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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
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
2001–02 record40–27–11–4
Home record22–12–6–1
Road record18–15–5–3
Goals for214
Goals against190
Team information
General managerDave Taylor
CoachAndy Murray
Dave Tippett (interim)
CaptainMattias Norstrom
Alternate captainsKelly Buchberger
Ian Laperriere
Mathieu Schneider
Bryan Smolinski
ArenaStaples Center
Average attendance16,756
Minor league affiliate(s)Manchester Monarchs
Reading Royals
Team leaders
GoalsZigmund Palffy (32)
AssistsJason Allison (55)
PointsJason Allison (74)
Penalty minutesIan Laperriere (125)
Plus/minusCraig Johnson (+14)
Aaron Miller (+14)
WinsFelix Potvin (31)
Goals against averageJamie Storr (1.90)

Offseason

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Mattias Norstrom was named team captain.[1]

Regular season

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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

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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

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

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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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

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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

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Scoring

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  • 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[a] 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

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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

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Awards

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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

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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

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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

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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
 To Boston Bruins
 [15]
December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Nashville Predators
 [16]
March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) To Los Angeles Kings
 To Nashville Predators
 [17]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Los Angeles Kings
  • Conditional draft pick
 To Montreal Canadiens
 [18]

Players acquired

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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

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Date Player New team Via[c] 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

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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[d] 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

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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

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  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.

References

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  19. ^ "KINGS SIGN FREE AGENT LEFT WINGER KEN BELANGER". Los Angeles Kings. July 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 11, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  22. ^ "KINGS SIGN CENTER RANDY ROBITAILLE". Los Angeles Kings. July 7, 2001. Archived from the original on August 11, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  23. ^ "KINGS SIGN FREE AGENT RIGHT WING ROB VALICEVIC". Los Angeles Kings. August 16, 2001. Archived from the original on December 8, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  24. ^ "KINGS SIGN DEFENSEMAN JASON HOLLAND". Los Angeles Kings. August 23, 2001. Archived from the original on October 31, 2001. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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