2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season

2009–10 Colorado Avalanche
Division2nd Northwest
Conference8th Western
2009–10 record43–30–9
Home record24–14–3
Road record19–16–6
Goals for244
Goals against233
Team information
General managerGreg Sherman
CoachJoe Sacco
CaptainAdam Foote
Alternate captainsMilan Hejduk
Paul Stastny
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance13,948 (77.4%)
Total: 571,849
Team leaders
GoalsChris Stewart (28)
AssistsPaul Stastny (59)
PointsPaul Stastny (79)
Penalty minutesCody McLeod (138)
Plus/minusRyan Wilson (+13)
WinsCraig Anderson (38)
Goals against averageAnderson, Peter Budaj (2.64)

The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 38th season, 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 15th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Off-season

On June 3, 2009, the Avalanche began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff by firing head coach Tony Granato, along with assistants coaches Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet and video coordinator PJ DeLuca.[1] Also on June 3, the Avalanche hired Greg Sherman as their new general manager, replacing Francois Giguere, who had been fired in April.[2] On June 4, Joe Sacco was hired to be the new head coach.[3] Before Sacco's hiring, an offer had been made to former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy to become head coach, which Roy declined.[4]

Defenceman Adam Foote was named team captain following the retirement of long-time captain Joe Sakic.

Preseason

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 17 Dallas Stars 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 1-0-0 [1]
2 September 18 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 St. Louis Blues Weiman 1-1-0 [2]
3 September 20 St. Louis Blues 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 2-1-0 [3]
4 September 23 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 3-1-0 [4]
5 September 24 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Budaj 3-2-0 [5]
6 September 26
(in Las Vegas)		 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Los Angeles Kings Anderson 3-3-0 [6]

Regular season

On July 9, 2009, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.[5] The Avalanche retired Sakic's jersey #19 in a ceremony before the October 1, 2009 home opener of the 2009-10 season.[6] On November 12, 2009, the Avalanche unveiled a new third jersey.[7]

On February 10, 2010, Kyle Cumiskey scored just 9 seconds into the overtime period to give the Avalanche a 4-3 home win over the Atlanta Thrashers.[8] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2009-10 NHL regular season.[9]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[10]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
2 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
3 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
4 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

Conference standings

Western Conference[11]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

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

2009–10 Game log
October: 10–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 1 San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 1–0–0 2 [7]
2 October 3 Vancouver Canucks 0 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,416 2–0–0 4 [8]
3 October 8 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Nashville Predators Anderson 14,797 2-1-0 4 [9]
4 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Anderson 20,655 2-1-1 5 [10]
5 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Boston Bruins Anderson 16,393 3-1-1 7 [11]
6 October 13 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Anderson 19,148 4-1-1 9 [12]
7 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Montreal Canadiens Anderson 21,273 5-1-1 11 [13]
8 October 17 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Detroit Red Wings SO Anderson 19,763 6-1-1 13 [14]
9 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Anderson 18,175 6-1-2 14 [15]
10 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,673 7-1-2 16 [16]
11 October 24 Detroit Red Wings 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 17,690 8-1-2 18 [17]
12 October 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Edmonton Oilers Anderson 16,839 9-1-2 20 [18]
13 October 28 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 10-1-2 22 [19]
14 October 30 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 10-2-2 22 [20]
November: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
15 November 1 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Vancouver Canucks Anderson 18,810 10-3-2 22 [21]
16 November 4 Phoenix Coyotes 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 11,012 11-3-2 24 [22]
17 November 6 Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 15,616 12-3-2 26 [23]
18 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,118 12-4-2 26 [24]
19 November 11 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Anderson 20,879 12-4-3 27 [25]
20 November 14 Vancouver Canucks 8 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,823 12-5-3 27 [26]
21 November 17 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 13-5-3 29 [27]
22 November 18 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 6 Edmonton Oilers Budaj 16,839 13-6-3 29 [28]
23 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Vancouver Canucks Anderson 18,810 13-7-3 29 [29]
24 November 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,281 14-7-3 31 [30]
25 November 25 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,356 14-7-4 32 [31]
26 November 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,365 14-8-4 32 [32]
27 November 28 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 15,303 14-8-5 33 [33]
28 November 30 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning Anderson 12,214 15-8-5 35 [34]
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
29 December 2 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 Florida Panthers SO Anderson 12,403 15-8-6 36 [35]
30 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Budaj 16,968 15-9-6 36 [36]
31 December 5 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 14,909 16-9-6 38 [37]
32 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 0 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 17-9-6 40 [38]
33 December 9 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 11,435 17-10-6 40 [39]
34 December 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 12,188 18-10-6 42 [40]
35 December 13 Calgary Flames 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,448 19-10-6 44 [41]
36 December 15 Washington Capitals 6 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 14,172 19-11-6 44 [42]
37 December 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,782 20-11-6 46 [43]
38 December 21 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,244 21-11-6 48 [44]
39 December 22 Anaheim Ducks 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,171 21-12-6 48 [45]
40 December 26 Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 18,007 22-12-6 50 [46]
41 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators Anderson 17,823 23-12-6 52 [47]
42 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Detroit Red Wings Anderson 20,066 23-13-6 52 [48]
January: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
43 January 2 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Anderson 17,371 24-13-6 54 [49]
44 January 6 New York Islanders 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,898 24-14-6 54 [50]
45 January 8 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes Budaj 14,071 24-15-6 54 [51]
46 January 9 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Buffalo Sabres SO Anderson 18,690 25-15-6 56 [52]
47 January 11 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames SO Anderson 19,289 26-15-6 58 [53]
48 January 16 New Jersey Devils 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 17,816 27-15-6 60 [54]
49 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,232 28-15-6 62 [55]
50 January 22 Nashville Predators 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,452 29-15-6 64 [56]
51 January 24 Dallas Stars 0 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,741 30-15-6 66 [57]
52 January 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,597 30-16-6 66 [58]
53 January 29 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Anderson 18,532 30-17-6 66 [59]
54 January 31 New York Rangers 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,264 30-18-6 66 [60]
February: 5–2–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
55 February 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,213 31-18-6 68 [61]
56 February 4 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Nashville Predators Anderson 17,113 31-19-6 68 [62]
57 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,571 32-18-6 70 [63]
58 February 8 St. Louis Blues 2 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,261 33-18-6 72 [64]
59 February 10 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 11,644 34-18-6 74 [65]
60 February 12 Phoenix Coyotes 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 14,129 35-18-6 76 [66]
61 February 13 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Los Angeles Kings Anderson 18,118 35-20-6 76 [67]
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
62 March 1 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 35-21-6 76 [68]
63 March 3 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Anderson 14,840 36-20-6 78 [69]
64 March 4 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 12,426 36-22-6 78 [70]
65 March 6 St. Louis Blues 3 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 37-21-6 80 [71]
66 March 9 Vancouver Canucks 6 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,861 37-23-6 80 [72]
67 March 11 Florida Panthers 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,458 38-22-6 82 [73]
68 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 Dallas Stars Anderson 16,246 39-22-6 84 [74]
69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 40-22-6 86 [75]
70 March 17 Calgary Flames 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,770 40-24-6 86 [76]
71 March 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Anaheim Ducks Anderson 15,528 40-25-6 86 [77]
72 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings OT Anderson 17,845 40-24-7 87 [78]
73 March 24 Los Angeles Kings 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 13,667 41-24-7 89 [79]
74 March 27 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 17,188 41-26-7 89 [80]
75 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 41-27-7 89 [81]
76 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,862 41-28-7 89 [82]
April: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 2 Calgary Flames 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 41-29-7 89 [83]
78 April 4 San Jose Sharks 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,893 42-29-7 91 [84]
79 April 6 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Vancouver Canucks SO Anderson 18,810 43-29-7 93 [85]
80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Budaj 16,839 43-29-8 94 [86]
81 April 9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,327 43-30-8 94 [87]
82 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,674 43-30-9 95 [88]

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 14 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 1 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 Avalanche lead 1-0 [89]
2 April 16 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 San Jose Sharks OT Anderson 17,562 Series tied 1-1 [90]
3 April 18 San Jose Sharks 0 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 Avalanche lead 2-1 [91]
4 April 20 San Jose Sharks 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 Series tied 2-2 [92]
5 April 22 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 5 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 Sharks lead 3-2 [93]
6 April 24 San Jose Sharks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 Sharks win series 4-2 [94]

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Paul Stastny 81 20 59 79 2 50
Chris Stewart 77 28 36 64 4 73
Matt Duchene 81 24 31 55 1 16
Wojtek Wolski‡ 62 17 30 47 15 21
Milan Hejduk 56 23 21 44 6 10
TJ Galiardi 70 15 24 39 6 28
John-Michael Liles 59 6 25 31 -2 30
Kyle Quincey 79 6 23 29 9 76
Ryan O'Reilly 81 8 18 26 4 18
Darcy Tucker 71 10 14 24 -3 47
Ryan Wilson 61 3 18 21 13 36
Brett Clark 64 3 17 20 6 28
Kyle Cumiskey 61 7 13 20 0 20
Peter Mueller† 15 9 11 20 4 8
Brandon Yip 32 11 8 19 5 22
Cody McLeod 74 7 11 18 -13 138
Scott Hannan 81 2 14 16 2 40
David Jones 23 10 6 16 1 2
Matt Hendricks 56 9 7 16 1 74
Marek Svatos 54 7 4 11 -13 35
Adam Foote 67 0 9 9 8 64
Chris Durno 41 4 4 8 3 47
Ruslan Salei 14 1 5 6 -1 10
T. J. Hensick 7 1 2 3 0 0
Ryan Stoa 12 2 1 3 -3 0
Kevin Porter† 16 2 1 3 -4 0
Justin Mercier 9 1 1 2 2 0
Philippe Dupuis 4 0 1 1 1 2
David Koci 43 1 0 1 -2 84
Tom Preissing 4 0 1 1 -6 0
Stephane Yelle† 11 0 1 1 0 4
Wes O'Neill 2 0 0 0 1 2
Darren Haydar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Derek Peltier 3 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Willsie 4 0 0 0 -1 0


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Paul Stastny 6 1 4 5 -2 4
Brandon Yip 6 2 2 4 -3 6
Chris Stewart 6 3 0 3 -1 4
Matt Duchene 6 0 3 3 -2 0
John-Michael Liles 6 1 1 2 -2 4
Kyle Cumiskey 6 1 1 2 -7 2
TJ Galiardi 6 0 2 2 -1 6
Adam Foote 6 0 1 1 -4 10
Milan Hejduk 3 1 0 1 0 0
Marek Svatos 3 1 0 1 -1 2
Ryan Wilson 4 0 1 1 -1 0
Ryan O'Reilly 6 1 0 1 0 2
Stephane Yelle 6 0 0 0 -1 2
Darcy Tucker 6 0 0 0 -1 2
Ruslan Salei 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hannan 6 0 0 0 3 4
Matt Hendricks 6 0 0 0 -2 0
Kyle Quincey 6 0 0 0 2 8
Kevin Porter 4 0 0 0 -2 0
Cody McLeod 6 0 0 0 -2 5
Ryan Stoa 1 0 0 0 0 2
Chris Durno 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
Craig Anderson 71 4235 38 25 7 186 2.64 2233 .917 7 0 3 16
Peter Budaj 15 728 5 5 2 32 2.64 386 .917 1 0 1 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Craig Anderson 6 366 2 4 16 2.62 239 .933 1 0 1 0
Peter Budaj 1 9 0 0 1 6.67 4 .750 0 0 0 0

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

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Matt Duchene 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 1, 2009
Ryan O'Reilly 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 1, 2009
John-Michael Liles 200th Career NHL Point October 1, 2009
Matt Hendricks 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 October 10, 2009
Ryan O'Reilly 1st Career NHL Goal October 15, 2009
Ryan Wilson 1st Career NHL Game October 15, 2009
Paul Stastny 200th Career NHL Game October 15, 2009
Matt Duchene 1st Career NHL Goal October 17, 2009
Ryan Wilson 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 23, 2009
Kyle Quincey 100th Career NHL Game November 1, 2009
Paul Stastny 200th Career NHL Point November 4, 2009
Philippe Dupuis 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 4, 2009
Milan Hejduk 800th Career NHL Game November 6, 2009
Ryan Wilson 1st Career NHL Goal November 17, 2009
Chris Durno 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 18, 2009
Wojtek Wolski 100th Career NHL Assist November 20, 2009
John-Michael Liles 400th Career NHL Game November 23, 2009
Scott Hannan 700th Career NHL Game December 2, 2009
Darcy Tucker 900th Career NHL Game December 7, 2009
Justin Mercier 1st Career NHL Game December 9, 2009
Ryan Stoa 1st Career NHL Game December 13, 2009
Brandon Yip 1st Career NHL Game December 19, 2009
Brandon Yip 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 December 22, 2009
Matt Hendricks 1st Career NHL Assist December 22, 2009
Brett Clark 100th Career NHL Assist December 26, 2009
Chris Durno 1st Career NHL Goal December 26, 2009
Brandon Yip 1st Career NHL Assist December 30, 2009
David Koci 100th Career NHL Game January 18, 2010
Ryan Stoa 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 January 22, 2010
Chris Stewart 100th Career NHL Game January 28, 2010
Brett Clark 500th Career NHL Game January 29, 2010
Justin Mercier 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 January 31, 2010
Justin Mercier 1st Career NHL Goal February 4, 2010
Marek Svatos 300th Career NHL Game February 4, 2010
Wojtek Wolski 300th Career NHL Game February 12, 2010
Chris Stewart 1st Career NHL Hat Trick March 6, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey 100th Career NHL Game March 14, 2010
Adam Foote 300th Career NHL Point April 4, 2010
Milan Hejduk 700th Career NHL Point April 4, 2010
Ryan Stoa 1st Career NHL Goal April 9, 2010
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Chris Stewart 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 14, 2010
Matt Duchene 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 14, 2010
TJ Galiardi 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 14, 2010
Brandon Yip 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Ryan Wilson 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Matt Hendricks 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Kevin Porter 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2010
Craig Anderson 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Win		 April 14, 2010
Brandon Yip 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 16, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 16, 2010
Ryan Wilson 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 16, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point		 April 18, 2010
Ryan Stoa 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 18, 2010
Craig Anderson 1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout April 18, 2010
Chris Durno 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 20, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Craig Anderson[12] NHL Second Star of the Week October 5, 2009
Craig Anderson[13] NHL Second Star of the Week October 19, 2009
Craig Anderson[14] NHL First Star of the Month October 2009
Matt Duchene[15] NHL Third Star of the Week December 7, 2009
Matt Duchene[16] NHL Rookie of the Month December 2009
Craig Anderson[17] NHL Second Star of the Week January 25, 2010
Chris Stewart[18] NHL First Star of the Week March 8, 2010

Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date Details
July 3, 2009[19]
 To Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Smyth 		To Colorado Avalanche
Kyle Quincey
Tom Preissing
5th-round draft pick in 2010
July 16, 2009[20]
 To New York Rangers
Nigel Williams 		To Colorado Avalanche
Brian Fahey
March 3, 2010[21]
 To Phoenix Coyotes
Wojtek Wolski 		To Colorado Avalanche
Peter Mueller
Kevin Porter
March 3, 2010[22]
 To Carolina Hurricanes
Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll
6th-round draft pick in 2010 		To Colorado Avalanche
Stephane Yelle
Harrison Reed

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Craig Anderson[23] Florida Panthers 2 years, $3.6 million
David Koci[24] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000
Darren Haydar[25] Grand Rapids Griffins undisclosed
Brett Skinner[26] Chicago Wolves undisclosed
Zach Cohen[27] Boston University entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Ian Laperriere[28] Philadelphia Flyers 3 years, $3.5 million
Lawrence Nycholat[29] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000
Tyler Arnason[30] New York Rangers 2-way contract
Andrew Raycroft[31] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000
Ben Guite[32] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000
Michael Vernace[33] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed
Cody McCormick[34] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $522,500

Lost via retirement

Player
Joe Sakic[35]

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Cameron Gaunce[36] undisclosed
Trevor Cann[37] undisclosed
Cody McLeod[38] 3 years, $3.1 million
Peter Budaj[39] 1 year, $1.25 million
David Jones[40] undisclosed
Chris Durno[41] undisclosed
Matt Hendricks[42] undisclosed
Brian Willsie[43] undisclosed
Tyler Weiman[44] undisclosed
Philippe Dupuis[45] undisclosed
Kyle Cumiskey[46] undisclosed
Justin Mercier[47] undisclosed
Matt Duchene[48] 3 year entry-level contract
Brandon Yip[49] entry-level contract
Ryan O'Reilly[50] 3 year entry-level contract
Milan Hejduk[51] 1-year contract extension
Mike Carman[52] entry-level contract
Mark Olver[53] entry-level contract
Kevin Shattenkirk[54] entry-level contract
Colby Cohen[55] entry-level contract

Draft picks

Colorado had 7 picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 3 Matt Duchene Center  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2 33 Ryan O'Reilly Center  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
2 49 (from Montreal via Calgary) Stefan Elliott Defense  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3 64 Tyson Barrie Defense  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 124 Kieran Millan Goaltender  Canada Boston University (Hockey East)
6 154 Brandon Maxwell Goaltender  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7 184 Gus Young Defense  United States Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)

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.

See also

External links

  • Colorado Avalanche home page

References

  1. ^ "Avalanche Relieves Six Staff Members". Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Greg Sherman Named Avalanche GM". Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  3. ^ "Avalanche Names Sacco as Head Coach". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  4. ^ Roy turns down offer to coach Colorado Avalanche
  5. ^ Sakic Announces Retirement
  6. ^ Avalanche To Retire Sakic's Number 19
  7. ^ Avalanche Unveils Third Jersey
  8. ^ "Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche Box Score — February 10, 2010".
  9. ^ "2009-10 NHL Schedule and Results".
  10. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  11. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  12. ^ Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL "Three Stars"
  13. ^ Bryzgalov, Anderson, Ovechkin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
  14. ^ Anderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October
  15. ^ Backstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week'
  16. ^ Avalanche's Duchene named NHL Rookie of the Month
  17. ^ Brian Elliott, Craig Anderson and Sidney Crosby are NHL's 3 stars of week
  18. ^ Stewart, Stamkos, McCabe named Stars of the Week
  19. ^ Avs Acquire Quincey, Preissing, Pick
  20. ^ Avalanche Acquires Fahey
  21. ^ Avalanche Acquires Mueller, Porter
  22. ^ Avalanche Acquires Stephane Yelle
  23. ^ Avalanche Signs Craig Anderson
  24. ^ Colorado Signs David Koci
  25. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  26. ^ Avalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner
  27. ^ Avalanche Signs Zach Cohen
  28. ^ Boucher, Laperriere Join Flyers
  29. ^ "Canucks sign Baumgartner, Nycholat, and Pope". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  30. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Arnason". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
  31. ^ "Canucks sign free agent goaltender Andrew Raycroft". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  32. ^ "Preds Add Ben Guite". Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  33. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace[permanent dead link]
  34. ^ SABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK
  35. ^ Sakic Announces Retirement
  36. ^ Avalanche Signs Gaunce
  37. ^ "Colorado Signs Cann". Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  38. ^ "Avalanche Signs McLeod". Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
  39. ^ Budaj, Avalanche agree to terms
  40. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  41. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  42. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  43. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  44. ^ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  45. ^ Avalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner
  46. ^ Cumiskey Under Contract
  47. ^ Club Also Signs Forward Prospect Justin Mercier
  48. ^ Avalanche Signs Matt Duchene
  49. ^ Avalanche Signs Brandon Yip
  50. ^ Avalanche Signs O'Reilly
  51. ^ Avalanche Signs Hejduk To One-Year Extension
  52. ^ Avalanche Signs Carman
  53. ^ Avalanche Signs Olver
  54. ^ Avalanche Signs Shattenkirk
  55. ^ Avalanche Signs Colby Cohen
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