# 2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 76th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Finishing fifth in the Western Conference, they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the St. Louis Blues.

## Regular season

The Blackhawks tied the Detroit Red Wings for the best home record in the league. They also allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league during the regular season, with just two.

### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 3 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 4 | 14 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
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

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

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

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 18, 20022–1@ St. Louis BluesBlackhawks lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 20, 20020–2@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 21, 20020–4St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 20020–1St. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 25, 20023–5@ St. Louis BluesBlues 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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks 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 |
| 55 | Eric Daze | RW | 82 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 17 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 13 | Alex Zhamnov | C | 77 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 11 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 92 | Michael Nylander | C | 82 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 28 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 78 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 19 | Kyle Calder | LW | 81 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 8 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Phil Housley | D | 80 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 22 | Igor Korolev | C | 82 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 28 | Mark Bell | C | 80 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −6 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8 |
| 42 | Jon Klemm | D | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −3 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov | D | 64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Steve Thomas | LW | 34 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Spacek‡ | D | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Alexander Karpovtsev | D | 65 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 8 | Steve Poapst | D | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Peluso | RW | 37 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Peter White | C | 48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Tyler Arnason | C | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Fitzgerald† | RW | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 24 | Bob Probert | LW | 61 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −9 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ryan VandenBussche | RW | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −10 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chris McAlpine | D | 40 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Campbell† | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Vladimir Chebaturkin | D | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 7 | Lyle Odelein† | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 25 |
| 23 | Joe Reekie† | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Pascal Rheaume‡ | C | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Aaron Downey | RW | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
| 16 | Steve Dubinsky‡ | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Matt Henderson | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Steve Passmore | G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | Casey Hankinson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | G | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### 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 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | 67 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1626 | 159 | 2.49 | .902 | 6 | 3838 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 7 | 2.64 | .909 | 0 | 159 |
| 29 | Steve Passmore | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 446 | 43 | 2.26 | .904 | 0 | 1142 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 2.61 | .903 | 0 | 138 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Daze |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brian Sutter (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Alexei Zhamnov |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Steve Sullivan (December) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Jocelyn Thibault (November 12) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Kyle Calder |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mike Peluso | November 21, 2001 |
| First game | Tyler Arnason | February 13, 2002 |
| 25th shutout | Jocelyn Thibault | January 6, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2001 | To Montreal Canadiens Stephane Quintal |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Chicago Blackhawks Igor Korolev | To Toronto Maple Leafs Philadelphia’s 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 20016th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 | To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2001 |
| September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) | To Chicago Blackhawks Rights to Shawn Thornton | To Toronto Maple Leafs Marty Wilford |
| October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Nathan Perrott |
| January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17) | To Chicago Blackhawks Joe Reekie | To Washington Capitals 4th-round pick in 2002 |
| February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Steve Dubinsky |
| March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13) | To Chicago Blackhawks Tom Fitzgerald | To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2003Future considerations |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Chicago Blackhawks Lyle Odelein | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jaroslav Spacek2nd-round pick in 2003 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Jon Klemm | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Steve Thomas | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Pascal Rheaume | St. Louis Blues | Free agency |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Ajay Baines | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Mike Peluso | St. Louis Blues | Free agency |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Rumun Ndur | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency |
| September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) | Vladimir Chebaturkin | St. Louis Blues | Free agency |
| September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) | Peter White | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Phil Housley | Calgary Flames | Waiver draft |
| November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19) | Jim Campbell | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency |
| May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) | Johnathan Aitken | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 13, 2001 (2001-06-13) | Josef Marha | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (II) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Blair Atcheynum | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Mark Janssens | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Michel Larocque | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Chris Herperger | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (VI) |
| July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) | Jeff Maund | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Jeff Paul | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Rob Tallas | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) | Erasmo Saltarelli | B.C. Icemen (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Jamie Allison | Calgary Flames | Waiver draft |
| N/A | Geoff Peters | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) | Reto von Arx | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (II) |
| November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14) | Pascal Rheaume | Atlanta Thrashers | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) | Steve Poapst | | Re-signing |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Chris McAlpine | | Re-signing |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Alexei Zhamnov | | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Mikhail Yakubov | | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Bob Probert | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Jaroslav Spacek | | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2001 (2001-07-19) | Jocelyn Thibault | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Jean-Yves Leroux | | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Eric Daze | | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Nolan Baumgartner | | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Steve Dubinsky | | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Casey Hankinson | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11) | Jamie Allison | | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Craig Anderson | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Igor Korolev | | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) | Kent Huskins | | Entry-level |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Tyler Arnason | | Entry-level |
| April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29) | Ryan VandenBussche | multi-year | Extension |
| May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08) | Scott Balan | | Entry-level |
| May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08) | Igor Radulov | | Entry-level |
| May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08) | Yorick Treille | | Entry-level |
| May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) | Mike Peluso | 1-year | Option exercised |
| May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) | Matt Henderson | | Extension |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 9 | Tuomo Ruutu | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 1 | 29 | Adam Munro | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 2 | 59 | Matt Keith | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 3 | 73 | Craig Anderson | United States | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 4 | 104 | Brent MacLellan | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 115 | Vladimir Gusev | Russia | Khabarovsk (Russia) |
| 4 | 119 | Alexei Zotkin | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia) |
| 5 | 142 | Tommi Jaminki | Finland | Blues (Finland) |
| 6 | 174 | Alexander Golovin | Russia | Avangard Omsk-2 (Russia) |
| 6 | 186 | Petr Puncochar | Czech Republic | HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) |
| 7 | 205 | Teemu Jaaskelainen | Finland | Ilves Jr. (Finland) |
| 7 | 216 | Oleg Minakov | Canada | Kristall Elektrostal (Russia) |
| 9 | 268 | Jeff Miles | Canada | University of Vermont (ECAC) |