2002 in ice hockey
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The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2002 in ice hockey.
National Hockey League
- Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames[1]
- Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens[2]
- Stanley Cup - Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals
- The Columbus Blue Jackets selected Rick Nash with the first pick overall in the 2002 NHL Draft
Canadian Hockey League
- Ontario Hockey League: The Erie Otters captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: The Victoriaville Tigres won the President's Cup (QMJHL) for the first time in franchise history
- Western Hockey League: The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup (WHL)
- Memorial Cup: The Guelph Storm served as host team for the 2003 Memorial Cup, which was won by the Kootenay Ice.
International hockey
European hockey
Women's hockey
- In 2002, at the age of 16, Shannon Szabados became the first female to play in the Western Hockey League. Szabados played in four exhibition games for the Tri-City Americans.[3] On September 22, 2002 she played 20 seconds of a regular season game.[4]