2003–04 San Jose Sharks season

The 2003–04 San Jose Sharks season was the franchise's 13th in the NHL. The Sharks made it to the Western Conference Finals for the first time before losing to the Calgary Flames. It was the last season before the 2004–05 lockout, which cancelled the following season.

2003–04 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
2003–04 record43–21–12–6
Home record24–8–7–2
Road record19–13–5–4
Goals for219
Goals against183
Team information
General managerDoug Wilson
CoachRon Wilson
CaptainMike Ricci (first 10 games)
Vincent Damphousse (next 20 games)
Alyn McCauley (next 10 games)
Patrick Marleau (last 42 games)
Alternate captainsVincent Damphousse
Alyn McCauley
ArenaHP Pavilion at San Jose
Average attendance15,836
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Barons
Fresno Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
GoalsPatrick Marleau (28)
AssistsNils Ekman (33)
PointsPatrick Marleau (57)
Penalty minutesScott Parker (101)
Plus/minusNils Ekman (+30)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (31)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (2.06)

Off-season

On May 13, 2003, the Sharks hired Doug Wilson (no relation to coach Ron Wilson) as general manager, replacing Dean Lombardi.[1] At the Entry Draft in June, the Sharks chose Milan Michalek with their first-round pick, sixth overall.

Regular season

The Sharks rotated team captaincy every ten games for the first half of the season before permanently handing the role to forward Patrick Marleau.[2]

Final standings
Pacific Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
25Dallas Stars82412613219417597
311Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
412Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
513Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568

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 WingsCE824821112255189109
2 Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3 Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4 X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5 X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6 X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7 X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8 X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10 Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11 Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13 Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15 Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Playoffs
See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season
2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 1–5–4–0 (home: 0–2–3–0; road: 1–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 9, 20032–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 11, 20032–3@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)0–2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 12, 20033–2@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)1–2–0–0Recap
4TOctober 16, 20030–0 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2003–04)1–2–1–0Recap
5LOctober 18, 20031–4Ottawa Senators (2003–04)1–3–1–0Recap
6LOctober 21, 20030–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)1–4–1–0Recap
7TOctober 23, 20033–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (2003–04)1–4–2–0Recap
8TOctober 25, 20034–4 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)1–4–3–0Recap
9LOctober 28, 20030–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)1–5–3–0Recap
10TOctober 30, 20032–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)1–5–4–0Recap
November: 7–1–4–2 (home: 2–1–2–1; road: 5–0–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11WNovember 1, 20036–2@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)2–5–4–0Recap
12TNovember 2, 20032–2 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)2–5–5–0Recap
13OTLNovember 5, 20032–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2003–04)2–5–5–1Recap
14TNovember 6, 20035–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (2003–04)2–5–6–1Recap
15WNovember 8, 20033–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)3–5–6–1Recap
16LNovember 11, 20033–4Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)3–6–6–1Recap
17OTLNovember 13, 20033–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)3–6–6–2Recap
18TNovember 15, 20032–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)3–6–7–2Recap
19TNovember 18, 20032–2 OTNew York Rangers (2003–04)3–6–8–2Recap
20WNovember 21, 20035–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)4–6–8–2Recap
21WNovember 22, 20033–1Nashville Predators (2003–04)5–6–8–2Recap
22WNovember 26, 20033–2Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)6–6–8–2Recap
23WNovember 28, 20032–1@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)7–6–8–2Recap
24WNovember 30, 20032–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)8–6–8–2Recap
December: 7–3–3–1 (home: 5–0–2–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 2, 20031–3@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)8–7–8–2Recap
26TDecember 4, 20032–2 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)8–7–9–2Recap
27WDecember 6, 20032–1Dallas Stars (2003–04)9–7–9–2Recap
28LDecember 10, 20032–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)9–8–9–2Recap
29TDecember 11, 20032–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (2003–04)9–8–10–2Recap
30WDecember 13, 20032–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)10–8–10–2Recap
31OTLDecember 17, 20032–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)10–8–10–3Recap
32LDecember 18, 20032–4@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)10–9–10–3Recap
33WDecember 21, 20032–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)11–9–10–3Recap
34WDecember 22, 20032–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)12–9–10–3Recap
35WDecember 26, 20035–0Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)13–9–10–3Recap
36TDecember 27, 20034–4 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)13–9–11–3Recap
37WDecember 29, 20035–2Nashville Predators (2003–04)14–9–11–3Recap
38WDecember 31, 20031–0@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)15–9–11–3Recap
January: 9–4–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 4–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 2, 20041–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)15–10–11–3Recap
40WJanuary 3, 20043–1@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)16–10–11–3Recap
41WJanuary 5, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)17–10–11–3Recap
42OTLJanuary 8, 20042–3 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)17–10–11–4Recap
43WJanuary 10, 20045–2Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)18–10–11–4Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20040–3Dallas Stars (2003–04)18–11–11–4Recap
45WJanuary 15, 20043–1Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)19–11–11–4Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20042–1@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)20–11–11–4Recap
47WJanuary 19, 20042–1Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)21–11–11–4Recap
48WJanuary 21, 20044–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)22–11–11–4Recap
49LJanuary 22, 20041–2Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)22–12–11–4Recap
50WJanuary 24, 20044–0Minnesota Wild (2003–04)23–12–11–4Recap
51WJanuary 28, 20044–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)24–12–11–4Recap
52LJanuary 30, 20041–3@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)24–13–11–4Recap
53OTLJanuary 31, 20042–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)24–13–11–5Recap
February: 8–3–0–1 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 3–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54WFebruary 3, 20043–0Florida Panthers (2003–04)25–13–11–5Recap
55WFebruary 5, 20045–0Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)26–13–11–5Recap
56LFebruary 10, 20041–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)26–14–11–5Recap
57LFebruary 11, 20042–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)26–15–11–5Recap
58WFebruary 14, 20042–1 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)27–15–11–5Recap
59WFebruary 16, 20045–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04)28–15–11–5Recap
60LFebruary 18, 20043–7@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)28–16–11–5Recap
61WFebruary 19, 20046–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)29–16–11–5Recap
62WFebruary 23, 20044–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)30–16–11–5Recap
63OTLFebruary 26, 20042–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)30–16–11–6Recap
64WFebruary 27, 20044–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)31–16–11–6Recap
65WFebruary 29, 20041–0St. Louis Blues (2003–04)32–16–11–6Recap
March: 10–4–1–0 (home: 6–2–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66WMarch 3, 20044–3Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)33–16–11–6Recap
67LMarch 5, 20041–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)33–17–11–6Recap
68LMarch 7, 20040–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)33–18–11–6Recap
69LMarch 9, 20043–4Minnesota Wild (2003–04)33–19–11–6Recap
70WMarch 11, 20045–4New York Islanders (2003–04)34–19–11–6Recap
71WMarch 13, 20043–1Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)35–19–11–6Recap
72TMarch 16, 20043–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)35–19–12–6Recap
73WMarch 18, 20045–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)36–19–12–6Recap
74WMarch 19, 20044–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04)37–19–12–6Recap
75LMarch 21, 20042–5Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)37–20–12–6Recap
76WMarch 23, 20045–2Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)38–20–12–6Recap
77WMarch 25, 20043–2Calgary Flames (2003–04)39–20–12–6Recap
78WMarch 26, 20043–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)40–20–12–6Recap
79WMarch 28, 20042–1 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)41–20–12–6Recap
80WMarch 31, 20043–0@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)42–20–12–6Recap
April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
81LApril 2, 20041–4Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)42–21–12–6Recap
82WApril 4, 20044–3 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)43–21–12–6Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) St. Louis Blues – Sharks win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 8St. Louis0–1San JoseOTNabokov17,496Sharks lead 1–0Recap
2April 10St. Louis1–3San JoseNabokov17,496Sharks lead 2–0Recap
3April 12San Jose1–4St. LouisNabokov19,023Sharks lead 2–1Recap
4April 13San Jose4–3St. LouisNabokov19,452Sharks lead 3–1Recap
5April 15St. Louis1–3San JoseNabokov17,496Sharks win 4–1Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Colorado Avalanche – Sharks win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Colorado2–5San JoseNabokov17,496Sharks lead 1–0Recap
2April 24Colorado1–4San JoseNabokov17,496Sharks lead 2–0Recap
3April 26San Jose1–0ColoradoNabokov18,007Sharks lead 3–0Recap
4April 28San Jose0–1ColoradoOTNabokov18,007Sharks lead 3–1Recap
5May 1Colorado2–1San JoseOTNabokov17,496Sharks lead 3–2Recap
6May 4San Jose3–1ColoradoNabokov18,007Sharks win 4–2Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (6) Calgary Flames – Flames win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 9Calgary4–3San JoseOTNabokov17,496Flames lead 1–0Recap
2May 11Calgary4–1San JoseNabokov17,496Flames lead 2–0Recap
3May 13San Jose3–0CalgaryNabokov19,289Flames lead 2–1Recap
4May 16San Jose4–2CalgaryNabokov19,289Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 17Calgary3–0San JoseNabokov17,496Flames lead 3–2Recap
6May 19San Jose1–3CalgaryNabokov19,289Flames win 4–2Recap
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 Sharks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12Patrick MarleauC80282957−52417841206
28Nils EkmanLW82223355303416033−28
14Jonathan CheechooRW81281947533174610410
10Alyn McCauleyC8220274723281121302
19Marco SturmLW64212041036——————
25Vincent DamphousseC82122941−566177714020
7Brad StuartD779303993417156−413
94Alexander KorolyukLW63191837201817527010
15Wayne PrimeauC729202949017123−74
17Scott ThorntonLW80131427−68412224122
18Mike RicciC71719268401723554
23Niko DimitrakosRW68915246491518928
4Kyle McLarenD6422224106016033−110
22Scott HannanD8261521104817156722
42Tom PreissingD69217198121101100
2Mike RathjeD8021719184617156113
44Christian EhrhoffD4111112414——————
13Todd HarveyC4745933816123−32
37Curtis Brown†C122241617022−518
27Scott ParkerRW501340101——————
16Mark SmithC36134−57210101211
5Rob DavisonD55033−392502204
21Jim FaheyD15022−218200000
6Jason Marshall†D12022−2817011125
9Milan MichalekRW210114——————
35Vesa ToskalaG280112——————
24Brad Boyes‡C1000−22——————
26Lynn Loyns‡LW2000−10——————
20Evgeni NabokovG5900014170004
34Patrick RissmillerLW400000——————
32Miroslav ZalesakRW2000−10——————
57Marcel GocC——————511210

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
20Evgeni Nabokov593119816101272.20.9219345617107461301.71.93531052
35Vesa Toskala281284760532.06.93011541—————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Patrick Marleau [6]
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Evgeni Nabokov (February) [7]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Evgeni Nabokov (March 29) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Jonathan Cheechoo [9]
Christian Ehrhoff
Team Sharks Player of the Year Patrick Marleau [10]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Tom Preissing [10]
Three Stars of the Year Patrick Marleau [10]

Milestones
Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Mike Ricci February 11, 2004 [11]
25th shutout Evgeni Nabokov February 29, 2004 [12]

Transactions

The Sharks 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.[13]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To Colorado Avalanche
5th-round pick in 2005		 To San Jose Sharks
Scott Parker		 [14]
June 21, 2003 To Boston Bruins
1st-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003
4th-round pick in 2003		 To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick in 2003		 [14]
June 21, 2003 To New York Rangers
2nd-round pick in 2003
3rd-round pick in 2003		 To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2003		 [14]
June 21, 2003 To Calgary Flames
3rd-round pick in 2003
5th-round pick in 2003
6th-round pick in 2003		 To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2003		 [14]
June 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
7th-round pick in 2003		 [15]
June 22, 2003 To Chicago Blackhawks
8th-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
9th-round pick in 2003		 [16]
June 30, 2003 To New York Rangers
4th-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
Rights to Mark Messier		 [17]
August 12, 2003 To New York Rangers
Chad Wiseman		 To San Jose Sharks
Nils Ekman		 [18]
November 16, 2003 To Calgary Flames
Miikka Kiprusoff		 To San Jose Sharks
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2005		 [19]
January 9, 2004 To Calgary Flames
Lynn Loyns		 To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations[lower-alpha 1]		 [20]
March 3, 2004 To Minnesota Wild
5th-round pick in 2004		 To San Jose Sharks
Jason Marshall		 [21]
March 9, 2004 To Boston Bruins
Brad Boyes		 To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Jillson		 [22]
March 9, 2004 To Buffalo Sabres
Jeff Jillson		 To San Jose Sharks
Curtis Brown
Andy Delmore		 [22]
March 9, 2004 To Boston Bruins
Andy Delmore		 To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations		 [22]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)Yuri MoscevskyCleveland Barons (AHL)Free agency[23]
Patrick RissmillerCleveland Barons (AHL)Free agency[23]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)Marc Kielkucki[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (UFA)[24]
Scott Thomas[lower-alpha 4]Contract expiration (VI)[24]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)Teemu SelanneColorado AvalancheFree agency (III)[27]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)Ryan KraftNew York IslandersFree agency (VI)[28]
August 21, 2003 (2003-08-21)John JakopinNew York RangersFree agency (UFA)[29]
Jeff NelsonMuskegon Fury (UHL)Free agency (VI)[30]
September 6, 2003 (2003-09-06)Mark MessierNew York RangersFree agency (III)[31]
N/AEric LaplanteLong Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[32]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)Graig MischlerReading Royals (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[33]
April 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)Adam GravesRetirement (III)[34]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21)Alexander Korolyuk2-yearRe-signing[35]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22)Christian EhrhoffEntry-level[35]
Dimitri PatzoldEntry-level[35]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)Tavis HansenRe-signing[36]
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)Rob DavisonRe-signing[37]
Marcel GocEntry-level[37]
Patrick Marleau2-yearRe-signing[37]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)Miikka Kiprusoff1-yearRe-signing[38]
Alyn McCauley3-yearRe-signing[38]
Mark SmithRe-signing[39]
Marco SturmRe-signing[38]
Miroslav Zalesak1-yearRe-signing[38]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)Jonathan CheechooRe-signing[40]
August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)Jesse Fibiger1-yearRe-signing[18]
Robert Mulick1-yearRe-signing[18]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)Milan MichalekEntry-level[41]
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)Nolan SchaeferEntry-level[42]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)Scott Hannan1-yearRe-signing[43]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28)Jon DiSalvatoreEntry-level[44]
November 13, 2003 (2003-11-13)Scott Thornton2-yearExtension[45]
December 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)Garrett StaffordEntry-level[46]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[47]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 6 Milan Michalek Left Wing  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
1 16 Steve Bernier Right Wing  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 43 Josh Hennessy Center  United States Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
2 47 Matt Carle Defense  United States River City Lancers (USHL)
5 139 Patrick Ehelechner Goaltender  Germany Hannover Scorpions (DEL)
7 201 Jonathan Tremblay Right Wing  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
7 205 Joe Pavelski Center  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 216 Kai Hospelt Forward  Germany Kölner Haie (DEL)
8 236 Alexander Hult Center  Sweden Oskarshamn IK (Swe-1)
9 267 Brian O'Hanley Defense  United States Boston College High School (USHS-MA)
9 276 Carter Lee Forward  United States Canterbury School (USHS-CT)

Notes
  1. 5th-round pick in 2004[13]
  2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[24]
  3. Kielkucki retired.[25]
  4. Thomas retired.[26]

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