2002 in ice hockey
# 2002 in ice hockey

The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2002 in ice hockey.

## 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.

## 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.

## Season articles

| 2001–02 NHL season | 2002–03 NHL season |
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| 2001–02 AHL season | 2002–03 AHL season |
