2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season

NHL team season

2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division3rd Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2000–01 record42–28–9–3
Home record24–15–2–0
Road record18–13–7–3
Goals for281
Goals against256
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachIvan Hlinka
CaptainJaromir Jagr
Alternate captainsMartin Straka
Bob Boughner
ArenaMellon Arena
Average attendance16,277
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsJaromir Jagr (52)
AssistsJaromir Jagr (69)
PointsJaromir Jagr (121)
Penalty minutesKrzysztof Oliwa (165)
Plus/minusRobert Lang (+20)
WinsJean-Sebastien Aubin (20)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.64)

The 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The team played 82 games under new head coach Ivan Hlinka, who replaced Herb Brooks, who stepped down to remain a scout with the team. The Penguins' .585 points percentage meant that they were the only NHL team from the 1990–91 season to this one that had a points percentage above .500 every season.

The last remaining active member of the 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins was right wing Jaromir Jagr, who played his final NHL game in the 2017–18 season, although he did not play in the NHL during the 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons. His career is still going on as a member of the Czech Extraliga's Rytiri Kladno.

Offseason

Herb Brooks resigned as head coach at the end of the previous season, but remained with the team as a scout. Ivan Hlinka succeeded Brooks as head coach. Former Penguin Joe Mullen became an assistant coach along with his former teammate Randy Hillier.

Regular season

The Penguins opened the regular season by splitting a two-game series against the Nashville Predators in Japan.

On December 9, 2000, it was announced by owner Mario Lemieux that he intended to come back as a player. Lemieux returned to the ice on December 27, 2000. Prior to the game, his number 66 banner was lowered from the rafters of the Mellon Arena with son Austin watching. Lemieux scored a goal and set up two others (including one on his first shift) in the Penguins' 5–0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to Lemieux's return, the Penguins were 15–14–6–1. After his comeback, the Penguins went 27–14–3–2 for a regular season record of 42–28–9–3 and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division for a playoff spot. The Penguins were shut out only once all year, on October 28 against the New Jersey Devils. Only New Jersey scored more goals than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Jaromir Jagr had a stellar year, leading the team in goals (52), assists (69) and points (121). Alexei Kovalev had a career year, finishing with 44 goals and 51 assists for 95 points. Martin Straka finished second on the team in assists (68) and had 27 goals for 95 points, while Robert Lang had 32 goals and 48 assists for 80 points. In just 43 games, Lemieux had 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points.

Final standings

Atlantic Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 New Jersey Devils 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 4 Philadelphia Flyers 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
3 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
4 10 New York Rangers 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
5 15 New York Islanders 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

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.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 Y- Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 21 9 4 274 205 109
3 Y- Washington Capitals SE 82 41 27 10 4 233 211 96
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
5 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 46 30 5 1 218 184 98
6 X- Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
7 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 29 11 5 232 207 90
8 X- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 38 32 9 3 212 225 88
8.5
9 Boston Bruins NE 82 36 30 8 8 227 249 88
10 New York Rangers AT 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 28 40 8 6 206 232 70
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 38 13 9 200 246 66
13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 23 45 12 2 211 289 60
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 24 47 6 5 201 280 59
15 New York Islanders AT 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

The Penguins opened the playoffs against the Washington Capitals. It was their sixth meeting in the playoffs. The Penguins were shut out in Game 1, 1–0. Lemieux scored a goal and had an assist in Game 2, which was won by the Penguins, 2–1. Newcomer Johan Hedberg shut out the Capitals in Game 3. The Capitals won Game 4 in overtime, 4–3. However, game-winning goals by Lemieux and Martin Straka in Game 5 and 6 won the series for the Penguins, 4–2.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres in the conference semi-finals. The Penguins won Game 1 by the score of 3–0 and Game 2 by the score of 3–1. The Sabres won the next three games, pushing the Penguins to elimination. However, overtime-winning goals by Straka and Darius Kasparaitis in Game 6 and 7 won the series for the Penguins. Game 7 was Dominik Hasek's last game as a Sabre; he would sign with the Detroit Red Wings in the off-season.

Eastern Conference Finals

The Penguins and the New Jersey Devils split the first two games of the series before the Devils took games three, four, and five to eliminate the Penguins.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2000–01 regular season[3]
October: 5–4–1–0 (home: 3–4–0–0 ; road: 2–0–1–0), 11 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
1 7 Nashville Predators 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Nashville Predators 1–1–0–0 2 Recap
3 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0–0 4 Recap
4 14 New York Rangers 6–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1–0–0 6 Recap
5 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2–0–0 6 Recap
6 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Ottawa Senators 3–2–1–0 7 Recap
7 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2–1–0 9 Recap
8 25 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3–1–0 9 Recap
9 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New York Rangers 5–3–1–0 11 Recap
10 28 New Jersey Devils 9–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4–1–0 11 Recap
November: 6–4–2–1 (home: 3–1–1–0 ; road: 3–3–1–1), 15 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
11 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 San Jose Sharks 5–5–1–0 11 Recap
12 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Vancouver Canucks 6–5–1–0 13 Recap
13 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Calgary Flames 6–5–2–0 14 Recap
14 8 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5–2–0 16 Recap
15 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 8–5–2–0 18 Recap
16 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–5–2–0 20 Recap
17 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche 9–5–2–1 21 Recap
18 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 St. Louis Blues 9–6–2–1 21 Recap
19 18 Atlanta Thrashers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–6–2–1 23 Recap
20 22 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–7–2–1 23 Recap
21 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers 11–7–2–1 25 Recap
22 25 Los Angeles Kings 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–7–3–1 26 Recap
23 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins 11–8–3–1 26 Recap
December: 6–6–3–0 (home: 2–5–0–0 ; road: 4–1–3–0), 15 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
24 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Buffalo Sabres 12–8–3–1 28 Recap
25 2 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–9–3–1 28 Recap
26 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Ottawa Senators 13–9–3–1 30 Recap
27 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–10–3–1 30 Recap
28 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs 13–11–3–1 30 Recap
29 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Detroit Red Wings 14–11–3–1 32 Recap
30 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–12–3–1 32 Recap
31 15 Florida Panthers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–13–3–1 32 Recap
32 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Montreal Canadiens 14–13–4–1 33 Recap
33 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Florida Panthers 14–13–5–1 34 Recap
34 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 14–13–6–1 35 Recap
35 23 Dallas Stars 8–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–14–6–1 35 Recap
36 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Buffalo Sabres 15–14–6–1 37 Recap
37 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–14–6–1 39 Recap
38 30 Ottawa Senators 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–14–6–1 41 Recap
January: 8–5–0–1 (home: 5–2–0–0 ; road: 3–3–0–1), 17 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
39 3 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–14–6–1 43 Recap
40 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–15–6–1 43 Recap
41 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Washington Capitals 19–15–6–1 45 Recap
42 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Boston Bruins 19–16–6–1 45 Recap
43 12 New York Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–16–6–1 47 Recap
44 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 New York Islanders 20–17–6–1 47 Recap
45 15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–17–6–1 49 Recap
46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes 21–18–6–1 49 Recap
47 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 OT Dallas Stars 21–18–6–2 50 Recap
48 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks 22–18–6–2 52 Recap
49 24 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–18–6–2 54 Recap
50 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–18–6–2 56 Recap
51 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Atlanta Thrashers 25–18–6–2 58 Recap
52 31 Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–19–6–2 58 Recap
February: 7–3–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0 ; road: 1–2–1–0), 15 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
53 7 Philadelphia Flyers 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–19–6–2 60 Recap
54 10 New Jersey Devils 4–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 27–19–6–2 62 Recap
55 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Minnesota Wild 27–20–6–2 62 Recap
56 14 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–20–6–2 64 Recap
57 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 New Jersey Devils 28–20–7–2 65 Recap
58 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets 29–20–7–2 67 Recap
59 19 Colorado Avalanche 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–21–7–2 67 Recap
60 21 Florida Panthers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 30–21–7–2 69 Recap
61 23 New York Rangers 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–21–7–2 71 Recap
62 25 New York Islanders 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–21–7–2 73 Recap
63 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 32–22–7–2 73 Recap
March: 8–5–2–0 (home: 4–2–1–0 ; road: 4–3–1–0), 18 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
64 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Rangers 33–22–7–2 75 Recap
65 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals 33–23–7–2 75 Recap
66 7 Washington Capitals 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–24–7–2 75 Recap
67 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers 34–24–7–2 77 Recap
68 10 Calgary Flames 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–24–7–2 79 Recap
69 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 New York Rangers 35–24–8–2 80 Recap
70 14 New York Islanders 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–25–8–2 80 Recap
71 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Florida Panthers 36–25–8–2 82 Recap
72 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Tampa Bay Lightning 36–26–8–2 82 Recap
73 20 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–26–9–2 83 Recap
74 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes 36–27–9–2 83 Recap
75 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 37–27–9–2 85 Recap
76 27 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 38–27–9–2 87 Recap
77 29 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 39–27–9–2 89 Recap
78 31 St. Louis Blues 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–27–9–2 91 Recap
April: 2–1–0–1 (home: 1–0–0–0 ; road: 1–1–0–1), 5 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap
79 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 New York Islanders 40–28–9–2 91 Recap
80 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 41–28–9–2 93 Recap
81 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 41–28–9–3 94 Recap
82 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Carolina Hurricanes 42–28–9–3 96 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Washington Capitals – Penguins win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 12, 2001 0–1 @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 14, 2001 2–1 @ Washington Capitals Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 W April 16, 2001 3–0 Washington Capitals Penguins lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 18, 2001 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W April 21, 2001 2–1 @ Washington Capitals Penguins lead 3–2 Recap
6 W April 23, 2001 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Penguins win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres – Penguins win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 26, 2001 3–0 @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 28, 2001 3–1 @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 30, 2001 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 2, 2001 2–5 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 5, 2001 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 8, 2001 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W May 10, 2001 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins win 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 12, 2001 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 15, 2001 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 17, 2001 0–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–1 Recap
4 L May 19, 2001 0–5 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 Recap
5 L May 22, 2001 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jaromir Jagr 81 52 69 121 19 42
Alex Kovalev 79 44 51 95 12 96
Martin Straka 82 27 68 95 19 38
Robert Lang 82 32 48 80 20 28
Mario Lemieux 43 35 41 76 15 18
Jan Hrdina 78 15 28 43 19 48
Josef Beranek 70 9 14 23 -7 43
Kevin Stevens† 32 8 15 23 -4 55
Hans Jonsson 58 4 18 22 11 22
Janne Laukkanen 50 3 17 20 9 34
Aleksey Morozov 66 5 14 19 -8 6
Darius Kasparaitis 77 3 16 19 11 111
Rene Corbet 43 8 9 17 -3 57
Jiri Slegr‡ 42 5 10 15 -9 60
Andrew Ference 36 4 11 15 6 28
Milan Kraft 42 7 7 14 -6 8
Jeff Norton‡ 32 2 10 12 8 20
Kip Miller 33 3 8 11 0 6
Roman Simicek‡ 29 3 6 9 -5 30
Toby Petersen 12 2 6 8 3 4
Ian Moran 40 3 4 7 5 28
Wayne Primeau† 28 1 6 7 0 54
Marc Bergevin† 36 1 4 5 5 26
Matthew Barnaby‡ 47 1 4 5 -7 168
Michal Rozsival 30 1 4 5 3 26
Bob Boughner 58 1 3 4 18 147
Krzysztof Oliwa† 26 1 2 3 -4 131
Billy Tibbetts 29 1 2 3 -2 79
Frantisek Kucera† 7 0 2 2 -2 0
Josef Melichar 18 0 2 2 -5 21
Sven Butenschon‡ 5 0 1 1 1 2
Bobby Dollas 5 0 0 0 0 4
Dan Trebil 16 0 0 0 -1 7
Dennis Bonvie 3 0 0 0 -1 0
Greg Crozier 1 0 0 0 0 0
Steve McKenna 34 0 0 0 -4 100
Dan Lacouture 11 0 0 0 0 14
Total 281 500 781 — 1,561
Playoffs[5]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Mario Lemieux 18 6 11 17 4 4
Martin Straka 18 5 8 13 -1 8
Jaromir Jagr 16 2 10 12 4 18
Alex Kovalev 18 5 5 10 -2 16
Andrew Ference 18 3 7 10 0 16
Robert Lang 16 4 4 8 2 4
Jan Hrdina 18 2 5 7 -4 8
Kevin Stevens 17 3 3 6 -4 20
Aleksey Morozov 18 3 3 6 0 6
Janne Laukkanen 18 2 2 4 6 14
Wayne Primeau 18 1 3 4 -2 2
Darius Kasparaitis 17 1 1 2 -5 26
Josef Beranek 13 0 2 2 1 2
Rene Corbet 17 1 0 1 -5 12
Marc Bergevin 12 0 1 1 2 2
Bob Boughner 18 0 1 1 5 22
Ian Moran 18 0 1 1 -3 4
Krzysztof Oliwa 5 0 0 0 0 16
Hans Jonsson 16 0 0 0 -2 8
Dan Lacouture 5 0 0 0 0 2
Milan Kraft 8 0 0 0 -4 2
Total 38 67 105 — 212

Goaltenders
Regular Season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 36 35 2050:06 20 14 1 107 3.13 973 0.890 0 0 1 4
Garth Snow 35 34 2031:43 14 15 4 101 2.98 1014 0.900 3 0 0 8
Johan Hedberg 9 9 544:54 7 1 1 24 2.64 253 0.905 0 0 0 0
Rich Parent 7 4 331:39 1 1 3 17 3.08 150 0.887 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4958:22 42 31 9 249 3.01 2390 0.896 3 0 1 12
Playoffs[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg 18 18 1123:04 9 9 0 43 2.30 482 0.911 2 0 0 0
Total 18 1123:58 9 9 0 43 2.30 482 0.911 2 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1500 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–3 win over Ottawa on December 30.
  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 900 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 6–1 win over the New York Islanders on February 25.
  • Kevin Stevens set the franchise record for penalty minutes (1023). He broke the previous high of 980 set by Troy Loney in 1993.

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Art Ross Trophy Jaromir Jagr [8]
NHL First All-Star Team Jaromir Jagr (Right wing) [9]
NHL Second All-Star Team Mario Lemieux (Center) [9]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jaromir Jagr[a] [12]
Alexei Kovalev
Mario Lemieux
NHL Player of the Month Mario Lemieux (January) [13]
Alexei Kovalev (February) [14]
Jaromir Jagr (March) [15]
NHL Player of the Week Alexei Kovalev (November 13) [16]
Jaromir Jagr & Mario Lemieux (January 2) [17]
Alexei Kovalev (February 12) [18]
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Alexei Kovalev [19]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Alexei Kovalev [20]
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Darius Kasparaitis [20]
Martin Straka
Leading Scorer Award Jaromir Jagr
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy No winner [21]
Most Valuable Player Award Mario Lemieux [22]
Players' Player Award Martin Straka [21]
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Bob Boughner [19]

Broadcaster Mike Lange was also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2001, thus securing his induction into the broadcaster's wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Roman Simicek First NHL goal October 14, 2000
Milan Kraft First NHL goal October 14, 2000
Jaromir Jagr 400th career goal November 13, 2000
Darius Kasparaitis 100th career point November 25, 2000
Toby Petersen First NHL goal December 10, 2000
Jan Hrdina 100th career point December 16, 2000
Jaromir Jagr 1000th career point December 30, 2000
Mario Lemieux 1500th career point December 30, 2000
Marc Bergevin 1000th career game January 13, 2001
Jaromir Jagr 600th career assist January 15, 2001
Kevin Stevens 700th career assist January 19, 2001
Martin Straka 400th career assist January 27, 2001
Robert Lang 100th career goal January 30, 2001
Billy Tibbetts First NHL goal February 16, 2001
Alexei Kovalev 200th career goal February 19, 2001
Johan Hedberg First NHL win March 16, 2001
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Johan Hedberg First playoff win April 14, 2001
Jaromir Jagr 100th playoff assist April 26, 2001
Martin Straka 50th playoff point May 15, 2001

Making their NHL debuts in 2000–01 as members of the Pittsburgh Penguins were Greg Crozier, Johan Hedberg, Milan Kraft, Josef Melichar, Toby Petersen, Roman Simicek, and Billy Tibbetts.

Transactions

The Penguins 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.[23]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 25, 2000 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2000 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
4th-round pick in 2000
5th-round pick in 2000 		[24]
November 14, 2000 To New York Islanders
9th-round pick in 2001 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan Trebil 		[25]
December 28, 2000 To St. Louis Blues
Dan Trebil 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Marc Bergevin 		[26]
January 13, 2001 To Minnesota Wild
Roman Simicek 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Steve McKenna 		[27]
January 14, 2001 To Atlanta Thrashers
Jiri Slegr 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
3rd-round pick in 2001 		[28]
January 14, 2001 To Philadelphia Flyers
John Slaney 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Kevin Stevens 		[29]
January 14, 2001 To Columbus Blue Jackets
3rd-round pick in 2001 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Krzysztof Oliwa 		[29]
February 1, 2001 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Matthew Barnaby 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Wayne Primeau 		[30]
March 12, 2001 To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Norton 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bobby Dollas
Johan Hedberg 		[31]
March 13, 2001 To Edmonton Oilers
Sven Butenschon 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Dan LaCouture 		[32]
March 13, 2001 To Columbus Blue Jackets
6th-round pick in 2001 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Frantisek Kucera 		[32]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) Darcy Verot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency [33]
August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28) Trent Cull Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [34]
September 19, 2000 (2000-09-19) Rich Parent Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [35]
September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24) Kip Miller Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [36]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) Jason MacDonald Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) Free agency [37]
October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10) Garth Snow Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency [38]
November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14) Jeff Norton San Jose Sharks Free agency [25]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
N/A Valentin Morozov HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) Jonas Junkka Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft [41]
Tyler Wright Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft [41]
July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02) Peter Popovic Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [42]
July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04) Ron Tugnutt Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (III) [43]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) Tom O'Connor Augusta Lynx (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) Dan Trebil New York Islanders Free agency (VI) [45]
August 9, 2000 (2000-08-09) Tyler Moss Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (VI) [46]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) Pat Falloon HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (UFA) [47]
September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18) Rob Brown Chicago Wolves (IHL) Free agency (III) [48]
N/A Tom Chorske Houston Aeros (IHL) Free agency (III) [49]
J. P. Tessier Norfolk Admirals (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [50]
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) Peter Skudra Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [51]
November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) Steve Leach Louisville Panthers (AHL) Free agency (III) [52]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) Jan Fadrny Entry-level [53]
Roman Simicek Entry-level [53]
Alexander Zevakhin Entry-level [53]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Chris Kelleher Re-signing [54]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) Sven Butenschon Re-signing [33]
July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30) Janne Laukkanen 3-year Re-signing [55]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Matthew Barnaby 1-year Re-signing [56]
Rene Corbet 1-year Re-signing [56]
August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03) Josef Beranek Re-signing [57]
August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) Dennis Bonvie 1-year Re-signing [58]
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) Alexei Morozov Re-signing [59]
August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18) Toby Petersen Entry-level [60]
August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28) Mark Moore Entry-level [34]
September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) Sebastien Caron Entry-level [61]
September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24) Jean-Sebastien Aubin 1-year Re-signing [62]
December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11) Mario Lemieux 1-year Re-signing [63]
June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04) Darcy Robinson Entry-level [64]

Other

Name Date Notes
Ivan Hlinka June 21, 2000 Promoted to head coach
Joe Mullen June 21, 2000 Hired as assistant coach
Rick Kehoe June 21, 2000 Re-signed as assistant coach

Draft picks

The Penguins selected the following players at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary:[65]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 18 Brooks Orpik Defense  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
2 52 Shane Endicott Center  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3 84 Peter Hamerlik Goaltender  Slovakia HK 36 Skalica (Slovakia)
4 124[a] Michel Ouellet Right Wing  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
5 146[b] David Koci Defense  Czech Republic Sparta Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
6 185 Patrick Foley Left Wing  United States University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
7 216 Jim Abbott Left Wing  United States University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
8 248 Steven Crampton Right Wing  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9 273[c] Roman Simicek Center  Czech Republic HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
9 280 Nick Boucher Goaltender  Canada Dartmouth College (ECAC)
Draft notes[66]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick and a 2000 fifth-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
  • a The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick (from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fifth-round pick and this pick.
  • b The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fourth-round pick and this pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the result of a March 14, 2000 trade that sent Dan Trebil to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
  • c The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's ninth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a January 29, 2000 trade that sent Kip Miller to the Mighty Ducks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a record of 36-33-9-2 record. They defeated the Syracuse Crunch, Philadelphia Phantoms and Hershey Bears to win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference playoff champions. They lost to the Saint John Flames in six games in the Calder Cup Finals. John Slaney won the Eddie Shore Award as defenseman of the year.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished last overall with a record of 24-40-8.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Jagr was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player, but he did not play and was replaced by Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.[10][11]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[39]

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