2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season

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2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes
Eastern Conference champions
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2001–02 record35–26–16–5
Home record15–13–11–2
Road record20–13–5–3
Goals for217
Goals against217
Team information
General managerJim Rutherford
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainRon Francis
Alternate captainsRod Brind'Amour
Glen Wesley
ArenaRaleigh Sports and Entertainment Arena
Average attendance15,508
Minor league affiliate(s)Lowell Lock Monsters
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsJeff O'Neill (31)
AssistsRon Francis (50)
PointsRon Francis (77)
Penalty minutesDarren Langdon (106)
Plus/minusSami Kapanen (+9)
WinsArturs Irbe (20)
Goals against averageArturs Irbe (2.54)

The 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Hockey League and fifth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes made it as far as the Stanley Cup Finals, but lost in five games to the Detroit Red Wings.

Regular season

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The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 NHL teams, with 391.[1]

Final standings

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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[2]
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


Playoffs

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2001–02 regular season[3]
October: 6–5–0–2 (home: 4–4–0–1; road: 2–1–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 W October 5, 2001 3–1 New York Rangers (2001–02) 1–0–0–0 18,730 Recap
2 W October 7, 2001 3–0 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 2–0–0–0 15,365 Recap
3 L October 9, 2001 2–6 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 2–1–0–0 10,052 Recap
4 L October 11, 2001 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 2–2–0–0 14,106 Recap
5 W October 13, 2001 5–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 3–2–0–0 18,545 Recap
6 L October 17, 2001 0–4 New York Islanders (2001–02) 3–3–0–0 12,237 Recap
7 OTL October 18, 2001 1–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 3–3–0–1 9,647 Recap
8 W October 20, 2001 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 4–3–0–1 14,219 Recap
9 L October 23, 2001 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 4–4–0–1 18,007 Recap
10 W October 24, 2001 7–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 5–4–0–1 18,064 Recap
11 OTL October 26, 2001 2–3 OT New York Islanders (2001–02) 5–4–0–2 18,730 Recap
12 W October 28, 2001 3–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 6–4–0–2 14,355 Recap
13 L October 30, 2001 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 6–5–0–2 18,730 Recap
November: 6–6–4–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
14 L November 1, 2001 3–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 6–6–0–2 16,970 Recap
15 W November 2, 2001 3–2 New York Rangers (2001–02) 7–6–0–2 18,730 Recap
16 W November 4, 2001 1–0 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 8–6–0–2 12,599 Recap
17 T November 6, 2001 2–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 8–6–1–2 15,938 Recap
18 W November 8, 2001 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 9–6–1–2 15,372 Recap
19 W November 9, 2001 3–2 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 10–6–1–2 17,387 Recap
20 T November 11, 2001 1–1 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 10–6–2–2 12,390 Recap
21 L November 13, 2001 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 10–7–2–2 20,058 Recap
22 T November 15, 2001 1–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 10–7–3–2 14,117 Recap
23 L November 17, 2001 0–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 10–8–3–2 19,758 Recap
24 W November 19, 2001 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 11–8–3–2 12,479 Recap
25 T November 21, 2001 4–4 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 11–8–4–2 18,532 Recap
26 L November 25, 2001 0–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 11–9–4–2 13,561 Recap
27 W November 27, 2001 5–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 12–9–4–2 19,258 Recap
28 L November 29, 2001 0–5 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 12–10–4–2 17,542 Recap
29 L November 30, 2001 2–6 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 12–11–4–2 17,372 Recap
December: 8–2–1–3 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 5–0–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
30 OTL December 2, 2001 3–4 OT Washington Capitals (2001–02) 12–11–4–3 18,730 Recap
31 L December 4, 2001 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 12–12–4–3 11,838 Recap
32 W December 8, 2001 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 13–12–4–3 15,774 Recap
33 W December 10, 2001 4–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 14–12–4–3 17,554 Recap
34 W December 12, 2001 4–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 15–12–4–3 10,281 Recap
35 OTL December 14, 2001 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 15–12–4–4 15,787 Recap
36 W December 16, 2001 7–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 16–12–4–4 14,226 Recap
37 L December 18, 2001 1–5 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 16–13–4–4 11,166 Recap
38 W December 21, 2001 5–4 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 17–13–4–4 17,288 Recap
39 OTL December 22, 2001 3–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 17–13–4–5 19,685 Recap
40 W December 26, 2001 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 18–13–4–5 18,730 Recap
41 W December 27, 2001 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 19–13–4–5 16,413 Recap
42 T December 30, 2001 5–5 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 19–13–5–5 18,672 Recap
43 W December 31, 2001 5–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 20–13–5–5 18,173 Recap
January: 3–6–5–0 (home: 1–4–4–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
44 L January 2, 2002 3–6 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 20–14–5–5 12,404 Recap
45 L January 5, 2002 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 20–15–5–5 18,730 Recap
46 L January 6, 2002 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 20–16–5–5 18,730 Recap
47 W January 10, 2002 4–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 21–16–5–5 16,322 Recap
48 L January 12, 2002 1–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 21–17–5–5 18,422 Recap
49 W January 15, 2002 2–0 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 22–17–5–5 10,712 Recap
50 T January 17, 2002 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 22–17–6–5 16,589 Recap
51 T January 19, 2002 3–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 22–17–7–5 19,040 Recap
52 L January 21, 2002 5–7 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 22–18–7–5 10,526 Recap
53 T January 23, 2002 2–2 OT Nashville Predators (2001–02) 22–18–8–5 11,129 Recap
54 T January 25, 2002 1–1 OT Florida Panthers (2001–02) 22–18–9–5 18,730 Recap
55 L January 26, 2002 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 22–19–9–5 19,747 Recap
56 T January 29, 2002 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 22–19–10–5 18,730 Recap
57 W January 30, 2002 3–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 23–19–10–5 13,234 Recap
February: 2–3–1–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
58 T February 5, 2002 3–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 23–19–11–5 18,730 Recap
59 L February 7, 2002 1–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 23–20–11–5 15,960 Recap
60 W February 8, 2002 4–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 24–20–11–5 10,589 Recap
61 L February 10, 2002 0–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 24–21–11–5 17,486 Recap
62 L February 26, 2002 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 24–22–11–5 19,359 Recap
63 W February 28, 2002 6–2 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 25–22–11–5 16,850 Recap
March: 7–2–3–0 (home: 2–1–3–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
64 W March 2, 2002 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 26–22–11–5 21,204 Recap
65 W March 5, 2002 2–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 27–22–11–5 13,255 Recap
66 W March 7, 2002 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 28–22–11–5 15,111 Recap
67 T March 8, 2002 2–2 OT Washington Capitals (2001–02) 28–22–12–5 18,730 Recap
68 T March 11, 2002 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) 28–22–13–5 12,665 Recap
69 L March 16, 2002 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 28–23–13–5 21,273 Recap
70 T March 18, 2002 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 28–23–14–5 16,472 Recap
71 W March 21, 2002 3–2 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 29–23–14–5 15,088 Recap
72 W March 23, 2002 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 30–23–14–5 18,099 Recap
73 L March 26, 2002 2–3 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 30–24–14–5 18,005 Recap
74 W March 28, 2002 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 31–24–14–5 18,730 Recap
75 W March 30, 2002 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 32–24–14–5 17,565 Recap
April: 3–2–2–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 2–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
76 L April 2, 2002 3–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 32–25–14–5 16,371 Recap
77 L April 3, 2002 2–3 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 32–26–14–5 16,587 Recap
78 T April 7, 2002 1–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 32–26–15–5 18,730 Recap
79 W April 8, 2002 2–1 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 33–26–15–5 13,729 Recap
80 W April 10, 2002 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 34–26–15–5 18,210 Recap
81 W April 12, 2002 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 35–26–15–5 19,250 Recap
82 T April 14, 2002 2–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 35–26–16–5 18,545 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New Jersey Devils – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 17, 2002 2–1 New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 19, 2002 2–1 OT New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 21, 2002 0–4 @ New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 2002 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 24, 2002 3–2 OT New Jersey Devils Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 27, 2002 1–0 @ New Jersey Devils Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W May 3, 2002 2–0 Montreal Canadiens Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 L May 5, 2002 1–4 Montreal Canadiens Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 7, 2002 1–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 9, 2002 4–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 12, 2002 5–1 Montreal Canadiens Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 13, 2002 8–2 @ Montreal Canadiens Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs - Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 16, 2002 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 19, 2002 2–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W May 21, 2002 2–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs Hurricanes lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 23, 2002 3–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Hurricanes lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 25, 2002 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Hurricanes lead 3-2 Recap
6 W May 28, 2002 2–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs Hurricanes win 4–2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W June 4, 2002 3–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 L June 6, 2002 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L June 8, 2002 2–3 3OT Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 L June 10, 2002 0–3 Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 L June 13, 2002 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Hurricanes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
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

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Hurricanes only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
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

Awards and honors

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Awards

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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]

Milestones

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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]

Transactions

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The Hurricanes 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

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Carolina Hurricanes
  • Nashville’s 4th-round pick in 2001
 To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 [14]
To Carolina Hurricanes
To Colorado Avalanche
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 [14]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Detroit Red Wings
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
 [15]
December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05) To Carolina Hurricanes
To St. Louis Blues
[16]
December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[17]
January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Florida Panthers
[18]
February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) To Carolina Hurricanes
To Philadelphia Flyers
[19]
March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04) To Carolina Hurricanes
To New 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
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Toronto Maple Leafs
[22]

Players acquired

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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]

Players lost

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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]

Signings

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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]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2001 NHL entry draft

Carolina's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Hurricanes have the 15th overall pick.[55]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 15 Igor Knyazev Defense  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
2 46 Michael Zigomanis Center  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 91 Kevin Estrada Left wing  Canada Chilliwack (BCHL)
4 110 Rob Zepp Goaltender  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 181 Daniel Boisclair Goaltender  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7 211 Sean Curry Defense  United States Tri-City Americans (WHL)
8 244 Carter Trevisani Defense  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
9 274 Peter Reynolds Defense  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)

Farm teams

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American Hockey League

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The Lowell Lock Monsters were the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2001–02 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

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The Florida Everblades were the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]
  2. ^ Hatcher retired.[27]
  3. ^ Rohloff retired.[29]
  4. ^ Option for a sixth year.

References

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