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2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2001–02
year	2001
Team	Phoenix Coyotes
Record	40–27–9–6
HomeRecord	27–8–3–3
RoadRecord	13–19–6–3
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	6th
Division	Pacific
DivisionRank	2nd
GoalsFor	228
GoalsAgainst	210
GeneralManager	Mike Barnett
Coach	Bob Francis
Captain	Teppo Numminen
AltCaptain	Shane Doan
Claude Lemieux
Arena	America West Arena
Attendance	13,165
MinorLeague	Springfield Falcons
Mississippi Sea Wolves
GoalsLeader	Daniel Briere (32)
AssistsLeader	Teppo Numminen (35)
PointsLeader	Daymond Langkow (62)
PIMLeader	Todd Simpson (152)
PlusMinusLeader	Radoslav Suchy (+25)
WinsLeader	Sean Burke (33)
GAALeader	Sean Burke (2.29)

Claude Lemieux Mississippi Sea Wolves The 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes season was their sixth season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 23rd season in the NHL and 30th overall. The Coyotes qualified for the playoffs after a one–year absence, but lost in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the San Jose Sharks in five games. It was the Coyotes' final playoff berth for seven years.

Off-season

Defenseman Teppo Numminen was named captain.

Regular season

Final standings

Playoffs

The series started in San Jose. The Sharks were victorious in Game 1 by a score of 2–1. However, in Game 2, the Coyotes rebounded and won 3–1. Games 3 and 4 went to Phoenix. In Game 3, the Sharks won 4–1, while in Game 4, the Sharks won 2–1. Game 5 shifted back to San Jose, where the Sharks would win the game 4–1 and win the series 4–1.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 4, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||0–0–1–0 || |- |2||October 6, 2001||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||0–1–1–0 || |- |3||October 8, 2001||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||1–1–1–0 || |- |4||October 11, 2001||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) ||1–2–1–0 || |- |5||October 13, 2001||5–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2001–02) ||2–2–1–0 || |- |6||October 16, 2001||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2001–02) ||2–2–2–0 || |- |7||October 18, 2001||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||2–3–2–0 || |- |8||October 20, 2001||5–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||3–3–2–0 || |- |9||October 24, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||3–3–2–1 || |- |10||October 27, 2001||1–0 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||4–3–2–1 || |- |11||October 30, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) ||5–3–2–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- |1||April 17, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 1–0 || |- |2||April 20, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Series tied 1–1 || |- |3||April 22, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 2–1 || |- |4||April 24, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks || Sharks lead 3–1 || |- |5||April 26, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks || Sharks 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 Coyotes only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
11	C	80	27	35	62	18	36	5	1	0	1	−2	0
8	C	78	32	28	60	6	52	5	2	1	3	−4	2
19	RW	81	20	29	49	11	61	5	2	2	4	−2	6
27	D	76	13	35	48	13	20	4	0	0	0	0	2
16	C	79	15	30	45	−8	34	5	0	0	0	−2	2
17	LW	74	23	19	42	6	50	5	0	0	0	−2	21
22	RW	82	16	25	41	−5	70	5	0	0	0	−2	2
55	D	72	6	30	36	−7	67
12	RW	57	5	22	27	14	28	5	1	1	2	1	6
23	D	75	7	17	24	−6	58	5	0	0	0	−4	4
36	C	57	11	11	22	6	48	2	0	0	0	−1	6
32	LW	72	10	12	22	11	95	5	0	0	0	0	0
28	RW	47	7	12	19	4	46	4	0	0	0	−2	12
15	D	81	4	13	17	25	10	5	1	0	1	−5	0
94	LW	41	7	9	16	−1	4
2	D	67	2	13	15	20	152	5	0	2	2	−1	6
4	D	76	2	12	14	6	74	5	0	0	0	0	6
49	LW	30	6	6	12	1	8	5	0	0	0	−1	0
44	LW	30	6	3	9	7	51	3	0	0	0	0	2
10	RW	33	2	6	8	2	4
29	RW	18	4	2	6	1	4	1	0	0	0	−1	2
5	D	32	1	4	5	5	42	5	0	1	1	−3	4
26	C	42	1	2	3	−3	16
21	LW	18	0	3	3	−3	8
10	RW	19	1	1	2	−2	20	5	0	2	2	2	0
1	G	60	0	1	1		14	5	0	2	2		0
45	C	4	0	1	1	−1	4
18	C	6	0	0	0	−1	2
14	C	7	0	0	0	−1	4
24	D	14	0	0	0	−5	6
40	G	5	0	0	0		2
42	G	22	0	0	0		16
37	D	8	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	1	1	0
38	D	5	0	0	0	0	5
24	LW	1	0	0	0	0	14
5	D	1	0	0	0	−2	0
20	C	10	0	0	0	−5	0
31	LW	3	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
1	Sean Burke	60	33	21	6	1711	137	2.29	.920	5	3587	5	1	4	133	13	2.63	.902	0	297
42	Robert Esche	22	6	10	2	533	52	2.73	.902	1	1145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Patrick DesRochers	5	1	2	1	99	15	3.71	.848	0	243	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(annual)	League
(in-season)	Team
Jack Adams Award	Bobby Francis
[NHL All-Star Game](2002-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Sean Burke
NHL Player of the Month	Sean Burke (March)
NHL Rookie of the Month	Krys Kolanos (November)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Krys Kolanos
Paul Mara
Hardest Working Player Award	Shane Doan
Leading Scorer Award	Daymond Langkow
Man of the Year Award	Landon Wilson
Team MVP Award	Sean Burke
Three-Star Award	Sean Burke

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game	1,000th game played
Krys Kolanos	October 4, 2001
Martin Grenier	October 11, 2001
Patrick DesRochers	November 23, 2001
Dan Focht	December 15, 2001
Kirill Safronov	December 23, 2001
Jason Jaspers	January 21, 2002
Branko Radivojevic	March 3, 2002
Teppo Numminen	March 3, 2002

Transactions

The Coyotes 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 [Toronto Maple Leafs](2001-02-toronto-maple-leafs-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Montreal Canadiens](2001-02-montreal-canadiens-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Tampa Bay Lightning](2001-02-tampa-bay-lightning-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2001-02-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes	title=Coyotes Trade Carney to Anaheim for 2nd Pick In 2001 NHL Entry Draft Round Draft	url=http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010619.shtml	website=Phoenix Coyotes	access-date=March 21, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010818170707/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010619.shtml	archive-date=August 18, 2001	date=June 19, 2001}}
To Toronto Maple Leafs	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Calgary Flames](2001-02-calgary-flames-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes	title=Coyotes Trade Picks with Flames to Move Up In Draft and Select Sjostrum with # 11 Overall	url=http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010625.2.shtml	website=Phoenix Coyotes	access-date=March 21, 2023	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010818162703/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010625.2.shtml	archive-date=August 18, 2001	date=June 25, 2001}}
To [New Jersey Devils](2001-02-new-jersey-devils-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Dallas Stars](2001-02-dallas-stars-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Philadelphia Flyers](2001-02-philadelphia-flyers-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Vancouver Canucks](2001-02-vancouver-canucks-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Minnesota Wild](2001-02-minnesota-wild-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Boston Bruins](2001-02-boston-bruins-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To Montreal Canadiens	To Phoenix Coyotes
To [Atlanta Thrashers](2001-02-atlanta-thrashers-season)	To Phoenix Coyotes
To Philadelphia Flyers	To Phoenix Coyotes

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Branko Radivojevic
Zac Bierk
Michael Schutte

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Dave MacIntyre
Mike Martone
Jeremy Roenick
Francois Leroux
Philippe Audet
Justin Hocking
Joel Bouchard
Eric Healey
Louie DeBrusk
Tavis Hansen

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Goran Bezina
Mike Sullivan
Peter Fabus
Daniel Briere
Todd Simpson
Jean-Guy Trudel
Daymond Langkow
Jay Leach
Trevor Letowski
Shane Doan
Robert Esche
Erik Westrum
Mike Johnson
Martin Podlesak
Krys Kolanos
Brian Savage
Andrei Nazarov
Jeff Taffe
Dan Focht

Draft picks

Phoenix'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	11	Fredrik Sjostrom	Frölunda HC (Sweden)
2	31	Matthew Spiller	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
2	45	Martin Podlesak	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3	78	Beat Forster	HC Davos (Switzerland)
5	148	David Klema	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6	180	Scott Polaski	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7	210	Steve Belanger	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
8	243	Frantisek Lukes	Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9	273	Severin Blindenbacher	Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)

Notes

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