2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season

	2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	Southeast
Conference	Eastern
2001–02 record	35-26-16-5
Goals for	217
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Ron Francis
Arena	RBC Center
Team leaders
Goals	Jeff O'Neill (31)
Assists	Ron Francis (50)
Points	Ron Francis (77)
Penalty minutes	Darren Langdon (106)
Wins	Arturs Irbe (20)
Goals against average	Arturs Irbe (2.54)
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Hockey League and 5th as the Hurricanes.

Offseason[]

NHL Draft[]

Main article: 2001 NHL Entry Draft

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1	15	Igor Knyazev	Defense	Russia	Moscow Spartak (Russia)
2	46	Mike Zigomanis	Centre	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

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Regular season[]

Final standings[]

**Southeast Division**
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	35	26	16	5	217	217	91
2	9	Washington Capitals	82	36	33	11	2	228	240	85
3	13	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	27	40	11	4	178	219	69
4	14	Florida Panthers	82	22	44	10	6	180	250	60
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	19	47	11	5	187	288	54

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.

Game log[]

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 2001	3–1	New York Rangers (2001–02)	1–0–0–0
2	W	October 7, 2001	3–0	Dallas Stars (2001–02)	2–0–0–0
3	L	October 9, 2001	2–6	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	2–1–0–0
4	L	October 11, 2001	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	2–2–0–0
5	W	October 13, 2001	5–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	3–2–0–0
6	L	October 17, 2001	0–4	New York Islanders (2001–02)	3–3–0–0
7	L	October 18, 2001	1–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	3–3–0–1
8	W	October 20, 2001	2–1 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	4–3–0–1
9	L	October 23, 2001	1–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	4–4–0–1
10	W	October 24, 2001	7–3	@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	5–4–0–1
11	L	October 26, 2001	2–3 OT	New York Islanders (2001–02)	5–4–0–2
12	W	October 28, 2001	3–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	6–4–0–2
13	L	October 30, 2001	2–5	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	6–5–0–2
14	L	November 1, 2001	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	6–6–0–2
15	W	November 2, 2001	3–2	New York Rangers (2001–02)	7–6–0–2
16	W	November 4, 2001	1–0 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	8–6–0–2
17	T	November 6, 2001	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	8–6–1–2
18	W	November 8, 2001	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	9–6–1–2
19	W	November 9, 2001	3–2	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	10–6–1–2
20	T	November 11, 2001	1–1 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	10–6–2–2
21	L	November 13, 2001	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	10–7–2–2
22	T	November 15, 2001	1–1 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	10–7–3–2
23	L	November 17, 2001	0–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	10–8–3–2
24	W	November 19, 2001	5–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	11–8–3–2
25	T	November 21, 2001	4–4 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)	11–8–4–2
26	L	November 25, 2001	0–4	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	11–9–4–2
27	W	November 27, 2001	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	12–9–4–2
28	L	November 29, 2001	0–5	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	12–10–4–2
29	L	November 30, 2001	2–6	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	12–11–4–2
30	L	December 2, 2001	3–4 OT	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	12–11–4–3
31	L	December 4, 2001	2–4	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	12–12–4–3
32	W	December 8, 2001	3–2	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)	13–12–4–3
33	W	December 10, 2001	4–3 OT	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	14–12–4–3
34	W	December 12, 2001	4–1	Florida Panthers (2001–02)	15–12–4–3
35	L	December 14, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	15–12–4–4
36	W	December 16, 2001	7–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	16–12–4–4
37	L	December 18, 2001	1–5	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	16–13–4–4
38	W	December 21, 2001	5–4 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	17–13–4–4
39	L	December 22, 2001	3–4 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	17–13–4–5
40	W	December 26, 2001	4–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	18–13–4–5
41	W	December 27, 2001	3–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	19–13–4–5
42	T	December 30, 2001	5–5 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	19–13–5–5
43	W	December 31, 2001	5–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	20–13–5–5
44	L	January 2, 2002	3–6	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	20–14–5–5
45	L	January 5, 2002	1–2	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	20–15–5–5
46	L	January 6, 2002	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	20–16–5–5
47	W	January 10, 2002	4–1	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	21–16–5–5
48	L	January 12, 2002	1–7	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	21–17–5–5
49	W	January 15, 2002	2–0	Minnesota Wild (2001–02)	22–17–5–5
50	T	January 17, 2002	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	22–17–6–5
51	T	January 19, 2002	3–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	22–17–7–5
52	L	January 21, 2002	5–7	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	22–18–7–5
53	T	January 23, 2002	2–2 OT	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	22–18–8–5
54	T	January 25, 2002	1–1 OT	Florida Panthers (2001–02)	22–18–9–5
55	L	January 26, 2002	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	22–19–9–5
56	T	January 29, 2002	2–2 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	22–19–10–5
57	W	January 30, 2002	3–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	23–19–10–5
58	T	February 5, 2002	3–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	23–19–11–5
59	L	February 7, 2002	1–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	23–20–11–5
60	W	February 8, 2002	4–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	24–20–11–5
61	L	February 10, 2002	0–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	24–21–11–5
62	L	February 26, 2002	1–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	24–22–11–5
63	W	February 28, 2002	6–2	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)	25–22–11–5
64	W	March 2, 2002	4–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	26–22–11–5
65	W	March 5, 2002	2–1 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	27–22–11–5
66	W	March 7, 2002	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	28–22–11–5
67	T	March 8, 2002	2–2 OT	Washington Capitals (2001–02)	28–22–12–5
68	T	March 11, 2002	3–3 OT	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	28–22–13–5
69	L	March 16, 2002	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	28–23–13–5
70	T	March 18, 2002	1–1 OT	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	28–23–14–5
71	W	March 21, 2002	3–2	Florida Panthers (2001–02)	29–23–14–5
72	W	March 23, 2002	4–2	@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	30–23–14–5
73	L	March 26, 2002	2–3	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	30–24–14–5
74	W	March 28, 2002	4–1	Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	31–24–14–5
75	W	March 30, 2002	2–0	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)	32–24–14–5
76	L	April 2, 2002	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	32–25–14–5
77	L	April 3, 2002	2–3	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	32–26–14–5
78	T	April 7, 2002	1–1 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	32–26–15–5
79	W	April 8, 2002	2–1	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	33–26–15–5
80	W	April 10, 2002	4–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	34–26–15–5
81	W	April 12, 2002	3–1	@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)	35–26–15–5
82	T	April 14, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	35–26–16–5

Player stats[]

Forwards[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ron Francis	80	27	50	77	18
Sami Kapanen	77	27	42	69	23
Jeff O'Neill
Rod Brind'Amour
Bates Battaglia

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Defencemen[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Sean Hill
Sandis Ozolinsh
Marek Malik

Goaltending[]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	MIN	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Tom Barrasso	34	1908	13	12	5	2	2.61
Arturs Irbe	51	2974	20	19	11	3	2.54
Kevin Weekes	2	120	2	0	0	0	1.50

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Playoffs[]

Stanley Cup finals[]

Detroit vs. Carolina
Date	Away	Home
June 4	Carolina 3	2 Detroit	OT
June 6	Carolina 1	3 Detroit
June 8	Detroit 3	2 Carolina	3OT¹
June 10	Detroit 3	0 Carolina
June 13	Carolina 1	3 Detroit
Detroit wins series 4–1 and Stanley Cup
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Awards and honors[]

Ron Francis, King Clancy Memorial Trophy Trophy^[3]
Ron Francis, Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Trophy^[4]

References[]

Hurricanes on Hockey Database

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[3] ttp://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinners.jsp?tro=KCT

[4] ttp://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinners.jsp?tro=LBT

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Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes	Franchise • Hartford Whalers • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft picks
Championships	Stanley Cups: 2006 • Eastern Conference Championships: 2002, 2006 • Southeast Division Championships: 1999, 2002, 2006
Arenas	Greensboro Coliseum • RBC Center
Affiliates	Albany River Rats (AHL)¹ • Charlotte Checkers (AHL)² • Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Retired numbers	2 • 3 • 9 • 10 • 17
¹The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes' current American Hockey League affiliate. ²For the 2010-11 season, the River Rats will move to Charlotte, North Carolina and be known as the Charlotte Checkers.

2001–02 NHL season by team
Atlantic	New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston • Buffalo • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta • Carolina • Florida • Tampa Bay • Washington
Central	Chicago • Columbus • Detroit • Nashville • St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • Minnesota • Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim • Dallas • Los Angeles • Phoenix • San Jose
See also	2001 NHL Entry Draft • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Playoffs