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2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season

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The 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off a 28–39–9–6 record in their expansion season, earning 71 points and missing the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2002 playoffs.

Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2001–02 record22–47–8–5
Home record14–18–5–4
Quick facts Columbus Blue Jackets, Division ...
2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2001–02 record22–47–8–5
Home record14–18–5–4
Road record8–29–3–1
Goals for164
Goals against255
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachDave King
CaptainLyle Odelein (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captainsGeoff Sanderson
Tyler Wright
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance18,136
Minor league affiliatesSyracuse Crunch (AHL)
Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals (UHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRay Whitney (21)
AssistsRay Whitney (40)
PointsRay Whitney (61)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (206)
Plus/minusJody Shelley (+1)
WinsRon Tugnutt (12)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (2.85)
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Regular season

Columbus would get off to a poor start, winning only one out of 13 games to open the season and falling to last place in the Western Conference. While the Blue Jackets would play better as the season progressed, they were far off from playoff qualification and would eventually trade team captain Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek at the trade deadline. Columbus would finish the season with a 22–47–8–5 record, earning 57 points, which was 14 fewer points than in their previous season, and 37 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth final playoff spot in the West. Columbus would score an NHL-low 164 goals, and their 255 goals against was the highest total in the Western Conference, third-highest in the NHL. The 57 points the Jackets earned was the second fewest in the League, only ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who finished with 54.

Ray Whitney would lead Columbus offensively, scoring a team-high 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, which broke the team record for points in a season. Mike Sillinger would be the only other Blue Jacket to score 20 goals, scoring 20 and adding 23 assists for 43 points. Deron Quint led the Jackets defense, earning 25 points, while Rostislav Klesla scored eight goals and earned 16 points in his first full season in the League. Jody Shelley had a team-high and club-record 206 penalty minutes in only 52 games.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt and Marc Denis would split time, with Tugnutt winning a team-high 12 games and posting a team-best 2.85 goals against average (GAA).

Tragedy struck at Nationwide Arena during a game on March 16, 2002, against the Calgary Flames, when a shot by Jackets forward Espen Knutsen was deflected off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris and sailed into the stands, hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head. Cecil would pass away on March 18 due to the injury.

The Blue Jackets would finish the season 30th in the League in scoring, with 164 goals for, and would be shut out an NHL-high 11 times.[1][2]

Season standings

More information No., CR ...
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
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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.

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Western Conference[3]
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
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Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Schedule and results

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2001–02 regular season[4]
October: 1–7–4–0 (home: 0–4–2–0; road: 1–3–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
1October 4St. Louis Blues3–3Columbus Blue Jackets0–0–1–01T
2October 6Columbus Blue Jackets3–3Philadelphia Flyers0–0–2–02T
3October 8Philadelphia Flyers2–2Columbus Blue Jackets0–0–3–03T
4October 12Montreal Canadiens3–1Columbus Blue Jackets0–1–3–03L
5October 14Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Chicago Blackhawks0–1–4–04T
6October 16Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Detroit Red Wings0–2–4–04L
7October 19Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Buffalo Sabres1–2–4–06W
8October 20Colorado Avalanche5–0Columbus Blue Jackets1–3–4–06L
9October 23Los Angeles Kings7–1Columbus Blue Jackets1–4–4–06L
10October 25Edmonton Oilers5–2Columbus Blue Jackets1–5–4–06L
11October 27Columbus Blue Jackets0–2San Jose Sharks1–6–4–06L
12October 30Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Vancouver Canucks1–7–4–06L
November: 6–6–1–1 (home: 4–3–1–1; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
13November 1Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Calgary Flames1–8–4–06L
14November 2Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Edmonton Oilers2–8–4–08W
15November 6Vancouver Canucks3–2Columbus Blue Jackets2–9–4–08L
16November 9Edmonton Oilers3–0Columbus Blue Jackets2–10–4–08L
17November 10Columbus Blue Jackets5–1Boston Bruins3–10–4–010W
18November 13St. Louis Blues2–3Columbus Blue Jackets4–10–4–012W
19November 16Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–3Columbus Blue Jackets5–10–4–014W
20November 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Nashville Predators5–11–4–014L
21November 19Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Carolina Hurricanes5–12–4–014L
22November 21Detroit Red Wings1–0Columbus Blue Jackets5–12–4–115OTL
23November 23Chicago Blackhawks2–2Columbus Blue Jackets5–12–5–116T
24November 25Calgary Flames3–4Columbus Blue Jackets6–12–5–118W
25November 27Phoenix Coyotes0–3Columbus Blue Jackets7–12–5–120W
26November 29St. Louis Blues3–1Columbus Blue Jackets7–13–5–120L
December: 3–9–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 1–7–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
27December 1Columbus Blue Jackets3–4St. Louis Blues7–14–5–120L
28December 5Columbus Blue Jackets0–2Florida Panthers7–15–5–120L
29December 6Columbus Blue Jackets0–1Tampa Bay Lightning7–16–5–120L
30December 8Colorado Avalanche2–0Columbus Blue Jackets7–17–5–120L
31December 10New Jersey Devils1–3Columbus Blue Jackets8–17–5–122W
32December 12Columbus Blue Jackets1–5Colorado Avalanche8–18–5–122L
33December 14Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–18–5–124W
34December 15Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Los Angeles Kings9–19–5–124L
35December 17Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Phoenix Coyotes9–20–5–124L
36December 22Dallas Stars4–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–21–5–124L
37December 27Columbus Blue Jackets1–5Detroit Red Wings9–22–5–124L
38December 29Buffalo Sabres2–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–22–6–125T
39December 31Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1–3Columbus Blue Jackets10–22–6–127W
January: 4–9–1–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 0–6–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
40January 3Columbus Blue Jackets2–4St. Louis Blues10–23–6–127L
41January 6Nashville Predators3–4Columbus Blue Jackets11–23–6–129W
42January 9Columbus Blue Jackets3–6Washington Capitals11–24–6–129L
43January 10Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Chicago Blackhawks11–25–6–129L
44January 12Chicago Blackhawks4–5Columbus Blue Jackets12–25–6–131W
45January 14Columbus Blue Jackets2–2New York Rangers12–25–7–132T
46January 16New York Rangers0–2Columbus Blue Jackets13–25–7–134W
47January 18Minnesota Wild3–1Columbus Blue Jackets13–26–7–134L
48January 19Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Nashville Predators13–27–7–134L
49January 21Dallas Stars5–3Columbus Blue Jackets13–28–7–134L
50January 24San Jose Sharks2–6Columbus Blue Jackets14–28–7–136W
51January 26Phoenix Coyotes3–2Columbus Blue Jackets14–29–7–136L
52January 28Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Dallas Stars14–30–7–136L
53January 30Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim14–31–7–136L
February: 1–3–1–2 (home: 0–3–1–2; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
54February 4Boston Bruins8–0Columbus Blue Jackets14–32–7–136L
55February 6Ottawa Senators6–4Columbus Blue Jackets14–33–7–136L
56February 8Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Detroit Red Wings15–33–7–138W
57February 9Nashville Predators1–0Columbus Blue Jackets15–33–7–239OTL
58February 12Minnesota Wild3–3Columbus Blue Jackets15–33–8–240T
59February 26Los Angeles Kings5–1Columbus Blue Jackets15–34–8–240L
60February 28Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Columbus Blue Jackets15–34–8–341OTL
March: 5–8–0–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 3–6–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
61March 2Columbus Blue Jackets2–0Los Angeles Kings16–34–8–343W
62March 3Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Phoenix Coyotes16–35–8–343L
63March 6Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Colorado Avalanche16–36–8–343L
64March 8New York Islanders2–4Columbus Blue Jackets17–36–8–345W
65March 10Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Minnesota Wild17–37–8–345L
66March 11Columbus Blue Jackets4–2Pittsburgh Penguins18–37–8–347W
67March 14Vancouver Canucks5–1Columbus Blue Jackets18–38–8–347L
68March 16Calgary Flames1–3Columbus Blue Jackets19–38–8–349W
69March 20Columbus Blue Jackets3–1Minnesota Wild20–38–8–351W
70March 21Detroit Red Wings3–2Columbus Blue Jackets20–38–8–452OTL
71March 23Washington Capitals5–2Columbus Blue Jackets20–39–8–452L
72March 25Columbus Blue Jackets1–6Calgary Flames20–40–8–452L
73March 26Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Edmonton Oilers20–41–8–452L
74March 28Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Vancouver Canucks20–41–8–553OTL
75March 30Columbus Blue Jackets2–10San Jose Sharks20–42–8–553L
April: 2–5–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–4–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsRecap
76April 1Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Dallas Stars20–43–8–553L
77April 4Nashville Predators1–2Columbus Blue Jackets21–43–8–555W
78April 6Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Montreal Canadiens21–44–8–555L
79April 8Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Toronto Maple Leafs21–45–8–555L
80April 10San Jose Sharks5–3Columbus Blue Jackets21–46–8–555L
81April 12Atlanta Thrashers4–5Columbus Blue Jackets22–46–8–557W
82April 14Columbus Blue Jackets0–2Chicago Blackhawks22–47–8–557L

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

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14Ray WhitneyLW67214061−2212
16Mike SillingerC80202343−3554
21Espen KnutsenC77113142−2847
29Grant MarshallRW81151833−2086
9David VybornyRW75131831−146
7Deron QuintD7571825−3426
28Tyler WrightC77131124−40100
8Geoff SandersonLW4211516−1512
10Serge AubinLW718816−2032
44Rostislav KleslaD758816−674
4Lyle Odelein‡D6521416−2889
18Robert KronLW5941115−144
42Brett HarkinsLW2521214−58
11Kevin DineenRW595813−662
37Mattias TimanderD784711−3444
27Blake Sloan‡RW60279−1846
34Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD81268−2890
45Jody ShelleyLW523361206
32Radim BicanekD60156−1534
5Jamie Pushor‡D61066−1054
22Chris NielsenRW23235−34
3Jaroslav Spacek†D14235−924
12Sean ProngerC26314−44
41Matt DavidsonRW17123−1110
6Jamie HewardD28123−97
19Mathieu DarcheLW14112−56
26Andrej NedorostLW7022−32
20Martin SpanhelLW4101−22
23Derrick WalserD2101−20
38Blake BellefeuilleC201110
30Marc DenisG420112
31Ron TugnuttG440110
33Jamie Allison†D7000−428
1Jean-Francois LabbeG30000
43David LingRW5000−17
40Brad MoranC300000
40Duvie WestcottD4000−22
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Ron Tugnutt441227311951192.85.90022502
30Marc Denis42924511971213.11.89912335
1Jean-Francois Labbe31106863.08.9120117
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 NHL All-Rookie Team Rostislav Klesla (Defense) [5]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Espen Knutsen[a] [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Rostislav Klesla[b] [8]
Team Three Stars Award Ray Whitney [9]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Blake Bellefeuille November 27, 2001 [10]
Brad Moran January 28, 2002
Duvie Westcott March 16, 2002
Andrej Nedorost March 30, 2002
Derrick Walser April 10, 2002
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Transactions

The Blue Jackets 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.[11]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Calgary Flames
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 [12]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Dallas Stars
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [13]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Evgeny Petrochinin
 To Dallas Stars
[14]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[15]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Chicago Blackhawks
[16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Calgary Flames
[16]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Mike SillingerOttawa Senators3-yearFree agency[17]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) David LingDallas StarsFree agency[18]
Darrel ScovilleCalgary FlamesFree agency[18]
September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17) Derrick WalserCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[19]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Kirk MullerDallas StarsWaiver draft[14]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[c]Ref
N/A Michael GaulHC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA)Free agency (VI)[21]
June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) Reggie SavageEHC Biel-Bienne (NLB)Free agency (VI)[22]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Petteri NummelinHC Lugano (NLA)Free agency (II)[d][24]
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) Mike ManelukHC Lugano (NLA)Free agency (UFA)[25]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Sean SelmserHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[26]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) Alexander SelivanovFrankfurt Lions (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[27]
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) Scott HollisFlint Generals (UHL)Free agency (UFA)[28]
October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08) Jeff WilliamsBrynas IF (SHL)Free agency (VI)[29]
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) Bruce GardinerNew Jersey DevilsFree agency (UFA)[30]
February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01) Jeff WareRetirement[31]
April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) Jamie HewardGeneve-Servette HC (NLA)Free agency[32]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20) Andrej NedorostEntry-level[33]
Martin ParoulekEntry-level[33]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Blake Sloanmulti-yearRe-signing[34]
July 2001 (2001-07) Kevin Dineen1-yearRe-signing[35]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Tyler Wrightmulti-yearRe-signing[36]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Matt Davidson1-yearRe-signing[37]
Greg Gardner1-yearRe-signing[37]
Andriy Sryubko1-yearRe-signing[37]
Mattias Timander1-yearRe-signing[37]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Jamie Pushor1-yearRe-signing[38]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Geoff Sanderson1-yearRe-signing[39]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) Deron QuintRe-signing[40]
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) Shane Benderamulti-yearEntry-level[41]
April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22) Jody Shelleymulti-yearExtension[42]
April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) Pascal Leclairemulti-yearEntry-level[43]
May 28, 2002 (2002-05-28) Scott Heffernanmulti-yearEntry-level[44]
Sean Prongermulti-yearExtension[44]
David Vyborny1-yearExtension[44]
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) Ben Knoppmulti-yearEntry-level[45]
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Draft picks

Columubus' draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft.[46]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
18Pascal Leclaire CanadaHalifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
238Tim Jackman United StatesMinnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
253Kiel McLeod CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
385Aaron Johnson CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
387Per Mars SwedenBrynas IF (Sweden)
5141Cole Jarrett CanadaPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
6173Justin Aikins CanadaLangley Hornets (BCHL)
6187Artyom Vostrikov RussiaLada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
7204Raffaele Sannitz SwitzerlandHC Lugano (Switzerland)
8236Ryan Bowness CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
8242Andrew Murray CanadaSelkirk Steelers (MJHL)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Knutsen was an injury replacement for Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars.[6]
  2. [b]
    Klesla did not play and was replaced by Paul Mara of the Phoenix Coyotes.
  3. [c]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[20]
  4. [d]
    Columbus retained Nummelin’s NHL rights until trading them to the Atlanta Thrashers on December 2, 2002.[23]

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