# 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers season was the team's second season of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers finished fourth in the Southeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

## Offseason

Steve Staios was named team captain on October 6.

## Regular season

The Thrashers struggled on the penalty kill during the regular season, allowing a league-high 90 power-play goals, and finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.94%.

### Final standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| 2 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
| 3 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| 4 | 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
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.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
| 2 | Y- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
| 3 | Y- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 |
| 5 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
| 7 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
| 8 | X- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
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| 9 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
| 10 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 |
| 11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
| 15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season :
October: 1–3–5–0 (home: 0–2–2–0; road: 1–1–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 7, 20001–2New York Rangers (2000–01)0–1–0–0Recap
2TOctober 11, 20003–3 OTWashington Capitals (2000–01)0–1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 15, 20002–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)0–2–1–0Recap
4TOctober 17, 20003–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2000–01)0–2–2–0Recap
5LOctober 20, 20003–5New York Islanders (2000–01)0–3–2–0Recap
6TOctober 21, 20006–6 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)0–3–3–0Recap
7WOctober 25, 20003–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)1–3–3–0Recap
8TOctober 27, 20001–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)1–3–4–0Recap
9TOctober 28, 20002–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)1–3–5–0Recap :
November: 4–7–1–1 (home: 2–4–0–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 2, 20002–5Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)1–4–5–0Recap
11WNovember 4, 20008–3@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)2–4–5–0Recap
12LNovember 6, 20002–3Ottawa Senators (2000–01)2–5–5–0Recap
13TNovember 12, 20002–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)2–5–6–0Recap
14WNovember 13, 20004–1@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)3–5–6–0Recap
15WNovember 15, 20001–0Nashville Predators (2000–01)4–5–6–0Recap
16OTLNovember 17, 20002–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)4–5–6–1Recap
17LNovember 18, 20001–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)4–6–6–1Recap
18LNovember 22, 20002–8@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)4–7–6–1Recap
19LNovember 23, 20000–6Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)4–8–6–1Recap
20WNovember 25, 20002–1Washington Capitals (2000–01)5–8–6–1Recap
21LNovember 27, 20002–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)5–9–6–1Recap
22LNovember 29, 20004–6Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)5–10–6–1Recap :
December: 10–5–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 5–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23WDecember 1, 20005–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)6–10–6–1Recap
24WDecember 2, 20002–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)7–10–6–1Recap
25WDecember 4, 20005–4Boston Bruins (2000–01)8–10–6–1Recap
26LDecember 6, 20003–5Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)8–11–6–1Recap
27WDecember 8, 20004–3 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)9–11–6–1Recap
28WDecember 9, 20005–2@ New York Islanders (2000–01)10–11–6–1Recap
29LDecember 11, 20000–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)10–12–6–1Recap
30WDecember 13, 20003–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)11–12–6–1Recap
31LDecember 15, 20003–6St. Louis Blues (2000–01)11–13–6–1Recap
32WDecember 19, 20007–6 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)12–13–6–1Recap
33WDecember 20, 20004–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)13–13–6–1Recap
34LDecember 22, 20001–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)13–14–6–1Recap
35WDecember 26, 20005–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)14–14–6–1Recap
36WDecember 28, 20004–1@ New York Rangers (2000–01)15–14–6–1Recap
37LDecember 29, 20002–5@ New York Islanders (2000–01)15–15–6–1Recap :
January: 1–10–3–1 (home: 0–5–1–1; road: 1–5–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 1, 20012–4@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)15–16–6–1Recap
39TJanuary 3, 20011–1 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)15–16–7–1Recap
40LJanuary 5, 20014–6Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)15–17–7–1Recap
41TJanuary 6, 20012–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)15–17–8–1Recap
42LJanuary 10, 20012–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)15–18–8–1Recap
43LJanuary 12, 20010–3Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)15–19–8–1Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20011–4@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)15–20–8–1Recap
45LJanuary 17, 20012–5Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)15–21–8–1Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20012–3@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)15–22–8–1Recap
47TJanuary 21, 20014–4 OTNew York Islanders (2000–01)15–22–9–1Recap
48LJanuary 23, 20013–4@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)15–23–9–1Recap
49OTLJanuary 25, 20011–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)15–23–9–2Recap
50LJanuary 27, 20011–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)15–24–9–2Recap
51WJanuary 29, 20017–2@ New York Rangers (2000–01)16–24–9–2Recap
52LJanuary 30, 20013–6Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)16–25–9–2Recap :
February: 2–8–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 0–6–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 20011–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)16–26–9–2Recap
54LFebruary 7, 20011–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)16–27–9–2Recap
55WFebruary 9, 20015–1Boston Bruins (2000–01)17–27–9–2Recap
56LFebruary 10, 20013–7Florida Panthers (2000–01)17–28–9–2Recap
57WFebruary 13, 20015–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)18–28–9–2Recap
58LFebruary 15, 20011–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)18–29–9–2Recap
59LFebruary 17, 20011–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)18–30–9–2Recap
60LFebruary 21, 20013–6@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)18–31–9–2Recap
61LFebruary 23, 20010–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)18–32–9–2Recap
62LFebruary 25, 20012–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)18–33–9–2Recap
63TFebruary 27, 20011–1 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)18–33–10–2Recap :
March: 4–9–2–0 (home: 0–7–2–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64WMarch 2, 20014–3@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)19–33–10–2Recap
65TMarch 3, 20012–2 OTFlorida Panthers (2000–01)19–33–11–2Recap
66LMarch 6, 20012–4Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)19–34–11–2Recap
67LMarch 8, 20013–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)19–35–11–2Recap
68WMarch 10, 20017–5@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)20–35–11–2Recap
69TMarch 11, 20013–3 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)20–35–12–2Recap
70LMarch 14, 20011–8@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)20–36–12–2Recap
71LMarch 16, 20010–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)20–37–12–2Recap
72LMarch 18, 20013–5Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)20–38–12–2Recap
73LMarch 21, 20013–4Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–39–12–2Recap
74WMarch 22, 20012–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)21–39–12–2Recap
75WMarch 24, 20013–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)22–39–12–2Recap
76LMarch 26, 20010–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)22–40–12–2Recap
77LMarch 28, 20012–4New Jersey Devils (2000–01)22–41–12–2Recap
78LMarch 30, 20010–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)22–42–12–2Recap :
April: 1–3–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79LApril 1, 20012–4New York Rangers (2000–01)22–43–12–2Recap
80WApril 3, 20015–2Ottawa Senators (2000–01)23–43–12–2Recap
81LApril 5, 20010–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)23–44–12–2Recap
82LApril 6, 20012–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)23–45–12–2Recap :
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 Thrashers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 21 | Ray Ferraro | C | 81 | 29 | 47 | 76 | −11 | 91 |
| 28 | Donald Audette‡ | RW | 64 | 32 | 39 | 71 | −3 | 64 |
| 15 | Andrew Brunette | LW | 77 | 15 | 44 | 59 | −5 | 26 |
| 13 | Patrik Stefan | C | 66 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −3 | 22 |
| 12 | Steve Guolla | C | 63 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −6 | 23 |
| 9 | Hnat Domenichelli | LW | 63 | 15 | 12 | 27 | −9 | 18 |
| 14 | Tomi Kallio | LW | 56 | 14 | 13 | 27 | −3 | 22 |
| 22 | Shean Donovan | RW | 63 | 12 | 11 | 23 | −14 | 47 |
| 25 | Steve Staios | D | 70 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −23 | 137 |
| 39 | Per Svartvadet | C | 69 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −6 | 20 |
| 71 | Jiri Slegr† | D | 33 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −1 | 36 |
| 4 | Chris Tamer | D | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −1 | 128 |
| 24 | Andreas Karlsson | C | 60 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −2 | 16 |
| 8 | Frantisek Kaberle | D | 51 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | Gord Murphy | D | 27 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −11 | 12 |
| 20 | Jeff Odgers | RW | 82 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −8 | 226 |
| 38 | Yannick Tremblay | D | 46 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −6 | 30 |
| 11 | Dean Sylvester | RW | 43 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −16 | 8 |
| 32 | Yves Sarault | LW | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −9 | 26 |
| 37 | Herbert Vasiljevs | RW | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −11 | 14 |
| 27 | Denny Lambert | LW | 67 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −5 | 215 |
| 17 | Ladislav Kohn† | RW | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −12 | 44 |
| 19 | Brad Tapper | RW | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 41 | Andrei Skopintsev | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 16 |
| 23 | Brett Clark | D | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −12 | 14 |
| 18 | Jarrod Skalde | C | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 20 |
| 3 | Sergei Vyshedkevich‡ | D | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 14 |
| 3 | Chris Joseph† | D | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −7 | 20 |
| 7 | Adam Burt | D | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 26 | Bryan Adams | C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| 6 | David Harlock | D | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −28 | 62 |
| 2 | Petr Buzek | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | Scott Fankhouser | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 33 | Milan Hnilicka | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 10 | Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 38 |
| 34 | Norm Maracle | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 29 | Brian Pothier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Damian Rhodes | G | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 16 |
| 26 | Dan Snyder | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | J. P. Vigier | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 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 |
| 33 | Milan Hnilicka | 36 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 951 | 105 | 3.35 | .890 | 2 | 1879 |
| 1 | Damian Rhodes | 38 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1129 | 116 | 3.36 | .897 | 0 | 2072 |
| 30 | Scott Fankhouser | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 16 | 3.69 | .900 | 0 | 260 |
| 34 | Norm Maracle | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 406 | 43 | 3.43 | .894 | 0 | 753 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Donald Audette |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Donald Audette (December) |
| Team | Community Service Award | Damian Rhodes |
| Team | Players' Player Award | Jeff Odgers |
| Team | Players' Player Award | Chris Tamer |
| Team | Team MVP | Ray Ferraro |
| Team | Three Stars of the Game Award | Ray Ferraro |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Tomi Kallio | October 7, 2000 |
| First game | Brad Tapper | October 7, 2000 |
| First game | Darcy Hordichuk | January 12, 2001 |
| First game | J. P. Vigier | February 7, 2001 |
| First game | Brian Pothier | April 3, 2001 |
| First game | Dan Snyder | April 3, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Thrashers 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 Atlanta Thrashers9th-round pick in 2000 | To New Jersey DevilsSteve Staios |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Atlanta Thrashers2nd-round pick in 20003rd-round pick in 2001 | To Vancouver Canucks2nd-round pick in 20013rd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Atlanta ThrashersAnaheim's 4th-round pick in 20005th-round pick in 20008th-round pick in 2000 | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Atlanta ThrashersRights to Ben Simon | To Chicago Blackhawks9th-round pick in 2000 |
| July 10, 2000 (2000-07-10) | To Atlanta ThrashersSteve Staios | To New Jersey DevilsFuture considerations |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | To Atlanta Thrashers3rd-round pick in 2001 | To Minnesota WildMatt Johnson |
| November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) | To Atlanta ThrashersFuture considerations | To New Jersey DevilsGeordie Kinnear |
| January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) | To Atlanta ThrashersJiri Slegr | To Pittsburgh Penguins3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09) | To Atlanta ThrashersLadislav Kohn | To Anaheim Mighty DucksScott LangkowSergei Vyshedkevich |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Atlanta ThrashersRights to Kamil Piros4th-round pick in 2001 | To Buffalo SabresDonald Audette |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| June 15, 2000 (2000-06-15) | Mike Weaver | Michigan State University (CCHA) | Free agency |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Adam Burt | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency |
| July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19) | Sean McCann | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Yves Sarault | Ottawa Senators | Free agency |
| July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) | Jarrod Skalde | San Jose Sharks | Free agency |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | Milan Hnilicka | New York Rangers | Free agency |
| September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) | Andrei Skopintsev | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Jeff Odgers | Minnesota Wild | Waiver draft |
| February 14, 2001 (2001-02-14) | Chris Joseph | Phoenix Coyotes | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Bob Lachance | Milano Vipers (Serie A) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) | Mike Stapleton | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Chris McAlpine | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Johan Garpenlov | Djurgardens IF (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28) | Bill Huard | London Knights (BISL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 2000 (2000-10) | Joel Irving | Rochester Americans (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) | Maxim Galanov | Florida Panthers | Free agency (UFA) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 15, 2000 (2000-06-15) | Ray Ferraro | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Denny Lambert | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Donald Audette | | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Andreas Karlsson | | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) | David Harlock | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Norm Maracle | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Shean Donovan | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | Hnat Domenichelli | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Brett Clark | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Scott Fankhouser | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Brian Wesenberg | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Steve Guolla | | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | Yannick Tremblay | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Ben Simon | | Entry-level |
| September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) | Petr Buzek | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) | Herbert Vasiljevs | | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Darcy Hordichuk | | Entry-level |
| March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) | Zdenek Blatny | | Entry-level |
| March 15, 2001 (2001-03-15) | Chris Tamer | 3-year | Extension |
| April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01) | Ray Ferraro | 1-year | Extension |
| April 3, 2001 (2001-04-03) | Dany Heatley | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 30, 2001 (2001-04-30) | Kamil Piros | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Garnet Exelby | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | David Kaczowka | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Derek MacKenzie | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Luke Sellars | | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Rob Zepp | | Entry-level |
| June 8, 2001 (2001-06-08) | Jeff Odgers | 1-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Atlanta'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 | 2 | Dany Heatley | Canada | University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA) |
| 2 | 31 | Ilya Nikulin | Russia | HC MVD Tver (Russia) |
| 2 | 42 | Libor Ustrnul | Czech Republic | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 4 | 107 | Carl Mallette | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 108 | Blake Robson | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Matt McRae | United States | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 168 | Zdenek Smid | Czech Republic | Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) |
| 6 | 178 | Jeff Dwyer | United States | Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT) |
| 6 | 180 | Darcy Hordichuk | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 8 | 230 | Samu Isosalo | Finland | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 8 | 242 | Evan Nielsen | United States | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) |
| 8 | 244 | Eric Bowen | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 9 | 288 | Mark McRae | Canada | Cornell University (ECAC) |
| 9 | 290 | Simon Gamache | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |