# 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season

The 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the team's eighth season. The Mighty Ducks failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row and finished last in the West.

## Offseason

After missing the 2000 playoffs by only four points, the Mighty Ducks were quite hopeful to return to the post season. Anaheim was very busy during the summer trading and acquiring a lot prospects and were active on the free agent market as well.
Trying to improve their scoring depth and not relying too much on Kariya and Selanne, the Mighty Ducks signed German Titov and acquired Andrej Nazarov who had a career year in goals (10) and points (31).
Other free agents were Dan Bylsma, Petr Tenkrat as well as Jim Cummins and Kevin Sawyer who were signed to provide the necessary protection for their star players since they lost Stu Grimson to the Kings as a free agent. The team became much more European-based making up half the roster, mainly on their defense (6).

## Regular season

The season proved to be very tough as the team never found consistency. The Ducks had a fair start, going 6–4–3–2 until November 4, when the team started having trouble, going winless for five games twice in November, going 2–8–3–1 which led the team to trade Traverse and Nazarov to the Boston Bruins for Samuel Pahlsson on November 18. To make matters even worse, center Steve Rucchin was hit in the face by a shot on November 15 and missed the rest of the season. Despite his absence, the Ducks improved by mid-December, nearing the .500 mark by two games with a 5–3–0–0 record until December 17, but finishing the month 5–7–1–1. Anaheim fired head coach Craig Hartsburg on December 14 after a win against the Blue Jackets, replacing him with assistant coach Guy Charron, though the move did not improve their performance. Despite this roller coaster ride, the Mighty Ducks still remained in the playoff race with a 14–19–6–4 record by January 5, 2001. On January 10 the Mighty Ducks waived Dominic Roussel, resulting in J. S. Giguere becoming their new backup, believing him and Hebert would carry the team into the playoffs and pass on the torch carefully to a new number one during the season.
But all those hopes were shattered as the Mighty Ducks lost sixteen games by March 2 going 4–16–2–1. During this stretch, Hebert went 0–11–2, losing his starting position to Giguere by February – much sooner than had been expected. Though Hebert did not quite play as well as he had the previous two seasons, much of this was based on the team not giving him the necessary support he needed, as Selanne stated in an interview, expressing his frustrations and disappointment. Hebert faced thirty or more shots almost every game, yet was able to keep his save percentage close to the .900 mark.
The Ducks' longest winning streak was five games in early March, when it was clear the team was not going to make the playoffs. During the winning streak Anaheim sent Teemu Selanne to the Sharks in exchange for Jeff Friesen and Steve Shields. Shields' acquisition ended Hebert's tenure with the Mighty Ducks getting waived and picked up by the New York Rangers on March 7 to replace the injured Mike Richter. A week later, Jason Marshall was traded to Washington on March 13. Shields never dressed for the Ducks that season due to an injury and the team called up Gregg Naumenko to serve behind J. S. Giguere. Anaheim's GM Pierre Gauthier felt very confident and fans would accept the trade once the new arrivals dressed for their new team, calling both moves a huge change and necessary as the team needed to look forward and both players would improve the franchise immediately and long term as well. (SunJournal March 6, 2001) Fans gave management the cold shoulder for a long time since they did not believe the trade nor the waiving of Hebert to be a good move (LA Times, March 12th 2001) - especially Hebert's departure was not well received and made little sense, since Steve Shields was injured and out for the rest of the season, a potential trade of Hebert before the trading deadline at least would have resulted in a draft pick in return.
While Selanne enjoyed much success with San Jose, the same could not be said about Anaheim as the Ducks went 2–6–3 after their five-game winning streak, which had fans and experts worried whether the deal with the Sharks was actually worth it. The Mighty Ducks went 11–22–5–1 in the second half with a lot of open questions about the team's future identity with longtime players Hebert, Marshall and Selanne gone.
The defense was the weak link as the team allowed the second-most goals in the West with 245, behind Chicago with 246. Their goaltending was heavily effected by that, too as Guy Hebert and Dominic Roussel recorded a save percentage below .900 which was the first time in team history. In hopes of more scoring depth and not relying on their first line of Paul Kariya, Teemu Selanne and Steve Rucchin, the acquisitions of Andrei Nazarov and German Titov did not pay off at all as the team was at the bottom in scoring. Marty McInnis rediscovered his scoring touch, Tverdovsky ranked third in team scoring, Mike Leclerc had a very good second season despite missing 28 games. Traverse and Nazarov were traded early in mid-December as both did not live up to their expectations. The European youngsters showed some talent but could not fill the scoring void left by Rucchin, who played only 16 games.
The season marked the start of a new era: in goal, the team waived goaltender Guy Hebert (the last remaining original Mighty Duck from the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft) while focusing on Jean-Sebastien Giguere as their new starter. Their defense lost a valuable cornerstone with Jason Marshall after 6 years. It also marked the breakup of one of the best two forward tandems at the time by trading Teemu Selanne to San Jose without improving the team in scoring.

### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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: 6–4–1–2 (home: 2–1–0–2; road: 4–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 6, 20003–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)1–0–0–0Recap
2LOctober 8, 20001–5St. Louis Blues (2000–01)1–1–0–0Recap
3OTLOctober 11, 20002–3 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)1–1–0–1Recap
4LOctober 14, 20002–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)1–2–0–1Recap
5WOctober 16, 20004–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)2–2–0–1Recap
6WOctober 17, 20004–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)3–2–0–1Recap
7TOctober 20, 20002–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)3–2–1–1Recap
8WOctober 21, 20004–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)4–2–1–1Recap
9OTLOctober 23, 20004–5 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)4–2–1–2Recap
10LOctober 25, 20002–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)4–3–1–2Recap
11WOctober 27, 20003–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)5–3–1–2Recap
12WOctober 29, 20006–3@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)6–3–1–2Recap
13LOctober 30, 20003–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)6–4–1–2Recap :
November: 2–8–3–1 (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 1–4–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14TNovember 1, 20001–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)6–4–2–2Recap
15TNovember 4, 20003–3 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)6–4–3–2Recap
16LNovember 5, 20002–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)6–5–3–2Recap
17LNovember 8, 20002–7Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)6–6–3–2Recap
18LNovember 11, 20001–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)6–7–3–2Recap
19LNovember 12, 20002–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)6–8–3–2Recap
20LNovember 15, 20000–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)6–9–3–2Recap
21WNovember 18, 20006–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)7–9–3–2Recap
22WNovember 19, 20002–1New York Islanders (2000–01)8–9–3–2Recap
23LNovember 22, 20002–5New Jersey Devils (2000–01)8–10–3–2Recap
24TNovember 24, 20002–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)8–10–4–2Recap
25LNovember 25, 20002–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)8–11–4–2Recap
26LNovember 28, 20001–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)8–12–4–2Recap
27OTLNovember 30, 20002–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)8–12–4–3Recap :
December: 5–7–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 1–5–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28WDecember 3, 20004–0Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)9–12–4–3Recap
29LDecember 5, 20000–1@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)9–13–4–3Recap
30LDecember 6, 20002–5@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)9–14–4–3Recap
31WDecember 8, 20001–0 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)10–14–4–3Recap
32LDecember 10, 20000–1Dallas Stars (2000–01)10–15–4–3Recap
33WDecember 13, 20005–4 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)11–15–4–3Recap
34WDecember 15, 20006–4New York Rangers (2000–01)12–15–4–3Recap
35WDecember 17, 20003–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)13–15–4–3Recap
36LDecember 20, 20002–4Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)13–16–4–3Recap
37OTLDecember 22, 20001–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)13–16–4–4Recap
38LDecember 23, 20002–5@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)13–17–4–4Recap
39LDecember 27, 20001–3@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)13–18–4–4Recap
40TDecember 28, 20002–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)13–18–5–4Recap
41LDecember 31, 20002–3@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)13–19–5–4Recap :
January: 2–10–1–0 (home: 1–6–1–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
42WJanuary 3, 20013–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)14–19–5–4Recap
43TJanuary 5, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)14–19–6–4Recap
44LJanuary 10, 20012–4St. Louis Blues (2000–01)14–20–6–4Recap
45LJanuary 12, 20010–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)14–21–6–4Recap
46LJanuary 14, 20010–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)14–22–6–4Recap
47LJanuary 15, 20012–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)14–23–6–4Recap
48WJanuary 17, 20015–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)15–23–6–4Recap
49LJanuary 19, 20013–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)15–24–6–4Recap
50LJanuary 21, 20012–4Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)15–25–6–4Recap
51LJanuary 24, 20010–5Minnesota Wild (2000–01)15–26–6–4Recap
52LJanuary 26, 20012–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)15–27–6–4Recap
53LJanuary 27, 20011–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)15–28–6–4Recap
54LJanuary 31, 20010–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)15–29–6–4Recap :
February: 3–5–2–1 (home: 2–4–2–0; road: 1–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
55WFebruary 1, 20014–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)16–29–6–4Recap
56LFebruary 7, 20012–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)16–30–6–4Recap
57LFebruary 9, 20013–4Washington Capitals (2000–01)16–31–6–4Recap
58TFebruary 11, 20012–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)16–31–7–4Recap
59TFebruary 14, 20013–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)16–31–8–4Recap
60OTLFebruary 16, 20012–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)16–31–8–5Recap
61WFebruary 19, 20016–2Calgary Flames (2000–01)17–31–8–5Recap
62WFebruary 21, 20011–0San Jose Sharks (2000–01)18–31–8–5Recap
63LFebruary 23, 20011–3@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)18–32–8–5Recap
64LFebruary 25, 20012–5Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)18–33–8–5Recap
65LFebruary 28, 20011–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)18–34–8–5Recap :
March: 6–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 2–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
66LMarch 2, 20012–5Dallas Stars (2000–01)18–35–8–5Recap
67WMarch 4, 20014–0Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)19–35–8–5Recap
68WMarch 7, 20014–2Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)20–35–8–5Recap
69WMarch 9, 20013–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)21–35–8–5Recap
70WMarch 11, 20011–0 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)22–35–8–5Recap
71WMarch 13, 20012–0@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)23–35–8–5Recap
72LMarch 14, 20012–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)23–36–8–5Recap
73LMarch 16, 20011–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)23–37–8–5Recap
74WMarch 18, 20014–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)24–37–8–5Recap
75LMarch 21, 20010–8@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)24–38–8–5Recap
76TMarch 24, 20013–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)24–38–9–5Recap
77LMarch 29, 20014–7@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)24–39–9–5Recap
78TMarch 30, 20012–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)24–39–10–5Recap :
April: 1–2–1–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 0–0–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79WApril 1, 20012–1Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)25–39–10–5Recap
80TApril 4, 20011–1 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)25–39–11–5Recap
81LApril 6, 20012–5Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)25–40–11–5Recap
82LApril 8, 20011–4San Jose Sharks (2000–01)25–41–11–5Recap :
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 Mighty Ducks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 66 | 33 | 34 | 67 | −9 | 20 |
| 8 | Teemu Selanne‡ | RW | 61 | 26 | 33 | 59 | −8 | 36 |
| 10 | Oleg Tverdovsky | D | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −11 | 32 |
| 16 | Marty McInnis | RW | 75 | 20 | 22 | 42 | −21 | 40 |
| 17 | Matt Cullen | C | 82 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −23 | 38 |
| 15 | Tony Hrkac | C | 80 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Mike Leclerc | LW | 54 | 15 | 20 | 35 | −1 | 26 |
| 13 | German Titov | LW | 71 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −21 | 61 |
| 18 | Petr Tenkrat | RW | 46 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −11 | 16 |
| 28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −6 | 34 |
| 11 | Jeff Friesen† | LW | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 |
| 19 | Jim Cummins | RW | 79 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −11 | 167 |
| 25 | Mike Crowley† | D | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −16 | 20 |
| 5 | Vitaly Vishnevski | D | 76 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 99 |
| 27 | Pascal Trepanier | D | 57 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −12 | 73 |
| 21 | Dan Bylsma | LW | 82 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −12 | 22 |
| 20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| 7 | Pavel Trnka | D | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −12 | 42 |
| 29 | Ladislav Kohn‡ | RW | 51 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −15 | 42 |
| 32 | Marc Chouinard | C | 44 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −5 | 12 |
| 23 | Jason Marshall‡ | D | 50 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −12 | 105 |
| 26 | Samuel Pahlsson† | C | 59 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −9 | 14 |
| 24 | Ruslan Salei | D | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −14 | 70 |
| 22 | Jonas Ronnqvist | RW | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 14 |
| 14 | Antti Aalto | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Antti-Jussi Niemi | D | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 22 |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | G | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 8 |
| 11 | Andy McDonald | C | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 26 | Andrei Nazarov‡ | RW | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −9 | 29 |
| 3 | Patrick Traverse‡ | D | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
| 46 | Kevin Sawyer | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 27 |
| 31 | Guy Hebert‡ | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 1 | Gregg Naumenko | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel‡ | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Bob Wren | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.
| 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 |
| 31 | Guy Hebert‡ | 41 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 1112 | 115 | 3.12 | .897 | 2 | 2215 |
| 35 | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 34 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 976 | 87 | 2.57 | .911 | 4 | 2031 |
| 30 | Dominic Roussel‡ | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 295 | 31 | 2.85 | .895 | 0 | 653 |
| 1 | Gregg Naumenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 6.00 | .759 | 0 | 70 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Paul Kariya | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jonas Ronnqvist | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Antti-Jussi Niemi | October 25, 2000 |
| First game | Andy McDonald | November 12, 2000 |
| First game | Petr Tenkrat | November 30, 2000 |
| First game | Marc Chouinard | December 15, 2000 |
| First game | Gregg Naumenko | March 21, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Mighty Ducks 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Patrick Traverse | To Ottawa Senators Joel Kwiatkowski |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7th-round pick in 2001 | To New Jersey Devils Ed Ward |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2nd-round pick in 2000 | To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 20004th-round pick in 20005th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Rights to Jonathan Hedstrom | To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th-round pick in 20007th-round pick in 2000 |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Andrei Nazarov2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Calgary Flames Rights to Jordan Leopold |
| November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Samuel Pahlsson | To Boston Bruins Andrei NazarovPatrick Traverse |
| February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Scott LangkowSergei Vyshedkevich | To Atlanta Thrashers Ladislav Kohn |
| March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Jeff FriesenSteve ShieldsConditional 2nd-round pick in 2003 | To San Jose Sharks Teemu Selanne |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Alexei Tezikov4th-round pick in 2001 | To Washington Capitals Jason Marshall |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 13, 2000 (2000-06-13) | Jarrett Smith | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | German Titov | Edmonton Oilers | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05) | Jim Cummins | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Dan Bylsma | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Kevin Sawyer | Phoenix Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Chris O'Sullivan | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Lloyd Shaw | Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Ladislav Benysek | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Jeff Nielsen | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) | Kevin Haller | New York Islanders | Free agency (V) |
| July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05) | Scott Ferguson | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (VI) |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Stu Grimson | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Peter Leboutillier | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) |
| August 17, 2000 (2000-08-17) | Ted Donato | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Frank Banham | Espoo Blues (Liiga) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 11, 2000 (2000-09-11) | Tom Askey | Rochester Americans (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 24, 2000 (2000-09-24) | Kip Miller | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 25, 2000 (2000-09-25) | Jeremy Stevenson | Nashville Predators | Free agency (VI) |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Corey Hirsch | Portland Pirates (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Tony Tuzzolino | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 16, 2000 (2000-10-16) | Chad Wagner | San Diego Gulls (WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 27, 2000 (2000-10-27) | Blaine Russell | Columbus Cottonmouths (CHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10) | Dominic Roussel | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers |
| March 7, 2001 (2001-03-07) | Guy Hebert | New York Rangers | Waivers |
| April 26, 2001 (2001-04-26) | Antti Aalto | Jokerit (Liiga) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Peter Podhradsky | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Dean Malkoc | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Jonas Ronnqvist | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Marc Chouinard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Marty McInnis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Mike Leclerc | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Jean-Sebastien Giguere | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2000 (2000-08-07) | Patrick Traverse | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Ladislav Kohn | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) | Antti Aalto | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Matt Cullen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) | Oleg Tverdovsky | 3-year | Re-signing |
| December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07) | Mike Crowley | 1-year | Re-signing |
| March 8, 2001 (2001-03-08) | Marty McInnis | 3-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Anaheim's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Alexei Smirnov | Russia | THK Tver (Russia) |
| 2 | 44 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 4 | 98 | Jonas Ronnqvist | Sweden | Lulea HF (Sweden) |
| 5 | 134 | Peter Podhradsky | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| 5 | 153 | Bill Cass | United States | Boston College (ECAC) |

## Farm teams

Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ( shared with the Detroit Red Wings )