| 2000–01 AHL season | |
| League: | American Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy |
| Season Champs: | Worcester IceCats |
| Mvp: | Derek Armstrong |
| Mvp Link: | Les Cunningham Award |
| Top Scorer: | Derek Armstrong |
| Top Scorer Link: | John B. Sollenberger Trophy |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | 2001 Calder Cup playoffs |
| Finals: | Calder Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Saint John Flames |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Steve Begin |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Jack A. Butterfield Trophy |
| Seasonslistnames: | AHL |
The 2000–01 AHL season was the 65th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigned its divisions again. The Atlantic division was renamed as the Canadian division. The Empire State division was replaced by the South division, with many teams shifting from the Mid-Atlantic division.
Twenty teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Worcester IceCats finished first overall in the regular season. The Saint John Flames won their first Calder Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| Canadian Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Saint John Flames (CGY) | 80 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 269 | 210 | |
| x–Quebec Citadelles (MTL) | 80 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 264 | 252 | |
| x–St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 247 | 244 | |
| e–Hamilton Bulldogs (EDM) | 80 | 28 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 227 | 281 |
| New England Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Worcester IceCats (STL) | 80 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 108 | 264 | 205 | |
| x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 94 | 263 | 247 | |
| x–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 245 | 242 | |
| x–Lowell Lock Monsters (LAK/NYI) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 225 | 244 | |
| x–Portland Pirates (WSH) | 80 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 250 | 280 | |
| e–Springfield Falcons (NYI/PHX) | 80 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 253 | 280 |
| Mid-Atlantic Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 224 | 192 | |
| x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 252 | 248 | |
| x–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 83 | 235 | 254 | |
| x–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 246 | 244 | |
| x–Hershey Bears (COL) | 80 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 216 | 234 | |
| e–Albany River Rats (NJD) | 80 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 216 | 262 |
| South Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Kentucky Thoroughblades (SJS) | 80 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 273 | 212 | |
| x–Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA/DET) | 80 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 254 | 240 | |
| x–Norfolk Admirals (CHI) | 80 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 90 | 241 | 208 | |
| e–Louisville Panthers (FLA) | 80 | 21 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 200 | 285 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 32 | 69 | 101 | 73 | |||
| 80 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 89 | |||
| 77 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 36 | |||
| 74 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 98 | |||
| 77 | 50 | 29 | 79 | 110 | |||
| 72 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 50 | |||
| 66 | 32 | 46 | 78 | 58 | |||
| 56 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 36 | |||
| 55 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 44 | |||
| 80 | 23 | 50 | 73 | 162 |
See main article: 2001 Calder Cup playoffs.
The 14th AHL All-Star Game was played on January 15, 2001 at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Team Canada defeated Team PlanetUSA 11-10. In the skills competition held the day before the All-Star Game, Team PlanetUSA won 16-8 over Team Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20090819073132/http://www.theahl.com/allstar/events/
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Saint John Flames | |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Saint John Flames | |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Worcester IceCats | |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Mid-Atlantic Division: | Rochester Americans | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, New England Division: | Worcester IceCats | |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, Canadian Division: | Saint John Flames | |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Derek Armstrong - Hartford Wolf Pack | |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Derek Armstrong - Hartford Wolf Pack | |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Ryan Kraft - Kentucky Thoroughblades | |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | John Slaney - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton / Philadelphia | |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best goaltender: | ||
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Mika Noronen & Tom Askey - Rochester Americans | |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Don Granato - Worcester IceCats | |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Kent Hulst - Portland / Providence | |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | ||
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Steve Begin - Saint John Flames |
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Stew MacDonald, Saint John Flames | |
| Thomas Ebright Memorial Award Career contributions: | Bill Torrey | |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Tris Wykes, Norfolk, (newspaper) Bob Crawford, Hartford, (radio) Fox Sports Net, Pittsburgh, (television) | |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Dave Cieslinski, Rochester Americans |