2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season

2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	4th Eastern
2000–01 record	43–25–11–3
Home record	26–11–4–0
Road record	17–14–7–3
Goals for	240
Goals against	207
Team information
General Manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Craig Ramsay (to Dec 10) Bill Barber (from Dec 10)
Captain	Eric Desjardins
Alternate captains	John LeClair Mark Recchi
Arena	First Union Center
Average attendance	19,576[1]
Minor league affiliations	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)[2] Trenton Titans (ECHL)[3]
Team leaders
Goals	Keith Primeau (34)
Assists	Mark Recchi (50)
Points	Mark Recchi (77)
Penalties in minutes	Luke Richardson (131)
Plus/minus	Simon Gagne (+24)
Wins	Roman Cechmanek (35)
Goals against average	Roman Cechmanek (2.01)
<1999–00 2001–02>

The 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Off-season

Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Roger Neilson was not asked to return, which became a matter of some controversy.^[4]

Regular season

Without Eric Lindros, who sat out the entire season awaiting a trade, while also suffering through John LeClair's 66-game absence and Brian Boucher's early erratic play in goal, the club went into an early tailspin. The team began the year 3–6–4 and at one point had six regulars out of the lineup. Keith Jones, who never fully recovered from the prior knee problems despite surgery last season, was forced to retire eight games into the schedule.

Not wanting to bank on the inexperience of Maxime Ouellet, the team recalled Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic, from the Philadelphia Phantoms in early November and the move paid off as he recorded a pair of shutouts in his first three games. The Flyers won six in a row prior to Thanksgiving to climb above .500, but Ramsay's inability to rally the troops cost him his job. After being badly outplayed in early December losses to Ottawa (5–3) and Detroit (5–1), he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber with the team sinking at 12–12–4.^[5]

Barber's high-energy, old-time hockey approach struck a chord, and the club went unbeaten in his first eight games behind the bench (5–0–3). Philly ran off an 8–2–1 stretch at the turn of the new year, then after a five-game win streak after the All-Star break found themselves atop the Atlantic Division.

Unfortunately, injuries and poor play followed. Simon Gagne was lost with a shoulder injury in a scoreless tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in late February. In the middle of a 1–4–1 stretch in late March, Keith Primeau suffered a leg injury and missed the rest of the regular season. Despite faltering down the stretch, the Flyers finished with the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Primeau led the team with 34 goals and Mark Recchi posted team-best 50 assists and 77 points. Dan McGillis and Eric Desjardins formed a potent offensive duo on the back line, combining for 29 goals and 97 points. Cechmanek recorded a franchise rookie record 10 shutouts and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.^[6]

The Flyers were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 314 power-play opportunities against.^[7]

Season standings

Atlantic Division^[8]

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^[9]

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	41	27	10	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

The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2000–01 regular season[10]
October: 3–5–3–0, 9 Points (Home: 2–3–2–0; Road: 1–2–1–0) Game October Opponent Score Record Points 1 5 Vancouver Canucks 6–3 1–0–0–0 2 2 7 Boston Bruins 1–5 1–1–0–0 2 3 11 @ Minnesota Wild 3–3 OT 1–1–1–0 3 4 12 @ Dallas Stars 1–4 1–2–1–0 3 5 14 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3–6 1–3–1–0 3 6 17 Ottawa Senators 1–6 1–4–1–0 3 7 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–3 OT 1–4–2–0 4 8 21 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3–4 1–5–2–0 4 9 24 @ New York Rangers 5–4 2–5–2–0 6 10 26 New York Rangers 3–0 3–5–2–0 8 11 29 Washington Capitals 1–1 OT 3–5–3–0 9
November: 8–5–1–0, 17 Points (Home: 4–3–0–0; Road: 4–2–1–0) Game November Opponent Score Record Points 12 1 @ New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 3–5–4–0 10 13 2 Nashville Predators 1–3 3–6–4–0 10 14 4 Buffalo Sabres 3–0 4–6–4–0 12 15 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 4–7–4–0 12 16 9 Edmonton Oilers 2–0 5–7–4–0 14 17 11 Ottawa Senators 4–3 6–7–4–0 16 18 15 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT 7–7–4–0 18 19 17 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 OT 8–7–4–0 20 20 18 Washington Capitals 5–3 9–7–4–0 22 21 22 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–1 10–7–4–0 24 22 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 10–8–4–0 24 23 26 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 10–9–4–0 24 24 29 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 11–9–4–0 26 25 30 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–2 11–10–4–0 26
December: 6–4–3–0, 15 Points (Home: 5–0–0–0; Road: 1–4–3–0) Game December Opponent Score Record Points 26 2 @ Ottawa Senators 3–5 11–11–4–0 26 27 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 12–11–4–0 28 28 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–5 12–12–4–0 28 29 10 New York Islanders 5–2 13–12–4–0 30 30 12 @ Nashville Predators 2–2 OT 13–12–5–0 31 31 13 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–3 OT 13–12–6–0 32 32 16 New Jersey Devils 6–3 14–12–6–0 34 33 19 @ Boston Bruins 4–4 OT 14–12–7–0 35 34 21 San Jose Sharks 4–3 15–12–7–0 37 35 23 Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 OT 16–12–7–0 39 36 27 @ Florida Panthers 5–2 17–12–7–0 41 37 28 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 17–13–7–0 41 38 30 @ Washington Capitals 3–6 17–14–7–0 41
January: 9–2–2–1, 21 Points (Home: 2–1–1–0; Road: 7–1–1–1) Game January Opponent Score Record Points 39 2 @ New Jersey Devils 1–1 OT 17–14–8–0 42 40 5 @ Atlanta Thrashers 6–4 18–14–8–0 44 41 6 Atlanta Thrashers 2–2 OT 18–14–9–0 45 42 8 @ St. Louis Blues 2–1 OT 19–14–9–0 47 43 12 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 20–14–9–0 49 44 13 @ Florida Panthers 4–1 21–14–9–0 51 45 16 @ New York Rangers 3–4 OT 21–14–9–1 52 46 18 New Jersey Devils 1–7 21–15–9–1 52 47 20 Florida Panthers 5–3 22–15–9–1 54 48 22 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 23–15–9–1 56 49 25 @ Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 24–15–9–1 58 50 27 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 25–15–9–1 60 51 28 @ Washington Capitals 2–4 25–16–9–1 60 52 31 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 26–16–9–1 62
February: 7–3–1–1, 16 Points (Home: 5–1–1–0; Road: 2–2–0–1) Game February Opponent Score Record Points 53 1 New York Islanders 2–0 27–16–9–1 64 54 6 @ Boston Bruins 3–4 27–17–9–1 64 55 7 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–9 27–18–9–1 64 56 9 @ New York Islanders 5–2 28–18–9–1 66 57 14 @ New York Islanders 3–1 29–18–9–1 68 58 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 30–18–9–1 70 59 17 Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 31–18–9–1 72 60 19 Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 32–18–9–1 74 61 22 @ New York Islanders 3–4 OT 32–18–9–2 75 62 24 Tampa Bay Lightning 0–0 OT 32–18–10–2 76 63 25 New York Rangers 2–1 33–18–10–2 78 64 27 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 33–19–10–2 78
March: 8–5–1–0, 17 Points (Home: 7–2–0–0; Road: 1–3–1–0) Game March Opponent Score Record Points 65 1 Buffalo Sabres 2–0 34–19–10–2 80 66 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 1–3 34–20–10–2 80 67 5 Boston Bruins 6–4 35–20–10–2 82 68 8 Calgary Flames 5–2 36–20–10–2 84 69 10 New Jersey Devils 2–3 36–21–10–2 84 70 13 St. Louis Blues 5–2 37–21–10–2 86 71 15 Minnesota Wild 3–0 38–21–10–2 88 72 17 New York Rangers 2–1 39–21–10–2 90 73 19 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–2 40–21–10–2 92 74 22 @ Calgary Flames 1–3 40–22–10–2 92 75 24 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 40–23–10–2 92 76 26 @ Ottawa Senators 3–3 OT 40–23–11–2 93 77 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 40–24–11–2 93 78 31 Detroit Red Wings 1–0 41–24–11–2 95
April: 2–1–0–1, 5 Points (Home: 1–1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0–1) Game April Opponent Score Record Points 79 3 Florida Panthers 1–2 41–25–11–2 95 80 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT 41–25–11–3 96 81 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT 42–25–11–3 98 82 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 43–25–11–3 100
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres - Sabres win 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Series 1 April 11 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Sabres lead 1–0 2 April 14 Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Sabres lead 2–0 3 April 16 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Sabres lead 2–1 4 April 17 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–4 OT Sabres lead 3–1 5 April 19 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Sabres lead 3–2 6 April 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 0–8 Sabres win 4–2
Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

• 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 Flyers only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
8	Recchi, MarkMark Recchi	32	RW	69	27	50	77	15	33	6	2	2	4	-3 −3	2
25	Primeau, KeithKeith Primeau	29	C	71	34	39	73	17	76	4	0	3	3	-3 −3	8
12	Gagne, SimonSimon Gagne	20	LW	69	27	32	59	24	18	6	2	4	6	-2 −2	2
18	Langkow, DaymondDaymond Langkow	24	C	71	13	41	54	12	50	6	3	0	3	-2 −2	0
3	McGillis, DanDan McGillis	28	D	82	14	35	49	13	86	6	1	0	1	-4 −4	6
37	Desjardins, EricEric Desjardins	31	D	79	15	33	48	-3 −3	50	6	1	1	2	-2 −2	0
26 !26, 50	Fedotenko, RuslanRuslan Fedotenko	22	LW	74	16	20	36	8	72	6	0	1	1	-4 −4	4
92	Tocchet, RickRick Tocchet	36	RW	60	14	22	36	10	83	6	0	1	1	-2 −2	6
14	Williams, JustinJustin Williams	19	RW	63	12	13	25	6	22	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
15	White, PeterPeter White	31	C	77	9	16	25	1	16	3	0	0	0	-1 −1	0
19	Ranheim, PaulPaul Ranheim	35	LW	80	10	7	17	2	14	6	0	2	2	2	2
23	Sykora, MichalMichal Sykora	27	D	49	5	11	16	9	26	6	0	1	1	0	0
11	Hull, JodyJody Hull	31	RW	71	7	8	15	-1 −1	10	6	0	0	0	1	4
28	Manderville, KentKent Manderville	29	C	82	5	10	15	-2 −2	47	6	1	2	3	2	2
43	Delmore, AndyAndy Delmore	24	D	66	5	9	14	2	16	2	1	0	1	-1 −1	2
6	Therien, ChrisChris Therien	29	D	73	2	12	14	22	48	6	1	0	1	-4 −4	8
10	LeClair, JohnJohn LeClair	31	LW	16	7	5	12	2	0	6	1	2	3	-2 −2	2
29 !29, 52	Fedoruk, ToddTodd Fedoruk	21	RW	53	5	5	10	0	109	2	0	0	0	0	20
17	Stevens, KevinKevin Stevens	35	LW	23	2	7	9	-2 −2	18	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
22	Richardson, LukeLuke Richardson	31	D	82	2	6	8	23	131	6	0	0	0	-3 −3	4
42	Picard, MichelMichel Picard	31	LW	7	1	4	5	6	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
24	McAllister, ChrisChris McAllister	25	D	60	2	2	4	1	124	2	0	0	0	1	0
29	Odjick, GinoGino Odjick	30	LW	17	1	3	4	0	28	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
44	Stock, P. J.P. J. Stock	25	C	31	1	3	4	-2 −2	78	2	0	0	0	-2 −2	0
38	Plante, DerekDerek Plante	30	C	12	1	2	3	0	4	5	0	1	1	-3 −3	0
9	Greig, MarkMark Greig	31	RW	7	1	1	2	-2 −2	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
9	McAmmond, DeanDean McAmmond	27	LW	10	1	1	2	-1 −1	0	4	0	0	0	0	2
21	Hubacek, PetrPetr Hubacek	21	C	6	1	0	1	-1 −1	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
32	Cechmanek, RomanRoman Cechmanek	29	G	59	0	1	1	-98 !N/A	4	6	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0
47	Law, KirbyKirby Law	23	RW	1	0	0	0	-1 −1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
20	Divisek, TomasTomas Divisek	21	LW	2	0	0	0	-1 −1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
49	Ouellet, MaximeMaxime Ouellet	19	G	2	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
2	Tiley, BradBrad Tiley	29	D	2	0	0	0	-1 −1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
36	Washburn, SteveSteve Washburn	25	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
20	Jones, KeithKeith Jones	32	RW	8	0	0	0	-5 −5	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-99 !—	-1 !—
33	Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher	24	G	27	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	2	1	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0

Goaltenders

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
32	Cechmanek, RomanRoman Cechmanek	29	59	35	15	6	10	115	.921	2.01	3431	6	2	4	1	9	.938	1.46	369
33	Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher	24	27	8	12	5	1	80	.876	3.27	1469	1	0	0	0	3	.824	4.87	36
49	Ouellet, MaximeMaxime Ouellet	19	2	0	1	0	0	3	.889	2.37	76	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

Awards and records

Awards

League awards and honors

Award or honor	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Roman Cechmanek Simon Gagne
Jack Adams Award	Bill Barber
NHL Player of the Week	Roman Cechmanek (January 16)
NHL Second All-Star Team	Roman Cechmanek (G)

Team awards

Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Dan McGillis
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Roman Cechmanek
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Simon Gagne Dan McGillis
Toyota Cup	Roman Cechmanek
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Keith Primeau

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Mark Recchi	600th NHL Assist	January 31, 2001
Luke Richardson	1,000th NHL Game	February 1, 2001
Mark Recchi	1,000th NHL Point	March 13, 2001

Transactions

The Flyers 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.^[11]

Trades

Date	Details
June 12, 2000[12]	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Janssens	To Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2000
June 25, 2000[13]	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2000 Montreal's 7th-round pick in 2000 Toronto's 9th-round pick in 2000	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2000
June 25, 2000[13]	To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2001	To New York Islanders John Vanbiesbrouck[a]
July 27, 2000[14]	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Freer	To Houston Aeros (IHL) future considerations
September 26, 2000[15]	To Philadelphia Flyers Chris McAllister	To Toronto Maple Leafs rights to Regan Kelly
September 29, 2000[16]	To Philadelphia Flyers Detroit's 3rd-round pick in 2001	To Nashville Predators Mark Eaton
December 7, 2000[17]	To Philadelphia Flyers P. J. Stock 6th-round pick in 2001	To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick
January 14, 2001[18]	To Philadelphia Flyers John Slaney	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens
February 13, 2001[19]	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Matt Zultek	To Boston Bruins 9th-round pick in 2001
March 13, 2001[20]	To Philadelphia Flyers Dean McAmmond	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2001
March 13, 2001[20]	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr	To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson
May 24, 2001[21]	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Watt	To Nashville Predators Mikhail Chernov

Trade notes

• ^a The Flyers agreed to pay $1.25 million of Vanbiesbrouck's $3.5 million salary for the 2000–01 season.^[13]

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details	Notes
July 6, 2000[22][23]	Michal Sykora	HC Sparta Praha (CZE)	3 years, $3.75 million
July 7, 2000[24][23]	Kevin Stevens	New York Rangers	1 year, $600,000
July 14, 2000[25]	Brad Tiley	Phoenix Coyotes	multi-year*
July 24, 2000[26]	Rob Murray	Edmonton Oilers	1 year*
July 26, 2000[27]	Derek Plante	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $400,000
August 14, 2000[28]	Michel Picard	Edmonton Oilers	1 year, $400,000*	Option for second year
August 28, 2000[29]	Brian Regan	Missouri River Otters (UHL)	1 year*
November 21, 2000[30]	Steve Washburn	Kloten Flyers (NLA)	1 year*

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Contract details	Notes
July 6, 2000[22]	Rick Tocchet	2 years, $4.4 million
July 13, 2000[31]	Jody Hull	1 year, $550,000
July 17, 2000[32]	Roman Cechmanek	2 years, $2 million
July 25, 2000[33]	Andy Delmore	2 years, $1.05 million
August 11, 2000[34]	John LeClair	1 year, $7 million	Salary arbitration award
August 31, 2000[35]	Brian Boucher	2 years, $3.2 million
September 9, 2000[36]	Chris Therien	4 years, $9 million
March 6, 2001[37]	Paul Ranheim	2 year extension
June 5, 2001[38]	Chris McAllister	3 year extension

Entry level contracts

The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details
July 12, 2000[39]	Joe DiPenta	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	Unsigned 1998 3rd-round pick (Florida)
September 13, 2000[40]	Maxime Ouellet	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)	1999 1st-round pick	3 years, $3.75 million
September 23, 2000[41]	Justin Williams	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)	2000 1st-round pick	3 years, $3.225 million
December 21, 2000[42]	Jim Vandermeer	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	Undrafted free agent	3 years

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.

Date	Player	Claimed by	Claimed from
July 6, 2000[43]	Mark Janssens	Chicago Blackhawks	Philadelphia Flyers

Departures

The following players — excluding those who were traded or claimed on waivers — left the team during the off-season. Players who were under contract during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Notes
June 23, 2000[44][45]	Artem Anisimov	Minnesota Wild	Expansion Draft
June 23, 2000[44][45]	Martin Streit	Columbus Blue Jackets	Expansion Draft
July 7, 2000[46]	Craig Berube	Washington Capitals	Free agency
July 12, 2000[47]	Todd White	Ottawa Senators	Free agency
July 14, 2000[23][25]	Adam Burt	Atlanta Thrashers	Free agency
July 18, 2000[48]	Valeri Zelepukin	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency
July 26, 2000[49]	Jeff Tory	Dallas Stars	Free agency
July 26, 2000[30]	Steve Washburn	Kloten Flyers (NLA)	Free agency	Re-signed on November 21
August 15, 2000[50]	Jim Montgomery	San Jose Sharks	Free agency
August 21, 2000[51]	Bujar Amidovski	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency
August 24, 2000[52]	Mike Maneluk	Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency
August 29, 2000[53]	Ulf Samuelsson	—	Buyout	Announced retirement on February 12, 2001[54]
October 5, 2000[55]	Ryan Bast	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	Free agency
N/A[56]	Jeff Lank	—	Retirement	No official announcement
November 3, 2000[57]	Travis Brigley	Cardiff Devils (BISL)	Free agency
November 21, 2000[58]	Keith Jones*	—	Retirement
December 2000[59]	Francis Belanger*	Montreal Canadiens	Released	Signed with Montreal on February 15, 2001[59]
January 15, 2001[60]	Zarley Zalapski	Munich Barons (DEL)	Free agency
May 15, 2001[61]	Michel Picard*	Adler Mannheim (DEL)	Free agency	Contract for the 2001–02 season
June 5, 2001[38]	Michal Sykora*	—	Released	Signed with HC Pardubice on July 19, 2001[62]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on June 24–25, 2000.^[63]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2000 and their NHL career regular season statistics (complete through the end of the 2014–15 season)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
1	28	Williams, JustinJustin Williams	Right Wing	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)	918	227	355	582	574	& —	& —	& —	& —
3	94	Drozdetsky, AlexanderAlexander Drozdetsky	Right Wing	Russia	SKA Saint Petersburg (RUS)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	171	Cechmanek, RomanRoman Cechmanek	Goaltender	Czech Republic	HC Vsetin (CZE)	212	0.1 !0	1	1	24	110	64	28	2.08	[a]
6	195	Shields, ColinColin Shields	Forward	United Kingdom	Cleveland Jr. Barons (NAHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
7	210	Eichelberger, JohnJohn Eichelberger	Forward	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[a]
7	227	Lefebvre, GuillaumeGuillaume Lefebvre	Left Wing	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)	39	2	4	6	13	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	259	Kelly, ReganRegan Kelly	Defense	Canada	Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	287	Kopecky, MilanMilan Kopecky	Forward	Czech Republic	Slavia Praha Jr. (CZE)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	[a]

Draft notes^[64]

• The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 63rd overall, Rod Brind'Amour, and Jean-Marc Pelletier to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau and the Hurricanes' fifth-round pick, 148th overall, on January 23, 2000. The Flyers traded the Hurricanes' fifth-round pick and Mikael Andersson to the New York Islanders for Gino Odjick on February 15, 2000.
• ^a The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's sixth, seventh, and ninth-round picks on June 25, 2000.
• The Flyers traded their fifth-round pick, 165th overall, and Dave Babych to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne on March 23, 1999.
• The Flyers traded their ninth-round pick, 291st overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mark Janssens on June 12, 2000.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL^[2][65] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[3]

References

General

• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

Specific

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