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. After last seasons' disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Ken Holland went out into the trade market to address Detroit's more glaring needs. He quickly filled them by trading for Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek and signing Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. These big names joined other future Hall of Fame talents; Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman, along 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 and did not disappoint[1]. With so much talent on one team, including the first time three 500-goal scorers were on the same team, 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, the Wings had earned the first seed in the Western Conference and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. However, Detroit and the rest of the hockey world were shocked when the Canucks quickly won the first two games in Hockeytown. After the loss, team 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 take the series. After a quick series against the division rival St. Louis Blues, Detroit met their old nemesis, the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Finals. They battled back and forth during the series, tying the series three times before reaching game seven in Detroit. The Wings came out firing and won the deciding game 7 – 0. After that the Wings fought the cinderella story Carolina Hurricanes for the Stanley Cup, winning in game five at home. Over a 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 ten 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 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". [edit] Regular season [edit] Season standings 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. For complete final standings, see 2001–02 NHL season [edit] Game log [edit] October Record: 11–2–0–0; Home: 5–2–0–0; Road: 6–0–0–0 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 1 | October 4 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | San Jose | OT | Hasek | 17,496 | 1–0–0–0 | 2 | | 2 | October 6 | Detroit | 4 – 1 | Vancouver | | Hasek | 18,422 | 2–0–0–0 | 4 | | 3 | October 10 | Calgary | 4 – 2 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 2–1–0–0 | 4 | | 4 | October 12 | Buffalo | 2 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 3–1–0–0 | 6 | | 5 | October 13 | Detroit | 5 – 4 | NY Islanders | OT | Legace | 16,234 | 4–1–0–0 | 8 | | 6 | October 16 | Columbus | 3 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 5–1–0–0 | 10 | | 7 | October 18 | Philadelphia | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 6–1–0–0 | 12 | | 8 | October 20 | Los Angeles | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 7–1–0–0 | 14 | | 9 | October 24 | Edmonton | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 8–1–0–0 | 16 | | 10 | October 26 | Dallas | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 8–2–0–0 | 16 | | 11 | October 27 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | Nashville | | Legace | 17,113 | 9–2–0–0 | 18 | | 12 | October 30 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | Carolina | | Legace | 18,730 | 10–2–0–0 | 20 | | 13 | October 31 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | Dallas | OT | Legace | 18,532 | 11–2–0–0 | 22 | [edit] November Record: 11–1–1–1; Home: 8–0–1–0; Road: 3–1–0–1 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 14 | November 2 | NY Islanders | 1 – 2 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 12–2–0–0 | 24 | | 15 | November 4 | Detroit | 4 – 5 | Chicago | | Hasek | 20,989 | 12–3–0–0 | 24 | | 16 | November 7 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Phoenix | | Hasek | 15,023 | 13–3–0–0 | 26 | | 17 | November 9 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | Anaheim | | Hasek | 17,174 | 14–3–0–0 | 28 | | 18 | November 10 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Los Angeles | OT | Hasek | 18,385 | 14–3–0–1 | 29 | | 19 | November 13 | Carolina | 3 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 15–3–0–1 | 31 | | 20 | November 16 | Minnesota | 3 – 8 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 16–3–0–1 | 33 | | 21 | November 17 | Los Angeles | 2 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 17–3–0–1 | 35 | | 22 | November 20 | Nashville | 3 – 6 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 18–3–0–1 | 37 | | 23 | November 21 | Detroit | 1 – 0 | Columbus | OT | Legace | 18,136 | 19–3–0–1 | 39 | | 24 | November 23 | St. Louis | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 20–3–0–1 | 41 | | 25 | November 25 | Chicago | 4 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 20–3–1–1 | 42 | | 26 | November 27 | Calgary | 2 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 21–3–1–1 | 44 | | 27 | November 30 | New Jersey | 2 – 4 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 22–3–1–1 | 46 | [edit] December Record: 6–5–2–1; Home: 4–2–1–0; Road: 2–3–1–1 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 28 | December 1 | Detroit | 1 – 4 | New Jersey | | Hasek | 18,559 | 22–4–1–1 | 46 | | 29 | December 5 | Colorado | 4 – 1 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 22–5–1–1 | 46 | | 30 | December 7 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | Phoenix | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 22–5–2–1 | 47 | | 31 | December 10 | Detroit | 0 – 2 | Calgary | | Hasek | 16,009 | 22–6–2–1 | 47 | | 32 | December 13 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | Edmonton | | Hasek | 16,839 | 23–6–2–1 | 49 | | 33 | December 15 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | Vancouver | | Hasek | 18,422 | 23–7–2–1 | 49 | | 34 | December 17 | Chicago | 2 – 0 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 23–8–2–1 | 49 | | 35 | December 19 | Vancouver | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 24–8–2–1 | 51 | | 36 | December 21 | San Jose | 0 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 25–8–2–1 | 53 | | 37 | December 23 | Detroit | 5 – 0 | Chicago | | Hasek | 22,158 | 26–8–2–1 | 55 | | 38 | December 26 | Detroit | 3 – 3 | Minnesota | OT | Hasek | 18,568 | 26–8–3–1 | 56 | | 39 | December 27 | Columbus | 1 – 5 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 27–8–3–1 | 58 | | 40 | December 29 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Nashville | OT | Hasek | 17,224 | 27–8–3–2 | 59 | | 41 | December 31 | Minnesota | 2 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 28–8–3–2 | 61 | [edit] January Record: 8–2–3–0; Home: 7–0–1–0; Road: 1–2–2–0 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 42 | January 2 | Anaheim | 3 – 5 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 29–8–3–2 | 63 | | 43 | January 5 | Colorado | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 30–8–3–2 | 65 | | 44 | January 9 | Vancouver | 4 – 5 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 31–8–3–2 | 67 | | 45 | January 12 | Dallas | 2 – 5 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 32–8–3–2 | 69 | | 46 | January 15 | Detroit | 2 – 2 | Phoenix | OT | Legace | 15,186 | 32–8–4–2 | 70 | | 47 | January 16 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Dallas | | Hasek | 18,532 | 32–9–4–2 | 70 | | 48 | January 18 | Washington | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 33–9–4–2 | 72 | | 49 | January 20 | Ottawa | 2 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 34–9–4–2 | 74 | | 50 | January 23 | San Jose | 2 – 2 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 34–9–5–2 | 75 | | 51 | January 25 | Phoenix | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 35–9–5–2 | 77 | | 52 | January 26 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | St. Louis | | Hasek | 20,017 | 36–9–5–2 | 79 | | 53 | January 28 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | Edmonton | OT | Hasek | 16,839 | 36–9–6–2 | 80 | | 54 | January 30 | Detroit | 3 – 4 | Calgary | | Legace | 17,239 | 36–10–6–2 | 80 | [edit] February Record: 7–1–0–0; Home: 1–1–0–0; Road: 6–0–0–0 Record: 8–3–2–0; Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 5–2–1–0 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 63 | March 2 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | Pittsburgh | | Hasek | 17,148 | 44–11–6–2 | 96 | | 64 | March 6 | Toronto | 2 – 6 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 45–11–6–2 | 98 | | 65 | March 9 | Detroit | 5 – 2 | St. Louis | | Hasek | 19,921 | 46–11–6–2 | 100 | | 66 | March 10 | Detroit | 1 – 5 | Buffalo | | Hasek | 18,690 | 46–12–6–2 | 100 | | 67 | March 13 | Edmonton | 3 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 47–12–6–2 | 102 | | 68 | March 16 | Detroit | 1 – 2 | Boston | | Legace | 17,565 | 47–13–6–2 | 102 | | 69 | March 17 | Detroit | 5 – 3 | NY Rangers | | Hasek | 18,200 | 48–13–6–2 | 104 | | 70 | March 19 | Anaheim | 2 – 1 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 48–14–6–2 | 104 | | 71 | March 21 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Columbus | OT | Hasek | 18,136 | 49–14–6–2 | 106 | | 72 | March 23 | Detroit | 2 – 0 | Colorado | | Hasek | 18,007 | 50–14–6–2 | 108 | | 73 | March 25 | Detroit | 3 – 3 | Nashville | OT | Legace | 16,518 | 50–14–7–2 | 109 | | 74 | March 28 | Nashville | 3 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 50–14–8–2 | 110 | | 75 | March 30 | Atlanta | 1 – 4 | Detroit | | Legace | 20,058 | 51–14–8–2 | 112 | Record: 0–3–2–2; Home: 0–1–1–1; Road: 0–2–1–1 | # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts | | 76 | April 1 | Toronto | 5 – 4 | Detroit | OT | Legace | 20,058 | 51–14–8–3 | 113 | | 77 | April 3 | Detroit | 1 – 1 | Anaheim | OT | Hasek | 17,174 | 51–14–9–3 | 114 | | 78 | April 4 | Detroit | 0 – 3 | Los Angeles | | Hasek | 18,621 | 51–15–9–3 | 114 | | 79 | April 6 | Detroit | 3 – 6 | San Jose | | Legace | 17,496 | 51–16–9–3 | 114 | | 80 | April 10 | Chicago | 3 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 51–16–9–4 | 115 | | 81 | April 13 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | St. Louis | OT | Hasek | 19,877 | 51–16–10–4 | 116 | | 82 | April 14 | St. Louis | 5 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 51–17–10–4 | 116 | - Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates regulation loss.
- Yellow background indicates tie.
- White background indicates overtime loss.
[edit] Playoffs 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 James Taylor song "Carolina in My Mind" 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, beating the Hurricanes three to one at home in Detroit on June 13 to take home their tenth Stanley Cup. [edit] Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks Detroit wins series 4–2 | Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | | 1 | April 17 | Vancouver | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 0 – 1 | | 2 | April 19 | Vancouver | 5 – 2 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 0 – 2 | | 3 | April 21 | Detroit | 3 – 1 | Vancouver | | Hasek | 18,422 | 1 – 2 | | 4 | April 23 | Detroit | 4 – 2 | Vancouver | | Hasek | 18,422 | 2 – 2 | | 5 | April 25 | Vancouver | 0 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 3 – 2 | | 6 | April 27 | Detroit | 6 – 4 | Vancouver | | Hasek | 18,422 | 4 – 2 | [edit] Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) St. Louis Blues Detroit wins series 4–1 | Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | | 1 | May 2 | St. Louis | 0 – 2 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 1 – 0 | | 2 | May 4 | St. Louis | 2 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 2 – 0 | | 3 | May 7 | Detroit | 1 – 6 | St. Louis | | Hasek | 20,017 | 2 – 1 | | 4 | May 9 | Detroit | 4 – 3 | St. Louis | | Hasek | 20,017 | 3 – 1 | | 5 | May 11 | St. Louis | 0 – 4 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 4 – 1 | Detroit wins series 4–3 | Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | | 1 | May 18 | Colorado | 3 – 5 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 1 – 0 | | 2 | May 20 | Colorado | 4 – 3 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 1 – 1 | | 3 | May 22 | Detroit | 2 – 1 | Colorado | OT | Hasek | 18,007 | 2 – 1 | | 4 | May 25 | Detroit | 2 – 3 | Colorado | | Hasek | 18,007 | 2 – 2 | | 5 | May 27 | Colorado | 2 – 1 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 2 – 3 | | 6 | May 29 | Detroit | 2 – 0 | Colorado | | Hasek | 18,007 | 3 – 3 | | 7 | May 31 | Colorado | 0 – 7 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 4 – 3 | Detroit wins series 4–1 | Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Series | | 1 | June 4 | Carolina | 3 – 2 | Detroit | OT | Hasek | 20,058 | 0 – 1 | | 2 | June 6 | Carolina | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 1 – 1 | | 3 | June 8 | Detroit | 3 – 2 | Carolina | 3OT | Hasek | 18,730 | 2 – 1 | | 4 | June 10 | Detroit | 3 – 0 | Carolina | | Hasek | 18,730 | 3 – 1 | | 5 | June 13 | Carolina | 1 – 3 | Detroit | | Hasek | 20,058 | 4 – 1 | - Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
[edit] Player stats [edit] Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes [edit] Goaltending Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average | | | Regular season | | Playoffs | | Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | | Dominik Hasek | 65 | 3873 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 140 | 5 | .915 | 2.17 | 23 | 1455 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 6 | .920 | 1.86 | | Manny Legace | 20 | 1117 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 1 | .911 | 2.42 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 5.68 | [edit] Awards and records [edit] Trophies and awards [edit] Records [edit] Milestones [edit] Transactions The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.[5][6] [edit] Trades [edit] Free agents [edit] Draft picks 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.[7] [edit] Farm teams The Mighty Ducks were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2001–02. The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2001–02 season. [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Detroit Red Wings 2001 Preview, CNNSI.com, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ Congratulating the Detroit Red Wings on Winning Their 10th Stanley Cup Championship Senate Proposal, Carl Levin, senate.gov, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ Wings fans give team grand send-off into summer, USATODAY.com, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ 2002 Olympic Hockey Team Rosters, HockeyNut.com, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ Detroit Red Wings Preview, Jacob Luft, CNNSI.com, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ Detorit Red Wings 1997–2003 transactions, HockeyNut.com, accessed September 26, 2007
- ^ Detroit Red Wings Draft History, hockeydb.com, accessed September 24, 2007
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