This is the 2000-01 Northern Pacific Hockey League season. This was the league's innauguaral season. The league played as a Tier III Junior B for its first seven seasons.
The following teams played in the league this season:
- Alaska Arctic Ice (based in Anchorage)
- Portland Pioneers
- Eugene Thunder
- Puget Sound Kings (based in Tacoma, WA)
- Liberty Lake Lumberjacks
- Fairbanks Ice Dogs
- Yukon Claimjumpers (based in Whitehorse)
Standings[]
| Northern | GP | W | L | SOL | PTS | GF | GA |
| Fairbanks | 31 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 292 | 61 |
| Yukon | 34 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 149 | 137 |
| Anchorage | 31 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 67 | 272 |
| Pacific | GP | W | L | SOL | PTS | GF | GA |
| Liberty Lake | 42 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 196 | 108 |
| Puget Sound | 42 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 39 | 133 | 185 |
| Portland | 42 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 147 | 198 |
| Eugene | 42 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 34 | 134 | 169 |
Playoffs[]
- First round
- Yukon - Anchorage 8:2, 8:5
- Liberty Lake - Eugen 3:2 OT, 5:1
- Puget Sound - Portland 4:6, 5:3, 4:2
- Semifinals
- Fairbanks - Yukon 8:1, 3:1, 4:2
- Liberty Lake - Puget Sound 5:2, 9:1
- Final
- Fairbanks - Liberty Lake 6:3, 8:3