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2000–01 San Jose Sharks season

National Hockey League team season


National Hockey League team season

FieldValue
LeagueNHL
Season2000–01
year2000
TeamSan Jose Sharks
Record40–27–12–3
HomeRecord22–14–4–1
RoadRecord18–13–8–2
ConferenceWestern
ConferenceRank5th
DivisionPacific
DivisionRank2nd
GoalsFor217
GoalsAgainst192
CoachDarryl Sutter
GeneralManagerDean Lombardi
CaptainOwen Nolan
AltCaptainVincent Damphousse
Jeff Friesen (Oct.–Mar.)
Mike Ricci
Gary Suter
ArenaSan Jose Arena
Attendance17,468
MinorLeagueKentucky Thoroughblades
New Orleans Brass
GoalsLeaderPatrick Marleau (25)
AssistsLeaderNiklas Sundstrom (39)
PointsLeaderPatrick Marleau (52)
PIMLeaderBryan Marchment (204)
PlusMinusLeaderVincent Damphousse (+17)
WinsLeaderEvgeni Nabokov (32)
GAALeaderEvgeni Nabokov (2.19)
prev_season[1999–2000](1999-2000-san-jose-sharks-season)

Jeff Friesen (Oct.–Mar.) Mike Ricci Gary Suter New Orleans Brass The 2000–01 San Jose Sharks season was the team's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The campaign saw the Sharks win 40 games for the first time in franchise history. In so doing, the team set a new franchise record for points (95) and clinched a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive season.

During the off-season, general manager Dean Lombardi sought to add depth to the Sharks' offense. In addition to retaining nearly all of the prior season's players, Lombardi traded for forward Niklas Sundstrom and signed gritty right winger Scott Thornton. These moves paid dividends immediately, as the Sharks' offense continued to function well despite injuries to key forwards Owen Nolan and Vincent Damphousse. The Sharks also benefited from the strong play of Patrick Marleau, who set career highs in goals (25), assists (27), and points (52) in his fourth season with the team. The Sharks' defense also improved behind the quality play of Gary Suter, Brad Stuart and Scott Hannan.

The 2000–01 regular season is also remembered for the emergence of second-year goaltender Evgeni Nabokov. While Nabokov had been impressive in limited action one season earlier, he remained the backup to starter Steve Shields. However, an early-season ankle injury to Shields forced Nabokov into a starting role. With Nabokov as their starter, the Sharks raced out to a 9–2–2 start. By the time Shields returned from his injury, Nabokov was fully entrenched as starting goaltender. Nabokov was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy at the end of the season for his play.

Late in the 2000–01 season, the team traded Shields and struggling star Jeff Friesen to Anaheim for superstar forward Teemu Selanne. In making the trade, the Sharks sought to establish themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for the first time in franchise history. While Selanne played well in limited action, the Sharks' aspirations proved premature. In the first round of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, the team was defeated by the St. Louis Blues in six games.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 6, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||Shields ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 12, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||Shields ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 14, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||2–1–0–0 || |- |4||October 18, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||2–2–0–0 || |- |5||October 20, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||3–2–0–0 || |- |6||October 21, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||4–2–0–0 || |- |7||October 24, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||5–2–0–0 || |- |8||October 25, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||6–2–0–0 || |- |9||October 28, 2000||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||Nabokov ||6–2–1–0 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 12, 2001 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 14, 2001 || 1–0 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 16, 2001 || 3–6 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 17, 2001 || 3–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 19, 2001 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Blues lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || April 21, 2001 || 1–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Blues win 4–2 ||

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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 Sharks only.*
    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*
No.PlayerPosRegular seasonPlayoffsGPGAPts+/-PIMGPGAPts+/-PIM
14C81252752722620214
11RW572425490756112−58
24RW821039491028603312
25C459374617626213−114
18C812222443606033−10
17LW731917364114630318
39LW64122436756
20D68102434884100000
19LW811418329286022−20
32LW80131932532613410
15LW70121325241200000
7D77518231056510100
9RW69101121672600008
27D757111815204501132
22D753141710516011−16
10D6831215244501108
8RW12761310602222
40D8101111748601124
21RW60459−165410104
23D383472572000−10
26C28167−119
16C42224251
12RW160442296000016
44RW21112019
2D16112414
35G66022840000
5D10011486011−22
34G5000030000
29LW100005
28RW400000
31G210002

Goaltending

    • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.*
No.PlayerRegular seasonPlayoffsGPWLTSAGAGAASV%SOTOIGPWLSAGAGAASV%SOTOI
35Evgeni Nabokov663221715821352.19.91563700413103102.75.9031218
31Steve Shields21685531472.48.91121135
34Miikka Kiprusoff52105151.95.90201543117952.01.9370149

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRefLeague
(annual)League
(in-season)Team
Calder Memorial TrophyEvgeni Nabokov
NHL All-Rookie TeamEvgeni Nabokov (Goaltender)
[NHL All-Star Game](2001-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selectionVincent Damphousse
Evgeni Nabokov
Marcus Ragnarsson
NHL Player of the WeekEvgeni Nabokov (January 29)
NHL Rookie of the MonthEvgeni Nabokov (November)title=Nabokov nabs rookie of the month awardurl=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nabokov-nabs-rookie-of-the-month-award-1.262258website=CBC.caaccess-date=April 23, 2023date=January 2, 2001}}
Evgeni Nabokov (December)
Sharks Player of the YearEvgeni Nabokov
Sharks Rookie of the YearEvgeni Nabokov

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRefFirst game1,000th point1,000th game played600th assist
Matt BradleyOctober 6, 2000
Mark Smith
Miikka KiprusoffOctober 24, 2000
Mikael SamuelssonJanuary 3, 2001
Vincent DamphousseOctober 14, 2000
Gary SuterOctober 25, 2000
Gary SuterJanuary 6, 2001

Transactions

The Sharks 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

DateDetailsRef
To San Jose SharksTo [Columbus Blue Jackets](2000-01-columbus-blue-jackets-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Minnesota Wild](2000-01-minnesota-wild-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Chicago Blackhawks](2000-01-chicago-blackhawks-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [New York Rangers](2000-01-new-york-rangers-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Washington Capitals](2000-01-washington-capitals-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Anaheim Mighty Ducks](2000-01-mighty-ducks-of-anaheim-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Calgary Flames](2000-01-calgary-flames-season)
To San Jose SharksTo [Pittsburgh Penguins](2000-01-pittsburgh-penguins-season)

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
Zoltan Batovsky
Scott Thornton
Steve Bancroft
Ryan Kraft
David MacIsaac
Greg Andrusak
Jim Montgomery
Larry Courville
Paul Kruse
Bobby Dollas
Matt Carkner

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamViaRefN/A
Peter RoedIserlohn Roosters (DEL)
Chris ArmstrongMinnesota Wild
Michal BrosMinnesota Wild
Eric LandryMontreal Canadiens
Jarrod SkaldeAtlanta Thrashers
Dave LowryCalgary Flames
Mike CraigColorado Avalanche
Brantt MyhresNashville Predators
Jon ColemanProvidence Bruins (AHL)
Garrett BurnettCleveland Lumberjacks (IHL)
Ronnie Stern
Jeff NortonPittsburgh Penguins
Ron SutterCalgary Flames

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
Mikael Samuelsson
Jarrett Deuling
Niklas Sundstrom
Christian Gosselin
Evgeni Nabokov
Patrick Marleau
Marco Sturm
Steve Shields
Alexander Korolyuk
Marcus Ragnarsson
Todd Harvey
Owen Nolan
Jeff Jillson

Draft picks

San Jose's picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000.

Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team
241Tero MaattaDefenseJokerit Jr. (Finland)
4104Jon DiSalvatoreRight wingProvidence College (NCAA)
5142Michal PincCenterRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5166Nolan SchaeferGoalieProvidence College (NCAA)
6183Michal MachoCenterHC Martin
8246Chad WisemanLeft wingMississauga IceDogs (OHL)
8256Pasi SaarinenDefenseIlves (Finland)

Notes

References

References

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