2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The team played 82 games under new head coach Ivan Hlinka, who replaced Herb Brooks, who stepped down to remain a scout with the team. The Penguins' .585 points percentage meant that they were the only NHL team from the 1990–91 season to this one that had a points percentage above .500 every season.

2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2000–01 record	42–28–9–3
Home record	24–15–2–0
Road record	18–13–7–3
Goals for	281
Goals against	256
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Ivan Hlinka
Captain	Jaromir Jagr
Alternate captains	Martin Straka Bob Boughner
Arena	Mellon Arena
Average attendance	16,277
Minor league affiliate(s)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromir Jagr (52)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (69)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (121)
Penalty minutes	Krzysztof Oliwa (165)
Plus/minus	Robert Lang (+20)
Wins	Jean-Sebastien Aubin (20)
Goals against average	Johan Hedberg (2.64)
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The last remaining active member of the 2000–01 Pittsburgh Penguins was right wing Jaromir Jagr, who played his final NHL game in the 2017–18 season, although he missed the 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons. His career is still going on as a member of the Czech Extraliga's Rytiri Kladno.

Offseason

Herb Brooks resigned as head coach at the end of the previous season, but remained with the team as a scout. Ivan Hlinka succeeded Brooks as head coach. Former Penguin Joe Mullen became an assistant coach along with his former teammate Randy Hillier.

Regular season

The Penguins opened the regular season by splitting a two-game series against the Nashville Predators in Japan.

On December 9, 2000, it was announced by owner Mario Lemieux that he intended to come back as a player. Lemieux returned to the ice on December 27, 2000. Prior to the game, his number 66 banner was lowered from the rafters of the Mellon Arena with son Austin watching. Lemieux scored a goal and set up two others (including one on his first shift) in the Penguins' 5–0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to Lemieux's return, the Penguins were 15–14–6–1. After his comeback, the Penguins went 27–14–3–2 for a regular season record of 42–28–9–3 and a third-place finish in the Atlantic Division for a playoff spot. The Penguins were shut out only once all year, on October 28 against the New Jersey Devils. Only New Jersey scored more goals than Pittsburgh during the regular season. Jaromir Jagr had a stellar year, leading the team in goals (52), assists (69) and points (121). Alexei Kovalev had a career year, finishing with 44 goals and 51 assists for 95 points. Martin Straka finished second on the team in assists (68) and had 27 goals for 95 points, while Robert Lang had 32 goals and 48 assists for 80 points. In just 43 games, Lemieux had 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points.

Final standings

Atlantic Division^[1]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	4	Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
3	6	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
4	10	New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
5	15	New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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.

Eastern Conference^[2]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
2	Y- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	48	21	9	4	274	205	109
3	Y- Washington Capitals	SE	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
5	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	46	30	5	1	218	184	98
6	X- Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
7	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	29	11	5	232	207	90
8	X- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
8.5
9	Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	30	8	8	227	249	88
10	New York Rangers	AT	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
11	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	28	40	8	6	206	232	70
12	Florida Panthers	SE	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
13	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59
15	New York Islanders	AT	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

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

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

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

The Penguins opened the playoffs against the Washington Capitals. It was their sixth meeting in the playoffs. The Penguins were shut out in Game 1, 1–0. Lemieux scored a goal and had an assist in Game 2, which was won by the Penguins, 2–1. Newcomer Johan Hedberg shut out the Capitals in Game 3. The Capitals won Game 4 in overtime, 4–3. However, game-winning goals by Lemieux and Martin Straka in Game 5 and 6 won the series for the Penguins, 4–2.

Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres in the conference semi-finals. The Penguins won Game 1 by the score of 3–0 and Game 2 by the score of 3–1. The Sabres won the next three games, pushing the Penguins to elimination. However, overtime-winning goals by Straka and Darius Kasparaitis in Game 6 and 7 won the series for the Penguins. Game 7 was Dominik Hasek's last game as a Sabre; he would sign with the Detroit Red Wings in the off-season.

Eastern Conference Finals

The Penguins and the New Jersey Devils split the first two games of the series before the Devils took games three, four, and five to eliminate the Penguins.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2000–01 regular season^[3]
October: 5–4–1–0 (home: 3–4–0–0 ; road: 2–0–1–0), 11 Points # Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 1 7 Nashville Predators 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1–0–0 0 Recap 2 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Nashville Predators 1–1–0–0 2 Recap 3 13 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0–0 4 Recap 4 14 New York Rangers 6–8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1–0–0 6 Recap 5 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2–0–0 6 Recap 6 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Ottawa Senators 3–2–1–0 7 Recap 7 21 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2–1–0 9 Recap 8 25 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3–1–0 9 Recap 9 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 New York Rangers 5–3–1–0 11 Recap 10 28 New Jersey Devils 9–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4–1–0 11 Recap
November: 6–4–2–1 (home: 3–1–1–0 ; road: 3–3–1–1), 15 Points # Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 11 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 San Jose Sharks 5–5–1–0 11 Recap 12 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Vancouver Canucks 6–5–1–0 13 Recap 13 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Calgary Flames 6–5–2–0 14 Recap 14 8 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5–2–0 16 Recap 15 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 8–5–2–0 18 Recap 16 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–5–2–0 20 Recap 17 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche 9–5–2–1 21 Recap 18 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 St. Louis Blues 9–6–2–1 21 Recap 19 18 Atlanta Thrashers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–6–2–1 23 Recap 20 22 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–7–2–1 23 Recap 21 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers 11–7–2–1 25 Recap 22 25 Los Angeles Kings 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–7–3–1 26 Recap 23 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins 11–8–3–1 26 Recap
December: 6–6–3–0 (home: 2–5–0–0 ; road: 4–1–3–0), 15 Points # Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 24 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Buffalo Sabres 12–8–3–1 28 Recap 25 2 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–9–3–1 28 Recap 26 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Ottawa Senators 13–9–3–1 30 Recap 27 6 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 13–10–3–1 30 Recap 28 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs 13–11–3–1 30 Recap 29 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Detroit Red Wings 14–11–3–1 32 Recap 30 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–12–3–1 32 Recap 31 15 Florida Panthers 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–13–3–1 32 Recap 32 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Montreal Canadiens 14–13–4–1 33 Recap 33 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Florida Panthers 14–13–5–1 34 Recap 34 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 Tampa Bay Lightning 14–13–6–1 35 Recap 35 23 Dallas Stars 8–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–14–6–1 35 Recap 36 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Buffalo Sabres 15–14–6–1 37 Recap 37 27 Toronto Maple Leafs 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–14–6–1 39 Recap 38 30 Ottawa Senators 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–14–6–1 41 Recap
January: 8–5–0–1 (home: 5–2–0–0 ; road: 3–3–0–1), 17 Points # Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 39 3 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–14–6–1 43 Recap 40 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–15–6–1 43 Recap 41 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Washington Capitals 19–15–6–1 45 Recap 42 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Boston Bruins 19–16–6–1 45 Recap 43 12 New York Islanders 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–16–6–1 47 Recap 44 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 New York Islanders 20–17–6–1 47 Recap 45 15 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 21–17–6–1 49 Recap 46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes 21–18–6–1 49 Recap 47 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6 OT Dallas Stars 21–18–6–2 50 Recap 48 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks 22–18–6–2 52 Recap 49 24 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–18–6–2 54 Recap 50 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–18–6–2 56 Recap 51 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Atlanta Thrashers 25–18–6–2 58 Recap 52 31 Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–19–6–2 58 Recap
February: 7–3–1–0 (home: 6–1–0–0 ; road: 1–2–1–0), 15 Points # Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 53 7 Philadelphia Flyers 4–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–19–6–2 60 Recap 54 10 New Jersey Devils 4–5 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 27–19–6–2 62 Recap 55 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Minnesota Wild 27–20–6–2 62 Recap 56 14 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–20–6–2 64 Recap 57 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 New Jersey Devils 28–20–7–2 65 Recap 58 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets 29–20–7–2 67 Recap 59 19 Colorado Avalanche 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–21–7–2 67 Recap 60 21 Florida Panthers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 30–21–7–2 69 Recap 61 23 New York Rangers 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 31–21–7–2 71 Recap 62 25 New York Islanders 1–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 32–21–7–2 73 Recap 63 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 32–22–7–2 73 Recap
March: 8–5–2–0 (home: 4–2–1–0 ; road: 4–3–1–0), 18 Points # Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 64 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New York Rangers 33–22–7–2 75 Recap 65 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Washington Capitals 33–23–7–2 75 Recap 66 7 Washington Capitals 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–24–7–2 75 Recap 67 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers 34–24–7–2 77 Recap 68 10 Calgary Flames 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–24–7–2 79 Recap 69 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 New York Rangers 35–24–8–2 80 Recap 70 14 New York Islanders 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–25–8–2 80 Recap 71 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Florida Panthers 36–25–8–2 82 Recap 72 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Tampa Bay Lightning 36–26–8–2 82 Recap 73 20 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 36–26–9–2 83 Recap 74 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes 36–27–9–2 83 Recap 75 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New Jersey Devils 37–27–9–2 85 Recap 76 27 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 38–27–9–2 87 Recap 77 29 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 39–27–9–2 89 Recap 78 31 St. Louis Blues 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 40–27–9–2 91 Recap
April: 2–1–0–1 (home: 1–0–0–0 ; road: 1–1–0–1), 5 Points # Apr Visitor Score Home Record Points Recap 79 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 New York Islanders 40–28–9–2 91 Recap 80 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 41–28–9–2 93 Recap 81 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 41–28–9–3 94 Recap 82 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 Carolina Hurricanes 42–28–9–3 96 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Washington Capitals – Penguins win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L April 12, 2001 0–1 @ Washington Capitals Capitals lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 14, 2001 2–1 @ Washington Capitals Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 W April 16, 2001 3–0 Washington Capitals Penguins lead 2–1 Recap 4 L April 18, 2001 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 W April 21, 2001 2–1 @ Washington Capitals Penguins lead 3–2 Recap 6 W April 23, 2001 4–3 OT Washington Capitals Penguins win 4–2 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres – Penguins win 4–3 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 26, 2001 3–0 @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 28, 2001 3–1 @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 2–0 Recap 3 L April 30, 2001 1–4 Buffalo Sabres Penguins lead 2–1 Recap 4 L May 2, 2001 2–5 Buffalo Sabres Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 L May 5, 2001 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Sabres lead 3–2 Recap 6 W May 8, 2001 3–2 OT Buffalo Sabres Series tied 3–3 Recap 7 W May 10, 2001 3–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres Penguins win 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (1) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 L May 12, 2001 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap 2 W May 15, 2001 4–2 @ New Jersey Devils Series tied 1–1 Recap 3 L May 17, 2001 0–3 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–1 Recap 4 L May 19, 2001 0–5 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–1 Recap 5 L May 22, 2001 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–1 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 81 52 69 121 19 42 Alex Kovalev 79 44 51 95 12 96 Martin Straka 82 27 68 95 19 38 Robert Lang 82 32 48 80 20 28 Mario Lemieux 43 35 41 76 15 18 Jan Hrdina 78 15 28 43 19 48 Josef Beranek 70 9 14 23 -7 43 Kevin Stevens^† 32 8 15 23 -4 55 Hans Jonsson 58 4 18 22 11 22 Janne Laukkanen 50 3 17 20 9 34 Aleksey Morozov 66 5 14 19 -8 6 Darius Kasparaitis 77 3 16 19 11 111 Rene Corbet 43 8 9 17 -3 57 Jiri Slegr^‡ 42 5 10 15 -9 60 Andrew Ference 36 4 11 15 6 28 Milan Kraft 42 7 7 14 -6 8 Jeff Norton^‡ 32 2 10 12 8 20 Kip Miller 33 3 8 11 0 6 Roman Simicek^‡ 29 3 6 9 -5 30 Toby Petersen 12 2 6 8 3 4 Ian Moran 40 3 4 7 5 28 Wayne Primeau^† 28 1 6 7 0 54 Marc Bergevin^† 36 1 4 5 5 26 Matthew Barnaby^‡ 47 1 4 5 -7 168 Michal Rozsival 30 1 4 5 3 26 Bob Boughner 58 1 3 4 18 147 Krzysztof Oliwa^† 26 1 2 3 -4 131 Billy Tibbetts 29 1 2 3 -2 79 Frantisek Kucera^† 7 0 2 2 -2 0 Josef Melichar 18 0 2 2 -5 21 Sven Butenschon^‡ 5 0 1 1 1 2 Bobby Dollas 5 0 0 0 0 4 Daniel Trebil 16 0 0 0 -1 7 Dennis Bonvie 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Greg Crozier 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steve McKenna 34 0 0 0 -4 100 Dan Lacouture 11 0 0 0 0 14 Total 281 500 781 — 1,561

Playoffs^[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Mario Lemieux 18 6 11 17 4 4 Martin Straka 18 5 8 13 -1 8 Jaromir Jagr 16 2 10 12 4 18 Alex Kovalev 18 5 5 10 -2 16 Andrew Ference 18 3 7 10 0 16 Robert Lang 16 4 4 8 2 4 Jan Hrdina 18 2 5 7 -4 8 Kevin Stevens 17 3 3 6 -4 20 Aleksey Morozov 18 3 3 6 0 6 Janne Laukkanen 18 2 2 4 6 14 Wayne Primeau 18 1 3 4 -2 2 Darius Kasparaitis 17 1 1 2 -5 26 Josef Beranek 13 0 2 2 1 2 Rene Corbet 17 1 0 1 -5 12 Marc Bergevin 12 0 1 1 2 2 Bob Boughner 18 0 1 1 5 22 Ian Moran 18 0 1 1 -3 4 Krzysztof Oliwa 5 0 0 0 0 16 Hans Jonsson 16 0 0 0 -2 8 Dan Lacouture 5 0 0 0 0 2 Milan Kraft 8 0 0 0 -4 2 Total 38 67 105 — 212

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[6]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	36	35	2050:06	20	14	1	107	3.13	973	0.890	0	0	1	4
Garth Snow	35	34	2031:43	14	15	4	101	2.98	1014	0.900	3	0	0	8
Johan Hedberg	9	9	544:54	7	1	1	24	2.64	253	0.905	0	0	0	0
Rich Parent	7	4	331:39	1	1	3	17	3.08	150	0.887	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4958:22	42	31	9	249	3.01	2390	0.896	3	0	1	12

Playoffs^[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Johan Hedberg	18	18	1123:04	9	9	0	43	2.30	482	0.911	2	0	0	0
Total		18	1123:58	9	9	0	43	2.30	482	0.911	2	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1500 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–3 win over Ottawa on December 30.
• Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 900 assists for the Penguins. He did so in a 6–1 win over the New York Islanders on February 25.
• Kevin Stevens set the franchise record for penalty minutes (1023). He broke the previous high of 980 set by Troy Loney in 1993.

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Art Ross Trophy	Jaromir Jagr	^[8]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Jaromir Jagr (Right wing)	^[9]
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Mario Lemieux (Center)	^[9]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Jaromir Jagr^[a]	^[12]
		Alexei Kovalev
		Mario Lemieux
	NHL Player of the Month	Mario Lemieux (January)	^[13]
		Alexei Kovalev (February)	^[14]
		Jaromir Jagr (March)	^[15]
	NHL Player of the Week	Alexei Kovalev (November 13)	^[16]
		Jaromir Jagr & Mario Lemieux (January 2)	^[17]
		Alexei Kovalev (February 12)	^[18]
Team	A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award	Alexei Kovalev	^[19]
	Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award	Alexei Kovalev	^[20]
	Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award	Darius Kasparaitis	^[20]
		Martin Straka
	Leading Scorer Award	Jaromir Jagr
	Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy	No winner	^[21]
	Most Valuable Player Award	Mario Lemieux	^[22]
	Players' Player Award	Martin Straka	^[21]
	The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award	Bob Boughner	^[19]

Broadcaster Mike Lange was also awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2001, thus securing his induction into the broadcaster's wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Roman Simicek First NHL goal October 14, 2000 Milan Kraft First NHL goal October 14, 2000 Jaromir Jagr 400th career goal November 13, 2000 Darius Kasparaitis 100th career point November 25, 2000 Toby Petersen First NHL goal December 10, 2000 Jan Hrdina 100th career point December 16, 2000 Jaromir Jagr 1000th career point December 30, 2000 Mario Lemieux 1500th career point December 30, 2000 Marc Bergevin 1000th career game January 13, 2001 Jaromir Jagr 600th career assist January 15, 2001 Kevin Stevens 700th career assist January 19, 2001 Martin Straka 400th career assist January 27, 2001 Robert Lang 100th career goal January 30, 2001 Billy Tibbetts First NHL goal February 16, 2001 Alexei Kovalev 200th career goal February 19, 2001 Johan Hedberg First NHL win March 16, 2001

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Johan Hedberg First playoff win April 14, 2001 Jaromir Jagr 100th playoff assist April 26, 2001 Martin Straka 50th playoff point May 15, 2001

Making their NHL debuts in 2000–01 as members of the Pittsburgh Penguins were Greg Crozier, Johan Hedberg, Milan Kraft, Josef Melichar, Toby Petersen, Roman Simicek, and Billy Tibbetts.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.^[23]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 25, 2000	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2000	To Pittsburgh Penguins 4th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2000	^[24]
November 14, 2000	To New York Islanders 9th-round pick in 2001	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Trebil	^[25]
December 28, 2000	To St. Louis Blues Dan Trebil	To Pittsburgh Penguins Marc Bergevin	^[26]
January 13, 2001	To Minnesota Wild Roman Simicek	To Pittsburgh Penguins Steve McKenna	^[27]
January 14, 2001	To Atlanta Thrashers Jiri Slegr	To Pittsburgh Penguins 3rd-round pick in 2001	^[28]
January 14, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers John Slaney	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens	^[29]
January 14, 2001	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001	To Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa	^[29]
February 1, 2001	To Tampa Bay Lightning Matthew Barnaby	To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Primeau	^[30]
March 12, 2001	To San Jose Sharks Jeff Norton	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bobby Dollas Johan Hedberg	^[31]
March 13, 2001	To Edmonton Oilers Sven Butenschon	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan LaCouture	^[32]
March 13, 2001	To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2001	To Pittsburgh Penguins Frantisek Kucera	^[32]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28)	Darcy Verot	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)		Free agency	^[33]
August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28)	Trent Cull	Phoenix Coyotes		Free agency	^[34]
September 19, 2000 (2000-09-19)	Rich Parent	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	^[35]
September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24)	Kip Miller	Anaheim Mighty Ducks		Free agency	^[36]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29)	Jason MacDonald	Orlando Solar Bears (IHL)		Free agency	^[37]
October 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)	Garth Snow	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)		Free agency	^[38]
November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14)	Jeff Norton	San Jose Sharks		Free agency	^[25]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[b]	Ref
N/A	Valentin Morozov	HC Lada Togliatti (RSL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[40]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Jonas Junkka	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion draft	^[41]
	Tyler Wright	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion draft	^[41]
July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02)	Peter Popovic	Boston Bruins	Free agency (III)	^[42]
July 4, 2000 (2000-07-04)	Ron Tugnutt	Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (III)	^[43]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18)	Tom O'Connor	Augusta Lynx (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[44]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28)	Dan Trebil	New York Islanders	Free agency (VI)	^[45]
August 9, 2000 (2000-08-09)	Tyler Moss	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency (VI)	^[46]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)	Pat Falloon	HC Davos (NLA)	Free agency (UFA)	^[47]
September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18)	Rob Brown	Chicago Wolves (IHL)	Free agency (III)	^[48]
N/A	Tom Chorske	Houston Aeros (IHL)	Free agency (III)	^[49]
	J. P. Tessier	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[50]
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03)	Peter Skudra	Boston Bruins	Free agency (UFA)	^[51]
November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)	Steve Leach	Louisville Panthers (AHL)	Free agency (III)	^[52]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)	Jan Fadrny		Entry-level	^[53]
	Roman Simicek		Entry-level	^[53]
	Alexander Zevakhin		Entry-level	^[53]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27)	Chris Kelleher		Re-signing	^[54]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28)	Sven Butenschon		Re-signing	^[33]
July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30)	Janne Laukkanen	3-year	Re-signing	^[55]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31)	Matthew Barnaby	1-year	Re-signing	^[56]
	Rene Corbet	1-year	Re-signing	^[56]
August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03)	Josef Beranek		Re-signing	^[57]
August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10)	Dennis Bonvie	1-year	Re-signing	^[58]
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16)	Alexei Morozov		Re-signing	^[59]
August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18)	Toby Petersen		Entry-level	^[60]
August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28)	Mark Moore		Entry-level	^[34]
September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05)	Sebastien Caron		Entry-level	^[61]
September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24)	Jean-Sebastien Aubin	1-year	Re-signing	^[62]
December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11)	Mario Lemieux	1-year	Re-signing	^[63]
June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04)	Darcy Robinson		Entry-level	^[64]

Other

Name	Date	Notes
Ivan Hlinka	June 21, 2000	Promoted to head coach
Joe Mullen	June 21, 2000	Hired as assistant coach
Rick Kehoe	June 21, 2000	Re-signed as assistant coach

Draft picks

The Penguins selected the following players at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary:^[65]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	18	Brooks Orpik	Defense	United States	Boston College (Hockey East)
2	52	Shane Endicott	Center	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	84	Peter Hamerlik	Goaltender	Slovakia	HK 36 Skalica (Slovakia)
4	124^[a]	Michel Ouellet	Right Wing	Canada	Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
5	146^[b]	David Koci	Defense	Czech Republic	Sparta Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
6	185	Patrick Foley	Left Wing	United States	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
7	216	Jim Abbott	Left Wing	United States	University of New Hampshire (Hockey East)
8	248	Steven Crampton	Right Wing	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
9	273^[c]	Roman Simicek	Center	Czech Republic	HPK Hameenlinna (Finland)
9	280	Nick Boucher	Goaltender	Canada	Dartmouth College (ECAC)

Draft notes^[66]

• The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick and a 2000 fifth-round pick to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• ^a The Montreal Canadiens' fourth-round pick (from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fifth-round pick and this pick.
• ^b The Montreal Canadiens' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 24, 2000 trade that sent a 2000 fourth-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for a 2000 fourth-round pick and this pick.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins' fifth-round pick went to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as the result of a March 14, 2000 trade that sent Dan Trebil to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• ^c The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's ninth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a January 29, 2000 trade that sent Kip Miller to the Mighty Ducks in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a record of 36-33-9-2 record. They defeated the Syracuse Crunch, Philadelphia Phantoms and Hershey Bears to win the Robert W. Clarke Trophy as Western Conference playoff champions. They lost to the Saint John Flames in six games in the Calder Cup Finals. John Slaney won the Eddie Shore Award as defenseman of the year.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished last overall with a record of 24-40-8.

See also

• 2000–01 NHL season

Notes

1. Jagr was voted to the starting lineup, earning more votes than any other player, but he did not play and was replaced by Sergei Samsonov of the Boston Bruins.^[10][11]
2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[39]

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