2000–01 Minnesota Wild season

2000–01 Minnesota Wild
Division5th Northwest
Conference14th Western
2000–01 record25–39–13–5
Home record14–13–10–4
Road record11–26–3–1
Goals for168
Goals against210
Team information
General managerDoug Risebrough
CoachJacques Lemaire
CaptainRotating[1]
Sean O'Donnell (Oct.)
Scott Pellerin (Nov.)
Wes Walz (Dec.)
Brad Bombardir (Jan.–Feb.)
Darby Hendrickson (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsCurtis Leschyshyn (Oct.-Mar.)
Sean O'Donnell (Nov.-Mar.)
Scott Pellerin (Oct., Dec.-Mar.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,328
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Lumberjacks
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

Jacques Lemaire was named the team’s first head coach on June 19.[2]

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.[3][4]

Final standings

Northwest Division[5]
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[6]
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

2000–01 regular season[7]
October: 2–7–3–0 (home: 2–3–2–0; road: 0–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 6, 2000 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 7, 2000 1–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 T October 11, 2000 3–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 0–2–1–0 Recap
4 L October 13, 2000 0–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 0–3–1–0 Recap
5 L October 15, 2000 3–5 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 0–4–1–0 Recap
6 W October 18, 2000 6–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 1–4–1–0 Recap
7 L October 20, 2000 1–3 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 1–5–1–0 Recap
8 T October 22, 2000 0–0 OT Florida Panthers (2000–01) 1–5–2–0 Recap
9 T October 24, 2000 2–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 1–5–3–0 Recap
10 L October 25, 2000 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 1–6–3–0 Recap
11 W October 27, 2000 3–1 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 2–6–3–0 Recap
12 L October 29, 2000 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 2–7–3–0 Recap
November: 5–7–1–1 (home: 2–2–1–1; road: 3–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 3, 2000 0–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 2–8–3–0 Recap
14 W November 5, 2000 3–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 3–8–3–0 Recap
15 L November 7, 2000 0–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 3–9–3–0 Recap
16 L November 8, 2000 0–1 Calgary Flames (2000–01) 3–10–3–0 Recap
17 W November 10, 2000 5–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 4–10–3–0 Recap
18 OTL November 12, 2000 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 4–10–3–1 Recap
19 L November 15, 2000 2–3 New York Rangers (2000–01) 4–11–3–1 Recap
20 L November 17, 2000 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 4–12–3–1 Recap
21 W November 18, 2000 6–1 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 5–12–3–1 Recap
22 T November 22, 2000 1–1 OT Calgary Flames (2000–01) 5–12–4–1 Recap
23 W November 24, 2000 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 6–12–4–1 Recap
24 W November 26, 2000 4–2 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 7–12–4–1 Recap
25 L November 28, 2000 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 7–13–4–1 Recap
26 L November 30, 2000 0–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 7–14–4–1 Recap
December: 5–3–3–1 (home: 3–1–3–1; road: 2–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
27 L December 2, 2000 2–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 7–15–4–1 Recap
28 W December 7, 2000 4–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 8–15–4–1 Recap
29 OTL December 8, 2000 0–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 8–15–4–2 Recap
30 L December 10, 2000 1–2 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 8–16–4–2 Recap
31 T December 13, 2000 1–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 8–16–5–2 Recap
32 L December 14, 2000 1–2 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 8–17–5–2 Recap
33 W December 17, 2000 6–0 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 9–17–5–2 Recap
34 T December 20, 2000 2–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 9–17–6–2 Recap
35 W December 22, 2000 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 10–17–6–2 Recap
36 W December 27, 2000 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 11–17–6–2 Recap
37 T December 29, 2000 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 11–17–7–2 Recap
38 W December 31, 2000 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 12–17–7–2 Recap
January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 T January 3, 2001 1–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 12–17–8–2 Recap
40 W January 5, 2001 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 13–17–8–2 Recap
41 L January 6, 2001 1–5 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 13–18–8–2 Recap
42 W January 10, 2001 3–0 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 14–18–8–2 Recap
43 L January 12, 2001 0–5 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 14–19–8–2 Recap
44 L January 14, 2001 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 14–20–8–2 Recap
45 L January 15, 2001 0–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 14–21–8–2 Recap
46 W January 17, 2001 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 15–21–8–2 Recap
47 W January 19, 2001 3–2 New York Islanders (2000–01) 16–21–8–2 Recap
48 L January 21, 2001 2–4 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 16–22–8–2 Recap
49 W January 24, 2001 5–0 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 17–22–8–2 Recap
50 W January 27, 2001 4–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 18–22–8–2 Recap
51 OTL January 30, 2001 2–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 18–22–8–3 Recap
February: 4–7–0–0 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 W February 6, 2001 4–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 19–22–8–3 Recap
53 L February 7, 2001 1–2 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–23–8–3 Recap
54 W February 9, 2001 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 20–23–8–3 Recap
55 W February 11, 2001 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 21–23–8–3 Recap
56 L February 14, 2001 1–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 21–24–8–3 Recap
57 L February 16, 2001 0–4 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 21–25–8–3 Recap
58 W February 18, 2001 3–1 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 22–25–8–3 Recap
59 L February 21, 2001 2–6 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 22–26–8–3 Recap
60 L February 23, 2001 1–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 22–27–8–3 Recap
61 L February 24, 2001 1–2 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 22–28–8–3 Recap
62 L February 26, 2001 2–5 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 22–29–8–3 Recap
March: 2–8–4–2 (home: 0–2–3–2; road: 2–6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 T March 1, 2001 1–1 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 22–29–9–3 Recap
64 L March 2, 2001 1–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 22–30–9–3 Recap
65 W March 4, 2001 4–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 23–30–9–3 Recap
66 T March 6, 2001 3–3 OT St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 23–30–10–3 Recap
67 L March 8, 2001 2–6 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 23–31–10–3 Recap
68 W March 9, 2001 4–1 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 24–31–10–3 Recap
69 OTL March 11, 2001 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 24–31–10–4 Recap
70 OTL March 14, 2001 0–1 OT St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 24–31–10–5 Recap
71 L March 15, 2001 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 24–32–10–5 Recap
72 L March 18, 2001 3–4 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 24–33–10–5 Recap
73 L March 19, 2001 1–4 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 24–34–10–5 Recap
74 T March 21, 2001 0–0 OT Nashville Predators (2000–01) 24–34–11–5 Recap
75 L March 22, 2001 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 24–35–11–5 Recap
76 T March 25, 2001 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 24–35–12–5 Recap
77 L March 28, 2001 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 24–36–12–5 Recap
78 L March 31, 2001 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 24–37–12–5 Recap
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
79 L April 2, 2001 2–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 24–38–12–5 Recap
80 T April 4, 2001 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 24–38–13–5 Recap
81 W April 6, 2001 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 25–38–13–5 Recap
82 L April 8, 2001 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 25–39–13–5 Recap
Legend:

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

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Wild only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
33 Scott Pellerin‡ LW 58 11 28 39 6 45
10 Marian Gaborik RW 71 18 18 36 −6 32
77[a] Lubomir Sekeras D 80 11 23 34 −8 52
37 Wes Walz C 82 18 12 30 −8 37
17 Filip Kuba D 75 9 21 30 −6 28
14 Darby Hendrickson C 72 18 11 29 1 36
34 Jim Dowd C 68 7 22 29 −6 80
24 Antti Laaksonen LW 82 12 16 28 −7 24
22 Stacy Roest RW 76 7 20 27 3 20
44 Aaron Gavey C 75 10 14 24 −8 52
25 Sergei Krivokrasov RW 54 7 15 22 −1 20
27 Sean O'Donnell‡ D 63 4 12 16 −2 128
5 Brad Bombardir D 70 0 15 15 −6 42
21[b] Cam Stewart LW 54 4 9 13 −3 18
20 Maxim Sushinsky RW 30 7 4 11 −7 29
19 Jeff Nielsen RW 59 3 8 11 −16 4
2 Willie Mitchell† D 17 1 7 8 4 11
42 Andy Sutton D 69 3 4 7 −11 131
3 Ladislav Benysek D 71 2 5 7 −11 38
45 Peter Bartos LW 13 4 2 6 2 6
16 Roman Simicek† C 28 2 4 6 −4 21
36 Sylvain Blouin LW 41 3 2 5 −5 117
4 Curtis Leschyshyn‡ D 54 2 3 5 −2 19
23 Pavel Patera C 20 1 3 4 −8 4
12 Matt Johnson LW 50 1 1 2 −6 137
16 Steve McKenna‡ LW 20 1 1 2 0 19
11 Pascal Dupuis LW 4 1 0 1 0 4
11 Kai Nurminen LW 2 1 0 1 −1 2
29 Jamie McLennan G 38 0 1 1 4
40 Chris Armstrong D 3 0 0 0 −3 0
31 Zac Bierk G 1 0 0 0 2
32 Brian Bonin C 7 0 0 0 −3 0
15 J. J. Daigneault D 1 0 0 0 −1 2
35 Manny Fernandez G 42 0 0 0 6
30 Derek Gustafson G 4 0 0 0 0
26 Christian Matte RW 3 0 0 0 0 2
28 Mike Matteucci D 3 0 0 0 −2 2
6 Travis Roche† D 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Manny Fernandez 42 19 17 4 1147 92 2.24 .920 4 2461
29 Jamie McLennan 38 5 23 9 1032 98 2.64 .905 2 2230
30 Derek Gustafson 4 1 3 0 97 10 2.51 .897 0 239
31 Zac Bierk 1 0 1 0 27 6 6.00 .778 0 60

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
Team Three Star Award Manny Fernandez [8]

Transactions

The Wild were involved in the following transactions through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.[9]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 12, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Manny Fernandez
Brad Lukowich 		To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2000
4th-round pick in 2002 		[10]
June 12, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Andy Sutton
7th-round pick in 2000
3rd-round pick in 2001 		To San Jose Sharks
8th-round pick in 2001
Future considerations[c] 		[10]
June 23, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Rights to Dan Cavanaugh
8th-round pick in 2000 or 2001[d] 		To Calgary Flames
Mike Vernon 		[12]
June 23, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Brad Bombardir 		To New Jersey Devils
Chris Terreri
9th-round pick in 2000 		[12]
June 23, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Rights to Rickard Wallin 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Joe Juneau 		[12]
June 25, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Aaron Gavey
Pavel Patera
8th-round pick in 2000
Minnesota’s 4th-round pick in 2002 		To Dallas Stars
Brad Lukowich
3rd-round pick in 2001
9th-round pick in 2001 		[13]
September 29, 2000 To Minnesota Wild
Matt Johnson 		To Atlanta Thrashers
3rd-round pick in 2001 		[14]
January 13, 2001 To Minnesota Wild
Roman Simicek 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Steve McKenna 		[15]
March 1, 2001 To Minnesota Wild
Askhat Rakhmatullin
3rd-round pick in 2001
Future considerations 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Scott Pellerin 		[16]
March 4, 2001 To Minnesota Wild
Willie Mitchell
Future considerations 		To New Jersey Devils
Sean O'Donnell 		[17]
March 13, 2001 To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2001
Future considerations 		To Ottawa Senators
Curtis Leschyshyn 		[18]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
May 4, 2000 (2000-05-04) Steve Aronson University of St. Thomas (MIAC) Free agency [19]
May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11) Cory Larose University of Maine (HE) Free agency [20]
May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17) Kai Nurminen HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency [21]
Brendan Walsh University of Maine (HE) Free agency [21]
June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02) Richard Park Utah Grizzlies (IHL) Free agency [22]
June 7, 2000 (2000-06-07) David Brumby Jackson Bandits (ECHL) Free agency [23]
Pete Gardiner RPI (ECAC) Free agency [23]
June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09) Randy Fitzgerald Plymouth Whalers (OHL) Free agency [24]
Derek Gustafson St. Lawrence University (ECAC) Free agency [24]
June 13, 2000 (2000-06-13) Nick Naumenko Kansas City Blades (IHL) Free agency [25]
June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) Wes Walz HC Lugano (NLA) Free agency [26]
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Brian Bonin Vancouver Canucks Free agency [27]
July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) Christian Matte Colorado Avalanche Free agency [28]
July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) Brett McLean Saint John Flames (AHL) Free agency [29]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Ladislav Benysek HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency [30]
July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) Antti Laaksonen Boston Bruins Free agency [31]
Mike Matteucci Boston Bruins Free agency [31]
July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) J. J. Daigneault Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [32]
August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) Eric Charron Calgary Flames Free agency [33]
Lawrence Nycholat Swift Current Broncos (WHL) Free agency [33]
September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18) Pascal Dupuis Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) Free agency [34]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) Sylvain Blouin Montreal Canadiens Waiver draft [14]
Zdeno Ciger Nashville Predators Waiver draft [14]
April 8, 2001 (2001-04-08) Travis Roche University of North Dakota (WCHA) Free agency [35]
May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30) Ravil Gusmanov Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency [36]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[e] Ref
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) Jeff Odgers Atlanta Thrashers Waiver draft [14]
April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) Kai Nurminen HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency [38]
April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24) Eric Charron Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [39]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Peter Bartos Entry-level [40]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Pavel Patera Re-signing [30]
July 15, 2000 (2000-07-15) Marian Gaborik 3-year Entry-level [41]
Maxim Sushinsky multi-year Entry-level [42]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) Sergei Krivokrasov Re-signing [43]
July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29) Scott Pellerin Re-signing [44]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Darryl Laplante Re-signing [45]
Andy Sutton Re-signing [46]
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) Zac Bierk Re-signing [47]
Filip Kuba Re-signing [47]
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) Lubomir Sekeras Entry-level [48]
September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) Nick Schultz multi-year Entry-level [49]
May 2, 2001 (2001-05-02) Erik Reitz multi-year Entry-level [50]
June 7, 2001 (2001-06-07) Wes Walz multi-year Extension [51]

Draft picks

NHL Expansion Draft

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

NHL Entry Draft

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

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)

Notes

  1. ^ Sekeras wore number 6 in his first three games.
  2. ^ Stewart wore number 18 in his first five games.
  3. ^ Minnesota agreed not to select Evgeni Nabokov in the Expansion Draft.[11]
  4. ^ Minnesota chose the 2001 draft pick.
  5. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[37]

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  14. ^ a b c d Johnson, Greg (September 30, 2000). "Seems like old times". Twin Cities. Retrieved May 18, 2023. Before Friday night's game, the Wild lost right winger Jeff Odgers in the waiver draft and added Zdeno Ciger from Nashville and Sylvain Blouin from Montreal in the same draft. Wild general manager Doug Risebrough also traded for Atlanta Thrashers left winger Matt Johnson, who should replace the toughness the team lost in Odgers. The Wild gave up a third-round draft pick in the 2001 entry draft to acquire Johnson, 6 feet 5, 230 pounds.
  15. ^ "BasketballHawks: Activated F Chris Crawford from the..." Baltimore Sun. January 14, 2001. Retrieved May 18, 2023. Penguins: Acquired LW Steve McKenna from the Minnesota Wild for C Roman Simicek.
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  21. ^ a b "TRANSACTIONS". Hartford Courant. May 18, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2023. MINNESOTA WILD–Signed F Kai Nurminen and F Brendan Walsh.
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