2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season
| 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Atlantic Division champions
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| Division | 1st Atlantic |
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2001–02 record | 42–27–10–3 |
| Home record | 20–13–5–3 |
| Road record | 22–14–5–0 |
| Goals for | 234 |
| Goals against | 192 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Bob Clarke |
| Coach | Bill Barber |
| Captain |
Eric Desjardins (resigned) Keith Primeau |
| Alternate captains |
John LeClair Mark Recchi |
| Arena | First Union Center |
| Average attendance | 19,569 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Simon Gagne (33) |
| Assists | Jeremy Roenick (46) |
| Points | Jeremy Roenick (67) |
| Penalties in minutes | Todd Fedoruk (141) |
| Plus/minus | Jeremy Roenick (+32) |
| Wins | Roman Cechmanek (24) |
| Goals against average | Roman Cechmanek (2.05) |
The 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round.
In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing star center Jeremy Roenick and veteran defenseman Eric Weinrich. On August 20, 2001, they finally traded Eric Lindros to the New York Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third-round draft pick. The Rangers would also receive a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first 50 games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least 12 months.
On September 20, 2001, in the middle of a 2–2 game between the Flyers and New York Rangers, the game was stopped. A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen. After the message, the game did not resume and it was declared a 2–2 tie.
The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title.
Eric Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Keith Primeau.
Lindros returned to Philly on January 12, a game which the Flyers took 4–2 in a brutal battle and saw Lindros held scoreless. Lindros did exact a measure of revenge, finishing off a hat trick within the first 22 minutes of a March 2 game at Madison Square Garden. Simon Gagne also scored three times but the Rangers held on for a 6–5 win.
The power play was one of the NHL's worst however and after their top two centermen, Jeremy Roenick and Primeau, suffered injuries the night before the trade deadline, the Flyers acquired Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals. While Oates was the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, the price to acquire him was high. The Flyers parted with top goalie prospect Maxime Ouellet and their first, second, and third-round draft picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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