2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season


The 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 86th season of the franchise, and the 76th season as the Maple Leafs.

Off-season

Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The Leafs signed free agent goaltender Ed Belfour to be their starting goaltender to replace the departed Curtis Joseph, who signed with the Detroit Red Wings to be their starting goaltender after Dominik Hasek retired following their Stanley Cup championship the previous season.

Regular season

The Maple Leafs were the most penalized team during the regular season, being penalized 426 times.

Playoffs

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive year. They lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in 7 games in the first round.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Legend:

Playoffs

Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.
  • '' = Left team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Maple Leafs only.''

Transactions

The Maple Leafs 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.

Draft picks

Toronto's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
124Alexander SteenFrölunda HC
257Matt StajanBelleville Bulls
374Todd FordSwift Current Broncos
388Dominic D'AmourHull Olympiques
4122David TuronFemax Havířov
6191Ian WhiteSwift Current Broncos
7222Scott MayOhio State University
8254Jarkko ImmonenJYP
9285Staffan KronwallHuddinge IK