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2000–01 Washington Capitals
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference3rd Eastern
2000–01 record41–27–10–4
Home record24–9–6–2
Road record17–18–4–2
Goals for233
Goals against211
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachRon Wilson
CaptainAdam Oates
ArenaMCI Center
Average attendance15,534
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
Richmond Renegades
Quad City Mallards
Team leaders
GoalsPeter Bondra (45)
AssistsAdam Oates (69)
PointsAdam Oates (82)
Penalty minutesChris Simon (109)
Plus/minusJoe Reekie (+14)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (37)
Goals against averageCraig Billington (2.45)
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The 2000–01 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

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Regular season

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
8.5
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

Regular season

2000–01 regular season
October: 2–5–4–1 (home: 2–1–1–1; road: 0–4–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 6, 2000 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 T October 7, 2000 3–3 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 T October 11, 2000 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 0–1–2–0 Recap
4 L October 13, 2000 1–3 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 0–2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 14, 2000 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 0–3–2–0 Recap
6 OTL October 17, 2000 3–4 OT Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 0–3–2–1 Recap
7 W October 19, 2000 5–2 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 1–3–2–1 Recap
8 T October 21, 2000 4–4 OT New York Islanders (2000–01) 1–3–3–1 Recap
9 L October 26, 2000 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 1–4–3–1 Recap
10 L October 27, 2000 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 1–5–3–1 Recap
11 T October 29, 2000 1–1 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 1–5–4–1 Recap
12 W October 31, 2000 6–2 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 2–5–4–1 Recap
November: 5–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 2, 2000 0–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 2–6–4–1 Recap
14 W November 4, 2000 3–2 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 3–6–4–1 Recap
15 L November 5, 2000 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 3–7–4–1 Recap
16 L November 9, 2000 3–5 New York Rangers (2000–01) 3–8–4–1 Recap
17 T November 12, 2000 2–2 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 3–8–5–1 Recap
18 T November 14, 2000 2–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 3–8–6–1 Recap
19 W November 17, 2000 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 4–8–6–1 Recap
20 L November 18, 2000 3–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 4–9–6–1 Recap
21 W November 22, 2000 3–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 5–9–6–1 Recap
22 W November 24, 2000 1–0 New York Islanders (2000–01) 6–9–6–1 Recap
23 L November 25, 2000 1–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 6–10–6–1 Recap
24 W November 29, 2000 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 7–10–6–1 Recap
December: 10–3–1–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 W December 1, 2000 3–2 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 8–10–6–1 Recap
26 W December 2, 2000 2–0 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 9–10–6–1 Recap
27 L December 6, 2000 2–3 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 9–11–6–1 Recap
28 W December 9, 2000 3–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 10–11–6–1 Recap
29 W December 12, 2000 3–2 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 11–11–6–1 Recap
30 W December 14, 2000 2–1 Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 12–11–6–1 Recap
31 W December 16, 2000 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 13–11–6–1 Recap
32 L December 18, 2000 3–5 San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 13–12–6–1 Recap
33 T December 20, 2000 2–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 13–12–7–1 Recap
34 W December 21, 2000 3–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 14–12–7–1 Recap
35 W December 23, 2000 5–3 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 15–12–7–1 Recap
36 W December 27, 2000 5–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 16–12–7–1 Recap
37 L December 29, 2000 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 16–13–7–1 Recap
38 W December 30, 2000 6–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 17–13–7–1 Recap
January: 6–6–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
39 W January 1, 2001 4–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 18–13–7–1 Recap
40 L January 3, 2001 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 18–14–7–1 Recap
41 T January 5, 2001 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (2000–01) 18–14–8–1 Recap
42 W January 6, 2001 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 19–14–8–1 Recap
43 L January 8, 2001 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 19–15–8–1 Recap
44 L January 10, 2001 0–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 19–16–8–1 Recap
45 W January 13, 2001 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 20–16–8–1 Recap
46 L January 18, 2001 4–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 20–17–8–1 Recap
47 L January 19, 2001 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 20–18–8–1 Recap
48 W January 23, 2001 5–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 21–18–8–1 Recap
49 W January 24, 2001 2–1 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 22–18–8–1 Recap
50 L January 27, 2001 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 22–19–8–1 Recap
51 W January 28, 2001 4–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 23–19–8–1 Recap
52 T January 30, 2001 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 23–19–9–1 Recap
February: 9–1–1–0 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 6–0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 W February 1, 2001 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 24–19–9–1 Recap
54 W February 7, 2001 3–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 25–19–9–1 Recap
55 W February 9, 2001 4–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 26–19–9–1 Recap
56 W February 10, 2001 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 27–19–9–1 Recap
57 T February 13, 2001 4–4 OT @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) 27–19–10–1 Recap
58 W February 14, 2001 4–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 28–19–10–1 Recap
59 W February 17, 2001 6–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 29–19–10–1 Recap
60 W February 21, 2001 2–1 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 30–19–10–1 Recap
61 W February 23, 2001 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 31–19–10–1 Recap
62 W February 24, 2001 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 32–19–10–1 Recap
63 L February 27, 2001 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 32–20–10–1 Recap
March: 7–5–0–2 (home: 4–3–0–1; road: 3–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 OTL March 1, 2001 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 32–20–10–2 Recap
65 W March 3, 2001 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 33–20–10–2 Recap
66 W March 6, 2001 5–1 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 34–20–10–2 Recap
67 W March 7, 2001 4–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 35–20–10–2 Recap
68 W March 9, 2001 5–3 New York Rangers (2000–01) 36–20–10–2 Recap
69 W March 11, 2001 6–5 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 37–20–10–2 Recap
70 L March 13, 2001 0–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 37–21–10–2 Recap
71 L March 15, 2001 0–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 37–22–10–2 Recap
72 L March 17, 2001 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 37–23–10–2 Recap
73 L March 19, 2001 3–6 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 37–24–10–2 Recap
74 L March 23, 2001 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 37–25–10–2 Recap
75 W March 24, 2001 3–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 38–25–10–2 Recap
76 W March 28, 2001 7–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 39–25–10–2 Recap
77 OTL March 30, 2001 3–4 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 39–25–10–3 Recap
April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 OTL April 1, 2001 1–2 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 39–25–10–4 Recap
79 L April 3, 2001 4–6 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 39–26–10–4 Recap
80 W April 5, 2001 3–0 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 40–26–10–4 Recap
81 L April 6, 2001 1–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 40–27–10–4 Recap
82 W April 8, 2001 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 41–27–10–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 12, 2001 1–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 14, 2001 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L April 16, 2001 0–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 18, 2001 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L April 21, 2001 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 23, 2001 3–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

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 Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
77 Adam Oates C 81 13 69 82 −9 28 6 0 0 0 −4 0
12 Peter Bondra RW 82 45 36 81 8 60 6 2 0 2 −2 2
55 Sergei Gonchar D 76 19 38 57 12 70 6 1 3 4 0 2
10 Ulf Dahlen RW 73 15 33 48 11 6 6 0 1 1 −2 2
22 Steve Konowalchuk LW 82 24 23 47 8 87 6 2 3 5 −1 14
11 Jeff Halpern C 80 21 21 42 13 60 6 2 3 5 0 17
13 Andrei Nikolishin C 81 13 25 38 9 34 6 0 0 0 −3 2
6 Calle Johansson D 76 7 29 36 11 26 6 1 2 3 −4 2
44 Richard Zednik‡ RW 62 16 19 35 −2 61 — — — — — —
8 Dmitri Khristich† RW 43 10 19 29 −8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0
17 Chris Simon LW 60 10 10 20 −12 109 6 0 1 1 −2 4
3 Sylvain Cote D 68 7 11 18 −3 18 5 0 0 0 −1 2
38 Jan Bulis‡ C 39 5 13 18 0 26 — — — — — —
14 Joe Sacco RW 69 7 7 14 4 48 6 0 0 0 −1 2
29 Joe Reekie D 74 2 9 11 14 77 4 0 0 0 −1 4
15 Dmitri Mironov D 36 3 5 8 −7 6 — — — — — —
19 Brendan Witt D 72 3 3 6 2 101 6 2 0 2 −5 12
2 Ken Klee D 54 2 4 6 −5 60 6 0 1 1 0 8
23 Trent Whitfield C 61 2 4 6 3 35 5 0 0 0 0 2
21 James Black LW 42 1 5 6 −3 4 — — — — — —
20 Glen Metropolit C 15 1 5 6 −2 10 1 0 0 0 −1 0
9 Joe Murphy‡ RW 14 1 5 6 −5 20 — — — — — —
26 Matt Herr‡ C 22 2 3 5 3 17 — — — — — —
16 Trevor Linden† RW 12 3 1 4 2 8 6 0 4 4 −3 14
24 Rob Zettler D 29 0 4 4 0 55 6 0 0 0 −1 0
25 Terry Yake C 12 0 3 3 0 8 — — — — — —
9 Dainius Zubrus† C 12 1 1 2 −4 7 6 0 0 0 1 2
37 Olaf Kolzig G 72 0 2 2 14 6 0 0 0 0
27 Craig Berube‡ LW 22 0 1 1 −3 18 — — — — — —
1 Craig Billington G 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
16 Kris Beech C 4 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
34 Jakub Cutta D 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
30 Corey Hirsch† G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
28 Jason Marshall† D 5 0 0 0 −1 17 — — — — — —
74 Brantt Myhres† RW 5 0 0 0 0 29 — — — — — —
28 Matt Pettinger LW 10 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
37 Olaf Kolzig 72 37 26 8 1941 177 2.48 .909 5 4279 6 2 4 153 14 2.24 .908 1 375
1 Craig Billington 12 3 5 2 317 27 2.45 .915 0 660 — — — — — — — — —
30 Corey Hirsch† 1 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 1.000 0 20 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Sergei Gonchar
NHL Player of the Week Olaf Kolzig (December 18)
Adam Oates (December 27)

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Kris Beech October 6, 2000
Jakub Cutta
Matt Pettinger November 24, 2000
1,000th game played Calle Johansson March 19, 2001

Transactions

The Capitals 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 Ref
June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) To Washington Capitals
  • Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2000
 To Calgary Flames
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) To Washington Capitals
  • 5th-round pick in 2000
 To Los Angeles Kings
  • Tampa Bay's 7th-round pick in 2000
  • Calgary's 7th-round pick in 2000
To Washington Capitals
  • Toronto's 4th-round pick in 2000
 To Chicago Blackhawks
  • Los Angeles' 5th-round pick in 2000
  • 6th-round pick in 2000
To Washington Capitals
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 8th-round pick in 2000
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) To Washington Capitals
To Chicago Blackhawks
November 29, 2000 (2000-11-29) To Washington Capitals
To St. Louis Blues
December 11, 2000 (2000-12-11) To Washington Capitals
To Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
January 11, 2001 (2001-01-11) To Washington Capitals
  • 9th-round pick in 2001
 To New York Islanders
February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) To Washington Capitals
To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations
March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03) To Washington Capitals
To Florida Panthers
  • Remi Royer
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) To Washington Capitals
To Montreal Canadiens
To Washington Capitals
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Washington Capitals
To Philadelphia Flyers

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) Sylvain Cote Dallas Stars 3-year Free agency
July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) Craig Berube Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency
July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) Mark Murphy Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Free agency
Stefan Ustorf Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) Free agency
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) Todd Rohloff Chicago Blackhawks Free agency
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) Stephane Richer St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency
November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) Corey Hirsch Portland Pirates (AHL) 1-year Free agency
May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) Martin Hlinka Portland Pirates (AHL) 1-year Free agency

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) Barrie Moore Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft
Oleg Orekhovsky Minnesota Wild Expansion draft
July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) Trevor Halverson Contract expiration (VI)
Michal Pivonka Contract expiration (III)
July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) Jim McKenzie New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA)
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Steve Poapst Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (VI)
Jeff Toms New York Islanders Free agency (UFA)
August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) Martin Brochu Calgary Flames Free agency (VI)
September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10) Stephane Richer Retirement
December 2000 (2000-12) Joe Murphy Release
May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22) David Emma Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) Free agency

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) Patrick Boileau 2-year Re-signing
Joe Sacco 2-year Re-signing
June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) Joe Murphy 1-year Re-signing
June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) Craig Billington 3-year Re-signing
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Andrei Nikolishin 1-year Re-signing
August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) Sebastien Charpentier Re-signing
Matt Herr Re-signing
Mike Peluso Re-signing
August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) Rob Zettler 1-year Re-signing
August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03) Michal Sivek 3-year Entry-level
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) Brendan Witt 2-year Arbitration award
August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) Ken Klee 3-year Re-signing
September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15) Jan Bulis 3-year Re-signing
September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) Ryan Van Buskirk 3-year Entry-level
September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28) Jakub Cutta 3-year Entry-level
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) Kris Beech 3-year Entry-level
October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) Matt Pettinger 3-year Entry-level
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) Sergei Gonchar 4-year Re-signing
October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23) Chris Simon 2-year Re-signing
December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13) Steve Konowalchuk 4-year Extension
February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) Peter Bondra 2-year Extension
February 8, 2001 (2001-02-08) Kyle Clark 3-year Entry-level
February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) Ross Lupaschuk 3-year Entry-level
March 28, 2001 (2001-03-28) Chris Corrinet 2-year Entry-level
May 29, 2001 (2001-05-29) Roman Tvrdon 3-year Entry-level
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) Nolan Yonkman 3-year Entry-level

Draft picks

Washington'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 26 Brian Sutherby  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 43 Matt Pettinger  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 61 Jakub Cutta  Czech Republic Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
4 121 Ryan Van Buskirk  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
5 163 Ivan Nepryaev  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
9 289 Bjorn Nord  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)

See also

Notes

  1. Bulis wore number 8 in his first 14 games.
  2. Black wore number 28 in his first eight games.
  3. Myhres wore number 18 in his first game.
  4. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.
  5. Halverson suffered a career-ending concussion during a September 25, 1999 preseason game.
  6. Pivonka retired.
  7. ^ Club option for a third year.
  8. Club options for a third and fourth year.

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