| 2000–01 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Worcester IceCats |
| SeasonMVP | Derek Armstrong |
| Top scorer | Derek Armstrong |
| Playoffs | |
| PlayoffsMVP | Steve Begin |
| Calder Cup | |
| Champions | Saint John Flames |
| Runners-up | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| AHL seasons | |
2001–02 → | |
The2000–01 AHLseason was the65th season of theAmerican Hockey League. The league realigned its divisions again. The Atlantic division was renamed as the Canadian division. The Empire State division was replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.
Twenty teams played 80 games each in the schedule. TheWorcester IceCats finished first overall in the regular season. TheSaint John Flames won their firstCalder Cup championship.
| Canadian Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 269 | 210 |
| x–Quebec Citadelles (MTL) | 80 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 264 | 252 |
| x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 247 | 244 |
| e–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) | 80 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 227 | 281 |
| New England Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Worcester IceCats (STL) | 80 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 108 | 264 | 205 |
| x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 94 | 263 | 247 |
| x–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 245 | 242 |
| x–Lowell Lock Monsters (LAK/NYI) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 225 | 244 |
| x–Portland Pirates (WSH) | 80 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 250 | 280 |
| e–Springfield Falcons (NYI/PHX) | 80 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 253 | 280 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 224 | 192 |
| x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 252 | 248 |
| x–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 83 | 235 | 254 |
| x–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 246 | 244 |
| x–Hershey Bears (COL) | 80 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 216 | 234 |
| e–Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 216 | 262 |
| South Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Kentucky Thoroughblades (SJS) | 80 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 273 | 212 |
| x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA/DET) | 80 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 254 | 240 |
| x–Norfolk Admirals (CHI) | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 90 | 241 | 208 |
| e–Louisville Panthers (FLA) | 80 | 21 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 200 | 285 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Armstrong | Hartford Wolf Pack | 75 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 73 |
| Jean-Guy Trudel | Springfield Falcons | 80 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 89 |
| Ryan Kraft | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 77 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 36 |
| Mark Greig | Philadelphia Phantoms | 74 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 98 |
| Brad Smyth | Hartford Wolf Pack | 77 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 110 |
| Bill Bowler | Syracuse Crunch | 72 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 50 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 66 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 58 |
| Marty Murray | Saint John Flames | 56 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 36 |
| Jim Montgomery | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 55 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 44 |
| Steve Bancroft | Kentucky Thoroughblades | 80 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 162 |
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saint John | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Quebec | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Quebec | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C3 | St. John's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Worcester | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lowell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Worcester | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| New England Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hartford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Providence | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Saint John | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M1 | Rochester | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| M4 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| M3 | Syracuse | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| M2 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| M5 | Hershey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Kentucky | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| M5 | Hershey | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Norfolk | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| M5 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Cincinnati | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Norfolk | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
The 14th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 15, 2001 at theFirst Union Arena at Casey Plaza inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 11-10. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team PlanetUSA won 16-8 over Team Canada.[1]
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Saint John Flames |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Saint John Flames |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Worcester IceCats |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: | Rochester Americans |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, New England Division: | Worcester IceCats |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, Canadian Division: | Saint John Flames |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Derek Armstrong -Hartford Wolf Pack |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Derek Armstrong -Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Ryan Kraft -Kentucky Thoroughblades |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | John Slaney -Wilkes-Barre/Scranton /Philadelphia |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender: | Dwayne Roloson -Worcester IceCats |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Mika Noronen &Tom Askey -Rochester Americans |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Don Granato -Worcester IceCats |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Kent Hulst -Portland /Providence |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | Mike Minard -St. John's Maple Leafs |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Steve Begin -Saint John Flames |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Stew MacDonald,Saint John Flames |
| Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions: | Bill Torrey |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Tris Wykes, Norfolk,(newspaper) Bob Crawford, Hartford,(radio) Fox Sports Net, Pittsburgh,(television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Dave Cieslinski,Rochester Americans |
| Preceded by | AHL seasons | Succeeded by |