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2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season

National Hockey League championship season


National Hockey League championship season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season2001–02
year2001
TeamDetroit Red Wings
ConferenceWestern
ConferenceRank1st
DivisionCentral
DivisionRank1st
Record51–17–10–4
HomeRecord28–7–5–1
RoadRecord23–10–5–3
GoalsFor251
GoalsAgainst187
GeneralManagerKen Holland
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
AltCaptainNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Attendance20,058 (100%)
MinorLeagueCincinnati Mighty Ducks
Toledo Storm
GoalsLeaderBrendan Shanahan (37)
AssistsLeaderNicklas Lidstrom (50)
PointsLeaderBrendan Shanahan (75)
PlusMinusLeaderChris Chelios (40)
PIMLeaderChris Chelios (126)
WinsLeaderDominik Hasek (41)
GAALeaderDominik Hasek (2.17)
StanleyCupYes
PresidentsTrophyYes
ConferenceWinYes
DivisionWinYes

Brendan Shanahan Toledo Storm

The 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season was the 76th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 116 points, winning the Central Division, their third Presidents' Trophy, and home ice throughout the playoffs. The team is considered one of the greatest teams in NHL history with ten future Hockey Hall of Famers on the team, as well as a Hall of Fame coach in Scotty Bowman.

After Detroit's shocking upset loss in the first playoff round to the Los Angeles Kings, general manager Ken Holland went out into the trade market to address Detroit's more glaring needs. He quickly filled them by trading for future Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek and signing veteran All-Stars Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. These big names joined other future Hall of Famers such as Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman, as well as important supporting players in Jiri Fischer, former All-Star Steve Duchesne, Tomas Holmstrom, the "Grind Line" of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and Darren McCarty, and Pavel Datsyuk in his rookie season, and rounded out with legendary coach Scotty Bowman, who had decided to return for one more year.

The Wings were quickly selected as favorites to win the Stanley Cup by pundits and they went on to prove them right. With so much talent on one team — including the first time three 500-goal scorers were on the same team, as well as a fourth to become in Brendan Shanahan that will eventually hit the mark during the season — they quickly got off to a great start, winning 22 of their first 27 games. After finishing with 116 points and the best record in the NHL (by 15 points), the Wings had earned the first seed in the Western Conference and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. After the Canucks took the first two games, it looked like the Canucks were going to sweep the Red Wings and the Red Wings were going to have their second straight early exit. Captain Steve Yzerman gave a closed-door speech to the team. Only the players in the locker room knew what was said, but the Wings headed to Vancouver and won four straight games to win the series in a stunning turn of events.

After making quick work against their division rival, the St. Louis Blues, Detroit met their arch-nemesis, the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals, reigniting their long-storied rivalry. Throughout the series, the two adversaries engaged in a fierce back-and-forth battle within a hotly fought contest that went on doggedly for seven games, with the series being tied three times before culminating in a pivotal game seven in Detroit. With the two teams teetering on the brink of elimination, the Red Wings delivered a shell-shocking performance, overwhelming the Avalanche with an assertive offense and securing a resounding victory in the decisive game seven with a final score of 7-0. After that, the Wings fought the cinderella story Carolina Hurricanes for the Stanley Cup, winning in game five at home. Over 1 million people showed up for the victory parade in downtown Detroit on June 17.

There was no All-Star game this year as the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City took place in February 2002 where eleven Red Wings players represented their countries. Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman represented Canada; Chris Chelios and Brett Hull represented the United States; Dominik Hasek represented the Czech Republic; Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsyuk and Igor Larionov represented Russia; and Nicklas Lidstrom, Fredrik Olausson, and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden.

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2001–02 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit. The season was chronicled by Detroit Free Press sportswriter Nicholas J. Cotsonika's 2002 book, Hockey Gods: The Inside Story of the Red Wings' Hall of Fame Team. The 02 Red Wings are regarded as one of the best hockey teams of all time due to their historical significance.

Regular season

The Red Wings tied the Los Angeles Kings for the most power-play goals scored during the regular season with 73.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2001–02 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Vancouver in the first round. After losing the first two games in Detroit, the Wings rallied back to win four straight. Then the Wings made quick work of the Blues before meeting the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. The Wings would beat the Avalanche in a hard-fought seven game series, winning the final game 7–0. As the final game in the series came to a close, the Neil Diamond song "Sweet Caroline" was played over the Joe Louis Arena loudspeakers, as the victorious Red Wings prepared to head off to a Stanley Cup clinching series with the third-seeded victors of the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes. They won the series in five games, defeating the Hurricanes three to one at home in Detroit on June 13 to take home their tenth Stanley Cup.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 4 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || San Jose || OT || Hasek || 17,496 || 1–0–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Detroit || 4 – 1 || Vancouver || || Hasek || 18,422 || 2–0–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 10 || Calgary || 4 – 2 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 2–1–0–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 12 || Buffalo || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 3–1–0–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Detroit || 5 – 4 || NY Islanders || OT || Legace || 16,234 || 4–1–0–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 16 || Columbus || 3 – 4 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 5–1–0–0 || 10 || |- | 7 || October 18 || Philadelphia || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 6–1–0–0 || 12 || |- | 8 || October 20 || Los Angeles || 2 – 3 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 7–1–0–0 || 14 || |- | 9 || October 24 || Edmonton || 1 – 4 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 8–1–0–0 || 16 || |- | 10 || October 26 || Dallas || 5 – 3 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || 8–2–0–0 || 16 || |- | 11 || October 27 || Detroit || 1 – 0 || Nashville || || Legace || 17,113 || 9–2–0–0 || 18 || |- | 12 || October 30 || Detroit || 5 – 2 || Carolina || || Legace || 18,730 || 10–2–0–0 || 20 || |- | 13 || October 31 || Detroit || 4 – 3 || Dallas || OT || Legace || 18,532 || 11–2–0–0 || 22 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 17 || Vancouver || 4 – 3 || Detroit || OT || Hasek || 20,058 || Canucks lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 19 || Vancouver || 5 – 2 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || Canucks lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 21 || Detroit || 3 – 1 || Vancouver || || Hasek || 18,422 || Canucks lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 23 || Detroit || 4 – 2 || Vancouver || || Hasek || 18,422 || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 25 || Vancouver || 0 – 4 || Detroit || || Hasek || 20,058 || Red Wings lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 27 || Detroit || 6 – 4 || Vancouver || || Hasek || 18,422 || Red Wings win 4–2 ||

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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 Red Wings only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.*
No.PlayerPosRegular seasonPlayoffsGPGAPts+/-PIMGPGAPts+/-PIM
14LW80373875231182381119520
91C8131376820362351419420
17RW823033631835231081814
5D78950591320235111662
20LW81302050−23823459410
19C5213354811182361723410
8C70113243−55018561154
24D79633394012623113141544
13C70112435442133612
33C82151530265623235420
96LW6981826−125823831178
21C79916259242124654
18LW8291524154023336732
11D8181220−5442312378
28D643151832823066624
27D472131592221246310
25RW62571229823448534
29C258210249000−12
2D802810176722336630
42LW36224168
32D39123040
41LW19112−38
39G650118230118
4D8011−182000−52
34G20011010000
71D801118100022
3D15011−113
22C3000−10
15RW400004

Goaltending

No.PlayerRegular seasonPlayoffsGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOIGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
39Dominik Hasek654115816541402.17.9155387323167562451.86.92061455
34Manny Legace201062503452.42.91111117100215.68.500011

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRefLeague
(annual)League
(in-season)
Conn Smythe TrophyNicklas Lidstrom
James Norris Memorial TrophyNicklas Lidstrom
NHL First All-Star TeamChris Chelios (Defense)title=Postseason All-Star Teamsurl=https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=20012002website=records.nhl.comaccess-date=March 23, 2023}}
Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense)
NHL Second All-Star TeamBrendan Shanahan (Left wing)
NHL Plus-Minus AwardChris Chelios
[NHL All-Star Game](2002-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selectionScotty Bowman (coach)
Chris Chelios
Sergei Fedorov
Dominik Hasek
Nicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
NHL Player of the WeekDominik Hasek (December 24)
NHL YoungStars Game selectionPavel Datsyuk

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRefFirst game1,000th point
Pavel DatsyukOctober 4, 2001
Sean AveryDecember 19, 2001
Brendan ShanahanJanuary 12, 2002

Transactions

The Red Wings 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

DateDetailsRef
To Detroit Red WingsTo [Calgary Flames](2001-02-calgary-flames-season)
To Detroit Red WingsTo [Buffalo Sabres](2001-02-buffalo-sabres-season)
To Detroit Red WingsTo [Carolina Hurricanes](2001-02-carolina-hurricanes-season)
To Detroit Red WingsTo [Atlanta Thrashers](2001-02-atlanta-thrashers-season)

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
Luc Robitaille
Brett Hull
Josh DeWolf
Ladislav Kohn
Joey MacDonald

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamViaRef
Doug Brown
Larry Murphy
Ken Wregget
Martin Lapointe
Toivo Suursoo
Todd Gill
Pat Verbeek
Chris Osgood
Marc Rodgers
Aren Miller
Brent Gilchrist

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
Brent Gilchrist
Dominik Hasek
Pavel Datsyuk
Jesse Wallin
Mathieu Dandenault
Tomas Holmstrom
Nicklas Lidstrom
Manny Legace
Henrik Zetterberg

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Wings had the 29th overall pick, however traded it to Chicago in 1999 during the deal to acquire Chris Chelios.

Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
262Igor Grigorenko (RW)Lada Togliatti (Russia)
4121Drew MacIntyre (G)Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
4129Miroslav Blatak (D)HC Zlín (Czech Republic)
5157Andreas Jamtin (RW)Färjestad BK (Sweden)
6195Nick Pannoni (G)Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8258Dmitry Bykov (D)Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
9288Francois Senez (D)Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

[[Cincinnati Mighty Ducks]]

The Mighty Ducks were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001–02 and were coached by Mike Babcock (who later became Red Wings coach in 2005).

[[Toledo Storm]]

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2001–02 season. Now known as the Toledo Walleye and still an affiliate to the Red Wings.

Notes

References

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