2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2001–02 record42–27–10–3
Home record20–13–5–3
Road record22–14–5–0
Goals for234
Goals against192
Team information
PresidentBob Clarke
General managerBob Clarke
CoachBill Barber
CaptainEric Desjardins (Oct)[a]
Keith Primeau (Oct-Apr)[a]
Alternate captainsJohn LeClair
Mark Recchi
ArenaFirst Union Center
Average attendance19,569[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsSimon Gagne (33)
AssistsJeremy Roenick (46)
PointsJeremy Roenick (67)
Penalty minutesTodd Fedoruk (141)
Plus/minusJeremy Roenick (+32)
WinsRoman Cechmanek (24)
Goals against averageRoman Cechmanek (2.05)

The 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round.

Off-season[]

In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing star center Jeremy Roenick and veteran defenseman Eric Weinrich. On August 20, 2001, they finally traded Eric Lindros to the New York Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third-round draft pick. The Rangers would also receive a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first 50 games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least 12 months.[2][3]

Pre-season[]

On September 20, 2001, in the middle of a 2–2 game between the Flyers and New York Rangers, the game was stopped. A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen. After the message, the game did not resume and it was declared a 2–2 tie at the end of the 2nd period. Both teams took place in a handshake line following the game, a tradition normally reserved for the end of an elimination game in a Stanley Cup Playoff series.[4]

Regular season[]

The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title.

Eric Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Keith Primeau.[5]

Lindros returned to Philly on January 12, a game which the Flyers took 4–2 in a brutal battle and saw Lindros held scoreless. Lindros did exact a measure of revenge, finishing off a hat trick within the first 22 minutes of a March 2 game at Madison Square Garden. Simon Gagne also scored three times but the Rangers held on for a 6–5 win.

The power play was one of the NHL's worst however and after their top two centermen, Jeremy Roenick and Primeau, suffered injuries the night before the trade deadline,[6] the Flyers acquired Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals. While Oates was the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, the price to acquire him was high. The Flyers parted with top goalie prospect Maxime Ouellet and their first, second, and third-round draft picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Season 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[7]
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 1 213 200 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


Playoffs[]

The Flyers set a record for fewest goals scored by a team in a five-game playoff series, scoring only two goals against the Ottawa Senators.

It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room, resulting in Bill Barber and his coaching staff being fired.[8]

Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

2001 pre-season[9]
Pre-season: 4–1–3 (Home: 2–0–3; Road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record
– September 15 @ Washington Capitals Game rescheduled to September 18 due to September 11 attacks.
1 September 18 @ Washington Capitals 6 – 1 1–0–0
2 September 20 New York Rangers 2 – 21 1–0–1
3 September 21 New York Islanders2 5 – 5 OT 1–0–2
4 September 22 New Jersey Devils 2 – 2 OT 1–0–3
5 September 23 @ New York Rangers 1 – 2 1–1–3
6 September 25 Washington Capitals 6 – 4 2–1–3
7 September 28 New York Islanders 5 – 2 3–1–3
8 September 29 @ New Jersey Devils 5 – 4 4–1–3
^ Game declared a tie after two periods.
^ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena.
Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season[]

2001–02 regular season[10]
October: 6–3–3–0, 15 Points (Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 3–2–2–0)
Game October Opponent Score Record Points
1 4 Florida Panthers 5–2 1–0–0–0 2
2 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–3 OT 1–0–1–0 3
3 8 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 OT 1–0–2–0 4
4 10 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 1–1–2–0 4
5 13 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 2–1–2–0 6
6 16 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–3 OT 2–1–3–0 7
7 18 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 2–2–3–0 7
8 20 Washington Capitals 6–3 3–2–3–0 9
9 25 Ottawa Senators 2–7 3–3–3–0 9
10 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–1 4–3–3–0 11
11 30 @ Washington Capitals 3–0 5–3–3–0 13
12 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 6–3–3–0 15
November: 4–4–2–1, 11 Points (Home: 1–2–1–1; Road: 3–2–1–0)
Game November Opponent Score Record Points
13 3 New York Islanders 1–2 6–4–3–0 15
14 6 @ Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 6–5–3–0 15
15 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 7–5–3–0 17
16 10 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 OT 8–5–3–0 19
17 14 @ New York Rangers 2–4 8–6–3–0 19
18 15 Washington Capitals 5–0 9–6–3–0 21
19 17 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 10–6–3–0 23
20 20 New Jersey Devils 3–3 OT 10–6–4–0 24
21 23 @ Dallas Stars 3–3 OT 10–6–5–0 25
22 25 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 10–7–5–0 25
23 29 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT 10–7–5–1 26
December: 11–4–0–0, 22 Points (Home: 5–2–0–0; Road: 6–2–0–0)
Game December Opponent Score Record Points
24 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 11–7–5–1 28
25 4 @ New York Islanders 3–2 12–7–5–1 30
26 6 New York Islanders 0–2 12–8–5–1 30
27 8 Minnesota Wild 5–1 13–8–5–1 32
28 10 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 14–8–5–1 34
29 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 14–9–5–1 34
30 15 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 15–9–5–1 36
31 16 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 15–10–5–1 36
32 18 St. Louis Blues 6–3 16–10–5–1 38
33 20 Dallas Stars 2–1 17–10–5–1 40
34 22 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 OT 18–10–5–1 42
35 26 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 19–10–5–1 44
36 28 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 19–11–5–1 44
37 29 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 20–11–5–1 46
38 31 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 21–11–5–1 48
January: 10–3–1–1, 22 Points (Home: 6–0–1–1; Road: 4–3–0–0)
Game January Opponent Score Record Points
39 2 @ San Jose Sharks 2–5 21–12–5–1 48
40 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 22–12–5–1 50
41 8 Atlanta Thrashers 7–4 23–12–5–1 52
42 10 New Jersey Devils 3–2 24–12–5–1 54
43 12 New York Rangers 4–2 25–12–5–1 56
44 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 26–12–5–1 58
45 15 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 27–12–5–1 60
46 17 Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 28–12–5–1 62
47 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 29–12–5–1 64
48 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 29–13–5–1 64
49 22 Ottawa Senators 1–1 OT 29–13–6–1 65
50 24 Nashville Predators 2–3 OT 29–13–6–2 66
51 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 30–13–6–2 68
52 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT 31–13–6–2 70
53 30 @ Ottawa Senators 1–3 31–14–6–2 70
February: 4–1–0–1, 9 Points (Home: 1–0–0–1; Road: 3–1–0–0)
Game February Opponent Score Record Points
54 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 32–14–6–2 72
55 6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–5 32–15–6–2 72
56 9 @ St. Louis Blues 5–0 33–15–6–2 74
57 12 New York Islanders 0–1 OT 33–15–6–3 75
58 26 Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 34–15–6–3 77
59 27 @ New Jersey Devils 1–0 35–15–6–3 79
March: 5–7–3–0, 13 Points (Home: 2–5–1–0; Road: 3–2–2–0)
Game March Opponent Score Record Points
60 2 @ New York Rangers 5–6 35–16–6–3 79
61 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 36–17–6–3 81
62 7 Calgary Flames 2–4 36–18–6–3 81
63 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 37–18–6–3 83
64 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 37–19–6–3 83
65 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 OT 37–18–7–3 84
66 14 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 37–19–7–3 84
67 16 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 37–20–7–3 84
68 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 OT 37–20–8–3 85
69 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–1 38–20–8–3 87
70 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT 38–20–9–3 88
71 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 39–20–9–3 90
72 27 @ New York Rangers 4–2 40–20–9–3 92
73 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 40–21–9–3 92
74 30 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 40–22–9–3 92
April: 2–5–1–0, 5 Points (Home: 2–2–1–0; Road: 0–3–0–0)
Game April Opponent Score Record Points
75 1 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–3 40–23–9–3 92
76 2 Boston Bruins 2–4 40–24–9–3 92
77 4 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 40–25–9–3 92
78 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 41–25–9–3 94
79 8 Florida Panthers 4–4 OT 41–25–10–3 95
80 10 @ New Jersey Devils 0–1 41–26–10–3 95
81 13 New York Rangers 2–1 42–26–10–3 97
82 14 @ New York Islanders 1–3 42–27–10–3 97
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series
1 April 17 Ottawa Senators 1–0 OT Flyers lead 1–0
2 April 20 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Series tied 1–1
3 April 22 @ Ottawa Senators 0–3 Senators lead 2–1
4 April 24 @ Ottawa Senators 0–3 Senators lead 3–1
5 April 26 Ottawa Senators 1–2 OT Senators win 4–1
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Scoring[]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
97 Jeremy Roenick 32 C 75 21 46 67 32 74 5 0 0 0 −3 14
12 Simon Gagne 21 LW 79 33 33 66 31 32 5 0 0 0 −3 2
8 Mark Recchi 33 RW 80 22 42 64 5 46 4 0 0 0 −1 2
10 John LeClair 32 LW 82 25 26 51 5 30 5 0 0 0 −2 2
25 Keith Primeau 30 C 75 19 29 48 −3 128 5 0 0 0 −3 6
5 Kim Johnsson 25 D 82 11 30 41 12 42 5 0 0 0 −2 2
14 Justin Williams 20 RW 75 17 23 40 11 32 5 0 0 0 −3 4
39 Marty Murray 26 C 74 12 15 27 10 10 5 0 1 1 −2 0
20 Jiri Dopita 33 C 52 11 16 27 9 8 — — — — — —
26 Ruslan Fedotenko 23 RW 65 6 19 25 15 24 5 1 0 1 0 2
37 Eric Desjardins 32 D 65 6 19 25 −1 24 5 0 1 1 −3 2
2 Eric Weinrich 35 D 80 4 20 24 27 26 5 0 0 0 0 4
3 Dan McGillis 29 D 75 5 14 19 17 46 5 1 0 1 −1 8
87 Donald Brasheardagger 30 LW 50 4 15 19 0 109 5 0 0 0 −1 19
6 Chris Therien 30 D 77 4 10 14 16 30 5 0 0 0 −3 2
27 Jan Hlavacdouble-dagger 25 LW 31 7 3 10 5 8 — — — — — —
77 Adam Oatesdagger 39 C 14 3 7 10 −2 6 5 0 2 2 −1 0
19 Paul Ranheim 36 RW 79 5 4 9 5 36 5 0 0 0 −2 0
22 Luke Richardson 32 D 72 1 8 9 18 102 5 0 0 0 −1 4
29 Todd Fedoruk 22 LW 55 3 4 7 −2 141 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 Kent Mandervilledouble-dagger 30 C 34 2 5 7 2 8 — — — — — —
24 Chris McAllister 26 D 42 0 5 5 −7 113 — — — — — —
92 Rick Tocchet 37 RW 14 0 2 2 −2 28 — — — — — —
18 Tomas Divisek 22 C 3 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
55 Pavel Brendl 20 RW 8 1 0 1 −1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
17 Billy Tibbettsdaggerdouble-dagger 27 RW 9 0 1 1 −3 69 — — — — — —
35 Neil Little 30 G 1 0 0 0 N/A 10 — — — — — —
11 Vaclav Pletka 22 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
15 Jarrod Skaldedagger 30 C 1 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
15 John Slaney 29 D 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0
21 Jesse Boulericedouble-dagger 23 RW 3 0 0 0 −1 5 — — — — — —
23 Guillaume Lefebvre 20 LW 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
42 Bruno St. Jacques 21 D 7 0 0 0 4 2 — — — — — —
33 Brian Boucher 25 G 41 0 0 0 N/A 4 2 0 0 0 N/A 0
32 Roman Cechmanek 30 G 46 0 0 0 N/A 10 4 0 0 0 N/A 0

Goaltending[]

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Age GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Roman Cechmanek 30 46 43 24 13 6 1131 89 2.05 .921 4 2,603:23 4 4 1 3 109 7 1.85 .936 1 226:39
33 Brian Boucher 25 41 38 18 16 4 972 92 2.41 .905 2 2,294:32 2 1 0 1 33 2 1.37 .939 0 87:33
35 Neil Little 30 1 1 0 1 0 29 4 4.00 .862 0 60:00 – – – – – – – – – —

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League (in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Jeremy Roenick [11]
NHL Player of the Week Brian Boucher (November 5) [12]
Roman Cechmanek (January 21) [13]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kim Johnsson [14]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Jeremy Roenick [14]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Justin Williams [14]
Toyota Cup Simon Gagne [14]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Jeremy Roenick [14]

Records[]

Individual[]

Franchise player records set during the 2001–02 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Opponent Ref
Goals scored Game 4[b] Jiri Dopita 1/8/2002 Atlanta Thrashers [15]

Team[]

Franchise team records set during the 2001–02 season
Record Type Total Refs
Fewest powerplay goals allowed Season 40 [16]
Fewest overtime losses Season 3[c] [17]
Fewest goals scored, playoffs Season 2

Milestones[]

Individual career milestones[18]
Milestone Player Date Ref
400th goal Mark Recchi December 18, 2001[d] [19]
1,000th point Jeremy Roenick January 30, 2002[e] [20]
1,000th game played Mark Recchi March 23, 2002

Transactions[]

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.[21]

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Jiri Dopita 		To Florida Panthers
2nd-round pick in 2001 		[22]
June 23, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2001
7th-round pick in 2001
Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2002 		To Ottawa Senators
1st-round pick in 2001 		[22]
June 24, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2002 		To Calgary Flames
Dean McAmmond 		[23]
June 24, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2001
5th-round pick in 2001
7th-round pick in 2001 		To Nashville Predators
NY Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2001 		[24]
June 24, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2002 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Nashville's 4th-round pick in 2001 		[25]
June 24, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2002 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2001
5th-round pick in 2001
7th-round pick in 2001 		[23]
June 24, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2002 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
8th-round pick in 2001
9th-round pick in 2002 		[25]
July 2, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers choice of 1st and 2nd-round picks[f] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Daymond Langkow 		[26]
July 31, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2002 		To Nashville Predators
Andy Delmore 		[27]
August 20, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
Pavel Brendl
Jan Hlavac
Kim Johnsson
3rd-round pick in 2003 		To New York Rangers
rights to Eric Lindros
conditional 1st-round pick in 2003[g] 		[2][3]
December 17, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
Donald Brashear
6th-round pick in 2002 		To Vancouver Canucks
Jan Hlavac
Tampa Bay's 3rd-round pick in 2002 		[28]
January 11, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Yves Sarault
conditional draft pick in 2003[h] 		To Nashville Predators
Jason Beckett
Petr Hubacek 		[29]
February 13, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Greg Koehler 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Jesse Boulerice 		[30]
March 5, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jarrod Skalde 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Joe DiPenta 		[31]
March 15, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
David Harlock
3rd-round pick in 2003
7th-round pick in 2003 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Francis Lessard 		[32]
March 17, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Billy Tibbetts 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kent Manderville 		[33]
March 19, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Oates 		To Washington Capitals
Maxime Ouellet
1st-round pick in 2002
2nd-round pick in 2002
3rd-round pick in 2002 		[34]
June 12, 2002 To Philadelphia Flyers
Robert Esche
Michal Handzus 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Brian Boucher
Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2002 		[35]

Signings[]

Free agency[]

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Previous team (league) Term Ref
June 11, 2001 (ELC) Boston College Eagles (HE) * [36]
June 14, 2001 James Chalmers (ELC) Omaha Mavericks (CCHA) * [37]
July 2, 2001 Jeremy Roenick Phoenix Coyotes 5-year [38]
July 5, 2001 Eric Weinrich Boston Bruins 3-year [39]
July 6, 2001 Peter Vandermeer Providence Bruins (AHL) * [40]
July 9, 2001 Marty Murray Calgary Flames 1-year* [41]
May 20, 2002 Wade Skolney (ELC) Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 3-year* [42]

Internal[]

The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Term Ref
June 14, 2001 John LeClair 5-year [43][44]
July 3, 2001 Jiri Dopita 2-year [45]
July 6, 2001 Dan McGillis 3-year [46]
August 27, 2001 Kim Johnsson 3-year [47]
September 4, 2001 Jan Hlavac 2-year [48]
January 10, 2002 Roman Cechmanek 3-year extension [49]
January 26, 2002 Marty Murray 3-year extension [50]
May 21, 2002 Patrick Sharp (ELC) 3-year* [51]
June 12, 2002 Antero Niittymaki (ELC) 2-year* [35]

Waivers[]

The Flyers were not involved in any waivers transactions. The 2001 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 2001.[52] The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Brian Boucher and Roman Cechmanek; defensemen Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson, Chris McAllister, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Chris Therien and Eric Weinrich; and forwards Todd Fedoruk, Ruslan Fedotenko, Simon Gagne, Jan Hlavac, John LeClair, Kent Manderville, Keith Primeau, Paul Ranheim, Mark Recchi, Jeremy Roenick and Rick Tocchet.[53] The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltenders Neil Little and Dan Murphy; defensemen John Slaney, Michal Sykora and Brad Tiley; and forwards Mark Greig, Marty Murray and Mike Watt.[54]

Departures[]

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player New team (league) Via Ref
July 16, 2001 Steve McLaren St. Louis Blues Free agency [55]
August 2, 2001 Rob Murray Calgary Flames Free agency [56]
August 6, 2001 Derek Plante Munich Barons (DEL) Free agency [57]
August 21, 2001 Matt Herr Florida Panthers Free agency [58]
August 23, 2001 P. J. Stock New York Rangers Free agency [59]
September 10, 2001 Peter White Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [60]
N/A Brian Regan Missouri River Otters (UHL) Free agency [61]
N/A Steve Washburn Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency [62]
January 24, 2002 Jody Hull Ottawa Senators Free agency [63]
March 21, 2002 Jarrod Skalde* Lausanne HC (Swiss) Free agency[i] [64]
April 8, 2002 Billy Tibbetts* Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)[j] Release [66]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida, on June 23–24, 2001.[67] The Flyers traded eight of the nine draft picks originally allotted to them, retaining only their fifth-round pick, 158th overall, and trading the others in seven different trades.[68]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 27 Jeff Woywitka Defense  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [k]
3 95 Patrick Sharp Center  Canada University of Vermont (Hockey East) [l]
5 146 Jussi Timonen Defense  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga) [m]
5 150 Bernd Bruckler Goaltender  Austria Tri-City Storm (USHL) [n]
5 158 Roman Malek Goaltender  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CZE)
6 172 Dennis Seidenberg Defense  Germany Adler Mannheim (DEL) [o]
6 177 Andrei Razin Center  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS) [p]
7 208 Thierry Douville Defense  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) [m]
7 225 David Printz Defense  Sweden Great Falls Americans (AWHL) [k]

Farm teams[]

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[69][70] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[71]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Desjardins resigned the captaincy on October 23 and was replaced by Primeau.
  2. ^ Tied fifteen times by eight different players. See List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
  3. ^ Tied mark set during the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons.
  4. ^ Powerplay goal at 18:34 of the third period against Brent Johnson
  5. ^ Even-strength goal at 17:52 of the first period against Patrick Lalime
  6. ^ The Flyers had the option of receiving either the St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2002 and a second-round pick in 2003, or a second-round pick in 2002 and a first-round pick in 2003. The Flyers chose the 2002 second-round pick and 2003 first-round pick.
  7. ^ Condition not met. The Rangers would have received a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first fifty games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least twelve months.
  8. ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received the draft pick if either Beckett or Hubacek played in the NHL for the Predators during the 2001–02 or 2002–03 season.
  9. ^ Contract for the 2002–03 season
  10. ^ Tibbetts signed with Hartford in early November 2002.[65]
  11. ^ a b The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 23rd overall, to the Ottawa Senators for the Senators' first and seventh-round picks and the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2002 second-round pick on June 23, 2001.[68]
  12. ^ The Flyers acquired the Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick, 95th overall, from the Nashville Predators for Mark Eaton on September 29, 2000.[68]
  13. ^ a b The Flyers traded John Vanbiesbrouck to the New York Islanders for the Islanders' fourth-round pick, 95th overall, on June 25, 2000. That pick was traded to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' fourth, fifth, and seventh-round picks on June 23, 2001. The Predators fourth-round pick was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' 2002 third-round pick on June 24, 2001.[68]
  14. ^ The Flyers received a fifth-round pick, 150th overall, as compensation for losing Valeri Zelepukin in free agency.[68]
  15. ^ The Flyers traded Gino Odjick to the Montreal Canadiens for P. J. Stock and the Canadiens' sixth-round pick, 172nd overall, on December 7, 2000.[68]
  16. ^ The Flyers traded Marc Bureau to the Calgary Flames for Travis Brigley and the Flames' sixth-round pick, 177th overall, on March 6, 2000.[68]

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