2000–01 Minnesota Wild season

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2000–01 Minnesota Wild
Division5th Northwest
2000–01 record25–39–13–5
Goals for168
Goals against206
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating
Sean O'Donnell (Oct.)
Scott Pellerin (Nov.)
Wes Walz (Dec.)
Brad Bombardir (Jan.–Feb.)
Darby Hendrickson (Mar.–Apr.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,328
Team leaders
GoalsMarian Gaborik, Darby Hendrickson, Wes Walz (18)
AssistsScott Pellerin (28)
PointsScott Pellerin (39)
Penalty minutesMatt Johnson (137)
Plus/minusScott Pellerin (+6)
WinsManny Fernandez (19)
Goals against averageManny Fernandez (2.24)

The 2000–01 Minnesota Wild season was the team's first season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL). One of the policies that the Wild implemented was never naming a permanent captain. Instead, the team captaincy was rotated on a monthly basis among several of its players each season, with some players serving multiple times.

Off-season[]

NHL Entry Draft[]

Minnesota's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 3 Marian Gaborik (RW)  Slovakia Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia)
2 33 Nick Schultz (D)  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 99 Marc Cavosie (C/LW)  United States Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
5 132 Maxim Sushinsky (W)  Russia Avangard Omsk (RSL)
6 170 Erik Reitz (D)  United States Barrie Colts (OHL)
7 199 Brian Passmore (C)  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7 214 Peter Bartos (LW)  Slovakia HC České Budějovice (Czech Extraliga)
8 232 Lubomir Sekeras (D)  Slovakia Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga)
8 255 Eric Johansson (C)  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)

NHL Expansion Draft results[]

# Player Drafted from Drafted by
2. Jamie McLennan (G) St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild
3. Mike Vernon (G) Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild
6. Chris Terreri (G) New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild
7. Sean O'Donnell (D) Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild
10. Curtis Leschyshyn (D) Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild
12. Ladislav Benysek (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Minnesota Wild
13. Chris Armstrong (D) San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
15. Filip Kuba (D) Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild
18. (D) Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild
20. Ian Herbers (D) New York Islanders Minnesota Wild
21. Artem Anisimov (D) Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild
24. Stacy Roest (C) Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild
25. Darryl Laplante (C) Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild
27. Scott Pellerin (LW) St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild
30. Jim Dowd (C) Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild
32. Sergei Krivokrasov (RW) Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild
33. Jeff Nielsen (RW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Minnesota Wild
35. Jeff Odgers (RW) Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
37. Steve McKenna (F) Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild
40. Michal Bros (F) San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild
41. Joe Juneau (C) Ottawa Senators Minnesota Wild
43. Darby Hendrickson (C) Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild
46. Jeff Daw (C) Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild
48. (F) Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild
49. Zac Bierk (G) Tampa Bay Lightning Minnesota Wild
51. Cam Stewart (LW) Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild

Regular season[]

The Wild struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in scoring (168 goals for), power-play goals scored (36) and power-play percentage (9.63%). They were also shut out a league-high 14 times. Combined with the six shut-outs earned in total by goaltenders Manny Fernandez and Jamie McLennan, 20 of the Wild's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout.[1][2][3]

Final standings[]

Northwest Division[4]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Colorado Avalanche 82 52 16 10 4 270 192 118
2 6 Edmonton Oilers 82 39 28 12 3 243 222 93
3 8 Vancouver Canucks 82 36 28 11 7 239 238 90
4 11 Calgary Flames 82 27 36 15 4 197 236 73
5 14 Minnesota Wild 82 25 39 13 5 168 210 68

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[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 6, 2000 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 0–1–0–0
2 L October 7, 2000 1–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 0–2–0–0
3 T October 11, 2000 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 0–2–1–0
4 L October 13, 2000 0–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 0–3–1–0
5 L October 15, 2000 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 0–4–1–0
6 W October 18, 2000 6–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 1–4–1–0
7 L October 20, 2000 1–3 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 1–5–1–0
8 T October 22, 2000 0–0 OT Florida Panthers (2000–01) 1–5–2–0
9 T October 24, 2000 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 1–5–3–0
10 L October 25, 2000 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 1–6–3–0
11 W October 27, 2000 3–1 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 2–6–3–0
12 L October 29, 2000 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 2–7–3–0
13 L November 3, 2000 0–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 2–8–3–0
14 W November 5, 2000 3–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 3–8–3–0
15 L November 7, 2000 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 3–9–3–0
16 L November 8, 2000 0–1 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 3–10–3–0
17 W November 10, 2000 5–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 4–10–3–0
18 OTL November 12, 2000 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 4–10–3–1
19 L November 15, 2000 2–3 New York Rangers (2000–01) 4–11–3–1
20 L November 17, 2000 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 4–12–3–1
21 W November 18, 2000 6–1 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 5–12–3–1
22 T November 22, 2000 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (2000–01) 5–12–4–1
23 W November 24, 2000 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 6–12–4–1
24 W November 26, 2000 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 7–12–4–1
25 L November 28, 2000 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 7–13–4–1
26 L November 30, 2000 0–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 7–14–4–1
27 L December 2, 2000 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 7–15–4–1
28 W December 7, 2000 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 8–15–4–1
29 OTL December 8, 2000 0–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 8–15–4–2
30 L December 10, 2000 1–2 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 8–16–4–2
31 T December 13, 2000 1–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 8–16–5–2
32 L December 14, 2000 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 8–17–5–2
33 W December 17, 2000 6–0 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 9–17–5–2
34 T December 20, 2000 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 9–17–6–2
35 W December 22, 2000 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 10–17–6–2
36 W December 27, 2000 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 11–17–6–2
37 T December 29, 2000 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 11–17–7–2
38 W December 31, 2000 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 12–17–7–2
39 T January 3, 2001 1–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 12–17–8–2
40 W January 5, 2001 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 13–17–8–2
41 L January 6, 2001 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 13–18–8–2
42 W January 10, 2001 3–0 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 14–18–8–2
43 L January 12, 2001 0–5 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 14–19–8–2
44 L January 14, 2001 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 14–20–8–2
45 L January 15, 2001 0–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 14–21–8–2
46 W January 17, 2001 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 15–21–8–2
47 W January 19, 2001 3–2 New York Islanders (2000–01) 16–21–8–2
48 L January 21, 2001 2–4 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 16–22–8–2
49 W January 24, 2001 5–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 17–22–8–2
50 W January 27, 2001 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 18–22–8–2
51 OTL January 30, 2001 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 18–22–8–3
52 W February 6, 2001 4–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 19–22–8–3
53 L February 7, 2001 1–2 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–23–8–3
54 W February 9, 2001 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 20–23–8–3
55 W February 11, 2001 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 21–23–8–3
56 L February 14, 2001 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 21–24–8–3
57 L February 16, 2001 0–4 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 21–25–8–3
58 W February 18, 2001 3–1 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 22–25–8–3
59 L February 21, 2001 2–6 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 22–26–8–3
60 L February 23, 2001 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 22–27–8–3
61 L February 24, 2001 1–2 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 22–28–8–3
62 L February 26, 2001 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 22–29–8–3
63 T March 1, 2001 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 22–29–9–3
64 L March 2, 2001 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 22–30–9–3
65 W March 4, 2001 4–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 23–30–9–3
66 T March 6, 2001 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 23–30–10–3
67 L March 8, 2001 2–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 23–31–10–3
68 W March 9, 2001 4–1 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 24–31–10–3
69 OTL March 11, 2001 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 24–31–10–4
70 OTL March 14, 2001 0–1 OT St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 24–31–10–5
71 L March 15, 2001 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 24–32–10–5
72 L March 18, 2001 3–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 24–33–10–5
73 L March 19, 2001 1–4 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 24–34–10–5
74 T March 21, 2001 0–0 OT Nashville Predators (2000–01) 24–34–11–5
75 L March 22, 2001 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 24–35–11–5
76 T March 25, 2001 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 24–35–12–5
77 L March 28, 2001 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 24–36–12–5
78 L March 31, 2001 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 24–37–12–5
79 L April 2, 2001 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 24–38–12–5
80 T April 4, 2001 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 24–38–13–5
81 W April 6, 2001 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 25–38–13–5
82 L April 8, 2001 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 25–39–13–5

Player statistics[]

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Scott Pellerin LW 58 11 28 39 45 6 2 2 2
Marian Gaborik RW 71 18 18 36 32 -6 6 0 3
Lubomir Sekeras D 80 11 23 34 52 -8 4 0 2
Wes Walz C 82 18 12 30 37 -8 0 7 3
Filip Kuba D 75 9 21 30 28 -6 4 0 4
Darby Hendrickson C 72 18 11 29 36 1 3 1 1
Jim Dowd C 68 7 22 29 80 -6 0 0 0
Antti Laaksonen LW 82 12 16 28 24 -7 0 2 1
Stacy Roest RW 76 7 20 27 20 3 1 0 1
Aaron Gavey C 75 10 14 24 52 -8 1 0 2
Sergei Krivokrasov RW 54 7 15 22 20 -1 2 0 1
Sean O'Donnell D 63 4 12 16 128 -2 1 0 2
Brad Bombardir D 70 0 15 15 42 -6 0 0 0
Cam Stewart LW 54 4 9 13 18 -3 0 1 0
Maxim Sushinsky RW 30 7 4 11 29 -7 3 0 0
Jeff Nielsen RW 59 3 8 11 4 -16 1 0 1
Willie Mitchell D 17 1 7 8 11 4 0 0 0
Andy Sutton D 69 3 4 7 131 -11 2 0 0
Ladislav Benysek D 71 2 5 7 38 -11 1 0 0
Peter Bartos LW 13 4 2 6 6 2 1 0 1
Roman Simicek C 28 2 4 6 21 -4 2 0 0
Sylvain Blouin LW 41 3 2 5 117 -5 0 0 0
Curtis Leschyshyn D 54 2 3 5 19 -2 1 0 1
Pavel Patera C 20 1 3 4 4 -8 0 0 0
Matt Johnson LW 50 1 1 2 137 -6 0 0 0
Steve McKenna LW 20 1 1 2 19 0 0 0 0
Pascal Dupuis LW 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0
Kai Nurminen LW 2 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0
Jamie McLennan G 38 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Chris Armstrong D 3 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Zac Bierk G 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Brian Bonin C 7 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
J. J. Daigneault D 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Manny Fernandez G 42 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Derek Gustafson G 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Christian Matte RW 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mike Matteucci D 3 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Travis Roche D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Manny Fernandez 2461 42 19 17 4 92 2.24 4 1147 1055 .920
Jamie McLennan 2230 38 5 23 9 98 2.64 2 1032 934 .905
Derek Gustafson 239 4 1 3 0 10 2.51 0 97 87 .897
Zac Bierk 60 1 0 1 0 6 6.00 0 27 21 .778
Team: 4990 82 25 44 13 206 2.48 6 2303 2097 .911

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

  • Most points in a season, defenseman: 30 Filip Kuba, (2000–01)
  • Most points in a season, rookie: 36 Marian Gaborik, (2000–01)

References[]

  1. ^ "2000-01 NHL Summary".
  2. ^ "2000-01 NHL Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ "2000-01 Minnesota Wild Roster and Statistics".
  4. ^ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  6. ^ "2000-01 Minnesota Wild Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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