The 2000
NHL
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Expansion Draft was held on June 23, 2000, in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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, Canada. The draft took place to fill the rosters of the league's two expansion teams for the
2000–01 season, the
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...
and the
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...
.
Rules
26 of the 28 teams existing in the league at the time of the draft were each allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen, and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen, and seven forwards. The
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 seaso ...
and
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...
had their entire rosters protected, as they were the two newest franchises in the league, only being in existence for one and two years respectively.
For teams protecting only one goaltender, there was no experience requirement for those left unprotected. For teams protecting two goaltenders, each goaltender left unprotected must have appeared in either 10
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
games in the
1999–2000 season or 25 games in the
1998–99 season and
1999–2000 seasons combined. A goaltender had to be in net for at least 31 minutes in each game for the game to be counted against these totals.
At least one defenseman left unprotected by each team had to have appeared in at least 40 games in the
1999–2000 season or 70 games in the
1998–99 season and
1999–2000 seasons combined. At least two forwards left unprotected by each team had to have met the same requirements.
Fifty-two players were chosen in the draft; each previously existing team lost two players, and both expansion teams filled a roster of twenty-six players. Only one goaltender or one defenseman could be selected from each franchise. Both the Blue Jackets and the Wild were to use their first 24 selections on three goaltenders, eight defensemen, and thirteen forwards. The final two picks for each team could be any position.
Protected players
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Draft results
Deals
In return for agreeing not to select certain unprotected players, the Blue Jackets and Wild were granted concessions by other franchises. The trades not involving Blue Jacket or Wild draft picks were booked as being for "future considerations":
Columbus
*San Jose traded
Jan Caloun, a ninth-round pick (
Martin Paroulek) in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...
, and a conditional pick in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft
__NOTOC__
The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was the 39th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 23 and 24, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 draft class are M ...
to Columbus on June 11, 2000, after the Blue Jackets agreed not to select
Evgeni Nabokov
Yevgeni Viktorovich Nabokov (russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Набо́ков; born July 25, 1975) is a Kazakhstani-Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks, New York Islanders, and Ta ...
.
*Buffalo traded
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (born February 2, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and current studio analyst for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Bally Sports Ohio.
He was drafted in the seventh round, 179th overall, by the St. L ...
,
Matt Davidson, and two fifth-round draft picks, one each in the 2000 (
Tyler Kolarik) and 2001 (
Andreas Jamtin) Entry Drafts, to Columbus on June 23, 2000, after the Blue Jackets agreed not to select
Dominik Hasek
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or
Martin Biron
Martin Gaston Biron (; born August 15, 1977) is a Canadian American former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round (16th overall) of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, he spent the first half of his 16-year ...
.
Minnesota
*San Jose traded
Andy Sutton
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, a seventh-round pick (
Peter Bartos) in the 2000 Entry Draft and a third-round pick (later traded to Columbus -
(Aaron Johnson)) in the 2001 Entry Draft to Minnesota on June 11, 2000, for an eighth-round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft after the Wild agreed not to select Evgeni Nabokov.
Post-draft
Several of the players selected by the Blue Jackets and Wild in the Expansion Draft did not stay with the teams long after the draft. In fact, several players were traded later in the same day:
Columbus
*Turner Stevenson (traded to New Jersey to complete an earlier transaction)
Minnesota
*Mike Vernon (traded to Calgary for
Dan Cavanaugh
Dan Cavanaugh (born March 3, 1980) is a retired American professional ice hockey player last playing for EC VSV in the Austrian Ice Hockey League.
Playing career
Cavanaugh played for the Boston University Terriers from 1998–2001. After college, ...
and an eighth-round pick (
Joe Campbell) in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft
__NOTOC__
The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was the 39th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 23 and 24, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 draft class are M ...
)
*Chris Terreri (traded with a ninth-round pick
(Thomas Ziegler) in the
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...
to New Jersey for
Brad Bombardir)
*Joe Juneau (traded to Phoenix for
Rickard Wallin)
Other players who were no longer on the rosters of the teams which drafted them for the
1999–2000 season include the following:
Columbus
*Dallas Drake (signed by St. Louis on July 1, 2000)
*Mathieu Schneider (signed by Los Angeles on August 13, 2000)
*Dwayne Roloson (signed with
AHL's
Worcester IceCats
The Worcester IceCats were a US ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the Worcester Centrum. In 2005 the team was renamed the Peoria Rivermen and moved to Peoria, Illinois.
History
The IceCats ...
rather than joining Columbus)
Minnesota
*Jeff Odgers (claimed off waivers by Atlanta on September 29, 2000)
See also
*
2000 NHL Entry Draft
The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was the 38th NHL Entry Draft. It was held on June 24 and 25, 2000 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This ...
*
2000–01 NHL season
The 2000–01 NHL season was the 84th regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild, 30 teams each played 82 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the Colorado Avalanc ...
References
NHL ground rules for 2000 Expansion Draftat
Archive.org
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Columbus Blue Jackets draft historyUsenet post explaining Expansion Draft rules
External links
a
The Internet Hockey Database
{{Minnesota Wild
Expansion Draft
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