2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' first season in the National Hockey League (NHL) after the city of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded an expansion team in 1997.

2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Central
Conference13th Western
2000–01 record28–39–9–6
Home record19–15–4–3
Road record9–24–5–3
Goals for190
Goals against233
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachDave King
CaptainLyle Odelein
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance17,457
Team leaders
GoalsGeoff Sanderson (30)
AssistsEspen Knutsen (42)
PointsGeoff Sanderson (56)
Penalty minutesTyler Wright (140)
WinsRon Tugnutt (22)
Goals against averageRon Tugnutt (2.44)

Off-season

The team would be named the Blue Jackets, as it was chosen to celebrate "patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history in the state of Ohio and the city of Columbus". The Jackets would join the Central Division in the Western Conference.

The club would name Doug MacLean as general manager. MacLean had previously been the head coach of the Florida Panthers, leading the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. MacLean hired Dave King as the head coach of the Jackets. King had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1992 to 1995, and was an assistant on the Montreal Canadiens from 1997 to 1999.

On June 23, 2000, the Blue Jackets and their expansion cousins, the Minnesota Wild, participated in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft in Calgary. Columbus selected goaltender Rick Tabaracci with their first pick. The following day on June 24, Columbus would participate in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and selected Rostislav Klesla with the fourth overall pick.

Regular season

On October 7, 2000, Columbus would play in their first game ever, losing 5–3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena. Bruce Gardiner scored the first goal in franchise history. On October 14, the Blue Jackets became part of hockey history. In a loss against the Colorado Avalanche, goaltender Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender.[1] The Blue Jackets would win their first ever game on October 12, defeating the Calgary Flames 3–2 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Columbus would win its first home game on October 27, defeating the visiting Washington Capitals 3–1.

The Blue Jackets, like most expansion teams, would struggle throughout the season, and would finish the year 11 games under .500, with a 28–39–9–6 record, earning 71 points, 19 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Geoff Sanderson would lead the Jackets with 30 goals and 56 points, while Espen Knutsen would lead Columbus with 44 assists. Steve Heinze was having a solid season, scoring 22 goals and 42 points, before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline. Jamie Heward led the blue line, scoring 11 goals and 27 points, while Deron Quint would score 7 goals and 23 points. Tyler Wright led the club with 140 penalty minutes.

Ron Tugnutt would get the majority of action in the Blue Jackets net, playing in 53 games, and tying a career high with 22 wins. Tugnutt would record a 2.44 goals against average (GAA), .917 save percentage and four shutouts. Marc Denis backed up Tugnutt, winning six games and recording a 3.25 GAA.

Season standings
Central Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
12Detroit Red Wings82492094253202111
24St. Louis Blues824322125249195103
310Nashville Predators8234369318620080
412Chicago Blackhawks8229408521024671
513Columbus Blue Jackets8228399619023371

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[3]
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
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 7Chicago Blackhawks5–3Columbus Blue Jackets0–1–0–00
2October 9Los Angeles Kings7–1Columbus Blue Jackets0–2–0–00
3October 12Columbus Blue Jackets3–2Calgary Flames1–2–0–02
4October 14Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Colorado Avalanche1–3–0–02
5October 15Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Chicago Blackhawks1–4–0–02
6October 18Colorado Avalanche5–1Columbus Blue Jackets1–5–0–02
7October 21Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Pittsburgh Penguins1–6–0–02
8October 22Detroit Red Wings2–1Columbus Blue Jackets1–6–0–13
9October 25San Jose Sharks3–1Columbus Blue Jackets1–7–0–13
10October 27Washington Capitals1–3Columbus Blue Jackets2–7–0–15
11October 28Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Detroit Red Wings2–8–0–15
12October 31Los Angeles Kings1–4Columbus Blue Jackets3–8–0–17
13November 1Columbus Blue Jackets0–4Dallas Stars3–9–0–17
14November 4Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Ottawa Senators3–9–1–18
15November 5Edmonton Oilers4–2Columbus Blue Jackets3–10–1–18
16November 9San Jose Sharks2–5Columbus Blue Jackets4–10–1–110
17November 11Phoenix Coyotes1–2Columbus Blue Jackets5–10–1–112
18November 14Dallas Stars2–3Columbus Blue Jackets6–10–1–114
19November 16Columbus Blue Jackets5–1Nashville Predators7–10–1–116
20November 17Florida Panthers3–0Columbus Blue Jackets7–11–1–116
21November 19Vancouver Canucks6–1Columbus Blue Jackets7–12–1–116
22November 21Columbus Blue Jackets2–5Colorado Avalanche7–13–1–116
23November 24Columbus Blue Jackets0–3Dallas Stars7–14–1–116
24November 25Dallas Stars4–2Columbus Blue Jackets7–15–1–116
25November 29Philadelphia Flyers4–3Columbus Blue Jackets7–16–1–116
26December 2Atlanta Thrashers2–1Columbus Blue Jackets7–17–1–116
27December 3Columbus Blue Jackets0–5Chicago Blackhawks7–18–1–116
28December 6Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–5Columbus Blue Jackets8–18–1–118
29December 8Boston Bruins2–3Columbus Blue Jackets9–18–1–120
30December 10Columbus Blue Jackets1–1Phoenix Coyotes9–18–2–121
31December 13Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim9–18–2–222
32December 14Columbus Blue Jackets1–2San Jose Sharks9–19–2–222
33December 16Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Vancouver Canucks9–20–2–222
34December 18Columbus Blue Jackets2–0Montreal Canadiens10–20–2–224
35December 21Ottawa Senators3–3Columbus Blue Jackets10–20–3–225
36December 23Columbus Blue Jackets7–5New York Islanders11–20–3–227
37December 26Columbus Blue Jackets0–5St. Louis Blues11–21–3–227
38December 27Columbus Blue Jackets2–2New Jersey Devils11–21–4–228
39December 29Carolina Hurricanes1–3Columbus Blue Jackets12–21–4–230
40December 31New Jersey Devils6–3Columbus Blue Jackets12–22–4–230
41January 3Edmonton Oilers2–5Columbus Blue Jackets13–22–4–232
42January 6Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Vancouver Canucks13–23–4–232
43January 7Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Edmonton Oilers13–24–4–232
44January 10Colorado Avalanche4–2Columbus Blue Jackets13–25–4–232
45January 12Chicago Blackhawks3–1Columbus Blue Jackets13–26–4–232
46January 15Minnesota Wild0–3Columbus Blue Jackets14–26–4–234
47January 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Minnesota Wild14–26–4–335
48January 21Tampa Bay Lightning1–3Columbus Blue Jackets15–26–4–337
49January 23Columbus Blue Jackets2–1Buffalo Sabres16–26–4–339
50January 27Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1–2Columbus Blue Jackets17–26–4–341
51January 31Detroit Red Wings3–2Columbus Blue Jackets17–26–4–442
52February 1Columbus Blue Jackets2–2St. Louis Blues17–26–5–443
53February 6St. Louis Blues2–2Columbus Blue Jackets17–26–6–444
54February 8Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Nashville Predators17–27–6–444
55February 10Nashville Predators2–3Columbus Blue Jackets18–27–6–446
56February 12New York Rangers4–3Columbus Blue Jackets18–28–6–446
57February 14Columbus Blue Jackets2–2Toronto Maple Leafs18–28–7–447
58February 16Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Detroit Red Wings18–29–7–447
59February 17Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Columbus Blue Jackets18–29–7–548
60February 20Columbus Blue Jackets2–3San Jose Sharks18–29–7–649
61February 21Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Phoenix Coyotes18–30–7–649
62February 24Columbus Blue Jackets1–3Los Angeles Kings18–31–7–649
63February 25Columbus Blue Jackets5–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim19–31–7–651
64February 28Phoenix Coyotes2–5Columbus Blue Jackets20–31–7–653
65March 1Columbus Blue Jackets5–2Nashville Predators21–31–7–655
66March 7Columbus Blue Jackets1–2Carolina Hurricanes21–32–7–655
67March 9Columbus Blue Jackets7–6Florida Panthers22–32–7–657
68March 10Columbus Blue Jackets1–4Tampa Bay Lightning22–33–7–657
69March 14Calgary Flames0–3Columbus Blue Jackets23–33–7–659
70March 16Columbus Blue Jackets3–0Atlanta Thrashers24–33–7–661
71March 17New York Islanders3–3Columbus Blue Jackets24–33–8–662
72March 19Nashville Predators2–1Columbus Blue Jackets24–34–8–662
73March 21Vancouver Canucks1–1Columbus Blue Jackets24–34–9–663
74March 24Calgary Flames4–6Columbus Blue Jackets25–34–9–665
75March 26Columbus Blue Jackets2–4Edmonton Oilers25–35–9–665
76March 27Columbus Blue Jackets0–3Calgary Flames25–36–9–665
77March 29Columbus Blue Jackets0–3Los Angeles Kings25–37–9–665
78April 1St. Louis Blues1–2Columbus Blue Jackets26–37–9–667
79April 3Detroit Red Wings1–2Columbus Blue Jackets27–37–9–669
80April 5Columbus Blue Jackets1–4St. Louis Blues27–38–9–669
81April 6Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Minnesota Wild27–39–9–669
82April 8Chicago Blackhawks3–4Columbus Blue Jackets28–39–9–671
  • Green background indicates a win.
  • Red background indicates a regulation loss.
  • Yellow background indicates an overtime loss.
  • White background indicates a tie.

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets finished 13th in the Conference and fifth in the Division. Thus, they were unable to qualify for the playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Geoff SandersonLW68302656464907
Espen KnutsenC6611425330-3200
Steve HeinzeRW6522204238-191403
Tyler WrightC76161632140-9412
David VybornyRW7913193222-9501
Serge AubinLW81131730107-20002
Jamie HewardD69111627333901
Deron QuintD577162316-19300
Bruce GardinerRW737152278-1001
Kevyn AdamsC668122052-4001
Robert KronLW5981119104011
Alexander SelivanovRW598111938-11502
Lyle OdeleinD8131417118-16100
Petteri NummelinD614121610-11200
Kevin DineenRW6687151262003
Jamie PushorD7531013947010
Mattias TimanderD76291124-8001
Chris NielsenRW2945944001
Frantisek KuceraD4825712-5000
Mike ManelukLW3951633-11202
Jean-Luc Grand-PierreD6414573-6000
Jan CalounRW110332-8000
Steve MaltaisLW2603312-9000
Ray WhitneyLW30332-1000
Rostislav KleslaD82026-1000
Radim BicanekD902261000
Bill BowlerC90228-3000
Krzysztof OliwaLW10022341000
Blake SloanRW1410113-2000
Martin SpanhelLW61012-1000
Ron TugnuttG5301120000
Kevin DahlD400021000
Mathieu DarcheLW90000-4000
Matt DavidsonRW500002000
Marc DenisG3200020000
Ted DruryC10000-3000
Michael GaulD200040000
Sean SelmserLW100050000
Jody ShelleyLW1000100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Ron Tugnutt312953222551272.44415281401.917
Marc Denis1830326204993.250940841.895
Team:495982284592262.73424682242.908

[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;

Draft picks

Columbus' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
14Rostislav Klesla Czech RepublicBrampton Battalion (OHL)
369Ben Knopp CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5133Petteri Nummelin FinlandHC Davos (Switzerland)
5138Scott Heffernan CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
5150Tyler Kolarik United StatesDeerfield Academy (USHS-MA)
6169Shane Bendera CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
7200Janne Jokila FinlandTPS (Finland)
8231Peter Zingoni United StatesNew England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL)
9278Martin Paroulek Czech RepublicHC Vsetín (Czech Republic)
9286Andrej Nedorost SlovakiaEssen Mosquitoes (DEL)
9292Louis Mandeville CanadaRouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)

Expansion draft picks

Columbus' expansion draft picks at the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.

# Player Drafted from
1.Rick Tabaracci (G)Colorado Avalanche
2.Frederic Chabot (G)Montreal Canadiens
3.Dwayne Roloson (G)Buffalo Sabres
4.Mattias Timander (D)Boston Bruins
5.Bert Robertsson (D)Edmonton Oilers
6.Tommi Rajamaki (D)Toronto Maple Leafs
7.Jamie Pushor (D)Dallas Stars
8.Lyle Odelein (D)Phoenix Coyotes
9.Radim Bicanek (D)Chicago Blackhawks
10.Mathieu Schneider (D)New York Rangers
11.Jonas Junkka (D)Pittsburgh Penguins
12.Geoff Sanderson (LW)Buffalo Sabres
13.Turner Stevenson (RW)Montreal Canadiens
14.Robert Kron (C)Carolina Hurricanes
15.Steve Heinze (RW)Boston Bruins
16.Tyler Wright (C)Pittsburgh Penguins
17.Kevyn Adams (C)Toronto Maple Leafs
18.Dmitri Subbotin (F)New York Rangers
19.Dallas Drake (RW)Phoenix Coyotes
20.Bruce Gardiner (C)Tampa Bay Lightning
21.Barrie Moore (LW)Washington Capitals
22.Martin Streit (F)Philadelphia Flyers
23.Kevin Dineen (RW)Ottawa Senators
24.Jeff Williams (LW)New Jersey Devils
25.Sergei Luchinkin (RW)Dallas Stars
26.Ted Drury (C)New York Islanders

Transactions

Trades
Date Traded Acquired Acquired From
May 112000 4th round pick & 2000 9th round pickChris NielsenNew York Islanders
May 252001 4th round pickEspen KnutsenMighty Ducks of Anaheim
June 72002 2nd round pickMarc DenisColorado Avalanche
June 11agree not to select Evgeni Nabokov in expansion draftJan Caloun,2000 9th round pick, & 2001 conditional pickSan Jose Sharks
June 122001 3rd round pick & future considerationsKrzysztof Oliwa & Deron QuintVancouver Canucks
June 23agree to select Geoff Sanderson & Dwayne Roloson in expansion draftJean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Matt Davidson, 2000 5th round pick, 2001 5th round pickBuffalo Sabres
June 23agreed to select Frederic Chabot in expansion draft2001 2nd round pickMontreal Canadiens
June 23future considerations2000 5th round pickBoston Bruins
June 252002 9th round pick2002 9th round pickDetroit Red Wings
June 252001 9th round pick2000 9th round pickFlorida Panthers
Aug 17future considerationsKent McDonellDetroit Red Wings
Nov 9Bert RobertssonJean-Francois LabbeNew York Rangers
Jan 14Krzysztof Oliwa2001 3rd round pickPittsburgh Penguins
March 13Frantisek Kucera2001 6th round pickPittsburgh Penguins
March 13Steve Heinze2001 3rd round pickBuffalo Sabres
March 13Kevyn Adams & 2001 4th roundRay Whitney & future considerationsFlorida Panthers

References
  1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.444 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  2. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
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