# 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2000–01 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canucks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1996, but lost in the first round in a four-game sweep to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche.

## Offseason

Markus Naslund became the captain after Mark Messier signed with the New York Rangers.

## Regular season
### 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
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 6–2–2–1 (home: 3–1–1–1; road: 3–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20003–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)0–1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 6, 20004–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)1–1–0–0Recap
3WOctober 8, 20005–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)2–1–0–0Recap
4LOctober 12, 20002–5Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)2–2–0–0Recap
5WOctober 14, 20004–0Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)3–2–0–0Recap
6WOctober 16, 20005–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)4–2–0–0Recap
7WOctober 18, 20004–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)5–2–0–0Recap
8OTLOctober 21, 20002–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)5–2–0–1Recap
9TOctober 24, 20004–4 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)5–2–1–1Recap
10WOctober 25, 20006–2@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)6–2–1–1Recap
11TOctober 27, 20001–1 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)6–2–2–1Recap :
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 4–3–1–0; road: 3–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 1, 20004–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)7–2–2–1Recap
13LNovember 3, 20002–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)7–3–2–1Recap
14TNovember 5, 20002–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)7–3–3–1Recap
15WNovember 8, 20007–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)8–3–3–1Recap
16LNovember 9, 20000–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)8–4–3–1Recap
17LNovember 11, 20002–5St. Louis Blues (2000–01)8–5–3–1Recap
18WNovember 14, 20004–2Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)9–5–3–1Recap
19WNovember 17, 20004–3New York Rangers (2000–01)10–5–3–1Recap
20WNovember 19, 20006–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)11–5–3–1Recap
21WNovember 21, 20004–3@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)12–5–3–1Recap
22OTLNovember 22, 20002–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)12–5–3–2Recap
23LNovember 24, 20002–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)12–6–3–2Recap
24LNovember 26, 20002–4@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)12–7–3–2Recap
25WNovember 28, 20004–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)13–7–3–2Recap
26LNovember 30, 20003–4Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)13–8–3–2Recap :
December: 6–3–1–2 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 2–2–1–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
27WDecember 2, 20005–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)14–8–3–2Recap
28WDecember 4, 20006–3Nashville Predators (2000–01)15–8–3–2Recap
29TDecember 6, 20001–1 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)15–8–4–2Recap
30WDecember 8, 20006–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)16–8–4–2Recap
31LDecember 10, 20001–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)16–9–4–2Recap
32WDecember 16, 20004–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)17–9–4–2Recap
33OTLDecember 20, 20002–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)17–9–4–3Recap
34LDecember 21, 20004–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)17–10–4–3Recap
35OTLDecember 23, 20002–3 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)17–10–4–4Recap
36WDecember 27, 20003–2Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)18–10–4–4Recap
37LDecember 29, 20000–5@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)18–11–4–4Recap
38WDecember 30, 20006–3@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)19–11–4–4Recap :
January: 8–7–0–0 (home: 5–3–0–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 1, 20015–2@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)20–11–4–4Recap
40LJanuary 3, 20010–6@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)20–12–4–4Recap
41WJanuary 6, 20014–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)21–12–4–4Recap
42WJanuary 8, 20012–1Nashville Predators (2000–01)22–12–4–4Recap
43LJanuary 10, 20011–5Ottawa Senators (2000–01)22–13–4–4Recap
44WJanuary 12, 20013–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)23–13–4–4Recap
45WJanuary 14, 20015–1Calgary Flames (2000–01)24–13–4–4Recap
46LJanuary 16, 20012–4Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)24–14–4–4Recap
47LJanuary 18, 20013–7@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)24–15–4–4Recap
48LJanuary 20, 20010–3@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)24–16–4–4Recap
49LJanuary 22, 20011–2@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)24–17–4–4Recap
50WJanuary 24, 20016–2Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)25–17–4–4Recap
51WJanuary 27, 20015–3@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)26–17–4–4Recap
52LJanuary 28, 20012–6Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)26–18–4–4Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20013–2 OTMinnesota Wild (2000–01)27–18–4–4Recap :
February: 6–3–1–1 (home: 3–1–1–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54WFebruary 1, 20015–3Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)28–18–4–4Recap
55TFebruary 8, 20010–0 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)28–18–5–4Recap
56LFebruary 10, 20011–4Calgary Flames (2000–01)28–19–5–4Recap
57OTLFebruary 14, 20013–4 OTWashington Capitals (2000–01)28–19–5–5Recap
58WFebruary 17, 20016–5 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)29–19–5–5Recap
59WFebruary 18, 20013–2New York Islanders (2000–01)30–19–5–5Recap
60WFebruary 21, 20012–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)31–19–5–5Recap
61LFebruary 22, 20011–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)31–20–5–5Recap
62LFebruary 24, 20010–3@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)31–21–5–5Recap
63WFebruary 26, 20015–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)32–21–5–5Recap
64WFebruary 28, 20015–4Dallas Stars (2000–01)33–21–5–5Recap :
March: 2–4–6–2 (home: 1–2–2–1; road: 1–2–4–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65WMarch 2, 20013–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)34–21–5–5Recap
66OTLMarch 4, 20013–4 OTMinnesota Wild (2000–01)34–21–5–6Recap
67LMarch 6, 20013–4Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)34–22–5–6Recap
68OTLMarch 8, 20012–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)34–22–5–7Recap
69TMarch 10, 20013–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)34–22–6–7Recap
70TMarch 13, 20012–2 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)34–22–7–7Recap
71TMarch 15, 20012–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)34–22–8–7Recap
72LMarch 16, 20012–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)34–23–8–7Recap
73WMarch 18, 20015–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)35–23–8–7Recap
74TMarch 21, 20011–1 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)35–23–9–7Recap
75LMarch 23, 20010–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)35–24–9–7Recap
76TMarch 25, 20012–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)35–24–10–7Recap
77LMarch 28, 20011–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)35–25–10–7Recap
78TMarch 30, 20012–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)35–25–11–7Recap :
April: 1–3–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79LApril 1, 20011–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)35–26–11–7Recap
80LApril 2, 20011–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)35–27–11–7Recap
81WApril 5, 20013–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)36–27–11–7Recap
82LApril 7, 20012–4Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)36–28–11–7Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Colorado Avalanche: Avalanche win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 12, 20014–5@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 14, 20011–2@ Colorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3LApril 16, 20013–4 OTColorado AvalancheAvalanche lead 3–0Recap
4LApril 18, 20011–5Colorado AvalancheAvalanche win 4–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; 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 Canucks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 19 | Markus Naslund | RW | 72 | 41 | 34 | 75 | −2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Andrew Cassels | C | 66 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Todd Bertuzzi | LW | 79 | 25 | 30 | 55 | −18 | 93 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Brendan Morrison | C | 82 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 55 | Ed Jovanovski | D | 79 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −1 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 0 |
| 72 | Peter Schaefer | LW | 82 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Sedin | C | 75 | 20 | 14 | 34 | −3 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
| 26 | Trent Klatt | RW | 77 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| 15 | Harold Druken | C | 55 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| 33 | Henrik Sedin | LW | 82 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −2 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Donald Brashear | LW | 79 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 2 | Mattias Ohlund | D | 65 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −16 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 6 |
| 24 | Matt Cooke | RW | 81 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 6 | Adrian Aucoin‡ | D | 47 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Brent Sopel | D | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 14 | Scott Lachance | D | 76 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Denis Pederson | RW | 61 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 23 | Murray Baron | D | 82 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −13 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 4 | Greg Hawgood | D | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Steve Kariya | LW | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Jarkko Ruutu | LW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 28 | Bryan Helmer | D | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jason Strudwick | D | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Mike Stapleton† | C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Drake Berehowsky† | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 29 | Felix Potvin‡ | G | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Josh Holden | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bryan Allen | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Mike Brown | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Artem Chubarov | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier† | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Bob Essensa | G | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 43 | Pat Kavanagh | RW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 35 | Bob Essensa | 39 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 854 | 92 | 2.68 | .892 | 1 | 2059 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 2.95 | .897 | 0 | 122 |
| 29 | Felix Potvin‡ | 35 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 914 | 103 | 3.08 | .887 | 1 | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier† | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 348 | 37 | 2.43 | .894 | 0 | 914 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 4.63 | .842 | 0 | 117 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ed Jovanovski |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Babe Pratt Trophy | Ed Jovanovski |
| Team | Cyclone Taylor Trophy | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Cyrus H. McLean Trophy | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Fred J. Hume Award | Murray Baron |
| Team | Molson Cup | Markus Naslund |
| Team | Most Exciting Player Award | Markus Naslund |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Daniel Sedin | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Henrik Sedin | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Mike Brown | November 21, 2000 |
| First game | Bryan Allen | February 26, 2001 |
| First game | Pat Kavanagh | April 14, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Canucks 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 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations | To Phoenix Coyotes Brad May |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Vancouver Canucks 2nd-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2001 | To Atlanta Thrashers 2nd-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2001 |
| December 28, 2000 (2000-12-28) | To Vancouver Canucks Mike Stapleton | To New York Islanders 9th-round pick in 2001 |
| February 7, 2001 (2001-02-07) | To Vancouver Canucks Dan Cloutier | To Tampa Bay Lightning Adrian Aucoin2nd-round pick in 2001 |
| February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15) | To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations | To Los Angeles Kings Felix Potvin |
| March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09) | To Vancouver Canucks Drake Berehowsky | To Nashville Predators Atlanta’s 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
| May 31, 2001 (2001-05-31) | To Vancouver Canucks Rights to Alex Auld | To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Bob Essensa | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Scott Lachance | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency |
| August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21) | Bryan Helmer | St. Louis Blues | Free agency |
| August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21) | Sean Tallaire | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | Free agency |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Dody Wood | Kansas City Blades (IHL) | Free agency |
| September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) | Johan Davidsson | New York Islanders | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Stewart Bodtker | Trenton Titans (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Paul Ferone | Belfast Giants (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| June 19, 2000 (2000-06-19) | Martin Gendron | Frankfurt Lions (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Darby Hendrickson | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Stefan Nilsson | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Tim Keyes | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Harry York | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Brian Bonin | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (VI) |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Mark Messier | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Chris O'Sullivan | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency (VI) |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Chad Allan | St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 2000 (2000-10) | Mike Valley | Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Garth Snow | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) | Jeff Scissons | | Entry-level |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Corey Schwab | | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Jarkko Ruutu | | Re-signing |
| August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23) | Felix Potvin | | Re-signing |
| September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01) | Brendan Morrison | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 20, 2000 (2000-09-20) | Donald Brashear | | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | Brent Sopel | | Re-signing |
| October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20) | Trent Klatt | 2-year | Extension |
| December 6, 2000 (2000-12-06) | Rene Vydareny | | Entry-level |
| April 26, 2001 (2001-04-26) | Jarkko Ruutu | | Extension |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Kevin Swanson | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Vancouver'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 | 23 | Nathan Smith | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 3 | 71 | Thatcher Bell | Canada | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 93 | Tim Branham | United States | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 5 | 144 | Pavel Duma | Russia | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia) |
| 7 | 208 | Brandon Reid | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 241 | Nathan Barrett | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 9 | 272 | Tim Smith | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |