2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 15th Western |
2001–02 record | 22–47–8–5 |
Home record | 14–18–5–4 |
Road record | 8–29–3–1 |
Goals for | 164 |
Goals against | 255 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug MacLean |
Coach | Dave King |
Captain | Lyle Odelein (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr) |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 18,136 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ray Whitney (21) |
Assists | Ray Whitney (40) |
Points | Ray Whitney (61) |
Penalty minutes | Jody Shelley (206) |
Wins | Ron Tugnutt (12) |
Goals against average | Ron Tugnutt (2.85) |
The 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off a 28–39–9–6 record in their expansion season, earning 71 points and missing the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Regular season[]
Columbus would get off to a poor start, winning only one out of 13 games to open the season and falling to last place in the Western Conference. While the Blue Jackets would play better as the season progressed, they were far off from playoff qualification and would eventually trade team captain Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek at the trade deadline. Columbus would finish the season with a 22–47–8–5 record, earning 57 points, which was 14 fewer points than in their previous season, and 37 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth final playoff spot in the West. Columbus would score an NHL-low 164 goals, and their 255 goals against was the highest total in the Western Conference, third-highest in the NHL. The 57 points the Jackets earned was the second fewest in the League, only ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who finished with 54.
Ray Whitney would lead Columbus offensively, scoring a team-high 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, which broke the team record for points in a season. Mike Sillinger would be the only other Blue Jacket to score 20 goals, scoring 20 and adding 23 assists for 43 points. Deron Quint led the Jackets defense, earning 25 points, while Rostislav Klesla scored eight goals and earned 16 points in his first full season in the League. Jody Shelley had a team-high and club-record 206 penalty minutes in only 52 games.
In goal, Ron Tugnutt and Marc Denis would split time, with Tugnutt winning a team-high 12 games and posting a team-best 2.85 goals against average (GAA).
Tragedy struck at Nationwide Arena during a game on March 16, 2002, against the Calgary Flames, when a shot by Jackets forward Espen Knutsen was deflected off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris and sailed into the stands, hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head. Cecil would pass away on March 18 due to the injury.
The Blue Jackets would finish the season 30th in the League in scoring, with 164 goals for, and would be shut out an NHL-high 11 times.[1][2]
Season standings[]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
3 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
4 | 14 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Schedule and results[]
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | October 4 | St. Louis Blues | 3–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–0–1–0 | 1 |
2 | October 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–0–2–0 | 2 |
3 | October 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–0–3–0 | 3 |
4 | October 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1–3–0 | 3 |
5 | October 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–1–4–0 | 4 |
6 | October 16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–2–4–0 | 4 |
7 | October 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2–4–0 | 6 |
8 | October 20 | Colorado Avalanche | 5–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3–4–0 | 6 |
9 | October 23 | Los Angeles Kings | 7–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4–4–0 | 6 |
10 | October 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5–4–0 | 6 |
11 | October 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | San Jose Sharks | 1–6–4–0 | 6 |
12 | October 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–7–4–0 | 6 |
13 | November 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Calgary Flames | 1–8–4–0 | 6 |
14 | November 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–8–4–0 | 8 |
15 | November 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–9–4–0 | 8 |
16 | November 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–10–4–0 | 8 |
17 | November 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | 3–10–4–0 | 10 |
18 | November 13 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–10–4–0 | 12 |
19 | November 16 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–10–4–0 | 14 |
20 | November 17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–3 | Nashville Predators | 5–11–4–0 | 14 |
21 | November 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 5–12–4–0 | 14 |
22 | November 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–12–4–1 | 15 |
23 | November 23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–12–5–1 | 16 |
24 | November 25 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6–12–5–1 | 18 |
25 | November 27 | Phoenix Coyotes | 0–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–12–5–1 | 20 |
26 | November 29 | St. Louis Blues | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–13–5–1 | 20 |
27 | December 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues | 7–14–5–1 | 20 |
28 | December 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | Florida Panthers | 7–15–5–1 | 20 |
29 | December 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7–16–5–1 | 20 |
30 | December 8 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–17–5–1 | 20 |
31 | December 10 | New Jersey Devils | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 8–17–5–1 | 22 |
32 | December 12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5 | Colorado Avalanche | 8–18–5–1 | 22 |
33 | December 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 9–18–5–1 | 24 |
34 | December 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 9–19–5–1 | 24 |
35 | December 17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 9–20–5–1 | 24 |
36 | December 22 | Dallas Stars | 4–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9–21–5–1 | 24 |
37 | December 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 9–22–5–1 | 24 |
38 | December 29 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9–22–6–1 | 25 |
39 | December 31 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10–22–6–1 | 27 |
40 | January 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | 10–23–6–1 | 27 |
41 | January 6 | Nashville Predators | 3–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 11–23–6–1 | 29 |
42 | January 9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–6 | Washington Capitals | 11–24–6–1 | 29 |
43 | January 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 11–25–6–1 | 29 |
44 | January 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12–25–6–1 | 31 |
45 | January 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–2 | New York Rangers | 12–25–7–1 | 32 |
46 | January 16 | New York Rangers | 0–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–25–7–1 | 34 |
47 | January 18 | Minnesota Wild | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–26–7–1 | 34 |
48 | January 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Nashville Predators | 13–27–7–1 | 34 |
49 | January 21 | Dallas Stars | 5–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–28–7–1 | 34 |
50 | January 24 | San Jose Sharks | 2–6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–28–7–1 | 36 |
51 | January 26 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–29–7–1 | 36 |
52 | January 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–4 | Dallas Stars | 14–30–7–1 | 36 |
53 | January 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 14–31–7–1 | 36 |
54 | February 4 | Boston Bruins | 8–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–32–7–1 | 36 |
55 | February 6 | Ottawa Senators | 6–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–33–7–1 | 36 |
56 | February 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 15–33–7–1 | 38 |
57 | February 9 | Nashville Predators | 1–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–33–7–2 | 39 |
58 | February 12 | Minnesota Wild | 3–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–33–8–2 | 40 |
59 | February 26 | Los Angeles Kings | 5–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–34–8–2 | 40 |
60 | February 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–34–8–3 | 41 |
61 | March 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–0 | Los Angeles Kings | 16–34–8–3 | 43 |
62 | March 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Phoenix Coyotes | 16–35–8–3 | 43 |
63 | March 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Colorado Avalanche | 16–36–8–3 | 43 |
64 | March 8 | New York Islanders | 2–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 17–36–8–3 | 45 |
65 | March 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–5 | Minnesota Wild | 17–37–8–3 | 45 |
66 | March 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18–37–8–3 | 47 |
67 | March 14 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 18–38–8–3 | 47 |
68 | March 16 | Calgary Flames | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 19–38–8–3 | 49 |
69 | March 20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–1 | Minnesota Wild | 20–38–8–3 | 51 |
70 | March 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 20–38–8–4 | 52 |
71 | March 23 | Washington Capitals | 5–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 20–39–8–4 | 52 |
72 | March 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–6 | Calgary Flames | 20–40–8–4 | 52 |
73 | March 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–41–8–4 | 52 |
74 | March 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 20–41–8–5 | 53 |
75 | March 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–10 | San Jose Sharks | 20–42–8–5 | 53 |
76 | April 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Dallas Stars | 20–43–8–5 | 53 |
77 | April 4 | Nashville Predators | 1–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 21–43–8–5 | 55 |
78 | April 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 21–44–8–5 | 55 |
79 | April 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 21–45–8–5 | 55 |
80 | April 10 | San Jose Sharks | 5–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 21–46–8–5 | 55 |
81 | April 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | 4–5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 22–46–8–5 | 57 |
82 | April 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 22–47–8–5 | 57 |
- Green background indicates a win.
- Red background indicates a regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates an overtime loss.
- White background indicates a tie.
Playoffs[]
The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2002 playoffs
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Whitney | LW | 67 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 12 | -22 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Mike Sillinger | C | 80 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 54 | -35 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Espen Knutsen | C | 77 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 47 | -28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Grant Marshall | RW | 81 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 86 | -20 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
David Vyborny | RW | 75 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 6 | -14 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Deron Quint | D | 75 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 26 | -34 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Tyler Wright | C | 77 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 100 | -40 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Geoff Sanderson | LW | 42 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Serge Aubin | LW | 71 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rostislav Klesla | D | 75 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 74 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lyle Odelein | D | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 89 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Kron | LW | 59 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Harkins | LW | 25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Dineen | RW | 59 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 62 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mattias Timander | D | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | -34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Sloan | RW | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 81 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 90 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jody Shelley | LW | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 206 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Radim Bicanek | D | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 34 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Pushor | D | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 54 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Nielsen | RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jaroslav Spacek | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sean Pronger | C | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Davidson | RW | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Heward | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathieu Darche | LW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andrej Nedorost | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Spanhel | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derrick Walser | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Bellefeuille | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Denis | G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Tugnutt | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie Allison | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jean-Francois Labbe | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Ling | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Moran | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duvie Westcott | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Tugnutt | 2502 | 44 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 119 | 2.85 | 2 | 1195 | 1076 | .900 |
Marc Denis | 2335 | 42 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 121 | 3.11 | 1 | 1197 | 1076 | .899 |
Jean-Francois Labbe | 117 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.08 | 0 | 68 | 62 | .912 |
Team: | 4954 | 82 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 246 | 2.98 | 3 | 2460 | 2214 | .900 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks[]
Columubus' draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Pascal Leclaire | ![]() |
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
2 | 38 | Tim Jackman | ![]() |
Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA) |
2 | 53 | Kiel McLeod | ![]() |
Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
3 | 85 | Aaron Johnson | ![]() |
Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
3 | 87 | ![]() |
Brynas IF (Sweden) | |
5 | 141 | Cole Jarrett | ![]() |
Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
6 | 173 | Justin Aikins | ![]() |
Langley Hornets (BCHL) |
6 | 187 | ![]() |
Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia) | |
7 | 204 | Raffaele Sannitz | ![]() |
HC Lugano (Switzerland) |
8 | 236 | Ryan Bowness | ![]() |
Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
8 | 242 | Andrew Murray | ![]() |
Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) |
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References[]
- ^ "2001-02 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2001-02 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
- Incomplete sports lists
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