# 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 32nd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Regular season

The Canucks led the NHL in scoring, with 254 goals for.

### Final standings

Northwest Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 2 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
| 3 | 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 4 | 11 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 5 | 12 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
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

Vancouver won the first two games on the road to go up 2–0 in their first round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings, but they lost four straight and the series to the eventual Stanley Cup champions.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

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

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings won 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1WApril 17, 20024–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Canucks lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 19, 20025–2@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Canucks lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 21, 20021–3Detroit Red Wings18,422Canucks lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 20022–4Detroit Red Wings18,422Series tied 2–2Recap
5LApril 25, 20020–4@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Red Wings lead 3–2Recap
6LApril 27, 20024–6Detroit Red Wings18,422Red Wings win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks 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 |
| 19 | Markus Naslund | LW | 81 | 40 | 50 | 90 | 22 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 44 | Todd Bertuzzi | RW | 72 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 21 | 110 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
| 7 | Brendan Morrison | C | 82 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| 25 | Andrew Cassels | C | 53 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −4 | 0 |
| 55 | Ed Jovanovski | D | 82 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −7 | 101 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Henrik Sedin | C | 82 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Mattias Ohlund | D | 81 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 6 |
| 16 | Trevor Linden† | C | 64 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −3 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Matt Cooke | LW | 82 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 111 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Sedin | LW | 79 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brent Sopel | D | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 17 | Jan Hlavac† | LW | 46 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 10 | Trevor Letowski† | RW | 42 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 8 |
| 26 | Trent Klatt | RW | 34 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Donald Brashear‡ | LW | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −8 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Scott Lachance | D | 81 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Artem Chubarov | C | 51 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Bryan Helmer | D | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 37 | Jarkko Ruutu | RW | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 9 | Harold Druken | LW | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Justin Kurtz† | D | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Murray Baron | D | 61 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 10 |
| 34 | Jason Strudwick | D | 44 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Todd Warriner† | LW | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Denis Pederson‡ | RW | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Herbert Vasiljevs | C | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Drake Berehowsky‡ | D | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Alex Auld | G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Steve Kariya | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bryan Allen | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Martin Brochu | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Mike Brown | LW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier | G | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 38 | Brad Leeb | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Peter Skudra† | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 6 | Alexei Tezikov† | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
| 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 |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier | 62 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 1440 | 142 | 2.43 | .901 | 7 | 3502 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 123 | 16 | 3.51 | .870 | 0 | 273 |
| 1 | Peter Skudra† | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 508 | 47 | 2.42 | .907 | 1 | 1166 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 3.13 | .891 | 0 | 96 |
| 35 | Alex Auld | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2.00 | .909 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Martin Brochu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 15 | 4.16 | .856 | 0 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Markus Naslund (Left wing) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ed Jovanovski |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Markus Naslund |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Markus Naslund (January) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Brent Sopel (January 28) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Dan Cloutier (March 18) |
| Team | Babe Pratt Trophy | Ed Jovanovski |
| Team | Cyclone Taylor Trophy | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Cyrus H. McLean Trophy | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Fred J. Hume Award | Scott Lachance |
| Team | Molson Cup | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Most Exciting Player Award | Todd Bertuzzi |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Justin Kurtz | October 23, 2001 |
| First game | Alex Auld | January 23, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Trevor Linden | March 26, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Canucks 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 |
| November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10) | To Vancouver Canucks Trevor Linden2nd-round pick in 2002 or 2003 | To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 20023rd-round pick in 2003 |
| December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17) | To Vancouver Canucks Jan HlavacTampa Bay’s 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Philadelphia Flyers Donald Brashear6th-round pick in 2002 |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | To Vancouver Canucks Tyler BouckTrevor LetowskiTodd Warriner3rd-round pick in 2003 | To Phoenix Coyotes Drake BerehowskyDenis Pederson |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Andre Savage | Boston Bruins | Free agency |
| August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) | Herbert Vasiljevs | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Martin Brochu | Minnesota Wild | Waiver draft |
| October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15) | Justin Kurtz | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | Free agency |
| October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) | Josh Holden | Carolina Hurricanes | Waivers |
| October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30) | Alexei Tezikov | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Waivers |
| November 7, 2001 (2001-11-07) | Peter Skudra | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Vadim Sharifijanov | HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) | Free agency (II) |
| N/A | Sean Tallaire | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Larry Shapley | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Greg Hawgood | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20) | Johan Davidsson | HV71 (SHL) | Free agency (II) |
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Bob Essensa | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (III) |
| August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) | Dody Wood | Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) | Clint Cabana | San Diego Gulls (WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Josh Holden | Carolina Hurricanes | Waiver draft |
| October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) | Corey Schwab | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18) | Peter Schaefer | HC TPS (Liiga) | Free agency (II) |
| October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23) | Mike Stapleton | Espoo Blues (Liiga) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) | Markus Naslund | 3-year | Extension |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Murray Baron | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Dan Cloutier | | Re-signing |
| July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20) | Drake Berehowsky | | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) | Todd Bertuzzi | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Josh Holden | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Denis Pederson | | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) | Brandon Reid | | Entry-level |
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Matt Cooke | 4-year | Re-signing |
| August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) | Zenith Komarniski | | Re-signing |
| August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) | Justin Morrison | | Entry-level |
| August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) | Alfie Michaud | | Re-signing |
| September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) | Brent Sopel | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) | Bryan Helmer | | Re-signing |
| October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) | Mattias Ohlund | | Extension |
| October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11) | Fedor Fedorov | | Entry-level |
| October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11) | Denis Martynyuk | | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) | Nathan Smith | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Vancouver'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 | 16 | R. J. Umberger | United States | Ohio State University (CCHA) |
| 3 | 66 | Fedor Fedorov | Russia | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Evgeny Gladskikh | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia) |
| 5 | 151 | Kevin Bieksa | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
| 7 | 212 | Jason King | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 245 | Konstantin Mikhailov | Russia | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik (Russia) |