2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2001-2002 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 35th year in the National Hockey League. The team played 82 games.
==Offseason==
On July 11, 2001, the Penguins traded star right winger Jaromir Jagr along with journeyman defenseman Frantisek Kucera to the Washington Capitals. In return, the Penguins got Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and future considerations. However, the New York Rangers had the better offer, offering Kim Johnsson and Mike York for Jagr. The Rangers maintain that Patrick traded Jagr to the Capitals because he was angry with their general manager Glen Sather.Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 149-150. The trade still ranks as the fifth worst trade in team history.Mehno, John. The Best Pittsburgh Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, 2007, pp. 131-132.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 3, 2001 	1–3 	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 	0–1–0–0
2 	L	October 6, 2001 	2–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 	0–2–0–0
3 	L	October 10, 2001 	3–6 	New York Islanders (2001–02) 	0–3–0–0
4 	L	October 14, 2001 	1–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	0–4–0–0
5 	W	October 16, 2001 	5–2 	Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	1–4–0–0
6 	W	October 18, 2001 	3–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	2–4–0–0
7 	L	October 20, 2001 	1–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 	2–4–0–1
8 	W	October 23, 2001 	4–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	3–4–0–1
9 	W	October 24, 2001 	3–2 	Dallas Stars (2001–02) 	4–4–0–1
10 	L	October 27, 2001 	0–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	4–5–0–1
11 	T	October 28, 2001 	2–2 OT	Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	4–5–1–1
12 	L	October 31, 2001 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	4–6–1–1
13 	W	November 1, 2001 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	5–6–1–1
14 	W	November 3, 2001 	2–1 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	6–6–1–1
15 	T	November 6, 2001 	2–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	6–6–2–1
16 	L	November 7, 2001 	0–2 	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	6–7–2–1
17 	L	November 10, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	6–7–2–2
18 	W	November 13, 2001	5–1 	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 	7–7–2–2
19 	T	November 14, 2001	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (2001–02) 	7–7–3–2
20 	W	November 17, 2001	1–0 OT	New York Rangers (2001–02) 	8–7–3–2
21 	L	November 21, 2001	1–4 	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 	8–8–3–2
22 	L	November 23, 2001	0–5 	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 	8–9–3–2
23 	W	November 24, 2001	3–1 	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	9–9–3–2
24 	W	November 27, 2001	6–0 	New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 	10–9–3–2
25 	L	November 29, 2001	0–5 	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 	10–10–3–2
26 	L	December 1, 2001 	2–5 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 	10–11–3–2
27 	W	December 4, 2001 	1–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	11–11–3–2
28 	W	December 6, 2001 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	12–11–3–2
29 	W	December 8, 2001 	6–3 	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	13–11–3–2
30 	T	December 11, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	13–11–4–2
31 	L	December 12, 2001	2–4 	Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	13–12–4–2
32 	L	December 14, 2001	2–5 	Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 	13–13–4–2
33 	L	December 16, 2001	0–7 	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	13–14–4–2
34 	L	December 19, 2001	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	13–15–4–2
35 	W	December 21, 2001	4–3 	Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	14–15–4–2
36 	T	December 22, 2001	4–4 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	14–15–5–2
37 	L	December 26, 2001	0–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 	14–16–5–2
38 	L	December 29, 2001	2–5 	Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	14–17–5–2
39 	L	January 3, 2002 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (2001–02) 	14–18–5–2
40 	W	January 5, 2002 	4–1 	New York Rangers (2001–02) 	15–18–5–2
41 	L	January 6, 2002 	0–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 	15–19–5–2
42 	L	January 8, 2002 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	15–20–5–2
43 	W	January 10, 2002 	2–0 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	16–20–5–2
44 	L	January 12, 2002 	1–4 	St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 	16–21–5–2
45 	L	January 15, 2002 	2–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 	16–22–5–2
46 	W	January 17, 2002 	6–4 	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 	17–22–5–2
47 	W	January 19, 2002 	1–0 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 	18–22–5–2
48 	W	January 21, 2002 	5–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	19–22–5–2
49 	W	January 23, 2002 	5–1 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	20–22–5–2
50 	W	January 24, 2002 	5–4 OT	@ New York Islanders (2001–02) 	21–22–5–2
51 	W	January 26, 2002 	3–2 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	22–22–5–2
52 	L	January 29, 2002 	2–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	22–22–5–3
53 	L	January 30, 2002 	3–6 	San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 	22–23–5–3
54 	T	February 5, 2002 	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	22–23–6–3
55 	L	February 7, 2002 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	22–24–6–3
56 	L	February 9, 2002 	1–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 	22–24–6–4
57 	L	February 10, 2002	3–4 	@ New York Rangers (2001–02) 	22–25–6–4
58 	L	February 12, 2002	1–5 	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 	22–26–6–4
59 	L	February 27, 2002	4–5 	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 	22–27–6–4
60 	W	February 28, 2002	4–3 OT	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 	23–27–6–4
61 	L	March 2, 2002 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 	23–28–6–4
62 	W	March 4, 2002 	4–2 	@ New York Islanders (2001–02) 	24–28–6–4
63 	W	March 5, 2002 	6–5 OT	Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	25–28–6–4
64 	L	March 7, 2002 	1–3 	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 	25–29–6–4
65 	W	March 9, 2002 	3–2 OT	New York Rangers (2001–02) 	26–29–6–4
66 	L	March 11, 2002 	2–4 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 	26–30–6–4
67 	L	March 13, 2002 	2–4 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	26–31–6–4
68 	L	March 16, 2002 	3–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 	26–32–6–4
69 	W	March 18, 2002 	4–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 	27–32–6–4
70 	L	March 20, 2002 	1–3 	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 	27–33–6–4
71 	T	March 23, 2002 	4–4 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	27–33–7–4
72 	W	March 24, 2002 	6–2 	Washington Capitals (2001–02) 	28–33–7–4
73 	L	March 27, 2002 	3–4 	New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 	28–34–7–4
74 	L	March 30, 2002 	1–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	28–34–7–5
75 	L	April 1, 2002 	0–3 	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 	28–35–7–5
76 	L	April 3, 2002 	2–3 	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 	28–36–7–5
77 	L	April 4, 2002 	2–4 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 	28–37–7–5
78 	L	April 6, 2002 	1–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 	28–38–7–5
79 	L	April 8, 2002 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (2001–02) 	28–39–7–5
80 	T	April 10, 2002 	4–4 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 	28–39–8–5
81 	L	April 12, 2002 	2–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 	28–40–8–5
82 	L	April 13, 2002 	1–7 	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 	28–41–8–5
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Alexei Kovalev 	67	32	44	76 	80
Jan Hrdina 	79	24	33	57 	50
Robert Lang 	62	18	32	50 	16
Aleksey Morozov 	72	20	29	49 	16
Mario Lemieux 	24	6 	25	31 	14
Randy Robitaille	40	10	20	30 	16
Stephane Richer 	58	13	12	25 	14
Kris Beech 	79	10	15	25 	45
Toby Petersen 	79	8 	10	18 	4
Dan LaCouture 	82	6 	11	17 	71
Milan Kraft 	68	8 	8 	16 	16
Wayne Primeau 	33	3 	7 	10 	18
Martin Straka 	13	5 	4 	9 	0
Billy Tibbetts 	33	1 	5 	6 	109
Kevin Stevens 	32	1 	4 	5 	25
Shean Donovan 	13	2 	1 	3 	4
Jeff Toms 	14	2 	1 	3 	4
Tom Kostopoulos 	11	1 	2 	3 	9
Ville Nieminen 	13	1 	2 	3 	8
Krzysztof Oliwa 	57	0 	2 	2 	150
Kent Manderville	4 	1 	0 	1 	4
Shane Endicott 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
Eric Meloche 	23	0 	1 	1 	8
===Defensemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
Michal Rozsíval 	79	9	20	29 	47
Darius Kasparaitis	69	2	12	14 	123
Janne Laukkanen 	47	6	7 	13 	28
Andrew Ference 	75	4	7 	11 	73
Ian Moran 	64	2	8 	10 	54
Hans Jonsson 	53	2	5 	7 	22
John Jakopin 	19	0	4 	4 	42
Josef Melichar 	60	0	3 	3 	68
Mike Wilson 	21	1	1 	2 	17
Rick Berry 	13	0	2 	2 	21
Jamie Pushor 	15	0	2 	2 	30
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Johan Hedberg 	66	25	34	7	6 	2.75
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	21	3 	12	1	0 	3.56
==Awards and records==
Player 	Award
Alexei Kovalev 	Most Valuable Player AwardPlayer's Player AwardA.T. Caggiano Booster Club AwardLeading Point Scorer Award
Johan Hedberg 	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year AwardBaz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Ian Moran 	Player's Player Award
Andrew Ference 	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Stephane Richer	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
==Transactions==
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2001-2002 season:
;Trades
July 11, 2001 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kris BeechMichal SivekRoss LupaschukFuture considerations	To Washington Capitals Jaromir JagrFrantisek Kucera
March 15, 2002	To Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Pushor 	To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th round pick in 2003; Columbus selected Kevin Jarman
March 17, 2002	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kent Manderville 	To Philadelphia Flyers Billy Tibbetts
March 19, 2002	To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th round pick in 2003; Pittsburgh selected Stephen Dixon	To New Jersey Devils Stephane Richer
March 19, 2002	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ville NiemenenRick Berry 	To Colorado Avalanche Darius Kasparaitis
;Free agents signed by Pittsburgh
Player	Former team 	Date of signing
 	Washington Capitals	October 2, 2001
 	Florida Panthers 	July 5, 2001
;Signed with new team
Player	New team 	Date of signing
 	St. Louis Blues 	November 6, 2001
 	Boston Bruins 	October 5, 2001
 	Calgary Flames 	July 2, 2001
 	Boston Bruins 	August 8, 2001
 	Laval (QSPHL) 	January 22, 2002
 	New York Rangers 	August 28, 2001
 	Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)	May 31, 2001
 	Iserlohn (Germany) 	July 12, 2001
 	New York Islanders 	July 1, 2001
;Claimed from waivers
Date 	Player 	Previous team
October 3, 2001	John Jakopin 	Florida Panthers
January 4, 2002	Randy Robitaille	Los Angeles Kings
March 15, 2002 	Shean Donovan 	Atlanta Thrashers
March 16, 2002 	Jeff Toms 	New York Rangers
==Personnel==
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* Chief Executive Officer - Mario Lemieux
*Chairman - Mario Lemieux
*President - Mario Lemieux
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*Assistant General Manager - Ed Johnston
*Head coach - Rick Kehoe
*Assistant coaches - Joe Mullen, Randy Hillier
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==Draft picks==
The Penguins selected the following players in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida:
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	21 	Colby Armstrong (RW) 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 	54 	Noah Welch (D) 	 	St. Sebastian's (USHS)
3 	86 	Drew Fata (D) 	 	St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3 	96 	Alexandre Rouleau (D) 	 	Val D'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 	120 	Tomas Surovy (LW) 	 	Poprad (SVK)
4 	131 	Ben Eaves (C) 	 	Boston College (NCAA)
5 	156 	Andy Schneider (D) 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 	217 	Tomas Duba (G) 	 	HC Sparta Praha (Czech Extraliga)
8 	250 	Brandon Crawford-West (G)	 	Texas Tornado (NAHL)
==Farm teams==
The AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, after losing in the Calder Cup Finals the previous season, finished last overall in the Western Conference with a 20-44-13-3 record.
The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished fifth in the Northern Conference's Northwest Division with a 36-32-4 record. It was their first year under John Brophy.
==See also==
*2001–02 NHL season
==References==
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==External links==
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