2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the Blue Jackets' first season in the NHL, as the city of Columbus, Ohio, was awarded an expansion team in 1997.
==Off-season==
The team would be named the Blue Jackets, as it was chosen to celebrate "patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history in the state of Ohio and the city of Columbus." The Jackets would join the Central Division in the Western Conference.
The club would name Doug MacLean as the general manager. MacLean had previously been the head coach of the Florida Panthers, leading the team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996. MacLean hired Dave King as the head coach of the Jackets. King had previously been the head coach of the Calgary Flames from 1992–95, and was an assistant on the Montreal Canadiens from 1997–99.
On June 23, 2000, the Blue Jackets and their expansion cousins, the Minnesota Wild, participated in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft in Calgary, Alberta. Columbus selected goaltender Rick Tabaracci with their first pick. The following day on June 24, Columbus would participate in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, and selected Rostislav Klesla with the 4th overall pick.
==Regular season==
On October 7, 2000, Columbus would play in their first ever game, losing 5–3 to the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena. Bruce Gardiner scored the first goal in franchise history. On October 14, the Blue Jackets became part of hockey history. In a loss against the Colorado Avalanche, goalie Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender.Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.444 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2 The Blue Jackets would win their first ever game on October 12, defeating the Calgary Flames 3–2 at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Columbus would win its first home game on October 27, defeating the visiting Washington Capitals 3–1.
The Blue Jackets, like most expansion teams, would struggle throughout the season, and would finish the year 11 games under .500, with a 28–39–9–6 record, earning 71 points, 19 points behind the Vancouver Canucks for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Geoff Sanderson would lead the Jackets with 30 goals and 56 points, while Espen Knutsen would lead Columbus with 44 assists. Steve Heinze was having a solid season, scoring 22 goals and 42 points, before being dealt to the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline. Jamie Heward led the blue line, scoring 11 goals and 27 points, while Deron Quint would score 7 goals and 23 points. Tyler Wright led the club with 140 penalty minutes.
Ron Tugnutt would get the majority of action in the Blue Jackets net, playing in 53 games, and tying a career high with 22 wins. Tugnutt would have a 2.44 GAA, .917 save percentage, and earn 4 shutouts. Marc Denis backed up Tugnutt, winning 6 games and had a GAA of 3.25.
===Season standings===
===Game log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 7 	Chicago Blackhawks 	5–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–1–0–0 	0
2 	October 9 	Los Angeles Kings 	7–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–2–0–0 	0
3 	October 12 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	Calgary Flames 	1–2–0–0 	2
4 	October 14 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–3 	Colorado Avalanche 	1–3–0–0 	2
5 	October 15 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1–4–0–0 	2
6 	October 18 	Colorado Avalanche 	5–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–5–0–0 	2
7 	October 21 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–6–0–0 	2
8 	October 22 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–6–0–1 	3
9 	October 25 	San Jose Sharks 	3–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–7–0–1 	3
10	October 27 	Washington Capitals 	1–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–7–0–1 	5
11	October 28 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	2–8–0–1 	5
12	October 31 	Los Angeles Kings 	1–4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–8–0–1 	7
13	November 1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–4 	Dallas Stars 	3–9–0–1 	7
14	November 4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–2 	Ottawa Senators 	3–9–1–1 	8
15	November 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–10–1–1 	8
16	November 9 	San Jose Sharks 	2–5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4–10–1–1 	10
17	November 11	Phoenix Coyotes 	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	5–10–1–1 	12
18	November 13	Dallas Stars 	2–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	6–10–1–1 	14
19	November 16	Columbus Blue Jackets 	5–1 	Nashville Predators 	7–10–1–1 	16
20	November 17	Florida Panthers 	3–0 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–11–1–1 	16
21	November 19	Vancouver Canucks 	6–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–12–1–1 	16
22	November 21	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–5 	Colorado Avalanche 	7–13–1–1 	16
23	November 24	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–3 	Dallas Stars 	7–14–1–1 	16
24	November 25	Dallas Stars 	4–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–15–1–1 	16
25	November 29	Philadelphia Flyers 	4–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–16–1–1 	16
26	December 2 	Atlanta Thrashers 	2–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–17–1–1 	16
27	December 3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–5 	Chicago Blackhawks 	7–18–1–1 	16
28	December 6 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	2–5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	8–18–1–1 	18
29	December 8 	Boston Bruins 	2–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	9–18–1–1 	20
30	December 10	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–1 	Phoenix Coyotes 	9–18–2–1 	21
31	December 13	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	9–18–2–2 	22
32	December 14	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–2 	San Jose Sharks 	9–19–2–2 	22
33	December 16	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	9–20–2–2 	22
34	December 18	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–0 	Montreal Canadiens 	10–20–2–2	24
35	December 21	Ottawa Senators 	3–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	10–20–3–2	25
36	December 23	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–5 	New York Islanders 	11–20–3–2	27
37	December 26	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–5 	St. Louis Blues 	11–21–3–2	27
38	December 27	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–2 	New Jersey Devils 	11–21–4–2	28
39	December 29	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	12–21–4–2	30
40	December 31	New Jersey Devils 	6–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	12–22–4–2	30
41	January 3 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	13–22–4–2	32
42	January 6 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	Vancouver Canucks 	13–23–4–2	32
43	January 7 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	13–24–4–2	32
44	January 10 	Colorado Avalanche 	4–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	13–25–4–2	32
45	January 12 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	13–26–4–2	32
46	January 15 	Minnesota Wild 	0–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	14–26–4–2	34
47	January 17 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	14–26–4–3	35
48	January 21 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	15–26–4–3	37
49	January 23 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–1 	Buffalo Sabres 	16–26–4–3	39
50	January 27 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	17–26–4–3	41
51	January 31 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	17–26–4–4	42
52	February 1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–2 	St. Louis Blues 	17–26–5–4	43
53	February 6 	St. Louis Blues 	2–2 	Edmonton Oilers 	17–26–6–4	44
54	February 8 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–3 	Nashville Predators 	17–27–6–4	44
55	February 10	Nashville Predators 	2–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	18–27–6–4	46
56	February 12	New York Rangers 	4–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	18–28–6–4	46
57	February 14	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	18–28–7–4	47
58	February 16	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings 	18–29–7–4	47
59	February 17	Pittsburgh Penguins 	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	18–29–7–5	48
60	February 20	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	San Jose Sharks 	18–29–7–6	49
61	February 21	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	18–30–7–6	49
62	February 24	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	18–31–7–6	49
63	February 25	Columbus Blue Jackets 	5–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	19–31–7–6	51
64	February 28	Phoenix Coyotes 	2–5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	20–31–7–6	53
65	March 1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	5–2 	Nashville Predators 	21–31–7–6	55
66	March 7 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	21–32–7–6	55
67	March 9 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	7–6 	Florida Panthers 	22–32–7–6	57
68	March 10 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–4 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	22–33–7–6	57
69	March 14 	Calgary Flames 	0–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	23–33–7–6	59
70	March 16 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–0 	Atlanta Thrashers 	24–33–7–6	61
71	March 17 	New York Islanders 	3–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	24–33–8–6	62
72	March 19 	Nashville Predators 	2–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	24–34–8–6	62
73	March 21 	Vancouver Canucks 	1–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	24–34–9–6	63
74	March 24 	Calgary Flames 	4–6 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	25–34–9–6	65
75	March 26 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	25–35–9–6	65
76	March 27 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–3 	Calgary Flames 	25–36–9–6	65
77	March 29 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–3 	Los Angeles Kings 	25–37–9–6	65
78	April 1 	St. Louis Blues 	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	26–37–9–6	67
79	April 3 	Detroit Red Wings 	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	27–37–9–6	69
80	April 5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–4 	St. Louis Blues 	27–38–9–6	69
81	April 6 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	27–39–9–6	69
82	April 8 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3–4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	28–39–9–6	71
*Green background indicates a win. 
*Red background indicates a regulation loss. 
*Yellow background indicates an overtime loss. 
*White background indicates a tie.
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	68	30	26	56 	46 	4 	9 	0 	7
 	C 	66	11	42	53 	30 	-3 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	65	22	20	42 	38 	-19	14 	0 	3
 	C 	76	16	16	32 	140	-9 	4 	1 	2
 	RW 	79	13	19	32 	22 	-9 	5 	0 	1
 	LW 	81	13	17	30 	107	-20	0 	0 	2
 	D 	69	11	16	27 	33 	3 	9 	0 	1
 	D 	57	7 	16	23 	16 	-19	3 	0 	0
 	RW 	73	7 	15	22 	78 	-1 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	66	8 	12	20 	52 	-4 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	59	8 	11	19 	10 	4 	0 	1 	1
 	RW 	59	8 	11	19 	38 	-11	5 	0 	2
 	D 	81	3 	14	17 	118	-16	1 	0 	0
 	D 	61	4 	12	16 	10 	-11	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	66	8 	7 	15 	126	2 	0 	0 	3
 	D 	75	3 	10	13 	94 	7 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	76	2 	9 	11 	24 	-8 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	29	4 	5 	9 	4 	4 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	48	2 	5 	7 	12 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	39	5 	1 	6 	33 	-11	2 	0 	2
 	D 	64	1 	4 	5 	73 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	11	0 	3 	3 	2 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	26	0 	3 	3 	12 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	0 	3 	3 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	2 	0 	2 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0 	2 	2 	6 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	9 	0 	2 	2 	8 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	10	0 	2 	2 	34 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	14	1 	0 	1 	13 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	1 	0 	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	53	0 	1 	1 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	32	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3129	53	22	25	5 	127	2.44	4 	1528	1401	.917
 	1830	32	6 	20	4 	99 	3.25	0 	940 	841 	.895
Team: 	4959	82	28	45	9 	226	2.73	4 	2468	2242	.908
Note: 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; 
==Draft picks==
Columbus' draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	4 	Rostislav Klesla 	 	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
3 	69 	Ben Knopp 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 	133	Petteri Nummelin 	 	Davos (Swiss.)
5 	138	Scott Heffernan 	 	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 	150	Tyler Kolarik 	 	Deerfield Academy (USHS)
6 	169	Shane Bendera 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
7 	200	Janne Jokila 	 	TPS (Finland)
8 	231	Peter Zingoni 	 	New England Jr. Coyotes (EJHL)
9 	278	Martin Paroulek 	 	HC Vsetin (Czech.)
9 	286	Andrej Nedorost 	 	Essen Mosquitoes (DEL)
9 	292	Louis Manderville	 	Royun-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
===Expansion draft picks===
Columbus' expansion draft picks at the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft.
# 	Player 	Drafted from
1. 	Rick Tabaracci (G) 	Colorado Avalanche
2. 	Frederic Chabot (G) 	Montreal Canadiens
3. 	Dwayne Roloson (G) 	Buffalo Sabres
4. 	Mattias Timander (D) 	Boston Bruins
5. 	Bert Robertsson (D) 	Edmonton Oilers
6. 	Tommi Rajamaki (D) 	Toronto Maple Leafs
7. 	Jamie Pushor (D) 	Dallas Stars
8. 	Lyle Odelein (D) 	Phoenix Coyotes
9. 	Radim Bicanek (D) 	Chicago Blackhawks
10.	Mathieu Schneider (D)	New York Rangers
11.	Jonas Junkka (D) 	Pittsburgh Penguins
12.	Geoff Sanderson (LW) 	Buffalo Sabres
13.	Turner Stevenson (RW)	Montreal Canadiens
14.	Robert Kron (C) 	Carolina Hurricanes
15.	Steve Heinze (RW) 	Boston Bruins
16.	Tyler Wright (C) 	Pittsburgh Penguins
17.	Kevyn Adams (C) 	Toronto Maple Leafs
18.	Dmitri Subbotin (F) 	New York Rangers
19.	Dallas Drake (RW) 	Phoenix Coyotes
20.	Bruce Gardiner (C) 	Tampa Bay Lightning
21.	Barrie Moore (LW) 	Washington Capitals
22.	Martin Streit (F) 	Philadelphia Flyers
23.	Kevin Dineen (RW) 	Ottawa Senators
24.	Jeff Williams (LW) 	New Jersey Devils
25.	Sergei Luchinkin (RW)	Dallas Stars
26.	Ted Drury (C) 	New York Islanders
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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