1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 91st season of play. The club failed to qualify for the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs. Pierre Boivin replaced Ronald Corey as team president of the Canadiens.[1] On September 2, 1999, Molson executive James Arnett announced that Molson would put the franchise up for sale.[2]

1999–2000 Montreal Canadiens
Division4th Northeast
Conference9th Eastern
1999–2000 record35–34–9–4
Home record18–17–5–1
Road record17–17–4–3
Goals for196
Goals against194
Team information
General managerRejean Houle
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainSaku Koivu
Alternate captainsShayne Corson
Turner Stevenson
ArenaMolson Centre
Average attendance20,205
Minor league affiliate(s)Quebec Citadelles
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Zholtok (26)
AssistsDainius Zubrus (28)
PointsMartin Rucinsky (49)
Penalty minutesShayne Corson (115)
Plus/minusCraig Rivet (+11)
WinsJeff Hackett (23)
Goals against averageJose Theodore (2.10)

Off season

Saku Koivu makes Canadiens history, as the first European to be named the team's captain. He succeeds Vincent Damphousse, who was traded the previous season.

Regular season

Final standings
Northeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13Toronto Maple Leafs82452773246222100
26Ottawa Senators82412811224421095
38Buffalo Sabres82353211421320485
410Montreal Canadiens8235349419619483
511Boston Bruins82243319621024873

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia FlyersAT824522123237179105
2 y – Washington CapitalsSE824424122227194102
3 y – Toronto Maple LeafsNE82452773246222100
4 New Jersey DevilsAT82452485251203103
5 Florida PanthersSE8243276624420998
6 Ottawa SenatorsNE82412811224421095
7 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8237318624123688
8 Buffalo SabresNE82353211421320485
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE82373510021721684
10 Montreal CanadiensNE8235349419619483
11 New York RangersAT82293812321824673
12 Boston BruinsNE82243319621024873
13 New York IslandersAT8224489119427558
14 Tampa Bay LightningSE8219479720431054
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE8214577417031339

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Schedule and results
1999–2000 regular season[5]
October: 3–8–1–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
1LOctober 2, 19991–4Toronto Maple Leafs0–1–0–00Recap
2LOctober 6, 19991–2@ Edmonton Oilers0–2–0–00Recap
3WOctober 8, 19994–1@ Calgary Flames1–2–0–02Recap
4LOctober 9, 19991–4@ Vancouver Canucks1–3–0–02Recap
5LOctober 12, 19991–2Florida Panthers1–4–0–02Recap
6WOctober 14, 19995–4 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers2–4–0–04Recap
7WOctober 16, 19992–1Buffalo Sabres3–4–0–06Recap
8LOctober 18, 19992–4New York Islanders3–5–0–06Recap
9LOctober 20, 19991–2Colorado Avalanche3–6–0–06Recap
10LOctober 23, 19992–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–7–0–06Recap
11LOctober 27, 19990–1Chicago Blackhawks3–8–0–06Recap
12TOctober 30, 19992–2 OTNew York Rangers3–8–1–07Recap
November: 6–5–0–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 3–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
13LNovember 3, 19992–3@ New Jersey Devils3–9–1–07Recap
14OTLNovember 4, 19991–2 OT@ New York Islanders3–9–1–18Recap
15LNovember 6, 19991–2@ Ottawa Senators3–10–1–18Recap
16LNovember 10, 19994–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–11–1–18Recap
17WNovember 11, 19992–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–11–1–110Recap
18WNovember 13, 19994–2Atlanta Thrashers5–11–1–112Recap
19LNovember 16, 19991–4San Jose Sharks5–12–1–112Recap
20LNovember 18, 19991–6@ Nashville Predators5–13–1–112Recap
21WNovember 20, 19995–3@ Los Angeles Kings6–13–1–114Recap
22WNovember 22, 19992–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim7–13–1–116Recap
23WNovember 23, 19993–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks8–13–1–118Recap
24WNovember 27, 19992–1Vancouver Canucks9–13–1–120Recap
December: 3–7–3–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 2–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
25LDecember 1, 19992–3Dallas Stars9–14–1–120Recap
26LDecember 3, 19992–3@ New York Rangers9–15–1–120Recap
27LDecember 4, 19992–3Philadelphia Flyers9–16–1–120Recap
28TDecember 7, 19993–3 OTCalgary Flames9–16–2–121Recap
29WDecember 9, 19994–2@ New York Islanders10–16–2–123Recap
30LDecember 11, 19992–4Los Angeles Kings10–17–2–123Recap
31WDecember 13, 19991–0@ Washington Capitals11–17–2–125Recap
32LDecember 16, 19991–2New Jersey Devils11–18–2–125Recap
33LDecember 18, 19991–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs11–19–2–125Recap
34WDecember 20, 19995–1Pittsburgh Penguins12–19–2–127Recap
35TDecember 23, 19993–3 OT@ Boston Bruins12–19–3–128Recap
36TDecember 27, 19994–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators12–19–4–129Recap
37LDecember 29, 19992–3Ottawa Senators12–20–4–129Recap
January: 5–3–3–1 (home: 4–0–3–0; road: 1–3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
38TJanuary 2, 20002–2 OTNew York Rangers12–20–5–130Recap
39LJanuary 4, 20001–6@ Washington Capitals12–21–5–130Recap
40LJanuary 6, 20003–4@ St. Louis Blues12–22–5–130Recap
41LJanuary 7, 20001–4@ Colorado Avalanche12–23–5–130Recap
42WJanuary 11, 20003–0Detroit Red Wings13–23–5–132Recap
43WJanuary 14, 20002–1@ Buffalo Sabres14–23–5–134Recap
44TJanuary 15, 20002–2 OTBoston Bruins14–23–6–135Recap
45WJanuary 19, 20003–0New York Islanders15–23–6–137Recap
46WJanuary 22, 20004–2Pittsburgh Penguins16–23–6–139Recap
47OTLJanuary 24, 20002–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes16–23–6–240Recap
48TJanuary 29, 20002–2 OTPhiladelphia Flyers16–23–7–241Recap
49WJanuary 30, 20003–0Carolina Hurricanes17–23–7–243Recap
February: 8–4–0–1 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
50LFebruary 2, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers17–24–7–243Recap
51WFebruary 3, 20002–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning18–24–7–245Recap
52OTLFebruary 8, 20004–5 OTEdmonton Oilers18–24–7–346Recap
53LFebruary 10, 20000–1Washington Capitals18–25–7–346Recap
54WFebruary 12, 20005–4Ottawa Senators19–25–7–348Recap
55WFebruary 14, 20004–1Florida Panthers20–25–7–350Recap
56WFebruary 16, 20005–1@ Atlanta Thrashers21–25–7–352Recap
57WFebruary 17, 20003–0@ Carolina Hurricanes22–25–7–354Recap
58WFebruary 19, 20002–1Toronto Maple Leafs23–25–7–356Recap
59WFebruary 22, 20001–0Phoenix Coyotes24–25–7–358Recap
60WFebruary 24, 20003–2 OTNew Jersey Devils25–25–7–360Recap
61LFebruary 26, 20000–3Washington Capitals25–26–7–360Recap
62LFebruary 27, 20000–3@ New Jersey Devils25–27–7–360Recap
March: 8–5–2–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 5–3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
63WMarch 1, 20004–1@ Chicago Blackhawks26–27–7–362Recap
64WMarch 2, 20005–2@ Boston Bruins27–27–7–364Recap
65LMarch 4, 20003–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs27–28–7–364Recap
66WMarch 6, 20003–2Atlanta Thrashers28–28–7–366Recap
67WMarch 8, 20003–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins29–28–7–368Recap
68WMarch 10, 20003–2@ Buffalo Sabres30–28–7–370Recap
69LMarch 11, 20003–5Boston Bruins30–29–7–370Recap
70LMarch 14, 20003–4Tampa Bay Lightning30–30–7–370Recap
71TMarch 16, 20001–1 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers30–30–8–371Recap
72WMarch 18, 20003–2Carolina Hurricanes31–30–8–373Recap
73LMarch 20, 20001–4@ Buffalo Sabres31–31–8–373Recap
74TMarch 22, 20001–1 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers31–31–9–374Recap
75LMarch 25, 20002–4@ Florida Panthers31–32–9–374Recap
76WMarch 26, 20003–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning32–32–9–376Recap
77WMarch 29, 20004–3Boston Bruins33–32–9–378Recap
April: 2–2–0–1 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 1–0–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordPointsRecap
78LApril 1, 20000–2Buffalo Sabres33–33–9–378Recap
79OTLApril 2, 20005–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings33–33–9–479Recap
80WApril 5, 20003–0@ New York Rangers34–33–9–481Recap
81WApril 6, 20005–1Tampa Bay Lightning35–33–9–483Recap
82LApril 8, 20001–3Ottawa Senators35–34–9–483Recap
Legend:

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

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 Canadiens only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26Martin RucinskyLW80252449170
15Dainius ZubrusC73142842−154
34Sergei ZholtokC68261238228
43Patrice BriseboisD54102535−118
14Trevor LindenRW50131730−334
49Brian SavageLW38171229−419
17Benoit BrunetLW50141529313
22Eric WeinrichD7742529439
27Shayne CorsonLW7082028−2115
32Oleg PetrovRW4422426108
23Turner StevensonRW6481321−161
11Saku KoivuC2431821714
28Karl Dykhuis†D6771219−340
63Craig DarbyC7671017−1414
52Craig RivetD61314171176
51Francis BouillonD7431316−738
37Patrick PoulinC8210515−1517
40Jesse BelangerC1636922
29Jim CumminsRW47358−592
45Arron AshamRW33426−724
55Igor Ulanov‡D43156−1176
20Scott LachanceD57066−422
24Scott Thornton‡LW35235−770
44Sheldon Souray†D19303744
61Jason WardRW32213−110
48Miloslav GurenD24123−512
47Juha Lind†C13123−24
71Mike RibeiroC19112−62
46Matt HigginsC25022−64
24Christian Laflamme†D15022−58
21Barry RichterD23022−58
6Trent McClearyRW1210124
35Andrei BashkirovLW200000
31Jeff HackettG560004
38Vladimir Malakhov‡D700004
36Dave MorissetteLW100005
44Stephane RobidasD100000
60Jose TheodoreG300000

Goaltending
Regular season
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31Jeff Hackett562325715431322.40.91433301
60Jose Theodore3012132717582.10.91931655

Awards and records

Awards

Head coach Alain Vigneault was a runner-up for the Jack Adams Trophy.[6]

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Martin Rucinsky [7]
Team Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy Eric Weinrich [8]
Molson Cup Jeff Hackett [9]

Transactions

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[10]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
239Alexander Buturlin RussiaCSKA Moscow (Russia)
258Matt Carkner CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHL)
497Chris Dyment United StatesBoston University (NCAA)
4107Evan Lindsay CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5136Dustin Jamieson CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
5145Marc-Andre Thinel CanadaVictoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
5150Matt Shasby United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6167Sean Dixon CanadaErie Otters (OHL)
7196Vadim Tarasov KazakhstanMetallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia)
8225Mikko Hyytia FinlandJYP Jr. (Finland)
9253Jerome Marois CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)

See also

References
  • "Montreal Canadiens 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  • "1999-00 Montreal Canadiens Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.292, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  2. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p.293, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0
  3. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  5. "1999-00 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
  7. "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  8. Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.553
  9. Montreal Canadiens 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.552
  10. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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