2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 35th year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins finished the year with a sub-.500 points percentage and failed to qualify for the playoffs, both for the first time since 1989–90.

2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2001–02 record28–41–8–5
Goals for198
Goals against249
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachIvan Hlinka
Rick Kehoe
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev (Nov.–Apr.)
Martin Straka
Darius Kasparaitis
ArenaMellon Arena
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Kovalev (32)
AssistsAlexei Kovalev (44)
PointsAlexei Kovalev (76)
Penalty minutesKrzysztof Oliwa (150)
WinsJohan Hedberg (25)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.75)

Off-season

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
12Philadelphia Flyers82422710323419297
25New York Islanders8242288423922096
36New Jersey Devils8241289420518795
411New York Rangers8236384422725880
512Pittsburgh Penguins8228418519824969

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 BruinsNE82432469236201101
2 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT82422710323419297
3 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE82352616521721791
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824325104249207100
5 X- New York IslandersAT8242288423922096
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT8241289420518795
7 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE8239279724320894
8 X- Montreal CanadiensNE82363112320720987
8.5
9 Washington CapitalsSE82363311222824085
10 Buffalo SabresNE82353511121320082
11 New York RangersAT8236384422725880
12 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8228418519824969
13 Tampa Bay LightningSE82274011417821969
14 Florida PanthersSE82224410618025060
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE82194711518728854

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
#OctVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
13Colorado Avalanche3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)0–1–0–00
26Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,411)0–2–0–00
310New York Islanders6–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,038)0–3–0–00
414Pittsburgh Penguins4–1Buffalo SabresHSBC Arena (15,815)0–4–0–00
516Ottawa Senators2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,907)1–4–0–02
618Pittsburgh Penguins0–3Ottawa SenatorsCorel Centre (15,521)2–4–0–04
720Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTSt. Louis BluesSavvis Center (18,854)2–4–0–15
823Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Atlanta ThrashersPhilips Arena (13,281)3–4–0–17
924Dallas Stars2–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,958)4–4–0–19
1027Pittsburgh Penguins4–0Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,166)4–5–0–19
1128Florida Panthers2–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,449)4–5–1–110
1231Pittsburgh Penguins3–0Philadelphia FlyersFirst Union Center (19,365)4–6–1–110
November: 6–4–1–2 (Home: 5–1–0–1 ; Road: 1–3–1–1), 15 Points
#NovVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
131Toronto Maple Leafs1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,763)5–6–1–112
143Tampa Bay Lightning1–2 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)6–6–1–114
156Pittsburgh Penguins2–2Carolina HurricanesRaleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (15,938)6–6–2–115
167Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Florida PanthersNational Car Rental Center (16,164)6–7–2–115
1710Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTTampa Bay LightningIce Palace Arena (18,812)6–7–2–216
1813Pittsburgh Penguins1–5New Jersey DevilsContinental Airlines Arena (12,480)7–7–2–218
1914New York Islanders3–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,466)7–7–3–219
2017New York Rangers0–1 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,027)8–7–3–221
2121Vancouver Canucks4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,980)8–8–3–221
2223Pittsburgh Penguins5–0Nashville PredatorsGaylord Entertainment Center (16,717)8–9–3–221
2324Buffalo Sabres1–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,958)9–9–3–223
2427New Jersey Devils0–6Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (13,410)10–9–3–225
2529Pittsburgh Penguins5–0San Jose SharksCompaq Center (17,496)10–10–3–225
December: 4–7–0–2 (Home: 2–5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–0–2), 10 Points
#DecVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
261Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Phoenix CoyotesAmerica West Arena (14,109)10–11–3–225
274Pittsburgh Penguins0–1Toronto Maple LeafsAir Canada Centre (19,271)11–11–3–227
286Pittsburgh Penguins1–4Boston BruinsFleetCenter (14,125)12–11–3–229
298Atlanta Thrashers3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,917)13–11–3–231
3011Pittsburgh Penguins2–2Washington CapitalsMCI Center (18,672)13–11–4–232
3112Boston Bruins4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (13,397)13–12–4–232
3214Minnesota Wild5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (13,378)13–13–4–232
3316Carolina Hurricanes7–0Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,226)13–14–4–232
3419Montreal Canadiens3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)13–15–4–232
3521Washington Capitals3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)14–15–4–234
3622Pittsburgh Penguins4–4Washington CapitalsMCI Center (18,672)14–15–5–235
3726Pittsburgh Penguins4–0New Jersey DevilsContinental Airlines Arena (19,040)14–16–5–235
3829Ottawa Senators5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)14–17–5–235
January: 8–6–1–0 (Home: 4–3–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–1–0), 17 Points
#JanVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
393Pittsburgh Penguins4–2New York IslandersNassau Coliseum (16,234)14–18–5–235
405New York Rangers1–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,305)15–18–5–237
416Pittsburgh Penguins2–0Chicago BlackhawksUnited Center (16,537)15–19–5–237
428Boston Bruins3–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,897)15–20–5–237
4310Pittsburgh Penguins0–2Buffalo SabresHSBC Arena (16,151)16–20–5–239
4412St. Louis Blues4–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,958)16–21–5–239
4515Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Vancouver CanucksGeneral Motors Place (18,422)16–22–5–239
4617Pittsburgh Penguins4–6Calgary FlamesPengrowth Saddledome (15,437)17–22–5–241
4719Pittsburgh Penguins0–1Edmonton OilersSkyreach Centre (16,839)18–22–5–243
4821Philadelphia Flyers2–5Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,958)19–22–5–245
4923Tampa Bay Lightning1–5Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,127)20–22–5–247
5024Pittsburgh Penguins4–5 OTNew York IslandersNassau Coliseum (16,234)21–22–5–249
5126Atlanta Thrashers2–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,021)22–22–5–251
5229Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 OTPhiladelphia FlyersFirst Union Center (19,634)22–22–5–352
5330San Jose Sharks6–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,152)22–23–5–352
February: 1–4–1–1 (Home: 0–1–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0–1), 4 Points
#FebVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
545Pittsburgh Penguins3–3Carolina HurricanesRaleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (18,730)22–23–6–353
557Pittsburgh Penguins1–0Montreal CanadiensMolson Centre (21,191)22–24–6–353
569New Jersey Devils2–1 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,021)22–24–6–454
5710Pittsburgh Penguins4–3New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)22–25–6–454
5812Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Ottawa SenatorsCorel Centre (17,332)22–26–6–454
5927Los Angeles Kings5–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,134)22–27–6–454
6028Pittsburgh Penguins3–4 OTColumbus Blue JacketsNationwide Arena (18,136)23–27–6–456
March: 5–7–1–1 (Home: 3–5–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–1–0), 12 Points
#MarVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
612Detroit Red Wings4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)23–28–6–456
624Pittsburgh Penguins2–4New York IslandersNassau Coliseum (13,277)24–28–6–458
635Florida Panthers5–6 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (12,652)25–28–6–460
647Carolina Hurricanes3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,111)25–29–6–460
659New York Rangers2–3 OTPittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,958)26–29–6–462
6611Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (13,422)26–30–6–462
6713Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Mighty Ducks of AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim (12,536)26–31–6–462
6816Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Los Angeles KingsStaples Center (18,118)26–32–6–462
6918Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Atlanta ThrashersPhilips Arena (12,305)27–32–6–464
7020Phoenix Coyotes3–1Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (12,851)27–33–6–464
7123Philadelphia Flyers4–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (17,148)27–33–7–465
7224Washington Capitals2–6Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,971)28–33–7–467
7327New Jersey Devils4–3Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (15,106)28–34–7–467
7430Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 OTMontreal CanadiensMolson Centre (21,273)28–34–7–568
April: 0–7–0–1 (Home: 0–2–0–1 ; Road: 0–5–0–0), 1 Points
#AprVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
751Montreal Canadiens3–0Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (14,110)28–35–7–568
763Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Florida PanthersNational Car Rental Center (15,614)28–36–7–568
774Pittsburgh Penguins4–2Tampa Bay LightningAmalie Arena (15,454)28–37–7–568
786Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Philadelphia FlyersFirst Union Center (19,750)28–38–7–568
798Pittsburgh Penguins3–2New York RangersMadison Square Garden (IV) (18,200)28–39–7–568
8010Buffalo Sabres4–4Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (12,724)28–39–8–569
8112Toronto Maple Leafs5–2Pittsburgh PenguinsMellon Arena (16,816)28–40–8–569
8213Pittsburgh Penguins7–1Boston BruinsFleetCenter (17,565)28–41–8–569
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1990, which snapped their 11 season playoff streak.

Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg66653876:33253471782.7618510.90460122
Jean-Sebastien Aubin21171094:183121653.565370.8790000
Total824970:51284682432.9323880.89860122

†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
PlayersAwards
Alexei KovalevMost Valuable Player Award
Player's Player Award
A.T. Caggiano Booster Club Award
Leading Point Scorer Award
Johan HedbergMichel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Award
Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Ian MoranPlayer's Player Award
Andrew FerenceEdward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Stephane RicherPittsburgh 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

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.

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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