New York Rangers: Ron Low Ottawa Senators: Jacques Martin Philadelphia Flyers: Bill Barber and Ken Hitchcock Pittsburgh Penguins: Rick Kehoe Tampa Bay Lightning: John Tortorella Toronto Maple Leafs: Pat Quinn Washington Capitals: Ron Wilson Western Conference Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Brian Murray Calgary Flames: Greg Gilbert Chicago Blackhawks: Brian Sutter Colorado Avalanche: Bob Hartley Columbus Blue Jackets: Dave King Dallas Stars: Ken Hitchcock and Rick Wilson Detroit Red Wings: Scotty Bowman Edmonton Oilers: Craig MacTavish Los Angeles Kings: Andy Murray Minnesota Wild: Jacques Lemaire Nashville Predators: Barry Trotz Phoenix Coyotes: Bobby Francis San Jose Sharks: Darryl Sutter St. Louis Blues: Joel Quenneville Vancouver Canucks: Marc Crawford Milestones Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 2001–02 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Ilya Bryzgalov, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Dany Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers Ales Kotalik, Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo Sabres Erik Cole, Carolina Hurricanes Tyler Arnason, Chicago Blackhawks Radim Vrbata, Colorado Avalanche Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings Sean Avery, Detroit Red Wings Kristian Huselius, Florida Panthers Stephen Weiss, Florida Panthers Nick Schultz, Minnesota Wild Martin Erat, Nashville Predators Brian Gionta, New Jersey Devils Raffi Torres, New York Islanders Trent Hunter*, New York Islanders Chris Neil, Ottawa Senators Vesa Toskala, San Jose Sharks Barret Jackman, St. Louis Blues Alex Auld, Vancouver Canucks Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 2001–02 (listed with their last team): Steve Duchesne, Detroit Red Wings Ray Ferraro, St. Louis Blues Grant Ledyard, Tampa Bay Lightning John MacLean, Dallas Stars Dave Manson, Dallas Stars Stephane Richer, New Jersey Devils Kevin Stevens, Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Suter, San Jose Sharks Rick Tocchet, Philadelphia Flyers John Vanbiesbrouck, New Jersey Devils Pat Verbeek, Dallas Stars Mike Vernon, Calgary Flames Trading deadline Trading deadline: March 19, 2002. March 19, 2002: Anaheim traded C Dave Roche to NY Islanders for RW Ben Guite and the rights to RW Bjorn Melin. March 19, 2002: Atlanta traded D Jiri Slegr to Detroit for C Yuri Butsayev and Detroit's third-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft. March 19, 2002: Atlanta traded LW Darcy Hordichuk and Atlanta's fourth and fifth-round picks in the 2002 Entry Draft to Phoenix for D Kirill Safronov, the rights to RW Ruslan Zainullin and Phoenix's fourth-round pick in the 2002 Entry Draft.