2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season

2000–01 Montreal Canadiens
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 11th Eastern
2000–01 record 28-40-8-6
Goals for 206
Goals against 232
Team information
General Manager Rejean Houle
Andre Savard
Coach Alain Vigneault
Michel Therrien
Captain Saku Koivu
Arena Bell Centre
Team leaders
Goals Brian Savage (21)
Assists Saku Koivu
Oleg Petrov (30)
Points Saku Koivu
Oleg Petrov (47)
Penalties in minutes Sheldon Souray (95)
Plus/minus Karl Dykhuis (+9)
Wins Jose Theodore (20)
Goals against average Mathieu Garon (2.44)

The 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 92nd season of play. The club finished 5th in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The franchise missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

George Gillett

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.[1] After the meeting, Gillett agreed to be the new owner.[2] Gillett acquired the Molson Centre and eighty percent of the franchise for two hundred and seventy-five million dollars.[3]

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.[4] On November 20, Andre Savard was made the new General Manager, while Michel Therrien of the Quebec Citadelles became the new head coach.[5] Despite the changes, the Canadiens had one win, ten losses and two ties in the month of December.
  • 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.[6]

The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just 3.[7]

Final standings

Northeast Division[8]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Ottawa Senators82482194274205109
25Buffalo Sabres8246305121818498
37Toronto Maple Leafs82372911523220790
49Boston Bruins8236308822724988
511Montreal Canadiens8228408620623270

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[9]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey DevilsAT824819123295195111
2 Y- Ottawa SenatorsNE824127104274205109
3 Y- Washington CapitalsSE82412710423321196
4 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT824325113240207100
5 X- Buffalo SabresNE8246305121818498
6 X- Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8242289328125696
7 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE82372911523220790
8 X- Carolina HurricanesSE8238329321222588
8.5
9 Boston BruinsNE8236308822724988
10 New York RangersAT8233435125029072
11 Montreal CanadiensNE8228408620623270
12 Florida PanthersSE82223813920024666
13 Atlanta ThrashersSE82234512221128960
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8224476520128059
15 New York IslandersAT8221517318526852

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

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

Schedule and results

# R Date Score Opponent Record Points
1LOct 6, 20004–8@ New Jersey Devils0–1–0–00
2LOct 7, 20000–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–2–0–00
3WOct 10, 20005–2Edmonton Oilers1–2–0–02
4LOct 11, 20001–3@ New York Rangers1–3–0–02
5WOct 14, 20005–4 OTChicago Blackhawks2–3–0–04
6WOct 17, 20004–3Buffalo Sabres3–3–0–06
7TOct 19, 20003–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers3–3–1–07
8WOct 21, 20005–2Carolina Hurricanes4–3–1–09
9TOct 24, 20002–2 OTMinnesota Wild4–3–2–010
10LOct 27, 20001–2@ New York Islanders4–4–2–010
11LOct 28, 20001–2New York Islanders4–5–2–010
12LNov 1, 20002–4Detroit Red Wings4–6–2–010
13LNov 3, 20004–5@ Buffalo Sabres4–7–2–010
14LNov 4, 20002–5New York Rangers4–8–2–010
15WNov 8, 20004–2@ Florida Panthers5–8–2–012
16LNov 10, 20001–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning5–9–2–012
17LNov 11, 20000–2@ Dallas Stars5–10–2–012
18LNov 14, 20000–1Tampa Bay Lightning5–11–2–012
19LNov 17, 20003–4@ Washington Capitals5–12–2–012
20LNov 18, 20001–6Toronto Maple Leafs5–13–2–012
21LNov 21, 20001–4Florida Panthers5–14–2–012
22WNov 23, 20006–0@ Atlanta Thrashers6–14–2–014
23LNov 25, 20003–5Buffalo Sabres6–15–2–014
24WNov 27, 20003–2Atlanta Thrashers7–15–2–016
25WNov 29, 20003–2@ Edmonton Oilers8–15–2–018
26WNov 30, 20004–3@ Vancouver Canucks9–15–2–020
27TDec 2, 20001–1 OT@ Calgary Flames9–15–3–021
28LDec 5, 20002–3Buffalo Sabres9–16–3–021
29LDec 8, 20000–1@ Ottawa Senators9–17–3–021
30LDec 9, 20002–4Ottawa Senators9–18–3–021
31LDec 13, 20001–3Calgary Flames9–19–3–021
32LDec 15, 20001–2@ New Jersey Devils9–20–3–021
33TDec 16, 20004–4 OTPittsburgh Penguins9–20–4–022
34LDec 18, 20000–2Columbus Blue Jackets9–21–4–022
35WDec 21, 20004–2Nashville Predators10–21–4–024
36LDec 23, 20002–5Toronto Maple Leafs10–22–4–024
37LDec 27, 20002–3@ Vancouver Canucks10–23–4–024
38OTLDec 30, 20002–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers10–23–4–125
39OTLDec 31, 20004–5 OT@ Calgary Flames10–23–4–226
40WJan 2, 20013–0@ New York Islanders11–23–4–228
41WJan 5, 20014–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins12–23–4–230
42LJan 6, 20013–4@ Ottawa Senators12–24–4–230
43LJan 10, 20011–2Boston Bruins12–25–4–230
44WJan 12, 20013–0@ Atlanta Thrashers13–25–4–232
45WJan 13, 20015–2Phoenix Coyotes14–25–4–234
46OTLJan 16, 20012–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes14–25–4–335
47WJan 18, 20013–1Tampa Bay Lightning15–25–4–337
48TJan 20, 20012–2 OTNew York Rangers15–25–5–338
49LJan 23, 20012–5St. Louis Blues15–26–5–338
50LJan 24, 20011–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins15–27–5–338
51WJan 27, 20014–2Washington Capitals16–27–5–340
52WJan 28, 20014–1Ottawa Senators17–27–5–342
53LJan 31, 20012–4@ New York Rangers17–28–5–342
54WFeb 1, 20013–0@ Boston Bruins18–28–5–344
55LFeb 6, 20010–4New Jersey Devils18–29–5–344
56WFeb 10, 20015–3New York Islanders19–29–5–346
57WFeb 11, 20014–3@ Buffalo Sabres20–29–5–348
58OTLFeb 13, 20012–3 OTColorado Avalanche20–29–5–449
59LFeb 17, 20013–6Washington Capitals20–30–5–449
60LFeb 18, 20010–4@ Ottawa Senators20–31–5–449
61LFeb 21, 20011–2Vancouver Canucks20–32–5–449
62LFeb 23, 20011–3@ Washington Capitals20–33–5–449
63LFeb 24, 20011–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs20–34–5–449
64WFeb 27, 20013–2@ Philadelphia Flyers21–34–5–451
65WFeb 28, 20014–2Pittsburgh Penguins22–34–5–453
66WMar 3, 20013–1Philadelphia Flyers23–34–5–455
67LMar 6, 20013–4@ Los Angeles Kings23–35–5–455
68LMar 7, 20012–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim23–36–5–455
69TMar 10, 20013–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes23–36–6–456
70LMar 12, 20010–3@ San Jose Sharks23–37–6–456
71WMar 14, 20016–3@ Carolina Hurricanes24–37–6–458
72LMar 17, 20012–3Boston Bruins24–38–6–458
73TMar 20, 20013–3 OTFlorida Panthers24–38–7–459
74OTLMar 22, 20012–3 OT@ Boston Bruins24–38–7–560
75LMar 24, 20012–3Atlanta Thrashers24–39–7–560
76WMar 26, 20014–2@ Carolina Hurricanes25–39–7–562
77TMar 28, 20012–2 OT@ Florida Panthers25–39–8–563
78WMar 29, 20016–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning26–39–8–565
79WMar 31, 20014–1Toronto Maple Leafs27–39–8–567
80OTLApr 2, 20012–3 OT@ Boston Bruins27–39–8–668
81WApr 5, 20013–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers28–39–8–670
82LApr 7, 20010–2New Jersey Devils28–40–8–670

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Saku KoivuC54173047402703
Oleg PetrovRW8117304724-11421
Brian SavageLW6221244526-131201
Martin RucinskyLW5716223866-5514
Patrice BriseboisD7715213628-311104
Trevor LindenRW5712213352-2603
Craig DarbyC7812162816-17010
Chad KilgerLW439162534-1111
Eric WeinrichD606192534-1201
Dainius ZubrusC4912122430-7300
Andrei MarkovD636172318-6200
Jim CampbellRW579112053-3601
Patrick PoulinC5291120131004
Karl DykhuisD678917449201
Benoit BrunetLW353111412-4000
Stephane RobidasD656612140100
Eric LandryC51471143-9200
Sheldon SourayD52381195-11002
Sergei ZholtokC32110118-15000
Richard ZednikRW1236910-2100
Juha LindC473474-4002
Francis BouillonD29066263000
Xavier DelisleC143256-5100
Arron AshamRW4623559-9000
Patrick TraverseD1923510-8000
Jan BulisC120550-1000
Eric ChouinardLW1313400100
Craig RivetD2612336-8000
P. J. StockC2012332-1000
Andrei BashkirovLW180330-2000
Christian LaflammeD3903342-11000
Matthieu DescoteauxD51124-2100
Johan WitehallLW2611260000
Gino OdjickRW13101440000
Jose TheodoreG5910160000
Jeff HackettG1901100000
Darryl ShannonD70116-4000
Francis BelangerLW1000029-3000
Eric BertrandLW300000000
Enrico CicconeD300014-1000
Eric FichaudG200000000
Mathieu GaronG1100000000
Matt HigginsC60002-2000
Mike RibeiroC200020000
Barry RichterD20002-1000
Jason WardRW12000123000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jose Theodore329859202951412.57215461405.909
Mathieu Garon58911451242.442233209.897
Jeff Hackett998194102543.250477423.887
Eric Fichaud62202043.8703228.875
Team:494782284682232.70422882065.903

[10]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
113Ron Hainsey United StatesUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East)
116Marcel Hossa SlovakiaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
378Jozef Balej SlovakiaPortland Winterhawks (WHL)
379Tyler Hanchuck CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
4109Johan Eneqvist SwedenLeksands IF Jr. (Sweden)
4114Christian Larrivee CanadaChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
5145Ryan Glenn CanadaWalpole Jr. Stars (EJHL)
6172Scott Selig United StatesThayer Academy (USHS-MA)
6182Petr Chvojka Czech RepublicHC Plzen Jr. (Czech Republic)
8243Joni Puurula FinlandHermes Mestis (Finland)
9275Jonathan Gauthier CanadaRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.295, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.298, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  4. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.294, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  5. ↑ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.295, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  6. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  7. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html
  8. ↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  9. ↑ "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  10. ↑ "2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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