1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks season

The 1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks season was the Chicago Blackhawks' 74th season of operation. Finishing 11th in the Western Conference, they did not qualify for the playoffs.

1999–2000 Chicago Blackhawks
Division3rd Central
Conference11th Western
1999–2000 record33–37–10–2
Home record16–19–5–1
Road record17–18–5–1
Goals for242
Goals against245
Team information
General managerBob Murray (Oct.–Dec.)
Bob Pulford (Dec.–Apr.)
CoachLorne Molleken (Oct.–Dec.)
Bob Pulford (Dec.–Apr.)
CaptainDoug Gilmour (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
ArenaUnited Center
Average attendance16,274
Minor league affiliatesCleveland Lumberjacks
Hampton Roads Admirals
Team leaders
GoalsTony Amonte (43)
AssistsSteve Sullivan (42)
PointsTony Amonte (84)
Penalty minutesRyan VandenBussche (143)
Plus/minusSteve Sullivan (+20)
WinsJocelyn Thibault (25)
Goals against averageSteve Passmore (2.72)

Offseason

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Forward Doug Gilmour was named team captain.

Regular season

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The Blackhawks tied the Atlanta Thrashers for the most short-handed goals allowed during the regular season, with 13.[1] Captain Doug Gilmour was traded in March to the Buffalo Sabres. The team completed the season without a captain.

Final standings

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Central Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11St. Louis Blues825119111248165114
24Detroit Red Wings824822102278210108
311Chicago Blackhawks82333710224224578
413Nashville Predators8228407719924070

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

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – St. Louis BluesCEN825119111248165114
2y – Dallas StarsPAC824323106211184102
3y – Colorado AvalancheNW82422811123320196
4Detroit Red WingsCEN824822102278210108
5Los Angeles KingsPAC82392712424522894
6Phoenix CoyotesPAC8239318423222890
7Edmonton OilersNW82322616822621288
8San Jose SharksPAC82353010722521487
8.5
9Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82343312321722783
10Vancouver CanucksNW82302915822723783
11Chicago BlackhawksCEN82333710224224578
12Calgary FlamesNW82313610521125677
13Nashville PredatorsCEN8228407719924070

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

Schedule and results

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1999–2000 regular season[4]
October: 2–5–4–0 (home: 0–3–3–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 4, 19991–7@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)0–1–0–0L
2October 6, 19994–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)0–2–0–0L
3October 8, 19993–3 OTPhoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)0–2–1–0T
4October 10, 19993–3 OTNashville Predators (1999–2000)0–2–2–0T
5October 15, 19991–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)0–3–2–0L
6October 16, 19993–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)0–3–3–0T
7October 21, 19995–5 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)0–3–4–0T
8October 23, 19990–1Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)0–4–4–0L
9October 27, 19991–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)1–4–4–0W
10October 29, 19994–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)2–4–4–0W
11October 30, 19991–3Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)2–5–4–0L
November: 3–8–0–2 (home: 1–3–0–1; road: 2–5–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12November 4, 19994–5 OTBuffalo Sabres (1999–2000)2–5–4–1OTL
13November 5, 19993–1@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)3–5–4–1W
14November 7, 19991–3New York Rangers (1999–2000)3–6–4–1L
15November 10, 19992–4Nashville Predators (1999–2000)3–7–4–1L
16November 12, 19995–0New York Islanders (1999–2000)4–7–4–1W
17November 14, 19993–6Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)4–8–4–1L
18November 16, 19992–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)4–9–4–1L
19November 19, 19992–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)4–10–4–1L
20November 20, 19991–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)4–11–4–1L
21November 24, 19993–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)5–11–4–1W
22November 25, 19991–2 OT@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)5–11–4–2OTL
23November 27, 19993–8@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)5–12–4–2L
24November 30, 19991–2@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)5–13–4–2L
December: 6–6–2–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25December 3, 19994–7Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)5–14–4–2L
26December 4, 19999–3@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)6–14–4–2W
27December 6, 19995–1Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)7–14–4–2W
28December 9, 19990–4New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)7–15–4–2L
29December 10, 19991–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)7–16–4–2L
30December 12, 19991–2Calgary Flames (1999–2000)7–17–4–2L
31December 14, 19995–2@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)8–17–4–2W
32December 17, 19990–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)8–18–4–2L
33December 18, 19998–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)9–18–4–2W
34December 23, 19995–2Dallas Stars (1999–2000)10–18–4–2W
35December 26, 19992–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)10–19–4–2L
36December 27, 19992–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)10–19–5–2T
37December 30, 19992–1Florida Panthers (1999–2000)11–19–5–2W
38December 31, 19994–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)11–19–6–2T
January: 7–6–0–0 (home: 5–3–0–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39January 2, 20001–4San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)11–20–6–2L
40January 6, 20005–2Calgary Flames (1999–2000)12–20–6–2W
41January 8, 20003–6@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)12–21–6–2L
42January 9, 20005–3Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)13–21–6–2W
43January 12, 20003–2 OTVancouver Canucks (1999–2000)14–21–6–2W
44January 13, 20005–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)15–21–6–2W
45January 15, 20001–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)15–22–6–2L
46January 17, 20005–4 OTSan Jose Sharks (1999–2000)16–22–6–2W
47January 19, 20001–4@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)16–23–6–2L
48January 21, 20000–3St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)16–24–6–2L
49January 23, 20002–3Dallas Stars (1999–2000)16–25–6–2L
50January 27, 20006–4Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)17–25–6–2W
51January 30, 20003–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)18–25–6–2W
February: 4–6–1–0 (home: 1–4–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52February 2, 20001–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)18–26–6–2L
53February 3, 20005–5 OT@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)18–26–7–2T
54February 12, 20004–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)19–26–7–2W
55February 14, 20003–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)19–27–7–2L
56February 16, 20001–4Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)19–28–7–2L
57February 18, 20004–5Washington Capitals (1999–2000)19–29–7–2L
58February 20, 20006–4Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)20–29–7–2W
59February 22, 20001–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)20–30–7–2L
60February 23, 20002–4Nashville Predators (1999–2000)20–31–7–2L
61February 25, 20004–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)21–31–7–2W
62February 27, 20004–1@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)22–31–7–2W
March: 8–5–2–0 (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63March 1, 20001–4Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)22–32–7–2L
64March 3, 20005–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)23–32–7–2W
65March 5, 20007–3Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)24–32–7–2W
66March 7, 20001–3@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)24–33–7–2L
67March 8, 20001–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)24–34–7–2L
68March 11, 20005–2@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000)25–34–7–2W
69March 12, 20004–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)26–34–7–2W
70March 15, 20005–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)27–34–7–2W
71March 16, 20005–4 OTBoston Bruins (1999–2000)28–34–7–2W
72March 18, 20002–2 OTDallas Stars (1999–2000)28–34–8–2T
73March 21, 20003–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)29–34–8–2W
74March 24, 20001–5@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)29–35–8–2L
75March 26, 20001–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (1999–2000)29–35–9–2T
76March 27, 20001–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)29–36–9–2L
77March 30, 20004–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)30–36–9–2W
April: 3–1–1–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 1–0–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
78April 1, 20002–2 OT@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)30–36–10–2T
79April 2, 20002–3Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)30–37–10–2L
80April 5, 20005–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)31–37–10–2W
81April 7, 20004–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)32–37–10–2W
82April 9, 20003–1St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)33–37–10–2W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Blackhawks only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10Tony AmonteRW824341841048
26[a]Steve SullivanRW732242642052
13Alexei ZhamnovC71233760761
93Doug GilmourC63223456−1251
92[b]Michael NylanderC66232851926
2Boris MironovD5892837−372
55Eric DazeRW59231336−1628
19Dean McAmmondC761418321172
8Anders ErikssonD7332528420
44Bryan McCabeD7961925−8139
6Sylvain CoteD4561824−414
11Josef MarhaC81101222−1018
17[c]Jean-Pierre DumontRW4710818−618
24Bob ProbertLW694111510114
34Blair AtcheynumRW475712−86
6Kevin DeanD272810912
4Doug ZmolekD43279660
3[d]Brad BrownD57099−1134
23Jean-Yves LerouxLW54358−1043
22Dave MansonD37077240
17Michal GrosekLW14246−112
20Mark JanssensC36066−273
37Bryan MuirD11235−113
16Ed OlczykC33224−812
33[e]Jamie AllisonD59134−5102
32Radim BicanekD1103374
17Wendel ClarkLW13202−213
25Kyle CalderLW8112−32
5Steve McCarthyD511204
12Derek PlanteC17112−12
14Ryan VandenBusscheRW52011−3143
36Chris HerpergerC9000−25
31Marc LamotheG20000
29Steve PassmoreG240009
41Jocelyn ThibaultG600002
26Todd WhiteC100000

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
41Jocelyn Thibault602526716791582.76.90633438
29Steve Passmore247123654632.72.90411388
31Marc Lamothe211050105.17.8000116

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Tony Amonte [5]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Steve McCarthy October 4, 1999 [6]
Chris Herperger October 6, 1999
Kyle Calder October 21, 1999
Marc Lamothe November 27, 1999
1,000th game played Eddie Olczyk October 8, 1999 [7]
400th goal Doug Gilmour October 29, 1999 [8]
1,000th game played Sylvain Cote January 23, 2000 [9]

Draft picks

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Chicago'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)
123Steve McCarthy CanadaKootenay Ice (WHL)
246Dmitri Levinsky KazakhstanSeverstal Cherepovets (Russia)
263Stepan Mokhov KazakhstanSeverstal Cherepovets (Russia)
5134Michael Jacobsen CanadaBelleville Bulls (OHL)
6165Michael Leighton CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
7194Mattias Wennerberg SwedenMODO Jr. (Sweden)
7195Yorick Treille FranceUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell (NCAA)

See also

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Notes

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  1. Sullivan wore number 15 through December 12.
  2. Nylander wore number 37 in his first game.
  3. Dumont wore number 12 through December 18.
  4. Brown wore number 2 in his first twelve games.
  5. Allison wore number 38 through December 17.

References

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  1. "1999-00 NHL Summary".
  2. "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. "1999-00 Chicago Blackhawks Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. "1999-00 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. Johnson, K. C. (October 9, 1999). "OLCZYK ELATED TO PLAY 1,000TH GAME". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. "N.H.L.: LAST NIGHT; Gilmour Scores 400th Goal". The New York Times. October 30, 1999. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. "Dallas Stars Thumbnail Sketches - UPI Archives". UPI. May 29, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2023. Sylvain Cote… Played his 1,000th NHL game on Jan. 23 against Dallas.
  10. "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.