2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks

Division| 3rd Central
Conference| 5th Western
2001–02 record| 41–27–13–1
Home record| 28–7–5–1
Road record| 13–20–8–0
Goals for| 216
Goals against| 207
Team information
General manager| Mike Smith
Coach| Brian Sutter
Captain| Tony Amonte
Alternate captains| Jon Klemm
Alexei Zhamnov
Arena| United Center
Average attendance| 15,568 (75.9%)
Minor league affiliate(s)| Norfolk Admirals
Jackson Bandits
Team leaders
Goals| Eric Daze (38)
Assists| Michael Nylander (46)
Points| Eric Daze (70)
Penalty minutes| Bob Probert (176)
Plus/minus| Michael Nylander (+28)
Wins| Jocelyn Thibault (33)
Goals against average| Steve Passmore (2.26)

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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.

## Off-season

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## Regular season

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The Blackhawks tied the Detroit Red Wings for the best home record in the league.[1] They also allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league during the regular season, with just two.[2]

### Final standings

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Central Division No.  | CR  |  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | OTL  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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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[3] 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

## Playoffs

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## Schedule and results

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### Regular season

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2001–02 regular season[4]

October: 7–3–3–0 (home: 5–0–2–0; road: 2–3–1–0)

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1 | W | October 4, 2001 | 5–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) | 1–0–0–0 | Recap
2 | L | October 6, 2001 | 0–4 | @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 1–1–0–0 | Recap
3 | L | October 9, 2001 | 0–1 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) | 1–2–0–0 | Recap
4 | W | October 11, 2001 | 3–0 | Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 2–2–0–0 | Recap
5 | L | October 12, 2001 | 4–6 | @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 2–3–0–0 | Recap
6 | T | October 14, 2001 | 2–2 OT | Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 2–3–1–0 | Recap
7 | W | October 18, 2001 | 5–3 | @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 3–3–1–0 | Recap
8 | T | October 20, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 3–3–2–0 | Recap
9 | W | October 21, 2001 | 4–2 | Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 4–3–2–0 | Recap
10 | W | October 23, 2001 | 6–3 | Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 5–3–2–0 | Recap
11 | W | October 25, 2001 | 4–2 | San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 6–3–2–0 | Recap
12 | T | October 28, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Boston Bruins (2001–02) | 6–3–3–0 | Recap
13 | W | October 30, 2001 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) | 7–3–3–0 | Recap

November: 5–5–4–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 1–4–3–0)

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14 | W | November 1, 2001 | 3–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) | 8–3–3–0 | Recap
15 | L | November 2, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 8–4–3–0 | Recap
16 | W | November 4, 2001 | 5–4 | Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 9–4–3–0 | Recap
17 | W | November 6, 2001 | 2–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) | 10–4–3–0 | Recap
18 | W | November 9, 2001 | 3–1 | Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) | 11–4–3–0 | Recap
19 | W | November 11, 2001 | 3–2 OT | San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 12–4–3–0 | Recap
20 | L | November 13, 2001 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) | 12–5–3–0 | Recap
21 | T | November 15, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 12–5–4–0 | Recap
22 | L | November 16, 2001 | 1–7 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) | 12–6–4–0 | Recap
23 | L | November 21, 2001 | 3–4 | @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 12–7–4–0 | Recap
24 | T | November 23, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 12–7–5–0 | Recap
25 | T | November 25, 2001 | 4–4 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 12–7–6–0 | Recap
26 | T | November 28, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) | 12–7–7–0 | Recap
27 | L | November 30, 2001 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 12–8–7–0 | Recap

December: 11–4–1–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 6–2–0–0)

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28 | L | December 1, 2001 | 1–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 12–9–7–0 | Recap
29 | W | December 3, 2001 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 13–9–7–0 | Recap
30 | W | December 5, 2001 | 4–2 | Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 14–9–7–0 | Recap
31 | W | December 7, 2001 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (2001–02) | 15–9–7–0 | Recap
32 | L | December 9, 2001 | 2–5 | Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) | 15–10–7–0 | Recap
33 | T | December 12, 2001 | 2–2 OT | St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 15–10–8–0 | Recap
34 | W | December 14, 2001 | 3–1 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) | 16–10–8–0 | Recap
35 | L | December 15, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 16–11–8–0 | Recap
36 | W | December 17, 2001 | 2–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 17–11–8–0 | Recap
37 | W | December 19, 2001 | 6–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) | 18–11–8–0 | Recap
38 | W | December 21, 2001 | 5–1 | Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) | 19–11–8–0 | Recap
39 | L | December 23, 2001 | 0–5 | Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 19–12–8–0 | Recap
40 | W | December 26, 2001 | 3–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 20–12–8–0 | Recap
41 | W | December 27, 2001 | 3–1 | Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 21–12–8–0 | Recap
42 | W | December 30, 2001 | 2–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 22–12–8–0 | Recap
43 | W | December 31, 2001 | 5–4 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) | 23–12–8–0 | Recap

January: 7–5–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 1–4–1–0)

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44 | W | January 4, 2002 | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 24–12–8–0 | Recap
45 | W | January 6, 2002 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) | 25–12–8–0 | Recap
46 | L | January 9, 2002 | 3–7 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 25–13–8–0 | Recap
47 | W | January 10, 2002 | 2–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 26–13–8–0 | Recap
48 | L | January 12, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 26–14–8–0 | Recap
49 | W | January 14, 2002 | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) | 27–14–8–0 | Recap
50 | W | January 16, 2002 | 3–0 | @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 28–14–8–0 | Recap
51 | T | January 18, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 28–14–9–0 | Recap
52 | W | January 20, 2002 | 3–2 | Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 29–14–9–0 | Recap
53 | L | January 23, 2002 | 1–4 | Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 29–15–9–0 | Recap
54 | W | January 25, 2002 | 2–1 | St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 30–15–9–0 | Recap
55 | L | January 28, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) | 30–16–9–0 | Recap
56 | L | January 30, 2002 | 1–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 30–17–9–0 | Recap

February: 3–3–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0)

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57 | W | February 6, 2002 | 5–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 31–17–9–0 | Recap
58 | L | February 8, 2002 | 2–4 | @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 31–18–9–0 | Recap
59 | W | February 9, 2002 | 3–2 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 32–18–9–0 | Recap
60 | W | February 13, 2002 | 5–4 | Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 33–18–9–0 | Recap
61 | L | February 26, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) | 33–19–9–0 | Recap
62 | L | February 27, 2002 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 33–20–9–0 | Recap

March: 6–3–3–1 (home: 5–1–1–1; road: 1–2–2–0)

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63 | W | March 3, 2002 | 2–1 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 34–20–9–0 | Recap
64 | OTL | March 5, 2002 | 1–2 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) | 34–20–9–1 | Recap
65 | W | March 7, 2002 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (2001–02) | 35–20–9–1 | Recap
66 | L | March 11, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) | 35–21–9–1 | Recap
67 | L | March 12, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 35–22–9–1 | Recap
68 | T | March 15, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 35–22–10–1 | Recap
69 | T | March 16, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 35–22–11–1 | Recap
70 | T | March 18, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 35–22–12–1 | Recap
71 | L | March 20, 2002 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 35–23–12–1 | Recap
72 | W | March 24, 2002 | 4–3 OT | St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 36–23–12–1 | Recap
73 | W | March 27, 2002 | 4–1 | Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 37–23–12–1 | Recap
74 | W | March 29, 2002 | 3–1 | @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 38–23–12–1 | Recap
75 | W | March 31, 2002 | 2–1 | Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 39–23–12–1 | Recap

April: 2–4–1–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–3–1–0)

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76 | L | April 3, 2002 | 1–3 | Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 39–24–12–1 | Recap
77 | L | April 5, 2002 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 39–25–12–1 | Recap
78 | W | April 7, 2002 | 3–2 | Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 40–25–12–1 | Recap
79 | L | April 9, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 40–26–12–1 | Recap
80 | T | April 10, 2002 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 40–26–13–1 | Recap
81 | L | April 12, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 40–27–13–1 | Recap
82 | W | April 14, 2002 | 2–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 41–27–13–1 | Recap

Legend:  Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point)

### Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues – Blues win 4–1

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1 | W | April 18, 2002 | 2–1 | @ St. Louis Blues | Blackhawks lead 1–0 | Recap
2 | L | April 20, 2002 | 0–2 | @ St. Louis Blues | Series tied 1–1 | Recap
3 | L | April 21, 2002 | 0–4 | St. Louis Blues | Blues lead 2–1 | Recap
4 | L | April 23, 2002 | 0–1 | St. Louis Blues | Blues lead 3–1 | Recap
5 | L | April 25, 2002 | 3–5 | @ St. Louis Blues | Blues win 4–1 | Recap

Legend:  Win Loss

## Player statistics

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### Scoring

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* 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  | Playoffs

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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[a] | 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

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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

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### Awards

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(in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection  | Eric Daze | [5]
Brian Sutter (coach)
Alexei Zhamnov
NHL Player of the Month  | Steve Sullivan (December) | [6]
NHL Player of the Week  | Jocelyn Thibault (November 12) | [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection  | Kyle Calder | [8]

### Milestones

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First game  | Mike Peluso | November 21, 2001  | [9]
Tyler Arnason | February 13, 2002
25th shutout  | Jocelyn Thibault | January 6, 2002  | [10]

## Transactions

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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.[11]

### Trades

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June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* 4th-round pick in 2001

| To Montreal Canadiens

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* Stephane Quintal

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To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Igor Korolev

| To Toronto Maple Leafs

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* Philadelphia’s 3rd-round pick in 2001

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June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* 4th-round pick in 2001
* 6th-round pick in 2001
* 7th-round pick in 2001

| To San Jose Sharks

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* 4th-round pick in 2001

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September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Rights to Shawn Thornton

| To Toronto Maple Leafs

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* Marty Wilford

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October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Future considerations

| To Nashville Predators

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* Nathan Perrott

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January 17, 2002 (2002-01-17) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Joe Reekie

| To Washington Capitals

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* 4th-round pick in 2002

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February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Future considerations

| To Nashville Predators

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* Steve Dubinsky

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March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Tom Fitzgerald

| To Nashville Predators

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* 4th-round pick in 2003
* Future considerations

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March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Chicago Blackhawks

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* Lyle Odelein

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* Jaroslav Spacek
* 2nd-round pick in 2003

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### Players acquired

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July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Jon Klemm | Colorado Avalanche |  | Free agency | [20]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Steve Thomas | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | Free agency | [21]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Pascal Rheaume | St. Louis Blues |  | Free agency | [22]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Ajay Baines | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) |  | Free agency | [23]
Mike Peluso | St. Louis Blues |  | Free agency | [23]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Rumun Ndur | Atlanta Thrashers |  | Free agency | [24]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) | Vladimir Chebaturkin | St. Louis Blues |  | Free agency | [25]
September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) | Peter White | Philadelphia Flyers |  | Free agency | [26]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Phil Housley | Calgary Flames |  | Waiver draft | [27]
November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19) | Jim Campbell | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) |  | Free agency | [28]
May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) | Johnathan Aitken | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) |  | Free agency | [29]

### Players lost

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June 13, 2001 (2001-06-13) | Josef Marha | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (II)[c] | [31]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Blair Atcheynum[d] |  | Contract expiration (UFA) | [30]
Mark Janssens[e] |  | Contract expiration (III) | [30]
Michel Larocque[f] |  | Contract expiration (UFA) | [30]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Chris Herperger | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (VI) | [35]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) | Jeff Maund | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [36]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Jeff Paul | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) | [37]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) | Rob Tallas | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) | [38]
September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) | Erasmo Saltarelli | B.C. Icemen (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [39]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Jamie Allison | Calgary Flames | Waiver draft | [27]
N/A  | Geoff Peters | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [40][41]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) | Reto von Arx | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (II)[g] | [42]
November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14) | Pascal Rheaume | Atlanta Thrashers | Waivers | [43]

### Signings

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June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) | Steve Poapst |  | Re-signing | [44]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Chris McAlpine |  | Re-signing | [45]
Alexei Zhamnov |  | Re-signing | [45]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Mikhail Yakubov |  | Entry-level | [46]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Bob Probert |  | Re-signing | [47]
Jaroslav Spacek |  | Re-signing | [47]
July 19, 2001 (2001-07-19) | Jocelyn Thibault |  | Re-signing | [48]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Jean-Yves Leroux |  | Re-signing | [22]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Eric Daze |  | Re-signing | [49]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Nolan Baumgartner |  | Re-signing | [50]
Steve Dubinsky |  | Re-signing | [50]
Casey Hankinson |  | Re-signing | [50]
August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11) | Jamie Allison |  | Re-signing | [51]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Craig Anderson | multi-year | Entry-level | [52]
August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) | Igor Korolev |  | Re-signing | [53]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) | Kent Huskins |  | Entry-level | [25]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Tyler Arnason |  | Entry-level | [54]
April 29, 2002 (2002-04-29) | Ryan VandenBussche | multi-year | Extension | [55]
May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08) | Scott Balan |  | Entry-level | [56]
Igor Radulov |  | Entry-level | [56]
Yorick Treille |  | Entry-level | [56]
May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) | Mike Peluso | 1-year | Option exercised | [57]
May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) | Matt Henderson |  | Extension | [58]

## Draft picks

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Chicago's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[59]

Round  | #  | Player  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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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)

## See also

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* 2001–02 NHL season

## Notes

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1. ^ Fitzgerald wore number 20 in his first three games.
2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]
3. ^ Chicago retained Marha’s NHL rights.
4. ^ Atcheynum retired.[32]
5. ^ Janssens retired.[33]
6. ^ Larocque retired.[34]
7. ^ Chicago retained von Arx’s NHL rights.

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