2002–03 Minnesota Wild | |
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Division | 3rd Northwest |
Conference | 6th Western |
2002–03 record | 42–29–10–1 |
Home record | 25–13–3–0 |
Road record | 17–16–7–1 |
Goals for | 198 |
Goals against | 178 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug Risebrough |
Coach | Jacques Lemaire |
Captain | Rotating[1] Brad Bombardir (Oct.–Nov.) Matt Johnson (Dec.) Sergei Zholtok (Jan.) Brad Bombardir (Feb.–Apr.) |
Alternate captains | Jim Dowd Wes Walz |
Arena | Xcel Energy Center |
Average attendance | 18,500 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Houston Aeros Louisiana IceGators |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marian Gaborik (30) |
Assists | Marian Gaborik (35) |
Points | Marian Gaborik (65) |
Penalty minutes | Matt Johnson (201) |
Plus/minus | Pascal Dupuis (+17) |
Wins | Dwayne Roloson (23) |
Goals against average | Dwayne Roloson (2.00) |
The 2002–03 Minnesota Wild season was the team's third season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, the Wild won two playoff series before losing in the Western Conference Final to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Off-season
Regular season
The Wild tied the Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins for most times shut-out with 10.[2]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
2 | 4 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
3 | 6 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
4 | 8 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
5 | 12 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
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9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
The Wild are the only team in NHL history to rally back from 3–1 down twice in the same playoff.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 8–1–2–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 2–0–2–0)
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November: 5–6–3–0 (home: 2–3–3–0; road: 3–3–0–0)
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December: 7–4–2–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–2–2–1)
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January: 5–7–1–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
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February: 7–4–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
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March: 9–5–2–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 3–4–2–0)
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April: 1–2–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Colorado Avalanche – Wild win 4–3
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Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Vancouver Canucks – Wild win 4–3
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Western Conference Finals vs. (7) Anaheim Mighty Ducks – Mighty Ducks win 4–0
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Legend:
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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 | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 81 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 12 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
11 | Pascal Dupuis | LW | 80 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 17 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
7 | Cliff Ronning | C | 80 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −6 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 82 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −10 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
33 | Sergei Zholtok | C | 78 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
37 | Wes Walz | C | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 82 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
17 | Filip Kuba | D | 78 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 24 |
34 | Jim Dowd | C | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −1 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
18 | Richard Park | RW | 81 | 14 | 10 | 24 | −3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
96 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
20 | Andrei Zyuzin† | D | 66 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −7 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 14 |
5 | Brad Bombardir | D | 58 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
2 | Willie Mitchell | D | 69 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 84 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
28 | Jeremy Stevenson† | LW | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
77 | Lubomir Sekeras | D | 60 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
55 | Nick Schultz | D | 75 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
16 | Bill Muckalt | RW | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
12 | Matt Johnson | LW | 60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −8 | 201 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
14 | Darby Hendrickson | C | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −3 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
23 | Jason Marshall | D | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 16 |
19 | Stephane Veilleux | LW | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Rickard Wallin | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Kyle Wanvig | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Brad Brown | D | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 16 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Dwayne Roloson | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | Ladislav Benysek | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Sylvain Blouin‡ | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Hnat Domenichelli | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Dieter Kochan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
38 | Curtis Murphy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Jean-Guy Trudel | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
30 | Dwayne Roloson | 50 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 1334 | 98 | 2.00 | .927 | 4 | 2945 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 257 | 25 | 2.59 | .903 | 0 | 579 |
35 | Manny Fernandez | 35 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 972 | 74 | 2.24 | .924 | 2 | 1979 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 253 | 18 | 1.96 | .929 | 0 | 552 |
31 | Dieter Kochan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 5.00 | .821 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Jack Adams Award | Jacques Lemaire | [5] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Marian Gaborik | [6] |
NHL Player of the Week | Marian Gaborik (October 28) | [7] | |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Nick Schultz | [8] | |
Team | Three Star Award | Dwayne Roloson | [9] |
Transactions
The Wild were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 22, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild 9th-round pick in 2002 |
To Calgary Flames Jamie McLennan |
[11] |
June 22, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild Cliff Ronning |
To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick in 2002 |
[11] |
October 31, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild 7th-round pick in 2003 |
To Montreal Canadiens Sylvain Blouin |
[12] |
February 20, 2003 | To Minnesota Wild Jay Henderson |
To New York Rangers Cory Larose |
[13] |
March 11, 2003 | To Minnesota Wild Johan Holmqvist |
To New York Rangers Lawrence Nycholat |
[14] |
Players acquired
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 3, 2002 | Bill Muckalt | Ottawa Senators | multi-year | Free agency | [15] |
July 9, 2002 | Tony Tuzzolino | Boston Bruins | Free agency | [16] | |
July 16, 2002 | Jean-Guy Trudel | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency | [17] | |
August 5, 2002 | Dieter Kochan | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency | [18] | |
November 2, 2002 | Andrei Zyuzin | New Jersey Devils | Waivers | [19] | |
November 26, 2002 | Jeremy Stevenson | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency | [20] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Via[lower-alpha 1] | Ref |
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N/A | Steve Aronson | London Knights (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) | [22] |
July 2, 2002 | Cam Stewart | Retirement (UFA) | [23] | |
July 12, 2002 | Mike Matteucci | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (VI) | [24] |
July 23, 2002 | Brett McLean | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) | [25] |
July 24, 2002 | Aaron Gavey | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (UFA) | [26] |
August 13, 2002 | Shawn Carter | Augsburger Panther (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [27] |
August 27, 2002 | Stacy Roest | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) | [28] |
September 27, 2002 | Mike Crowley | Retirement | [29] | |
April 3, 2003 | Jean-Guy Trudel | HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA) | Free agency | [30] |
April 14, 2003 | Tony Virta | HPK (Liiga) | Free agency | [31] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2002 | Sylvain Blouin | multi-year | Re-signing | [32] |
June 27, 2002 | Travis Roche | multi-year | Re-signing | [33] |
July 8, 2002 | Mike Crowley | Re-signing | [34] | |
July 15, 2002 | Rickard Wallin | Entry-level | [35] | |
August 1, 2002 | Brad Brown | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] |
August 14, 2002 | Ladislav Benysek | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] |
Matt Johnson | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
Cory Larose | Re-signing | [37] | ||
Richard Park | 1-year | Re-signing | [37] | |
August 19, 2002 | Antti Laaksonen | 1-year | Arbitration award | [38] |
September 27, 2002 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | Entry-level | [39] | |
November 20, 2002 | Filip Kuba | multi-year | Extension | [40] |
January 6, 2003 | Chris Heid | multi-year | Entry-level | [41] |
March 11, 2003 | Dwayne Roloson | multi-year | Extension | [14] |
April 6, 2003 | Josh Harding | Entry-level | [42] |
Draft picks
Minnesota's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[43]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 8 | Pierre-Marc Bouchard | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
2 | 38 | Josh Harding | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
3 | 72 | Mike Erickson | United States | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
3 | 73 | Barry Brust | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
5 | 155 | Armands Berzins | Latvia | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
6 | 175 | Matt Foy | Canada | Merrimack College (Hockey East) |
7 | 204 | Niklas Eckerblom | Sweden | Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien) |
8 | 237 | Christoph Brandner | Austria | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) |
9 | 268 | Mikhail Tyulyapkin | Russia | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Jr. (Russia) |
9 | 269 | Mika Hannula | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (Elitserien) |
See also
Notes
References
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- "2002-03 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ↑ "All-Time Captains - Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ↑ "2002-03 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
- 1 2 "2002-03 Minnesota Wild Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Jack Adams Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ↑ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2003". NHL.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Gaborik named NHL Player of the Week". UPI. October 28, 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ↑ "NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters". ESPN.com. January 18, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Dwayne Roloson Wins Pontiac-GMC Star Award". Minnesota Wild. April 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- 1 2 "NHL - Kings trade Ronning to Wild for fourth-round pick". ESPN.com. June 22, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "In Sports from United Press International". UPI. October 31, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild Acquire Jay Henderson From Rangers". Minnesota Wild. February 20, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- 1 2 "Roloson Signs Contract; AHL Goalie Acquired". Minnesota Wild. March 11, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild signs Bill Muckalt". UPI. July 3, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 9+". UPI. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent right wing Tony Tuzzolino, who had been with the Boston Bruins.
- ↑ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Minnesota Wild signed left winger Jean-Guy Trudel.
- ↑ "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5+". UPI. August 6, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent goaltender Dieter Kochan.
- ↑ "D Andrei Zyuzin Claimed off Waivers From New Jersey". Minnesota Wild. November 2, 2002. Archived from the original on December 27, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild Sign Left Wing Jeremy Stevenson". Minnesota Wild. November 26, 2002. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "NHL FREE-AGENT LIST". Daily Herald. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ↑ Steve Aronson career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved December 8, 2022
- ↑ "Cam Stewart Named Aeros Assistant Coach". OurSports Central. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Devils Sign Eight Players". New Jersey Devils. July 12, 2002. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ↑ "+SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 23+". UPI. July 23, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
Chicago Blackhawks -- Signed free agent center Brett McLean, who had been with the Minnesota Wild.
- ↑ "Maple Leafs sign two free agents". UPI. July 24, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "SHAWN CARTER". NHL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
Signed as a free agent by Augsburg (Germany), August 13, 2002
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 28, 2002. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
DETROIT RED WINGS--Signed C Stacy Roest.
- ↑ Mike Crowley at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved December 8, 2022
- ↑ "Il canadese Jean-Guy Trudel nuovo straniero dell'Ambrì Piotta". HC Ambrì-Piotta (in Italian). April 3, 2003. Archived from the original on May 2, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Tony Virta palaa Hämeenlinnaan". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). April 14, 2003. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Basketball 2002 NBA Draft Selections". Rochester Post Bulletin. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Sylvain Blouin to a multiyear contract.
- ↑ "Wild Re-Sign Defenseman Travis Roche". OurSports Central. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
MINNESOTA WILD--Re-signed D Mike Crowley.
- ↑ "Minn. Wild Sign Rickard Wallin". AP NEWS. July 15, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild signs Brad Brown". UPI. August 1, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 "Wild sign four". TSN.ca. August 14, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild's Laaksonen wins arbitration case". UPI. August 19, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild Sign Center Pierre-Marc Bouchard". Minnesota Wild. September 27, 2002. Archived from the original on October 12, 2002. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild Sign Kuba To Multi-Year Extension". Minnesota Wild. November 20, 2002. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Wild Sign Defenseman Chris Heid". Minnesota Wild. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "Harding Signed To Contract". Minnesota Wild. April 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ↑ "2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.