1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 91st season of play. The club failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. Pierre Boivin replaced Ronald Corey as team president of the Canadiens.[1] On September 2, 1999, Molson executive James Arnett announced that Molson would put the franchise up for sale.[2]

1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
1999–2000 record35–34–9–4
Goals for196
Goals against194
Team information
General managerRejean Houle
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsShayne Corson
Turner Stevenson
ArenaMolson Centre
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Zholtok (26)
AssistsDainius Zubrus (28)
PointsMartin Rucinsky (49)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (115)
Plus/minusCraig Rivet (+11)
WinsJeff Hackett (23)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.10)

Off season

Saku Koivu makes Canadiens history, as the first European to be named the team's captain. He succeeds Vincent Damphousse, who was traded the previous season.

Regular season

Final standings
Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs824527732462221103100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421085095
38Buffalo Sabres823532114213204117385
410Montreal Canadiens82353494196194106783
511Boston Bruins82243319621024886573

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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 Y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 Y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 X – New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 X – Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 X – Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 X– Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 X – Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82292812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results
# R Date Score Opponent Record Points
1LOct 2, 19991–4Toronto Maple Leafs0–1–0–00
2LOct 6, 19991–2@ Edmonton Oilers0–2–0–00
3WOct 8, 19994–1@ Calgary Flames1–2–0–02
4LOct 9, 19991–4@ Vancouver Canucks1–3–0–02
5LOct 12, 19991–2Florida Panthers1–4–0–02
6WOct 14, 19995–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4–0–04
7WOct 16, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres3–4–0–06
8LOct 18, 19992–4New York Islanders3–5–0–06
9LOct 20, 19991–2Colorado Avalanche3–6–0–06
10LOct 23, 19992–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–7–0–06
11LOct 27, 19990–1Chicago Blackhawks3–8–0–06
12TOct 30, 19992–2 OTNew York Rangers3–8–1–07
13LNov 3, 19992–3@ New Jersey Devils3–9–1–07
14OTLNov 4, 19991–2 OT@ New York Islanders3–9–1–18
15LNov 6, 19991–2@ Ottawa Senators3–10–1–18
16LNov 10, 19994–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–11–1–18
17WNov 11, 19992–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–11–1–110
18WNov 13, 19994–2Atlanta Thrashers5–11–1–112
19LNov 16, 19991–4San Jose Sharks5–12–1–112
20LNov 18, 19991–6@ Nashville Predators5–13–1–112
21WNov 20, 19995–3@ Los Angeles Kings6–13–1–114
22WNov 22, 19992–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–13–1–116
23WNov 23, 19993–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks8–13–1–118
24WNov 27, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks9–13–1–120
25LDec 1, 19992–3Dallas Stars9–14–1–120
26LDec 3, 19992–3@ New York Rangers9–15–1–120
27LDec 4, 19992–3Philadelphia Flyers9–16–1–120
28TDec 7, 19993–3 OTCalgary Flames9–16–2–121
29WDec 9, 19994–2@ New York Islanders10–16–2–123
30LDec 11, 19992–4Los Angeles Kings10–17–2–123
31WDec 13, 19991–0@ Washington Capitals11–17–2–125
32LDec 16, 19991–2New Jersey Devils11–18–2–125
33LDec 18, 19991–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs11–19–2–125
34WDec 20, 19995–1Pittsburgh Penguins12–19–2–127
35TDec 23, 19993–3 OT@ Boston Bruins12–19–3–128
36TDec 27, 19994–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators12–19–4–129
37LDec 29, 19992–3Ottawa Senators12–20–4–129
38TJan 2, 20002–2 OTNew York Rangers12–20–5–130
39LJan 4, 20001–6@ Washington Capitals12–21–5–130
40LJan 6, 20003–4@ St. Louis Blues12–22–5–130
41LJan 7, 20001–4@ Colorado Avalanche12–23–5–130
42WJan 11, 20003–0Detroit Red Wings13–23–5–132
43WJan 14, 20002–1@ Buffalo Sabres14–23–5–134
44TJan 15, 20002–2 OTBoston Bruins14–23–6–135
45WJan 19, 20003–0New York Islanders15–23–6–137
46WJan 22, 20004–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–23–6–139
47OTLJan 24, 20002–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes16–23–6–240
48TJan 29, 20002–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers16–23–7–241
49WJan 30, 20003–0Carolina Hurricanes17–23–7–243
50LFeb 2, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers17–24–7–243
51WFeb 3, 20002–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning18–24–7–245
52OTLFeb 8, 20004–5 OTEdmonton Oilers18–24–7–346
53LFeb 10, 20000–1Washington Capitals18–25–7–346
54WFeb 12, 20005–4Ottawa Senators19–25–7–348
55WFeb 14, 20004–1Florida Panthers20–25–7–350
56WFeb 16, 20005–1@ Atlanta Thrashers21–25–7–352
57WFeb 17, 20003–0@ Carolina Hurricanes22–25–7–354
58WFeb 19, 20002–1Toronto Maple Leafs23–25–7–356
59WFeb 22, 20001–0Phoenix Coyotes24–25–7–358
60WFeb 24, 20003–2 OTNew Jersey Devils25–25–7–360
61LFeb 26, 20000–3Washington Capitals25–26–7–360
62LFeb 27, 20000–3@ New Jersey Devils25–27–7–360
63WMar 1, 20004–1@ Chicago Blackhawks26–27–7–362
64WMar 2, 20005–2@ Boston Bruins27–27–7–364
65LMar 4, 20003–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–28–7–364
66WMar 6, 20003–2Atlanta Thrashers28–28–7–366
67WMar 8, 20003–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins29–28–7–368
68WMar 10, 20003–2@ Buffalo Sabres30–28–7–370
69LMar 11, 20003–5Boston Bruins30–29–7–370
70LMar 14, 20003–4Tampa Bay Lightning30–30–7–370
71TMar 16, 20001–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers30–30–8–371
72WMar 18, 20003–2Carolina Hurricanes31–30–8–373
73LMar 20, 20001–4@ Buffalo Sabres31–31–8–373
74TMar 22, 20001–1 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers31–31–9–374
75LMar 25, 20002–4@ Florida Panthers31–32–9–374
76WMar 26, 20003–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning32–32–9–376
77WMar 29, 20004–3Boston Bruins33–32–9–378
78LApr 1, 20000–2Buffalo Sabres33–33–9–378
79OTLApr 2, 20005–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings33–33–9–479
80WApr 5, 20003–0@ New York Rangers34–33–9–481
81WApr 6, 20005–1Tampa Bay Lightning35–33–9–483
82LApr 8, 20001–3Ottawa Senators35–34–9–483

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Martin RucinskyLW80252449701714
Dainius ZubrusC7314284254-1301
Sergei ZholtokC68261238282907
Patrice BriseboisD5410253518-1502
Trevor LindenRW5013173034-3403
Brian SavageLW3817122919-4615
Benoit BrunetLW50141529133612
Eric WeinrichD7742529394200
Shayne CorsonLW7082028115-2201
Oleg PetrovRW4422426810100
Turner StevensonRW648132161-1002
Saku KoivuC2431821147100
Karl DykhuisD677121940-3310
Craig DarbyC767101714-14012
Craig RivetD61314177611001
Francis BouillonD743131638-7201
Patrick PoulinC821051517-15012
Jesse BelangerC1636922000
Jim CumminsRW4735892-5000
Arron AshamRW3342624-7011
Igor UlanovD4315676-11000
Scott LachanceD5706622-4000
Scott ThorntonLW3523570-7001
Sheldon SourayD19303447000
Jason WardRW3221310-1100
Miloslav GurenD2412312-5100
Juha LindC131234-2000
Mike RibeiroC191122-6100
Matt HigginsC250224-6000
Christian LaflammeD150228-5000
Barry RichterD230228-5000
Trent McClearyRW1210142000
Andrei BashkirovLW200000000
Jeff HackettG5600040000
Vladimir MalakhovD700040000
Dave MorissetteLW100050000
Stephane RobidasD100000000
Jose TheodoreG3000000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Jeff Hackett330156232571322.40315431411.914
Jose Theodore16553012132582.105717659.919
Team:495682353891902.30822602070.916

[4]

Note:
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

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
239Alexander Buturlin RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
258Matt Carkner CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
497Chris Dyment United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
4107Evan Lindsay CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5136Dustin Jamieson CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
5145Marc-Andre Thinel CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5150Matt Shasby United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6167Sean Dixon CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
7196Vadim Tarasov KazakhstanMetallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
8225Mikko Hyytia FinlandJYP Jr. (Finland)
9253Jerome Marois CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)

See also

References
  1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.292, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.293, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. "1999-00 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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