2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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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)

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

Off-season[]

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 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


Schedule and results[]

2001–2002 Schedule
October: 4–6–1–1 (Home: 2–3–0–1 ; Road: 2–3–1–0), 10 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
1 3 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 0–1–0–0 0
2 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,411) 0–2–0–0 0
3 10 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,038) 0–3–0–0 0
4 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena (15,815) 0–4–0–0 0
5 16 Ottawa Senators 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,907) 1–4–0–0 2
6 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre (15,521) 2–4–0–0 4
7 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT St. Louis Blues Savvis Center (18,854) 2–4–0–1 5
8 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (13,281) 3–4–0–1 7
9 24 Dallas Stars 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 4–4–0–1 9
10 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,166) 4–5–0–1 9
11 28 Florida Panthers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,449) 4–5–1–1 10
12 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,365) 4–6–1–1 10
November: 6–4–1–2 (Home: 5–1–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–1–1), 15 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
13 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,763) 5–6–1–1 12
14 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 6–6–1–1 14
15 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (15,938) 6–6–2–1 15
16 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Florida Panthers National Car Rental Center (16,164) 6–7–2–1 15
17 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Ice Palace Arena (18,812) 6–7–2–2 16
18 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena (12,480) 7–7–2–2 18
19 14 New York Islanders 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,466) 7–7–3–2 19
20 17 New York Rangers 0–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,027) 8���7–3–2 21
21 21 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,980) 8–8–3–2 21
22 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 Nashville Predators Gaylord Entertainment Center (16,717) 8–9–3–2 21
23 24 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 9–9–3–2 23
24 27 New Jersey Devils 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,410) 10–9–3–2 25
25 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 San Jose Sharks Compaq Center (17,496) 10–10–3–2 25
December: 4–7–0–2 (Home: 2–5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–2), 10 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
26 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (14,109) 10–11–3–2 25
27 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,271) 11–11–3–2 27
28 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Boston Bruins FleetCenter (14,125) 12–11–3–2 29
29 8 Atlanta Thrashers 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,917) 13–11–3–2 31
30 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Washington Capitals MCI Center (18,672) 13–11–4–2 32
31 12 Boston Bruins 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,397) 13–12–4–2 32
32 14 Minnesota Wild 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,378) 13–13��4–2 32
33 16 Carolina Hurricanes 7–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,226) 13–14–4–2 32
34 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 13–15–4–2 32
35 21 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 14–15–4–2 34
36 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Washington Capitals MCI Center (18,672) 14–15–5–2 35
37 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena (19,040) 14–16–5–2 35
38 29 Ottawa Senators 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 14–17–5–2 35
January: 8–6–1–0 (Home: 4–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–1–0), 17 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (16,234) 14–18–5–2 35
40 5 New York Rangers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,305) 15–18–5–2 37
41 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (16,537) 15–19–5–2 37
42 8 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,897) 15–20–5–2 37
43 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena (16,151) 16–20–5–2 39
44 12 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 16–21–5–2 39
45 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Vancouver Canucks General Motors Place (18,422) 16–22–5–2 39
46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome (15,437) 17–22–5–2 41
47 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre (16,839) 18–22–5–2 43
48 21 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 19–22–5–2 45
49 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,127) 20–22–5–2 47
50 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (16,234) 21–22–5–2 49
51 26 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,021) 22–22–5–2 51
52 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,634) 22–22–5–3 52
53 30 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,152) 22–23–5–3 52
February: 1–4–1–1 (Home: 0–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0–1), 4 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
54 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (18,730) 22–23–6–3 53
55 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Montreal Canadiens Molson Centre (21,191) 22–24–6–3 53
56 9 New Jersey Devils 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,021) 22–24–6–4 54
57 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) 22–25–6–4 54
58 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre (17,332) 22–26–6–4 54
59 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,134) 22–27–6–4 54
60 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,136) 23–27–6–4 56
March: 5–7–1–1 (Home: 3–5–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–0), 12 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
61 2 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 23–28–6–4 56
62 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (13,277) 24–28–6–4 58
63 5 Florida Panthers 5–6 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,652) 25–28–6–4 60
64 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,111) 25–29–6–4 60
65 9 New York Rangers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 26–29–6–4 62
66 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,422) 26–30–6–4 62
67 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (12,536) 26–31–6–4 62
68 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,118) 26–32–6–4 62
69 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (12,305) 27–32–6–4 64
70 20 Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,851) 27–33–6–4 64
71 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 27–33–7–4 65
72 24 Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,971) 28–33–7–4 67
73 27 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,106) 28–34–7–4 67
74 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens Molson Centre (21,273) 28–34–7–5 68
April: 0–7–0–1 (Home: 0–2–0–1 ; Road: 0–5–0–0), 1 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points
75 1 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,110) 28–35–7–5 68
76 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Florida Panthers National Car Rental Center (15,614) 28–36–7–5 68
77 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (15,454) 28–37–7–5 68
78 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,750) 28–38–7–5 68
79 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) 28–39–7–5 68
80 10 Buffalo Sabres 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,724) 28–39–8–5 69
81 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,816) 28–40–8–5 69
82 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Boston Bruins FleetCenter (17,565) 28–41–8–5 69
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
Total 82 4970:51 28 46 8 243 2.93 2388 0.898 6 0 1 22

†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[]

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 Birtle, 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 Králové, Czechoslovakia
23 Canada John Jakopin D R 27 1993 Toronto, Ontario
8 Sweden Hans Jonsson D L 28 1993 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
37 Canada Tom Kostopoulos RW R 23 1999 Mississauga, Ontario
27 Russia Alexei Kovalev (A) RW L 29 1991 Tolyatti, Soviet Union
14 Czech Republic Milan Kraft C R 22 1998 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
33 United States Dan LaCouture LW L 25 1996 Hyannis, Massachusetts
20 Czech Republic Robert Lang C R 31 1990 Teplice, Czechoslovakia
5 Finland Janne Laukkanen D L 32 1991 Lahti, Finland
66 Canada Mario Lemieux (C) C R 36 1984 Montreal, Quebec
47 or 26 Canada Kent Manderville C L 31 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
2 Czech Republic Josef Melichar D L 23 1997 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
72 Canada Eric Meloche RW R 26 1996 Montreal, Quebec
24 United States Ian Moran D R 29 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Russia Alexei Morozov RW L 25 1995 Moscow, Soviet Union
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 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
25 United States Kevin Stevens LW L 37 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Martin Straka (A) C L 29 1992 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
9 or 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 (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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