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2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2001–02
year	2001
Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Record	41–27–13–1
HomeRecord	28–7–5–1
RoadRecord	13–20–8–0
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	5th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	3rd
GoalsFor	216
GoalsAgainst	207
GeneralManager	Mike Smith
Coach	Brian Sutter
Captain	Tony Amonte
AltCaptain	Jon Klemm
Alexei Zhamnov
Arena	United Center
Attendance	15,568 (75.9%)
MinorLeague	Norfolk Admirals
Jackson Bandits
GoalsLeader	Eric Daze (38)
AssistsLeader	Michael Nylander (46)
PointsLeader	Eric Daze (70)
PIMLeader	Bob Probert (176)
PlusMinusLeader	Michael Nylander (+28)
WinsLeader	Jocelyn Thibault (33)
GAALeader	Steve Passmore (2.26)

Alexei Zhamnov Jackson Bandits 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.

Regular season

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

Final standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 18, 2002 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blackhawks lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 20, 2002 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 21, 2002 || 0–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23, 2002 || 0–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–1 || |- | 5 || April 25, 2002 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues win 4–1 ||

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
55	RW	82	38	32	70	17	36	5	0	0	0	−2	2
13	C	77	22	45	67	8	67	5	0	0	0	−1	0
10	RW	82	27	39	66	11	67	5	0	1	1	1	4
92	C	82	15	46	61	28	50	5	0	3	3	2	2
26	RW	78	21	39	60	23	67	5	1	0	1	−1	2
19	LW	81	17	36	53	8	47	5	2	0	2	0	2
6	D	80	15	24	39	−3	34	5	0	1	1	−1	4
22	C	82	9	20	29	−5	20	5	0	1	1	−3	0
28	C	80	12	16	28	−6	124	5	0	0	0	−2	8
42	D	82	4	16	20	−3	42	5	0	1	1	0	4
2	D	64	4	14	18	15	68	1	0	0	0	0	2
32	LW	34	11	4	15	0	17	5	1	1	2	−3	0
3	D	60	3	10	13	5	29
25	D	65	1	9	10	10	40	5	1	0	1	−1	0
8	D	56	1	7	8	6	30	5	0	0	0	−2	0
17	RW	37	4	2	6	−3	19
11	C	48	3	3	6	−8	10
39	C	21	3	1	4	−3	4	3	0	0	0	−1	0
12	RW	15	1	3	4	−3	6	5	0	0	0	−2	4
24	LW	61	1	3	4	−9	176	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	RW	50	1	2	3	−10	103	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	D	40	0	3	3	8	36	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	RW	9	1	1	2	−3	4
45	D	13	0	2	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	−2	2
7	D	12	0	2	2	0	4	4	0	1	1	−1	25
23	D	17	0	2	2	2	28	1	0	0	0	0	2
15	C	19	0	2	2	−1	4
44	RW	36	1	0	1	−2	76	4	0	0	0	−1	8
16	C	3	1	0	1	1	4
16	RW	4	0	1	1	−1	0
29	G	23	0	1	1		2	3	0	0	0		0
20	LW	3	0	0	0	−2	0
5	D	3	0	0	0	−1	2
41	G	67	0	0	0		2	3	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
41		67	33	23	9	1626	159	2.49	.902	6	3838	3	1	2	77	7	2.64	.909	0	159
29		23	8	5	4	446	43	2.26	.904	0	1142	3	0	2	62	6	2.61	.903	0	138

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](2002-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Eric Daze
Brian Sutter (coach)
Alexei Zhamnov
NHL Player of the Month	Steve Sullivan (December)
NHL Player of the Week	Jocelyn Thibault (November 12)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Kyle Calder

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	25th shutout
Mike Peluso	November 21, 2001
Tyler Arnason	February 13, 2002
Jocelyn Thibault	January 6, 2002

Transactions

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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Montreal Canadiens](2001-02-montreal-canadiens-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Toronto Maple Leafs](2001-02-toronto-maple-leafs-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [San Jose Sharks](2001-02-san-jose-sharks-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Toronto Maple Leafs
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Nashville Predators](2001-02-nashville-predators-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Washington Capitals](2001-02-washington-capitals-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Nashville Predators
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Nashville Predators
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Columbus Blue Jackets](2001-02-columbus-blue-jackets-season)

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Jon Klemm
Steve Thomas
Pascal Rheaume
Ajay Baines
Mike Peluso
Rumun Ndur
Vladimir Chebaturkin
Peter White
Phil Housley
Jim Campbell
Johnathan Aitken

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Josef Marha	HC Davos (NLA)
Blair Atcheynum
Mark Janssens
Michel Larocque
Chris Herperger	Ottawa Senators
Jeff Maund	Boston Bruins
Jeff Paul	Colorado Avalanche
Rob Tallas	Pittsburgh Penguins
Erasmo Saltarelli	B.C. Icemen (UHL)
Jamie Allison	Calgary Flames
Geoff Peters	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Reto von Arx	HC Davos (NLA)
Pascal Rheaume	Atlanta Thrashers

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Steve Poapst
Chris McAlpine
Alexei Zhamnov
Mikhail Yakubov
Bob Probert
Jaroslav Spacek
Jocelyn Thibault
Jean-Yves Leroux
Eric Daze
Nolan Baumgartner
Steve Dubinsky
Casey Hankinson
Jamie Allison
Craig Anderson
Igor Korolev
Kent Huskins
Tyler Arnason
Ryan VandenBussche
Scott Balan
Igor Radulov
Yorick Treille
Mike Peluso
Matt Henderson

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	9	Tuomo Ruutu	Jokerit (Finland)
1	29	Adam Munro	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	59	Matt Keith	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	73	Craig Anderson	Guelph Storm (OHL)
4	104	Brent MacLellan	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4	115	Vladimir Gusev	Khabarovsk (Russia)
4	119	Alexei Zotkin	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
5	142	Tommi Jaminki	Blues (Finland)
6	174	Alexander Golovin	Avangard Omsk-2 (Russia)
6	186	Petr Puncochar	HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
7	205	Teemu Jaaskelainen	Ilves Jr. (Finland)
7	216	Oleg Minakov	Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
9	268	Jeff Miles	University of Vermont (ECAC)

Notes

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