2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 22nd season in the National Hockey League and fourth as the Hurricanes.

2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes
Division	2nd Southeast
2000–01 record	38–32–9-3
Goals for	212
Goals against	225
Team information
General Manager	Jim Rutherford
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Ron Francis
Arena	Raleigh Sports and Entertainment Arena

Offseason

Regular season

The Hurricanes allowed the most short-handed goals during the regular season, with 16.[1]

Final standings

Southeast Division[2]

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Washington Capitals	82	41	27	10	4	233	211	96
2	8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	38	32	9	3	212	225	88
3	12	Florida Panthers	82	22	38	13	9	200	246	66
4	13	Atlanta Thrashers	82	23	45	12	2	211	289	60
5	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	24	47	6	5	201	280	59

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[3]

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

Schedule and results

October

Record for the month 3-5-3-0 (Home 2-2-2-0 Away 1-3-1-0)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
1	T	October 7, 2000	3–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	0–0–1–0	18,337
2	W	October 10, 2000	5–2	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	1–0–1–0	11,673
3	T	October 13, 2000	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	1–0–2–0	13,764
4	L	October 14, 2000	1–2	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	1–1–2–0	16,507
5	W	October 18, 2000	3–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	2–1–2–0	14,035
6	L	October 21, 2000	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	2–2–2–0	19,654
7	L	October 24, 2000	2–3	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	2–3–2–0	10,140
8	L	October 25, 2000	1–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	2–4–2–0	14,912
9	T	October 27, 2000	3–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	2–4–3–0	18,730
10	L	October 29, 2000	1–4	St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	2–5–3–0	10,155
11	W	October 31, 2000	6–5 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	3–5–3–0	7,016

November

Record for the month 7-5-0-1 (Home 3-2-0-0 Away 4-3-0-1)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
12	L	November 3, 2000	3–5	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	3–6–3–0	18,007
13	L	November 4, 2000	1–4	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	3–7–3–0	17,496
14	L	November 8, 2000	0–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	3–8–3–0	19,098
15	W	November 10, 2000	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	4–8–3–0	18,730
16	W	November 12, 2000	4–0	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	5–8–3–0	12,003
17	L	November 15, 2000	1–4	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	5–9–3–0	11,088
18	W	November 16, 2000	1–0	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	6–9–3–0	15,211
19	OTL	November 18, 2000	2–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	6–9–3–1	16,051
20	W	November 22, 2000	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	7–9–3–1	13,356
21	W	November 24, 2000	3–1	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	8–9–3–1	15,921
22	L	November 26, 2000	4–7	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	8–10–3–1	10,827
23	W	November 29, 2000	2–1 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	9–10–3–1	13,008
24	W	November 30, 2000	2–0	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	10–10–3–1	13,729

December

Record for the month 4-6-1-1 (Home 3-1-0-0 Away 1-5-1-1)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
25	L	December 3, 2000	0–2	Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	10–11–3–1	11,360
26	W	December 6, 2000	5–3	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	11–11–3–1	13,095
27	L	December 9, 2000	2–7	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	11–12–3–1	16,055
28	T	December 13, 2000	1–1 OT	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	11–12–4–1	18,064
29	W	December 15, 2000	5–3	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	12–12–4–1	18,730
30	L	December 16, 2000	1–4	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	12–13–4–1	13,306
31	L	December 19, 2000	1–2	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	12–14–4–1	8,707
32	OTL	December 23, 2000	1–2 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	12–14–4–2	19,645
33	L	December 26, 2000	2–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	12–15–4–2	12,128
34	W	December 27, 2000	4–3	New York Rangers (2000–01)	13–15–4–2	16,280
35	L	December 29, 2000	1–3	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	13–16–4–2	18,136
36	W	December 31, 2000	2–1	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	14–16–4–2	13,097

January

Record for the month 8-4-2-0 (Home 6-4-1-0 Away 2-0-1-0)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
37	W	January 3, 2001	3–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	15–16–4–2	7,517
38	T	January 6, 2001	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)	15–16–5–2	18,730
39	W	January 7, 2001	5–2	New York Islanders (2000–01)	16–16–5–2	8,627
40	W	January 9, 2001	7–3	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	17–16–5–2	8,732
41	T	January 12, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	17–16–6–2	12,727
42	W	January 14, 2001	4–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	18–16–6–2	13,013
43	W	January 16, 2001	3–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	19–16–6–2	19,371
44	W	January 18, 2001	4–2	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	20–16–6–2	10,732
45	L	January 20, 2001	3–6	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	20–17–6–2	13,009
46	L	January 22, 2001	2–5	New York Rangers (2000–01)	20–18–6–2	11,193
47	W	January 24, 2001	3–2	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	21–18–6–2	18,200
48	L	January 27, 2001	3–4	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	21–19–6–2	18,730
49	W	January 29, 2001	5–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	22–19–6–2	8,030
50	L	January 31, 2001	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	22–20–6–2	11,581

February

Record for the month 5-4-2-1 (Home 3-2-0-0 Away 2-2-2-1)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
51	W	February 1, 2001	3–1	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	23–20–6–2	12,399
52	W	February 7, 2001	2–1 OT	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	24–20–6–2	12,138
53	L	February 8, 2001	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	24–21–6–2	13,884
54	T	February 11, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	24–21–7–2	12,630
55	OTL	February 14, 2001	3–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	24–21–7–3	19,995
56	L	February 16, 2001	0–2	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	24–22–7–3	13,812
57	W	February 18, 2001	5–4	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	25–22–7–3	16,206
58	L	February 19, 2001	0–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	25–23–7–3	19,566
59	W	February 21, 2001	6–3	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	26–23–7–3	9,458
60	W	February 23, 2001	3–2	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	27–23–7–3	14,685
61	L	February 24, 2001	1–2	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	27–24–7–3	18,730
62	T	February 27, 2001	1–1 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	27–24–8–3	14,081

March

Record for the month 8-7-0-0 (Home 5-3-0-0 Away 3-4-0-0)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
63	W	March 1, 2001	3–1	@ New York Islanders (2000–01)	28–24–8–3	9,069
64	L	March 2, 2001	3–7	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	28–25–8–3	15,159
65	W	March 4, 2001	6–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	29–25–8–3	14,773
66	W	March 7, 2001	2–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	30–25–8–3	9,067
67	L	March 8, 2001	0–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	30–26–8–3	10,656
68	L	March 11, 2001	2–3	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	30–27–8–3	13,124
69	L	March 14, 2001	3–6	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	30–28–8–3	9,467
70	W	March 15, 2001	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	31–28–8–3	18,672
71	W	March 18, 2001	2–1	New York Islanders (2000–01)	32–28–8–3	14,112
72	W	March 21, 2001	1–0	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	33–28–8–3	12,899
73	W	March 23, 2001	5–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	34–28–8–3	18,730
74	L	March 24, 2001	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	34–29–8–3	18,690
75	L	March 26, 2001	2–4	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	34–30–8–3	12,376
76	L	March 28, 2001	0–7	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	34–31–8–3	15,518
77	W	March 30, 2001	4–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	35–31–8–3	17,355

April

Record for the month 3-1-1-0 (Home 1-1-0-0 Away 2-0-1-0)

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Attendance
78	W	April 1, 2001	3–2 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	36–31–8–3	18,500
79	T	April 3, 2001	2–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	36–31–9–3	18,216
80	W	April 4, 2001	3–1	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	37–31–9–3	18,200
81	W	April 6, 2001	3–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	38–31–9–3	17,044
82	L	April 8, 2001	4–6	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	38–32–9–3	18,730

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

New Jersey Devils (1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (8)

Game-by-Game			Score
1	April 12		at Devils 5, Hurricanes 1
2	April 15		at Devils 2, Hurricanes 0
3	April 17		Devils 4, at Hurricanes 0
4	April 18	OT	at Hurricanes 3, Devils 2
5	April 20		Hurricanes 3, at Devils 2
6	April 22		Devils 5, at Hurricanes 1
Devils win series 4–2

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

2000-01 Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltenders 1 – Arturs Irbe  31 – Tyler Moss		Defensemen 2 – Glen Wesley  4 – Kevin Hatcher  5 – Marek Malik  7 – Niclas Wallin  8 – Sandis Ozolinsh  14 – Steven Halko  18 – Mike Rucinski  33 – Dave Karpa  45 – David Tanabe  53 – Greg Kuznik		Wingers 11 – Jeff Daniels  13 – Bates Battaglia  19 – Rob DiMaio  20 – Darren Langdon  23 – Martin Gelinas  24 – Sami Kapanen  25 – Shane Willis  27 – Craig Adams  38 – Scott Pellerin  92 – Jeff O'Neill		Centers 10 – Ron Francis  - C 16 – Tommy Westlund  27 – Rod Brind'Amour  36 – Greg Koehler  63 – Josef Vasicek  Coach: Paul Maurice GM: Jim Rutherford

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NHL Entry Draft

Carolina's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hurricanes have the 14th overall pick.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
2	32	Tomas Kurka	LW	Czech Republic	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	80	Ryan Bayda	LW	Canada	University of North Dakota (WCHA)
4	98	Niclas Wallin	D	Sweden	Brynas IF (Sweden)
4	110	Jared Newman	D	United States	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6	181	Justin Forrest	D	United States	US National U-18, Exhibition
7	212	Magnus Kahnberg	RW	Sweden	Frolunda HC (Sweden)
8	235	Craig Kowalski	G	United States	Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
9	276	Troy Ferguson	C	Canada	Michigan State Spartans (CCHA)

Farm teams

International Hockey League

The Cincinnati Cyclones are the Hurricanes International Hockey League affiliate for the 2000–01 IHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

References

1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html
2. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
3. "2000–2001 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

External links

• "2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.