The 2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's eighth season. It involved winning their 5th Northwest Division and ninth consecutive division title. Offseason Regular season Head coach Bob Hartley was fired on December 18 and replaced by assistant coach Tony Granato. January 20, 2003: In a game against the Dallas Stars, Patrick Roy became 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. Prior to the game, Rogatien Vachon presented Roy with a silver goalie stick. Jim Gregory, vice-president of operations for the NHL presented Roy with a crystal sculpture. April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy's 1,029th game, and his 551st victory. Final standings Playoffs Schedule and results Regular season |- align="center" |1||T||October 9, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||0–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |2||L||October 14, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||0–1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 17, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||1–1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 19, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||2–1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |5||OTL||October 20, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||2–1–1–1 || |- align="center" |6||T||October 22, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||2–1–2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 24, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||3–1–2–1 || |- align="center" |8||T||October 27, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||3–1–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |9||OTL||October 29, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||3–1–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 31, 2002||5–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||4–1–3–2 || |- |- align="center" |11||T||November 2, 2002||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||4–1–4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |12||L||November 4, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||4–2–4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |13||L||November 6, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||4–3–4–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" |14||OTL||November 8, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||4–3–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |15||L||November 10, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||4–4–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 12, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||5–4–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 14, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||6–4–4–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |18||L||November 15, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||6–5–4–3