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2002–03 Dallas Stars season

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The 2002–03 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' tenth season, 36th overall of the franchise.

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2002–03 Dallas Stars
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	1st Western
2002–03 record	46–17–15–4
Home record	28–5–6–2
Road record	18–12–9–2
Goals for	245
Goals against	169
Team information
General manager	Doug Armstrong
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Derian Hatcher
Alternate captains	Mike Modano Sergei Zubov
Arena	American Airlines Center
Average attendance	18,532
Minor league affiliate(s)	Utah Grizzlies
Team leaders
Goals	Jere Lehtinen (31)
Assists	Mike Modano (57)
Points	Mike Modano (85)
Penalty minutes	Brenden Morrow (134)
Plus/minus	Jere Lehtinen (+39)
Wins	Marty Turco (31)
Goals against average	Marty Turco (1.72)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Off-season

Dave Tippett was named the team’s new head coach on May 16, 2002.^[1]

Regular season

January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy becomes the first goaltender to appear in 1,000 regular season games. At the end of the game, Marty Turco raised his mask to praise Patrick.^[2]

The Stars led all NHL teams in most shutouts for, with 11.^[3]

Final standings

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Pacific Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Dallas Stars	82	46	17	15	4	245	169	111
2	7	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	40	27	9	6	203	193	95
3	10	Los Angeles Kings	82	33	37	6	6	203	221	78
4	11	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31	35	11	5	204	230	78
5	14	San Jose Sharks	82	28	37	9	8	214	239	73

^[4]

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.

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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
8.5
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

Playoffs

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Schedule and results

Regular season

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2002–03 regular season^[5]

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

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	T	October 9, 2002	1–1 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)	0–0–1–0	Recap
2	W	October 11, 2002	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	1–0–1–0	Recap
3	W	October 12, 2002	5–2	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)	2–0–1–0	Recap
4	W	October 15, 2002	3–0	Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)	3–0–1–0	Recap
5	L	October 17, 2002	1–3	@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)	3–1–1–0	Recap
6	L	October 19, 2002	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)	3–2–1–0	Recap
7	W	October 20, 2002	5–2	Washington Capitals (2002–03)	4–2–1–0	Recap
8	T	October 24, 2002	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)	4–2–2–0	Recap
9	W	October 26, 2002	4–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)	5–2–2–0	Recap
10	W	October 28, 2002	4–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)	6–2–2–0	Recap
11	OTL	October 30, 2002	2–3 OT	Florida Panthers (2002–03)	6–2–2–1	Recap

November: 9–4–3–0 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 3–4–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	L	November 1, 2002	2–4	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)	6–3–2–1	Recap
13	T	November 3, 2002	3–3 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)	6–3–3–1	Recap
14	W	November 6, 2002	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)	7–3–3–1	Recap
15	W	November 8, 2002	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)	8–3–3–1	Recap
16	L	November 10, 2002	2–3	@ New York Islanders (2002–03)	8–4–3–1	Recap
17	W	November 12, 2002	4–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)	9–4–3–1	Recap
18	W	November 13, 2002	6–1	@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)	10–4–3–1	Recap
19	W	November 15, 2002	4–2	Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)	11–4–3–1	Recap
20	W	November 17, 2002	3–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)	12–4–3–1	Recap
21	T	November 20, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)	12–4–4–1	Recap
22	W	November 22, 2002	4–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	13–4–4–1	Recap
23	L	November 23, 2002	0–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)	13–5–4–1	Recap
24	W	November 25, 2002	5–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)	14–5–4–1	Recap
25	W	November 27, 2002	5–0	Minnesota Wild (2002–03)	15–5–4–1	Recap
26	T	November 29, 2002	3–3 OT	New York Rangers (2002–03)	15–5–5–1	Recap
27	L	November 30, 2002	2–5	@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)	15–6–5–1	Recap

December: 5–4–4–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 2–3–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
28	W	December 4, 2002	5–1	Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)	16–6–5–1	Recap
29	T	December 6, 2002	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)	16–6–6–1	Recap
30	L	December 11, 2002	0–3	Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)	16–7–6–1	Recap
31	W	December 13, 2002	3–1	Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)	17–7–6–1	Recap
32	W	December 15, 2002	5–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)	18–7–6–1	Recap
33	T	December 17, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)	18–7–7–1	Recap
34	T	December 19, 2002	1–1 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)	18–7–8–1	Recap
35	L	December 21, 2002	3–5	@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)	18–8–8–1	Recap
36	L	December 22, 2002	0–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)	18–9–8–1	Recap
37	L	December 26, 2002	1–3	@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)	18–10–8–1	Recap
38	W	December 27, 2002	4–0	@ Florida Panthers (2002–03)	19–10–8–1	Recap
39	T	December 29, 2002	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)	19–10–9–1	Recap
40	W	December 31, 2002	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)	20–10–9–1	Recap

January: 10–1–2–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 4–0–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
41	W	January 2, 2003	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)	21–10–9–1	Recap
42	W	January 4, 2003	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)	22–10–9–1	Recap
43	T	January 5, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	22–10–10–1	Recap
44	W	January 7, 2003	7–4	Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)	23–10–10–1	Recap
45	W	January 9, 2003	4–3 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)	24–10–10–1	Recap
46	W	January 11, 2003	6–3	Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)	25–10–10–1	Recap
47	W	January 18, 2003	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)	26–10–10–1	Recap
48	T	January 20, 2003	1–1 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)	26–10–11–1	Recap
49	W	January 22, 2003	4–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)	27–10–11–1	Recap
50	L	January 24, 2003	1–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)	27–11–11–1	Recap
51	W	January 25, 2003	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (2002–03)	28–11–11–1	Recap
52	W	January 27, 2003	5–3	Ottawa Senators (2002–03)	29–11–11–1	Recap
53	W	January 29, 2003	4–1	Calgary Flames (2002–03)	30–11–11–1	Recap

February: 5–2–4–1 (home: 3–1–3–0; road: 2–1–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
54	T	February 5, 2003	2–2 OT	St. Louis Blues (2002–03)	30–11–12–1	Recap
55	W	February 8, 2003	3–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)	31–11–12–1	Recap
56	W	February 9, 2003	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)	32–11–12–1	Recap
57	W	February 11, 2003	2–1 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)	33–11–12–1	Recap
58	L	February 14, 2003	2–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	33–12–12–1	Recap
59	W	February 16, 2003	3–1	San Jose Sharks (2002–03)	34–12–12–1	Recap
60	T	February 19, 2003	1–1 OT	Calgary Flames (2002–03)	34–12–13–1	Recap
61	T	February 21, 2003	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)	34–12–14–1	Recap
62	W	February 23, 2003	3–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)	35–12–14–1	Recap
63	T	February 25, 2003	5–5 OT	@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)	35–12–15–1	Recap
64	OTL	February 27, 2003	2–3 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2002–03)	35–12–15–2	Recap
65	L	February 28, 2003	3–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)	35–13–15–2	Recap

March: 9–4–0–2 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 4–2–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
66	W	March 2, 2003	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)	36–13–15–2	Recap
67	W	March 5, 2003	7–4	Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)	37–13–15–2	Recap
68	L	March 7, 2003	1–2	Nashville Predators (2002–03)	37–14–15–2	Recap
69	W	March 9, 2003	3–0	San Jose Sharks (2002–03)	38–14–15–2	Recap
70	W	March 11, 2003	2–0	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)	39–14–15–2	Recap
71	L	March 12, 2003	2–4	@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)	39–15–15–2	Recap
72	L	March 15, 2003	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)	39–16–15–2	Recap
73	L	March 17, 2003	2–4	Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)	39–17–15–2	Recap
74	W	March 19, 2003	5–4 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)	40–17–15–2	Recap
75	OTL	March 21, 2003	2–3 OT	Minnesota Wild (2002–03)	40–17–15–3	Recap
76	W	March 23, 2003	3–1	St. Louis Blues (2002–03)	41–17–15–3	Recap
77	W	March 25, 2003	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)	42–17–15–3	Recap
78	OTL	March 27, 2003	1–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)	42–17–15–4	Recap
79	W	March 29, 2003	4–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)	43–17–15–4	Recap
80	W	March 31, 2003	3–0	Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)	44–17–15–4	Recap

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

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
81	W	April 2, 2003	2–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)	45–17–15–4	Recap
82	W	April 6, 2003	2–0	Nashville Predators (2002–03)	46–17–15–4	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2003 Stanley Cup playoffs^[5]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Edmonton Oilers: Stars win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	L	April 9, 2003	1–2	Edmonton Oilers	Oilers lead 1–0	Recap
2	W	April 11, 2003	6–1	Edmonton Oilers	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	L	April 13, 2003	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers	Oilers lead 2–1	Recap
4	W	April 15, 2003	3–1	@ Edmonton Oilers	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	W	April 17, 2003	5–2	Edmonton Oilers	Stars lead 3–2	Recap
6	W	April 19, 2003	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers	Stars win 4–2	Recap

Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Anaheim Mighty Ducks: Mighty Ducks win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	L	April 24, 2003	3–4 5OT	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	April 26, 2003	2–3 OT	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	April 28, 2003	2–1	@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks lead 2–1	Recap
4	L	April 30, 2003	0–1	@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks lead 3–1	Recap
5	W	May 3, 2003	4–1	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	May 5, 2003	3–4	@ Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Mighty Ducks win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

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

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			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
9	Mike Modano	C	79	28	57	85	34	30	12	5	10	15	2	4
56	Sergei Zubov	D	82	11	44	55	21	26	12	4	10	14	2	4
13	Bill Guerin	RW	64	25	25	50	5	113	4	0	0	0	−1	4
26	Jere Lehtinen	RW	80	31	17	48	39	20	12	3	2	5	1	0
44	Jason Arnott	C	72	23	24	47	9	51	11	3	2	5	−2	6
10	Brenden Morrow	LW	71	21	22	43	20	134	12	3	5	8	3	16
48	Scott Young	RW	79	23	19	42	24	30	10	4	3	7	5	6
77	Pierre Turgeon	C	65	12	30	42	4	18	5	0	1	1	1	0
11	Ulf Dahlen	LW	63	17	20	37	11	14	11	1	3	4	−3	0
5	Darryl Sydor	D	81	5	31	36	22	40	12	0	6	6	−3	6
39	Niko Kapanen	C	82	5	29	34	25	44	12	4	3	7	4	12
2	Derian Hatcher	D	82	8	22	30	37	106	11	1	2	3	8	33
43	Philippe Boucher	D	80	7	20	27	28	94	11	1	2	3	1	11
18	Rob DiMaio	RW	69	10	9	19	18	76	12	1	4	5	2	10
27	Manny Malhotra	C	59	3	7	10	−2	42	5	1	0	1	1	0
17	Stephane Robidas	D	76	3	7	10	15	35	12	0	1	1	1	20
29	Steve Ott	C	26	3	4	7	6	31	1	0	0	0	−1	0
14	Stu Barnes†	C	13	2	5	7	2	8	12	2	3	5	0	0
32	Claude Lemieux†	RW	32	2	4	6	−9	14	7	0	1	1	−1	10
24	Richard Matvichuk	D	68	1	5	6	1	58	12	0	3	3	1	8
22	Kirk Muller	LW	55	1	5	6	−6	18	12	1	1	2	0	8
33	Scott Pellerin‡	LW	20	1	3	4	−3	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	David Oliver	RW	6	0	3	3	1	2	6	0	0	0	−2	2
35	Marty Turco	G	55	0	3	3		16	12	0	0	0		8
3	John Erskine	D	16	2	0	2	1	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	Aaron Downey	RW	43	1	1	2	1	69	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Sami Helenius‡	D	5	0	0	0	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Corey Hirsch	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Jim Montgomery	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Lyle Odelein†	D	3	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	−1	0
14	Jon Sim‡	LW	4	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Ron Tugnutt	G	31	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

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		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Marty Turco	55	31	10	10	1359	92	1.72	.932	7	3203	12	6	6	310	25	1.88	.919	0	798
31	Ron Tugnutt	31	15	10	5	672	70	2.47	.896	4	1701	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Corey Hirsch	2	0	1	0	39	4	2.47	.897	0	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Frank J. Selke Trophy	Jere Lehtinen	^[6]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Derian Hatcher (Defense)	^[7]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Marty Turco (Goaltender)	^[7]
	Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award	Marty Turco	^[8]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bill Guerin^{[lower-alpha 2]}	^[10]
		Mike Modano^{[lower-alpha 2]}
		Marty Turco
	NHL Player of the Month	Marty Turco (January)	^[11]
	NHL Player of the Week	Bill Guerin (October 14)	^[12]
		Mike Modano (January 13)	^[13]
		Marty Turco (April 7)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	^[14]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Niko Kapanen	^[15]
Team	Star of the Game Award	Mike Modano	^[16]
Team	Star of the Game Award	Marty Turco	^[16]

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
500th game played	Ron Tugnutt	November 12, 2002	^[17]
1,000th point	Mike Modano	November 15, 2002	^[18]
1,000th game played	Scott Young	December 11, 2002	^[19]
600th assist	Mike Modano	February 5, 2003	^[20]
1,000th game played	Mike Modano	February 11, 2003	^[21]
600th assist	Kirk Muller	March 5, 2003	^[22]
25th shutout	Ron Tugnutt	March 11, 2003	^[23]

Transactions

The Stars were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.^[24]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
June 18, 2002	To Dallas Stars Ron Tugnutt 2nd-round pick in 2002	To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick in 2002	^[25]
June 22, 2002	To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2002	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brad Lukowich 7th-round pick in 2003	^[26]
June 29, 2002	To Dallas Stars David Gosselin 5th-round pick in 2003	To Nashville Predators Rights to Ed Belfour Rights to Cameron Mann	^[27]
October 4, 2002	To Dallas Stars Stephane Robidas	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations^{[lower-alpha 4]}	^[28]
January 16, 2003	To Dallas Stars Claude Lemieux	To Phoenix Coyotes Scott Pellerin Conditional draft pick in 2004	^[29]
February 17, 2003	To Dallas Stars Andrew Berenzweig Conditional draft pick in 2004	To Nashville Predators Jon Sim	^[30]
March 10, 2003	To Dallas Stars Stu Barnes	To Buffalo Sabres Rights to Michael Ryan 2nd-round pick in 2003	^[31]
March 10, 2003	To Dallas Stars Lyle Odelein	To Chicago Blackhawks Sami Helenius Conditional draft pick^{[lower-alpha 5]}	^[31]
March 11, 2003	To Dallas Stars Dallas’ 6th-round pick in 2003 Future considerations	To Atlanta Thrashers Rights to Anthony Aquino	^[32]

Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)	Philippe Boucher	Los Angeles Kings	4-year	Free agency	^[33]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Aaron Downey	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Free agency	^[34]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Bill Guerin	Boston Bruins	5-year	Free agency	^[35]
July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05)	Scott Young	St. Louis Blues	2-year	Free agency	^[36]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)	David Oliver	Munich Barons (DEL)	1-year	Free agency	^[37]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)	Ulf Dahlen	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	^[38]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)	Corey Hirsch	Washington Capitals	1-year	Free agency	^[39]

Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Ref
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04)	Randy McKay	Montreal Canadiens	Free agency (III)	^[41]
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11)	Brent Gilchrist	Nashville Predators	Free agency (III)	^[42]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)	Rick Tabaracci		Retirement (III)	^[43]
September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)	Chad Alban	Kalamazoo Wings (UHL)	Free agency (II)	^[44]
September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)	Gregor Baumgartner	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[45]
September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)	Dave Manson		Retirement (III)	^[46]
October 2002 (2002-10)	Andre Lakos	Augusta Lynx (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[47]
April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)	Pat Verbeek		Retirement (III)	^[48]

Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27)	Manny Malhotra	2-year	Re-signing	^[49]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Sami Helenius	1-year	Re-signing	^[34]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)	Alexei Komarov	1-year	Entry-level	^[34]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Jeff MacMillan	1-year	Re-signing	^[50]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Jim Montgomery	1-year	Re-signing	^[50]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)	Jon Sim	1-year	Re-signing	^[51]
August 4, 2002 (2002-08-04)	Jason Arnott	2-year	Arbitration award	^[52]
August 29, 2002 (2002-08-29)	Steve Gainey	1-year	Re-signing	^[53]
September 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)	Gavin Morgan	1-year	Re-signing	^[54]
September 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)	Brenden Morrow	3-year	Re-signing	^[55]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)	Mike Smith	3-year	Entry-level	^[56]
October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)	Trevor Daley	3-year	Entry-level	^[57]
May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28)	David Bararuk	3-year	Entry-level	^[58]

Draft picks

Dallas's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[59]

More information Round, # ...

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	26	Martin Vagner	Czech Republic	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
2	32	Janos Vas	Hungary	Malmo IF (Sweden)
2	34	Tobias Stephan	Switzerland	EHC Chur (Switzerland)
2	42	Marius Holtet	Norway	Farjestad BK (Sweden)
2	43	Trevor Daley	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	78	Geoff Waugh	Canada	Kindersley Klippers (SJHL)
4	110	Jarkko Immonen	Finland	Blues Jr. (Finland)
5	147	David Bararuk	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6	180	Kirill Sidorenko	Russia	Zauralie Kurgan (Russia)
7	210	Bryan Hamm	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
8	243	Tuomas Mikkonen	Finland	JYP (Finland)
9	273	Ned Havern	United States	Boston College (Hockey East)

Notes

Odelein wore number 6 in his first game.
Guerin and Modano were voted to the starting lineup.^[9]
Co-winner with Milan Hejduk of the Colorado Avalanche.
6th-round pick in 2003
Chicago’s choice of an 8th-round pick in 2003 or a 7th-round pick in 2004. Chicago chose the 2004 pick.
Club option for a second year.
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[40]

References

"Dallas Stars 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
"2002-03 Dallas Stars Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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