2001–02 San Jose Sharks season

2001–02 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference3rd Western
2001–02 record44–27–8–3
Home record25–11–3–2
Road record19–16–5–1
Goals for248
Goals against199
Team information
General managerDean Lombardi
CoachDarryl Sutter
CaptainOwen Nolan
Alternate captainsVincent Damphousse
Mike Ricci
ArenaHP Pavilion
Average attendance17,422
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Barons
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsTeemu Selanne (29)
AssistsOwen Nolan (43)
PointsOwen Nolan (66)
Penalty minutesBryan Marchment (178)
Plus/minusMike Rathje (+23)
Marco Sturm (+23)
WinsEvgeni Nabokov (37)
Goals against averageVesa Toskala (0.00)

The 2001–02 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 11th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks once again set franchise records for points (99) and wins (44) in a season. Most notably, the team won the Pacific Division for the first time in franchise history. Consequently, the Sharks clinched a playoff berth for the fifth consecutive season.

In Darryl Sutter's fifth year as head coach, the Sharks took a massive step forward. For the first time, the team boasted offensive depth in spades, as six forwards (Owen Nolan, Teemu Selanne, Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm, Scott Thornton and Vincent Damphousse) finished the season with at least 20 goals, while another two (Mike Ricci and Adam Graves) finished with at least 17. While the Sharks' defense nominally regressed from one year earlier, it remained one of the Western Conference's top units; the play of Brad Stuart, Bryan Marchment, Gary Suter and Mike Rathje proved more than adequate during the regular season. The Sharks also benefited from the strong goaltending of starter Evgeni Nabokov and backup Miikka Kiprusoff. Regular season highlights included a 10–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets (March 30, 2002) and Patrick Marleau's first career hat trick (April 6, 2002). Evgeni Nabokov also became the first goaltender in franchise history (and seventh in NHL history) to score a goal with an empty-net tally against the Vancouver Canucks on March 10. On April 12, the Sharks clinched the Pacific Division title following a Los Angeles Kings loss to the Canucks. In winning the division, the Sharks also clinched home-ice advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history.

In the first round of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the third-seeded Sharks faced the sixth-seeded Phoenix Coyotes. The teams split the first two games in San Jose. From there, however, the Sharks closed the series out with a trio of convincing victories. In the second round, the team faced eventual Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy and the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Sharks took successive series leads of 1–0, 2–1 and 3–2 against the favored Avalanche. However, each time Colorado managed to re-tie the series. In Game 6, which was briefly interrupted by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, the Sharks took the Avalanche to overtime. However, a goal by Peter Forsberg forced a deciding seventh game in Denver. There, the Avalanche eliminated the Sharks with a hard-fought 1–0 victory. The game is arguably best remembered (amongst Sharks fans) for Teemu Selanne missing an open net from close range in the first period.

Offseason

Regular season

On March 10, 2002, Evgeni Nabokov became the first netminder in NHL history to score a powerplay goal, doing so against the Vancouver Canucks. He was also the first European goaltender to score a goal.

On March 30, 2002, the Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home 10–2.[1] It was the second time in the 2001–02 NHL regular season that a team had scored ten goals in a single game, as the Ottawa Senators had defeated the Washington Capitals on the road 11–5.[2] Further, it was the first time the Sharks had scored ten goals in a regular season game since January 13, 1996, when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road 10–8.[3]

Final standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 San Jose Sharks 82 44 27 8 3 248 189 99
2 6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
3 7 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
4 10 Dallas Stars 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
5 13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 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.

Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
3 y – San Jose Sharks PAC 82 44 27 8 3 248 199 99
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
5 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
10 Dallas Stars PAC 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73
13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69
14 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

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

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


Schedule and results

Regular season

2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 5–3–3–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 2–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
1 OTL October 4, 2001 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–0–1 Recap
2 T October 6, 2001 0–0 OT Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–1–1 Recap
3 W October 11, 2001 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Nabokov 1–0–1–1 Recap
4 W October 13, 2001 3–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–0–1–1 Recap
5 T October 16, 2001 3–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild(2001–02) Nabokov 2–0–2–1 Recap
6 L October 18, 2001 1–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) Nabokov 2–1–2–1 Recap
7 T October 20, 2001 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–1–3–1 Recap
8 W October 22, 2001 5–1 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 3–1–3–1 Recap
9 L October 23, 2001 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) Kiprusoff 3–2–3–1 Recap
10 L October 25, 2001 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 3–3–3–1 Recap
11 W October 27, 2001 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 4–3–3–1 Recap
12 W October 31, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 5–3–3–1 Recap
November: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 3–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
13 W November 1, 2001 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 6–3–3–1 Recap
14 W November 3, 2001 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 7–3–3–1 Recap
15 W November 6, 2001 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–3–1 Recap
16 T November 7, 2001 2–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–4–1 Recap
17 L November 9, 2001 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–1 Recap
18 OTL November 11, 2001 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–2 Recap
19 W November 14, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 9–4–4–2 Recap
20 L November 15, 2001 3–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 9–5–4–2 Recap
21 OTL November 17, 2001 2–3 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 9–5–4–3 Recap
22 L November 21, 2001 0–2 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 9–6–4–3 Recap
23 L November 24, 2001 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 9–7–4–3 Recap
24 W November 27, 2001 3–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 10–7–4–3 Recap
25 W November 29, 2001 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 11–7–4–3 Recap
26 W November 30, 2001 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–4–3 Recap
December: 6–4–2–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 5–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
27 T December 4, 2001 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–5–3 Recap
28 W December 6, 2001 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 13–7–5–3 Recap
29 W December 8, 2001 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 14–7–5–3 Recap
30 W December 11, 2001 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 15–7–5–3 Recap
31 W December 14, 2001 3–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 16–7–5–3 Recap
32 W December 17, 2001 4–1 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 17–7–5–3 Recap
33 W December 19, 2001 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–7–5–3 Recap
34 L December 21, 2001 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–5–3 Recap
35 T December 23, 2001 1–1 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–6–3 Recap
36 L December 26, 2001 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 18–9–6–3 Recap
37 L December 28, 2001 3–5 New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–10–6–3 Recap
38 L December 30, 2001 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 18–11–6–3 Recap
January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 5–3–0–0; road: 3–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
39 W January 2, 2002 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 19–11–6–3 Recap
40 W January 4, 2002 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 20–11–6–3 Recap
41 W January 5, 2002 6–0 Florida Panthers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 21–11–6–3 Recap
42 L January 8, 2002 2–6 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 21–12–6–3 Recap
43 W January 9, 2002 6–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 22–12–6–3 Recap
44 L January 12, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 22–13–6–3 Recap
45 W January 15, 2002 1–0 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 23–13–6–3 Recap
46 W January 17, 2002 3–2 New York Islanders (2001–02) Nabokov 24–13–6–3 Recap
47 L January 19, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 24–14–6–3 Recap
48 W January 21, 2002 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 25–14–6–3 Recap
49 T January 23, 2002 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–14–7–3 Recap
50 L January 24, 2002 2–6 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 25–15–7–3 Recap
51 L January 27, 2002 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) Nabokov 25–16–7–3 Recap
52 L January 29, 2002 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–17–7–3 Recap
53 W January 30, 2002 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 26–17–7–3 Recap
February: 6–0–0–0 (home: 3–0–0–0; road: 3–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
54 W February 6, 2002 2–0 Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 27–17–7–3 Recap
55 W February 8, 2002 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 28–17–7–3 Recap
56 W February 10, 2002 4–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 29–17–7–3 Recap
57 W February 12, 2002 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 30–17–7–3 Recap
58 W February 26, 2002 5–1 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 31–17–7–3 Recap
59 W February 28, 2002 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 32–17–7–3 Recap
March: 7–8–1–0 (home: 5–4–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
60 L March 1, 2002 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Kiprusoff 32–18–7–3 Recap
61 L March 3, 2002 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 32–19–7–3 Recap
62 L March 5, 2002 0–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 32–20–7–3 Recap
63 W March 7, 2002 5–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) Nabokov 33–20–7–3 Recap
64 W March 9, 2002 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 34–20–7–3 Recap
65 W March 10, 2002 7–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 35–20–7–3 Recap
66 L March 13, 2002 0–2 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 35–21–7–3 Recap
67 W March 15, 2002 5–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 36–21–7–3 Recap
68 T March 16, 2002 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 36–21–8–3 Recap
69 L March 18, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 36–22–8–3 Recap
70 L March 20, 2002 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 36–23–8–3 Recap
71 W March 21, 2002 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 37–23–8–3 Recap
72 L March 23, 2002 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 37–24–8–3 Recap
73 W March 26, 2002 3–2 Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 38–24–8–3 Recap
74 L March 28, 2002 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 38–25–8–3 Recap
75 W March 30, 2002 10–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Kiprusoff 39–25–8–3 Recap
April: 5–2–0–0 (home: 4–0–0–0; road: 1–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap
76 W April 2, 2002 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 40–25–8–3 Recap
77 W April 4, 2002 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 41–25–8–3 Recap
78 W April 6, 2002 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 42–25–8–3 Recap
79 L April 8, 2002 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 42–26–8–3 Recap
80 W April 10, 2002 5–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 43–26–8–3 Recap
81 L April 11, 2002 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Kiprusoff 43–27–8–3 Recap
82 W April 13, 2002 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 44–27–8–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes – Sharks win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 2002 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 20, 2002 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 22, 2002 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 24, 2002 2–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 W April 26, 2002 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 1, 2002 6–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 4, 2002 2–8 @ Colorado Avalanche Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W May 6, 2002 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 8, 2002 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 11, 2002 5–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 13, 2002 1–2 OT Colorado Avalanche Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L May 15, 2002 0–1 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11 Owen Nolan RW 75 23 43 66 7 93 12 3 6 9 −2 8
25 Vincent Damphousse C 82 20 38 58 8 60 12 2 6 8 −1 12
8 Teemu Selanne RW 82 29 25 54 −11 40 12 5 3 8 −3 2
18 Mike Ricci C 79 19 34 53 9 44 12 4 6 10 6 4
12 Patrick Marleau C 79 21 23 44 9 40 12 6 5 11 3 6
17 Scott Thornton LW 77 26 16 42 11 116 12 3 3 6 3 6
19 Marco Sturm LW 77 21 20 41 23 32 12 3 2 5 −1 2
24 Niklas Sundstrom RW 73 9 30 39 7 50 12 1 6 7 3 6
20 Gary Suter D 82 6 27 33 13 57 12 0 4 4 2 8
9 Adam Graves LW 81 17 14 31 11 51 12 3 1 4 −2 6
7 Brad Stuart D 82 6 23 29 13 39 12 0 3 3 1 8
28 Matt Bradley RW 54 9 13 22 22 43 10 0 0 0 0 0
13 Todd Harvey RW 69 9 13 22 16 73 12 0 2 2 3 12
27 Bryan Marchment D 72 2 20 22 22 178 12 1 1 2 −1 10
10 Marcus Ragnarsson D 70 5 15 20 4 44 12 1 3 4 −1 12
5 Jeff Jillson D 48 5 13 18 2 29 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Mike Rathje D 52 5 12 17 23 48 12 1 3 4 5 6
22 Scott Hannan D 75 2 12 14 10 57 12 0 2 2 −1 12
32 Stephane Matteau LW 55 7 4 11 4 15 10 1 2 3 1 2
15 Alexander Korolyuk LW 32 3 7 10 2 14 — — — — — —
16 Mark Smith C 49 3 3 6 −1 72 — — — — — —
35 Evgeni Nabokov G 67 1 3 4 14 12 0 2 2 2
23 Shawn Heins D 17 0 2 2 1 24 — — — — — —
3 Steve Bancroft D 5 0 1 1 −2 2 — — — — — —
26 Mike Craig RW 2 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
50 Hannes Hyvonen RW 6 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
37 Miikka Kiprusoff G 20 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
29 Vesa Toskala G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Evgeni Nabokov 67 37 24 5 1818 149 2.29 .918 7 3901 12 7 5 322 31 2.61 .904 0 712
37 Miikka Kiprusoff 20 7 6 3 508 43 2.49 .915 2 1037 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.000 0 8
29 Vesa Toskala 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.000 0 10 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Vincent Damphousse[a] [7]
Owen Nolan[a]
Teemu Selanne[a]
NHL Player of the Month Evgeni Nabokov (February) [8]
NHL Player of the Week Evgeni Nabokov (February 11) [9]
Team Sharks Player of the Year Mike Ricci [10]
Sharks Rookie of the Year Matt Bradley [10]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Jeff Jillson October 4, 2001 [11]
Vesa Toskala November 24, 2001
Hannes Hyvonen March 23, 2002
1,000th game played Adam Graves October 27, 2001 [12]
400th goal Teemu Selanne March 7, 2002 [13]

Transactions

The Sharks were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers
[16]
To San Jose Sharks
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
 To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 6th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
 [14]
To San Jose Sharks
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 To Buffalo Sabres
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
  • 9th-round pick in 2001
 [14]
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) To San Jose Sharks
To New York Rangers
  • Conditional 7th-round pick in 2002
 [17]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) Matt Carkner Peterborough Petes (OHL) Free agency [18]
Graig Mischler Northeastern University (HE) Free agency [18]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Seamus Kotyk Ottawa 67's (OHL) Free agency [19]
Brandon Smith Boston Bruins Free agency [19]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Jesse Fibiger University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) Free agency [20]
Joel Prpic Colorado Avalanche Free agency [20]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) Mike Craig Colorado Avalanche Free agency [21]
September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) Lynn Loyns Spokane Chiefs (WHL) Free agency [22]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
N/A Greg Andrusak Berlin Capitals (DEL) Free agency (VI) [24]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Jarrett Deuling[d] Contract expiration (VI) [23]
Doug Friedman[e] Contract expiration (VI) [23]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Rich Pilon St. Louis Blues Free agency (III) [27]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) Jim Montgomery Dallas Stars Free agency (UFA) [28]
Jeff Norton Florida Panthers Free agency (III) [29]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Bill Lindsay Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [30]
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) Tony Granato Retirement (III) [31]
September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) Paul Kruse Sheffield Steelers (BISL) Free agency (III) [32]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) Rejean Stringer Columbia Inferno (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [33]
October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03) Larry Courville Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency (VI) [34]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) David MacIsaac Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency (VI) [35]
November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) Terry Friesen Fresno Falcons (WCHL) Free agency (UFA) [36]
May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08) Mike Craig SCL Tigers (NLA) Free agency [37]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) Vesa Toskala Re-signing [18]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Hannes Hyvonen Entry-level [19]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Matt Bradley Re-signing [20]
Gary Suter 1-year[f] Re-signing [38]
August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) Shawn Heins 1-year[g] Re-signing [39]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) Miikka Kiprusoff 1-year Re-signing [21]
Ryan Kraft Re-signing [21]
Andy Lundbohm Re-signing [21]
Mark Smith Re-signing [21]
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) Todd Harvey 2-year Re-signing [40]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) Patrick Marleau 1-year Re-signing [41]
Chad Wiseman Entry-level [41]
September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21) Miikka Kiprusoff 1-year Extension [42]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) Adam Graves 1-year[f] Extension [43]
November 29, 2001 (2001-11-29) Mike Rathje 4-year Re-signing [44]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[45]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 20 Marcel Goc Center  Germany Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)
4 106 Christian Ehrhoff Defense  Germany Duisburg EV (GerObL)
4 107 Dimitri Patzold Goaltender  Kazakhstan Kölner Haie (DEL)
5 140 Tomas Plihal Left wing  Czechoslovakia HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic)
6 175 Ryane Clowe Left wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6 182 Tom Cavanagh Center  United States Harvard University (NCAA)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Damphousse, Nolan, and Selanne were voted to the starting lineup.[6]
  2. ^ The Rangers agreed to pay two-thirds of Graves’ remaining salary on his contract.[15]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[23]
  4. ^ Deuling retired.[25]
  5. ^ Friedman retired.[26]
  6. ^ a b Club option for a second year.
  7. ^ Option for a second year.

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