1999–2000 Boston Bruins season

1999–2000 Boston Bruins
Division 5th Northeast
Conference 12th Eastern
1999–2000 record 24-33-19-6
Home record 12-17-11-1
Road record 12-16-8-5
Goals for 210
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Harry Sinden
Coach Pat Burns
Captain Ray Bourque (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Alternate captains TBD
Arena Fleet Center
Average attendance TBD
Team leaders
Goals Joe Thornton (23)
Assists Joe Thornton (37)
Points Joe Thornton (60)
Penalties in minutes Joe Thornton (82)
Plus/minus Anson Carter (+8)
Wins Byron Dafoe (13)
Goals against average John Grahame (2.46)
<1998–99 2000–01>

The 1999–2000 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 76th season of operation. The Bruins failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Following a 2nd round loss to the Buffalo Sabres the year previous, the Boston Bruins headed into the 1999–2000 NHL season with confidence that they could reach the playoffs for the third straight year under head coach Pat Burns. General manager Harry Sinden signed no free agents in the offseason and made no significant moves heading into the season. Goaltender Byron Dafoe was to be the starter for the third straight year following his best season in 1998-99 going 32-23-11 with a .926 save percentage.

Regular season

On February 21, 2000, McSorley, playing for the Bruins, swung his stick and hit Donald Brashear in the head with seconds left in the Bruins-Vancouver Canucks game. Brashear lost consciousness and suffered a grade 3 concussion, but not from immediate contact with the stick. The stick hit Brashear's helmet, but caused him to fall backward, and his head hit hard on the ice.

As a result of the stick incident, McSorley was charged with assault and suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 1999–2000 season (including playoffs) missing 23 games. On October 4, 2000, a jury found McSorley guilty of assault with a weapon for his attack on Brashear. He was sentenced to 18 months probation. The trial was the first for an on-ice attack by an NHL player since 1988. After his assault conviction his NHL suspension was extended to one full year (through February 21, 2001).[1] This suspension was the longest in NHL history and afterwards McSorley never played in another NHL game.

During the regular season, the Bruins were the only team not to score a short-handed goal.[2]

Final standings

Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PIM Pts
13 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 1103 100
26 Ottawa Senators 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 850 95
38 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 1173 85
410 Montreal Canadiens 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 1067 83
511 Boston Bruins 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 865 73

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; 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

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 2, 19991–3 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0
2LOctober 4, 19990–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0
3LOctober 7, 19993–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 0–3–0–0
4TOctober 9, 19991–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 0–3–1–0
5TOctober 11, 19993–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 0–3–2–0
6LOctober 13, 19991–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 0–4–2–0
7TOctober 15, 19992–2 OT @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 0–4–3–0
8LOctober 16, 19991–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 0–5–3–0
9TOctober 20, 19992–2 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 0–5–4–0
10WOctober 23, 19993–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 1–5–4–0
11WOctober 24, 19993–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 2–5–4–0
12WOctober 28, 19997–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 3–5–4–0
13WOctober 30, 19993–0 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–5–4–0
14WNovember 4, 19993–1 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 5–5–4–0
15WNovember 6, 19994–2 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 6–5–4–0
16LNovember 10, 19992–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 6–6–4–0
17WNovember 11, 19994–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 7–6–4–0
18WNovember 13, 19995–2 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 8–6–4–0
19TNovember 17, 19992–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 8–6–5–0
20WNovember 18, 19995–3 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 9–6–5–0
21LNovember 20, 19990–3 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 9–7–5–0
22WNovember 22, 19992–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 10–7–5–0
23WNovember 24, 19995–2 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 11–7–5–0
24TNovember 26, 19992–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 11–7–6–0
25LNovember 28, 19991–2 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 11–8–6–0
26TDecember 2, 19992–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 11–8–7–0
27LDecember 4, 19993–9 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 11–9–7–0
28TDecember 9, 19992–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 11–9–8–0
29LDecember 11, 19994–5 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 11–10–8–0
30WDecember 13, 19992–0 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 12–10–8–0
31LDecember 14, 19992–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 12–11–8–0
32WDecember 17, 19993–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 13–11–8–0
33LDecember 18, 19990–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 13–12–8–0
34LDecember 21, 19991–3 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 13–13–8–0
35TDecember 23, 19993–3 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 13–13–9–0
36LDecember 27, 19990–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 13–14–9–0
37LDecember 29, 19994–5 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–14–9–1
38LDecember 30, 19994–5 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 13–14–9–2
39TJanuary 1, 20002–2 OT New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–14–10–2
40WJanuary 4, 20007–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–14–10–2
41LJanuary 6, 20003–7 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–15–10–2
42LJanuary 8, 20002–5 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–16–10–2
43LJanuary 11, 20002–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 14–17–10–2
44TJanuary 13, 20000–0 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 14–17–11–2
45TJanuary 15, 20002–2 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 14–17–12–2
46TJanuary 17, 20003–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 14–17–13–2
47WJanuary 19, 20004–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 15–17–13–2
48WJanuary 20, 20004–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 16–17–13–2
49LJanuary 22, 20003–4 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 16–17–13–3
50LJanuary 24, 20003–4 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 16–17–13–4
51WJanuary 29, 20001–0 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 17–17–13–4
52LJanuary 31, 20002–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 17–18–13–4
53TFebruary 1, 20004–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 17–18–14–4
54WFebruary 3, 20004–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 18–18–14–4
55TFebruary 8, 20002–2 OT Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 18–18–15–4
56LFebruary 11, 20002–5 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 18–19–15–4
57LFebruary 12, 20001–5 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 18–20–15–4
58TFebruary 16, 20003–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 18–20–16–4
59LFebruary 21, 20002–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 18–21–16–4
60LFebruary 23, 20002–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 18–22–16–4
61WFebruary 25, 20003–0 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 19–22–16–4
62TFebruary 26, 20002–2 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 19–22–17–4
63LFebruary 29, 20003–5 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 19–23–17–4
64LMarch 2, 20002–5 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 19–24–17–4
65LMarch 4, 20000–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 19–25–17–4
66LMarch 6, 20001–5 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 19–26–17–4
67LMarch 8, 20001–2 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 19–26–17–5
68WMarch 10, 20005–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 20–26–17–5
69WMarch 11, 20005–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 21–26–17–5
70LMarch 16, 20004–5 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 21–26–17–6
71WMarch 18, 20003–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 22–26–17–6
72LMarch 19, 20002–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 22–27–17–6
73WMarch 21, 20004–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 23–27–17–6
74LMarch 23, 20001–3 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 23–28–17–6
75TMarch 25, 20004–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 23–28–18–6
76LMarch 29, 20003–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 23–29–18–6
77LMarch 30, 20002–3 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 23–30–18–6
78TApril 1, 20002–2 OT New York Rangers (1999–2000) 23–30–19–6
79LApril 4, 20004–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 23–31–19–6
80LApril 5, 20003–6 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 23–32–19–6
81LApril 8, 20000–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 23–33–19–6
82WApril 9, 20003–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 24–33–19–6

Playoffs

The Boston Bruins failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2000.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton C 81 23 37 60 82-5503
Carter, AnsonAnson Carter RW 59 22 25 47 148401
Samsonov, SergeiSergei Samsonov LW 77 19 26 45 4-6603
Bourque, RaymondRaymond Bourque D 65 10 28 38 20-11600
Andreychuk, DaveDave Andreychuk LW 63 19 14 33 28-11702
Allison, JasonJason Allison C 37 10 18 28 205301
Van Impe, DarrenDarren Van Impe D 79 5 23 28 73-19400
Axelsson, P.J.P.J. Axelsson LW 81 10 16 26 241004
Heinze, SteveSteve Heinze RW 75 12 13 25 36-8202
DiMaio, RobRob DiMaio RW 50 5 16 21 42-1000
Savage, AndreAndre Savage C 43 7 13 20 10-8201
McLaren, KyleKyle McLaren D 71 8 11 19 67-4203
Eloranta, MikkoMikko Eloranta LW 50 6 12 18 36-10100
Murphy, JoeJoe Murphy RW 26 7 7 14 41-7300
Sweeney, DonDon Sweeney D 81 1 13 14 48-14000
Mann, CameronCameron Mann RW 32 8 4 12 13-6100
Bates, ShawnShawn Bates C 44 5 7 12 14-17001
Gill, HalHal Gill D 81 3 9 12 510000
Nickulas, EricEric Nickulas RW 20 5 6 11 12-1100
Laaksonen, AnttiAntti Laaksonen LW 27 6 3 9 23001
Rolston, BrianBrian Rolston C/RW 16 5 4 9 6-4301
Timander, MattiasMattias Timander D 60 0 8 8 22-11000
Knuble, MikeMike Knuble RW 14 3 3 6 8-2101
Smith, BrandonBrandon Smith D 22 2 4 6 10-4000
McSorley, MartyMarty McSorley D 27 2 3 5 622000
Belanger, KenKen Belanger LW 37 2 2 4 44-4000
Hulbig, JoeJoe Hulbig LW 24 2 2 4 8-8000
Henderson, JayJay Henderson LW 16 1 3 4 91000
Wilson, LandonLandon Wilson RW 40 1 3 4 18-6000
Girard, JonathanJonathan Girard D 23 1 2 3 2-1000
Prpic, JoelJoel Prpic C 14 0 3 3 0-6000
Mathieu, MarquisMarquis Mathieu C 6 0 2 2 4-2000
Ferraro, PeterPeter Ferraro LW 5 0 1 1 0-1000
Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame G 24 0 1 1 80000
Pronger, SeanSean Pronger C 11 0 1 1 13-4000
Aitken, JohnathanJohnathan Aitken D 3 0 0 0 0-3000
Boynton, NickNick Boynton D 5 0 0 0 0-5000
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe G 41 0 0 0 00000
Downey, AaronAaron Downey RW 1 0 0 0 00000
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas G 27 0 0 0 60000
Zehr, JeffJeff Zehr LW 4 0 0 0 2-1000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Dafoe, ByronByron Dafoe 2307 41 13 16 10 114 2.96 31030916.889
Grahame, JohnJohn Grahame 1344 24 7 10 5 55 2.46 2609554.910
Tallas, RobbieRobbie Tallas 1363 27 4 13 4 72 3.17 0628556.885
Team: 5014 82 24 39 19 241 2.88 522672026.894

[4]

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

March 6, 2000 To Colorado Avalanche
Ray Bourque, Dave Andreychuk[5]
To Boston Bruins
Brian Rolston, Martin Grenier, Samuel Pahlsson, First Round pick

Free agents

Player Former Team
Marty McSorley Edmonton Oilers

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)

See also

References

  1. "McSorley must miss a year". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 2000-11-08. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  2. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000.html
  3. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. "1999–2000 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  5. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.438, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
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