2002 in ice hockey
The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2002 in ice hockey.
Olympics[edit]
National Hockey League[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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: The Kootenay Ice won the President's Cup (WHL)
- Memorial Cup: The Guelph Storm served as host team for the 2003 Memorial Cup, which was won by the Kootenay Ice.
International hockey[edit]
European hockey[edit]
Women's hockey[edit]
- 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]
Minor League hockey[edit]
Junior A hockey[edit]
Season articles[edit]
| 2001–02 NHL season | 2002–03 NHL season |
| 2001–02 AHL season | 2002–03 AHL season |
Deaths[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "NHL Art Ross Trophy Winners". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "NHL Hart Memorial Trophy Winners". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "PLAYER PROFILE - Shannon Szabados". Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ Fowler, Annie, Ams reassign goaltender Szabados Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, tri-cityherald.com, October 1, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2007.