2001–02 Vancouver Canucks season

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

2001–02 Vancouver Canucks
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
2001–02 record	42–30–7–3
Home record	23–11–5–2
Road record	19–19–2–1
Goals for	254
Goals against	211
Team information
General manager	Brian Burke
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Markus Naslund
Alternate captains	Murray Baron Ed Jovanovski Trent Klatt Trevor Linden
Arena	General Motors Place
Average attendance	17,712
Minor league affiliate(s)	Manitoba Moose Columbia Inferno
Team leaders
Goals	Markus Naslund (40)
Assists	Markus Naslund (50)
Points	Markus Naslund (90)
Penalty minutes	Matt Cooke (111)
Plus/minus	Markus Naslund (+22)
Wins	Dan Cloutier (31)
Goals against average	Alex Auld (2.00)
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Offseason

Regular season

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

Final standings

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

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

Regular season

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

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

Scoring

• 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

• † = 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

Awards

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

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

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

Date	Details		Ref
November 10, 2001 (2001-11-10)	To Vancouver Canucks Trevor Linden 2nd-round pick in 2002 or 2003	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2002 3rd-round pick in 2003	[15]
December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Jan Hlavac Tampa Bay’s 3rd-round pick in 2002	To Philadelphia Flyers Donald Brashear 6th-round pick in 2002	[16]
December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28)	To Vancouver Canucks Tyler Bouck Trevor Letowski Todd Warriner 3rd-round pick in 2003	To Phoenix Coyotes Drake Berehowsky Denis Pederson	[17]

Players acquired

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

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

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

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

• 2001–02 NHL season

Notes

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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