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2000–01 Vancouver Canucks season

NHL hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2000–01
year	2000
Team	Vancouver Canucks
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Northwest
DivisionRank	3rd
Record	36–28–11–7
HomeRecord	21–12–5–3
RoadRecord	15–16–6–4
GoalsFor	239
GoalsAgainst	238
GeneralManager	Brian Burke
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Markus Naslund
Arena	General Motors Place
Attendance	17,712
MinorLeague	Kansas City Blades (IHL)
GoalsLeader	Markus Naslund (41)
AssistsLeader	Andrew Cassels (44)
PointsLeader	Markus Naslund (75)
PIMLeader	Donald Brashear (145)
PlusMinusLeader	Jason Strudwick (+16)
WinsLeader	Bob Essensa (18)
GAALeader	Dan Cloutier (2.43)
prev_season	[1999–2000](1999-2000-vancouver-canucks-season)

The 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1996, but lost in the first round in a four-game sweep to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.

Offseason

Markus Naslund became the captain after Mark Messier signed with the New York Rangers.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- |1||October 5, 2000||3–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||0–1–0–0 || |- |2||October 6, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 8, 2000||5–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||2–1–0–0 || |- |4||October 12, 2000||2–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) ||2–2–0–0 || |- |5||October 14, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) ||3–2–0–0 || |- |6||October 16, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||4–2–0–0 || |- |7||October 18, 2000||4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||5–2–0–0 || |- |8||October 21, 2000||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||5–2–0–1 || |- |9||October 24, 2000||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||5–2–1–1 || |- |10||October 25, 2000||6–2 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||6–2–1–1 || |- |11||October 27, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||6–2–2–1 ||

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Playoffs

|- |1||April 12, 2001||4–5 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- |2||April 14, 2001||1–2 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- |3||April 16, 2001||3–4 OT || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche lead 3–0 || |- |4||April 18, 2001||1–5 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || Avalanche win 4–0 ||

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.*
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.*

No.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
19	RW	72	41	34	75	−2	58
25	C	66	12	44	56	1	10
44	LW	79	25	30	55	−18	93	4	2	2	4	1	8
7	C	82	16	38	54	2	42	4	1	2	3	−2	0
55	D	79	12	35	47	−1	102	4	1	1	2	−5	0
72	LW	82	16	20	36	4	22	3	0	0	0	−3	0
22	C	75	20	14	34	−3	24	4	1	2	3	−1	0
26	RW	77	13	20	33	8	31	4	3	0	3	−3	0
15	C	55	15	15	30	2	14	4	0	1	1	−5	0
33	LW	82	9	20	29	−2	38	4	0	4	4	1	0
8	LW	79	9	19	28	0	145	4	0	0	0	−2	0
2	D	65	8	20	28	−16	46	4	1	3	4	−5	6
24	RW	81	14	13	27	5	94	4	0	0	0	−3	4
6	D	47	3	13	16	13	20
3	D	52	4	10	14	4	10	4	0	0	0	−1	2
14	D	76	3	11	14	5	46	2	0	1	1	0	2
20	RW	61	4	8	12	0	65	4	0	1	1	−1	4
23	D	82	3	8	11	−13	63	4	0	0	0	−4	0
4	D	16	2	5	7	8	6
18	LW	17	1	6	7	−1	8
37	LW	21	3	3	6	1	32	4	0	1	1	0	8
28	D	20	2	4	6	0	18
34	D	60	1	4	5	16	64	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	C	18	1	2	3	−6	8
17	D	14	1	1	2	0	21	4	0	0	0	2	12
29	G	35	0	2	2		2
21	C	10	1	0	1	0	0
5	D	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
27	LW	1	0	0	0	0	5
13	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0
39	G	16	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0		0
35	G	39	0	0	0		4	2	0	0	0		0
43	RW							3	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

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

No.	Player	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
35	Bob Essensa	39	18	12	3	854	92	2.68	.892	1	2059	2	0	2	58	6	2.95	.897	0	122
29	Felix Potvin	35	14	17	3	914	103	3.08	.887	1	2006	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Dan Cloutier	16	4	6	5	348	37	2.43	.894	0	914	2	0	2	57	9	4.63	.842	0	117

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)	Team
[NHL All-Star Game](2001-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Ed Jovanovski
Markus Naslund
Babe Pratt Trophy	Ed Jovanovski
Cyclone Taylor Trophy	Markus Naslund
Cyrus H. McLean Trophy	Markus Naslund
Fred J. Hume Award	Murray Baron
Molson Cup	Markus Naslund
Most Exciting Player Award	Markus Naslund

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Daniel Sedin	October 5, 2000
Henrik Sedin
Mike Brown	November 21, 2000
Bryan Allen	February 26, 2001
Pat Kavanagh	April 14, 2001

Transactions

The Canucks 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 Vancouver Canucks	To [Phoenix Coyotes](2000-01-phoenix-coyotes-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [Atlanta Thrashers](2000-01-atlanta-thrashers-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [New York Islanders](2000-01-new-york-islanders-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [Tampa Bay Lightning](2000-01-tampa-bay-lightning-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [Los Angeles Kings](2000-01-los-angeles-kings-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [Nashville Predators](2000-01-nashville-predators-season)
To Vancouver Canucks	To [Florida Panthers](2000-01-florida-panthers-season)

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Bob Essensa
Scott Lachance
Bryan Helmer
Sean Tallaire
Dody Wood
Johan Davidsson

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref	N/A
Stewart Bodtker	Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Paul Ferone	Belfast Giants (BISL)
Martin Gendron	Frankfurt Lions (DEL)
Darby Hendrickson	Minnesota Wild
Stefan Nilsson	Minnesota Wild
Tim Keyes
Harry York
Brian Bonin	Minnesota Wild
Mark Messier	New York Rangers
Chris O'Sullivan	Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Chad Allan	St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)
Mike Valley	Louisiana IceGators (ECHL)
Garth Snow	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Jeff Scissons
Corey Schwab
Jarkko Ruutu
Felix Potvin
Brendan Morrison
Donald Brashear
Brent Sopel
Trent Klatt
Rene Vydareny
Jarkko Ruutu
Kevin Swanson

Draft picks

Vancouver'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	23	Nathan Smith	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3	71	Thatcher Bell	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
3	93	Tim Branham	Barrie Colts (OHL)
5	144	Pavel Duma	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia)
7	208	Brandon Reid	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
8	241	Nathan Barrett	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
9	272	Tim Smith	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Notes

References

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