2001–02 Calgary Flames season

The 2001–02 Calgary Flames season was the 22nd National Hockey League season in Calgary. It began with wholesale changes, as second year General Manager Craig Button continued to change the look of the team. In two separate draft-day trades, the Flames dealt goaltender Fred Braithwaite and forwards Valeri Bure and Jason Wiemer away, gaining back Roman Turek and Rob Niedermayer.

2001–02 Calgary Flames
Division4th Northwest
Conference11th Western
2001–02 record32–35–12–3
Home record20–14–5–2
Road record12–21–7–1
Goals for201 (22nd)
Goals against220 (20th)
Team information
General managerCraig Button
CoachGreg Gilbert
CaptainDave Lowry (Oct-Feb)
Bob Boughner (Feb-Apr)
Craig Conroy (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captainsJarome Iginla
Robyn Regehr
ArenaPengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance15,705
Team leaders
GoalsJarome Iginla (52)
AssistsCraig Conroy (48)
PointsJarome Iginla (96)
Penalty minutesBob Boughner (170)
WinsRoman Turek (30)
Goals against averageRoman Turek (2.53)

The changes appeared to pay off, as the Flames stormed out to a 13–2–2–2 record, and first place in the division. The result prompted the Flames to sign Turek - a pending unrestricted free agent - to a long-term deal.[1] The team, however, collapsed, winning only 19 of their remaining 63 games, finishing 4th in the Northwest Division, and out of the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

The season ended with head coach Greg Gilbert and top forward Marc Savard in a bitter, public feud that included the latter demanding a trade late in the season and into the summer.[2]

Individually, Jarome Iginla broke into the spotlight, leading the NHL in goals (52) and points (96). His season would land him the Rocket Richard Trophy, the Art Ross Trophy and the Lester B. Pearson Award.[3] Iginla also finished second in Hart Memorial Trophy voting, tied with winner Jose Theodore on points (434), but behind Theodore in first place votes (26–23).[4]

Iginla was also a member of Canada's team at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. He recorded two goals in the gold medal game against the United States, which Canada won 5–2 to claim their first ice hockey gold medal in 50 years.[5]

Regular season

The Flames were involved in a tragic incident during their March 16, 2002, game in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. During the second period of the contest, a slapshot by Columbus' Espen Knutsen was deflected into the crowd off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris. The puck struck a fan, 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil, who was at her first NHL game. Though she was able to leave the game under her own power, the blow tore a vertebral artery and resulted in a blood clot. She died two days later; she was the first fan to die at a game in the NHL's 85-year history.[6] Three months after the incident, the NHL instituted a policy requiring that protective netting be placed around the ends of each rink prior to the start of the 2002–03 season, a decision which both the Flames and Blue Jackets advocated.[7]

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Colorado Avalanche8245288121216999
28Vancouver Canucks8242307325421194
39Edmonton Oilers82382812420518292
411Calgary Flames82323512320122079
512Minnesota Wild82263512919523873

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[8]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN825117104251187116
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8245288121216999
3y – San Jose SharksPAC8244278324819999
4St. Louis BluesCEN8243278422718898
5Chicago BlackhawksCEN82412713121620796
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8240279622821095
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82402711421419095
8Vancouver CanucksNW8242307325421194
8.5
9Edmonton OilersNW82382812420518292
10Dallas StarsPAC82362813521521390
11Calgary FlamesNW82323512320122079
12Minnesota WildNW82263512919523873
13Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8229428317519869
14Nashville PredatorsCEN82284113019623069
15Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8222478516425557

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

2001–02 Game Log

Playoffs

The Flames finished 11th in the Western Conference, 15 points back of the 8th place Vancouver Canucks. This was the sixth consecutive season the Flames failed to qualify for the post-season.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Jarome Iginla128252449677-----
Craig Conroy228127487532-----
Dean McAmmond377321305160-----
Derek Morris53614303488-----
Marc Savard275614193348-----
Toni Lydman32796222852-----
Igor Kravchuk25784222619-----
Rob Niedermayer44576142049-----
Clarke Wilm23664141861-----
Scott Nichol40608917107-----
Jamie Wright18444121620-----
Dave Lowry1062761351-----
Denis Gauthier366581391-----
Steve Begin2651751279-----
Ronald Petrovicky3677571285-----
Robyn Regehr287726893-----
Jeff Shantz114033623-----
Bob Boughner679246170-----
Roman Turek1690554-----
Craig Berube1666314164-----
Petr Buzek83213413-----
Steve Montador581112326-----
Mike Vernon29180330-----
Blake Sloan2470224-----
Jason Botterill2041012-----
Blair Betts1561012-----
Kay Whitmore3510000-----
Dallas Eakins2630004-----
Alan Letang220000-----
Ryan Christie3920000-----
Micki DuPont4220002-----
Oleg Saprykin1930000-----
All traded players--35868-----

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
Bold text denotes league leader.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP Min W L T GA SO Sv% GAA GP Min W L GA SO SV% GAA
Roman Turek16940813028111725.9062.53--------
Mike Vernon2918825291381.8992.73--------
Kay Whitmore3515801030.8573.10--------

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 2002–03 season:[9]

Trades

June 23, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Rob Niedermayer
2001 2nd round pick
To Florida Panthers
Valeri Bure
Jason Wiemer
June 23, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Roman Turek
2001 4th round pick
To St. Louis Blues
Fred Brathwaite
Daniel Tkaczuk
Sergei Varlamov
2001 9th round pick
June 24, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Dean McAmmond
To Philadelphia Flyers
2002 4th round pick
December 18, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Petr Buzek
To Atlanta Thrashers
Jeff Cowan
Kurtis Foster
March 19, 2002 To Calgary Flames
Blake Sloan
To Nashville Predators
Jamie Allison

Free agents

Player signedFormer team
Bob BoughnerPittsburgh Penguins
Kay WhitmoreBoston Bruins
Player lostNew team
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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida.[10] The Flames had the 11th overall pick, however traded it to the Phoenix Coyotes in a swap that saw them gain the 14th pick.

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
114Chuck Kobasew CanadaRWBoston College (HE)601110100210394
241Andrei Taratukhin RussiaCAvangard Omsk (RSL)
256Andrei Medvedev RussiaGSpartak Moscow (RSL)
4108Tomi Maki FinlandRWJokerit (FIN)10000
4124Egor Shastin RussiaFAvangard Omsk (RSL)
5145James Hakewill United StatesDWestminster (USHS)
5164Yuri Trubachev RussiaCSt. Petersburg (RUS)
7207Garrett Bembridge CanadaRWSaskatoon Blades (WHL)
7220David Moss United StatesRWCedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)50178100178157
8233Joe Campbell United StatesDDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
8251Ville Hamalainen FinlandRWSaiPa (FIN)
Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Saint John Flames

The baby Flames followed up their Calder Cup winning season with a disappointing 29–34–13–4 result in 2001–02, finishing in last place in the Canadian Division, missing the playoffs. Blair Betts led the Flames with just 49 points, while Dany Sabourin was the top goaltender in limited action.[11]

Johnstown Chiefs

The Chiefs finished the 2001–02 ECHL season with a 39–31–2 record, good enough for third place in the Northwest Division. They were knocked out of the playoffs in the second round by the Dayton Bombers.

See also

References

  1. Flames ink Turek long-term, cbc sports, November 20, 2001, accessed December 19, 2006.
  2. Flames ship Savard to Thrashers, cbc sports, November 15, 2002, accessed December 19, 2006.
  3. NHL Awards 2002, proicehockey.about.com, accessed December 19, 2006.
  4. Jose Theodore named NHL MVP, cbc sports, June 27, 2002, accessed December 19, 2006.
  5. Stand on guard for thee, CNNSI.com, February 24, 2002, accessed December 22, 2006.
  6. MacFarlane, Steve (2012-03-15). "Death of Brittanie: Cecil 10 years later". Calgary Sun. p. 22. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  7. MacFarlane, Steve (2012-03-15). "Net reaction". Calgary Sun. p. 23.
  8. "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  9. Off-season trades and signings, cbc sports, July 17, 2002, accessed December 6, 2006.
  10. 2001 NHL Entry Draft results Archived 2006-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, nhl.com, accessed December 18, 2006.
  11. 2001–02 Saint John Flames stats, hockeydb.com, accessed December 21, 2006.
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