# 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season

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

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

### Final standings

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 :
| 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 |
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| 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

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 6–5–0–2 (home: 4–4–0–1; road: 2–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1WOctober 5, 20013–1New York Rangers (2001–02)1–0–0–018,730Recap
2WOctober 7, 20013–0Dallas Stars (2001–02)2–0–0–015,365Recap
3LOctober 9, 20012–6Ottawa Senators (2001–02)2–1–0–010,052Recap
4LOctober 11, 20012–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)2–2–0–014,106Recap
5WOctober 13, 20015–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)3–2–0–018,545Recap
6LOctober 17, 20010–4New York Islanders (2001–02)3–3–0–012,237Recap
7OTLOctober 18, 20011–2 OT@ New York Islanders (2001–02)3–3–0–19,647Recap
8WOctober 20, 20012–1 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2001–02)4–3–0–114,219Recap
9LOctober 23, 20011–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)4–4–0–118,007Recap
10WOctober 24, 20017–3@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)5–4–0–118,064Recap
11OTLOctober 26, 20012–3 OTNew York Islanders (2001–02)5–4–0–218,730Recap
12WOctober 28, 20013–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2001–02)6–4–0–214,355Recap
13LOctober 30, 20012–5Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)6–5–0–218,730Recap :
November: 6–6–4–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
14LNovember 1, 20013–4@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)6–6–0–216,970Recap
15WNovember 2, 20013–2New York Rangers (2001–02)7–6–0–218,730Recap
16WNovember 4, 20011–0 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2001–02)8–6–0–212,599Recap
17TNovember 6, 20012–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)8–6–1–215,938Recap
18WNovember 8, 20013–2@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)9–6–1–215,372Recap
19WNovember 9, 20013–2San Jose Sharks (2001–02)10–6–1–217,387Recap
20TNovember 11, 20011–1 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)10–6–2–212,390Recap
21LNovember 13, 20013–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)10–7–2–220,058Recap
22TNovember 15, 20011–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)10–7–3–214,117Recap
23LNovember 17, 20010–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)10–8–3–219,758Recap
24WNovember 19, 20015–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)11–8–3–212,479Recap
25TNovember 21, 20014–4 OT@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)11–8–4–218,532Recap
26LNovember 25, 20010–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)11–9–4–213,561Recap
27WNovember 27, 20015–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)12–9–4–219,258Recap
28LNovember 29, 20010–5@ New York Rangers (2001–02)12–10–4–217,542Recap
29LNovember 30, 20012–6@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)12–11–4–217,372Recap :
December: 8–2–1–3 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 5–0–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
30OTLDecember 2, 20013–4 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)12–11–4–318,730Recap
31LDecember 4, 20012–4Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)12–12–4–311,838Recap
32WDecember 8, 20013–2@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)13–12–4–315,774Recap
33WDecember 10, 20014–3 OT@ New York Rangers (2001–02)14–12–4–317,554Recap
34WDecember 12, 20014–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)15–12–4–310,281Recap
35OTLDecember 14, 20012–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)15–12–4–415,787Recap
36WDecember 16, 20017–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)16–12–4–414,226Recap
37LDecember 18, 20011–5Ottawa Senators (2001–02)16–13–4–411,166Recap
38WDecember 21, 20015–4 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2001–02)17–13–4–417,288Recap
39OTLDecember 22, 20013–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)17–13–4–519,685Recap
40WDecember 26, 20014–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)18–13–4–518,730Recap
41WDecember 27, 20013–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)19–13–4–516,413Recap
42TDecember 30, 20015–5 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)19–13–5–518,672Recap
43WDecember 31, 20015–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)20–13–5–518,173Recap :
January: 3–6–5–0 (home: 1–4–4–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
44LJanuary 2, 20023–6Boston Bruins (2001–02)20–14–5–512,404Recap
45LJanuary 5, 20021–2New Jersey Devils (2001–02)20–15–5–518,730Recap
46LJanuary 6, 20023–4Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)20–16–5–518,730Recap
47WJanuary 10, 20024–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)21–16–5–516,322Recap
48LJanuary 12, 20021–7@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)21–17–5–518,422Recap
49WJanuary 15, 20022–0Minnesota Wild (2001–02)22–17–5–510,712Recap
50TJanuary 17, 20021–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (2001–02)22–17–6–516,589Recap
51TJanuary 19, 20023–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)22–17–7–519,040Recap
52LJanuary 21, 20025–7Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)22–18–7–510,526Recap
53TJanuary 23, 20022–2 OTNashville Predators (2001–02)22–18–8–511,129Recap
54TJanuary 25, 20021–1 OTFlorida Panthers (2001–02)22–18–9–518,730Recap
55LJanuary 26, 20022–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)22–19–9–519,747Recap
56TJanuary 29, 20022–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2001–02)22–19–10–518,730Recap
57WJanuary 30, 20023–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)23–19–10–513,234Recap :
February: 2–3–1–0 (home: 0–0–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
58TFebruary 5, 20023–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)23–19–11–518,730Recap
59LFebruary 7, 20021–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)23–20–11–515,960Recap
60WFebruary 8, 20024–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)24–20–11–510,589Recap
61LFebruary 10, 20020–4@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)24–21–11–517,486Recap
62LFebruary 26, 20021–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)24–22–11–519,359Recap
63WFebruary 28, 20026–2@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)25–22–11–516,850Recap :
March: 7–2–3–0 (home: 2–1–3–0; road: 5–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
64WMarch 2, 20024–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)26–22–11–521,204Recap
65WMarch 5, 20022–1 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)27–22–11–513,255Recap
66WMarch 7, 20023–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)28–22–11–515,111Recap
67TMarch 8, 20022–2 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)28–22–12–518,730Recap
68TMarch 11, 20023–3 OTCalgary Flames (2001–02)28–22–13–512,665Recap
69LMarch 16, 20022–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)28–23–13–521,273Recap
70TMarch 18, 20021–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (2001–02)28–23–14–516,472Recap
71WMarch 21, 20023–2Florida Panthers (2001–02)29–23–14–515,088Recap
72WMarch 23, 20024–2@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)30–23–14–518,099Recap
73LMarch 26, 20022–3Boston Bruins (2001–02)30–24–14–518,005Recap
74WMarch 28, 20024–1Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)31–24–14–518,730Recap
75WMarch 30, 20022–0@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)32–24–14–517,565Recap :
April: 3–2–2–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 2–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
76LApril 2, 20023–4@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)32–25–14–516,371Recap
77LApril 3, 20022–3New Jersey Devils (2001–02)32–26–14–516,587Recap
78TApril 7, 20021–1 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2001–02)32–26–15–518,730Recap
79WApril 8, 20022–1@ New York Islanders (2001–02)33–26–15–513,729Recap
80WApril 10, 20024–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)34–26–15–518,210Recap
81WApril 12, 20023–1@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)35–26–15–519,250Recap
82TApril 14, 20022–2 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)35–26–16–518,545Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New Jersey Devils – Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 17, 20022–1New Jersey DevilsHurricanes lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 19, 20022–1 OTNew Jersey DevilsHurricanes lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 21, 20020–4@ New Jersey DevilsHurricanes lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 23, 20021–3@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WApril 24, 20023–2 OTNew Jersey DevilsHurricanes lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 27, 20021–0@ New Jersey DevilsHurricanes win 4–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens – Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 3, 20022–0Montreal CanadiensHurricanes lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 5, 20021–4Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LMay 7, 20021–2 OT@ Montreal CanadiensCanadiens lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 9, 20024–3 OT@ Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WMay 12, 20025–1Montreal CanadiensHurricanes lead 3–2Recap
6WMay 13, 20028–2@ Montreal CanadiensHurricanes win 4–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs - Hurricanes win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LMay 16, 20021–2Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 19, 20022–1 OTToronto Maple LeafsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WMay 21, 20022–1 OT@ Toronto Maple LeafsHurricanes lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 23, 20023–0@ Toronto Maple LeafsHurricanes lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 25, 20020–1Toronto Maple LeafsHurricanes lead 3-2Recap
6WMay 28, 20022–1 OT@ Toronto Maple LeafsHurricanes win 4–2Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WJune 4, 20023–2 OT@ Detroit Red WingsHurricanes lead 1–0Recap
2LJune 6, 20021–3@ Detroit Red WingsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LJune 8, 20022–3 3OTDetroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 2–1Recap
4LJune 10, 20020–3Detroit Red WingsRed Wings lead 3–1Recap
5LJune 13, 20021–3@ Detroit Red WingsRed Wings 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 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 | 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 |
| 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

* † = 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 | 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 | 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
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Ron Francis |
| League (annual) | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Ron Francis |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sami Kapanen |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Tom Barrasso (December 17) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Ron Francis (January 7) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | David Tanabe |
| Team | Good Guy Award | Arturs Irbe |
| Team | Most Valuable Player | Ron Francis |
| Team | Steve Chiasson Award | Ron Francis |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Erik Cole | October 5, 2001 |
| First game | Jaroslav Svoboda | March 11, 2002 |
| First game | Nikos Tselios | April 12, 2002 |
| 500th game | Arturs Irbe | January 23, 2002 |

## Transactions

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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Carolina Hurricanes Nashville’s 4th-round pick in 2001 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Carolina Hurricanes Chris Dingman | To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2001 |
| July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | To Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward | To Detroit Red Wings 2nd-round pick in 2002 |
| December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05) | To Carolina Hurricanes Sean Hill | To St. Louis Blues Steven Halko4th-round pick in 2002 |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | To Carolina Hurricanes Kaspars Astashenko | To Tampa Bay Lightning Harlan Pratt |
| January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) | To Carolina Hurricanes Kevyn AdamsBret HedicanRights to Tomas MalecConditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 | To Florida Panthers Sandis OzolinshByron Ritchie |
| February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | To Carolina Hurricanes Jesse Boulerice | To Philadelphia Flyers Greg Koehler |
| March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04) | To Carolina Hurricanes Ted Drury | To New Jersey Devils Mike Rucinski |
| March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) | To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Weekes | To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris DingmanShane Willis |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | To Carolina Hurricanes 4th-round pick in 2003 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Tom Barrasso |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Tom Barrasso | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency | |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | | Waiver draft | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Rob DiMaio | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Kevin Hatcher | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Dave Karpa | New York Rangers | Free agency (V) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Jon Rohloff | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) | Scott Pellerin | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Marc Magliarditi | Houston Aeros (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Mark McMahon | Toledo Storm (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) | Josh Holden | Vancouver Canucks | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) | Chris Dingman | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2001 (2001-07-15) | Igor Knyazev | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) | Shane Willis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) | Bates Battaglia | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) | Aaron Ward | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Craig Adams | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Rod Brind'Amour | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Marek Malik | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Craig MacDonald | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Jean-Marc Pelletier | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Byron Ritchie | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Greg Kuznik | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Jeremiah McCarthy | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Randy Petruk | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Jeff Daniels | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) | Tomas Kurka | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Rod Brind'Amour | 5-year | Extension |
| October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) | Ryan Murphy | multi-year | Entry-level |
| October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) | Rob Zepp | multi-year | Entry-level |
| October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) | Michael Zigomanis | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) | Arturs Irbe | 3-year | Extension |
| October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26) | Peter Reynolds | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 20, 2002 (2002-03-20) | Craig MacDonald | 1-year | Extension |
| March 20, 2002 (2002-03-20) | Ryan Bayda | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 12, 2002 (2002-04-12) | Tomas Malec | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) | Jared Newman | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Carolina's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Hurricanes have the 15th overall pick.
| 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
### American Hockey League

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

### East Coast Hockey League

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