2000β01 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2000β01 record | 28β39β9β6 |
Home record | 19β15β4β3 |
Road record | 9β24β5β3 |
Goals for | 190 |
Goals against | 233 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug MacLean |
Coach | Dave King |
Captain | Lyle Odelein |
Alternate captains |
Geoff Sanderson Tyler Wright |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 17,457 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Syracuse Crunch (
AHL) Dayton Bombers ( ECHL) Elmira Jackals ( UHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Geoff Sanderson (30) |
Assists | Espen Knutsen (42) |
Points | Geoff Sanderson (56) |
Penalty minutes | Tyler Wright (140) |
Plus/minus | Jamie Pushor (+7) |
Wins | Ron Tugnutt (22) |
Goals against average | Ron Tugnutt (2.44) |
The 2000β01 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' first season in the National Hockey League (NHL) after the city of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded an expansion team in 1997. The Blue Jackets finished 13th in the Conference and fifth in the Division. Thus, they were unable to qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The team would be named the Blue Jackets, as it was chosen to celebrate "patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history in the state of Ohio and the city of Columbus". The Jackets would join the Central Division in the Western Conference.
The club would name Doug MacLean as general manager. [1] MacLean had previously been the head coach of the Florida Panthers, leading the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. MacLean hired Dave King as the head coach of the Jackets. [2] King had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1992 to 1995, and was an assistant on the Montreal Canadiens from 1997 to 1999.
On June 23, 2000, the Blue Jackets and their expansion cousins, the Minnesota Wild, participated in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft in Calgary. Columbus selected goaltender Rick Tabaracci with their first pick. The following day on June 24, Columbus would participate in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and selected Rostislav Klesla with the fourth overall pick.
Defenseman Lyle Odelein was named the teamβs first captain. [3]
On October 7, 2000, Columbus would play in their first game ever, losing 5β3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena. Bruce Gardiner scored the first goal in franchise history. On October 14, the Blue Jackets became part of hockey history. In a loss against the Colorado Avalanche, goaltender Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender. [4] The Blue Jackets would win their first ever game on October 12, defeating the Calgary Flames 3β2 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Columbus would win its first home game on October 27, defeating the visiting Washington Capitals 3β1.
The Blue Jackets, like most expansion teams, would struggle throughout the season, and would finish the year 11 games under .500, with a 28β39β9β6 record, earning 71 points, 19 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Geoff Sanderson would lead the Jackets with 30 goals and 56 points, while Espen Knutsen would lead Columbus with 44 assists. Steve Heinze was having a solid season, scoring 22 goals and 42 points, before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline. Jamie Heward led the blue line, scoring 11 goals and 27 points, while Deron Quint would score 7 goals and 23 points. Tyler Wright led the club with 140 penalty minutes.
Ron Tugnutt would get the majority of action in the Blue Jackets net, playing in 53 games, and tying a career high with 22 wins. Tugnutt would record a 2.44 goals against average (GAA), .917 save percentage and four shutouts. Marc Denis backed up Tugnutt, winning six games and recording a 3.25 GAA.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
3 | 10 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
4 | 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
5 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
2 | y β Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
3 | y β Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN β Central, PAC β Pacific, NW β Northwest
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy; y β Won division
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
8 | Geoff Sanderson | LW | 68 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 4 | 46 |
21 | Espen Knutsen | C | 66 | 11 | 42 | 53 | β3 | 30 |
57 | Steve Heinzeβ‘ | RW | 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | β19 | 38 |
28 | Tyler Wright | C | 76 | 16 | 16 | 32 | β9 | 140 |
9 | David Vyborny | RW | 79 | 13 | 19 | 32 | β9 | 22 |
10 | Serge Aubin | LW | 81 | 13 | 17 | 30 | β20 | 107 |
6 | Jamie Heward | D | 69 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 33 |
7 | Deron Quint | D | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | β19 | 16 |
25 | Bruce Gardiner | RW | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | β1 | 78 |
42 | Kevyn Adamsβ‘ | C | 66 | 8 | 12 | 20 | β4 | 52 |
18 | Robert Kron | LW | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
29 [a] | Alexander Selivanov | RW | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β11 | 38 |
4 | Lyle Odelein | D | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | β16 | 118 |
33 | Petteri Nummelin | D | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | β11 | 10 |
11 | Kevin Dineen | RW | 66 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 126 |
5 | Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 94 |
37 | Mattias Timander | D | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | β8 | 24 |
22 | Chris Nielsen | RW | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
3 | Frantisek Kuceraβ‘ | D | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β5 | 12 |
15 | Mike Maneluk | LW | 39 | 5 | 1 | 6 | β11 | 33 |
34 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | β6 | 73 |
43 | Jan Calounβ‘ | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β8 | 2 |
17 | Steve Maltais | LW | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β9 | 12 |
14 | Ray Whitneyβ | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 2 |
44 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 6 |
32 | Radim Bicanek | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
40 | Bill Bowler | C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 8 |
29 | Krzysztof Oliwaβ‘ | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
27 | Blake Sloanβ | RW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 13 |
20 | Martin Spanhel | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 2 |
31 | Ron Tugnutt | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
23 [b] | Kevin Dahl | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Mathieu Darche | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 0 |
41 | Matt Davidson | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 | Marc Denis | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Ted Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
24 | Michael Gaul | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
36 | Sean Selmser | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
45 | Jody Shelleyβ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Ron Tugnutt | 53 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1528 | 127 | 2.44 | .917 | 4 | 3129 |
30 | Marc Denis | 32 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 940 | 99 | 3.25 | .895 | 0 | 1830 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Player of the Week | Marc Denis (December 11) | [8] |
Ron Tugnutt (March 19) | [9] | ||
Team | Three Stars Award | Ron Tugnutt | [10] |
The Blue Jackets were involved in the following transactions through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals. [11]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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May 11, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Nielsen |
To
New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2000 9th-round pick in 2000 |
[12] |
May 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Espen Knutsen |
To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4th-round pick in 2001 |
[13] |
June 7, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Marc Denis |
To
Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
[14] |
June 11, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jan Caloun 9th-round pick in 2000 Future considerations |
To
San Jose Sharks Future considerations [c] |
[16] |
June 12, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Krzysztof Oliwa Future considerations [d] |
To
New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2001 Future considerations [e] |
[17] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Boston Bruins Future considerations [f] |
[18] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Davidson Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 5th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2001 |
To
Buffalo Sabres Past considerations [g] |
[15] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Montreal Canadiens Future considerations [h] |
[15] |
June 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Florida Panthers 9th-round pick in 2001 |
[19] |
June 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Detroit Red Wings 9th-round pick in 2002 |
[19] |
August 17, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Kent McDonell |
To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2003 |
[20] |
November 9, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jean-Francois Labbe |
To
New York Rangers Bert Robertsson |
[21] |
January 15, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa |
[22] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ray Whitney Future considerations |
To Florida Panthers Kevyn Adams 4th-round pick in 2001 |
[23] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Buffalo Sabres Steve Heinze |
[23] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2001 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Frantisek Kucera |
[23] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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May 4, 2000 | Greg Gardner | Niagara University ( CHA) | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
May 8, 2000 | Mathieu Darche | McGill University ( CIAU) | Free agency | [25] | |
Jonathan Schill | Kingston Frontenacs ( OHL) | Free agency | [25] | ||
May 16, 2000 | Jeremy Reich | Swift Current Broncos ( WHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
Dan Watson | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Free agency | [26] | ||
May 26, 2000 | Jamie Heward | New York Islanders | Waivers | [27] | |
May 31, 2000 | Blake Bellefeuille | Boston College ( HE) | Free agency | [28] | |
June 1, 2000 | Reggie Savage | Syracuse Crunch ( AHL) | Free agency | [29] | |
June 5, 2000 | Brad Moran | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [30] |
June 7, 2000 | Martin Spanhel | HC Plzen ( ELH) | 2-year | Free agency | [31] |
David Vyborny | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency | [31] | |
July 4, 2000 | Ron Tugnutt | Pittsburgh Penguins | multi-year | Free agency | [32] |
July 7, 2000 | Frantisek Kucera | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | Free agency | [33] | |
July 20, 2000 | Serge Aubin | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency | [34] | |
August 3, 2000 | Bill Bowler | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency | [35] | |
Sean Selmser | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency | [35] | ||
Andrei Sryubko | Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) | Free agency | [35] | ||
August 8, 2000 | Sergei Klimentiev | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency | [36] | |
August 24, 2000 | Kevin Dahl | Chicago Wolves (IHL) | Free agency | [37] | |
Michael Gaul | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency | [37] | ||
Mike Maneluk | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency | [37] | ||
September 24, 2000 | Tyler Sloan | Calgary Royals ( AJHL) | Free agency | [38] | |
October 10, 2000 | Steve Maltais | Chicago Wolves (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [39] |
November 22, 2000 | Alexander Selivanov | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [40] |
February 1, 2001 | Jody Shelley | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency | [41] | |
March 13, 2001 | Blake Sloan | Dallas Stars | Waivers | [23] | |
May 7, 2001 | Karl Goehring | University of North Dakota ( WCHA) | Free agency | [42] | |
Duvie Westcott | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | Free agency | [42] | ||
May 18, 2001 | Sean Pronger | New York Islanders | Waivers | [43] | |
May 19, 2001 | Brett Harkins | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency | [44] | |
May 31, 2001 | Jeff Ware | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency | [45] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [i] | Ref |
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July 1, 2000 | Dallas Drake | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) | [47] |
July 12, 2000 | Rick Tabaracci | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [48] |
July 14, 2000 | Dwayne Roloson | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [49] |
August 13, 2000 | Mathieu Schneider | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [50] |
N/A | Barrie Moore | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency (VI) | [51] |
November 22, 2000 | Jan Caloun | HIFK ( Liiga) [j] | Release | [40] |
May 16, 2001 | Frederic Chabot | Nurnberg Ice Tigers ( DEL) | Free agency | [53] |
June 1, 2001 | Bill Bowler | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [54] |
Kevin Dahl | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency | [55] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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May 25, 2000 | Espen Knutsen | multi-year | Re-signing | [13] |
June 29, 2000 | Lyle Odelein | multi-year | Re-signing | [56] |
July 25, 2000 | Jan Caloun | multi-year | Re-signing | [57] |
Petteri Nummelin | multi-year | Entry-level | [57] | |
Geoff Sanderson | Re-signing | [58] | ||
July 31, 2000 | Matt Davidson | Re-signing | [58] | |
Steve Heinze | Re-signing | [58] | ||
Krzysztof Oliwa | Re-signing | [58] | ||
August 8, 2000 | Jonas Junkka | Entry-level | [36] | |
August 10, 2000 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | Re-signing | [58] | |
August 31, 2000 | Marc Denis | multi-year | Re-signing | [59] |
October 2, 2000 | Rostislav Klesla | 3-year | Entry-level | [60] |
March 14, 2001 | Radim Bicanek | multi-year | Extension | [61] |
Columbus' expansion draft picks at the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. [62]
Columbus' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. [63]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 4 | Rostislav Klesla | Czech Republic | Brampton Battalion ( OHL) |
3 | 69 | Ben Knopp | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors ( WHL) |
5 | 133 | Petteri Nummelin | Finland | HC Davos (Switzerland) |
5 | 138 | Scott Heffernan | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
5 | 150 | Tyler Kolarik | United States | Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) |
6 | 169 | Shane Bendera | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
7 | 200 | Janne Jokila | Finland | TPS (Finland) |
8 | 231 | Peter Zingoni | United States | New England Jr. Coyotes ( EJHL) |
9 | 278 | Martin Paroulek | Czech Republic | HC VsetΓn (Czech Republic) |
9 | 286 | Andrej Nedorost | Slovakia | Essen Mosquitoes ( DEL) |
9 | 292 | Louis Mandeville | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ( QMJHL) |
We did make a deal with the teams involving a draft pick to select Heinze rather than another forward
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSβSigned D Tyler Sloan.
Ware was signed by Columbus as a free agent on May 31, 2001.
Dallas Stars signed⦠goalie Rick Tabaracci to two-year contracts
NASHVILLE PREDATORS... Claimed C Bill Bowler off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSβSigned D Radim Bicanek to a multiyear contract.
2000β01 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2000β01 record | 28β39β9β6 |
Home record | 19β15β4β3 |
Road record | 9β24β5β3 |
Goals for | 190 |
Goals against | 233 |
Team information | |
General manager | Doug MacLean |
Coach | Dave King |
Captain | Lyle Odelein |
Alternate captains |
Geoff Sanderson Tyler Wright |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 17,457 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Syracuse Crunch (
AHL) Dayton Bombers ( ECHL) Elmira Jackals ( UHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Geoff Sanderson (30) |
Assists | Espen Knutsen (42) |
Points | Geoff Sanderson (56) |
Penalty minutes | Tyler Wright (140) |
Plus/minus | Jamie Pushor (+7) |
Wins | Ron Tugnutt (22) |
Goals against average | Ron Tugnutt (2.44) |
The 2000β01 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' first season in the National Hockey League (NHL) after the city of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded an expansion team in 1997. The Blue Jackets finished 13th in the Conference and fifth in the Division. Thus, they were unable to qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The team would be named the Blue Jackets, as it was chosen to celebrate "patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history in the state of Ohio and the city of Columbus". The Jackets would join the Central Division in the Western Conference.
The club would name Doug MacLean as general manager. [1] MacLean had previously been the head coach of the Florida Panthers, leading the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. MacLean hired Dave King as the head coach of the Jackets. [2] King had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1992 to 1995, and was an assistant on the Montreal Canadiens from 1997 to 1999.
On June 23, 2000, the Blue Jackets and their expansion cousins, the Minnesota Wild, participated in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft in Calgary. Columbus selected goaltender Rick Tabaracci with their first pick. The following day on June 24, Columbus would participate in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and selected Rostislav Klesla with the fourth overall pick.
Defenseman Lyle Odelein was named the teamβs first captain. [3]
On October 7, 2000, Columbus would play in their first game ever, losing 5β3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena. Bruce Gardiner scored the first goal in franchise history. On October 14, the Blue Jackets became part of hockey history. In a loss against the Colorado Avalanche, goaltender Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender. [4] The Blue Jackets would win their first ever game on October 12, defeating the Calgary Flames 3β2 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Columbus would win its first home game on October 27, defeating the visiting Washington Capitals 3β1.
The Blue Jackets, like most expansion teams, would struggle throughout the season, and would finish the year 11 games under .500, with a 28β39β9β6 record, earning 71 points, 19 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Geoff Sanderson would lead the Jackets with 30 goals and 56 points, while Espen Knutsen would lead Columbus with 44 assists. Steve Heinze was having a solid season, scoring 22 goals and 42 points, before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline. Jamie Heward led the blue line, scoring 11 goals and 27 points, while Deron Quint would score 7 goals and 23 points. Tyler Wright led the club with 140 penalty minutes.
Ron Tugnutt would get the majority of action in the Blue Jackets net, playing in 53 games, and tying a career high with 22 wins. Tugnutt would record a 2.44 goals against average (GAA), .917 save percentage and four shutouts. Marc Denis backed up Tugnutt, winning six games and recording a 3.25 GAA.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
3 | 10 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
4 | 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
5 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p β Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
2 | y β Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
3 | y β Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN β Central, PAC β Pacific, NW β Northwest
bold β Qualified for playoffs; p β Won Presidents' Trophy; y β Won division
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November: 4β8β1β0 (home: 3β5β0β0; road: 1β3β1β0)
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December: 5β6β3β1 (home: 3β2β1β0; road: 2β4β2β1)
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January: 5β4β0β2 (home: 4β2β0β1; road: 1β2β0β1)
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March: 5β6β2β0 (home: 2β1β2β0; road: 3β5β0β0)
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April: 3β2β0β0 (home: 3β0β0β0; road: 0β2β0β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
8 | Geoff Sanderson | LW | 68 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 4 | 46 |
21 | Espen Knutsen | C | 66 | 11 | 42 | 53 | β3 | 30 |
57 | Steve Heinzeβ‘ | RW | 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | β19 | 38 |
28 | Tyler Wright | C | 76 | 16 | 16 | 32 | β9 | 140 |
9 | David Vyborny | RW | 79 | 13 | 19 | 32 | β9 | 22 |
10 | Serge Aubin | LW | 81 | 13 | 17 | 30 | β20 | 107 |
6 | Jamie Heward | D | 69 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 33 |
7 | Deron Quint | D | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | β19 | 16 |
25 | Bruce Gardiner | RW | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | β1 | 78 |
42 | Kevyn Adamsβ‘ | C | 66 | 8 | 12 | 20 | β4 | 52 |
18 | Robert Kron | LW | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 10 |
29 [a] | Alexander Selivanov | RW | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β11 | 38 |
4 | Lyle Odelein | D | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | β16 | 118 |
33 | Petteri Nummelin | D | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | β11 | 10 |
11 | Kevin Dineen | RW | 66 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 126 |
5 | Jamie Pushor | D | 75 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 94 |
37 | Mattias Timander | D | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | β8 | 24 |
22 | Chris Nielsen | RW | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
3 | Frantisek Kuceraβ‘ | D | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | β5 | 12 |
15 | Mike Maneluk | LW | 39 | 5 | 1 | 6 | β11 | 33 |
34 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | D | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | β6 | 73 |
43 | Jan Calounβ‘ | RW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β8 | 2 |
17 | Steve Maltais | LW | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β9 | 12 |
14 | Ray Whitneyβ | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 2 |
44 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β1 | 6 |
32 | Radim Bicanek | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
40 | Bill Bowler | C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β3 | 8 |
29 | Krzysztof Oliwaβ‘ | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
27 | Blake Sloanβ | RW | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β2 | 13 |
20 | Martin Spanhel | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β1 | 2 |
31 | Ron Tugnutt | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
23 [b] | Kevin Dahl | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Mathieu Darche | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β4 | 0 |
41 | Matt Davidson | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
30 | Marc Denis | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Ted Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 0 |
24 | Michael Gaul | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
36 | Sean Selmser | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
45 | Jody Shelleyβ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Regular season | |||||||||||
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Ron Tugnutt | 53 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 1528 | 127 | 2.44 | .917 | 4 | 3129 |
30 | Marc Denis | 32 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 940 | 99 | 3.25 | .895 | 0 | 1830 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) |
NHL Player of the Week | Marc Denis (December 11) | [8] |
Ron Tugnutt (March 19) | [9] | ||
Team | Three Stars Award | Ron Tugnutt | [10] |
The Blue Jackets were involved in the following transactions through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals. [11]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
May 11, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris Nielsen |
To
New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2000 9th-round pick in 2000 |
[12] |
May 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Espen Knutsen |
To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4th-round pick in 2001 |
[13] |
June 7, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Marc Denis |
To
Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
[14] |
June 11, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jan Caloun 9th-round pick in 2000 Future considerations |
To
San Jose Sharks Future considerations [c] |
[16] |
June 12, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Krzysztof Oliwa Future considerations [d] |
To
New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2001 Future considerations [e] |
[17] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Boston Bruins Future considerations [f] |
[18] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Davidson Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 5th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2001 |
To
Buffalo Sabres Past considerations [g] |
[15] |
June 23, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Montreal Canadiens Future considerations [h] |
[15] |
June 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Florida Panthers 9th-round pick in 2001 |
[19] |
June 25, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 9th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Detroit Red Wings 9th-round pick in 2002 |
[19] |
August 17, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Kent McDonell |
To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2003 |
[20] |
November 9, 2000 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Jean-Francois Labbe |
To
New York Rangers Bert Robertsson |
[21] |
January 15, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa |
[22] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ray Whitney Future considerations |
To Florida Panthers Kevyn Adams 4th-round pick in 2001 |
[23] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Buffalo Sabres Steve Heinze |
[23] |
March 13, 2001 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2001 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins Frantisek Kucera |
[23] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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May 4, 2000 | Greg Gardner | Niagara University ( CHA) | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
May 8, 2000 | Mathieu Darche | McGill University ( CIAU) | Free agency | [25] | |
Jonathan Schill | Kingston Frontenacs ( OHL) | Free agency | [25] | ||
May 16, 2000 | Jeremy Reich | Swift Current Broncos ( WHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
Dan Watson | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | Free agency | [26] | ||
May 26, 2000 | Jamie Heward | New York Islanders | Waivers | [27] | |
May 31, 2000 | Blake Bellefeuille | Boston College ( HE) | Free agency | [28] | |
June 1, 2000 | Reggie Savage | Syracuse Crunch ( AHL) | Free agency | [29] | |
June 5, 2000 | Brad Moran | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [30] |
June 7, 2000 | Martin Spanhel | HC Plzen ( ELH) | 2-year | Free agency | [31] |
David Vyborny | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | 2-year | Free agency | [31] | |
July 4, 2000 | Ron Tugnutt | Pittsburgh Penguins | multi-year | Free agency | [32] |
July 7, 2000 | Frantisek Kucera | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | Free agency | [33] | |
July 20, 2000 | Serge Aubin | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency | [34] | |
August 3, 2000 | Bill Bowler | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency | [35] | |
Sean Selmser | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency | [35] | ||
Andrei Sryubko | Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) | Free agency | [35] | ||
August 8, 2000 | Sergei Klimentiev | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency | [36] | |
August 24, 2000 | Kevin Dahl | Chicago Wolves (IHL) | Free agency | [37] | |
Michael Gaul | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency | [37] | ||
Mike Maneluk | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency | [37] | ||
September 24, 2000 | Tyler Sloan | Calgary Royals ( AJHL) | Free agency | [38] | |
October 10, 2000 | Steve Maltais | Chicago Wolves (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [39] |
November 22, 2000 | Alexander Selivanov | Edmonton Oilers | 1-year | Free agency | [40] |
February 1, 2001 | Jody Shelley | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency | [41] | |
March 13, 2001 | Blake Sloan | Dallas Stars | Waivers | [23] | |
May 7, 2001 | Karl Goehring | University of North Dakota ( WCHA) | Free agency | [42] | |
Duvie Westcott | St. Cloud State University (WCHA) | Free agency | [42] | ||
May 18, 2001 | Sean Pronger | New York Islanders | Waivers | [43] | |
May 19, 2001 | Brett Harkins | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency | [44] | |
May 31, 2001 | Jeff Ware | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency | [45] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [i] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 1, 2000 | Dallas Drake | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) | [47] |
July 12, 2000 | Rick Tabaracci | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [48] |
July 14, 2000 | Dwayne Roloson | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [49] |
August 13, 2000 | Mathieu Schneider | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [50] |
N/A | Barrie Moore | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency (VI) | [51] |
November 22, 2000 | Jan Caloun | HIFK ( Liiga) [j] | Release | [40] |
May 16, 2001 | Frederic Chabot | Nurnberg Ice Tigers ( DEL) | Free agency | [53] |
June 1, 2001 | Bill Bowler | Nashville Predators | Waivers | [54] |
Kevin Dahl | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | Free agency | [55] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 25, 2000 | Espen Knutsen | multi-year | Re-signing | [13] |
June 29, 2000 | Lyle Odelein | multi-year | Re-signing | [56] |
July 25, 2000 | Jan Caloun | multi-year | Re-signing | [57] |
Petteri Nummelin | multi-year | Entry-level | [57] | |
Geoff Sanderson | Re-signing | [58] | ||
July 31, 2000 | Matt Davidson | Re-signing | [58] | |
Steve Heinze | Re-signing | [58] | ||
Krzysztof Oliwa | Re-signing | [58] | ||
August 8, 2000 | Jonas Junkka | Entry-level | [36] | |
August 10, 2000 | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | Re-signing | [58] | |
August 31, 2000 | Marc Denis | multi-year | Re-signing | [59] |
October 2, 2000 | Rostislav Klesla | 3-year | Entry-level | [60] |
March 14, 2001 | Radim Bicanek | multi-year | Extension | [61] |
Columbus' expansion draft picks at the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft. [62]
Columbus' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. [63]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Rostislav Klesla | Czech Republic | Brampton Battalion ( OHL) |
3 | 69 | Ben Knopp | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors ( WHL) |
5 | 133 | Petteri Nummelin | Finland | HC Davos (Switzerland) |
5 | 138 | Scott Heffernan | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
5 | 150 | Tyler Kolarik | United States | Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) |
6 | 169 | Shane Bendera | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
7 | 200 | Janne Jokila | Finland | TPS (Finland) |
8 | 231 | Peter Zingoni | United States | New England Jr. Coyotes ( EJHL) |
9 | 278 | Martin Paroulek | Czech Republic | HC VsetΓn (Czech Republic) |
9 | 286 | Andrej Nedorost | Slovakia | Essen Mosquitoes ( DEL) |
9 | 292 | Louis Mandeville | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ( QMJHL) |
We did make a deal with the teams involving a draft pick to select Heinze rather than another forward
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSβSigned D Tyler Sloan.
Ware was signed by Columbus as a free agent on May 31, 2001.
Dallas Stars signed⦠goalie Rick Tabaracci to two-year contracts
NASHVILLE PREDATORS... Claimed C Bill Bowler off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETSβSigned D Radim Bicanek to a multiyear contract.