# 2000–01 Minnesota Wild season

The 2000–01 Minnesota Wild season was the team's first season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL). One of the policies that the Wild implemented was never naming a permanent captain. Instead, the team captaincy was rotated on a monthly basis among several of its players each season, with some players serving multiple times.

## Off-season

Jacques Lemaire was named the team’s first head coach on June 19.

## Regular season

The Wild struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in scoring (168 goals for), power-play goals scored (36) and power-play percentage (9.63%). They were also shut out a league-high 14 times. Combined with the six shut-outs earned in total by goaltenders Manny Fernandez and Jamie McLennan, 20 of the Wild's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout.

### Final 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 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 3 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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| 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
| 14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
| 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season :
October: 2–7–3–0 (home: 2–3–2–0; road: 0–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20001–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20001–4@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)0–2–0–0Recap
3TOctober 11, 20003–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)0–2–1–0Recap
4LOctober 13, 20000–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)0–3–1–0Recap
5LOctober 15, 20003–5Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)0–4–1–0Recap
6WOctober 18, 20006–5Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)1–4–1–0Recap
7LOctober 20, 20001–3San Jose Sharks (2000–01)1–5–1–0Recap
8TOctober 22, 20000–0 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)1–5–2–0Recap
9TOctober 24, 20002–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)1–5–3–0Recap
10LOctober 25, 20001–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)1–6–3–0Recap
11WOctober 27, 20003–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)2–6–3–0Recap
12LOctober 29, 20002–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)2–7–3–0Recap :
November: 5–7–1–1 (home: 2–2–1–1; road: 3–5–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13LNovember 3, 20000–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)2–8–3–0Recap
14WNovember 5, 20003–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)3–8–3–0Recap
15LNovember 7, 20000–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)3–9–3–0Recap
16LNovember 8, 20000–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)3–10–3–0Recap
17WNovember 10, 20005–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)4–10–3–0Recap
18OTLNovember 12, 20004–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)4–10–3–1Recap
19LNovember 15, 20002–3New York Rangers (2000–01)4–11–3–1Recap
20LNovember 17, 20001–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)4–12–3–1Recap
21WNovember 18, 20006–1@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)5–12–3–1Recap
22TNovember 22, 20001–1 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)5–12–4–1Recap
23WNovember 24, 20002–0Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)6–12–4–1Recap
24WNovember 26, 20004–2Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)7–12–4–1Recap
25LNovember 28, 20001–4@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)7–13–4–1Recap
26LNovember 30, 20000–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)7–14–4–1Recap :
December: 5–3–3–1 (home: 3–1–3–1; road: 2–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27LDecember 2, 20002–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)7–15–4–1Recap
28WDecember 7, 20004–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)8–15–4–1Recap
29OTLDecember 8, 20000–1 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)8–15–4–2Recap
30LDecember 10, 20001–2Nashville Predators (2000–01)8–16–4–2Recap
31TDecember 13, 20001–1 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)8–16–5–2Recap
32LDecember 14, 20001–2@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)8–17–5–2Recap
33WDecember 17, 20006–0Dallas Stars (2000–01)9–17–5–2Recap
34TDecember 20, 20002–2 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)9–17–6–2Recap
35WDecember 22, 20004–3Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)10–17–6–2Recap
36WDecember 27, 20005–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)11–17–6–2Recap
37TDecember 29, 20002–2 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)11–17–7–2Recap
38WDecember 31, 20003–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)12–17–7–2Recap :
January: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39TJanuary 3, 20011–1 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)12–17–8–2Recap
40WJanuary 5, 20013–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)13–17–8–2Recap
41LJanuary 6, 20011–5@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)13–18–8–2Recap
42WJanuary 10, 20013–0Washington Capitals (2000–01)14–18–8–2Recap
43LJanuary 12, 20010–5Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)14–19–8–2Recap
44LJanuary 14, 20012–4@ New York Rangers (2000–01)14–20–8–2Recap
45LJanuary 15, 20010–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)14–21–8–2Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20013–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)15–21–8–2Recap
47WJanuary 19, 20013–2New York Islanders (2000–01)16–21–8–2Recap
48LJanuary 21, 20012–4New Jersey Devils (2000–01)16–22–8–2Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20015–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)17–22–8–2Recap
50WJanuary 27, 20014–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)18–22–8–2Recap
51OTLJanuary 30, 20012–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)18–22–8–3Recap :
February: 4–7–0–0 (home: 2–2–0–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52WFebruary 6, 20014–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)19–22–8–3Recap
53LFebruary 7, 20011–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)19–23–8–3Recap
54WFebruary 9, 20012–1@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)20–23–8–3Recap
55WFebruary 11, 20014–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)21–23–8–3Recap
56LFebruary 14, 20011–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)21–24–8–3Recap
57LFebruary 16, 20010–4Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)21–25–8–3Recap
58WFebruary 18, 20013–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)22–25–8–3Recap
59LFebruary 21, 20012–6@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)22–26–8–3Recap
60LFebruary 23, 20011–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)22–27–8–3Recap
61LFebruary 24, 20011–2@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)22–28–8–3Recap
62LFebruary 26, 20012–5Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)22–29–8–3Recap :
March: 2–8–4–2 (home: 0–2–3–2; road: 2–6–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63TMarch 1, 20011–1 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)22–29–9–3Recap
64LMarch 2, 20011–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)22–30–9–3Recap
65WMarch 4, 20014–3 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)23–30–9–3Recap
66TMarch 6, 20013–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)23–30–10–3Recap
67LMarch 8, 20012–6@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)23–31–10–3Recap
68WMarch 9, 20014–1@ New York Islanders (2000–01)24–31–10–3Recap
69OTLMarch 11, 20012–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)24–31–10–4Recap
70OTLMarch 14, 20010–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)24–31–10–5Recap
71LMarch 15, 20010–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)24–32–10–5Recap
72LMarch 18, 20013–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)24–33–10–5Recap
73LMarch 19, 20011–4Dallas Stars (2000–01)24–34–10–5Recap
74TMarch 21, 20010–0 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)24–34–11–5Recap
75LMarch 22, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)24–35–11–5Recap
76TMarch 25, 20012–2 OTVancouver Canucks (2000–01)24–35–12–5Recap
77LMarch 28, 20010–2Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)24–36–12–5Recap
78LMarch 31, 20011–4@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)24–37–12–5Recap :
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79LApril 2, 20012–4@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)24–38–12–5Recap
80TApril 4, 20012–2 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)24–38–13–5Recap
81WApril 6, 20013–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)25–38–13–5Recap
82LApril 8, 20012–4Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)25–39–13–5Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* 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 Wild only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Wild only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 33 | Scott Pellerin‡ | LW | 58 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
| 10 | Marian Gaborik | RW | 71 | 18 | 18 | 36 | −6 | 32 |
| 77 | Lubomir Sekeras | D | 80 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −8 | 52 |
| 37 | Wes Walz | C | 82 | 18 | 12 | 30 | −8 | 37 |
| 17 | Filip Kuba | D | 75 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −6 | 28 |
| 14 | Darby Hendrickson | C | 72 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 36 |
| 34 | Jim Dowd | C | 68 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −6 | 80 |
| 24 | Antti Laaksonen | LW | 82 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −7 | 24 |
| 22 | Stacy Roest | RW | 76 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 20 |
| 44 | Aaron Gavey | C | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | −8 | 52 |
| 25 | Sergei Krivokrasov | RW | 54 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −1 | 20 |
| 27 | Sean O'Donnell‡ | D | 63 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −2 | 128 |
| 5 | Brad Bombardir | D | 70 | 0 | 15 | 15 | −6 | 42 |
| 21 | Cam Stewart | LW | 54 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −3 | 18 |
| 20 | Maxim Sushinsky | RW | 30 | 7 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 29 |
| 19 | Jeff Nielsen | RW | 59 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −16 | 4 |
| 2 | Willie Mitchell† | D | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 42 | Andy Sutton | D | 69 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −11 | 131 |
| 3 | Ladislav Benysek | D | 71 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −11 | 38 |
| 45 | Peter Bartos | LW | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 | Roman Simicek† | C | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −4 | 21 |
| 36 | Sylvain Blouin | LW | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 117 |
| 4 | Curtis Leschyshyn‡ | D | 54 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 19 |
| 23 | Pavel Patera | C | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −8 | 4 |
| 12 | Matt Johnson | LW | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 137 |
| 16 | Steve McKenna‡ | LW | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Pascal Dupuis | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Kai Nurminen | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 29 | Jamie McLennan | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 40 | Chris Armstrong | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 31 | Zac Bierk | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 32 | Brian Bonin | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 15 | J. J. Daigneault | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 35 | Manny Fernandez | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 30 | Derek Gustafson | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 26 | Christian Matte | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Mike Matteucci | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 6 | Travis Roche† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Manny Fernandez | 42 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1147 | 92 | 2.24 | .920 | 4 | 2461 |
| 29 | Jamie McLennan | 38 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 1032 | 98 | 2.64 | .905 | 2 | 2230 |
| 30 | Derek Gustafson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 10 | 2.51 | .897 | 0 | 239 |
| 31 | Zac Bierk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6.00 | .778 | 0 | 60 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| Team | Three Star Award | Manny Fernandez | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Marian Gaborik | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Lubomir Sekeras | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Maxim Sushinsky | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Peter Bartos | November 10, 2000 |
| First game | Derek Gustafson | March 9, 2001 |
| First game | Chris Armstrong | March 21, 2001 |
| First game | Pascal Dupuis | April 2, 2001 |
| First game | Mike Matteucci | April 4, 2001 |
| First game | Travis Roche | April 8, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Wild were involved in the following transactions through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Minnesota Wild Manny FernandezBrad Lukowich | To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 20004th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Minnesota Wild Andy Sutton7th-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2001 | To San Jose Sharks 8th-round pick in 2001Future considerations |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | To Minnesota Wild Rights to Dan Cavanaugh8th-round pick in 2000 or 2001 | To Calgary Flames Mike Vernon |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | To Minnesota Wild Brad Bombardir | To New Jersey Devils Chris Terreri9th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | To Minnesota Wild Rights to Rickard Wallin | To Phoenix Coyotes Joe Juneau |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Minnesota Wild Aaron GaveyPavel Patera8th-round pick in 2000Minnesota’s 4th-round pick in 2002 | To Dallas Stars Brad Lukowich3rd-round pick in 20019th-round pick in 2001 |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | To Minnesota Wild Matt Johnson | To Atlanta Thrashers 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13) | To Minnesota Wild Roman Simicek | To Pittsburgh Penguins Steve McKenna |
| March 1, 2001 (2001-03-01) | To Minnesota Wild Askhat Rakhmatullin3rd-round pick in 2001Future considerations | To Carolina Hurricanes Scott Pellerin |
| March 4, 2001 (2001-03-04) | To Minnesota Wild Willie MitchellFuture considerations | To New Jersey Devils Sean O'Donnell |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2001Future considerations | To Ottawa Senators Curtis Leschyshyn |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| May 4, 2000 (2000-05-04) | Steve Aronson | University of St. Thomas (MIAC) | Free agency |
| May 11, 2000 (2000-05-11) | Cory Larose | University of Maine (HE) | Free agency |
| May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17) | Kai Nurminen | HC TPS (Liiga) | Free agency |
| May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17) | Brendan Walsh | University of Maine (HE) | Free agency |
| June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02) | Richard Park | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | Free agency |
| June 7, 2000 (2000-06-07) | David Brumby | Jackson Bandits (ECHL) | Free agency |
| June 7, 2000 (2000-06-07) | Pete Gardiner | RPI (ECAC) | Free agency |
| June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09) | Randy Fitzgerald | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | Free agency |
| June 9, 2000 (2000-06-09) | Derek Gustafson | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) | Free agency |
| June 13, 2000 (2000-06-13) | Nick Naumenko | Kansas City Blades (IHL) | Free agency |
| June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) | Wes Walz | HC Lugano (NLA) | Free agency |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Brian Bonin | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency |
| July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) | Christian Matte | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Brett McLean | Saint John Flames (AHL) | Free agency |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Ladislav Benysek | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | Free agency |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Antti Laaksonen | Boston Bruins | Free agency |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Mike Matteucci | Boston Bruins | Free agency |
| July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) | J. J. Daigneault | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Eric Charron | Calgary Flames | Free agency |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Lawrence Nycholat | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) | Free agency |
| September 18, 2000 (2000-09-18) | Pascal Dupuis | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | Free agency |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Sylvain Blouin | Montreal Canadiens | Waiver draft |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Zdeno Ciger | Nashville Predators | Waiver draft |
| April 8, 2001 (2001-04-08) | Travis Roche | University of North Dakota (WCHA) | Free agency |
| May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30) | Ravil Gusmanov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Jeff Odgers | Atlanta Thrashers | Waiver draft |
| April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) | Kai Nurminen | HC TPS (Liiga) | Free agency |
| April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24) | Eric Charron | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Peter Bartos | | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Pavel Patera | | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2000 (2000-07-15) | Marian Gaborik | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2000 (2000-07-15) | Maxim Sushinsky | multi-year | Entry-level |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Sergei Krivokrasov | | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29) | Scott Pellerin | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Darryl Laplante | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Andy Sutton | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Zac Bierk | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Filip Kuba | | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) | Lubomir Sekeras | | Entry-level |
| September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | Nick Schultz | multi-year | Entry-level |
| May 2, 2001 (2001-05-02) | Erik Reitz | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 7, 2001 (2001-06-07) | Wes Walz | multi-year | Extension |

## Draft picks
### NHL expansion draft

| # | Player | Drafted from |
| 2. | Jamie McLennan (G) | St. Louis Blues |
| 3. | Mike Vernon (G) | Florida Panthers |
| 6. | Chris Terreri (G) | New Jersey Devils |
| 7. | Sean O'Donnell (D) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 10. | Curtis Leschyshyn (D) | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 12. | Ladislav Benysek (D) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 13. | Chris Armstrong (D) | San Jose Sharks |
| 15. | Filip Kuba (D) | Calgary Flames |
| 18. | Oleg Orekhovsky (D) | Washington Capitals |
| 20. | Ian Herbers (D) | New York Islanders |
| 21. | Artem Anisimov (D) | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 24. | Stacy Roest (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 25. | Darryl Laplante (C) | Detroit Red Wings |
| 27. | Scott Pellerin (LW) | St. Louis Blues |
| 30. | Jim Dowd (C) | Edmonton Oilers |
| 32. | Sergei Krivokrasov (RW) | Calgary Flames |
| 33. | Jeff Nielsen (RW) | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
| 35. | Jeff Odgers (RW) | Colorado Avalanche |
| 37. | Steve McKenna (F) | Los Angeles Kings |
| 40. | Michal Bros (F) | San Jose Sharks |
| 41. | Joe Juneau (C) | Ottawa Senators |
| 43. | Darby Hendrickson (C) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 46. | Jeff Daw (C) | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 48. | Stefan Nilsson (F) | Vancouver Canucks |
| 49. | Zac Bierk (G) | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 51. | Cam Stewart (LW) | Florida Panthers |

### NHL entry draft

Minnesota's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 3 | Marian Gaborik (RW) | Slovakia | Dukla Trenčín Jr. (Slovakia) |
| 2 | 33 | Nick Schultz (D) | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Marc Cavosie (C/LW) | United States | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
| 5 | 132 | Maxim Sushinsky (W) | Russia | Avangard Omsk (RSL) |
| 6 | 170 | Erik Reitz (D) | United States | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 7 | 199 | Brian Passmore (C) | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 7 | 214 | Peter Bartos (LW) | Slovakia | HC České Budějovice (Czech Extraliga) |
| 8 | 232 | Lubomir Sekeras (D) | Slovakia | Oceláři Třinec (Czech Extraliga) |
| 8 | 255 | Eric Johansson (C) | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |