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2001–02 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference8th Eastern
2001–02 record36–31–12–3
Home record21–13–6–1
Road record15–18–6–2
Goals for207
Goals against209
Team information
General managerAndre Savard
CoachMichel Therrien
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsPatrice Brisebois
Doug Gilmour
Craig Rivet
Brian Savage (Oct.–Jan.)
ArenaMolson Centre
Average attendance20,027
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Citadelles
Mississippi Sea Wolves
New Mexico Scorpions
Team leaders
GoalsYanic Perreault (27)
AssistsDoug Gilmour (31)
PointsYanic Perreault (56)
Penalty minutesGino Odjick (104)
Plus/minusKarl Dykhuis (+16)
WinsJose Theodore (30)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.11)
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The 2001–02 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 93rd season. After missing the postseason in the three preceding seasons, the Canadiens returned to the Stanley Cup playoffs. They were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Carolina Hurricanes by a series score of 4–2.

Off-season

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Regular season

The Canadiens season began with a shocking announcement that team captain Saku Koivu was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma, a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This condition kept him out of all but three games in the regular season. On October 5, to respond to Koivu's absence, General Manager Andre Savard signed veteran forward Doug Gilmour to address the absence. The team began the season hovering around the .500 mark, but a five-game winning streak to end November, highlighted by spectacular performances by goaltender Jose Theodore, allowed the Canadiens to climb into the playoff mix. Around this time, Savard added offensive power to the team by acquiring Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Martin Rucinsky and Benoît Brunet. Head coach Michel Therrien and the Canadiens had a rough December, posting a record of 4–8–2–1 while the newly acquired Audette had his forearm tendons sliced by the skate of New York Rangers forward Radek Dvorak. His season was jeopardized. Despite the inconsistency of the team, Theodore was spectacular in net. In January, the Canadiens played more .500 hockey, which prompted Savard to make a change. He traded forward Brian Savage to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Sergei Berezin. The regular season went on hold for two weeks while the 2002 Winter Olympics were taking place. When play resumed, Jose Theodore took matters into his own hands and carried the Habs into the playoffs, finishing the regular season with a record of 30–24–10, seven shutouts and a goals against average of 2.11. In the 80th game of the regular season, captain Saku Koivu returned from treatment and played his first game of the season against the Ottawa Senators. He played for the team for the rest of the season. The Canadiens made the playoffs with a record of 36–31–12–3 behind the play of eventual Hart Memorial Trophy winner Jose Thoedore.

The Canadiens finished the regular season having allowed the fewest power play goals, with just 38.

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Boston Bruins 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
3 7 Ottawa Senators 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
5 10 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82

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.

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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

Regular season

2001–02 regular season
October: 5–5–1–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
1 W October 4, 2001 6–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 T October 6, 2001 2–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 1–0–1–0 3 Recap
3 W October 9, 2001 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 2–0–1–0 5 Recap
4 W October 12, 2001 3–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 3–0–1–0 7 Recap
5 W October 13, 2001 3–1 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 4–0–1–0 9 Recap
6 L October 15, 2001 1-2 New York Rangers (2001-02) 4-1-1-0 9 Recap
7 L October 19, 2001 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 4–2–1–0 9 Recap
8 L October 20, 2001 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 4–3–1–0 9 Recap
9 W October 26, 2001 5–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 5–3–1–0 11 Recap
10 L October 27, 2001 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 5–4–1–0 11 Recap
11 L October 30, 2001 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 5–5–1–0 11 Recap
November: 7–3–2–1 (home: 6–0–1–0; road: 1–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
12 L November 1, 2001 0–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 5–6–1–0 11 Recap
13 L November 3, 2001 2–6 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 5–7–1–0 11 Recap
14 T November 6, 2001 1–1 OT Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 5–7–2–0 12 Recap
15 W November 8, 2001 3–1 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 6–7–2–0 14 Recap
16 W November 10, 2001 3–2 New York Islanders (2001–02) 7–7–2–0 16 Recap
17 OTL November 11, 2001 2–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 7–7–2–1 17 Recap
18 L November 13, 2001 3–5 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 7–8–2–1 17 Recap
19 W November 17, 2001 1–0 OT Florida Panthers (2001–02) 8–8–2–1 19 Recap
20 W November 20, 2001 3–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 9–8–2–1 21 Recap
21 W November 22, 2001 5–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 10–8–2–1 23 Recap
22 W November 24, 2001 5–3 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 11–8–2–1 25 Recap
23 W November 27, 2001 5–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 12–8–2–1 27 Recap
24 T November 29, 2001 1–1 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 12–8–3–1 28 Recap
December: 4–8–2–1 (home: 2–4–1–0; road: 2–4–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
25 L December 1, 2001 1–3 New York Rangers (2001–02) 12–9–3–1 28 Recap
26 L December 3, 2001 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 12–10–3–1 28 Recap
27 L December 5, 2001 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 12–11–3–1 28 Recap
28 T December 8, 2001 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 12–11–4–1 29 Recap
29 W December 10, 2001 4–0 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 13–11–4–1 31 Recap
30 T December 12, 2001 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 13–11–5–1 32 Recap
31 W December 13, 2001 3–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 14–11–5–1 34 Recap
32 L December 15, 2001 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 14–12–5–1 34 Recap
33 L December 17, 2001 3–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 14–13–5–1 34 Recap
34 W December 19, 2001 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 15–13–5–1 36 Recap
35 L December 20, 2001 0–5 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 15–14–5–1 36 Recap
36 W December 22, 2001 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 16–14–5–1 38 Recap
37 L December 26, 2001 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 16–15–5–1 38 Recap
38 L December 28, 2001 0–3 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 16–16–5–1 38 Recap
39 OTL December 29, 2001 5–6 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 16–16–5–2 39 Recap
January: 6–5–3–1 (home: 3–1–1–1; road: 3–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
40 L January 3, 2002 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 16–17–5–2 39 Recap
41 W January 5, 2002 4–2 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 17–17–5–2 41 Recap
42 L January 6, 2002 6–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 17–18–5–2 41 Recap
43 L January 8, 2002 2–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 17–19–5–2 41 Recap
44 W January 10, 2002 4–0 New York Islanders (2001–02) 18–19–5–2 43 Recap
45 T January 12, 2002 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 18–19–6–2 44 Recap
46 L January 14, 2002 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 18–20–6–2 44 Recap
47 W January 16, 2002 2–0 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 19–20–6–2 46 Recap
48 T January 17, 2002 1–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 19–20–7–2 47 Recap
49 W January 19, 2002 5–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 20–20–7–2 49 Recap
50 L January 21, 2002 5–7 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 20–21–7–2 49 Recap
51 W January 23, 2002 5–3 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 21–21–7–2 51 Recap
52 T January 26, 2002 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 21–21–8–2 52 Recap
53 W January 27, 2002 3–1 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 22–21–8–2 54 Recap
54 OTL January 30, 2002 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (2001–02) 22–21–8–3 55 Recap
February: 3–3–0–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
55 W February 5, 2002 1–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 23–21–8–3 57 Recap
56 W February 7, 2002 1–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 24–21–8–3 59 Recap
57 L February 9, 2002 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 24–22–8–3 59 Recap
58 L February 11, 2002 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 24–23–8–3 59 Recap
59 L February 26, 2002 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 24–24–8–3 59 Recap
60 W February 27, 2002 3–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 25–24–8–3 61 Recap
March: 6–5–4–0 (home: 5–2–2–0; road: 1–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
61 L March 2, 2002 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 25–25–8–3 61 Recap
62 W March 4, 2002 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 26–25–8–3 63 Recap
63 W March 6, 2002 5–3 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 27–25–8–3 65 Recap
64 L March 8, 2002 0–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 27–26–8–3 65 Recap
65 T March 9, 2002 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 27–26–9–3 66 Recap
66 L March 11, 2002 1–2 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 27–27–9–3 66 Recap
67 T March 14, 2002 3–3 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) 27–27–10–3 67 Recap
68 W March 16, 2002 3–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 28–27–10–3 69 Recap
69 T March 18, 2002 1–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 28–27–11–3 70 Recap
70 W March 20, 2002 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 29–27–11–3 72 Recap
71 T March 22, 2002 3–3 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 29–27–12–3 73 Recap
72 L March 23, 2002 1–5 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 29–28–12–3 73 Recap
73 L March 26, 2002 1–2 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 29–29–12–3 73 Recap
74 W March 28, 2002 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 30–29–12–3 75 Recap
75 W March 30, 2002 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 31–29–12–3 77 Recap
April: 5–2–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap
76 W April 1, 2002 3–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 32–29–12–3 79 Recap
77 W April 4, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 33–29–12–3 81 Recap
78 W April 6, 2002 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 34–29–12–3 83 Recap
79 W April 7, 2002 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 35–29–12–3 85 Recap
80 W April 9, 2002 4–3 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 36–29–12–3 87 Recap
81 L April 12, 2002 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 36–30–12–3 87 Recap
82 L April 13, 2002 0–3 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 36–31–12–3 87 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

See also: 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs

In the first round of the playoffs, the Canadiens were matched against the Boston Bruins, who finished first overall in the Eastern Conference. Donald Audette lead the way with three goals and Saku Koivu had a goal and an assist to win game one 5–2 for Montreal. Game 2 would prove to be a back-and-forth affair, as both teams traded momentum. Boston won the game by a score of 6–4 despite a four-point performance from the Canadien Richard Zednik. The series shifted to Montreal, and the Canadiens won Game 3 5–3 through by a four-point performance by Koivu. This gave Montreal a 2–1 series lead. The Bruins responded in Game 4 as they won easily, 5–2. Theodore rose to the occasion in Game 5, stopping 43 of 44 shots for a 2–1 win to give the Canadiens a 3–2 series lead going back to the Molson Centre. Theodore was spectacular again in Game 6, and Yanic Perreault scored the game-winning goal to give the Canadiens a 2–1 victory. The Canadiens won the series in six games, upsetting the Conference's top seed.

The Canadiens faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs. The Hurricanes won Game 1 2–0 as Hurricanes goaltender Kevin Weekes was awarded the shutout. The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Canadiens outshooting them 46 to 16, but Theodore only yielded one goal and Koivu had a goal and an assist and the Canadiens won Game 2 4–1 to tie the series. Game 3 went to overtime and due to the heroics of Theodore, he kept his team in the game. The Habs would win Game 3 just over two minutes into overtime on a goal by Donald Audette, giving the Canadiens the series lead. The Habs had momentum in Game 4, establishing a 3–0 lead early in the third period of Game 4. The Hurricanes, however, would score three-straight goals to send the game to overtime, where 'Canes defenceman Niclas Wallin ended the game in overtime to tie the series at 2–2. With newly gained series momentum, the Hurricanes would win the next two games to win take the series at 4–2, outscoring Montreal 13–3 in the process.

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Boston Bruins – Canadiens win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 18, 2002 5–2 @ Boston Bruins Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 21, 2002 4–6 @ Boston Bruins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 23, 2002 5–3 Boston Bruins Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 25, 2002 2–5 Boston Bruins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 27, 2002 2–1 @ Boston Bruins Canadiens lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 29, 2002 2–1 Boston Bruins Canadiens win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Carolina Hurricanes – Hurricanes win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 3, 2002 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 5, 2002 4–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W May 7, 2002 2–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes Canadiens lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 9, 2002 3–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 12, 2002 1–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 13, 2002 2–8 Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes 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 Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
94 Yanic Perreault C 82 27 29 56 −3 40 11 3 5 8 0 0
20 Richard Zednik RW 82 22 22 44 −3 59 4 4 4 8 3 6
14 Oleg Petrov RW 75 24 17 41 −4 12 12 1 5 6 2 2
93 Doug Gilmour† C 70 10 31 41 −7 48 12 4 6 10 −2 16
90 Joe Juneau C 70 8 28 36 −3 10 12 1 4 5 −6 6
24 Andreas Dackell RW 79 15 18 33 −3 24 12 1 2 3 −4 6
43 Patrice Brisebois D 71 4 29 33 9 25 10 1 1 2 −4 2
49 Brian Savage‡ LW 47 14 15 29 −14 30 — — — — — —
52 Craig Rivet D 82 8 17 25 1 76 12 0 3 3 2 4
79 Andrei Markov D 56 5 19 24 −1 24 12 1 3 4 −2 8
25 Chad Kilger LW 75 8 15 23 −7 27 12 0 1 1 1 9
38 Jan Bulis C 53 9 10 19 −2 8 6 0 0 0 −6 6
71 Mike Ribeiro C 43 8 10 18 −11 12 — — — — — —
5 Stephane Quintal D 75 6 10 16 −7 87 12 1 3 4 −2 12
27 Shaun Van Allen† C 54 6 9 15 5 20 7 0 1 1 −3 2
28 Karl Dykhuis D 80 5 7 12 16 32 12 1 1 2 2 8
56 Stephane Robidas D 56 1 10 11 −25 14 2 0 0 0 −1 4
95 Sergei Berezin† LW 29 4 6 10 3 4 6 1 1 2 2 0
45 Arron Asham RW 35 5 4 9 7 55 3 0 1 1 1 0
29 Gino Odjick RW 36 4 4 8 3 104 12 1 0 1 −5 47
44 Sheldon Souray D 34 3 5 8 −5 62 12 0 1 1 −4 16
26 Martin Rucinsky‡ LW 18 2 6 8 −1 12 — — — — — —
82 Donald Audette† RW 13 1 5 6 1 8 12 6 4 10 −2 10
54 Patrick Traverse D 25 2 3 5 −7 14 — — — — — —
51 Francis Bouillon D 28 0 5 5 −5 33 — — — — — —
37 Patrick Poulin C 28 0 5 5 6 6 — — — — — —
36 Marcel Hossa LW 10 3 1 4 2 2 — — — — — —
22 Bill Lindsay† RW 13 1 3 4 0 23 11 2 2 4 1 2
39 Reid Simpson‡ LW 25 1 1 2 0 63 — — — — — —
17 Benoit Brunet‡ LW 16 0 2 2 −4 4 — — — — — —
11 Saku Koivu C 3 0 2 2 0 0 12 4 6 10 2 4
60 Jose Theodore G 67 0 2 2 2 12 0 0 0 0
46 Benoit Gratton C 8 1 0 1 −1 8 — — — — — —
78 Eric Landry C 2 0 1 1 2 0 — — — — — —
63 Craig Darby C 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Stephane Fiset† G 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
30 Mathieu Garon G 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
31 Jeff Hackett G 15 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
59 Martti Jarventie D 1 0 0 0 2 0 — — — — — —
95 Olivier Michaud G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens 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
60 Jose Theodore 67 30 24 10 1972 136 2.11 .931 7 3864 12 6 6 413 35 3.06 .915 0 686
31 Jeff Hackett 15 5 5 2 395 38 3.18 .904 0 717 — — — — — — — — —
30 Mathieu Garon 5 1 4 0 147 19 4.37 .871 0 261 — — — — — — — — —
35 Stephane Fiset† 2 0 1 0 60 7 3.85 .883 0 109 1 0 0 19 3 4.74 .842 0 38
95 Olivier Michaud 1 0 0 0 14 0 0.00 1.000 0 18 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Saku Koivu
Hart Memorial Trophy Jose Theodore
NHL Second All-Star Team Jose Theodore (Goaltender)
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Jose Theodore
Vezina Trophy Jose Theodore
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jose Theodore
NHL Player of the Week Jose Theodore (April 8)
NHL YoungStars Game selection Mike Ribeiro
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Joe Juneau
Molson Cup Jose Theodore

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Martti Jarventie October 9, 2001
Olivier Michaud October 30, 2001
Marcel Hossa January 10, 2002

Transactions

The Canadiens 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.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) To Montreal Canadiens
To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) To Montreal Canadiens
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Montreal Canadiens
To Ottawa Senators
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21) To Montreal Canadiens
To Dallas Stars
January 25, 2002 (2002-01-25) To Montreal Canadiens
To Phoenix Coyotes
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Montreal Canadiens
To Los Angeles Kings
  • Future considerations
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24) To Montreal Canadiens
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 To Minnesota Wild

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Yanic Perreault Toronto Maple Leafs 3-year Free agency
September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) Reid Simpson St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18) Olivier Michaud Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) 3-year Free agency
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) Doug Gilmour Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) Bill Lindsay Florida Panthers Waivers

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
N/A Miloslav Guren HC Ocelari Trinec (ELH) Free agency (II)
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20) Barry Richter Linkoping HC (SHL) Free agency (UFA)
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Andrei Bashkirov Lausanne HC (NLA) Free agency (VI)
September 1, 2001 (2001-09-01) Josh DeWolf Detroit Red Wings Free agency (UFA)
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) Mike McBain Bracknell Bees (BISL) Free agency (UFA)
October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) Eric Fichaud Manitoba Moose (AHL) Free agency (UFA)
November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09) Eric Bertrand Bracknell Bees (BISL) Free agency (VI)
November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19) Jim Campbell Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA)
December 26, 2001 (2001-12-26) Matt Higgins Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency (UFA)
January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) Reid Simpson Nashville Predators Waivers
May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) Xavier Delisle Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 15, 2001 (2001-06-15) Joe Juneau 3-year Re-signing
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Stephane Robidas 2-year Re-signing
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Craig Darby 2-year Re-signing
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Martti Jarventie 2-year Entry-level
Vadim Tarasov 1-year Entry-level
Timo Vertala 2-year Entry-level
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) Arron Asham 1-year Re-signing
Francis Bouillon 1-year Re-signing
Xavier Delisle 1-year Re-signing
Mathieu Garon 1-year Re-signing
Chad Kilger 1-year Re-signing
Saku Koivu 1-year Re-signing
Gennady Razin 1-year Re-signing
Brian Savage 1-year Re-signing
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Marcel Hossa 3-year Entry-level
December 1, 2001 (2001-12-01) Karl Dykhuis 3-year Extension
December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) Patrice Brisebois 3-year Extension
April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22) Jozef Balej 3-year Entry-level
Tomas Plekanec 3-year Entry-level
June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03) Christian Larrivee 3-year Entry-level

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Mike Komisarek  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
1 25 Alexander Perezhogin  Russia Avangard Omsk (Russia)
2 37 Duncan Milroy  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 71 Tomas Plekanec  Czech Republic Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
4 109 Martti Jarventie  Finland TPS (Finland)
6 171 Eric Himelfarb  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
7 203 Andrew Archer  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
9 266 Viktor Ujcik  Czech Republic Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)

See also

Notes

  1. Audette wore number 22 in his first five games.
  2. Phoenix chose the 2002 pick.
  3. Option for second year.
  4. Club option for a second year.
  5. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.
  6. Montreal retained Guren’s NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.

References

  1. "2001-02 NHL Summary".
  2. "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2001-02 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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