The following Western Conference NHL players, who became unrestricted free agents on July 1, 2000, remain available to sign with any team without requiring compensation for their previous teams:
Eastern Conference
| Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Tom Askey | G | 26 | Group VI |
| Frank Banham | RW | 25 | Group VI |
| Corey Hirsch | G | 28 | UFA |
| Kip Miller* | LW | 31 | Group V |
| Frederik Olausson | D | 33 | Group III |
| Blaine Russell | G | 23 | UFA |
| Lloyd Shaw | D | 24 | UFA |
| Jeremy Stevenson | LW | 25 | Group VI |
| Chad Wagner | n.a. | n.a | UFA |
| Calgary Flames |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Bobby Dollas | D | 35 | Group III |
| Eric Charron* | D | 30 | UFA |
| Lee Sorochan | D | 24 | UFA |
| John Tripp | RW | 23 | UFA |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Ed Olczyk | RW | 33 | Group III |
| Ted Crowley | D | 30 | Group VI |
| Marc Lamothe | G | 25 | Group VI |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
| None. |
| Dallas Stars |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Mel Angelstad | LW | 28 | UFA |
| Matt Martin | D | 29 | UFA |
| Edmonton Oilers |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Frantisek Musil | D | 35 | Group III |
| Vladimir Vorobiev | LW | 28 | Group VI |
| Adam Copeland | RW | 24 | UFA |
| Mike Minard | G | 24 | UFA |
| Alexander Selivanov | RW | 29 | UFA |
| Los Angeles Kings |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Mike O'Neill | G | 33 | Group VI |
| Marko Tuomainen | RW | 28 | Group VI |
| Nathan Lafayette | C | 27 | Group VI |
| Nashville Predators |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Brent Peterson | LW | 28 | Group VI |
| Phil Crowe | RW | 30 | UFA |
| Jeff Kealty | D | 24 | UFA |
| Phoenix Coyotes |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Greg Adams | LW | 36 | Group III |
| Benoit Hogue | LW | 33 | Group III |
| Steven King | RW | 30 | Group VI |
| Sylvain Daigle | G | 23 | UFA |
| Shayne Toporowski | RW | 24 | UFA |
| St. Louis Blues |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Bob Bassen | C | 35 | Group III |
| Kelly Chase | RW | 32 | Group III |
| Rudy Poeschek | RW | 33 | Group III |
| Dan Keczmer* | D | 32 | UFA |
| Libor Prochazka | D | 26 | UFA |
| Darren Rumble* | D | 31 | UFA |
| San Jose Sharks |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Jeff Norton | D | 34 | Group III |
| Ron Sutter | C | 36 | Group III |
| Jon Coleman | D | 25 | Group VI |
| Garrett Burnett | LW | 24 | UFA |
| Peter Roed | C | 23 | UFA |
| Vancouver Canucks |
| Player | Pos. | Age | Category |
| Martin Gendron | RW | 26 | Group VI |
| Chad Allan | D | 23 | UFA |
| Stewart Bodtker | C | 23 | UFA |
| Paul Ferone | LW | 24 | UFA |
| Tim Keyes | G | 24 | UFA |
| Garth Snow | G | 30 | UFA |
| Mike Valley | G | 23 | UFA |
| Harry York | C | 26 | UFA |
*Did not receive qualifying offer, eligible to elect Group V Free Agency
Group III players are those who are at least 31 years of age as of June 30 of the current season, have accrued four seasons of playing time. They can negotiate with any club without restriction.
Group V players are those who have completed 10 or more professional seasons (minor or NHL), and who did not earn in the final year of his contract more than that year's average league salary. This player may elect, once in his career, to negotiate and sign a contract with any club without restriction.
Group VI players are 25 years of age or older who have completed three or more professional seasons, whose contract has expired, and in the case of a skater, has played less than 80 NHL games (regular season and/or playoffs). In the case of a goaltender, the player must have appeared in less than 28 NHL games.