2000–01 Calgary Flames season

The 200001 Calgary Flames season was the 21st National Hockey League season in Calgary. It was a season for change, as the Flames let longtime general manager Al Coates go shortly before the draft and replaced him with highly touted Craig Button, previously with the Dallas Stars.[1] The team also let head coach Brian Sutter go and replaced him with rookie coach Don Hay. Hay would only last 68 games before being fired and replaced by Greg Gilbert.[2]

2000–01 Calgary Flames
Division4th Northwest
Conference11th Western
2000–01 record27–36–15–4
Home record12–18–9–2
Road record15–18–6–2
Goals for197 (25th)
Goals against236 (20th)
Team information
General managerCraig Button
CoachDon Hay
Greg Gilbert
CaptainSteve Smith (Oct-Dec)
Dave Lowry (Dec-Apr)
ArenaPengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance16,623
Team leaders
GoalsJarome Iginla (31)
AssistsMarc Savard (42)
PointsJarome Iginla (71)
Penalty minutesJason Wiemer (177)
WinsFred Brathwaite (15)
Goals against averageFred Brathwaite (2.32)

The off-season also featured a "Save the Flames" ticket drive campaign, as owners warned that the team could be sold in the face of declining attendance and the pressures of doing business in American dollars while earning revenues in Canadian dollars. The threats brought fears of the Flames moving south, as the Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets had done in previous seasons. The goal was to increase the Flames' season-ticket base from its 1999–00 low of 8,700 to 14,000. The drive was ultimately successful, with the team reaching its ticket goal and acquiring a new title sponsor for their home arena, the Saddledome, as Pengrowth Management took over the naming rights from the defunct Canadian Airlines.[3]

On the ice, the Flames continued to struggle, failing to win more than three consecutive games at any point. While their top three forwards, Jarome Iginla, Valeri Bure, and Marc Savard, scored 91 goals between them, only two other players even reached double-digit goals on the season. Calgary finished with a 27–36–15–4 record, fourth in the division and ahead of only the expansion Minnesota Wild. The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season.

The 200001 season was also notable in retrospect, as the Flames lost two players who would later go on to stardom for virtually nothing. Ineffective forward Martin St. Louis was released as a free agent, while goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was dealt to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2nd round draft pick when the Flames found themselves with too many goaltenders heading into the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.[4]

In the expansion draft, which was held in Calgary, the Flames lost defenceman Filip Kuba to the Minnesota Wild, 15th overall, and Sergei Krivokrasov, also to the Wild, 32nd overall. The Columbus Blue Jackets did not select a player off of Calgary's roster.

Regular season

The Flames had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 435.[5]

Season standings

Northwest Division[6]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Colorado Avalanche825216104270192118
26Edmonton Oilers82392812324322293
38Vancouver Canucks82362811723923890
411Calgary Flames82273615419723673
514Minnesota Wild82253913516821068

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.

Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalancheNW825216104270192118
2y – Detroit Red WingsCEN82492094253202111
3y – Dallas StarsPAC82482482241187106
4St. Louis BluesCEN824322125249195103
5San Jose SharksPAC82402712321719295
6Edmonton OilersNW82392812324322293
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82382813325222892
8Vancouver CanucksNW82362811723923890
8.5
9Phoenix CoyotesPAC82352717321421290
10Nashville PredatorsCEN8234369318620080
11Calgary FlamesNW82273615419723673
12Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229408521024671
13Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8228399619023371
14Minnesota WildNW82253913516821068
15Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82254111518824566

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

2000–01 Game Log

Playoffs

The Flames finished 11th in the Western Conference with 73 points, 17 behind the 8th place Coyotes. The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Jarome Iginla127731407162-----
Marc Savard277723426546-----
Valeri Bure87827285526-----
Dave Lowry107918173547-----
Phil Housley6694303424-----
Derek Morris53515232856-----
Oleg Saprykin19599142343-----
Jeff Shantz11735152058-----
Tommy Albelin5771192022-----
Toni Lydman32623161930-----
Jason Wiemer246510515177-----
Clarke Wilm2381781569-----
Jeff Cowan3851941374-----
Daniel Tkaczuk1819471114-----
Ronald Petrovicky363045954-----
Denis Gauthier36226878-----
Igor Kravchuk25370884-----
Craig Conroy221434714-----
Chris Clark172951638-----
Brad Werenka23314516-----
Robyn Regehr287113470-----
Dwayne Hay214913416-----
Ron Sutter202113412-----
Benoit Gratton391413414-----
Steve Smith551302217-----
Dallas Eakins20/261701111-----
Mike Vernon293101116-----
Fred Brathwaite40490112-----
Niklas Andersson25110114-----
Marty Murray2070000-----
Rico Fata1550000-----
Steve Begin2640000-----
All traded players-223355221-----

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP Min W L T GA SO GAA GP Min W L GA SO GAA
Fred Brathwaite4049274215171010652.32-------
Mike Vernon294122461223512133.23-------

Transactions

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season.[8]

Trades

June 10, 2000 To Calgary Flames
2nd round draft pick in 2000
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
June 23, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Mike Vernon
To Minnesota Wild
Dan Cavanaugh
8th round draft pick in 2001
March 13, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Craig Conroy
7th round pick in 2001
To St. Louis Blues
Cory Stillman

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Dave LowrySan Jose Sharks
Dallas EakinsNew York Islanders
PlayerNew team
Martin St. LouisTampa Bay Lightning
Sergei KrivokrasovMinnesota Wild
(via Expansion Draft)
Steve DubinskyChicago Blackhawks
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Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, held in Calgary.[9] The Flames played to the home crowd, selecting Brent Krahn of the Calgary Hitmen with their first pick, 9th overall.

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GPGAPtsPIM
19Brent Krahn CanadaGCalgary Hitmen (WHL)10–1–0, 9.00GAA
240Kurtis Foster CanadaDPeterborough Petes (OHL)40542118160308
246Jarret Stoll CanadaCKootenay Ice (WHL)792140239379582
4116Levente Szuper HungaryGOttawa 67's (OHL)
5141Wade Davis CanadaDCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
5155Travis Moen CanadaLWKelowna Rockets (WHL)7245975134780
6176Jukka Hentunen FinlandFHPK Hameenlinna (Fin Jr.)384594
8239David Hajek Czech RepublicDChumutov (Cze Jr.)
9270Micki Dupont CanadaDKamloops Blazers (WHL)2313412
Statistics are updated to the end of the 2014–15 NHL season. denotes player was on an NHL roster in 2014–15.

Farm teams

Saint John Flames

The 2000–01 AHL season was the eighth season for the Saint John Flames, all affiliated with the Flames. It was a record-setting year, as the Baby Flames ran away with the Canadian Division, finishing third overall in the league with a 44–24–7–5 record, good for 100 points. Saint John swept through the Portland Pirates, Quebec Citadelles and Providence Bruins by a combined 12–2 record. The Flames captured their only Calder Cup by defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 games to 2.[10] Steve Begin won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.

See also

References

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 111
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 135
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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  2. Gilbert gets Flames' reins, cbcsports, October 19, 2001, accessed January 10, 2007
  3. Flames reach season ticket goal, CBC Sports, November 10, 2000
  4. Picarello, Robert, Time makes difference for Giguere Archived 2009-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, nhl.com, October 15, 2003, accessed January 10, 2007
  5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html
  6. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  7. "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  8. Calgary Flames 2000–01 season preview, cnnsi.com, accessed January 10, 2007
  9. 2000 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com Archived 2006-04-26 at the Wayback Machine – accessed December 29, 2006
  10. 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed January 10, 2007
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