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2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season

NHL team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2001–02
year	2001
Team	Edmonton Oilers
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	9th
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	38–28–12–4
HomeRecord	23–14–4–0
RoadRecord	15–14–8–4
GoalsFor	205
GoalsAgainst	182
GeneralManager	Kevin Lowe
Coach	Craig MacTavish
Captain	Jason Smith
AltCaptain	Mike Grier
Todd Marchant
Rem Murray (Oct.–Mar.)
Janne Niinimaa (Mar.–Apr.)
Ryan Smyth
Arena	Skyreach Centre
Attendance	16,587 (98.5%)
MinorLeague	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)
Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL)
GoalsLeader	Mike Comrie (33)
AssistsLeader	Janne Niinimaa (39)
PointsLeader	Mike Comrie (60)
Anson Carter (60)
PlusMinusLeader	Mike Comrie (+16)
PIMLeader	Georges Laraque (157)
WinsLeader	Tommy Salo (30)
GAALeader	Tommy Salo (2.22)

Todd Marchant Rem Murray (Oct.–Mar.) Janne Niinimaa (Mar.–Apr.) Ryan Smyth Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) Anson Carter (60)

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.

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.

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

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 3 || Edmonton Oilers || 0 – 1 || Calgary Flames || || Salo || 16,242 || 0–1–0–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Phoenix Coyotes || 2 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 16,839 || 1–1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 9 || Chicago Blackhawks || 0 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 14,191 || 2–1–0–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 11 || Colorado Avalanche || 3 – 5 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 15,843 || 3–1–0–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 3 || Nashville Predators || || Salo || 13,117 || 4–1–0–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 14 || Edmonton Oilers || 3 – 3 || Minnesota Wild || OT || Salo || 18,064 || 4–1–1–0 || 9 || |- | 7 || October 16 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4 – 1 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 16,839 || 4–2–1–0 || 9 || |- | 8 || October 18 || Edmonton Oilers || 4 – 1 || Colorado Avalanche || || Salo || 18,007 || 5–2–1–0 || 11 || |- | 9 || October 20 || Florida Panthers || 2 – 6 || Edmonton Oilers || || Conklin || 16,839 || 6–2–1–0 || 13 || |- | 10 || October 22 || Nashville Predators || 4 – 2 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 15,281 || 6–3–1–0 || 13 || |- | 11 || October 24 || Edmonton Oilers || 1 – 4 || Detroit Red Wings || || Salo || 20,058 || 6–4–1–0 || 13 || |- | 12 || October 25 || Edmonton Oilers || 5 – 2 || Columbus Blue Jackets || || Conklin || 18,136 || 7–4–1–0 || 15 || |- | 13 || October 27 || Vancouver Canucks || 2 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 16,839 || 8–4–1–0 || 17 || |- | 14 || October 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 1 – 3 || Edmonton Oilers || || Salo || 16,367 || 9–4–1–0 || 19 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

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.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
89	C	82	33	27	60	16	45
22	RW	82	28	32	60	3	25
94	LW	61	15	35	50	7	48
44	D	81	5	39	44	13	80
20	LW	82	16	24	40	4	60
26	C	82	12	22	34	7	41
7	RW	65	10	19	29	−1	51
25	RW	82	8	17	25	1	32
2	D	81	7	18	25	−5	45
16	C	69	7	17	24	5	14
10	LW	61	8	14	22	3	18
27	RW	80	5	14	19	6	157
21	D	74	5	13	18	14	103
5	D	55	1	16	17	−6	42
18	LW	80	11	5	16	4	81
12	LW	61	10	5	15	9	52
15	C	52	6	5	11	0	41
23	D	61	6	4	10	8	127
24	D	73	5	5	10	10	108
14	LW	22	0	6	6	−2	8
32	D	50	3	2	5	11	75
16	RW	12	2	2	4	−1	0
37	C	8	1	1	2	−1	0
28	C	3	1	0	1	−3	0
35	G	69	0	1	1		2
19	D	14	0	0	0	0	4
1	G	4	0	0	0		0
30	G	14	0	0	0		0
45	D	2	0	0	0	0	2
46	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
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

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](2002-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Tommy Salo
NHL Player of the Week	Tommy Salo (March 25)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Mike Comrie
Community Service Award	Georges Laraque
Defenceman of the Year	Janne Niinimaa
Molson Cup	Tommy Salo
Most Popular Player	Mike Comrie
Top Defensive Forward	Todd Marchant
Top First Year Oiler	Not awarded
Unsung Hero	Steve Staios
Zane Feldman Trophy	Tommy Salo

Records

15: A new Oilers record for most shutouts in a career by Tommy Salo on March 24, 2002.

Milestones

Tommy Salo	30th NHL Shutout

Transactions

The 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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To [Minnesota Wild](2001-02-minnesota-wild-season)	To Edmonton Oilers
To [St. Louis Blues](2001-02-st-louis-blues-season)	To Edmonton Oilers
To [Boston Bruins](2001-02-boston-bruins-season)	To Edmonton Oilers
To [New York Rangers](2001-02-new-york-rangers-season)	To Edmonton Oilers

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Steve Staios
Jan Benda
Greg Leeb
Sean Selmser
Marc Lamothe
Jared Smyth
Mike Bishai
Nate DiCasmirro

Players lost

Date		Player
Patrick Cote	Laval Chiefs (QSPHL)	Free agency (UFA)
Frank Musil	HC Dukla Jihlava (ELH)	Free agency (III)
Dominic Roussel	LaSalle Rapides (QSPHL)	Free agency (III)
Igor Ulanov	New York Rangers	Free agency (III)
Brian Urick		Contract expiration (UFA)
Brett Hauer	Los Angeles Kings	Free agency (VI)
Paul Healey	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency (VI)
Brad Norton	Florida Panthers	Free agency (VI)
Terran Sandwith	Belfast Giants (BISL)	Free agency (VI)
Joaquin Gage	Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL)	Free agency (VI)
Rory Fitzpatrick	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (VI)
Paul Comrie		Retirement
Eric Heffler	New Haven Knights (UHL)	Free agency (UFA)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Fernando Pisani
Jani Rita
Kari Haakana
Jussi Markkanen
Ales Pisa
Alexander Lyubimov
Jochen Hecht
Daniel Cleary
Chris Hajt
Sven Butenschon
Josh Green
Marty Reasoner
Janne Niinimaa
Alain Nasreddine
Brian Swanson
Eric Brewer
Tom Poti
Jussi Markkanen

Draft picks

Edmonton's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	13	Ales Hemsky		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		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		Jokerit (SM-liiga)
9	272	Ales Pisa		HC Pardubice (Czech.)
9	278	Shay Stephenson	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)

Notes

References

National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

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