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2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season

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2001–02 Vancouver Canucks
Division2nd Northwest
Conference8th Western
2001–02 record42–30–7–3
Home record23–11–5–2
Road record19–19–2–1
Goals for254
Goals against211
Team information
General managerBrian Burke
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsMurray Baron
Ed Jovanovski
Trent Klatt
Trevor Linden
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance17,712
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose
Columbia Inferno
Team leaders
GoalsMarkus Naslund (40)
AssistsMarkus Naslund (50)
PointsMarkus Naslund (90)
Penalty minutesMatt Cooke (111)
Plus/minusMarkus Naslund (+22)
WinsDan Cloutier (31)
Goals against averageAlex Auld (2.00)

The 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 32nd in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

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Regular season

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The Canucks led the NHL in scoring, with 254 goals for.[1]

Final standings

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Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
2 8 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
3 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
4 11 Calgary Flames 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
5 12 Minnesota Wild 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73

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[2]
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


Playoffs

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Vancouver won the first two games on the road to go up 2–0 in their first round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings, but they lost four straight and the series to the eventual Stanley Cup champions.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

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2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings won 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap
1 W April 17, 2002 4–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings 20,058 Canucks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 19, 2002 5–2 @ Detroit Red Wings 20,058 Canucks lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 21, 2002 1–3 Detroit Red Wings 18,422 Canucks lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 2002 2–4 Detroit Red Wings 18,422 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 25, 2002 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings 20,058 Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 27, 2002 4–6 Detroit Red Wings 18,422 Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Markus Naslund LW 81 40 50 90 22 50 6 1 1 2 −1 2
44 Todd Bertuzzi RW 72 36 49 85 21 110 6 2 2 4 −1 14
7 Brendan Morrison C 82 23 44 67 18 26 6 0 2 2 −2 6
25 Andrew Cassels C 53 11 39 50 5 22 6 2 1 3 −4 0
55 Ed Jovanovski D 82 17 31 48 −7 101 6 1 4 5 1 8
33 Henrik Sedin C 82 16 20 36 9 36 6 3 0 3 0 0
2 Mattias Ohlund D 81 10 26 36 16 56 6 1 1 2 −3 6
16 Trevor Linden C 64 12 22 34 −3 65 6 1 4 5 1 0
24 Matt Cooke LW 82 13 20 33 4 111 6 3 2 5 3 0
22 Daniel Sedin LW 79 9 23 32 1 32 6 0 1 1 0 0
3 Brent Sopel D 66 8 17 25 21 44 6 0 2 2 −1 2
17 Jan Hlavac LW 46 9 12 21 4 10 5 0 1 1 −3 0
10 Trevor Letowski RW 42 7 10 17 2 15 6 0 1 1 −2 8
26 Trent Klatt RW 34 8 7 15 9 10
8 Donald Brashear LW 31 5 8 13 −8 90
14 Scott Lachance D 81 1 10 11 15 50 6 1 1 2 2 4
13 Artem Chubarov C 51 5 5 10 −3 10 6 0 1 1 0 0
28 Bryan Helmer D 40 5 5 10 10 53 6 0 0 0 −1 0
37 Jarkko Ruutu RW 49 2 7 9 −1 74 1 0 0 0 −1 0
9 Harold Druken LW 27 4 4 8 −1 6
4 Justin Kurtz D 27 3 5 8 −4 14
23 Murray Baron D 61 1 6 7 8 68 6 0 1 1 −3 10
34 Jason Strudwick D 44 2 4 6 4 96
15 Todd Warriner LW 14 2 4 6 4 12 6 1 0 1 0 2
20 Denis Pederson RW 29 1 5 6 −2 31
29 Herbert Vasiljevs C 18 3 2 5 0 2
15 Drake Berehowsky D 25 1 2 3 −5 18
35 Alex Auld G 1 0 1 1 0
18 Steve Kariya LW 3 0 1 1 −2 2
5 Bryan Allen D 11 0 0 0 1 6
30 Martin Brochu G 6 0 0 0 0
27 Mike Brown LW 15 0 0 0 1 72
39 Dan Cloutier G 62 0 0 0 20 6 0 0 0 0
38 Brad Leeb RW 2 0 0 0 1 0
1 Peter Skudra G 23 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
6 Alexei Tezikov D 2 0 0 0 2 0

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Dan Cloutier 62 31 22 5 1440 142 2.43 .901 7 3502 6 2 3 123 16 3.51 .870 0 273
1 Peter Skudra 23 10 8 2 508 47 2.42 .907 1 1166 2 0 1 46 5 3.13 .891 0 96
35 Alex Auld 1 1 0 0 22 2 2.00 .909 0 60
30 Martin Brochu 6 0 3 0 104 15 4.16 .856 0 216

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL First All-Star Team Markus Naslund (Left wing) [4]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Ed Jovanovski [5]
Markus Naslund
NHL Player of the Month Markus Naslund (January) [6]
NHL Player of the Week Brent Sopel (January 28) [7]
Dan Cloutier (March 18) [8]
Team Babe Pratt Trophy Ed Jovanovski [9]
Cyclone Taylor Trophy Markus Naslund [9]
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy Markus Naslund [9]
Fred J. Hume Award Scott Lachance [10]
Molson Cup Markus Naslund [11]
Most Exciting Player Award Todd Bertuzzi [10]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Justin Kurtz October 23, 2001 [12]
Alex Auld January 23, 2002
1,000th game played Trevor Linden March 26, 2002 [13]

Transactions

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The Canucks 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

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Date Details Ref
November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10) To Vancouver Canucks
To Washington Capitals
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
[15]
December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17) To Vancouver Canucks
To Philadelphia Flyers
[16]
December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) To Vancouver Canucks
To Phoenix Coyotes
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Andre Savage Boston Bruins Free agency [18]
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) Herbert Vasiljevs Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [19]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Martin Brochu Minnesota Wild Waiver draft [20]
October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15) Justin Kurtz Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency [21]
October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) Josh Holden Carolina Hurricanes Waivers [22]
October 30, 2001 (2001-10-30) Alexei Tezikov Anaheim Mighty Ducks Waivers [23]
November 7, 2001 (2001-11-07) Peter Skudra Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency [24]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
N/A Vadim Sharifijanov HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) Free agency (II)[b] [27]
Sean Tallaire Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Larry Shapley[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [25]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) Greg Hawgood Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [30]
July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20) Johan Davidsson HV71 (SHL) Free agency (II)[d] [31]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Bob Essensa Buffalo Sabres Free agency (III) [32]
August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) Dody Wood Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL) Free agency (UFA) [33]
September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) Clint Cabana San Diego Gulls (WCHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Josh Holden Carolina Hurricanes Waiver draft [22]
October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01) Corey Schwab Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (UFA) [35]
October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18) Peter Schaefer HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency (II)[e] [37]
October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23) Mike Stapleton Espoo Blues (Liiga) Free agency [38]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) Markus Naslund 3-year Extension [39]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Murray Baron 2-year Re-signing [40]
Dan Cloutier Re-signing [41]
July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20) Drake Berehowsky Re-signing [42]
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) Todd Bertuzzi Re-signing [43]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Josh Holden Re-signing [44]
Denis Pederson Re-signing [44]
August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) Brandon Reid Entry-level [45]
August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) Matt Cooke 4-year Re-signing [46]
August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) Zenith Komarniski Re-signing [47]
Justin Morrison Entry-level [47]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Alfie Michaud Re-signing [48]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) Brent Sopel 3-year Re-signing [49]
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) Bryan Helmer Re-signing [50]
October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) Mattias Ohlund Extension [51]
October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11) Fedor Fedorov Entry-level [52]
Denis Martynyuk Entry-level [52]
May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) Nathan Smith Entry-level [53]

Draft picks

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Vancouver's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[54]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 R. J. Umberger  United States Ohio State University (CCHA)
3 66 Fedor Fedorov  Russia Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
4 114 Evgeny Gladskikh  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
5 151 Kevin Bieksa  Canada Bowling Green University (CCHA)
7 212 Jason King  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8 245 Konstantin Mikhailov  Russia Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik (Russia)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[25]
  2. ^ Vancouver retained Sharifijanov’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[26]
  3. ^ Shapley, who last played during the 1999–2000 season, retired.[29]
  4. ^ Vancouver retained Davidsson’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[26]
  5. ^ Vancouver retained Schaefer’s NHL rights until trading them to the Ottawa Senators on September 21, 2002.[36]

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