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2000–01 Montreal Canadiens
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens
Division	5th Northeast
Conference	11th Eastern
2000–01 record	28–40–8–6
Home record	15–20–4–2
Road record	13–20–4–4
Goals for	206
Goals against	232
Team information
General manager	Rejean Houle (Oct.–Nov.); Andre Savard (Nov.–Apr.)
Coach	Alain Vigneault (Oct.–Nov.); Michel Therrien (Nov.–Apr.)
Captain	Saku Koivu
Arena	Molson Centre
Average attendance	20,105
Minor league affiliate(s)	Quebec Citadelles; Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Team leaders
Goals	Brian Savage (21)
Assists	Saku Koivu; Oleg Petrov (30)
Points	Saku Koivu; Oleg Petrov (47)
Penalty minutes	Sheldon Souray (95)
Plus/minus	Karl Dykhuis (+9)
Wins	Jose Theodore (20)
Goals against average	Mathieu Garon (2.44)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 92nd season of play. The club finished fifth in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for a third consecutive season, marking the first such drought for the franchise since 1920–1922.^[1]

Regular season

After a loss to the Washington Capitals on November 17, the Canadiens had the worst record in the NHL. The two expansion teams, Minnesota and Columbus were ahead of them in the standings. After losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice on November 18, Rejean Houle and Alain Vigneault were fired.^[2] On November 20, Andre Savard was made the new general manager, while Michel Therrien of the Quebec Citadelles became the new head coach.^[3] Despite the changes, the Canadiens had one win, ten losses and two ties in the month of December.
At the end of December, Dan O'Neill, president of Molson met with George N. Gillett, Jr. Gillett had shown interest in the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, and the Phoenix Coyotes.^[4] After the meeting, Gillett agreed to be the new owner.^[3] Gillett acquired the Molson Centre and eighty percent of the franchise for two hundred and seventy-five million dollars.^[5]
February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk's record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with Montreal, and the Canadiens held a pregame ceremony for Roy.^[6]

The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just three.^[7]

Final standings

Northeast Division^[8]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Ottawa Senators	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
2	5	Buffalo Sabres	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
3	7	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
4	9	Boston Bruins	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
5	11	Montreal Canadiens	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70

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^[9]
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

Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season^[10]

October: 4–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 0–4–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
1	L	October 6, 2000	4–8	@ New Jersey Devils	0–1–0–0	0	Recap
2	L	October 7, 2000	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	0–2–0–0	0	Recap
3	W	October 10, 2000	5–2	Edmonton Oilers	1–2–0–0	2	Recap
4	L	October 11, 2000	1–3	@ New York Rangers	1–3–0–0	2	Recap
5	W	October 14, 2000	5–4 OT	Chicago Blackhawks	2–3–0–0	4	Recap
6	W	October 17, 2000	4–3	Buffalo Sabres	3–3–0–0	6	Recap
7	T	October 19, 2000	3–3 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers	3–3–1–0	7	Recap
8	W	October 21, 2000	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3–1–0	9	Recap
9	T	October 24, 2000	2–2 OT	Minnesota Wild	4–3–2–0	10	Recap
10	L	October 27, 2000	1–2	@ New York Islanders	4–4–2–0	10	Recap
11	L	October 28, 2000	1–2	New York Islanders	4–5–2–0	10	Recap

November: 5–10–0–0 (home: 1–6–0–0; road: 4–4–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
12	L	November 1, 2000	2–4	Detroit Red Wings	4–6–2–0	10	Recap
13	L	November 3, 2000	4–5	@ Buffalo Sabres	4–7–2–0	10	Recap
14	L	November 4, 2000	2–5	New York Rangers	4–8–2–0	10	Recap
15	W	November 8, 2000	4–2	@ Florida Panthers	5–8–2–0	12	Recap
16	L	November 10, 2000	1–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	5–9–2–0	12	Recap
17	L	November 11, 2000	0–2	@ Dallas Stars	5–10–2–0	12	Recap
18	L	November 14, 2000	0–1	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–11–2–0	12	Recap
19	L	November 17, 2000	3–4	@ Washington Capitals	5–12–2–0	12	Recap
20	L	November 18, 2000	1–6	Toronto Maple Leafs	5–13–2–0	12	Recap
21	L	November 21, 2000	1–4	Florida Panthers	5–14–2–0	12	Recap
22	W	November 23, 2000	6–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers	6–14–2–0	14	Recap
23	L	November 25, 2000	3–5	Buffalo Sabres	6–15–2–0	14	Recap
24	W	November 27, 2000	3–2	Atlanta Thrashers	7–15–2–0	16	Recap
25	W	November 29, 2000	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers	8–15–2–0	18	Recap
26	W	November 30, 2000	4–3	@ Vancouver Canucks	9–15–2–0	20	Recap

December: 1–8–2–2 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 0–3–1–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
27	T	December 2, 2000	1–1 OT	@ Calgary Flames	9–15–3–0	21	Recap
28	L	December 5, 2000	2–3	Buffalo Sabres	9–16–3–0	21	Recap
29	L	December 8, 2000	0–1	@ Ottawa Senators	9–17–3–0	21	Recap
30	L	December 9, 2000	2–4	Ottawa Senators	9–18–3–0	21	Recap
31	L	December 13, 2000	1–3	Calgary Flames	9–19–3–0	21	Recap
32	L	December 15, 2000	1–2	@ New Jersey Devils	9–20–3–0	21	Recap
33	T	December 16, 2000	4–4 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	9–20–4–0	22	Recap
34	L	December 18, 2000	0–2	Columbus Blue Jackets	9–21–4–0	22	Recap
35	W	December 21, 2000	4–2	Nashville Predators	10–21–4–0	24	Recap
36	L	December 23, 2000	2–5	Toronto Maple Leafs	10–22–4–0	24	Recap
37	L	December 27, 2000	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks	10–23–4–0	24	Recap
38	OTL	December 30, 2000	2–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers	10–23–4–1	25	Recap
39	OTL	December 31, 2000	4–5 OT	@ Calgary Flames	10–23–4–2	26	Recap

January: 7–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 3–3–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
40	W	January 2, 2001	3–0	@ New York Islanders	11–23–4–2	28	Recap
41	W	January 5, 2001	4–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	12–23–4–2	30	Recap
42	L	January 6, 2001	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators	12–24–4–2	30	Recap
43	L	January 10, 2001	1–2	Boston Bruins	12–25–4–2	30	Recap
44	W	January 12, 2001	3–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers	13–25–4–2	32	Recap
45	W	January 13, 2001	5–2	Phoenix Coyotes	14–25–4–2	34	Recap
46	OTL	January 16, 2001	2–3 OT	Carolina Hurricanes	14–25–4–3	35	Recap
47	W	January 18, 2001	3–1	Tampa Bay Lightning	15–25–4–3	37	Recap
48	T	January 20, 2001	2–2 OT	New York Rangers	15–25–5–3	38	Recap
49	L	January 23, 2001	2–5	St. Louis Blues	15–26–5–3	38	Recap
50	L	January 24, 2001	1–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	15–27–5–3	38	Recap
51	W	January 27, 2001	4–2	Washington Capitals	16–27–5–3	40	Recap
52	W	January 28, 2001	4–1	Ottawa Senators	17–27–5–3	42	Recap
53	L	January 31, 2001	2–4	@ New York Rangers	17–28–5–3	42	Recap

February: 5–6–0–1 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 3–3–0–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
54	W	February 1, 2001	3–0	@ Boston Bruins	18–28–5–3	44	Recap
55	L	February 6, 2001	0–4	New Jersey Devils	18–29–5–3	44	Recap
56	W	February 10, 2001	5–3	New York Islanders	19–29–5–3	46	Recap
57	W	February 11, 2001	4–3	@ Buffalo Sabres	20–29–5–3	48	Recap
58	OTL	February 13, 2001	2–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche	20–29–5–4	49	Recap
59	L	February 17, 2001	3–6	Washington Capitals	20–30–5–4	49	Recap
60	L	February 18, 2001	0–4	@ Ottawa Senators	20–31–5–4	49	Recap
61	L	February 21, 2001	1–2	Vancouver Canucks	20–32–5–4	49	Recap
62	L	February 23, 2001	1–3	@ Washington Capitals	20–33–5–4	49	Recap
63	L	February 24, 2001	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	20–34–5–4	49	Recap
64	W	February 27, 2001	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers	21–34–5–4	51	Recap
65	W	February 28, 2001	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	22–34–5–4	53	Recap

March: 5–5–3–1 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
66	W	March 3, 2001	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers	23–34–5–4	55	Recap
67	L	March 6, 2001	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings	23–35–5–4	55	Recap
68	L	March 7, 2001	2–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	23–36–5–4	55	Recap
69	T	March 10, 2001	3–3 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes	23–36–6–4	56	Recap
70	L	March 12, 2001	0–3	@ San Jose Sharks	23–37–6–4	56	Recap
71	W	March 14, 2001	6–3	@ Carolina Hurricanes	24–37–6–4	58	Recap
72	L	March 17, 2001	2–3	Boston Bruins	24–38–6–4	58	Recap
73	T	March 20, 2001	3–3 OT	Florida Panthers	24–38–7–4	59	Recap
74	OTL	March 22, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins	24–38–7–5	60	Recap
75	L	March 24, 2001	2–3	Atlanta Thrashers	24–39–7–5	60	Recap
76	W	March 26, 2001	4–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes	25–39–7–5	62	Recap
77	T	March 28, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers	25–39–8–5	63	Recap
78	W	March 29, 2001	6–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	26–39–8–5	65	Recap
79	W	March 31, 2001	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs	27–39–8–5	67	Recap

April: 1–1–0–1 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Points	Recap
80	OTL	April 2, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Boston Bruins	27–39–8–6	68	Recap
81	W	April 5, 2001	3–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers	28–39–8–6	70	Recap
82	L	April 7, 2001	0–2	New Jersey Devils	28–40–8–6	70	Recap

Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canadiens only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
11	Saku Koivu	C	54	17	30	47	2	40
32	Oleg Petrov	RW	81	17	30	47	−11	24
49	Brian Savage	LW	62	21	24	45	−13	26
26	Martin Rucinsky	LW	57	16	22	38	−5	66
43	Patrice Brisebois	D	77	15	21	36	−31	28
14	Trevor Linden‡	RW	57	12	21	33	−2	52
63	Craig Darby	C	78	12	16	28	−17	16
25	Chad Kilger†	LW	43	9	16	25	−1	34
22	Eric Weinrich‡	D	60	6	19	25	−1	34
15	Dainius Zubrus‡	C	49	12	12	24	−7	30
79	Andrei Markov	D	63	6	17	23	−6	18
8	Jim Campbell	RW	57	9	11	20	−3	53
37	Patrick Poulin	C	52	9	11	20	1	13
28	Karl Dykhuis	D	67	8	9	17	9	44
17	Benoit Brunet	LW	35	3	11	14	−4	12
56	Stephane Robidas	D	65	6	6	12	0	14
78	Eric Landry	C	51	4	7	11	−9	43
44	Sheldon Souray	D	52	3	8	11	−11	95
34	Sergei Zholtok‡	C	32	1	10	11	−15	8
20	Richard Zednik†	RW	12	3	6	9	−2	10
47	Juha Lind	C	47	3	4	7	−4	4
51	Francis Bouillon	D	29	0	6	6	3	26
88	Xavier Delisle	C	14	3	2	5	−5	6
45	Arron Asham	RW	46	2	3	5	−9	59
54	Patrick Traverse†	D	19	2	3	5	−8	10
38	Jan Bulis†	C	12	0	5	5	−1	0
40	Eric Chouinard	LW	13	1	3	4	0	0
52	Craig Rivet	D	26	1	2	3	−8	36
20	P. J. Stock‡	C	20	1	2	3	−1	32
35	Andrei Bashkirov	LW	18	0	3	3	−2	0
24	Christian Laflamme	D	39	0	3	3	−11	42
55	Matthieu Descoteaux	D	5	1	1	2	−2	4
39	Johan Witehall†	LW	26	1	1	2	0	6
29	Gino Odjick†	RW	13	1	0	1	0	44
60	Jose Theodore	G	59	1	0	1		6
31	Jeff Hackett	G	19	0	1	1		0
29	Darryl Shannon‡	D	7	0	1	1	−4	6
23	Francis Belanger†	LW	10	0	0	0	−3	29
83	Eric Bertrand	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0
39	Enrico Ciccone‡	D	3	0	0	0	−1	14
41	Eric Fichaud	G	2	0	0	0		0
30	Mathieu Garon	G	11	0	0	0		0
46	Matt Higgins	C	6	0	0	0	−2	2
71	Mike Ribeiro	C	2	0	0	0	0	2
38	Barry Richter	D	2	0	0	0	−1	2
61	Jason Ward	RW	12	0	0	0	3	12

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
60	Jose Theodore	59	20	29	5	1546	141	2.57	.909	2	3298
30	Mathieu Garon	11	4	5	1	233	24	2.44	.897	2	589
31	Jeff Hackett	19	4	10	2	477	54	3.25	.887	0	998
41	Eric Fichaud	2	0	2	0	32	4	3.87	.875	0	62

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Player of the Week	Trevor Linden (October 23)	^[11]
Team	Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy	Oleg Petrov	^[12]
Team	Molson Cup	Jose Theodore	^[13]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Mathieu Garon	October 6, 2000	^[14]
	Andrei Markov	October 6, 2000
	Eric Chouinard	January 16, 2001
	Matthieu Descoteaux	February 11, 2001
	Francis Belanger	February 17, 2001

Transactions

The Canadiens 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.^[15]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations^[a]	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2001	^[16]
June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24)	To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2000 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2000	^[15]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2000	To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000	^[17]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25)	To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2000	To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001	^[15]
December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07)	To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick	To Philadelphia Flyers P. J. Stock 6th-round pick in 2001	^[18]
December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)	To Montreal Canadiens Chad Kilger	To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Zholtok	^[19]
February 21, 2001 (2001-02-21)	To Montreal Canadiens Patrick Traverse	To Boston Bruins Eric Weinrich	^[20]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	To Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Richard Zednik 1st-round pick in 2001	To Washington Capitals Trevor Linden Dainius Zubrus New Jersey’s 2nd-round pick in 2001	^[21]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Eric Bertrand	Nashville Predators	1-year	Free agency	^[22]
	Sylvain Blouin	St. Louis Blues	2-year	Free agency	^[22]
	Enrico Ciccone	Essen Mosquitoes (DEL)	1-year	Free agency	^[22]
	Eric Landry	San Jose Sharks	1-year	Free agency	^[22]
	P. J. Stock	New York Rangers	1-year^[b]	Free agency	^[22]
August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)	Xavier Delisle	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	Free agency	^[23]
August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)	Jim Campbell	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[24]
September 17, 2000 (2000-09-17)	Darryl Shannon	Calgary Flames	1-year	Free agency	^[25]
January 12, 2001 (2001-01-12)	Johan Witehall	New York Rangers		Waivers	^[26]
February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15)	Francis Belanger	Quebec Citadelles (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[27]
April 11, 2001 (2001-04-11)	Benoit Gratton	Calgary Flames		Waivers	^[28]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Frederic Chabot	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion draft	^[30]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Turner Stevenson	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion draft	^[30]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Byron Briske^[d]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[29]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Boyd Olson^[e]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[29]
July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04)	Shayne Corson	Toronto Maple Leafs	Free agency (III)	^[33]
July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05)	Jim Cummins	Anaheim Mighty Ducks	Free agency (UFA)	^[34]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27)	Jesse Belanger	New York Islanders	Free agency (UFA)	^[35]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14)	Scott Lachance	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (UFA)	^[36]
September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)	Dave Morissette	Lake Charles Ice Pirates (WPHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[37]
September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20)	Trent McCleary		Retirement	^[38]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29)	Sylvain Blouin	Minnesota Wild	Waiver draft	^[39]
N/A	Jonathan Delisle	Quebec Citadelles (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[40]
December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08)	Enrico Ciccone		Retirement	^[41]
May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)	Johan Witehall	EHC Chur (NLA)	Free agency	^[42]
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06)	Juha Lind	Sodertalje SK (SHL)	Free agency	^[43]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Saku Koivu	1-year	Re-signing	^[22]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Patrick Poulin	3-year	Re-signing	^[22]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14)	Andrei Markov		Entry-level	^[44]
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01)	Andrei Bashkirov	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
	Matt Higgins	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
	Mike McBain	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
	Brian Savage	1-year	Re-signing	^[45]
August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08)	Craig Darby	1-year	Re-signing	^[23]
August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29)	Trent McCleary	1-year	Re-signing	^[46]
September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)	Matthieu Descoteaux	1-year	Re-signing	^[15]
September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01)	Stephane Robidas	1-year	Re-signing	^[15]
September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)	Sheldon Souray	2-year	Re-signing	^[47]
September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06)	Martin Rucinsky	1-year^[b]	Re-signing	^[48]
September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07)	Dainius Zubrus	2-year	Re-signing	^[49]
September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20)	Craig Rivet	2-year	Re-signing	^[50]
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)	Jose Theodore	2-year	Re-signing	^[51]
March 29, 2001 (2001-03-29)	Ron Hainsey	3-year	Entry-level	^[52]
May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)	Oleg Petrov	2-year^[f]	Extension	^[53]
May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23)	Patrick Traverse	3-year	Extension	^[54]
May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30)	Patrice Brisebois	1-year	Extension	^[55]
May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30)	Marc-Andre Thinel	3-year	Entry-level	^[55]
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01)	Jerome Marois	3-year	Entry-level	^[56]
June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04)	Gino Odjick	2-year^[g]	Extension	^[57]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.^[58]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	13	Ron Hainsey	United States	University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)
1	16	Marcel Hossa	Slovakia	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	78	Jozef Balej	Slovakia	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	79	Tyler Hanchuck	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4	109	Johan Eneqvist	Sweden	Leksands IF Jr. (Sweden)
4	114	Christian Larrivee	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
5	145	Ryan Glenn	Canada	Walpole Jr. Stars (EJHL)
6	172	Scott Selig	United States	Thayer Academy (USHS-MA)
6	182	Petr Chvojka	Czech Republic	HC Plzeň Jr. (Czech Republic)
8	243	Joni Puurula	Finland	Hermes Mestis (Finland)
9	275	Jonathan Gauthier	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Notes

^ Columbus agreed to select Frederic Chabot in the expansion draft.
^ ^a ^b Club option for a second year.
^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[29]
^ Briske retired.^[31]
^ Olson retired.^[32]
^ Option for a third year.
^ Club option for a third year.

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^ "FLYERS DEAL EATON TO PREDATORS FOR DRAFT PICK". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. The Minnesota Wild took forward Zdeno Ciger from the Nashville Predators and enforcer Sylvain Blouin from the Montreal Canadiens.
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^ "Canadiens sign Dainius Zubrus". TSN.ca. September 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^ "PANTHERS 4, HURRICANES 2". Tampa Bay Times. September 21, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. CANADIENS: Defenseman Craig Rivet was signed to a two-year deal.
^ "Théodore inks deal". The Globe and Mail. October 4, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^ "Canadiens sign first round pick defenceman Ron Hainsey". Montreal Canadiens. March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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[16] Columbus agreed to select Frederic Chabot in the expansion draft.

[fn1-24] Club option for a second year.

[32] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[29]

[35] Briske retired.^[31]

[37] Olson retired.^[32]

[58] Option for a third year.

[63] Club option for a third year.

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[2] The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.294, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0

[p295-3] The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.295, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0

[4] The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0

[5] The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.298, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0

[6] Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2

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[8] "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[conf-9] "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[10] "2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[11] "Holdout Simon signs two-year deal with Caps". Tampa Bay Times. October 24, 2000. Retrieved April 23, 2023. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Canadiens center Trevor Linden won for collecting eight points in three games.

[12] Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553

[13] Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552

[14] "2000-01 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[pst-15] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[17] "NHL - Expansion teams already wheeling and dealing". ESPN.com. June 24, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. The Blue Jackets also acquired a second-round pick in the 2001 entry draft from Montreal in exchange for selecting goalie Frederic Chabot.

[18] "Brooks Orpik Leads Penguins' 2000 Draft Class". Pittsburgh Penguins. June 25, 2000. Archived from the original on June 27, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2023. The Penguins made a trade at the start of the draft's second day on Sunday, dealing their fourth round pick (114th overall) to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's fourth-round (124th) and fifth-round (146th) picks.

[19] "Habs trade for Odjick". The Globe and Mail. December 8, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[20] "Zholtok dealt to Edmonton". Deseret News. December 18, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[21] "Bruins get Weinrich from Montreal - UPI Archives". UPI. February 21, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[22] "Canadiens acquire forwards Richard Zednik and Jan Bulis, and a first round pick in 2001". Montreal Canadiens. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[707signings-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Koivu among Habs' new signees". TSN.ca. July 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 28, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[808signings-25] "tsn.ca: National Hockey League (NHL)". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. Canadiens re-sign Darby, ink Delisle (Aug 8)

[26] "Canadian sign Campbell to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 22, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[27] "Canadiens sign a free-agent defenseman". Tampa Bay Times. September 18, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[28] "Canadiens claim Witehall off waivers - UPI Archives". UPI. January 12, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[29] "Belanger signs 2-year deal with Habs". TSN.ca. February 15, 2001. Archived from the original on July 11, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[30] Benoit Gratton at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 6, 2023

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[38] "Maple Leafs sign two free agents - UPI Archives". UPI. July 4, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[39] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 6, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Signed F Jim Cummins.

[40] "Islanders Sign Three Free Agents". AP NEWS. July 27, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[41] "Canucks sign Scott Lachance - UPI Archives". UPI. August 14, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[42] "Signing of Dave Morissette". Lake Charles Ice Pirates. September 9, 2000. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[43] "McLeary decides to retire - UPI Archives". UPI. September 20, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[44] "FLYERS DEAL EATON TO PREDATORS FOR DRAFT PICK". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. The Minnesota Wild took forward Zdeno Ciger from the Nashville Predators and enforcer Sylvain Blouin from the Montreal Canadiens.

[45] Jonathan Delisle career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 6, 2023

[46] "Canadiens' Ciccone Retires". AP NEWS. December 8, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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[48] "Nyheter". Södertälje SK (in Swedish). Archived from the original on November 8, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[49] "Habs sign D Andrei Markov". TSN.ca. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on October 28, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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[51] "McCleary re-signs with Habs". TSN.ca. August 29, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[52] "Canadiens ink Souray to two-year deal". TSN.ca. September 4, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[53] "Rucinsky re-ups with Montreal - UPI Archives". UPI. September 6, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[54] "Canadiens sign Dainius Zubrus". TSN.ca. September 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[55] "PANTHERS 4, HURRICANES 2". Tampa Bay Times. September 21, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023. CANADIENS: Defenseman Craig Rivet was signed to a two-year deal.

[56] "Théodore inks deal". The Globe and Mail. October 4, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

[57] "Canadiens sign first round pick defenceman Ron Hainsey". Montreal Canadiens. March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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[60] "Three-year deal for Traverse - UPI Archives". UPI. May 23, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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[62] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. June 2, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023. MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jerome Marois to a three-year contract.

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