2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks

Division| 4th Central
Conference| 12th Western
2000–01 record| 29–40–8–5
Home record| 14–21–4–2
Road record| 15–19–4–3
Goals for| 210
Goals against| 246
Team information
General manager| Mike Smith
Coach| Alpo Suhonen
Captain| Tony Amonte
Arena| United Center
Average attendance| 14,996 (73.2%)
Minor league affiliate(s)| Norfolk Admirals
Team leaders
Goals| Tony Amonte (35)
Assists| Steve Sullivan (41)
Points| Steve Sullivan (75)
Penalty minutes| Ryan VandenBussche (146)
Plus/minus| Jamie Allison (+7)
Michael Nylander (+7)
Jaroslav Spacek (+7)
Wins| Jocelyn Thibault (27)
Goals against average| Jocelyn Thibault (2.81)

<- 1999–2000

2001–02 ->

The 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 75th season of operation. Finishing 12th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Off-season

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Alpo Suhonen was hired as the Blackhawks new head coach on May 22.[1] Mike Smith was named general manager on September 22.[2] Forward Tony Amonte was named captain on September 30.[3]

## Regular season

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### Final standings

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Central Division[4] No.  | CR  |  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | OTL  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111
2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103
3 | 10 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80
4 | 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71
5 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71

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

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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
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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

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2000–01 regular season[6]

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

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1 | L | October 5, 2000 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) | 0–1–0–0 | Recap
2 | W | October 7, 2000 | 5–3 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) | 1–1–0–0 | Recap
3 | L | October 12, 2000 | 0–4 | Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) | 1–2–0–0 | Recap
4 | OTL | October 14, 2000 | 4–5 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) | 1–2–0–1 | Recap
5 | W | October 15, 2000 | 2–1 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) | 2–2–0–1 | Recap
6 | L | October 18, 2000 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (2000–01) | 2–3–0–1 | Recap
7 | L | October 20, 2000 | 1–5 | Dallas Stars (2000–01) | 2–4–0–1 | Recap
8 | L | October 21, 2000 | 0–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) | 2–5–0–1 | Recap
9 | L | October 26, 2000 | 0–2 | Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) | 2–6–0–1 | Recap
10 | L | October 28, 2000 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) | 2–7–0–1 | Recap
11 | W | October 29, 2000 | 3–2 | @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) | 3–7–0–1 | Recap

November: 5–6–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 4–4–2–0)

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12 | L | November 2, 2000 | 4–5 | @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) | 3–8–0–1 | Recap
13 | W | November 3, 2000 | 6–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) | 4–8–0–1 | Recap
14 | W | November 5, 2000 | 4–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) | 5–8–0–1 | Recap
15 | OTL | November 8, 2000 | 2–3 OT | San Jose Sharks (2000–01) | 5–8–0–2 | Recap
16 | L | November 10, 2000 | 2–5 | Minnesota Wild (2000–01) | 5–9–0–2 | Recap
17 | T | November 11, 2000 | 3–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) | 5–9–1–2 | Recap
18 | L | November 14, 2000 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) | 5–10–1–2 | Recap
19 | W | November 16, 2000 | 5–2 | @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) | 6–10–1–2 | Recap
20 | T | November 17, 2000 | 3–3 OT | @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) | 6–10–2–2 | Recap
21 | W | November 21, 2000 | 4–1 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) | 7–10–2–2 | Recap
22 | L | November 22, 2000 | 1–4 | @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) | 7–11–2–2 | Recap
23 | L | November 24, 2000 | 0–2 | @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) | 7–12–2–2 | Recap
24 | W | November 27, 2000 | 6–5 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) | 8–12–2–2 | Recap
25 | L | November 30, 2000 | 0–3 | Nashville Predators (2000–01) | 8–13–2–2 | Recap

December: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 3–4–0–0)

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26 | W | December 1, 2000 | 2–1 | @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) | 9–13–2–2 | Recap
27 | W | December 3, 2000 | 5–0 | Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) | 10–13–2–2 | Recap
28 | L | December 7, 2000 | 2–4 | Minnesota Wild (2000–01) | 10–14–2–2 | Recap
29 | L | December 9, 2000 | 4–6 | @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) | 10–15–2–2 | Recap
30 | L | December 10, 2000 | 1–6 | St. Louis Blues (2000–01) | 10–16–2–2 | Recap
31 | L | December 13, 2000 | 1–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) | 10–17–2–2 | Recap
32 | L | December 15, 2000 | 1–4 | @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) | 10–18–2–2 | Recap
33 | W | December 16, 2000 | 3–0 | @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) | 11–18–2–2 | Recap
34 | W | December 21, 2000 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) | 12–18–2–2 | Recap
35 | W | December 23, 2000 | 3–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) | 13–18–2–2 | Recap
36 | T | December 27, 2000 | 1–1 OT | Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) | 13–18–3–2 | Recap
37 | W | December 29, 2000 | 3–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) | 14–18–3–2 | Recap
38 | L | December 31, 2000 | 1–2 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) | 14–19–3–2 | Recap

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

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39 | W | January 3, 2001 | 6–0 | Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) | 15–19–3–2 | Recap
40 | L | January 5, 2001 | 1–2 | Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) | 15–20–3–2 | Recap
41 | W | January 7, 2001 | 7–4 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) | 16–20–3–2 | Recap
42 | W | January 9, 2001 | 6–3 | @ New York Islanders (2000–01) | 17–20–3–2 | Recap
43 | W | January 12, 2001 | 3–1 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) | 18–20–3–2 | Recap
44 | T | January 14, 2001 | 2–2 OT | Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) | 18–20–4–2 | Recap
45 | W | January 17, 2001 | 5–0 | Florida Panthers (2000–01) | 19–20–4–2 | Recap
46 | W | January 19, 2001 | 3–1 | Washington Capitals (2000–01) | 20–20–4–2 | Recap
47 | L | January 21, 2001 | 0–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) | 20–21–4–2 | Recap
48 | L | January 25, 2001 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) | 20–22–4–2 | Recap
49 | L | January 26, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) | 20–23–4–2 | Recap
50 | W | January 28, 2001 | 6–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) | 21–23–4–2 | Recap
51 | L | January 31, 2001 | 2–3 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) | 21–24–4–2 | Recap

February: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 2–3–1–1)

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52 | L | February 1, 2001 | 3–5 | @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) | 21–25–4–2 | Recap
53 | T | February 6, 2001 | 3–3 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) | 21–25–5–2 | Recap
54 | W | February 7, 2001 | 3–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) | 22–25–5–2 | Recap
55 | OTL | February 10, 2001 | 2–3 OT | @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) | 22–25–5–3 | Recap
56 | L | February 11, 2001 | 2–3 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) | 22–26–5–3 | Recap
57 | L | February 14, 2001 | 0–7 | San Jose Sharks (2000–01) | 22–27–5–3 | Recap
58 | W | February 16, 2001 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (2000–01) | 23–27–5–3 | Recap
59 | W | February 18, 2001 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) | 24–27–5–3 | Recap
60 | L | February 19, 2001 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (2000–01) | 24–28–5–3 | Recap
61 | L | February 21, 2001 | 3–7 | Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) | 24–29–5–3 | Recap
62 | W | February 23, 2001 | 1–0 | Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) | 25–29–5–3 | Recap
63 | W | February 25, 2001 | 6–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) | 26–29–5–3 | Recap
64 | W | February 27, 2001 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) | 27–29–5–3 | Recap

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

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65 | T | March 1, 2001 | 2–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) | 27–29–6–3 | Recap
66 | L | March 4, 2001 | 3–6 | Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) | 27–30–6–3 | Recap
67 | W | March 7, 2001 | 4–1 | @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) | 28–30–6–3 | Recap
68 | L | March 9, 2001 | 1–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) | 28–31–6–3 | Recap
69 | T | March 10, 2001 | 2–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) | 28–31–7–3 | Recap
70 | L | March 13, 2001 | 0–3 | Dallas Stars (2000–01) | 28–32–7–3 | Recap
71 | W | March 15, 2001 | 3–2 | Nashville Predators (2000–01) | 29–32–7–3 | Recap
72 | L | March 18, 2001 | 1–4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) | 29–33–7–3 | Recap
73 | OTL | March 22, 2001 | 1–2 OT | Nashville Predators (2000–01) | 29–33–7–4 | Recap
74 | L | March 24, 2001 | 1–5 | @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) | 29–34–7–4 | Recap
75 | L | March 25, 2001 | 1–3 | Calgary Flames (2000–01) | 29–35–7–4 | Recap
76 | L | March 28, 2001 | 2–5 | Ottawa Senators (2000–01) | 29–36–7–4 | Recap
77 | L | March 29, 2001 | 2–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) | 29–37–7–4 | Recap

April: 0–3–1–1 (home: 0–2–1–0; road: 0–1–0–1)

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78 | T | April 1, 2001 | 3–3 OT | Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) | 29–37–8–4 | Recap
79 | L | April 2, 2001 | 3–4 | @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) | 29–38–8–4 | Recap
80 | L | April 4, 2001 | 2–5 | Calgary Flames (2000–01) | 29–39–8–4 | Recap
81 | L | April 6, 2001 | 0–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) | 29–40–8–4 | Recap
82 | OTL | April 8, 2001 | 3–4 OT | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) | 29–40–8–5 | Recap

Legend:

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

## Player statistics

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### Scoring

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* 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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No. | Player  | Pos | Regular season

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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM
26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 81 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 3 | 54
10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 82 | 35 | 29 | 64 | −22 | 54
92 | Michael Nylander | C | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 7 | 32
55 | Eric Daze | RW | 79 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 1 | 16
13 | Alex Zhamnov | C | 63 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −12 | 40
19 | Dean McAmmond‡ | C | 61 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 43
36 | Chris Herperger | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 20
3 | Jaroslav Spacek† | D | 50 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 20
2 | Boris Mironov | D | 66 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −14 | 42
24 | Bob Probert | LW | 79 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −13 | 103
4 | Stephane Quintal | D | 72 | 1 | 18 | 19 | −9 | 60
22 | Kyle Calder | LW | 43 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −4 | 14
25[a] | Alexander Karpovtsev | D | 53 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −4 | 39
6 | Kevin Dean | D | 69 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −16 | 30
16 | Steve Dubinsky | C | 60 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −4 | 33
23 | Jean-Yves Leroux | LW | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −9 | 22
29 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −14 | 18
14 | Ryan VandenBussche | RW | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −8 | 146
39 | Chris McAlpine | D | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32
8 | Anders Eriksson‡ | D | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 2
42 | Steve Poapst | D | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12
5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −7 | 8
17 | Reto Von Arx | C | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 4
33 | Jamie Allison | D | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 53
15 | Blair Atcheynum | RW | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 2
11 | Josef Marha | C | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 6
41 | Jocelyn Thibault | G | 66 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2
12[b] | Kris King†‡ | LW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 8
28 | Mark Bell | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4
40 | Casey Hankinson | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 9
38 | Nolan Baumgartner | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6
49 | Aaron Downey | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6
20 | Mark Janssens | C | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 33
30 | Michel Larocque | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0
37 | Steve Passmore† | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 4
32 | Rob Tallas | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | 0

### Goaltending

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* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.

No. | Player  | Regular season

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41 | Jocelyn Thibault | 66 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 1711 | 180 | 2.81 | .895 | 6 | 3844
32 | Rob Tallas | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 265 | 35 | 3.35 | .868 | 0 | 627
30 | Michel Larocque | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 3.55 | .847 | 0 | 152
37 | Steve Passmore† | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 147 | 14 | 2.47 | .905 | 0 | 340

## Awards and records

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### Awards

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(in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection  | Tony Amonte | [7]
NHL Player of the Week  | Michael Nylander (January 8) | [8]

## Transactions

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The Blackhawks 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.[9]

### Trades

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June 12, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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9th-round pick in 2000 | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Mark Janssens | [10]
June 24, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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2nd-round pick in 2000  | To San Jose Sharks

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2nd-round pick in 2000
3rd-round pick in 2000  | [9]
June 25, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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9th-round pick in 2000  | To Atlanta Thrashers

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Rights to Ben Simon | [11]
June 25, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 2000
6th-round pick in 2000  | To Washington Capitals

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Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000  | [12]
July 21, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Nolan Baumgartner | To Washington Capitals

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Remi Royer | [13]
August 11, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Future considerations  | To Dallas Stars

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Rights to David Ling | [14]
October 2, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Alexander Karpovtsev
4th-round pick in 2001 | To Toronto Maple Leafs

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Bryan McCabe | [15]
October 5, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Future considerations[c] | To New York Rangers

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Brad Brown
Michal Grosek | [17]
November 6, 2000  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Jaroslav Spacek | To Florida Panthers

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Anders Eriksson | [18]
February 28, 2001  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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Steve Passmore | To Los Angeles Kings

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8th-round pick in 2001  | [19]
March 13, 2001  | To Chicago Blackhawks

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3rd-round pick in 2001  | To Philadelphia Flyers

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Dean McAmmond | [20]

### Players acquired

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July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Mark Janssens | Philadelphia Flyers |  | Waivers | [21]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) | Valeri Zelepukin | Philadelphia Flyers |  | Free agency | [22]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Chris McAlpine | Atlanta Thrashers |  | Free agency | [23]
Steve Poapst | Washington Capitals |  | Free agency | [23]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Rob Tallas | Boston Bruins |  | Free agency | [24]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Aaron Downey | Boston Bruins |  | Free agency | [25]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Steve Dubinsky | Calgary Flames |  | Free agency | [26]
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Stephane Quintal | New York Rangers |  | Waivers | [16]
October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09) | Kris King | Toronto Maple Leafs |  | Free agency | [27]

### Players lost

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N/A | Jeff Christian | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [29]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Radim Bicanek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft | [30]
Jeff Daw | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [30]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | Todd Rohloff | Washington Capitals | Free agency (VI) | [31]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Derek Plante | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (UFA) | [32]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Dallas Eakins | Calgary Flames | Free agency (UFA) | [33]
July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29) | Ted Crowley | Kassel Huskies (DEL) | Free agency (VI) | [34]
September 2000 (2000-09) | Marc Lamothe | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [35]
Eddie Olczyk |  | Retirement (III) | [36]
October 2000 (2000-10) | Doug Zmolek | Chicago Wolves (IHL)[e] | Buyout | [38]
December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) | Kris King |  | Retirement | [39]

### Signings

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June 14, 2000 (2000-06-14) | Ryan VandenBussche |  | Re-signing | [40]
June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) | Kevin Dean | 3-year | Re-signing | [41]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Chris Herperger |  | Re-signing | [9]
July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Arne Ramholt |  | Entry-level | [42]
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Michael Nylander |  | Re-signing | [43]
Reto von Arx |  | Entry-level | [43]
July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) | Michal Grosek |  | Re-signing | [44]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Casey Hankinson |  | Re-signing | [23]
Dean McAmmond |  | Re-signing | [23]
Marty Wilford |  | Re-signing | [23]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Nolan Baumgartner |  | Re-signing | [45]
August 4, 2000 (2000-08-04) | Nathan Perrott |  | Re-signing | [46]
Michael Souza |  | Entry-level | [46]
August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Bryan McCabe | 1-year | Arbitration award | [47]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Anders Eriksson | 1-year | Arbitration award | [48]
September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) | Nathan Perrott |  | Re-signing | [49]
February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15) | Steve Sullivan | 3-year | Extension | [50]
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Michael Leighton |  | Entry-level | [51]

## Draft picks

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Chicago's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[52]

Round  | #  | Player  | Nationality  | College/Junior/Club team (League)

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1 | 10 | Mikhail Yakubov |  Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia)
1 | 11 | Pavel Vorobiev |  Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
2 | 49 | Jonas Nordquist |  Sweden | Leksands IF (Sweden)
3 | 74 | Igor Radulov |  Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
4 | 106 | Scotty Balan |  Canada | Regina Pats (WHL)
4 | 117 | Olli Malmivaara |  Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland)
5 | 151 | Alexander Barkunov |  Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
6 | 177 | Mike Ayers |  United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6 | 193 | Joey Martin |  United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL)
7 | 207 | Cliff Loya |  United States | University of Maine (NCAA)
7 | 225 | Vladislav Luchkin |  Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia)
8 | 240 | Adam Berkhoel |  United States | St. Paul Vulcans (USHL)
9 | 262 | Peter Flache |  Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL)
9 | 271 | Reto Von Arx |  Switzerland | HC Davos (Switzerland)
9 | 291 | Arne Ramholt |  Switzerland | Kloten Flyers (Switzerland)

## See also

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* 2000–01 NHL season

## Notes

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1. ^ Karpovtsev wore number 52 in his first three games.
2. ^ King wore number 16 in his first two games.
3. ^ The Rangers agreed to place Stephane Quintal on waivers.[16]
4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]
5. ^ Zmolek signed with the Wolves on December 28.[37]

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