2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 35th year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team played 82 games.

2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2001–02 record28–41–8–5
Goals for198
Goals against249
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachIvan Hlinka
Rick Kehoe
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev (Nov.–Apr.)
Martin Straka
Darius Kasparaitis
ArenaMellon Arena
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Kovalev (32)
AssistsAlexei Kovalev (44)
PointsAlexei Kovalev (76)
Penalty minutesKrzysztof Oliwa (150)
WinsJohan Hedberg (25)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.75)

Off-season

On July 11, 2001, the Penguins traded star right winger Jaromír Jágr, along with journeyman defenseman Frantisek Kucera, to the Washington Capitals. In return, the Penguins received Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and future considerations. The New York Rangers also made an offer for Jagr, consisting of Kim Johnsson and Mike York. The Rangers maintain that Patrick traded Jagr to the Capitals because he was angry with their general manager, Glen Sather.[1] The trade still ranks as the fifth-worst trade in team history.[2]

Regular season

Final standings

Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Philadelphia Flyers82422710323419297
25New York Islanders8242288423922096
36New Jersey Devils8241289420518795
411New York Rangers8236384422725880
512Pittsburgh Penguins8228418519824969

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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston BruinsNE82432469236201101
2 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT82422710323419297
3 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE82352616521721791
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824325104249207100
5 X- New York IslandersAT8242288423922096
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT8241289420518795
7 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE8239279724320894
8 X- Montreal CanadiensNE82363112320720987
8.5
9 Washington CapitalsSE82363311222824085
10 Buffalo SabresNE82353511121320082
11 New York RangersAT8236384422725880
12 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8228418519824969
13 Tampa Bay LightningSE82274011417821969
14 Florida PanthersSE82224410618025060
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE82194711518728854

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

2001–2002 Schedule
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs, which snapped their 11 season playoff streak.

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg66653876:33253471782.7618510.90460122
Jean-Sebastien Aubin21171094:183121653.565370.8790000
Total824970:51284682432.9323880.89860122

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

PlayersAwards
Alexei KovalevMost Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award
Leading Point Scorer Award
Johan HedbergMichel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Ian MoranPlayer's Player Award
Andrew FerenceEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Stephane RicherPittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season:[6]

Trades

July 11, 2001 To Washington Capitals

Jaromir Jagr
Frantisek Kucera

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Kris Beech
Ross Lupaschuk
Michal Sivek
future considerations

March 8, 2002 To Anaheim Ducks

Mark Moore

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Bert Robertsson

March 15, 2002 To Columbus Blue Jackets

2003 4th round pick

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Jamie Pushor

March 17, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers

Bill Tibbetts

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Kent Manderville

March 19, 2002 To New Jersey Devils

Stephane Richer

To Pittsburgh Penguins

2003 7th round pick

March 19, 2002 To Colorado Avalanche

Darius Kasparaitis

To Pittsburgh Penguins

Rick Berry
Ville Nieminen

May 15, 2002 To Nashville Predators

Steve Parsons

To Pittsburgh Penguins

future considerations

Personnel

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
30 Jean-Sebastien Aubin G R 24 1995 Montreal, Quebec
16 Kris Beech C L 21 1999 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
6 Rick Berry D L 23 1997 Birtle, Manitoba
18 Shean Donovan RW R 27 1993 Timmins, Ontario
41 Shane Endicott C L 20 2000 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7 Andrew Ference D L 23 1997 Edmonton, Alberta
1 Johan Hedberg G R 29 1994 Leksand, Sweden
38 Jan Hrdina C R 26 1995 Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
23 John Jakopin D R 27 1993 Toronto, Ontario
8 Hans Jonsson D L 28 1993 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
37 Tom Kostopoulos RW R 23 1999 Mississauga, Ontario
27 Alexei Kovalev (A) RW L 29 1991 Tolyatti, Soviet Union
14 Milan Kraft C R 22 1998 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
33 Dan LaCouture LW L 25 1996 Hyannis, Massachusetts
20 Robert Lang C R 31 1990 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
5 Janne Laukkanen D L 32 1991 Lahti, Finland
66 Mario Lemieux (C) C R 36 1984 Montreal, Quebec
47 or 26 Kent Manderville C L 31 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
2 Josef Melichar D L 23 1997 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
72 Eric Meloche RW R 26 1996 Montreal, Quebec
24 Ian Moran D R 29 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Alexei Morozov RW L 25 1995 Moscow, Soviet Union
10 Ville Nieminen LW L 25 1997 Tampere, Finland
29 Krzysztof Oliwa LW L 29 1993 Tychy, Poland
17 Toby Petersen C L 23 1998 Minneapolis, Minnesota
15 Wayne Primeau C L 26 1994 Scarborough, Ontario
3 Jamie Pushor D R 29 1991 Lethbridge, Alberta
22 Randy Robitaille C L 26 Undrafted Ottawa, Ontario
28 Michal Rozsival D R 23 1996 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
25 Kevin Stevens LW L 37 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Martin Straka (A) C L 29 1992 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
9 or 46 Jeff Toms LW L 28 1992 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
4 Mike Wilson D L 27 1993 Brampton, Ontario

Draft picks

The Penguins selected the following players in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida:[7]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 21 Colby Armstrong RW  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 54 Noah Welch D  United States Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
3 86 Drew Fata D  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3 96[a] Alexandre Rouleau D  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 120 Tomas Surovy LW  Slovakia HK Poprad (Slovakia)
4 131[b] Ben Eaves C  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
5 156 Andy Schneider D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 217 Tomas Duba G  Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga)
8 250 Brandon Crawford-West G  United States Texas Tornado (NAHL)
Draft notes[8]
  • a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Tugnutt.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Peter Popovic.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a March 13, 2001, trade that sent Frantisek Kucera to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' ninth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a November 14, 2000, trade that sent Dan Trebil to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The American Hockey League's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, after losing in the Calder Cup Finals the previous season, finished last overall in the Western Conference with a 20–44–13–3 record.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished fifth in the Northern Conference's Northwest Division with a 36–32–4 record. It was their first year under John Brophy.

See also

References

  1. Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 149–150.
  2. Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 131–132.
  3. "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  4. "2001–2002 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  5. "2001–2002 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
  6. "Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  7. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  8. "2001 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
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