2003–04 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2003–04 2003 Minnesota Wild Western 10th Northwest 4th 30–29–20–3 19–13–7–2 11–16–13–1 188 183 Doug Risebrough Jacques Lemaire RotatingAll-Time Captains - Minnesota Wild http://www.wild.com/records/AllTimeCaptains.asp Minnesota Wild August 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20070207043957/http://www.wild.com/records/AllTimeCaptains.asp February 7, 2007 Brad Brown (Oct.)Andrew Brunette (Nov.)Richard Park (Dec.)Brad Bombardir (Jan.)Jim Dowd (Feb.)Andrew Brunette (Mar.–Apr.) Andrew Brunette (Oct., Dec.–Feb.)Jim Dowd (Oct.–Jan., Mar.)Alex HenryRichard Park (Oct.–Nov., Jan.-Apr.) Xcel Energy Center 18,530 Houston AerosLouisiana IceGators Alexandre Daigle (20) Andrew Brunette (34) Alexandre Daigle (51) Nick Schultz (+12)Willie Mitchell (+12) Matt Johnson (177) Dwayne Roloson (19) Dwayne Roloson (1.88) The 2003–04 Minnesota Wild season was the team's fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite an incredible playoff run the previous year in 2002–03, the Wild failed to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. Regular season All-Star Game The 2004 NHL All-Star Game was held on February 8, 2004, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, home the Wild. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 6–4. Final standings MIN MIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#024930 5px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 5px solid; 2003–04 regular season2003-04 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MIN/2004_games.html Hockey-Reference.com August 10, 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; October: 4–6–1–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 8, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||0–1–0–0 || 2003020003 L |- |2||October 10, 2003||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||1–1–0–0 || 2003020015 W |- |3||October 12, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||1–2–0–0 || 2003020030 L |- |4||October 16, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||1–3–0–0 || 2003020049 L |- |5||October 18, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||1–3–1–0 || 2003020063 T |- |6||October 19, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||1–4–1–0 || 2003020070 L |- |7||October 21, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||1–5–1–0 || 2003020077 L |- |8||October 24, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||2–5–1–0 || 2003020098 W |- |9||October 25, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||2–6–1–0 || 2003020110 L |- |10||October 28, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||3–6–1–0 || 2003020120 W |- |11||October 30, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||4–6–1–0 || 2003020141 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; November: 4–6–3–0 (home: 2–4–2–0; road: 2–2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |12||November 1, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||5–6–1–0 || 2003020157 W |- |13||November 4, 2003||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||5–6–2–0 || 2003020173 T |- |14||November 7, 2003||3–0 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||6–6–2–0 || 2003020192 W |- |15||November 8, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||6–7–2–0 || 2003020205 L |- |16||November 11, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||7–7–2–0 || 2003020218 W |- |17||November 13, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||7–8–2–0 || 2003020232 L |- |18||November 15, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||7–8–3–0 || 2003020249 T |- |19||November 19, 2003||6–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||8–8–3–0 || 2003020265 W |- |20||November 20, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||8–9–3–0 || 2003020275 L |- |21||November 22, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||8–10–3–0 || 2003020294 L |- |22||November 26, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||8–11–3–0 || 2003020319 L |- |23||November 28, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||8–12–3–0 || 2003020328 L |- |24||November 30, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||8–12–4–0 || 2003020348 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; December: 6–2–6–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 3–1–5–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |25||December 3, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||9–12–4–0 || 2003020368 W |- |26||December 5, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||9–13–4–0 || 2003020382 L |- |27||December 6, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||9–13–5–0 || 2003020393 T |- |28||December 9, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||10–13–5–0 || 2003020406 W |- |29||December 11, 2003||0–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||10–14–5–0 || 2003020420 L |- |30||December 13, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||11–14–5–0 || 2003020441 W |- |31||December 15, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||12–14–5–0 || 2003020448 W |- |32||December 17, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||13–14–5–0 || 2003020461 W |- |33||December 18, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||13–14–6–0 || 2003020470 T |- |34||December 20, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||14–14–6–0 || 2003020486 W |- |35||December 23, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||14–14–7–0 || 2003020507 T |- |36||December 26, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||14–14–8–0 || 2003020514 T |- |37||December 29, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||14–14–9–0 || 2003020545 T |- |38||December 30, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||14–14–10–0 || 2003020550 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; January: 3–6–5–2 (home: 3–2–2–1; road: 0–4–3–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |39||January 2, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||14–15–10–0 || 2003020571 L |- |40||January 4, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||14–16–10–0 || 2003020590 L |- |41||January 5, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||14–16–11–0 || 2003020595 T |- |42||January 7, 2004||7–4 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||15–16–11–0 || 2003020608 W |- |43||January 9, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||15–17–11–0 || 2003020623 L |- |44||January 12, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||15–17–12–0 || 2003020645 T |- |45||January 14, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||15–17–13–0 || 2003020660 T |- |46||January 16, 2004||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||16–17–13–0 || 2003020674 W |- |47||January 17, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||16–17–14–0 || 2003020681 T |- |48||January 19, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||16–18–14–0 || 2003020694 L |- |49||January 21, 2004||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||17–18–14–0 || 2003020710 W |- |50||January 23, 2004||2–6 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||17–19–14–0 || 2003020727 L |- |51||January 24, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||17–20–14–0 || 2003020740 L |- |52||January 26, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||17–20–15–0 || 2003020747 T |- |53||January 29, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||17–20–15–1 || 2003020768 OTL |- |54||January 31, 2004||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||17–20–15–2 || 2003020784 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; February: 4–5–2–0 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 1–2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |55||February 2, 2004||4–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||18–20–15–2 || 2003020795 W |- |56||February 4, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||19–20–15–2 || 2003020808 W |- |57||February 10, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||19–21–15–2 || 2003020829 L |- |58||February 13, 2004||3–0 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||20–21–15–2 || 2003020849 W |- |59||February 15, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||20–22–15–2 || 2003020865 L |- |60||February 17, 2004||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||20–22–16–2 || 2003020883 T |- |61||February 19, 2004||6–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||21–22–16–2 || 2003020899 W |- |62||February 22, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||21–23–16–2 || 2003020920 L |- |63||February 26, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||21–24–16–2 || 2003020946 L |- |64||February 27, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||21–25–16–2 || 2003020954 L |- |65||February 29, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||21–25–17–2 || 2003020972 T |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; March: 7–4–3–1 (home: 4–0–0–1; road: 3–4–3–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |66||March 3, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||21–26–17–2 || 2003020993 L |- |67||March 4, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||21–26–18–2 || 2003020999 T |- |68||March 7, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||21–26–19–2 || 2003021024 T |- |69||March 9, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||22–26–19–2 || 2003021038 W |- |70||March 10, 2004||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||22–26–20–2 || 2003021043 T |- |71||March 14, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||23–26–20–2 || 2003021076 W |- |72||March 16, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||24–26–20–2 || 2003021086 W |- |73||March 18, 2004||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) ||25–26–20–2 || 2003021100 W |- |74||March 19, 2004||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||25–27–20–2 || 2003021106 L |- |75||March 22, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||25–27–20–3 || 2003021129 OTL |- |76||March 24, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||25–28–20–3 || 2003021141 L |- |77||March 25, 2004||8–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||26–28–20–3 || 2003021155 W |- |78||March 28, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||27–28–20–3 || 2003021175 W |- |79||March 29, 2004||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||27–29–20–3 || 2003021181 L |- |80||March 31, 2004||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||28–29–20–3 || 2003021195 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#024930 2px solid; border-bottom:#AF1E24 2px solid; April: 2–0–0–0 (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |81||April 2, 2004||4–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||29–29–20–3 || 2003021210 W |- |82||April 4, 2004||3–0 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||30–29–20–3 || 2003021226 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 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. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 9 Alexandre Daigle LW 78 20 31 51 −4 14 15 Andrew Brunette RW 82 15 34 49 3 12 10 Marian Gaborik Marián Gáborík RW 65 18 22 40 10 20 33 Sergei Zholtok Sergejs Žoltoks C 59 13 16 29 4 19 24 Antti Laaksonen LW 77 12 14 26 0 20 11 Pascal Dupuis LW 59 11 15 26 5 20 18 Richard Park ice hockey RW 73 13 12 25 0 28 37 Wes Walz C 57 12 13 25 5 32 17 Filip Kuba D 77 5 19 24 −7 28 34 Jim Dowd ice hockey C 55 4 20 24 6 38 96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard LW 61 4 18 22 −7 22 32 Marc Chouinard C 45 11 10 21 4 17 20 Andrei Zyuzin D 65 8 13 21 4 48 28 Jason Wiemer C 62 7 11 18 −6 106 55 Nick Schultz ice hockey D 79 6 10 16 12 16 2 Willie Mitchell ice hockey D 70 1 13 14 12 83 19 Stephane Veilleux Stéphane Veilleux (ice hockey) LW 19 2 8 10 0 20 25 Rickard Wallin C 15 5 4 9 1 14 26 Christoph Brandner RW 35 4 5 9 −2 8 12 Matt Johnson ice hockey LW 57 7 1 8 4 177 21 Eric Chouinard RW 31 3 4 7 −7 6 36 Alex Henry LW 71 2 4 6 4 106 8 Brent Burns RW 36 1 5 6 −10 12 23 Jason Marshall ice hockey D 12 1 4 5 −1 18 5 Brad Bombardir D 56 1 2 3 −10 21 6 Zbynek Michalek Zbyněk Michálek D 22 1 1 2 −7 4 14 Darby Hendrickson C 14 1 0 1 −7 6 4 Brad Brown D 30 0 1 1 −1 54 71Roche wore number 39 in the season opener. Travis Roche D 5 0 1 1 −3 0 30 Dwayne Roloson G 48 0 1 1 8 27 Kyle Wanvig RW 6 0 1 1 −2 10 35 Manny Fernandez ice hockey G 37 0 0 0 2 28 Jeremy Stevenson RW 3 0 0 0 −1 2 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season 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 30 Dwayne Roloson 48 19 18 11 1323 89 1.88 .933 5 2847 35 Manny Fernandez 37 11 14 9 1056 90 2.49 .915 2 2166 Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Dwayne RolosonDwayne Roloson Wins 2003-04 MBNA MasterCard Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award http://www.wild.com/games/007/597/index.html Minnesota Wild August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040616000058/http://www.wild.com/games/007/597/index.html June 16, 2004 April 6, 2004 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Filip Kuba2004 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_2004_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Dwayne Roloson NHL Defensive Player of the Week Dwayne Roloson (December 22)Dwayne Roloson Named NHL Defensive Player of the Week http://www.wild.com/team/004/441/index.html Minnesota Wild August 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040805000033/http://www.wild.com/team/004/441/index.html August 5, 2004 December 22, 2003 NHL YoungStars Game selection Pierre-Marc Bouchard2004 YoungStars Game rosters https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=1717334 ESPN.com August 10, 2022 January 24, 2004 Team Three Star Award Dwayne RolosonDwayne Roloson Named Pontiac-GMC Three Star Award Winner http://www.wild.com/community/007/559/index.html Minnesota Wild August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040615235445/http://www.wild.com/community/007/559/index.html June 15, 2004 April 4, 2004 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Christoph Brandner October 8, 20032003-04 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2004_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 13, 2024 Brent Burns Zbynek Michalek January 16, 2004 750th game coached Jacques Lemaire December 11, 2003Maple Leafs vs. Wild - NHL Game Recap - December 11, 2003 https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/231211030 https://web.archive.org/web/20221222214057/https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/231211030 dead December 22, 2022 ESPN.com December 22, 2022 December 12, 2003 It was Lemaire's 750th game as an NHL head coach. Transactions The Wild 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=Wild&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 21 To Toronto Maple Leafs 3rd-round pick in 2003 4th-round pick in 2003 To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2003Wild Select Three Players On Day One http://www.wild.com/team/002/200/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814042457/http://www.wild.com/team/002/200/ August 14, 2004 June 21, 2003 2003 06 26 To Nashville Predators Curtis Murphy To Minnesota Wild Peter SmrekPreds trade for AHL d-man of the year http://www.nashvillepredators.com/pressbox/pressreleases.html?item_id=2463 Nashville Predators May 24, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040812002435/http://www.nashvillepredators.com/pressbox/pressreleases.html?item_id=2463 August 12, 2004 June 26, 2003 To Ottawa Senators Peter Smrek To Minnesota Wild Chris BalaWild Acquire LW Chris Bala From Ottawa http://www.wild.com/team/002/198/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814041441/http://www.wild.com/team/002/198/ August 14, 2004 June 26, 2003 2003 12 09 To Phoenix Coyotes Chris Dyment To Minnesota Wild Michael SchutteDyment traded, Mitchell reassigned https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/dyment-traded-mitchell-reassigned/n-2985309 OurSports Central May 23, 2022 December 9, 2003 2003 12 17 To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 2004 To Minnesota Wild Eric ChouinardWild Acquire RW Eric Chouinard From Philadelphia http://www.wild.com/team/004/361/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804234001/http://www.wild.com/team/004/361/index.html August 4, 2004 December 17, 2003 2004 02 25 To Colorado Avalanche Darby Hendrickson 8th-round pick in 2004 To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2005Wild Acquires Avs 2005 4th Round Draft Pick http://www.wild.com/team/006/739/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816035729/http://www.wild.com/team/006/739/index.html August 16, 2004 February 25, 2004 2004 03 03 To San Jose Sharks Jason Marshall To Minnesota Wild 5th-round pick in 2004Wild Acquires Fifth Round Pick From Sharks http://www.wild.com/team/006/899/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816051152/http://www.wild.com/team/006/899/index.html August 16, 2004 March 3, 2004 2004 03 04 To Montreal Canadiens Jim Dowd To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2004Wild Obtains Fourth Round Pick From Montreal http://www.wild.com/team/006/905/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816052157/http://www.wild.com/team/006/905/index.html August 16, 2004 March 4, 2004 2004 03 05 To Nashville Predators Brad Bombardir Sergei Zholtok To Minnesota Wild Buffalo’s 3rd-round pick in 2004 4th-round pick in 2004Wild Acquires Third and Fourth Round Draft Pick From Predators http://www.wild.com/team/006/955/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816052802/http://www.wild.com/team/006/955/index.html August 16, 2004 March 5, 2004 2004 03 08 To Buffalo Sabres Brad Brown 6th-round pick in 2005 To Minnesota Wild 4th-round pick in 2005Wild Acquires Buffalo's 2005 Fourth Round Pick http://www.wild.com/team/007/004/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816054119/http://www.wild.com/team/007/004/index.html August 16, 2004 March 8, 2004 2004 03 09 To Colorado Avalanche Chris Bala To Minnesota Wild Jordan KrestanovichWild Acquires LW Jordan Krestanovich From Avs http://www.wild.com/team/007/014/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816055421/http://www.wild.com/team/007/014/index.html August 16, 2004 March 9, 2004 Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref 2003 07 28 Marc Chouinard Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agencyWild Sign Free Agent Center Marc Chouinard http://www.wild.com/team/002/186/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814024615/http://www.wild.com/team/002/186/ August 14, 2004 July 28, 2003 2003 08 06 Jason Beckett Nashville Predators 1-year Free agencyWild Sign Free Agent Defenseman Jason Beckett http://www.wild.com/team/002/181/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814021912/http://www.wild.com/team/002/181/ August 14, 2004 August 6, 2003 2003 09 11 Chris McAlpine Los Angeles Kings 1-year Free agencyWild Sign Defenseman Chris McAlpine http://www.wild.com/team/002/172/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040805090218/http://www.wild.com/team/002/172/index.html August 5, 2004 September 11, 2003 2003 09 30 Alexandre Daigle Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agencyWild Sign RW Alexandre Daigle http://www.wild.com/team/003/399/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804214321/http://www.wild.com/team/003/399/index.html August 4, 2004 September 30, 2003 2003 10 09 Alex Henry Washington Capitals Waivers Wild Claim Alex Henry Off Waivers http://www.wild.com/team/003/438/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804222607/http://www.wild.com/team/003/438/index.html August 4, 2004 October 9, 2003 2003 11 13 Jason Wiemer New York Islanders Waivers Minnesota Wild Claim Wiemer Off Waivers http://www.wild.com/team/003/812/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804231407/http://www.wild.com/team/003/812/index.html August 4, 2004 November 13, 2003 2004 05 25 Ryan Stokes Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) Free agencyMinnesota Wild Sign Free Agent Ryan Stokes http://www.wild.com/team/008/308/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20041019120019/http://www.wild.com/team/008/308/index.html October 19, 2004 May 25, 2004 2004 06 03 Mark Rooneem Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Free agencyWild Sign Free Agent LW Mark Rooneem http://www.wild.com/team/008/471/index.html Minnesota Wild May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20041019120624/http://www.wild.com/team/008/471/index.html October 19, 2004 June 3, 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 15 David Cullen Buffalo Sabres Free agency (VI) Buffalo Sabres Sign Defenseman David Cullen https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/buffalo-sabres-sign-defenseman-david-cullen/n-2336169 OurSports Central May 11, 2022 July 15, 2003 2003 07 23 Ladislav Benysek HIFK (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) b/benysla01 Ladislav Benysek, retrieved May 22, 2022 2003 08 07 Dieter Kochan New York Islanders Free agency (VI) k/kochadi01 Dieter Kochan, retrieved May 22, 2022 2003 09 03 Jay Henderson Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) h/hendeja01 Jay Henderson, retrieved May 22, 2022 2003 09 09 Greg Crozier New Jersey Devils Free agencyc/crozigr01 Greg Crozier, retrieved May 22, 2022 2003 09 16 Lubomir Sekeras Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (UFA) s/sekerlu01 Lubomir Sekeras, retrieved May 22, 2022 2003 09 23 Chris McAlpine Retirement TRANSACTIONS https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/09/24/transactions-1277/ Baltimore Sun May 23, 2022 September 24, 2003 WILD: Announced retirement of D Chris McAlpine. 2003 10 01 Derek Gustafson Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) IceGators sign four to contracts https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/icegators-sign-four-to-contracts/n-2343547 OurSports Central May 23, 2022 October 1, 2003 2003 10 08 Tony Tuzzolino Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agencySens add two more https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sens-add-two-more/n-2344130 OurSports Central May 23, 2022 October 8, 2003 2003 10 16 Rastislav Pavlikovsky Leksands IF (SHL) Free agency (VI) Rastislav Pavlikovsky skrev på i dag http://leksandstars.com/index.php?page=news&readmore=483 Leksands IF May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040304124022/http://leksandstars.com/index.php?page=news&readmore=483 March 4, 2004 Swedish October 16, 2003 usurped 2003 10 22 Jeremy Stevenson Nashville Predators Waivers Predators Transactions https://www.nhl.com/predators/team/history/transactions https://web.archive.org/web/20180130182905/https://www.nhl.com/predators/team/history/transactions dead January 30, 2018 Nashville Predators May 23, 2022 October 22, 2003: Claimed forward Jeremy Stevenson on waivers from Minnesota. 2004 01 09 Cliff Ronning New York Islanders Free agency (III) Grossman Evan DEPLETED ISLES ADD RONNING https://nypost.com/2004/01/10/depleted-isles-add-ronning/ New York Post May 23, 2022 January 10, 2004 Signings Date Player Term Contract type Ref 2003 07 02 Mika Hannula Entry-level Wild Sign Left Wing Mika Hannula http://www.wild.com/team/002/195/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814040051/http://www.wild.com/team/002/195/ August 14, 2004 July 2, 2003 2003 07 08 Johan Holmqvist multi-year Re-signing Wild Re-Sign Goaltender Johan Holmqvist http://www.wild.com/team/002/194/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814035253/http://www.wild.com/team/002/194/ August 14, 2004 July 8, 2003 2003 07 15 Christoph Brandner multi-year Entry-level Wild Sign LW Christoph Brandner http://www.wild.com/team/002/996/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814025113/http://www.wild.com/team/002/996/ August 14, 2004 July 15, 2003 2003 07 17 Mikko Koivu multi-year Entry-level Wild Sign Center Mikko Koivu http://www.wild.com/team/002/190/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814030047/http://www.wild.com/team/002/190/ August 14, 2004 July 17, 2003 2003 07 23 Antti Laaksonen 1-year Re-signing Wild Re-Sign Left Wing Antti Laaksonen http://www.wild.com/team/002/189/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814025659/http://www.wild.com/team/002/189/ August 14, 2004 July 23, 2003 2003 07 30 Manny Fernandez 1-year Re-signing Wild Re-Sign Goaltender Manny Fernandez http://www.wild.com/team/002/184/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814075754/http://www.wild.com/team/002/184/ August 14, 2004 July 30, 2003 2003 07 31 Andrei Zyuzin multi-year Re-signing Wild Re-Sign Defenseman Andrei Zyuzin http://www.wild.com/team/002/182/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814022552/http://www.wild.com/team/002/182/ August 14, 2004 July 31, 2003 2003 08 11 Willie Mitchell 1-year Re-signing Wild Re-Sign Willie Mitchell http://www.wild.com/team/002/180/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814013536/http://www.wild.com/team/002/180/ August 14, 2004 August 11, 2003 2003 09 15 Matt Johnson 1-year Re-signing MATT JOHNSON http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=1075&hubname=MIN TSN.ca May 23, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20031019130500/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=1075&hubname=MIN October 19, 2003 15-Sep-03: Re-signed by the Minnesota Wild. live 2003 09 19 Matt Foy multi-year Entry-level Wild Sign Right Wing Matt Foy http://www.wild.com/team/003/002/ Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040814030617/http://www.wild.com/team/003/002/ August 14, 2004 September 19, 2003 2003 10 01 Brent Burns Entry-level Wild Sign RW Brett Burns To Contract http://www.wild.com/team/003/401/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804220018/http://www.wild.com/team/003/401/index.html August 4, 2004 October 1, 2003 2003 10 26 Pascal Dupuis 3-year Re-signing MINNESOTA WILD RE-SIGN LW PASCAL DUPUIS http://www.wild.com/team/003/561/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804224705/http://www.wild.com/team/003/561/index.html August 4, 2004 October 26, 2003 2003 10 31 Marian Gaborik multi-year Re-signing MINNESOTA WILD RE-SIGN MARIAN GABORIK http://www.wild.com/team/003/606/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040804230056/http://www.wild.com/team/003/606/index.html August 4, 2004 October 31, 2003 2004 02 28 Wes Walz multi-year Extension Wild Signs Walz To Multi-Year Extension http://www.wild.com/team/006/795/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816044938/http://www.wild.com/team/006/795/index.html August 16, 2004 February 28, 2004 2004 03 01 Matt Johnson multi-year Extension Wild Signs Johnson To Extension http://www.wild.com/team/006/846/index.html Minnesota Wild May 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816045644/http://www.wild.com/team/006/846/index.html August 16, 2004 March 1, 2004 Draft picks The 2003 NHL entry draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. After finishing the 2002–03 season with a 42–29–10–1 record, the Wild were awarded the 20th pick in the draft. Despite figuring fourth in the NHL for the previous season with only 178 goals allowed, and scoring only 198 goals, general manager Doug Risebrough selected defenseman Brent Burns in the first round.2003 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2003e.html www.hockeydb.com August 1, 2022 Rnd Pick Player Nationality Pos Team (league) 1 20 Brent Burns Canada D Brampton Battalion (OHL) 2 56 Patrick O'Sullivan United States C Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) 3 78 Danny Irmen United States C Lincoln Stars (USHL) 5 157 Marcin Kolusz Poland F Podhale Nowy Targ (Poland) 6 187 Miroslav Kopriva G Rabat Kladno (Czech Extraliga)7 207 Georgi Misharin Russia D Dinamo-Energija Yekaterinburg (Russia) 219 Adam Courchaine Canada C Vancouver Giants (WHL) 8 251 Mathieu Melanson Canada C Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) 9 281 Jean-Michel Bolduc United States D Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) Notes References https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0023312004.html Minnesota Wild 2003–04 roster and statistics The Internet Hockey Database August 8, 2022 https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MIN/2004.html 2003–04 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics Sports Reference LLC Hockey-Reference.com August 8, 2022 Minn Category:Minnesota Wild seasons Category:2003 in sports in Minnesota Category:2004 in sports in Minnesota Category:21st century in Saint Paul, Minnesota