2002-03 Buffalo Sabres Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-37-10-8 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Lindy Ruff (27-37-10, 8 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2002-03 Buffalo Sabres StatisticsTeam Record: 27-37-10-8 - 72 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Northeast Division
Coach: Lindy Ruff (27-37-10, 8 OTL)
Location: Buffalo, New York
2002-03 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 27 wins and 37 losses (and 8 overtime losses) and 10 ties for 72 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Northeast Division.
The Sabres scored 190 goals and gave up 219. Miroslav Satan netted 26 goals for Buffalo and accounted for 49 assists. Martin Biron topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 2.56 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Lindy Ruff coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Afinogenov | R | September 4, 1979 | 6'0" | 191 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Stu Barnes | C | December 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 180 | R | Spruce Grove, AB Canada |
| Milan Bartovic | R | April 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 200 | L | Trencin, Slovakia |
| Martin Biron | G | August 15, 1977 | 6'3" | 163 | L | Lac St. Charles, QC Canada |
| Jason Botterill | L | May 19, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | L | Edmonton, AB Canada |
| Eric Boulton | L | August 17, 1976 | 6'1" | 220 | L | Halifax, NS Canada |
| Danny Briere | C | October 6, 1977 | 5'10" | 179 | R | Gatineau, QC Canada |
| Curtis Brown | C | February 12, 1976 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Unity, SK Canada |
| Brian Campbell | D | May 23, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | L | Strathroy, ON Canada |
| Tim Connolly | C | May 7, 1981 | 6'1" | 191 | R | Baldwinsville, NY USA |
| J.P. Dumont | R | April 1, 1978 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | January 11, 1975 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Rochester, NY USA |
| Paul Gaustad | C | February 3, 1982 | 6'5" | 225 | L | Fargo, ND USA |
| Chris Gratton | C | July 5, 1975 | 6'4" | 231 | L | Brantford, ON Canada |
| Denis Hamel | L | May 10, 1977 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Lachute, QC Canada |
| Jochen Hecht | C | June 21, 1977 | 6'1" | 191 | L | Mannheim, Germany |
| Radoslav Hecl | D | October 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Partizanske, Slovakia |
| Doug Houda | D | June 3, 1966 | 6'2" | 208 | R | Blairmore, AB Canada |
| Doug Janik | D | March 26, 1980 | 6'2" | 209 | L | Agawam, MA USA |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | July 22, 1980 | 6'3" | 206 | L | Cheljabinsk, Russia |
| Ales Kotalik | R | December 23, 1978 | 6'1" | 227 | R | Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic |
| Jaroslav Kristek | R | March 16, 1980 | 6'1" | 188 | L | Zlin, Czech Republic |
| Adam Mair | C | February 15, 1979 | 6'1" | 208 | R | Hamilton, ON Canada |
| Jay McKee | D | September 8, 1977 | 6'3" | 199 | L | Kingston, ON Canada |
| Sean McMorrow | L | January 19, 1982 | 6'4" | 235 | R | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Ryan Miller | G | July 17, 1980 | 6'2" | 166 | L | East Lansing, MI USA |
| Norm Milley | R | February 14, 1980 | 6'0" | 211 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Mika Noronen | G | June 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Tampere, Finland |
| James Patrick | D | June 14, 1963 | 6'2" | 202 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Taylor Pyatt | L | August 19, 1981 | 6'4" | 220 | L | Thunder Bay, ON Canada |
| Rob Ray | R | June 8, 1968 | 6'0" | 217 | L | Stirling, ON Canada |
| Miroslav Satan | L | October 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 191 | L | Topolcany, Slovakia |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | January 10, 1979 | 6'3" | 214 | L | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Chris Taylor | C | March 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Stratford, ON Canada |
| Vaclav Varada | R | April 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 208 | L | Vsetin, Czech Republic |
| Rhett Warrener | D | January 27, 1976 | 6'1" | 203 | R | Shaunavon, SK Canada |
| Jason Woolley | D | July 27, 1969 | 6'0" | 203 | L | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | October 10, 1972 | 5'11" | 225 | L | Kiev, Ukraine |
