2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season

2003–04 Vancouver Canucks
Northwest Division champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	3rd Western
2003–04 record	43–24–10–5
Home record	21–13–7–0
Road record	22–11–3–5
Goals for	235
Goals against	194
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Markus Naslund
Alternate captains	Todd Bertuzzi Ed Jovanovski Trevor Linden Brendan Morrison
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	18,630
Minor league affiliate(s)	Manitoba Moose Columbia Inferno
Team leaders
Goals	Markus Naslund (35)
Assists	Markus Naslund (49)
Points	Markus Naslund (84)
Penalty minutes	Brad May (137)
Plus/minus	Marek Malik (+35)
Wins	Dan Cloutier (33)
Goals against average	Dan Cloutier (2.27)

The 2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 34th NHL season. It was the first time since the Northwest Division was created that a team other than the Colorado Avalanche won the division title.

Regular season

The Canucks began their season with the top line of Brendan Morrison, Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi. The Sedin twins continued to develop and began seeing some success initially being paired with Jason King. With their initial team chemistry, Jason King plotting 12 goals and being named NHL Rookie of the Month in November. The trio briefly formed "The Mattress Line" (Two Twins and a King). The season looked promising with the Canucks being near the top of the standings. When February came along, the Canucks narrowly defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 but it came at a cost with Avalanche forward Steve Moore hitting Canucks captain Markus Naslund resulting in Naslund getting a concussion and Moore not penalized. Many Canucks vowed revenge against Moore (notably Brad May). When the two teams met again in Denver on March 3 (with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in attendance), there were no incidents and both teams skated to a 5-5 draw. On March 8, however, in Vancouver, everything fell apart. The Avalanche jumped out to a 5-0 lead and Brad May cut the deficit to 5-2 while at the same time taunting Avalanche goalie David Aebischer after each goal. Bertuzzi made it his personal mission to go after Steve Moore and after trying (and failing) to incite him, sucker punched him and falling on top of him. Bertuzzi would be suspended the rest of the regular season and playoffs. The Canucks had some difficulty recovering from this incident and managed to win the Northwest Division on the final day of the regular season, their first division championship since the 1992-93 season.

Final standings

Northwest Division

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

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

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames

After splitting the first two games in Vancouver, Dan Cloutier was injured midway through Game 3 in Calgary. With backup Johan Hedberg playing in relief, Vancouver would also split Games 3 and 4 in Calgary. Alex Auld took over in goal starting in Game 5, which the Canucks lost 2-1. Facing elimination in Game 6, Brendan Morrison scored the winner in the third overtime period to force a Game 7 in Vancouver. In the series-deciding game, the Canucks found themselves down a goal and on the penalty kill in the last minute. With Auld on the bench for the extra attacker, winger Matt Cooke tied the game with 5.7 seconds left to force overtime. However, with Ed Jovanovski still in the penalty box, former Canuck Martin Gelinas eliminated the Canucks on the power play.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2004 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Calgary Flames: Calgary won 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 7 Calgary 3–5 Vancouver Cloutier 18,630 Canucks lead 1–0 Recap 2 April 9 Calgary 2–1 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 April 11 Vancouver 2–1 Calgary Hedberg 19,289 Canucks lead 2–1 Recap 4 April 13 Vancouver 0–4 Calgary Kiprusoff 19,289 Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 April 15 Calgary 2–1 Vancouver Kiprusoff 18,630 Flames lead 3–2 Recap 6 April 17 Vancouver 5–4 Calgary 3OT Auld 19,289 Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 April 19 Calgary 3–2 Vancouver OT Kiprusoff 18,630 Flames win 4–3 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
19	Markus Naslund	LW	78	35	49	84	24	58	7	2	7	9	1	2
7	Brendan Morrison	C	82	22	38	60	16	50	7	2	3	5	2	8
44	Todd Bertuzzi	RW	69	17	43	60	21	122	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	Daniel Sedin	LW	82	18	36	54	18	18	7	1	2	3	0	0
33	Henrik Sedin	C	76	11	31	42	23	32	7	2	2	4	0	2
3	Brent Sopel	D	80	10	32	42	11	36	7	0	1	1	−4	0
16	Trevor Linden	C	82	14	22	36	−6	26	7	0	0	0	−3	6
2	Mattias Ohlund	D	82	14	20	34	14	73	7	1	4	5	−6	13
6	Sami Salo	D	74	7	19	26	8	22	7	1	2	3	−3	2
24	Matt Cooke	LW	53	11	12	23	5	73	7	3	1	4	3	12
55	Ed Jovanovski	D	56	7	16	23	2	64	7	0	4	4	2	6
17	Jason King	RW	47	12	9	21	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Artem Chubarov	C	65	12	7	19	1	14	7	0	1	1	−3	0
8	Marek Malik	D	78	3	16	19	35	45	7	0	0	0	1	10
9	Mike Keane	RW	64	8	9	17	7	20	7	0	0	0	−3	4
21	Magnus Arvedson	C	41	8	7	15	7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Jarkko Ruutu	RW	71	6	8	14	−13	133	6	1	0	1	−3	10
10	Brad May	LW	70	5	6	11	−2	137	6	1	0	1	−3	6
14	Geoff Sanderson†	LW	13	3	4	7	−1	4	7	1	1	2	−1	4
5	Bryan Allen	D	74	2	5	7	−10	94	4	0	0	0	0	2
71	Jiri Slegr‡	D	16	2	5	7	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Ryan Kesler	C	28	2	3	5	−2	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Tyler Bouck	C	18	1	2	3	−4	23	1	0	0	0	−1	0
26	Martin Rucinsky†	LW	13	1	2	3	2	10	7	1	1	2	−3	6
4	Nolan Baumgartner†	D	9	0	3	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Wade Brookbank†	D	20	2	0	2	3	95	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Marc Bergevin†	D	9	0	2	2	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	2
23	Martin Grenier‡	D	7	1	0	1	3	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Pat Kavanagh	RW	3	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Dan Cloutier	G	60	0	1	1		22	3	0	0	0		2
18	Fedor Fedorov	C	8	0	1	1	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Sean Pronger†	C	3	0	1	1	−1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Brandon Reid	C	3	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Alex Auld	G	6	0	0	0		0	3	0	0	0		0
1	Johan Hedberg	G	21	0	0	0		10	2	0	0	0		0
29	Nathan Smith	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Dan Cloutier	60	33	21	2	1554	134	2.27	.914	5	3539	3	1	1	64	5	2.17	.922	0	138
1	Johan Hedberg	21	8	6	2	459	46	2.51	.900	3	1098	2	1	1	51	4	2.45	.922	0	98
35	Alex Auld	6	2	2	1	168	12	2.06	.929	0	349	3	1	2	88	9	2.43	.898	0	222

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL First All-Star Team	Markus Naslund (Left wing)
	NHL Plus-Minus Award	Marek Malik
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Todd Bertuzzi
		Marc Crawford (coach)
		Markus Naslund
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Markus Naslund (November 10)
		Markus Naslund (December 1)
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Jason King (November)
Team	Babe Pratt Trophy	Mattias Ohlund
	Cyclone Taylor Trophy	Markus Naslund
	Cyrus H. McLean Trophy	Markus Naslund
	Fred J. Hume Award	Brent Sopel
	Molson Cup	Dan Cloutier
	Most Exciting Player Award	Todd Bertuzzi

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Nathan Smith	November 18, 2003
	Ryan Kesler	November 24, 2003

Transactions

The Canucks 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.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)	To Vancouver Canucks Martin Grenier	To Phoenix Coyotes Bryan Helmer
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)	To Vancouver Canucks Johan Hedberg	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2nd-round pick in 2004
October 30, 2003 (2003-10-30)	To Vancouver Canucks Sean Pronger	To Columbus Blue Jackets Zenith Komarniski
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Wade Brookbank	To Nashville Predators Future considerations
January 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations	To Boston Bruins Jiri Slegr
February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)	To Vancouver Canucks Peter Sarno	To Edmonton Oilers Tyler Moss
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	To Vancouver Canucks Martin Rucinsky	To New York Rangers Martin Grenier Rights to R. J. Umberger
	To Vancouver Canucks Geoff Sanderson	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2004
	To Vancouver Canucks Marc Bergevin	To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2004
	To Vancouver Canucks Sylvain Blouin	To Montreal Canadiens Rene Vydareny
	To Vancouver Canucks Sergei Varlamov	To St. Louis Blues Ryan Ready

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	Jesse Schultz	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)		Free agency
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06)	Dallas Eakins	Atlanta Thrashers		Free agency
September 4, 2003 (2003-09-04)	Jiri Slegr	Detroit Red Wings		Free agency
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Magnus Arvedson	Ottawa Senators		Free agency
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)	Mike Keane	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency
November 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)	Nolan Baumgartner	Pittsburgh Penguins		Waivers
December 31, 2003 (2003-12-31)	Wade Brookbank	Florida Panthers		Waivers

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11)	Herberts Vasiljevs	Amur Khabarovsk (RSL)	Free agency (VI)
June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13)	Chris Herperger	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)	Free agency (UFA)
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)	Trevor Letowski	Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (UFA)
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07)	Trent Klatt	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (III)
August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25)	Justin Kurtz	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)	Free agency (II)
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)	John Craighead	Nottingham Panthers (EIHL)	Free agency (UFA)
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)	Murray Baron	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (III)
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Regan Darby	Utah Grizzlies (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)
N/A	Denis Martynyuk	HC Rybinsk (RUS-2)	Free agency (UFA)
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)	Nolan Baumgartner	Pittsburgh Penguins	Waiver draft
	Darren Langdon	Montreal Canadiens	Waiver draft
October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)	Darrell Hay	Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)
December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19)	Wade Brookbank	Ottawa Senators	Waivers
April 17, 2004 (2004-04-17)	Mikko Jokela	HPK (Liiga)	Free agency
April 26, 2004 (2004-04-26)	Jaroslav Obsut	Lulea HF (SHL)	Free agency
May 26, 2004 (2004-05-26)	Dallas Eakins		Retirement
June 2, 2004 (2004-06-02)	Sean Pronger	Frankfurt Lions (DEL)	Free agency

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)	Jarkko Ruutu		Re-signing
July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	Brad May	2-year	Re-signing
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)	Kirill Koltsov		Entry-level
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)	Dan Cloutier	1-year	Re-signing
	Marek Malik	2-year	Re-signing
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)	Mats Lindgren		Re-signing
	Sami Salo	2-year	Re-signing
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)	Daniel Sedin		Re-signing
	Henrik Sedin		Re-signing
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)	Nolan Baumgartner		Re-signing
August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)	Bryan Allen		Re-signing
	Artem Chubarov		Re-signing
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18)	Ryan Kesler		Entry-level
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)	Tyler Moss		Re-signing
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)	Tyler Bouck		Re-signing
	Pat Kavanagh		Re-signing
	Zenith Komarniski		Re-signing
	Chris Nielsen		Re-signing
October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26)	Todd Bertuzzi	4-year	New contract

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	23	Ryan Kesler	C	United States	Ohio State University (NCAA)
2	60	Marc-Andre Bernier	RW	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4	111	Brandon Nolan	LW	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	128	Ty Morris	LW	Canada	St. Albert (AJHL)
5	150	Nicklas Danielsson	RW	Sweden	Brynäs IF (SWE)
6	190	Chad Brownlee	D	Canada	Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
7	222	Francois-Pierre Guenette	C	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8	252	Sergei Topol	F	Russia	OMSK (RUS)
8	254	Nathan McIver	D	Canada	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9	285	Matthew Hansen	D	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

See also

• 2003–04 NHL season

References

• "Vancouver Canucks 2003–04 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
• "2003–04 Vancouver Canucks Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2022.