1999–2000 Boston Bruins season
The 1999–2000 Boston Bruins season was the team's 76th season of operation. The Bruins failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs.
1999–2000 Boston Bruins | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 12th Eastern |
1999–2000 record | 24–33–19–6 |
Home record | 12–17–11–1 |
Road record | 12–16–8–5 |
Goals for | 210 |
Goals against | 248 |
Team information | |
General manager | Harry Sinden |
Coach | Pat Burns |
Captain | Ray Bourque (Oct.–Mar.) Vacant (Mar.–Apr.) |
Arena | Fleet Center |
Average attendance | TBD |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Joe Thornton (23) |
Assists | Joe Thornton (37) |
Points | Joe Thornton (60) |
Penalty minutes | Joe Thornton (82) |
Plus/minus | Anson Carter (+8) |
Wins | Byron Dafoe (13) |
Goals against average | John Grahame (2.46) |
Off-season
Following a second-round loss to the Buffalo Sabres the year previous, the Bruins headed into the 1999–2000 season with confidence that they could reach the playoffs for the third straight year under head coach Pat Burns. General manager Harry Sinden signed no free agents in the offseason and made no significant moves heading into the season. Goaltender Byron Dafoe was to be the starter for the third straight year following his best season in 1998–99, going 32–23–11 with a .926 save percentage.
Regular season
On February 21, 2000, Marty McSorley, playing for the Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with seconds left in the Bruins-Vancouver Canucks game. Brashear lost consciousness and suffered a grade 3 concussion, but not from immediate contact with the stick. The stick hit Brashear's helmet, but caused him to fall backward, and his head hit hard on the ice.
As a result of the stick incident, McSorley was charged with assault and suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 1999–2000 season (including playoffs) missing 23 games. On October 4, 2000, a jury found McSorley guilty of assault with a weapon for his attack on Brashear. He was sentenced to 18 months probation. The trial was the first for an on-ice attack by an NHL player since 1988. After his assault conviction, his NHL suspension was extended to one full year (through February 21, 2001).[1] This suspension was the longest in NHL history and afterwards McSorley never played in another NHL game.
During the regular season, the Bruins were the only team not to score a short-handed goal.[2]
Final standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 222 | 1103 | 100 |
2 | 6 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 210 | 850 | 95 |
3 | 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 213 | 204 | 1173 | 85 |
4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 194 | 1067 | 83 |
5 | 11 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 210 | 248 | 865 | 73 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; 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 – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
2 | Y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
3 | Y – Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 222 | 100 |
4 | X – New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
5 | X – Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
6 | X – Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 210 | 95 |
7 | X– Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
8 | X – Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 213 | 204 | 85 |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 194 | 83 |
11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
12 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 210 | 248 | 73 |
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 2, 1999 | 1–3 | Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 0–1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 4, 1999 | 0–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 0–2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 7, 1999 | 3–4 | @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 0–3–0–0 |
4 | T | October 9, 1999 | 1–1 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 0–3–1–0 |
5 | T | October 11, 1999 | 3–3 OT | Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) | 0–3–2–0 |
6 | L | October 13, 1999 | 1–2 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) | 0–4–2–0 |
7 | T | October 15, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) | 0–4–3–0 |
8 | L | October 16, 1999 | 1–2 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) | 0–5–3–0 |
9 | T | October 20, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) | 0–5–4–0 |
10 | W | October 23, 1999 | 3–1 | @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) | 1–5–4–0 |
11 | W | October 24, 1999 | 3–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) | 2–5–4–0 |
12 | W | October 28, 1999 | 7–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 3–5–4–0 |
13 | W | October 30, 1999 | 3–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 4–5–4–0 |
14 | W | November 4, 1999 | 3–1 | New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 5–5–4–0 |
15 | W | November 6, 1999 | 4–2 | Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 6–5–4–0 |
16 | L | November 10, 1999 | 2–6 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 6–6–4–0 |
17 | W | November 11, 1999 | 4–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 7–6–4–0 |
18 | W | November 13, 1999 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 8–6–4–0 |
19 | T | November 17, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 8–6–5–0 |
20 | W | November 18, 1999 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 9–6–5–0 |
21 | L | November 20, 1999 | 0–3 | Washington Capitals (1999–2000) | 9–7–5–0 |
22 | W | November 22, 1999 | 2–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 10–7–5–0 |
23 | W | November 24, 1999 | 5–2 | @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) | 11–7–5–0 |
24 | T | November 26, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) | 11–7–6–0 |
25 | L | November 28, 1999 | 1–2 | New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 11–8–6–0 |
26 | T | December 2, 1999 | 2–2 OT | @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) | 11–8–7–0 |
27 | L | December 4, 1999 | 3–9 | Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) | 11–9–7–0 |
28 | T | December 9, 1999 | 2–2 OT | Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) | 11–9–8–0 |
29 | L | December 11, 1999 | 4–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) | 11–10–8–0 |
30 | W | December 13, 1999 | 2–0 | Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) | 12–10–8–0 |
31 | L | December 14, 1999 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 12–11–8–0 |
32 | W | December 17, 1999 | 3–1 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 13–11–8–0 |
33 | L | December 18, 1999 | 0–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) | 13–12–8–0 |
34 | L | December 21, 1999 | 1–3 | Nashville Predators (1999–2000) | 13–13–8–0 |
35 | T | December 23, 1999 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 13–13–9–0 |
36 | L | December 27, 1999 | 0–3 | @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 13–14–9–0 |
37 | OTL | December 29, 1999 | 4–5 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 13–14–9–1 |
38 | OTL | December 30, 1999 | 4–5 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 13–14–9–2 |
39 | T | January 1, 2000 | 2–2 OT | New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) | 13–14–10–2 |
40 | W | January 4, 2000 | 7–3 | @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 14–14–10–2 |
41 | L | January 6, 2000 | 3–7 | Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 14–15–10–2 |
42 | L | January 8, 2000 | 2–5 | New York Islanders (1999–2000) | 14–16–10–2 |
43 | L | January 11, 2000 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 14–17–10–2 |
44 | T | January 13, 2000 | 0–0 OT | Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 14–17–11–2 |
45 | T | January 15, 2000 | 2–2 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 14–17–12–2 |
46 | T | January 17, 2000 | 3–3 OT | Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 14–17–13–2 |
47 | W | January 19, 2000 | 4–3 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) | 15–17–13–2 |
48 | W | January 20, 2000 | 4–2 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 16–17–13–2 |
49 | OTL | January 22, 2000 | 3–4 OT | @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 16–17–13–3 |
50 | OTL | January 24, 2000 | 3–4 OT | Calgary Flames (1999–2000) | 16–17–13–4 |
51 | W | January 29, 2000 | 1–0 | Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 17–17–13–4 |
52 | L | January 31, 2000 | 2–4 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) | 17–18–13–4 |
53 | T | February 1, 2000 | 4–4 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 17–18–14–4 |
54 | W | February 3, 2000 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 18–18–14–4 |
55 | T | February 8, 2000 | 2–2 OT | Washington Capitals (1999–2000) | 18–18–15–4 |
56 | L | February 11, 2000 | 2–5 | @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 18–19–15–4 |
57 | L | February 12, 2000 | 1–5 | Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 18–20–15–4 |
58 | T | February 16, 2000 | 3–3 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) | 18–20–16–4 |
59 | L | February 21, 2000 | 2–5 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) | 18–21–16–4 |
60 | L | February 23, 2000 | 2–4 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) | 18–22–16–4 |
61 | W | February 25, 2000 | 3–0 | @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) | 19–22–16–4 |
62 | T | February 26, 2000 | 2–2 OT | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 19–22–17–4 |
63 | L | February 29, 2000 | 3–5 | Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 19–23–17–4 |
64 | L | March 2, 2000 | 2–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 19–24–17–4 |
65 | L | March 4, 2000 | 0–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 19–25–17–4 |
66 | L | March 6, 2000 | 1–5 | Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) | 19–26–17–4 |
67 | OTL | March 8, 2000 | 1–2 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) | 19–26–17–5 |
68 | W | March 10, 2000 | 5–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) | 20–26–17–5 |
69 | W | March 11, 2000 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 21–26–17–5 |
70 | OTL | March 16, 2000 | 4–5 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) | 21–26–17–6 |
71 | W | March 18, 2000 | 3–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 22–26–17–6 |
72 | L | March 19, 2000 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 22–27–17–6 |
73 | W | March 21, 2000 | 4–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 23–27–17–6 |
74 | L | March 23, 2000 | 1–3 | Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 23–28–17–6 |
75 | T | March 25, 2000 | 4–4 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) | 23–28–18–6 |
76 | L | March 29, 2000 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) | 23–29–18–6 |
77 | L | March 30, 2000 | 2–3 | St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) | 23–30–18–6 |
78 | T | April 1, 2000 | 2–2 OT | New York Rangers (1999–2000) | 23–30–19–6 |
79 | L | April 4, 2000 | 4–5 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) | 23–31–19–6 |
80 | L | April 5, 2000 | 3–6 | @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) | 23–32–19–6 |
81 | L | April 8, 2000 | 0–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) | 23–33–19–6 |
82 | W | April 9, 2000 | 3–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) | 24–33–19–6 |
Playoffs
The Bruins failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Joe Thornton | C | 81 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 82 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Anson Carter | RW | 59 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Sergei Samsonov | LW | 77 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 4 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Ray Bourque | D | 65 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 20 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Andreychuk | LW | 63 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 28 | -11 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Jason Allison | C | 37 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Darren Van Impe | D | 79 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 73 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
P. J. Axelsson | LW | 81 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Steve Heinze | RW | 75 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 36 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rob DiMaio | RW | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Savage | C | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kyle McLaren | D | 71 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 67 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Mikko Eloranta | LW | 50 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Murphy | RW | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Don Sweeney | D | 81 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 48 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Mann | RW | 32 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Bates | C | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Gill | D | 81 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Nickulas | RW | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Antti Laaksonen | LW | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Rolston | C/RW | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Mattias Timander | D | 60 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Knuble | RW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brandon Smith | D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marty McSorley | D | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Belanger | LW | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Hulbig | LW | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jay Henderson | LW | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Landon Wilson | RW | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonathan Girard | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Prpic | C | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquis Mathieu | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Ferraro | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Grahame | G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Pronger | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnathan Aitken | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nick Boynton | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Dafoe | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Downey | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robbie Tallas | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Zehr | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Byron Dafoe | 2307 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 114 | 2.96 | 3 | 1030 | 916 | .889 |
John Grahame | 1344 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 2.46 | 2 | 609 | 554 | .910 |
Robbie Tallas | 1363 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 3.17 | 0 | 628 | 556 | .885 |
Team: | 5014 | 82 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 241 | 2.88 | 5 | 2267 | 2026 | .894 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Milestones
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached |
Transactions
Trades
March 6, 2000 | To Colorado Avalanche Ray Bourque, Dave Andreychuk[5] |
To Boston Bruins Brian Rolston, Martin Grenier, Samuel Pahlsson, First Round pick |
Free agents
Player | Former Team |
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Marty McSorley | Edmonton Oilers |
Claimed from waivers
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Draft picks
Boston's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 21 | Nick Boynton | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
2 | 56 | Matt Zultek | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
3 | 89 | Kyle Wanvig | ![]() | Kootenay Ice (WHL) |
4 | 118 | Jaakko Harikkala | ![]() | Lukko (Finland) |
5 | 147 | Seamus Kotyk | ![]() | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
6 | 179 | Don Choukalos | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
7 | 207 | Greg Barber | ![]() | Victoria Salsa (BCJHL) |
8 | 236 | John Cronin | ![]() | Boston University (Hockey East) |
9 | 247 | Mikko Eloranta | ![]() | TPS (Finland) |
9 | 264 | Georgijs Pujacs | ![]() | Dynamo-81 Riga (Latvia) |
See also
References
- "McSorley must miss a year". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 2000-11-08. Archived from the original on 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000.html
- "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- "1999–2000 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.438, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2