2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season

2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks
Division4th Central
Conference12th Western
2000–01 record29–40–8–5
Home record14–21–4–2
Road record15–19–4–3
Goals for210
Goals against246
Team information
General managerMike Smith
CoachAlpo Suhonen
CaptainTony Amonte
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance14,996 (73.2%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Norfolk Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsTony Amonte (35)
AssistsSteve Sullivan (41)
PointsSteve Sullivan (75)
Penalty minutesRyan VandenBussche (146)
Plus/minusJamie Allison (+7)
Michael Nylander (+7)
Jaroslav Spacek (+7)
WinsJocelyn Thibault (27)
Goals against averageJocelyn Thibault (2.81)

The 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 75th season of operation. Finishing 12th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Off-season

Alpo Suhonen was hired as the Blackhawks new head coach on May 22.[1] Mike Smith was named general manager on September 22.[2] Forward Tony Amonte was named captain on September 30.[3]

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division[4]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Detroit Red Wings 82 49 20 9 4 253 202 111
2 4 St. Louis Blues 82 43 22 12 5 249 195 103
3 10 Nashville Predators 82 34 36 9 3 186 200 80
4 12 Chicago Blackhawks 82 29 40 8 5 210 246 71
5 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 28 39 9 6 190 233 71

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[5]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 52 16 10 4 270 192 118
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 49 20 9 4 253 202 111
3 y – Dallas Stars PAC 82 48 24 8 2 241 187 106
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 22 12 5 249 195 103
5 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 40 27 12 3 217 192 95
6 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 39 28 12 3 243 222 93
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 38 28 13 3 252 228 92
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 36 28 11 7 239 238 90
8.5
9 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 35 27 17 3 214 212 90
10 Nashville Predators CEN 82 34 36 9 3 186 200 80
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 27 36 15 4 197 236 73
12 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 29 40 8 5 210 246 71
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 28 39 9 6 190 233 71
14 Minnesota Wild NW 82 25 39 13 5 168 210 68
15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 25 41 11 5 188 245 66

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season[6]
October: 3–7–0–1 (home: 1–5–0–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 5, 2000 2–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2000 5–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 L October 12, 2000 0–4 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 1–2–0–0 Recap
4 OTL October 14, 2000 4–5 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 1–2–0–1 Recap
5 W October 15, 2000 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 2–2–0–1 Recap
6 L October 18, 2000 2–4 New York Rangers (2000–01) 2–3–0–1 Recap
7 L October 20, 2000 1–5 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 2–4–0–1 Recap
8 L October 21, 2000 0–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 2–5–0–1 Recap
9 L October 26, 2000 0–2 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 2–6–0–1 Recap
10 L October 28, 2000 1–3 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 2–7–0–1 Recap
11 W October 29, 2000 3–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 3–7–0–1 Recap
November: 5–6–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 4–4–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 2, 2000 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 3–8–0–1 Recap
13 W November 3, 2000 6–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 4–8–0–1 Recap
14 W November 5, 2000 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 5–8–0–1 Recap
15 OTL November 8, 2000 2–3 OT San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 5–8–0–2 Recap
16 L November 10, 2000 2–5 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 5–9–0–2 Recap
17 T November 11, 2000 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 5–9–1–2 Recap
18 L November 14, 2000 2–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 5–10–1–2 Recap
19 W November 16, 2000 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 6–10–1–2 Recap
20 T November 17, 2000 3–3 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 6–10–2–2 Recap
21 W November 21, 2000 4–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 7–10–2–2 Recap
22 L November 22, 2000 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 7–11–2–2 Recap
23 L November 24, 2000 0–2 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 7–12–2–2 Recap
24 W November 27, 2000 6–5 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 8–12–2–2 Recap
25 L November 30, 2000 0–3 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 8–13–2–2 Recap
December: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 1, 2000 2–1 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 9–13–2–2 Recap
27 W December 3, 2000 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 10–13–2–2 Recap
28 L December 7, 2000 2–4 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 10–14–2–2 Recap
29 L December 9, 2000 4–6 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 10–15–2–2 Recap
30 L December 10, 2000 1–6 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 10–16–2–2 Recap
31 L December 13, 2000 1–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 10–17–2–2 Recap
32 L December 15, 2000 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 10–18–2–2 Recap
33 W December 16, 2000 3–0 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 11–18–2–2 Recap
34 W December 21, 2000 6–4 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 12–18–2–2 Recap
35 W December 23, 2000 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 13–18–2–2 Recap
36 T December 27, 2000 1–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 13–18–3–2 Recap
37 W December 29, 2000 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 14–18–3–2 Recap
38 L December 31, 2000 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 14–19–3–2 Recap
January: 7–5–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 3, 2001 6–0 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 15–19–3–2 Recap
40 L January 5, 2001 1–2 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 15–20–3–2 Recap
41 W January 7, 2001 7–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 16–20–3–2 Recap
42 W January 9, 2001 6–3 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 17–20–3–2 Recap
43 W January 12, 2001 3–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 18–20–3–2 Recap
44 T January 14, 2001 2–2 OT Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 18–20–4–2 Recap
45 W January 17, 2001 5–0 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–20–4–2 Recap
46 W January 19, 2001 3–1 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 20–20–4–2 Recap
47 L January 21, 2001 0–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 20–21–4–2 Recap
48 L January 25, 2001 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 20–22–4–2 Recap
49 L January 26, 2001 2–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 20–23–4–2 Recap
50 W January 28, 2001 6–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 21–23–4–2 Recap
51 L January 31, 2001 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 21–24–4–2 Recap
February: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 L February 1, 2001 3–5 @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 21–25–4–2 Recap
53 T February 6, 2001 3–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 21–25–5–2 Recap
54 W February 7, 2001 3–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 22–25–5–2 Recap
55 OTL February 10, 2001 2–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 22–25–5–3 Recap
56 L February 11, 2001 2–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 22–26–5–3 Recap
57 L February 14, 2001 0–7 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 22–27–5–3 Recap
58 W February 16, 2001 6–2 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 23–27–5–3 Recap
59 W February 18, 2001 3–0 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 24–27–5–3 Recap
60 L February 19, 2001 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 24–28–5–3 Recap
61 L February 21, 2001 3–7 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 24–29–5–3 Recap
62 W February 23, 2001 1–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 25–29–5–3 Recap
63 W February 25, 2001 6–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 26–29–5–3 Recap
64 W February 27, 2001 3–2 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 27–29–5–3 Recap
March: 2–8–2–1 (home: 1–5–1–1; road: 1–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 T March 1, 2001 2–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 27–29–6–3 Recap
66 L March 4, 2001 3–6 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 27–30–6–3 Recap
67 W March 7, 2001 4–1 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 28–30–6–3 Recap
68 L March 9, 2001 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 28–31–6–3 Recap
69 T March 10, 2001 2–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 28–31–7–3 Recap
70 L March 13, 2001 0–3 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 28–32–7–3 Recap
71 W March 15, 2001 3–2 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 29–32–7–3 Recap
72 L March 18, 2001 1–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 29–33–7–3 Recap
73 OTL March 22, 2001 1–2 OT Nashville Predators (2000–01) 29–33–7–4 Recap
74 L March 24, 2001 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 29–34–7–4 Recap
75 L March 25, 2001 1–3 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 29–35–7–4 Recap
76 L March 28, 2001 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 29–36–7–4 Recap
77 L March 29, 2001 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 29–37–7–4 Recap
April: 0–3–1–1 (home: 0–2–1–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 T April 1, 2001 3–3 OT Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 29–37–8–4 Recap
79 L April 2, 2001 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 29–38–8–4 Recap
80 L April 4, 2001 2–5 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 29–39–8–4 Recap
81 L April 6, 2001 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 29–40–8–4 Recap
82 OTL April 8, 2001 3–4 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 29–40–8–5 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 Blackhawks only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26 Steve Sullivan RW 81 34 41 75 3 54
10 Tony Amonte RW 82 35 29 64 −22 54
92 Michael Nylander C 82 25 39 64 7 32
55 Eric Daze RW 79 33 24 57 1 16
13 Alex Zhamnov C 63 13 36 49 −12 40
19 Dean McAmmond‡ C 61 10 16 26 4 43
36 Chris Herperger C 61 10 15 25 0 20
3 Jaroslav Spacek† D 50 5 18 23 7 20
2 Boris Mironov D 66 5 17 22 −14 42
24 Bob Probert LW 79 7 12 19 −13 103
4 Stephane Quintal D 72 1 18 19 −9 60
22 Kyle Calder LW 43 5 10 15 −4 14
25[a] Alexander Karpovtsev D 53 2 13 15 −4 39
6 Kevin Dean D 69 0 11 11 −16 30
16 Steve Dubinsky C 60 6 4 10 −4 33
23 Jean-Yves Leroux LW 59 4 4 8 −9 22
29 Valeri Zelepukin LW 36 3 4 7 −14 18
14 Ryan VandenBussche RW 64 2 5 7 −8 146
39 Chris McAlpine D 50 0 6 6 5 32
8 Anders Eriksson‡ D 13 2 3 5 −4 2
42 Steve Poapst D 36 2 3 5 3 12
5 Steve McCarthy D 44 0 5 5 −7 8
17 Reto Von Arx C 19 3 1 4 −4 4
33 Jamie Allison D 44 1 3 4 7 53
15 Blair Atcheynum RW 19 1 2 3 −7 2
11 Josef Marha C 15 0 3 3 −4 6
41 Jocelyn Thibault G 66 0 3 3 2
12[b] Kris King†‡ LW 13 1 0 1 −3 8
28 Mark Bell C 13 0 1 1 0 4
40 Casey Hankinson LW 11 0 1 1 −3 9
38 Nolan Baumgartner D 8 0 0 0 −4 6
49 Aaron Downey RW 3 0 0 0 −1 6
20 Mark Janssens C 28 0 0 0 −8 33
30 Michel Larocque G 3 0 0 0 0
37 Steve Passmore† G 6 0 0 0 4
32 Rob Tallas G 12 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
41 Jocelyn Thibault 66 27 32 7 1711 180 2.81 .895 6 3844
32 Rob Tallas 12 2 7 0 265 35 3.35 .868 0 627
30 Michel Larocque 3 0 2 0 59 9 3.55 .847 0 152
37 Steve Passmore† 6 0 4 1 147 14 2.47 .905 0 340

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte [7]
NHL Player of the Week Michael Nylander (January 8) [8]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Reto von Arx October 5, 2000 [9]
Mark Bell December 13, 2000
Michel Larocque January 25, 2001
Casey Hankinson March 13, 2001

Transactions

The Blackhawks were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 9th-round pick in 2000
 To Philadelphia Flyers
[11]
June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2000
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2000
  • 3rd-round pick in 2000
 [10]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 9th-round pick in 2000
 To Atlanta Thrashers
[12]
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 2000
  • 6th-round pick in 2000
 To Washington Capitals
  • Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000
 [13]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Washington Capitals
[14]
August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations
 To Dallas Stars
[15]
October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[16]
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Future considerations[c]
 To New York Rangers
[18]
November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Florida Panthers
[19]
February 28, 2001 (2001-02-28) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
 [20]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
 To Philadelphia Flyers
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Mark Janssens Philadelphia Flyers Waivers [22]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) Valeri Zelepukin Philadelphia Flyers Free agency [23]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Chris McAlpine Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [24]
Steve Poapst Washington Capitals Free agency [24]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Rob Tallas Boston Bruins Free agency [25]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) Aaron Downey Boston Bruins Free agency [26]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) Steve Dubinsky Calgary Flames Free agency [27]
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) Stephane Quintal New York Rangers Waivers [17]
October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09) Kris King Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency [28]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
N/A Jeff Christian Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (VI) [30]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) Radim Bicanek Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft [31]
Jeff Daw Minnesota Wild Expansion draft [31]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) Todd Rohloff Washington Capitals Free agency (VI) [32]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) Derek Plante Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (UFA) [33]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Dallas Eakins Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [34]
July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29) Ted Crowley Kassel Huskies (DEL) Free agency (VI) [35]
September 2000 (2000-09) Marc Lamothe Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (VI) [36]
Eddie Olczyk Retirement (III) [37]
October 2000 (2000-10) Doug Zmolek Chicago Wolves (IHL)[e] Buyout [39]
December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) Kris King Retirement [40]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 14, 2000 (2000-06-14) Ryan VandenBussche Re-signing [41]
June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) Kevin Dean 3-year Re-signing [42]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Chris Herperger Re-signing [10]
July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) Arne Ramholt Entry-level [43]
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) Michael Nylander Re-signing [44]
Reto von Arx Entry-level [44]
July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) Michal Grosek Re-signing [45]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Casey Hankinson Re-signing [24]
Dean McAmmond Re-signing [24]
Marty Wilford Re-signing [24]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Nolan Baumgartner Re-signing [46]
August 4, 2000 (2000-08-04) Nathan Perrott Re-signing [47]
Michael Souza Entry-level [47]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) Bryan McCabe 1-year Arbitration award [48]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) Anders Eriksson 1-year Arbitration award [49]
September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) Nathan Perrott Re-signing [50]
February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15) Steve Sullivan 3-year Extension [51]
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) Michael Leighton Entry-level [52]

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[53]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 10 Mikhail Yakubov  Russia Lada Togliatti (Russia)
1 11 Pavel Vorobiev  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
2 49 Jonas Nordquist  Sweden Leksands IF (Sweden)
3 74 Igor Radulov  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
4 106 Scotty Balan  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
4 117 Olli Malmivaara  Finland Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
5 151 Alexander Barkunov  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
6 177 Mike Ayers  United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 193 Joey Martin  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7 207 Cliff Loya  United States University of Maine (NCAA)
7 225 Vladislav Luchkin  Russia Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
8 240 Adam Berkhoel  United States St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
9 262 Peter Flache  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
9 271 Reto Von Arx  Switzerland HC Davos (Switzerland)
9 291 Arne Ramholt  Switzerland Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Karpovtsev wore number 52 in his first three games.
  2. ^ King wore number 16 in his first two games.
  3. ^ The Rangers agreed to place Stephane Quintal on waivers.[17]
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  5. ^ Zmolek signed with the Wolves on December 28.[38]

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