2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

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 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]

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]
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p-Vancouver Canucks 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 Calgary Flames 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
3 Minnesota Wild 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
4 Colorado Avalanche 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62
Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

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

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 St. Louis Blues 5–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,219 0–1–0 [4]
2 September 24 Minnesota Wild 0–5 St. Louis Blues Hackett 11,525 0–2–0 [5]
3 September 25 Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 16,742 0–2–1 [6]
4 September 26 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Montreal Canadiens Khudobin 21,273 0–3–1 [7]
5 September 28 Minnesota Wild 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Backstrom 10,268 0–3–2 [8]
6 September 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 15,554 0–4–2 [9]
7 October 4 (in Tampere, Finland) Minnesota Wild 5–1 Ilves Backstrom 1–4–2 [10]

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log
October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 7
(in Helsinki, Finland)		 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 12,355 0–1–0 0 [11]
2 October 8
(in Helsinki, Finland)		 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Backstrom 13,465 0–1–1 1 [12]
3 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,449 1–1–1 3 [13]
4 October 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,336 1–2–1 3 [14]
5 October 19 Vancouver Canucks 2–6 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,806 2–2–1 5 [15]
6 October 21 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 3–2–1 7 [16]
7 October 22 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Vancouver Canucks Theodore 18,860 3–3–1 7 [17]
8 October 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,094 3–3–2 8 [18]
9 October 28 Washington Capitals 1–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,352 4–3–2 10 [19]
10 October 30 Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,376 4–4–2 10 [20]
November: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 2 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,502 5–4–2 12 [21]
12 November 5 Calgary Flames 1–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,124 6–4–2 14 [22]
13 November 6 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Theodore 13,457 7–4–2 16 [23]
14 November 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Atlanta Thrashers Backstrom 10,055 7–5–2 16 [24]
15 November 12 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Florida Panthers Theodore 15,043 7–6–2 16 [25]
16 November 14 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Backstrom 14,868 8–6–2 18 [26]
17 November 17 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 16,890 9–6–2 20 [27]
18 November 19 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Detroit Red Wings OT Theodore 20,066 10–6–2 22 [28]
19 November 20 New York Rangers 5–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,695 10–7–2 22 [29]
20 November 24 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,516 10–8–2 22 [30]
21 November 26 Nashville Predators 2–5 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,814 11–8–2 24 [31]
22 November 27 Minnesota Wild 4–7 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 18,007 11–9–2 24 [32]
23 November 29 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Calgary Flames Theodore 19,289 11–10–2 24 [33]
December: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 1 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,101 11–11–2 24 [34]
25 December 3 Calgary Flames 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,130 11–11–3 25 [35]
26 December 4 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Dallas Stars OT Theodore 14,344 11–11–4 26 [36]
27 December 9 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 7,749 12–11–4 28 [37]
28 December 11 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Los Angeles Kings OT Theodore 18,118 13–11–4 30 [38]
29 December 12 Minnesota Wild 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 14,338 13–12–4 30 [39]
30 December 16 Ottawa Senators 3–1 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,366 13–13–4 30 [40]
31 December 18 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 14–13–4 32 [41]
32 December 20 Calgary Flames 1–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,315 15–13–4 34 [42]
33 December 23 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 16,323 16–13–4 36 [43]
34 December 26 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,227 16–14–4 36 [44]
35 December 27 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Theodore 14,454 16–14–5 37 [45]
36 December 29 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,131 17–14–5 39 [46]
37 December 31 Nashville Predators 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,285 17–15–5 39 [47]
January: 8–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 6–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
38 January 2 Phoenix Coyotes 5–6 Minnesota Wild OT Theodore 17,240 18–15–5 41 [48]
39 January 4 Minnesota Wild 2–1 New Jersey Devils Theodore 13,257 19–15–5 43 [49]
40 January 6 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Boston Bruins Theodore 17,565 20–15–5 45 [50]
41 January 8 Minnesota Wild 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Theodore 18,263 21–15–5 47 [51]
42 January 9 Dallas Stars 4–0 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,082 21–16–5 47 [52]
43 January 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Nashville Predators Theodore 15,311 21–17–5 47 [53]
44 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,218 21–18–5 47 [54]
45 January 16 Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,458 22–18–5 49 [55]
46 January 18 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Khudobin 16,839 23–18–5 51 [56]
47 January 19 Minnesota Wild 6–0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 24–18–5 53 [57]
48 January 22 Minnesota Wild 3–4 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 24–19–5 53 [58]
49 January 25 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks Backstrom 21,247 25–19–5 55 [59]
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
50 February 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,504 26–19–5 57 [60]
51 February 3 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Colorado Avalanche Theodore 13,818 27–19–5 59 [61]
52 February 5 Minnesota Wild 0–1 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 14,587 27–20–5 59 [62]
53 February 9 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,194 28–20–5 61 [63]
54 February 11 Minnesota Wild 5–4 St. Louis Blues SO Theodore 19,150 29–20–5 63 [64]
55 February 12 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,322 30–20–5 65 [65]
56 February 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,106 30–21–5 65 [66]
57 February 16 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks Theodore 21,535 30–22–5 65 [67]
58 February 18 Anaheim Ducks 1–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,967 31–22–5 67 [68]
59 February 20 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,912 31–22–6 68 [69]
60 February 22 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,321 32–22–6 70 [70]
61 February 24 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Backstrom 18,118 32–23–6 70 [71]
62 February 25 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Anaheim Ducks OT Theodore 13,617 33–23–6 72 [72]
63 February 28 Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,155 33–24–6 72 [73]
March: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Minnesota Wild 1–4 New York Islanders Backstrom 7,098 33–25–6 72 [74]
65 March 3 Minnesota Wild 3–1 New York Rangers Theodore 18,200 34–25–6 74 [75]
66 March 6 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Minnesota Wild OT Theodore 18,091 34–25–7 75 [76]
67 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,441 35–25–7 77 [77]
68 March 10 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Nashville Predators Backstrom 15,343 35–26–7 77 [78]
69 March 11 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Dallas Stars Theodore 14,545 35–27–7 77 [79]
70 March 14 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,860 35–28–7 77 [80]
71 March 17 Minnesota Wild 2–3 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 35–29–7 77 [81]
72 March 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,305 35–29–8 78 [82]
73 March 20 Montreal Canadiens 8–1 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,595 35–30–8 78 [83]
74 March 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,761 35–31–8 78 [84]
75 March 26 St. Louis Blues 6–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,112 35–32–8 78 [85]
76 March 29 Minnesota Wild 3–2 St. Louis Blues SO Theodore 19,150 36–32–8 80 [86]
77 March 31 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,120 37–32–8 82 [87]
April: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
78 April 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,591 37–33–8 82 [88]
79 April 3 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Theodore 20,066 37–34–8 82 [89]
80 April 7 Minnesota Wild 0–5 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,860 37–35–8 82 [90]
81 April 8 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Theodore 16,839 38–35–8 84 [91]
82 April 10 Dallas Stars 3–5 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,504 39–35–8 86 [92]

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

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Martin Havlat 78 22 40 62 −10 52
Mikko Koivu 71 17 45 62 4 50
Andrew Brunette 82 18 28 46 −7 16
Brent Burns 80 17 29 46 −10 98
Matt Cullen 78 12 27 39 −14 34
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 59 12 26 38 −3 14
Kyle Brodziak 80 16 21 37 −4 56
Antti Miettinen 73 16 19 35 −3 38
Cal Clutterbuck 76 19 15 34 −5 79
John Madden 76 12 13 25 −9 10
Marek Zidlicky 46 7 17 24 −6 30
Nick Schultz 74 3 14 17 −4 38
Chuck Kobasew 63 9 7 16 −6 19
Jared Spurgeon 53 4 8 12 −1 2
Eric Nystrom 82 4 8 12 −16 30
Clayton Stoner 57 2 7 9 5 96
Brad Staubitz 71 4 5 9 −5 173
Greg Zanon 82 0 7 7 −5 48
Patrick O'Sullivan† 21 1 6 7 −1 2
Guillaume Latendresse 11 3 3 6 2 8
Cam Barker 52 1 4 5 −10 34
Justin Falk 22 0 3 3 −4 6
Carson McMillan 4 1 1 2 1 0
Marco Scandella 20 0 2 2 −9 2
Casey Wellman 15 1 1 2 −1 4
Warren Peters 11 1 0 1 −2 4
Colton Gillies 7 1 0 1 −2 2
Jed Ortmeyer 4 0 0 0 −1 2
Drew Bagnall 2 0 0 0 −2 4
Robbie Earl 6 0 0 0 −3 0
Matt Kassian 4 0 0 0 −1 12
Cody Almond 8 0 0 0 0 2
Maxim Noreau 5 0 0 0 −1 0
Nate Prosser 2 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 51 2978 22 23 5 132 2.66 1566 .916 3 0 1 2
Jose Theodore 32 1793 15 11 3 81 2.71 963 .916 1 0 0 2
Anton Khudobin‡ 4 189 2 1 0 5 1.59 86 .942 1 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
Jose Theodore[93] NHL Third Star of the Week January 10, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Antti Miettinen 400th Career NHL Game October 7, 2010
Brent Burns 100th Career NHL Assist October 19, 2010
Justin Falk 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 October 19, 2010
John Madden 800th Career NHL Game October 28, 2010
Matt Kassian 1st Career NHL Game November 5, 2010
Marco Scandella 1st Career NHL Game November 12, 2010
Matt Cullen 300th Career NHL Assist November 15, 2010
Marco Scandella 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 November 17, 2010
Brad Staubitz 100th Career NHL Game November 20, 2010
Matt Cullen 900th Career NHL Game November 24, 2010
Jared Spurgeon 1st Career NHL Game November 29, 2010
Brent Burns 400th Career NHL Game December 12, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan 300th Career NHL Game December 16, 2010
Kyle Brodziak 100th Career NHL Point December 20, 2010
Mikko Koivu 400th Career NHL Game
200th Career NHL Assist		 January 2, 2011
Clayton Stoner 1st Career NHL Goal January 4, 2011
Patrick O'Sullivan 100th Career NHL Assist January 6, 2011
Kyle Brodziak 300th Career NHL Game January 11, 2011
Anton Khudobin 1st Career NHL Shutout January 16, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 200th Career NHL Assist January 18, 2011
Cal Clutterbuck 200th Career NHL Game January 19, 2011
Martin Havlat 200th Career NHL Goal January 19, 2011
Antti Miettinen 200th Career NHL Point January 25, 2011
Jared Spurgeon 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 January 25, 2011
Andrew Brunette 1,000th Career NHL Game February 1, 2011
Mikko Koivu 300th Career NHL Point February 3, 2011
Martin Havlat 600th Career NHL Game February 16, 2011
Martin Havlat 500th Career NHL Point February 20, 2011
Jared Spurgeon 1st Career NHL Goal February 22, 2011
Martin Havlat 300th Career NHL Assist March 6, 2011
Marek Zidlicky 500th Career NHL Game March 6, 2011
Nick Schultz 100th Career NHL Assist March 19, 2011
Andrew Brunette 700th Career NHL Point March 26, 2011
Matt Cullen 500th Career NHL Point March 31, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 300th Career NHL Point March 31, 2011
Carson McMillan 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 April 3, 2011
Drew Bagnall 1st Career NHL Game April 8, 2011
Carson McMillan 1st Career NHL Assist April 10, 2011

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
June 21, 2010[94] To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick in 2010 – Freddie Hamilton 		To Minnesota Wild
Brad Staubitz
June 26, 2010[95] To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2010 – Joe Basaraba
4th-round pick in 2010 – Joonas Donskoi 		To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker
February 28, 2011[96] To Boston Bruins
Anton Khudobin 		To Minnesota Wild
Jeff Penner
Mikko Lehtonen
March 1, 2011[97] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Petr Kalus 		To Minnesota Wild
Future considerations

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Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Matt Cullen[98] Ottawa Senators 3 years, $10.5 million
Eric Nystrom[99] Calgary Flames 3 years, $4.2 million
Warren Peters[100] Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.075 million
Drew Bagnall[100] Manchester Monarchs 1 year, $600,000
Dennis Endras[101] Augsburger Panther 1 year, $740,000 entry-level contract
Joel Broda[102] Calgary Hitmen 3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
John Madden[103] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $1 million
Josh Caron[104] Kamloops Blazers 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract
Colton Jobke[104] Kelowna Rockets 3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
Jared Spurgeon[104] Spokane Chiefs 3 years, $1.58 million entry-level contract
Jose Theodore[105] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.1 million
Jed Ortmeyer[106] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $525,000
Chay Genoway[107] University of North Dakota 1 year, $900,000 entry-level contract
Justin Fontaine[108] University of Minnesota Duluth 2 years, $1.19 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Derek Boogaard[109] New York Rangers 4 years, $6.5 million
John Scott[110] Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $1.025 million
Andrew Ebbett[111] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers[112] Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $525,000
Andy Hilbert[113] New York Islanders 1 year, $575,000
Wade Dubielewicz[114] Kölner Haie undisclosed
Owen Nolan[115] ZSC Lions undisclosed
Shane Hnidy[116] Boston Bruins 1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Patrick O'Sullivan[117] Carolina Hurricanes November 23, 2010

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Jean-Michel Daoust[118] 1 year, $500,000
Chad Rau[119] 2 years, $1.075 million
James Sheppard[120] 1 year, $803,250
Brad Staubitz[121] 2 years, $1.15 million
Nate Prosser[122] 1 year, $650,000
Matt Kassian[122] 2 years, $1.025 million
Guillaume Latendresse[123] 2 years, $5 million
Jon DiSalvatore[124] 2 years, $5 million
Jamie Fraser[124] 2 years, $5 million
Robbie Earl[125] 1 year, $550,000
Josh Harding[126] 1 year, $1.2 million
Mikko Koivu[127] 7 years, $47.25 million contract extension
Dennis Endras[128] 1 year, $660,000 contract extension
Brett Bulmer[129] 3 years, $2.43 entry-level contract

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)

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.[130]

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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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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[permanent dead link]
  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. ^ a b Wild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian
  123. ^ Latendresse Re-Signs For Two Years
  124. ^ a b 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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