2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season

2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
2001–02 record19–47–11–5
Home record11–21–9–0
Road record8–26–2–5
Goals for187
Goals against288
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachCurt Fraser
CaptainRay Ferraro (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captainsJeff Odgers
Chris Tamer
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance13,668
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves
Greenville Grrrowl
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (29)
AssistsDany Heatley (41)
PointsDany Heatley (67)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (135)
Plus/minusAndy Sutton (0)
WinsMilan Hnilicka (13)
Goals against averageNorm Maracle (3.00)

The 2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' third season of competition. For the second time in three seasons, the team finished the season with the worst record in the whole NHL, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Off-season

With Steve Staios departing to the Edmonton Oilers via free agency, Ray Ferraro was named the team’s new captain.[1]

Regular season

The Thrashers struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in goaltending, with 288 goals allowed, and on the power play, with only 37 power-play goals scored. They also allowed the most-short-handed goals of all 30 teams, with 12.[2]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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.

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 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


Schedule and results

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

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Dany Heatley LW 82 26 41 67 −19 56
17 Ilya Kovalchuk LW 65 29 22 51 −19 28
12 Tony Hrkac C 80 18 26 44 −12 12
18 Lubos Bartecko LW 71 13 14 27 −15 30
21 Ray Ferraro‡ C 61 8 19 27 −32 66
8 Frantisek Kaberle D 61 5 20 25 −11 24
38 Yannick Tremblay D 66 9 15 24 −15 47
13 Patrik Stefan C 59 7 16 23 −4 22
14 Tomi Kallio LW 60 8 14 22 −8 12
26 Pascal Rheaume† C 42 11 9 20 −3 25
9 Hnat Domenichelli‡ LW 40 8 11 19 −18 34
36 Daniel Tjarnqvist D 75 2 16 18 −22 14
39 Per Svartvadet C 78 3 12 15 −12 24
22 Shean Donovan‡ RW 48 6 6 12 −16 40
3 Brian Pothier D 33 3 6 9 −19 22
20 Jeff Odgers RW 46 4 4 8 −3 135
28 Todd Reirden D 65 3 5 8 −25 82
71 Jiri Slegr‡ D 38 3 5 8 −21 51
24 Andreas Karlsson C 42 1 7 8 −8 20
27 Bob Corkum‡ C 65 3 4 7 −30 16
4 Chris Tamer D 78 3 3 6 −11 111
19 Brad Tapper RW 20 2 4 6 −3 43
16 Jeff Cowan† LW 38 4 1 5 −11 50
47 J. P. Vigier RW 15 4 1 5 −5 4
25 Andy Sutton† D 24 0 4 4 0 46
10 Yuri Butsayev† LW 8 2 0 2 1 4
29 Darcy Hordichuk‡ LW 33 1 1 2 −5 127
37 Dan Snyder C 11 1 1 2 −3 30
33 Milan Hnilicka G 60 0 2 2 8
6 David Harlock‡ D 19 0 1 1 −2 18
22[a] Kamil Piros C 8 0 1 1 −2 4
43 Mike Weaver D 16 0 1 1 0 10
2 Petr Buzek‡ D 9 0 0 0 −4 13
35 Frederic Cassivi† G 6 0 0 0 0
23 Brett Clark‡ D 2 0 0 0 −3 0
9 Mark Hartigan† C 2 0 0 0 −2 2
6 Francis Lessard† RW 5 0 0 0 0 26
23 Derek MacKenzie C 1 0 0 0 −1 2
34 Norm Maracle G 1 0 0 0 0
31 Pasi Nurminen G 9 0 0 0 0
1 Damian Rhodes G 15 0 0 0 0
29 Kirill Safronov† D 2 0 0 0 −3 2
40 Luke Sellars D 1 0 0 0 0 2
45 Ben Simon LW 6 0 0 0 1 6

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Milan Hnilicka 60 13 33 10 1956 179 3.19 .908 3 3367
35 Frederic Cassivi† 6 2 3 0 207 17 3.32 .918 0 307
31 Pasi Nurminen 9 2 5 0 275 28 3.61 .898 0 465
1 Damian Rhodes 15 2 10 1 439 47 3.67 .893 0 769
34 Norm Maracle 1 0 1 0 20 3 3.00 .850 0 60

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Calder Memorial Trophy Dany Heatley [5]
NHL All-Rookie Team Dany Heatley (Forward) [6]
Ilya Kovalchuk (Forward)
League
(in-season) 		NHL Rookie of the Month Dany Heatley & Ilya Kovalchuk (December) [7]
Ilya Kovalchuk (January) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Dany Heatley [9]
Ilya Kovalchuk
Team Community Service Award Jeff Odgers [10]
Players' Player Award Jeff Odgers [10]
Team MVP Dany Heatley [10]
Ilya Kovalchuk
Three Stars of the Game Award Dany Heatley [10]
Milan Hnilicka

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Dany Heatley October 4, 2001 [11]
Ilya Kovalchuk
Kamil Piros
Daniel Tjarnqvist
Ben Simon November 10, 2001
Mike Weaver November 27, 2001
Pasi Nurminen January 30, 2002
Frederic Cassivi March 20, 2002
Luke Sellars March 23, 2002
Francis Lessard March 27, 2002
Mark Hartigan April 2, 2002
Derek MacKenzie April 12, 2002
400th goal scored Ray Ferraro December 28, 2001 [12]

Transactions

The Thrashers 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.[13]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
 To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [13]
To Atlanta Thrashers
 To St. Louis Blues
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
 [14]
To Atlanta Thrashers
 To New York Rangers
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
 [15]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Future considerations
 To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
 [16]
December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Calgary Flames
 [17]
January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Minnesota Wild
 [18]
January 24, 2002 (2002-01-24) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Colorado Avalanche
 [19]
March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Philadelphia Flyers
 [20]
March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Philadelphia Flyers
 [21]
March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
 To St. Louis Blues
 [22]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 To Buffalo Sabres
 [23]
To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [23][24]
To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Detroit Red Wings
 [23]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Bob Corkum New Jersey Devils Free agency [25]
Tony Hrkac Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [25]
Todd Reirden St. Louis Blues Free agency [25]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Karl Stewart Plymouth Whalers (OHL) Free agency [26]
November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14) Pascal Rheaume Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [27]
March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27) Mark Hartigan St. Cloud State University (WCHA) Free agency [28]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) Yves Sarault Nashville Predators Waivers [30]
June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25) Dean Sylvester Retirement (UFA) [31]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Brian Wesenberg[d] Contract expiration (UFA) [29]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Andrei Skopintsev HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency (VI) [33]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Andrew Brunette Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [34]
July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) Steve Staios Edmonton Oilers Free agency (UFA) [35]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Rumun Ndur Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (VI) [36]
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) Herbert Vasiljevs Vancouver Canucks Free agency (VI) [37]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Wes Mason Augusta Lynx (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Hugo Boisvert Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) Sean Ritchlin Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) Ladislav Kohn Detroit Red Wings Free agency (UFA) [41]
October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18) Chris Joseph HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency (III) [42]
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) Steve Guolla New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [43]
January 29, 2002 (2002-01-29) Gord Murphy Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [44]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) Shean Donovan Pittsburgh Penguins Waivers [45]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) J. P. Vigier Re-signing [30]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Hnat Domenichelli Re-signing [46]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Jeff Dessner Entry-level [47]
Libor Ustrnul Entry-level [47]
July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) Norm Maracle Re-signing [48]
Pasi Nurminen Entry-level [48]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) Frantisek Kaberle Re-signing [49]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Brett Clark Re-signing [50]
Per Svartvadet Re-signing [50]
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) Jiri Slegr Re-signing [51]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Bryan Adams Re-signing [52]
Lubos Bartecko Re-signing [52]
Daniel Tjarnqvist Entry-level [52]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Shean Donovan Re-signing [53]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Ilya Kovalchuk Entry-level [54]
August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) Simon Gamache Entry-level [55]
December 19, 2001 (2001-12-19) Kurtis Foster Entry-level [56]
May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) Jeff Odgers Extension [57]
May 23, 2002 (2002-05-23) Frederic Cassivi Extension [58]

Draft picks

Atlanta's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[59]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Ilya Kovalchuk  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
3 80 Michael Garnett  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 100 Brian Sipotz  United States Miami University (NCAA)
4 112 Milan Gajic  Canada Burnaby Express (BCJHL)
5 135 Colin Stuart  United States Colorado College (NCAA)
6 189 Pasi Nurminen  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
7 199 Matt Suderman  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7 201 Colin FitzRandolph  United States Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
9 262 Mario Cartelli  Czech Republic Ocelari Trinec (Czech Republic)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Piros wore number 25 in his first five games.
  2. ^ 6th-round pick in 2004
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  4. ^ Wesenberg retired.[32]

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