# 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season

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

Defenseman Teppo Numminen was named captain.

## Regular season
### 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 :
| 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 |
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| 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

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
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 5–3–2–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 4, 20012–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)0–0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 6, 20012–6@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)0–1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 8, 20012–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)1–1–1–0Recap
4LOctober 11, 20010–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)1–2–1–0Recap
5WOctober 13, 20015–2Washington Capitals (2001–02)2–2–1–0Recap
6TOctober 16, 20011–1 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)2–2–2–0Recap
7LOctober 18, 20011–3@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)2–3–2–0Recap
8WOctober 20, 20015–2Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)3–3–2–0Recap
9OTLOctober 24, 20012–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)3–3–2–1Recap
10WOctober 27, 20011–0Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)4–3–2–1Recap
11WOctober 30, 20013–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)5–3–2–1Recap :
November: 5–6–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 1–5–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 1, 20012–5@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)5–4–2–1Recap
13TNovember 2, 20012–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)5–4–3–1Recap
14OTLNovember 4, 20010–1 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)5–4–3–2Recap
15LNovember 7, 20011–3Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)5–5–3–2Recap
16WNovember 9, 20015–1@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)6–5–3–2Recap
17LNovember 10, 20011–4@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)6–6–3–2Recap
18OTLNovember 13, 20014–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)6–6–3–3Recap
19WNovember 15, 20015–3San Jose Sharks (2001–02)7–6–3–3Recap
20WNovember 17, 20016–1New York Islanders (2001–02)8–6–3–3Recap
21WNovember 20, 20012–1 OTMinnesota Wild (2001–02)9–6–3–3Recap
22LNovember 23, 20012–5@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)9–7–3–3Recap
23LNovember 24, 20013–5@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)9–8–3–3Recap
24LNovember 27, 20010–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)9–9–3–3Recap
25WNovember 29, 20011–0Nashville Predators (2001–02)10–9–3–3Recap :
December: 7–5–3–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 1–3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26WDecember 1, 20015–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)11–9–3–3Recap
27WDecember 5, 20013–0St. Louis Blues (2001–02)12–9–3–3Recap
28TDecember 7, 20011–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)12–9–4–3Recap
29TDecember 8, 20013–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)12–9–5–3Recap
30LDecember 11, 20013–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)12–10–5–3Recap
31LDecember 13, 20010–6@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)12–11–5–3Recap
32LDecember 15, 20012–6Dallas Stars (2001–02)12–12–5–3Recap
33WDecember 17, 20014–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)13–12–5–3Recap
34WDecember 19, 20016–3Calgary Flames (2001–02)14–12–5–3Recap
35LDecember 21, 20011–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)14–13–5–3Recap
36LDecember 23, 20010–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)14–14–5–3Recap
37TDecember 26, 20011–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (2001–02)14–14–6–3Recap
38WDecember 28, 20014–2Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)15–14–6–3Recap
39WDecember 30, 20014–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)16–14–6–3Recap
40WDecember 31, 20015–0New York Rangers (2001–02)17–14–6–3Recap :
January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 5–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41WJanuary 3, 20022–1Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)18–14–6–3Recap
42LJanuary 4, 20023–5@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)18–15–6–3Recap
43LJanuary 6, 20020–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)18–16–6–3Recap
44LJanuary 9, 20025–6San Jose Sharks (2001–02)18–17–6–3Recap
45TJanuary 15, 20022–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)18–17–7–3Recap
46OTLJanuary 17, 20022–3 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)18–17–7–4Recap
47LJanuary 19, 20021–3Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)18–18–7–4Recap
48WJanuary 21, 20021–0@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)19–18–7–4Recap
49WJanuary 23, 20024–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)20–18–7–4Recap
50LJanuary 25, 20021–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)20–19–7–4Recap
51WJanuary 26, 20023–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)21–19–7–4Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20024–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)22–19–7–4Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20023–1@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)23–19–7–4Recap :
February: 3–3–1–1 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 0–1–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 4, 20022–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)23–20–7–4Recap
55LFebruary 6, 20022–5Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)23–21–7–4Recap
56WFebruary 8, 20026–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (2001–02)24–21–7–4Recap
57LFebruary 10, 20023–4Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)24–22–7–4Recap
58WFebruary 12, 20024–3 OTCalgary Flames (2001–02)25–22–7–4Recap
59TFebruary 13, 20022–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)25–22–8–4Recap
60WFebruary 26, 20025–1Dallas Stars (2001–02)26–22–8–4Recap
61OTLFebruary 28, 20021–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)26–22–8–5Recap :
March: 10–2–1–1 (home: 7–0–0–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
62WMarch 3, 20022–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)27–22–8–5Recap
63WMarch 5, 20024–1New Jersey Devils (2001–02)28–22–8–5Recap
64WMarch 7, 20026–1Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)29–22–8–5Recap
65WMarch 9, 20023–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)30–22–8–5Recap
66WMarch 12, 20023–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)31–22–8–5Recap
67WMarch 15, 20023–2@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)32–22–8–5Recap
68TMarch 17, 20022–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)32–22–9–5Recap
69LMarch 19, 20022–4@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)32–23–9–5Recap
70WMarch 20, 20023–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)33–23–9–5Recap
71LMarch 22, 20023–4@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)33–24–9–5Recap
72WMarch 24, 20024–0Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)34–24–9–5Recap
73WMarch 27, 20024–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)35–24–9–5Recap
74OTLMarch 28, 20021–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)35–24–9–6Recap
75WMarch 30, 20025–3Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)36–24–9–6Recap :
April: 4–3–0–0 (home: 3–0–0–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76WApril 1, 20025–3St. Louis Blues (2001–02)37–24–9–6Recap
77LApril 4, 20022–5@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)37–25–9–6Recap
78LApril 7, 20023–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)37–26–9–6Recap
79WApril 9, 20024–2@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)38–26–9–6Recap
80LApril 10, 20020–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)38–27–9–6Recap
81WApril 12, 20027–1Minnesota Wild (2001–02)39–27–9–6Recap
82WApril 14, 20026–4Nashville Predators (2001–02)40–27–9–6Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) San Jose Sharks – Sharks win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 17, 20021–2@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 20, 20023–1@ San Jose SharksSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 22, 20021–4San Jose SharksSharks lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 24, 20021–2San Jose SharksSharks lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 26, 20021–4@ San Jose SharksSharks win 4–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | 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 | 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 | 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

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | 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
### Awards

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

### Milestones

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

## Transactions

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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) | To Toronto Maple LeafsTravis GreenCraig MillsRights to Robert Reichel | To Phoenix CoyotesDanny Markov |
| June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) | To Montreal CanadiensJoe Juneau | To Phoenix CoyotesFuture considerations |
| June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) | To Tampa Bay LightningJuha Ylonen | To Phoenix CoyotesTodd Warriner |
| June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) | To Anaheim Mighty DucksKeith Carney | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) | To Toronto Maple LeafsMikael Renberg | To Phoenix CoyotesSergei Berezin |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Calgary Flames1st-round pick in 2001Calgary’s 2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Phoenix Coyotes1st-round pick in 2001 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To New Jersey Devils4th-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesPhoenix’s 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Dallas StarsJyrki Lumme | To Phoenix CoyotesTyler Bouck |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | To Philadelphia FlyersChoice of 1st and 2nd-round picks | To Phoenix CoyotesDaymond Langkow |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | To Vancouver CanucksTyler BouckTrevor LetowskiTodd Warriner3rd-round pick in 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesDrake BerehowskyDenis Pederson |
| January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04) | To Minnesota WildDavid Cullen | To Phoenix CoyotesSebastien Bordeleau |
| January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25) | To Boston Bruins5th-round pick in 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesAndrei Nazarov |
| January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25) | To Montreal CanadiensSergei Berezin | To Phoenix CoyotesBrian Savage3rd-round pick in 2002 or 2003Future considerations |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Atlanta Thrashers Kirill SafronovRights to Ruslan Zainullin4th-round pick in 2002 | To Phoenix CoyotesDarcy Hordichuk4th-round pick in 20025th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | To Philadelphia FlyersRobert EscheMichal Handzus | To Phoenix CoyotesBrian BoucherNashville’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

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

### Players lost

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

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Goran Bezina | multi-year | Entry-level |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Mike Sullivan | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Peter Fabus | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Daniel Briere | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Todd Simpson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Jean-Guy Trudel | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Daymond Langkow | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) | Jay Leach | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) | Trevor Letowski | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | Shane Doan | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) | Robert Esche | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) | Erik Westrum | multi-year | Entry-level |
| September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) | Mike Johnson | multi-year | Re-signing |
| September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) | Martin Podlesak | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) | Krys Kolanos | | Entry-level |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | Brian Savage | 4-year | Extension |
| March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29) | Andrei Nazarov | 3-year | Extension |
| April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) | Jeff Taffe | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 5, 2002 (2002-06-05) | Dan Focht | multi-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

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