2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 5th Southeast |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2001–02 record | 19–47–11 |
Goals for | 187 |
Goals against | 288 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Curt Fraser |
Captain | Ray Ferraro (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr) |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (29) |
Assists | Dany Heatley (41) |
Points | Dany Heatley (67) |
Penalties in minutes | Jeff Odgers (135) |
Wins | Milan Hnilicka (13) |
Goals against average | Norm Maracle (3.00) |
<2000–01 | 2002–03> |
The 2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' third season of competition. The team did not make the playoffs.
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Offseason
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Regular season
The Thrashers struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in goaltending, with 288 goals allowed, and on the power play, with only 37 power-play goals scored. They also allowed the most-short-handed goals of all 30 teams, with 12.[1]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 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
Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October, 4, 2001 | 2-1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2001-02) | 1-0-0-0 |
2 | OTL | October, 6, 2001 | 3-4 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2001-02) | 1-0-0-1 |
3 | L | October 13, 2001 | 5-2 | Carolina Hurricanes (2001-02) | 1-1-0-1 |
4 | T | October 16, 2001 | 3-3 | Philadelphia Flyers (2001-02) | 1-1-1-1 |
5 | L | October 19, 2001 | 3–4 | New York Rangers (2001–02) | 1–2–1–1 |
6 | OTL | October 20, 2001 | 1–2 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) | 1–2–1–2 |
7 | L | October 23, 2001 | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) | 1–3–1–2 |
8 | W | October 26, 2001 | 1–0 | Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 2–3–1–2 |
9 | W | October 27, 2001 | 4–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 3–3–1–2 |
10 | L | October 30, 2001 | 3–6 | Ottawa Senators (2001–02) | 3–4–1–2 |
11 | L | November 1, 2001 | 2–5 | @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 3–5–1–2 |
12 | L | November 3, 2001 | 1–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) | 3–6–1–2 |
13 | L | November 4, 2001 | 0–5 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 3–7–1–2 |
14 | L | November 7, 2001 | 2–3 | @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 3–8–1–2 |
15 | L | November 8, 2001 | 0–8 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) | 3–9–1–2 |
16 | L | November 10, 2001 | 0–3 | @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 3–10–1–2 |
17 | L | November 13, 2001 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 3–11–1–2 |
18 | T | November 16, 2001 | 4–4 OT | Nashville Predators (2001–02) | 3–11–2–2 |
19 | L | November 18, 2001 | 2–6 | @ New York Rangers (2001–02) | 3–12–2–2 |
20 | W | November 19, 2001 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) | 4–12–2–2 |
21 | L | November 22, 2001 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 4–13–2–2 |
22 | W | November 24, 2001 | 6–3 | @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) | 5–13–2–2 |
23 | L | November 27, 2001 | 1–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 5–14–2–2 |
24 | L | November 29, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 5–15–2–2 |
25 | W | December 1, 2001 | 5–2 | @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 6–15–2–2 |
26 | L | December 4, 2001 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (2001–02) | 6–16–2–2 |
27 | T | December 6, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 6–16–3–2 |
28 | L | December 8, 2001 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) | 6–17–3–2 |
29 | L | December 10, 2001 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) | 6–18–3–2 |
30 | T | December 12, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 6–18–4–2 |
31 | L | December 14, 2001 | 1–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) | 6–19–4–2 |
32 | L | December 15, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 6–20–4–2 |
33 | W | December 18, 2001 | 3–2 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) | 7–20–4–2 |
34 | L | December 19, 2001 | 2–4 | San Jose Sharks (2001–02) | 7–21–4–2 |
35 | OTL | December 21, 2001 | 4–5 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) | 7–21–4–3 |
36 | L | December 23, 2001 | 1–4 | Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 7–22–4–3 |
37 | T | December 26, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 7–22–5–3 |
38 | W | December 28, 2001 | 5–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 8–22–5–3 |
39 | L | December 31, 2001 | 3–4 | @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 8–23–5–3 |
40 | L | January 2, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) | 8–24–5–3 |
41 | L | January 3, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 8–25–5–3 |
42 | L | January 6, 2002 | 2–3 | New York Islanders (2001–02) | 8–26–5–3 |
43 | L | January 8, 2002 | 4–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) | 8–27–5–3 |
44 | W | January 9, 2002 | 4–3 OT | Ottawa Senators (2001–02) | 9–27–5–3 |
45 | W | January 11, 2002 | 1–0 | Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 10–27–5–3 |
46 | T | January 13, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 10–27–6–3 |
47 | W | January 15, 2002 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 11–27–6–3 |
48 | L | January 17, 2002 | 3–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) | 11–28–6–3 |
49 | W | January 19, 2002 | 6–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 12–28–6–3 |
50 | L | January 22, 2002 | 0–3 | Washington Capitals (2001–02) | 12–29–6–3 |
51 | W | January 24, 2002 | 4–2 | New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 13–29–6–3 |
52 | OTL | January 26, 2002 | 2–3 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) | 13–29–6–4 |
53 | L | January 28, 2002 | 2–4 | Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) | 13–30–6–4 |
54 | L | January 30, 2002 | 0–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 13–31–6–4 |
55 | W | February 5, 2002 | 3–2 | Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) | 14–31–6–4 |
56 | T | February 7, 2002 | 3–3 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 14–31–7–4 |
57 | L | February 8, 2002 | 1–2 | New York Rangers (2001–02) | 14–32–7–4 |
58 | L | February 11, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) | 14–33–7–4 |
59 | L | February 12, 2002 | 0–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) | 14–34–7–4 |
60 | W | February 26, 2002 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) | 15–34–7–4 |
61 | W | March 1, 2002 | 4–3 | New York Islanders (2001–02) | 16–34–7–4 |
62 | L | March 2, 2002 | 1–4 | @ New York Islanders (2001–02) | 16–35–7–4 |
63 | L | March 4, 2002 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) | 16–36–7–4 |
64 | L | March 6, 2002 | 1–4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) | 16–37–7–4 |
65 | L | March 8, 2002 | 0–3 | Boston Bruins (2001–02) | 16–38–7–4 |
66 | L | March 10, 2002 | 1–6 | @ New York Islanders (2001–02) | 16–39–7–4 |
67 | T | March 12, 2002 | 4–4 OT | Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 16–39–8–4 |
68 | W | March 14, 2002 | 2–0 | Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 17–39–8–4 |
69 | L | March 16, 2002 | 2–4 | Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) | 17–40–8–4 |
70 | L | March 18, 2002 | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) | 17–41–8–4 |
71 | L | March 20, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) | 17–42–8–4 |
72 | W | March 22, 2002 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (2001–02) | 18–42–8–4 |
73 | W | March 23, 2002 | 3–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) | 19–42–8–4 |
74 | L | March 27, 2002 | 2–4 | Minnesota Wild (2001–02) | 19–43–8–4 |
75 | L | March 30, 2002 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) | 19–44–8–4 |
76 | L | April 2, 2002 | 2–4 | @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) | 19–45–8–4 |
77 | L | April 3, 2002 | 0–6 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) | 19–46–8–4 |
78 | L | April 5, 2002 | 1–3 | New Jersey Devils (2001–02) | 19–47–8–4 |
79 | T | April 7, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) | 19–47–9–4 |
80 | T | April 10, 2002 | 4–4 OT | Florida Panthers (2001–02) | 19–47–10–4 |
81 | OTL | April 12, 2002 | 4–5 OT | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) | 19–47–10–5 |
82 | T | April 14, 2002 | 2–2 OT | Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) | 19–47–11–5 |
Playoffs
The Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Dany Heatley | LW | 82 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 56 | -19 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 28 | -19 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 12 | -12 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Lubos Bartecko | LW | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 30 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Ferraro | C | 61 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 66 | -32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Frantisek Kaberle | D | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 24 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yannick Tremblay | D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 47 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Patrik Stefan | C | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 22 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tomi Kallio | LW | 60 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pascal Rheaume | C | 42 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Hnat Domenichelli | LW | 40 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 75 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 14 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Per Svartvadet | C | 78 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shean Donovan | RW | 48 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 40 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Brian Pothier | D | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Odgers | RW | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 135 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Reirden | D | 65 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 82 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jiri Slegr | D | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andreas Karlsson | C | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Corkum | C | 65 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Tamer | D | 78 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 111 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brad Tapper | RW | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 43 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Cowan | LW | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 50 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J.P. Vigier | RW | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Sutton | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yuri Butsayev | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 127 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Snyder | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milan Hnilicka | G | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Harlock | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamil Piros | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Weaver | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petr Buzek | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frederic Cassivi | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Clark | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Hartigan | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Francis Lessard | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek MacKenzie | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Maracle | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pasi Nurminen | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damian Rhodes | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirill Safronov | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Sellars | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Simon | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Milan Hnilicka | 3367 | 60 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 179 | 3.19 | 3 | 1956 | 1777 | .908 |
Frederic Cassivi | 307 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3.32 | 0 | 207 | 190 | .918 |
Pasi Nurminen | 465 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3.61 | 0 | 275 | 247 | .898 |
Damian Rhodes | 769 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 3.67 | 0 | 439 | 392 | .893 |
Norm Maracle | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 20 | 17 | .850 |
Team: | 4968 | 82 | 19 | 52 | 11 | 274 | 3.31 | 3 | 2897 | 2623 | .905 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;
Awards and records
Awards
Honors
- Dany Heatley, Forward, NHL All-Rookie Team
- Ilya Kovalchuk, Forward, NHL All-Star
Transactions
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Roster
Goaltenders Milan Hnilicka Damian Rhodes Norm Maracle
Draft picks
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Farm teams
Farm Team- Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Secondary Farm Team- Greenville Grrrowl (ECHL)
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002.html
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