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Revision as of 02:05, 12 February 2023

2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
2002–03 record22–43–11–6
Home record12–17–9–3
Road record10–26–2–3
Goals for171
Goals against240
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainRon Francis
Alternate captainsRod Brind'Amour
Glen Wesley
ArenaRBC Center
Average attendance15,682
Minor league affiliate(s)Lowell Lock Monsters
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsJeff O'Neill (30)
AssistsRon Francis (35)
PointsJeff O'Neill (61)
Penalty minutesSean Hill (141)
Plus/minusSean Hill (+4)
WinsKevin Weekes (14)
Goals against averageKevin Weekes (2.55)

The 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 24th season in the National Hockey League and sixth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes missed the playoffs, despite making it to the Stanley Cup Finals the previous year, finishing the season with an NHL-worst record of 22–43–11–6 (61 points).

Offseason

Regular season

The Hurricanes finished 30th in scoring, with just 171 goals for. They also had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 420.[1]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
2 6 Washington Capitals 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
3 11 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
4 13 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
5 15 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

[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

2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 5–4–1–1 (Home: 3–2–1–0; Road: 2–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 L October 9, 2002 1–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 0–1–0–0 18,730 Recap
2 W October 11, 2002 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 1–1–0–0 13,962 Recap
3 L October 12, 2002 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 1–2–0–0 19,814 Recap
4 OTL October 15, 2002 1–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 1–2–0–1 13,222 Recap
5 L October 17, 2002 1–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 1–3–0–1 10,597 Recap
6 W October 19, 2002 3–1 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 2–3–0–1 15,518 Recap
7 W October 22, 2002 4–1 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 3–3–0–1 13,514 Recap
8 L October 23, 2002 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 3–4–0–1 14,847 Recap
9 T October 26, 2002 3–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 3–4–1–1 15,613 Recap
10 W October 29, 2002 2–1 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 4–4–1–1 10,328 Recap
11 W October 30, 2002 4–2 New York Islanders (2002–03) 5–4–1–1 12,495 Recap
November: 6–3–3–2 (Home: 4–1–3–2; Road: 2–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
12 T November 1, 2002 2–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 5–4–2–1 15,357 Recap
13 OTL November 5, 2002 1–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 5–4–2–2 15,501 Recap
14 W November 7, 2002 2–0 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 6–4–2–2 11,588 Recap
15 W November 9, 2002 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 7–4–2–2 18,730 Recap
16 W November 12, 2002 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 8–4–2–2 10,707 Recap
17 T November 15, 2002 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 8–4–3–2 17,480 Recap
18 OTL November 17, 2002 1–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 8–4–3–3 13,970 Recap
19 T November 19, 2002 4–4 OT Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 8–4–4–3 11,044 Recap
20 L November 21, 2002 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 8–5–4–3 10,667 Recap
21 W November 23, 2002 7–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 9–5–4–3 20,420 Recap
22 L November 25, 2002 1–3 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 9–6–4–3 18,200 Recap
23 L November 27, 2002 2–3 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 9–7–4–3 14,943 Recap
24 W November 29, 2002 6–4 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 10–7–4–3 18,730 Recap
25 W November 30, 2002 4–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 11–7–4–3 18,136 Recap
December: 4–8–1–0 (Home: 1–3–1–0; Road: 3–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
26 W December 3, 2002 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) 12–7–4–3 10,258 Recap
27 L December 4, 2002 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 12–8–4–3 10,944 Recap
28 L December 6, 2002 0–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 12–9–4–3 17,006 Recap
29 L December 7, 2002 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 12–10–4–3 15,328 Recap
30 L December 11, 2002 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 12–11–4–3 16,091 Recap
31 W December 12, 2002 4–3 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 13–11–4–3 14,528 Recap
32 L December 15, 2002 1–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 13–12–4–3 18,568 Recap
33 T December 18, 2002 1–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 13–12–5–3 15,236 Recap
34 W December 20, 2002 3–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 14–12–5–3 12,831 Recap
35 W December 22, 2002 1–0 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 15–12–5–3 17,127 Recap
36 L December 27, 2002 3–5 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 15–13–5–3 18,730 Recap
37 L December 28, 2002 0–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 15–14–5–3 15,559 Recap
38 L December 31, 2002 0–2 New York Rangers (2002–03) 15–15–5–3 18,730 Recap
January: 2–10–1–2 (Home: 1–5–0–1; Road: 1–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
39 L January 3, 2003 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 15–16–5–3 13,757 Recap
40 W January 4, 2003 4–2 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 16–16–5–3 16,407 Recap
41 T January 7, 2003 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 16–16–6–3 9,061 Recap
42 L January 8, 2003 1–5 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 16–17–6–3 18,200 Recap
43 L January 10, 2003 1–4 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 16–18–6–3 16,553 Recap
44 OTL January 12, 2003 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 16–18–6–4 18,730 Recap
45 L January 15, 2003 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 16–19–6–4 15,265 Recap
46 L January 17, 2003 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 16–20–6–4 18,730 Recap
47 L January 18, 2003 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 16–21–6–4 17,574 Recap
48 L January 20, 2003 3–5 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 16–22–6–4 14,654 Recap
49 L January 22, 2003 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 16–23–6–4 12,954 Recap
50 W January 24, 2003 3–1 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 17–23–6–4 15,346 Recap
51 OTL January 25, 2003 2–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 17–23–6–5 16,122 Recap
52 L January 29, 2003 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 17–24–6–5 18,094 Recap
53 L January 30, 2003 1–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 17–25–6–5 13,541 Recap
February: 1–6–3–1 (Home: 1–1–2–0; Road: 0–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
54 L February 5, 2003 2–6 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 17–26–6–5 17,108 Recap
55 L February 7, 2003 2–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 17–27–6–5 18,118 Recap
56 L February 9, 2003 1–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 17–28–6–5 15,599 Recap
57 OTL February 11, 2003 1–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 17–28–6–6 18,532 Recap
58 W February 14, 2003 3–1 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 18–28–6–6 17,003 Recap
59 T February 15, 2003 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 18–28–7–6 19,408 Recap
60 L February 18, 2003 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 18–29–7–6 19,365 Recap
61 T February 19, 2003 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2002–03) 18–29–8–6 16,194 Recap
62 T February 21, 2003 2–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 18–29–9–6 16,732 Recap
63 L February 23, 2003 0–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 18–30–9–6 15,053 Recap
64 L February 26, 2003 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 18–31–9–6 12,168 Recap
March: 4–9–2–0 (Home: 2–4–2–0; Road: 2–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
65 L March 1, 2003 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 18–32–9–6 19,362 Recap
66 L March 2, 2003 0–2 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 18–33–9–6 16,198 Recap
67 L March 4, 2003 2–4 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 18–34–9–6 14,973 Recap
68 W March 6, 2003 4–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 19–34–9–6 14,812 Recap
69 W March 7, 2003 1–0 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 20–34–9–6 13,224 Recap
70 W March 10, 2003 6–5 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 21–34–9–6 13,066 Recap
71 W March 12, 2003 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 22–34–9–6 15,425 Recap
72 L March 13, 2003 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 22–35–9–6 19,399 Recap
73 T March 15, 2003 0–0 OT Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 22–35–10–6 16,017 Recap
74 L March 18, 2003 5–6 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 22–36–10–6 16,531 Recap
75 L March 22, 2003 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–37–10–6 21,273 Recap
76 T March 25, 2003 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 22–37–11–6 16,262 Recap
77 L March 26, 2003 1–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 22–38–11–6 9,994 Recap
78 L March 29, 2003 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 22–39–11–6 17,677 Recap
79 L March 31, 2003 0–4 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–40–11–6 14,157 Recap
April: 0–3–0–0 (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
80 L April 2, 2003 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 22–41–11–6 15,718 Recap
81 L April 4, 2003 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 22–42–11–6 16,544 Recap
82 L April 6, 2003 1–2 New York Islanders (2002–03) 22–43–11–6 16,918 Recap
Legend:

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

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 Hurricanes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
92 Jeff O'Neill LW 82 30 31 61 −21 38
10 Ron Francis C 82 22 35 57 −22 30
17 Rod Brind'Amour C 48 14 23 37 −9 37
22 Sean Hill D 82 5 24 29 4 141
26 Erik Cole RW 53 14 13 27 1 72
20 Jan Hlavac† LW 52 9 15 24 −9 22
63 Josef Vasicek C 57 10 10 20 −19 33
13 Bates Battaglia‡ LW 70 5 14 19 −17 90
14 Kevyn Adams C 77 9 9 18 −8 57
27 Craig Adams RW 81 6 12 18 −11 71
24 Sami Kapanen‡ RW 43 6 12 18 −17 12
6 Bret Hedican D 72 3 14 17 −24 75
47 Ryan Bayda LW 25 4 10 14 −5 16
62 Jaroslav Svoboda LW 48 3 11 14 −5 32
21 David Tanabe D 68 3 10 13 −27 24
7 Niclas Wallin D 77 2 8 10 −19 71
4 Aaron Ward D 77 3 6 9 −23 90
2 Glen Wesley‡ D 63 1 7 8 −5 40
25 Bruno St. Jacques† D 18 2 5 7 −3 12
19 Radim Vrbata† LW 10 5 0 5 −7 2
37 Tomas Kurka LW 14 3 2 5 1 2
12 Craig MacDonald LW 35 1 3 4 −3 20
11 Jeff Daniels C 59 0 4 4 −9 8
39 Brad DeFauw LW 9 3 0 3 −2 2
42 Jeff Heerema RW 10 3 0 3 −2 2
36 Jesse Boulerice RW 48 2 1 3 −2 108
46 Michael Zigomanis C 19 2 1 3 −4 0
71 Tomas Malec D 41 0 2 2 −5 43
5 Marek Malik‡ D 10 0 2 2 −3 16
52 Damian Surma C 1 1 0 1 0 0
55 Pavel Brendl† LW 8 0 1 1 −3 2
15 Harold Druken†‡† C 14 0 1 1 −1 2
30 Patrick DesRochers† G 2 0 0 0 0
28 Steven Halko D 6 0 0 0 1 0
1 Arturs Irbe G 34 0 0 0 4
20 Darren Langdon‡ LW 9 0 0 0 0 16
29 Mike Watt LW 5 0 0 0 −1 0
80 Kevin Weekes G 51 0 0 0 2
16 Tommy Westlund RW 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
80 Kevin Weekes 51 14 24 9 1438 126 2.50 0.912 5 2965
1 Arturs Irbe 34 7 24 2 816 100 3.18 0.877 0 1884
30 Patrick DesRochers† 2 1 1 0 71 7 3.41 0.901 0 122

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jeff O'Neill [5]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Erik Cole[a] [7]
Team Good Guy Award Kevyn Adams [8]
Most Valuable Player Ron Francis [8]
Steve Chiasson Award Kevyn Adams [8]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Rod Brind'Amour November 15, 2002 [9]

Transactions

The Hurricanes 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
June 22, 2002 To Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 		To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2002
3rd-round pick in 2003 		[11]
June 23, 2002 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th-round pick in 2003 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2002
8th-round pick in 2002
Philadelphia’s 8th-round pick in 2002
9th-round pick in 2002 		[12]
November 1, 2002 To Carolina Hurricanes
Harold Druken
Jan Hlavac 		To Vancouver Canucks
Darren Langdon
Marek Malik 		[13]
December 31, 2002 To Carolina Hurricanes
Patrick DesRochers 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Jean-Marc Pelletier
Conditional draft pick in 2003 		[14]
February 7, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
Pavel Brendl
Bruno St. Jacques 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Bast
Sami Kapanen 		[15]
March 9, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
2nd-round pick in 2004 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Glen Wesley 		[16]
March 11, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
Radim Vrbata 		To Colorado Avalanche
Bates Battaglia 		[17]
May 29, 2003 To Carolina Hurricanes
Allan Rourke 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
Harold Druken 		[18]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) Ryan Bast Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 1-year Free agency [19]
Ed Hill Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 3-year Free agency [19]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Steven Halko St. Louis Blues Free agency [20]
August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) Mike Watt Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency [21]
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) Harold Druken Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [22]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02) Martin Gelinas Calgary Flames Free agency (III) [24]
Ian MacNeil Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [25]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05) Tyler Moss Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) [26]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) Jeremiah McCarthy Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [27]
August 28, 2002 (2002-08-28) Ted Drury Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
N/A Greg Kuznik Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [29]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) Harold Druken Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [30]
April 11, 2003 (2003-04-11) Tommy Westlund Leksands IF (SHL) Free agency [31]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26) Jeff O'Neill 2-year Re-signing [32]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Darren Langdon 2-year Re-signing [33]
June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) Ron Francis 2-year Re-signing [34]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30) Bret Hedican 6-year Re-signing [35]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Daniel Boisclair 3-year Entry-level [36]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) Kevyn Adams 2-year Re-signing [37]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Brad DeFauw 2-year Re-signing [38]
August 1, 2002 (2002-08-01) Kaspars Astashenko 1-year Re-signing [39]
Jesse Boulerice 2-year Re-signing [39]
Jeff Daniels 1-year Re-signing [40]
Nikos Tselios 1-year Re-signing [39]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) Niclas Wallin 2-year Re-signing [41]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Aaron Ward 4-year Re-signing [42]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Sami Kapanen 1-year Re-signing [43]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) Randy Petruk 2-year Re-signing [44]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) David Tanabe 1-year Re-signing [45]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09) Sean Curry 3-year Entry-level [46]
March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24) Brad Fast 2-year Entry-level [47]
April 26, 2003 (2003-04-26) Jeff Daniels 1-year Extension [48]
April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28) Patrick DesRochers 1-year Extension [49]
May 2, 2003 (2003-05-02) Craig Adams 1-year Extension [50]
June 6, 2003 (2003-06-06) Kevin Weekes 1-year Extension [51]

Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[52]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Cam Ward G  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 91 Jesse Lane D  United States Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 160 Daniel Manzato G  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 224 Adam Taylor C  United States Kootenay Ice (WHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Lowell Lock Monsters are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2002–03 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Notes

  1. ^ Cole suffered a broken leg two days before the game and did not play.[6]
  2. ^ In parenthesis is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[23]

References

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  21. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN FORWARD MIKE WATT TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. August 9, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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  25. ^ "Flyers Sign Center Ian MacNeil". AP NEWS. July 2, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  26. ^ "Canucks sign goalie Moss". The Globe and Mail. July 6, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  27. ^ "JEREMIAH MCCARTHY". NHL.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022. Signed as a free agent by Amur (Russia), July 19, 2002.
  28. ^ "TED DRURY". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022. 28-Aug-02: Signed with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (Germany).
  29. ^ Greg Kuznik career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved December 2, 2022
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  31. ^ "TOMMY WESTLUND". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022. 11-Apr-03: Signed with the Leksans IF of the Elitserein (Sweden).
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  33. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DARREN LANGDON TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. June 27, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  34. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN CAPTAIN RON FRANCIS TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. June 29, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  35. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRET HEDICAN TO SIX-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. June 30, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  36. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN PROSPECT DANIEL BOISCLAIR TO THREE-YEAR DEAL". NHL.com. July 9, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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  41. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN NICLAS WALLIN TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. August 2, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  42. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN AARON WARD TO FOUR-YEAR DEAL". NHL.com. August 8, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  43. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES RE-SIGN SAMI KAPANEN TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT". NHL.com. August 13, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  44. ^ "Press Release: HURRICANES SIGN GOALTENDER RANDY PETRUK TO TWO-YEAR DEAL". NHL.com. August 14, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  45. ^ "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH DEFENSEMAN DAVID TANABE". NHL.com. September 13, 2002. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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  49. ^ "HURRICANES SIGN GOALTENDER PATRICK DESROCHERS". NHL.com. April 28, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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  51. ^ "HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH KEVIN WEEKES". NHL.com. June 6, 2003. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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