2009–10 Minnesota Wild season

2009–10 Minnesota Wild
Division4th Northwest
ConferenceWestern
2009–10 record38–36–8
Home record25–12–4
Road record13–24–4
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachTodd Richards
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsAndrew Brunette
Martin Havlat
Kim Johnsson (Oct.–Feb.)
Owen Nolan
Nick Schultz
Greg Zanon
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance18,415 (101.9%)

The 2009–10 Minnesota Wild season was the team's tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough.[1] On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had resigned from the position in April.[2] On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche.[3] The team ended its de facto policy of rotating the captaincy monthly by naming Mikko Koivu the team's permanent captain.

Preseason

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 15 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Khudobin 0-1-0 [1]
2 September 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 1-1-0 [2]
3 September 20 Chicago Blackhawks 0 - 3 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 2-1-0 [3]
4 September 21 Minnesota Wild 1 - 5 Columbus Blue Jackets Harding 2-2-0 [4]
5 September 24 St. Louis Blues 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 2-3-0 [5]
6 September 25 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 2-4-0 [6]
7 September 29 Minnesota Wild 5 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers SO Backstrom 3-4-0 [7]

Regular season

The Wild allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League, with 13.[4]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[5]
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[6]
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

2009–10 Game Log
October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 3 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Niklas Backstrom 18,159 0-1-0 0 [8]
2 October 6 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,256 1-1-0 2 [9]
3 October 8 Minnesota Wild 3 - 6 Los Angeles Kings Josh Harding 14,995 1-2-0 2 [10]
4 October 10 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,652 1-3-0 2 [11]
5 October 14 Minnesota Wild 2 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 15,111 1-4-0 2 [12]
6 October 16 Minnesota Wild 2 - 5 Edmonton Oilers Harding 16,839 1-5-0 2 [13]
7 October 17 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,810 1-6-0 2 [14]
8 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,175 2-6-0 4 [15]
9 October 23 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Harding 19,150 2-7-0 4 [16]
10 October 24 Carolina Hurricanes 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,145 3-7-0 6 [17]
11 October 26 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks Backstrom 20,046 3-8-0 6 [18]
12 October 28 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,199 3-9-0 6 [19]
13 October 30 New York Rangers 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,106 4-9-0 8 [20]
14 October 31 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Pittsburgh Penguins Backstrom 16,980 5-9-0 10 [21]
November: 5–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
15 November 5 Vancouver Canucks 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,105 5-10-0 10 [22]
16 November 7 Dallas Stars 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,558 6-10-0 12 [23]
17 November 10 Minnesota Wild 5 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs Backstrom 19,063 7-10-0 14 [24]
18 November 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Lightning SO Backstrom 14,530 7-10-1 15 [25]
19 November 13 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 Washington Capitals Harding 18,277 7-11-1 15 [26]
20 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4 - 5 Carolina Hurricanes SO Backstrom 12,194 7-11-2 16 [27]
21 November 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,110 7-12-2 16 [28]
22 November 20 New York Islanders 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,114 8-12-2 18 [29]
23 November 25 Boston Bruins 2 - 1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,208 8-12-3 19 [30]
24 November 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,365 9-12-3 21 [31]
25 November 28 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Harding 15,303 10-12-3 23 [32]
December: 10–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 5–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 2 Nashville Predators 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,071 11-12-3 25 [33]
27 December 4 Anaheim Ducks 4 - 5 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,265 12-12-3 27 [34]
28 December 5 Minnesota Wild 5 - 3 Nashville Predators Harding 13,145 13-12-3 29 [35]
29 December 7 Minnesota Wild 0 - 2 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 8,981 13-13-3 31 [36]
30 December 9 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 11,435 14-13-3 33 [37]
31 December 11 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Calgary Flames OT Backstrom 19,289 15-13-3 35 [38]
32 December 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Harding 18,810 15-14-3 35 [39]
33 December 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,086 16-14-3 37 [40]
34 December 17 Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Montreal Canadiens Backstrom 21,273 17-14-3 39 [41]
35 December 19 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Ottawa Senators Backstrom 16,259 17-15-3 39 [42]
36 December 21 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,244 17-16-3 39 [43]
37 December 23 Edmonton Oilers 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,250 18-16-3 39 [44]
38 December 26 St. Louis Blues 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,554 19-16-3 41 [45]
39 December 28 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Los Angeles Kings Backstrom 18,118 20-16-3 43 [46]
40 December 29 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Anaheim Ducks Harding 16,960 20-17-3 45 [47]
41 December 31 Los Angeles Kings 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,504 20-18-3 45 [48]
January: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
42 January 2 New Jersey Devils 5 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,155 20-19-3 45 [49]
43 January 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 21,381 20-20-3 45 [50]
44 January 6 Calgary Flames 1 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,137 21-20-3 45 [51]
45 January 9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 6 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 19,310 22-20-3 47 [52]
46 January 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,044 23-20-3 49 [53]
47 January 13 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,356 24-20-3 51 [54]
48 January 14 Minnesota Wild 0 - 1 St. Louis Blues Harding 19,150 24-21-3 51 [55]
49 January 16 Minnesota Wild 4 - 6 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 12,631 24-22-3 51 [56]
50 January 18 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Dallas Stars Backstrom 16,302 24-23-3 51 [57]
51 January 21 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,330 24-23-4 52 [58]
52 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,173 25-23-4 54 [59]
53 January 27 Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,316 26-23-4 56 [60]
54 January 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Harding 11,597 27-23-4 58 [61]
55 January 30 Minnesota Wild 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Harding 17,562 27-24-4 58 [62]
February: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
56 February 2 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Dallas Stars Wade Dubielewicz 16,729 27-25-4 58 [63]
57 February 4 Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Anton Khudobin 18,168 28-25-4 60 [64]
58 February 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,640 29-25-4 62 [65]
59 February 10 Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,178 29-26-4 62 [66]
60 February 12 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,257 29-27-4 62 [67]
61 February 14 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 6 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,342 30-27-4 64 [68]
March: 7–7–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
62 March 3 Minnesota Wild 4 - 0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 31-27-4 66 [69]
63 March 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 31-27-5 67 [70]
64 March 7 Calgary Flames 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,217 31-28-5 67 [71]
65 March 9 Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,191 31-28-6 68 [72]
66 March 11 Minnesota Wild 1 - 5 Detroit Red Wings Harding 19,327 31-29-6 68 [73]
67 March 12 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Buffalo Sabres Harding 18,690 32-29-6 70 [74]
68 March 14 St. Louis Blues 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,580 33-29-6 72 [75]
69 March 16 Edmonton Oilers 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,474 34-29-6 74 [76]
70 March 18 Minnesota Wild 0 - 5 Nashville Predators Harding 16,615 34-30-6 74 [77]
71 March 19 Minnesota Wild 2 - 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Harding 16,419 34-31-6 74 [78]
72 March 21 Calgary Flames 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,411 35-31-6 76 [79]
73 March 23 San Jose Sharks 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,551 35-32-6 76 [80]
74 March 25 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers OT Backstrom 19,716 36-32-6 78 [81]
75 March 26 Minnesota Wild 2 - 6 Detroit Red Wings Harding 20,066 36-33-6 78 [82]
76 March 29 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,284 37-33-6 80 [83]
77 March 31 Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,933 37-34-6 80 [84]
April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 2 San Jose Sharks 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,584 37-35-6 80 [85]
79 April 4 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Backstrom 18,810 37-35-7 81 [86]
80 April 5 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 37-36-7 81 [87]
81 April 8 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Calgary Flames SO Dubielewicz 19,289 38-36-7 83 [88]
82 April 10 Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,109 38-36-8 84 [89]

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

Playoffs

The Wild did not qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making it the second year in a row that they've missed the playoffs.

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
Mikko Koivu 80 22 49 71 -2 50
Andrew Brunette 82 25 36 61 -5 12
Martin Havlat 73 18 36 54 -19 34
Marek Zidlicky 78 6 37 43 -16 67
Antti Miettinen 79 20 22 42 -2 44
Guillaume Latendresse† 55 25 12 37 1 12
Eric Belanger‡ 60 13 22 35 -1 28
Owen Nolan 73 16 17 33 -12 40
Kyle Brodziak 82 9 23 32 -3 22
Cal Clutterbuck 74 13 8 21 -8 52
Nick Schultz 80 1 19 20 -8 43
Brent Burns 47 3 17 20 -15 32
Greg Zanon 81 2 13 15 -10 36
Shane Hnidy 70 2 12 14 -6 66
Kim Johnsson‡ 52 6 8 14 3 26
Chuck Kobasew† 42 9 5 14 -9 16
Andrew Ebbett† 49 8 6 14 -8 6
Cam Barker† 19 1 6 7 -2 10
Robbie Earl 32 6 0 6 1 6
James Sheppard 64 2 4 6 -14 38
Derek Boogaard 57 0 4 4 -12 105
Casey Wellman 12 1 3 4 -2 0
Benoit Pouliot‡ 14 2 2 4 0 12
Petr Sykora‡ 14 2 1 3 -7 8
Clayton Stoner 8 0 2 2 1 12
John Scott 51 1 1 2 -3 90
Cody Almond 7 1 0 1 -3 9
Nate Prosser 3 0 1 1 2 8
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 0 0 0 2
Nathan Smith 9 0 0 0 -4 12
Andy Hilbert 4 0 0 0 -2 2
Danny Irmen 2 0 0 0 -1 0
Petr Kalus 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jaime Sifers 14 0 0 0 1 6
Justin Falk 3 0 0 0 -2 0
Maxim Noreau 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= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Niklas Backstrom 60 3489 26 23 8 158 2.72 1632 .903 2 0 1 4
Josh Harding 25 1300 9 12 0 66 3.05 692 .905 1 0 1 4
Wade Dubielewicz 3 101 1 1 0 5 2.97 34 .853 0 0 0 0
Anton Khudobin 2 69 2 0 0 1 0.87 48 .979 0 0 0 0

†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
Player Award Awarded
Guillaume Latendresse[7] NHL Third Star of the Week January 18, 2010

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (12th overall) in 2009 		To Minnesota Wild
1st-round pick (16th overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2009
7th-round pick (182nd overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009[8] To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick (99th overall) in 2009
5th-round pick (133rd overall) in 2009 		To Minnesota Wild
Kyle Brodziak
6th-round pick (161st overall) in 2009
October 18, 2009[9] To Boston Bruins
Alexander Fallstrom
Craig Weller
2nd-round pick in 2011 		To Minnesota Wild
Chuck Kobasew
November 23, 2009[10] To Montreal Canadiens
Benoit Pouliot 		To Minnesota Wild
Guillaume Latendresse
February 12, 2010[11] To Chicago Blackhawks
Kim Johnsson
Nick Leddy 		To Minnesota Wild
Cam Barker
March 3, 2010[12] To Washington Capitals
Eric Belanger 		To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Greg Zanon[13] Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.8 million
Martin Havlat[14] Chicago Blackhawks 6 years, $30 million
Shane Hnidy[15] Boston Bruins 1 year, $750,000
Jamie Fraser[16] New York Islanders 1 year
Jaime Sifers[16] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year
Duncan Milroy[17] ERC Ingolstadt undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatore[17] Lowell Devils undisclosed
Wade Dubielewicz[17] Columbus Blue Jackets undisclosed
Nathan Smith[18] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year
Ryan Lannon[19] San Antonio Rampage 1 year
Petr Sykora[20] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.6 million
Bjorn Krupp[21] Belleville Bulls entry level contract
Andy Hilbert[22] New York Islanders 1 year
Casey Wellman[23] University of Massachusetts Amherst Entry-level contract
Nate Prosser[24] Colorado College Entry-level contract
Jarod Palmer[25] Miami University 1 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Marian Gaborik[26] New York Rangers 5 years, $37.5 million
Stephane Veilleux[27] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $750,000
Kurtis Foster[28] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000
Peter Olvecky[29] Nashville Predators 1 year, $500,000
Krys Kolanos[30] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year
Martin Skoula[31] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron[32] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Andrew Ebbett[33] Chicago Blackhawks November 21, 2009

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Tyler Cuma[34] undisclosed
Clayton Stoner[35] undisclosed
Danny Irmen[35] undisclosed
Benoit Pouliot[35] undisclosed
Robbie Earl[35] undisclosed
Kyle Brodziak[36] 3 years
Josh Harding[37] 1 year, $1.1 million
Cal Clutterbuck[38] 3 years, $4.2 million contract extension
Clayton Stoner[39] 2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Marek Zidlicky[40] 3 years, $12 million contract extension
Matt Hackett[41] 3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 16 (from Columbus via NY Islanders) Nick Leddy (D)  United States Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
3 77 (from NY Islanders via Columbus) Matt Hackett (G)  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 103 Kris Foucault (LW)  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 116 (from Boston) Alexander Fallstrom (F)  Sweden Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
6 161 (from Edmonton) Darcy Kuemper (G)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 163 Jere Sallinen (RW/LW)  Finland Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
7 182 (from NY Islanders) Erik Haula (LW)  Finland Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
7 193 Anthony Hamburg (C)  United States Dallas Stars (Midget AAA)

See also

Farm teams

References

  1. ^ "Wild names Chuck Fletcher General Manager". Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Wild names Todd Richards Head Coach". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  3. ^ Wild unveils new third jersey
  4. ^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
  5. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  6. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  7. ^ Ovechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week
  8. ^ "Wild acquires C Kyle Brodziak". Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  9. ^ Wild Acquires Kobasew From Bruins
  10. ^ Wild Acquires Latendresse For Pouliot
  11. ^ Wild Acquires Barker From Hawks
  12. ^ Wild Acquires 2nd Round Pick for Belanger
  13. ^ Wild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon
  14. ^ Wild signs RW Martin Havlat
  15. ^ "Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
  17. ^ a b c "Wild agrees to terms with three players". Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  18. ^ "Wild signs C Nathan Smith". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  19. ^ "Wild signs D Ryan Lannon". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
  20. ^ Wild Signs F Petr Sykora
  21. ^ Wild signs D Bjorn Krupp
  22. ^ Wild signs LW Andy Hilbert
  23. ^ Wild Signs Wellman, Recalls Falk
  24. ^ Wild Signs Defenseman Nate Prosser
  25. ^ Lighthouse: Week of April 19
  26. ^ "Rangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  27. ^ "Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Stephane Veilleux". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  28. ^ "Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Kurtis Foster". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
  29. ^ "Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  30. ^ Flyers Sign Five
  31. ^ Skoula Eager to Help Penguins
  32. ^ Habs ink Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract
  33. ^ Wild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks
  34. ^ Wild signs D Tyler Cuma
  35. ^ a b c d Four players accept qualifying offers
  36. ^ Wild signs C Brodziak to three-year contract
  37. ^ Wild re-signs G Josh Harding
  38. ^ Clutterbuck Signs Three-Year Extension
  39. ^ Wild Signs D Stoner to Two-Year Deal
  40. ^ Wild Signs Zidlicky to an extension
  41. ^ Wild Signs Hackett To Entry Level Deal
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