2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season

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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
General Manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Craig Ramsay (Oct-Dec) Bill Barber
Captain	Eric Desjardins
Alternate captains	John LeClair Mark Recchi
Arena	First Union Center
Average attendance	19,576[1]
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)

The 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Eric Lindros sat out the 2000–01 season awaiting a trade. Also, Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Neilson was not asked to return, which became a matter of some controversy. Ramsay only lasted until December when he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber. Brian Boucher, who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers' playoff run the previous season, couldn't duplicate his performance in 2000–01 and therefore lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic. The performance of Cechmanek, worthy of a Vezina nomination and being named a 2nd-Team All-Star, helped the Flyers stay afloat, but they lost in the first round to Buffalo in six games.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Regular season

Without Lindros for the whole season, while also suffering through John LeClair's 66-game absence and 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 Cechmanek 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 the team dearly. After being badly outplayed in early December losses to Ottawa (5–3) and Detroit (5–1), he was replaced by Barber with the team sinking at 12–12–4.

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, captain 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 35 wins and a franchise rookie record 10 shutouts.

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
New Jersey Devils	82	48	19	12	3	295	195	111
Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	25	11	3	240	207	100
Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	28	9	3	281	256	96
New York Rangers	82	33	43	5	1	250	290	72
New York Islanders	82	21	51	7	3	185	268	52

[edit] Game log

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Tie/overtime loss (1 point)

2000–01 Game Log
October: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 5 Vancouver 3 – 6 Philadelphia Boucher 19,453 1–0–0–0 2
November: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts November 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
December: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts December 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
January: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts January 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
February: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts February 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
March: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts March 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0
April: 0–0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts April 1 0 – 0 0–0–0–0

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series 1 April 11 Buffalo 2 – 1 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,543 Sabres lead 1–0 2 April 14 Buffalo 4 – 3 Philadelphia OT Cechmanek 19,651 Sabres lead 2–0 3 April 16 Philadelphia 3 – 2 Buffalo Cechmanek 18,690 Sabres lead 2–1 4 April 17 Philadelphia 3 – 4 Buffalo OT Cechmanek 18,690 Sabres lead 3–1 5 April 19 Buffalo 1 – 3 Philadelphia Cechmanek 19,681 Sabres lead 3–2 6 April 21 Philadelphia 0 – 8 Buffalo Cechmanek 18,690 Sabres win 4–2

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

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

			Regular season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mark Recchi	8		69	27	50	77	33		6	2	2	4	2
Keith Primeau	25		71	34	39	73	76		4	0	3	3	8
Simon Gagne	12		69	27	32	59	18		6	2	4	6	2
Daymond Langkow	18		71	13	41	54	50		6	3	0	3	0
Dan McGillis	3		82	14	35	49	86		6	1	0	1	6
Eric Desjardins	37		79	15	33	48	50		6	1	1	2	0
Ruslan Fedotenko	26[2]		74	16	20	36	72		6	0	1	1	4
Rick Tocchet	92		60	14	22	36	83		6	0	1	1	6
Justin Williams	14		63	12	13	25	22		-	-	-	-	-
Peter White	15		77	9	16	25	16		3	0	0	0	0
Paul Ranheim	19		80	10	7	17	14		6	0	2	2	2
Michal Sykora	23		49	5	11	16	26		6	0	1	1	0
Jody Hull	11		71	7	8	15	10		6	0	0	0	4
Kent Manderville	28		82	5	10	15	47		6	1	2	3	2
Andy Delmore	43		66	5	9	14	16		2	1	0	1	2
Chris Therien	6		73	2	12	14	48		6	1	0	1	8
John LeClair	10		16	7	5	12	0		6	1	2	3	2
Todd Fedoruk	29[3]		53	5	5	10	109		2	0	0	0	20
Kevin Stevens‡	17		23	2	7	9	18		-	-	-	-	-
Luke Richardson	22		82	2	6	8	131		6	0	0	0	4
Michel Picard	42		7	1	4	5	0		-	-	-	-	-
Chris McAllister	24		60	2	2	4	124		2	0	0	0	0
Gino Odjick‡	29		17	1	3	4	28		-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Stock†	44		31	1	3	4	78		2	0	0	0	0
Derek Plante	38		12	1	2	3	4		5	0	1	1	0
Mark Greig	9		7	1	1	2	4		-	-	-	-	-
Dean McAmmond†	9		10	1	1	2	0		4	0	0	0	2
Petr Hubacek	21		6	1	0	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
Roman Cechmanek (G)	32		59	0	1	1	4		6	0	0	0	0
Kirby Law	47		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Tomas Divisek	20		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Maxime Ouellet (G)	49		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Brad Tiley	2		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Steve Washburn	36		3	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Keith Jones	20		8	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
Brian Boucher (G)	33		27	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
Bench	X						8

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular season										Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Roman Cechmanek	32		59	3431	35	15	6	115	10	.921	2.01		6	369	2	4	9	1	.938	1.46
Brian Boucher	33		27	1469	8	12	5	80	1	.876	3.27		1	36	0	0	3	0	.824	4.87
Maxime Ouellet	49		2	76	0	1	0	3	0	.889	2.37		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Roman Cechmanek Simon Gagne
Jack Adams Award	Bill Barber
NHL All-Star Second Team, Goalie	Roman Cechmanek
NHL Player of the Week	Roman Cechmanek (January 16)
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Dan McGillis
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Roman Cechmanek
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	Simon Gagne Dan McGillis
Toyota Cup	Roman Cechmanek
Yanick Dupre Memorial	Keith Primeau

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 2000–01 season.

[edit] Trades

June 12, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Janssens	To Chicago Blackhawks 9th round pick in 2000
June 25, 2000	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	To Philadelphia Flyers 4th round pick in 2001	To New York Islanders John Vanbiesbrouck
July 27, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Freer	To Houston Aeros (IHL) futures
September 26, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers Chris McAllister	To Toronto Maple Leafs Regan Kelly
September 29, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 2001	To Nashville Predators Mark Eaton
December 7, 2000	To Philadelphia Flyers P.J. Stock 6th round pick in 2001	To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick
January 14, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers John Slaney	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens
February 13, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Zultek	To Boston Bruins 9th round pick in 2001
March 13, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers Dean McAmmond	To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd round pick in 2001
March 13, 2001	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr	To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Michal Sykora Sparta Praha (CZE) free agency Kevin Stevens NY Rangers free agency (7/6) Brad Tiley Phoenix free agency (7/14) Rob Murray Edmonton free agency (7/24) Derek Plante Chicago free agency (7/26) Joe DiPenta Halifax (QMJHL) free agency (8/1) Michel Picard Edmonton free agency (8/14) Brian Regan Missouri (UHL) free agency (8/28) Jim Vandermeer Red Deer (WHL) free agency (12/21)

Subtractions Player New team Via Artem Anisimov Minnesota Expansion Draft (6/23) Martin Streit Columbus Expansion Draft (6/23) Mark Janssens Chicago waivers (7/6) Keith Jones — retirement (11/21) Ulf Samuelsson — retirement (2/12)

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	28	Justin Williams	Right Wing	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3	94	Alexander Drozdetsky	Right Wing	Russia	St. Petersburg SKA (RUS)
6	171	Roman Cechmanek	Goaltender	Czech Republic	HC Vsetin (CZE)
6	195	Colin Shields	Forward	United Kingdom	Cleveland Barons (NAHL)
7	210	John Eichelberger	Forward	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
7	227	Guillaume Lefebvre	Left Wing	Canada	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
8	259	Regan Kelly	Defenseman	Canada	Nipawin Hawks (SJHL)
8	287	Milan Kopecky	Forward	Czech Republic	Slavia Praha Jr. (CZE)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[5][6]

[edit] See also

• 2000–01 NHL season

[edit] References

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