2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season

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.

2001–02 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Central Division champions
Division1st Central
Conference1st Western
2001–02 record51–17–10–4
Home record28–7–5–1
Road record23–10–5–3
Goals for251
Goals against187
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainSteve Yzerman
Alternate captainsNicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,058 (100%)
Minor league affiliatesCincinnati Mighty Ducks
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsBrendan Shanahan (37)
AssistsNicklas Lidstrom (50)
PointsBrendan Shanahan (75)
Penalty minutesChris Chelios (126)
Plus/minusChris Chelios (40)
WinsDominik Hasek (41)
Goals against averageDominik Hasek (2.17)
A group of young to older men stand around an older man holding a red and white ice hockey jersey bearing the word "BUSH" and the number "1"
The 2002 Stanley Cup champion Red Wings present a jersey to U.S. President George W. Bush.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6][7][8]

Regular season

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The Red Wings tied the Los Angeles Kings for the most power-play goals scored during the regular season with 73.[9]

Season standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Detroit Red Wings825117104251187116
24St. Louis Blues8243278422718898
35Chicago Blackhawks82412713121620796
414Nashville Predators82284113019623069
515Columbus Blue Jackets8222478516425557

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.

Western Conference[10]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Detroit Red WingsCEN825117104251187116
2y – Colorado AvalancheNW8245288121216999
3y – San Jose SharksPAC8244278324819999
4St. Louis BluesCEN8243278422718898
5Chicago BlackhawksCEN82412713121620796
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8240279622821095
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82402711421419095
8Vancouver CanucksNW8242307325421194
8.5
9Edmonton OilersNW82382812420518292
10Dallas StarsPAC82362813521521390
11Calgary FlamesNW82323512320122079
12Minnesota WildNW82263512919523873
13Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8229428317519869
14Nashville PredatorsCEN82284113019623069
15Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8222478516425557

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Playoffs

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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

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Regular season

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2001–02 regular season[11]
October: 11–2–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 4Detroit4 – 3San JoseOTHasek17,4961–0–0–02W
2October 6Detroit4 – 1VancouverHasek18,4222–0–0–04W
3October 10Calgary4 – 2DetroitHasek20,0582–1–0–04L
4October 12Buffalo2 – 4DetroitHasek20,0583–1–0–06W
5October 13Detroit5 – 4NY IslandersOTLegace16,2344–1–0–08W
6October 16Columbus3 – 4DetroitHasek20,0585–1–0–010W
7October 18Philadelphia2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0586–1–0–012W
8October 20Los Angeles2 – 3DetroitHasek20,0587–1–0–014W
9October 24Edmonton1 – 4DetroitHasek20,0588–1–0–016W
10October 26Dallas5 – 3DetroitHasek20,0588–2–0–016L
11October 27Detroit1 – 0NashvilleLegace17,1139–2–0–018W
12October 30Detroit5 – 2CarolinaLegace18,73010–2–0–020W
13October 31Detroit4 – 3DallasOTLegace18,53211–2–0–022W
November: 11–1–1–1 (home: 8–0–1–0; road: 3–1–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
14November 2NY Islanders1 – 2DetroitHasek20,05812–2–0–024W
15November 4Detroit4 – 5ChicagoHasek20,98912–3–0–024L
16November 7Detroit3 – 1PhoenixHasek15,02313–3–0–026W
17November 9Detroit1 – 0AnaheimHasek17,17414–3–0–028W
18November 10Detroit2 – 3Los AngelesOTHasek18,38514–3–0–129OTL
19November 13Carolina3 – 4DetroitHasek20,05815–3–0–131W
20November 16Minnesota3 – 8DetroitLegace20,05816–3–0–133W
21November 17Los Angeles2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05817–3–0–135W
22November 20Nashville3 – 6DetroitHasek20,05818–3–0–137W
23November 21Detroit1 – 0ColumbusOTLegace18,13619–3–0–139W
24November 23St. Louis1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05820–3–0–141W
25November 25Chicago4 – 4DetroitOTHasek20,05820–3–1–142T
26November 27Calgary2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05821–3–1–144W
27November 30New Jersey2 – 4DetroitLegace20,05822–3–1–146W
December: 6–5–2–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
28December 1Detroit1 – 4New JerseyHasek18,55922–4–1–146L
29December 5Colorado4 – 1DetroitHasek20,05822–5–1–146L
30December 7Detroit1 – 1PhoenixOTHasek20,05822–5–2–147T
31December 10Detroit0 – 2CalgaryHasek16,00922–6–2–147L
32December 13Detroit2 – 1EdmontonHasek16,83923–6–2–149W
33December 15Detroit0 – 3VancouverHasek18,42223–7–2–149L
34December 17Chicago2 – 0DetroitLegace20,05823–8–2–149L
35December 19Vancouver1 – 4DetroitHasek20,05824–8–2–151W
36December 21San Jose0 – 3DetroitHasek20,05825–8–2–153W
37December 23Detroit5 – 0ChicagoHasek22,15826–8–2–155W
38December 26Detroit3 – 3MinnesotaOTHasek18,56826–8–3–156T
39December 27Columbus1 – 5DetroitLegace20,05827–8–3–158W
40December 29Detroit2 – 3NashvilleOTHasek17,24427–8–3–259OTL
41December 31Minnesota2 – 4DetroitHasek20,05828–8–3–261W
January: 8–2–3–0 (home: 7–0–1–0; road: 1–2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
42January 2Anaheim3 – 5DetroitHasek20,05829–8–3–263W
43January 5Colorado1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05830–8–3–265W
44January 9Vancouver4 – 5DetroitOTHasek20,05831–8–3–267W
45January 12Dallas2 – 5DetroitHasek20,05832–8–3–269W
46January 15Detroit2 – 2PhoenixOTLegace15,18632–8–4–270T
47January 16Detroit2 – 3DallasHasek18,53232–9–4–270L
48January 18Washington1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05833–9–4–272W
49January 20Ottawa2 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05834–9–4–274W
50January 23San Jose2 – 2DetroitOTHasek20,05834–9–5–275T
51January 25Phoenix1 – 4DetroitLegace20,05835–9–5–277W
52January 26Detroit5 – 2St. LouisHasek20,01736–9–5–279W
53January 28Detroit1 – 1EdmontonOTHasek16,83936–9–6–280T
54January 30Detroit3 – 4CalgaryLegace17,23936–10–6–280L
February: 7–1–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
55February 4Detroit3 – 1ColoradoHasek18,00737–10–6–282W
56February 6NY Rangers1 – 3DetroitHasek20,05838–10–6–284W
57February 8Columbus3 – 2DetroitLegace20,05838–11–6–284L
58February 9Detroit3 – 2OttawaHasek18,50039–11–6–286W
59February 11Detroit3 – 2MontrealHasek21,27340–11–6–288W
60February 13Detroit2 – 0MinnesotaHasek18,56841–11–6–290W
61February 26Detroit4 – 3Tampa BayOTHasek20,91442–11–6–292W
62February 27Detroit3 – 2FloridaOTHasek19,25043–11–6–294W
March: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
63March 2Detroit4 – 2PittsburghHasek17,14844–11–6–296W
64March 6Toronto2 – 6DetroitHasek20,05845–11–6–298W
65March 9Detroit5 – 2St. LouisHasek19,92146–11–6–2100W
66March 10Detroit1 – 5BuffaloHasek18,69046–12–6–2100L
67March 13Edmonton3 – 4DetroitOTHasek20,05847–12–6–2102W
68March 16Detroit1 – 2BostonLegace17,56547–13–6–2102L
69March 17Detroit5 – 3NY RangersHasek18,20048–13–6–2104W
70March 19Anaheim2 – 1DetroitHasek20,05848–14–6–2104L
71March 21Detroit3 – 2ColumbusOTHasek18,13649–14–6–2106W
72March 23Detroit2 – 0ColoradoHasek18,00750–14–6–2108W
73March 25Detroit3 – 3NashvilleOTLegace16,51850–14–7–2109T
74March 28Nashville3 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05850–14–8–2110T
75March 30Atlanta1 – 4DetroitLegace20,05851–14–8–2112W
April: 0–3–2–2 (home: 0–1–1–1; road: 0–2–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
76April 1Toronto5 – 4DetroitOTLegace20,05851–14–8–3113OTL
77April 3Detroit1 – 1AnaheimOTHasek17,17451–14–9–3114T
78April 4Detroit0 – 3Los AngelesHasek18,62151–15–9–3114L
79April 6Detroit3 – 6San JoseLegace17,49651–16–9–3114L
80April 10Chicago3 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,05851–16–10–3115T
81April 13Detroit2 – 3St. LouisOTHasek19,87751–16–10–4116OTL
82April 14St. Louis5 – 3DetroitHasek20,05851–17–10–4116L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks — Detroit wins 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 17Vancouver4 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,058Canucks lead 1–0L
2April 19Vancouver5 – 2DetroitHasek20,058Canucks lead 2–0L
3April 21Detroit3 – 1VancouverHasek18,422Canucks lead 2–1W
4April 23Detroit4 – 2VancouverHasek18,422Series tied 2–2W
5April 25Vancouver0 – 4DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 3–2W
6April 27Detroit6 – 4VancouverHasek18,422Red Wings win 4–2W
Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) St. Louis Blues — Detroit wins 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2St. Louis0 – 2DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 1–0W
2May 4St. Louis2 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 2–0W
3May 7Detroit1 – 6St. LouisHasek19,107Red Wings lead 2–1L
4May 9Detroit4 – 3St. LouisHasek19,999Red Wings lead 3–1W
5May 11St. Louis0 – 4DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–1W
Western Conference Finals: vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche — Detroit wins 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 18Colorado3 – 5DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings lead 1–0W
2May 20Colorado4 – 3DetroitOTHasek20,058Series tied 1–1L
3May 22Detroit2 – 1ColoradoOTHasek18,007Red Wings lead 2–1W
4May 25Detroit2 – 3ColoradoHasek18,007Series tied 2–2L
5May 27Colorado2 – 1DetroitOTHasek20,058Avalanche lead 3–2L
6May 29Detroit2 – 0ColoradoHasek18,007Series tied 3–3W
7May 31Colorado0 – 7DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–3W
Stanley Cup Final: vs. (E3) Carolina Hurricanes — Detroit wins 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 4Carolina3 – 2DetroitOTHasek20,058Hurricanes lead 1–0L
2June 6Carolina1 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Series tied 1–1W
3June 8Detroit3 – 2Carolina3OTHasek18,982Red Wings lead 2–1W
4June 10Detroit3 – 0CarolinaHasek18,986Red Wings lead 3–1W
5June 13Carolina1 – 3DetroitHasek20,058Red Wings win 4–1W

Legend: W Win L 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 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. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Brendan ShanahanLW80373875231182381119520
91Sergei FedorovC8131376820362351419420
17Brett HullRW823033631835231081814
5Nicklas LidstromD78950591320235111662
20Luc RobitailleLW81302050−23823459410
19Steve YzermanC5213354811182361723410
8Igor LarionovC70113243−55018561154
24Chris CheliosD79633394012623113141544
13Pavel DatsyukC70112435442133612
33Kris DraperC82151530265623235420
96Tomas HolmstromLW6981826−125823831178
21Boyd DevereauxC79916259242124654
18Kirk MaltbyLW8291524154023336732
11Mathieu DandenaultD8181220−5442312378
28Steve DuchesneD643151832823066624
27Fredrik OlaussonD472131592221246310
25Darren McCartyRW62571229823448534
29Jason WilliamsC258210249000−12
2Jiri FischerD802810176722336630
42Sean AveryLW36224168
32Maxim KuznetsovD39123040
41Brent GilchristLW19112−38
39Dominik HasekG650118230118
4Uwe KruppD8011−182000−52
34Manny LegaceG20011010000
71Jiri SlegrD801118100022
3Jesse WallinD15011−113
22Yuri ButsayevC3000−10
15Ladislav KohnRW400004

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39Dominik Hasek654115816541402.17.9155387323167562451.86.92061455
34Manny Legace201062503452.42.91111117100215.68.500011

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Conn Smythe Trophy Nicklas Lidstrom [12]
James Norris Memorial Trophy Nicklas Lidstrom [13]
NHL First All-Star Team Chris Chelios (Defense) [14]
Nicklas Lidstrom (Defense) [14]
NHL Second All-Star Team Brendan Shanahan (Left wing) [14]
NHL Plus-Minus Award Chris Chelios [15]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Scotty Bowman (coach) [16]
Chris Chelios[a]
Sergei Fedorov[b]
Dominik Hasek[b]
Nicklas Lidstrom[b]
Brendan Shanahan[b]
NHL Player of the Week Dominik Hasek (December 24) [19]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Pavel Datsyuk[c] [20]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Pavel Datsyuk October 4, 2001 [21]
Sean Avery December 19, 2001
1,000th point Brendan Shanahan January 12, 2002 [22]

Transactions

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The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Final.[23][24]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 To Detroit Red Wings
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
To Calgary Flames
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
[23]
June 30, 2001 To Detroit Red Wings
To Buffalo Sabres
[25]
July 9, 2001 To Detroit Red Wings
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
To Carolina Hurricanes
[26]
March 19, 2002 To Detroit Red Wings
To Atlanta Thrashers
[27]

Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 2, 2001 Luc RobitailleLos Angeles Kings2-year[d]Free agency[28]
August 22, 2001 Brett HullDallas Stars2-yearFree agency[29]
September 1, 2001 Josh DeWolfMontreal CanadiensFree agency[30]
October 10, 2001 Ladislav KohnAtlanta Thrashers1-yearFree agency[31]
December 21, 2001 Joey MacDonaldToledo Storm (ECHL)Free agency[32]

Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[e]Ref
July 1, 2001 Doug Brown[f]Contract expiration (III)[33]
Larry Murphy[g]Contract expiration (III)[33]
Ken Wregget[h]Contract expiration (III)[33]
July 2, 2001 Martin LapointeBoston BruinsFree agency (V)[38]
July 4, 2001 Toivo SuursooLulea HF (SHL)Free agency (VI)[39]
July 24, 2001 Todd GillColorado AvalancheFree agency (III)[40]
August 31, 2001 Pat VerbeekDallas StarsFree agency (III)[41]
September 28, 2001 Chris OsgoodNew York IslandersWaiver draft[42]
October 2, 2001 Marc RodgersKnoxville Speed (UHL)Free agency (VI)[43]
October 17, 2001 Aren MillerOklahoma City Blazers (CHL)Free agency (UFA)[44]
February 13, 2002 Brent GilchristDallas StarsWaivers[45]

Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 27, 2001 Brent Gilchrist1-yearOption exercised[46]
July 1, 2001 Dominik Hasek3-year[i]Re-signing[48]
July 12, 2001 Pavel Datsyuk2-yearEntry-level[49]
August 2, 2001 Jesse Wallin1-yearRe-signing[50]
August 6, 2001 Mathieu Dandenault1-yearRe-signing[51]
September 4, 2001 Tomas Holmstrom3-yearRe-signing[52]
December 7, 2001 Nicklas Lidstrom2-yearExtension[53]
December 28, 2001 Manny Legace4-yearExtension[54]
May 16, 2002 Henrik Zetterberg3-yearEntry-level[55]

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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.[56]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 62 Igor Grigorenko (RW)  Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
4 121 Drew MacIntyre (G)  Canada Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
4 129 Miroslav Blatak (D)  Czech Republic HC Zlín (Czech Republic)
5 157 Andreas Jamtin (RW)  Sweden Färjestad BK (Sweden)
6 195 Nick Pannoni (G)  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8 258 Dmitry Bykov (D)  Russia Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
9 288 Francois Senez (D)  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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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).

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.

See also

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Notes

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  1. Chelios was an injury replacement for Brian Rafalski of the New Jersey Devils.[17]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fedorov, Hasek, Lidstrom, and Shanahan were all voted to the starting lineup. Lidstrom garnered more votes than any other player.[18]
  3. Datsyuk was an injury replacement for Krys Kolanos of the Phoenix Coyotes.
  4. Club option for a third year.
  5. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[33]
  6. Brown was inactive during the 2001–02 season.[34] He attended Red Wings training camp in 2002 but was ultimately released and did not resume his playing career.[35]
  7. Murphy retired.[36]
  8. Wregget retired.[37]
  9. The final two years on the contract are option years.[47]

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  12. "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  13. "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
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