2001–02 Minnesota Wild season

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2001–02 Minnesota Wild
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	12th Western
2001–02 record	26–35–12–9
Home record	14–14–8–5
Road record	12–21–4–4
Goals for	195
Goals against	238
Team information
General manager	Doug Risebrough
Coach	Jacques Lemaire
Captain	Rotating^[1] Jim Dowd (Oct.) Filip Kuba (Nov.) Brad Brown (Dec.–Jan.) Andrew Brunette (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Brad Bombardir Darby Hendrickson
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	18,455
Minor league affiliate(s)	Houston Aeros Louisiana IceGators
Team leaders
Goals	Marian Gaborik (30)
Assists	Andrew Brunette (48)
Points	Andrew Brunette (69)
Penalty minutes	Matt Johnson (183)
Plus/minus	Marian Gaborik (0) Nick Schultz (0) Wes Walz (0)
Wins	Dwayne Roloson (14)
Goals against average	Dwayne Roloson (2.68)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Minnesota Wild season was the team's second season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight season, finishing last in the Northwest Division.

Off-season

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Regular season

Final standings

Northwest Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Colorado Avalanche	82	45	28	8	1	212	169	99
2	8	Vancouver Canucks	82	42	30	7	3	254	211	94
3	9	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	28	12	4	205	182	92
4	11	Calgary Flames	82	32	35	12	3	201	220	79
5	12	Minnesota Wild	82	26	35	12	9	195	238	73

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^[2]
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

2001–02 regular season^[3]

October: 4–3–3–1 (home: 2–2–2–1; road: 2–1–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	T	October 6, 2001	0–0 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	0–0–1–0	Recap
2	W	October 7, 2001	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	1–0–1–0	Recap
3	W	October 10, 2001	2–1	Boston Bruins (2001–02)	2–0–1–0	Recap
4	W	October 12, 2001	6–4	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	3–0–1–0	Recap
5	T	October 14, 2001	3–3 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	3–0–2–0	Recap
6	T	October 16, 2001	3–3 OT	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	3–0–3–0	Recap
7	OTL	October 19, 2001	2–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	3–0–3–1	Recap
8	L	October 24, 2001	3–7	Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	3–1–3–1	Recap
9	L	October 27, 2001	2–4	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	3–2–3–1	Recap
10	W	October 30, 2001	4–2	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)	4–2–3–1	Recap
11	L	October 31, 2001	4–6	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	4–3–3–1	Recap

November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 5–3–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	W	November 2, 2001	4–2	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	5–3–3–1	Recap
13	L	November 4, 2001	0–2	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	5–4–3–1	Recap
14	L	November 6, 2001	1–3	@ New York Rangers (2001–02)	5–5–3–1	Recap
15	W	November 8, 2001	5–3	@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)	6–5–3–1	Recap
16	L	November 11, 2001	0–5	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	6–6–3–1	Recap
17	W	November 13, 2001	4–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	7–6–3–1	Recap
18	L	November 14, 2001	0–1	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	7–7–3–1	Recap
19	L	November 16, 2001	3–8	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	7–8–3–1	Recap
20	T	November 18, 2001	2–2 OT	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	7–8–4–1	Recap
21	OTL	November 20, 2001	1–2 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	7–8–4–2	Recap
22	W	November 21, 2001	2–0	@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	8–8–4–2	Recap
23	W	November 23, 2001	5–2	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	9–8–4–2	Recap
24	L	November 25, 2001	3–4	Dallas Stars (2001–02)	9–9–4–2	Recap
25	W	November 27, 2001	2–1	Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	10–9–4–2	Recap
26	W	November 29, 2001	6–0	Florida Panthers (2001–02)	11–9–4–2	Recap

December: 2–8–2–1 (home: 0–1–2–1; road: 2–7–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
27	T	December 2, 2001	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	11–9–5–2	Recap
28	L	December 5, 2001	2–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	11–10–5–2	Recap
29	L	December 8, 2001	1–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)	11–11–5–2	Recap
30	L	December 10, 2001	0–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	11–12–5–2	Recap
31	W	December 14, 2001	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)	12–12–5–2	Recap
32	OTL	December 16, 2001	2–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	12–12–5–3	Recap
33	L	December 18, 2001	1–5	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	12–13–5–3	Recap
34	W	December 22, 2001	2–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	13–13–5–3	Recap
35	L	December 23, 2001	3–6	@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	13–14–5–3	Recap
36	T	December 26, 2001	3–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	13–14–6–3	Recap
37	L	December 28, 2001	2–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	13–15–6–3	Recap
38	L	December 29, 2001	3–4	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	13–16–6–3	Recap
39	L	December 31, 2001	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	13–17–6–3	Recap

January: 4–6–3–2 (home: 3–3–2–1; road: 1–3–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
40	W	January 2, 2002	2–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)	14–17–6–3	Recap
41	W	January 4, 2002	2–1	Nashville Predators (2001–02)	15–17–6–3	Recap
42	L	January 6, 2002	1–4	Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)	15–18–6–3	Recap
43	W	January 8, 2002	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)	16–18–6–3	Recap
44	T	January 10, 2002	2–2 OT	@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)	16–18–7–3	Recap
45	T	January 11, 2002	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	16–18–8–3	Recap
46	L	January 13, 2002	1–3	Dallas Stars (2001–02)	16–19–8–3	Recap
47	L	January 15, 2002	0–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)	16–20–8–3	Recap
48	W	January 18, 2002	3–1	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	17–20–8–3	Recap
49	L	January 19, 2002	1–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	17–21–8–3	Recap
50	OTL	January 23, 2002	2–3 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	17–21–8–4	Recap
51	L	January 24, 2002	1–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	17–22–8–4	Recap
52	T	January 26, 2002	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (2001–02)	17–22–9–4	Recap
53	OTL	January 28, 2002	2–3 OT	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	17–22–9–5	Recap
54	L	January 30, 2002	0–2	Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)	17–23–9–5	Recap

February: 2–4–1–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 1–2–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
55	L	February 5, 2002	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)	17–24–9–5	Recap
56	L	February 6, 2002	1–2	@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)	17–25–9–5	Recap
57	L	February 8, 2002	0–6	Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)	17–26–9–5	Recap
58	W	February 10, 2002	4–3	New York Islanders (2001–02)	18–26–9–5	Recap
59	T	February 12, 2002	3–3 OT	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	18–26–10–5	Recap
60	L	February 13, 2002	0–2	Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)	18–27–10–5	Recap
61	W	February 27, 2002	5–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)	19–27–10–5	Recap

March: 6–5–1–2 (home: 2–2–1–2; road: 4–3–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
62	L	March 2, 2002	3–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	19–28–10–5	Recap
63	OTL	March 5, 2002	2–3 OT	New York Rangers (2001–02)	19–28–10–6	Recap
64	W	March 7, 2002	3–0	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	20–28–10–6	Recap
65	W	March 8, 2002	5–3	@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)	21–28–10–6	Recap
66	W	March 10, 2002	5–0	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	22–28–10–6	Recap
67	OTL	March 12, 2002	3–4 OT	Ottawa Senators (2001–02)	22–28–10–7	Recap
68	T	March 17, 2002	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	22–28–11–7	Recap
69	W	March 18, 2002	4–2	Calgary Flames (2001–02)	23–28–11–7	Recap
70	L	March 20, 2002	1–3	Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)	23–29–11–7	Recap
71	L	March 23, 2002	1–2	@ New York Islanders (2001–02)	23–30–11–7	Recap
72	W	March 26, 2002	2–1	@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)	24–30–11–7	Recap
73	W	March 27, 2002	4–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)	25–30–11–7	Recap
74	L	March 29, 2002	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	25–31–11–7	Recap
75	L	March 31, 2002	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)	25–32–11–7	Recap

April: 1–3–1–2 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–2–1–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
76	OTL	April 2, 2002	1–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	25–32–11–8	Recap
77	L	April 4, 2002	3–4	@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)	25–33–11–8	Recap
78	OTL	April 5, 2002	4–5 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)	25–33–11–9	Recap
79	W	April 8, 2002	3–1	San Jose Sharks (2001–02)	26–33–11–9	Recap
80	T	April 10, 2002	4–4 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)	26–33–12–9	Recap
81	L	April 12, 2002	1–7	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)	26–34–12–9	Recap
82	L	April 14, 2002	2–4	Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)	26–35–12–9	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point)

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

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
15	Andrew Brunette	LW	81	21	48	69	−4	18
10	Marian Gaborik	RW	78	30	37	67	0	34
34	Jim Dowd	C	82	13	30	43	−14	54
33	Sergei Zholtok	C	73	19	20	39	−10	28
24	Antti Laaksonen	LW	82	16	17	33	−5	22
37	Wes Walz	C	64	10	20	30	0	43
11	Pascal Dupuis	LW	76	15	12	27	−10	16
18	Richard Park	RW	63	10	15	25	−1	10
14	Darby Hendrickson	C	68	9	15	24	−22	50
17	Filip Kuba	D	62	5	19	24	−6	32
77	Lubomir Sekeras	D	69	4	20	24	−7	38
22	Stacy Roest	RW	58	10	11	21	−3	8
44	Aaron Gavey	C	71	6	11	17	−21	38
2	Willie Mitchell	D	68	3	10	13	−16	68
23^[a]	Jason Marshall	D	80	5	6	11	−8	148
55	Nick Schultz	D	52	4	6	10	0	14
3	Ladislav Benysek	D	74	1	7	8	−12	28
42	Andy Sutton‡	D	19	2	4	6	−4	35
9	Hnat Domenichelli†	LW	27	1	5	6	−5	10
26	Tony Virta	RW	8	2	3	5	0	0
71	Sebastien Bordeleau‡	C	14	1	4	5	−1	8
12	Matt Johnson	LW	60	4	0	4	−13	183
4	Brad Brown	D	51	0	4	4	−11	123
5	Brad Bombardir	D	28	1	2	3	−6	14
31	Roman Simicek	C	6	2	0	2	1	8
25	Sergei Krivokrasov‡	RW	9	1	1	2	−1	17
36	Sylvain Blouin	LW	43	0	2	2	−11	130
19	David Cullen†	D	3	0	0	0	−3	0
35	Manny Fernandez	G	44	0	0	0		4
31	Derek Gustafson	G	1	0	0	0		0
6	Mike Matteucci	D	3	0	0	0	1	2
39	Travis Roche	D	4	0	0	0	−1	2
30	Dwayne Roloson	G	45	0	0	0		8

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Dwayne Roloson	45	14	20	7	1132	112	2.68	.901	5	2506
35	Manny Fernandez	44	12	24	5	1157	125	3.05	.892	1	2463
31	Derek Gustafson	1	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	1.000	0	26

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Player of the Week	Marian Gaborik (March 11)	^[4]
League (in-season)	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Marian Gaborik	^[5]
Team	Three Star Award	Marian Gaborik	^[6]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Nick Schultz	October 14, 2001	^[7]
First game	Tony Virta	March 20, 2002	^[7]

Transactions

The Wild 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.^[8]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23)	To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2001	To New York Rangers 3rd-round pick in 2001 5th-round pick in 2001	^[9]
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29)	To Minnesota Wild Sergei Zholtok	To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations	^[10]
November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01)	To Minnesota Wild 7th-round pick in 2002 Conditional draft pick in 2003	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Sergei Krivokrasov	^[11]
January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04)	To Minnesota Wild David Cullen	To Phoenix Coyotes Sebastien Bordeleau	^[12]
January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)	To Minnesota Wild Hnat Domenichelli	To Atlanta Thrashers Andy Sutton	^[13]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19)	To Minnesota Wild Greg Crozier	To Boston Bruins Darryl Laplante	^[14]
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24)	To Minnesota Wild Rights to Chris Dyment	To Montreal Canadiens 5th-round pick in 2002	^[15]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
June 18, 2001 (2001-06-18)	Shawn Carter	Houston Aeros (AHL)		Free agency	^[16]
June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19)	Curtis Murphy	Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)		Free agency	^[17]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)	Jason Marshall	Washington Capitals		Free agency	^[18]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02)	Dwayne Roloson	St. Louis Blues		Free agency	^[18]
July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06)	Andrew Brunette	Atlanta Thrashers	multi-year	Free agency	^[19]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09)	Martin Brochu	Calgary Flames		Free agency	^[20]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13)	Trent Cull	Pittsburgh Penguins		Free agency	^[21]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)	Mark Beaufait	Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)		Free agency	^[22]
July 25, 2001 (2001-07-25)	Mike Crowley	Anaheim Mighty Ducks		Free agency	^[23]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31)	Brad Brown	New York Rangers		Free agency	^[24]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	Sebastien Bordeleau	St. Louis Blues		Waiver draft	^[25]
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)	Zbynek Michalek	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)		Free agency	^[26]
November 23, 2001 (2001-11-23)	Frederic Cloutier	Louisiana IceGators (ECHL)		Free agency	^[27]
April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04)	Jeff Hoggan	University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA)		Free agency	^[28]
April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)	Matt Cullen	Colorado College (WCHA)		Free agency	^[29]
June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)	Rastislav Pavlikovsky	HV71 (SHL)		Free agency	^[30]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[b]	Ref
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)	Jeff Nielsen^[c]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[31]
August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01)	Chris Armstrong	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	^[33]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02)	Christian Matte	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (VI)	^[34]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29)	Brendan Walsh	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[35]
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30)	Zac Bierk	Phoenix Coyotes	Free agency (UFA)	^[36]
August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31)	Ian Herbers	Ayr Scottish Eagles (BISL)	Free agency (VI)	^[37]
N/A	David Brumby	Columbus Cottonmouths (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[38]
September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)	Martin Brochu	Vancouver Canucks	Waiver draft	^[25]
October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)	Nick Naumenko	Portland Pirates (AHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[39]
April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08)	Roman Simicek	HIFK (Liiga)	Free agency	^[40]
May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)	Mark Beaufait	Eisbaren Berlin (DEL)	Free agency	^[41]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28)	Tony Virta		Entry-level	^[42]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01)	Darby Hendrickson	3-year	Re-signing	^[43]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)	Brad Bombardir		Re-signing	^[44]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03)	Cam Stewart		Re-signing	^[44]
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09)	Pavel Patera		Re-signing	^[20]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16)	Dan Cavanaugh		Entry-level	^[22]
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17)	Aaron Gavey		Re-signing	^[45]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02)	Lubomir Sekeras	2-year	Re-signing	^[46]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03)	Andy Sutton		Re-signing	^[47]
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10)	Manny Fernandez	2-year	Arbitration award	^[48]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13)	Filip Kuba	2-year	Arbitration award	^[49]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15)	Sergei Zholtok	1-year	Arbitration award	^[50]
September 13, 2001 (2001-09-13)	Sergei Krivokrasov		Re-signing	^[51]
September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)	Stephane Veilleux		Entry-level	^[52]
September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23)	Kyle Wanvig		Entry-level	^[53]
November 15, 2001 (2001-11-15)	Jim Dowd	multi-year	Extension	^[54]
March 9, 2002 (2002-03-09)	Sergei Zholtok	multi-year	Extension	^[55]
April 15, 2002 (2002-04-15)	Marc Cavosie		Entry-level	^[56]
April 23, 2002 (2002-04-23)	Kyle Kettles		Entry-level	^[57]
May 31, 2002 (2002-05-31)	Chris Dyment		Entry-level	^[58]

Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.^[59]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	6	Mikko Koivu	Finland	TPS (SM-liiga)
2	36	Kyle Wanvig	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3	74	Chris Heid	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	93	Stephane Veilleux	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4	103	Tony Virta	Finland	TPS (SM-liiga)
7	202	Derek Boogaard	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
8	239	Jake Riddle	United States	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)

Notes

^ Marshall wore number 32 through December 14.
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[31]
^ Nielsen retired.^[32]

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^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1+ - UPI Archives". UPI. November 2, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Acquired right wing Sergei Krivokrasov from the Minnesota Wild for a seventh-round pick in the 2002 draft and future considerations
^ "Coyotes acquire Bordeleau from Wild". TSN.ca. January 4, 2002. Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "Minnesota wild about Domenichelli". TSN.ca. January 22, 2002. Archived from the original on February 23, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "Bruins get pair in NHL trades - UPI Archives". UPI. March 19, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "Wild acquire blueliner from Habs". TSN.ca. May 24, 2002. Archived from the original on June 14, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 18+ - UPI Archives". UPI. June 19, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed free agent center Shawn Carter.
^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. June 20, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild signed defenceman Curtis Murphy.
^ ^a ^b "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, JULY 2+ - UPI Archives". UPI. July 3, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Jason Marshall, who had been with the Washington Capitals, and goaltender Dwayne Roloson.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 7, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD--Signed LW Andrew Brunette to a multiyear contract.
^ ^a ^b "Lightning sign Holzinger". The Globe and Mail. July 10, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. The Minnesota Wild re-signed centre Pavel Patera and signed free-agent goaltender Martin Brochu.
^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 13+ - UPI Archives". UPI. July 13, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Trent Cull, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
^ ^a ^b "State sports brief". Brainerd Dispatch. July 17, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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^ "Free agent Brown signs with Minnesota - UPI Archives". UPI. July 31, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Just ducky". Brainerd Dispatch. September 29, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota claimed center Sebastien Bordeleau from the Blues in Friday's NHL waiver draft. Minnesota goalie Martin Brochu was claimed by Vancouver later in the draft
^ Zbynek Michalek at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved March 17, 2023
^ "Wild sign goaltender Cloutier - UPI.com". UPI. November 23, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "Thursday's Sports Transactions". Midland Reporter-Telegram. April 5, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD_Signed RW Jeff Hoggan.
^ "Monday's Sports Transactions". Midland Daily News. April 9, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD_Signed C Mark Cullen.
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^ "SABRES SIGN DOUG HOUDA AND CHRISTIAN MATTE". Buffalo Sabres. August 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 10, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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^ "Portland Pirates - Player Bio". Portland Pirates. Archived from the original on December 25, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Agreed to terms with the Washington Capitals on an American Hockey League contract with the Pirates on October 4, 2001
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^ ^a ^b "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. July 4, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD–Re-signed D Brad Bombardir and LW Cam Stewart.
^ "Wednesday briefing". Brainerd Dispatch. July 18, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. The Minnesota Wild re-signed center Aaron Gavey to a contract Tuesday.
^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 3, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD--Re-signed D Lubomir Sekeras to a multiyear contract.
^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. August 4, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild re-signed defenceman Andy Sutton.
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^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18+ - UPI Archives". UPI. September 19, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed left wing Stephane Veilleux.
^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23+ - UPI Archives". UPI. September 23, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed right wing Kyle Wanvig.
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^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 31+ - UPI Archives". UPI. May 31, 2002. Retrieved March 17, 2023. Minnesota Wild -- Signed defenseman Chris Dyment.
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Founded in 2000 Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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