2001–02 Minnesota Wild season

The 2001–02 Minnesota Wild season was the team's second season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight season, finishing last in the Northwest Division.

2001–02 Minnesota Wild
Division5th Northwest
Conference12th Western
2001–02 record26–35–12–9
Home record14–14–8–5
Road record12–21–4–4
Goals for195
Goals against238
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating[1]
Jim Dowd (Oct.)
Filip Kuba (Nov.)
Brad Brown (Dec.–Jan.)
Andrew Brunette (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsBrad Bombardir
Darby Hendrickson
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,455
Minor league affiliate(s)Houston Aeros
Louisiana IceGators
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Gaborik (30)
AssistsAndrew Brunette (48)
PointsAndrew Brunette (69)
Penalty minutesMatt Johnson (183)
Plus/minusMarian Gaborik (0)
Nick Schultz (0)
Wes Walz (0)
WinsDwayne Roloson (14)
Goals against averageDwayne Roloson (2.68)

Off-season

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Regular season

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Final standings

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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


Schedule and results

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

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

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 Wild only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Andrew Brunette LW 81 21 48 69 −4 18
10 Marian Gaborik RW 78 30 37 67 0 34
34 Jim Dowd C 82 13 30 43 −14 54
33 Sergei Zholtok C 73 19 20 39 −10 28
24 Antti Laaksonen LW 82 16 17 33 −5 22
37 Wes Walz C 64 10 20 30 0 43
11 Pascal Dupuis LW 76 15 12 27 −10 16
18 Richard Park RW 63 10 15 25 −1 10
14 Darby Hendrickson C 68 9 15 24 −22 50
17 Filip Kuba D 62 5 19 24 −6 32
77 Lubomir Sekeras D 69 4 20 24 −7 38
22 Stacy Roest RW 58 10 11 21 −3 8
44 Aaron Gavey C 71 6 11 17 −21 38
2 Willie Mitchell D 68 3 10 13 −16 68
23[a] Jason Marshall D 80 5 6 11 −8 148
55 Nick Schultz D 52 4 6 10 0 14
3 Ladislav Benysek D 74 1 7 8 −12 28
42 Andy Sutton D 19 2 4 6 −4 35
9 Hnat Domenichelli LW 27 1 5 6 −5 10
26 Tony Virta RW 8 2 3 5 0 0
71 Sebastien Bordeleau C 14 1 4 5 −1 8
12 Matt Johnson LW 60 4 0 4 −13 183
4 Brad Brown D 51 0 4 4 −11 123
5 Brad Bombardir D 28 1 2 3 −6 14
31 Roman Simicek C 6 2 0 2 1 8
25 Sergei Krivokrasov RW 9 1 1 2 −1 17
36 Sylvain Blouin LW 43 0 2 2 −11 130
19 David Cullen D 3 0 0 0 −3 0
35 Manny Fernandez G 44 0 0 0 4
31 Derek Gustafson G 1 0 0 0 0
6 Mike Matteucci D 3 0 0 0 1 2
39 Travis Roche D 4 0 0 0 −1 2
30 Dwayne Roloson G 45 0 0 0 8

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Dwayne Roloson 45 14 20 7 1132 112 2.68 .901 5 2506
35 Manny Fernandez 44 12 24 5 1157 125 3.05 .892 1 2463
31 Derek Gustafson 1 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 1.000 0 26

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL Player of the Week Marian Gaborik (March 11) [4]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Marian Gaborik [5]
Team Three Star Award Marian Gaborik [6]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Nick Schultz October 14, 2001 [7]
Tony Virta March 20, 2002

Transactions

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The Wild 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.[8]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To Minnesota Wild
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
To New York Rangers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
[9]
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) To Minnesota Wild
To Edmonton Oilers
  • Future considerations
[10]
November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01) To Minnesota Wild
  • 7th-round pick in 2002
  • Conditional draft pick in 2003
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[11]
January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04) To Minnesota Wild
To Phoenix Coyotes
[12]
January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22) To Minnesota Wild
To Atlanta Thrashers
[13]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Minnesota Wild
To Boston Bruins
[14]
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24) To Minnesota Wild
To Montreal Canadiens
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
[15]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) Shawn Carter Houston Aeros (AHL) Free agency [16]
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) Curtis Murphy Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) Free agency [17]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Jason Marshall Washington Capitals Free agency [18]
Dwayne Roloson St. Louis Blues Free agency [18]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) Andrew Brunette Atlanta Thrashers multi-year Free agency [19]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Martin Brochu Calgary Flames Free agency [20]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Trent Cull Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [21]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Mark Beaufait Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) Free agency [22]
July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25) Mike Crowley Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [23]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Brad Brown New York Rangers Free agency [24]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Sebastien Bordeleau St. Louis Blues Waiver draft [25]
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) Zbynek Michalek Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) Free agency [26]
November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23) Frederic Cloutier Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) Free agency [27]
April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04) Jeff Hoggan University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA) Free agency [28]
April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08) Matt Cullen Colorado College (WCHA) Free agency [29]
June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03) Rastislav Pavlikovsky HV71 (SHL) Free agency [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Jeff Nielsen[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Chris Armstrong New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [33]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Christian Matte Buffalo Sabres Free agency (VI) [34]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Brendan Walsh Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) Zac Bierk Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [36]
August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31) Ian Herbers Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL) Free agency (VI) [37]
N/A David Brumby Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Martin Brochu Vancouver Canucks Waiver draft [25]
October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04) Nick Naumenko Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency (VI) [39]
April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08) Roman Simicek HIFK (Liiga) Free agency [40]
May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03) Mark Beaufait Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency [41]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) Tony Virta Entry-level [42]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Darby Hendrickson 3-year Re-signing [43]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Brad Bombardir Re-signing [44]
Cam Stewart Re-signing [44]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Pavel Patera Re-signing [20]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Dan Cavanaugh Entry-level [22]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) Aaron Gavey Re-signing [45]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Lubomir Sekeras 2-year Re-signing [46]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Andy Sutton Re-signing [47]
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) Manny Fernandez 2-year Arbitration award [48]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Filip Kuba 2-year Arbitration award [49]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Sergei Zholtok 1-year Arbitration award [50]
September 13, 2001 (2001-09-13) Sergei Krivokrasov Re-signing [51]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) Stephane Veilleux Entry-level [52]
September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23) Kyle Wanvig Entry-level [53]
November 15, 2001 (2001-11-15) Jim Dowd multi-year Extension [54]
March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09) Sergei Zholtok multi-year Extension [55]
April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15) Marc Cavosie Entry-level [56]
April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) Kyle Kettles Entry-level [57]
May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31) Chris Dyment Entry-level [58]

Draft picks

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Minnesota'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)
1 6 Mikko Koivu   Finland TPS (SM-liiga)
2 36 Kyle Wanvig   Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 74 Chris Heid   Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3 93 Stephane Veilleux   Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 103 Tony Virta   Finland TPS (SM-liiga)
7 202 Derek Boogaard   Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
8 239 Jake Riddle   United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Marshall wore number 32 through December 14.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  3. ^ Nielsen retired.[32]

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  20. ^ a b "Lightning sign Holzinger". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. The Minnesota Wild re-signed centre Pavel Patera and signed free-agent goaltender Martin Brochu.
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  25. ^ a b "Just ducky". Brainerd Dispatch. September 29, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota claimed center Sebastien Bordeleau from the Blues in Friday's NHL waiver draft. Minnesota goalie Martin Brochu was claimed by Vancouver later in the draft
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  29. ^ "Monday's Sports Transactions". Midland Daily News. April 9, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD_Signed C Mark Cullen.
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  35. ^ "Penguins Reassign Forward Brendan Walsh to Wheeling". OurSports Central. March 31, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Walsh was signed by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins as a free agent on August 29, 2001.
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