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2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season

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National Hockey League team season

2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks
Division	3rdCentral
Conference	9thWestern
2002–03 record	30–33–13–6
Home record	17–15–7–2
Road record	13–18–6–4
Goals for	207
Goals against	226
Team information
General manager	Mike Smith
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Alexei Zhamnov
Alternate captains	Kyle Calder(Mar.–Apr.) Eric Daze(Mar.–Apr.) Phil Housley(Oct.–Mar.) Jon Klemm Lyle Odelein(Oct.–Mar.) Steve Sullivan(Mar.–Apr.) Steve Thomas(Oct.–Mar.)
Arena	United Center
Average attendance	14,794 (72.2%)
Minor league affiliates	Norfolk Admirals Roanoke Express
Team leaders
Goals	Steve Sullivan (26)
Assists	Alexei Zhamnov (43)
Points	Steve Sullivan (61)
Penalty minutes	Chris Simon (125)
Plus/minus	Steve Sullivan (+15)
Wins	Jocelyn Thibault (26)
Goals against average	Jocelyn Thibault (2.37)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The2002–03 Chicago Blackhawks season was theChicago Blackhawks' 77th season of operation. Finishing ninth in the Western Conference, they failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

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ForwardAlexei Zhamnov was named captain, following the departure ofTony Amonte.^[1]

Regular season

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January 8, 2003: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Michael Leighton gained a shutout in his NHL debut in a 0-0 tie versus the Phoenix Coyotes. Coyotes goaltenderZac Bierk earned his first career shutout, although it was not his NHL debut. It was the first time that two goalies in the same game both earned their first career shutouts.^[2]

Final standings

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Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Detroit Red Wings	82	48	20	10	4	269	203	110
2	5	St. Louis Blues	82	41	24	11	6	253	222	99
3	9	Chicago Blackhawks	82	30	33	13	6	207	226	79
4	13	Nashville Predators	82	27	35	13	7	183	206	74
5	15	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	42	8	3	213	263	69

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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	Z-Dallas Stars	PA	82	46	17	15	4	245	169	111
2	Y-Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	48	20	10	4	269	203	110
3	Y-Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	42	19	13	8	251	194	105
4	X-Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	23	13	1	264	208	104
5	X-St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	24	11	6	253	222	99
6	X-Minnesota Wild	NW	82	42	29	10	1	198	178	95
7	X-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	40	27	9	6	203	193	95
8	X-Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	36	26	11	9	231	230	92
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9	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	30	33	13	6	207	226	79
10	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	33	37	6	6	203	221	78
11	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	31	35	11	5	204	230	78
12	Calgary Flames	NW	82	29	36	13	4	186	228	75
13	Nashville Predators	CE	82	27	35	13	7	183	206	74
14	San Jose Sharks	PA	82	28	37	9	8	214	239	73
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	29	42	8	3	213	263	69

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

Z –Clinched conference;Y –Clinched division;X –Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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2002–03 regular season^[4]

October: 5–3–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 10, 2002	1–2	@Columbus Blue Jackets(2002–03)	0–1–0–0	L
2	October 13, 2002	3–0	Buffalo Sabres(2002–03)	1–1–0–0	W
3	October 17, 2002	4–1	Florida Panthers(2002–03)	2–1–0–0	W
4	October 19, 2002	2–5	Calgary Flames(2002–03)	2–2–0–0	L
5	October 24, 2002	2–3	Minnesota Wild(2002–03)	2–3–0–0	L
6	October 26, 2002	3–3 OT	@Carolina Hurricanes(2002–03)	2–3–1–0	T
7	October 27, 2002	3–2	San Jose Sharks(2002–03)	3–3–1–0	W
8	October 29, 2002	3–2	Columbus Blue Jackets(2002–03)	4–3–1–0	W
9	October 31, 2002	2–1 OT	Los Angeles Kings(2002–03)	5–3–1–0	W

November: 5–7–2–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 3–6–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
10	November 2, 2002	1–5	@New Jersey Devils(2002–03)	5–4–1–0	L
11	November 3, 2002	1–4	Edmonton Oilers(2002–03)	5–5–1–0	L
12	November 5, 2002	2–0	@Detroit Red Wings(2002–03)	6–5–1–0	W
13	November 7, 2002	5–0	Atlanta Thrashers(2002–03)	7–5–1–0	W
14	November 9, 2002	3–2 OT	@Tampa Bay Lightning(2002–03)	8–5–1–0	W
15	November 11, 2002	2–2 OT	@Florida Panthers(2002–03)	8–5–2–0	T
16	November 15, 2002	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals(2002–03)	8–5–3–0	T
17	November 17, 2002	4–2	Nashville Predators(2002–03)	9–5–3–0	W
18	November 19, 2002	1–3	@Edmonton Oilers(2002–03)	9–6–3–0	L
19	November 20, 2002	3–5	@Vancouver Canucks(2002–03)	9–7–3–0	L
20	November 23, 2002	1–3	@Calgary Flames(2002–03)	9–8–3–0	L
21	November 25, 2002	0–1	@Colorado Avalanche(2002–03)	9–9–3–0	L
22	November 28, 2002	4–2	@Phoenix Coyotes(2002–03)	10–9–3–0	W
23	November 30, 2002	1–4	@Los Angeles Kings(2002–03)	10–10–3–0	L

December: 8–3–3–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 3–1–2–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
24	December 1, 2002	2–3	@Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(2002–03)	10–11–3–0	L
25	December 4, 2002	1–0	Ottawa Senators(2002–03)	11–11–3–0	W
26	December 6, 2002	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(2002–03)	11–12–3–0	L
27	December 8, 2002	3–1	Tampa Bay Lightning(2002–03)	12–12–3–0	W
28	December 10, 2002	3–2	@New York Islanders(2002–03)	13–12–3–0	W
29	December 11, 2002	4–3	@New York Rangers(2002–03)	14–12–3–0	W
30	December 13, 2002	1–1 OT	@Buffalo Sabres(2002–03)	14–12–4–0	T
31	December 15, 2002	0–5	Dallas Stars(2002–03)	14–13–4–0	L
32	December 17, 2002	3–2	Vancouver Canucks(2002–03)	15–13–4–0	W
33	December 20, 2002	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets(2002–03)	16–13–4–0	W
34	December 22, 2002	3–1	Los Angeles Kings(2002–03)	17–13–4–0	W
35	December 26, 2002	2–2 OT	Minnesota Wild(2002–03)	17–13–5–0	T
36	December 28, 2002	3–3 OT	@San Jose Sharks(2002–03)	17–13–6–0	T
37	December 30, 2002	2–0	@Los Angeles Kings(2002–03)	18–13–6–0	W

January: 4–5–3–3 (home: 2–1–2–1; road: 2–4–1–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
38	January 2, 2003	4–1	@St. Louis Blues(2002–03)	19–13–6–0	W
39	January 4, 2003	3–3 OT	@Nashville Predators(2002–03)	19–13–7–0	T
40	January 5, 2003	3–4 OT	Detroit Red Wings(2002–03)	19–13–7–1	OTL
41	January 8, 2003	0–0 OT	Phoenix Coyotes(2002–03)	19–13–8–1	T
42	January 9, 2003	3–4 OT	@Dallas Stars(2002–03)	19–13–8–2	OTL
43	January 12, 2003	2–0	Nashville Predators(2002–03)	20–13–8–2	W
44	January 13, 2003	4–5 OT	@Detroit Red Wings(2002–03)	20–13–8–3	OTL
45	January 15, 2003	4–1	Detroit Red Wings(2002–03)	21–13–8–3	W
46	January 17, 2003	2–4	Vancouver Canucks(2002–03)	21–14–8–3	L
47	January 18, 2003	2–4	@St. Louis Blues(2002–03)	21–15–8–3	L
48	January 20, 2003	1–5	@Columbus Blue Jackets(2002–03)	21–16–8–3	L
49	January 23, 2003	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues(2002–03)	21–16–9–3	T
50	January 25, 2003	3–5	@Pittsburgh Penguins(2002–03)	21–17–9–3	L
51	January 26, 2003	3–4	@Montreal Canadiens(2002–03)	21–18–9–3	L
52	January 30, 2003	3–1	@Boston Bruins(2002–03)	22–18–9–3	W

February: 2–9–1–0 (home: 0–6–0–0; road: 2–3–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
53	February 5, 2003	1–2	@Minnesota Wild(2002–03)	22–19–9–3	L
54	February 6, 2003	2–2 OT	@Calgary Flames(2002–03)	22–19–10–3	T
55	February 8, 2003	3–0	@Edmonton Oilers(2002–03)	23–19–10–3	W
56	February 10, 2003	1–2	@Vancouver Canucks(2002–03)	23–20–10–3	L
57	February 12, 2003	1–3	Toronto Maple Leafs(2002–03)	23–21–10–3	L
58	February 14, 2003	2–4	San Jose Sharks(2002–03)	23–22–10–3	L
59	February 15, 2003	7–1	@Columbus Blue Jackets(2002–03)	24–22–10–3	W
60	February 17, 2003	4–5	Colorado Avalanche(2002–03)	24–23–10–3	L
61	February 20, 2003	1–2	Phoenix Coyotes(2002–03)	24–24–10–3	L
62	February 23, 2003	0–3	Dallas Stars(2002–03)	24–25–10–3	L
63	February 25, 2003	0–2	Philadelphia Flyers(2002–03)	24–26–10–3	L
64	February 27, 2003	2–5	@Philadelphia Flyers(2002–03)	24–27–10–3	L

March: 4–6–2–3 (home: 2–3–2–1; road: 2–3–0–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
65	March 1, 2003	4–5 OT	@Nashville Predators(2002–03)	24–27–10–4	OTL
66	March 2, 2003	2–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche(2002–03)	24–27–10–5	OTL
67	March 5, 2003	4–7	@Dallas Stars(2002–03)	24–28–10–5	L
68	March 7, 2003	0–2	Calgary Flames(2002–03)	24–29–10–5	L
69	March 9, 2003	8–5	Boston Bruins(2002–03)	25–29–10–5	W
70	March 12, 2003	2–5	@Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(2002–03)	25–30–10–5	L
71	March 14, 2003	4–0	@Phoenix Coyotes(2002–03)	26–30–10–5	W
72	March 17, 2003	3–2 OT	@San Jose Sharks(2002–03)	27–30–10–5	W
73	March 19, 2003	3–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim(2002–03)	27–31–10–5	L
74	March 22, 2003	1–8	@Colorado Avalanche(2002–03)	27–32–10–5	L
75	March 23, 2003	1–1 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins(2002–03)	27–32–11–5	T
76	March 25, 2003	2–9	New York Islanders(2002–03)	27–33–11–5	L
77	March 27, 2003	4–1	Nashville Predators(2002–03)	28–33–11–5	W
78	March 28, 2003	3–4 OT	@Minnesota Wild(2002–03)	28–33–11–6	OTL
79	March 30, 2003	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers(2002–03)	28–33–12–6	T

April: 2–0–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
80	April 3, 2003	6–4	@St. Louis Blues(2002–03)	29–33–12–6	W
81	April 4, 2003	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues(2002–03)	29–33–13–6	T
82	April 6, 2003	4–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings(2002–03)	30–33–13–6	W

Legend:W Win (2 points)L Loss (0 points)T Tie (1 point)OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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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 Blackhawks only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
26	Steve Sullivan	RW	82	26	35	61	15	42
13	Alexei Zhamnov	C	74	15	43	58	0	70
55	Eric Daze	RW	54	22	22	44	10	14
19	Kyle Calder	LW	82	15	27	42	−6	40
39	Tyler Arnason	C	82	19	20	39	7	20
14	Theoren Fleury	RW	54	12	21	33	−7	77
94	Sergei Berezin‡	LW	66	18	13	31	−3	8
28	Mark Bell	C	82	14	15	29	0	113
6	Phil Housley‡	D	57	6	23	29	7	24
43	Nathan Dempsey	D	67	5	23	28	−7	26
11	Andrei Nikolishin†	C	60	6	15	21	−3	26
17	Chris Simon†	LW	61	12	6	18	−4	125
32	Steve Thomas‡	LW	69	4	13	17	0	51
42	Jon Klemm	D	70	2	14	16	−9	44
25	Alexander Karpovtsev	D	40	4	10	14	−8	12
8	Steve Poapst	D	75	2	11	13	14	50
20	Mike Eastwood†	C	53	2	10	12	−6	24
7	Lyle Odelein‡	D	65	7	4	11	7	76
22	Igor Korolev	C	48	4	5	9	−1	30
50	Igor Radulov	LW	7	5	0	5	−3	4
34	Jason Strudwick	D	48	2	3	5	−4	87
5	Steve McCarthy	D	57	1	4	5	−1	23
2	Boris Mironov‡	D	20	3	1	4	−1	22
92	Michael Nylander‡	C	9	0	4	4	0	4
49	Shawn Thornton	RW	13	1	1	2	−4	31
44	Burke Henry†	D	16	0	2	2	−13	9
46	Todd Gill†	D	5	0	1	1	3	0
4	Sami Helenius†	D	10	0	1	1	3	28
15	Garry Valk	RW	16	0	1	1	0	6
16	Peter White‡	C	6	0	1	1	0	0
31	Craig Anderson	G	6	0	0	0		0
33	Louie DeBrusk	LW	4	0	0	0	0	7
30	Michael Leighton	G	8	0	0	0		0
53	Brett McLean	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
29	Steve Passmore	G	11	0	0	0		4
41	Jocelyn Thibault	G	62	0	0	0		4
23	Ryan VandenBussche	RW	22	0	0	0	0	58

Goaltending

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No.	Player	Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
41	Jocelyn Thibault	62	26	28	7	1690	144	2.37	.915	8	3650
30	Michael Leighton	8	2	3	2	241	21	2.82	.913	1	447
29	Steve Passmore	11	2	5	2	284	38	3.70	.866	0	617
31	Craig Anderson	6	0	3	2	125	18	4.00	.856	0	270

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL All-Rookie Team	Tyler Arnason(Forward)	^[5]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jocelyn Thibault	^[6]
	NHL Player of the Week	Jocelyn Thibault(November 11)	^[7]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Tyler Arnason(October)	^[8]
	NHL Rookie of the Month	Tyler Arnason(December)	^[9]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Tyler Arnason	^[10]

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Shawn Thornton	October 10, 2002	^[11]
	Craig Anderson	November 30, 2002
	Brett McLean	December 10, 2002
	Michael Leighton	January 8, 2003
	Burke Henry	February 20, 2003
	Igor Radulov	March 23, 2003
500th game played	Jocelyn Thibault	January 17, 2003
400th goal	Steve Thomas	February 17, 2003	^[12]

Transactions

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The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the2003 Stanley Cup Finals.^[13]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in2002 4th-round pick in 2002	ToSan Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2002	^[14]
June 30, 2002 (2002-06-30)	To Chicago Blackhawks Sergei Berezin	ToMontreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in2004	^[15]
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01)	To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Nikolishin Chris Simon	ToWashington Capitals Michael Nylander 3rd-round pick in2003 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2004	^[16]
January 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004	ToNew York Rangers Boris Mironov	^[17]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10)	To Chicago Blackhawks Sami Helenius Conditional draft pick^[a]	ToDallas Stars Lyle Odelein	^[18]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To Chicago Blackhawks 5th-round pick in 2003	ToAnaheim Mighty Ducks Steve Thomas	^[19]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations	ToPhiladelphia Flyers Peter White	^[19]
	To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations^[b]	ToToronto Maple Leafs Phil Housley	^[20]
	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004	To Washington Capitals Sergei Berezin	^[21]

Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Nathan Dempsey	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency	^[22]
July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15)	Jason Strudwick	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency	^[23]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)	Brett McLean	Minnesota Wild	Free agency	^[24]
August 15, 2002 (2002-08-15)	Theoren Fleury	San Jose Sharks	Free agency	^[25]
August 30, 2002 (2002-08-30)	Louie DeBrusk	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	Free agency	^[26]
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)	Garry Valk	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency	^[27]
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)	Travis Moen	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)	Free agency	^[28]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)	Mike Eastwood	St. Louis Blues	Waivers	^[29]
December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)	Burke Henry	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency	^[29]
March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05)	Todd Gill	Springfield Falcons (AHL)	Free agency	^[30]
June 4, 2003 (2003-06-04)	Quintin Laing	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency	^[31]

Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)	Chris Feil^[d]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[32]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Aaron Downey	Dallas Stars	Free agency (VI)	^[34]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11)	Nolan Baumgartner	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (VI)	^[35]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)	Tony Amonte	Phoenix Coyotes	Free agency (III)	^[36]
July 17, 2002 (2002-07-17)	Tom Fitzgerald	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency (III)	^[37]
July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	Vladimir Chebaturkin	New York Rangers	Free agency (VI)	^[38]
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)	Jim Campbell	Florida Panthers	Free agency (UFA)	^[39]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)	Chris McAlpine	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (UFA)	^[40]
November 23, 2002 (2002-11-23)	Jean-Yves Leroux	Saint-Georges Garaga (QSPHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[41]
November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29)	Rumun Ndur	Graz 99ers (EBEL)	Free agency (VI)	^[42]
January 29, 2003 (2003-01-29)	Joe Reekie		Retirement (III)	^[43]
February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21)	Ty Jones	Anchorage Aces (ECHL)	Free agency (II)^[e]	^[45]

Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 18, 2002 (2002-06-18)	Steve Poapst		Re-signing	^[46]
June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26)	Steve Thomas		Re-signing	^[47]
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27)	Bob Probert		Re-signing	^[48]
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)	Phil Housley		Re-signing	^[49]
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)	Steve Passmore		Re-signing	^[50]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10)	Sergei Berezin		Re-signing	^[51]
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25)	Dmitri Tolkunov		Re-signing	^[52]
August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)	Boris Mironov	1-year	Re-signing	^[53]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08)	Kyle Calder		Re-signing	^[54]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)	Anton Babchuk		Entry-level	^[55]
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)	Matt Keith		Entry-level	^[28]
June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02)	Pavel Vorobiev		Entry-level	^[56]

Draft picks

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Chicago's draft picks at the2002 NHL entry draft held at theAir Canada Centre inToronto,Ontario.^[57]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	21	Anton Babchuk	Russia	Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
2	54	Duncan Keith	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
3	93	Alexander Kozhevnikov	Russia	Krylya Sovetov Jr. (Russia)
4	128	Matt Ellison	Canada	Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
5	156	James Wisniewski	United States	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6	188	Kevin Kantee	Finland	Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
7	219	Tyson Kellerman	Canada	North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8	251	Jason Kostadine	United States	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9	282	Adam Burish	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes

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^Chicago’s choice of an 8th-round pick in 2003 or a 7th-round pick in 2004.
^Chicago would receive either a 4th-round pick in 2003 or a 9th-round pick in 2003 and a 4th-round pick in 2004.
^In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[32]
^Feil, who last played during the 1999–2000 season, retired.^[33]
^Chicago retained Jones’ NHL rights until trading them to the Florida Panthers on March 2, 2004.^[44]

References

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v t e Chicago Blackhawks
Founded in1926 Based inChicago, Illinois
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	Original Six Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Danny Wirtz General manager Kyle Davidson Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Nick Foligno Current roster
Arenas	Chicago Coliseum Chicago Stadium United Center
Rivalries	Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues
Affiliates	AHL Rockford IceHogs ECHL Indy Fuel
Media	TV Chicago Sports Network Radio WGN Radio
Culture and lore	Name and logo controversy Ashland Green/Pink Line station "Chelsea Dagger" Curse of Muldoon Eddie Olczyk Gene Honda "Here Come the Hawks" Jim Cornelison The "Madhouse on Madison" Nancy Faust Pat Foley Sudden Death Wayne Messmer 86th Infantry Division The Dilemma 2010 sexual abuse scandal 17 seconds 2009 Winter Classic 2014 Stadium Series 2015 Winter Classic 2016 Stadium Series 2017 Winter Classic 2019 Winter Classic 2025 Winter Classic
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v t e Chicago Blackhawks seasons
1920s	1920–21 . 1921–22 . 1922–23 . 1923–24 . 1924–25 . 1925–26 .1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Highlighted seasons indicateStanley Cup championship

v t e 2002–03 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	Entry draft Waiver draft All-Star Game Playoffs Final Transactions