The 2000–01 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 92nd season of play. The club finished fifth in the Northeast Division and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for a third consecutive season, marking the first such drought for the franchise since 1920–1922.[1]
2000–01 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 11th Eastern |
2000–01 record | 28–40–8–6 |
Home record | 15–20–4–2 |
Road record | 13–20–4–4 |
Goals for | 206 |
Goals against | 232 |
Team information | |
General manager | Rejean Houle (Oct-Nov) Andre Savard (Nov-Apr) |
Coach | Alain Vigneault (Oct-Nov) Michel Therrien (Nov-Apr) |
Captain | Saku Koivu |
Arena | Molson Centre |
Average attendance | 20,105 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Quebec Citadelles Tallahassee Tiger Sharks |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Brian Savage (21) |
Assists | Saku Koivu Oleg Petrov (30) |
Points | Saku Koivu Oleg Petrov (47) |
Penalty minutes | Sheldon Souray (95) |
Plus/minus | Karl Dykhuis (+9) |
Wins | Jose Theodore (20) |
Goals against average | Mathieu Garon (2.44) |
Regular season
edit- After a loss to the Washington Capitals on November 17, the Canadiens had the worst record in the NHL. The two expansion teams, Minnesota and Columbus were ahead of them in the standings. After losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice on November 18, Rejean Houle and Alain Vigneault were fired.[2] On November 20, Andre Savard was made the new general manager, while Michel Therrien of the Quebec Citadelles became the new head coach.[3] Despite the changes, the Canadiens had one win, ten losses and two ties in the month of December.
- At the end of December, Dan O'Neill, president of Molson met with George N. Gillett, Jr. Gillett had shown interest in the Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, and the Phoenix Coyotes.[4] After the meeting, Gillett agreed to be the new owner.[3] Gillett acquired the Molson Centre and eighty percent of the franchise for two hundred and seventy-five million dollars.[5]
- February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk's record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with Montreal, and the Canadiens held a pregame ceremony for Roy.[6]
- The Canadiens allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just three.[7]
Final standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
2 | 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
3 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
4 | 9 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
5 | 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
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 | Z- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
2 | Y- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
3 | Y- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 |
5 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
6 | X- Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
7 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
8 | X- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
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9 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
10 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 |
11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
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October: 4–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 0–4–1–0)
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November: 5–10–0–0 (home: 1–6–0–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
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December: 1–8–2–2 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 0–3–1–2)
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January: 7–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 3–3–0–0)
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February: 5–6–0–1 (home: 2–3–0–1; road: 3–3–0–0)
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March: 5–5–3–1 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 3–3–2–1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
11 | Saku Koivu | C | 54 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 2 | 40 |
32 | Oleg Petrov | RW | 81 | 17 | 30 | 47 | −11 | 24 |
49 | Brian Savage | LW | 62 | 21 | 24 | 45 | −13 | 26 |
26 | Martin Rucinsky | LW | 57 | 16 | 22 | 38 | −5 | 66 |
43 | Patrice Brisebois | D | 77 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −31 | 28 |
14 | Trevor Linden‡ | RW | 57 | 12 | 21 | 33 | −2 | 52 |
63 | Craig Darby | C | 78 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −17 | 16 |
25 | Chad Kilger† | LW | 43 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −1 | 34 |
22 | Eric Weinrich‡ | D | 60 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −1 | 34 |
15 | Dainius Zubrus‡ | C | 49 | 12 | 12 | 24 | −7 | 30 |
79 | Andrei Markov | D | 63 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 18 |
8 | Jim Campbell | RW | 57 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −3 | 53 |
37 | Patrick Poulin | C | 52 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 13 |
28 | Karl Dykhuis | D | 67 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 44 |
17 | Benoit Brunet | LW | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −4 | 12 |
56 | Stephane Robidas | D | 65 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 14 |
78 | Eric Landry | C | 51 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −9 | 43 |
44 | Sheldon Souray | D | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −11 | 95 |
34 | Sergei Zholtok‡ | C | 32 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −15 | 8 |
20 | Richard Zednik† | RW | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −2 | 10 |
47 | Juha Lind | C | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
51 | Francis Bouillon | D | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
88 | Xavier Delisle | C | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 6 |
45 | Arron Asham | RW | 46 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −9 | 59 |
54 | Patrick Traverse† | D | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 10 |
38 | Jan Bulis† | C | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
40 | Eric Chouinard | LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
52 | Craig Rivet | D | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 36 |
20 | P. J. Stock‡ | C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 32 |
35 | Andrei Bashkirov | LW | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
24 | Christian Laflamme | D | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −11 | 42 |
55 | Matthieu Descoteaux | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
39 | Johan Witehall† | LW | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
29 | Gino Odjick† | RW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
60 | Jose Theodore | G | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
31 | Jeff Hackett | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
29 | Darryl Shannon‡ | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
23 | Francis Belanger† | LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 29 |
83 | Eric Bertrand | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Enrico Ciccone‡ | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14 |
41 | Eric Fichaud | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Mathieu Garon | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | Matt Higgins | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
71 | Mike Ribeiro | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
38 | Barry Richter | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
61 | Jason Ward | RW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
60 | Jose Theodore | 59 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 1546 | 141 | 2.57 | .909 | 2 | 3298 |
30 | Mathieu Garon | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 233 | 24 | 2.44 | .897 | 2 | 589 |
31 | Jeff Hackett | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 477 | 54 | 3.25 | .887 | 0 | 998 |
41 | Eric Fichaud | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3.87 | .875 | 0 | 62 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Player of the Week | Trevor Linden (October 23) | [11] |
Team | Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy | Oleg Petrov | [12] |
Molson Cup | Jose Theodore | [13] |
Transactions
editThe Canadiens 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]
Trades
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations[a] |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
[15] |
June 24, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2000 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
[14] |
June 25, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2000 |
To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000 |
[16] |
June 25, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2000 |
To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 |
[14] |
December 7, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick |
To Philadelphia Flyers P. J. Stock 6th-round pick in 2001 |
[17] |
December 18, 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens Chad Kilger |
To Edmonton Oilers Sergei Zholtok |
[18] |
February 21, 2001 | To Montreal Canadiens Patrick Traverse |
To Boston Bruins Eric Weinrich |
[19] |
March 13, 2001 | To Montreal Canadiens Jan Bulis Richard Zednik 1st-round pick in 2001 |
To Washington Capitals Trevor Linden Dainius Zubrus New Jersey’s 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
[20] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 7, 2000 | Eric Bertrand | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency | [21] |
Sylvain Blouin | St. Louis Blues | 2-year | Free agency | [21] | |
Enrico Ciccone | Essen Mosquitoes (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [21] | |
Eric Landry | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency | [21] | |
P. J. Stock | New York Rangers | 1-year[b] | Free agency | [21] | |
August 8, 2000 | Xavier Delisle | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | [22] |
August 22, 2000 | Jim Campbell | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [23] |
September 17, 2000 | Darryl Shannon | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [24] |
January 12, 2001 | Johan Witehall | New York Rangers | Waivers | [25] | |
February 15, 2001 | Francis Belanger | Quebec Citadelles (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [26] |
April 11, 2001 | Benoit Gratton | Calgary Flames | Waivers | [27] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Via[c] | Ref |
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June 23, 2000 | Frederic Chabot | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft | [29] |
Turner Stevenson | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft | [29] | |
July 1, 2000 | Byron Briske[d] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [28] | |
Boyd Olson[e] | Contract expiration (UFA) | [28] | ||
July 4, 2000 | Shayne Corson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) | [32] |
July 5, 2000 | Jim Cummins | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (UFA) | [33] |
July 27, 2000 | Jesse Belanger | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
August 14, 2000 | Scott Lachance | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [35] |
September 9, 2000 | Dave Morissette | Lake Charles Ice Pirates (WPHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
September 20, 2000 | Trent McCleary | Retirement | [37] | |
September 29, 2000 | Sylvain Blouin | Minnesota Wild | Waiver draft | [38] |
N/A | Jonathan Delisle | Quebec Citadelles (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [39] |
December 8, 2000 | Enrico Ciccone | Retirement | [40] | |
May 22, 2001 | Johan Witehall | EHC Chur (NLA) | Free agency | [41] |
June 6, 2001 | Juha Lind | Sodertalje SK (SHL) | Free agency | [42] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 7, 2000 | Saku Koivu | 1-year | Re-signing | [21] |
Patrick Poulin | 3-year | Re-signing | [21] | |
July 14, 2000 | Andrei Markov | Entry-level | [43] | |
August 1, 2000 | Andrei Bashkirov | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] |
Matt Higgins | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] | |
Mike McBain | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] | |
Brian Savage | 1-year | Re-signing | [44] | |
August 8, 2000 | Craig Darby | 1-year | Re-signing | [22] |
August 29, 2000 | Trent McCleary | 1-year | Re-signing | [45] |
September 1, 2000 | Matthieu Descoteaux | 1-year | Re-signing | [14] |
Stephane Robidas | 1-year | Re-signing | [14] | |
September 4, 2000 | Sheldon Souray | 2-year | Re-signing | [46] |
September 6, 2000 | Martin Rucinsky | 1-year[b] | Re-signing | [47] |
September 7, 2000 | Dainius Zubrus | 2-year | Re-signing | [48] |
September 20, 2000 | Craig Rivet | 2-year | Re-signing | [49] |
October 3, 2000 | Jose Theodore | 2-year | Re-signing | [50] |
March 29, 2001 | Ron Hainsey | 3-year | Entry-level | [51] |
May 4, 2001 | Oleg Petrov | 2-year[f] | Extension | [52] |
May 23, 2001 | Patrick Traverse | 3-year | Extension | [53] |
May 30, 2001 | Patrice Brisebois | 1-year | Extension | [54] |
Marc-Andre Thinel | 3-year | Entry-level | [54] | |
June 1, 2001 | Jerome Marois | 3-year | Entry-level | [55] |
June 4, 2001 | Gino Odjick | 2-year[g] | Extension | [56] |
Draft picks
editMontreal's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[57]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 13 | Ron Hainsey | United States | University of Massachusetts Lowell (Hockey East) |
1 | 16 | Marcel Hossa | Slovakia | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
3 | 78 | Jozef Balej | Slovakia | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
3 | 79 | Tyler Hanchuck | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
4 | 109 | Johan Eneqvist | Sweden | Leksands IF Jr. (Sweden) |
4 | 114 | Christian Larrivee | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
5 | 145 | Ryan Glenn | Canada | Walpole Jr. Stars (EJHL) |
6 | 172 | Scott Selig | United States | Thayer Academy (USHS-MA) |
6 | 182 | Petr Chvojka | Czech Republic | HC Plzeň Jr. (Czech Republic) |
8 | 243 | Joni Puurula | Finland | Hermes Mestis (Finland) |
9 | 275 | Jonathan Gauthier | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
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- "2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Dumont, Marc (July 9, 2019). "Are the Canadiens good enough? Here are some lingering options to improve the roster". The Athletic. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.294, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ a b The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.295, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.296, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.298, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
- ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ "2000-01 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
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- ^ "2000-01 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Holdout Simon signs two-year deal with Caps". Tampa Bay Times. October 24, 2000. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Canadiens center Trevor Linden won for collecting eight points in three games.
- ^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
- ^ Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
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- ^ "NHL - Expansion teams already wheeling and dealing". ESPN.com. June 24, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
The Blue Jackets also acquired a second-round pick in the 2001 entry draft from Montreal in exchange for selecting goalie Frederic Chabot.
- ^ "Brooks Orpik Leads Penguins' 2000 Draft Class". Pittsburgh Penguins. June 25, 2000. Archived from the original on June 27, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
The Penguins made a trade at the start of the draft's second day on Sunday, dealing their fourth round pick (114th overall) to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Montreal's fourth-round (124th) and fifth-round (146th) picks.
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- ^ "Canadian sign Campbell to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 22, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Canadiens sign a free-agent defenseman". Tampa Bay Times. September 18, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Canadiens claim Witehall off waivers - UPI Archives". UPI. January 12, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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- ^ Benoit Gratton at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ a b c "2000 NHL Free Agents". tsn.ca. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "NHL Expansion Draft List - UPI Archives". UPI. June 23, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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- ^ "Maple Leafs sign two free agents - UPI Archives". UPI. July 4, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 6, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS--Signed F Jim Cummins.
- ^ "Islanders Sign Three Free Agents". AP NEWS. July 27, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Canucks sign Scott Lachance - UPI Archives". UPI. August 14, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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The Minnesota Wild took forward Zdeno Ciger from the Nashville Predators and enforcer Sylvain Blouin from the Montreal Canadiens.
- ^ Jonathan Delisle career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 6, 2023
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- ^ "McCleary re-signs with Habs". TSN.ca. August 29, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Canadiens ink Souray to two-year deal". TSN.ca. September 4, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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- ^ "Canadiens sign Dainius Zubrus". TSN.ca. September 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ "PANTHERS 4, HURRICANES 2". Tampa Bay Times. September 21, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
CANADIENS: Defenseman Craig Rivet was signed to a two-year deal.
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- ^ "Canadiens sign first round pick defenceman Ron Hainsey". Montreal Canadiens. March 29, 2001. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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MONTREAL CANADIENS--Signed F Jerome Marois to a three-year contract.
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