2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

2008–09 Colorado Avalanche
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 15th Western
2008–09 record 32-45-5
Home record 18-21-2
Road record 14-24-3
Goals for 199
Goals against 257
Team information
General Manager Francois Giguere
Coach Tony Granato
Captain Joe Sakic
Alternate captains Adam Foote
Ian Laperriere
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 15,429
Team leaders
Goals Milan Hejduk (27)
Assists Ryan Smyth (33)
Points Milan Hejduk (59)
Ryan Smyth
Penalties in minutes Ian Laperriere (163)
Plus/minus Ben Guite (+2)
Wins Peter Budaj (20)
Goals against average Peter Budaj (2.86)

The 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th in the National Hockey League, and 14th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Regular season

The Avalanche struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in scoring with just 192 goals (excluding 7 shootout-winning goals). They were also shut out a league-high 12 times, tied with the Los Angeles Kings.[1][2][3]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Vancouver Canucks82452710246220100
2Calgary Flames824630625424898
3Minnesota Wild824033921920089
4Edmonton Oilers823835923424885
5Colorado Avalanche823245519925769

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose SharksPA82531811257204117
2y – Detroit Red WingsCE82512110295244112
3y – Vancouver CanucksNW82452710246220100
4Chicago BlackhawksCE82462412264216104
5Calgary FlamesNW824630625424898
6St. Louis BluesCE8241311023323392
7Columbus Blue JacketsCE8241311022623092
8Anaheim DucksPA824233724523891
8.5
9Minnesota WildNW824033921920089
10Nashville PredatorsCE824034821323388
11Edmonton OilersNW823835923424885
12Dallas StarsPA8236351123025783
13Phoenix CoyotesPA823639720825279
14Los Angeles KingsPA8234371120723479
15Colorado AvalancheNW823245519925769

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game log

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Peter Budaj563231202951542.8615311377.8992
Andrew Raycroft31172212160903.14836746.8920

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Milan Hejduk600th NHL pointOctober 9, 2008
Adam Foote1,000th NHL gameOctober 12, 2008
Paul Stastny100th NHL assistOctober 14, 2008
Andrew Raycroft200th NHL appearanceOctober 16, 2008
Marek Svatos200th NHL gameOctober 25, 2008
Scott Hannan600th NHL gameOctober 30, 2008
Darcy Tucker200th NHL goalNovember 8, 2008
Ryan Smyth300th NHL goalJanuary 18, 2009
Milan Hejduk300th NHL goalJanuary 18, 2009
Ian Laperriere1000th NHL gameApril 10, 2009

Transactions

Trades

March 4, 2009
 To Colorado Avalanche----Lawrence Nycholat
Ryan Wilson
Montreal's second-round pick (previously acquired) in 2009 draft		 To Calgary Flames ----Jordan Leopold

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Andrew Raycroft[4]Toronto Maple Leafs1 year, $800,000
Darcy Tucker[4]Toronto Maple Leafs2 year, $4.5 million
PlayerNew team
Jeff FingerToronto Maple Leafs
Jose TheodoreWashington Capitals
Kurt SauerPhoenix Coyotes
Andrew BrunetteMinnesota Wild

Claimed from waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers
Jesse BoulericeEdmonton OilersNovember 21, 2008

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 50 Cameron Gaunce Defenseman  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2 61 Peter Delmas Goalie  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 110 Kelsey Tessier Center  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 140 Mark Olver Center  Canada Northern Michigan U. (CCHA)
6 167 Joel Chouinard Defenseman  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 170 Jonas Holos Defenseman  Norway Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen)
7 200 Nathan Condon Center  United States Wausau (HIGH-WI)

Roster

Updated April 2, 2009.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
39 United States Tyler Arnason C L 39 2006 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31 Slovakia Peter Budaj G L 36 2001 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
5 Canada Brett Clark  D L 41 2002 Wapella, Saskatchewan
48 Canada Kyle Cumiskey  D L 31 2006 Abbotsford, British Columbia
52 Canada Adam Foote (A)  D R 47 2008 Whitby, Ontario
43 Canada TJ Galiardi LW R 30 2007 Calgary, Alberta
28 Canada Ben Guite RW R 40 2006 Montreal, Quebec
22 Canada Scott Hannan (A) D L 39 2007 Richmond, British Columbia
23 Czech Republic Milan Hejduk (A) RW R 42 1994 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
37 United States T. J. Hensick C R 32 2005 Lansing, Michigan
54 Canada David Jones  RW R 34 2003 Guelph, Ontario
14 Canada Ian Laperriere (A) RW R 44 2004 Montreal, Quebec
4 United States John-Michael Liles D L 37 2000 Zionsville, Indiana
47 United States Raymond Macias D R 32 2005 Long Beach, California
11 Canada Cody McCormick C R 35 2001 London, Ontario
55 Canada Cody McLeod LW L 34 2007 Binscarth, Manitoba
3 Canada Lawrence Nycholat  D L 39 2009 Calgary, Alberta
50 United States Derek Peltier D L 33 2004 Plymouth, Minnesota
1 Canada Andrew Raycroft G L 38 2008 Belleville, Ontario
19 Canada Joe Sakic (C)  C L 49 1987 Burnaby, British Columbia
24 Belarus Ruslan Salei D L 43 2008 Minsk, U.S.S.R.
94 Canada Ryan Smyth  LW L 42 2007 Banff, Alberta
26 United States Paul Stastny  C L 32 2005 Quebec City, Quebec
42 Canada Chris Stewart RW R 30 2006 Toronto, Ontario
40 Slovakia Marek Svatos RW R 36 2001 Košice, Czechoslovakia
29 Sweden Daniel Tjarnqvist  D L 42 2008 Umeå, Sweden
16 Canada Darcy Tucker RW L 43 2008 Castor, Alberta
41 Canada Michael Vernace D L 32 2006 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada Brian Willsie RW R 40 2008 London, Ontario
8 Canada Wojtek Wolski LW/C L 32 2004 Zabrze, Poland

See also

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate was the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
  2. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html
  3. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/2009.html
  4. 1 2 CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Colorado - Tucker, Raycroft on Rocky Mountain highs
  5. ↑ "Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
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