2003–04 NHL season 2003–04 NHL season The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup champions were the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won the best of seven series four games to three against the Calgary Flames. For the fourth time in eight years, the all-time record for total shutouts in a season was shattered, as 192 shutouts were recorded. The 2003–04 regular season was also the first one (excluding the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season) since 1967–68 in which there was neither a 50-goal scorer, nor a 100-point scorer. This was the final season that ABC and
2003–04 Stoke City F.C. season a poor League Cup campaign as they narrowly beat Rochdale and were then knocked out 2–0 by Gillingham. "Stoke's score comes first" Stoke's Reserves won the 2003–04 Pontins Holidays Reserve League. 2003–04 Stoke City F.C. season The 2003–04 season was Stoke City's 97th season in the Football League and the 37th in the second tier. With Stoke being successful in avoiding relegation manager Tony Pulis could begin making alterations to his squad for the 2003–04 season. A number of ins and outs followed but after a good start Stoke won just five of their first 21 matches and it seemed