2001–02 Nashville Predators season

The 2001–02 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

2001–02 Nashville Predators
Division4th Central
Conference14th Western
2001–02 record28–41–13–0
Home record17–16–8–0
Road record11–25–5–0
Goals for196
Goals against230
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainTom Fitzgerald (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captainsBill Houlder (road)
Greg Johnson (home)
Cliff Ronning (home)
Kimmo Timonen (road)
ArenaGaylord Entertainment Center
Average attendance14,788
Minor league affiliate(s)Milwaukee Admirals
Cincinnati Cyclones
Team leaders
GoalsDenis Arkhipov (20)
AssistsCliff Ronning (31)
PointsCliff Ronning (49)
Penalty minutesCale Hulse (121)
Plus/minusScott Hartnell (+5)
WinsMike Dunham (23)
Goals against averageMike Dunham (2.61)

Off-season

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 4 St. Louis Blues 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
3 5 Chicago Blackhawks 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
4 14 Nashville Predators 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
5 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

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[1]
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[2]
October: 4–7–2–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2001 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 T October 6, 2001 2–2 OT St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 W October 11, 2001 1–0 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 1–1–1–0 Recap
4 L October 13, 2001 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 1–2–1–0 Recap
5 T October 16, 2001 3–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 1–2–2–0 Recap
6 L October 18, 2001 3–5 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 1–3–2–0 Recap
7 L October 20, 2001 1–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 1–4–2–0 Recap
8 W October 22, 2001 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 2–4–2–0 Recap
9 L October 23, 2001 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 2–5–2–0 Recap
10 W October 25, 2001 5–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 3–5–2–0 Recap
11 L October 27, 2001 0–1 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 3–6–2–0 Recap
12 L October 30, 2001 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 3–7–2–0 Recap
13 W October 31, 2001 6–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 4–7–2–0 Recap
November: 5–6–1–0 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 0–6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 L November 2, 2001 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 4–8–2–0 Recap
15 W November 3, 2001 4–1 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 5–8–2–0 Recap
16 L November 8, 2001 1–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 5–9–2–0 Recap
17 L November 10, 2001 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 5–10–2–0 Recap
18 W November 13, 2001 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 6–10–2–0 Recap
19 T November 16, 2001 4–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 6–10–3–0 Recap
20 W November 17, 2001 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 7–10–3–0 Recap
21 L November 20, 2001 3–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 7–11–3–0 Recap
22 W November 21, 2001 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 8–11–3–0 Recap
23 W November 23, 2001 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 9–11–3–0 Recap
24 L November 27, 2001 2–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 9–12–3–0 Recap
25 L November 29, 2001 0–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 9–13–3–0 Recap
December: 5–4–3–0 (home: 4–1–3–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 L December 1, 2001 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 9–14–3–0 Recap
27 L December 2, 2001 2–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 9–15–3–0 Recap
28 W December 6, 2001 4–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 10–15–3–0 Recap
29 T December 8, 2001 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 10–15–4–0 Recap
30 T December 11, 2001 1–1 OT Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 10–15–5–0 Recap
31 W December 12, 2001 4–2 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 11–15–5–0 Recap
32 W December 15, 2001 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 12–15–5–0 Recap
33 W December 20, 2001 6–2 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 13–15–5–0 Recap
34 T December 23, 2001 1–1 OT San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 13–15–6–0 Recap
35 L December 26, 2001 0–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 13–16–6–0 Recap
36 W December 29, 2001 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 14–16–6–0 Recap
37 L December 30, 2001 2–7 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 14–17–6–0 Recap
January: 6–8–3–0 (home: 3–2–2–0; road: 3–6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 T January 1, 2002 4–4 OT Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 14–17–7–0 Recap
39 W January 3, 2002 4–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 15–17–7–0 Recap
40 L January 4, 2002 1–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 15–18–7–0 Recap
41 L January 6, 2002 3–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 15–19–7–0 Recap
42 L January 8, 2002 3–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 15–20–7–0 Recap
43 T January 10, 2002 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 15–20–8–0 Recap
44 W January 12, 2002 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 16–20–8–0 Recap
45 L January 14, 2002 3–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 16–21–8–0 Recap
46 L January 15, 2002 0–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 16–22–8–0 Recap
47 W January 17, 2002 3–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 17–22–8–0 Recap
48 W January 19, 2002 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 18–22–8–0 Recap
49 L January 21, 2002 0–1 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 18–23–8–0 Recap
50 T January 23, 2002 2–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 18–23–9–0 Recap
51 W January 24, 2002 3–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 19–23–9–0 Recap
52 L January 26, 2002 1–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 19–24–9–0 Recap
53 L January 28, 2002 1–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 19–25–9–0 Recap
54 W January 30, 2002 5–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 20–25–9–0 Recap
February: 4–1–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
55 W February 6, 2002 2–1 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 21–25–9–0 Recap
56 T February 8, 2002 3–3 OT Washington Capitals (2001–02) 21–25–10–0 Recap
57 W February 9, 2002 1–0 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 22–25–10–0 Recap
58 W February 12, 2002 1–0 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 23–25–10–0 Recap
59 L February 26, 2002 1–5 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 23–26–10–0 Recap
60 W February 28, 2002 3–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 24–26–10–0 Recap
March: 2–10–3–0 (home: 1–6–1–0; road: 1–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
61 L March 2, 2002 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 24–27–10–0 Recap
62 W March 5, 2002 2–0 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 25–27–10–0 Recap
63 L March 7, 2002 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 25–28–10–0 Recap
64 T March 9, 2002 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 25–28–11–0 Recap
65 L March 10, 2002 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 25–29–11–0 Recap
66 L March 12, 2002 0–5 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 25–30–11–0 Recap
67 L March 15, 2002 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 25–31–11–0 Recap
68 L March 17, 2002 4–5 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 25–32–11–0 Recap
69 L March 19, 2002 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 25–33–11–0 Recap
70 L March 21, 2002 3–4 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 25–34–11–0 Recap
71 W March 23, 2002 5–1 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 26–34–11–0 Recap
72 T March 25, 2002 3–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 26–34–12–0 Recap
73 L March 27, 2002 1–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 26–35–12–0 Recap
74 T March 28, 2002 3–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 26–35–13–0 Recap
75 L March 30, 2002 2–4 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 26–36–13–0 Recap
April: 2–5–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 L April 1, 2002 1–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 26–37–13–0 Recap
77 W April 3, 2002 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 27–37–13–0 Recap
78 L April 4, 2002 1–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 27–38–13–0 Recap
79 W April 6, 2002 3–1 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 28–38–13–0 Recap
80 L April 9, 2002 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 28–39–13–0 Recap
81 L April 11, 2002 2–5 New York Islanders (2001–02) 28–40–13–0 Recap
82 L April 14, 2002 4–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 28–41–13–0 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 Predators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
7 Cliff Ronning C 67 18 31 49 0 24
22 Greg Johnson C 82 18 26 44 −14 38
25 Denis Arkhipov C 82 20 22 42 −18 16
44 Kimmo Timonen D 82 13 29 42 2 28
17 Scott Hartnell LW 75 14 27 41 5 111
5 Andy Delmore D 73 16 22 38 −13 22
33 Vladimir Orszagh RW 79 15 21 36 −15 56
19 Martin Erat RW 80 9 24 33 −11 32
11 David Legwand C 63 11 19 30 1 54
43 Vitali Yachmenev LW 75 11 16 27 −16 14
15 Petr Tenkrat RW 58 8 16 24 −4 28
3 Karlis Skrastins D 82 4 13 17 −12 36
21 Tom Fitzgerald RW 63 7 9 16 −4 33
9 Greg Classen C 55 5 6 11 1 30
26 Andrew Berenzweig D 26 3 7 10 −3 14
24 Scott Walker RW 28 4 5 9 −13 18
4 Mark Eaton D 58 3 5 8 −12 24
23 Bill Houlder D 82 0 8 8 −1 40
14 Steve Dubinsky C 26 5 2 7 −2 10
12 Reid Simpson LW 26 5 0 5 −1 69
27 Jukka Hentunen RW 10 2 2 4 0 0
10 Patric Kjellberg RW 12 1 3 4 −3 6
39 Marian Cisar RW 10 1 2 3 −3 8
18 Mark Mowers C 14 1 2 3 −2 2
20 Nathan Perrott RW 22 1 2 3 −1 74
8 Stu Grimson LW 30 1 1 2 0 76
1 Mike Dunham G 58 0 2 2 2
32 Cale Hulse D 63 0 2 2 −18 121
34 Adam Hall RW 1 0 1 1 0 0
13[a] Jere Karalahti D 15 0 1 1 −1 12
48 Jonas Andersson RW 5 0 0 0 −2 2
14 Rich Brennan D 4 0 0 0 0 2
40 David Gosselin RW 3 0 0 0 −1 5
14 Brett Hauer D 3 0 0 0 −3 6
35 Jan Lasak G 3 0 0 0 2
16 Marc Moro D 13 0 0 0 −3 23
12 Yves Sarault LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 Robert Schnabel D 1 0 0 0 0 0
42 Pavel Skrbek D 3 0 0 0 −2 2
28 Jeremy Stevenson LW 4 0 0 0 0 9
29 Tomas Vokoun G 29 0 0 0 2

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Mike Dunham 58 23 24 9 1525 144 2.61 .906 3 3316
29 Tomas Vokoun 29 5 14 4 678 66 2.69 .903 2 1471
35 Jan Lasak 3 0 3 0 104 13 4.41 .875 0 177

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL YoungStars Game selection Scott Hartnell [3]
David Legwand

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Martin Erat October 5, 2001 [4]
Robert Schnabel January 12, 2002
Nathan Perrott February 9, 2002
Jonas Andersson March 19, 2002
Jan Lasak April 9, 2002
Adam Hall April 14, 2002
1,000th game played Cliff Ronning March 9, 2002 [5]

Transactions

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The Predators 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.[6]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Nashville Predators
  • NY Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2001
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 7th-round pick in 2001
[7]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) To Nashville Predators
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
[8]
October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) To Nashville Predators
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Conditional draft pick in 2003
[9]
November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01) To Nashville Predators
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[10]
December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04) To Nashville Predators
  • Jay Legault
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[11]
December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) To Nashville Predators
To Los Angeles Kings
[12]
January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11) To Nashville Predators
To Philadelphia Flyers
[14]
February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06) To Nashville Predators
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations
[15]
March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) To Nashville Predators
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[16]
To Nashville Predators
  • Conditional draft pick[c]
To Colorado Avalanche
  • D. J. Smith
[16]
March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13) To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
  • Future considerations
To Chicago Blackhawks
[17]
March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) To Nashville Predators
To Los Angeles Kings
[18]
March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) To Nashville Predators
To Calgary Flames
  • Conditional draft pick in 2003
[19]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Nashville Predators
To New York Rangers
[20]
May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) To Nashville Predators
  • Steve Parsons
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Future considerations
[21]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) Yves Sarault Atlanta Thrashers Waivers [22]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Stu Grimson Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency [23]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Erik Anderson St. Lawrence University (ECAC) Free agency [24]
Rich Brennan Los Angeles Kings Free agency [24]
January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) Reid Simpson Montreal Canadiens Waivers [25]
May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) Vernon Fiddler Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency [26]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
N/A Evgeny Namestnikov HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) Free agency (VI) [28]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Jayson More[e] Contract expiration (III) [27]
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) Randy Robitaille Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [30]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Alexei Vasiliev Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency [31]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Jayme Filipowicz Quebec Citadelles (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) Rob Valicevic Los Angeles Kings Free agency (UFA) [33]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) Dan Riva Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [34]
October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) Sean Haggerty Providence Bruins (AHL) Free agency (VI) [35]
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) Richard Lintner HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) Free agency[f] [36]
May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14) Alexandre Boikov Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency [37]
May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) Petr Tenkrat Karpat (Liiga) Free agency[g] [39]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) Mark Eaton Re-signing [40]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Yves Sarault Re-signing [41]
Robert Schnabel Re-signing [41]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Martin Erat Entry-level [42]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Bill Bowler Re-signing [43]
Mikhail Chernov Re-signing [43]
Marian Cisar Re-signing [43]
David Gosselin Re-signing [43]
Pavel Skrbek Re-signing [43]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Scott Walker 3-year Re-signing [44]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Andrew Berenzweig Re-signing [24]
Evgeny Pavlov Entry-level [24]
August 12, 2001 (2001-08-12) Cale Hulse 1-year Arbitration award [45]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Mike Dunham Re-signing [46]
March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) Adam Hall Entry-level [47]
Andrew Hutchinson Entry-level [47]
April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) Bill Houlder Extension [48]
Greg Johnson Extension [49]
June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) Nathan Perrott 1-year Option exercised [50]

Draft picks

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Nashville's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[51]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Dan Hamhuis   Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
2 33 Timofei Shishkanov   Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
2 42 Tomas Slovak   Slovakia HC Kosice (Slovakia)
3 75 Denis Platonov   Russia HC Saratov (Russia)
3 76 Oliver Setzinger   Austria Ilves (Finland)
4 98 Jordin Tootoo   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 178 Anton Lavrentiev   United States Ak Bars Kazan (Russia)
8 240 Gustav Grasberg   Sweden Mora IK (Sweden)
9 271 Mikko Lehtonen   Finland Karpat (Finland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Karalahti wore number 16 in his first game.
  2. ^ Condition not met. The Flyers would have received the draft pick if either Beckett or Hubacek played in the NHL for the Predators during the 2001–02 or 2002–03 season.[13]
  3. ^ 9th-round pick in 2002
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[27]
  5. ^ More suffered a career-ending injury during the 1998–99 season.[29]
  6. ^ Nashville retained Lintner’s NHL rights until trading them to the New York Rangers on March 19, 2002.[20]
  7. ^ Nashville retained Tenkrat’s NHL rights until he was claimed by the Florida Panthers in the 2002 NHL waiver draft.[38]

References

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  • "2001-02 Nashville Predators Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2000). The NHL All-Star Game: 50 years of the great tradition. Toronto: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-200058-X.
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  16. ^ a b "Nashville Predators acquire defensemen Marty Wilford and D.J. Smith from Toronto for defenseman Marc Moro". Nashville Predators. March 1, 2002. Archived from the original on October 25, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  17. ^ "Nashville Predators acquire a fourth-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from Chicago for forward Tom Fitzgerald". Nashville Predators. March 13, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Nashville Predators acquire defenseman Jere Karalahti and a conditional selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft from Los Angeles for forward Cliff Ronning". Nashville Predators. March 16, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  19. ^ "Nashville Predators acquire forward Jukka Hentunen from Calgary for a conditional selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft". Nashville Predators. March 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Nashville Predators acquire defenseman Peter Smrek from New York Rangers for defenseman Richard Lintner". Nashville Predators. March 19, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  21. ^ "Wednesday's Sports Transactions". Midland Daily News. May 16, 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2023. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS_Traded LW Steve Parsons to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.
  22. ^ "Nashville Predators claim Yves Sarault on waivers from Atlanta". Nashville Predators. June 19, 2001. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Nashville Predators sign free agent forward Stu Grimson". Nashville Predators. July 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  24. ^ a b c d "Predators sign four players". Nashville Predators. August 8, 2001. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  25. ^ "Nashville Predators claim left wing Reid Simpson on waivers from Montreal". Nashville Predators. January 30, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  26. ^ "Nashville Predators sign free agent forward Vernon Fiddler". Nashville Predators. May 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  27. ^ a b "2001 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 12, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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