2000–01 Minnesota Wild season

The 2000–01 Minnesota Wild season was the Wild's first season. One of the policies that the Wild has implemented is never naming a permanent captain. Instead, the team captaincy is rotated on a monthly basis among several of its players each season, with some players serving multiple times.
==Offseason==
===NHL Amateur Draft===
Round	Pick	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	3. 	Marian Gaborik (LW)	 	Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
2 	33. 	Nick Schultz (D) 	 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 	99. 	Marc Cavosie (C/LW)	 	Rensselaer (ECAC)
5 	132.	Maxim Sushinsky, W 	 	Avangard OMSK Russia.
===NHL Expansion Draft Results===
# 	Player 	Drafted from 	Drafted by
2. 	Jamie McLennan (G) 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota Wild
3. 	Mike Vernon (G) 	Florida Panthers 	Minnesota Wild
6. 	Chris Terreri (G) 	New Jersey Devils 	Minnesota Wild
7. 	Sean O'Donnell (D) 	Los Angeles Kings 	Minnesota Wild
10.	Curtis Leschyshyn (D) 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Minnesota Wild
12.	Ladislav Benysek (D) 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Minnesota Wild
13.	Chris Armstrong (D) 	San Jose Sharks 	Minnesota Wild
15.	Filip Kuba (D) 	Calgary Flames 	Minnesota Wild
18.	Oleg Orekhovsky (D) 	Washington Capitals 	Minnesota Wild
20.	Ian Herbers (D) 	New York Islanders 	Minnesota Wild
21.	Artem Anisimov (D) 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Minnesota Wild
24.	Stacy Roest (C) 	Detroit Red Wings 	Minnesota Wild
25.	Darryl Laplante (C) 	Detroit Red Wings 	Minnesota Wild
27.	Scott Pellerin (LW) 	St. Louis Blues 	Minnesota Wild
30.	Jim Dowd (C) 	Edmonton Oilers 	Minnesota Wild
32.	Sergei Krivokrasov (RW)	Calgary Flames 	Minnesota Wild
33.	Jeff Nielsen (RW) 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Minnesota Wild
35.	Jeff Odgers (RW) 	Colorado Avalanche 	Minnesota Wild
37.	Steve McKenna (F) 	Los Angeles Kings 	Minnesota Wild
40.	Michal Bros (F) 	San Jose Sharks 	Minnesota Wild
41.	Joe Juneau (C) 	Ottawa Senators 	Minnesota Wild
43.	Darby Hendrickson (C) 	Vancouver Canucks 	Minnesota Wild
46.	Jeff Daw (C) 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Minnesota Wild
48.	Stefan Nilsson (F) 	Vancouver Canucks 	Minnesota Wild
49.	Zac Bierk (G) 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Minnesota Wild
51.	Cam Stewart (LW) 	Florida Panthers 	Minnesota Wild
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	L	October 6, 2000 	1–3 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	0–1–0–0
2 	L	October 7, 2000 	1–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 	0–2–0–0
3 	T	October 11, 2000 	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	0–2–1–0
4 	L	October 13, 2000 	0–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 	0–3–1–0
5 	L	October 15, 2000 	3–5 	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	0–4–1–0
6 	W	October 18, 2000 	6–5 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	1–4–1–0
7 	L	October 20, 2000 	1–3 	San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	1–5–1–0
8 	T	October 22, 2000 	0–0 OT	Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	1–5–2–0
9 	T	October 24, 2000 	2–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	1–5–3–0
10 	L	October 25, 2000 	1–6 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	1–6–3–0
11 	W	October 27, 2000 	3–1 	Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	2–6–3–0
12 	L	October 29, 2000 	2–3 	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	2–7–3–0
13 	L	November 3, 2000 	0–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	2–8–3–0
14 	W	November 5, 2000 	3–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	3–8–3–0
15 	L	November 7, 2000 	0–2 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	3–9–3–0
16 	L	November 8, 2000 	0–1 	Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	3–10–3–0
17 	W	November 10, 2000	5–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	4–10–3–0
18 	L	November 12, 2000	4–5 OT	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	4–10–3–1
19 	L	November 15, 2000	2–3 	New York Rangers (2000–01) 	4–11–3–1
20 	L	November 17, 2000	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 	4–12–3–1
21 	W	November 18, 2000	6–1 	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	5–12–3–1
22 	T	November 22, 2000	1–1 OT	Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	5–12–4–1
23 	W	November 24, 2000	2–0 	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	6–12–4–1
24 	W	November 26, 2000	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	7–12–4–1
25 	L	November 28, 2000	1–4 	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	7–13–4–1
26 	L	November 30, 2000	0–2 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 	7–14–4–1
27 	L	December 2, 2000 	2–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	7–15–4–1
28 	W	December 7, 2000 	4–2 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	8–15–4–1
29 	L	December 8, 2000 	0–1 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 	8–15–4–2
30 	L	December 10, 2000	1–2 	Nashville Predators (2000–01) 	8–16–4–2
31 	T	December 13, 2000	1–1 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 	8–16–5–2
32 	L	December 14, 2000	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	8–17–5–2
33 	W	December 17, 2000	6–0 	Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	9–17–5–2
34 	T	December 20, 2000	2–2 OT	Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	9–17–6–2
35 	W	December 22, 2000	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	10–17–6–2
36 	W	December 27, 2000	5–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 	11–17–6–2
37 	T	December 29, 2000	2–2 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 	11–17–7–2
38 	W	December 31, 2000	3–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 	12–17–7–2
39 	T	January 3, 2001 	1–1 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 	12–17–8–2
40 	W	January 5, 2001 	3–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 	13–17–8–2
41 	L	January 6, 2001 	1–5 	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 	13–18–8–2
42 	W	January 10, 2001 	3–0 	Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	14–18–8–2
43 	L	January 12, 2001 	0–5 	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	14–19–8–2
44 	L	January 14, 2001 	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (2000–01) 	14–20–8–2
45 	L	January 15, 2001 	0–3 	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 	14–21–8–2
46 	W	January 17, 2001 	3–2 OT	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 	15–21–8–2
47 	W	January 19, 2001 	3–2 	New York Islanders (2000–01) 	16–21–8–2
48 	L	January 21, 2001 	2–4 	New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	16–22–8–2
49 	W	January 24, 2001 	5–0 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	17–22–8–2
50 	W	January 27, 2001 	4–1 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	18–22–8–2
51 	L	January 30, 2001 	2–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	18–22–8–3
52 	W	February 6, 2001 	4–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	19–22–8–3
53 	L	February 7, 2001 	1–2 	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	19–23–8–3
54 	W	February 9, 2001 	2–1 	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	20–23–8–3
55 	W	February 11, 2001	4–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	21–23–8–3
56 	L	February 14, 2001	1–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	21–24–8–3
57 	L	February 16, 2001	0–4 	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	21–25–8–3
58 	W	February 18, 2001	3–1 	San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	22–25–8–3
59 	L	February 21, 2001	2–6 	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	22–26–8–3
60 	L	February 23, 2001	1–4 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	22–27–8–3
61 	L	February 24, 2001	1–2 	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 	22–28–8–3
62 	L	February 26, 2001	2–5 	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	22–29–8–3
63 	T	March 1, 2001 	1–1 OT	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	22–29–9–3
64 	L	March 2, 2001 	1–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	22–30–9–3
65 	W	March 4, 2001 	4–3 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	23–30–9–3
66 	T	March 6, 2001 	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 	23–30–10–3
67 	L	March 8, 2001 	2–6 	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	23–31–10–3
68 	W	March 9, 2001 	4–1 	@ New York Islanders (2000–01) 	24–31–10–3
69 	L	March 11, 2001 	2–3 OT	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 	24–31–10–4
70 	L	March 14, 2001 	0–1 OT	St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 	24–31–10–5
71 	L	March 15, 2001 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	24–32–10–5
72 	L	March 18, 2001 	3–4 	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	24–33–10–5
73 	L	March 19, 2001 	1–4 	Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	24–34–10–5
74 	T	March 21, 2001 	0–0 OT	Nashville Predators (2000–01) 	24–34–11–5
75 	L	March 22, 2001 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 	24–35–11–5
76 	T	March 25, 2001 	2–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	24–35–12–5
77 	L	March 28, 2001 	0–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 	24–36–12–5
78 	L	March 31, 2001 	1–4 	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 	24–37–12–5
79 	L	April 2, 2001 	2–4 	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	24–38–12–5
80 	T	April 4, 2001 	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	24–38–13–5
81 	W	April 6, 2001 	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 	25–38–13–5
82 	L	April 8, 2001 	2–4 	Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	25–39–13–5
==Player stats==
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	58	11	28	39 	45 	6 	2 	2 	2
 	RW 	71	18	18	36 	32 	-6 	6 	0 	3
 	D 	80	11	23	34 	52 	-8 	4 	0 	2
 	C 	82	18	12	30 	37 	-8 	0 	7 	3
 	D 	75	9 	21	30 	28 	-6 	4 	0 	4
 	C 	72	18	11	29 	36 	1 	3 	1 	1
 	C 	68	7 	22	29 	80 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	82	12	16	28 	24 	-7 	0 	2 	1
 	RW 	76	7 	20	27 	20 	3 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	75	10	14	24 	52 	-8 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	54	7 	15	22 	20 	-1 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	63	4 	12	16 	128	-2 	1 	0 	2
 	D 	70	0 	15	15 	42 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	54	4 	9 	13 	18 	-3 	0 	1 	0
 	RW 	30	7 	4 	11 	29 	-7 	3 	0 	0
 	RW 	59	3 	8 	11 	4 	-16	1 	0 	1
 	D 	17	1 	7 	8 	11 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	69	3 	4 	7 	131	-11	2 	0 	0
 	D 	71	2 	5 	7 	38 	-11	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	4 	2 	6 	6 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	28	2 	4 	6 	21 	-4 	2 	0 	0
 	LW 	41	3 	2 	5 	117	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	2 	3 	5 	19 	-2 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	20	1 	3 	4 	4 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	50	1 	1 	2 	137	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	20	1 	1 	2 	19 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1 	0 	1 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	38	0 	1 	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	42	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Awards and records==
* Most points in a season, defenceman: 30 Filip Kuba, (2000–01)
* Most points in a season, rookie: 36 Marian Gaborik, (2000–01)
==References==
* Wild on Hockey Database
</div>
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
Category:2000 in hockey
Category:2001 in hockey