2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

The 2010–11 Minnesota Wild season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

2010–11 Minnesota Wild
Division3rd Northwest
Conference12th Western
2010–11 record39–35–8
Home record19–17–5
Road record20–18–3
Goals for206
Goals against233
Team information
General ManagerChuck Fletcher
CoachTodd Richards
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsAndrew Brunette (Oct.–Dec.)
Matt Cullen (Feb.–Apr.)
Martin Havlat (Dec.–Feb.)
John Madden (Feb.–Apr.)
Nick Schultz (Oct.–Dec.)
Greg Zanon (Dec.–Feb.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,012 (99.7%)
Team leaders
GoalsMartin Havlat (22)
AssistsMikko Koivu (45)
PointsHavlat
Koivu (62)
Penalty minutesBrad Staubitz (173)
Plus/minusClayton Stoner (+5)
WinsNiklas Backstrom (22)
Goals against averageAnton Khudobin (1.59)

The Wild posted a regular season record of 39 wins, 35 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 86 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Regular season

The Wild opened the season with two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, against the Carolina Hurricanes. Goaltender Josh Harding was seriously injured and the Wild signed free agent Jose Theodore to a one-year contract upon the team's return to Minnesota. The Wild ended the regular season with a 5–3 victory over the Dallas Stars, which eliminated the Stars from playoff contention. At the conclusion of the regular season, Todd Richards was fired as head coach.[2]

Playoffs

The Wild attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season. However, a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 2 eliminated the team from playoff contention.

Standings

Northwest Division[3]
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

2010–11 Game Log

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

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= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Niklas Backstrom512978222351322.661566.9163012
Jose Theodore32179315113812.71963.9161002
Anton Khudobin418921051.5986.9421000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Jose Theodore[93]NHL Third Star of the WeekJanuary 10, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Antti Miettinen400th Career NHL GameOctober 7, 2010
Brent Burns100th Career NHL AssistOctober 19, 2010
Justin Falk1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 19, 2010
John Madden800th Career NHL GameOctober 28, 2010
Matt Kassian1st Career NHL GameNovember 5, 2010
Marco Scandella1st Career NHL GameNovember 12, 2010
Matt Cullen300th Career NHL AssistNovember 15, 2010
Marco Scandella1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
November 17, 2010
Brad Staubitz100th Career NHL GameNovember 20, 2010
Matt Cullen900th Career NHL GameNovember 24, 2010
Jared Spurgeon1st Career NHL GameNovember 29, 2010
Brent Burns400th Career NHL GameDecember 12, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan300th Career NHL GameDecember 16, 2010
Kyle Brodziak100th Career NHL PointDecember 20, 2010
Mikko Koivu400th Career NHL Game
200th Career NHL Assist
January 2, 2011
Clayton Stoner1st Career NHL GoalJanuary 4, 2011
Patrick O'Sullivan100th Career NHL AssistJanuary 6, 2011
Kyle Brodziak300th Career NHL GameJanuary 11, 2011
Anton Khudobin1st Career NHL ShutoutJanuary 16, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard200th Career NHL AssistJanuary 18, 2011
Cal Clutterbuck200th Career NHL GameJanuary 19, 2011
Martin Havlat200th Career NHL GoalJanuary 19, 2011
Antti Miettinen200th Career NHL PointJanuary 25, 2011
Jared Spurgeon1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 25, 2011
Andrew Brunette1,000th Career NHL GameFebruary 1, 2011
Mikko Koivu300th Career NHL PointFebruary 3, 2011
Martin Havlat600th Career NHL GameFebruary 16, 2011
Martin Havlat500th Career NHL PointFebruary 20, 2011
Jared Spurgeon1st Career NHL GoalFebruary 22, 2011
Martin Havlat300th Career NHL AssistMarch 6, 2011
Marek Zidlicky500th Career NHL GameMarch 6, 2011
Nick Schultz100th Career NHL AssistMarch 19, 2011
Andrew Brunette700th Career NHL PointMarch 26, 2011
Matt Cullen500th Career NHL PointMarch 31, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard300th Career NHL PointMarch 31, 2011
Carson McMillan1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
April 3, 2011
Drew Bagnall1st Career NHL GameApril 8, 2011
Carson McMillan1st Career NHL AssistApril 10, 2011

Transactions

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

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 9 Mikael Granlund C  Finland HIFK (SM-liiga)
2 39 Brett Bulmer RW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 56 (from Washington) Johan Larsson C  Sweden Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
2 59 (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida) Jason Zucker RW  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6 159 Johan Gustafsson G  Sweden Färjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr-2)
7 189 Dylan McKinlay RW  Canada Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)

Final roster

Updated April 8, 2011.[130]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
32 Niklas Backstrom G L 42 2006 Helsinki, Finland
42 Drew Bagnall D L 36 2010 Oakbank, Manitoba
25 Cam Barker D L 34 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard C L 36 2002 Sherbrooke, Quebec
21 Kyle Brodziak C R 36 2009 St. Paul, Alberta
15 Andrew Brunette LW L 46 2008 Sudbury, Ontario
8 Brent Burns D R 35 2003 Ajax, Ontario
22 Cal Clutterbuck RW R 32 2006 Welland, Ontario
7 Matt Cullen (A) C R 43 2010 Virginia, Minnesota
18 Colton Gillies LW L 31 2007 White Rock, British Columbia
37 Josh Harding  G R 36 2002 Regina, Saskatchewan
24 Martin Havlat RW L 39 2009 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
12 Chuck Kobasew RW R 38 2009 Osoyoos, British Columbia
9 Mikko Koivu (C) C L 37 2001 Turku, Finland
48 Guillaume Latendresse RW L 33 2009 Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
11 John Madden (A) C L 47 2010 Barrie, Ontario
45 Carson McMillan RW R 31 2007 Brandon, Manitoba
20 Antti Miettinen RW R 39 2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland
34 Maxim Noreau D R 33 2008 Montreal, Quebec
23 Eric Nystrom LW L 37 2010 Syosset, New York
29 Jed Ortmeyer RW R 41 2011 Omaha, Nebraska
6 Marco Scandella D L 30 2008 Montreal, Quebec
55 Nick Schultz D L 37 2000 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
46 Jared Spurgeon D R 30 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
16 Brad Staubitz RW R 35 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
4 Clayton Stoner D L 35 2004 Port McNeill, British Columbia
60 Jose Theodore G R 43 2010 Laval, Quebec
5 Greg Zanon D L 40 2009 Burnaby, British Columbia
3 Marek Zidlicky D R 43 2008 Most, Czechoslovakia

Farm teams

The Houston Aeros remain Minnesota's primary American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11 and the Bakersfield Condors will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2010–11.[131]

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  93. Sedin tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  94. Wild Acquires Brad Staubitz From Sharks Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  95. Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  96. Wild Acquires Penner and Lehtonen for Khudobin
  97. Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Petr Kalus from Minnesota Wild in Exchange Future Considerations
  98. Cullen Comes Home
  99. Wild Signs LW Eric Nystrom
  100. Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall
  101. Wild Signs German Goaltender, Endras
  102. Wild Signs Broda To Entry Level Deal
  103. Boom! John Madden Coming To Wild
  104. Wild Signs Three Prospects
  105. Wild Lands Jose Theodore
  106. Wild Signs RW Jed Ortmeyer
  107. Wild Signs D Chay Genoway
  108. Wild Signs UMD Winger Justin Fontaine
  109. Rangers add free agent Boogaard
  110. Blackhawks sign defenseman John Scott
  111. COYOTES SIGN EBBETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT
  112. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers
  113. HILBERT AND HISEY AGREE TO TERMS
  114. New Keeper: Sharks have committed Wade Dubielewicz
  115. Owen Nolan hoping for NHL comeback
  116. B's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy
  117. Wild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse
  118. Wild Signs Daoust To One-Year Deal
  119. Wild Signs Rau To Two-Year Deal
  120. Sheppard Signed To One-Year Deal
  121. STAUBITZ INKS TWO-YEAR / $1.15M DEAL WITH WILD
  122. Wild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian
  123. Latendresse Re-Signs For Two Years
  124. Wild Re-Signs Disalvatore, Fraser
  125. Wild Signs Earl To One-Year Deal
  126. Harding Excited About Deal
  127. Koivu Signs Seven-Year Extension
  128. Wild Signs Endras For 2011–2012 Season
  129. Wild Locks Up Bulmer For Three Years
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