2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season
The 2000–01 Phoenix Coyotes season was their fifth season in the National Hockey League, the franchise's 22nd season in the NHL and 29th overall. Before the season began, Wayne Gretzky became a part owner. The Coyotes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1995 when they were known as the Winnipeg Jets.
Offseason
On June 2, 2000, Wayne Gretzky was introduced by Phoenix Coyotes Owner & Chairman Steve Ellman as the managing partner of the Coyotes in charge of all hockey operations. Gretzky did not officially begin his new role until February 15, 2001 — the date Ellman's ownership group completed the purchase of the Coyotes.Among his first moves, Gretzky brought in proven Stanley Cup winners such as Cliff Fletcher and Dave Draper to direct the Coyotes' hockey operations department. Six months later, Gretzky added Michael Barnett, the former president of IMG Hockey, as the Coyotes' general manager.
Regular season
Captain Keith Tkachuk was traded in March.Schedule and results
Legend:Player statistics
Scoring
Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.- '' = Left team via a transaction during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.''
Transactions
The Coyotes were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.Draft picks
Phoenix's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 19 | Krystofer Kolanos | Boston College | |
| 2 | 53 | Alexander Tatarinov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
| 3 | 85 | Ramzi Abid | Halifax Mooseheads | |
| 5 | 160 | Nate Kiser | Plymouth Whalers | |
| 6 | 186 | Brent Gauvreau | Oshawa Generals | |
| 7 | 217 | Igor Samoilov | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | |
| 8 | 249 | Sami Venalainen | Tappara Jr. | |
| 9 | 281 | Peter Fabus | Dukla Trencin |