2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season

2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference4th Eastern
2000–01 record43–25–11–3
Home record26–11–4–0
Road record17–14–7–3
Goals for240
Goals against207
Team information
General managerBob Clarke
CoachCraig Ramsay (Oct.–Dec.)
Bill Barber (Dec.–Apr.)
CaptainEric Desjardins
Alternate captainsJohn LeClair
Mark Recchi
ArenaFirst Union Center
Average attendance19,576[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Trenton Titans
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Primeau (34)
AssistsMark Recchi (50)
PointsMark Recchi (77)
Penalty minutesLuke Richardson (131)
Plus/minusSimon Gagne (+24)
WinsRoman Cechmanek (35)
Goals against averageRoman Cechmanek (2.01)

The 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Off-season

Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Roger Neilson was not asked to return.[2]

Regular season

Without Eric Lindros, who sat out the entire season awaiting a trade, while also suffering through John LeClair's 66-game absence and Brian Boucher's early erratic play in goal, the club went into an early tailspin. The team began the year 3–6–4 and at one point had six regulars out of the lineup. Keith Jones, who never fully recovered from the prior knee problems despite surgery last season, was forced to retire eight games into the schedule.

Not wanting to bank on the inexperience of Maxime Ouellet, the team recalled Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic, from the Philadelphia Phantoms in early November and the move paid off as he recorded a pair of shutouts in his first three games. The Flyers won six in a row prior to Thanksgiving to climb above .500, but Ramsay's inability to rally the troops cost him his job. After being badly outplayed in early December losses to Ottawa (5–3) and Detroit (5–1), he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber with the team sinking at 12–12–4.[3]

Barber's high-energy, old-time hockey approach struck a chord, and the club went unbeaten in his first eight games behind the bench (5–0–3). Philly ran off an 8–2–1 stretch at the turn of the new year, then after a five-game win streak after the All-Star break found themselves atop the Atlantic Division.

Unfortunately, injuries and poor play followed. Simon Gagne was lost with a shoulder injury in a scoreless tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in late February. In the middle of a 1–4–1 stretch in late March, Keith Primeau suffered a leg injury and missed the rest of the regular season. Despite faltering down the stretch, the Flyers finished with the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Primeau led the team with 34 goals and Mark Recchi posted team-best 50 assists and 77 points. Dan McGillis and Eric Desjardins formed a potent offensive duo on the back line, combining for 29 goals and 97 points. Cechmanek recorded a franchise rookie record 10 shutouts and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.[4]

The Flyers were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 314 power-play opportunities against.[5]

Season standings

Atlantic Division[6]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
3 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
4 10 New York Rangers 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
5 15 New York Islanders 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

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.

Eastern Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 Y- Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 21 9 4 274 205 109
3 Y- Washington Capitals SE 82 41 27 10 4 233 211 96
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
5 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 46 30 5 1 218 184 98
6 X- Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
7 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 29 11 5 232 207 90
8 X- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 38 32 9 3 212 225 88
8.5
9 Boston Bruins NE 82 36 30 8 8 227 249 88
10 New York Rangers AT 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 28 40 8 6 206 232 70
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 38 13 9 200 246 66
13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 23 45 12 2 211 289 60
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 24 47 6 5 201 280 59
15 New York Islanders AT 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Schedule and results

Preseason

2000 preseason[8][9]
Preseason: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Ref
1[a] September 14 @ New York Islanders 4–2 1–0–0 [10]
2 September 15 New York Islanders 2–1 2–0–0 [11]
3 September 16 New York Rangers 5–1 3–0–0 [12]
4 September 19 @ New York Rangers 3–4 3–1–0 [13]
5 September 21 Washington Capitals 3–2 4–1–0 [14]
6 September 23 @ New Jersey Devils 2–4 4–2–0 [15]
7 September 27 New Jersey Devils 4–1 5–2–0 [16]
8 September 30 @ Washington Capitals 1–2 5–3–0 [17]

Notes:
a Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Tie

Regular season

2000–01 regular season[18]
October: 3–5–3–0, 9 points (home: 2–3–2–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 5 Vancouver Canucks 6–3 1–0–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 7 Boston Bruins 1–5 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 October 11 @ Minnesota Wild 3–3 OT 1–1–1–0 3 Recap
4 October 12 @ Dallas Stars 1–4 1–2–1–0 3 Recap
5 October 14 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–6 1–3–1–0 3 Recap
6 October 17 Ottawa Senators 1–6 1–4–1–0 3 Recap
7 October 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 1–4–2–0 4 Recap
8 October 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–4 1–5–2–0 4 Recap
9 October 24 @ New York Rangers 5–4 2–5–2–0 6 Recap
10 October 26 New York Rangers 3–0 3–5–2–0 8 Recap
11 October 29 Washington Capitals 1–1 OT 3–5–3–0 9 Recap
November: 8–5–1–0, 17 points (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
12 November 1 @ New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 3–5–4–0 10 Recap
13 November 2 Nashville Predators 1–3 3–6–4–0 10 Recap
14 November 4 Buffalo Sabres 3–0 4–6–4–0 12 Recap
15 November 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 4–7–4–0 12 Recap
16 November 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–0 5–7–4–0 14 Recap
17 November 11 Ottawa Senators 4–3 6–7–4–0 16 Recap
18 November 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT 7–7–4–0 18 Recap
19 November 17 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT 8–7–4–0 20 Recap
20 November 18 Washington Capitals 5–3 9–7–4–0 22 Recap
21 November 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 10–7–4–0 24 Recap
22 November 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 10–8–4–0 24 Recap
23 November 26 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 10–9–4–0 24 Recap
24 November 29 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 11–9–4–0 26 Recap
25 November 30 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–2 11–10–4–0 26 Recap
December: 6–4–3–0, 15 points (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 1–4–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
26 December 2 @ Ottawa Senators 3–5 11–11–4–0 26 Recap
27 December 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 12–11–4–0 28 Recap
28 December 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–5 12–12–4–0 28 Recap
29 December 10 New York Islanders 5–2 13–12–4–0 30 Recap
30 December 12 @ Nashville Predators 2–2 OT 13–12–5–0 31 Recap
31 December 13 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–3 OT 13–12–6–0 32 Recap
32 December 16 New Jersey Devils 6–3 14–12–6–0 34 Recap
33 December 19 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 OT 14–12–7–0 35 Recap
34 December 21 San Jose Sharks 4–3 15–12–7–0 37 Recap
35 December 23 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 16–12–7–0 39 Recap
36 December 27 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 17–12–7–0 41 Recap
37 December 28 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 17–13–7–0 41 Recap
38 December 30 @ Washington Capitals 3–6 17–14–7–0 41 Recap
January: 9–2–2–1, 21 points (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 7–1–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 2 @ New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 17–14–8–0 42 Recap
40 January 5 @ Atlanta Thrashers 6–4 18–14–8–0 44 Recap
41 January 6 Atlanta Thrashers 2–2 OT 18–14–9–0 45 Recap
42 January 8 @ St. Louis Blues 2–1 OT 19–14–9–0 47 Recap
43 January 12 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 20–14–9–0 49 Recap
44 January 13 @ Florida Panthers 4–1 21–14–9–0 51 Recap
45 January 16 @ New York Rangers 3–4 OT 21–14–9–1 52 Recap
46 January 18 New Jersey Devils 1–7 21–15–9–1 52 Recap
47 January 20 Florida Panthers 5–3 22–15–9–1 54 Recap
48 January 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 23–15–9–1 56 Recap
49 January 25 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 24–15–9–1 58 Recap
50 January 27 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 25–15–9–1 60 Recap
51 January 28 @ Washington Capitals 2–4 25–16–9–1 60 Recap
52 January 31 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 26–16–9–1 62 Recap
February: 7–3–1–1, 16 points (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
53 February 1 New York Islanders 2–0 27–16–9–1 64 Recap
54 February 6 @ Boston Bruins 3–4 27–17–9–1 64 Recap
55 February 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–9 27–18–9–1 64 Recap
56 February 9 @ New York Islanders 5–2 28–18–9–1 66 Recap
57 February 14 @ New York Islanders 3–1 29–18–9–1 68 Recap
58 February 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 30–18–9–1 70 Recap
59 February 17 Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 31–18–9–1 72 Recap
60 February 19 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 32–18–9–1 74 Recap
61 February 22 @ New York Islanders 3–4 OT 32–18–9–2 75 Recap
62 February 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–0 OT 32–18–10–2 76 Recap
63 February 25 New York Rangers 2–1 33–18–10–2 78 Recap
64 February 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 33–19–10–2 78 Recap
March: 8–5–1–0, 17 points (home: 7–2–0–0; road: 1–3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
65 March 1 Buffalo Sabres 2–0 34–19–10–2 80 Recap
66 March 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–3 34–20–10–2 80 Recap
67 March 5 Boston Bruins 6–4 35–20–10–2 82 Recap
68 March 8 Calgary Flames 5–2 36–20–10–2 84 Recap
69 March 10 New Jersey Devils 2–3 36–21–10–2 84 Recap
70 March 13 St. Louis Blues 5–2 37–21–10–2 86 Recap
71 March 15 Minnesota Wild 3–0 38–21–10–2 88 Recap
72 March 17 New York Rangers 2–1 39–21–10–2 90 Recap
73 March 19 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–2 40–21–10–2 92 Recap
74 March 22 @ Calgary Flames 1–3 40–22–10–2 92 Recap
75 March 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 40–23–10–2 92 Recap
76 March 26 @ Ottawa Senators 3–3 OT 40–23–11–2 93 Recap
77 March 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 40–24–11–2 93 Recap
78 March 31 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 41–24–11–2 95 Recap
April: 2–1–0–1, 5 points (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
79 April 3 Florida Panthers 1–2 41–25–11–2 95 Recap
80 April 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT 41–25–11–3 96 Recap
81 April 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT 42–25–11–3 98 Recap
82 April 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 43–25–11–3 100 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs[18]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 11 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Sabres lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 14 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Sabres lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 16 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Sabres lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 17 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Sabres lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Sabres lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–8 Sabres win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
8 Mark Recchi RW 69 27 50 77 15 33 6 2 2 4 −3 2
25 Keith Primeau C 71 34 39 73 17 76 4 0 3 3 −3 8
12 Simon Gagne LW 69 27 32 59 24 18 6 2 4 6 −2 2
18 Daymond Langkow C 71 13 41 54 12 50 6 3 0 3 −2 0
3 Dan McGillis D 82 14 35 49 13 86 6 1 0 1 −4 6
37 Eric Desjardins D 79 15 33 48 −3 50 6 1 1 2 −2 0
26[a] Ruslan Fedotenko LW 74 16 20 36 8 72 6 0 1 1 −4 4
92 Rick Tocchet RW 60 14 22 36 10 83 6 0 1 1 −2 6
14 Justin Williams RW 63 12 13 25 6 22 — — — — — —
15 Peter White C 77 9 16 25 1 16 3 0 0 0 −1 0
19 Paul Ranheim LW 80 10 7 17 2 14 6 0 2 2 2 2
23 Michal Sykora D 49 5 11 16 9 26 6 0 1 1 0 0
11 Jody Hull RW 71 7 8 15 −1 10 6 0 0 0 1 4
28 Kent Manderville C 82 5 10 15 −2 47 6 1 2 3 2 2
43 Andy Delmore D 66 5 9 14 2 16 2 1 0 1 −1 2
6 Chris Therien D 73 2 12 14 22 48 6 1 0 1 −4 8
10 John LeClair LW 16 7 5 12 2 0 6 1 2 3 −2 2
29[b] Todd Fedoruk RW 53 5 5 10 0 109 2 0 0 0 0 20
17 Kevin Stevens‡ LW 23 2 7 9 −2 18 — — — — — —
22 Luke Richardson D 82 2 6 8 23 131 6 0 0 0 −3 4
42 Michel Picard LW 7 1 4 5 6 0 — — — — — —
24 Chris McAllister D 60 2 2 4 1 124 2 0 0 0 1 0
29 Gino Odjick‡ LW 17 1 3 4 0 28 — — — — — —
44 P. J. Stock† C 31 1 3 4 −2 78 2 0 0 0 −2 0
38 Derek Plante C 12 1 2 3 0 4 5 0 1 1 −3 0
9 Mark Greig RW 7 1 1 2 −2 4 — — — — — —
9 Dean McAmmond† LW 10 1 1 2 −1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2
21 Petr Hubacek C 6 1 0 1 −1 2 — — — — — —
32 Roman Cechmanek G 59 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0
33 Brian Boucher G 27 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
20 Tomas Divisek LW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
20 Keith Jones‡ RW 8 0 0 0 −5 4 — — — — — —
47 Kirby Law RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
49 Maxime Ouellet G 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
2 Brad Tiley D 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
36 Steve Washburn† C 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
32 Roman Cechmanek 59 57 35 15 6 1464 115 2.01 .921 10 3,431 6 6 2 4 165 18 3.12 .891 0 347
33 Brian Boucher 27 24 8 12 5 644 80 3.27 .876 1 1,470 1 0 0 0 17 3 4.92 .824 0 37
49 Maxime Ouellet 2 1 0 1 0 27 3 2.38 .889 0 76 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Jack Adams Award Bill Barber [19]
NHL second All-Star team Roman Cechmanek (Goaltender) [20]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Roman Cechmanek [21]
Simon Gagne[c]
NHL Player of the Week Roman Cechmanek (January 15) [23]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Dan McGillis [24]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Roman Cechmanek [24]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Simon Gagne [24]
Dan McGillis
Toyota Cup Roman Cechmanek [24]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Keith Primeau [24]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 2000–01 season was the Flyers taking two minutes and nineteen seconds to score the fastest three goals from the start of a period in team history on January 5 against the Atlanta Thrashers.[25] The Flyers three overtime losses during the season tied the mark for fewest set during the previous season.[26]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Petr Hubacek October 5, 2000 [27]
Justin Williams
Maxime Ouellet October 7, 2000
Roman Cechmanek October 17, 2000
Ruslan Fedotenko October 24, 2000
Todd Fedoruk November 1, 2000
Tomas Divisek February 24, 2001
Kirby Law March 5, 2001
600th assist Mark Recchi January 31, 2001 [28]
1000th game played Luke Richardson February 1, 2001 [29]
1000th point Mark Recchi March 13, 2001 [30]

Transactions

The Flyers 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.[31]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 9th-round pick in 2000
 [32]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 6th-round pick in 2000
  • Montreal's 7th-round pick in 2000
  • Toronto's 9th-round pick in 2000
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 4th-round pick in 2000
 [33]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 4th-round pick in 2001
 To New York Islanders
[34]
September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Toronto Maple Leafs
[35]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Detroit's 3rd-round pick in 2001
 To Nashville Predators
[36]
December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Montreal Canadiens
[37]
January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[38]
February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Boston Bruins
  • 9th-round pick in 2001
 [39]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
 [40]
To Philadelphia Flyers
To Washington Capitals
[41]
May 24, 2001 (2001-05-24) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Nashville Predators
[42]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Michal Sykora HC Sparta Praha (ELH) multi-year Free agency [43]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Kevin Stevens New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [44]
July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) Joe DiPenta Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Free agency [45]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Brad Tiley Phoenix Coyotes multi-year Free agency [46]
July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) Rob Murray Edmonton Oilers multi-year Free agency [47]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) Derek Plante Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [48]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) Michel Picard Edmonton Oilers 2-year Free agency [49]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) Brian Regan Missouri River Otters (UHL) 1-year Free agency [50]
November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21) Steve Washburn Kloten Flyers (NLA) 1-year Free agency [51]
December 21, 2000 (2000-12-21) Jim Vandermeer Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 3-year Free agency [52]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) Artem Anisimov Minnesota Wild Expansion draft [54]
Martin Streit Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft [54]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) Jeff Lank[f] Contract expiration (VI) [53]
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Mark Janssens Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [56]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Craig Berube Washington Capitals Free agency (III) [57]
July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) Todd White Ottawa Senators Free agency (VI) [58]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Adam Burt Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [59]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) Valeri Zelepukin Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [60]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) Jeff Tory Dallas Stars Free agency (UFA) [61]
Steve Washburn Kloten Flyers (NLA) Free agency (II) [62]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) Jim Montgomery San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA) [63]
August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21) Bujar Amidovski Carolina Hurricanes Free agency [64]
August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) Mike Maneluk Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (VI) [65]
August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) Ulf Samuelsson[g] Buyout [67]
N/A Matt Henderson Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [68]
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) Ryan Bast Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [69]
November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) Travis Brigley Cardiff Devils (BISL) Free agency (UFA) [70]
November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08) Zarley Zalapski Houston Aeros (IHL) Free agency [71]
November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21) Keith Jones Retirement [72]
November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27) Chris Albert Fresno Falcons (WCHL) Free agency (UFA) [73]
December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) Francis Belanger Quebec Citadelles (AHL)[h] Release [75][76]
December 29, 2000 (2000-12-29) Sean O'Brien Tappara (Liiga) Free agency (VI) [77]
May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15) Michel Picard Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [78]
June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05) Michal Sykora HC Pardubice (ELH)[i] Release [80]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Rick Tocchet 2-year Re-signing [81]
July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) Jody Hull 1-year Re-signing [82]
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) Roman Cechmanek 2-year Signing [83]
July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) Andy Delmore 2-year Re-signing [84]
August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) John LeClair 1-year Arbitration award [85]
August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) Brian Boucher 2-year Re-signing [86]
September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) Chris Therien 4-year Re-signing [87]
September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) Maxime Ouellet 3-year Entry-level [88]
September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) Justin Williams 3-year Entry-level [89]
March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) Paul Ranheim 2-year Extension [90]
June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05) Chris McAllister 3-year Extension [91]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000.[92] The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 63rd overall, Rod Brind'Amour, and Jean-Marc Pelletier to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau and the Hurricanes' fifth-round pick, 148th overall, on January 23, 2000.[93] They also traded their fifth-round pick, 165th overall, and Dave Babych to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne on March 23, 1999, and their ninth-round pick, 291st overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mark Janssens on June 12, 2000.[93]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 28 Justin Williams Right wing  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 94 Alexander Drozdetsky Right wing  Russia SKA Saint Petersburg (RUS)
6 171 Roman Cechmanek Goaltender  Czech Republic HC Vsetin (CZE) [j]
6 195 Colin Shields Forward  United Kingdom Cleveland Jr. Barons (NAHL)
7 210 John Eichelberger Forward  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) [j]
7 227 Guillaume Lefebvre Left wing  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
8 259 Regan Kelly Defense  Canada Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)
9 287 Milan Kopecky Forward  Czech Republic Slavia Prague Jr. (CZE) [j]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[94][95] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[96]

Notes

  1. ^ Fedotenko wore number 50 in his first game.
  2. ^ Fedoruk wore number 52 in his first ten games before switching numbers after Odjick was traded.
  3. ^ Gagne was an injury replacement for Vincent Damphousse of the San Jose Sharks.[22]
  4. ^ The Flyers agreed to pay $1.25 million of Vanbiesbrouck's $3.5 million salary for the 2000–01 season.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[53]
  6. ^ Lank retired.[55]
  7. ^ Samuelsson announced his retirement on February 12, 2001.[66]
  8. ^ Belanger joined Quebec in January 2001.[74]
  9. ^ Sykora signed with HC Pardubice on July 19, 2001.[79]
  10. ^ a b c The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's sixth, seventh, and ninth-round picks on June 25, 2000.[93]

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