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
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	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
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

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

• ^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

• 2001–02 NHL season

References

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