# 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 1999, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 8, 2000, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 53rd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 106th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The 1999–2000 season was the inaugural year for College Hockey America, a seven-team conference (Wayne State begins conference play the following year) that was created for the purpose of stabilizing all the remaining independent Division I ice hockey teams.
The University of Vermont cancelled the remainder of their season on January 14, 2000, as a result of a criminal investigation into hazing practices when it was revealed that players had lied to investigators.

## Season Outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.
The WMPL/D&N Bank Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.
This was the 28th and last season for the WMPL poll.
WMPL Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College (7) |
| 2 | Maine |
| 3 | North Dakota (2) |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | Michigan State |
| 6 | New Hampshire |
| 7 | Colorado College |
| 8 | Northern Michigan |
| 9 | Clarkson |
| 10 | Denver |
| 11 | Wisconsin |
| 12 | Rensselaer |
| 13 | Miami |
USCHO Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College (26) |
| 2 | Maine (7) |
| 3 | Michigan State (1) |
| 4 | North Dakota (4) |
| 5 | Michigan (1) |
| 6 | New Hampshire (1) |
| 7 | Clarkson |
| 8 | Colorado College |
| 9 | Northern Michigan |
| 10 | Denver |
USA Today Poll :
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Boston College |
| 2 | Maine |
| 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | New Hampshire |
| 5 | North Dakota |
| 6 | Michigan |
| 7 | Clarkson |
| 8 | Rensselaer |
| 9 | Denver |
| 10 | St. Lawrence |
| 11 | Northern Michigan |
| 12 | Colorado College |
| 13 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Colgate |
| 15 | Miami |

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Johnson Nissan Tournament | October 9–10 | 4 | Boston University |
| ECAC–Omni Faceoff Classic | October 15–16 | 4 | Rensselaer |
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 15–16 | 4 | Denver |
| JCPenney Classic | October 22–23 | 4 | Maine |
| Quinnipiac Cup | October 22–23 | 4 | Iona |
| College Hockey Showcase | November 26–27 | 4 | |
| Festival of Lights Holiday Tournament | November 26–27 | 4 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| Syracuse Invitational | November 27–28 | 4 | Colgate |
| UNH Tournament | November 27–28 | 4 | New Hampshire |
| Silverado Shootout | December 27–28 | 4 | Ferris State |
| Valour Cup | December 27–28 | 4 | Yale |
| Badger Showdown | December 28–29 | 4 | North Dakota |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Michigan State |
| Mariucci Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Minnesota |
| Rensselaer Holiday Tournament | December 29–30 | 4 | Providence |
| Sheraton/Howard Bank Hockey Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Boston College |
| Denver Cup | December 31–January 1 | 4 | Maine |
| Beanpot | February 7, 14 | 4 | Boston University |

### Standings

1999–00 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #7 Michigan† | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 112 | 65 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 161 | 104 |
| #10 Michigan State* | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 84 | 46 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 141 | 76 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 76 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 96 | 94 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 93 | 64 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 129 | 86 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 65 | 76 | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 103 | 119 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 85 | 79 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 127 | 102 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 83 | 95 | 42 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 121 | 146 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 88 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 115 | 114 |
| Miami | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 89 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 99 | 122 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 83 | 109 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 105 | 137 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 56 | 90 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 108 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 100 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 78 | 114 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–00 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #8 Niagara†* | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 86 | 18 | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 165 | 65 |
| Alabama-Huntsville | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 73 | 46 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 121 | 86 |
| Bemidji State | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 63 | 69 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 107 | 155 |
| Air Force | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 50 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 131 | 125 |
| Findlay | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 101 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 79 | 146 |
| Army | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 102 | 95 |
| Championship: Niagara † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–00 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #4 St. Lawrence†* | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 76 | 47 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 130 | 94 |
| #9 Colgate | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 85 | 61 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 132 | 93 |
| #13 Rensselaer | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 85 |
| Cornell | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 70 | 54 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 104 | 86 |
| Clarkson | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 71 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 111 | 116 |
| Princeton | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 66 | 66 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 84 | 97 |
| Harvard | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 63 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 85 | 95 |
| Dartmouth | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 63 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 71 | 98 |
| Yale | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 63 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 68 | 85 |
| Union | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 75 | 33 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 79 | 127 |
| Brown | 21 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 78 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 66 | 98 |
| Vermont^ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 53 | 75 |
| Championship: St. Lawrence † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) ^ Vermont was ineligible for the postseason Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–00 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Boston University† | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 85 | 69 | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 150 | 118 |
| #11 New Hampshire | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 68 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 122 | 105 |
| #2 Boston College | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 91 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 165 | 92 |
| #3 Maine* | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 88 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 151 | 106 |
| Providence | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 65 | 79 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 114 | 122 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 67 | 76 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 95 | 118 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 81 | 36 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 87 | 115 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 71 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 86 | 106 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 78 | 34 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 99 | 112 |
| Championship: Maine † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–2000 Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Wayne State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 93 | 104 |
| Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–00 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Quinnipiac† | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 152 | 60 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 195 | 95 |
| Mercyhurst | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 113 | 64 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 143 | 94 |
| Canisius | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 93 | 79 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 113 | 95 |
| Connecticut* | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 104 | 77 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 133 | 116 |
| Sacred Heart | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 86 | 74 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 104 | 104 |
| Iona | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 93 | 93 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 126 | 132 |
| Holy Cross | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 83 | 110 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 98 | 158 |
| Bentley | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 90 | 130 | 32 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 98 | 159 |
| American International | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 124 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 83 | 136 |
| Fairfield | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 144 | 34 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 78 | 183 |
| Championship: Connecticut † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||
1999–00 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 Wisconsin† | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 112 | 70 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 109 |
| #1 North Dakota* | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 113 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 192 | 97 |
| #12 St. Cloud State | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 105 | 66 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 156 | 103 |
| #15 Minnesota State-Mankato | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 90 | 82 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 126 | 117 |
| Colorado College | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 69 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 126 | 102 |
| #14 Minnesota | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 95 | 84 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 148 | 133 |
| Alaska-Anchorage | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 87 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 85 | 104 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 59 | 114 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 93 | 146 |
| Denver | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 92 | 97 | 41 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 132 | 136 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 136 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 183 |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

### Final regular season polls

The WMPL/D&N Bank poll and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls were released before the conference tournaments. The USCHO poll was released before the NCAA tournament.
WMPL Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Wisconsin (10) |
| 2 | Boston University |
| 3 | North Dakota |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Maine |
| 7 | Michigan State |
| 8 | St. Lawrence |
| 9 | Boston College |
| 10 | Northern Michigan |
| 11 | Colgate |
| 12 | St. Cloud State |
| (tie) | Minnesota State Mankato |
USA Today Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Wisconsin |
| 2 | Boston University |
| 3 | North Dakota |
| 4 | Michigan |
| 5 | New Hampshire |
| 6 | Boston College |
| 7 | Maine |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | St. Lawrence |
| 10 | Northern Michigan |
| 11 | Colgate |
| 12 | St. Cloud State |
| 13 | Niagara |
| 14 | Minnesota State Mankato |
| 15 | Ferris State |
USCHO Poll :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Wisconsin (27) |
| 2 | North Dakota (9) |
| 3 | Maine (3) |
| 4 | Boston University |
| 5 | St. Lawrence |
| 6 | Boston College |
| 7 | New Hampshire |
| 8 | Michigan State |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Colgate |

## 2000 NCAA Tournament

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | Frozen Four | | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| 1 | Maine | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | 1 | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 1 | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 5 | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Colgate | 3 | 5 | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 4* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 4* | | | | E1 | Maine | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | North Dakota | – | | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 2 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | 2 | North Dakota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 2 | North Dakota | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 6 | Niagara | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 1 | 6 | Niagara | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Niagara | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Niagara | 4 | | | | | | | | W2 | North Dakota | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E4 | Boston College | 2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | – | | | | | | | | | | | E4 | Boston College | 2 |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | | | | | | | |
| West Regional | West Regional | West Regional | 4 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Boston College | 6* | 4 | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 5 | | | | W4 | Boston College | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | St. Lawrence | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | St. Lawrence | – | | | | | | | E2 | St. Lawrence | 2 | | | | |
| – | bye | – | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | bye | – | 2 | St. Lawrence | 3**** | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 2 | St. Lawrence | 3**** | | | | | | | |
| East Regional | East Regional | East Regional | 3 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Boston University | 5 | 3 | Boston University | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Cloud State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Steven Reinprecht | Senior | Wisconsin | 37 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 14 |
| Shawn Horcoff | Senior | Michigan State | 42 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 50 |
| Jeff Panzer | Junior | North Dakota | 44 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 16 |
| Lee Goren | Senior | North Dakota | 44 | 34 | 29 | 63 | 42 |
| Mike Comrie | Sophomore | Michigan | 40 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 95 |
| John Pohl | Sophomore | Minnesota | 41 | 18 | 41 | 59 | 26 |
| Jeff Farkas | Senior | Boston College | 41 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 59 |
| Andy McDonald | Senior | Colgate | 34 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 49 |
| Brian Gionta | Junior | Boston College | 42 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 66 |
| Dany Heatley | Freshman | Wisconsin | 38 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 32 |
| Jason Ulmer | Senior | North Dakota | 44 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 33 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Greg Gardner | Senior | Niagara | 41 | 2503 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 12 | .936 | 1.53 |
| Ryan Miller | Freshman | Michigan State | 26 | 1524 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .932 | 1.53 |
| Joel Laing | Senior | Rensselaer | 27 | 1611 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 6 | .947 | 1.82 |
| Karl Goehring | Junior | North Dakota | 30 | 1747 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 8 | .927 | 1.89 |
| Tim Kelleher | Freshman | Boston College | 17 | 918 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2 | .919 | 2.02 |
| Derek Gustafson | Freshman | St. Lawrence | 24 | 1434 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | .936 | 2.09 |
| Phil Osaer | Sophomore | Ferris State | 25 | 1350 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 3 | .917 | 2.13 |
| Dan Ragusett | Junior | Northern Michigan | 29 | 1698 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 5 | .911 | 2.15 |
| Joe Blackburn | Junior | Michigan State | 18 | 1025 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .907 | 2.17 |
| Scott Clemmensen | Junior | Boston College | 28 | 1610 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 5 | .914 | 2.20 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Dany Heatley, Wisconsin |
| Student-Athlete of the Year | Student-Athlete of the Year | Jeff Scissons, Minnesota-Duluth |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Don Brose, Minnesota State-Mankato |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Lee Goren, North Dakota |
| All-WCHA Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Karl Goehring, North Dakota | G | Scott Meyer, St. Cloud State |
| Mike Pudlick, St. Cloud State | D | Jordan Leopold, Minnesota |
| Jeff Dessner, Wisconsin | D | Dylan Mills, Minnesota |
| Dany Heatley, Wisconsin | F | Tyler Arnason, St. Cloud State |
| Jeff Panzer, North Dakota | F | John Pohl, Minnesota |
| Steven Reinprecht, Wisconsin | F | Lee Goren, North Dakota |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Graham Melanson, Wisconsin | G | Corey McEachern, Alaska-Anchorage |
| Alex Brooks, Wisconsin | D | Travis Roche, North Dakota |
| Paul Manning, Colorado College | D | Brian Fahey, Wisconsin |
| Aaron Fox, Minnesota State-Mankato | F | Dany Heatley, Wisconsin |
| Jason Ulmer, North Dakota | F | Noah Clarke, Colorado College |
| Erik Westrum, Minnesota | F | Ryan Bayda, North Dakota |

## 2000 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 1 | Rick DiPietro | Boston University | Hockey East | New York Islanders |
| 1 | 2 | Dany Heatley | Wisconsin | WCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 1 | 13 | Ron Hainsey | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | 18 | Brooks Orpik | Boston College | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1 | 19 | Krys Kolanos | Boston College | Hockey East | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 1 | 22 | David Hale $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 1 | 30 | Jeff Taffe | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 2 | 35 | Brad Winchester | Wisconsin | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 2 | 37 | Andy Hilbert | Michigan | CCHA | Boston Bruins |
| 2 | 43 | Matt Pettinger $^‡$ | Denver | WCHA | Washington Capitals |
| 2 | 57 | Matt DeMarchi | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 2 | 60 | Dan Ellis $^†$ | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Dallas Stars |
| 2 | 62 | Paul Martin $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | New Jersey Devils |
| 3 | 77 | Rob Fried $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Florida Panthers |
| 3 | 80 | Ryan Bayda | North Dakota | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 95 | Dominic Moore | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
| 4 | 99 | Marc Cavosie | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota Wild |
| 4 | 103 | Brett Nowak | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | 104 | Jon DiSalvatore | Providence | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 4 | 119 | Brian Fahey | Wisconsin | WCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 4 | 122 | Derrick Byfuglien $^†$ | North Dakota | WCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 4 | 129 | Troy Riddle $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 5 | 131 | Matt Hendricks $^†$ | St. Cloud State | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 5 | 137 | Mike Stuart | Colorado College | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 5 | 138 | Paul Lynch $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 5 | 140 | Nathan Martz $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 5 | 143 | Brandon Snee | Union | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
| 5 | 145 | Ryan Glenn $^†$ | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | 147 | Matt McRae | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 5 | 150 | Tyler Kolarik $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 5 | 153 | Bill Cass | Boston College | Hockey East | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 5 | 154 | Matt Koalska $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Nashville Predators |
| 5 | 156 | Greg Zanon | Nebraska–Omaha | CCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 157 | Grant Potulny $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 158 | Sean Connolly | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Ottawa Senators |
| 5 | 159 | John-Michael Liles | Michigan State | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 5 | 165 | Nathan Marsters $^†$ | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 166 | Nolan Schaefer | Providence | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 167 | Craig Weller $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | WCHA | St. Louis Blues |
| 6 | 172 | Scott Selig $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Montreal Canadiens |
| 6 | 177 | Mike Ayers $^†$ | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 178 | Jeff Dwyer $^†$ | Yale | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 6 | 181 | J. D. Forrest $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 6 | 185 | Patrick Foley | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 6 | 189 | Chris Bahen | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche |
| 6 | 193 | Joey Martin $^†$ | Minnesota | WCHA | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 195 | Colin Shields $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 7 | 198 | Ken Magowan $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 7 | 202 | Ryan Caldwell $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | New York Islanders |
| 7 | 207 | Cliff Loya | Maine | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 7 | 210 | John Eichelberger $^†$ | Wisconsin | WCHA | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 7 | 211 | Joe Cullen | Colorado College | WCHA | Edmonton Oilers |
| 7 | 216 | Jim Abbott | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 7 | 226 | Brian Eklund | Brown | ECAC Hockey | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 8 | 231 | Pete Zingoni $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| 8 | 235 | Craig Kowalski $^†$ | Northern Michigan | WCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 8 | 238 | Danny Eberly | Rensselaer | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers |
| 8 | 240 | Adam Berkhoel $^†$ | Denver | WCHA | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 8 | 242 | Evan Nielsen | Notre Dame | CCHA | Atlanta Thrashers |
| 8 | 245 | Dan Welch | Minnesota | WCHA | Los Angeles Kings |
| 8 | 247 | Jason Platt $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 8 | 251 | Todd Jackson $^†$ | Maine | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
| 8 | 259 | Regan Kelly $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 9 | 266 | Sean Kotary $^†$ | Bowling Green | CCHA | Colorado Avalanche |
| 9 | 276 | Troy Ferguson | Michigan State | CCHA | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 9 | 280 | Nick Boucher | Dartmouth | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 9 | 288 | Mark McRae | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Atlanta Thrashers |
† incoming freshman ‡ Pettinger had left school during the season