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2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). After making it to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals and losing in the seventh game, the team placed fourth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference, thereby failing to qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division4th Pacific
Conference12th Western
2003–04 record29–35–10–8
Home record19–11–7–4
Road record10–24–3–4
Goals for184
Goals against213
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachMike Babcock
CaptainSteve Rucchin
Alternate captainsKeith Carney
Sergei Fedorov
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Average attendance14,988 (87.3%)
Total: 614,504
Minor league affiliate(s)Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Fedorov (31)
AssistsVaclav Prospal (35)
PointsSergei Fedorov (65)
Penalty minutesGarrett Burnett (184)
Plus/minusMartin Skoula (+3)
WinsJean-Sebastien Giguere (17)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (2.26)

Offseason

In the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the Ducks selected Ryan Getzlaf with their first first-round pick, 19th overall, and Corey Perry with their second first-round pick, 28th overall.

Forward Steve Rucchin was named team captain following Paul Kariya's departure to the Colorado Avalanche via free agency.[1]

Regular season

The departure of franchise player Paul Kariya marked another new era which had many fans angered as well as worried about the teams near future repeating the on-ice success. Signing Sergei Fedorov and Vaclav Prospal in the summer relieved most of the fans' fear. Both players delivered as expected but scoring decreased for several reasons: Mike Leclerc played only 10 games, Rob Niedermayer played only 55 games, though enjoying a good season and Andy McDonald stayed healthy but had trouble repeating his performance after missing half of last season due to a concussion; Chistov suffered from "sophomore jinx" collecting only 2 goals and Jason Krog could not repeat another season like the one he had before. Rookie Joffrey Lupul had a wonderful rookie campaign with a bright future ahead. Overall, while the team had more potential scoring depth, several players fell short to enjoy and repeat the scoring touch they showed last season.

The defense performed well enough but J. S. Giguere failed at times to play the way he did the year before allowing soft goals. Later that season backup goalie Martin Gerber saw more ice time challenging Giguere for the number one spot and nearly outperforming him.

Playing away from home did not do them well as the Mighty Ducks won 19 games at home but only 10 games on the road.

Final standings

Pacific Division[2]
No.CRGPWLTOTLGFGAPts
12San Jose Sharks824321126219183104
25Dallas Stars82412613219417597
311Los Angeles Kings82282916920521781
412Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82293510818421376
513Phoenix Coyotes82223618618824568

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[3]
RDivGPWLTOTLGFGAPts
1P- Detroit Red WingsCE824821112255189109
2Y- San Jose SharksPA824321126255183104
3Y- Vancouver CanucksNW824324105235194101
4X- Colorado AvalancheNW824022137236198100
5X- Dallas StarsPA82412613219417597
6X- Calgary FlamesNW8242307320017694
7X- St. Louis BluesCE82393011219119891
8X- Nashville PredatorsCE82382911421621791
8.5
9Edmonton OilersNW82362912522120889
10Minnesota WildNW82302920318818383
11Los Angeles KingsPA82282916920521781
12Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPA82293510818421376
13Phoenix CoyotesPA82223618618824568
14Columbus Blue JacketsCE8225458417723862
15Chicago BlackhawksCE82204311818825959

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

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 8, 20031–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 9, 20031–3@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)0–2–0–0Recap
3LOctober 12, 20030–2Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)0–3–0–0Recap
4LOctober 17, 20030–3Ottawa Senators (2003–04)0–4–0–0Recap
5LOctober 19, 20033–4 OTBoston Bruins (2003–04)0–4–0–1Recap
6WOctober 21, 20032–0@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)1–4–0–1Recap
7WOctober 22, 20034–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2003–04)2–4–0–1Recap
8LOctober 24, 20032–5Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)2–5–0–1Recap
9TOctober 26, 20031–1 OTChicago Blackhawks (2003–04)2–5–1–1Recap
10WOctober 28, 20033–1@ New York Rangers (2003–04)3–5–1–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20034–2@ Washington Capitals (2003–04)4–5–1–1Recap
November: 4–2–3–4 (home: 4–0–1–1; road: 0–2–2–3)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 1, 20031–4@ New York Islanders (2003–04)4–6–1–1Recap
13LNovember 2, 20031–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)4–7–1–1Recap
14OTLNovember 4, 20031–2 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)4–7–1–2Recap
15OTLNovember 8, 20033–4 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)4–7–1–3Recap
16WNovember 9, 20032–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2003–04)5–7–1–3Recap
17WNovember 12, 20035–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04)6–7–1–3Recap
18WNovember 16, 20034–3St. Louis Blues (2003–04)7–7–1–3Recap
19OTLNovember 18, 20031–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)7–7–1–4Recap
20TNovember 19, 20033–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)7–7–2–4Recap
21OTLNovember 21, 20033–4 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)7–7–2–5Recap
22TNovember 26, 20033–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2003–04)7–7–3–5Recap
23WNovember 28, 20034–3Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)8–7–3–5Recap
24TNovember 30, 20031–1 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)8–7–4–5Recap
December: 5–8–0–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 2–6–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 2, 20031–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)8–8–4–5Recap
26LDecember 3, 20032–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)8–9–4–5Recap
27LDecember 5, 20032–6@ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04)8–10–4–5Recap
28WDecember 7, 20034–0Dallas Stars (2003–04)9–10–4–5Recap
29WDecember 10, 20033–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–10–4–5Recap
30LDecember 13, 20030–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)10–11–4–5Recap
31LDecember 14, 20032–3Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)10–12–4–5Recap
32WDecember 19, 20031–0Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)11–12–4–5Recap
33LDecember 21, 20031–2San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–13–4–5Recap
34LDecember 22, 20031–2@ San Jose Sharks (2003–04)11–14–4–5Recap
35LDecember 27, 20032–3@ Florida Panthers (2003–04)11–15–4–5Recap
36WDecember 29, 20032–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04)12–15–4–5Recap
37WDecember 31, 20033–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)13–15–4–5Recap
January: 3–7–4–1 (home: 2–2–4–1; road: 1–5–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 2, 20042–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04)13–16–4–5Recap
39LJanuary 3, 20041–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)13–17–4–5Recap
40TJanuary 5, 20042–2 OTDallas Stars (2003–04)13–17–5–5Recap
41TJanuary 7, 20044–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)13–17–6–5Recap
42LJanuary 9, 20042–5Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)13–18–6–5Recap
43TJanuary 11, 20042–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)13–18–7–5Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20041–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04)13–19–7–5Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20040–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)13–20–7–5Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)14–20–7–5Recap
47LJanuary 19, 20041–5Calgary Flames (2003–04)14–21–7–5Recap
48TJanuary 21, 20042–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2003–04)14–21–8–5Recap
49WJanuary 23, 20046–2Minnesota Wild (2003–04)15–21–8–5Recap
50LJanuary 24, 20042–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–5Recap
51OTLJanuary 28, 20043–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2003–04)15–22–8–6Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20044–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2003–04)16–22–8–6Recap
February: 7–4–1–2 (home: 6–0–0–1; road: 1–4–1–1)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 20044–6@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)16–23–8–6Recap
54OTLFebruary 2, 20041–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)16–23–8–7Recap
55WFebruary 4, 20043–2Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04)17–23–8–7Recap
56WFebruary 11, 20045–3Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)18–23–8–7Recap
57LFebruary 13, 20041–2@ Calgary Flames (2003–04)18–24–8–7Recap
58WFebruary 14, 20042–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)19–24–8–7Recap
59WFebruary 16, 20043–1Dallas Stars (2003–04)20–24–8–7Recap
60WFebruary 18, 20043–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)21–24–8–7Recap
61OTLFebruary 20, 20042–3 OTNashville Predators (2003–04)21–24–8–8Recap
62LFebruary 22, 20040–4@ Dallas Stars (2003–04)21–25–8–8Recap
63TFebruary 23, 20041–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)21–25–9–8Recap
64WFebruary 25, 20044–2Edmonton Oilers (2003–04)22–25–9–8Recap
65LFebruary 28, 20041–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)22–26–9–8Recap
66WFebruary 29, 20046–3Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)23–26–9–8Recap
March: 5–9–1–0 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 3–5–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
67WMarch 3, 20042–0Minnesota Wild (2003–04)24–26–9–8Recap
68WMarch 5, 20045–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04)25–26–9–8Recap
69LMarch 6, 20041–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04)25–27–9–8Recap
70LMarch 8, 20042–5Montreal Canadiens (2003–04)25–28–9–8Recap
71LMarch 12, 20041–3New York Islanders (2003–04)25–29–9–8Recap
72LMarch 14, 20041–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04)25–30–9–8Recap
73WMarch 16, 20043–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04)26–30–9–8Recap
74TMarch 17, 20041–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2003–04)26–30–10–8Recap
75LMarch 19, 20042–4San Jose Sharks (2003–04)26–31–10–8Recap
76WMarch 21, 20048–6Detroit Red Wings (2003–04)27–31–10–8Recap
77WMarch 23, 20044–1@ Nashville Predators (2003–04)28–31–10–8Recap
78LMarch 25, 20042–3@ St. Louis Blues (2003–04)28–32–10–8Recap
79LMarch 26, 20041–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04)28–33–10–8Recap
80LMarch 28, 20041–2@ Minnesota Wild (2003–04)28–34–10–8Recap
81LMarch 31, 20041–2Vancouver Canucks (2003–04)28–35–10–8Recap
April: 1–0–0–0 (home: 1–0–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
No.RDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
82WApril 4, 20042–1Calgary Flames (2003–04)29–35–10–8Recap
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 Mighty Ducks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
Regular season
No.PlayerPosGPGAPts+/-PIM
91Sergei FedorovC80313465−542
40Vaclav ProspalLW82193554−954
39Petr SykoraRW81232952−934
20Steve RucchinC82202343−1412
15Joffrey LupulRW75132134−628
19Andy McDonaldLW7992130−1324
44Rob NiedermayerLW55121628−634
28Niclas HavelidD7962026−2828
26Samuel PahlssonC8281422−252
10Jason KrogRW8061218−416
23Stanislav ChistovRW5621618−1626
5Vitaly VishnevskiD7361016051
8Sandis OzolinshD3651116−724
24Ruslan SaleiD8241115−1110
14Martin Skoula†D2127932
2Todd Simpson‡D46437−6105
3Keith CarneyD69257−542
38Chris KunitzLW21066112
34Kurt Sauer‡D55145−832
12Mike LeclercLW10134−14
4Lance WardD46044−194
17[a]Cam SeversonLW31303−350
55Garrett BurnettLW391230184
27Craig Johnson‡C39123−414
18Michael HolmqvistRW21202−625
27Petr Schastlivy†LW22202−34
46Tony MartenssonC6112−20
35Jean-Sebastien GiguereG550224
41Chris ArmstrongD4011−10
22Alexei SmirnovRW801102
30Ilya BryzgalovG10000
21Dan BylsmaRW11000−30
29Martin GerberG320004
48Casey HankinsonLW400004
33Mark PopovicD100000

Goaltending

Regular season
No.PlayerGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
35Jean-Sebastien Giguere551731616231402.62.91433210
29Martin Gerber3211124785642.26.91821698
30Ilya Bryzgalov11002821.98.929060

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)		NHL YoungStars Game selectionJoffrey Lupul[5]

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
1,000th pointSergei FedorovFebruary 14, 2004[6]

Transactions

The Mighty Ducks 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.[7]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 21, 2003To Dallas Stars
2nd-round pick in 2003
San Jose’s 2nd-round pick in 2003		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1st-round pick in 2003		[8]
June 22, 2003To Nashville Predators
4th-round pick in 2004
5th-round pick in 2004		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
4th-round pick in 2003		[7]
August 12, 2003To Colorado Avalanche
Travis Brigley		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Future considerations		[9]
January 17, 2004To Phoenix Coyotes
Todd Reirden		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Future considerations		[10]
February 4, 2004To Ottawa Senators
Todd Simpson		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Petr Schastlivy		[11]
February 21, 2004To Colorado Avalanche
Kurt Sauer
4th-round pick in 2005		To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Martin Skoula		[12]

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)Chris ArmstrongAugsburger Panther (DEL)1-year[b]Free agency[13]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)Vaclav ProspalTampa Bay Lightning5-yearFree agency[14]
July 19, 2003 (2003-07-19)Sergei FedorovDetroit Red Wings5-yearFree agency[15]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)Sheldon BrookbankGrand Rapids Griffins (AHL)2-yearFree agency[16]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23)Eddie FerhiCincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)2-yearFree agency[17]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)Garrett BurnettHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)1-yearFree agency[18]
Casey HankinsonChicago Blackhawks1-yearFree agency[18]
Mike MottauCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[18]
August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29)Keith AucoinProvidence Bruins (AHL)1-yearFree agency[19]
September 9, 2003 (2003-09-09)Craig JohnsonLos Angeles Kings1-yearFree agency[20]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)Todd SimpsonPhoenix CoyotesWaiver draft[21]
March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25)Curtis GlencrossUniversity of Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)3-yearFree agency[22]
May 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)Dustin PennerUniversity of Maine (HE)3-yearFree agency[23]
June 7, 2004 (2004-06-07)Aaron RomeMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)3-yearFree agency[24]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[c]Ref
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)Jarrett Smith[d]Contract expiration (UFA)[25]
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)Paul KariyaColorado AvalancheFree agency (UFA)[27]
July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06)Peter PodhradskyHC Pardubice (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[28]
July 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)Fredrik OlaussonHV71 (SHL)Free agency (III)[29]
July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28)Marc ChouinardMinnesota WildFree agency (UFA)[30]
August 17, 2003 (2003-08-17)Kevin SawyerRetirement (UFA)[31]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28)Rob ValicevicDallas StarsFree agency (UFA)[32]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)Jonathan HedstromDjurgardens IF (SHL)Free agency (II)[e][34]
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)Josh DeWolfHouston Aeros (AHL)Free agency (VI)[35]
Chris O'SullivanRetirement (VI)[36]
October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)Ben GuiteBridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[37]
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)Brendan YaremaChicago Wolves (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[38]
October 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)Mike BrownSt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[38]
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)Steve ThomasDetroit Red WingsFree agency (III)[39]
November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08)Francis BelangerCharlotte CheckersFree agency (VI)[40]
November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17)Adam OatesEdmonton OilersFree agency (III)[41]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)Craig JohnsonToronto Maple LeafsWaivers[42]
April 2, 2004 (2004-04-02)Chris ArmstrongERC Ingolstadt (DEL)Free agency[43]
May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17)Tony MartenssonLinkopings HC (SHL)Free agency[f][45]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)Mike Leclerc2-yearRe-signing[46]
Cam Severson1-yearRe-signing[46]
July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)Nick Smith1-yearRe-signing[16]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)Samuel Pahlsson2-yearRe-signing[47]
Lance Ward2-yearRe-signing[47]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23)Juha Alen3-yearEntry-level[17]
Martin Gerber1-yearOption exercised[17]
Vitaly Vishnevski1-yearRe-signing[17]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06)Niclas Havelid3-yearRe-signing[48]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10)Jean-Sebastien Giguere4-yearRe-signing[49]
September 14, 2003 (2003-09-14)Petr Sykora3-yearRe-signing[50]

Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[51]

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
119Ryan Getzlaf  CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
128Corey Perry  CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
386Shane Hynes  CanadaCornell University (HE)
390Juha Alen  FinlandNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
4119Nathan Saunders  CanadaMoncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6186Drew Miller  United StatesRiver City Lancers (USHL)
7218Dirk Southern  CanadaNorthern Michigan University (CCHA)
8250Shane O'Brien  CanadaKingston Frontenacs (OHL)
9280Ville Mantymaa  FinlandTappara (Finland)

Farm teams

See also

Notes

References

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