2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2001–02
Year:	2001
Team:	Chicago Blackhawks
Record:	41–27–13–1
Homerecord:	28–7–5–1
Roadrecord:	13–20–8–0
Conferencerank:	5th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Goalsfor:	216
Goalsagainst:	207
Attendance:	15,568 (75.9%)
Goalsleader:	Eric Daze (38)
Assistsleader:	Michael Nylander (46)
Pointsleader:	Eric Daze (70)
Pimleader:	Bob Probert (176)
Plusminusleader:	Michael Nylander (+28)
Winsleader:	Jocelyn Thibault (33)
Gaaleader:	Steve Passmore (2.26)

The 2001–02 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 76th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). Finishing fifth in the Western Conference, they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1996–97 season. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the St. Louis Blues.

Regular season

The Blackhawks tied the Detroit Red Wings for the best home record in the league.^[1] They also allowed the fewest short-handed goals in the league during the regular season, with just two.^[2]

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 4, 2001||5–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 6, 2001||0–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||1–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 9, 2001||0–1 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||1–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 11, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||2–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 12, 2001||4–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||2–3–0–0 || |- align="center" |6||T||October 14, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||2–3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 18, 2001||5–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||3–3–1–0 || |- align="center" |8||T||October 20, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||3–3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 21, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||4–3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 23, 2001||6–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||5–3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||October 25, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||6–3–2–0 || |- align="center" |12||T||October 28, 2001||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (2001–02) ||6–3–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||October 30, 2001||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||7–3–3–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 1, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||8–3–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 2, 2001||2–5 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||8–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 4, 2001||5–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||9–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 6, 2001||2–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) ||10–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 9, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||11–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 11, 2001||3–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||12–4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 13, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||12–5–3–0 || |- align="center" |21||T||November 15, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||12–5–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 16, 2001||1–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||12–6–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||November 21, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||12–7–4–0 || |- align="center" |24||T||November 23, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||12–7–5–0 || |- align="center" |25||T||November 25, 2001||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||12–7–6–0 || |- align="center" |26||T||November 28, 2001||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) ||12–7–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||November 30, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) ||12–8–7–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 1, 2001||1–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) ||12–9–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |29||W||December 3, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) ||13–9–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 5, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||14–9–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |31||W||December 7, 2001||4–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2001–02) ||15–9–7–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 9, 2001||2–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||15–10–7–0 || |- align="center" |33||T||December 12, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||15–10–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |34||W||December 14, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) ||16–10–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 15, 2001||2–5 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||16–11–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |36||W||December 17, 2001||2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||17–11–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 19, 2001||6–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) ||18–11–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |38||W||December 21, 2001||5–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||19–11–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|39||L||December 23, 2001||0–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||19–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |40||W||December 26, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||20–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||December 27, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||21–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||December 30, 2001||2–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||22–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||December 31, 2001||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) ||23–12–8–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 4, 2002||2–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) ||24–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 6, 2002||2–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) ||25–12–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 9, 2002||3–7 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||25–13–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 10, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||26–13–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|48||L||January 12, 2002||4–5 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||26–14–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |49||W||January 14, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) ||27–14–8–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |50||W||January 16, 2002||3–0 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) ||28–14–8–0 || |- align="center" |51||T||January 18, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) ||28–14–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |52||W||January 20, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||29–14–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||January 23, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||29–15–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||January 25, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||30–15–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||January 28, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) ||30–16–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|56||L||January 30, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) ||30–17–9–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 6, 2002||5–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||31–17–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 8, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||31–18–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |59||W||February 9, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) ||32–18–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |60||W||February 13, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2001–02) ||33–18–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|61||L||February 26, 2002||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) ||33–19–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 27, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) ||33–20–9–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |63||W||March 3, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||34–20–9–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|64||OTL||March 5, 2002||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) ||34–20–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |65||W||March 7, 2002||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2001–02) ||35–20–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 11, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) ||35–21–9–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 12, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) ||35–22–9–1 || |- align="center" |68||T||March 15, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) ||35–22–10–1 || |- align="center" |69||T||March 16, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) ||35–22–11–1 || |- align="center" |70||T||March 18, 2002||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||35–22–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 20, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2001–02) ||35–23–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |72||W||March 24, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||36–23–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 27, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||37–23–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |74||W||March 29, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||38–23–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |75||W||March 31, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2001–02) ||39–23–12–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||April 3, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2001–02) ||39–24–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||April 5, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) ||39–25–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |78||W||April 7, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2001–02) ||40–25–12–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|79||L||April 9, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) ||40–26–12–1 || |- align="center" |80||T||April 10, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) ||40–26–13–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 12, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) ||40–27–13–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 14, 2002||2–0 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) ||41–27–13–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 1 ||W|| April 18, 2002 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blackhawks lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L|| April 20, 2002 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 3 ||L|| April 21, 2002 || 0–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 4 ||L|| April 23, 2002 || 0–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| April 25, 2002 || 3–5 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues win 4–1 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• 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 Blackhawks only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=6	Playoffs
55		RW	82	38	32	70	17	36	5	0	0	0	−2	2
13		C	77	22	45	67	8	67	5	0	0	0	−1	0
10		RW	82	27	39	66	11	67	5	0	1	1	1	4
92		C	82	15	46	61	28	50	5	0	3	3	2	2
26		RW	78	21	39	60	23	67	5	1	0	1	−1	2
19		LW	81	17	36	53	8	47	5	2	0	2	0	2
6		D	80	15	24	39	−3	34	5	0	1	1	−1	4
22		C	82	9	20	29	−5	20	5	0	1	1	−3	0
28		C	80	12	16	28	−6	124	5	0	0	0	−2	8
42		D	82	4	16	20	−3	42	5	0	1	1	0	4
2		D	64	4	14	18	15	68	1	0	0	0	0	2
32		LW	34	11	4	15	0	17	5	1	1	2	−3	0
3		D	60	3	10	13	5	29
25		D	65	1	9	10	10	40	5	1	0	1	−1	0
8		D	56	1	7	8	6	30	5	0	0	0	−2	0
17		RW	37	4	2	6	−3	19
11		C	48	3	3	6	−8	10
39		C	21	3	1	4	−3	4	3	0	0	0	−1	0
12		RW	15	1	3	4	−3	6	5	0	0	0	−2	4
24		LW	61	1	3	4	−9	176	2	0	0	0	0	0
14		RW	50	1	2	3	−10	103	1	0	0	0	0	0
4		D	40	0	3	3	8	36	1	0	0	0	0	0
15		RW	9	1	1	2	−3	4
45		D	13	0	2	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	−2	2
7		D	12	0	2	2	0	4	4	0	1	1	−1	25
23		D	17	0	2	2	2	28	1	0	0	0	0	2
15		C	19	0	2	2	−1	4
44		RW	36	1	0	1	−2	76	4	0	0	0	−1	8
16		C	3	1	0	1	1	4
16		RW	4	0	1	1	−1	0
29		G	23	0	1	1		2	3	0	0	0		0
20		LW	3	0	0	0	−2	0
5		D	3	0	0	0	−1	2
41		G	67	0	0	0		2	3	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=9	Playoffs
41		67	33	23	9	1626	159	2.49	.902	6	3838	3	1	2	77	7	2.64	.909	0	159
29		23	8	5	4	446	43	2.26	.904	0	1142	3	0	2	62	6	2.61	.903	0	138

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Eric Daze	^[3]
		Brian Sutter (coach)
		Alexei Zhamnov
	NHL Player of the Month	Steve Sullivan (December)	^[4]
	NHL Player of the Week	Jocelyn Thibault (November 12)	^[5]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Kyle Calder	^[6]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Mike Peluso	November 21, 2001	^[7]
	Tyler Arnason	February 13, 2002
25th shutout	Jocelyn Thibault	January 6, 2002	^[8]

Transactions

The Blackhawks 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.^[9]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Montreal Canadiens	^[10]
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Toronto Maple Leafs	^[11]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To San Jose Sharks
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Toronto Maple Leafs	^[12]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Nashville Predators	^[13]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Washington Capitals	^[14]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Nashville Predators	^[15]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Nashville Predators	^[16]
	To Chicago Blackhawks	To Columbus Blue Jackets	^[17]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
				Free agency	^[18]
				Free agency	^[19]
				Free agency	^[20]
		Norfolk Admirals (AHL)		Free agency	^[21]
	St. Louis Blues		Free agency
				Free agency	^[22]
		St. Louis Blues		Free agency	^[23]
				Free agency	^[24]
					^[25]
		Norfolk Admirals (AHL)		Free agency	^[26]
		Norfolk Admirals (AHL)		Free agency	^[27]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
		HC Davos (NLA)	Free agency (II)	^[28]
			Contract expiration (UFA)
		Contract expiration (III)
		Contract expiration (UFA)
			Free agency (VI)	^[29]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[30]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[31]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[32]
	Erasmo Saltarelli	B.C. Icemen (UHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
N/A	Geoff Peters	Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[34] ^[35]
		HC Davos (NLA)	Free agency (II)	^[36]
			Waivers	^[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
			Re-signing	^[38]
			Re-signing	^[39]
		Re-signing
			Entry-level	^[40]
			Re-signing	^[41]
		Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[42]
			Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[43]
			Re-signing	^[44]
		Re-signing
		Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[45]
		multi-year	Entry-level	^[46]
			Re-signing	^[47]
			Entry-level
			Entry-level	^[48]
		multi-year	Extension	^[49]
	Scott Balan		Entry-level	^[50]
		Entry-level
		Entry-level
		1-year	Option exercised	^[51]
			Extension	^[52]

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.^[53]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	9	Tuomo Ruutu		Jokerit (Finland)
1	29	Adam Munro		Erie Otters (OHL)
2	59	Matt Keith		Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	73	Craig Anderson		Guelph Storm (OHL)
4	104	Brent MacLellan		Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4	115	Vladimir Gusev		Khabarovsk (Russia)
4	119	Alexei Zotkin		Metallurg Magnitogorsk (Russia)
5	142	Tommi Jaminki		Blues (Finland)
6	174	Alexander Golovin		Avangard Omsk-2 (Russia)
6	186	Petr Puncochar		HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
7	205	Teemu Jaaskelainen		Ilves Jr. (Finland)
7	216	Oleg Minakov		Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
9	268	Jeff Miles		University of Vermont (ECAC)

See also

• 2001–02 NHL season

References

• Web site: Chicago Blackhawks 2001-02 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . March 12, 2023.
• Web site: 2001-02 Chicago Blackhawks Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . March 12, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001-02 NHL Standings . Hockey-Reference.com . March 12, 2023.
2. Web site: 2001-02 NHL Summary . Hockey-Reference.com . March 12, 2023.
3. Web site: 2002 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
4. Web site: Sullivan named player of the month . TSN.ca . March 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020415131244/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/CHI/readstory.asp?Story_Id=2152177 . April 15, 2002 . January 2, 2002.
5. Web site: Hawks Thibault named NHL player of the week . CBC.ca . March 23, 2023 . November 12, 2001.
6. Web site: NHL - 2002 YoungStars rosters . ESPN.com . March 22, 2023 . January 30, 2002.
7. Web site: 2001-02 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 12, 2024.
8. Web site: Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 0 - UPI.com . UPI . March 23, 2023 . January 6, 2002 . Thibault... held on for his fourth shutout of the season and 25th of his career..
9. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . March 12, 2023.
10. Web site: Blackhawks acquire Montreal's fourth found pick in 2001 draft in exchange for Stephane Quintal . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018105125/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=64846&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . June 23, 2001.
11. Web site: Blackhawks acquire Toronto center Igor Korolev for a third round draft choice . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018104800/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=64854&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . June 23, 2001.
12. Web site: Blackhawks acquire NHL rights to Shawn Thornton from Toronto in exchange for Marty Wilford . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018103536/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=77175&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . September 30, 2001.
13. Web site: Nathan Perrott traded to Nashville for future considerations . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018103935/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=78172&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . October 9, 2001.
14. Web site: Blackhawks acquire defenseman Joe Reekie . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018103521/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=91026&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . January 17, 2002.
15. Web site: Blackhawks trade Steve Dubinsky for future considerations . Chicago Blackhawks . March 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021018104326/http://www.chicagoblackhawks.com/team/index.cfm?cont_id=94710&right_include=toc_press_releases.cfm&right_cont_type_id=&right_cont_id= . October 18, 2002 . February 6, 2002.
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