1999–2000 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1999–2000 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 33rd season in the National Hockey League. It was the Kings' first season in Staples Center, which replaced The Forum as the Kings home venue. The Kings made it to the playoffs but lost in the first round to Detroit.
1999–2000 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 2nd Pacific |
Conference | 5th Western |
1999–2000 record | 39–27–12–4 |
Home record | 21–13–5–2 |
Road record | 18–14–7–2 |
Goals for | 245 |
Goals against | 228 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dave Taylor |
Coach | Andy Murray |
Captain | Rob Blake |
Alternate captains | Mattias Norstrom Luc Robitaille |
Arena | Staples Center |
Average attendance | 16,518 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Long Beach Ice Dogs Lowell Lock Monsters Mississippi Sea Wolves Trenton Titans |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Luc Robitaille (36) |
Assists | Jozef Stumpel (41) |
Points | Luc Robitaille (74) |
Penalty minutes | Ian Laperriere (185) |
Plus/minus | Jozef Stumpel (+23) |
Wins | Stephane Fiset (20) |
Goals against average | Jamie Storr (2.53) |
Offseason
editHead coach Larry Robinson was fired on April 19.[1] Former NHL assistant coach Andy Murray was named his replacement on June 14.[2]
Regular season
editFinal standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
2 | 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
3 | 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
4 | 8 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
5 | 9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
2 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
3 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 233 | 201 | 96 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 226 | 212 | 88 |
8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
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9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
10 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 227 | 237 | 83 |
11 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 211 | 256 | 77 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Schedule and results
editRegular season
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October: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 5–2–1–0)
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November: 6–3–2–1 (home: 3–3–1–0; road: 3–0–1–1)
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December: 3–6–2–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 1–5–1–0)
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January: 5–6–1–1 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 1–3–1–1)
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February: 8–4–1–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 5–3–0–0)
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March: 6–4–3–1 (home: 4–4–1–1; road: 2–0–2–0)
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April: 3–1–1–0 (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 1–1–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings — Red Wings win 4–0
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
20 | Luc Robitaille | LW | 71 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 11 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 6 |
33 | Zigmund Palffy | RW | 64 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Glen Murray | RW | 78 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 13 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
15 | Jozef Stumpel | C | 57 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
4 | Rob Blake | D | 77 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 10 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
21 | Bryan Smolinski | C | 79 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
10 | Donald Audette‡ | RW | 49 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Garry Galley | D | 70 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
23 | Craig Johnson | LW | 76 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −10 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Jason Blake | C | 64 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Ian Laperriere | RW | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −14 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | Marko Tuomainen | RW | 63 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −12 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Jere Karalahti | D | 48 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
5 | Aki Berg | D | 70 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −1 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 80 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
14 | Mattias Norstrom | D | 82 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Vladimir Tsyplakov‡ | LW | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Len Barrie‡ | C | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Brad Chartrand | C | 50 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
19[a] | Bob Corkum† | C | 45 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
44 | Jaroslav Modry | D | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
42 | Dan Bylsma | RW | 64 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
2 | Frantisek Kaberle‡ | D | 37 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Steve McKenna | LW | 46 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Kelly Buchberger† | RW | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
17 | Nelson Emerson† | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Stephane Fiset | G | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | Jason Podollan | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Jamie Storr | G | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
43 | Philippe Boucher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Marcel Cousineau | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
28 | Bill Huard‡ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | Jan Nemecek | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Steve Reinprecht† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Pavel Rosa | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
35 | Stephane Fiset | 47 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1208 | 119 | 2.75 | .901 | 1 | 2592 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 10 | 3.00 | .898 | 0 | 200 |
1 | Jamie Storr | 42 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1008 | 93 | 2.53 | .908 | 1 | 2206 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3.33 | .920 | 0 | 36 |
34 | Marcel Cousineau | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 2.11 | .906 | 0 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Rob Blake (Defense) | [6] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Rob Blake[b] | [8] |
NHL Player of the Week | Luc Robitaille (October 11) | [9] | |
Bryan Smolinski (November 1) | [10] | ||
Team | Best Newcomer | Zigmund Palffy | [11] |
Bill Libby Memorial Award | Rob Blake | [11] | |
Defensive Player | Mattias Norstrom | [11] | |
Jim Fox Community Service | Rob Blake | [11] | |
Leading Scorer | Luc Robitaille | [11] | |
Most Inspirational | Garry Galley | [11] | |
Most Popular Player | Ian Laperriere | [11] | |
Outstanding Defenseman | Rob Blake | [11] | |
Unsung Hero | Mattias Norstrom | [11] |
Milestones
editMilestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Luc Robitaille | January 4, 2000 | [12] |
Transactions
editThe Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.[13]
Trades
editJune 19, 1999 | To Los Angeles Kings Žigmund Pálffy Bryan Smolinski Marcel Cousineau 4th round pick in 1999 - Daniel Johansson |
To New York Islanders Olli Jokinen Josh Green Mathieu Biron 1st round pick in 1999 - Taylor Pyatt |
January 23, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings 8th round pick in 2000 - Dan Welch 6th round pick in 2001 - Art Femenella |
To Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Tsyplakov 8th round pick in 2001 - Marek Dubec |
January 25, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Atlanta Thrashers Bill Huard |
February 18, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Allan Egeland |
To Calgary Flames Future considerations |
February 23, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Craig Charron |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Don MacLean |
March 13, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Kelly Buchberger Nelson Emerson |
To Atlanta Thrashers Donald Audette František Kaberle |
May 1, 2000 | To Los Angeles Kings Steve Passmore |
To Chicago Blackhawks 4th round pick in 2000 - Olli Malmivaara |
Free agent signings
editJune 20, 1999 | From HIFK (SM-I) Marko Tuomainen (1 year, $500,000) |
July 19, 1999 | From Edmonton Oilers Bill Huard |
July 21, 1999 | From St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) Brad Chartrand |
July 21, 1999 | From Frankfurt Lions (DEL) Len Barrie (1 year, $350,000) |
July 21, 1999 | From EC Villacher SV (ALP) Mike O'Neill |
July 30, 1999 | From Manitoba Moose (IHL) Scott Thomas |
August 26, 1999 | From Philadelphia Flyers David MacIsaac |
December 26, 1999 | From Phoenix Coyotes Bob Corkum (2 years, $1.65 million) |
February 18, 2000 | From Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Jerred Smithson |
February 18, 2000 | From St. Louis Blues Travis Scott |
March 31, 2000 | From University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA) Steven Reinprecht |
Free agents lost
editJuly 15, 1999 | To Detroit Red Wings Manny Legace |
July 21, 1999 | To Florida Panthers Ryan Bach |
August 2, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers Ray Ferraro (2 years, $2 million) |
August 4, 1999 | To Vancouver Canucks Doug Bodger (1 year, $700,000) |
November 4, 1999 | To Anchorage Aces (WCHL) Ruslan Batyrshin |
January 31, 2000 | To HC Ambrì-Piotta (NLA) Dave Babych |
Expansion draft
editJune 25, 1999 | To Atlanta Thrashers Matt Johnson |
Waivers
editSeptember 27, 1999 | From Nashville Predators Rich Brennan |
March 10, 2000 | To Florida Panthers Len Barrie |
Draft picks
editLos Angeles's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[14]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 43 | Andrei Shefer | Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) |
3 | 74 | Jason Crain | United States | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
3 | 76 | Frantisek Kaberle | Czech Republic | MODO (Sweden) |
3 | 92 | Cory Campbell | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
4 | 104 | Brian McGrattan | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
4 | 125 | Daniel Johansson | Sweden | MODO (Sweden) |
5 | 133 | Jean-Francois Nogues | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
7 | 193 | Kevin Baker | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
8 | 222 | George Parros | United States | Chicago Freeze (NAHL) |
9 | 250 | Noah Clarke | United States | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- "Los Angeles Kings 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- "1999-00 Los Angeles Kings Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "L.A. Kings Fire Coach Robinson - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. April 19, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Kings Hire Murray As Coach - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. June 14, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1999-00 Los Angeles Kings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Kings' Luc Robitaille Named NHL Player Of The Week". NHL.com. October 11, 1999. Archived from the original on April 12, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Smolinski Wins Player of Week Award". NHL.com. November 1, 1999. Archived from the original on April 11, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Los Angeles Kings 2014–15 Media Guide, p. 201–03
- ^ "Blues And Kings Tie". www.cbsnews.com. January 4, 2000. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
- ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.