2000β01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | |
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Division | 5th Pacific |
Conference | 15th Western |
2000β01 record | 25β41β11β5 |
Home record | 15β20β4β2 |
Road record | 10β21β7β3 |
Goals for | 188 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Gauthier |
Coach |
Craig Hartsburg (Oct-Dec) Guy Charron (Dec-Apr) |
Captain | Paul Kariya |
Alternate captains |
Dan Bylsma Steve Rucchin Teemu Selanne (Oct-Mar) |
Arena | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim |
Average attendance | 13,499 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Paul Kariya (33) |
Assists | Oleg Tverdovsky (39) |
Points | Paul Kariya (67) |
Penalty minutes | Jim Cummins (167) |
Plus/minus | Antti Aalto (+1) |
Wins | Guy Hebert (12) |
Goals against average | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.57) |
The 2000β01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's eighth season. The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row and finished last in the West.
After missing the 2000 playoffs by only four points, the Mighty Ducks were quite hopeful to return to the post season. Anaheim was very busy during the summer trading and acquiring a lot prospects and were active on the free agent market as well.
Trying to improve their scoring depth and not relying too much on Kariya and Selanne, the Mighty Ducks signed German Titov and acquired Andrej Nazarov who had a career year in goals (10) and points (31).
Other free agents were Dan Bylsma, Petr Tenkrat as well as Jim Cummins and Kevin Sawyer who were signed to provide the necessary protection for their star players since they lost Stu Grimson to the Kings as a free agent. The team became much more European-based making up half the roster, mainly on their defense (6).
The season proved to be very tough as the team never found consistency. The Ducks had a fair start, going 6β4β3β2 until November 4, when the team started having trouble, going winless for five games twice in November, going 2β8β3β1 which led the team to trade Traverse and Nazarov to the Boston Bruins for Samuel Pahlsson on November 18. To make matters even worse, center Steve Rucchin was hit in the face by a shot on November 15 and missed the rest of the season. Despite his absence, the Ducks improved by mid-December, nearing the .500 mark by two games with a 5β3β0β0 record until December 17, but finishing the month 5β7β1β1. Anaheim fired head coach Craig Hartsburg on December 14 after a win against the Blue Jackets, replacing him with assistant coach Guy Charron, though the move did not improve their performance. [1] Despite this roller coaster ride, the Mighty Ducks still remained in the playoff race with a 14β19β6β4 record by January 5, 2001. On January 10 the Mighty Ducks waived Dominic Roussel, resulting in J. S. Giguere becoming their new backup, believing him and Hebert would carry the team into the playoffs and pass on the torch carefully to a new number one during the season.
But all those hopes were shattered as the Mighty Ducks lost sixteen games by March 2 going 4β16β2β1. During this stretch, Hebert went 0β11β2, losing his starting position to Giguere by February β much sooner then had been expected. Though Hebert did not quite play as well as he had the previous two seasons, much of this was based on the team not giving him the necessary support he needed, as Selanne stated in an interview,[ citation needed] expressing his frustrations and disappointment. Hebert faced thirty or more shots almost every game, yet was able to keep his save percentage close to the .900 mark.
The Ducks' longest winning streak was five games in early March, when it was clear the team was not going to make the playoffs. During the winning streak Anaheim sent Teemu Selanne to the Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen and Steve Shields. Shields' acquisition ended Hebert's tenure with the Mighty Ducks getting waived and picked up by the New York Rangers on March 7 to replace the injured Mike Richter. A week later, Jason Marshall was traded to Washington on March 13. Shields never dressed for the Ducks that season due to an injury and the team called up Gregg Naumenko to serve behind J. S. Giguere. Anaheim's GM Pierre Gauthier felt very confident and fans would accept the trade once the new arrivals dressed for their new team, calling both moves a huge change and necessary as the team needed to look forward and both players would improve the franchise immediately and long term as well. (SunJournal March 6, 2001)[ better source needed]
While Selanne enjoyed much success with San Jose, the same could not be said about Anaheim as the Ducks went 2β6β3 after their five-game winning streak, which had fans and experts worried whether the deal with the Sharks was actually worth it. The Mighty Ducks went 11β22β5β1 in the second half with a lot of open questions about the team's future identity with longtime players Hebert, Marshall and Selanne gone.
The defense was the weak link as the team allowed the second-most goals in the West with 245, behind Chicago with 246. Their goaltending was heavily effected by that, too as Guy Hebert and Dominic Roussel recorded a save percentage below .900 which was the first time in team history. In hopes of more scoring depth and not relying on their first line of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin, the acquisitions of Andrei Nazarov and German Titov did not pay off at all as the team was at the bottom in scoring. Marty McInnis rediscovered his scoring touch, Tverdovsky ranked third in team scoring, Mike Leclerc had a very good second season despite missing 28 games. Traverse and Nazarov were traded early in mid-December as both did not live up to their expectations. The European youngsters showed some talent but could not fill the scoring void left by Rucchin, who played only 16 games.
The season marked the start of a new era: in goal, the team waived goaltender Guy Hebert (the last remaining original Mighty Duck from the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft) while focusing on Jean-Sebastien Giguere as their new starter. Their defense lost a valuable cornerstone with Jason Marshall after 6 years. It also marked the breakup of one of the best two forward tandems at the time by trading Teemu Selanne to San Jose without improving the team in scoring. Selanne would return to Anaheim in 2005β06, winning a Stanley Cup in 2007.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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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October: 6β4β1β2 (home: 2β1β0β2; road: 4β3β1β0)
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November: 2β8β3β1 (home: 1β4β1β0; road: 1β4β2β1)
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December: 5β7β1β1 (home: 4β2β0β0; road: 1β5β1β1)
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January: 2β10β1β0 (home: 1β6β1β0; road: 1β4β0β0)
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April: 1β2β1β0 (home: 1β2β0β0; road: 0β0β1β0)
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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 |
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 66 | 33 | 34 | 67 | β9 | 20 |
8 | Teemu Selanneβ‘ | RW | 61 | 26 | 33 | 59 | β8 | 36 |
10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | β11 | 32 |
16 | Marty McInnis | RW | 75 | 20 | 22 | 42 | β21 | 40 |
17 | Matt Cullen | C | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | β23 | 38 |
15 | Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 29 |
12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | β1 | 26 |
13 | German Titov | LW | 71 | 9 | 11 | 20 | β21 | 61 |
18 | Petr Tenkrat | RW | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β11 | 16 |
28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | β6 | 34 |
11 | Jeff Friesenβ | LW | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | β2 | 10 |
19 | Jim Cummins | RW | 79 | 5 | 6 | 11 | β11 | 167 |
25 | Mike Crowleyβ | D | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β16 | 20 |
5 [a] | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 76 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β1 | 99 |
27 | Pascal Trepanier | D | 57 | 6 | 4 | 10 | β12 | 73 |
21 | Dan Bylsma | LW | 82 | 1 | 9 | 10 | β12 | 22 |
20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | β5 | 0 |
7 | Pavel Trnka | D | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | β12 | 42 |
29 | Ladislav Kohnβ‘ | RW | 51 | 4 | 3 | 7 | β15 | 42 |
32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β5 | 12 |
23 | Jason Marshallβ‘ | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β12 | 105 |
26 | Samuel Pahlssonβ | C | 59 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β9 | 14 |
24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | β14 | 70 |
22 | Jonas Ronnqvist | RW | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β7 | 14 |
14 | Antti Aalto | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
40 [b] | Antti-Jussi Niemi | D | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β6 | 22 |
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
11 [c] | Andy McDonald | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
26 | Andrei Nazarovβ‘ | RW | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β9 | 29 |
3 | Patrick Traverseβ‘ | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β6 | 6 |
46 | Kevin Sawyer | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 27 |
31 | Guy Hebertβ‘ | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Gregg Naumenko | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | Dominic Rousselβ‘ | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | Bob Wren | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Guy Hebertβ‘ | 41 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1112 | 115 | 3.12 | .897 | 2 | 2215 |
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 34 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 976 | 87 | 2.57 | .911 | 4 | 2031 |
30 | Dominic Rousselβ‘ | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 295 | 31 | 2.85 | .895 | 0 | 653 |
1 | Gregg Naumenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6.00 | .759 | 0 | 70 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya [d] | [6] |
The Mighty Ducks 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. [7]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 12, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Patrick Traverse |
To
Ottawa Senators Joel Kwiatkowski |
[8] |
June 12, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7th-round pick in 2001 |
To
New Jersey Devils Ed Ward |
[9] |
June 24, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2000 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[7] |
June 25, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rights to Jonathan Hedstrom |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2000 7th-round pick in 2000 |
[10] |
September 26, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Andrei Nazarov 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Calgary Flames Rights to Jordan Leopold |
[11] |
November 18, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Samuel Pahlsson |
To
Boston Bruins Andrei Nazarov Patrick Traverse |
[12] |
February 9, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Scott Langkow Sergei Vyshedkevich |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Ladislav Kohn |
[13] |
March 5, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jeff Friesen Steve Shields Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
To
San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne [e] |
[14] |
March 13, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Alexei Tezikov 4th-round pick in 2001 |
To
Washington Capitals Jason Marshall |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 13, 2000 | Jarrett Smith | Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [16] |
July 1, 2000 | German Titov | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year | Free agency | [17] |
July 5, 2000 | Jim Cummins | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
July 13, 2000 | Dan Bylsma | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year [f] | Free agency | [19] |
Kevin Sawyer | Phoenix Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency | [19] | |
July 20, 2000 | Chris O'Sullivan | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [g] | Ref |
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N/A | Lloyd Shaw | Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [22] |
June 23, 2000 | Ladislav Benysek | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [23] |
Jeff Nielsen | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [23] | |
July 3, 2000 | Kevin Haller | New York Islanders | Free agency (V) | [24] |
July 5, 2000 | Scott Ferguson | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (VI) | [25] |
July 6, 2000 | Stu Grimson | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [26] |
August 11, 2000 | Peter Leboutillier | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) | [27] |
August 17, 2000 | Ted Donato | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [28] |
September 5, 2000 | Frank Banham | Espoo Blues ( Liiga) | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
September 11, 2000 | Tom Askey | Rochester Americans (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [30] |
September 24, 2000 | Kip Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
September 25, 2000 | Jeremy Stevenson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) | [32] |
October 3, 2000 | Corey Hirsch | Portland Pirates (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [33] |
October 5, 2000 | Tony Tuzzolino | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
October 16, 2000 | Chad Wagner | San Diego Gulls ( WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 27, 2000 | Blaine Russell | Columbus Cottonmouths ( CHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
January 10, 2001 | Dominic Roussel | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers | [37] |
March 7, 2001 | Guy Hebert | New York Rangers | Waivers | [38] |
April 26, 2001 | Antti Aalto | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency | [39] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 6, 2000 | Peter Podhradsky | 3-year | Entry-level | [7] |
July 13, 2000 | Dean Malkoc | 1-year | Re-signing | [19] |
July 14, 2000 | Jonas Ronnqvist | 2-year | Entry-level | [40] |
July 25, 2000 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Marty McInnis | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] | |
July 27, 2000 | Mike Leclerc | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
July 31, 2000 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
August 7, 2000 | Patrick Traverse | 1-year | Arbitration award | [44] |
August 11, 2000 | Ladislav Kohn | 1-year | Arbitration award | [27] |
August 16, 2000 | Antti Aalto | 1-year | Arbitration award | [45] |
September 5, 2000 | Matt Cullen | 1-year | Re-signing | [46] |
September 15, 2000 | Oleg Tverdovsky | 3-year | Re-signing | [47] |
December 7, 2000 | Mike Crowley | 1-year [f] | Re-signing | [48] |
March 8, 2001 | Marty McInnis | 3-year | Extension | [49] |
Anaheim's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. [50]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Alexei Smirnov | Russia | THK Tver (Russia) |
2 | 44 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
4 | 98 | Jonas Ronnqvist | Sweden | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
5 | 134 | Peter Podhradsky | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
5 | 153 | Bill Cass | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( shared with the Detroit Red Wings )
The Devils acquired... right wing Ed Ward from Anaheim for a seventh-round pick in 2001.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Traded the rights to Jonathan Hedstrom to Anaheim for 2000 sixth- and seventh-round picks.
Washington Capitals... acquired defenseman Jason Marshall from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Alexei Tezikov and a 2001 fourth-round pick
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Chris O'Sullivan, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, on a one-year contract.
EDMONTON OILERS--Signed D Scott Ferguson.
Right wing Ladislav Kohn and the Mighty Ducks agreed on a one-year contract, the result of an arbitrator's decision in Toronto.β¦ The Kings signed free agent wingers Peter LeBoutillier and Nate Miller.
STARS: Free-agent left wing Ted Donato, 31, signed a one-year contract.
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9/11/2000 Amerks sign Nelson and Askey
Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Kip Miller
PREDATORS: Nashville signed left wing Jeremy Stevenson
HARTFORD WOLF PACKβSigned D Ryan Bast and F Tony Tuzzolino.
SAN DIEGO GULLSβSigned RW Chad Wagner.
COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS... Signed F Kris Cantu, G Blaine Russell and F Mark Scott.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with restricted free agent left wing Mike Leclerc on a one-year contract.
MIGHTY DUCKS: Anaheim signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a one-year contract.
2000β01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | |
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Division | 5th Pacific |
Conference | 15th Western |
2000β01 record | 25β41β11β5 |
Home record | 15β20β4β2 |
Road record | 10β21β7β3 |
Goals for | 188 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Pierre Gauthier |
Coach |
Craig Hartsburg (Oct-Dec) Guy Charron (Dec-Apr) |
Captain | Paul Kariya |
Alternate captains |
Dan Bylsma Steve Rucchin Teemu Selanne (Oct-Mar) |
Arena | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim |
Average attendance | 13,499 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Paul Kariya (33) |
Assists | Oleg Tverdovsky (39) |
Points | Paul Kariya (67) |
Penalty minutes | Jim Cummins (167) |
Plus/minus | Antti Aalto (+1) |
Wins | Guy Hebert (12) |
Goals against average | Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.57) |
The 2000β01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's eighth season. The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row and finished last in the West.
After missing the 2000 playoffs by only four points, the Mighty Ducks were quite hopeful to return to the post season. Anaheim was very busy during the summer trading and acquiring a lot prospects and were active on the free agent market as well.
Trying to improve their scoring depth and not relying too much on Kariya and Selanne, the Mighty Ducks signed German Titov and acquired Andrej Nazarov who had a career year in goals (10) and points (31).
Other free agents were Dan Bylsma, Petr Tenkrat as well as Jim Cummins and Kevin Sawyer who were signed to provide the necessary protection for their star players since they lost Stu Grimson to the Kings as a free agent. The team became much more European-based making up half the roster, mainly on their defense (6).
The season proved to be very tough as the team never found consistency. The Ducks had a fair start, going 6β4β3β2 until November 4, when the team started having trouble, going winless for five games twice in November, going 2β8β3β1 which led the team to trade Traverse and Nazarov to the Boston Bruins for Samuel Pahlsson on November 18. To make matters even worse, center Steve Rucchin was hit in the face by a shot on November 15 and missed the rest of the season. Despite his absence, the Ducks improved by mid-December, nearing the .500 mark by two games with a 5β3β0β0 record until December 17, but finishing the month 5β7β1β1. Anaheim fired head coach Craig Hartsburg on December 14 after a win against the Blue Jackets, replacing him with assistant coach Guy Charron, though the move did not improve their performance. [1] Despite this roller coaster ride, the Mighty Ducks still remained in the playoff race with a 14β19β6β4 record by January 5, 2001. On January 10 the Mighty Ducks waived Dominic Roussel, resulting in J. S. Giguere becoming their new backup, believing him and Hebert would carry the team into the playoffs and pass on the torch carefully to a new number one during the season.
But all those hopes were shattered as the Mighty Ducks lost sixteen games by March 2 going 4β16β2β1. During this stretch, Hebert went 0β11β2, losing his starting position to Giguere by February β much sooner then had been expected. Though Hebert did not quite play as well as he had the previous two seasons, much of this was based on the team not giving him the necessary support he needed, as Selanne stated in an interview,[ citation needed] expressing his frustrations and disappointment. Hebert faced thirty or more shots almost every game, yet was able to keep his save percentage close to the .900 mark.
The Ducks' longest winning streak was five games in early March, when it was clear the team was not going to make the playoffs. During the winning streak Anaheim sent Teemu Selanne to the Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen and Steve Shields. Shields' acquisition ended Hebert's tenure with the Mighty Ducks getting waived and picked up by the New York Rangers on March 7 to replace the injured Mike Richter. A week later, Jason Marshall was traded to Washington on March 13. Shields never dressed for the Ducks that season due to an injury and the team called up Gregg Naumenko to serve behind J. S. Giguere. Anaheim's GM Pierre Gauthier felt very confident and fans would accept the trade once the new arrivals dressed for their new team, calling both moves a huge change and necessary as the team needed to look forward and both players would improve the franchise immediately and long term as well. (SunJournal March 6, 2001)[ better source needed]
While Selanne enjoyed much success with San Jose, the same could not be said about Anaheim as the Ducks went 2β6β3 after their five-game winning streak, which had fans and experts worried whether the deal with the Sharks was actually worth it. The Mighty Ducks went 11β22β5β1 in the second half with a lot of open questions about the team's future identity with longtime players Hebert, Marshall and Selanne gone.
The defense was the weak link as the team allowed the second-most goals in the West with 245, behind Chicago with 246. Their goaltending was heavily effected by that, too as Guy Hebert and Dominic Roussel recorded a save percentage below .900 which was the first time in team history. In hopes of more scoring depth and not relying on their first line of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin, the acquisitions of Andrei Nazarov and German Titov did not pay off at all as the team was at the bottom in scoring. Marty McInnis rediscovered his scoring touch, Tverdovsky ranked third in team scoring, Mike Leclerc had a very good second season despite missing 28 games. Traverse and Nazarov were traded early in mid-December as both did not live up to their expectations. The European youngsters showed some talent but could not fill the scoring void left by Rucchin, who played only 16 games.
The season marked the start of a new era: in goal, the team waived goaltender Guy Hebert (the last remaining original Mighty Duck from the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft) while focusing on Jean-Sebastien Giguere as their new starter. Their defense lost a valuable cornerstone with Jason Marshall after 6 years. It also marked the breakup of one of the best two forward tandems at the time by trading Teemu Selanne to San Jose without improving the team in scoring. Selanne would return to Anaheim in 2005β06, winning a Stanley Cup in 2007.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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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October: 6β4β1β2 (home: 2β1β0β2; road: 4β3β1β0)
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November: 2β8β3β1 (home: 1β4β1β0; road: 1β4β2β1)
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December: 5β7β1β1 (home: 4β2β0β0; road: 1β5β1β1)
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January: 2β10β1β0 (home: 1β6β1β0; road: 1β4β0β0)
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February: 3β5β2β1 (home: 2β4β2β0; road: 1β1β0β1)
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March: 6β5β2β0 (home: 4β1β0β0; road: 2β4β2β0)
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April: 1β2β1β0 (home: 1β2β0β0; road: 0β0β1β0)
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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 |
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 66 | 33 | 34 | 67 | β9 | 20 |
8 | Teemu Selanneβ‘ | RW | 61 | 26 | 33 | 59 | β8 | 36 |
10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | β11 | 32 |
16 | Marty McInnis | RW | 75 | 20 | 22 | 42 | β21 | 40 |
17 | Matt Cullen | C | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | β23 | 38 |
15 | Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 29 |
12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | β1 | 26 |
13 | German Titov | LW | 71 | 9 | 11 | 20 | β21 | 61 |
18 | Petr Tenkrat | RW | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | β11 | 16 |
28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | β6 | 34 |
11 | Jeff Friesenβ | LW | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | β2 | 10 |
19 | Jim Cummins | RW | 79 | 5 | 6 | 11 | β11 | 167 |
25 | Mike Crowleyβ | D | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β16 | 20 |
5 [a] | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 76 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β1 | 99 |
27 | Pascal Trepanier | D | 57 | 6 | 4 | 10 | β12 | 73 |
21 | Dan Bylsma | LW | 82 | 1 | 9 | 10 | β12 | 22 |
20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | β5 | 0 |
7 | Pavel Trnka | D | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | β12 | 42 |
29 | Ladislav Kohnβ‘ | RW | 51 | 4 | 3 | 7 | β15 | 42 |
32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β5 | 12 |
23 | Jason Marshallβ‘ | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β12 | 105 |
26 | Samuel Pahlssonβ | C | 59 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β9 | 14 |
24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | β14 | 70 |
22 | Jonas Ronnqvist | RW | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | β7 | 14 |
14 | Antti Aalto | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
40 [b] | Antti-Jussi Niemi | D | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β6 | 22 |
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
11 [c] | Andy McDonald | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
26 | Andrei Nazarovβ‘ | RW | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β9 | 29 |
3 | Patrick Traverseβ‘ | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β6 | 6 |
46 | Kevin Sawyer | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 27 |
31 | Guy Hebertβ‘ | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Gregg Naumenko | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | Dominic Rousselβ‘ | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | Bob Wren | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
31 | Guy Hebertβ‘ | 41 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1112 | 115 | 3.12 | .897 | 2 | 2215 |
35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 34 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 976 | 87 | 2.57 | .911 | 4 | 2031 |
30 | Dominic Rousselβ‘ | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 295 | 31 | 2.85 | .895 | 0 | 653 |
1 | Gregg Naumenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6.00 | .759 | 0 | 70 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya [d] | [6] |
The Mighty Ducks 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. [7]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 12, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Patrick Traverse |
To
Ottawa Senators Joel Kwiatkowski |
[8] |
June 12, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7th-round pick in 2001 |
To
New Jersey Devils Ed Ward |
[9] |
June 24, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
To
Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2000 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[7] |
June 25, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rights to Jonathan Hedstrom |
To
Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 2000 7th-round pick in 2000 |
[10] |
September 26, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Andrei Nazarov 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
To
Calgary Flames Rights to Jordan Leopold |
[11] |
November 18, 2000 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Samuel Pahlsson |
To
Boston Bruins Andrei Nazarov Patrick Traverse |
[12] |
February 9, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Scott Langkow Sergei Vyshedkevich |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Ladislav Kohn |
[13] |
March 5, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jeff Friesen Steve Shields Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
To
San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne [e] |
[14] |
March 13, 2001 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Alexei Tezikov 4th-round pick in 2001 |
To
Washington Capitals Jason Marshall |
[15] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 13, 2000 | Jarrett Smith | Prince Albert Raiders ( WHL) | multi-year | Free agency | [16] |
July 1, 2000 | German Titov | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year | Free agency | [17] |
July 5, 2000 | Jim Cummins | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [18] |
July 13, 2000 | Dan Bylsma | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year [f] | Free agency | [19] |
Kevin Sawyer | Phoenix Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency | [19] | |
July 20, 2000 | Chris O'Sullivan | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [g] | Ref |
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N/A | Lloyd Shaw | Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [22] |
June 23, 2000 | Ladislav Benysek | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [23] |
Jeff Nielsen | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [23] | |
July 3, 2000 | Kevin Haller | New York Islanders | Free agency (V) | [24] |
July 5, 2000 | Scott Ferguson | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (VI) | [25] |
July 6, 2000 | Stu Grimson | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [26] |
August 11, 2000 | Peter Leboutillier | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) | [27] |
August 17, 2000 | Ted Donato | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [28] |
September 5, 2000 | Frank Banham | Espoo Blues ( Liiga) | Free agency (VI) | [29] |
September 11, 2000 | Tom Askey | Rochester Americans (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [30] |
September 24, 2000 | Kip Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) | [31] |
September 25, 2000 | Jeremy Stevenson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) | [32] |
October 3, 2000 | Corey Hirsch | Portland Pirates (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [33] |
October 5, 2000 | Tony Tuzzolino | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
October 16, 2000 | Chad Wagner | San Diego Gulls ( WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
October 27, 2000 | Blaine Russell | Columbus Cottonmouths ( CHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
January 10, 2001 | Dominic Roussel | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers | [37] |
March 7, 2001 | Guy Hebert | New York Rangers | Waivers | [38] |
April 26, 2001 | Antti Aalto | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency | [39] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 6, 2000 | Peter Podhradsky | 3-year | Entry-level | [7] |
July 13, 2000 | Dean Malkoc | 1-year | Re-signing | [19] |
July 14, 2000 | Jonas Ronnqvist | 2-year | Entry-level | [40] |
July 25, 2000 | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] |
Marty McInnis | 1-year | Re-signing | [41] | |
July 27, 2000 | Mike Leclerc | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
July 31, 2000 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
August 7, 2000 | Patrick Traverse | 1-year | Arbitration award | [44] |
August 11, 2000 | Ladislav Kohn | 1-year | Arbitration award | [27] |
August 16, 2000 | Antti Aalto | 1-year | Arbitration award | [45] |
September 5, 2000 | Matt Cullen | 1-year | Re-signing | [46] |
September 15, 2000 | Oleg Tverdovsky | 3-year | Re-signing | [47] |
December 7, 2000 | Mike Crowley | 1-year [f] | Re-signing | [48] |
March 8, 2001 | Marty McInnis | 3-year | Extension | [49] |
Anaheim's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. [50]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Alexei Smirnov | Russia | THK Tver (Russia) |
2 | 44 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
4 | 98 | Jonas Ronnqvist | Sweden | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
5 | 134 | Peter Podhradsky | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
5 | 153 | Bill Cass | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( shared with the Detroit Red Wings )
The Devils acquired... right wing Ed Ward from Anaheim for a seventh-round pick in 2001.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS--Traded the rights to Jonathan Hedstrom to Anaheim for 2000 sixth- and seventh-round picks.
Washington Capitals... acquired defenseman Jason Marshall from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Alexei Tezikov and a 2001 fourth-round pick
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Chris O'Sullivan, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, on a one-year contract.
EDMONTON OILERS--Signed D Scott Ferguson.
Right wing Ladislav Kohn and the Mighty Ducks agreed on a one-year contract, the result of an arbitrator's decision in Toronto.β¦ The Kings signed free agent wingers Peter LeBoutillier and Nate Miller.
STARS: Free-agent left wing Ted Donato, 31, signed a one-year contract.
5.9.2000 BLUESILLE NHL-HYΓKKΓΓJΓ ANAHEIMISTA! Espoo Blues on solminut tΓ€nÀÀn sopimuksen kanadalaisen laitahyΓΆkkÀÀjΓ€ Frank Banhamin kanssa.
9/11/2000 Amerks sign Nelson and Askey
Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Kip Miller
PREDATORS: Nashville signed left wing Jeremy Stevenson
HARTFORD WOLF PACKβSigned D Ryan Bast and F Tony Tuzzolino.
SAN DIEGO GULLSβSigned RW Chad Wagner.
COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS... Signed F Kris Cantu, G Blaine Russell and F Mark Scott.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms with restricted free agent left wing Mike Leclerc on a one-year contract.
MIGHTY DUCKS: Anaheim signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a one-year contract.