2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season

2010–11 Colorado Avalanche
Division 4th Northwest
Conference 14th Western
2010–11 record 30–44–8
Home record 16–21–4
Road record 14–23–4
Goals for 227
Goals against 288
Team information
General Manager Greg Sherman
Coach Joe Sacco
Captain Adam Foote
Alternate captains Milan Hejduk
Paul Stastny
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 14,752 (81.9%)
Team leaders
Goals Matt Duchene
David Jones (27)
Assists Matt Duchene
John-Michael Liles (40)
Points Matt Duchene (67)
Penalties in minutes Cody McLeod (189)
Plus/minus Greg Mauldin (+5)
Wins Peter Budaj (15)
Goals against average Peter Budaj (3.20)

The 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 16th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

The Avalanche posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 44 losses, and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 68 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Off season

At the Entry Draft, the Avalanche chose Joey Hishon, a centre, with the 17th overall draft pick.

Regular season

The Avalanche lost number one goaltender Craig Anderson on October 26 to a knee injury. Anderson, who was to be the backup that night in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, was participating in pre-game drills when he injured his knee. Peter Budaj stepped into the starting goaltender job and played well, but overall the Avalanche's goaltending has been an issue during the season. After joining the Avalanche during practice on January 22, Peter Forsberg decided to make a return to the NHL and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with the Avalanche on February 6.[2] Forsberg played in two games with the Avalanche before announcing his retirement on February 14.[3] Captain Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL on April 8, 2011, and played in his final game two days later on April 10 against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

The Avalanche struggled defensively during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in goals allowed, with 287 (excluding one shootout goal allowed). They also struggled on the penalty kill, allowing the most power-play goals in the League, with 75, and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the League, at 76.11%.[5][6]

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Northwest Division[7]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p-Vancouver Canucks825419950262185117
2 Calgary Flames824129123225023794
3 Minnesota Wild82393583620623386
4 Colorado Avalanche82304482422728868
5 Edmonton Oilers822545122319326962
Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver CanucksNW825419950262185117
2 y – San Jose SharksPA824825943248213105
3 y – Detroit Red WingsCE8247251043261241104
4 Anaheim DucksPA82473054323923599
5 Nashville PredatorsCE824427113821919499
6 Phoenix CoyotesPA824326133823122699
7 Los Angeles KingsPA82463063621919898
8 Chicago BlackhawksCE82442993825822597
8.5
9 Dallas StarsPA824229113722723395
10 Calgary FlamesNW824129123225023794
11 St. Louis BluesCE823833113424023487
12 Minnesota WildNW82393583620623386
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE823435132921525881
14 Colorado AvalancheNW82304482422728868
15 Edmonton OilersNW822545122319326962

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2010–11 Game log

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Peter Budaj452439152141303.201234.8951016
Craig Anderson‡33181013153993.28957.8970014
Brian Elliott†12690281443.83404.8910000

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Chris Stewart[8]NHL Third Star of the MonthOctober 2010
John-Michael Liles[9]NHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 22, 2010
Matt Duchene[10]NHL First Star of the WeekDecember 20, 2010
Tomas Fleischmann[10]NHL Second Star of the WeekDecember 20, 2010

Records

Regular Season
PlayerRecord
John-Michael Liles[11]NHL record - Longest assist streak to start season by defenseman

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Mark Olver1st Career NHL GameOctober 7, 2010
Mark Olver1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		October 12, 2010
Jonas Holos1st Career NHL GameOctober 16, 2010
Jonas Holos1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		October 28, 2010
Peter Budaj200th Career NHL GameOctober 28, 2010
David Liffiton1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		October 30, 2010
David Jones100th Career NHL GameOctober 30, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk1st Career NHL GameNovember 4, 2010
David Van der Gulik1st Career NHL GoalNovember 4, 2010
Colby Cohen1st Career NHL GameNovember 6, 2010
Philippe Dupuis1st Career NHL GoalNovember 6, 2010
Chris Stewart100th Career NHL PointNovember 9, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin1st Career NHL AssistNovember 15, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk1st Career NHL GoalNovember 17, 2010
Matt Duchene100th Career NHL GameNovember 19, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly100th Career NHL GameNovember 19, 2010
Paul Stastny300th Career NHL GameDecember 4, 2010
Paul Stastny200th Career NHL AssistDecember 15, 2010
TJ Galiardi100th Career NHL GameDecember 27, 2010
Craig Anderson200th Career NHL GameDecember 30, 2010
Paul Stastny300th Career NHL PointJanuary 2, 2011
Tomas Fleischmann300th Career NHL GameJanuary 6, 2011
Paul Stastny100th Career NHL GoalJanuary 22, 2011
Ryan Wilson100th Career NHL GameJanuary 24, 2011
Matt Duchene100th Career NHL PointJanuary 26, 2011
John-Michael Liles500th Career NHL GameFebruary 7, 2011
Kevin Porter100th Career NHL GameFebruary 9, 2011
Cameron Gaunce1st Career NHL GameFebruary 12, 2011
Cameron Gaunce1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		February 16, 2011
John-Michael Liles200th Career NHL AssistFebruary 23, 2011
Matt Hunwick200th Career NHL GameFebruary 26, 2011
Mark Olver1st Career NHL GoalMarch 17, 2011
Milan Hejduk900th Career NHL GameMarch 22, 2011
Erik Johnson100th Career NHL PointMarch 24, 2011
Peter Budaj100th Career NHL WinApril 1, 2011
Brandon Yip100th Career NHL GameApril 5, 2011
Milan Hejduk400th Career NHL AssistApril 10, 2011

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Final roster

Updated April 9, 2011.[45]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
5 Canada Shawn Belle D L 33 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
31 Slovakia Peter Budaj G L 36 2001 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10 Canada Kyle Cumiskey  D L 31 2006 Abbotsford, British Columbia
9 Canada Matt Duchene C L 27 2009 Haliburton, Ontario
11 Canada Philippe Dupuis C R 33 2008 Laval, Quebec
30 Canada Brian Elliott G L 33 2011 Newmarket, Ontario
14 Czech Republic Tomas Fleischmann  LW L 34 2010 Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
52 Canada Adam Foote (C) D R 47 2008 Whitby, Ontario
39 United States TJ Galiardi  LW L 30 2007 Calgary, Alberta
23 Czech Republic Milan Hejduk (A) RW R 42 1994 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
36 Norway Jonas Holos D R 31 2008 Sarpsborg, Norway
48 United States Matt Hunwick D L 33 2010 Warren, Michigan
6 United States Erik Johnson D R 30 2011 Bloomington, Minnesota
54 Canada David Jones RW R 34 2003 Guelph, Ontario
28 Czech Republic David Koci LW L 37 2009 Prague, Czechoslovakia
4 United States John-Michael Liles  D L 37 2000 Zionsville, Indiana
16 Canada Jay McClement C L 35 2011 Kingston, Ontario
55 Canada Cody McLeod LW L 34 2007 Binscarth, Manitoba
88 United States Peter Mueller  C R 30 2010 Bloomington, Minnesota
3 Canada Ryan O'Byrne D R 34 2010 Victoria, British Columbia
37 Canada Ryan O'Reilly C L 27 2009 Clinton, Ontario
40 Canada Mark Olver C L 30 2008 Burnaby, British Columbia
12 United States Kevin Porter C L 32 2010 Detroit, Michigan
27 Canada Kyle Quincey  D L 33 2009 Kitchener, Ontario
26 United States Paul Stastny (A)  C L 32 2005 Quebec City, Quebec
29 United States Ryan Stoa C L 31 2005 Bloomington, Minnesota
44 Canada Ryan Wilson D L 31 2009 Windsor, Ontario
34 Canada Daniel Winnik LW L 33 2010 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada Brandon Yip RW R 33 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia

Draft picks

Colorado had 8 picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 Joey Hishon C  Canada Owen Sound Attack (Ontario Hockey League)
2 49 (from Los Angeles) Calvin Pickard G  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (Western Hockey League)
3 71 (from Dallas) Michael Bournival LW  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
4 95 (from NY Islanders) Stephen Silas D  Canada Belleville Bulls (Ontario Hockey League)
4 107 Sami Aittokallio G  Finland Ilves Jr. (Finland-JR.)
5 137 Troy Rutkowski D  Canada Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
5 139 (from Los Angeles) Luke Walker RW  United States Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
7 197 Luke Moffatt C  United States US NTDP (United States Hockey League)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

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

Tulsa Oilers

The Avalanche's Central Hockey League affiliate is the Tulsa Oilers, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[46]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ Forsberg Makes His Decision
  3. ↑ Forsberg Leaves Behind Lasting Memories
  4. ↑ Foote Announces Retirement
  5. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html
  6. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html
  7. ↑ "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  8. ↑ Stamkos leads NHL 'Three Stars' for October
  9. ↑ Nash, Liles and Rafalski top week's 'Three Stars'
  10. 1 2 Duchene tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week
  11. ↑ Liles Sets NHL Record
  12. 1 2 3 4 Avalanche Acquires Talbot, Signs Three
  13. 1 2 3 Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  14. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Winnik
  15. ↑ Avalanche Acquires O'Byrne
  16. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Hunwick
  17. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Fleischmann
  18. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Elliott From Ottawa
  19. ↑ Avs Acquire Johnson, McClement, Pick
  20. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Belle
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Avalanche Signs Quincey, Winnik
  22. 1 2 Avalanche Signs Yip
  23. ↑ Avalanche Signs Forsberg
  24. ↑ Lightning Sign Defenseman Brett Clark
  25. ↑ Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Tyler Weiman
  26. ↑ Capitals Sign Defenseman Brian Fahey and Left Wing Kyle Greentree
  27. ↑ Capitals Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie
  28. ↑ Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Chris Durno
  29. ↑ Wings sign defenseman Salei for 1-year
  30. ↑ SVATOS SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH OMSK IN KHL
  31. ↑ Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a One-Year Contract
  32. ↑ DREGER: DARCY TUCKER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
  33. ↑ Forsberg Announces Retirement
  34. ↑ Avalanche Signs Foote
  35. 1 2 Avalanche Signs Chouinard, Holos
  36. 1 2 Avalanche Signs Budaj, Koci
  37. ↑ Avalanche Signs Stewart
  38. ↑ Avalanche Signs Mueller
  39. ↑ Avalanche Signs Walker
  40. ↑ Avalanche Signs Hishon
  41. ↑ Avalanche Signs Stefan Elliott
  42. ↑ Avalanche Signs Pickard
  43. ↑ Avalanche Signs Barrie
  44. ↑ Avalanche Signs Malone
  45. ↑ "Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  46. ↑ Tulsa Announces Affiliation With Avs
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