1999–2000 NHL season

1999–2000 NHL season
1999–2000 NHL season
	Millennium patch celebrating the year 2000
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 1, 1999 – June 10, 2000
Number of games	82
Number of teams	28
TV partner(s)	CBC, CTV Sportsnet, SRC (Canada); ESPN/ABC (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Patrik Stefan
Picked by	Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	St. Louis Blues
Season MVP	Chris Pronger (Blues)
Top scorer	Jaromir Jagr (Penguins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Scott Stevens (Devils)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New Jersey Devils
Runners-up	Dallas Stars
NHL seasons
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers, 28 teams each played 82 games. This was the first season played in which teams were awarded a point for an overtime loss. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau, the first time in a non-lockout season since the 1967–68 season. Also, in the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New Jersey Devils overcame a three-games-to-one deficit against the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Eastern Conference Finals.

League business

Throughout the regular season and playoffs, teams wore a patch celebrating the turn of the millennium (see above).

Beginning this season, teams would earn one point for an overtime loss in the regular season instead of zero. It was hoped that this change would stop teams from playing very defensively during the overtime to guarantee the single point from a tie. The number of ties had been going up for some years and the NHL was hoping to counter this trend and did so quite successfully with this rule change.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Wayne Gretzky's jersey number, 99, was retired league-wide on February 6, 2000, at the season's All–Star Game.^[4]

The 1999–2000 season was the inaugural year for the Atlanta Thrashers. They would join the Southeast Division, marking the return of the NHL to Atlanta since the Atlanta Flames moved to Calgary in 1980.

A new award, the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award, was introduced this season for the goaltender with the best save percentage.

Overtime rule changes

The standings will record three points for games decided in overtime: 2 to the winning team, and 1 to the loser. In addition, overtimes will be played with four skaters per side, instead of five.^[1]^[5]

Uniform changes and patches

League wide: an NHL 2000 patch was worn this season for the new millennium.

Anaheim: Jade Alternates Retired. Eggplant pants with Jade Stripes are restored.

Atlanta: White jerseys have the team logo, while the road darks have the alternate mark. The team wore inaugural season patches for their first season.

Carolina: Shade of red is darkened. In addition to the NHL 2000 Patch, the Hurricanes wore two other patches this season, one celebrated the opening of the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, and the other was in Memory of Steve Chiasson, who died in a single-vehicle, alcohol-involved crash after the Hurricanes were eliminated in the 1999 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Chicago: The tan outline on the crest is removed.

Colorado: Shade of Burgundy is darkened from 1998–1999

Dallas: The alternates from 1998–1999 become the basis of the team's new home Uniform. the actual 1998–1999 Alternates become the new road uniform.

Los Angeles: New Purple alternates introduced.

New York Rangers: Navy Blue Lady Liberty Alternates return.

Ottawa: The Alternates from the 1998–1999 become the new Road Uniforms

Phoenix: Crest on the alternates get a sand-colored outline.

Tampa Bay: the alternate jerseys are dropped.

Toronto: All-star game patch worn for 2000 NHL All-Star Game. The Alternates worn during the 1998–1999 season for the last year at Maple Leaf Gardens go on a one-year hiatus.

Arena changes

The expansion Atlanta Thrashers moved into Philips Arena.
The Buffalo Sabres' home arena, Marine Midland Arena, was renamed HSBC Arena on March 17, 2000, in recognition of Marine Midland Bank's parent company HSBC retiring the Marine Midland brand.
The Carolina Hurricanes moved from Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina to the Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Colorado Avalanche moved from McNichols Sports Arena to the Pepsi Center.
The Los Angeles Kings moved from the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California to the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The Pittsburgh Penguins's home arena, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, was renamed Mellon Arena after Mellon Financial purchased the naming rights.

Teams

Division	Team	City	Arena	Capacity
1999-2000 National Hockey League
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
	New Jersey Devils	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Continental Airlines Arena	19,040
	New York Islanders	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	16,297
	New York Rangers	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden	18,200
	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	First Union Center	19,519
	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Mellon Arena	16,958
Northeast	Boston Bruins	Boston, Massachusetts	FleetCenter	17,850
	Buffalo Sabres	Buffalo, New York	Marine Midland Arena	18,690
	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal, Quebec	Molson Centre	21,273
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa, Ontario	Corel Centre	18,500
	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Air Canada Centre	18,800
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers *	Atlanta, Georgia	Philips Arena	18,545
	Carolina Hurricanes	Raleigh, North Carolina	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena	18,700
	Florida Panthers	Sunrise, Florida	National Car Rental Center	19,250
	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tampa, Florida	Ice Palace	19,092
	Washington Capitals	Washington, D.C.	MCI Center	18,573
Western Conference
Central	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	20,500
	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	19,983
	Nashville Predators	Nashville, Tennessee	Gaylord Entertainment Center	17,159
	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis, Missouri	Kiel Center	19,260
Northwest
	Calgary Flames	Calgary, Alberta	Canadian Airlines Saddledome	19,289
	Colorado Avalanche	Denver, Colorado	Pepsi Center	18,007
	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton, Alberta	Skyreach Centre	17,100
	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver, British Columbia	General Motors Place	18,422
Pacific	Dallas Stars	Dallas, Texas	Reunion Arena	17,000
	Los Angeles Kings	Los Angeles, California	Staples Center	18,230
	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Anaheim, California	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	17,174
	Phoenix Coyotes	Phoenix, Arizona	America West Arena	16,210
	San Jose Sharks	San Jose, California	San Jose Arena	17,190

First season in the NHL *

Map of teams

Devils

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Bruins

Sabres

Canadiens

Senators

Leafs

Thrashers

Hurricanes

Panthers

Lightning

Capitals

Hawks

Wings

Predators

Blues

Flames

Avalanche

Oilers

Canucks

Ducks

Stars

Kings

Coyotes

Sharks

Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Regular season

Final standings

Eastern Conference

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

Northeast Division^[7]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
2	6	Ottawa Senators	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
3	8	Buffalo Sabres	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
4	10	Montreal Canadiens	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
5	11	Boston Bruins	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73

Southeast Division^[8]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
2	5	Florida Panthers	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
3	9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
4	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

Eastern Conference^[9]
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	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	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	38	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

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Western Conference

Central Division^[10]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
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

Northwest Division^[11]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Colorado Avalanche	82	42	28	11	1	233	201	96
2	7	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	26	16	8	226	212	88
3	10	Vancouver Canucks	82	30	29	15	8	227	237	83
4	12	Calgary Flames	82	31	36	10	5	211	256	77

Pacific Division^[12]
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	43	23	10	6	211	184	102
2	5	Los Angeles Kings	82	39	27	12	4	245	228	94
3	6	Phoenix Coyotes	82	39	31	8	4	232	228	90
4	8	San Jose Sharks	82	35	30	10	7	225	214	87
5	9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	34	33	12	3	217	227	83

Western Conference^[13]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
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
8.5
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

Bracket

Conference quarterfinals			Conference semifinals			Conference finals			Stanley Cup Finals

1	Philadelphia	4

8	Buffalo	1
			1	Philadelphia	4

			7	Pittsburgh	2
2	Washington	1

7	Pittsburgh	4
						1	Philadelphia	3
Eastern Conference
						4	New Jersey	4
3	Toronto	4

6	Ottawa	2
			3	Toronto	2

			4	New Jersey	4
4	New Jersey	4

5	Florida	0
									E4	New Jersey	4

									W2	Dallas	2
1	St. Louis	3

8	San Jose	4
			2	Dallas	4

			8	San Jose	1
2	Dallas	4

7	Edmonton	1
						2	Dallas	4
Western Conference
						3	Colorado	3
3	Colorado	4

6	Phoenix	1
			3	Colorado	4

			4	Detroit	1
4	Detroit	4

5	Los Angeles	0

Awards

1999-2000 NHL awards
Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	New Jersey Devils	Dallas Stars
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular-season record)	St. Louis Blues	Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference playoff champion)	New Jersey Devils	Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference playoff champion)	Dallas Stars	Colorado Avalanche
Art Ross Trophy (Player with most points)	Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, and Dedication)	Ken Daneyko (New Jersey Devils)	N/A
Bud Light Plus-Minus Award (Best plus-minus statistic)	Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)	Chris Chelios (Detroit Red Wings)
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils)	Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils) Brad Stuart (San Jose Sharks) Mike York (New York Rangers)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils)	N/A
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Defensive forward)	Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings)	Michal Handzus (St. Louis Blues) Mike Ricci (San Jose Sharks) Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)	Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers) Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Joel Quenneville (St. Louis Blues)	Joel Quenneville (St. Louis Blues) Alain Vigneault (Montreal Canadiens) Ron Wilson (Washington Capitals)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenceman)	Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)	Rob Blake (Los Angeles Kings) Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Curtis Joseph (Toronto Maple Leafs)	N/A
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Pavol Demitra (St. Louis Blues)	Pavol Demitra (St. Louis Blues) Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings) Teemu Selanne (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
Lester B. Pearson Award (Outstanding player)	Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins)	N/A
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Pavel Bure (Florida Panthers)	Owen Nolan (San Jose Sharks)
NHL Foundation Player Award (Award for community enrichment)	Adam Graves (New York Rangers)	N/A
NHL Plus-Minus Award (Player with the best plus-minus)	Chris Pronger (St. Louis Blues)	Chris Chelios (Detroit Red Wings)
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award (Best save percentage)	Ed Belfour (Dallas Stars)	Jose Theodore (Montreal Canadiens) Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres)
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Olaf Kolzig (Washington Capitals)	Curtis Joseph (Toronto Maple Leafs) Olaf Kolzig (Washington Capitals) Roman Turek (St. Louis Blues)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Roman Turek (St. Louis Blues)	N/A

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals	G	Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues	D	Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings	D	Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings	C	Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins	RW	Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers
Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings	LW	Paul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Jaromir Jagr	Pittsburgh Penguins	63	42	54	96
Pavel Bure	Florida Panthers	74	58	36	94
Mark Recchi	Philadelphia Flyers	82	28	63	91
Paul Kariya	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	74	42	44	86
Teemu Selanne	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	79	33	52	85
Owen Nolan	San Jose Sharks	78	44	40	84
Tony Amonte	Chicago Blackhawks	82	43	41	84
Mike Modano	Dallas Stars	77	38	43	81
Joe Sakic	Colorado Avalanche	60	28	53	81
Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	78	35	44	79

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	GAA	W	L	T	SO	SV%
Brian Boucher	Philadelphia Flyers	35	2038	65	1.91	20	10	3	4	.903
Roman Turek	St. Louis Blues	67	3960	129	1.95	42	15	9	7	.912
Ed Belfour	Dallas Stars	62	3620	127	2.10	32	21	7	4	.919
Jose Theodore	Montreal Canadiens	30	1655	58	2.10	12	13	2	5	.919
John Vanbiesbrouck	Philadelphia Flyers	50	2950	108	2.20	25	15	9	3	.906
Dominik Hasek	Buffalo Sabres	35	2066	76	2.21	15	11	6	3	.919
Martin Brodeur	New Jersey Devils	72	4312	161	2.24	43	20	8	6	.910
Patrick Roy	Colorado Avalanche	63	3704	141	2.28	32	21	8	2	.914
Tommy Salo	Edmonton Oilers	70	4164	162	2.33	27	28	13	2	.914
Patrick Lalime	Ottawa Senators	38	2038	79	2.33	19	14	3	3	.905

Source: 2001 NHL Yearbook

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Thrashers: Curt Fraser
Boston Bruins: Pat Burns
Buffalo Sabres: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes: Paul Maurice
Florida Panthers: Terry Murray
Montreal Canadiens: Alain Vigneault
New Jersey Devils: Robbie Ftorek and Larry Robinson
New York Islanders: Butch Goring
New York Rangers: John Muckler and John Tortorella
Ottawa Senators: Jacques Martin
Philadelphia Flyers: Roger Neilson and Craig Ramsay
Pittsburgh Penguins: Herb Brooks
Tampa Bay Lightning: Steve Ludzik
Toronto Maple Leafs: Pat Quinn
Washington Capitals: Ron Wilson

Western Conference

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim: Craig Hartsburg
Calgary Flames: Brian Sutter
Chicago Blackhawks: Lorne Molleken and Bob Pulford
Colorado Avalanche: Bob Hartley
Dallas Stars: Ken Hitchcock
Detroit Red Wings: Scotty Bowman
Edmonton Oilers: Kevin Lowe
Los Angeles Kings: Larry Robinson
Nashville Predators: Barry Trotz
Phoenix Coyotes: Bobby Francis
San Jose Sharks: Darryl Sutter
St. Louis Blues: Joel Quenneville
Vancouver Canucks: Marc Crawford

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999–2000 (listed with their first team, an asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Patrik Stefan, Atlanta Thrashers
Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames
Alex Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche
Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils
Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo, New York Islanders
Brian Boucher, Philadelphia Flyers
Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1999–2000 (listed with their last team):

Marty McSorley, Boston Bruins
Grant Fuhr, Calgary Flames
Steve Smith, Calgary Flames
Ed Olczyk, Chicago Blackhawks
Brian Skrudland, Dallas Stars
Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
Ken Wregget, Detroit Red Wings
Bill Ranford, Edmonton Oilers
Ray Sheppard, Florida Panthers
Darren Turcotte, Nashville Predators
Ulf Samuelsson, Philadelphia Flyers
Zarley Zalapski, Philadelphia Flyers
Rob Brown, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pat Falloon, Pittsburgh Penguins
Bob Rouse, San Jose Sharks
Murray Craven, San Jose Sharks
Dave Ellett, St. Louis Blues
Geoff Courtnall, St. Louis Blues
Derek King, St. Louis Blues
Daren Puppa, Tampa Bay Lightning
Shawn Burr, Tampa Bay Lightning
Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs
Doug Bodger, Vancouver Canucks

Broadcasting

Canada

This was the second season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with CBC and CTV Sportsnet. CBC aired Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada regular season games, while CTV Sportsnet's telecasts included Tuesday Night Hockey and other weeknight games. Coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs continued to primarily be on CBC, while CTV Sportsnet aired first round all-U.S. series.

United States

This was the first year of the league's five-year U.S. national broadcast rights deal with ESPN and ABC. Much like ABC's initial contract with the NHL in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, ESPN essentially purchased time on ABC to air selected NHL games on ist sister broadcast network. This was noted in copyright tags at the conclusion of the telecasts (i.e., "The preceding program has been paid for by ESPN, Inc."). ESPN later signed a similar television rights contract with the National Basketball Association in 2002, allowing it to produce and broadcast NBA games on ABC under a similar time buy arrangement on the broadcast network.^[14] ABC's terms of this deal included four to five weeks worth of regional games on selected Saturday afternoons,^[15]^[16] typically between beginning in January or March for the first two seasons. ABC also had the All-Star Game. ESPN and ESPN2 continued to air weeknight games throughout the regular season. During the first two rounds of the playoffs, ESPN and ESPN2 aired selected games, while ABC had weekend regional telecasts. Each U.S. team's regional broadcaster produced local coverage of first and second round games (except for those games on ABC). ABC's weekend telecasts continued into the Conference Finals, while ESPN had the rest of the third round games. ESPN then aired the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals before the rest of the series shifted to ABC.

References

Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.