2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's eighth season.

2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Division5th Pacific
Conference15th Western
2000–01 record25–41–11–5
Goals for188
Goals against245
Team information
General managerPierre Gauthier
CoachCraig Hartsburg,
Guy Charron
CaptainPaul Kariya
ArenaArrowhead Pond of Anaheim

Offseason

After missing the 2000 Play-Offs by only four points the Mighty Ducks were hopeful to return to the post season. The Ducks were very busy during the summer trading and acquiring for a lot prospects and were active on the free agent market as well.

Trying to improve their scoring depth and not relying too much on Kariya and Selanne, the Mighty Ducks signed German Titiov and acquired Andrej Nazarov who had a career year in goals (10) and points (31).

Other free agent were Dan Bylsma, Petr Tenkrat as well as Jim Cummins and Kevin Sawyer who were signed to provide the necessary protection for their star players since they lost Stu Grimson to the Kings as a free agent. The team became much more European-based making up half the roster on Defense and Offense.

Acquired a 2000 2nd round Draft pick (Jonas Ronnqvist) for Trent Hunter from the New York Islanders on May 23, 2000

Acquired a 2001 4th Draft pick for Espen Knutsen from the Columbus Blue Jackets on May 25, 2000

Acquired a 2000 4th Draft pick for the rights to Stephen Peat from the Washington Capitals on June 1, 2000

Acquired Jean-Sebastien Giguere for a 2000 2nd round Draft pick from the Calgary Flames on June 10, 2000

Acquired Patrick Traverse for Joel Kwiatkowski from the Ottawa Senators on June 12, 2000

Acquired a 2001 7th round Draft pick for Ed Ward from the New Jersey Devils on 12, 2000

Acquired a 2000 2nd Draf pick (Ilya Bryzgalov) for a 2000 3rd (Jozef Balej), 4th (Michel Ouellet) and 5th (Ryan Glenn) round Draft pick from the Montreal Canadiens on June 24, 2000

Acquired the rights to Jonathan Hedstrom for a 2000 6th and 7th round Draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 25, 2000

Acquired Andrej Nazarov and 2001 2nd Draft pick for the rights to Jordan Leopold from the Calgary Flames on September 26, 2000

Regular season

The season proved to be very tough as the team never found consistency. Things looked pretty good going 6-4-3-2 until November 4, when the team started having trouble coming back after being winless for five games twice in November, going 2-8-3-1. To make matters worse, Center Steve Rucchin was hit in the face by a shot on November 15, 2000 missing the rest of the season. Despite his absence the Ducks improved by mid December nearing the .500 mark with a 5-3-0-0 record until December 17, 2000 finishing the month 5-7-1-1. Anaheim fired Head Coach Craig Hartsburg on December 13, 2000 after winning against the Blue Jackets replacing him with assistant coach Guy Charron though the move did not improve their performance. Despite the roller coaster ride the Ducks experienced, they were still in the Play Off race with a 14-19-6-4 record by January 5, 2001. On January 10 the Mighty Ducks waived Dominic Roussel resulting in Giguere becoming their new backup, believing him and Hebert would carry the team into the Play Offs and pass on the torch carefully to a new number one.

But all those hopes were shattered as the Mighty Ducks lost sixteen games by March 2 going 4-16-2-1. During that stretch Hebert went 0-11-2 and losing his starting position much sooner to Giguere then expected. Though Hebert did not quite play as well as he did the last two seasons, much of this was based on the team not giving him the necessary support he needed as Selanne stated in an interview, expressing his frustrations and disappointment. Hebert faced thirty or more shots almost every game, yet was able to keep his save percentage close to the .900 mark. Their longest winning streak was five games in early March 2001 when it was clear the team was not going to make the Play Offs. During the winning streak Anaheim sent Teemu Selanne to the Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen and Steve Shields. Shields' acquisition ended Hebert's tenure with the Mighty Ducks getting waived and picked up by the Rangers on March 7. Shields never dressed for the Ducks that season due to an injury and the team called up Gregg Naumenko to serve behind J.-S. Giguere. Anaheim's GM Pierre Gauthier felt very confident and fans would accept the trade once the new arrivals dressed for their new team, calling both moves a huge change and necessary as the team needed to look forward and both players would improve the franchise immediately and long term as well. (SunJournal March 6, 2001)

While Selanne enjoyed success with San Jose, the same could not be said about Anaheim as the Ducks went 2-6-3 after their five-game winning streak, which had fans and experts worried whether the deal with the Sharks was actually worth it. The Mighty Ducks went 11-22-5-1 in the second half with a lot of open questions about the team's future identity.

The Defense was the weak link as the team allowed the second most goals in the west with 245, behind Chicago with 246. Their goaltending was effected by that, too as Guy Hebert and Dominic Roussel recorded a save percentage below .900 which was the first time in team history. In hopes of more scoring depth and not relying on their first line of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin, the acquisitions of Andrei Nazarov and German Titov did not pay off at all as the team was at the bottom in scoring. Marty McInnes refound his scoring touch, Tverdovsky ranked third in team scoring and rookie Mike Leclerc had a very good second season. Traverse and Nazarov were traded early as both did not live up to their expectations. The European youngsters showed some talent but could not fill the scoring void left by Rucchin who played only 16 games.

The season marked the start of a new era: in goal the team waived goaltender Guy Hebert (the last remaining original Mighty Duck from the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft) while focusing on Jean-Sebastien Giguere as their new starter. It also marked the breakup of one of the best two players at the time by trading Teemu Selanne to San Jose without improving the team in scoring.

Final standings
Pacific Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Dallas Stars82482482241187106
25San Jose Sharks82402712321719295
37Los Angeles Kings82382813325222892
49Phoenix Coyotes82352717321421290
515Mighty Ducks of Anaheim82254111518824566

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[2]
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
Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 6, 20003–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)1–0–0–0
2LOctober 8, 20001–5St. Louis Blues (2000–01)1–1–0–0
3OTLOctober 11, 20002–3 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)1–1–0–1
4LOctober 14, 20002–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)1–2–0–1
5WOctober 16, 20004–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)2–2–0–1
6WOctober 17, 20004–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)3–2–0–1
7TOctober 20, 20002–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)3–2–1–1
8WOctober 21, 20004–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)4–2–1–1
9OTLOctober 23, 20004–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)4–2–1–2
10LOctober 25, 20002–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)4–3–1–2
11WOctober 27, 20003–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)5–3–1–2
12WOctober 29, 20006–3@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)6–3–1–2
13LOctober 30, 20003–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)6–4–1–2
14TNovember 1, 20001–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)6–4–2–2
15TNovember 4, 20003–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)6–4–3–2
16LNovember 5, 20002–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)6–5–3–2
17LNovember 8, 20002–7Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)6–6–3–2
18LNovember 11, 20001–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)6–7–3–2
19LNovember 12, 20002–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)6–8–3–2
20LNovember 15, 20000–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)6–9–3–2
21WNovember 18, 20006–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)7–9–3–2
22WNovember 19, 20002–1New York Islanders (2000–01)8–9–3–2
23LNovember 22, 20002–5New Jersey Devils (2000–01)8–10–3–2
24TNovember 24, 20002–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)8–10–4–2
25LNovember 25, 20002–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)8–11–4–2
26LNovember 28, 20001–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)8–12–4–2
27OTLNovember 30, 20002–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)8–12–4–3
28WDecember 3, 20004–0Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)9–12–4–3
29LDecember 5, 20000–1@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)9–13–4–3
30LDecember 6, 20002–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)9–14–4–3
31WDecember 8, 20001–0 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)10–14–4–3
32LDecember 10, 20000–1Dallas Stars (2000–01)10–15–4–3
33WDecember 13, 20005–4 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)11–15–4–3
34WDecember 15, 20006–4New York Rangers (2000–01)12–15–4–3
35WDecember 17, 20003–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)13–15–4–3
36LDecember 20, 20002–4Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)13–16–4–3
37OTLDecember 22, 20001–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)13–16–4–4
38LDecember 23, 20002–5@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)13–17–4–4
39LDecember 27, 20001–3@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)13–18–4–4
40TDecember 28, 20002–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)13–18–5–4
41LDecember 31, 20002–3@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)13–19–5–4
42WJanuary 3, 20013–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)14–19–5–4
43TJanuary 5, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)14–19–6–4
44LJanuary 10, 20012–4St. Louis Blues (2000–01)14–20–6–4
45LJanuary 12, 20010–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)14–21–6–4
46LJanuary 14, 20010–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)14–22–6–4
47LJanuary 15, 20012–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)14–23–6–4
48WJanuary 17, 20015–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)15–23–6–4
49LJanuary 19, 20013–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)15–24–6–4
50LJanuary 21, 20012–4Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)15–25–6–4
51LJanuary 24, 20010–5Minnesota Wild (2000–01)15–26–6–4
52LJanuary 26, 20012–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)15–27–6–4
53LJanuary 27, 20011–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)15–28–6–4
54LJanuary 31, 20010–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)15–29–6–4
55WFebruary 1, 20014–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)16–29–6–4
56LFebruary 7, 20012–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)16–30–6–4
57LFebruary 9, 20013–4Washington Capitals (2000–01)16–31–6–4
58TFebruary 11, 20012–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)16–31–7–4
59TFebruary 14, 20013–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)16–31–8–4
60OTLFebruary 16, 20012–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)16–31–8–5
61WFebruary 19, 20016–2Calgary Flames (2000–01)17–31–8–5
62WFebruary 21, 20011–0San Jose Sharks (2000–01)18–31–8–5
63LFebruary 23, 20011–3@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)18–32–8–5
64LFebruary 25, 20012–5Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)18–33–8–5
65LFebruary 28, 20011–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)18–34–8–5
66LMarch 2, 20012–5Dallas Stars (2000–01)18–35–8–5
67WMarch 4, 20014–0Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)19–35–8–5
68WMarch 7, 20014–2Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)20–35–8–5
69WMarch 9, 20013–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)21–35–8–5
70WMarch 11, 20011–0 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)22–35–8–5
71WMarch 13, 20012–0@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)23–35–8–5
72LMarch 14, 20012–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)23–36–8–5
73LMarch 16, 20011–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)23–37–8–5
74WMarch 18, 20014–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)24–37–8–5
75LMarch 21, 20010–8@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)24–38–8–5
76TMarch 24, 20013–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)24–38–9–5
77LMarch 29, 20014–7@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)24–39–9–5
78TMarch 30, 20012–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)24–39–10–5
79WApril 1, 20012–1Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)25–39–10–5
80TApril 4, 20011–1 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)25–39–11–5
81LApril 6, 20012–5Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)25–40–11–5
82LApril 8, 20011–4San Jose Sharks (2000–01)25–41–11–5

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Playoffs

The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row and finished last in the West.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Paul Kariya6633346720
Teemu Selanne6126335936
Oleg Tverdovsky8214395332
Marty McInnis7520224240
Matt Cullen8210304038
Tony Hrkac8013253829
Mike Leclerc5415203526
German Titov719112061
Petr Tenkrat46591416
Niclas Havelid474101434
Jeff Friesen152101210
Jim Cummins795611167
Mike Crowley391101120
Vitaly Vishnevski761101199
Pascal Trepanier57641073
Dan Bylsma82191022
Steve Rucchin163580
Pavel Trnka5917842
Ladislav Kohn5143742
Marc Chouinard4434712
Jason Marshall50347105
Samuel Pahlsson5934714
Ruslan Salei5015670
Jonas Ronnqvist3804414
Antti Aalto121122
Antti-Jussi Niemi2811222
Jean-Sebastien Giguere340228
Andy McDonald161016
Andrei Nazarov1610129
Patrick Traverse151016
Kevin Sawyer901127
Guy Hebert410000
Gregg Naumenko20002
Dominic Roussel130000
Bob Wren10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Guy Hebert221541122341153.121112997.8972
Jean-Sebastien Giguere20313411175872.57976889.9114
Dominic Roussel65313252312.85295264.8950
Gregg Naumenko70201076.002922.7590
Team:4969822546112402.9024122172.9006

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Transactions

Acquired Samuel Pahlsson from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Andrei Nazarov and Patrick Traverse on November 18, 2000

Waived Dominic Roussel, picked up by the Edmonton Oilers on January 10, 2001

Traded Ladislav Kohn to the Atlanta Thrashers for Scott Langkow and Sergej Vyshedkevich on February 9, 2001

Waived Guy Hebert, picked up the New York Rangers March 7, 2001

Traded Teemu Selanne to the San Jose Sharks for Jeff Friesen, Steve Shields and a 2nd Round Draft Pick on March 5, 2001

Traded Jason Marshall to the Washington Capitales for Alexei Tezikov and a 4th round Draft pick on March 13, 2001

Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
112Alexei Smirnov RussiaTHK Tver (Russia)
244Ilya Bryzgalov RussiaLada Togliatti (Russia)
498Jonas Ronnqvist SwedenLulea HF (Sweden)
5134Peter Podhradsky SlovakiaSlovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
5153Bill Cass United StatesBoston College (ECAC)

Farm teams

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( shared with the Detroit Red Wings )

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 2000–01

References
  1. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  2. "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. "2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. "2000-01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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