2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division 5th Atlantic
Conference 12th Eastern
2001–02 record 28–41–8–5
Goals for 198
Goals against 249
Team information
General Manager Craig Patrick
Coach Ivan Hlinka
Rick Kehoe
Captain Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains Alexei Kovalev
Martin Straka
Arena Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals Alexei Kovalev (32)
Assists Alexei Kovalev (44)
Points Alexei Kovalev (76)
Penalties in minutes Krzysztof Oliwa (150)
Wins Johan Hedberg (25)
Goals against average Johan Hedberg (2.75)
<2000–01 2002–03>

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

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Offseason

On July 11, 2001, the Penguins traded star right winger Jaromir Jagr, 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
1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
2 5 New York Islanders 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
3 6 New Jersey Devils 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
4 11 New York Rangers 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
5 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69

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 Bruins NE 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
3 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 26 16 5 217 217 91
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
5 X- New York Islanders AT 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
7 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
8 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
8.5
9 Washington Capitals SE 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 35 11 2 213 200 82
11 New York Rangers AT 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
12 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69
13 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 27 40 11 4 178 219 69
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 44 10 6 180 250 60
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 19 47 11 5 187 288 54

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

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


Schedule and results

2001–2002 Schedule
October: 4–6–1–1 (Home: 2–3–0–1 ; Road: 2–3–1–0), 10 Points
November: 6–4–1–2 (Home: 5–1–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–1–1), 15 Points
December: 4–7–0–2 (Home: 2–5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–2), 10 Points
January: 8–6–1–0 (Home: 4–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–1–0), 17 Points
February: 1–4–1–1 (Home: 0–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0–1), 4 Points
March: 5–7–1–1 (Home: 3–5–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–0), 12 Points
April: 0–7–0–1 (Home: 0–2–0–1 ; Road: 0–5–0–0), 1 Points
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 Hedberg 66 65 3876:33 25 34 7 178 2.76 1851 0.904 6 0 1 22
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 21 17 1094:18 3 12 1 65 3.56 537 0.879 0 0 0 0

†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 Team only.

Awards and records

Players Awards
Alexei Kovalev Most Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award
Leading Point Scorer Award
Johan Hedberg Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Ian Moran Player's Player Award
Andrew Ference Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Stephane Richer Pittsburgh 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 Canada Jean-Sebastien Aubin G R 24 1995 Montreal, Quebec
16 Canada Kris Beech C L 21 1999 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
6 Canada Rick Berry D L 23 1997 Birtlen, Manitoba
18 Canada Shean Donovan RW R 27 1993 Timmins, Ontario
41 Canada Shane Endicott C L 20 2000 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7 Canada Andrew Ference D L 23 1997 Edmonton, Alberta
1 Sweden Johan Hedberg G R 29 1994 Leksand, Sweden
38 Czech Republic Jan Hrdina C R 26 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic
23 Canada John Jakopin D R 27 1993 Toronto, Ontario
8 Sweden Hans Jonsson D L 28 1993 Jarved, Sweden
37 Canada Tom Kostopoulos RW R 23 1999 Mississauga, Ontario
27 Russia Alex Kovalev RW L 29 1991 Togliatti, Russia
14 Czech Republic Milan Kraft C R 22 1998 Plzen, Czech Republic
33 United States Dan Lacouture LW L 25 1996 Hyannis, Massachusetts
20 Czech Republic Robert Lang C R 31 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic
5 Finland Janne Laukkanen D L 32 1991 Lahti, Finland
66 Canada Mario Lemieux C R 36 1984 Montreal, Quebec
47/26 Canada Kent Manderville C L 31 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
2 Czech Republic Josef Melichar D L 23 1997 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
72 Canada Eric Meloche RW R 26 1996 Montreal, Quebec
24 United States Ian Moran D R 29 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Russia Aleksey Morozov RW L 25 1995 Moscow, Russia
10 Finland Ville Nieminen LW L 25 1997 Tampere, Finland
29 Poland Krzysztof Oliwa LW L 29 1993 Tychy, Poland
17 United States Toby Petersen C L 23 1998 Minneapolis, Minnesota
15 Canada Wayne Primeau C L 26 1994 Scarborough, Ontario
3 Canada Jamie Pushor D R 29 1991 Lethbridge, Alberta
22 Canada Randy Robitaille C L 26 Undrafted Ottawa, Ontario
28 Czech Republic Michal Rozsival D R 23 1996 Vlasim, Czech Republic
25 United States Kevin Stevens LW L 37 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka C L 29 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
9/46 Canada Jeff Toms LW L 28 1992 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
4 Canada 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 (SVK)
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 Praha (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.
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