NHL 20022001
NHL 2002
2001 EA Sports92Excellent
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First release date
September 17, 2001
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Keywords
ice hockey
artificial intelligence
polygonal 3d
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year in the title
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commentary
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montreal canadiens
new york rangers
stanley cup
Overview
NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a stunning comeback after being retired for three and a half years. It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox.