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2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2000–01
year	2000
Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Record	29–40–8–5
HomeRecord	14–21–4–2
RoadRecord	15–19–4–3
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	12th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	4th
GoalsFor	210
GoalsAgainst	246
GeneralManager	Mike Smith
Coach	Alpo Suhonen
Captain	Tony Amonte
Arena	United Center
Attendance	14,996 (73.2%)
MinorLeague	Norfolk Admirals
GoalsLeader	Tony Amonte (35)
AssistsLeader	Steve Sullivan (41)
PointsLeader	Steve Sullivan (75)
PIMLeader	Ryan VandenBussche (146)
PlusMinusLeader	Jamie Allison (+7)
Michael Nylander (+7)
Jaroslav Spacek (+7)
WinsLeader	Jocelyn Thibault (27)
GAALeader	Jocelyn Thibault (2.81)
prev_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-chicago-blackhawks-season)

Michael Nylander (+7) Jaroslav Spacek (+7) 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

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

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

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

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

No.	Pos	Regular season	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-
26	RW	81	34	41	75	3	54
10	RW	82	35	29	64	−22	54
92	C	82	25	39	64	7	32
55	RW	79	33	24	57	1	16
13	C	63	13	36	49	−12	40
19	C	61	10	16	26	4	43
36	C	61	10	15	25	0	20
3	D	50	5	18	23	7	20
2	D	66	5	17	22	−14	42
24	LW	79	7	12	19	−13	103
4	D	72	1	18	19	−9	60
22	LW	43	5	10	15	−4	14
25	D	53	2	13	15	−4	39
6	D	69	0	11	11	−16	30
16	C	60	6	4	10	−4	33
23	LW	59	4	4	8	−9	22
29	LW	36	3	4	7	−14	18
14	RW	64	2	5	7	−8	146
39	D	50	0	6	6	5	32
8	D	13	2	3	5	−4	2
42	D	36	2	3	5	3	12
5	D	44	0	5	5	−7	8
17	C	19	3	1	4	−4	4
33	D	44	1	3	4	7	53
15	RW	19	1	2	3	−7	2
11	C	15	0	3	3	−4	6
41	G	66	0	3	3		2
12	LW	13	1	0	1	−3	8
28	C	13	0	1	1	0	4
40	LW	11	0	1	1	−3	9
38	D	8	0	0	0	−4	6
49	RW	3	0	0	0	−1	6
20	C	28	0	0	0	−8	33
30	G	3	0	0	0		0
37	G	6	0	0	0		4
32	G	12	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO
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

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](2001-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Tony Amonte
NHL Player of the Week	Michael Nylander (January 8)

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Reto von Arx	October 5, 2000
Mark Bell	December 13, 2000
Michel Larocque	January 25, 2001
Casey Hankinson	March 13, 2001

Transactions

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.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Philadelphia Flyers](2000-01-philadelphia-flyers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [San Jose Sharks](2000-01-san-jose-sharks-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Atlanta Thrashers](2000-01-atlanta-thrashers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Washington Capitals](2000-01-washington-capitals-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Washington Capitals
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Dallas Stars](2000-01-dallas-stars-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Toronto Maple Leafs](2000-01-toronto-maple-leafs-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [New York Rangers](2000-01-new-york-rangers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Florida Panthers](2000-01-florida-panthers-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To [Los Angeles Kings](2000-01-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Chicago Blackhawks	To Philadelphia Flyers

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Mark Janssens
Valeri Zelepukin
Chris McAlpine
Steve Poapst
Rob Tallas
Aaron Downey
Steve Dubinsky
Stephane Quintal
Kris King

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Jeff Christian	Krefeld Pinguine (DEL)
Radim Bicanek	Columbus Blue Jackets
Jeff Daw	Minnesota Wild
Todd Rohloff	Washington Capitals
Derek Plante	Philadelphia Flyers
Dallas Eakins	Calgary Flames
Ted Crowley	Kassel Huskies (DEL)
Marc Lamothe	Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Eddie Olczyk
Doug Zmolek	Chicago Wolves (IHL)
Kris King

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Ryan VandenBussche
Kevin Dean
Chris Herperger
Arne Ramholt
Michael Nylander
Reto von Arx
Michal Grosek
Casey Hankinson
Dean McAmmond
Marty Wilford
Nolan Baumgartner
Nathan Perrott
Michael Souza
Bryan McCabe
Anders Eriksson
Nathan Perrott
Steve Sullivan
Michael Leighton

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

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

Notes

References

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