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2000–01 Calgary Flames
Division 4th Northwest Division
Conference 11th Western
2000–01 record 27–36–15–4
Home record 12–18–9–2
Road record 15–18–6–2
Goals for 197 (25th)
Goals against 236 (20th)
Team information
General manager Craig Button
Coach Don Hay
Greg Gilbert
Captain Steve Smith (Oct-Dec.)
Dave Lowry (Dec-Apr)
Alternate captains Unknown
Unknown
Arena Pengrowth Saddledome
Average attendance 16,623
Team leaders
Goals Jarome Iginla (31)
Assists Marc Savard (42)
Points Jarome Iginla (71)
Penalty minutes Jason Wiemer (177)
Wins Fred Brathwaite (15)
Goals against average Fred Brathwaite (2.32)

The 2000–01 Calgary Flames season was the 21st National Hockey League season in Calgary. It was a season for change, as the Flames let longtime general manager Al Coates go shortly before the draft and replaced him with highly touted Craig Button, previously with the Dallas Stars.[1] The team also let head coach Brian Sutter go and replaced him with rookie coach Don Hay. Hay would only last 68 games before being fired and replaced with Greg Gilbert.[2]

The off-season also featured a "Save the Flames" ticket drive campaign, as owners warned that the team could be sold in the face of declining attendance and the pressures of doing business in American dollars while earning revenues in Canadian dollars. The threats brought fears of the Flames moving south, as the Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets had in previous seasons. The goal was to increase the Flames' season-ticket base from its 1999–00 low of 8,700 to 14,000. The drive was ultimately successful, with the team reaching its ticket goal and acquiring a new title sponsor for their home arena, the Saddledome, as Pengrowth Management took over the naming rights from the defunct Canadian Airlines.[3]

On the ice, the Flames continued to struggle, failing to win more than three consecutive games at any point. While their top three forwards, Jarome Iginla, Valeri Bure, and Marc Savard, scored 91 goals between them, only two other players even reached double-digit goals on the season. Calgary finished with a 27–36–15–4 record, fourth in the division and ahead of only the expansion Minnesota Wild. The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season.

The 2000–01 season was also notable in retrospect, as the Flames lost two players who would later go on to stardom for virtually nothing. Ineffective forward Martin St. Louis was released as a free agent, while goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere was dealt to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2nd round draft pick when the Flames found themselves with too many goaltenders heading into the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.[4]

In the expansion draft, which was held in Calgary, the Flames lost defenceman Filip Kuba to the Minnesota Wild, 15th overall, and Sergei Krivokrasov, also to the Wild, 32nd overall. The Columbus Blue Jackets did not select a player off of Calgary's roster.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Colorado Avalanche 82 52 16 10 4 270 192 118
2 6 Edmonton Oilers 82 39 28 12 3 243 222 93
3 8 Vancouver Canucks 82 36 28 11 7 239 238 90
4 11 Calgary Flames 82 27 36 15 4 197 236 73
5 14 Minnesota Wild 82 25 39 13 5 168 210 68


Game log[]

2000–01 Game Log

Playoffs[]

The Flames finished 11th in the Western Conference with 73 points, 17 behind the 8th place Coyotes. The Flames missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Jarome Iginla 12 77 31 40 71 62 - - - - -
Marc Savard 27 77 23 42 65 46 - - - - -
Valeri Bure 8 78 27 28 55 26 - - - - -
Dave Lowry 10 79 18 17 35 47 - - - - -
Phil Housley 6 69 4 30 34 24 - - - - -
Derek Morris 53 51 5 23 28 56 - - - - -
Oleg Saprykin 19 59 9 14 23 43 - - - - -
Jeff Shantz 11 73 5 15 20 58 - - - - -
Tommy Albelin 5 77 1 19 20 22 - - - - -
Toni Lydman 32 62 3 16 19 30 - - - - -
Jason Wiemer 24 65 10 5 15 177 - - - - -
Clarke Wilm 23 81 7 8 15 69 - - - - -
Jeff Cowan 38 51 9 4 13 74 - - - - -
Daniel Tkaczuk 18 19 4 7 11 14 - - - - -
Ronald Petrovicky 36 30 4 5 9 54 - - - - -
Denis Gauthier 3 62 2 6 8 78 - - - - -
Igor Kravchuk 25 37 0 8 8 4 - - - - -
Craig Conroy 22 14 3 4 7 14 - - - - -
Chris Clark 17 29 5 1 6 38 - - - - -
Brad Werenka 2 33 1 4 5 16 - - - - -
Robyn Regehr 28 71 1 3 4 70 - - - - -
Dwayne Hay 21 49 1 3 4 16 - - - - -
Ron Sutter 20 21 1 3 4 12 - - - - -
Benoit Gratton 39 14 1 3 4 14 - - - - -
Steve Smith 55 13 0 2 2 17 - - - - -
Dallas Eakins 20/26 17 0 1 1 11 - - - - -
Mike Vernon 29 31 0 1 1 16 - - - - -
Fred Brathwaite 40 49 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
Niklas Andersson 25 11 0 1 1 4 - - - - -
Marty Murray 20 7 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Rico Fata 15 5 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
Steve Begin 26 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
All traded players - 22 33 55 221 - - - - -

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP TOI W L T GA SO GAA GP TOI W L GA SO GAA
Fred Brathwaite 40 49 2742 15 17 10 106 5 2.32 - - - - - - -
Mike Vernon 29 41 2246 12 23 5 121 3 3.23 - - - - - - -

Transactions[]

The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season.[5]

Trades[]

June 10, 2000 To Calgary Flames
2nd round draft pick in 2000
To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
June 23, 2000 To Calgary Flames
Mike Vernon
To Minnesota Wild
Dan Cavanaugh
8th round draft pick in 2001
March 13, 2001 To Calgary Flames
Craig Conroy
7th round pick in 2001
To St. Louis Blues
Cory Stillman

Free agents[]

Player Former team
Dave Lowry San Jose Sharks
Dallas Eakins New York Islanders
Player New team
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
Sergei Krivokrasov Minnesota Wild
(via Expansion Draft)
Steve Dubinsky Chicago Blackhawks


Draft picks[]

Calgary's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, held in Calgary.[6] The Flames played to the home crowd, selecting Brent Krahn of the Calgary Hitmen with their first pick, 9th overall.

Rnd Pick Player Nationality Position Team (league) NHL statistics
GP G A Pts PIM
1 9 Brent Krahn Flag of Canada Canada G Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 1 0–1–0, 9.00GAA
2 40 Kurtis Foster Flag of Canada Canada D Peterborough Petes (OHL) 186 21 56 77 155
2 46 Jarret Stoll Flag of Canada Canada C Kootenay Ice (WHL) 360 77 129 206 306
4 116 Levente Szuper Flag of Hungary Hungary G Ottawa 67's (OHL)
5 141 Wade Davis Flag of Canada Canada D Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5 155 Travis Moen Flag of Canada Canada LW Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 362 29 27 56 487
6 176 Jukka Hentunen Flag of Finland Finland F HPK Hameenlinna (Fin Jr.) 38 4 5 9 4
8 239 David Hajek Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic D Chumutov (Cze Jr.)
9 270 Micki Dupont Flag of Canada Canada D Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 23 1 3 4 12
  • Statistics are updated to the end of the 2008–09 NHL season. Players in italics were active on an NHL roster in 2008–09.

Farm teams[]

Saint John Flames[]

The 2000–01 AHL season was the eighth season for the Saint John Flames, all affiliated with the Flames. It was a record setting year, as the Baby Flames ran away with the Canadian Division, finishing third overall in the league with a 44–24–7–5 record, good for 100 points. Saint John swept through the Portland Pirates, Quebec Citadelles and Providence Bruins by a combinded 12–2 record. The Flames captured their only Calder Cup by defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4 games to 2.[7] Steve Begin won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as playoff MVP.

See also[]

References[]

  • Player stats: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 111
  • Game log: 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, pg 135
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
  1. McGrath, D'Arcy, Craig Button Named New GM, calgarypuck.com, Accessed January 10, 2007
  2. Gilbert gets Flames' reins, cbcsports, October 19, 2001, accessed January 10, 2007
  3. Flames reach season ticket goal, CBC Sports, November 10, 2000
  4. Picarello, Robert, Time makes difference for Giguere, nhl.com, October 15, 2003, accessed January 10, 2007
  5. Calgary Flames 2000–01 season preview, cnnsi.com, accessed January 10, 2007
  6. 2000 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com - accessed December 29, 2006
  7. 2001 Calder Cup Playoffs, hockeydb.com, accessed January 10, 2007
2000-01 NHL season by team
Atlantic New JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersPhiladelphiaPittsburgh
Northeast BostonBuffaloMontrealOttawaToronto
Southeast AtlantaCarolinaFloridaTampa BayWashington
Central ChicagoColumbusDetroitNashvilleSt. Louis
Northwest CalgaryColoradoEdmontonMinnesotaVancouver
Pacific AnaheimDallasLos AngelesPhoenixSan Jose
See also 2000 NHL Entry DraftAll-Star GameStanley Cup Playoffs


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