2002–03 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2002–03 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.
May
| May 13, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Richard Jackman |
To Boston Bruins rights to Kris Vernarsky |
| May 15, 2002 | To Nashville Predators Steve Parsons |
To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations |
| May 24, 2002 | To Montreal Canadiens 5th-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (CGY - #141 - Jiri Cetkovsky)1 |
To Minnesota Wild Chris Dyment |
- Montreal's acquired fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round pick (# 99 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Montreal in exchange for a fourth-round pick (# 112 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft this pick.
June (Pre Draft Day)
| June 12, 2002 | To Dallas Stars 1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 26 - Martin Vagner) 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 42 - Marius Holtet) 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 185 - Francis Wathier) |
To Washington Capitals 1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 13 - Alexander Semin) |
| June 12, 2002 | To Phoenix Coyotes Brian Boucher 3rd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 70 - Joe Callahan) |
To Philadelphia Flyers Robert Esche Michal Handzus |
| June 18, 2002 | To Dallas Stars Ron Tugnutt 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 32 -Janos Vas) |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (BUF - # 20 - Daniel Paille)1 |
| June 18, 2002 | To Edmonton Oilers Jiří Dopita |
To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 87 - Ryan Potulny) conditional 5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft2 |
| June 21, 2002 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Ruslan Fedotenko 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (DAL - # 34 - Tobias Stephan)3 2nd-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (SJS - # 52 - Dan Spang)4 |
To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-rd pick - 2002 Entry Draft (# 4 - Joni Pitkanen) |
- Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent the rights to Mike Pandolfo and a first-round pick (# 30 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
- The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.
- Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Brad Lukowich and a seventh-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
- Tampa Bay's acquired second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick (# 60 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 1)
- Florida's option to swap first-round picks in the 2003 Entry Draft which was not exercised.
- Atlanta's promise not to draft Jay Bouwmeester # 2 overall in the 2002 Entry Draft.
- Atlanta's acquired third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Vyacheslav Kozlov and a second-round pick (# 41 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a second-round pick (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
- Nashville agreed not to select Joffrey Lupul # 6 overall in the 2002 Entry Draft.
- Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a third-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
- Calgary's acquired fourth-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on June 23, 2002 that sent a fourth-round (# 112 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
- Buffalo's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent Jochen Hecht to Buffalo in exchange for a second-round pick (# 36 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
- Atlanta's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a first-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
- Columbus' acquired first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002 that sent a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
- This pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a trade with Buffalo on June 22, 2002.
- This pick was previously acquired by Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, that the Thrashers promised not to draft Jay Bouwmeester #2 overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for this pick and Florida's 4th round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
- This pick was previously acquired by Florida as the result of a trade on May 31, 2001, that sent Alex Auld to Vancouver in exchange for Vancouver's 2nd round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick will go to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a trade with Atlanta on June 22, 2002.
- This pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as a result of a trade with Buffalo on June 22, 2002.
- This pick will go to the Toronto Maple Leafs as a result of a trade with Nashville on June 22, 2002.
- This pick was previously acquired by Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, that sent Vyacheslav Kozlov and Buffalo's 2nd round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick and Atlanta's 3rd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
- This pick was previously acquired by Buffalo as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, that sent Buffalo's 3rd round 2002 NHL Entry Draft and 2nd round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2002, that sent Tampa Bay's 1st round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Ruslan Fedotenko, this pick and Philadelphia's 2nd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
- This pick was previously acquired by Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent Philadelphia's 1st round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for Ottawa's 1st round and 7th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 30, 1999, that sent Andreas Johansson and the right to sign Rick Dudley as GM to Tampa Bay in exchange for Rob Zamuner and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent Philadelphia's 1st round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for Ottawa's 1st round and 7th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 21, 2002, that sent Tampa Bay's 1st round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Ruslan Fedotenko, Philadelphia's 2nd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 1, 2001, that sent Daymond Langkow to Phoenix in exchange for this pick and Phoenix's 1st round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
- This pick was previously acquired by the New York Islanders as the result of a trade on June 23, 2001, that sent the Islanders' 3rd round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for Florida's 4th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, that sent Nashville's 2nd round in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick and Buffalo's 3rd round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
- This pick was previously acquired by Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001, Philadelphia's 4th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, with Anaheim for future considerations (Predators agreed not to select Joffrey Lupul in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Anaheim as the result of a trade on March 5, 2002, that sent Marty McInnis to Boston in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 25, 2000, that sent Brad Lukowich, Minnesota's 1st round and 9th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for Aaron Gavey, Pavel Patera, Dallas' 8th round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Dallas as the result of a trade on June 12, 2000, that sent Manny Fernandez and Brad Lukowich to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's 3rd round pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick will go to the New York Rangers as a result of a trade with San Jose on June 22, 2003.
June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 2)
- This pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lighting as the result of a trade with Pittsburgh on May 12, 2003.
- This pick was previously acquired by Calgary as the result of a trade on June 22, 2002, that sent Calgary's 1st round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for Florida's 1st round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Montreal as the result of a trade on May 24, 2002, that sent Chris Dyment to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Carolina as the result of a trade on May 31, 2000, that sent Paul Ranheim to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Philadelphia as the result of a trade on December 17, 2001, that sent Jan Hlavac and Philadelphia's 3rd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Donald Brashear and this pick.
- This pick was previously acquired by Atlanta as the result of a trade on June 24, 2001, that sent Atlanta's 3rd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to New Jersey in exchange for New Jersey's 4th round pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
June (Post Draft Day)
- This pick will go to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade with Toronto on June 21, 2002.
July
| July 3, 2002 | To New York Islanders Jason Wiemer |
To Florida Panthers Branislav Mezei |
| July 6, 2002 | To New Jersey Devils Jeff Friesen Oleg Tverdovsky Maxim Balmochnykh |
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Petr Sykora J. F. Damphousse Mike Commodore rights to Igor Pohanka |
| July 16, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (#201 - Jonathan Tremblay) |
To Florida Panthers Hannes Hyvonen |
| July 16, 2002 | To Los Angeles Kings Derek Armstrong |
To New York Rangers 6th-round conditional pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (#180 - Chris Holt) |
| July 18, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs rights to Robert Svehla |
To Florida Panthers Dmitry Yushkevich |
| July 24, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair 5th-round pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (#150 - Thomas Morrow) |
To New York Rangers Erik Rasmussen |
August
| August 6, 2002 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dick Tarnstrom |
To New York Islanders Claimed on waivers |
September
| September 4, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Brad Leeb |
To Vancouver Canucks rights to Tomas Mojzis |
| September 10, 2002 | To Calgary Flames Ladislav Kohn |
To Detroit Red Wings future considerations |
| September 21, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks Sami Salo |
To Ottawa Senators Peter Schaefer |
October
- This pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade with Atlanta on March 11, 2003.
- This pick will go to the New York Islanders as the result of a trade with Edmonton on March 11, 2003.
- This pick was previously acquired by Washington as the result of a trade on November 10, 2001, that sent Trevor Linden and a conditional 2nd round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for Vancouver's 1st round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and this pick.
- This pick will be traded from Florida to Chicago on June 22, 2003
- This pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade with Chicago on June 22, 2003.
November
| November 1, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks Darren Langdon Marek Malik |
To Carolina Hurricanes Harold Druken Jan Hlavac |
| November 1, 2002 | To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Nikolishin Chris Simon |
To Washington Capitals Michael Nylander 3rd-round pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (#83 - Stephen Werner) future considerations |
| November 2, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild Andrei Zyuzin |
To New Jersey Devils Claimed on waivers |
| November 15, 2002 | To Calgary Flames Ruslan Zainullin |
To Atlanta Thrashers Marc Savard |
| November 16, 2002 | To Detroit Red Wings Jason Woolley |
To Buffalo Sabres future considerations |
| November 26, 2002 | To Los Angeles Kings Dmitri Yushkevich 5th-round pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (#152 - Brady Murray)1 |
To Florida Panthers Andreas Lilja Jaroslav Bednar |
- This pick was previously acquired by Florida as the result of a trade on March 19, 2002, that sent Darren Van Impe to the New York Islanders in exchange for this pick.
December
| December 2, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers Chris Nielsen righs to Petteri Nummelin |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Tomi Kallio Pauli Levokari |
| December 5, 2002 | To St. Louis Blues future considerations |
To Colorado Avalanche Dale Clarke |
| December 6, 2002 | To Philadelphia Flyers Marcus Ragnarsson |
To San Jose Sharks Dan McGillis |
| December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Mike Dunham |
To Nashville Predators Tomas Kloucek Rem Murray rights to Marek Zidlicky |
| December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Josh Green |
To Edmonton Oilers conditional draft pick in 2004 NHL Entry Draft |
| December 16, 2002 | To Washington Capitals Josef Boumedienne |
To Ottawa Senators Dean Melanson |
| December 19, 2002 | To Phoenix Coyotes Paul Ranheim |
To Philadelphia Flyers conditional draft pick in 2004 NHL Entry Draft |
| December 31, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Perrott |
To Nashville Predators Bob Wren |
| December 31, 2002 | To Phoenix Coyotes Jean-Marc Pelletier conditional draft pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft |
To Carolina Hurricanes Patrick DesRochers |
January
- This pick will be traded from the New York Rangers to Boston on January 17, 2003
- This pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade with Boston on June 26, 2004.
- This pick will go to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade with Chicago on November 17, 2003.
- This pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade with Boston on June 26, 2004.
- This pick will go to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade with Ottawa on June 20, 2003.
- This pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade with Boston on June 26, 2004.
- This pick will go to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade with Montreal on June 26, 2004.
February
| February 5, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Warriner |
To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations |
| February 5, 2003 | To Colorado Avalanche Chris McAllister |
To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2003 NHL Entry Draft (Ville Hostikka) |
| February 7, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Sami Kapanen Ryan Bast |
To Carolina Hurricanes Pavel Brendl Bruno St. Jacques |
| February 10, 2003 | To New York Rangers Alexei Kovalev Janne Laukkanen Mike Wilson Dan LaCouture |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Mikael Samuelsson Joel Bouchard Rico Fata Richard Lintner |
| February 21, 2003 | To Montreal Canadiens Gordie Dwyer |
To New York Rangers Claimed on waivers |
| February 24, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils Pascal Rheaume |
To Atlanta Thrashers 2004 conditional draft pick |