2000 NHL expansion draft

Player selection draft August 2023 2000 NHL expansion draft June 23, 2000 Calgary, Alberta, Canada National Hockey League Columbus Blue JacketsMinnesota Wild 2000–01 1999 2017 The 2000 NHL expansion draft was held on June 23, 2000, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the 2000–01 season, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild. Rules 26 of the 28 teams existing in the league at the time of the draft were each allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen, and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen, and seven forwards. The Atlanta Thrashers and Nashville Predators had their entire rosters protected, as they were the two newest franchises in the league, only being in existence for one and two years respectively. For teams protecting only one goaltender, there was no experience requirement for those left unprotected. For teams protecting two goaltenders, each goaltender left unprotected must have appeared in either 10 NHL games in the 1999–2000 season or 25 games in the 1998–99 season and 1999–2000 seasons combined. A goaltender had to be in net for at least 31 minutes in each game for the game to be counted against these totals. At least one defenseman left unprotected by each team had to have appeared in at least 40 games in the 1999–2000 season or 70 games in the 1998–99 season and 1999–2000 seasons combined. At least two forwards left unprotected by each team had to have met the same requirements. Fifty-two players were chosen in the draft; each previously existing team lost two players, and both expansion teams filled a roster of twenty-six players. Only one goaltender or one defenseman could be selected from each franchise. Both the Blue Jackets and the Wild were to use their first 24 selections on three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and thirteen forwards. The final two picks for each team could be any position. Protected players Eastern Conference +Atlantic DivisionPositionNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersPhiladelphiaPittsburghForwardsJason ArnottMariusz CzerkawskiJason DaweMark GreigMatthew BarnabySergei BrylinJosh GreenRob DiMaioDaymond LangkowRene CorbetPatrik EliasBrad IsbisterRadek DvorakJohn LeClairRobert DomeBobby HolikOlli JokinenTheoren FleuryEric LindrosJan HrdinaJohn MaddenClaude LapointeAdam GravesKent MandervilleJaromir JagrRandy McKayMats LindgrenEric LacroixGino OdjickAlexei KovalevAlexander MogilnyDmitri NabokovDarren LangdonKeith PrimeauRobert LangJay PandolfoDave ScatchardPetr NedvedPaul RanheimAlexei MorozovPetr SykoraSteve WebbTim TaylorMark RecchiMartin StrakaDefencemenJosef BoumedienneEric CairnsJason DoigAndy DelmoreBob BoughnerKen DaneykoZdeno CharaBrian LeetchEric DesjardinsSven ButenschonScott NiedermayerKenny JonssonSylvain LefebvreDan McGillisDarius KasparaitisScott StevensJamie RiversDale PurintonLuke RichardsonJanne LaukkanenColin WhiteRay SchultzStephane QuintalChris TherienJiri SlegrGoaltenderMartin BrodeurKevin WeekesMike RichterBrian BoucherJean-Sebastien Aubin +Northeast DivisionPositionBostonBuffaloMontrealOttawaTorontoForwardsJason AllisonCurtis BrownBenoit BrunetDaniel AlfredssonSergei BerezinP. J. AxelssonChris GrattonSaku KoivuMagnus ArvedsonTie DomiAnson CarterMichael PecaTrevor LindenRadek BonkJonas HoglundMike KnubleErik RasmussenMartin RucinskyAndreas DackellDmitri KhristichBrian RolstonMiroslav SatanBrian SavageShawn McEachernIgor KorolevSergei SamsonovVaclav VaradaSergei ZholtokVaclav ProspalYanic PerreaultJoe ThorntonDainius ZubrusAndre RoyMats SundinSteve ThomasDarcy TuckerDefencemenHal GillJay McKeePatrice BriseboisChris PhillipsCory CrossKyle McLarenRhett WarrenerCraig RivetWade ReddenAlexander KarpovtsevDarren Van ImpeAlexei ZhitnikSheldon SourayJason YorkDanny MarkovChris McAllisterDmitri YushkevichGoaltenderByron DafoeMartin BironJeff HackettJani HurmeCurtis JosephJohn GrahameDominik HasekJose TheodorePatrick Lalime +Southeast DivisionPositionCarolinaFloridaTampa BayWashingtonForwardsBates BattagliaPavel BureStan DruliaJames BlackRod Brind'AmourViktor KozlovDwayne HayPeter BondraRon FrancisOleg KvashaBrian HolzingerJan BulisSami KapanenPaul LausMike JohnsonUlf DahlenIan MacNeilScott MellanbyRyan JohnsonSteve KonowalchukSandy McCarthyRob NiedermayerFredrik ModinAndrei NikolishinJeff O'NeillMike SillingerWayne PrimeauAdam OatesGary RobertsRay WhitneyJaroslav SvejkovskyChris SimonShane WillisPeter WorrellTodd WarrinerRichard ZednikDefencemenSteven HalkoBret HedicanSergey GusevSergei GoncharSean HillJohn JakopinPavel KubinaCalle JohanssonMarek MalikTodd SimpsonMarek PosmykKen KleeNolan PrattRobert SvehlaPetr SvobodaJoe ReekieGlen WesleyMike WilsonAndrei ZyuzinBrendan WittGoaltenderArturs IrbeTrevor KiddDan CloutierOlaf Kolzig Western Conference +Central DivisionPositionChicagoDetroitSt. LouisForwardsTony AmonteKris DraperLubos BarteckoEric DazeSergei FedorovCraig ConroyMichal GrosekTomas HolmstromPavol DemitraJean-Yves LerouxVyacheslav KozlovMichal HandzusDean McAmmondMartin LapointeJamal MayersMichael NylanderKirk MaltbyPierre TurgeonSteve SullivanDarren McCartyScott YoungRyan VandenBusscheBrendan ShanahanAlexei ZhamnovSteve YzermanDefencemenJamie AllisonChris CheliosAl MacInnisBrad BrownMathieu DandenaultChris ProngerAnders ErikssonSteve DuchesneBryce SalvadorBryan McCabeNicklas LidstromBoris MironovAaron WardGoaltenderJocelyn ThibaultChris OsgoodBrent JohnsonRoman Turek +Northwest DivisionPositionCalgaryColoradoEdmontonVancouverForwardsValeri BureAdam DeadmarshMike GrierTodd BertuzziJarome IginlaChris DingmanBill GuerinDonald BrashearBill LindsayPeter ForsbergChad KilgerAndrew CasselsAndrei NazarovDan HinoteGeorges LaraqueTrent KlattMarc SavardBrad LarsenTodd MarchantBrendan MorrisonJeff ShantzVille NieminenEthan MoreauMarkus NaslundCory StillmanShjon PodeinRem MurrayDenis PedersonJason WiemerJoe SakicRyan SmythPeter SchaeferClarke WilmStephane YelleDoug WeightVadim SharifijanovDefencemenTommy AlbelinRay BourqueSean BrownAdrian AucoinWade BelakAdam FooteRoman HamrlikMurray BaronDenis GauthierJon KlemmJanne NiinimaaEd JovanovskiPhil HousleyAaron MillerJason SmithMattias OhlundDerek MorrisSandis OzolinshIgor UlanovJason StrudwickGoaltenderFred BrathwaitePatrick RoyTommy SaloFelix Potvin +Pacific DivisionPositionAnaheimDallasLos AngelesPhoenixSan JoseForwardsAntti AaltoAaron GaveyKelly BuchbergerDaniel BriereVincent DamphousseMarc ChouinardBrett HullIan LaperriereShane DoanJeff FriesenMatt CullenMike KeaneGlen MurrayTravis GreenTodd HarveyPaul KariyaJamie LangenbrunnerZigmund PalffyTrevor LetowskiAlexander KorolyukLadislav KohnJere LehtinenLuc RobitailleRobert ReichelPatrick MarleauMike LeclercGrant MarshallBryan SmolinskiMikael RenbergOwen NolanMarty McInnisMike ModanoJozef StumpelJeremy RoenickMike RicciSteve RucchinKirk MullerKeith TkachukMarco SturmTeemu SelanneJoe NieuwendykJuha YlonenNiklas SundstromDefencemenJason MarshallDerian HatcherAki BergKeith CarneyShawn HeinsRuslan SaleiRic JackmanRob BlakeJyrki LummeBryan MarchmentPatrick TraverseRichard MatvichukMattias NorstromStanislav NeckarMarcus RagnarssonPavel TrnkaDarryl SydorTeppo NumminenMike RathjeOleg TverdovskySergei ZubovRadoslav SuchyGary SuterGoaltenderJean-Sebastien GiguereEd BelfourStephane FisetNikolai KhabibulinSteve ShieldsJamie Storr Draft results # Player Drafted from Drafted by 1 Rick Tabaracci (G) Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Jamie McLennan (G) St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild 3 Mike Vernon (G) Florida Panthers 4 Frederic Chabot (G) Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Dwayne Roloson (G) Buffalo Sabres 6 Chris Terreri (G) New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild 7 Sean O'Donnell (D) Los Angeles Kings 8 Mattias Timander (D) Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets 9 Bert Robertsson (D) Edmonton Oilers 10 Curtis Leschyshyn (D) Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild 11 Tommi Rajamaki (D) Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets 12 Ladislav Benysek (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Minnesota Wild 13 Chris Armstrong (D) San Jose Sharks 14 Jamie Pushor (D) Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets 15 Filip Kuba (D) Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild 16 Lyle Odelein (D) Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets 17 Radim Bicanek (D) Chicago Blackhawks 18 Oleg Orekhovsky (D) Washington Capitals Minnesota Wild 19 Mathieu Schneider (D) New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets 20 Ian Herbers (D) New York Islanders Minnesota Wild 21 Artem Anisimov (D) Philadelphia Flyers 22 Jonas Junkka (D) Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets 23 Geoff Sanderson (LW) Buffalo Sabres 24 Stacy Roest (C) Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild 25 Darryl Laplante (C) 26 Turner Stevenson (RW) Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets 27 Scott Pellerin (LW) St. Louis Blues Minnesota Wild 28 Robert Kron (C) Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets 29 Steve Heinze (RW) Boston Bruins 30 Jim Dowd (C) Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild 31 Tyler Wright (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets 32 Sergei Krivokrasov (RW) Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild 33 Jeff Nielsen (RW) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 34 Kevyn Adams (C) Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets 35 Jeff Odgers (RW) Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild 36 Dmitri Subbotin (F) New York Rangers Columbus Blue Jackets 37 Steve McKenna (F) Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild 38 Dallas Drake (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets 39 Bruce Gardiner (C) Tampa Bay Lightning 40 Michal Bros (F) San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild 41 Joe Juneau (C) Ottawa Senators 42 Barrie Moore (LW) Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets 43 Darby Hendrickson (C) Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild 44 Martin Streit (F) Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets 45 Kevin Dineen (RW) Ottawa Senators 46 Jeff Daw (C) Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild 47 Jeff Williams (LW) New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets 48 Stefan Nilsson (F) Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild 49 Zac Bierk (G) Tampa Bay Lightning 50 Sergei Luchinkin (RW) Dallas Stars Columbus Blue Jackets 51 Cam Stewart (LW) Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild 52 Ted Drury (C) New York Islanders Columbus Blue Jackets Deals In return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Blue Jackets and Wild were granted concessions by other franchises. The trades not involving Blue Jacket or Wild draft picks were booked as being for "future considerations": Columbus San Jose traded Jan Caloun, a ninth-round pick (Martin Paroulek) in the 2000 NHL entry draft, and a conditional pick in the 2001 NHL entry draft to Columbus on June 11, 2000, after the Blue Jackets agreed not to select Evgeni Nabokov. Buffalo traded Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Matt Davidson, and two fifth-round draft picks, one each in the 2000 (Tyler Kolarik) and 2001 (Andreas Jamtin) Entry Drafts, to Columbus on June 23, 2000, after the Blue Jackets agreed not to select Dominik Hasek or Martin Biron. Minnesota San Jose traded Andy Sutton, a seventh-round pick (Peter Bartos) in the 2000 Entry Draft and a third-round pick (later traded to Columbus - (Aaron Johnson)) in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota on June 11, 2000, for an eighth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft after the Wild agreed not to select Evgeni Nabokov. Post-draft Several of the players selected by the Blue Jackets and Wild in the Expansion Draft did not stay with the teams long after the draft. In fact, several players were traded later in the same day: Columbus Turner Stevenson (traded to New Jersey to complete an earlier transaction) Minnesota Mike Vernon (traded to Calgary for Dan Cavanaugh and an eighth-round pick (Joe Campbell) in the 2001 NHL entry draft) Chris Terreri (traded with a ninth-round pick (Thomas Ziegler) in the 2000 NHL entry draft to New Jersey for Brad Bombardir) Joe Juneau (traded to Phoenix for Rickard Wallin) Other players who were no longer on the rosters of the teams which drafted them for the 1999–2000 season include the following: Columbus Dallas Drake (signed by St. Louis on July 1, 2000) Mathieu Schneider (signed by Los Angeles on August 13, 2000) Dwayne Roloson (signed with AHL's Worcester IceCats rather than joining Columbus) Minnesota Jeff Odgers (claimed off waivers by Atlanta on September 29, 2000) See also 2000 NHL entry draft 2000–01 NHL season References NHL ground rules for 2000 Expansion DraftApril 2026 medicmedic; backup linkApril 2026 medicmedic at Archive.org Columbus Blue Jackets draft history Usenet post explaining Expansion Draft rules External links 2000 NHL Expansion Draft player stats at The Internet Hockey Database Expansion Draft Category:Columbus Blue Jackets Category:Minnesota Wild Category:NHL expansion drafts