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 (Nov.–Apr.); Martin Straka; Darius Kasparaitis
Arena	Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Alexei Kovalev (32)
Assists	Alexei Kovalev (44)
Points	Alexei Kovalev (76)
Penalty minutes	Krzysztof Oliwa (150)
Wins	Johan Hedberg (25)
Goals against average	Johan 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 Jaromír Jágr, 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

November: 6–4–1–2 (Home: 5–1–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–1–1), 15 Points

December: 4–7–0–2 (Home: 2–5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–2), 10 Points

January: 8–6–1–0 (Home: 4–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–1–0), 17 Points

February: 1–4–1–1 (Home: 0–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0–1), 4 Points

March: 5–7–1–1 (Home: 3–5–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–0), 12 Points

April: 0–7–0–1 (Home: 0–2–0–1 ; Road: 0–5–0–0), 1 Points

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
Alexei Kovalev	67	32	44	76	2	80
Jan Hrdina	79	24	33	57	–7	50
Robert Lang	62	18	32	50	9	16
Alexei Morozov	72	20	29	49	–7	16
Mario Lemieux	24	6	25	31	0	14
Randy Robitaille^†	40	10	20	30	–14	16
Michal Rozsival	79	9	20	29	–6	47
Kris Beech	79	10	15	25	–25	45
Stephane Richer^‡	58	13	12	25	–8	14
Toby Petersen	79	8	10	18	–15	4
Dan LaCouture	82	6	11	17	–19	71
Milan Kraft	68	8	8	16	–9	16
Darius Kasparaitis^‡	69	2	12	14	–1	123
Janne Laukkanen	47	6	7	13	–18	28
Andrew Ference	75	4	7	11	–12	73
Wayne Primeau	33	3	7	10	–1	18
Ian Moran	64	2	8	10	–11	54
Martin Straka	13	5	4	9	3	0
Hans Jonsson	53	2	5	7	–12	22
Billy Tibbetts^‡	33	1	5	6	–13	109
Kevin Stevens	32	1	4	5	–9	25
John Jakopin	19	0	4	4	2	42
Josef Melichar	60	0	3	3	–1	68
Tom Kostopoulos	11	1	2	3	–1	9
Jeff Toms^†	14	2	1	3	–5	4
Shean Donovan^†	13	2	1	3	–5	4
Ville Nieminen^†	13	1	2	3	–2	8
Rick Berry^†	13	0	2	2	–4	21
Mike Wilson	21	1	1	2	–12	17
Jamie Pushor^†	15	0	2	2	–3	30
Krzysztof Oliwa	57	0	2	2	–5	150
Kent Manderville^†	4	1	0	1	1	4
Eric Meloche	23	0	1	1	–7	8
Shane Endicott	4	0	1	1	–1	4
Total		198	340	538	—	1,210

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Johan Hedberg	66	65	3876:33	25	34	7	178	2.76	1851	0.904	6	1	22
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	21	17	1094:18	3	12	1	65	3.56	537	0.879	0	0	0
Total		82	4970:51	28	46	8	243	2.93	2388	0.898	6	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

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

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
30	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	G	R	24	1995	Montreal, Quebec
16	Kris Beech	C	L	21	1999	Salmon Arm, British Columbia
6	Rick Berry	D	L	23	1997	Birtle, Manitoba
18	Shean Donovan	RW	R	27	1993	Timmins, Ontario
41	Shane Endicott	C	L	20	2000	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7	Andrew Ference	D	L	23	1997	Edmonton, Alberta
1	Johan Hedberg	G	R	29	1994	Leksand, Sweden
38	Jan Hrdina	C	R	26	1995	Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia
23	John Jakopin	D	R	27	1993	Toronto, Ontario
8	Hans Jonsson	D	L	28	1993	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
37	Tom Kostopoulos	RW	R	23	1999	Mississauga, Ontario
27	Alexei Kovalev (A)	RW	L	29	1991	Tolyatti, Soviet Union
14	Milan Kraft	C	R	22	1998	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
33	Dan LaCouture	LW	L	25	1996	Hyannis, Massachusetts
20	Robert Lang	C	R	31	1990	Teplice, Czechoslovakia
5	Janne Laukkanen	D	L	32	1991	Lahti, Finland
66	Mario Lemieux (C)	C	R	36	1984	Montreal, Quebec
47 or 26	Kent Manderville	C	L	31	1989	Edmonton, Alberta
2	Josef Melichar	D	L	23	1997	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
72	Eric Meloche	RW	R	26	1996	Montreal, Quebec
24	Ian Moran	D	R	29	1990	Cleveland, Ohio
95	Alexei Morozov	RW	L	25	1995	Moscow, Soviet Union
10	Ville Nieminen	LW	L	25	1997	Tampere, Finland
29	Krzysztof Oliwa	LW	L	29	1993	Tychy, Poland
17	Toby Petersen	C	L	23	1998	Minneapolis, Minnesota
15	Wayne Primeau	C	L	26	1994	Scarborough, Ontario
3	Jamie Pushor	D	R	29	1991	Lethbridge, Alberta
22	Randy Robitaille	C	L	26	Undrafted	Ottawa, Ontario
28	Michal Rozsival	D	R	23	1996	Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
25	Kevin Stevens	LW	L	37	1983	Brockton, Massachusetts
82	Martin Straka (A)	C	L	29	1992	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
9 or 46	Jeff Toms	LW	L	28	1992	Swift Current, Saskatchewan
4	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.

References

Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 149–150.
Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 131–132.
"2001–2002 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
"2001–2002 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"2001–2002 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
"Hockey Transactions Search Results". ProSportsTransactions. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
"NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
"2001 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 14, 2012.

"2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

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[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.

[conf-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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