2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2000–01 2000 Eastern 11th Northeast 5th 28–40–8–6 15–20–4–2 13–20–4–4 206 232 Rejean Houle (Oct.–Nov.) Andre Savard (Nov.–Apr.) Alain Vigneault (Oct.–Nov.)Michel Therrien (Nov.–Apr.) Saku Koivu Molson Centre 20,105 (94.5%) Quebec CitadellesTallahassee Tiger Sharks Brian Savage (21) Saku Koivu Oleg Petrov (30) Saku Koivu Oleg Petrov (47) Karl Dykhuis (+9) Sheldon Souray (95) Jose Theodore (20) Mathieu Garon (2.44) 1999–2000 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 the 1919–20 season to the 1921–22 season .Dumont Marc Are the Canadiens good enough? Here are some lingering options to improve the roster https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1067585/2019/07/09/are-the-canadiens-good-enough-some-lingering-options-to-improve-the-roster/ The Athletic April 6, 2024 July 9, 2019 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.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.294, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, 978-0-385-66325-0 On November 20, Andre Savard was made the new general manager, while Michel Therrien of the Quebec Citadelles became the new head coach.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.295, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, 978-0-385-66325-0 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.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, 978-0-385-66325-0 After the meeting, Gillett agreed to be the new owner. Gillett acquired the Molson Centre and eighty percent of the franchise for two hundred and seventy-five million dollars.The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.298, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, 978-0-385-66325-0 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.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, 978-0-470-15616-2 The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just three.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html 2000-01 NHL Summary Final standings MTL MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 2000–01 regular season2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2001_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October: 4–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 0–4–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |1||October 6, 2000||4–8 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils||0–1–0–0||0 || 2000020007 L |- |2||October 7, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||0–2–0–0||0 || 2000020015 L |- |3||October 10, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers||1–2–0–0||2 || 2000020030 W |- |4||October 11, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||1–3–0–0||2 || 2000020035 L |- |5||October 14, 2000||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks||2–3–0–0||4 || 2000020054 W |- |6||October 17, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||3–3–0–0||6 || 2000020071 W |- |7||October 19, 2000||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||3–3–1–0||7 || 2000020087 T |- |8||October 21, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes||4–3–1–0||9 || 2000020098 W |- |9||October 24, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota Wild||4–3–2–0||10 || 2000020115 T |- |10||October 27, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||4–4–2–0||10 || 2000020135 L |- |11||October 28, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders||4–5–2–0||10 || 2000020146 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November: 5–10–0–0 (home: 1–6–0–0; road: 4–4–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |12||November 1, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings||4–6–2–0||10 || 2000020168 L |- |13||November 3, 2000||4–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||4–7–2–0||10 || 2000020183 L |- |14||November 4, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers||4–8–2–0||10 || 2000020191 L |- |15||November 8, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers||5–8–2–0||12 || 2000020215 W |- |16||November 10, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||5–9–2–0||12 || 2000020229 L |- |17||November 11, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars||5–10–2–0||12 || 2000020240 L |- |18||November 14, 2000||0–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning||5–11–2–0||12 || 2000020252 L |- |19||November 17, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||5–12–2–0||12 || 2000020274 L |- |20||November 18, 2000||1–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||5–13–2–0||12 || 2000020281 L |- |21||November 21, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| Florida Panthers||5–14–2–0||12 || 2000020297 L |- |22||November 23, 2000||6–0 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers||6–14–2–0||14 || 2000020315 W |- |23||November 25, 2000||3–5 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||6–15–2–0||14 || 2000020328 L |- |24||November 27, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers||7–15–2–0||16 || 2000020343 W |- |25||November 29, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers||8–15–2–0||18 || 2000020360 W |- |26||November 30, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks||9–15–2–0||20 || 2000020364 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December: 1–8–2–2 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 0–3–1–2) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |27||December 2, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames||9–15–3–0||21 || 2000020381 T |- |28||December 5, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres||9–16–3–0||21 || 2000020395 L |- |29||December 8, 2000||0–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||9–17–3–0||21 || 2000020414 L |- |30||December 9, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators||9–18–3–0||21 || 2000020424 L |- |31||December 13, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames||9–19–3–0||21 || 2000020444 L |- |32||December 15, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils||9–20–3–0||21 || 2000020458 L |- |33||December 16, 2000||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||9–20–4–0||22 || 2000020469 T |- |34||December 18, 2000||0–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets||9–21–4–0||22 || 2000020480 L |- |35||December 21, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators||10–21–4–0||24 || 2000020500 W |- |36||December 23, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||10–22–4–0||24 || 2000020514 L |- |37||December 27, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks||10–23–4–0||24 || 2000020540 L |- |38||December 30, 2000||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers||10–23–4–1||25 || 2000020562 OTL |- |39||December 31, 2000||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames||10–23–4–2||26 || 2000020570 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January: 7–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 3–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |40||January 2, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders||11–23–4–2||28 || 2000020578 W |- |41||January 5, 2001||4–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||12–23–4–2||30 || 2000020596 W |- |42||January 6, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||12–24–4–2||30 || 2000020604 L |- |43||January 10, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||12–25–4–2||30 || 2000020629 L |- |44||January 12, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers||13–25–4–2||32 || 2000020642 W |- |45||January 13, 2001||5–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes||14–25–4–2||34 || 2000020651 W |- |46||January 16, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes||14–25–4–3||35 || 2000020671 OTL |- |47||January 18, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning||15–25–4–3||37 || 2000020685 W |- |48||January 20, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers||15–25–5–3||38 || 2000020699 T |- |49||January 23, 2001||2–5 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues||15–26–5–3||38 || 2000020721 L |- |50||January 24, 2001||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins||15–27–5–3||38 || 2000020728 L |- |51||January 27, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||16–27–5–3||40 || 2000020749 W |- |52||January 28, 2001||4–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators||17–27–5–3||42 || 2000020759 W |- |53||January 31, 2001||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers||17–28–5–3||42 || 2000020775 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February: 5–6–0–1 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 3–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |54||February 1, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||18–28–5–3||44 || 2000020782 W |- |55||February 6, 2001||0–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils||18–29–5–3||44 || 2000020794 L |- |56||February 10, 2001||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders||19–29–5–3||46 || 2000020824 W |- |57||February 11, 2001||4–3 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres||20–29–5–3||48 || 2000020833 W |- |58||February 13, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche||20–29–5–4||49 || 2000020842 OTL |- |59||February 17, 2001||3–6 || align="left"| Washington Capitals||20–30–5–4||49 || 2000020873 L |- |60||February 18, 2001||0–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators||20–31–5–4||49 || 2000020878 L |- |61||February 21, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks||20–32–5–4||49 || 2000020897 L |- |62||February 23, 2001||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals||20–33–5–4||49 || 2000020913 L |- |63||February 24, 2001||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs||20–34–5–4||49 || 2000020920 L |- |64||February 27, 2001||3–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers||21–34–5–4||51 || 2000020945 W |- |65||February 28, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins||22–34–5–4||53 || 2000020950 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March: 5–5–3–1 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |66||March 3, 2001||3–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||23–34–5–4||55 || 2000020973 W |- |67||March 6, 2001||3–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings||23–35–5–4||55 || 2000020998 L |- |68||March 7, 2001||2–4 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim||23–36–5–4||55 || 2000021004 L |- |69||March 10, 2001||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes||23–36–6–4||56 || 2000021026 T |- |70||March 12, 2001||0–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks||23–37–6–4||56 || 2000021037 L |- |71||March 14, 2001||6–3 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes||24–37–6–4||58 || 2000021048 W |- |72||March 17, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins||24–38–6–4||58 || 2000021065 L |- |73||March 20, 2001||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers||24–38–7–4||59 || 2000021089 T |- |74||March 22, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||24–38–7–5||60 || 2000021102 OTL |- |75||March 24, 2001||2–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers||24–39–7–5||60 || 2000021116 L |- |76||March 26, 2001||4–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes||25–39–7–5||62 || 2000021131 W |- |77||March 28, 2001||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers||25–39–8–5||63 || 2000021143 T |- |78||March 29, 2001||6–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning||26–39–8–5||65 || 2000021152 W |- |79||March 31, 2001||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs||27–39–8–5||67 || 2000021164 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; April: 1–1–0–1 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Points Recap |- |80||April 2, 2001||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins||27–39–8–6||68 || 2000021179 OTL |- |81||April 5, 2001||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers||28–39–8–6||70 || 2000021200 W |- |82||April 7, 2001||0–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils||28–40–8–6||70 || 2000021216 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T #fff Overtime loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL 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. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 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 Martin Ručinský 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 ice hockey D 63 6 17 23 −6 18 8 Jim Campbell ice hockey 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 Benoît Brunet LW 35 3 11 14 −4 12 56 Stephane Robidas Stéphane 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 Sergejs Žoltoks C 32 1 10 11 −15 8 20 Richard Zednik Richard Zedník 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 José Théodore 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 Francis Bélanger LW 10 0 0 0 −3 29 83 Eric Bertrand Éric Bertrand (ice hockey) LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 Enrico Ciccone D 3 0 0 0 −1 14 41 Eric Fichaud Éric Fichaud G 2 0 0 0 0 30 Mathieu Garon G 11 0 0 0 0 46 Matt Higgins ice hockey 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 ice hockey RW 12 0 0 0 3 12 Goaltending No. Jersey number Player Regular season GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on ice 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 TypeAward/honourRecipientRef League(in-season) NHL Player of the Week Trevor Linden (October 23)Holdout Simon signs two-year deal with Caps https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/10/24/holdout-simon-signs-two-year-deal-with-caps/ Tampa Bay Times April 23, 2023 October 24, 2000 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Canadiens center Trevor Linden won for collecting eight points in three games. Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Oleg PetrovMontreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553 Molson Cup Jose TheodoreMontreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Mathieu Garon October 6, 20002000-01 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 11, 2024 Andrei Markov 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 Final, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final.Hockey Transactions Search Results https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Canadiens&BeginDate=2000-06-11&EndDate=2001-06-09&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 www.prosportstransactions.com May 6, 2023 Trades Date Details Ref 2000 06 23 To Montreal Canadiens Future considerationsColumbus agreed to select Frederic Chabot in the expansion draft. To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2001NHL - Expansion teams already wheeling and dealing https://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2000/0623/600549.html ESPN.com May 6, 2023 June 24, 2000 The Blue Jackets also acquired a second-round pick in the 2001 entry draft from Montreal in exchange for selecting goalie Frederic Chabot. 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 2000 06 25 To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2000 To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000Brooks Orpik Leads Penguins' 2000 Draft Class http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/PressRelease.asp?ID=8 Pittsburgh Penguins May 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010627142542/http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/PressRelease.asp?ID=8 June 27, 2001 June 25, 2000 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. To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2000 To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 2000 12 07 To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick To Philadelphia Flyers P. J. Stock 6th-round pick in 2001Habs trade for Odjick https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/habs-trade-for-odjick/article1044190/ The Globe and Mail May 6, 2023 en-CA December 8, 2000 2000 12 18 To Montreal Canadiens Chad Kilger To Edmonton Oilers Sergei ZholtokZholtok dealt to Edmonton https://www.deseret.com/2000/12/18/19544944/zholtok-dealt-to-edmonton Deseret News May 6, 2023 December 18, 2000 2001 02 21 To Montreal Canadiens Patrick Traverse To Boston Bruins Eric WeinrichBruins get Weinrich from Montreal - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/02/21/Bruins-get-Weinrich-from-Montreal/1055982731600/ UPI May 6, 2023 February 21, 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 2001Canadiens acquire forwards Richard Zednik and Jan Bulis, and a first round pick in 2001 http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=588 Montreal Canadiens May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010420103609fw_/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=588 April 20, 2001 March 13, 2001 Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref 2000 07 07 Eric Bertrand Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency Koivu among Habs' new signees http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=546409 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001028204017/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=546409 October 28, 2000 July 7, 2000 Sylvain Blouin St. Louis Blues 2-year Free agency Enrico Ciccone Essen Mosquitoes (DEL) 1-year Free agency Eric Landry San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency P. J. Stock New York Rangers 1-yearfn1 Club option for a second year. Free agency 2000 08 08 Xavier Delisle Tampa Bay Lightning 1-year Free agency tsn.ca: National Hockey League (NHL) http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/ TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20000816094616/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/ August 16, 2000 Canadiens re-sign Darby, ink Delisle (Aug 8) 2000 08 22 Jim Campbell St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency Canadian sign Campbell to 1-year deal - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/08/22/Canadian-sign-Campbell-to-1-year-deal/7589966916800/ UPI May 6, 2023 August 22, 2000 2000 09 17 Darryl Shannon Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Canadiens sign a free-agent defenseman https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/09/18/canadiens-sign-a-free-agent-defenseman/ Tampa Bay Times May 6, 2023 September 18, 2000 2001 01 12 Johan Witehall New York Rangers Waivers Canadiens claim Witehall off waivers - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/01/12/Canadiens-claim-Witehall-off-waivers/6723979275600/ UPI May 6, 2023 January 12, 2001 2001 02 15 Francis Belanger Quebec Citadelles (AHL) 2-year Free agency Belanger signs 2-year deal with Habs http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=825836 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010711044649/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=825836 July 11, 2001 February 15, 2001 2001 04 11 Benoit Gratton Calgary Flames Waivers g/grattbe01 Benoit Gratton, retrieved May 6, 2023 Players lost Date Player New team ViaIn parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.2000 NHL Free Agents http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/00freeagents.asp tsn.ca May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082745/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/00freeagents.asp August 15, 2000 July 1, 2000 Ref 2000 06 23 Frederic Chabot Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft NHL Expansion Draft List - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/06/23/NHL-Expansion-Draft-List/9503961732800/ UPI May 6, 2023 June 23, 2000 Turner Stevenson Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft 2000 07 01 Byron BriskeBriske retired.87245 Byron Briske, retrieved May 6, 2023 Contract expiration (UFA) Boyd OlsonOlson retired.86973 Boyd Olson, retrieved May 6, 2023 Contract expiration (UFA) 2000 07 04 Shayne Corson Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (III) Maple Leafs sign two free agents - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/07/04/Maple-Leafs-sign-two-free-agents/3898962683200/ UPI May 6, 2023 July 4, 2000 2000 07 05 Jim Cummins Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (UFA) TRANSACTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/06/sports/transactions-090549.html The New York Times May 6, 2023 July 6, 2000 ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Signed F Jim Cummins. 2000 07 27 Jesse Belanger New York Islanders Free agency (UFA) Islanders Sign Three Free Agents https://apnews.com/article/ae8303dfa5afa13e9fece7158c46605f AP NEWS May 6, 2023 July 27, 2000 2000 08 14 Scott Lachance Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) Canucks sign Scott Lachance - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/08/14/Canucks-sign-Scott-Lachance/9997966225600/ UPI May 6, 2023 August 14, 2000 2000 09 09 Dave Morissette Lake Charles Ice Pirates (WPHL) Free agency (UFA) Signing of Dave Morissette http://www.icepirates.com/whatsnew/view.asp?wnPRD=110 Lake Charles Ice Pirates May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010428165613/http://www.icepirates.com/whatsnew/view.asp?wnPRD=110 April 28, 2001 September 9, 2000 2000 09 20 Trent McCleary Retirement McLeary decides to retire - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/20/McLeary-decides-to-retire/8726969422400/ UPI May 6, 2023 September 20, 2000 2000 09 29 Sylvain Blouin Minnesota Wild Waiver draft FLYERS DEAL EATON TO PREDATORS FOR DRAFT PICK https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-09-30-0009300063-story.html Chicago Tribune May 6, 2023 September 30, 2000 The Minnesota Wild took forward Zdeno Ciger from the Nashville Predators and enforcer Sylvain Blouin from the Montreal Canadiens. N/A Jonathan Delisle Quebec Citadelles (AHL) Free agency (UFA) 41693 Jonathan Delisle, retrieved May 6, 2023 2000 12 08 Enrico Ciccone Retirement Canadiens' Ciccone Retires https://apnews.com/article/b4dafc65539381ef79b05df45dc3866b AP NEWS May 6, 2023 December 8, 2000 2001 05 22 Johan Witehall EHC Chur (NLA) Free agency Johan Witehall zum EHC Chur http://ehc.ch:80/news.html EHC Chur May 27, 2023 De https://web.archive.org/web/20010628073922/http://ehc.ch:80/news.html June 28, 2001 May 22, 2001 2001 06 06 Juha Lind Sodertalje SK (SHL) Free agency Nyheter http://www.swehockey.se/shl/ssk/nyheter0106.htm Södertälje SK May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20011108092918/http://www.swehockey.se/shl/ssk/nyheter0106.htm November 8, 2001 Swedish Signings Date Player Term Contract type Ref 2000 07 07 Saku Koivu 1-year Re-signing Patrick Poulin 3-year Re-signing 2000 07 14 Andrei Markov Entry-level Habs sign D Andrei Markov http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=556102 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001028223906/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=556102 October 28, 2000 July 14, 2000 2000 08 01 Andrei Bashkirov 1-year Re-signing Habs sign Savage, three others http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=578722 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001029001035/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=578722 October 29, 2000 August 1, 2000 Matt Higgins 1-year Re-signing Mike McBain 1-year Re-signing Brian Savage 1-year Re-signing 2000 08 08 Craig Darby 1-year Re-signing 2000 08 29 Trent McCleary 1-year Re-signing McCleary re-signs with Habs http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=612937 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001029074412/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=612937 October 29, 2000 August 29, 2000 2000 09 01 Matthieu Descoteaux 1-year Re-signing Stephane Robidas 1-year Re-signing 2000 09 04 Sheldon Souray 2-year Re-signing Canadiens ink Souray to two-year deal http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=620080 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001029114504/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=620080 October 29, 2000 September 4, 2000 2000 09 06 Martin Rucinsky 1-yearfn1 Re-signing Rucinsky re-ups with Montreal - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/06/Rucinsky-re-ups-with-Montreal/8473968212800/ UPI May 6, 2023 September 6, 2000 2000 09 07 Dainius Zubrus 2-year Re-signing Canadiens sign Dainius Zubrus http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=624626 TSN.ca May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001029122856/http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/MON/readstory.asp?Story_Id=624626 October 29, 2000 September 7, 2000 2000 09 20 Craig Rivet 2-year Re-signing PANTHERS 4, HURRICANES 2 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/09/21/panthers-4-hurricanes-2/ Tampa Bay Times May 6, 2023 September 21, 2000 CANADIENS: Defenseman Craig Rivet was signed to a two-year deal. 2000 10 03 Jose Theodore 2-year Re-signing Théodore inks deal https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/theodore-inks-deal/article22404693/ The Globe and Mail May 6, 2023 en-CA October 4, 2000 2001 03 29 Ron Hainsey 3-year Entry-level Canadiens sign first round pick defenceman Ron Hainsey http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=598 Montreal Canadiens May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010420103609fw_/http://www.canadiens.com/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=598 April 20, 2001 March 29, 2001 2001 05 04 Oleg Petrov 2-yearOption for a third year. Extension Candiens sign Petrov for two years - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/05/04/Candiens-sign-Petrov-for-two-years/3284908188809/ UPI May 6, 2023 May 4, 2001 2001 05 23 Patrick Traverse 3-year Extension Three-year deal for Traverse - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/05/23/Three-year-deal-for-Traverse/7929990590400/ UPI May 6, 2023 May 23, 2001 2001 05 30 Patrice Brisebois 1-year Extension Brisebois Signs With Montreal https://apnews.com/article/e457c22f81e42236f2f62fd9cd521564 AP NEWS May 6, 2023 May 30, 2001 Marc-Andre Thinel 3-year Entry-level 2001 06 01 Jerome Marois 3-year Entry-level TRANSACTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/02/sports/transactions-615315.html The New York Times May 6, 2023 June 2, 2001 MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jerome Marois to a three-year contract. 2001 06 04 Gino Odjick 2-yearClub option for a third year. Extension Canadiens resign Gino Odjick http://www.canadiens.com:80/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=637 Montreal Canadiens May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010628111412/http://www.canadiens.com:80/english/presse/communique/temp_1.cfm?id=637 June 28, 2001 June 4, 2001 Draft picks Montreal's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2000e.html www.hockeydb.com April 19, 2023 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)113Ron HainseyUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)116Marcel HossaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)378Jozef BalejPortland Winterhawks (WHL)379Tyler HanchuckBrampton Battalion (OHL)4109Johan EneqvistLeksands IF Jr. (Sweden)4114Christian LarriveeChicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)5145Ryan GlennWalpole Jr. Stars (EJHL)6172Scott SeligThayer Academy (USHS-MA)6182Petr ChvojkaHC Plzeň Jr. (Czech Republic)8243Joni PuurulaHermes Mestis (Finland)9275Jonathan GauthierRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) See also 2000–01 NHL season Notes References Montreal Canadiens 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000452001.html www.hockeydb.com April 7, 2023 2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2001.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2023 Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens season, 2000-01 Montreal Category:2000 in sports in Quebec Category:2001 in sports in Quebec Category:2000 in Montreal Category:2001 in Montreal