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2001–02 Boston Bruins
Northeast Division champions
Division1st Northeast
Conference1st Eastern
2001–02 record43–24–6–9
Home record23–11–2–5
Road record20–13–4–4
Goals for236
Goals against201
Team information
General manager Mike O'Connell
Coach Robbie Ftorek
CaptainVacant
Alternate captains Bill Guerin
Martin Lapointe
Don Sweeney
Arena Fleet Center
Average attendance15,403 (87.7%)
Minor league affiliate(s) Providence Bruins
Greenville Grrrowl
Team leaders
Goals Bill Guerin (41)
Assists Jozef Stumpel (47)
Points Sergei Samsonov (70)
Penalty minutes Andrei Nazarov (164)
Plus/minus Sean O'Donnell (+27)
Wins Byron Dafoe (35)
Goals against averageByron Dafoe (2.21)
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The 2001–02 Boston Bruins season was the Boston Bruins's 78th season of operation. The Bruins qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Montreal Canadiens.

Offseason

After barely missing the playoffs the previous season, the Bruins went on a free-agent signing spree under new general manager Mike O'Connell. The team signed high-profile free agents: forwards Martin Lapointe, Bill Guerin, Rob Zamuner, and Scott Pellerin, and defenseman Sean O'Donnell.

Two more major pieces for the Bruins came thanks to a contract holdout by captain Jason Allison. After failing to report to training camp and missing all of the pre-season, Allison was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for two former Bruins: Glen Murray and Jozef Stumpel. The two proved to be invaluable to the team, as Stumpel led the team in assists and Murray finished second on the team in goals, more than making up for Allison's production.

Regular season

On October 25, 2001, Joe Thornton scored just 12 seconds into the overtime period to give the Bruins a 2–1 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. [1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2001–02 regular season. [2]

The Bruins finished the regular season with the highest penalty-kill percentage, at 87.11%. [3]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Boston Bruins 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
3 7 Ottawa Senators 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
5 10 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82

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 [4]
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

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 18, 2002 2–5 Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 21, 2002 6–4 Montreal Canadiens Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 23, 2002 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 25, 2002 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 27, 2002 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 29, 2002 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens Canadiens win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Bruins only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 74 29 41 70 21 27 6 2 2 4 −2 0
19 Joe Thornton C 66 22 46 68 7 127 6 2 4 6 0 10
13 Bill Guerin RW 78 41 25 66 −1 91 6 4 2 6 −2 6
12 Brian Rolston C 82 31 31 62 11 30 6 4 1 5 −1 0
27 [a] Glen Murray RW 73 35 25 60 26 40 6 1 4 5 −1 4
16 Jozef Stumpel C 72 7 47 54 21 14 6 0 2 2 −2 0
20 Martin Lapointe RW 68 17 23 40 12 101 6 1 2 3 −2 12
17 Rob Zamuner LW 66 12 13 25 6 24 6 0 2 2 −2 4
21 [b] Sean O'Donnell D 80 3 22 25 27 89 6 0 2 2 −2 4
11 P. J. Axelsson LW 78 7 17 24 6 16 6 2 1 3 2 6
25 Hal Gill D 79 4 18 22 16 77 6 0 1 1 1 2
44 Nick Boynton D 80 4 14 18 18 107 6 1 2 3 2 8
32 Don Sweeney D 81 3 15 18 22 35 6 0 1 1 −3 2
26 Mike Knuble RW 54 8 6 14 9 42 2 0 0 0 0 0
33 Benoit Hogue†‡ C 17 4 4 8 −3 9
18 Kyle McLaren D 38 0 8 8 −4 19 4 0 0 0 2 20
31 Jamie Rivers D 64 4 2 6 6 45 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 Scott Pellerin LW 35 1 5 6 −6 6
10 Marty McInnis RW 19 2 3 5 −1 8 6 0 1 1 0 0
22 [c] Dennis Bonvie RW 23 1 2 3 3 84 1 0 0 0 0 0
55 Jonathan Girard D 20 0 3 3 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2
64 Jarno Kultanen D 38 0 3 3 −1 33
42 P. J. Stock C 58 0 3 3 −2 122 6 1 0 1 0 19
23 John Emmons C 22 0 2 2 −4 16
6 Gord Murphy†‡ D 15 0 2 2 2 13
62 Andrei Nazarov LW 47 0 2 2 −2 164
29 Andy Hilbert C 6 1 0 1 −2 2
23 Sean Brown D 12 0 1 1 −1 47 4 0 0 0 0 2
34 Byron Dafoe G 64 0 1 1 27 6 0 0 0 0
47 John Grahame G 19 0 1 1 6
36 Ivan Huml LW 1 0 1 1 2 0
33 Jeff Norton D 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 5
22 Mikko Eloranta LW 6 0 0 0 −1 2
43 Ric Jackman D 2 0 0 0 −1 2
48 Chris Kelleher D 1 0 0 0 0 0
72 Pavel Kolarik D 13 0 0 0 0 6
57 Eric Manlow C 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 Andrew Raycroft G 1 0 0 0 0
46 Tony Tuzzolino RW 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
34 Byron Dafoe 64 35 26 3 1520 141 2.21 .907 4 3827 6 2 4 141 19 3.18 .865 0 358
47 John Grahame 19 8 7 2 503 52 2.89 .897 1 1079
1 Andrew Raycroft 1 0 0 1 29 3 2.77 .897 0 65

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Nick Boynton ( Defense) [6]
NHL Second All-Star Team Bill Guerin ( Right wing) [6]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Robbie Ftorek (Coach) [7]
Joe Thornton
NHL Player of the Week Glen Murray (January 2) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Nick Boynton [9]
Team Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy Brian Rolston [10]
John P. Bucyk Award Hal Gill [10]
Seventh Player Award Bill Guerin [10]
Three Stars Awards Byron Dafoe (1st) [11]
Brian Rolston (2nd)
Joe Thornton (3rd)

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Byron Dafoe December 20, 2001 [12]

Transactions

The Bruins 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. [13]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 To Boston Bruins
Ric Jackman
To Dallas Stars
Cameron Mann
[14]
October 24, 2001 To Boston Bruins
Glen Murray
Jozef Stumpel
To Los Angeles Kings
Jason Allison
Mikko Eloranta
[15]
January 12, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Benoit Hogue
To Dallas Stars
Future considerations
[16]
January 25, 2002 To Boston Bruins
5th-round pick in 2002
To Phoenix Coyotes
Andrei Nazarov
[17]
March 5, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Marty McInnis
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
3rd-round pick in 2002
[18]
March 19, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Sean Brown
To Edmonton Oilers
Bobby Allen
[19]
March 19, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Darryl Laplante
To Minnesota Wild
Greg Crozier
[19]
March 19, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Jeff Norton
To Florida Panthers
6th-round pick in 2002
[20]
May 13, 2002 To Boston Bruins
Rights to Kris Vernarsky
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ric Jackman
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Martin Lapointe Detroit Red Wings 4-year Free agency [22]
Sean O'Donnell New Jersey Devils 3-year Free agency [22]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Rob Zamuner Ottawa Senators 3-year Free agency [23]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Chris Kelleher Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [24]
Jeff Maund Chicago Blackhawks 1-year [d] Free agency [24]
Tony Tuzzolino New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [24]
July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) Scott Pellerin Carolina Hurricanes 2-year Free agency [25]
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) Greg Crozier Pittsburgh Penguins 2-year Free agency [26]
Mike Gellard St. Lawrence University ( ECAC) 2-year Free agency [26]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Carl Corazzini Boston University ( HE) 2-year Free agency [27]
John Emmons Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency [27]
September 19, 2001 (2001-09-19) Colton Orr Kamloops Blazers ( WHL) 3-year Free agency [28]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) P. J. Stock New York Rangers Waiver draft [29]
October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) Dennis Bonvie Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [30]
October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13) Jamie Rivers Ottawa Senators Waivers [31]
January 29, 2002 (2002-01-29) Gord Murphy Atlanta Thrashers 1-year Free agency [32]
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) Peter Metcalf University of Maine (HE) 2-year Free agency [33]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [e] Ref
N/A Elias Abrahamsson Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
Marquis Mathieu Saint-Georges Garaga ( QSPHL) Free agency (VI) [36]
Keith McCambridge Providence Bruins (AHL) Free agency (VI) [37]
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) Peter Popovic Sodertalje SK ( SHL) Free agency (III) [38]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Ken Belanger Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [39]
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Eric Weinrich Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (III) [40]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Shawn Bates New York Islanders Free agency (UFA) [41]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Kay Whitmore Calgary Flames Free agency (III) [42]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Andrei Kovalenko Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ( RSL) Free agency (III) [43]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Brandon Smith San Jose Sharks Free agency (VI) [44]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Peter Ferraro Washington Capitals Free agency (UFA) [45]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Andre Savage Vancouver Canucks Free agency (VI) [46]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Joel Trottier Columbia Inferno ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [47]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Darren Van Impe New York Rangers Waivers [48]
September 2001 (2001-09) Shane Belter Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [49]
October 2001 (2001-10) Joe Hulbig Providence Bruins (AHL) Free agency (VI) [50]
Peter Skudra Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [51]
October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11) Eric Nickulas Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency (VI) [52]
November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14) Dixon Ward SCL Tigers ( NLA) Free agency (III) [53]
January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) Scott Pellerin Dallas Stars Waivers [16]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) Benoit Hogue Washington Capitals Waivers [20]
Gord Murphy Retirement [54]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) Andy Hilbert 3-year Entry-level [55]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) Bobby Allen 2-year Entry-level [56]
July 19, 2001 (2001-07-19) Ric Jackman 1-year Re-signing [57]
July 20, 2001 (2001-07-20) Hal Gill 2-year Re-signing [58]
July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25) P. J. Axelsson 1-year Re-signing [59]
Mike Knuble 1-year Re-signing [60]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Jay Henderson 1-year Re-signing [61]
Kyle McLaren 1-year Re-signing [61]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Bill Guerin 1-year Arbitration award [62]
August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11) Brian Rolston 2-year Re-signing [63]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Mikko Eloranta 1-year Re-signing [64]
Jarno Kultanen 2-year Re-signing [64]
May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) Kris Vernarsky 3-year Entry-level [21]

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. [65]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 19 Shaone Morrisonn   Canada Kamloops Blazers ( WHL)
3 77 Darren McLachlan   Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 111 Matti Kaltiainen   Finland Espoo Blues (Finland)
5 147 Jiri Jakes   Czech Republic Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 179 Andrew Alberts   United States Waterloo Blackhawks ( USHL)
7 209 Jordan Sigalet   Canada Victoria Grizzlies ( BCJHL)
8 241 Milan Jurcina   Slovakia Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL)
9 282 Marcel Rodman   Slovenia Peterborough Petes ( OHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Murray wore number 21 in his first three games after being acquired.
  2. ^ O'Donnell wore number 27 in his first twelve games.
  3. ^ Bonvie wore number 76 in his first game.
  4. ^ Option for a second year.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable. [34]

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