December 31, 2000 :

• The Calgary Flames placed goaltender Mike Vernon on injured reserve, retroactive to December 20, with a mild concussion
  
• The Columbus Blue Jackets recalled goaltender Jean-François Labbé from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL
  
  December 29, 2000 :
  
• The Calgary Flames recalled goaltender Martin Brochu from the Saint John Flames of the AHL
  New York Islanders' John Vanbiesbrouck is available after missing one game with a back strain
  
  December 28, 2000 :
  
• The Chicago Blackhawks assigned goaltender Robbie Tallas to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and recalled goaltender Michel Larocque
  
• The Florida Panthers loaned goaltender Rich Shulmistra to the Chicago Wolves of the IHL
  
• The New York Rangers activated goaltender Mike Richter from injured reserve list and assigned Vitali Yeremeyev to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL
  
  December 27, 2000 :
  
• The New York Islanders recalled goaltender Stephen Valiquette from the Springfield Falcons of the AHL
  
• The New York Rangers loaned goalie Vitali Yeremeyev to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL
  
  December 26, 2000 :
  
• The Los Angeles Kings recalled Steve Passmore from the Chicago Wolves of the IHL
  
  December 22, 2000 :
  
• Stéphane Fiset suffered a strained left knee. He will be sidelined indefinitely
  
  December 18, 2000 :
  
• The Florida Panthers recalled goaltender Roberto Luongo and assigned Sean Gauthier to the Louisville Panthers of the AHL
  
• Washington Capitals' goaltender Olaf Kolzig was named the NHL player of the week with a 3-0-0 record, 1,01 GAA and with a .955% save percentage
  
  December 16, 2000 :
  
• The NHL suspended goaltender Pittsburgh Penguins' Garth Snow for two games without pay for punching forward Peter Worrell of the Florida Panthers on December 15
  
• The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Sébastien Caron from the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL
  
  December 14, 2000 :
  
• The FLorida Panthers assigned goaltender Roberto Luongo to the Louisville Panthers of the AHL and recalled goaltender Sean Gauthier
  
• The Tampa Bay Lightning activated goaltender Kevin Weekes from the injured reserved list and assigned goaltender Dieter Kochan to the Detroit Vipers of the IHL
  
  December 13, 2000 :
  
• The Atlanta Thrashers activated goaltender Damian Rhodes from the injured reserve list and assigned goaltender Scott Fankhouser to the Orlando Solar bears of the IHL
  
• The Boston Bruins assigned goaltender Andrew Raycroft to the Providence Bruins of the AHL
  
  December 12, 2000 :
  
• The New York Islanders recalled goaltender Rick DiPietro from the Chicago Wolves of the IHL
  
• The Los Angeles Kings assigned goaltender Steve Passmore to the Chicago Wolves of the IHL
  
• The Chicago Black hawks assigned goaltender Michel Larocque to the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL
  
• The Boston Bruins recalled goaltender Andrew Raycroft from the Providence Bruins of the AHL
  
  December 11, 2000 :
  
• The Montréal Canadiens returned goaltender Mathieu Garon to the Québec Citadelles of the AHL
  
• The Boston Bruins returned goaltender Andrew Raycroft to the Providence Bruins of the AHL
  
• The Tampa Bay Lightning placed Dan Cloutier on the injured reserved list with a viral infection.
  Columbus Blue jackets' goaltender Marc Denis was named the NHL Player Of
• The Week with a 1,58 GAA and a 2-0-1 record. Denis is the first Columbus franchise player to win an award
  
  December 10, 2000 :
  
• The Chicago Black hawks recalled goaltender Michel Larocque from the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL.
  
  December 8, 2000 :
  
• The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov from the Detroit Vipers of the IHL.
  
  December 7, 2000 :
  
• The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Jani Hurme to a multi-year contract extension. Terms of the deal where not disclosed
  
• The Columbus Blue jackets assigned goaltender Jean-François Labbé to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL
  
• The Tampa bay Lightning placed Kevin Weekes on the injured reserved list with a knee injury. Out day-to-day
  
  December 6, 2000 :
  
• The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled goaltender Dieter Kochan from Detroit of the International Hockey League
  
  December 4, 2000 :
  
• The Columbus Blue Jackets placed goaltender Ron Tugnutt on the injured reserved list with a hip flexor. Out day-to-day
  Ottawa Senators' Patrick Lalime was named the NHL Player Of
• The Week. Lalime went 3-0-0 with a 1.33 GAA and .953% save percentage
  
  December 3, 2000 :
  
• The Columbus Blue jackets recalled goaltender Jean-François Labbé from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL
  
• The Mighty ducks of Anaheim assigned goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère to the Cincinnati Mighty ducks of the AHL
  
• The New York Islanders assigned goaltender Rick DiPietro to the Chicago Wolves of the IHL
  
• The Atlanta Thrashers placed goaltender Damian Rhodes on the injured reserved list with a groin injury. Out day-to-day
  
• The Nashville Predators placed goaltender Tomas Vokoun on the injured reserved list with a groin injury. Out day-to-day
  
• The Pittsburgh Penguins placed goaltender Jean-Sébastien Aubin on the injured reserved. Aubin had knee surgery and is out indefinitly
  
  December 2, 2000 :
  
• The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled goaltender Rich Parent from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL
  
  December 1, 2000 :
  
• The Dallas Stars assigned goaltender Chad Alban to the Idaho Steelheads of the West Coast Hockey League
  
• The Los Angeles Kings recalled Stéphane Fiset and assigned goaltender Travis Scott to the Lowell Loch monsters of the AHL
  
• The Phoenix Coyotes assigned goaltender Patrick DesRochers to the Springfield Falcons of the AHL