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2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Central
Conference15th Western
2001–02 record22–47–8–5
Home record14–18–5–4
Road record8–29–3–1
Goals for164
Goals against255
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachDave King
CaptainLyle Odelein (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captainsGeoff Sanderson
Tyler Wright
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance18,136
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Dayton Bombers (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals (UHL)
Team leaders
GoalsRay Whitney (21)
AssistsRay Whitney (40)
PointsRay Whitney (61)
Penalty minutesJody Shelley (206)
Plus/minusJody Shelley ( 1)
WinsRon Tugnutt (12)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (2.85)

The 2001–02 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' second season in the National Hockey League (NHL), as the team was coming off a 28–39–9–6 record in their expansion season, earning 71 points and missing the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2002 playoffs.

Regular season

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Columbus would get off to a poor start, winning only one out of 13 games to open the season and falling to last place in the Western Conference. While the Blue Jackets would play better as the season progressed, they were far off from playoff qualification and would eventually trade team captain Lyle Odelein to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek at the trade deadline. Columbus would finish the season with a 22–47–8–5 record, earning 57 points, which was 14 fewer points than in their previous season, and 37 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the eighth final playoff spot in the West. Columbus would score an NHL-low 164 goals, and their 255 goals against was the highest total in the Western Conference, third-highest in the NHL. The 57 points the Jackets earned was the second fewest in the League, only ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who finished with 54.

Ray Whitney would lead Columbus offensively, scoring a team-high 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, which broke the team record for points in a season. Mike Sillinger would be the only other Blue Jacket to score 20 goals, scoring 20 and adding 23 assists for 43 points. Deron Quint led the Jackets defense, earning 25 points, while Rostislav Klesla scored eight goals and earned 16 points in his first full season in the League. Jody Shelley had a team-high and club-record 206 penalty minutes in only 52 games.

In goal, Ron Tugnutt and Marc Denis would split time, with Tugnutt winning a team-high 12 games and posting a team-best 2.85 goals against average (GAA).

Tragedy struck at Nationwide Arena during a game on March 16, 2002, against the Calgary Flames, when a shot by Jackets forward Espen Knutsen was deflected off the stick of Flames defenceman Derek Morris and sailed into the stands, hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head. Cecil would pass away on March 18 due to the injury.

The Blue Jackets would finish the season 30th in the League in scoring, with 164 goals for, and would be shut out an NHL-high 11 times.[1][2]

Season 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[3]
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[4]
October: 1–7–4–0 (home: 0–4–2–0; road: 1–3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
1 October 4 St. Louis Blues 3–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–0–1–0 1 Recap
2 October 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–3 Philadelphia Flyers 0–0–2–0 2 Recap
3 October 8 Philadelphia Flyers 2–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–0–3–0 3 Recap
4 October 12 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1–3–0 3 Recap
5 October 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 Chicago Blackhawks 0–1–4–0 4 Recap
6 October 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Detroit Red Wings 0–2–4–0 4 Recap
7 October 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Buffalo Sabres 1–2–4–0 6 Recap
8 October 20 Colorado Avalanche 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3–4–0 6 Recap
9 October 23 Los Angeles Kings 7–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4–4–0 6 Recap
10 October 25 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5–4–0 6 Recap
11 October 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 San Jose Sharks 1–6–4–0 6 Recap
12 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Vancouver Canucks 1–7–4–0 6 Recap
November: 6–6–1–1 (home: 4–3–1–1; road: 2–3–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
13 November 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Calgary Flames 1–8–4–0 6 Recap
14 November 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Edmonton Oilers 2–8–4–0 8 Recap
15 November 6 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–9–4–0 8 Recap
16 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 3–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–10–4–0 8 Recap
17 November 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 Boston Bruins 3–10–4–0 10 Recap
18 November 13 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–10–4–0 12 Recap
19 November 16 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–10–4–0 14 Recap
20 November 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Nashville Predators 5–11–4–0 14 Recap
21 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Carolina Hurricanes 5–12–4–0 14 Recap
22 November 21 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–12–4–1 15 Recap
23 November 23 Chicago Blackhawks 2–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–12–5–1 16 Recap
24 November 25 Calgary Flames 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 6–12–5–1 18 Recap
25 November 27 Phoenix Coyotes 0–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–12–5–1 20 Recap
26 November 29 St. Louis Blues 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–13–5–1 20 Recap
December: 3–9–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 1–7–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
27 December 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 St. Louis Blues 7–14–5–1 20 Recap
28 December 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Florida Panthers 7–15–5–1 20 Recap
29 December 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–16–5–1 20 Recap
30 December 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 7–17–5–1 20 Recap
31 December 10 New Jersey Devils 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 8–17–5–1 22 Recap
32 December 12 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Colorado Avalanche 8–18–5–1 22 Recap
33 December 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 9–18–5–1 24 Recap
34 December 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Los Angeles Kings 9–19–5–1 24 Recap
35 December 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Phoenix Coyotes 9–20–5–1 24 Recap
36 December 22 Dallas Stars 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 9–21–5–1 24 Recap
37 December 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–5 Detroit Red Wings 9–22–5–1 24 Recap
38 December 29 Buffalo Sabres 2–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 9–22–6–1 25 Recap
39 December 31 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 10–22–6–1 27 Recap
January: 4–9–1–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 0–6–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
40 January 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 St. Louis Blues 10–23–6–1 27 Recap
41 January 6 Nashville Predators 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 11–23–6–1 29 Recap
42 January 9 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–6 Washington Capitals 11–24–6–1 29 Recap
43 January 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks 11–25–6–1 29 Recap
44 January 12 Chicago Blackhawks 4–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 12–25–6–1 31 Recap
45 January 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–2 New York Rangers 12–25–7–1 32 Recap
46 January 16 New York Rangers 0–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 13–25–7–1 34 Recap
47 January 18 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 13–26–7–1 34 Recap
48 January 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Nashville Predators 13–27–7–1 34 Recap
49 January 21 Dallas Stars 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 13–28–7–1 34 Recap
50 January 24 San Jose Sharks 2–6 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–28–7–1 36 Recap
51 January 26 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–29–7–1 36 Recap
52 January 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Dallas Stars 14–30–7–1 36 Recap
53 January 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 14–31–7–1 36 Recap
February: 1–3–1–2 (home: 0–3–1–2; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
54 February 4 Boston Bruins 8–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–32–7–1 36 Recap
55 February 6 Ottawa Senators 6–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 14–33–7–1 36 Recap
56 February 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Detroit Red Wings 15–33–7–1 38 Recap
57 February 9 Nashville Predators 1–0 Columbus Blue Jackets 15–33–7–2 39 Recap
58 February 12 Minnesota Wild 3–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 15–33–8–2 40 Recap
59 February 26 Los Angeles Kings 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 15–34–8–2 40 Recap
60 February 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 15–34–8–3 41 Recap
March: 5–8–0–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 3–6–0–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
61 March 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 Los Angeles Kings 16–34–8–3 43 Recap
62 March 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes 16–35–8–3 43 Recap
63 March 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Colorado Avalanche 16–36–8–3 43 Recap
64 March 8 New York Islanders 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets 17–36–8–3 45 Recap
65 March 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–5 Minnesota Wild 17–37–8–3 45 Recap
66 March 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–37–8–3 47 Recap
67 March 14 Vancouver Canucks 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets 18–38–8–3 47 Recap
68 March 16 Calgary Flames 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 19–38–8–3 49 Recap
69 March 20 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Minnesota Wild 20–38–8–3 51 Recap
70 March 21 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 20–38–8–4 52 Recap
71 March 23 Washington Capitals 5–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 20–39–8–4 52 Recap
72 March 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–6 Calgary Flames 20–40–8–4 52 Recap
73 March 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Edmonton Oilers 20–41–8–4 52 Recap
74 March 28 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Vancouver Canucks 20–41–8–5 53 Recap
75 March 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–10 San Jose Sharks 20–42–8–5 53 Recap
April: 2–5–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–4–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Recap
76 April 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Dallas Stars 20–43–8–5 53 Recap
77 April 4 Nashville Predators 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets 21–43–8–5 55 Recap
78 April 6 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Montreal Canadiens 21–44–8–5 55 Recap
79 April 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs 21–45–8–5 55 Recap
80 April 10 San Jose Sharks 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets 21–46–8–5 55 Recap
81 April 12 Atlanta Thrashers 4–5 Columbus Blue Jackets 22–46–8–5 57 Recap
82 April 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Chicago Blackhawks 22–47–8–5 57 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 Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts /- PIM
14 Ray Whitney LW 67 21 40 61 −22 12
16 Mike Sillinger C 80 20 23 43 −35 54
21 Espen Knutsen C 77 11 31 42 −28 47
29 Grant Marshall RW 81 15 18 33 −20 86
9 David Vyborny RW 75 13 18 31 −14 6
7 Deron Quint D 75 7 18 25 −34 26
28 Tyler Wright C 77 13 11 24 −40 100
8 Geoff Sanderson LW 42 11 5 16 −15 12
10 Serge Aubin LW 71 8 8 16 −20 32
44 Rostislav Klesla D 75 8 8 16 −6 74
4 Lyle Odelein‡ D 65 2 14 16 −28 89
18 Robert Kron LW 59 4 11 15 −14 4
42 Brett Harkins LW 25 2 12 14 −5 8
11 Kevin Dineen RW 59 5 8 13 −6 62
37 Mattias Timander D 78 4 7 11 −34 44
27 Blake Sloan‡ RW 60 2 7 9 −18 46
34 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre D 81 2 6 8 −28 90
45 Jody Shelley LW 52 3 3 6 1 206
32 Radim Bicanek D 60 1 5 6 −15 34
5 Jamie Pushor‡ D 61 0 6 6 −10 54
22 Chris Nielsen RW 23 2 3 5 −3 4
3 Jaroslav Spacek† D 14 2 3 5 −9 24
12 Sean Pronger C 26 3 1 4 −4 4
41 Matt Davidson RW 17 1 2 3 −11 10
6 Jamie Heward D 28 1 2 3 −9 7
19 Mathieu Darche LW 14 1 1 2 −5 6
26 Andrej Nedorost LW 7 0 2 2 −3 2
20 Martin Spanhel LW 4 1 0 1 −2 2
23 Derrick Walser D 2 1 0 1 −2 0
38 Blake Bellefeuille C 2 0 1 1 1 0
30 Marc Denis G 42 0 1 1 2
31 Ron Tugnutt G 44 0 1 1 0
33 Jamie Allison† D 7 0 0 0 −4 28
1 Jean-Francois Labbe G 3 0 0 0 0
43 David Ling RW 5 0 0 0 −1 7
40 Brad Moran C 3 0 0 0 0 0
40 Duvie Westcott D 4 0 0 0 −2 2

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Ron Tugnutt 44 12 27 3 1195 119 2.85 .900 2 2502
30 Marc Denis 42 9 24 5 1197 121 3.11 .899 1 2335
1 Jean-Francois Labbe 3 1 1 0 68 6 3.08 .912 0 117

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL All-Rookie Team Rostislav Klesla (Defense) [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Espen Knutsen[a] [7]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Rostislav Klesla[b] [8]
Team Three Stars Award Ray Whitney [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Blake Bellefeuille November 27, 2001 [10]
Brad Moran January 28, 2002
Duvie Westcott March 16, 2002
Andrej Nedorost March 30, 2002
Derrick Walser April 10, 2002

Transactions

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The Blue Jackets 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.[11]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Calgary Flames
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 [12]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Dallas Stars
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [13]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Dallas Stars
[14]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[15]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Chicago Blackhawks
[16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Calgary Flames
[16]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Mike Sillinger Ottawa Senators 3-year Free agency [17]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) David Ling Dallas Stars Free agency [18]
Darrel Scoville Calgary Flames Free agency [18]
September 17, 2001 (2001-09-17) Derrick Walser Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [19]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) Kirk Muller Dallas Stars Waiver draft [14]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
N/A Michael Gaul HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA) Free agency (VI) [21]
June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) Reggie Savage EHC Biel-Bienne (NLB) Free agency (VI) [22]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Petteri Nummelin HC Lugano (NLA) Free agency (II)[d] [24]
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) Mike Maneluk HC Lugano (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [25]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Sean Selmser Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [26]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) Alexander Selivanov Frankfurt Lions (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [27]
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) Scott Hollis Flint Generals (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08) Jeff Williams Brynas IF (SHL) Free agency (VI) [29]
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) Bruce Gardiner New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [30]
February 1, 2002 (2002-02-01) Jeff Ware Retirement [31]
April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) Jamie Heward Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) Free agency [32]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 20, 2001 (2001-06-20) Andrej Nedorost Entry-level [33]
Martin Paroulek Entry-level [33]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) Blake Sloan multi-year Re-signing [34]
July 2001 (2001-07) Kevin Dineen 1-year Re-signing [35]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Tyler Wright multi-year Re-signing [36]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Matt Davidson 1-year Re-signing [37]
Greg Gardner 1-year Re-signing [37]
Andriy Sryubko 1-year Re-signing [37]
Mattias Timander 1-year Re-signing [37]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Jamie Pushor 1-year Re-signing [38]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Geoff Sanderson 1-year Re-signing [39]
September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24) Deron Quint Re-signing [40]
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) Shane Bendera multi-year Entry-level [41]
April 22, 2002 (2002-04-22) Jody Shelley multi-year Extension [42]
April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23) Pascal Leclaire multi-year Entry-level [43]
May 28, 2002 (2002-05-28) Scott Heffernan multi-year Entry-level [44]
Sean Pronger multi-year Extension [44]
David Vyborny 1-year Extension [44]
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) Ben Knopp multi-year Entry-level [45]

Draft picks

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Columubus' draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft.[46]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Pascal Leclaire  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2 38 Tim Jackman  United States Minnesota State University, Mankato (WCHA)
2 53 Kiel McLeod  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 85 Aaron Johnson  Canada Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3 87 Per Mars  Sweden Brynas IF (Sweden)
5 141 Cole Jarrett  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 173 Justin Aikins  Canada Langley Hornets (BCHL)
6 187 Artyom Vostrikov  Russia Lada Togliatti-2 (Russia)
7 204 Raffaele Sannitz  Switzerland HC Lugano (Switzerland)
8 236 Ryan Bowness  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
8 242 Andrew Murray  Canada Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ Knutsen was an injury replacement for Jere Lehtinen of the Dallas Stars.[6]
  2. ^ Klesla did not play and was replaced by Paul Mara of the Phoenix Coyotes.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[20]
  4. ^ Columbus retained Nummelin’s NHL rights until trading them to the Atlanta Thrashers on December 2, 2002.[23]

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