2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

(42-28-9-3) Finished 3rd in Atlantic Division

• The Penguins opened the 2001 season with two games against the Nashville Predators in Japan.

• Jaromir Jagr recorded his 400th goal on November 13 against the Colorado Avalanche.

• Mario Lemieux announced his comeback to the NHL on December 11. Lemieux posted three points (1+2) against the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first game back on December 27.

• Lemieux recorded career point 1,500 and Jagr notched his 1,000th against the Ottawa Senators on December 30.

• Lemieux posted his 40th career hat trick on January 24 vs. Montreal, the second most in league history.

• Alexei Kovalev had hat tricks back-to-back games against the Philadelphia Flyers (February 7) and  the New Jersey Devils (February 10).

• Lemieux earned his 900th assist on February 25 vs. the New York Islanders.

• The Penguins would miss the playoffs for the next five seasons.

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Front row: Garth Snow, Janne Laukkanen, Robert Lang, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr, Bob Bougher, Alexei Kovalev, Darius Kasparaitus, Johan Hedberg & Jean-Sebastien Aubin

Middle row: Mark Mortland (Trainer), Tom Plasko (Therapsist), Frank Sciulli (Locker room attendant), Scott Johnson (Trainer), Ian Moran, Jan Hrdina, Ed Johnston (Asst. General Manager), Tom Rooney (COO), Craig Patrick (General Manager), Ken Sawyer (Chief Financial Officer), Mario Lemieux (Owner), Ivan Hlinka (Head Coach), Rick Kehoe (Asst. Coach), Randy Hillier (Asst. Coach), Joe Mullen (Asst. Coach), Marc Bergevin, Hans Jonsson, Steve Latin (Equip. Manager), Paul Flati (Asst. Equip. Manager), John Welday (Conditioning Coach) & Paul DeFazio (Equip. Staff)

Back row: Josef Beranek, Frantisek Kucera, Dan Lacouture, Bobby Dollas, Krzysztof Oliwa, Steve McKenna, Wayne Primeau, Aleksey Morozov, Rene Corbet, Andrew Ference & Billy Tibbetts.

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