title: 2002 in ice hockey
text: # 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 |
  | - | - |
  | 2001–02 AHL season | 2002–03 AHL season |
  