The 2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' third season of competition. For the second time in three seasons, the team finished the season with the worst record in the whole NHL, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 5th Southeast |
Conference | 15th Eastern |
2001–02 record | 19–47–11–5 |
Home record | 11–21–9–0 |
Road record | 8–26–2–5 |
Goals for | 187 |
Goals against | 288 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Curt Fraser |
Captain | Ray Ferraro (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr) |
Alternate captains | Jeff Odgers Chris Tamer |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Average attendance | 13,668 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Chicago Wolves Greenville Grrrowl |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (29) |
Assists | Dany Heatley (41) |
Points | Dany Heatley (67) |
Penalty minutes | Jeff Odgers (135) |
Plus/minus | Andy Sutton (0) |
Wins | Milan Hnilicka (13) |
Goals against average | Norm Maracle (3.00) |
Off-season
editWith Steve Staios departing to the Edmonton Oilers via free agency, Ray Ferraro was named the team’s new captain.[1]
Regular season
editThe Thrashers struggled defensively, finishing 30th overall in goaltending, with 288 goals allowed, and on the power play, with only 37 power-play goals scored. They also allowed the most-short-handed goals of all 30 teams, with 12.[2]
Final standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
2 | 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
3 | 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
4 | 14 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
5 | 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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 |
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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
Schedule and results
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October: 3–4–1–2 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 1–0–0–2)
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November: 2–11–1–0 (home: 1–1–1–0; road: 1–10–0–0)
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December: 3–8–3–1 (home: 1–5–3–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
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January: 5–8–1–1 (home: 3–4–1–0; road: 2–4–0–1)
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February: 2–3–1–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–2–1–0)
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March: 4–10–1–0 (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
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April: 0–3–3–1 (home: 0–1–2–0; road: 0–2–1–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- 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 Thrashers only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
15 | Dany Heatley | LW | 82 | 26 | 41 | 67 | −19 | 56 |
17 | Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 65 | 29 | 22 | 51 | −19 | 28 |
12 | Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 18 | 26 | 44 | −12 | 12 |
18 | Lubos Bartecko | LW | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | −15 | 30 |
21 | Ray Ferraro‡ | C | 61 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −32 | 66 |
8 | Frantisek Kaberle | D | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −11 | 24 |
38 | Yannick Tremblay | D | 66 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −15 | 47 |
13 | Patrik Stefan | C | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −4 | 22 |
14 | Tomi Kallio | LW | 60 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 12 |
26 | Pascal Rheaume† | C | 42 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −3 | 25 |
9 | Hnat Domenichelli‡ | LW | 40 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −18 | 34 |
36 | Daniel Tjarnqvist | D | 75 | 2 | 16 | 18 | −22 | 14 |
39 | Per Svartvadet | C | 78 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −12 | 24 |
22 | Shean Donovan‡ | RW | 48 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −16 | 40 |
3 | Brian Pothier | D | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −19 | 22 |
20 | Jeff Odgers | RW | 46 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 135 |
28 | Todd Reirden | D | 65 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −25 | 82 |
71 | Jiri Slegr‡ | D | 38 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −21 | 51 |
24 | Andreas Karlsson | C | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −8 | 20 |
27 | Bob Corkum‡ | C | 65 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −30 | 16 |
4 | Chris Tamer | D | 78 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −11 | 111 |
19 | Brad Tapper | RW | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 43 |
16 | Jeff Cowan† | LW | 38 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −11 | 50 |
47 | J. P. Vigier | RW | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −5 | 4 |
25 | Andy Sutton† | D | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
10 | Yuri Butsayev† | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
29 | Darcy Hordichuk‡ | LW | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 127 |
37 | Dan Snyder | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 30 |
33 | Milan Hnilicka | G | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
6 | David Harlock‡ | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 18 |
22[a] | Kamil Piros | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
43 | Mike Weaver | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Petr Buzek‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 13 |
35 | Frederic Cassivi† | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Brett Clark‡ | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
9 | Mark Hartigan† | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
6 | Francis Lessard† | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
23 | Derek MacKenzie | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
34 | Norm Maracle | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Pasi Nurminen | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Damian Rhodes | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Kirill Safronov† | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
40 | Luke Sellars | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
45 | Ben Simon | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Goaltending
edit- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
33 | Milan Hnilicka | 60 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 1956 | 179 | 3.19 | .908 | 3 | 3367 |
35 | Frederic Cassivi† | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 17 | 3.32 | .918 | 0 | 307 |
31 | Pasi Nurminen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 275 | 28 | 3.61 | .898 | 0 | 465 |
1 | Damian Rhodes | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 439 | 47 | 3.67 | .893 | 0 | 769 |
34 | Norm Maracle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3.00 | .850 | 0 | 60 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Dany Heatley | [5] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Dany Heatley (Forward) | [6] | |
Ilya Kovalchuk (Forward) | |||
League (in-season) |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Dany Heatley & Ilya Kovalchuk (December) | [7] |
Ilya Kovalchuk (January) | [8] | ||
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Dany Heatley | [9] | |
Ilya Kovalchuk | |||
Team | Community Service Award | Jeff Odgers | [10] |
Players' Player Award | Jeff Odgers | [10] | |
Team MVP | Dany Heatley | [10] | |
Ilya Kovalchuk | |||
Three Stars of the Game Award | Dany Heatley | [10] | |
Milan Hnilicka |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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First game | Dany Heatley | October 4, 2001 | [11] |
Ilya Kovalchuk | |||
Kamil Piros | |||
Daniel Tjarnqvist | |||
Ben Simon | November 10, 2001 | ||
Mike Weaver | November 27, 2001 | ||
Pasi Nurminen | January 30, 2002 | ||
Frederic Cassivi | March 20, 2002 | ||
Luke Sellars | March 23, 2002 | ||
Francis Lessard | March 27, 2002 | ||
Mark Hartigan | April 2, 2002 | ||
Derek MacKenzie | April 12, 2002 | ||
400th goal scored | Ray Ferraro | December 28, 2001 | [12] |
Transactions
editThe Thrashers 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
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2001 | To Atlanta Thrashers |
To New Jersey Devils
|
[13] |
To Atlanta Thrashers |
To St. Louis Blues
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[14] | |
To Atlanta Thrashers |
To New York Rangers
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[15] | |
July 2, 2001 | To Atlanta Thrashers
|
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
[16] |
December 18, 2001 | To Atlanta Thrashers
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To Calgary Flames
|
[17] |
January 22, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers |
To Minnesota Wild |
[18] |
January 24, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers |
To Colorado Avalanche |
[19] |
March 6, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers |
To Philadelphia Flyers |
[20] |
March 16, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers |
To Philadelphia Flyers
|
[21] |
March 18, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers
|
To St. Louis Blues |
[22] |
March 19, 2002 | To Atlanta Thrashers
|
To Buffalo Sabres |
[23] |
To Atlanta Thrashers
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To Phoenix Coyotes
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[23][24] | |
To Atlanta Thrashers
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To Detroit Red Wings |
[23] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 16, 2001 | Bob Corkum | New Jersey Devils | Free agency | [25] | |
Tony Hrkac | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [25] | ||
Todd Reirden | St. Louis Blues | Free agency | [25] | ||
September 28, 2001 | Karl Stewart | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
November 14, 2001 | Pascal Rheaume | Chicago Blackhawks | Waivers | [27] | |
March 27, 2002 | Mark Hartigan | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | Free agency | [28] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[c] | Ref |
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June 19, 2001 | Yves Sarault | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [30] |
June 25, 2001 | Dean Sylvester | Retirement (UFA) | [31] | |
July 1, 2001 | Brian Wesenberg[d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [29] | |
July 2, 2001 | Andrei Skopintsev | HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | Free agency (VI) | [33] |
July 6, 2001 | Andrew Brunette | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
July 12, 2001 | Steve Staios | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
August 7, 2001 | Rumun Ndur | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
August 10, 2001 | Herbert Vasiljevs | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (VI) | [37] |
August 23, 2001 | Wes Mason | Augusta Lynx (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [38] |
August 29, 2001 | Hugo Boisvert | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [39] |
September 8, 2001 | Sean Ritchlin | Reading Royals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [40] |
October 10, 2001 | Ladislav Kohn | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
October 18, 2001 | Chris Joseph | HC TPS (Liiga) | Free agency (III) | [42] |
October 21, 2001 | Steve Guolla | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) | [43] |
January 29, 2002 | Gord Murphy | Boston Bruins | Free agency (III) | [44] |
March 15, 2002 | Shean Donovan | Pittsburgh Penguins | Waivers | [45] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 19, 2001 | J. P. Vigier | Re-signing | [30] | |
July 2, 2001 | Hnat Domenichelli | Re-signing | [46] | |
July 3, 2001 | Jeff Dessner | Entry-level | [47] | |
Libor Ustrnul | Entry-level | [47] | ||
July 12, 2001 | Norm Maracle | Re-signing | [48] | |
Pasi Nurminen | Entry-level | [48] | ||
July 17, 2001 | Frantisek Kaberle | Re-signing | [49] | |
July 18, 2001 | Brett Clark | Re-signing | [50] | |
Per Svartvadet | Re-signing | [50] | ||
July 27, 2001 | Jiri Slegr | Re-signing | [51] | |
July 30, 2001 | Bryan Adams | Re-signing | [52] | |
Lubos Bartecko | Re-signing | [52] | ||
Daniel Tjarnqvist | Entry-level | [52] | ||
July 31, 2001 | Shean Donovan | Re-signing | [53] | |
August 14, 2001 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Entry-level | [54] | |
August 27, 2001 | Simon Gamache | Entry-level | [55] | |
December 19, 2001 | Kurtis Foster | Entry-level | [56] | |
May 6, 2002 | Jeff Odgers | Extension | [57] | |
May 23, 2002 | Frederic Cassivi | Extension | [58] |
Draft picks
editAtlanta's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[59]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 1 | Ilya Kovalchuk | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
3 | 80 | Michael Garnett | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
4 | 100 | Brian Sipotz | United States | Miami University (NCAA) |
4 | 112 | Milan Gajic | Canada | Burnaby Express (BCJHL) |
5 | 135 | Colin Stuart | United States | Colorado College (NCAA) |
6 | 189 | Pasi Nurminen | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
7 | 199 | Matt Suderman | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
7 | 201 | Colin FitzRandolph | United States | Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) |
9 | 262 | Mario Cartelli | Czech Republic | Ocelari Trinec (Czech Republic) |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- "Atlanta Thrashers 2001-02 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- "2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Ferraro named Thrashers captain". TSN.ca. September 18, 2001. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "2001-02 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Calder Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Heatley and Kovalchuk Named NHL Rookie of the Month Co-Winners". Atlanta Thrashers. January 2, 2002. Archived from the original on December 15, 2002. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Kovalchuk NHL rookie of month - UPI.com". UPI. January 31, 2002. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "NHL - 2002 YoungStars rosters". ESPN.com. January 30, 2002. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets Media Guide, p.223
- ^ "2001-02 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta 5, Toronto 4 - UPI.com". UPI. December 28, 2001. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL - ESPN.com's NHL Draft Day Trade Tracker". ESPN.com. June 25, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Rangers Draft Day Deals". New York Rangers. June 23, 2001. Archived from the original on April 30, 2004. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
The Rangers also dealt Jeff Dessner, a defenseman from the University of Wisconsin who selected in the seventh round of the 1996 Draft to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for their eighth round choice (230th overall).
- ^ "Trashers re-sign Domenichelli - UPI Archives". UPI. July 2, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Buzek Traded for Flames' Cowan and Foster". Atlanta Thrashers. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Andy Sutton from the Minnesota Wild in Exchange for Forward Hnat Domenichelli". Atlanta Thrashers. January 22, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta Thrashers Acquire Goaltender Frederic Cassivi from the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Brett Clark; Goaltender Scott Fankhouser Loaned to Hershey (AHL)". Atlanta Thrashers. January 24, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Joe DiPenta from Flyers for Forward Jarrod Skalde". Atlanta Thrashers. March 6, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Francis Lessard from the Philadelphia Flyers for David Harlock and Two Draft Picks in 2003". Atlanta Thrashers. March 16, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta Thrashers Trade Ray Ferraro to the St. Louis Blues". Atlanta Thrashers. March 18, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ a b c "NHL - Trade roundup: Wings land Slegr from Thrashers". ESPN.com. March 19, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Rosenbloom, Steve (March 20, 2002). "Hard-nosed help". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
Atlanta Thrashers: Traded... F Darcy Hordichuk, and 2002 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks to Phoenix for D Kirill Safronov, the rights to RW Ruslan Zainullin and a 2002 fourth-round draft pick.
- ^ a b c "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agents Tony Hrkac, Bob Corkum and Todd Reirden". Atlanta Thrashers. July 16, 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Lightning Recall LW Karl Stewart From Norfolk". NHL.com. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Atlanta on September 28, 2001
- ^ "Thrashers Claim Forward Pascal Rheaume Off of Waivers From Blackhawks; Reassign Clark and Simon to Chicago (AHL)". Atlanta Thrashers. November 14, 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Atlanta Thrashers Agree to Terms with Free Agent Forward Mark Hartigan". Atlanta Thrashers. March 27, 2002. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "2001 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 12, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 20, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
ATLANTA THRASHERS--Agreed to terms with F J.P. Vigier... NASHVILLE PREDATORS--Claimed F Yves Sarault off waivers from the Atlanta Thrashers.
- ^ Dean Sylvester at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved March 9, 2023
- ^ "[ALUMNI BIO] Brian Wesenberg". Guelph Storm. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
STATUS: Retired from pro hockey following the 2000-01 season.
- ^ Andrei Skopintsev at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved March 9, 2023
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 7, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Andrew Brunette to a multiyear contract.
- ^ "Oilers Sign Defenseman Staios". AP NEWS. July 12, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "CHICAGO ASSIGNS EIGHT PLAYERS TO NORFOLK". Norfolk Admirals. September 24, 2001. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
Ndur, signed by Chicago as a free agent August 7, 2001
- ^ "Canucks sign free agent". The Globe and Mail. August 11, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Mueller, Rob (August 23, 2001). "Lynx offer contract to Mason". The Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 12, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "GRIFFINS SIGN BOISVERT, WELCOME BACK VAN DRUNEN & PLANTE". Grand Rapids Griffins. August 29, 2001. Archived from the original on May 11, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Royals Sign Second Player, Second Forward". Reading Royals. September 8, 2001. Archived from the original on February 14, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Red Wings activate McCarty - UPI Archives". UPI. October 10, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
In another move, the Red Wings signed right wing Ladislav Kohn to a one-year contract
- ^ "TPS:lle kovat vahvistukset". Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta (in Finnish). October 18, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. October 22, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS--Signed... LW Stephen Guolla.
- ^ "Bruins add Murphy for rest of season - UPI.com". UPI. January 29, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Penguins make two trades - UPI Archives". UPI. March 15, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Hnat Domenichelli". Atlanta Thrashers. July 2, 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Transactions". Deseret News. July 4, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Agreed to terms with D Libor Ustrnul and D Jeff Dessner.
- ^ a b "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Goaltenders Norm Maracle and Pasi Nurminen". Atlanta Thrashers. July 12, 2001. Archived from the original on October 2, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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Atlanta Thrashers -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Kurtis Foster
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