2001–02 New York Islanders season

The 2001–02 New York Islanders season was the 30th season of the professional ice hockey team. This season saw the Islanders finish in second place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 42 wins, 28 losses, eight ties and four overtime losses for 96 points. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1994 as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, but lost their first-round playoff series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games.

2001–02 New York Islanders
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference5th Eastern
2001–02 record42–28–8–4
Home record21–13–5–2
Road record21–15–3–2
Goals for239
Goals against220
Team information
General managerMike Milbury
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainMichael Peca
Alternate captainsClaude Lapointe[a]
Dave Scatchard[a]
Alexei Yashin
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance14,548 (89.6%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Yashin (32)
AssistsAlexei Yashin (43)
PointsAlexei Yashin (75)
Penalty minutesEric Cairns (176)
Plus/minusAdrian Aucoin (+23)
WinsChris Osgood (32)
Goals against averageChris Osgood (2.50)

Off-season

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Newly acquired forward Michael Peca was named team captain.[1]

Regular season

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The Islanders scored the most shorthanded goals during the regular season, with 17.[2]

Final 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[3]
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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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 18, 2002 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 20, 2002 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 23, 2002 6–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 24, 2002 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 26, 2002 3–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 28, 2002 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L April 30, 2002 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leafs win 4–3 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 Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
79 Alexei Yashin C 78 32 43 75 −3 25 7 3 4 7 −2 2
37 Mark Parrish RW 78 30 30 60 10 32 7 2 1 3 −6 6
27 Michael Peca C 80 25 35 60 19 62 5 1 0 1 −5 2
17 Shawn Bates C 71 17 35 52 18 30 7 2 4 6 −5 11
21 Mariusz Czerkawski RW 82 22 29 51 −8 48 7 2 2 4 −3 4
15 Brad Isbister LW 79 17 21 38 1 113 3 1 1 2 0 17
12 Oleg Kvasha LW 71 13 25 38 −4 80 7 0 1 1 1 6
4 Roman Hamrlik D 70 11 26 37 7 78 7 1 6 7 −6 6
3 Adrian Aucoin D 81 12 22 34 23 62 7 2 5 7 −1 4
29 Kenny Jonsson D 76 10 22 32 15 26 5 1 2 3 −2 4
38 Dave Scatchard C 80 12 15 27 −4 111 7 1 1 2 −2 22
11 Kip Miller C 37 7 17 24 2 6 7 4 2 6 −2 2
13 Claude Lapointe C 80 9 12 21 −9 60 7 0 0 0 −2 14
8[b] Dick Tarnstrom D 62 3 16 19 −12 38 5 0 0 0 −2 2
55 Jason Blake C 82 8 10 18 −11 36 7 0 1 1 −2 13
10 Mats Lindgren LW 59 3 12 15 0 16
33 Eric Cairns D 74 2 5 7 −2 176 7 0 0 0 −2 15
20 Steve Webb RW 60 2 4 6 0 104 7 0 0 0 1 12
45 Marko Kiprusoff D 27 0 6 6 0 4
24 Radek Martinek D 23 1 4 5 5 16
35 Chris Osgood G 66 0 4 4 10 7 0 0 0 4
28 Darren Van Impe D 14 1 2 3 6 16 7 0 4 4 −5 8
25 Juraj Kolnik RW 7 2 0 2 −2 0
36 Evgeny Korolev D 17 0 2 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Branislav Mezei D 24 0 2 2 2 12
6 Ken Sutton D 21 0 2 2 −5 8
16 Raffi Torres LW 14 0 1 1 2 6
18 Jim Cummins RW 10 0 0 0 −5 31 1 0 0 0 0 9
14 Ted Donato†‡ LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
41 Ray Giroux D 2 0 0 0 −1 2
7 Kevin Haller D 1 0 0 0 −1 2
14 Alexander Kharitonov LW 5 0 0 0 −1 4
28 Jason Krog C 2 0 0 0 0 0
56 Jason Podollan RW 1 0 0 0 0 2
51 Dave Roche‡† LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Ray Schultz D 2 0 0 0 −1 5 2 0 0 0 2 2
30 Garth Snow G 25 0 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0
46 Marko Tuomainen RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
43 Trent Hunter RW 4 1 1 2 1 2

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
35 Chris Osgood 66 32 25 6 1727 156 2.50 .910 4 3743 7 3 4 193 17 2.60 .912 0 392
30 Garth Snow 25 10 7 2 549 55 2.71 .900 2 1217 1 0 0 19 2 4.62 .895 0 26

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Frank J. Selke Trophy Michael Peca [5]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Mark Parrish [6]
Alexei Yashin
NHL Player of the Month Chris Osgood (October) [7]
NHL Player of the Week Mark Parrish (October 15) [8]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Steve Webb [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Radek Martinek October 5, 2001 [10]
Dick Tarnstrom October 30, 2001
Raffi Torres November 24, 2001
Trent Hunter April 24, 2002 [11]

Transactions

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The Islanders 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.[12]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) To New York Islanders
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[13]
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To New York Islanders
To Ottawa Senators
[14]
To New York Islanders
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
To Florida Panthers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
[15]
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To New York Islanders
To Buffalo Sabres
[16]
January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14) To New York Islanders
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[17]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To New York Islanders
To Florida Panthers
  • 5th-round pick in 2003
[18]
To New York Islanders
  • Dave Roche
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[18]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) Marko Kiprusoff Kloten Flyers (NLA) multi-year Free agency [19]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Garth Snow Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [20]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Ken Sutton New Jersey Devils 2-year Free agency [21]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Shawn Bates Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency [22]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Marko Tuomainen Los Angeles Kings Free agency [23]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Chris Armstrong Minnesota Wild 1-year Free agency [24]
Ben Guite Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL) Free agency [25]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) Dave Roche Calgary Flames Free agency [26]
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) Jason Podollan Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [27]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Chris Osgood Detroit Red Wings Waiver draft [28]
January 16, 2002 (2002-01-16) Ted Donato Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Free agency [29]
Kip Miller Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Aris Brimanis Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Chris Terreri Retirement (III) [33]
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) Steve Martins Ottawa Senators Free agency (UFA) [34]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) Craig Berube Calgary Flames Free agency (III) [35]
September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25) Mark Lawrence Kalamazoo Wings (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [36]
October 2001 (2001-10) Anders Myrvold Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency (VI) [37][38]
December 22, 2001 (2001-12-22) Garry Galley Retirement (III) [39]
January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) Ted Donato Los Angeles Kings Waivers [40]
Marko Kiprusoff HC TPS (Liiga)[d] Mutual release [40]
April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) Marko Tuomainen Espoo Blues (Liiga) Free agency [42]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) Mats Lindgren Re-signing [43]
Radek Martinek multi-year Entry-level [19]
Dick Tarnstrom multi-year Entry-level [19]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Dusan Salficky 1-year Entry-level [44]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) Mariusz Czerkawski 3-year Re-signing [45]
July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) Brad Isbister 2-year Re-signing [46]
July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) Steve Valiquette 2-year Re-signing [47]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Ray Schultz 1-year Re-signing [48]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Evgeny Korolev 2-year Re-signing [49]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Adrian Aucoin 1-year Re-signing [50]
Jason Krog 1-year Re-signing [51]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Jason Blake 3-year Extension [52]
August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) Mark Parrish 1-year Re-signing [53]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Kenny Jonsson 2-year Re-signing [54]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Alexander Kharitonov 1-year[e] Re-signing [55]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Michael Peca 5-year Re-signing [56]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) Alexei Yashin 10-year Re-signing [57]

Draft picks

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New York's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[58]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
4 101 Cory Stillman   Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 132 Dusan Salficky   Czech Republic HC Plzeň (Czech Republic)
6 166 Andy Chiodo   Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 197 Jan Holub   Czech Republic HC Bílí Tygři Liberec (Czech Republic)
8 228 Mike Bray   Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
9 260 Brian Perez   United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
9 280 Roman Kuhtinov   Russia Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
9 287 Juha-Pekka Ketola   Finland Lukko (Finland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b During the first half of the season, Lapointe was the second alternate in home games and Scatchard in road games. During the second half of the season, Scatchard was the second alternate in home games and Lapointe in road games.[1]
  2. ^ Tarnstrom wore number 47 through February 12.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  4. ^ Kiprusoff signed with TPS.[41]
  5. ^ Club option for a second year.

References

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  • "2001-02 New York Islanders Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  2. ^ "2001-02 NHL Summary".
  3. ^ "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
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  6. ^ "2002 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Osgood player of month". The Globe and Mail. November 2, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Parrish named NHL player of the week". CBC.ca. October 15, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "New York Islanders – Awards and Honors". New York Islanders. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "2001-02 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Trent Hunter 2001-02 Game Log". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  13. ^ "Islanders Acquire "Big Shot" Aucoin and Kharitonov From TB". New York Islanders. June 22, 2001. Archived from the original on July 16, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "YASHIN'S AN ISLANDER!". New York Islanders. June 23, 2001. Archived from the original on December 20, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "PANTHERS SELECT C STEPHEN WEISS FOURTH OVERALL". Florida Panthers. June 23, 2001. Archived from the original on June 2, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2023. Florida then traded its fourth-round pick in today's Draft (101st overall) and a 2002 third-round draft choice for the New York Islanders' 2001 third-round choice this season (64th overall).
  16. ^ Gwydir, Kerry (June 24, 2001). "Peca: The Island is For Me". New York Islanders. Archived from the original on December 20, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  17. ^ Gwydir, Kerry (January 14, 2002). "Snow On Cummins: "He's as tough as they come"". New York Islanders. Archived from the original on February 7, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Isles Acquire Van Impe and Re-Acquire Roche". New York Islanders. March 19, 2002. Archived from the original on March 21, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  19. ^ a b c "PLUS: HOCKEY; Hasek Wants To Be On Contender". The New York Times. June 16, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2023. The team also signed defenseman Marko Kiprusoff, Radek Martinek and Dick Tarnstrom to multiyear contracts.
  20. ^ "Islanders Sign Free Agent Garth Snow". New York Islanders. July 1, 2001. Archived from the original on January 11, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  21. ^ "Islanders Add Sutton for the Defense". New York Islanders. July 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  22. ^ "Shawn Bates Signs Two-Year Deal". New York Islanders. July 6, 2001. Archived from the original on December 20, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  23. ^ "Islanders Sign Marko Tuomainen". New York Islanders. July 18, 2001. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  24. ^ "Islanders Sign Free Agent Defenseman Chris Armstrong". New York Islanders. August 1, 2001. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  25. ^ "BEN GUITE". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on December 24, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2023. 01-Aug-01: Signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders.
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