2001–02 NHL season

The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Detroit Red Wings, who won the best of seven series 4–1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

2001–02 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 3, 2001 – June 13, 2002
Number of games	82
Number of teams	30
TV partner(s)	CBC, Sportsnet, SRC (Canada) ESPN, ABC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Ilya Kovalchuk
Picked by	Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Detroit Red Wings
Season MVP	Jose Theodore (Canadiens)
Top scorer	Jarome Iginla (Flames)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Nicklas Lidstrom (Red Wings)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Detroit Red Wings
Runners-up	Carolina Hurricanes

The Dallas Stars moved their home games from Reunion Arena to American Airlines Center.

The NHL honored the victims of 9/11 by having all players wear a patch on their jerseys, as well as a red, white and blue ribbon behind each net.

For the second time in three seasons, no player reached the 100-point plateau.

Regular season

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Boston Bruins	43	24	6	9	236	201	101
Toronto Maple Leafs	43	25	10	4	249	207	100
Ottawa Senators	39	27	9	7	243	208	94
Montreal Canadiens	36	31	12	3	207	209	87
Buffalo Sabres	35	35	11	1	213	200	82

Atlantic Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	42	27	10	3	234	192	97
New York Islanders	42	28	8	4	239	220	96
New Jersey Devils	41	28	9	4	205	187	95
New York Rangers	36	38	4	4	227	258	80
Pittsburgh Penguins	28	41	8	5	198	249	69

Southeast Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Carolina Hurricanes	35	26	16	5	217	217	91
Washington Capitals	36	33	11	2	228	240	85
Tampa Bay Lightning	27	40	11	4	178	219	69
Florida Panthers	22	44	10	6	180	250	60
Atlanta Thrashers	19	47	11	5	187	288	54

Western Conference

Central Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Detroit Red Wings	51	17	10	4	251	187	116
St. Louis Blues	43	27	8	4	227	188	98
Chicago Blackhawks	41	27	13	1	216	207	96
Nashville Predators	28	41	13	0	196	230	69
Columbus Blue Jackets	22	47	8	5	164	255	57

Pacific Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
San Jose Sharks	44	27	8	3	248	189	99
Phoenix Coyotes	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
Los Angeles Kings	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
Dallas Stars	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	29	42	8	3	175	198	69

Northwest Division	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Colorado Avalanche	45	28	8	1	212	169	99
Vancouver Canucks	42	30	7	3	254	211	94
Edmonton Oilers	38	28	12	4	205	182	92
Calgary Flames	32	35	12	3	201	220	79
Minnesota Wild	26	35	12	9	195	238	73

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
Jarome Iginla	Calgary	82	52	44	96
Markus Näslund	Vancouver	81	40	50	90
Todd Bertuzzi	Vancouver	72	36	49	85
Mats Sundin	Toronto	82	41	39	80
Jaromir Jagr	Washington	69	31	48	79
Joe Sakic	Colorado	82	26	53	79
Pavol Demitra	St. Louis	82	35	43	78
Adam Oates	Washington/ Philadelphia	80	14	64	78
Mike Modano	Dallas	78	34	43	77
Ron Francis	Carolina	80	27	50	77

Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff bracket

	Conference Quarterfinals					Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	Boston	2
	8	Montreal	4
						4	Toronto	4
						7	Ottawa	3
	4	Toronto	4
	5	N.Y. Islanders	3
											3	Carolina	4
	Eastern Conference
										4	Toronto	2
	2	Philadelphia	1
	7	Ottawa	4
						3	Carolina	4
						8	Montreal	2
	3	Carolina	4
	6	New Jersey	2
																E3	Carolina	1
															W1	Detroit	4
	4	St. Louis	4
	5	Chicago	1
						1	Detroit	4
						4	St. Louis	1
	3	San Jose	4
	6	Phoenix	1
											1	Detroit	4
	Western Conference
										2	Colorado	3
	1	Detroit	4
	8	Vancouver	2
						2	Colorado	4
						3	San Jose	3
	2	Colorado	4
	7	Los Angeles	3

The Stanley Cup

Note: All dates in 2002.

NHL Awards

The NHL Awards presentation took place in Toronto.

Presidents' Trophy:	Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy:	Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:	Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Memorial Trophy:	Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:	Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy:	Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:	Michael Peca, New York Islanders
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Jack Adams Award:	Bob Francis, Phoenix Coyotes
James Norris Memorial Trophy:	Nicklas Lidström, Detroit Red Wings
King Clancy Memorial Trophy:	Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:	Ron Francis, Carolina Hurricanes
Lester B. Pearson Award:	Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Lester Patrick Trophy:	Herb Brooks, Larry Pleau
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy:	Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
NHL Plus/Minus Award:	Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award:	Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy:	José Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy:	Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche	G	Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings	D	Rob Blake, Colorado Avalanche
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings	D	Sergei Gonchar, Washington Capitals
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche	C	Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames	RW	Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins
Markus Naslund, Vancouver Canucks	LW	Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2001–02 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):

• Ilya Bryzgalov, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
• Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers
• Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers
• Ales Kotalik, Buffalo Sabres
• Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo Sabres
• Erik Cole, Carolina Hurricanes
• Tyler Arnason, Chicago Blackhawks
• Radim Vrbata, Colorado Avalanche
• Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
• Sean Avery, Detroit Red Wings
• Kristian Huselius, Florida Panthers
• Stephen Weiss, Florida Panthers
• Nick Schultz, Minnesota Wild
• Martin Erat, Nashville Predators
• Brian Gionta, New Jersey Devils
• Raffi Torres, New York Islanders
• Trent Hunter*, New York Islanders
• Chris Neil, Ottawa Senators
• Vesa Toskala, San Jose Sharks
• Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues
• Alex Auld, Vancouver Canucks

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2001–02 (listed with their last team):

• Jeff Norton, Boston Bruins
• Bob Essensa, Buffalo Sabres
• Mike Vernon, Calgary Flames
• Bob Probert, Chicago Blackhawks
• John MacLean, Dallas Stars
• Pat Verbeek, Dallas Stars
• Dave Manson, Dallas Stars
• Steve Duchesne, Detroit Red Wings
• John Vanbiesbrouck, New Jersey Devils
• Valeri Kamensky, New Jersey Devils
• Stephane Richer, New Jersey Devils
• Kevin Stevens, Philadelphia Flyers
• Rick Tocchet, Philadelphia Flyers
• Gary Suter, San Jose Sharks
• Ray Ferraro, St. Louis Blues
• Grant Ledyard, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Dmitri Khristich, Washington Capitals
• Benoit Hogue, Washington Capitals

References

• Hockey Database
• http://nhl.com/