2002 in ice hockey explained

The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2002 in ice hockey.

National Hockey League

• Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames^[1]
• Hart Memorial Trophy

for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens^[2]

• Stanley Cup - Detroit Red Wings defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals
• The Columbus Blue Jackets selected Rick Nash with the first pick overall in the 2002 NHL Draft

Canadian Hockey League

• Ontario Hockey League

The Erie Otters captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup.

• Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

The Victoriaville Tigres won the President's Cup (QMJHL) for the first time in franchise history

• Western Hockey League

• Memorial Cup

The Guelph Storm served as host team for the 2003 Memorial Cup, which was won by the Kootenay Ice.

Women's hockey

• In 2002, at the age of 16, Shannon Szabados became the first female to play in the Western Hockey League. Szabados played in four exhibition games for the Tri-City Americans.^[3] On September 22, 2002 she played 20 seconds of a regular season game.^[4]

Season articles

	2002–03 NHL season
	2002–03 AHL season

See also

• 1982 in sports

Notes and References

1. News: NHL Art Ross Trophy Winners. National Hockey League. 2021-09-22. en.
2. News: NHL Hart Memorial Trophy Winners. National Hockey League. 2021-09-22. en.
3. Web site: PLAYER PROFILE - Shannon Szabados. Hockey Canada. 2010-03-06.
4. Fowler, Annie, Ams reassign goaltender Szabados, tri-cityherald.com, October 1, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2007.