1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 33rd in the National Hockey League. It was the first season under ownership led by former superstar Mario Lemieux.

1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	7th Eastern
1999–2000 record	37–31–8–6
Goals for	241
Goals against	236
Team information
General manager	Craig Patrick
Coach	Kevin Constantine Herb Brooks
Captain	Jaromír Jágr
Alternate captains	Alexei Kovalev Jiří Šlégr Martin Straka
Arena	Mellon Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromír Jágr (42)
Assists	Jaromir Jagr (54)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (96)
Penalty minutes	Matthew Barnaby (197)
Wins	Jean-Sébastien Aubin (23)
Goals against average	Ron Tugnutt (2.41)

Off-season

In June 1999, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge granted former player Mario Lemieux ownership of the Penguins franchise, who were in danger of either relocating to Portland, Oregon, or folding. Lemieux received final approval of team ownership by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on September 3, 1999.

Regular season

On April 7, 2000, Jaromír Jágr scored just 13 seconds into the overtime period to give the Penguins a 2–1 road win over the Buffalo Sabres.[1] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 1999–2000 regular season.[2]

Final standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	1233	105
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	1313	103
3	7	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	1221	88
4	11	New York Rangers	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	916	73
5	13	New York Islanders	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	1376	58

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.

Eastern Conference[3]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	Y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	Y – Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	X – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	X – Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	X – Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	X– Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	X – Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	28	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

1999–2000 Schedule
October: 2–3–1–3 (Home: 0–1–0–2 ; Road: 2–2–1–1), 8 Points # Oct Visitor Score Home Record Points 1 October 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Dallas Stars 0–1–0–0 0 2 October 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 New Jersey Devils 1–1–0–0 2 3 October 8 Colorado Avalanche 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1–0–1 3 4 October 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 New York Rangers 2–1–0–1 5 5 October 16 Chicago Blackhawks 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1–0–2 6 6 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2–0–2 6 7 October 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2–2–1–2 7 8 October 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Los Angeles Kings 2–3–1–2 7 9 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–1 San Jose Sharks 2–3–1–3 8
November: 6–5–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–2–0), 14 Points # Nov Visitor Score Home Record Points 10 2 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4–1–3 8 11 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Ottawa Senators 2–5–1–3 8 12 6 Tampa Bay Lightning 7–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6–1–3 8 13 10 Montreal Canadiens 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6–1–3 10 14 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Detroit Red Wings 3–6–2–3 11 15 13 Nashville Predators 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6–2–3 13 16 16 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–6–2–3 15 17 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–7–2–3 15 18 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 OT Florida Panthers 5–7–3–3 16 19 23 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–7–3–3 18 20 26 Ottawa Senators 0–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–7–3–3 20 21 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes 7–8–3–3 20 22 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres 8–8–3–3 22
December: 8–4–2–0 (Home: 5–2–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–2–0), 18 Points # Dec Visitor Score Home Record Points 23 2 San Jose Sharks 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–9–3–3 22 24 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs 8–9–4–3 23 25 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 New Jersey Devils 8–10–4–3 23 26 9 Washington Capitals 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–10–4–3 25 27 11 Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 10–10–4–3 27 28 14 Boston Bruins 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 11–10–4–3 29 29 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 Carolina Hurricanes 12–10–4–3 31 30 18 Florida Panthers 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 12–11–4–3 31 31 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Montreal Canadiens 12–12–4–3 31 32 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 New York Islanders 13–12–4–3 33 33 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 14–12–4–3 35 34 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks 15–12–4–3 37 35 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 OT Washington Capitals 15–12–5–3 38 36 30 New York Islanders 3–9 Pittsburgh Penguins 16–12–5–3 40
January: 5–8–0–1 (Home: 4–3–0–1 ; Road: 1–5–0–0), 11 Points # Jan Visitor Score Home Record Points 37 2 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–12–5–3 42 38 5 New Jersey Devils 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 17–13–5–3 42 39 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 18–13–5–3 44 40 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Philadelphia Flyers 18–14–5–3 44 41 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes 18–15–5–3 44 42 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Colorado Avalanche 18–16–5–3 44 43 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Nashville Predators 18–17–5–3 44 44 19 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–17–5–3 46 45 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 19–18–5–3 46 46 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–18–5–4 47 47 25 New York Rangers 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 19–19–5–4 47 48 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–19–5–4 49 49 29 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 7–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 20–20–5–4 49 50 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers 21–20–5–4 51
February: 5–3–1–4 (Home: 4–0–0–4 ; Road: 1–3–1–0), 15 Points # Feb Visitor Score Home Record Points 51 1 Washington Capitals 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 22–20–5–4 53 52 3 New York Islanders 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 23–20–5–4 55 53 9 Atlanta Thrashers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–4 57 54 11 Edmonton Oilers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 24–20–5–5 58 55 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New York Islanders 24–21–5–5 58 56 14 Vancouver Canucks 0–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–5 60 57 16 Buffalo Sabres 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 25–21–5–6 61 58 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Florida Panthers 26–21–5–6 63 59 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning 26–22–5–6 63 60 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 New York Rangers 26–23–5–6 63 61 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Philadelphia Flyers 26–23–6–6 64 62 26 Boston Bruins 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–7 65 63 28 Ottawa Senators 1–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 26–23–6–8 66
March: 8–6–0–0 (Home: 4–2–0–0 ; Road: 4–4–0–0), 16 Points # Mar Visitor Score Home Record Points 64 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–8 Calgary Flames 26–24–6–8 66 65 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Edmonton Oilers 27–24–6–8 68 66 8 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins 27–25–6–8 68 67 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–7 Ottawa Senators 27–26–6–8 68 68 11 New York Rangers 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–26–6–8 70 69 13 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 28–27–6–8 70 70 16 Florida Panthers 2–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 29–27–6–8 72 71 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Boston Bruins 29–28–6–8 72 72 19 New York Rangers 4–5 Pittsburgh Penguins 30–28–6–8 74 73 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–2 New York Islanders 31–28–6–8 76 74 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 Atlanta Thrashers 32–28–6–8 78 75 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers 32–29–6–8 78 76 28 New Jersey Devils 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 33–29–6–8 80 77 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 OT Washington Capitals 34–29–6–8 82
April: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 1–1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–0–0), 6 Points # Visitor Score Home Record Points 78 1 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins 34–30–6–8 82 79 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins 35–30–6–8 84 80 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs 36–30–6–8 86 81 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Buffalo Sabres 37–30–6–8 88 82 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–3 Boston Bruins 37–31–6–8 88
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0 ; Road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 Apr 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–0 Washington Capitals 1–0 2 Apr 15 Washington Capitals 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 3 Apr 17 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 4 Apr 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Washington Capitals 3–1 5 Apr 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Washington Capitals 4–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 0–3 ; Road: 2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home Record 1 Apr 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 2 Apr 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 3 May 2 Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 4 May 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 5 May 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 6 May 9 Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[4] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 63 42 54 96 25 50 Alex Kovalev 82 26 40 66 –3 94 Robert Lang 78 23 42 65 –9 14 Martin Straka 71 20 39 59 24 26 Jan Hrdina 70 13 33 46 13 43 German Titov^‡ 63 17 25 42 –3 34 Jiri Slegr 74 11 20 31 20 82 Aleksey Morozov 68 12 19 31 12 14 Matthew Barnaby 64 12 12 24 3 197 Robert Brown 50 10 13 23 –13 10 Tyler Wright 50 12 10 22 4 45 Michal Rozsival 75 4 17 21 11 48 Kip Miller^‡ 44 4 15 19 –1 10 Darius Kasparaitis 73 3 12 15 –12 146 Hans Jonsson 68 3 11 14 –5 12 Pat Falloon^† 30 4 9 13 –2 10 Ian Moran 73 4 8 12 –10 28 Brad Werenka^‡ 61 3 8 11 15 69 Janne Laukkanen^† 11 1 7 8 3 12 Josef Beranek^† 13 4 4 8 –6 18 Robert Dome 22 2 5 7 1 0 Tom Chorske 33 1 5 6 –2 2 Andrew Ference 30 2 4 6 3 20 Peter Popovic 54 1 5 6 –8 30 John Slaney 29 1 4 5 –10 10 Stephen Leach 56 2 3 5 –11 24 Martin Sonnenberg 14 1 2 3 0 0 Daniel Trebil 3 1 0 1 2 0 Rene Corbet^† 4 1 0 1 –4 0 Robert Boughner^† 11 1 0 1 2 69 Dennis Bonvie 28 0 0 0 –2 80 Sven Butenschon 3 0 0 0 3 0 Total 241 426 667 — 1,197

Playoffs[5] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jaromir Jagr 11 8 8 16 5 6 Jan Hrdina 9 4 8 12 9 2 Martin Straka 11 3 9 12 5 10 Alex Kovalev 11 1 5 6 –1 10 Robert Lang 11 3 3 6 –1 0 Janne Laukkanen 11 2 4 6 6 10 Jiri Slegr 10 2 3 5 5 19 Tyler Wright 11 3 1 4 0 17 Josef Beranek 11 0 3 3 2 4 Robert Brown 11 1 2 3 1 0 Robert Boughner 11 0 2 2 6 15 Matthew Barnaby 11 0 2 2 –1 29 Rene Corbet 7 1 1 2 –2 9 Darius Kasparaitis 11 1 1 2 –3 10 Pat Falloon 10 1 0 1 0 2 Ian Moran 11 0 1 1 0 2 Hans Jonsson 11 0 1 1 2 6 John Slaney 2 1 0 1 0 2 Michal Rozsival 2 0 0 0 0 4 Peter Popovic 10 0 0 0 –2 10 Aleksey Morozov 5 0 0 0 –1 0 Total 31 54 85 — 167

Goaltenders

Regular Season[6]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	51	48	2788:50	23	21	3	120	2.58	1392	0.914	2	0	1	2
Tom Barrasso^‡	18	16	869:34	5	7	2	46	3.17	386	0.881	1	0	0	6
Peter Skudra	20	12	922:16	5	7	3	48	3.12	374	0.872	1	0	0	0
Ron Tugnutt^†	7	6	374:19	4	2	0	15	2.40	197	0.924	0	0	0	0
Total		82	4954:59	37	37	8	229	2.77	2349	0.903	4	0	1	8

Playoffs[7]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Ron Tugnutt	11	11	746:03	6	5	0	22	1.77	398	0.945	2	0	0	2
Peter Skudra	1	0	20:00	0	0	0	1	3.00	11	0.909	0	0	0	0
Total		11	766:03	6	5	0	23	1.80	409	0.944	2	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

Awards

Player	Award
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	Booster Club Award
Matthew Barnaby	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Rob Brown	Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award
Jaromir Jagr	Leading Point Scorer Award Most Valuable Player Award Art Ross Trophy Lester B. Pearson Award First team NHL All-Star
Darius Kasparaitis	Pittsburgh Penguins Masterton Nominee
Ian Moran	Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award
Jiri Slegr	Bob Johnson Memorial Award
Martin Straka	Player's Player Award

In addition, Owner Mario Lemieux and General Manager Craig Patrick were recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. [8]

Transactions

The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season:[9]

Trades

September 30, 1999	To New York Rangers Kevin Hatcher	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter Popovic
January 29, 2000	To Anaheim Ducks Kip Miller	To Pittsburgh Penguins 2000 9th round pick
March 13, 2000	To Nashville Predators Pavel Skrbek	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Boughner
March 14, 2000	To Edmonton Oilers German Titov	To Pittsburgh Penguins Josef Beranek
March 14, 2000	To Anaheim Ducks 2000 5th round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Trebil
March 14, 2000	To Calgary Flames Brad Werenka	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rene Corbet Tyler Moss
March 14, 2000	To Ottawa Senators Tom Barrasso	To Pittsburgh Penguins Janne Laukkanen Ron Tugnutt

Free agents acquired Player Former team Date Tom Chorske Calgary Flames September 2, 1999 Dennis Bonvie Philadelphia Flyers September 20, 1999 Steve Leach Phoenix Coyotes October 19, 1999

Free agents lost Player New team Date Greg Andrusak Toronto Maple Leafs July 9, 1999 Brent Peterson Nashville Predators July 24, 1999 Brian Bonin Vancouver Canucks August 25, 1999 Dan Kesa Tampa Bay Lightning September 6, 1999 Ryan Savoia HC Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss) February 21, 2000

Claimed via waivers Date Player Previous team February 4, 2000 Pat Falloon Edmonton Oilers

Expansion Draft Date Player New team June 23, 2000 Jonas Junkka Columbus Blue Jackets June 23, 2000 Tyler Wright Columbus Blue Jackets

Player signings Player Date Jiri Slegr August 2, 1999 Alexei Kovalev August 10, 1999 Robert Lang August 10, 1999 Ian Moran August 12, 1999 Matthew Barnaby August 12, 1999 Martin Straka August 13, 1999 Tyler Wright September 3, 1999 Jan Hrdina September 6, 1999 Darius Kasparaitis September 29, 1999 John Slaney September 30, 1999 Milan Kraft October 8, 1999 Tom Kostopoulos October 8, 1999

Other Name Date Notes Ken Sawyer September 7, 1999 Hired as CFO Tom Rooney September 7, 1999 Hired as COO Kevin Constantine December 9, 1999 Fired as head coach Eddie Johnston December 9, 1999 Hired as assistant coach Herb Brooks December 9, 1999 Hired as head coach Rick Kehoe December 9, 1999 Hired as assistant coach Ivan Hlinka February 7, 2000 Hired as assistant coach Herb Brooks May 9, 2000 Replaced as head coach Ivan Hlinka June 21, 2000 Promoted to head coach Joe Mullen June 21, 2000 Hired as assistant coach Rick Kehoe June 21, 2000 Re-signed as assistant coach

Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
30		Jean-Sebastien Aubin	G	R	22	1995	Montreal, Quebec
36		Matthew Barnaby	RW	L	27	1992	Ottawa, Ontario
18		Josef Beranek	LW	L	30	1989	Litvinov, Czech Republic
16		Dennis Bonvie	RW	R	26	Undrafted	Antigonish, Nova Scotia
6		Bob Boughner	D	R	29	1989	Windsor, Ontario
44		Robert Brown	RW	L	32	1986	Kingston, Ontario
22		Sven Butenschon	D	L	24	1994	Itzehoe, Germany
17		Tom Chorske	RW	R	33	1985	Minneapolis, Minnesota
9		Rene Corbet	LW	L	26	1991	Victoriaville, Quebec
59		Robert Dome	LW	L	21	1997	Senica, Slovakia
14		Pat Falloon	RW	R	27	1991	Foxwarren, Manitoba
7		Andrew Ference	D	L	21	1997	Edmonton, Alberta
38		Jan Hrdina	C	R	24	1995	Hradec, Czech Republic
68		Jaromir Jagr (C)	RW	L	28	1990	Kladno, Czech Republic
8		Hans Jonsson	D	L	26	1993	Jarved, Sweden
11		Darius Kasparaitis	D	L	27	1992	Elektrenai, Lithuania
27		Alex Kovalev	RW	L	27	1991	Togliatti, Russia
20		Robert Lang	C	R	29	1990	Teplice, Czech Republic
5		Janne Laukkanen	D	L	30	1991	Lahti, Finland
23		Stephen Leach	RW	R	34	1984	Cambridge, Massachusetts
24		Ian Moran	D	R	27	1990	Cleveland, Ohio
95		Aleksey Morozov	RW	L	23	1995	Moscow, Russia
34		Peter Popovic	D	L	32	1988	Köping, Sweden
28		Michal Rozsival	D	R	21	1996	Vlasim, Czech Republic
1		Peter Skudra	G	L	27	Undrafted	Riga, Latvia
32		John Slaney	D	L	28	1990	St. John's, Newfoundland
71		Jiri Slegr (A)	D	L	29	1990	Jihlava, Czech Republic
12		Martin Sonnenberg	LW	L	22	Undrafted	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
82		Martin Straka (A)	C	L	27	1992	Plzen, Czech Republic
3		Daniel Trebil	D	R	26	1992	Edina, Minnesota
31		Ron Tugnutt	G	L	32	1986	Scarborough, Ontario
29		Tyler Wright	C	R	27	1991	Kamsac, Saskatchewan

Draft picks

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[10]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	18	Konstantin Koltsov	Left Wing	Belarus	Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
2	51	Matt Murley	Left Wing	United States	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
2	57^[a]	Jeremy Van Hoof	Defense	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	86	Sebastien Caron	Goaltender	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4	115	Ryan Malone	Left Wing	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
5	144	Tomas Skvaridlo	Center	Slovakia	HKm Zvolen Jr. (Slovakia)
5	157^[b]	Vladimir Malenkykh	Defense	Russia	Lada Togliatti (RSL)
6	176	Doug Meyer	Defense	Russia	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
7	204	Tom Kostopoulos	Right Wing	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
8	233	Darcy Robinson	Defense	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9	261	Andrew McPherson	Left Wing	Canada	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)

Draft notes[11]

• ^a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Francis.
• ^b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Fredrik Olausson.

Farm teams

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, previously known as the Cornwall Aces, debuted in the AHL as the top minor league affiliate for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Playing in the Empire State Division, they finished last overall in the Western Conference with a record of 23-43-9-5. WBRE, the NBC station in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, received a James H. Ellery Memorial Award for outstanding television coverage. Marketing executives Brian Magness and Rich Hixon won the Ken McKenzie Award as the league's outstanding marketing executives.

The Wheeling Nailers of the East Coast Hockey League finished the season in fifth place in the Northwest Division with a record of 25-40-5.

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

References

1. http://articles.philly.com/2000-04-08/sports/25590724_1_regulation-tie-playoff-berth-overtime
2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000_games.html
3. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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• "1999–2000 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

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