2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season

The 2001–02 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 35th season in the National Hockey League. Los Angeles hosted the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game, which took place on February 2, 2002.

2001–02 Los Angeles Kings
Division	3rd Pacific
Conference	7th Western
2001–02 record	40–27–11–4
Home record	22–12–6–1
Road record	18–15–5–3
Goals for	214
Goals against	190
Team information
General manager	Dave Taylor
Coach	Andy Murray Dave Tippett (interim)
Captain	Mattias Norstrom
Alternate captains	Kelly Buchberger Ian Laperriere Mathieu Schneider Bryan Smolinski
Arena	Staples Center
Average attendance	16,756
Minor league affiliate(s)	Manchester Monarchs Reading Royals
Team leaders
Goals	Zigmund Palffy (32)
Assists	Jason Allison (55)
Points	Jason Allison (74)
Penalty minutes	Ian Laperriere (125)
Plus/minus	Craig Johnson (+14) Aaron Miller (+14)
Wins	Felix Potvin (31)
Goals against average	Jamie Storr (1.90)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Offseason

Mattias Norstrom was named team captain.^[1]

Regular season

Head coach Andy Murray was involved in a car crash on February 15, suffering four broken ribs, a separated shoulder, and later symptoms of post-concussion syndrome.^[2] Assistant coach Dave Tippett served as interim head coach until Murray returned to the team on March 6.^[3]

The Kings tied the Red Wings for most power-play goals scored during the regular season, with 73, and had the best power-play percentage, at 20.68%.^[4]

Season standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	San Jose Sharks	82	44	27	8	3	248	189	99
2	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	40	27	9	6	228	210	95
3	7	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	11	4	214	190	95
4	10	Dallas Stars	82	36	28	13	5	215	213	90
5	13	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	29	42	8	3	175	198	69

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^[5]

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

In a rematch of the previous playoff season, Colorado defeated the Kings in the first round in seven games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) Colorado Avalanche – Avalanche win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 18, 2002 3–4 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 20, 2002 3–5 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap 3 W April 22, 2002 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap 4 L April 23, 2002 0–1 Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap 5 W April 25, 2002 1–0 OT @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap 6 W April 27, 2002 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 L April 29, 2002 0–4 @ Colorado Avalanche Avalanche win 4–3 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 Kings only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
41	Jason Allison†	C	73	19	55	74	2	68	7	3	3	6	2	4
28	Adam Deadmarsh	RW	76	29	33	62	8	71	4	1	3	4	0	2
33	Zigmund Palffy	RW	63	32	27	59	5	26	7	4	5	9	4	0
44	Jaroslav Modry	D	80	4	38	42	−4	65	7	0	2	2	1	0
21	Bryan Smolinski	C	80	13	25	38	7	56	7	2	0	2	−1	2
57	Steve Heinze	RW	73	15	16	31	−15	46	4	0	0	0	−1	2
43	Philippe Boucher	D	80	7	23	30	0	94	5	0	1	1	2	2
10	Mathieu Schneider	D	55	7	23	30	3	68	7	0	1	1	−8	18
23	Craig Johnson	LW	72	13	14	27	14	24	7	1	2	3	3	2
25	Eric Belanger	C	53	8	16	24	2	21	7	0	0	0	−5	4
22	Ian Laperriere	RW	81	8	14	22	5	125	7	0	1	1	−5	9
17	Lubomir Visnovsky	D	72	4	17	21	−5	14	4	0	1	1	1	0
42	Mikko Eloranta†	LW	71	9	9	18	0	54	7	1	1	2	−1	2
3	Aaron Miller	D	74	5	12	17	14	54	7	0	0	0	1	0
29	Brad Chartrand	C	46	7	9	16	5	40	7	1	1	2	0	2
9	Kelly Buchberger	RW	74	6	7	13	−13	105	7	0	0	0	−3	7
27	Glen Murray‡	RW	9	6	5	11	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Mattias Norstrom	D	79	2	9	11	−2	38	7	0	0	0	0	4
19	Nelson Emerson	RW	41	5	2	7	−8	25	5	0	1	1	1	2
26	Randy Robitaille‡	C	18	4	3	7	−9	17	—	—	—	—	—	—
27[lower-alpha 1]	Jaroslav Bednar	RW	22	4	2	6	−4	8	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	Andreas Lilja	D	26	1	4	5	3	22	5	0	0	0	−1	6
7	Cliff Ronning†	C	14	1	4	5	0	8	4	0	1	1	−1	2
15	Jozef Stumpel‡	C	9	1	3	4	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Ken Belanger	LW	43	2	0	2	−5	85	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Adam Mair	C	18	1	1	2	1	57	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Rob Valicevic	RW	17	1	1	2	−4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Jere Karalahti‡	D	30	0	1	1	−5	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
11	Steve Kelly	C	8	0	1	1	−1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
39	Felix Potvin	G	71	0	1	1		19	7	0	0	0		0
37	Kip Brennan	LW	4	0	0	0	1	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Ted Donato†‡†	LW	2	0	0	0	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Ryan Flinn†	LW	10	0	0	0	0	51	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	Jason Holland	D	3	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Jamie Storr	G	19	0	0	0		4	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
29	Felix Potvin	71	31	27	8	1686	157	2.31	.907	6	4071	7	3	4	201	15	2.16	.925	1	417
1	Jamie Storr	19	9	4	3	360	28	1.90	.922	2	886	1	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	1

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jaroslav Modry	[7]
		Zigmund Palffy
Team	Best Newcomer	Jason Allison	[8]
	Bill Libby Memorial Award	Jason Allison	[8]
	Defensive Player	Aaron Miller	[8]
	Jim Fox Community Service	Jamie Storr	[8]
	Leading Scorer	Jason Allison	[8]
	Most Inspirational	Zigmund Palffy	[8]
	Most Popular Player	Adam Deadmarsh	[8]
	Outstanding Defenseman	Aaron Miller	[8]
	Unsung Hero	Aaron Miller	[8]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jaroslav Bednar	October 4, 2001	[9]
	Kip Brennan	January 5, 2002
	Ryan Flinn	January 24, 2002
500th game played	Felix Potvin	October 16, 2001	[10]
1,000th game played	Kelly Buchberger	January 7, 2002	[11]
25th shutout	Felix Potvin	April 8, 2002	[12]

Transactions

The Kings 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 (2001-06-24)	To Los Angeles Kings 5th-round pick in 2001	To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2001 6th-round pick in 2001	[14]
October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)	To Los Angeles Kings Mikko Eloranta Rights to Jason Allison	To Boston Bruins Glen Murray Jozef Stumpel	[15]
December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18)	To Los Angeles Kings Rich Brennan	To Nashville Predators Brett Hauer	[16]
March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16)	To Los Angeles Kings Cliff Ronning	To Nashville Predators Jere Karalahti Conditional draft pick in 2003[lower-alpha 2]	[17]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional draft pick	To Montreal Canadiens Stephane Fiset	[18]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)	Ken Belanger	Boston Bruins	2-year	Free agency	[19]
	Brett Hauer	Edmonton Oilers	2-year	Free agency	[20]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)	Steve Heinze	Buffalo Sabres	3-year	Free agency	[21]
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07)	Randy Robitaille	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[22]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16)	Rob Valicevic	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	[23]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23)	Jason Holland	Buffalo Sabres		Free agency	[24]
September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)	Derek Bekar	Washington Capitals		Free agency	[25]
January 9, 2002 (2002-01-09)	Ryan Flinn	Manchester Monarchs (AHL)		Free agency	[26]
January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)	Ted Donato	New York Islanders		Waivers	[27]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)	Ted Donato	St. Louis Blues		Waivers	[28]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 3]	Ref
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)	Stu Grimson	Nashville Predators	Free agency (III)	[30]
	Luc Robitaille	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency (III)	[31]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13)	David Hymovitz	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	[32]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18)	Marko Tuomainen	New York Islanders	Free agency (UFA)	[33]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08)	Rich Brennan	Nashville Predators	Free agency (VI)	[34]
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)	Peter Leboutillier	Sheffield Steelers (BISL)	Free agency (VI)	[35]
January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04)	Randy Robitaille	Pittsburgh Penguins	Waivers	[36]
March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)	Ted Donato	St. Louis Blues	Waivers	[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28)	Travis Scott	2-year	Re-signing	[38]
	Scott Thomas	1-year	Re-signing	[38]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)	Mathieu Schneider	3-year	Re-signing	[39]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06)	Tomas Zizka	3-year	Entry-level	[40]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)	Jaroslav Bednar	1-year	Entry-level	[41]
	Jaroslav Modry	2-year	Re-signing	[42]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)	Marcel Cousineau	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Andreas Lilja	multi-year	Re-signing	[44]
	Greg Phillips	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Jamie Storr	1-year	Re-signing	[45]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01)	Eric Belanger	1-year	Re-signing	[46]
	Philippe Boucher	1-year	Re-signing	[47]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13)	Bryan Smolinski	2-year	Re-signing	[48]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14)	Aaron Miller	2-year	Arbitration award	[49]
September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04)	Lubomir Visnovsky	multi-year	Re-signing	[50]
September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10)	Felix Potvin	1-year[lower-alpha 4]	Re-signing	[51]
October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)	Jason Allison	3-year	Re-signing	[15]
April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)	Yanick Lehoux	3-year	Entry-level	[52]
June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01)	Jared Aulin	3-year	Entry-level	[53]

Draft picks

Los Angeles'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	18	Jens Karlsson	Sweden	Frolunda HC (Sweden)
1	30	Dave Steckel	United States	Ohio State University (NCAA)
2	49	Michael Cammalleri	Canada	University of Michigan (NCAA)
2	51	Jaroslav Bednar	Czech Republic	HIFK (Finland)
3	83	Henrik Juntunen	Finland	Karpat (Finland)
4	116	Richard Petiot	Canada	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
5	152	Terry Denike	Canada	Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)
5	153	Tuukka Mantyla	Finland	Tappara (Finland)
7	214	Cristobal Huet	France	HC Lugano (Switzerland)
8	237	Mike Gabinet	Canada	University of Nebraska at Omaha (NCAA)
9	277	Sebastien Laplante	Canada	Rayside-Balfour Sabrecats (NOJHL)

Notes

1. Bednar wore number 7 until Ronning was acquired.
2. 4th-round pick
3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[29]
4. Club option for a second year.

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