2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2003–04 2003 Eastern 7th Northeast 4th 41–30–7–4 23–13–4–1 18–17–3–3 208 192 Bob Gainey Claude Julien Saku Koivu Craig RivetSheldon Souray Bell Centre 20,555 (96.6%) Hamilton BulldogsLong Beach Ice Dogs Richard Zednik (26) Mike Ribeiro (45) Mike Ribeiro (65) Patrice Brisebois (+17) Darren Langdon (135) Jose Theodore (33) Jose TheodoreMathieu Garon (2.27)The 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 95th season of play and their 87th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would return to the playoffs reaching the Eastern Conference Semifinals before being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–0. Offseason Bob Gainey, who played his entire 16 season NHL career with Montreal, was named the team’s new general manager on June 2, 2003, and assumed the role on July 1 from Andre Savard, who was demoted to assistant general manager.Canadiens name Gainey GM https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/06/02/Canadiens-name-Gainey-GM/49611054578851/ UPI August 14, 2022 June 2, 2003 Regular season Heritage Classic The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta, between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens. It was the second NHL outdoor game and the first regular season outdoor game in the history of the NHL, and was modeled after the success of the "cold war" game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University in 2001.http://www.oilersheritage.com/history/transformation_events_hertiage_classic.html Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Heritage Classic 2007-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20071204224229/http://www.oilersheritage.com/history/transformation_events_hertiage_classic.html 2007-12-04 dead The first NHL game to be played outdoors was in 1991 when the Los Angeles Kings played the New York Rangers in an exhibition game outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/heritageclassic/features/notfirsttime.html CBC News 22 November 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071115225249/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/heritageclassic/features/notfirsttime.html Not exactly the first time 15 November 2007 live The event took place in Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in front of a crowd of 57,167, the largest number of people to ever watch a live NHL game, despite temperatures of close to −18 °C, −30 °C (−22 °F) with wind chill. It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Edmonton Oilers joining the NHL in 1979. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) television broadcast also set the record for most viewers of a single NHL game with 2.747 million nationwide. This was the first NHL game broadcast in HDTV on CBC. The Canadiens won the game by a score of 4–3. Final standings MTL MTL Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 2003–04 regular season2003-04 Montreal Canadiens Schedule and Results https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2004_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 10, 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October: 6–5–0–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |1||October 9, 2003||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||0–1–0–0||0 || 2003020004 L |- |2||October 11, 2003||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0||2 || 2003020019 W |- |3||October 14, 2003||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||2–1–0–0||4 || 2003020037 W |- |4||October 16, 2003||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||3–1–0–0||6 || 2003020046 W |- |5||October 18, 2003||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||3–2–0–0||6 || 2003020055 L |- |6||October 20, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||4–2–0–0||8 || 2003020074 W |- |7||October 23, 2003||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||5–2–0–0||10 || 2003020090 W |- |8||October 25, 2003||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||5–3–0–0||10 || 2003020103 L |- |9||October 27, 2003||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||5–4–0–0||10 || 2003020118 L |- |10||October 28, 2003||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||5–5–0–0||10 || 2003020121 L |- |11||October 30, 2003||1–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||6–5–0–0||12 || 2003020134 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November: 4–6–2–1 (home: 1–3–2–0; road: 3–3–0–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |12||November 1, 2003||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||6–6–0–0||12 || 2003020151 L |- |13||November 4, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||6–7–0–0||12 || 2003020171 L |- |14||November 7, 2003||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||6–8–0–0||12 || 2003020190 L |- |15||November 8, 2003||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||7–8–0–0||14 || 2003020196 W |- |16||November 11, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||7–8–1–0||15 || 2003020214 T |- |17||November 13, 2003||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||7–9–1–0||15 || 2003020226 L |- |18||November 15, 2003||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||8–9–1–0||17 || 2003020244 W |- |19||November 18, 2003||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||8–9–1–1||18 || 2003020262 OTL |- |20||November 20, 2003||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||8–10–1–1||18 || 2003020277 L |- |21||November 22, 2003||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||9–10–1–1||20 || 2003020290 W |- |22||November 25, 2003||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||9–11–1–1||20 || 2003020309 L |- |23||November 28, 2003||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||10–11–1–1||22 || 2003020330 W |- |24||November 29, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||10–11–2–1||23 || 2003020339 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December: 7–4–3–1 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |25||December 2, 2003||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||11–11–2–1||25 || 2003020358 W |- |26||December 5, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||11–11–3–1||26 || 2003020380 T |- |27||December 6, 2003||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||12–11–3–1||28 || 2003020387 W |- |28||December 8, 2003||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||12–12–3–1||28 || 2003020401 L |- |29||December 10, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||13–12–3–1||30 || 2003020409 W |- |30||December 12, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||13–13–3–1||30 || 2003020428 L |- |31||December 13, 2003||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||14–13–3–1||32 || 2003020438 W |- |32||December 16, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||14–13–4–1||33 || 2003020452 T |- |33||December 18, 2003||5–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||15–13–4–1||35 || 2003020465 W |- |34||December 20, 2003||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||15–14–4–1||35 || 2003020480 L |- |35||December 22, 2003||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||16–14–4–1||37 || 2003020495 W |- |36||December 23, 2003||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||16–15–4–1||37 || 2003020504 L |- |37||December 27, 2003||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||16–15–4–2||38 || 2003020523 OTL |- |38||December 29, 2003||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||17–15–4–2||40 || 2003020541 W |- |39||December 31, 2003||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||17–15–5–2||41 || 2003020560 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 4–2–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |40||January 3, 2004||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||18–15–5–2||43 || 2003020576 W |- |41||January 4, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||19–15–5–2||45 || 2003020588 W |- |42||January 6, 2004||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||20–15–5–2||47 || 2003020601 W |- |43||January 8, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||20–16–5–2||47 || 2003020614 L |- |44||January 10, 2004||8–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||21–16–5–2||49 || 2003020627 W |- |45||January 13, 2004||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||22–16–5–2||51 || 2003020649 W |- |46||January 14, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||23–16–5–2||53 || 2003020658 W |- |47||January 17, 2004||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||23–16–6–2||54 || 2003020677 T |- |48||January 20, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||24–16–6–2||56 || 2003020699 W |- |49||January 23, 2004||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||24–17–6–2||56 || 2003020724 L |- |50||January 24, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||24–18–6–2||56 || 2003020730 L |- |51||January 27, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||24–19–6–2||56 || 2003020748 L |- |52||January 29, 2004||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||25–19–6–2||58 || 2003020768 W |- |53||January 31, 2004||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||25–20–6–2||58 || 2003020778 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February: 8–5–0–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 3–4–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |54||February 1, 2004||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||26–20–6–2||60 || 2003020791 W |- |55||February 3, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||27–20–6–2||62 || 2003020803 W |- |56||February 5, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||28–20–6–2||64 || 2003020815 W |- |57||February 10, 2004||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||28–21–6–2||64 || 2003020828 L |- |58||February 12, 2004||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||28–22–6–2||64 || 2003020842 L |- |59||February 14, 2004||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||28–23–6–2||64 || 2003020858 L |- |60||February 17, 2004||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||28–24–6–2||64 || 2003020882 L |- |61||February 19, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||29–24–6–2||66 || 2003020894 W |- |62||February 21, 2004||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||29–25–6–2||66 || 2003020909 L |- |63||February 23, 2004||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||30–25–6–2||68 || 2003020922 W |- |64||February 24, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||31–25–6–2||70 || 2003020929 W |- |65||February 26, 2004||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||32–25–6–2||72 || 2003020942 W |- |66||February 28, 2004||1–0 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||33–25–6–2||74 || 2003020961 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 3–3–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |67||March 1, 2004||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||34–25–6–2||76 || 2003020975 W |- |68||March 3, 2004||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||34–26–6–2||76 || 2003020994 L |- |69||March 5, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||35–26–6–2||78 || 2003021008 W |- |70||March 6, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||36–26–6–2||80 || 2003021018 W |- |71||March 8, 2004||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||37–26–6–2||82 || 2003021029 W |- |72||March 11, 2004||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||37–26–6–3||83 || 2003021048 OTL |- |73||March 13, 2004||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||38–26–6–3||85 || 2003021063 W |- |74||March 16, 2004||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||39–26–6–3||87 || 2003021083 W |- |75||March 19, 2004||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||39–26–7–3||88 || 2003021107 T |- |76||March 20, 2004||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||40–26–7–3||90 || 2003021117 W |- |77||March 24, 2004||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||40–27–7–3||90 || 2003021142 L |- |78||March 25, 2004||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||40–28–7–3||90 || 2003021151 L |- |79||March 27, 2004||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||40–28–7–4||91 || 2003021166 OTL |- |80||March 31, 2004||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||40–29–7–4||91 || 2003021191 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April: 1–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |81||April 1, 2004||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||40–30–7–4||91 || 2003021202 L |- |82||April 3, 2004||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||41–30–7–4||93 || 2003021217 W |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T #fff Overtime loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Playoffs 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Boston Bruins – Canadiens win 4–3 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 7 || Montreal || 3–0 || Boston || || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 1–0 || 2003030121 L |- | 2 || April 9 || Montreal || 2–1 || Boston || OT || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 2–0 || 2003030122 L |- | 3 || April 11 || Boston || 2–3 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Boston leads 2–1 || 2003030123 W |- | 4 || April 13 || Boston || 3–4 || Montreal || OT || Raycroft || 21,273 || Boston leads 3–1 || 2003030124 L |- | 5 || April 15 || Montreal || 5–1 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Boston leads 3–2 || 2003030125 W |- | 6 || April 17 || Boston || 2–5 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Series tied 3–3 || 2003030126 W |- | 7 || April 19 || Montreal || 2–0 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Montreal wins 4–3 || 2003030127 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Tampa Bay Lightning – Tampa Bay wins series 4–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap |- | 1 || April 23 || Montreal || 0–4 || Tampa Bay || || Theodore || 18,904 || Tampa Bay leads 1–0 || 2003030211 L |- | 2 || April 25 || Montreal || 1–3 || Tampa Bay || || Theodore || 19,435 || Tampa Bay leads 2–0 || 2003030212 L |- | 3 || April 27 || Tampa Bay || 3–2 || Montreal || OT || Theodore || 21,273 || Tampa Bay leads 3–0 || 2003030213 L |- | 4 || April 29 || Tampa Bay || 3–1 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Tampa Bay wins 4–0 || 2003030214 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L 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 Canadiens only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 71 Mike Ribeiro C 81 20 45 65 15 34 11 2 1 3 0 18 73 Michael Ryder RW 81 25 38 63 10 26 11 1 2 3 −5 4 11 Saku Koivu C 68 14 41 55 −5 52 11 3 8 11 1 10 20 Richard Zednik Richard Zedník RW 81 26 24 50 5 63 11 3 3 6 7 2 44 Sheldon Souray D 63 15 20 35 4 104 11 0 2 2 −2 39 94 Yanic Perreault C 69 16 15 31 −10 40 9 2 2 4 −3 0 43 Patrice Brisebois D 71 4 27 31 17 22 11 2 1 3 −5 4 38 Jan Bulis C 72 13 17 30 −8 30 11 1 1 2 −6 4 79 Andrei Markov ice hockey D 69 6 22 28 −2 20 11 1 4 5 3 8 26 Pierre Dagenais RW 50 17 10 27 15 24 8 0 1 1 −1 6 37 Niklas Sundstrom Niklas Sundström RW 66 8 12 20 3 18 4 1 0 1 −1 2 51 Francis Bouillon D 73 2 16 18 1 70 11 0 0 0 −6 7 22 Steve Begin Steve Bégin C 52 10 5 15 6 41 9 0 1 1 0 10 90 Joe Juneau Joé Juneau C 70 5 10 15 −4 20 11 0 1 1 −2 4 17 Jason Ward ice hockey RW 53 5 7 12 3 21 5 0 2 2 −2 2 24 Andreas Dackell RW 60 4 8 12 8 10 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 52 Craig Rivet D 80 4 8 12 −1 98 11 1 4 5 2 2 82 Donald Audette RW 23 3 5 8 −4 16 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 5 Stephane Quintal Stéphane Quintal D 73 3 5 8 10 82 4 0 0 0 −1 2 34 Jim Dowd ice hockey C 14 3 2 5 6 6 11 0 2 2 −3 2 25 Chad Kilger LW 36 2 2 4 2 14 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 8 Mike Komisarek D 46 0 4 4 4 34 7 0 0 0 1 8 27 Alexei Kovalev RW 12 1 2 3 −4 12 11 6 4 10 2 8 15 Darren Langdon LW 64 0 3 3 −2 135 9 1 0 1 0 6 60 Jose Theodore José Théodore G 67 0 3 3 4 11 0 2 2 -7 0 65 Ron Hainsey D 11 1 1 2 3 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 81 Marcel Hossa LW 15 1 1 2 −3 8 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 46 Benoit Gratton Benoît Gratton C 4 0 1 1 0 4 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 76 Jozef Balej RW 4 0 0 0 −1 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 32 Gordie Dwyer LW 2 0 0 0 0 7 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 28 Karl Dykhuis D 9 0 0 0 −2 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 30 Mathieu Garon G 19 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -7 0 88 Chris Higgins ice hockey C 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 35 Tomas Plekanec Tomáš Plekanec LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 60 Jose Theodore 67 33 28 5 1860 150 2.27 .919 6 3961 11 4 7 333 27 2.39 .919 1 678 30 Mathieu Garon 19 8 6 2 480 38 2.27 .921 0 1003 1 0 0 6 0 0.00 1.000 0 12 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) NHL All-Rookie Team Michael Ryder (Forward)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=20032004 records.nhl.com August 8, 2022 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Sheldon Souray2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_2004_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Jose Theodore NHL Defensive Player of the Week Jose Theodore (March 1)Naylor David Habs take shine off Brodeur https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/habs-take-shine-off-brodeur/article994717/ The Globe and Mail August 12, 2022 March 2, 2004 Theodore entered last night's game after being chosen the NHL's defensive player of the week, allowing just five goals in his previous four games. NHL Offensive Player of the Week Richard Zednik (March 8)Zednik, Khabibulin earn weekly honors http://www.tsn.ca/NHL/news_story.asp?ID=75546&hubName= TSN.ca August 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040328210438/http://www.tsn.ca/NHL/news_story.asp?ID=75546&hubName= March 28, 2004 March 8, 2004 NHL Rookie of the Month Michael Ryder (February)Former Mississippi Right Wing Ryder Named NHL Rookie of the Month https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/former-mississippi-right-wing-ryder-named-nhl-rookie-of-the-month/n-3007913 OurSports Central August 12, 2022 March 2, 2004 NHL YoungStars Game selection Michael Ryder2004 YoungStars Game rosters https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1717334 ESPN.com August 10, 2022 January 24, 2004 Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Francis BouillonBouillon receives Jacques-Beauchamp Molson Trophy http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3656 Montreal Canadiens August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040403220537/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3656 April 3, 2004 April 1, 2004 Molson Cup Jose TheodoreTheodore named Molson Cup Player of the Year for a fourth consecutive season http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3666 Montreal Canadiens August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040407213723/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3666 April 7, 2004 April 2, 2004 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Michael Ryder October 9, 20032003-04 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 13, 2024 Chris Higgins October 11, 2003 Tomas Plekanec December 31, 2003 Jozef Balej January 23, 2004 1,000th game played Stephane Quintal January 6, 2004Habs use early goals to extend win streak https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/habs-use-early-goals-to-extend-win-streak/article18257422/ The Globe and Mail August 12, 2022 January 7, 2004 Defenceman Stephane Quintal received a piece of crystal from the NHL and a silver hockey stick from the Canadiens in a pregame ceremony to mark his 1,000th NHL game. Transactions The Canadiens 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.Hockey Transactions Search Results http://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Canadiens&BeginDate=2003-06-10&EndDate=2004-06-07&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 Pro Sports Transactions May 8, 2022 Trades Date Details Ref 2003 06 22 To Washington Capitals Nashville’s 4th-round pick in 2003 To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2003 7th-round pick in 2003NHL DRAFT TRADES https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/nhl-draft-trades/article4141066/ The Globe and Mail November 29, 2022 en-CA June 23, 2003 Montreal traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall, previously acquired from Nashville) in the 2003 Entry Draft to Washington for the Capitals' fourth-round (123rd overall) and seventh-round (217th overall) selections in the 2003 Entry Draft. 2004 03 02 To New York Rangers Jozef Balej 2nd-round pick in 2004 To Montreal Canadiens Alexei KovalevBrooks Larry RANGERS TRADE KOVALEV TO HABS https://nypost.com/2004/03/03/rangers-trade-kovalev-to-habs/ New York Post May 23, 2022 March 3, 2004 2004 03 04 To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2004 To Montreal Canadiens Jim DowdJim Dowd goes from Wild to Canadiens https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2004/03/04/Jim-Dowd-goes-from-Wild-to-Canadiens/10411078430087/ UPI May 23, 2022 March 4, 2003 2004 03 09 To Vancouver Canucks Sylvain Blouin To Montreal Canadiens Rene VydarenyCanucks add Sanderson, Rucinsky at forward https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1755386 ESPN.com May 23, 2022 March 10, 2004 Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref 2003 07 04 Pierre Dagenais Florida Panthers 1-yearfn1 Club option for a second year Free agency Canadiens sign Pierre Dagenais and Jean-François Damphousse http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1770 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030806083011/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1770 August 6, 2003 July 4, 2003 Jean-Francois Damphousse Calgary Flames 1-yearfn1 Free agency 2003 10 03 Steve Begin Buffalo Sabres Waiver draft 20 picked in NHL waiver draft https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?id=1629871 ESPN.com May 23, 2022 October 3, 2003 Darren Langdon Vancouver Canucks Waiver draft 2004 03 19 Yann Danis Brown University (ECAC) 3-year Free agency Habs sign goaltender Danis http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=77046 TSN.ca May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20041024061521/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=77046 October 24, 2004 March 19, 2004 Players lost Date Player New team ViaIn parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.2003 NHL free agent list http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2003/0701/1575272.html ESPN.com May 8, 2022 July 1, 2003 Ref 2003 07 01 Mariusz Czerkawski New York IslandersCzerkawski signed with New York on July 17.Thursday roundup: Czerkawski returns to Isles http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2003/0717/1582072.html ESPN.com May 23, 2022 July 17, 2003 Buyout Kilger agrees to two-year deal http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1768 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030724184449/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1768 July 24, 2003 July 1, 2003 Randy McKayMcKay announced his retirement on September 13, 2003.m/mckayra02 Randy McKay, retrieved May 23, 2022 Buyout Matt O'DetteO'Dette was inactive during the 2003–04 season.24300 Matt O'Dette, retrieved May 23, 2022 Contract expiration (UFA) 2003 07 29 Matthieu Descoteaux Tappara (Liiga) Free agency (VI) DESCOTEAUX VAHVISTAA KIRVESRINTOJA http://www.tappara.fi/uutiset/030729.htm Tappara May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030805221837/http://www.tappara.fi/uutiset/030729.htm August 5, 2003 Fi July 29, 2003 live 2003 08 25 Bill Lindsay Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) Thrashers sign Lindsay https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/thrashers-sign-lindsay-1.384875 CBC.ca May 23, 2022 August 25, 2003 2003 09 10 Gino Odjick Retirement (III) GINO ODJICK http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=712&hubName= TSN.ca May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040124175223/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=712&hubName= January 24, 2004 24 January 2004 10-Sep-03: Announced his retirement. 2004 01 02 Donald Audette Florida PanthersAudette signed with Florida on January 16.Florida signs Donald Audette https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2004/01/16/Florida-signs-Donald-Audette/92061074300725/ UPI May 23, 2022 January 16, 2004 Buyout Canadiens buy out Audette https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-01-03-0401030138-story.html Chicago Tribune May 23, 2022 January 3, 2004 2004 03 09 Chad Kilger Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers Kilger Claimed On Waivers http://www.mapleleafs.com/story.ml?title=press_releases&ctype=press_releases&n=4269&e=AdminGroup Toronto Maple Leafs November 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20040423095200/http://www.mapleleafs.com/story.ml?title=press_releases&ctype=press_releases&n=4269&e=AdminGroup April 23, 2004 March 9, 2004 2004 05 01 Joe Juneau Retirement Canadiens F Juneau announces retirement https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1793763 ESPN.com May 23, 2022 May 1, 2004 2004 05 14 Andreas Dackell Brynas IF (SHL) Free agency "Dacke" hemma igen http://www.brynas.se/news_read.asp?id=1321 Brynäs IF May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040604184247/http://www.brynas.se/news_read.asp?id=1321 June 4, 2004 Swedish May 14, 2004 live Signings Date Player Term Contract type Ref 2003 06 17 Francois Beauchemin 2-year Re-signing Beauchemin, Fichaud and Carpentier Under Contract https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/beauchemin-fichaud-and-carpentier-under-contract/n-1998049 OurSports Central May 23, 2022 June 17, 2003 Eric Fichaud 1-year Option exercised 2003 07 01 Chad Kilger 2-year Re-signing 2003 07 04 Jonathan Ferland 3-year Entry-level 2003 07 11 Alexander Perezhogin 3-year Entry-level Perezhogin under contract with the Canadiens http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1778 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030806085623/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1778 August 6, 2003 July 11, 2003 2003 07 22 Michael Ryder 1-year Re-signing Ryder signs one-year deal with Habs http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1789 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030806090800/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1789 August 6, 2003 July 22, 2003 2003 07 24 Mike Ribeiro 1-year Re-signing Ribeiro under contract with the Canadiens http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1794 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030807230028/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1794 August 7, 2003 July 24, 2003 2003 08 04 Gordie Dwyer 2-year Re-signing Dwyer sous contrat avec les Canadiens http://www.canadiens.com/francais/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1804 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20030807054506/http://www.canadiens.com/francais/presse/communique/index.cfm?id=1804 August 7, 2003 Fr August 4, 2003 2003 08 26 Andrei Markov 2-year Re-signing Markov re-signs with Canadiens https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/markov-re-signs-with-canadiens-1.362858 CBC.ca May 23, 2022 August 27, 2003 2003 09 04 Matt Shasby 2-year Entry-level 2003 09 05 Saku Koivu 2-year Re-signing Canadiens Re-Sign Koivu https://apnews.com/article/644c5b7ea074048e3314e94ced074680 AP NEWS May 23, 2022 September 5, 2003 2004 06 01 Michael Lambert 3-year Entry-level Canadiens sign forward Michaël Lambert http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3797 Montreal Canadiens May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040603012419/http://www.canadiens.com/eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=3797 June 3, 2004 June 1, 2004 Draft picks Montreal's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2003e.html www.hockeydb.com August 8, 2022 Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team 1 10 Andrei Kostitsyn (RW) Belarus 1995 CSKA Moscow (RSL) 2 40 Cory Urquhart (C) Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) 2 61 Maxim Lapierre (C) Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) 3 79 Ryan O'Byrne (D) Calgary Hitmen (WHL)4113Corey Locke (C) Ottawa 67's (OHL)4123Danny Stewart (LW) Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)6177Christopher Heino-Lindberg (G) Hammarby IF (Sweden)6188Mark Flood (D) Peterborough Petes (OHL)7217Oskari Korpikari (D) Oulun Kärpät (Finland)8241Jimmy Bonneau (LW) Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)9271Jaroslav Halak (G) Slovan Bratislava Jr. (Slovakia) See also 2003–04 NHL season Notes References https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000452004.html Montreal Canadiens 2003–04 roster and statistics The Internet Hockey Database August 8, 2022 https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2004.html 2003–04 Montreal Canadiens Roster and Statistics Sports Reference LLC Hockey-Reference.com August 8, 2022 Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens season, 2003-04 Montreal Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Category:2003 in Montreal Category:2004 in Montreal