2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season

NHLTeamSeason
Season=2001–02
Team=Detroit Red Wings
Conference=Western
ConferenceRank=1st
Division=Central
DivisionRank=1st
Record=51–17–10–4
HomeRecord=28–7–5–1
RoadRecord=23–10–5–3
GoalsFor=251
GoalsAgainst=187
GeneralManager=Ken Holland
Coach=Scotty Bowman
Captain=Steve Yzerman
AltCaptain=Nicklas Lidstrom
Brendan Shanahan
Arena=Joe Louis Arena
Attendance=20,058 (100%)
GoalsLeader=Brendan Shanahan (37)
AssistsLeader=Nicklas Lidstrom (50)
PointsLeader=Brendan Shanahan (75)
PIMLeader=Chris Chelios (126)
WinsLeader=Dominik Hasek (41)
GAALeader=Dominik Hasek (2.17)
StanleyCup=Yes
PresidentsTrophy=Yes
ConferenceWin=Yes
DivisionWin=Yes

The 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season was the 76th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 116 points, winning the Central Division, their third Presidents' Trophy, and home ice throughout the playoffs.

After last seasons' disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Ken Holland went out into the trade market to address Detroit's more glaring needs. He quickly filled them by trading for Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek and signing Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille. These big names joined other future Hall of Fame talents; Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman, along with legendary coach Scotty Bowman, who had decided to return for one more year.

The Wings were quickly selected as favorites to win the Stanley Cup and did not disappoint [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/2001/features/preview/wings/ Detroit Red Wings 2001 Preview] , CNNSI.com, accessed September 26, 2007] . With so much talent on one team, including the first time three 500-goal scorers were on the same team, they quickly got off to a great start, winning 22 of their first 27 games. After finishing with 116 points and the best record in the NHL, the Wings had earned the first seed in the Western Conference and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. However, Detroit and the rest of the hockey world were shocked when the Canucks quickly won the first two games in Hockeytown. After the loss, team Captain Steve Yzerman gave a closed-door speech to the team [ [http://www.senate.gov/~levin/newsroom/release.cfm?id=211162 Congratulating the Detroit Red Wings on Winning Their 10th Stanley Cup Championship Senate Proposal] , Carl Levin, senate.gov, accessed September 26, 2007] . Only the players in the locker room knew what was said, but the Wings headed to Vancouver and won four straight games to take the series.

After a quick series against the division rival St. Louis Blues, Detroit met their old nemesis, the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Finals. They battled back and forth during the series, tying the series three times before reaching game seven in Detroit. The Wings came out firing and won the deciding game 7 – 0. After that the Wings fought the cinderella story Carolina Hurricanes for the Stanley Cup, winning in game five at home. Over a million people showed up for the victory parade in downtown Detroit on June 17 [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/cup02/2002–06–17-wings-parade.htm Wings fans give team grand send-off into summer] , USATODAY.com, accessed September 26, 2007] .

There was no All-Star game this year as the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City took place in February 2002 where ten Red Wings players represented their countries. Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman represented Canada, Chris Chelios and Brett Hull represented the United States, Dominik Hasek represented the Czech Republic, Sergei Fedorov and Igor Larionov represented Russia, and Nicklas Lidstrom, Fredrik Olausson, and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden [ [http://www.hockeynut.com/0102/olympics2002/teams.html 2002 Olympic Hockey Team Rosters] , HockeyNut.com, accessed September 26, 2007] .

The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2001–02 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit. The season was chronicled by Detroit Free Press sportswriter Nicholas J. Cotsonika's 2002 book, "Hockey Gods: The Inside Story of the Red Wings' Hall of Fame Team".

Regular season

eason standings

December

Record: 6–5–2–1; Home: 4–2–1–0; Road: 2–3–1–1

March

Record: 8–3–2–0; Home: 3–1–1–0; Road: 5–2–1–0

=Western Conference Semifinals: vs. (4) St. Louis Blues=

Detroit wins series 4–1

*Green background indicates win.
*Red background indicates loss.

Season Stats

katers

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes"

Free Agents

Draft picks

Detroit's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Wings had the 29th overall pick, however traded it to Chicago in 1999 during the deal to acquire Chris Chelios. [ [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr000034.html Detroit Red Wings Draft History] , hockeydb.com, accessed September 24, 2007]

Farm teams

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2001–02.

Toledo Storm

The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2001–02 season.

ee also

*2001–02 NHL season

References

*Player stats: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/stats?team=det Detroit Red Wings player stats] on espn.com
*Game log: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/schedule?team=det Detroit Red Wings game log] on espn.com, [http://redwings.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=TeamSchedule&season=20012002 game log] on detroitredwings.com & [http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=DET&yr=2001 game log] on databasehockey.com
*Team standings: [http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings NHL standings] on espn.com

Goaltenders:

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Defensemen

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Forwards

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