The 1999-2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams each played 82 games. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars
for their second Stanley Cup championship.
League Business
Starting in the 1999-2000 season, teams would get one point for an overtime loss in the regular season instead of zero.
This season was also the start of the NHL's partnership with ABC, who
would televise a few regional games every season, as well as Games 3-7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. ESPN, who with the ABC deal renewed
their contract with the NHL, continued to show regular season and playoff games as well as the first two games of the Stanley Cup
Finals.
Wayne Gretzky's jersey number was retired league-wide on February 6, 2000.
1999-2000 was the inaugural season for the Atlanta Thrashers.
A new award, the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was introduced
for this season for the goaltender with the best save percentage.
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM =
Penalty Minutes.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Leading goaltenders
Stanley Cup playoffs
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Playoff bracket
Note: W = Wins, G = Goals Scored
Eastern Conference Final
| Philadelphia (1) vs. New Jersey (4) |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
Score |
| May 14 |
New Jersey |
Philadelphia |
4 - 1 |
| May 16 |
New Jersey |
Philadelphia |
4 - 3 |
| May 18 |
Philadelphia |
New Jersey |
4 - 2 |
| May 20 |
Philadelphia |
New Jersey |
3 - 1 |
| May 22 |
New Jersey |
Philadelphia |
4 - 1 |
| May 24 |
Philadelphia |
New Jersey |
2 - 1 |
| May 26 |
New Jersey |
Philadelphia |
2 - 1 |
| New Jersey wins series 4–3 and Prince of Wales
Trophy |
|
Western Conference Final
Stanley Cup Finals
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NHL awards
| Presidents' Trophy: |
St. Louis Blues |
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
New Jersey Devils |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Dallas Stars |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: |
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Ken Daneyko, New Jersey Devils |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Scott Stevens, New Jersey Devils |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Joel Quenneville, St. Louis Blues |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
| King Clancy Memorial Trophy: |
Curtis Joseph, Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Pavol Demitra, St. Louis Blues |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Mario Lemieux, Craig Patrick, Lou Vairo |
| Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy |
Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
| Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award: |
Ed Belfour, Dallas Stars |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues |
All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals |
G |
Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues |
| Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues |
D |
Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings |
| Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings |
D |
Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia
Flyers |
| Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings |
C |
Mike Modano, Dallas Stars |
| Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins |
RW |
Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers |
| Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings |
LW |
Paul Kariya, Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999-2000 (listed with their first team,
asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Patrick Stefan, Atlanta Thrashers
- John Grahame, Boston Bruins
- Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres
- Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames
- Alex Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche
- Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
- Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
- Mike Ribeiro, Montreal Canadiens
- Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils
- Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
- Willie Mitchell, New Jersey Devils
- Roberto Luongo, New York Islanders
- Tim Connolly, New York Islanders
- Mike Fisher, Ottawa Senators
- Brian Boucher, Philadelphia Flyers
- Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
- Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks
- Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
- Ladislav Nagy, St. Louis Blues
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1999-2000 (listed with their last
team):
- Marty McSorley, Boston Bruins
- Grant Fuhr, Calgary Flames
- Steve Smith, Calgary Flames
- Ed Olczyk, Chicago Blackhawks
- Brian Skrudland, Dallas Stars
- Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
- Ken Wregget, Detroit Red Wings
- Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
- Ray Sheppard, Florida Panthers
- Darren Turcotte, Nashville Predators
- Ulf Samuelsson, Philadelphia Flyers
- Zarley Zalapski, Philadelphia Flyers
- Rob Brown, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Pat Falloon, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Bob Rouse, San Jose Sharks
- Murray Craven, San Jose Sharks
- Dave Ellett, St. Louis Blues
- Geoff Courtnall, St. Louis Blues
- Derek King, St. Louis Blues
- Darren Puppa, Tampa Bay Lightning
- John Cullen, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Shawn Burr, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Doug Bodger, Vancouver Canucks
See also
References
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