2000–01 St. Louis Blues season

2000–01 St. Louis Blues
2000–01 St. Louis Blues
Division	2nd Central
Conference	4th Western
2000–01 record	43–22–12–5
Home record	28–5–5–3
Road record	15–17–7–2
Goals for	249
Goals against	195
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Joel Quenneville
Captain	Chris Pronger
Alternate captains	Al MacInnis; Pierre Turgeon
Arena	Savvis Center
Average attendance	19,519
Minor league affiliates	Worcester IceCats; Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
Goals	Scott Young (40)
Assists	Pierre Turgeon (52)
Points	Pierre Turgeon (82)
Penalty minutes	Reed Low (159)
Plus/minus	Pavol Demitra (+27)
Wins	Roman Turek (24)
Goals against average	Brent Johnson (2.17)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 St. Louis Blues season was the 34th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. After winning the Presidents' Trophy the previous season, the Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 43 wins, 22 losses, 12 ties and 5 overtime losses, enough for 103 points and a trip to the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, the Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games, then swept the Pacific Division-winning Dallas Stars in the Conference Semifinals before losing in five games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Finals.

Regular season

Final standings

Central Division^[1]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Detroit Red Wings	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
2	4	St. Louis Blues	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
3	10	Nashville Predators	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
4	12	Chicago Blackhawks	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
5	13	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71

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
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
3	y – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	48	24	8	2	241	187	106
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
5	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	40	27	12	3	217	192	95
6	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
7	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	38	28	13	3	252	228	92
8	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
8.5
9	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	35	27	17	3	214	212	90
10	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
11	Calgary Flames	NW	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
12	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71
14	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68
15	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	25	41	11	5	188	245	66

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

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

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2000–01 regular season^[3]

October: 9–2–1–0 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 5, 2000	1–4	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	0–1–0–0	L
2	October 6, 2000	4–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	1–1–0–0	W
3	October 8, 2000	5–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	2–1–0–0	W
4	October 11, 2000	4–4 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	2–1–1–0	T
5	October 13, 2000	2–0	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	3–1–1–0	W
6	October 17, 2000	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	3–2–1–0	L
7	October 19, 2000	7–1	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	4–2–1–0	W
8	October 21, 2000	1–0	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	5–2–1–0	W
9	October 26, 2000	4–3	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	6–2–1–0	W
10	October 28, 2000	4–3 OT	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	7–2–1–0	W
11	October 29, 2000	4–1	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	8–2–1–0	W
12	October 31, 2000	4–2	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	9–2–1–0	W

November: 7–2–2–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 3–1–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
13	November 2, 2000	2–0	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	10–2–1–0	W
14	November 4, 2000	0–0 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	10–2–2–0	T
15	November 9, 2000	3–3 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	10–2–3–0	T
16	November 11, 2000	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	11–2–3–0	W
17	November 14, 2000	0–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	11–3–3–0	L
18	November 16, 2000	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	12–3–3–0	W
19	November 18, 2000	4–1	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	13–3–3–0	W
20	November 21, 2000	3–4	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	13–4–3–0	L
21	November 24, 2000	4–0	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	14–4–3–0	W
22	November 25, 2000	5–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	15–4–3–0	W
23	November 29, 2000	6–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	16–4–3–0	W

December: 9–1–1–0 (home: 6–1–1–0; road: 3–0–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
24	December 2, 2000	5–2	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	17–4–3–0	W
25	December 5, 2000	1–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	18–4–3–0	W
26	December 9, 2000	6–4	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	19–4–3–0	W
27	December 10, 2000	6–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	20–4–3–0	W
28	December 15, 2000	6–3	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	21–4–3–0	W
29	December 16, 2000	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	21–4–4–0	T
30	December 20, 2000	6–3	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	22–4–4–0	W
31	December 23, 2000	5–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	23–4–4–0	W
32	December 26, 2000	5–0	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	24–4–4–0	W
33	December 28, 2000	2–5	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	24–5–4–0	L
34	December 30, 2000	2–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	25–5–4–0	W

January: 9–6–0–2 (home: 6–1–0–2; road: 3–5–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
35	January 1, 2001	5–2	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	26–5–4–0	W
36	January 2, 2001	1–3	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	26–6–4–0	L
37	January 4, 2001	2–4	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	26–7–4–0	L
38	January 6, 2001	5–1	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	27–7–4–0	W
39	January 8, 2001	1–2 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	27–7–4–1	OTL
40	January 10, 2001	4–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	28–7–4–1	W
41	January 11, 2001	3–6	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	28–8–4–1	L
42	January 13, 2001	4–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	29–8–4–1	W
43	January 15, 2001	1–3	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	29–9–4–1	L
44	January 18, 2001	4–1	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	30–9–4–1	W
45	January 20, 2001	3–0	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	31–9–4–1	W
46	January 21, 2001	1–3	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	31–10–4–1	L
47	January 23, 2001	5–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	32–10–4–1	W
48	January 25, 2001	4–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	33–10–4–1	W
49	January 27, 2001	3–4 OT	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	33–10–4–2	OTL
50	January 29, 2001	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	34–10–4–2	W
51	January 30, 2001	1–5	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	34–11–4–2	L

February: 5–5–3–0 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 1–5–2–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
52	February 1, 2001	2–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	34–11–5–2	T
53	February 6, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	34–11–6–2	T
54	February 8, 2001	4–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	35–11–6–2	W
55	February 10, 2001	4–3 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	36–11–6–2	W
56	February 11, 2001	3–3 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	36–11–7–2	T
57	February 15, 2001	4–1	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	37–11–7–2	W
58	February 16, 2001	2–6	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	37–12–7–2	L
59	February 19, 2001	0–3	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	37–13–7–2	L
60	February 20, 2001	2–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	37–14–7–2	L
61	February 23, 2001	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	37–15–7–2	L
62	February 24, 2001	3–2 OT	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	38–15–7–2	W
63	February 26, 2001	7–2	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	39–15–7–2	W
64	February 28, 2001	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	39–16–7–2	L

March: 2–5–4–3 (home: 1–2–1–1; road: 1–3–3–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
65	March 2, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	39–16–7–3	OTL
66	March 3, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	39–16–7–4	OTL
67	March 6, 2001	3–3 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	39–16–8–4	T
68	March 8, 2001	2–5	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	39–17–8–4	L
69	March 10, 2001	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	39–17–9–4	T
70	March 13, 2001	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	39–18–9–4	L
71	March 14, 2001	1–0 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	40–18–9–4	W
72	March 17, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	40–18–10–4	T
73	March 20, 2001	3–4 OT	New York Islanders (2000–01)	40–18–10–5	OTL
74	March 22, 2001	1–3	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	40–19–10–5	L
75	March 24, 2001	5–1	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	41–19–10–5	W
76	March 25, 2001	1–1 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	41–19–11–5	T
77	March 28, 2001	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	41–20–11–5	L
78	March 31, 2001	3–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	41–21–11–5	L

April: 2–1–1–0 (home: 2–0–1–0; road: 0–1–0–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
79	April 1, 2001	1–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	41–22–11–5	L
80	April 3, 2001	2–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	41–22–12–5	T
81	April 5, 2001	4–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	42–22–12–5	W
82	April 7, 2001	1–0	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	43–22–12–5	W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs^[3]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) San Jose Sharks: Blues win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	April 12, 2001	3–1	San Jose Sharks	Blues lead 1–0	W
2	April 14, 2001	0–1	San Jose Sharks	Series tied 1–1	L
3	April 16, 2001	6–3	@ San Jose Sharks	Blues lead 2–1	W
4	April 17, 2001	2–3	@ San Jose Sharks	Series tied 2–2	L
5	April 19, 2001	3–2 OT	San Jose Sharks	Blues lead 3–2	W
6	April 21, 2001	2–1	@ San Jose Sharks	Blues win 4–2	W

Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Dallas Stars: Blues win 4–0

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	April 27, 2001	4–2	@ Dallas Stars	Blues lead 1–0	W
2	April 29, 2001	2–1	@ Dallas Stars	Blues lead 2–0	W
3	May 1, 2001	3–2 2OT	Dallas Stars	Blues lead 3–0	W
4	May 3, 2001	4–1	Dallas Stars	Blues win 4–0	W

Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche: Avalanche win 4–1

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	May 12, 2001	1–4	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 1–0	L
2	May 14, 2001	2–4	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 2–0	L
3	May 16, 2001	4–3 2OT	Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 2–1	W
4	May 18, 2001	3–4 OT	Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche lead 3–1	L
5	May 21, 2001	1–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche	Avalanche win 4–1	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
77	Pierre Turgeon	C	79	30	52	82	14	37	15	5	10	15	8	2
48	Scott Young	RW	81	40	33	73	15	30	15	6	7	13	9	2
2	Al MacInnis	D	59	12	42	54	23	52	15	2	8	10	2	18
44	Chris Pronger	D	51	8	39	47	21	75	15	1	7	8	10	32
38	Pavol Demitra	LW	44	20	25	45	27	16	15	2	4	6	3	2
17	Jochen Hecht	LW	72	19	25	44	11	48	15	2	4	6	−3	4
10	Dallas Drake	RW	82	12	29	41	18	71	15	4	2	6	1	16
22	Craig Conroy‡	C	69	11	14	25	2	46	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	Michal Handzus‡	C	36	10	14	24	11	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Alexander Khavanov	D	74	7	16	23	16	52	15	3	2	5	4	14
32	Mike Eastwood	C	77	6	17	23	4	28	15	0	2	2	0	2
21	Jamal Mayers	RW	77	8	13	21	−3	117	15	2	3	5	2	8
12	Ladislav Nagy‡	LW	40	8	8	16	−2	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	Tyson Nash	LW	57	8	7	15	8	110	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Daniel Corso	C	28	10	3	13	0	14	12	0	1	1	−5	0
23	Lubos Bartecko	LW	50	5	8	13	−1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Marty Reasoner	C	41	4	9	13	−5	14	10	3	1	4	1	0
6	Sean Hill	D	48	1	10	11	5	51	15	0	1	1	−1	12
37	Jeff Finley	D	72	2	8	10	7	38	2	0	0	0	−1	0
27	Bryce Salvador	D	75	2	8	10	−4	69	14	2	0	2	−7	18
19	Scott Mellanby†	RW	23	7	1	8	0	25	15	3	3	6	−1	17
7	Keith Tkachuk†	LW	12	6	2	8	−3	14	15	2	7	9	0	20
12	Cory Stillman†	LW	12	3	4	7	−2	6	15	3	5	8	0	8
28	Todd Reirden	D	38	2	4	6	−2	43	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	Reed Low	RW	56	1	5	6	4	159	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Alexei Gusarov†	D	16	0	4	4	−3	6	13	0	0	0	4	4
47	Darren Rumble	D	12	0	4	4	7	27	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Reid Simpson	LW	38	2	1	3	−3	96	5	0	0	0	0	2
55	Vladimir Chebaturkin	D	22	1	2	3	5	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Pascal Rheaume	C	8	2	0	2	−1	5	3	0	1	1	1	0
20	Peter Smrek‡	D	6	2	0	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Roman Turek	G	54	0	1	1		6	14	0	0	0		2
4	Marc Bergevin‡	D	2	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Eric Boguniecki†	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Dale Clarke	D	3	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Brent Johnson	G	31	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0		0
43	Jaroslav Obsut	D	4	0	0	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Dan Trebil†	D	10	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	Mike Van Ryn	D	1	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Roman Turek	54	24	18	10	1248	123	2.28	.901	6	3232	14	9	5	382	31	2.05	.919	0	908
35	Brent Johnson	31	19	9	2	676	63	2.17	.907	4	1744	2	0	1	2	36	1.94	.944	0	62

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Al MacInnis^[a]	^[5]
		Chris Pronger^[b]
		Joel Quenneville (coach)
	NHL Player of the Week	Scott Young (October 30)	^[8]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Bryce Salvador	October 5, 2000	^[9]
	Mike Van Ryn	October 5, 2000
	Alexander Khavanov	October 6, 2000
	Reed Low	October 13, 2000
	Daniel Corso	December 5, 2000
	Dale Clarke	February 10, 2001
	Peter Smrek	February 10, 2001
	Jaroslav Obsut	March 2, 2001
1,000th game played	Pierre Turgeon	March 22, 2001	^[10]

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
November 30, 2000 (2000-11-30)	To St. Louis Blues Mike Peluso	To Washington Capitals Derek Bekar	^[12]
December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)	To St. Louis Blues Eric Boguniecki	To Florida Panthers Andrej Podkonicky	^[13]
December 28, 2000 (2000-12-28)	To St. Louis Blues Dan Trebil	To Pittsburgh Penguins Marc Bergevin	^[14]
February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09)	To St. Louis Blues Scott Mellanby	To Florida Panthers Rights to David Morisset 5th-round pick in 2002	^[15]
March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)	To St. Louis Blues Alexei Gusarov	To New York Rangers Peter Smrek	^[16]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	To St. Louis Blues Cory Stillman	To Calgary Flames Craig Conroy 7th-round pick in 2001	^[17]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	To St. Louis Blues Keith Tkachuk	To Phoenix Coyotes Michal Handzus Ladislav Nagy Rights to Jeff Taffe 1st-round pick in 2001 or 2002	^[18]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12)	Vladimir Chebaturkin	New York Islanders		Free agency	^[19]
June 30, 2000 (2000-06-30)	Mike Van Ryn	Sarnia Sting (OHL)		Free agency	^[20]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Dallas Drake	Columbus Blue Jackets	4-year	Free agency	^[21]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Sean Hill	Carolina Hurricanes	4-year	Free agency	^[22]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14)	Dwayne Roloson	Columbus Blue Jackets		Free agency	^[23]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27)	Chris Murray	Dallas Stars	multi-year	Free agency	^[24]
August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)	Reid Simpson	Tampa Bay Lightning		Free agency	^[25]
October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)	Curtis Sanford	Missouri River Otters (UHL)		Free agency	^[26]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13)	Sebastien Bordeleau	Nashville Predators		Waivers	^[27]
April 11, 2001 (2001-04-11)	Blake Evans	Regina Pats (WHL)		Free agency	^[28]
May 7, 2001 (2001-05-07)	Greg Davis	McGill University (CIAU)		Free agency	^[29]
May 7, 2001 (2001-05-07)	Jeff Panzer	University of North Dakota (WCHA)		Free agency	^[29]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via^[c]	Ref
June 22, 2000 (2000-06-22)	Libor Prochazka	HC Karlovy Vary (ELH)	Free agency (UFA)	^[31]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Jamie McLennan	Minnesota Wild	Expansion draft	^[32]
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23)	Scott Pellerin	Minnesota Wild	Expansion draft	^[32]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Bob Bassen^[d]		Contract expiration (III)	^[30]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Dan Keczmer^[e]		Contract expiration (UFA)	^[30]
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)	Sylvain Blouin	Montreal Canadiens	Free agency (VI)	^[37]
July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12)	Ricard Persson	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (UFA)	^[38]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28)	Kelly Chase		Retirement (III)	^[39]
August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10)	Derek King	Ottawa Senators	Free agency (III)	^[40]
August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21)	Bryan Helmer	Vancouver Canucks	Free agency (VI)	^[41]
August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)	Jim Campbell	Montreal Canadiens	Free agency (UFA)	^[42]
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25)	Stephane Richer	Washington Capitals	Free agency (III)	^[43]
September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07)	David Ellett		Retirement (III)	^[44]
November 16, 2000 (2000-11-16)	Rudy Poeschek	Houston Aeros (IHL)	Free agency (III)	^[45]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12)	Alexander Khavanov		Entry-level	^[19]
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12)	Matt Walker		Entry-level	^[19]
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)	Marc Bergevin	1-year	Option exercised	^[46]
	Mike Eastwood	multi-year	Re-signing	^[46]
	Tyson Nash	multi-year	Re-signing	^[46]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14)	Todd Reirden	multi-year	Re-signing	^[47]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27)	Bryce Salvador	multi-year	Re-signing	^[24]
August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02)	Brent Johnson	1-year	Re-signing	^[48]
August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02)	Reed Low	1-year	Re-signing	^[48]
September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)	Lubos Bartecko	1-year	Re-signing	^[49]
September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)	Michal Handzus	3-year	Re-signing	^[49]
October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)	Derek Bekar	multi-year	Re-signing	^[50]
	Reed Low	multi-year	Extension	^[50]
	Justin Papineau		Entry-level	^[50]
October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)	Chris Pronger	3-year	Extension	^[51]

Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.^[52]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	30	Jeff Taffe	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2	65	David Morisset	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	75	Justin Papineau	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
3	96	Antoine Bergeron	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4	129	Troy Riddle	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
5	167	Craig Weller	Canada	Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
7	229	Brett Lutes	Canada	Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)
8	261	Reinhard Divis	Austria	Leksands IF (Sweden)
9	293	Lauri Kinos	Finland	Montreal Rocket (QMJHL)

Notes

↑ MacInnis did not play and was replaced by Scott Niedermayer of the New Jersey Devils.^[4]
↑ Pronger was voted to the starting lineup, but did not play and was replaced by Ed Jovanovski of the Vancouver Canucks.^[6]^[7]
↑ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[30]
↑ Bassen retired.^[33]
↑ Keczmer retired.^[34] He attended the Tampa Bay Lightning’s training camp on a tryout in September 2000 but was ultimately released.^[35]^[36]

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"2000-01 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

↑ "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
↑ "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
1 2 "2000-01 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
↑ "Niedermayer joins North American All-Stars - UPI Archives". UPI. January 30, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
↑ "2001 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
↑ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
↑ "Jovanovski an all-star". The Globe and Mail. January 24, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
↑ "Devils keep Panthers reeling in OT". Tampa Bay Times. October 31, 2000. Retrieved April 23, 2023. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: St. Louis right wing Scott Young earned the honor after his six points last week helped the Blues tie their best start in franchise history. Young, 33, had four goals, two assists and a plus-five rating in three games.
↑ "2000-01 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
↑ "Photo: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche hockey - - UPI.com". UPI. March 22, 2001. Retrieved April 20, 2023. Turgeon is playing in his 1000th professional hockey game.
↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Mike Peluso For Derek Bekar". St. Louis Blues. November 30, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Eric Boguniecki For Andrej Podkonicky". St. Louis Blues. December 18, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Dan Trebil". St. Louis Blues. December 28, 2000. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Scott Mellanby". St. Louis Blues. February 9, 2000. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Defenseman Alexei Gusarov". St. Louis Blues. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Cory Stillman In Exchange For Craig Conroy". St. Louis Blues. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Acquire Keith Tkachuk". St. Louis Blues. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 3 "Blues Sign Three Players". St. Louis Blues. June 12, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Free-Agent Defenseman Mike Van Ryn". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Free-Agent Forward Dallas Drake". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Free-Agent Defenseman Sean Hill". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Goaltender Dwayne Roloson". St. Louis Blues. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 "Blues Sign Chris Murray, Re-sign Bryce Salvador". St. Louis Blues. July 27, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Free-Agent Reid Simpson". St. Louis Blues. August 22, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "St. Louis Blues Recall Goaltender Curtis Sanford From Worcester". St. Louis Blues. October 14, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023. The Owen Sound, Ontario native was signed by the Blues as a free agent on Oct. 9, 2000.
↑ "Blues Claim Sebastien Bordeleau Off Waivers; Assign Him To Worcester". St. Louis Blues. March 14, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Oilers obtain Blake Evans from St. Louis". NHL.com. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023. Evans began his professional career in 2001 signing with St. Louis as a free agent on April 11, 2001.
1 2 "Blues Sign Greg Davis And Jeff Panzer". St. Louis Blues. May 7, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 3 "2000 NHL Free Agents". tsn.ca. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
↑ "Libor Procházka si v Karlových Varech libuje". iDNES.cz (in Czech). June 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 "NHL Expansion Draft List - UPI Archives". UPI. June 23, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ Bob Bassen career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 15, 2023
↑ Dan Keczmer career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 15, 2023
↑ "Carolina's veterans overpower Lightning". Tampa Bay Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. Lightning defenseman Dan Keczmer was helped off the ice at 16:56 of the second period with a sprained right knee sustained when he hit the boards after a check. Head medical trainer Dave Boyer said Keczmer will be re-evaluated today.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. September 19, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING... Released D Dan Keczmer.
↑ "Canadiens sign seven players - UPI Archives". UPI. July 7, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Senators sign Ricard Persson - UPI Archives". UPI. July 12, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Chris Kerber, Kelly Chase Introduced As New Blues Radio Broadcast Team On KTRS". St. Louis Blues. July 28, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Senators sign Derek King - UPI Archives". UPI. August 10, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Canucks sign Bryan Helmer - UPI Archives". UPI. August 21, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Canadian sign Campbell to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Capitals sign Richer to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 25, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Hamrlik signs with Islanders". Tampa Bay Times. September 8, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. ELLETT RETIRES: Dave Ellett, who played 16 seasons with Toronto, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Boston and St. Louis, has retired, according to the NHL Players' Association's Web site.
↑ "Rudy Poeschek Returns". Houston Aeros. November 16, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 3 "Blues Re-Sign Forwards Mike Eastwood And Tyson Nash". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Re-sign Defenseman Todd Reirden". St. Louis Blues. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 "Blues Re-Sign Goalie Brent Johnson And Forward Reed Low". St. Louis Blues. August 2, 2000. Archived from the original on April 21, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 "Blues Re-sign Bartecko And Handzus". St. Louis Blues. September 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
1 2 3 "Blues Sign Papineau, Re-Sign Bekar And Low". St. Louis Blues. October 20, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "Blues Sign Chris Pronger To Contract Extension Through 2003-2004". St. Louis Blues. October 26, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
↑ "2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[5] MacInnis did not play and was replaced by Scott Niedermayer of the New Jersey Devils.^[4]

[9] Pronger was voted to the starting lineup, but did not play and was replaced by Ed Jovanovski of the Vancouver Canucks.^[6]^[7]

[33] In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[30]

[37] Bassen retired.^[33]

[41] Keczmer retired.^[34] He attended the Tampa Bay Lightning’s training camp on a tryout in September 2000 but was ultimately released.^[35]^[36]

[1] "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[2] "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

[Gamelog-3] 1 2 "2000-01 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

[4] "Niedermayer joins North American All-Stars - UPI Archives". UPI. January 30, 2001. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[6] "2001 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[7] "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[8] "Jovanovski an all-star". The Globe and Mail. January 24, 2001. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[10] "Devils keep Panthers reeling in OT". Tampa Bay Times. October 31, 2000. Retrieved April 23, 2023. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: St. Louis right wing Scott Young earned the honor after his six points last week helped the Blues tie their best start in franchise history. Young, 33, had four goals, two assists and a plus-five rating in three games.

[11] "2000-01 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[12] "Photo: St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche hockey - - UPI.com". UPI. March 22, 2001. Retrieved April 20, 2023. Turgeon is playing in his 1000th professional hockey game.

[pst-13] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[14] "Blues Acquire Mike Peluso For Derek Bekar". St. Louis Blues. November 30, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[15] "Blues Acquire Eric Boguniecki For Andrej Podkonicky". St. Louis Blues. December 18, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[16] "Blues Acquire Dan Trebil". St. Louis Blues. December 28, 2000. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[17] "Blues Acquire Scott Mellanby". St. Louis Blues. February 9, 2000. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[18] "Blues Acquire Defenseman Alexei Gusarov". St. Louis Blues. March 5, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[19] "Blues Acquire Cory Stillman In Exchange For Craig Conroy". St. Louis Blues. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[20] "Blues Acquire Keith Tkachuk". St. Louis Blues. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[612signings-21] 1 2 3 "Blues Sign Three Players". St. Louis Blues. June 12, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[22] "Blues Sign Free-Agent Defenseman Mike Van Ryn". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[23] "Blues Sign Free-Agent Forward Dallas Drake". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[24] "Blues Sign Free-Agent Defenseman Sean Hill". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[25] "Blues Sign Goaltender Dwayne Roloson". St. Louis Blues. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[727signings-26] 1 2 "Blues Sign Chris Murray, Re-sign Bryce Salvador". St. Louis Blues. July 27, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[27] "Blues Sign Free-Agent Reid Simpson". St. Louis Blues. August 22, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[28] "St. Louis Blues Recall Goaltender Curtis Sanford From Worcester". St. Louis Blues. October 14, 2002. Archived from the original on December 21, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023. The Owen Sound, Ontario native was signed by the Blues as a free agent on Oct. 9, 2000.

[29] "Blues Claim Sebastien Bordeleau Off Waivers; Assign Him To Worcester". St. Louis Blues. March 14, 2001. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[30] "Oilers obtain Blake Evans from St. Louis". NHL.com. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023. Evans began his professional career in 2001 signing with St. Louis as a free agent on April 11, 2001.

[507signings-31] 1 2 "Blues Sign Greg Davis And Jeff Panzer". St. Louis Blues. May 7, 2001. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[Falist-32] 1 2 3 "2000 NHL Free Agents". tsn.ca. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

[34] "Libor Procházka si v Karlových Varech libuje". iDNES.cz (in Czech). June 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[Expansiondraft-35] 1 2 "NHL Expansion Draft List - UPI Archives". UPI. June 23, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[36] Bob Bassen career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 15, 2023

[38] Dan Keczmer career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved May 15, 2023

[39] "Carolina's veterans overpower Lightning". Tampa Bay Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. Lightning defenseman Dan Keczmer was helped off the ice at 16:56 of the second period with a sprained right knee sustained when he hit the boards after a check. Head medical trainer Dave Boyer said Keczmer will be re-evaluated today.

[40] "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. September 19, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING... Released D Dan Keczmer.

[42] "Canadiens sign seven players - UPI Archives". UPI. July 7, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[43] "Senators sign Ricard Persson - UPI Archives". UPI. July 12, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[44] "Chris Kerber, Kelly Chase Introduced As New Blues Radio Broadcast Team On KTRS". St. Louis Blues. July 28, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[45] "Senators sign Derek King - UPI Archives". UPI. August 10, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[46] "Canucks sign Bryan Helmer - UPI Archives". UPI. August 21, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[47] "Canadian sign Campbell to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 22, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[48] "Capitals sign Richer to 1-year deal - UPI Archives". UPI. August 25, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[49] "Hamrlik signs with Islanders". Tampa Bay Times. September 8, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2023. ELLETT RETIRES: Dave Ellett, who played 16 seasons with Toronto, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Boston and St. Louis, has retired, according to the NHL Players' Association's Web site.

[50] "Rudy Poeschek Returns". Houston Aeros. November 16, 2000. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[701signings-51] 1 2 3 "Blues Re-Sign Forwards Mike Eastwood And Tyson Nash". St. Louis Blues. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[52] "Blues Re-sign Defenseman Todd Reirden". St. Louis Blues. July 14, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[802signings-53] 1 2 "Blues Re-Sign Goalie Brent Johnson And Forward Reed Low". St. Louis Blues. August 2, 2000. Archived from the original on April 21, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[912signings-54] 1 2 "Blues Re-sign Bartecko And Handzus". St. Louis Blues. September 12, 2000. Archived from the original on February 3, 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

[1020signings-55] 1 2 3 "Blues Sign Papineau, Re-Sign Bekar And Low". St. Louis Blues. October 20, 2000. Archived from the original on December 30, 2001. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

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