2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets

Division| 5th Central
Conference| 15th Western
2001–02 record| 22–47–8–5
Home record| 14–18–5–4
Road record| 8–29–3–1
Goals for| 164
Goals against| 255
Team information
General manager| Doug MacLean
Coach| Dave King
Captain| Lyle Odelein (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains| Geoff Sanderson
Tyler Wright
Arena| Nationwide Arena
Average attendance| 18,136
Minor league affiliate(s)| Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals (UHL)
Team leaders
Goals| Ray Whitney (21)
Assists| Ray Whitney (40)
Points| Ray Whitney (61)
Penalty minutes| Jody Shelley (206)
Plus/minus| Jody Shelley (+1)
Wins| Ron Tugnutt (12)
Goals against average| Ron Tugnutt (2.85)

<- 2000–01

2002–03 ->

The 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off a 28–39–9–6 record in their expansion season, earning 71 points and missing the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2002 playoffs.

## Regular season

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Columbus would get off to a poor start, winning only one out of 13 games to open the season and falling to last place in the Western Conference. While the Blue Jackets would play better as the season progressed, they were far off from playoff qualification and would eventually trade team captain Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek at the trade deadline. Columbus would finish the season with a 22–47–8–5 record, earning 57 points, which was 14 fewer points than in their previous season, and 37 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth final playoff spot in the West. Columbus would score an NHL-low 164 goals, and their 255 goals against was the highest total in the Western Conference, third-highest in the NHL. The 57 points the Jackets earned was the second fewest in the League, only ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who finished with 54.

Ray Whitney would lead Columbus offensively, scoring a team-high 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, which broke the team record for points in a season. Mike Sillinger would be the only other Blue Jacket to score 20 goals, scoring 20 and adding 23 assists for 43 points. Deron Quint led the Jackets defense, earning 25 points, while Rostislav Klesla scored eight goals and earned 16 points in his first full season in the League. Jody Shelley had a team-high and club-record 206 penalty minutes in only 52 games.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt and Marc Denis would split time, with Tugnutt winning a team-high 12 games and posting a team-best 2.85 goals against average (GAA).

Tragedy struck at Nationwide Arena during a game on March 16, 2002, against the Calgary Flames, when a shot by Jackets forward Espen Knutsen was deflected off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris and sailed into the stands, hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head. Cecil would pass away on March 18 due to the injury.

The Blue Jackets would finish the season 30th in the League in scoring, with 164 goals for, and would be shut out an NHL-high 11 times.[1][2]

### Season 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

## Schedule and results

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2001–02 regular season[4]

October: 1–7–4–0 (home: 0–4–2–0; road: 1–3–2–0)

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1 | October 4 | St. Louis Blues | 3–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–0–1–0 | 1 | Recap
2 | October 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers | 0–0–2–0 | 2 | Recap
3 | October 8 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–0–3–0 | 3 | Recap
4 | October 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1–3–0 | 3 | Recap
5 | October 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 0–1–4–0 | 4 | Recap
6 | October 16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 0–2–4–0 | 4 | Recap
7 | October 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres | 1–2–4–0 | 6 | Recap
8 | October 20 | Colorado Avalanche | 5–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3–4–0 | 6 | Recap
9 | October 23 | Los Angeles Kings | 7–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4–4–0 | 6 | Recap
10 | October 25 | Edmonton Oilers | 5–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5–4–0 | 6 | Recap
11 | October 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | San Jose Sharks | 1–6–4–0 | 6 | Recap
12 | October 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Vancouver Canucks | 1–7–4–0 | 6 | Recap

November: 6–6–1–1 (home: 4–3–1–1; road: 2–3–0–0)

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13 | November 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Calgary Flames | 1–8–4–0 | 6 | Recap
14 | November 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–1 | Edmonton Oilers | 2–8–4–0 | 8 | Recap
15 | November 6 | Vancouver Canucks | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–9–4–0 | 8 | Recap
16 | November 9 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–10–4–0 | 8 | Recap
17 | November 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | 3–10–4–0 | 10 | Recap
18 | November 13 | St. Louis Blues | 2–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–10–4–0 | 12 | Recap
19 | November 16 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 2–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–10–4–0 | 14 | Recap
20 | November 17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–3 | Nashville Predators | 5–11–4–0 | 14 | Recap
21 | November 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 5–12–4–0 | 14 | Recap
22 | November 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–12–4–1 | 15 | Recap
23 | November 23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5–12–5–1 | 16 | Recap
24 | November 25 | Calgary Flames | 3–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6–12–5–1 | 18 | Recap
25 | November 27 | Phoenix Coyotes | 0–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–12–5–1 | 20 | Recap
26 | November 29 | St. Louis Blues | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–13–5–1 | 20 | Recap

December: 3–9–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 1–7–0–0)

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27 | December 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | St. Louis Blues | 7–14–5–1 | 20 | Recap
28 | December 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | Florida Panthers | 7–15–5–1 | 20 | Recap
29 | December 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7–16–5–1 | 20 | Recap
30 | December 8 | Colorado Avalanche | 2–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7–17–5–1 | 20 | Recap
31 | December 10 | New Jersey Devils | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 8–17–5–1 | 22 | Recap
32 | December 12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5 | Colorado Avalanche | 8–18–5–1 | 22 | Recap
33 | December 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 9–18–5–1 | 24 | Recap
34 | December 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–3 | Los Angeles Kings | 9–19–5–1 | 24 | Recap
35 | December 17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Phoenix Coyotes | 9–20–5–1 | 24 | Recap
36 | December 22 | Dallas Stars | 4–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9–21–5–1 | 24 | Recap
37 | December 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 9–22–5–1 | 24 | Recap
38 | December 29 | Buffalo Sabres | 2–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9–22–6–1 | 25 | Recap
39 | December 31 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10–22–6–1 | 27 | Recap

January: 4–9–1–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 0–6–1–0)

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40 | January 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–4 | St. Louis Blues | 10–23–6–1 | 27 | Recap
41 | January 6 | Nashville Predators | 3–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 11–23–6–1 | 29 | Recap
42 | January 9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–6 | Washington Capitals | 11–24–6–1 | 29 | Recap
43 | January 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 11–25–6–1 | 29 | Recap
44 | January 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4–5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12–25–6–1 | 31 | Recap
45 | January 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–2 | New York Rangers | 12–25–7–1 | 32 | Recap
46 | January 16 | New York Rangers | 0–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–25–7–1 | 34 | Recap
47 | January 18 | Minnesota Wild | 3–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–26–7–1 | 34 | Recap
48 | January 19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Nashville Predators | 13–27–7–1 | 34 | Recap
49 | January 21 | Dallas Stars | 5–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 13–28–7–1 | 34 | Recap
50 | January 24 | San Jose Sharks | 2–6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–28–7–1 | 36 | Recap
51 | January 26 | Phoenix Coyotes | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–29–7–1 | 36 | Recap
52 | January 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–4 | Dallas Stars | 14–30–7–1 | 36 | Recap
53 | January 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 14–31–7–1 | 36 | Recap

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

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54 | February 4 | Boston Bruins | 8–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–32–7–1 | 36 | Recap
55 | February 6 | Ottawa Senators | 6–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 14–33–7–1 | 36 | Recap
56 | February 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 15–33–7–1 | 38 | Recap
57 | February 9 | Nashville Predators | 1–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–33–7–2 | 39 | Recap
58 | February 12 | Minnesota Wild | 3–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–33–8–2 | 40 | Recap
59 | February 26 | Los Angeles Kings | 5–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–34–8–2 | 40 | Recap
60 | February 28 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15–34–8–3 | 41 | Recap

March: 5–8–0–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 3–6–0–1)

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61 | March 2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–0 | Los Angeles Kings | 16–34–8–3 | 43 | Recap
62 | March 3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–2 | Phoenix Coyotes | 16–35–8–3 | 43 | Recap
63 | March 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Colorado Avalanche | 16–36–8–3 | 43 | Recap
64 | March 8 | New York Islanders | 2–4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 17–36–8–3 | 45 | Recap
65 | March 10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–5 | Minnesota Wild | 17–37–8–3 | 45 | Recap
66 | March 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 18–37–8–3 | 47 | Recap
67 | March 14 | Vancouver Canucks | 5–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 18–38–8–3 | 47 | Recap
68 | March 16 | Calgary Flames | 1–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 19–38–8–3 | 49 | Recap
69 | March 20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–1 | Minnesota Wild | 20–38–8–3 | 51 | Recap
70 | March 21 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 20–38–8–4 | 52 | Recap
71 | March 23 | Washington Capitals | 5–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 20–39–8–4 | 52 | Recap
72 | March 25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–6 | Calgary Flames | 20–40–8–4 | 52 | Recap
73 | March 26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Edmonton Oilers | 20–41–8–4 | 52 | Recap
74 | March 28 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks | 20–41–8–5 | 53 | Recap
75 | March 30 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2–10 | San Jose Sharks | 20–42–8–5 | 53 | Recap

April: 2–5–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–4–0–0)

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76 | April 1 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–3 | Dallas Stars | 20–43–8–5 | 53 | Recap
77 | April 4 | Nashville Predators | 1–2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 21–43–8–5 | 55 | Recap
78 | April 6 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens | 21–44–8–5 | 55 | Recap
79 | April 8 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 21–45–8–5 | 55 | Recap
80 | April 10 | San Jose Sharks | 5–3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 21–46–8–5 | 55 | Recap
81 | April 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | 4–5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 22–46–8–5 | 57 | Recap
82 | April 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 0–2 | Chicago Blackhawks | 22–47–8–5 | 57 | Recap

Legend:

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

## 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 Blue Jackets only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.

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No. | Player  | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM
14 | Ray Whitney | LW | 67 | 21 | 40 | 61 | −22 | 12
16 | Mike Sillinger | C | 80 | 20 | 23 | 43 | −35 | 54
21 | Espen Knutsen | C | 77 | 11 | 31 | 42 | −28 | 47
29 | Grant Marshall | RW | 81 | 15 | 18 | 33 | −20 | 86
9 | David Vyborny | RW | 75 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −14 | 6
7 | Deron Quint | D | 75 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −34 | 26
28 | Tyler Wright | C | 77 | 13 | 11 | 24 | −40 | 100
8 | Geoff Sanderson | LW | 42 | 11 | 5 | 16 | −15 | 12
10 | Serge Aubin | LW | 71 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −20 | 32
44 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 75 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −6 | 74
4 | Lyle Odelein‡ | D | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −28 | 89
18 | Robert Kron | LW | 59 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −14 | 4
42 | Brett Harkins | LW | 25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −5 | 8
11 | Kevin Dineen | RW | 59 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −6 | 62
37 | Mattias Timander | D | 78 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −34 | 44
27 | Blake Sloan‡ | RW | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −18 | 46
34 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 81 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −28 | 90
45 | Jody Shelley | LW | 52 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 206
32 | Radim Bicanek | D | 60 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −15 | 34
5 | Jamie Pushor‡ | D | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −10 | 54
22 | Chris Nielsen | RW | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −3 | 4
3 | Jaroslav Spacek† | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −9 | 24
12 | Sean Pronger | C | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 4
41 | Matt Davidson | RW | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −11 | 10
6 | Jamie Heward | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −9 | 7
19 | Mathieu Darche | LW | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 6
26 | Andrej Nedorost | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 2
20 | Martin Spanhel | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2
23 | Derrick Walser | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0
38 | Blake Bellefeuille | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
30 | Marc Denis | G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2
31 | Ron Tugnutt | G | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 0
33 | Jamie Allison† | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 28
1 | Jean-Francois Labbe | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0
43 | David Ling | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7
40 | Brad Moran | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
40 | Duvie Westcott | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2

### Goaltending

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No. | Player  | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI
31 | Ron Tugnutt | 44 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 1195 | 119 | 2.85 | .900 | 2 | 2502
30 | Marc Denis | 42 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1197 | 121 | 3.11 | .899 | 1 | 2335
1 | Jean-Francois Labbe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 3.08 | .912 | 0 | 117

## Awards and records

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### Awards

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(annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Rostislav Klesla (Defense) | [5]
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(in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection  | Espen Knutsen[a] | [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection  | Rostislav Klesla[b] | [8]
Team  | Three Stars Award | Ray Whitney | [9]

## Transactions

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The Blue Jackets 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.[10]

### Trades

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June 24, 2001  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Rights to Paul Manning | To Calgary Flames

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5th-round pick in 2001 | [11]
August 29, 2001  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Grant Marshall | To Dallas Stars

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2nd-round pick in 2003 | [12]
September 28, 2001  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Evgeny Petrochinin | To Dallas Stars

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Kirk Muller | [13]
March 15, 2002  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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4th-round pick in 2003  | To Pittsburgh Penguins

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Jamie Pushor | [14]
March 19, 2002  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jaroslav Spacek
2nd-round pick in 2003  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Lyle Odelein | [15]
March 19, 2002  | To Columbus Blue Jackets

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Jamie Allison | To Calgary Flames

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Blake Sloan | [15]

### Players acquired

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July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Mike Sillinger | Ottawa Senators | 3-year | Free agency | [16]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | David Ling | Dallas Stars |  | Free agency | [17]
Darrel Scoville | Calgary Flames |  | Free agency | [17]
September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17) | Derrick Walser | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [18]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Kirk Muller | Dallas Stars |  | Waiver draft | [13]

### Players lost

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N/A | Michael Gaul | HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA) | Free agency (VI) | [20]
June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) | Reggie Savage | EHC Biel-Bienne (NLB) | Free agency (VI) | [21]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Petteri Nummelin | HC Lugano (NLA) | Free agency (II)[d] | [23]
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) | Mike Maneluk | HC Lugano (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) | [24]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) | Sean Selmser | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [25]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) | Alexander Selivanov | Frankfurt Lions (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [26]
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) | Scott Hollis | Flint Generals (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [27]
October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08) | Jeff Williams | Brynas IF (SHL) | Free agency (VI) | [28]
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) | Bruce Gardiner | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) | [29]
February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01) | Jeff Ware |  | Retirement | [30]
April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) | Jamie Heward | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) | Free agency | [31]

### Signings

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June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20) | Andrej Nedorost |  | Entry-level | [32]
Martin Paroulek |  | Entry-level | [32]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | Blake Sloan | multi-year | Re-signing | [33]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Tyler Wright | multi-year | Re-signing | [34]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Matt Davidson | 1-year | Re-signing | [35]
Greg Gardner | 1-year | Re-signing | [35]
Andriy Sryubko | 1-year | Re-signing | [35]
Mattias Timander | 1-year | Re-signing | [35]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) | Jamie Pushor | 1-year | Re-signing | [36]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) | Geoff Sanderson | 1-year | Re-signing | [37]
N/A | Kevin Dineen |  | Re-signing | [38]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) | Deron Quint |  | Re-signing | [39]
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) | Shane Bendera | multi-year | Entry-level | [40]
April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22) | Jody Shelley | multi-year | Extension | [41]
April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) | Pascal Leclaire | multi-year | Entry-level | [42]
May 28, 2002 (2002-05-28) | Scott Heffernan | multi-year | Entry-level | [43]
Sean Pronger | multi-year | Extension | [43]
David Vyborny | 1-year | Extension | [43]
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) | Ben Knopp | multi-year | Entry-level | [44]

## Draft picks

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Columubus' draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[45]

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

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1 | 8 | Pascal Leclaire |  Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 | 38 | Tim Jackman |  United States | Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
2 | 53 | Kiel McLeod |  Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 | 85 | Aaron Johnson |  Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3 | 87 | Per Mars |  Sweden | Brynas IF (Sweden)
5 | 141 | Cole Jarrett |  Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 | 173 | Justin Aikins |  Canada | Langley Hornets (BCHL)
6 | 187 | Artyom Vostrikov |  Russia | Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
7 | 204 | Raffaele Sannitz |  Switzerland | HC Lugano (Switzerland)
8 | 236 | Ryan Bowness |  Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL)
8 | 242 | Andrew Murray |  Canada | Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)

## Notes

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1. ^ Knutsen was an injury replacement for Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars.[6]
2. ^ Klesla did not play and was replaced by Paul Mara of the Phoenix Coyotes.
3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[19]
4. ^ Columbus retained Nummelin’s NHL rights until trading them to the Atlanta Thrashers on December 2, 2002.[22]

## References

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* "Columbus Blue Jackets 2001-02 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
* "2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.

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