# 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 2000–01 Chicago Blackhawks season was the team's 75th season of operation. Finishing 12th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Off-season

Alpo Suhonen was hired as the Blackhawks new head coach on May 22. Mike Smith was named general manager on September 22. Forward Tony Amonte was named captain on September 30.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
| 3 | 10 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 4 | 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
| 5 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
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: 3–7–0–1 (home: 1–5–0–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20002–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 7, 20005–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)1–1–0–0Recap
3LOctober 12, 20000–4Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)1–2–0–0Recap
4OTLOctober 14, 20004–5 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)1–2–0–1Recap
5WOctober 15, 20002–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)2–2–0–1Recap
6LOctober 18, 20002–4New York Rangers (2000–01)2–3–0–1Recap
7LOctober 20, 20001–5Dallas Stars (2000–01)2–4–0–1Recap
8LOctober 21, 20000–1@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)2–5–0–1Recap
9LOctober 26, 20000–2Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)2–6–0–1Recap
10LOctober 28, 20001–3Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)2–7–0–1Recap
11WOctober 29, 20003–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)3–7–0–1Recap :
November: 5–6–2–1 (home: 1–2–0–1; road: 4–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 20004–5@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)3–8–0–1Recap
13WNovember 3, 20006–1@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)4–8–0–1Recap
14WNovember 5, 20004–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)5–8–0–1Recap
15OTLNovember 8, 20002–3 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)5–8–0–2Recap
16LNovember 10, 20002–5Minnesota Wild (2000–01)5–9–0–2Recap
17TNovember 11, 20003–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)5–9–1–2Recap
18LNovember 14, 20002–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)5–10–1–2Recap
19WNovember 16, 20005–2@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)6–10–1–2Recap
20TNovember 17, 20003–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)6–10–2–2Recap
21WNovember 21, 20004–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)7–10–2–2Recap
22LNovember 22, 20001–4@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)7–11–2–2Recap
23LNovember 24, 20000–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)7–12–2–2Recap
24WNovember 27, 20006–5 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)8–12–2–2Recap
25LNovember 30, 20000–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)8–13–2–2Recap :
December: 6–6–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26WDecember 1, 20002–1@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)9–13–2–2Recap
27WDecember 3, 20005–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)10–13–2–2Recap
28LDecember 7, 20002–4Minnesota Wild (2000–01)10–14–2–2Recap
29LDecember 9, 20004–6@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)10–15–2–2Recap
30LDecember 10, 20001–6St. Louis Blues (2000–01)10–16–2–2Recap
31LDecember 13, 20001–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)10–17–2–2Recap
32LDecember 15, 20001–4@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)10–18–2–2Recap
33WDecember 16, 20003–0@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)11–18–2–2Recap
34WDecember 21, 20006–4Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)12–18–2–2Recap
35WDecember 23, 20003–2@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)13–18–2–2Recap
36TDecember 27, 20001–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)13–18–3–2Recap
37WDecember 29, 20003–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)14–18–3–2Recap
38LDecember 31, 20001–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)14–19–3–2Recap :
January: 7–5–1–0 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 3, 20016–0Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)15–19–3–2Recap
40LJanuary 5, 20011–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)15–20–3–2Recap
41WJanuary 7, 20017–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)16–20–3–2Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20016–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)17–20–3–2Recap
43WJanuary 12, 20013–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)18–20–3–2Recap
44TJanuary 14, 20012–2 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)18–20–4–2Recap
45WJanuary 17, 20015–0Florida Panthers (2000–01)19–20–4–2Recap
46WJanuary 19, 20013–1Washington Capitals (2000–01)20–20–4–2Recap
47LJanuary 21, 20010–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)20–21–4–2Recap
48LJanuary 25, 20011–5Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)20–22–4–2Recap
49LJanuary 26, 20012–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)20–23–4–2Recap
50WJanuary 28, 20016–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)21–23–4–2Recap
51LJanuary 31, 20012–3@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)21–24–4–2Recap :
February: 6–5–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52LFebruary 1, 20013–5@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)21–25–4–2Recap
53TFebruary 6, 20013–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)21–25–5–2Recap
54WFebruary 7, 20013–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)22–25–5–2Recap
55OTLFebruary 10, 20012–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)22–25–5–3Recap
56LFebruary 11, 20012–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)22–26–5–3Recap
57LFebruary 14, 20010–7San Jose Sharks (2000–01)22–27–5–3Recap
58WFebruary 16, 20016–2St. Louis Blues (2000–01)23–27–5–3Recap
59WFebruary 18, 20013–0Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)24–27–5–3Recap
60LFebruary 19, 20012–4@ New York Rangers (2000–01)24–28–5–3Recap
61LFebruary 21, 20013–7Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)24–29–5–3Recap
62WFebruary 23, 20011–0Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)25–29–5–3Recap
63WFebruary 25, 20016–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)26–29–5–3Recap
64WFebruary 27, 20013–2@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)27–29–5–3Recap :
March: 2–8–2–1 (home: 1–5–1–1; road: 1–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65TMarch 1, 20012–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)27–29–6–3Recap
66LMarch 4, 20013–6Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)27–30–6–3Recap
67WMarch 7, 20014–1@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)28–30–6–3Recap
68LMarch 9, 20011–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)28–31–6–3Recap
69TMarch 10, 20012–2 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)28–31–7–3Recap
70LMarch 13, 20010–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)28–32–7–3Recap
71WMarch 15, 20013–2Nashville Predators (2000–01)29–32–7–3Recap
72LMarch 18, 20011–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)29–33–7–3Recap
73OTLMarch 22, 20011–2 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)29–33–7–4Recap
74LMarch 24, 20011–5@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)29–34–7–4Recap
75LMarch 25, 20011–3Calgary Flames (2000–01)29–35–7–4Recap
76LMarch 28, 20012–5Ottawa Senators (2000–01)29–36–7–4Recap
77LMarch 29, 20012–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)29–37–7–4Recap :
April: 0–3–1–1 (home: 0–2–1–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78TApril 1, 20013–3 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)29–37–8–4Recap
79LApril 2, 20013–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)29–38–8–4Recap
80LApril 4, 20012–5Calgary Flames (2000–01)29–39–8–4Recap
81LApril 6, 20010–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)29–40–8–4Recap
82OTLApril 8, 20013–4 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)29–40–8–5Recap :
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 Blackhawks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 81 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 3 | 54 |
| 10 | Tony Amonte | RW | 82 | 35 | 29 | 64 | −22 | 54 |
| 92 | Michael Nylander | C | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 7 | 32 |
| 55 | Eric Daze | RW | 79 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Alex Zhamnov | C | 63 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −12 | 40 |
| 19 | Dean McAmmond‡ | C | 61 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 43 |
| 36 | Chris Herperger | C | 61 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Jaroslav Spacek† | D | 50 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Boris Mironov | D | 66 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −14 | 42 |
| 24 | Bob Probert | LW | 79 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −13 | 103 |
| 4 | Stephane Quintal | D | 72 | 1 | 18 | 19 | −9 | 60 |
| 22 | Kyle Calder | LW | 43 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −4 | 14 |
| 25 | Alexander Karpovtsev | D | 53 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −4 | 39 |
| 6 | Kevin Dean | D | 69 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −16 | 30 |
| 16 | Steve Dubinsky | C | 60 | 6 | 4 | 10 | −4 | 33 |
| 23 | Jean-Yves Leroux | LW | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −9 | 22 |
| 29 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −14 | 18 |
| 14 | Ryan VandenBussche | RW | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −8 | 146 |
| 39 | Chris McAlpine | D | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Anders Eriksson‡ | D | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
| 42 | Steve Poapst | D | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −7 | 8 |
| 17 | Reto Von Arx | C | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 4 |
| 33 | Jamie Allison | D | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 53 |
| 15 | Blair Atcheynum | RW | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 2 |
| 11 | Josef Marha | C | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 6 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | G | 66 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2 |
| 12 | Kris King†‡ | LW | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 8 |
| 28 | Mark Bell | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Casey Hankinson | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 9 |
| 38 | Nolan Baumgartner | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| 49 | Aaron Downey | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 20 | Mark Janssens | C | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 33 |
| 30 | Michel Larocque | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Steve Passmore† | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 32 | Rob Tallas | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks 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 |
| 41 | Jocelyn Thibault | 66 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 1711 | 180 | 2.81 | .895 | 6 | 3844 |
| 32 | Rob Tallas | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 265 | 35 | 3.35 | .868 | 0 | 627 |
| 30 | Michel Larocque | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 3.55 | .847 | 0 | 152 |
| 37 | Steve Passmore† | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 147 | 14 | 2.47 | .905 | 0 | 340 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Tony Amonte | |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Michael Nylander (January 8) | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Reto von Arx | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Mark Bell | December 13, 2000 |
| First game | Michel Larocque | January 25, 2001 |
| First game | Casey Hankinson | March 13, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Blackhawks 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 Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2000 | To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Janssens |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2000 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2000 | To Atlanta Thrashers Rights to Ben Simon |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Chicago Blackhawks Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 20006th-round pick in 2000 | To Washington Capitals Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000 |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | To Chicago Blackhawks Nolan Baumgartner | To Washington Capitals Remi Royer |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To Dallas Stars Rights to David Ling |
| October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) | To Chicago Blackhawks Alexander Karpovtsev4th-round pick in 2001 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Bryan McCabe |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations | To New York Rangers Brad BrownMichal Grosek |
| November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) | To Chicago Blackhawks Jaroslav Spacek | To Florida Panthers Anders Eriksson |
| February 28, 2001 (2001-02-28) | To Chicago Blackhawks Steve Passmore | To Los Angeles Kings 8th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2001 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dean McAmmond |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Mark Janssens | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers |
| July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) | Valeri Zelepukin | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Chris McAlpine | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Steve Poapst | Washington Capitals | Free agency |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Rob Tallas | Boston Bruins | Free agency |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Aaron Downey | Boston Bruins | Free agency |
| August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Steve Dubinsky | Calgary Flames | Free agency |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Stephane Quintal | New York Rangers | Waivers |
| October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09) | Kris King | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Jeff Christian | Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Radim Bicanek | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Jeff Daw | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | Todd Rohloff | Washington Capitals | Free agency (VI) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Derek Plante | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Dallas Eakins | Calgary Flames | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 29, 2000 (2000-07-29) | Ted Crowley | Kassel Huskies (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 2000 (2000-09) | Marc Lamothe | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 2000 (2000-09) | Eddie Olczyk | | Retirement (III) |
| October 2000 (2000-10) | Doug Zmolek | Chicago Wolves (IHL) | Buyout |
| December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03) | Kris King | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 14, 2000 (2000-06-14) | Ryan VandenBussche | | Re-signing |
| June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) | Kevin Dean | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Chris Herperger | | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Arne Ramholt | | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Michael Nylander | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Reto von Arx | | Entry-level |
| July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) | Michal Grosek | | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Casey Hankinson | | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Dean McAmmond | | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Marty Wilford | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Nolan Baumgartner | | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2000 (2000-08-04) | Nathan Perrott | | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2000 (2000-08-04) | Michael Souza | | Entry-level |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Bryan McCabe | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Anders Eriksson | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) | Nathan Perrott | | Re-signing |
| February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15) | Steve Sullivan | 3-year | Extension |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Michael Leighton | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Chicago'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 | 10 | Mikhail Yakubov | Russia | Lada Togliatti (Russia) |
| 1 | 11 | Pavel Vorobiev | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 2 | 49 | Jonas Nordquist | Sweden | Leksands IF (Sweden) |
| 3 | 74 | Igor Radulov | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 4 | 106 | Scotty Balan | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 4 | 117 | Olli Malmivaara | Finland | Jokerit Jr. (Finland) |
| 5 | 151 | Alexander Barkunov | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia) |
| 6 | 177 | Mike Ayers | United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| 6 | 193 | Joey Martin | United States | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 7 | 207 | Cliff Loya | United States | University of Maine (NCAA) |
| 7 | 225 | Vladislav Luchkin | Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) |
| 8 | 240 | Adam Berkhoel | United States | St. Paul Vulcans (USHL) |
| 9 | 262 | Peter Flache | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 9 | 271 | Reto Von Arx | Switzerland | HC Davos (Switzerland) |
| 9 | 291 | Arne Ramholt | Switzerland | Kloten Flyers (Switzerland) |