2000β01 San Jose Sharks | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 5th Western |
2000β01 record | 40β27β12β3 |
Home record | 22β14β4β1 |
Road record | 18β13β8β2 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 192 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Darryl Sutter |
Captain | Owen Nolan |
Alternate captains |
Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen (Oct-Mar) Mike Ricci Gary Suter |
Arena | San Jose Arena |
Average attendance | 17,468 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Kentucky Thoroughblades New Orleans Brass |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patrick Marleau (25) |
Assists | Niklas Sundstrom (39) |
Points | Patrick Marleau (52) |
Penalty minutes | Bryan Marchment (204) |
Plus/minus | Vincent Damphousse (+17) |
Wins | Evgeni Nabokov (32) |
Goals against average | Evgeni Nabokov (2.19) |
The 2000β01 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 2000β01 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 9β2β2 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 2000β01 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.
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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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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Patrick Marleau | C | 81 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Owen Nolan | RW | 57 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β5 | 8 |
24 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 82 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Vincent Damphousse | C | 45 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 14 |
18 | Mike Ricci | C | 81 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 0 |
17 | Scott Thornton | LW | 73 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
39 | Jeff Friesenβ‘ | LW | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 56 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
20 | Gary Suter | D | 68 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Marco Sturm | LW | 81 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 0 |
32 | Stephane Matteau | LW | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
15 | Alexander Korolyuk | LW | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Brad Stuart | D | 77 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Todd Harvey | RW | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
27 | Bryan Marchment | D | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
22 | Scott Hannan | D | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 6 |
10 | Marcus Ragnarsson | D | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
8 | Teemu Selanneβ | RW | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
40 | Mike Rathje | D | 81 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
21 | Tony Granato | RW | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | β1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
23 | Shawn Heins | D | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
26 | Jim Montgomery | C | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | β1 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
16 | Mark Smith | C | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
12 | Bill Lindsayβ | RW | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
44 | Matt Bradley | RW | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
2 | Bobby Dollasβ β‘ | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Jeff Nortonβ | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 2 |
34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | Paul Kruse | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
28 | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Steve Shieldsβ‘ | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 1582 | 135 | 2.19 | .915 | 6 | 3700 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 10 | 2.75 | .903 | 1 | 218 |
31 | Steve Shieldsβ‘ | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 531 | 47 | 2.48 | .911 | 2 | 1135 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 1.95 | .902 | 0 | 154 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 2.01 | .937 | 0 | 149 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Evgeni Nabokov | [4] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Evgeni Nabokov ( Goaltender) | [5] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Vincent Damphousse [a] | [7] |
Evgeni Nabokov | |||
Marcus Ragnarsson | |||
NHL Player of the Week | Evgeni Nabokov (January 29) | [8] | |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Nabokov (November) | [9] | |
Evgeni Nabokov (December) | [9] | ||
Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov | [10] |
Sharks Rookie of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov | [10] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th point | Vincent Damphousse | October 14, 2000 | [11] |
1,000th game played | Gary Suter | October 25, 2000 | [12] |
600th assist | Gary Suter | January 6, 2001 | [13] |
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. [14]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 12, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks Future considerations [b] |
To
Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Jan Caloun 9th-round pick in 2000 Future considerations |
[16] |
June 12, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2001 Future considerations [b] |
To
Minnesota Wild Andy Sutton 7th-round pick in 2000 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
[17] |
June 24, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
To
Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2000 3rd-round pick in 2000 |
[14] |
June 25, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2000 |
To
New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[18] |
June 25, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001 |
[19] |
March 5, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne [c] |
To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jeff Friesen Steve Shields Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
[20] |
March 6, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Bill Lindsay |
To
Calgary Flames 8th-round pick in 2001 |
[21] |
March 12, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Jeff Norton |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Johan Hedberg |
[22] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 24, 2000 | Zoltan Batovsky | Drummondville Voltigeurs ( QMJHL) | Free agency | [23] | |
July 1, 2000 | Scott Thornton | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Free agency | [24] |
August 10, 2000 | Steve Bancroft | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency | [25] | |
August 11, 2000 | Ryan Kraft | Kentucky Thoroughblades ( AHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
David MacIsaac | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [26] | ||
August 14, 2000 | Greg Andrusak | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency | [27] | |
August 15, 2000 | Jim Montgomery | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency | [28] | |
September 1, 2000 | Larry Courville | Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) | Free agency | [29] | |
September 10, 2000 | Paul Kruse | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
November 4, 2000 | Bobby Dollas | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency | [31] | |
June 7, 2001 | Matt Carkner | Peterborough Petes ( OHL) | Free agency | [32] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
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N/A | Peter Roed | Iserlohn Roosters ( DEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
June 23, 2000 | Chris Armstrong | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [35] |
Michal Bros | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [35] | |
July 7, 2000 | Eric Landry | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
July 21, 2000 | Jarrod Skalde | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) | [37] |
July 26, 2000 | Dave Lowry | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [38] |
August 2, 2000 | Mike Craig | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (V) | [39] |
August 15, 2000 | Brantt Myhres | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [40] |
September 2000 | Garrett Burnett | Cleveland Lumberjacks ( IHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
September 22, 2000 | Ronnie Stern | Retirement | [42] | |
October 2000 | Jon Coleman | Providence Bruins ( AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [43] |
November 14, 2000 | Jeff Norton | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) | [44] |
February 16, 2001 | Ron Sutter | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [45] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 24, 2000 | Mikael Samuelsson | Entry-level | [23] | |
August 10, 2000 | Jarrett Deuling | Re-signing | [25] | |
Niklas Sundstrom | 2-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
September 1, 2000 | Christian Gosselin | Re-signing | [29] | |
September 19, 2000 | Evgeni Nabokov | Re-signing | [47] | |
September 21, 2000 | Patrick Marleau | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Marco Sturm | 2-year [e] | Re-signing | [48] | |
September 22, 2000 | Steve Shields | 1-year [f] | Re-signing | [49] |
September 30, 2000 | Alexander Korolyuk | 2-year [e] | Re-signing | [50] |
Marcus Ragnarsson | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] | |
October 2, 2000 | Todd Harvey | Re-signing | [51] | |
October 11, 2000 | Owen Nolan | 5-year [g] | Re-signing | [52] |
May 11, 2001 | Jeff Jillson | Entry-level | [53] |
San Jose's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24β25, 2000. [54]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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2 | 41 | Tero Maatta | Defense | Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland) |
4 | 104 | Jon DiSalvatore | Right Wing | United States | Providence College ( NCAA) |
5 | 142 | Michal Pinc | Center | Czech Republic | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ( QMJHL) |
5 | 166 | Nolan Schaefer | Goalie | Canada | Providence College (NCAA) |
6 | 183 | Michal Macho | Center | Slovakia | HC Martin |
8 | 246 | Chad Wiseman | Left Wing | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
8 | 256 | Pasi Saarinen | Defense | Finland | Ilves (Finland) |
SHARKS: San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov was named the NHL Player of the Week after going undefeated in three games.
Vincent Damphousse became the 58th player ever to reach 1,000 points
Defenseman Gary Suter, playing in his 1,000th NHL game
He posted his 600th career assist on Jan. 6 against Florida.
The Capitals made one other move, trading their eighth round selection (256th) to San Jose in exchange for the Sharks eighth round pick in 2001.
San Jose Sharks... Signed right wings Zoltan Batovsky and Mikael Samuelsson.
The six-foot-four, 230-pound defenseman from Winchester, Ontario was originally signed by San Jose as a free agent on June 7, 2001.
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Agreed to terms with... F Eric Landry
THRASHERS: Atlanta announced it has agreed to a contract with free-agent center Jarrod Skalde.
COLORADO AVALANCHEβSigned F Mike Craig
Veteran right wing Ron Stern officially announced his retirement.
Coleman's chances of having his 25-game tryout contract extended are good.
San Jose Sharks -- Signed defenseman Jeff Jillson, their 1999 first-round pick.
2000β01 San Jose Sharks | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 5th Western |
2000β01 record | 40β27β12β3 |
Home record | 22β14β4β1 |
Road record | 18β13β8β2 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 192 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dean Lombardi |
Coach | Darryl Sutter |
Captain | Owen Nolan |
Alternate captains |
Vincent Damphousse Jeff Friesen (Oct-Mar) Mike Ricci Gary Suter |
Arena | San Jose Arena |
Average attendance | 17,468 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Kentucky Thoroughblades New Orleans Brass |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patrick Marleau (25) |
Assists | Niklas Sundstrom (39) |
Points | Patrick Marleau (52) |
Penalty minutes | Bryan Marchment (204) |
Plus/minus | Vincent Damphousse (+17) |
Wins | Evgeni Nabokov (32) |
Goals against average | Evgeni Nabokov (2.19) |
The 2000β01 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 2000β01 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 9β2β2 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 2000β01 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.
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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.
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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: 9β3β1β0 (home: 6β1β0β0; road: 3β2β1β0)
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December: 7β4β3β0 (home: 2β2β2β0; road: 5β2β1β0)
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January: 7β5β3β0 (home: 4β5β1β0; road: 3β0β2β0)
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February: 5β5β2β0 (home: 3β1β0β0; road: 2β4β2β0)
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March: 3β8β2β2 (home: 3β4β0β0; road: 0β4β2β2)
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April: 3β0β0β1 (home: 2β0β0β1; road: 1β0β0β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4β2
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
14 | Patrick Marleau | C | 81 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Owen Nolan | RW | 57 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β5 | 8 |
24 | Niklas Sundstrom | RW | 82 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Vincent Damphousse | C | 45 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 14 |
18 | Mike Ricci | C | 81 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | β1 | 0 |
17 | Scott Thornton | LW | 73 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
39 | Jeff Friesenβ‘ | LW | 64 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 56 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
20 | Gary Suter | D | 68 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Marco Sturm | LW | 81 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 0 |
32 | Stephane Matteau | LW | 80 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
15 | Alexander Korolyuk | LW | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Brad Stuart | D | 77 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Todd Harvey | RW | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
27 | Bryan Marchment | D | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
22 | Scott Hannan | D | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 6 |
10 | Marcus Ragnarsson | D | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
8 | Teemu Selanneβ | RW | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
40 | Mike Rathje | D | 81 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
21 | Tony Granato | RW | 60 | 4 | 5 | 9 | β1 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
23 | Shawn Heins | D | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
26 | Jim Montgomery | C | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | β1 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
16 | Mark Smith | C | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 51 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
12 | Bill Lindsayβ | RW | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
44 | Matt Bradley | RW | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
2 | Bobby Dollasβ β‘ | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | G | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | Jeff Nortonβ | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 2 |
34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | Paul Kruse | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
28 | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Steve Shieldsβ‘ | G | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
35 | Evgeni Nabokov | 66 | 32 | 21 | 7 | 1582 | 135 | 2.19 | .915 | 6 | 3700 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 10 | 2.75 | .903 | 1 | 218 |
31 | Steve Shieldsβ‘ | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 531 | 47 | 2.48 | .911 | 2 | 1135 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
34 | Miikka Kiprusoff | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 1.95 | .902 | 0 | 154 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 2.01 | .937 | 0 | 149 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Evgeni Nabokov | [4] |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Evgeni Nabokov ( Goaltender) | [5] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Vincent Damphousse [a] | [7] |
Evgeni Nabokov | |||
Marcus Ragnarsson | |||
NHL Player of the Week | Evgeni Nabokov (January 29) | [8] | |
NHL Rookie of the Month | Evgeni Nabokov (November) | [9] | |
Evgeni Nabokov (December) | [9] | ||
Team | Sharks Player of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov | [10] |
Sharks Rookie of the Year | Evgeni Nabokov | [10] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th point | Vincent Damphousse | October 14, 2000 | [11] |
1,000th game played | Gary Suter | October 25, 2000 | [12] |
600th assist | Gary Suter | January 6, 2001 | [13] |
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. [14]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 12, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks Future considerations [b] |
To
Columbus Blue Jackets Rights to Jan Caloun 9th-round pick in 2000 Future considerations |
[16] |
June 12, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2001 Future considerations [b] |
To
Minnesota Wild Andy Sutton 7th-round pick in 2000 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
[17] |
June 24, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
To
Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2000 3rd-round pick in 2000 |
[14] |
June 25, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2000 |
To
New York Rangers 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[18] |
June 25, 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2000 |
To
Washington Capitals 8th-round pick in 2001 |
[19] |
March 5, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne [c] |
To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jeff Friesen Steve Shields Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 |
[20] |
March 6, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Bill Lindsay |
To
Calgary Flames 8th-round pick in 2001 |
[21] |
March 12, 2001 | To San Jose Sharks Jeff Norton |
To
Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Johan Hedberg |
[22] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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June 24, 2000 | Zoltan Batovsky | Drummondville Voltigeurs ( QMJHL) | Free agency | [23] | |
July 1, 2000 | Scott Thornton | Dallas Stars | 4-year | Free agency | [24] |
August 10, 2000 | Steve Bancroft | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency | [25] | |
August 11, 2000 | Ryan Kraft | Kentucky Thoroughblades ( AHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
David MacIsaac | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency | [26] | ||
August 14, 2000 | Greg Andrusak | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency | [27] | |
August 15, 2000 | Jim Montgomery | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency | [28] | |
September 1, 2000 | Larry Courville | Kentucky Thoroughblades (AHL) | Free agency | [29] | |
September 10, 2000 | Paul Kruse | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
November 4, 2000 | Bobby Dollas | Manitoba Moose ( IHL) | Free agency | [31] | |
June 7, 2001 | Matt Carkner | Peterborough Petes ( OHL) | Free agency | [32] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
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N/A | Peter Roed | Iserlohn Roosters ( DEL) | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
June 23, 2000 | Chris Armstrong | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [35] |
Michal Bros | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft | [35] | |
July 7, 2000 | Eric Landry | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) | [36] |
July 21, 2000 | Jarrod Skalde | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) | [37] |
July 26, 2000 | Dave Lowry | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [38] |
August 2, 2000 | Mike Craig | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (V) | [39] |
August 15, 2000 | Brantt Myhres | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) | [40] |
September 2000 | Garrett Burnett | Cleveland Lumberjacks ( IHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [41] |
September 22, 2000 | Ronnie Stern | Retirement | [42] | |
October 2000 | Jon Coleman | Providence Bruins ( AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [43] |
November 14, 2000 | Jeff Norton | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) | [44] |
February 16, 2001 | Ron Sutter | Calgary Flames | Free agency (III) | [45] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 24, 2000 | Mikael Samuelsson | Entry-level | [23] | |
August 10, 2000 | Jarrett Deuling | Re-signing | [25] | |
Niklas Sundstrom | 2-year | Re-signing | [46] | |
September 1, 2000 | Christian Gosselin | Re-signing | [29] | |
September 19, 2000 | Evgeni Nabokov | Re-signing | [47] | |
September 21, 2000 | Patrick Marleau | 1-year | Re-signing | [48] |
Marco Sturm | 2-year [e] | Re-signing | [48] | |
September 22, 2000 | Steve Shields | 1-year [f] | Re-signing | [49] |
September 30, 2000 | Alexander Korolyuk | 2-year [e] | Re-signing | [50] |
Marcus Ragnarsson | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] | |
October 2, 2000 | Todd Harvey | Re-signing | [51] | |
October 11, 2000 | Owen Nolan | 5-year [g] | Re-signing | [52] |
May 11, 2001 | Jeff Jillson | Entry-level | [53] |
San Jose's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24β25, 2000. [54]
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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2 | 41 | Tero Maatta | Defense | Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland) |
4 | 104 | Jon DiSalvatore | Right Wing | United States | Providence College ( NCAA) |
5 | 142 | Michal Pinc | Center | Czech Republic | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies ( QMJHL) |
5 | 166 | Nolan Schaefer | Goalie | Canada | Providence College (NCAA) |
6 | 183 | Michal Macho | Center | Slovakia | HC Martin |
8 | 246 | Chad Wiseman | Left Wing | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
8 | 256 | Pasi Saarinen | Defense | Finland | Ilves (Finland) |
SHARKS: San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov was named the NHL Player of the Week after going undefeated in three games.
Vincent Damphousse became the 58th player ever to reach 1,000 points
Defenseman Gary Suter, playing in his 1,000th NHL game
He posted his 600th career assist on Jan. 6 against Florida.
The Capitals made one other move, trading their eighth round selection (256th) to San Jose in exchange for the Sharks eighth round pick in 2001.
San Jose Sharks... Signed right wings Zoltan Batovsky and Mikael Samuelsson.
The six-foot-four, 230-pound defenseman from Winchester, Ontario was originally signed by San Jose as a free agent on June 7, 2001.
MONTREAL CANADIENS--Agreed to terms with... F Eric Landry
THRASHERS: Atlanta announced it has agreed to a contract with free-agent center Jarrod Skalde.
COLORADO AVALANCHEβSigned F Mike Craig
Veteran right wing Ron Stern officially announced his retirement.
Coleman's chances of having his 25-game tryout contract extended are good.
San Jose Sharks -- Signed defenseman Jeff Jillson, their 1999 first-round pick.