This is the 2002-03 Northern Pacific Hockey League season. This was the league's third season. The league played as a Tier III Junior B for its first seven seasons. The league lost the following teams from the previous season: * Liberty Lake Lumberjacks The league added the following teams: * Spokane Flyers The following teams remained in the league the previous season: * Kootenai Colts (based in Coeur d'Alene, ID) * Tri-City Titans (based in Pasco, Washington) * Portland Pioneers * Eugene Thunder * Puget Sound Kings (based in Tacoma, WA)