The 2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 23rd season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 39–28–12–3 record in 2000–01, earning 93 points, the highest point total the Oilers had achieved since the 1987–88 season, when they earned 99 points. The Oilers would meet the Dallas Stars in the opening round of the playoffs, and lose in six games.
2001–02 Edmonton Oilers | |
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Division | 3rd Northwest |
Conference | 9th Western |
2001–02 record | 38–28–12–4 |
Home record | 23–14–4–0 |
Road record | 15–14–8–4 |
Goals for | 205 |
Goals against | 182 |
Team information | |
General manager | Kevin Lowe |
Coach | Craig MacTavish |
Captain | Jason Smith |
Alternate captains | Mike Grier Todd Marchant Rem Murray (Oct-Mar) Janne Niinimaa (Mar-Apr) Ryan Smyth |
Arena | Skyreach Centre |
Average attendance | 16,587 (98.5%) |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Comrie (33) |
Assists | Janne Niinimaa (39) |
Points | Mike Comrie (60) Anson Carter (60) |
Penalty minutes | Georges Laraque (157) |
Plus/minus | Mike Comrie (+16) |
Wins | Tommy Salo (30) |
Goals against average | Tommy Salo (2.22) |
During the off-season, Edmonton traded Doug Weight to the St. Louis Blues, along with Michel Riesen for Marty Reasoner, Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek. With the trading of the captain, the Oilers named defenceman Jason Smith the new captain of the club.[1]
Despite the loss of Weight, the Oilers got off to a great start, and on December 16, they sat at the top of the Northwest Division with 43 points. Edmonton would then slump, going 9–16–7–1 in their next 33 games to drop them out of the playoff picture. The club would then go on a 9-game unbeaten streak, and despite finishing the year with a 38–28–12–4 record, good for 90 points, they would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1996, finishing two points behind the eighth place Vancouver Canucks.
Offensively, Edmonton-born Mike Comrie led the club with 33 goals and 60 points, while Anson Carter scored 28 goals and also earn 60 points. Ryan Smyth earned 50 points in only 61 games. Janne Niinimaa led the club with 39 assists, and led the defense with 44 points. Georges Laraque provided the club toughness, earning 157 penalty minutes.
In goal, Tommy Salo would have arguably the best season ever by an Oilers goaltender, winning 30 games, posting a club record 2.22 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts. The 182 goals the Oilers allowed was a club record for fewest in a season and the second lowest total in the NHL during the season.
Season standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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
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October: 9–4–1–0 (home: 6–2–0–0 ; road: 3–2–1–0)
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November: 7–3–2–1 (home: 2–2–0–0 ; road: 5–1–2–1)
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December: 5–6–3–1 (home: 4–3–0–0 ; road: 1–3–3–1)
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January: 4–7–3–0 (home: 4–4–2–0 ; road: 0–3–1–0)
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February: 1–4–1–0 (home: 0–2–0–0 ; road: 1–2–1–0)
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March: 9–2–2–1 (home: 5–0–2–0 ; road: 4–2–0–1)
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April: 3–2–0–1 (home: 2–1–0–0 ; road: 1–1–0–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- 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 Oilers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Oilers only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
89 | Mike Comrie | C | 82 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 16 | 45 |
22 | Anson Carter | RW | 82 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 25 |
94 | Ryan Smyth | LW | 61 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 7 | 48 |
44 | Janne Niinimaa | D | 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 80 |
20 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 4 | 60 |
26 | Todd Marchant | C | 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
7 | Daniel Cleary | RW | 65 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −1 | 51 |
25 | Mike Grier | RW | 82 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 32 |
2 | Eric Brewer | D | 81 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −5 | 45 |
16[a] | Rem Murray‡ | C | 69 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 14 |
10 | Shawn Horcoff | LW | 61 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 18 |
27 | Georges Laraque | RW | 80 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 157 |
21 | Jason Smith | D | 74 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 103 |
5 | Tom Poti‡ | D | 55 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −6 | 42 |
18 | Ethan Moreau | LW | 80 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 81 |
12 | Josh Green | LW | 61 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 52 |
15 | Marty Reasoner | C | 52 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
23 | Sean Brown‡ | D | 61 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 127 |
24 | Steve Staios | D | 73 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 108 |
14 | Domenic Pittis | LW | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −2 | 8 |
32 | Scott Ferguson | D | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 75 |
16 | Mike York† | RW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 0 |
37 | Brian Swanson | C | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
28 | Jason Chimera | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
35 | Tommy Salo | G | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
19 | Sven Butenschon | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | Ty Conklin | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Jussi Markkanen | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
45 | Ales Pisa | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
46 | Jani Rita | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
35 | Tommy Salo | 69 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 1713 | 149 | 2.22 | .913 | 6 | 4035 |
30 | Jussi Markkanen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 336 | 24 | 1.84 | .929 | 2 | 784 |
1 | Ty Conklin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 1.62 | .939 | 0 | 148 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Tommy Salo | [4] |
NHL Player of the Week | Tommy Salo (March 25) | [5] | |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Mike Comrie | [6] | |
Team | Community Service Award | Georges Laraque | [7] |
Defenceman of the Year | Janne Niinimaa | [7] | |
Molson Cup | Tommy Salo | [7] | |
Most Popular Player | Mike Comrie | [7] | |
Top Defensive Forward | Todd Marchant | [7] | |
Top First Year Oiler | Not awarded | [7] | |
Unsung Hero | Steve Staios | [7] | |
Zane Feldman Trophy | Tommy Salo | [7] |
Records
edit- 15: A new Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Tommy Salo on March 24, 2002.
Milestones
editRegular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Janne Niinimaa | 400th NHL Game | October 6, 2001 | |||||||
Anson Carter | 100th NHL PIM | October 9, 2001 | |||||||
Tommy Salo | 25th shutout | ||||||||
Scott Ferguson | 1st NHL Goal | October 11, 2001 | |||||||
Steve Staios | 500th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Georges Laraque | 400th NHL PIM | October 14, 2001 | |||||||
Ty Conklin | 1st NHL Game | October 16, 2001 | |||||||
Janne Niinimaa | 400th NHL PIM 200th NHL Point |
October 18, 2001 | |||||||
Anson Carter | 300th NHL Game 200th NHL Point 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick |
October 20, 2001 | |||||||
Ty Conklin | 1st NHL Win | ||||||||
Marty Reasoner | 100th NHL Game | November 2, 2001 | |||||||
Anson Carter | 100th NHL Goal | November 13, 2001 | |||||||
Jochen Hecht | 100th NHL PIM | November 22, 2001 | |||||||
Jussi Markkanen | 1st NHL Game 1st NHL Win 1st NHL Shutout |
November 28, 2001 | |||||||
Sean Brown | 600th NHL PIM | November 29, 2001 | |||||||
Josh Green | 100th NHL Game | December 8, 2001 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 1st NHL Gordie Howe hat trick | ||||||||
Eric Brewer | 200th NHL Game | December 14, 2001 | |||||||
Mike Grier | 400th NHL Game | ||||||||
Tom Poti | 100th NHL Point | December 16, 2001 | |||||||
Jason Chimera | 1st NHL Goal | December 18, 2001 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 400th NHL Game | December 20, 2001 | |||||||
Jochen Hecht | 100th NHL Point | January 6, 2002 | |||||||
Georges Laraque | 500th NHL PIM | January 18, 2002 | |||||||
Rem Murray | 400th NHL Game | January 23, 2002 | |||||||
Shawn Horcoff | 100th NHL Game | February 7, 2002 | |||||||
Mike Comrie | 100th NHL Game | February 8, 2002 | |||||||
Ethan Moreau | 500th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Josh Green | 100th NHL PIM | February 12, 2002 | |||||||
Jochen Hecht | 200th NHL Game | February 28, 2002 | |||||||
Jani Rita | 1st NHL Game | March 2, 2002 | |||||||
Daniel Cleary | 100th NHL PIM | March 8, 2002 | |||||||
Tom Poti | 200th NHL PIM | ||||||||
Ryan Smyth | 300th NHL Point | ||||||||
Tommy Salo | 400th NHL Game | March 10, 2002 | |||||||
Mike Grier | 100th NHL Assist | March 20, 2002 | |||||||
Ales Pisa | 1st NHL Game | ||||||||
Jason Smith | 600th NHL PIM | March 23, 2002 | |||||||
Daniel Cleary | 200th NHL Game | April 5, 2002 | |||||||
Janne Niinimaa | 200th NHL Assist | April 6, 2002 | |||||||
Todd Marchant | 600th NHL Game | April 10, 2002 | |||||||
Tommy Salo | 30th NHL Shutout |
Transactions
editThe Oilers 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.[8]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2001 | To Minnesota Wild Sergei Zholtok |
To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations[b] |
[9] |
July 1, 2001 | To St. Louis Blues Michel Riesen Doug Weight |
To Edmonton Oilers Jochen Hecht Jan Horacek Marty Reasoner |
[10] |
March 19, 2002 | To Boston Bruins Sean Brown |
To Edmonton Oilers Bobby Allen |
[11] |
March 19, 2002 | To New York Rangers Rem Murray Tom Poti |
To Edmonton Oilers Mike York 4th-round pick in 2002 |
[12] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 12, 2001 | Steve Staios | Atlanta Thrashers | multi-year | Free agency | [13] |
July 17, 2001 | Jan Benda | Jokerit (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [14] |
Greg Leeb | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency | [14] | |
August 15, 2001 | Sean Selmser | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency | ||
August 16, 2001 | Marc Lamothe | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency | [15] |
Jared Smyth | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL) | Free agency | [15] | ||
May 28, 2002 | Mike Bishai | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency | [16] | |
Nate DiCasmirro | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency | [16] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[c] | Ref |
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N/A | Patrick Cote | Laval Chiefs (QSPHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [18] |
Frank Musil | HC Dukla Jihlava (ELH) | Free agency (III) | [19] | |
Dominic Roussel | LaSalle Rapides (QSPHL) | Free agency (III) | [20] | |
July 1, 2001 | Igor Ulanov | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) | [21] |
Brian Urick[d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [17] | ||
July 8, 2001 | Brett Hauer | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) | [23] |
July 24, 2001 | Paul Healey | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (VI) | [24] |
July 27, 2001 | Brad Norton | Florida Panthers | Free agency (VI) | [25] |
August 2, 2001 | Terran Sandwith | Belfast Giants (BISL) | Free agency (VI) | [26] |
August 12, 2001 | Joaquin Gage | Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL) | Free agency (VI) | [27] |
August 14, 2001 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (VI) | [28] |
August 31, 2001 | Paul Comrie | Retirement | [29] | |
N/A | Eric Heffler | New Haven Knights (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [30] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 12, 2001 | Fernando Pisani | Entry-level | [31] | |
July 14, 2001 | Jani Rita | multi-year | Entry-level | [32] |
July 16, 2001 | Kari Haakana | Entry-level | [33] | |
Jussi Markkanen | Entry-level | [33] | ||
Ales Pisa | Entry-level | [33] | ||
July 17, 2001 | Alexander Lyubimov | 3-year | Entry-level | [14] |
July 30, 2001 | Jochen Hecht | 3-year | Re-signing | [34] |
July 31, 2001 | Daniel Cleary | 3-year | Re-signing | [35] |
Chris Hajt | 1-year | Re-signing | [35] | |
August 1, 2001 | Sven Butenschon | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] |
Josh Green | 1-year | Re-signing | [36] | |
Marty Reasoner | 2-year | Re-signing | [36] | |
August 3, 2001 | Janne Niinimaa | 3-year | Re-signing | [37] |
August 9, 2001 | Alain Nasreddine | 1-year | Re-signing | [38] |
Brian Swanson | 2-year | Re-signing | [38] | |
August 15, 2001 | Eric Brewer | 1-year | Re-signing | [39] |
October 17, 2001 | Tom Poti | 1-year | Re-signing | [40] |
June 5, 2002 | Jussi Markkanen | 1-year | Option exercised | [41] |
Draft picks
editEdmonton's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[42]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Ales Hemsky | Czech Republic | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
2 | 43 | Doug Lynch | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
2 | 52 | Ed Caron | United States | Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH) |
3 | 84 | Kenny Smith | United States | Harvard University (NCAA) |
5 | 133 | Jussi Markkanen | Finland | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
5 | 154 | Jake Brenk | United States | Breck School (USHS) |
6 | 185 | Mikael Svensk | Sweden | Frölunda HC (Sweden) |
7 | 215 | Dan Baum | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
8 | 248 | Kari Haakana | Finland | Jokerit (SM-liiga) |
9 | 272 | Ales Pisa | Czech Republic | HC Pardubice (Czech.) |
9 | 278 | Shay Stephenson | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
Notes
editReferences
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- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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EDMONTON OILERS--Signed D Alexander Lyubimov to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with C Jan Benda and C Greg Leeb on one-year contracts.
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OILERS SIGN PROSPECTS: Bishai, DiCasmirro both college players
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- ^ Dominic Roussel career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved March 16, 2023
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- ^ Brett Hauer at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved March 16, 2023
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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Signed F Paul Healey
- ^ "PANTHERS SIGN TRIO". Florida Panthers. July 27, 2001. Archived from the original on June 3, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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BUFFALO SABRES--Signed D Rory Fitzpatrick.
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Edmonton Oilers -- Announced the retirement of center Paul Comrie.
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The ICEMEN acquired Heffler from the New Haven Knights on December 15th for future considerations.
- ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 12+ - UPI Archives". UPI. June 13, 2001. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Edmonton Oilers -- Signed center Fernando Pisani.
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Edmonton Oilers -- Signed goaltender Jussi Markkanen and defenseman Kari Haakana and Ales Pisa
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Edmonton Oilers -- Signed forward Brian Swanson to a two-year contract and defenseman Alain Nasreddine to a one-year contract.
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