2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division 5th Central
Conference 15th Western
2001–02 record 22–47–8–5
Home record 14–18–5–4
Road record 8–29–3–1
Goals for 164
Goals against 255
Team information
General Manager Doug MacLean
Coach Dave King
Captain Lyle Odelein (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Arena Nationwide Arena
Average attendance 18,136
Team leaders
Goals Ray Whitney (21)
Assists Ray Whitney (40)
Points Ray Whitney (61)
Penalties in minutes Jody Shelley (206)
Wins Ron Tugnutt (12)
Goals against average Ron Tugnutt (2.85)

The 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off a 28–39–9–6 record in their expansion season, earning 71 points and missing the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Regular season

Columbus would get off to a poor start, winning only one out of 13 games to open the season and falling to last place in the Western Conference. While the Blue Jackets would play better as the season progressed, they were far off from playoff qualification and would eventually trade team captain Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek at the trade deadline. Columbus would finish the season with a 22–47–8–5 record, earning 57 points, which was 14 fewer points than in their previous season, and 37 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth final playoff spot in the West. Columbus would score an NHL-low 164 goals, and their 255 goals against was the highest total in the Western Conference, third-highest in the NHL. The 57 points the Jackets earned was the second fewest in the League, only ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who finished with 54.

Ray Whitney would lead Columbus offensively, scoring a team-high 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, which broke the team record for points in a season. Mike Sillinger would be the only other Blue Jacket to score 20 goals, scoring 20 and adding 23 assists for 43 points. Deron Quint led the Jackets defense, earning 25 points, while Rostislav Klesla scored eight goals and earned 16 points in his first full season in the League. Jody Shelley had a team-high and club-record 206 penalty minutes in only 52 games.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt and Marc Denis would split time, with Tugnutt winning a team-high 12 games and posting a team-best 2.85 goals against average (GAA).

Tragedy struck at Nationwide Arena during a game on March 16, 2002, against the Calgary Flames, when a shot by Jackets forward Espen Knutsen was deflected off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris and sailed into the stands, hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head. Cecil would pass away on March 18 due to the injury.

The Blue Jackets would finish the season 30th in the League in scoring, with 164 goals for, and would be shut out an NHL-high 11 times.[1][2]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings825117104251187116
24St. Louis Blues8243278422718898
35Chicago Blackhawks82412713121620796
414Nashville Predators82284113019623069
515Columbus Blue Jackets8222478516425557

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.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN825117104251187116
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8245288121216999
3y – San Jose SharksPAC8244278324819999
4St. Louis BluesCEN8243278422718898
5Chicago BlackhawksCEN82412713121620796
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8240279622821095
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82402711421419095
8Vancouver CanucksNW8242307325421194
8.5
9Edmonton OilersNW82382812420518292
10Dallas StarsPAC82362813521521390
11Calgary FlamesNW82323512320122079
12Minnesota WildNW82263512919523873
13Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8229428317519869
14Nashville PredatorsCEN82284113019623069
15Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8222478516425557

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 4St. Louis Blues3–3Columbus Blue Jackets0–0–1–01
2October 6Columbus Blue Jackets3–3Philadelphia Flyers0–0–2–02
3October 8Philadelphia Flyers2–2Columbus Blue Jackets0–0–3–03
4October 12Montreal Canadiens3–1Columbus Blue Jackets0–1–3–03
5October 14Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Chicago Blackhawks0–1–4–04
6October 16Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Detroit Red Wings0–2–4–04
7October 19Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Buffalo Sabres1–2–4–06
8October 20Colorado Avalanche5–0Columbus Blue Jackets1–3–4–06
9October 23Los Angeles Kings7–1Columbus Blue Jackets1–4–4–06
10October 25Edmonton Oilers5–2Columbus Blue Jackets1–5–4–06
11October 27Columbus Blue Jackets0–2San Jose Sharks1–6–4–06
12October 30Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Vancouver Canucks1–7–4–06
13November 1Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Calgary Flames1–8–4–06
14November 2Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Edmonton Oilers2–8–4–08
15November 6Vancouver Canucks3–2Columbus Blue Jackets2–9–4–08
16November 9Edmonton Oilers3–0Columbus Blue Jackets2–10–4–08
17November 10Columbus Blue Jackets5–1Boston Bruins3–10–4–010
18November 13St. Louis Blues2–3Columbus Blue Jackets4–10–4–012
19November 16Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–3Columbus Blue Jackets5–10–4–014
20November 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Nashville Predators5–11–4–014
21November 19Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Carolina Hurricanes5–12–4–014
22November 21Detroit Red Wings1–0Columbus Blue Jackets5–12–4–115
23November 23Chicago Blackhawks2–2Columbus Blue Jackets5–12–5–116
24November 25Calgary Flames3–4Columbus Blue Jackets6–12–5–118
25November 27Phoenix Coyotes0–3Columbus Blue Jackets7–12–5–120
26November 29St. Louis Blues3–1Columbus Blue Jackets7–13–5–120
27December 1Columbus Blue Jackets3–4St. Louis Blues7–14–5–120
28December 5Columbus Blue Jackets0–2Florida Panthers7–15–5–120
29December 6Columbus Blue Jackets0–1Tampa Bay Lightning7–16–5–120
30December 8Colorado Avalanche2–0Columbus Blue Jackets7–17–5–120
31December 10New Jersey Devils1–3Columbus Blue Jackets8–17–5–122
32December 12Columbus Blue Jackets1–5Colorado Avalanche8–18–5–122
33December 14Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–18–5–124
34December 15Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Los Angeles Kings9–19–5–124
35December 17Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Phoenix Coyotes9–20–5–124
36December 22Dallas Stars4–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–21–5–124
37December 27Columbus Blue Jackets1–5Detroit Red Wings9–22–5–124
38December 29Buffalo Sabres2–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–22–6–125
39December 31Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1–3Columbus Blue Jackets10–22–6–127
40January 3Columbus Blue Jackets2–4St. Louis Blues10–23–6–127
41January 6Nashville Predators3–4Columbus Blue Jackets11–23–6–129
42January 9Columbus Blue Jackets3–6Washington Capitals11–24–6–129
43January 10Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Chicago Blackhawks11–25–6–129
44January 12Chicago Blackhawks4–5Columbus Blue Jackets12–25–6–131
45January 14Columbus Blue Jackets2–2New York Rangers12–25–7–132
46January 16New York Rangers0–2Columbus Blue Jackets13–25–7–134
47January 18Minnesota Wild3–1Columbus Blue Jackets13–26–7–134
48January 19Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Nashville Predators13–27–7–134
49January 21Dallas Stars5–3Columbus Blue Jackets13–28–7–134
50January 24San Jose Sharks2–6Columbus Blue Jackets14–28–7–136
51January 26Phoenix Coyotes3–2Columbus Blue Jackets14–29–7–136
52January 28Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Dallas Stars14–30–7–136
53January 30Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim14–31–7–136
54February 4Boston Bruins8–0Columbus Blue Jackets14–32–7–136
55February 6Ottawa Senators6–4Columbus Blue Jackets14–33–7–136
56February 8Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Detroit Red Wings15–33–7–138
57February 9Nashville Predators1–0Columbus Blue Jackets15–33–7–239
58February 12Minnesota Wild3–3Columbus Blue Jackets15–33–8–240
59February 26Los Angeles Kings5–1Columbus Blue Jackets15–34–8–240
60February 28Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Columbus Blue Jackets15–34–8–341
61March 2Columbus Blue Jackets2–0Los Angeles Kings16–34–8–343
62March 3Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Phoenix Coyotes16–35–8–343
63March 6Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Colorado Avalanche16–36–8–343
64March 8New York Islanders2–4Columbus Blue Jackets17–36–8–345
65March 10Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Minnesota Wild17–37–8–345
66March 11Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Pittsburgh Penguins18–37–8–347
67March 14Vancouver Canucks5–1Columbus Blue Jackets18–38–8–347
68March 16Calgary Flames1–3Columbus Blue Jackets19–38–8–349
69March 20Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Minnesota Wild20–38–8–351
70March 21Detroit Red Wings3–2Columbus Blue Jackets20–38–8–452
71March 23Washington Capitals5–2Columbus Blue Jackets20–39–8–452
72March 25Columbus Blue Jackets1–6Calgary Flames20–40–8–452
73March 26Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Edmonton Oilers20–41–8–452
74March 28Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Vancouver Canucks20–41–8–553
75March 30Columbus Blue Jackets2–10San Jose Sharks20–42–8–553
76April 1Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Dallas Stars20–43–8–553
77April 4Nashville Predators1–2Columbus Blue Jackets21–43–8–555
78April 6Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Montreal Canadiens21–44–8–555
79April 8Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Toronto Maple Leafs21–45–8–555
80April 10San Jose Sharks5–3Columbus Blue Jackets21–46–8–555
81April 12Atlanta Thrashers4–5Columbus Blue Jackets22–46–8–557
82April 14Columbus Blue Jackets0–2Chicago Blackhawks22–47–8–557
  • Green background indicates a win.
  • Red background indicates a regulation loss.
  • Yellow background indicates an overtime loss.
  • White background indicates a tie.

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2002 playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ray WhitneyLW6721406112-22603
Mike SillingerC8020234354-35805
Espen KnutsenC7711314247-28521
Grant MarshallRW8115183386-20604
David VybornyRW751318316-14602
Deron QuintD757182526-34301
Tyler WrightC77131124100-40401
Geoff SandersonLW421151612-15502
Serge AubinLW71881632-20101
Rostislav KleslaD75881674-6100
Lyle OdeleinD652141689-28000
Robert KronLW59411154-14100
Brett HarkinsLW25212148-5200
Kevin DineenRW59581362-6000
Mattias TimanderD78471144-34100
Blake SloanRW6027946-18000
Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD8126890-28000
Jody ShelleyLW523362061000
Radim BicanekD6015634-15000
Jamie PushorD6106654-10000
Chris NielsenRW232354-3001
Jaroslav SpacekD1423524-9111
Sean ProngerC263144-4000
Matt DavidsonRW1712310-11000
Jamie HewardD281237-9000
Mathieu DarcheLW141126-5000
Andrej NedorostLW70222-3000
Martin SpanhelLW41012-2000
Derrick WalserD21010-2000
Blake BellefeuilleC201101000
Marc DenisG4201120000
Ron TugnuttG4401100000
Jamie AllisonD700028-4000
Jean-Francois LabbeG300000000
David LingRW50007-1000
Brad MoranC300000000
Duvie WestcottD40002-2000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ron Tugnutt250244122731192.85211951076.900
Marc Denis23354292451213.11111971076.899
Jean-Francois Labbe117311063.0806862.912
Team:495482225282462.98324602214.900

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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;

Draft picks

Columubus' draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
18Pascal Leclaire CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
238Tim Jackman United StatesMinnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
253Kiel McLeod CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
385Aaron Johnson CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
387Per Mars SwedenBrynas IF (Sweden)
5141Cole Jarrett CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
6173Justin Aikins CanadaLangley Hornets (BCHL)
6187Artyom Vostrikov RussiaLada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
7204Raffaele Sannitz  SwitzerlandHC Lugano (Switzerland)
8236Ryan Bowness CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
8242Andrew Murray CanadaSelkirk Steelers (MJHL)
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002.html
  2. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002_games.html
  3. ↑ "2001-2002 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ↑ "2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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