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2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division champions
Division1st Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2001–02 record42–27–10–3
Home record20–13–5–3
Road record22–14–5–0
Goals for234
Goals against192
Team information
PresidentBob Clarke
General managerBob Clarke
CoachBill Barber
CaptainEric Desjardins (Oct)[a]
Keith Primeau (Oct-Apr)[a]
Alternate captainsJohn LeClair
Mark Recchi
ArenaFirst Union Center
Average attendance19,569[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsSimon Gagne (33)
AssistsJeremy Roenick (46)
PointsJeremy Roenick (67)
Penalty minutesTodd Fedoruk (141)
Plus/minusJeremy Roenick (+32)
WinsRoman Cechmanek (24)
Goals against averageRoman Cechmanek (2.05)

The 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round.

Off-season

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In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing star center Jeremy Roenick and veteran defenseman Eric Weinrich. On August 20, 2001, they finally traded Eric Lindros to the New York Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third-round draft pick. The Rangers would also receive a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first 50 games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least 12 months.[2][3]

Pre-season

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On September 20, 2001, in the middle of a 2–2 game between the Flyers and New York Rangers, the game was stopped. A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen. After the message, the game did not resume and it was declared a 2–2 tie at the end of the 2nd period. Both teams took place in a handshake line following the game, a tradition normally reserved for the end of an elimination game in a Stanley Cup Playoff series.[4]

Regular season

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The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title.

Eric Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Keith Primeau.[5]

Lindros returned to Philly on January 12, a game which the Flyers took 4–2 in a brutal battle and saw Lindros held scoreless. Lindros did exact a measure of revenge, finishing off a hat trick within the first 22 minutes of a March 2 game at Madison Square Garden. Simon Gagne also scored three times but the Rangers held on for a 6–5 win.

The power play was one of the NHL's worst however and after their top two centermen, Jeremy Roenick and Primeau, suffered injuries the night before the trade deadline,[6] the Flyers acquired Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals. While Oates was the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, the price to acquire him was high. The Flyers parted with top goalie prospect Maxime Ouellet and their first, second, and third-round draft picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
2 5 New York Islanders 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
3 6 New Jersey Devils 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
4 11 New York Rangers 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
5 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69

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.

Eastern Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston Bruins NE 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
3 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 26 16 5 217 217 91
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
5 X- New York Islanders AT 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
7 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
8 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
8.5
9 Washington Capitals SE 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82
11 New York Rangers AT 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
12 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69
13 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 27 40 11 4 178 219 69
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 44 10 6 180 250 60
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 19 47 11 5 187 288 54

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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The Flyers set a record for fewest goals scored by a team in a five-game playoff series, scoring only two goals against the Ottawa Senators.

It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room, resulting in Bill Barber and his coaching staff being fired.[8]

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2001 preseason[9]
Preseason: 4–1–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Ref
[a] September 15 @ Washington Capitals
1 September 18 @ Washington Capitals 6–1 1–0–0 [10]
2 September 20 New York Rangers 2–2[b] 1–0–1 [11]
3[c] September 21 New York Islanders 5–5 OT 1–0–2 [12]
4 September 22 New Jersey Devils 2–2 OT 1–0–3 [13]
5 September 23 @ New York Rangers 1–2 1–1–3 [14]
6 September 25 Washington Capitals 6–4 2–1–3 [15]
7 September 28 New York Islanders 5–2 3–1–3 [16]
8 September 29 @ New Jersey Devils 5–4 4–1–3 [17]

Notes:
a Game rescheduled to September 18 due to the September 11 attacks.
b Game declared a tie after two periods.
c Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

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2001–02 regular season[18]
October: 6–3–3–0, 15 points (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 4 Florida Panthers 5–2 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–3 OT 1–0–1–0 3 Recap
3 October 8 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 OT 1–0–2–0 4 Recap
4 October 10 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–2 1–1–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 13 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 2–1–2–0 6 Recap
6 October 16 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–3 OT 2–1–3–0 7 Recap
7 October 18 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–3 2–2–3–0 7 Recap
8 October 20 Washington Capitals 6–3 3–2–3–0 9 Recap
9 October 25 Ottawa Senators 2–7 3–3–3–0 9 Recap
10 October 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–1 4–3–3–0 11 Recap
11 October 30 @ Washington Capitals 3–0 5–3–3–0 13 Recap
12 October 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 6–3–3–0 15 Recap
November: 4–4–2–1, 11 points (home: 1–2–1–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
13 November 3 New York Islanders 1–2 6–4–3–0 15 Recap
14 November 6 @ Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 6–5–3–0 15 Recap
15 November 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 7–5–3–0 17 Recap
16 November 10 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 OT 8–5–3–0 19 Recap
17 November 14 @ New York Rangers 2–4 8–6–3–0 19 Recap
18 November 15 Washington Capitals 5–0 9–6–3–0 21 Recap
19 November 17 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 10–6–3–0 23 Recap
20 November 20 New Jersey Devils 3–3 OT 10–6–4–0 24 Recap
21 November 23 @ Dallas Stars 3–3 OT 10–6–5–0 25 Recap
22 November 25 Vancouver Canucks 1–4 10–7–5–0 25 Recap
23 November 29 Boston Bruins 2–3 OT 10–7–5–1 26 Recap
December: 11–4–0–0, 22 points (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 6–2–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
24 December 1 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 11–7–5–1 28 Recap
25 December 4 @ New York Islanders 3–2 12–7–5–1 30 Recap
26 December 6 New York Islanders 0–2 12–8–5–1 30 Recap
27 December 8 Minnesota Wild 5–1 13–8–5–1 32 Recap
28 December 10 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–1 14–8–5–1 34 Recap
29 December 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 14–9–5–1 34 Recap
30 December 15 @ Boston Bruins 5–2 15–9–5–1 36 Recap
31 December 16 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 15–10–5–1 36 Recap
32 December 18 St. Louis Blues 6–3 16–10–5–1 38 Recap
33 December 20 Dallas Stars 2–1 17–10–5–1 40 Recap
34 December 22 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 OT 18–10–5–1 42 Recap
35 December 26 @ Washington Capitals 4–1 19–10–5–1 44 Recap
36 December 28 @ Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 19–11–5–1 44 Recap
37 December 29 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 20–11–5–1 46 Recap
38 December 31 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 21–11–5–1 48 Recap
January: 10–3–1–1, 22 points (home: 6–0–1–1; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 2 @ San Jose Sharks 2–5 21–12–5–1 48 Recap
40 January 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 22–12–5–1 50 Recap
41 January 8 Atlanta Thrashers 7–4 23–12–5–1 52 Recap
42 January 10 New Jersey Devils 3–2 24–12–5–1 54 Recap
43 January 12 New York Rangers 4–2 25–12–5–1 56 Recap
44 January 14 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 26–12–5–1 58 Recap
45 January 15 @ Ottawa Senators 4–1 27–12–5–1 60 Recap
46 January 17 Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 28–12–5–1 62 Recap
47 January 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 29–12–5–1 64 Recap
48 January 21 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 29–13–5–1 64 Recap
49 January 22 Ottawa Senators 1–1 OT 29–13–6–1 65 Recap
50 January 24 Nashville Predators 2–3 OT 29–13–6–2 66 Recap
51 January 26 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 30–13–6–2 68 Recap
52 January 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT 31–13–6–2 70 Recap
53 January 30 @ Ottawa Senators 1–3 31–14–6–2 70 Recap
February: 4–1–0–1, 9 points (home: 1–0–0–1; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
54 February 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 3–1 32–14–6–2 72 Recap
55 February 6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–5 32–15–6–2 72 Recap
56 February 9 @ St. Louis Blues 5–0 33–15–6–2 74 Recap
57 February 12 New York Islanders 0–1 OT 33–15–6–3 75 Recap
58 February 26 Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 34–15–6–3 77 Recap
59 February 27 @ New Jersey Devils 1–0 35–15–6–3 79 Recap
March: 5–7–3–0, 13 points (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
60 March 2 @ New York Rangers 5–6 35–16–6–3 79 Recap
61 March 4 @ Boston Bruins 4–1 36–17–6–3 81 Recap
62 March 7 Calgary Flames 2–4 36–18–6–3 81 Recap
63 March 8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 37–18–6–3 83 Recap
64 March 10 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 37–19–6–3 83 Recap
65 March 12 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–1 OT 37–18–7–3 84 Recap
66 March 14 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 37–19–7–3 84 Recap
67 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 37–20–7–3 84 Recap
68 March 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–3 OT 37–20–8–3 85 Recap
69 March 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–1 38–20–8–3 87 Recap
70 March 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 OT 38–20–9–3 88 Recap
71 March 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 39–20–9–3 90 Recap
72 March 27 @ New York Rangers 4–2 40–20–9–3 92 Recap
73 March 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 40–21–9–3 92 Recap
74 March 30 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 40–22–9–3 92 Recap
April: 2–5–1–0, 5 points (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
75 April 1 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–3 40–23–9–3 92 Recap
76 April 2 Boston Bruins 2–4 40–24–9–3 92 Recap
77 April 4 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 40–25–9–3 92 Recap
78 April 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 41–25–9–3 94 Recap
79 April 8 Florida Panthers 4–4 OT 41–25–10–3 95 Recap
80 April 10 @ New Jersey Devils 0–1 41–26–10–3 95 Recap
81 April 13 New York Rangers 2–1 42–26–10–3 97 Recap
82 April 14 @ New York Islanders 1–3 42–27–10–3 97 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[18]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 17 Ottawa Senators 1–0 OT Flyers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 20 Ottawa Senators 0–3 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 22 @ Ottawa Senators 0–3 Senators lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 24 @ Ottawa Senators 0–3 Senators lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 26 Ottawa Senators 1–2 OT Senators win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
97 Jeremy Roenick C 75 21 46 67 32 74 5 0 0 0 −3 14
12 Simon Gagne LW 79 33 33 66 31 32 5 0 0 0 −3 2
8 Mark Recchi RW 80 22 42 64 5 46 4 0 0 0 −1 2
10 John LeClair LW 82 25 26 51 5 30 5 0 0 0 −2 2
25 Keith Primeau C 75 19 29 48 −3 128 5 0 0 0 −3 6
5 Kim Johnsson D 82 11 30 41 12 42 5 0 0 0 −2 2
14 Justin Williams RW 75 17 23 40 11 32 5 0 0 0 −3 4
39 Marty Murray C 74 12 15 27 10 10 5 0 1 1 −2 0
20 Jiri Dopita C 52 11 16 27 9 8
37 Eric Desjardins D 65 6 19 25 −1 24 5 0 1 1 −3 2
26 Ruslan Fedotenko RW 65 6 19 25 15 24 5 1 0 1 0 2
2 Eric Weinrich D 80 4 20 24 27 26 5 0 0 0 0 4
3 Dan McGillis D 75 5 14 19 17 46 5 1 0 1 −1 8
87 Donald Brashear LW 50 4 15 19 0 109 5 0 0 0 −1 19
6 Chris Therien D 77 4 10 14 16 30 5 0 0 0 −3 2
27 Jan Hlavac LW 31 7 3 10 5 8
77 Adam Oates C 14 3 7 10 −2 6 5 0 2 2 −1 0
19 Paul Ranheim RW 79 5 4 9 5 36 5 0 0 0 −2 0
22 Luke Richardson D 72 1 8 9 18 102 5 0 0 0 −1 4
29 Todd Fedoruk LW 55 3 4 7 −2 141 3 0 0 0 0 0
28 Kent Manderville C 34 2 5 7 2 8
24 Chris McAllister D 42 0 5 5 −7 113
92 Rick Tocchet RW 14 0 2 2 −2 28
55 Pavel Brendl RW 8 1 0 1 −1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tomas Divisek C 3 1 0 1 1 0
17 Billy Tibbetts†‡ RW 9 0 1 1 −3 69
33 Brian Boucher G 41 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
21 Jesse Boulerice RW 3 0 0 0 −1 5
32 Roman Cechmanek G 46 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 0
23 Guillaume Lefebvre LW 3 0 0 0 −1 0
35 Neil Little G 1 0 0 0 10
11 Vaclav Pletka LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jarrod Skalde C 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 John Slaney D 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 −1 0
42 Bruno St. Jacques D 7 0 0 0 4 2

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Roman Cechmanek 46 43 24 13 6 1131 89 2.05 .921 4 2,603 4 4 1 3 109 7 1.85 .936 1 227
33 Brian Boucher 41 38 18 16 4 972 92 2.41 .905 2 2,295 2 1 0 1 33 2 1.37 .939 0 88
35 Neil Little 1 1 0 1 0 29 4 4.00 .862 0 60

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Jeremy Roenick [19]
NHL Player of the Week Brian Boucher (November 5) [20]
Roman Cechmanek (January 21) [21]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Justin Williams [22]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kim Johnsson [23]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Jeremy Roenick [23]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Justin Williams [23]
Toyota Cup Simon Gagne [23]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Jeremy Roenick [23]

Records

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Among the team records set during the 2001–02 season was Jiri Dopita scoring four goals against the Atlanta Thrashers on January 8, tying the team record for most goals in a single game.[24] The Flyers recorded three overtime losses for the third consecutive season, tying the franchise mark for fewest.[25] The 40 powerplay goals allowed by the Flyers is also the franchise record for fewest in a season.[26] The two goals the Flyers scored during their conference quarterfinals series against the Ottawa Senators is both the fewest in a playoff year and series in franchise history, and is also the NHL record for fewest goals scored in a five-game playoff series.[25][27][28]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Pavel Brendl October 4, 2001 [29]
Jiri Dopita
Jesse Boulerice October 6, 2001
Vaclav Pletka October 20, 2001
Bruno St. Jacques October 31, 2001
Neil Little March 28, 2002
Guillaume Lefebvre March 30, 2002
400th goal Mark Recchi December 18, 2001 [30]
1,000th point Jeremy Roenick January 30, 2002 [31]
1,000th game played Mark Recchi March 23, 2002 [32]

Transactions

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The Flyers 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.[33]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Florida Panthers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2001
[34]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1st-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
  • Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2002
To Ottawa Senators
  • 1st-round pick in 2001
[34]
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
To Nashville Predators
  • NY Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2001
[35]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
To Carolina Hurricanes
  • Nashville's 4th-round pick in 2001
[35]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
[35]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
  • 9th-round pick in 2002
[35]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 4th-round pick in 2002
To Calgary Flames
[35]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Choice of 1st and 2nd-round picks[b]
To Phoenix Coyotes
[36]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
To Nashville Predators
[37]
August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) To Philadelphia Flyers
To New York Rangers
[2][3]
December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Vancouver Canucks
[38]
January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Nashville Predators
[39]
February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Carolina Hurricanes
[40]
March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Atlanta Thrashers
[41]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Atlanta Thrashers
[42]
March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[43]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Washington Capitals
  • Maxime Ouellet
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
[44]
June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Phoenix Coyotes
[45]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) Mike Lephart Boston College (HE) 1-year Free agency [46]
June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) James Chalmers University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA) 1-year Free agency [47]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Jeremy Roenick Phoenix Coyotes 5-year Free agency [48]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Eric Weinrich Boston Bruins 3-year Free agency [49]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Pete Vandermeer Providence Bruins (AHL) Free agency [50]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Marty Murray Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [51]
May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20) Wade Skolney Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 3-year Free agency [52][53]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Steve McLaren St. Louis Blues Free agency (VI) [55]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Rob Murray Calgary Flames Free agency [56]
August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) Derek Plante Munich Barons (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [57]
August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) Matt Herr Florida Panthers Free agency (VI) [58]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) P. J. Stock New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [59]
September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) Peter White Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [60]
September 19, 2001 (2001-09-19) Brian Regan Missouri River Otters (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [61]
N/A Steve Washburn Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [62]
January 24, 2002 (2002-01-24) Jody Hull Ottawa Senators Free agency (III) [63]
March 21, 2002 (2002-03-21) Jarrod Skalde Lausanne HC (NLA) Free agency[f] [64]
April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08) Billy Tibbetts Release [65]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) John LeClair 5-year Re-signing [66]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Jiri Dopita 2-year Signing [67]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Dan McGillis 3-year Re-signing [68]
August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) Kim Johnsson 3-year Re-signing [69]
September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) Jan Hlavac 2-year Re-signing [70]
January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10) Roman Cechmanek 3-year Extension [71]
January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26) Marty Murray 3-year Extension [72]
May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) Patrick Sharp 3-year Entry-level [73]
June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) Antero Niittymaki 2-year Entry-level [74]

Draft picks

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Philadelphia's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft, which was held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida, on June 23–24, 2001.[75] The Flyers traded eight of the nine draft picks originally allotted to them, retaining only their fifth-round pick, 158th overall, and trading the others in seven different trades.[76]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 27 Jeff Woywitka Defense  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL) [g]
3 95 Patrick Sharp Center  Canada University of Vermont (Hockey East) [h]
5 146 Jussi Timonen Defense  Finland KalPa (SM-liiga) [i]
5 150 Bernd Bruckler Goaltender  Austria Tri-City Storm (USHL) [j]
5 158 Roman Malek Goaltender  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (CZE)
6 172 Dennis Seidenberg Defense  Germany Adler Mannheim (DEL) [k]
6 177 Andrei Razin Center  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS) [l]
7 208 Thierry Douville Defense  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) [i]
7 225 David Printz Defense  Sweden Great Falls Americans (AWHL) [g]

Farm teams

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The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[77][78] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[79]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Desjardins resigned the captaincy on October 23 and was replaced by Primeau.
  2. ^ The Flyers had the option of receiving either the St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2002 and a second-round pick in 2003, or a second-round pick in 2002 and a first-round pick in 2003. The Flyers chose the 2002 second-round pick and 2003 first-round pick.
  3. ^ Condition not met. The Rangers would have received a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first fifty games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least twelve months.
  4. ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received the draft pick if either Beckett or Hubacek played in the NHL for the Predators during the 2001–02 or 2002–03 season.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[54]
  6. ^ Contract for the 2002–03 season. Skalde remained with Philadelphia through the end of the season.
  7. ^ a b The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 23rd overall, to the Ottawa Senators for the Senators' first and seventh-round picks and the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2002 second-round pick on June 23, 2001.[76]
  8. ^ The Flyers acquired the Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick, 95th overall, from the Nashville Predators for Mark Eaton on September 29, 2000.[76]
  9. ^ a b The Flyers traded John Vanbiesbrouck to the New York Islanders for the Islanders' fourth-round pick, 95th overall, on June 25, 2000. That pick was traded to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' fourth, fifth, and seventh-round picks on June 23, 2001. The Predators fourth-round pick was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' 2002 third-round pick on June 24, 2001.[76]
  10. ^ The Flyers received a fifth-round pick, 150th overall, as compensation for losing Valeri Zelepukin in free agency.[76]
  11. ^ The Flyers traded Gino Odjick to the Montreal Canadiens for P. J. Stock and the Canadiens' sixth-round pick, 172nd overall, on December 7, 2000.[76]
  12. ^ The Flyers traded Marc Bureau to the Calgary Flames for Travis Brigley and the Flames' sixth-round pick, 177th overall, on March 6, 2000.[76]

References

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  • "Philadelphia Flyers 2001–02 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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