2002-03 Rochester Americans Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 31-30-14-5 - 81 points
in the AHL's Central Division
Lost in Qualifying Round
Coach: Randy Cunneyworth (31-30-14, 5 OTL)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 265,619, Avg. 6,640 in 40 home dates
2002-03 Rochester Americans StatisticsTeam Record: 31-30-14-5 - 81 points
in the AHL's Central Division
Lost in Qualifying Round
Coach: Randy Cunneyworth (31-30-14, 5 OTL)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 265,619, Avg. 6,640 in 40 home dates
The Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 31 wins and 30 losses (and 5 overtime losses) and 14 ties for 81 points in the AHL's Central Division.
The Americans potted 219 goals and allowed 221. Jason Botterill scored 37 goals for Rochester, and Chris Taylor contributed 55 assists. Ryan Miller earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.34 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Randy Cunneyworth coached the team. The 2002-03 Rochester Americans lost in the in Qualifying Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Askey | G | October 4, 1974 | 6'1" | 195 | L | Tonawanda, NY USA |
| Milan Bartovic | R | April 9, 1981 | 5'11" | 200 | L | Trencin, Slovakia |
| Nicholas Bilotto | D | February 24, 1979 | 6'2" | 215 | R | Point-Claire, QC |
| Kevin Bolibruck | D | February 8, 1977 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Peterborough, ON Canada |
| Jason Botterill | L | May 19, 1976 | 6'4" | 220 | L | Edmonton, AB 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 |
| Denis Hamel | L | May 10, 1977 | 6'1" | 201 | L | Lachute, QC Canada |
| Radoslav Hecl | D | October 11, 1974 | 6'1" | 196 | L | Partizanske, Slovakia |
| Brent Henley | D | August 30, 1980 | 6'7" | 250 | L | Coquitlam, BC |
| 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 |
| Lee Jelenic | F | August 7, 1979 | 6'2" | 205 | Toronto, ON CAN | |
| Ryan Jorde | D | March 23, 1982 | 6'3" | 225 | R | Kelowna, BC |
| 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 |
| Sean McMorrow | L | January 19, 1982 | 6'4" | 235 | R | Vancouver, BC Canada |
| Francois Methot | C | April 26, 1978 | 6'0" | 194 | R | Montreal, QC 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 |
| Karel Mosovsky | LW | August 22, 1981 | 6'2" | 198 | R | Pisek, CZE |
| Riley Nelson | F | November 8, 1977 | 5'9" | 185 | L | Cranbrook, BC |
| Mika Noronen | G | June 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Tampere, Finland |
| Jiri Novotny | C | August 12, 1983 | 6'4" | 194 | R | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic |
| Tim O'Connell | D | October 26, 1977 | 6'3" | 225 | L | Grand Forks, ND |
| Andrew Peters | L | May 5, 1980 | 6'4" | 247 | L | St. Catharines, ON Canada |
| Jason Pominville | R | November 30, 1982 | 6'0" | 186 | R | Repentigny, QC Canada |
| Peter Ratchuk | D | September 10, 1977 | 6'1" | 185 | L | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Joe Ritson | D | November 1, 1978 | 6'0" | 194 | Thunder Bay, ON Canada | |
| Jody Robinson | D | September 23, 1978 | 6'1" | 235 | L | New Haven, CT |
| Doug Schmidt | D | January 19, 1978 | 5'11" | 196 | Grosse Ile, MI USA | |
| Chris Taylor | C | March 6, 1972 | 6'2" | 192 | L | Stratford, ON Canada |
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