) 1–3–2–0 4 7 25 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–7 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,746) 1–4–2–0 4 8 29 7:30 PM New York Islanders 4–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,377) 1–4–3–0 5 9 30 8:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (15,121) 2–4–3–0 7
November: 3–8–1–1 (Home: 2–3–1–0 ; Road: 1–5–0–1), 8 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 10 1 1:00 PM Boston Bruins 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,226) 3–4–3–0 9 11 4 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,237) 3–5–3–0 9 12 7 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (18,161) 3–6–3–0 9 13 8 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 0–9 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (18,262) 3–7–3–0 9 14 12 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (17,960) 3–8–3–0 9 15 14 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,002) 4–8–3–0 11 16 15 7:30 PM Florida Panthers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,004) 4–9–3–0 11 17 19 7:30 PM Minnesota Wild 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,957) 4–10–3–0 11 18 21 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT New Jersey Devils Izod Center (16,810) 4–10–3–1 12 19 22 7:30 PM Ottawa Senators 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,233) 5–10–3–1 14 20 26 7:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,014) 5–10–4–1 15 21 28 7:30 PM New York Rangers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15,908) 5–11–4–1 15 22 29 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (14,881) 5–12–4–1 15
December: 4–8–1–2 (Home: 4–3–0–0 ; Road: 0–5–1–2), 11 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 23 1 7:30 PM Atlanta Thrashers 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,576) 6–12–4–1 17 24 3 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (18,972) 6–13–4–1 17 25 6 10:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre (16,839) 6–14–4–1 17 26 7 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (15,009) 6–15–4–1 17 27 9 10:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,630) 6–15–4–2 18 28 12 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (15,039) 6–16–4–2 18 29 13 7:30 PM Columbus Blue Jackets 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,989) 7–16–4–2 20 30 16 7:30 PM Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,554) 8–16–4–2 22 31 18 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (11,028) 8–16–4–3 23 32 20 7:30 PM Atlanta Thrashers 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (13,683) 8–17–4–3 23 33 22 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,273) 8–18–4–3 23 34 26 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 OT Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18,316) 8–18–5–3 24 35 27 7:30 PM New Jersey Devils 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,139) 8–19–5–3 24 36 29 7:30 PM Chicago Blackhawks 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,120) 9–19–5–3 26 37 31 2:00 PM New York Islanders 6–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,939) 9–20–5–3 26
January: 2–14–0–0 (Home: 0–8–0–0 ; Road: 2–6–0–0), 4 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 38 1 3:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (16,238) 9–21–5–3 26 39 3 1:00 PM New York Rangers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,078) 9–22–5–3 26 40 5 7:30 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,216) 9–23–5–3 26 41 7 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (11,948) 10–23–5–3 28 42 8 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins TD Garden (12,914) 10–24–5–3 28 43 10 1:00 PM Montreal Canadiens 8–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (15,286) 10–25–5–3 28 44 12 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,542) 11–25–5–3 30 45 13 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,039) 11–26–5–3 30 46 16 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (18,568) 11–27–5–3 30 47 18 3:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (16,168) 11–28–5–3 30 48 20 7:30 PM New Jersey Devils 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,146) 11–29–5–3 30 49 22 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (16,777) 11–30–5–3 30 50 24 7:30 PM Colorado Avalanche 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,704) 11–31–5–3 30 51 27 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,391) 11–32–5–3 30 52 29 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (15,847) 11–33–5–3 30 53 31 1:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,965) 11–34–5–3 30
February: 2–9–0–1 (Home: 0–5–0–0 ; Road: 2–4–0–1), 5 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 54 1 1:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Boston Bruins TD Garden (15,692) 11–35–5–3 30 55 3 7:30 PM Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,041) 11–36–5–3 30 56 10 7:30 PM Boston Bruins 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,741) 11–37–5–3 30 57 12 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (15,863) 11–38–5–3 30 58 14 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,812) 11–38–5–4 31 59 16 7:30 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,527) 11–39–5–4 31 60 18 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,570) 11–40–5–4 31 61 20 7:30 PM Florida Panthers 2–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,917) 11–41–5–4 31 62 22 3:00 PM Ottawa Senators 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (11,780) 11–42–5–4 31 63 25 9:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (14,712) 12–42–5–4 33 64 27 10:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose (17,496) 12–43–5–4 33 65 29 4:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT New York Islanders Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,218) 13–43–5–4 35
March: 8–4–3–0 (Home: 5–1–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–0–0), 19 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 66 2 7:30 PM New York Islanders 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,821) 13–43–6–4 36 67 4 7:30 PM Nashville Predators 9–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (9,507) 13–44–6–4 36 68 6 7:30 PM Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (14,286) 14–44–6–4 38 69 7 5:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 7–4 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) 15–44–6–4 40 70 9 7:30 PM Dallas Stars 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,302) 16–44–6–4 42 71 11 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,411) 17–44–6–4 44 72 14 3:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,907) 17–44–7–4 45 73 16 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,982) 18–44–7–4 47 74 17 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 New Jersey Devils Izod Center (13,239) 18–45–7–4 47 75 19 7:30 PM Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (10,098) 19–45–7–4 49 76 21 3:00 PM New York Rangers 3–4 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,307) 20–45–7–4 51 77 23 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (17,902) 21–45–7–4 53 78 26 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,333) 21–46–7–4 53 79 27 7:30 PM Buffalo Sabres 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (12,964) 21–46–8–4 54 80 30 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (13,417) 21–47–8–4 54
April: 2–0–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0–0), 4 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location Record Points 81 2 7:30 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (18,854) 22–47–8–4 56 82 4 3:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena (16,124) 23–47–8–4 58
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Dick Tarnstrom 80 16 36 52 –37 38 Alexei Morozov 75 16 34 50 –24 24 Ryan Malone 81 22 21 43 –23 64 Milan Kraft 66 19 21 40 –22 18 Rico Fata 73 16 18 34 –46 54 Konstantin Koltsov 82 9 20 29 –30 30 Richard Jackman^† 25 7 17 24 –5 14 Tomas Surovy 47 11 12 23 –8 16 Tom Kostopoulos 60 9 13 22 –14 67 Drake Berehowsky^‡ 47 5 16 21 –16 50 Brian Holzinger^‡ 61 6 15 21 –27 38 Mike Eastwood 82 4 15 19 –18 40 Matt Bradley 82 7 9 16 –27 65 Martin Strbak^† 44 3 11 14 –11 38 Lasse Pirjeta^† 13 6 6 12 3 0 Martin Straka^‡ 22 4 8 12 –16 16 Brooks Orpik 79 1 9 10 –36 127 Eric Meloche 25 3 7 10 –6 20 Mario Lemieux 10 1 8 9 –2 6 Marc Bergevin^‡ 52 1 8 9 –8 27 Josef Melichar 82 3 5 8 –17 62 Patrick Boileau 16 3 4 7 –16 8 Landon Wilson^† 19 5 1 6 0 31 Ramzi Abid 16 3 2 5 –5 27 Dan Focht 52 2 3 5 –23 105 Jon Sim^† 15 2 3 5 –4 6 Kelly Buchberger 71 1 3 4 –19 109 Rob Scuderi 13 1 2 3 2 4 Steve McKenna 49 1 2 3 –10 85 Matt Hussey 3 2 1 3 –1 0 Matt Murley 18 1 1 2 –6 14 Kris Beech 4 0 1 1 0 6 Reid Simpson 2 0 0 0 0 17 Steve Webb^‡ 5 0 0 0 –3 2 Nolan Baumgartner^‡ 5 0 0 0 –7 2 Total 190 332 522 — 1,230

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Sebastien Caron	40	37	2212:35	9	24	5	138	3.74	1179	0.883	1	0	0	6
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	22	17	1067:03	7	9	0	53	2.98	574	0.908	1	0	0	2
Marc-Andre Fleury	21	20	1154:02	4	14	2	70	3.64	675	0.896	1	0	0	0
Andy Chiodo	8	8	485:37	3	4	1	28	3.46	260	0.892	0	0	0	0
Martin Brochu	1	0	32:40	0	0	0	1	1.84	19	0.947	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4951:57	23	51	8	290	3.51	2707	0.893	3	0	0	8

^†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
Kelly Buchberger	Player's Player Award
Rico Fata	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Mario Lemieux	Star on Canada's Walk of Fame
Ryan Malone	A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Steve McKenna	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Brooks Orpik	Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Dick Tarnstrom	Leading Point Scorer Award Most Valuable Player Award
Landon Wilson	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee

The team also set the NHL record for longest home losing streak, with 14 home losses.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season:[6]

Trades

August 25, 2003	To Vancouver Canucks Johan Hedberg	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 2nd round pick
November 30, 2003	To Los Angeles Kings Martin Straka	To Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Anshakov Martin Strbak
December 31, 2003	To Edmonton Oilers Mike Moller	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pat Hughes
February 10, 2004	To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Buckley	To Pittsburgh Penguins Pauli Levokari
February 11, 2004	To Toronto Maple Leafs Drake Berehowsky	To Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Jackman
February 22, 2004	To Phoenix Coyotes future considerations	To Pittsburgh Penguins Landon Wilson
March 8, 2004	To New York Islanders Steve Webb	To Pittsburgh Penguins Alain Nasreddine
March 9, 2004	To Vancouver Canucks Marc Bergevin	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2004 7th round pick
March 9, 2004	To Columbus Blue Jackets Brian Holzinger	To Pittsburgh Penguins Lasse Pirjeta

Free agents acquired Player Former team Date/Contract terms Kelly Buchberger[7] Phoenix Coyotes July 31, 2003 Mike Eastwood[7] Chicago Blackhawks July 31, 2003 Martin Brochu[8] Verdun Dragons August 22, 2003 Patrick Boileau[9] Detroit Red Wings August 28, 2003 Drake Berehowsky[10] Phoenix Coyotes August 29, 2003 Reid Simpson[10] Nashville Predators August 29, 2003 Claimed via waivers Date Player Previous team October 3, 2003[11] Nolan Baumgartner Vancouver Canucks October 22, 2003[12] Steve Webb Philadelphia Flyers March 4, 2004[13] Jon Sim Los Angeles Kings

Free agents lost Player New team Alexandre Daigle Unsigned Hans Jonsson Unsigned Jamie Pushor Unsigned Joel Bouchard[14] New York Rangers Kent Manderville Unsigned Mathias Johansson Unsigned Rob Tallas Unsigned Shawn Heins Unsigned Ville Nieminen[15] Chicago Blackhawks Vladimir Vujtek Unsigned Richard Lintner Djurgårdens IF Jason MacDonald Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Patrick Boileau Lausanne HC (Swiss) Michal Sivek Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga)

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Ryan Malone[16] July 14, 2003 2-year contract Dick Tarnstrom[17] July 29, 2003 2-year, $2.5 million contract Mario Lemieux[18] July 31, 2003 1-year, $5.25 million contract Rico Fata[18] July 31, 2003 Re-signed Rob Scuderi[18] July 31, 2003 Re-signed Toby Petersen[18] July 31, 2003 Re-signed Matt Bradley[19] August 1, 2003 1-year contract Milan Kraft[19] August 1, 2003 1-year contract Sebastien Caron[20] August 22, 2003 3-year, $3.2 million contract Andy Chiodo[21] August 21, 2003 Signed Ramzi Abid[22] September 11, 2003 1-year contract Marc-Andre Fleury[23] October 6, 2003 3-year contract Ryan Whitney[24] April 7, 2004 3-year, $1.19 million contract Maxime Talbot[25] May 26, 2004 3-year contract Erik Christensen June 1, 2004 Signed

Personnel

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
19		Ramzi Abid	LW	L	24	2000	Montreal, Quebec
30		Jean-Sebastien Aubin	G	R	26	1995	Montreal, Quebec
16		Kris Beech	C	L	23	1999	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
5		Patrick Boileau	D	R	29	1993	Montreal, Quebec
8		Matt Bradley	RW	R	25	1996	Stittsville, Ontario
50		Martin Brochu	G	L	31	Undrafted	Anjou, Quebec
7		Kelly Buchberger	RW	L	37	1985	Langenburg, Saskatchewan
31		Sebastien Caron	G	L	23	1999	Amqui, Quebec
40		Andy Chiodo	G	L	21	2003	Toronto, Ontario
20		Mike Eastwood	C	R	36	1987	Ottawa, Ontario
9		Rico Fata	LW	L	24	1998	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
29		Marc-Andre Fleury	G	L	19	2003	Sorel, Quebec
4		Dan Focht	D	L	26	1996	Regina, Saskatchewan
49		Matt Hussey	C	L	25	1998	New Haven, Connecticut
55		Ric Jackman	D	R	25	1996	Toronto, Ontario
71		Konstantin Koltsov	LW	L	23	1999	Minsk, Soviet Union
36		Tom Kostopoulos	RW	R	25	1999	Mississauga, Ontario
14		Milan Kraft	C	R	24	1998	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
66		Mario Lemieux (C)	C	R	38	1984	Montreal, Quebec
12		Ryan Malone	LW	L	24	1999	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
23		Steve McKenna	LW	L	30	Undrafted	Toronto, Ontario
2		Josef Melichar	D	L	25	1997	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
72		Eric Meloche	RW	R	28	1996	Montreal, Quebec
95		Alexei Morozov	RW	L	27	1995	Moscow, Soviet Union
22		Matt Murley	LW	L	24	1999	Troy, New York
44		Brooks Orpik	D	L	23	2000	San Francisco, California
11		Lasse Pirjeta	LW	L	30	2002	Oulu, Finland
45		Rob Scuderi	D	L	25	1998	Syosset, New York
39		Jon Sim	LW	L	26	1996	New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
33		Reid Simpson	LW	L	35	1989	Flin Flon, Manitoba
6		Martin Strbak	D	L	29	1993	Prešov, Czechoslovakia
43		Tomas Surovy	LW	L	22	2001	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
32		Dick Tarnstrom	D	L	29	1994	Sundbyberg, Sweden
26		Landon Wilson	RW	R	29	1993	St. Louis, Missouri

Draft picks

Pittsburgh had 11 picks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.[26]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	1^[a]	Marc-Andre Fleury	Goaltender	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
2	32	Ryan Stone	Center	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3	70	Jonathan Filewich	Right Winger	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3	73^[b]	Daniel Carcillo	Left Winger	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4	121^[c]	Paul Bissonnette	Defence	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5	161^[d]	Evgeni Isakov	Left Wing	Russia	Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
6	169	Lukas Bolf	Defence	Czech Republic	Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga Jr.)
7	199	Andy Chiodo	Goaltender	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7	229^[e]	Stephen Dixon	Center	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
8	232	Joe Jensen	Center	United States	St. Cloud State University (WCHA)
9	263	Matt Moulson	Left Wings	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)

Draft notes[27]

• ^a The Florida Panthers' first-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 second round pick to the Panthers in exchange for a 2003 third-round pick and this pick.
• The Penguins' first-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
• The Penguins' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 third-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
• ^b The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 21, 2003 trade that sent Mikael Samuelsson, a 2003 first-round pick and a 2003 second round pick to the Panthers in exchange for a 2003 first-round pick and this pick.
• The Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a March 15, 2002 trade that sent Jamie Pushor to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• ^c The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 11, 2003 trade that sent Ian Moran the Bruins in exchange for this pick.
• The Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a February 9, 2003 trade that sent Shawn Heins to the Penguins in exchange for this conditional pick.
• ^d The New York Islanders' fifth-round pick (from Philadelphia Flyers) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 9, 2003 trade that sent Randy Robitaille the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
• ^e The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a March 19, 2002 trade that sent Stephane Richer to the Devils in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins finished third in the East Division with a 34–28–10–8 record. They defeated the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Philadelphia Phantoms and the Hartford Wolf Pack to win the Richard F. Canning Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions. They were swept by the Milwaukee Admirals in the Calder Cup Finals.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers won the Northern Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 51–17–4. They lost to the Reading Royals in the first round of the playoffs. Pat Bingham won the John Brophy Award as the ECHL's coach of the year.

See also

• 2003–04 NHL season

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