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.
Waiver
| August 6, 2002 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dick Tärnström |
To New York Islanders Claimed on waivers |
| October 4, 2002 | To New York Rangers Jamie Lundmark |
To Calgary Flames Claimed on waivers |
| November 2, 2002 | To Minnesota Wild Andrei Zyuzin |
To New Jersey Devils Claimed on waivers |
| January 1, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Tomi Kallio |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Claimed on waivers |
| January 15, 2003 | To Washington Capitals Josh Green |
To New York Rangers Claimed on waivers |
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.
- 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 (# 31 overall) in the 2002 Entry Draft and this pick.
- Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Toronto 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.
- Conditions of this pick was subject to the completion of the future considerations part of the trade. The pick was returned when the Rangers sent the rights to Theo Fleury to San Jose to completed the trade on June 26, 2002.
- The conditions of this pick are unknown.
June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 2)
- The conditions of the pick are unknown and it was not exercised.
- Pittsburgh's acquired ninth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on May 12, 2003 that sent Marc Bergevin to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.
June (Post Draft Day)
- Toronto's acquired third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003 that sent a third-round pick (# 91 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
- The conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.
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 Sýkora J. F. Damphousse Mike Commodore rights to Igor Pohanka |
| July 16, 2002 | To San Jose Sharks 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 201 - Jonathan Tremblay) |
To Florida Panthers Hannes Hyvönen |
| July 16, 2002 | To Los Angeles Kings Derek Armstrong |
To New York Rangers conditional 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 180 - Chris Holt)1 |
| July 18, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs rights to Róbert Švehla |
To Florida Panthers Dmitry Yushkevich |
| July 24, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 150 - Thomas Morrow) |
To New York Rangers Erik Rasmussen |
- The conditions of this pick are unknown.
September
| September 4, 2002 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Brad Leeb |
To Vancouver Canucks rights to Tomáš Mojžíš |
| 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
- Dallas' sixth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent the rights to Anthony Aquino to Atlanta in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
- Edmonton's acquired second-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on March 11, 2003 that sent Brad Isbister and Raffi Torres to Edmonton in exchange for Janne Niinimaa and this pick.
- Chicago's acquired ninth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for this pick.
- Chicago previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003 that sent Dmitri Tolkunov to Florida in exchange for this pick.
November
| November 1, 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks Darren Langdon Marek Malik |
To Carolina Hurricanes Harold Druken Jan Hlaváč |
| November 1, 2002 | To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Nikolishin Chris Simon |
To Washington Capitals Michael Nylander 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 83 - Stephen Werner) future considerations |
| 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-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 152 - Brady Murray) |
To Florida Panthers Andreas Lilja Jaroslav Bednář |
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 Tomáš Klouček Rem Murray rights to Marek Židlický |
| December 12, 2002 | To New York Rangers Josh Green |
To Edmonton Oilers conditional draft pick - 2004 Entry Draft1 |
| 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 - 2004 Entry Draft1 |
| 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 - 2003 Entry Draft1 |
To Carolina Hurricanes Patrick DesRochers |
- Conditions of these draft picks are unknown and was not exercised.
January
- Boston's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
- Boston's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on January 17, 2003 that sent Jay Henderson to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
- Chicago's acquired fourth-round pick went to Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on November 17, 2003 that sent Jon Klemm and a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Chicago in exchange for Stephane Robidas and this pick.
- Boston's acquired fourth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
- Washington's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 20, 2003 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
- The conditions of this pick are unknown.
- Boston's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Boston in exchange for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft along with this pick.
- Montreal's acquired third-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent Radek Bonk and Cristobal Huet to Montreal in exchange for Mathieu Garon and this pick.
February
| February 4, 2003 | To Los Angeles Kings Greg Koehler |
To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
| February 5, 2003 | To Colorado Avalanche Chris McAllister |
To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 193 - Ville Hostikka) |
| February 5, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Warriner |
To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations |
| 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 |