| 2001–02Carolina Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
Eastern Conference champions | |
Southeast Division champions | |
| Division | 1stSoutheast |
| Conference | 3rdEastern |
| 2001–02 record | 35–26–16–5 |
| Home record | 15–13–11–2 |
| Road record | 20–13–5–3 |
| Goals for | 217 |
| Goals against | 217 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jim Rutherford |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Ron Francis |
| Alternate captains | Rod Brind'Amour Glen Wesley |
| Arena | Raleigh Sports and Entertainment Arena |
| Average attendance | 15,508 |
| Minor league affiliates | Lowell Lock Monsters Florida Everblades |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jeff O'Neill (31) |
| Assists | Ron Francis (50) |
| Points | Ron Francis (77) |
| Penalty minutes | Darren Langdon (106) |
| Plus/minus | Sami Kapanen (+9) |
| Wins | Arturs Irbe (20) |
| Goals against average | Arturs Irbe (2.54) |
The2001–02Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's23rdseason in theNational Hockey League and fifth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes made it as far as theStanley Cup Finals, but lost in five games to theDetroit Red Wings.
The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 NHL teams, with 391.[1]
On January 29, 2002, in a 2-2 tie against theBuffalo Sabres,Ron Francis was honored in a pregame ceremony due to his many high achievements, such as 1,500 games played overall, 1,000 games played as a member of the Hurricanes and recording his 500th career goal (which he achieved 27 days prior in a 6-3 loss to theBoston Bruins), and earning second place in all-time assists in National Hockey League history, passingRay Bourque (which he achieved three days earlier in a 4-2 loss to thePhiladelphia Flyers).
| No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
| 2 | 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
| 3 | 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
| 4 | 14 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
| 5 | 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
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.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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October: 6–5–0–2 (home: 4–4–0–1; road: 2–1–0–1)
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November: 6–6–4–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–2–0)
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December: 8–2–1–3 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 5–0–1–2)
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January: 3–6–5–0 (home: 1–4–4–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
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February: 2–3–1–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
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March: 7–2–3–0 (home: 2–1–3–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
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April: 3–2–2–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 2–1–1–0)
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Legend:W Win (2 points)L Loss (0 points)T Tie (1 point)OTL Overtime loss (1 point) |
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens – Hurricanes win 4–2
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs - Hurricanes win 4–2
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Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
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Legend:W WinL Loss |
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 10 | Ron Francis | C | 80 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −2 | 6 |
| 24 | Sami Kapanen | RW | 77 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| 92 | Jeff O'Neill | LW | 76 | 31 | 33 | 64 | −5 | 63 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 81 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −3 | 16 |
| 13 | Bates Battaglia | LW | 82 | 21 | 25 | 46 | −6 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 14 |
| 26 | Erik Cole | RW | 81 | 16 | 24 | 40 | −10 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −2 | 30 |
| 63 | Josef Vasicek | C | 78 | 14 | 17 | 31 | −7 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 22 | Sean Hill† | D | 49 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −1 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 23 | Martin Gelinas | LW | 72 | 13 | 16 | 19 | −1 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Marek Malik | D | 82 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Sandis Ozolinsh‡ | D | 46 | 4 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Glen Wesley | D | 77 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −8 | 56 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | Shane Willis‡ | RW | 59 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | David Tanabe | D | 78 | 1 | 15 | 16 | −13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Aaron Ward | D | 79 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Bret Hedican† | D | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Jeff Daniels | C | 65 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −6 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevyn Adams† | C | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 62 | Jaroslav Svoboda | LW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
| 20 | Darren Langdon | LW | 58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Niclas Wallin | D | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | Craig MacDonald | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 16 | Tommy Westlund | RW | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Craig Adams | RW | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Dingman‡ | LW | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Steven Halko‡ | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Artus Irbe | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Tom Barrasso‡ | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Josh Holden‡ | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Byron Ritchie‡ | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Nikos Tselios | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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| GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 1 | Arturs Irbe | 51 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 1282 | 126 | 2.54 | .902 | 3 | 2974 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 480 | 30 | 1.67 | .938 | 1 | 1078 |
| 35 | Tom Barrasso‡ | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 886 | 83 | 2.61 | .906 | 2 | 1908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes† | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1.50 | .927 | 0 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 180 | 11 | 1.62 | .939 | 2 | 408 |
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| League (annual) | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Ron Francis | [4] |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Ron Francis | [5] | |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sami Kapanen | [6] |
| NHL Player of the Week | Tom Barrasso(December 17) | [7] | |
| Ron Francis(January 7) | [8] | ||
| NHL YoungStars Game selection | David Tanabe | [9] | |
| Team | Good Guy Award | Arturs Irbe | [10] |
| Most Valuable Player | Ron Francis | [10] | |
| Steve Chiasson Award | Ron Francis | [10] |
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| First game | Erik Cole | October 5, 2001 | [11] |
| Jaroslav Svoboda | March 11, 2002 | ||
| Nikos Tselios | April 12, 2002 | ||
| 500th game | Arturs Irbe | January 23, 2002 | [12] |
The Hurricanes were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the2002 Stanley Cup Finals.[13]
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Carolina Hurricanes
| ToPhiladelphia Flyers
| [14] |
| To Carolina Hurricanes | ToColorado Avalanche
| [14] | |
| July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | To Carolina Hurricanes | ToDetroit Red Wings
| [15] |
| December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05) | To Carolina Hurricanes | ToSt. Louis Blues
| [16] |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | To Carolina Hurricanes | ToTampa Bay Lightning | [17] |
| January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) | To Carolina Hurricanes
| ToFlorida Panthers | [18] |
| February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | To Carolina Hurricanes | To Philadelphia Flyers | [19] |
| March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04) | To Carolina Hurricanes | ToNew Jersey Devils | [20] |
| March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) | To Carolina Hurricanes | To Tampa Bay Lightning
| [21] |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | To Carolina Hurricanes
| ToToronto Maple Leafs | [22] |
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Tom Barrasso | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | Waiver draft | [24] |
| Date | Player | New team | Via[a] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Rob DiMaio | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [26] |
| Kevin Hatcher[b] | Contract expiration (III) | [25] | ||
| Dave Karpa | New York Rangers | Free agency (V) | [28] | |
| Jon Rohloff[c] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [25] | ||
| July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) | Scott Pellerin | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) | [30] |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Marc Magliarditi | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
| N/A | Mark McMahon | Toledo Storm (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
| October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | Waivers | [33] |
| Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) | Chris Dingman | 1-year | Re-signing | [34] |
| July 15, 2001 (2001-07-15) | Igor Knyazev | 3-year | Entry-level | [35] |
| July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) | Shane Willis | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] |
| July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) | Bates Battaglia | 2-year | Re-signing | [37] |
| July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) | Aaron Ward | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Craig Adams | 2-year | Re-signing | [39] |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] | |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Marek Malik | 2-year | Re-signing | [41] |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Craig MacDonald | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
| Jean-Marc Pelletier | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
| Byron Ritchie | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Greg Kuznik | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
| Jeremiah McCarthy | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
| Randy Petruk | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Jeff Daniels | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
| August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) | Tomas Kurka | 3-year | Entry-level | [45] |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Rod Brind'Amour | 5-year[d] | Extension | [46][47] |
| October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) | Ryan Murphy | multi-year | Entry-level | [48] |
| Rob Zepp | multi-year | Entry-level | [48] | |
| Michael Zigomanis | 3-year | Entry-level | [48] | |
| October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) | Arturs Irbe | 3-year | Extension | [49] |
| October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26) | Peter Reynolds | 3-year | Entry-level | [50] |
| March 20, 2002 (2002-03-20) | Craig MacDonald | 1-year | Extension | [51] |
| Ryan Bayda | 3-year | Entry-level | [52] | |
| April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12) | Tomas Malec | 3-year | Entry-level | [53] |
| April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) | Jared Newman | 3-year | Entry-level | [54] |
Carolina's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft inSunrise, Florida. The Hurricanes have the 15th overall pick.[55]
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Igor Knyazev | Defense | Spartak Moscow (Russia) | |
| 2 | 46 | Michael Zigomanis | Center | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 3 | 91 | Kevin Estrada | Left wing | Chilliwack (BCHL) | |
| 4 | 110 | Rob Zepp | Goaltender | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 181 | Daniel Boisclair | Goaltender | Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) | |
| 7 | 211 | Sean Curry | Defense | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 8 | 244 | Carter Trevisani | Defense | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |
| 9 | 274 | Peter Reynolds | Defense | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
TheLowell Lock Monsters were the HurricanesAmerican Hockey League affiliate for the2001–02 AHL season.
TheFlorida Everblades were the HurricanesEast Coast Hockey League affiliate.
Carolina's Arturs Irbe, playing in his 500th game, stopped 20 shots.
09/06/2001... Aeros sign G Marc Magliarditi
Center Rod Brind'Amour has agreed to another season with the Carolina Hurricanes at his current salary of $4.25 million, but the deal might change soon.
The deal is worth just under $5 million a year for five years, with an option for a sixth year that would bring the total package to about $30 million.