2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season

2012–13 Colorado Avalanche
Division5th Northwest
Conference15th Western
2012–13 record16–25–7
Home record12–9–3
Road record4–16–4
Goals for116
Goals against152
Team information
General managerGreg Sherman
CoachJoe Sacco
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsMilan Hejduk
Paul Stastny
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance15,257 (84.7%)[1]
(12 games)
Team leaders
GoalsP. A. Parenteau (18)
AssistsMatt Duchene (26)
PointsMatt Duchene
P. A. Parenteau (43)
Penalty minutesCody McLeod (83)
Plus/minusChuck Kobasew (+6)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (11)
Goals against averageJean-Sebastien Giguere (2.84)

The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), since June 22, 1979,[2] and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

Off-season

On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history, after Milan Hejduk resigned from the role. Landeskog became the youngest captain in NHL history, being 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007.[3]

Regular season

The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended.[4] Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.[5]

Standings

Northwest Division
Pos Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
2 x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
3 Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
4 Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
5 Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
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GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE p – Chicago Blackhawks 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 +53 77
2 PA y – Anaheim Ducks 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 +22 66
3 NW y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 +6 59
4 CE x – St. Louis Blues 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 +14 60
5 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 +15 59
6 PA x – San Jose Sharks 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 +8 57
7 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 +9 56
8 NW x – Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 −5 55
9 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 +1 55
10 PA Phoenix Coyotes 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 −6 51
11 PA Dallas Stars 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 −12 48
12 NW Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 −9 45
13 NW Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 −32 42
14 CE Nashville Predators 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 −28 41
15 NW Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 −36 39
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

2012–13 Game log
January: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap
1 January 19 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 January 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 January 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 January 26 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 San Jose Sharks Varlamov 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 January 28 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 January 30 Colorado Avalanche 0–3 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 2–4–0 4 Recap
7 January 31 Colorado Avalanche 6–3 Calgary Flames Giguere 3–4–0 6 Recap
February: 5–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 1–2–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap
8 February 2 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–4–0 8 Recap
9 February 4 Dallas Stars 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–5–0 8 Recap
10 February 6 Anaheim Ducks 3–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 4–6–0 8 Recap
11 February 11 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 4–6–1 9 Recap
12 February 14 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Giguere 5–6–1 11 Recap
13 February 16 Colorado Avalanche 4–6 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 5–7–1 11 Recap
14 February 18 Nashville Predators 5–6 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 6–7–1 13 Recap
15 February 20 St. Louis Blues 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 7–7–1 15 Recap
16 February 23 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Varlamov 7–8–1 15 Recap
17 February 24 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Anaheim Ducks OT Giguere 7–8–2 16 Recap
18 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 San Jose Sharks SO Varlamov 7–8–3 17 Recap
19 February 28 Calgary Flames 4–5 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 8–8–3 19 Recap
March: 4–10–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 0–6–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap
20 March 3 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Columbus Blue Jackets OT Varlamov 8–8–4 20 Recap
21 March 5 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Detroit Red Wings Giguere 8–9–4 20 Recap
22 March 6 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks Varlamov 8–10–4 20 Recap
23 March 8 Chicago Blackhawks 2–6 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 9–10–4 22 Recap
24 March 10 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 10–10–4 24 Recap
25 March 12 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–11–4 24 Recap
26 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 10–12–4 24 Recap
27 March 16 Minnesota Wild 6–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–13–4 24 Recap
28 March 18 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 10–14–4 24 Recap
29 March 20 Dallas Stars 3–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 11–14–4 26 Recap
30 March 23 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Dallas Stars Varlamov 11–15–4 26 Recap
31 March 24 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 11–16–4 26 Recap
32 March 27 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 Calgary Flames Varlamov 11–17–4 26 Recap
33 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 11–18–4 26 Recap
34 March 30 Nashville Predators 0–1 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 12–18–4 28 Recap
April: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 2–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Pts Recap
35 April 1 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Detroit Red Wings Varlamov 12–19–4 28 Recap
36 April 2 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Nashville Predators Giguere 12–20–4 28 Recap
37 April 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 12–20–5 29 Recap
38 April 6 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 Phoenix Coyotes Varlamov 12–21–5 29 Recap
39 April 8 Calgary Flames 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 12–22–5 29 Recap
40 April 10 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Giguere 13–22–5 31 Recap
41 April 11 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Los Angeles Kings SO Giguere 13–22–6 32 Recap
42 April 13 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 14–22–6 34 Recap
43 April 15 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 14–22–7 35 Recap
44 April 19 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 14–23–7 35 Recap
45 April 21 St. Louis Blues 3–5 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 15–23–7 37 Recap
46 April 23 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 St. Louis Blues Varlamov 15–24–7 37 Recap
47 April 26 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Varlamov 16–24–7 39 Recap
48 April 27 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 16–25–7 39 Recap

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Final stats[6]

Skaters
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
P. A. Parenteau 48 18 25 43 −11 38
Matt Duchene 47 17 26 43 −12 12
Paul Stastny 40 9 15 24 −7 14
Jamie McGinn 47 11 11 22 −13 26
John Mitchell 47 10 10 20 5 18
Ryan O'Reilly 29 6 14 20 −3 4
Gabriel Landeskog 36 9 8 17 −4 22
Tyson Barrie 32 2 11 13 −11 10
Cody McLeod 48 8 4 12 4 83
Milan Hejduk 29 4 7 11 −7 0
Jan Hejda 46 1 9 10 −3 28
Chuck Kobasew 37 5 4 9 6 21
David Jones 33 3 6 9 −11 6
Aaron Palushaj 25 2 7 9 −2 8
Greg Zanon 44 0 6 6 −16 28
Matt Hunwick 43 0 6 6 4 16
Mark Olver 32 4 2 6 −5 6
Patrick Bordeleau 46 2 3 5 −7 70
Shane O'Brien 28 0 4 4 0 60
Erik Johnson 31 0 4 4 −3 18
Stefan Elliott 18 1 3 4 −3 2
Ryan O'Byrne‡ 34 1 3 4 −8 54
Ryan Wilson 12 0 3 3 4 8
David Van der Gulik 9 0 2 2 2 6
Brad Malone 13 1 1 2 −7 16
Steve Downie 2 0 1 1 1 6
Tomas Vincour 2 0 1 1 −1 2
Michael Sgarbossa 6 0 0 0 −3 4
Totals 8 19 31 50 35 149

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Semyon Varlamov 35 33 1949:39 11 21 3 98 3.02 1007 .903 3 0 1 0
Jean-Sebastien Giguere 18 14 907:50 5 4 4 43 2.84 469 .908 0 0 0 2
Sami Aittokallio 1 1 49:20 0 0 0 2 2.45 25 .920 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2906:49 16 25 7 143 2.95 1501 .905 3 0 1 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record


Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades

Date Details
April 2, 2013[7] To Dallas Stars
Cameron Gaunce 		To Colorado Avalanche
Tomas Vincour
April 3, 2013[8] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan O'Byrne 		To Colorado Avalanche
4th-round pick in 2014

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
John Mitchell[9] New York Rangers 2 years, $2.2 million
P. A. Parenteau[10] New York Islanders 4 years, $16 million
Greg Zanon[11] Boston Bruins 2 years, $4.5 million
Bryan Lerg[12] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $525,000
Thomas Pock[12] Modo Hockey 1 year, $550,000
Sean Sullivan[12] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $575,000
Bill Thomas[12] Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000
Geoff Walker[12] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $550,000


Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jay McClement[13] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $3 million
Kevin Porter[14] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $1.075 million
Peter Mueller[15] Florida Panthers 1 year, $1.725 million

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Palushaj[16] Montreal Canadiens February 5, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Matt Duchene[17] June 23, 2012 2 years, $7 million
Ryan Wilson[18] June 25, 2012 3 years, $6.75 million
Patrick Bordeleau[18] June 25, 2012 1 year, $525,000
David Van der Gulik[18] June 25, 2012 1 year, $575,000
Shane O'Brien[19] June 26, 2012 3 years, $6 million
Steve Downie[20] June 29, 2012 2 years, $5.3 million
Erik Johnson[21] July 3, 2012 4 years, $15 million
Jamie McGinn[22] July 13, 2012 2 years, $3.5 million
Mark Olver[12] July 13, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million
Jean-Sebastien Giguere[23] August 13, 2012 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Mitchell Heard[24] August 14, 2012 3 years, entry-level contract
Ryan O'Reilly[25] February 28, 2013 2 years, $10 million (offer sheet matched)[26]
Patrick Bordeleau[27] June 5, 2013 3 years, $3 million contract extension

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 41 Mitchell Heard C  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 72 Troy Bourke LW  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 132 Michael Clarke C  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6 162 Joseph Blandisi C/RW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 192 Colin Smith C  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Draft notes
  • The Avalanche's first-round pick (#11) and second-round pick (#54) went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent the rights for Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for these picks.
  • The Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ [avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=640865 Landeskog Named Avalanche Captain]
  4. ^ Head Coach Joe Sacco Relieved Of Duties
  5. ^ Patrick Roy Named Head Coach/Vice President Of Hockey Operations
  6. ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Colorado Avalanche – Statistics". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Avalanche Acquires Tomas Vincour From Stars
  8. ^ Avalanche Acquires Draft Pick From Toronto
  9. ^ Avalanche Signs Mitchell
  10. ^ Avalanche Signs Parenteau
  11. ^ Avalanche Signs Zanon
  12. ^ a b c d e f Avalanche Signs Six Players
  13. ^ Leafs Sign McClement & Kostka
  14. ^ SABRES SIGN PORTER, MANCARI; RE-SIGN LEGGIO
  15. ^ Panthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller
  16. ^ "AVALANCHE CLAIM F PALUSHAJ OFF WAIVERS FROM CANADIENS". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  17. ^ Avalanche Signs Duchene
  18. ^ a b c Avalanche Signs Wilson
  19. ^ Avalanche Signs O'Brien
  20. ^ Avalanche Signs Downie
  21. ^ Avalanche Signs Johnson
  22. ^ Avalanche Signs McGinn
  23. ^ Giguere Signs One-Year Extension
  24. ^ Avalanche Signs Heard
  25. ^ Avalanche Matches Offer Sheet For Ryan O'Reilly
  26. ^ Flames statement regarding Ryan O'Reilly
  27. ^ Avalanche Signs Patrick Bordeleau
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