2001–02 San Jose Sharks season

2001–02 San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	3rd Western
2001–02 record	44–27–8–3
Home record	25–11–3–2
Road record	19–16–5–1
Goals for	248
Goals against	199
Team information
General manager	Dean Lombardi
Coach	Darryl Sutter
Captain	Owen Nolan
Alternate captains	Vincent Damphousse Mike Ricci
Arena	HP Pavilion
Average attendance	17,422
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cleveland Barons Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
Goals	Teemu Selanne (29)
Assists	Owen Nolan (43)
Points	Owen Nolan (66)
Penalty minutes	Bryan Marchment (178)
Plus/minus	Mike Rathje (+23) Marco Sturm (+23)
Wins	Evgeni Nabokov (37)
Goals against average	Evgeni Nabokov (2.29)

The 2001–02 San Jose Sharks season was the club's 11th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sharks once again set franchise records for points (99) and wins (44) in a season. Most notably, the team won the Pacific Division for the first time in franchise history. Consequently, the Sharks clinched a playoff berth for the fifth consecutive season.

In Darryl Sutter's fifth year as head coach, the Sharks took a massive step forward. For the first time, the team boasted offensive depth in spades, as six forwards (Owen Nolan, Teemu Selanne, Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm, Scott Thornton and Vincent Damphousse) finished the season with at least 20 goals, while another two (Mike Ricci and Adam Graves) finished with at least 17. While the Sharks' defense nominally regressed from one year earlier, it remained one of the Western Conference's top units; the play of Brad Stuart, Bryan Marchment, Gary Suter and Mike Rathje proved more than adequate during the regular season. The Sharks also benefited from the strong goaltending of starter Evgeni Nabokov and backup Miikka Kiprusoff. Regular season highlights included a 10–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets (March 30, 2002) and Patrick Marleau's first career hat trick (April 6, 2002). Evgeni Nabokov also became the first goaltender in franchise history (and seventh in NHL history) to score a goal with an empty-net tally against the Vancouver Canucks on March 10. On April 12, the Sharks clinched the Pacific Division title following a Los Angeles Kings loss to the Canucks. In winning the division, the Sharks also clinched home-ice advantage in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history.

In the first round of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs, the third-seeded Sharks faced the sixth-seeded Phoenix Coyotes. The teams split the first two games in San Jose. From there, however, the Sharks closed the series out with a trio of convincing victories. In the second round, the team faced eventual Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy and the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Sharks took successive series leads of 1–0, 2–1 and 3–2 against the favored Avalanche. However, each time Colorado managed to re-tie the series. In Game 6, which was briefly interrupted by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, the Sharks took the Avalanche to overtime. However, a goal by Peter Forsberg forced a deciding seventh game in Denver. There, the Avalanche eliminated the Sharks with a hard-fought 1–0 victory. The game is arguably best remembered (amongst Sharks fans) for Teemu Selanne missing an open net from close range in the first period.

Offseason

Regular season

On March 10, 2002, Evgeni Nabokov became the first netminder in NHL history to score a powerplay goal, doing so against the Vancouver Canucks. He was also the first European goaltender to score a goal.

On March 30, 2002, the Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home 10–2.^[1] It was the second time in the 2001–02 NHL regular season that a team had scored ten goals in a single game, as the Ottawa Senators had defeated the Washington Capitals on the road 11–5.^[2] Further, it was the first time the Sharks had scored ten goals in a regular season game since January 13, 1996, when they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road 10–8.^[3]

Final standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	8	3	248	189	99
2	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
3	7	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
4	10	Dallas Stars	82	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
5	13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	29	42	8	3	175	198	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.

Western Conference^[4]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	51	17	10	4	251	187	116
2	y – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	45	28	8	1	212	169	99
3	y – San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	44	27	8	3	248	199	99
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	43	27	8	4	227	188	98
5	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	41	27	13	1	216	207	96
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
7	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
8	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	30	7	3	254	211	94
8.5
9	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	28	12	4	205	182	92
10	Dallas Stars	PAC	82	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
11	Calgary Flames	NW	82	32	35	12	3	201	220	79
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	26	35	12	9	195	238	73
13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	29	42	8	3	175	198	69
14	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	28	41	13	0	196	230	69
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	82	22	47	8	5	164	255	57

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

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

Schedule and results

Regular season

2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 5–3–3–1 (home: 3–0–1–1; road: 2–3–2–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 1 OTL October 4, 2001 3–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–0–1 Recap 2 T October 6, 2001 0–0 OT Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 0–0–1–1 Recap 3 W October 11, 2001 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Nabokov 1–0–1–1 Recap 4 W October 13, 2001 3–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–0–1–1 Recap 5 T October 16, 2001 3–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild(2001–02) Nabokov 2–0–2–1 Recap 6 L October 18, 2001 1–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) Nabokov 2–1–2–1 Recap 7 T October 20, 2001 2–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) Kiprusoff 2–1–3–1 Recap 8 W October 22, 2001 5–1 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 3–1–3–1 Recap 9 L October 23, 2001 1–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) Kiprusoff 3–2–3–1 Recap 10 L October 25, 2001 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 3–3–3–1 Recap 11 W October 27, 2001 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 4–3–3–1 Recap 12 W October 31, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 5–3–3–1 Recap
November: 7–4–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 3–3–1–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 13 W November 1, 2001 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 6–3–3–1 Recap 14 W November 3, 2001 5–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 7–3–3–1 Recap 15 W November 6, 2001 4–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–3–1 Recap 16 T November 7, 2001 2–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 8–3–4–1 Recap 17 L November 9, 2001 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–1 Recap 18 OTL November 11, 2001 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 8–4–4–2 Recap 19 W November 14, 2001 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 9–4–4–2 Recap 20 L November 15, 2001 3–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 9–5–4–2 Recap 21 OTL November 17, 2001 2–3 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 9–5–4–3 Recap 22 L November 21, 2001 0–2 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 9–6–4–3 Recap 23 L November 24, 2001 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 9–7–4–3 Recap 24 W November 27, 2001 3–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 10–7–4–3 Recap 25 W November 29, 2001 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 11–7–4–3 Recap 26 W November 30, 2001 5–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–4–3 Recap
December: 6–4–2–0 (home: 1–3–1–0; road: 5–1–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 27 T December 4, 2001 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 12–7–5–3 Recap 28 W December 6, 2001 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 13–7–5–3 Recap 29 W December 8, 2001 5–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 14–7–5–3 Recap 30 W December 11, 2001 5–4 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 15–7–5–3 Recap 31 W December 14, 2001 3–0 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 16–7–5–3 Recap 32 W December 17, 2001 4–1 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 17–7–5–3 Recap 33 W December 19, 2001 4–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–7–5–3 Recap 34 L December 21, 2001 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–5–3 Recap 35 T December 23, 2001 1–1 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 18–8–6–3 Recap 36 L December 26, 2001 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 18–9–6–3 Recap 37 L December 28, 2001 3–5 New York Rangers (2001–02) Nabokov 18–10–6–3 Recap 38 L December 30, 2001 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 18–11–6–3 Recap
January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 5–3–0–0; road: 3–3–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 39 W January 2, 2002 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 19–11–6–3 Recap 40 W January 4, 2002 5–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Kiprusoff 20–11–6–3 Recap 41 W January 5, 2002 6–0 Florida Panthers (2001–02) Kiprusoff 21–11–6–3 Recap 42 L January 8, 2002 2–6 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 21–12–6–3 Recap 43 W January 9, 2002 6–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 22–12–6–3 Recap 44 L January 12, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 22–13–6–3 Recap 45 W January 15, 2002 1–0 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 23–13–6–3 Recap 46 W January 17, 2002 3–2 New York Islanders (2001–02) Nabokov 24–13–6–3 Recap 47 L January 19, 2002 1–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 24–14–6–3 Recap 48 W January 21, 2002 4–3 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 25–14–6–3 Recap 49 T January 23, 2002 2–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–14–7–3 Recap 50 L January 24, 2002 2–6 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 25–15–7–3 Recap 51 L January 27, 2002 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) Nabokov 25–16–7–3 Recap 52 L January 29, 2002 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) Kiprusoff 25–17–7–3 Recap 53 W January 30, 2002 6–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) Nabokov 26–17–7–3 Recap
February: 6–0–0–0 (home: 3–0–0–0; road: 3–0–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 54 W February 6, 2002 2–0 Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 27–17–7–3 Recap 55 W February 8, 2002 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Nabokov 28–17–7–3 Recap 56 W February 10, 2002 4–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) Nabokov 29–17–7–3 Recap 57 W February 12, 2002 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 30–17–7–3 Recap 58 W February 26, 2002 5–1 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 31–17–7–3 Recap 59 W February 28, 2002 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 32–17–7–3 Recap
March: 7–8–1–0 (home: 5–4–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 60 L March 1, 2002 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) Kiprusoff 32–18–7–3 Recap 61 L March 3, 2002 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 32–19–7–3 Recap 62 L March 5, 2002 0–2 Nashville Predators (2001–02) Nabokov 32–20–7–3 Recap 63 W March 7, 2002 5–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) Nabokov 33–20–7–3 Recap 64 W March 9, 2002 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 34–20–7–3 Recap 65 W March 10, 2002 7–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) Nabokov 35–20–7–3 Recap 66 L March 13, 2002 0–2 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Nabokov 35–21–7–3 Recap 67 W March 15, 2002 5–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) Nabokov 36–21–7–3 Recap 68 T March 16, 2002 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) Kiprusoff 36–21–8–3 Recap 69 L March 18, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 36–22–8–3 Recap 70 L March 20, 2002 1–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) Nabokov 36–23–8–3 Recap 71 W March 21, 2002 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) Nabokov 37–23–8–3 Recap 72 L March 23, 2002 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 37–24–8–3 Recap 73 W March 26, 2002 3–2 Dallas Stars (2001–02) Nabokov 38–24–8–3 Recap 74 L March 28, 2002 2–3 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) Nabokov 38–25–8–3 Recap 75 W March 30, 2002 10–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Kiprusoff 39–25–8–3 Recap
April: 5–2–0–0 (home: 4–0–0–0; road: 1–2–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Decision Record Recap 76 W April 2, 2002 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) Nabokov 40–25–8–3 Recap 77 W April 4, 2002 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) Nabokov 41–25–8–3 Recap 78 W April 6, 2002 6–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) Nabokov 42–25–8–3 Recap 79 L April 8, 2002 1–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) Nabokov 42–26–8–3 Recap 80 W April 10, 2002 5–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) Nabokov 43–26–8–3 Recap 81 L April 11, 2002 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) Kiprusoff 43–27–8–3 Recap 82 W April 13, 2002 3–1 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) Nabokov 44–27–8–3 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Phoenix Coyotes – Sharks win 4–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 17, 2002 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 20, 2002 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 22, 2002 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 W April 24, 2002 2–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes Sharks lead 3–1 Recap 5 W April 26, 2002 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W May 1, 2002 6–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 1–0 Recap 2 L May 4, 2002 2–8 @ Colorado Avalanche Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W May 6, 2002 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 2–1 Recap 4 L May 8, 2002 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 W May 11, 2002 5–3 @ Colorado Avalanche Sharks lead 3–2 Recap 6 L May 13, 2002 1–2 OT Colorado Avalanche Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 L May 15, 2002 0–1 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–3 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
11	Owen Nolan	RW	75	23	43	66	7	93	12	3	6	9	−2	8
25	Vincent Damphousse	C	82	20	38	58	8	60	12	2	6	8	−1	12
8	Teemu Selanne	RW	82	29	25	54	−11	40	12	5	3	8	−3	2
18	Mike Ricci	C	79	19	34	53	9	44	12	4	6	10	6	4
12	Patrick Marleau	C	79	21	23	44	9	40	12	6	5	11	3	6
17	Scott Thornton	LW	77	26	16	42	11	116	12	3	3	6	3	6
19	Marco Sturm	LW	77	21	20	41	23	32	12	3	2	5	−1	2
24	Niklas Sundstrom	RW	73	9	30	39	7	50	12	1	6	7	3	6
20	Gary Suter	D	82	6	27	33	13	57	12	0	4	4	2	8
9	Adam Graves	LW	81	17	14	31	11	51	12	3	1	4	−2	6
7	Brad Stuart	D	82	6	23	29	13	39	12	0	3	3	1	8
28	Matt Bradley	RW	54	9	13	22	22	43	10	0	0	0	0	0
13	Todd Harvey	RW	69	9	13	22	16	73	12	0	2	2	3	12
27	Bryan Marchment	D	72	2	20	22	22	178	12	1	1	2	−1	10
10	Marcus Ragnarsson	D	70	5	15	20	4	44	12	1	3	4	−1	12
5	Jeff Jillson	D	48	5	13	18	2	29	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mike Rathje	D	52	5	12	17	23	48	12	1	3	4	5	6
22	Scott Hannan	D	75	2	12	14	10	57	12	0	2	2	−1	12
32	Stephane Matteau	LW	55	7	4	11	4	15	10	1	2	3	1	2
15	Alexander Korolyuk	LW	32	3	7	10	2	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Mark Smith	C	49	3	3	6	−1	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Evgeni Nabokov	G	67	1	3	4		14	12	0	2	2		2
23	Shawn Heins	D	17	0	2	2	1	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Steve Bancroft	D	5	0	1	1	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Mike Craig	RW	2	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
50	Hannes Hyvonen	RW	6	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Miikka Kiprusoff	G	20	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0		0
29	Vesa Toskala	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Evgeni Nabokov	67	37	24	5	1818	149	2.29	.918	7	3901	12	7	5	322	31	2.61	.904	0	712
37	Miikka Kiprusoff	20	7	6	3	508	43	2.49	.915	2	1037	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.000	0	8
29	Vesa Toskala	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.000	0	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Vincent Damphousse[a]	[7]
		Owen Nolan[a]
		Teemu Selanne[a]
	NHL Player of the Month	Evgeni Nabokov (February)	[8]
	NHL Player of the Week	Evgeni Nabokov (February 11)	[9]
Team	Sharks Player of the Year	Mike Ricci	[10]
	Sharks Rookie of the Year	Matt Bradley	[10]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jeff Jillson	October 4, 2001	[11]
	Vesa Toskala	November 24, 2001
	Hannes Hyvonen	March 23, 2002
1,000th game played	Adam Graves	October 27, 2001	[12]
400th goal	Teemu Selanne	March 7, 2002	[13]

Transactions

The Sharks 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.^[14]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24)	To San Jose Sharks Adam Graves[b]	To New York Rangers Christian Gosselin Mikael Samuelsson	[16]
	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2001	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2001 6th-round pick in 2001 7th-round pick in 2001	[14]
	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2001	To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 8th-round pick in 2001 9th-round pick in 2001	[14]
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29)	To San Jose Sharks Rich Pilon	To New York Rangers Conditional 7th-round pick in 2002	[17]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11)	Matt Carkner	Peterborough Petes (OHL)		Free agency	[18]
	Graig Mischler	Northeastern University (HE)		Free agency	[18]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23)	Seamus Kotyk	Ottawa 67's (OHL)		Free agency	[19]
	Brandon Smith	Boston Bruins		Free agency	[19]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15)	Jesse Fibiger	University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)		Free agency	[20]
	Joel Prpic	Colorado Avalanche		Free agency	[20]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05)	Mike Craig	Colorado Avalanche		Free agency	[21]
September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)	Lynn Loyns	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)		Free agency	[22]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[c]	Ref
N/A	Greg Andrusak	Berlin Capitals (DEL)	Free agency (VI)	[24]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)	Jarrett Deuling[d]		Contract expiration (VI)	[23]
	Doug Friedman[e]		Contract expiration (VI)	[23]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05)	Rich Pilon	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (III)	[27]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)	Jim Montgomery	Dallas Stars	Free agency (UFA)	[28]
	Jeff Norton	Florida Panthers	Free agency (III)	[29]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23)	Bill Lindsay	Florida Panthers	Free agency (UFA)	[30]
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08)	Tony Granato		Retirement (III)	[31]
September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20)	Paul Kruse	Sheffield Steelers (BISL)	Free agency (III)	[32]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)	Rejean Stringer	Columbia Inferno (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[33]
October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)	Larry Courville	Hershey Bears (AHL)	Free agency (VI)	[34]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)	David MacIsaac	Hershey Bears (AHL)	Free agency (VI)	[35]
November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)	Terry Friesen	Fresno Falcons (WCHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[36]
May 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)	Mike Craig	SCL Tigers (NLA)	Free agency	[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11)	Vesa Toskala		Re-signing	[18]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23)	Hannes Hyvonen		Entry-level	[19]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15)	Matt Bradley		Re-signing	[20]
	Gary Suter	1-year[f]	Re-signing	[38]
August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17)	Shawn Heins	1-year[g]	Re-signing	[39]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05)	Miikka Kiprusoff	1-year	Re-signing	[21]
	Ryan Kraft		Re-signing	[21]
	Andy Lundbohm		Re-signing	[21]
	Mark Smith		Re-signing	[21]
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07)	Todd Harvey	2-year	Re-signing	[40]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)	Patrick Marleau	1-year	Re-signing	[41]
	Chad Wiseman		Entry-level	[41]
September 21, 2001 (2001-09-21)	Miikka Kiprusoff	1-year	Extension	[42]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06)	Adam Graves	1-year[f]	Extension	[43]
November 29, 2001 (2001-11-29)	Mike Rathje	4-year	Re-signing	[44]

Draft picks

San Jose's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.^[45]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	20	Marcel Goc	Center	Germany	Schwenninger Wild Wings (DEL)
4	106	Christian Ehrhoff	Defense	Germany	Duisburg EV (GerObL)
4	107	Dimitri Patzold	Goaltender	Kazakhstan	Kölner Haie (DEL)
5	140	Tomas Plihal	Left wing	Czechoslovakia	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic)
6	175	Ryane Clowe	Left wing	Canada	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
6	182	Tom Cavanagh	Center	United States	Harvard University (NCAA)

Notes

1. Damphousse, Nolan, and Selanne were voted to the starting lineup.^[6]
2. The Rangers agreed to pay two-thirds of Graves’ remaining salary on his contract.^[15]
3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[23]
4. Deuling retired.^[25]
5. Friedman retired.^[26]
6. Club option for a second year.
7. Option for a second year.

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