1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season
1999–2000 St. Louis Blues | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Central Division champions | |
Division | 1st Central |
Conference | 1st Western |
1999–2000 record | 51–19–11–1 |
Home record | 24–9–7–1 |
Road record | 27–10–4–0 |
Goals for | 248 |
Goals against | 165 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Pleau |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Chris Pronger |
Alternate captains | Al MacInnis Pierre Turgeon |
Arena | Kiel Center |
Average attendance | 18,590 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Worcester IceCats Peoria Rivermen |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Pavol Demitra (28) |
Assists | Chris Pronger (48) |
Points | Pavol Demitra (75) |
Penalty minutes | Tyson Nash (150) |
Plus/minus | Chris Pronger (+52) |
Wins | Roman Turek (42) |
Goals against average | Roman Turek (1.95) |
The 1999–2000 St. Louis Blues season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 21st consecutive season after finishing the regular season with a record of 51–19–11–1 (114 points), sufficient to win the Central Division title as well as the Presidents' Trophy for the highest points total in the NHL. It was the Blues' first division title since the 1986–87 season, when they won the Norris Division, and their last until the 2011–12 season.
Off-season
Regular season
The Blues allowed the fewest goals during the regular season with 165, and had the most shutouts with nine. They also tied the Washington Capitals for the fewest short-handed goals allowed with just three.[1][2]
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
2 | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
3 | 11 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
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.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 248 | 165 | 114 |
2 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 211 | 184 | 102 |
3 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 233 | 201 | 96 |
4 | Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 278 | 210 | 108 |
5 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 245 | 228 | 94 |
6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 232 | 228 | 90 |
7 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 226 | 212 | 88 |
8 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 225 | 214 | 87 |
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9 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 227 | 83 |
10 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 227 | 237 | 83 |
11 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 242 | 245 | 78 |
12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 211 | 256 | 77 |
13 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 240 | 70 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division
Playoffs
The number one seeded Blues were upset in seven games by the eighth seeded San Jose Sharks in the first round.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 7–4–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–2–0–0)
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November: 8–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–2–0; road: 5–2–0–0)
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December: 7–4–2–0 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
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January: 9–3–2–0 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 6–2–1–0)
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February: 10–2–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 6–0–0–0)
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March: 8–2–4–0 (home: 2–1–2–0; road: 6–1–2–0)
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April: 2–1–1–1 (home: 2–0–1–1; road: 0–1–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) San Jose Sharks: Sharks win 4–3
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Scoring
- 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 Blues only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
38 | Pavol Demitra | LW | 71 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
77 | Pierre Turgeon | C | 52 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −2 | 0 |
44 | Chris Pronger | D | 79 | 14 | 48 | 62 | 52 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 32 |
26 | Michal Handzus | C | 81 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 |
48 | Scott Young | RW | 75 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
23 | Lubos Bartecko | LW | 67 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
2 | Al MacInnis | D | 61 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
32 | Mike Eastwood | C | 79 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
17 | Jochen Hecht | LW | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Craig Conroy | C | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Stephane Richer† | RW | 36 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Todd Reirden | D | 56 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
15 | Marty Reasoner | C | 32 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
33 | Scott Pellerin | LW | 80 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
21 | Jamal Mayers | RW | 79 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Tyson Nash | LW | 66 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 24 |
27 | Terry Yake‡ | C | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Dave Ellett† | D | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
37 | Jeff Finley | D | 74 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Derek King† | LW | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Marc Bergevin | D | 81 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
7 | Ricard Persson | D | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −2 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
47 | Ladislav Nagy | LW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
14 | Geoff Courtnall‡ | LW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | Bob Bassen† | C | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
36 | Bryan Helmer | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | Chris McAlpine‡ | D | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Pascal Rheaume | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Kelly Chase | RW | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Roman Turek | G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
46 | Derek Bekar | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Jim Campbell | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Jamie McLennan | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
20 | Rudy Poeschek | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
1 | Roman Turek | 67 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1470 | 129 | 1.95 | .912 | 7 | 3960 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 161 | 19 | 2.75 | .882 | 0 | 415 |
29 | Jamie McLennan | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 341 | 33 | 1.96 | .903 | 2 | 1009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) | Hart Memorial Trophy | Chris Pronger | [6] |
Jack Adams Award | Joel Quenneville | [7] | |
James Norris Memorial Trophy | Chris Pronger | [8] | |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Pavol Demitra | [9] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Chris Pronger (Defense) | [10] | |
NHL Second All-Star Team | Roman Turek (Goaltender) | [10] | |
NHL Plus-Minus Award | Chris Pronger | [11] | |
William M. Jennings Trophy | Roman Turek | [12] | |
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pavol Demitra | [13] |
Al MacInnis | |||
Chris Pronger[a] | |||
Joel Quenneville (coach) | |||
Roman Turek[b] | |||
Pierre Turgeon[c] | |||
NHL Player of the Week | Roman Turek (November 22) | [17] | |
Pierre Turgeon (December 6) | [18] | ||
Roman Turek (March 27) | [19] |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th point | Pierre Turgeon | October 9, 1999 | [20] |
400th goal | Pierre Turgeon | October 13, 1999 | [21] |
Stephane Richer | January 26, 2000 | [22] |
Transactions
Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[23]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 17 | Barret Jackman | ![]() | Regina Pats (WHL) |
3 | 85 | Peter Smrek | ![]() | Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) |
4 | 114 | Chad Starling | ![]() | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
5 | 143 | Trevor Byrne | ![]() | Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) |
6 | 180 | Tore Vikingstad | ![]() | Färjestad BK (Sweden) |
7 | 203 | Phil Osaer | ![]() | Ferris State University (WCHA) |
8 | 221 | Colin Hemingway | ![]() | Surrey Eagles (BCJHL) |
8 | 232 | Alexander Khavanov | ![]() | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
9 | 260 | Brian McMeekin | ![]() | Cornell University (ECAC) |
9 | 270 | James Desmarais | ![]() | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
Notes
- ^ Pronger was voted to the starting lineup.[14]
- ^ Turek was an injury replacement for Dominik Hasek of the Buffalo Sabres.[15]
- ^ Turgeon did not play and was replaced by Ray Whitney of the Florida Panthers.[16]
References
- "St. Louis Blues 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- "1999-00 St. Louis Blues Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "1999-00 NHL Summary".
- ^ "1999-00 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "1999-2000 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ a b "1999-00 St. Louis Blues Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hart Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Jack Adams Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "James Norris Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Lady Byng Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Bud Light Plus-Minus Award award winners at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "William M. Jennings Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000". NHL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL - Hasek won't make All-Star appearance". ESPN.com. February 4, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Avalanche coach furious over injury to Forsberg". The Globe and Mail. February 4, 2000. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
Left winger Ray Whitney of the Florida Panthers replaces injured Blues star Pierre Turgeon on the North American team.
- ^ "Turek Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. November 22, 1999. Archived from the original on May 24, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Turgeon Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. December 6, 1999. Archived from the original on May 29, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sports Update - UPI Archives". UPI. March 27, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Canucks Still Perfect to Start". Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
St. Louis center Pierre Turgeon became the 55th NHL player to reach 1,000 points with a power-play goal at 13:23 of the second period, tying the game 2-2.
- ^ "Red Wings Beat The Blues". www.cbsnews.com. October 13, 1999. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
Pierre Turgeon scored his 400th career goal
- ^ Blair, Jeff (January 27, 2000). "Richer inspires with 400th goal". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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