2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season

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2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes
Division2nd Pacific
Conference6th Western
2001–02 record40–27–9–6
Home record27–8–3–3
Road record13–19–6–3
Goals for228
Goals against210
Team information
General managerMike Barnett
CoachBob Francis
CaptainTeppo Numminen
Alternate captainsShane Doan
Claude Lemieux
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Average attendance13,165
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Mississippi Sea Wolves
Team leaders
GoalsDaniel Briere (32)
AssistsTeppo Numminen (35)
PointsDaymond Langkow (62)
Penalty minutesTodd Simpson (152)
Plus/minusRadoslav Suchy (+25)
WinsSean Burke (33)
Goals against averageSean Burke (2.29)

The 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 23rd season in the NHL and 30th overall. The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs after a one–year absence, but lost in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the San Jose Sharks in five games. It was the Coyotes' final playoff berth for seven years.

Off-season

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Defenseman Teppo Numminen was named captain.[1]

Regular season

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Final standings

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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[2]
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


Playoffs

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The series started in San Jose. The Sharks were victorious in Game 1 by a score of 2–1. However, in Game 2, the Coyotes rebounded and won 3–1. Games 3 and 4 went to Phoenix. In Game 3, the Sharks won 4–1, while in Game 4, the Sharks won 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to San Jose, where the Sharks would win the game 4–1 and win the series 4–1.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2001–02 regular season[3]
October: 5–3–2–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 T October 4, 2001 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 0–0–1–0 Recap
2 L October 6, 2001 2–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 8, 2001 2–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 1–1–1–0 Recap
4 L October 11, 2001 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 1–2–1–0 Recap
5 W October 13, 2001 5–2 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 2–2–1–0 Recap
6 T October 16, 2001 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2001–02) 2–2–2–0 Recap
7 L October 18, 2001 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 2–3–2–0 Recap
8 W October 20, 2001 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 3–3–2–0 Recap
9 OTL October 24, 2001 2–3 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 3–3–2–1 Recap
10 W October 27, 2001 1–0 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 4–3–2–1 Recap
11 W October 30, 2001 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 5–3–2–1 Recap
November: 5–6–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 1, 2001 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 5–4–2–1 Recap
13 T November 2, 2001 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 5–4–3–1 Recap
14 OTL November 4, 2001 0–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 5–4–3–2 Recap
15 L November 7, 2001 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 5–5–3–2 Recap
16 W November 9, 2001 5–1 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 6–5–3–2 Recap
17 L November 10, 2001 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 6–6–3–2 Recap
18 OTL November 13, 2001 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 6–6–3–3 Recap
19 W November 15, 2001 5–3 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 7–6–3–3 Recap
20 W November 17, 2001 6–1 New York Islanders (2001–02) 8–6–3–3 Recap
21 W November 20, 2001 2–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 9–6–3–3 Recap
22 L November 23, 2001 2–5 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 9–7–3–3 Recap
23 L November 24, 2001 3–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 9–8–3–3 Recap
24 L November 27, 2001 0–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 9–9–3–3 Recap
25 W November 29, 2001 1–0 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 10–9–3–3 Recap
December: 7–5–3–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 1–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 1, 2001 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 11–9–3–3 Recap
27 W December 5, 2001 3–0 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 12–9–3–3 Recap
28 T December 7, 2001 1–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 12–9–4–3 Recap
29 T December 8, 2001 3–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 12–9–5–3 Recap
30 L December 11, 2001 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 12–10–5–3 Recap
31 L December 13, 2001 0–6 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 12–11–5–3 Recap
32 L December 15, 2001 2–6 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 12–12–5–3 Recap
33 W December 17, 2001 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 13–12–5–3 Recap
34 W December 19, 2001 6–3 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 14–12–5–3 Recap
35 L December 21, 2001 1–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 14–13–5–3 Recap
36 L December 23, 2001 0–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 14–14–5–3 Recap
37 T December 26, 2001 1–1 OT Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 14–14–6–3 Recap
38 W December 28, 2001 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 15–14–6–3 Recap
39 W December 30, 2001 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 16–14–6–3 Recap
40 W December 31, 2001 5–0 New York Rangers (2001–02) 17–14–6–3 Recap
January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 5–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
41 W January 3, 2002 2–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 18–14–6–3 Recap
42 L January 4, 2002 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 18–15–6–3 Recap
43 L January 6, 2002 0–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 18–16–6–3 Recap
44 L January 9, 2002 5–6 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 18–17–6–3 Recap
45 T January 15, 2002 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 18–17–7–3 Recap
46 OTL January 17, 2002 2–3 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 18–17–7–4 Recap
47 L January 19, 2002 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 18–18–7–4 Recap
48 W January 21, 2002 1–0 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 19–18–7–4 Recap
49 W January 23, 2002 4–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 20–18–7–4 Recap
50 L January 25, 2002 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 20–19–7–4 Recap
51 W January 26, 2002 3–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 21–19–7–4 Recap
52 W January 28, 2002 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 22–19–7–4 Recap
53 W January 30, 2002 3–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 23–19–7–4 Recap
February: 3–3–1–1 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 L February 4, 2002 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 23–20–7–4 Recap
55 L February 6, 2002 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 23–21–7–4 Recap
56 W February 8, 2002 6–5 OT Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 24–21–7–4 Recap
57 L February 10, 2002 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 24–22–7–4 Recap
58 W February 12, 2002 4–3 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) 25–22–7–4 Recap
59 T February 13, 2002 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 25–22–8–4 Recap
60 W February 26, 2002 5–1 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 26–22–8–4 Recap
61 OTL February 28, 2002 1–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 26–22–8–5 Recap
March: 10–2–1–1 (home: 7–0–0–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
62 W March 3, 2002 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 27–22–8–5 Recap
63 W March 5, 2002 4–1 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 28–22–8–5 Recap
64 W March 7, 2002 6–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 29–22–8–5 Recap
65 W March 9, 2002 3–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 30–22–8–5 Recap
66 W March 12, 2002 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 31–22–8–5 Recap
67 W March 15, 2002 3–2 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 32–22–8–5 Recap
68 T March 17, 2002 2–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 32–22–9–5 Recap
69 L March 19, 2002 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 32–23–9–5 Recap
70 W March 20, 2002 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 33–23–9–5 Recap
71 L March 22, 2002 3–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 33–24–9–5 Recap
72 W March 24, 2002 4–0 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 34–24–9–5 Recap
73 W March 27, 2002 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 35–24–9–5 Recap
74 OTL March 28, 2002 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 35–24–9–6 Recap
75 W March 30, 2002 5–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 36–24–9–6 Recap
April: 4–3–0–0 (home: 3–0–0–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 W April 1, 2002 5–3 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 37–24–9–6 Recap
77 L April 4, 2002 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 37–25–9–6 Recap
78 L April 7, 2002 3–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 37–26–9–6 Recap
79 W April 9, 2002 4–2 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 38–26–9–6 Recap
80 L April 10, 2002 0–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 38–27–9–6 Recap
81 W April 12, 2002 7–1 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 39–27–9–6 Recap
82 W April 14, 2002 6–4 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 40–27–9–6 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]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) San Jose Sharks – Sharks win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 17, 2002 1–2 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 20, 2002 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 22, 2002 1–4 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 24, 2002 1–2 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 26, 2002 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks 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 Coyotes only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
11 Daymond Langkow C 80 27 35 62 18 36 5 1 0 1 −2 0
8 Daniel Briere C 78 32 28 60 6 52 5 2 1 3 −4 2
19 Shane Doan RW 81 20 29 49 11 61 5 2 2 4 −2 6
27 Teppo Numminen D 76 13 35 48 13 20 4 0 0 0 0 2
16 Michal Handzus C 79 15 30 45 −8 34 5 0 0 0 −2 2
17 Ladislav Nagy LW 74 23 19 42 6 50 5 0 0 0 −2 21
22 Claude Lemieux RW 82 16 25 41 −5 70 5 0 0 0 −2 2
55 Danny Markov D 72 6 30 36 −7 67 — — — — — —
12 Mike Johnson RW 57 5 22 27 14 28 5 1 1 2 1 6
23 Paul Mara D 75 7 17 24 −6 58 5 0 0 0 −4 4
36 Krys Kolanos C 57 11 11 22 6 48 2 0 0 0 −1 6
32 Brad May LW 72 10 12 22 11 95 5 0 0 0 0 0
28 Landon Wilson RW 47 7 12 19 4 46 4 0 0 0 −2 12
15 Radoslav Suchy D 81 4 13 17 25 10 5 1 0 1 −5 0
94 Sergei Berezin‡ LW 41 7 9 16 −1 4 — — — — — —
2 Todd Simpson D 67 2 13 15 20 152 5 0 2 2 −1 6
4 Ossi Vaananen D 76 2 12 14 6 74 5 0 0 0 0 6
49 Brian Savage† LW 30 6 6 12 1 8 5 0 0 0 −1 0
44 Andrei Nazarov† LW 30 6 3 9 7 51 3 0 0 0 0 2
10 Trevor Letowski‡ RW 33 2 6 8 2 4 — — — — — —
29 Branko Radivojevic RW 18 4 2 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 −1 2
5[a] Drake Berehowsky† D 32 1 4 5 5 42 5 0 1 1 −3 4
26 Mike Sullivan C 42 1 2 3 −3 16 — — — — — —
21 Todd Warriner‡ LW 18 0 3 3 −3 8 — — — — — —
10 Denis Pederson† RW 19 1 1 2 −2 20 5 0 2 2 2 0
1 Sean Burke G 60 0 1 1 14 5 0 2 2 0
45[b] Jason Jaspers C 4 0 1 1 −1 4 — — — — — —
18 Sebastien Bordeleau† C 6 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
14 Tyler Bouck‡ C 7 0 0 0 −1 4 — — — — — —
24 David Cullen‡ D 14 0 0 0 −5 6 — — — — — —
40 Patrick DesRochers G 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
42 Robert Esche G 22 0 0 0 16 — — — — — —
37 Dan Focht D 8 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 1 1 1 0
38 Martin Grenier D 5 0 0 0 0 5 — — — — — —
24 Darcy Hordichuk† LW 1 0 0 0 0 14 — — — — — —
5 Kirill Safronov‡ D 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
20 Wyatt Smith C 10 0 0 0 −5 0 — — — — — —
31 Jean-Guy Trudel LW 3 0 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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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 Sean Burke 60 33 21 6 1711 137 2.29 .920 5 3587 5 1 4 133 13 2.63 .902 0 297
42 Robert Esche 22 6 10 2 533 52 2.73 .902 1 1145 — — — — — — — — —
40 Patrick DesRochers 5 1 2 1 99 15 3.71 .848 0 243 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Jack Adams Award Bobby Francis [4]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Sean Burke [5]
NHL Player of the Month Sean Burke (March) [6]
NHL Rookie of the Month Krys Kolanos (November) [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Krys Kolanos[c] [8]
Paul Mara[d]
Team Hardest Working Player Award Shane Doan [9]
Leading Scorer Award Daymond Langkow [9]
Man of the Year Award Landon Wilson [9]
Team MVP Award Sean Burke [9]
Three-Star Award Sean Burke [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Krys Kolanos October 4, 2001 [10]
Martin Grenier October 11, 2001
Patrick DesRochers November 23, 2001
Dan Focht December 15, 2001
Kirill Safronov December 23, 2001
Jason Jaspers January 21, 2002
Branko Radivojevic March 3, 2002
1,000th game played Teppo Numminen March 3, 2002 [11]

Transactions

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The Coyotes 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) To Toronto Maple Leafs
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [13]
June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) To Montreal Canadiens
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
 [14]
June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) To Tampa Bay Lightning
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [15]
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • 2nd-round pick in 2001
 [16]
June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) To Toronto Maple Leafs
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [17]
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To Calgary Flames
  • 1st-round pick in 2001
  • Calgary’s 2nd-round pick in 2001
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • 1st-round pick in 2001
 [18]
To New Jersey Devils
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Phoenix’s 3rd-round pick in 2001
 [18]
To Dallas Stars
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [19]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Choice of 1st and 2nd-round picks[e]
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [20]
December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) To Vancouver Canucks
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [21]
January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04) To Minnesota Wild
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [22]
January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25) To Boston Bruins
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [23]
To Montreal Canadiens
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [24]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Atlanta Thrashers
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [25]
June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) To Philadelphia Flyers
 To Phoenix Coyotes
 [26]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) Branko Radivojevic Belleville Bulls (OHL) multi-year Free agency [16]
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) Zac Bierk Minnesota Wild 1-year[g] Free agency [27]
May 23, 2002 (2002-05-23) Michael Schutte University of Maine (HE) multi-year Free agency [28]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[h] Ref
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Dave MacIntyre[i] Contract expiration (UFA) [29]
Mike Martone[j] Contract expiration (UFA) [29]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Jeremy Roenick Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (III) [32]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) Francois Leroux Berlin Capitals (DEL) Free agency (III) [33]
August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18) Philippe Audet AIK IF (SHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) Justin Hocking Manchester Storm (BISL) Free agency (VI) [35]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) Joel Bouchard New Jersey Devils[k] Release (II) [37]
September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) Eric Healey Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
November 25, 2001 (2001-11-25) Louie DeBrusk Quebec Citadelles (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) Tavis Hansen Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency (VI) [40]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Goran Bezina multi-year Entry-level [41]
Mike Sullivan 1-year Re-signing [42]
July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) Peter Fabus multi-year Entry-level [43]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Daniel Briere 1-year Re-signing [44]
Todd Simpson 1-year Re-signing [44]
Jean-Guy Trudel 1-year[g] Re-signing [44]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Daymond Langkow 2-year Arbitration award [45]
August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) Jay Leach multi-year Entry-level [46]
August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) Trevor Letowski 1-year[g] Re-signing [47]
August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) Shane Doan multi-year Re-signing [48]
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) Robert Esche 3-year[l] Re-signing [49]
September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) Erik Westrum multi-year Entry-level [50]
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) Mike Johnson multi-year Re-signing [51]
September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) Martin Podlesak 3-year Entry-level [52]
October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) Krys Kolanos Entry-level [53]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) Brian Savage 4-year Extension [54]
March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) Andrei Nazarov 3-year Extension [55]
April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) Jeff Taffe 3-year Entry-level [56]
June 5, 2002 (2002-06-05) Dan Focht multi-year Extension [57]

Draft picks

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Phoenix's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[58]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Fredrik Sjostrom  Sweden Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2 31 Matthew Spiller  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2 45 Martin Podlesak  Czech Republic Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3 78 Beat Forster  Switzerland HC Davos (Switzerland)
5 148 David Klema  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6 180 Scott Polaski  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7 210 Steve Belanger  United States Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
8 243 Frantisek Lukes  Czech Republic Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9 273 Severin Blindenbacher  Switzerland Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Berehowsky wore number 33 in his first game.
  2. ^ Jaspers wore number 49 until Savage was acquired.
  3. ^ Kolanos did not play and was replaced by Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings.
  4. ^ Mara was an injury replacement for Rostislav Klesla of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  5. ^ The Flyers had the option of receiving either the St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2002 and a second-round pick in 2003, or a second-round pick in 2002 and a first-round pick in 2003. The Flyers chose the 2002 second-round pick and 2003 first-round pick.
  6. ^ Phoenix’s choice.
  7. ^ a b c Club option for a second year.
  8. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  9. ^ MacIntyre retired.[30]
  10. ^ Martone was inactive during the 2001–02 season.[31]
  11. ^ Bouchard signed with New Jersey on October 25.[36]
  12. ^ Option for a fourth year.

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