2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2001–02 record43–25–10–4
Goals for249
Goals against207
Team information
General managerPat Quinn
CoachPat Quinn
CaptainMats Sundin
Alternate captainsBryan McCabe
Gary Roberts
Dmitri Yushkevich
ArenaAir Canada Centre
Team leaders
GoalsMats Sundin (41)
AssistsMats Sundin (39)
PointsMats Sundin (80)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (157)
WinsCurtis Joseph (29)
Goals against averageCurtis Joseph (2.23)

The 2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the team's 85th season as a franchise, and the 75th season as the Maple Leafs. They finished second in the Northeast Division with a record of 43–25–10–4 for 100 points. Qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they downed the New York Islanders in seven games in the Conference Quarter-finals and the Ottawa Senators in seven games in the Conference Semi-finals. However, their luck ran out in the Conference Finals, as they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in six games.

Leafs captain Mats Sundin ranked fourth in the NHL in scoring, with 80 points.[1] Head Coach Pat Quinn and goaltender Curtis Joseph were members of the gold medal-winning Canadian ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Boston Bruins 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
3 7 Ottawa Senators 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
5 10 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82

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[2]
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[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 3, 2001 4–5 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 0–1–0–0
2 T October 6, 2001 2–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 0–1–1–0
3 W October 8, 2001 6–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 1–1–1–0
4 W October 11, 2001 3–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 2–1–1–0
5 L October 13, 2001 2–5 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 2–2–1–0
6 W October 16, 2001 4–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 3–2–1–0
7 W October 18, 2001 6–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 4–2–1–0
8 L October 20, 2001 1–4 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 4–3–1–0
9 W October 23, 2001 2–0 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 5–3–1–0
10 OTL October 25, 2001 1–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 5–3–1–1
11 W October 27, 2001 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 6–3–1–1
12 W October 30, 2001 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 7–3–1–1
13 L November 1, 2001 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 7–4–1–1
14 W November 3, 2001 4–1 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 8–4–1–1
15 W November 6, 2001 4–2 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 9–4–1–1
16 OTL November 9, 2001 2–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 9–4–1–2
17 T November 10, 2001 † 1–1 OT New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 9–4–2–2
18 W November 14, 2001 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 10–4–2–2
19 W November 15, 2001 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 11–4–2–2
20 OTL November 17, 2001 1–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 11–4–2–3
21 W November 19, 2001 5–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 12–4–2–3
22 L November 21, 2001 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 12–5–2–3
23 L November 23, 2001 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 12–6–2–3
24 W November 24, 2001 2–0 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 13–6–2–3
25 L November 27, 2001 2–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 13–7–2–3
26 W November 30, 2001 2–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 14–7–2–3
27 W December 1, 2001 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 15–7–2–3
28 L December 4, 2001 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 15–8–2–3
29 W December 6, 2001 6–3 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 16–8–2–3
30 W December 8, 2001 4–3 New York Rangers (2001–02) 17–8–2–3
31 W December 11, 2001 6–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 18–8–2–3
32 W December 13, 2001 4–3 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 19–8–2–3
33 W December 15, 2001 6–4 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 20–8–2–3
34 L December 18, 2001 1–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 20–9–2–3
35 T December 21, 2001 3–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 20–9–3–3
36 W December 22, 2001 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 21–9–3–3
37 L December 26, 2001 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 21–10–3–3
38 L December 28, 2001 4–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 21–11–3–3
39 L December 29, 2001 2–4 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 21–12–3–3
40 W December 31, 2001 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 22–12–3–3
41 W January 3, 2002 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 23–12–3–3
42 W January 5, 2002 3–1 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 24–12–3–3
43 L January 7, 2002 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 24–13–3–3
44 W January 8, 2002 4–3 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 25–13–3–3
45 T January 11, 2002 3–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 25–13–4–3
46 T January 12, 2002 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 25–13–5–3
47 L January 15, 2002 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 25–14–5–3
48 OTL January 17, 2002 2–3 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 25–14–5–4
49 L January 19, 2002 0–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 25–15–5–4
50 W January 22, 2002 6–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 26–15–5–4
51 L January 25, 2002 1–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 26–16–5–4
52 L January 26, 2002 1–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 26–17–5–4
53 W January 29, 2002 4–3 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 27–17–5–4
54 W January 30, 2002 6–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 28–17–5–4
55 W February 5, 2002 3–1 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 29–17–5–4
56 L February 7, 2002 1–4 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 29–18–5–4
57 W February 9, 2002 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 30–18–5–4
58 W February 11, 2002 5–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 31–18–5–4
59 W February 26, 2002 4–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 32–18–5–4
60 L March 1, 2002 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 32–19–5–4
61 T March 2, 2002 3–3 OT Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 32–19–6–4
62 W March 4, 2002 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 33–19–6–4
63 L March 6, 2002 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 33–20–6–4
64 T March 9, 2002 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 33–20–7–4
65 W March 10, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 34–20–7–4
66 T March 12, 2002 1–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 34–20–8–4
67 W March 14, 2002 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 35–20–8–4
68 T March 16, 2002 5–5 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) 35–20–9–4
69 W March 19, 2002 3–2 OT New York Islanders (2001–02) 36–20–9–4
70 L March 21, 2002 3–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 36–21–9–4
71 W March 23, 2002 2–0 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 37–21–9–4
72 L March 25, 2002 1–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 37–22–9–4
73 W March 26, 2002 7–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 38–22–9–4
74 L March 28, 2002 4–5 New York Islanders (2001–02) 38–23–9–4
75 L March 30, 2002 1–3 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 38–24–9–4
76 W April 1, 2002 5–4 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 39–24–9–4
77 L April 4, 2002 2–4 New York Rangers (2001–02) 39–25–9–4
78 T April 6, 2002 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (2001–02) 39–25–10–4
79 W April 8, 2002 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 40–25–10–4
80 W April 10, 2002 7–2 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 41–25–10–4
81 W April 12, 2002 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 42–25–10–4
82 W April 13, 2002 5–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 43–25–10–4
  • Hockey Hall of Fame Game

Playoffs[]

The Maple Leafs qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. After defeating the New York Islanders in the first round and Ottawa Senators in the second round, both in seven games, they were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals in six games.

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders - Maple Leafs win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 9 New York Islanders 3–1 19,438 Maple Leafs lead 1–0
2 April 11 New York Islanders 2–0 19,434 Maple Leafs lead 2–0
3 April 14 @ New York Islanders 6–1 16,234 Maple Leafs lead 2–1
4 April 16 @ New York Islanders 4–3 16,234 Series tied 2–2
5 April 19 New York Islanders 6–3 19,458 Maple Leafs lead 3–2
6 April 21 @ New York Islanders 5–3 16,234 Series tied 3–3
7 April 22 New York Islanders 4–2 19,519 Maple Leafs win 4–3
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Ottawa Senators - Maple Leafs win 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 April 25 Ottawa Senators 5–0 19,406 Senators lead 1–0
2 April 27 Ottawa Senators 3–2 3OT 19,454 Series tied 1–1
3 April 29 @ Ottawa Senators 3–2 18,500 Senators lead 2–1
4 May 1 @ Ottawa Senators 2–1 18,500 Series tied 2–2
5 May 3 Ottawa Senators 4–2 19,499 Senators lead 3–2
6 May 5 @ Ottawa Senators 4–3 18,500 Series tied 3–3
7 May 1 Ottawa Senators 3–0 19,551 Maple Leafs win 4–3
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Carolina Hurricanes - Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Series
1 May 16 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 18,730 Maple Leafs lead 1–0
2 May 19 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 18,924 Series tied 1–1
3 May 21 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 19,293 Hurricanes lead 2–1
4 May 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 19,299 Hurricanes lead 3–1
5 May 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 19,016 Hurricanes lead 3-2
6 May 28 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 19,327 Hurricanes win 4–2
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mats Sundin 82 41 39 80 94 6 10 2 9
Darcy Tucker 77 24 35 59 92 24 7 0 5
Alexander Mogilny 66 24 33 57 8 1 5 0 4
Mikael Renberg 71 14 38 52 36 11 4 0 3
Robert Reichel 78 20 31 51 26 7 1 0 3
Gary Roberts 69 21 27 48 63 -4 6 2 2
Jonas Hoglund 82 13 34 47 26 11 1 1 4
Bryan McCabe 82 17 26 43 129 16 8 0 1
Tomas Kaberle 69 10 29 39 2 5 5 0 3
Travis Green 82 11 23 34 61 13 3 0 2
Shayne Corson 74 12 21 33 120 11 0 1 1
Tie Domi 74 9 10 19 157 3 0 0 2
Dmitry Yushkevich 55 6 13 19 26 14 3 0 0
Alyn McCauley 82 6 10 16 18 10 0 1 1
Garry Valk 63 5 10 15 28 2 0 0 0
Jyrki Lumme 51 4 8 12 18 13 1 2 1
Cory Cross 50 3 9 12 54 11 0 0 1
Aki Berg 81 1 10 11 46 14 0 0 0
Paul Healey 21 3 7 10 2 7 0 0 0
Wade Belak 63 1 3 4 142 2 0 0 0
Karel Pilar 23 1 3 4 8 3 0 0 0
Alexei Ponikarovsky 8 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1
Nik Antropov 11 1 1 2 4 -1 0 0 0
Anders Eriksson 34 0 2 2 12 -1 0 0 0
Jeff Farkas 6 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph 51 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0
Dave Manson 13 0 1 1 10 3 0 0 0
Tom Barrasso 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sebastien Centomo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan Dempsey 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Marc Moro 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Corey Schwab 30 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bob Wren 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph 3065 51 29 17 5 114 2.23 4 1210 1096 .906
Corey Schwab 1646 30 12 10 5 75 2.73 1 707 632 .894
Tom Barrasso 219 4 2 2 0 10 2.74 0 110 100 .909
Sebastien Centomo 40 1 0 0 0 3 4.50 0 12 9 .750
Team: 4970 82 43 29 10 202 2.44 5 2039 1837 .901

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Gary Roberts 19 7 12 19 56 3 0 1
Alyn McCauley 20 5 10 15 4 1 0 2
Alexander Mogilny 20 8 3 11 8 2 0 2
Bryan McCabe 20 5 5 10 30 3 0 1
Jonas Hoglund 20 4 6 10 2 3 0 1
Tomas Kaberle 20 2 8 10 16 0 0 0
Travis Green 20 3 6 9 34 0 0 1
Darcy Tucker 17 4 4 8 38 1 0 1
Mats Sundin 8 2 5 7 4 0 0 0
Shayne Corson 19 1 6 7 33 0 0 0
Tie Domi 19 1 3 4 61 0 0 1
Karel Pilar 11 0 4 4 12 0 0 0
Robert Reichel 18 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Nathan Dempsey 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Wade Belak 16 1 0 1 18 0 0 0
Garry Valk 11 1 0 1 4 0 0 0
Aki Berg 20 0 1 1 37 0 0 0
Paul Healey 18 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Cory Cross 12 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Anders Eriksson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Farkas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Joseph 20 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Jyrki Lumme 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Don MacLean 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alexei Ponikarovsky 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Mikael Renberg 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Corey Schwab 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Wren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Curtis Joseph 1253 20 10 10 48 2.30 3 557 509 .914
Corey Schwab 12 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 5 1.000
Team: 1265 20 10 10 48 2.28 3 562 514 .915

[3]

Note:
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;

Awards and records[]

  • Mats Sundin, Centre, NHL Second Team All-Star

Records[]

Milestones[]

Transactions[]

The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.

Trades[]

September 30, 2001 To Chicago Blackhawks
Shawn Thornton
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Marty Wilford
November 21, 2001 To Dallas Stars
Dave Manson
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jyrki Lumme
March 1, 2002 To Nashville Predators
D. J. Smith
Marty Wilford
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Marc Moro
March 15, 2002 To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 2003 (Kevin Nastiuk)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Barrasso
May 13, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Kris Vernarsky
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ric Jackman
June 22, 2002 To Nashville Predators
3rd round pick in 2003 (Alexander Sulzer)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 2002 (Dominic D'Amour)
June 23, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
Jeff Farkas
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Josh Holden
June 25, 2002 To Vancouver Canucks
8th round pick in 2003 (Sergei Topol)
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan Bonni
June 30, 2002 To Nashville Predators
Tie Domi
To Toronto Maple Leafs
8th round pick in 2003 ()
June 30, 2002 To Calgary Flames
Curtis Joseph
To Toronto Maple Leafs
3rd round pick in 2003 ()

Free agents[]

Player Former Team
Alexander Mogilny New Jersey Devils
Anders Eriksson Florida Panthers
Paul Healey Edmonton Oilers
Chris Murray St. Louis Blues
Corey Schwab Kansas City Blades (IHL)
Player New Team
Bryan Berard New York Rangers
Yanic Perreault Montreal Canadiens
Steve Thomas Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks[]

Toronto's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 Carlo Colaiacovo Defence  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 39 Karel Pilar Defence  Czech Republic HC Litvínov (Czech Republic)
3 65 Brendan Bell Defence  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 82 Jay Harrison Defence  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
3 88 Nicolas Corbeil Centre  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
5 134 Kyle Wellwood Centre  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6 168 Maxim Kondratyev Defence  Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
6 183 Jaroslav Sklenar Left Wing  Czech Republic HC Brno (Czech Republic)
7 198 Ivan Kolozvary Centre  Slovakia Dukla Trenčín (Slovakia)
7 213 Jan Chovan Goaltender  Slovakia Belleville Bulls (OHL)
8 246 Tomas Mojzis Defence  Czech Republic Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9 276 Mike Knoepfli Left Wing  Canada Georgetown Raiders (OPJA)

Farm teams[]

American Hockey League[]

St. John's Maple Leafs

ECHL[]

Columbia Inferno

Roster[]

2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Miscellaneous[]

In 2010, the Toronto Maple Leafs were named the 22nd most hated team in sports history by Sports Illustrated.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.169, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  2. ^ "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "2001–02 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  4. ^ "The 25 Most Hated Teams of All Time". Sport Illustrated. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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