The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2002 in ice hockey.
Olympics
National Hockey League
- Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
- Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Jose Theodore, Montreal Canadiens
- 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: 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
European hockey
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. On September 22, 2002 she played 20 seconds of a regular season game.
Minor League hockey
Junior A hockey
Season articles
| 2001–02 NHL season | 2002–03 NHL season |
| 2001–02 AHL season | 2002–03 AHL season |
Deaths
See also
References
- "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.
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