The
2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season was the
Philadelphia Flyers 35th season in the
National Hockey League (NHL).
In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing Jeremy Roenick and finally trading Eric Lindros to the Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl, and a 2003 3rd-round draft pick. Eric Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Keith Primeau. The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title. The power play was one of the NHL's worst however, so Adam Oates, the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, was acquired from Washington at the trade deadline. It was of no benefit as the Flyers couldn't muster much offense, scoring only two goals in their five-game, first-round playoff loss to the Ottawa Senators. It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room as Bill Barber and his coaching staff were fired. The Flyers hired a proven winner when they turned to former Dallas Stars & Stanley Cup-winning head coach Ken Hitchcock.
Regular season
The Lindros deal already had to be turned over by December, as Hlavac was unloaded to
Vancouver a week before Christmas for
Donald Brashear, who added more toughness to a solid lineup.
Number 88 returned to Philly on January 12, a game which the Flyers took 4–2 in a brutal battle and saw the fragile superstar skate unenthusiastically. Lindros did exact a measure of revenge, finishing off a hat trick within the first 22 minutes of a March 2 game at Madison Square Garden. Simon Gagne also scored three times but the Rangers held on for a 6–5 win.
Season standings
Game log
| 2001–02 Game log
|
| October: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
| 1
| October 4
| Florida
| 2 – 5
| Philadelphia
|
| Cechmanek
| 19,545
| 1–0–0–0
| 2 |
|
| November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| November 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
| December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| December 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
| January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| January 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
| February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| February 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
| March: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| March 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
| April: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Record
| Pts |
|
| April 1
|
| 0 – 0
|
|
|
|
| 0–0–0–0
| |
|
Playoffs
Game log
| 2002 Stanley Cup Playoffs
|
| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa - Senators win 4–1
|
| #
| Date
| Visitor
| Score
| Home
| OT
| Decision
| Attendance
| Series |
| 1
| April 17
| Ottawa
| 0 – 1
| Philadelphia
| OT
| Cechmanek
| 19,420
| Flyers lead 1–0 |
| 2
| April 20
| Ottawa
| 3 – 0
| Philadelphia
|
| Cechmanek
| 19,734
| Series tied 1–1 |
| 3
| April 22
| Philadelphia
| 0 – 3
| Ottawa
|
| Cechmanek
| 18,239
| Senators lead 2–1 |
| 4
| April 24
| Philadelphia
| 0 – 3
| Ottawa
|
| Cechmanek
| 18,500
| Senators lead 3–1 |
| 5
| April 26
| Ottawa
| 2 – 1
| Philadelphia
| OT
| Boucher
| 19,639
| Senators win 4–1 |
|
Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
|
|
| Regular season
|
| Playoffs
|
| Player
| #
| GP
| TOI
| W
| L
| T
| GA
| SO
| Sv%
| GAA
| GP
| TOI
| W
| L
| GA
| SO
| Sv%
| GAA
|
| Roman Cechmanek
| 32
| 46
| 2603
| 24
| 13
| 6
| 89
| 4
| .921
| 2.05
| 4
| 227
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 1
| .936
| 1.85 |
| Brian Boucher
| 33
| 41
| 2294
| 18
| 16
| 4
| 92
| 2
| .905
| 2.41
| 2
| 88
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .939
| 1.36 |
| Neil Little
| 35
| 1
| 60
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| .862
| 4.00
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| - |
Awards and records
Awards
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 2001–02 season.
Trades
May 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Mike Watt
| To Nashville Predators
Mikhail Chernov
|
June 23, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Jiri Dopita
| To Florida Panthers
2nd round pick in 2001
|
June 23, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
1st round pick in 2001
7th round pick in 2001
Tampa Bay's 2nd round pick in 2002
| To Ottawa Senators
1st round pick in 2001
|
June 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
4th round pick in 2002
| To Calgary Flames
Dean McAmmond
|
June 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
4th round pick in 2001
5th round pick in 2001
7th round pick in 2001
| To Nashville Predators
4th round pick in 2001
|
June 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd round pick in 2002
| To Carolina Hurricanes
4th round pick in 2001
|
June 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd round pick in 2002
| To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th round pick in 2001
5th round pick in 2001
7th round pick in 2001
|
June 24, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
7th round pick in 2002
| To Tampa Bay Lightning
8th round pick in 2001
9th round pick in 2002
|
July 2, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
1st round pick in 2003
2nd round pick in 2002
| To Phoenix Coyotes
Daymond Langkow
|
July 31, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd round pick in 2002
| To Nashville Predators
Andy Delmore
|
August 20, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Jan Hlavac
Kim Johnsson
Pavel Brendl
3rd round pick in 2003
| To New York Rangers
Eric Lindros
|
December 17, 2001
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Donald Brashear
6th round pick in 2002
| To Vancouver Canucks
Jan Hlavac
3rd round pick in 2002
|
January 11, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Yves Sarault
conditional draft pick in 2003
| To Nashville Predators
Jason Beckett
Petr Hubacek
|
February 12, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Greg Koehler
| To Carolina Hurricanes
Jesse Boulerice
|
March 5, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Jarrod Skalde
| To Atlanta Thrashers
Joe DiPenta
|
March 15, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
David Harlock
3rd round pick in 2003
7th round pick in 2003
| To Atlanta Thrashers
Francis Lessard
|
March 17, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Billy Tibbetts
| To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kent Manderville
|
March 19, 2002
| To Philadelphia Flyers
Adam Oates
| To Washington Capitals
Maxime Ouellet
1st round pick in 2002
2nd round pick in 2002
3rd round pick in 2002
|
Other transactions
| Date
| Player
| Team (League)
| Notes |
| Signed via free agency
|
| July 2, 2001
| Jeremy Roenick
| Phoenix (NHL)
| 5 years |
| July 5, 2001
| Eric Weinrich
| Boston (NHL)
| 3 years |
| July 9, 2001
| Marty Murray
| Calgary (NHL)
| 1 year |
| July 18, 2001
| Peter Vandermeer
| Providence (AHL)
|
|
| Lost via free agency
|
| July 2, 2001
| Michel Picard
| Mannheim (DEL)
|
|
| August 8, 2001
| Derek Plante
| Munich (DEL)
|
|
| August 23, 2001
| P.J. Stock
| NY Rangers (NHL)
|
|
| September 10, 2001
| Peter White
| Chicago (NHL)
|
|
| January 24, 2001
| Jody Hull
| Ottawa (NHL)
|
|
| n/a
| Michal Sykora
| HC Pardubice (CZE)
|
|
| Re-signed
|
| June 5, 2001
| Chris McAllister
| —
| 3 years |
| June 14, 2001
| John LeClair
| —
| 5 years |
| July 4, 2001
| Jiri Dopita
| —
| 2 years |
| July 6, 2001
| Dan McGillis
| —
| 3 years |
| August 27, 2001
| Kim Johnsson
| —
| 3 years |
| September 4, 2001
| Jan Hlavac
| —
| 2 years |
| January 9, 2002
| Roman Cechmanek
| —
| 3 year extension |
| January 25, 2002
| Marty Murray
| —
| 3 year extension |
| Signed to Entry Level contracts
|
| May 21, 2002
| Patrick Sharp
| U. of Vermont (HE)
| Drafted 95th overall, 2001 |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the
2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the
Philadelphia Phantoms of the
AHL and the
Trenton Titans of the
ECHL.
See also
References
