2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

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.

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
12 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
25 New York Islanders 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
36 New Jersey Devils 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
411 New York Rangers 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
512 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
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT Loss           = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs, which snapped their 11 season playoff streak.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev 67 32 44 76 2 80
Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina 79 24 33 57 –7 50
Lang, RobertRobert Lang 62 18 32 50 9 16
Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov 72 20 29 49 –7 16
Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux 24 6 25 31 0 14
Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille 40 10 20 30 –14 16
Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival 79 9 20 29 –6 47
Beech, KrisKris Beech 79 10 15 25 –25 45
Richer, StephaneStephane Richer 58 13 12 25 –8 14
Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 79 8 10 18 –15 4
Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture 82 6 11 17 –19 71
Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft 68 8 8 16 –9 16
Kasparaitis, DariusDarius Kasparaitis 69 2 12 14 –1 123
Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen 47 6 7 13 –18 28
Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference 75 4 7 11 –12 73
Moran, IanIan Moran 64 2 8 10 –11 54
Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau 33 3 7 10 –1 18
Straka, MartinMartin Straka 13 5 4 9 3 0
Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson 53 2 5 7 –12 22
Tibbetts, BillyBilly Tibbetts 33 1 5 6 –13 109
Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens 32 1 4 5 –9 25
Jakopin, JohnJohn Jakopin 19 0 4 4 2 42
Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar 60 0 3 3 –1 68
Toms, JeffJeff Toms 14 2 1 3 –5 4
Donovan, SheanShean Donovan 13 2 1 3 –5 4
Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen 13 1 2 3 –2 8
Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos 11 1 2 3 –1 9
Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa 57 0 2 2 –5 150
Wilson, MikeMike Wilson 21 1 1 2 –12 17
Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor 15 0 2 2 –3 30
Berry, RickRick Berry 13 0 2 2 –4 21
Meloche, EricEric Meloche 23 0 1 1 –7 8
Endicott, ShaneShane Endicott 4 0 1 1 –1 4
Manderville, KentKent Manderville 4 1 0 1 1 4

Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 66 65 3876:33 25 34 7 178 2.76 1851 0.904 6 0 1 22
Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-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

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Date
Jason MacDonald Montreal Canadiens July 18, 2001
Rob Tallas Chicago Blackhawks August 14, 2001
Stephane Richer Washington Capitals October 2, 2001

Claimed via waivers

Date Player Previous team
October 2, 2001 John Jakopin Florida Panthers
January 4, 2002 Randy Robitaille Los Angeles Kings
March 15, 2002 Shean Donovan Atlanta Thrashers
March 16, 2002 Jeff Toms New York Rangers

Player signings

Player Date
Mike Wilson July 5, 2001
Robert Dome July 10, 2001
Eric Meloche July 13, 2001
Hans Jonsson July 13, 2001
Billy Tibbetts July 24, 2001
Dan LaCouture July 24, 2001
Ian Moran July 24, 2001
Alexei Morozov July 31, 2001
Jean-Sebastien Aubin July 31, 2001
Martin Straka August 10, 2001
Jan Hrdina August 13, 2001
Robert Lang August 13, 2001
Peter Ratchuk August 14, 2001
Alexei Kovalev August 15, 2001
Darius Kasparaitis August 20, 2001
Mario Lemieux August 20, 2001
Wayne Primeau August 30, 2001
Johan Hedberg September 5, 2001
Michal Roszival September 6, 2001
Shane Endicott October 5, 2001
Michel Ouellet June 1, 2002
Steven Crampton June 1, 2002

Other

Name Date Notes
Ivan Hlinka October 14, 2001 Fired as head coach
Rick Kehoe October 14, 2001 Hired as head coach

Personnel

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age NHL Draft Birthplace
30 Canada Aubin, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Aubin G R 24 1995 Montreal, Quebec
16 Canada Beech, KrisKris Beech C L 21 1999 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
6 Canada Berry, RickRick Berry D L 23 1997 Birtlen, Manitoba
18 Canada Donovan, SheanShean Donovan RW R 27 1993 Timmins, Ontario
41 Canada Endicott, ShaneShane Endicott C L 20 2000 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7 Canada Ference, AndrewAndrew Ference D L 23 1997 Edmonton, Alberta
1 Sweden Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg G R 29 1994 Leksand, Sweden
38 Czech Republic Hrdina, JanJan Hrdina C R 26 1995 Hradec, Czech Republic
23 Canada Jakopin, JohnJohn Jakopin D R 27 1993 Toronto, Ontario
8 Sweden Jonsson, HansHans Jonsson D L 28 1993 Jarved, Sweden
37 Canada Kostopoulos, TomTom Kostopoulos RW R 23 1999 Mississauga, Ontario
27 Russia Kovalev, AlexAlex Kovalev RW L 29 1991 Togliatti, Russia
14 Czech Republic Kraft, MilanMilan Kraft C R 22 1998 Plzen, Czech Republic
33 United States Lacouture, DanDan Lacouture LW L 25 1996 Hyannis, Massachusetts
20 Czech Republic Lang, RobertRobert Lang C R 31 1990 Teplice, Czech Republic
5 Finland Laukkanen, JanneJanne Laukkanen D L 32 1991 Lahti, Finland
66 Canada Lemieux, MarioMario Lemieux C R 36 1984 Montreal, Quebec
47/26 Canada Manderville, KentKent Manderville C L 31 1989 Edmonton, Alberta
2 Czech Republic Melichar, JosefJosef Melichar D L 23 1997 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic
72 Canada Meloche, EricEric Meloche RW R 26 1996 Montreal, Quebec
24 United States Moran, IanIan Moran D R 29 1990 Cleveland, Ohio
95 Russia Morozov, AlekseyAleksey Morozov RW L 25 1995 Moscow, Russia
10 Finland Nieminen, VilleVille Nieminen LW L 25 1997 Tampere, Finland
29 Poland Oliwa, KrzysztofKrzysztof Oliwa LW L 29 1993 Tychy, Poland
17 United States Petersen, TobyToby Petersen C L 23 1998 Minneapolis, Minnesota
15 Canada Primeau, WayneWayne Primeau C L 26 1994 Scarborough, Ontario
3 Canada Pushor, JamieJamie Pushor D R 29 1991 Lethbridge, Alberta
22 Canada Robitaille, RandyRandy Robitaille C L 26 Undrafted Ottawa, Ontario
28 Czech Republic Rozsival, MichalMichal Rozsival D R 23 1996 Vlasim, Czech Republic
25 United States Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens LW L 37 1983 Brockton, Massachusetts
82 Czech Republic Straka, MartinMartin Straka C L 29 1992 Plzen, Czech Republic
9/46 Canada Toms, JeffJeff Toms LW L 28 1992 Swift Current, Saskatchewan
4 Canada Wilson, MikeMike 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]

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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