2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

2008–09 Colorado Avalanche
Division	5th Northwest
Conference	15th Western
2008–09 record	32-45-5
Home record	18-21-2
Road record	14-24-3
Goals for	199
Goals against	257
Team information
General manager	Francois Giguere
Coach	Tony Granato
Captain	Joe Sakic
Alternate captains	Adam Foote Ian Laperriere
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	15,429
Team leaders
Goals	Milan Hedjuk (27)
Assists	Ryan Smyth (33)
Points	Milan Hejduk (59) Ryan Smyth
Penalty minutes	Ian Laperriere (163)
Plus/minus	Ben Guite (+2)
Wins	Peter Budaj (20)
Goals against average	Peter Budaj (2.86)

The 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 36th season, 29th in the National Hockey League, and 13th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y-Vancouver Canucks	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
x-Calgary Flames	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
e-Minnesota Wild	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
e-Edmonton Oilers	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
e-Colorado Avalanche	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

Conference standings

Western Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
p-San Jose Sharks *	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
y-Detroit Red Wings *	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
y-Vancouver Canucks *	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
x-Chicago Blackhawks	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
x-Calgary Flames	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
x-St. Louis Blues	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
x-Columbus Blue Jackets	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
x-Anaheim Ducks	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
e-Minnesota Wild	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
e-Nashville Predators	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
e-Edmonton Oilers	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
e-Dallas Stars	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
e-Phoenix Coyotes	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
e-Los Angeles Kings	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
e-Colorado Avalanche	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, p - clinched Presidents' Trophy and best record in conference, e - eliminated from playoff contention

* – division leader

Game log

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Player stats

Skaters

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk 82 27 32 59 -19 16 Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 77 26 33 59 -15 62 Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski 78 14 28 42 -13 28 Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 75 12 27 39 -19 31 Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 45 11 25 36 -9 22 Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos 69 14 20 34 -6 34 Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason 71 5 17 22 -16 14 Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei 70 4 17 21 -4 72 Hensick, T. J.T. J. Hensick 61 4 17 21 -7 14 Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold 64 6 14 20 -10 18 McLeod, CodyCody McLeod 79 15 5 20 -11 162 Laperriere, IanIan Laperriere 74 7 12 19 0 163 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart 53 11 8 19 -18 54 Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker 63 8 8 16 -13 67 Jones, DavidDavid Jones 40 8 5 13 -8 8 Clark, BrettBrett Clark 76 2 10 12 -16 32 Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic 15 2 10 12 -6 6 McCormick, CodyCody McCormick 55 1 11 12 -5 92 Guite, BenBen Guite 50 5 7 12 +2 30 Hannan, ScottScott Hannan 81 1 9 10 -21 26 Foote, AdamAdam Foote 42 1 6 7 -12 30 Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie 42 1 3 4 -6 14 Tjarnqvist, DanielDaniel Tjarnqvist 37 2 2 4 +1 8 Galiardi, T. J.T. J. Galiardi 11 3 1 4 -4 6 Macias, RaymondRaymond Macias 6 0 1 1 0 0 Nycholat, LawrenceLawrence Nycholat 5 0 0 0 -2 0 Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis 8 0 0 0 -1 4 MacKenzie, AaronAaron MacKenzie 5 0 0 0 +1 0 Vernace, MichaelMichael Vernace 12 0 0 0 -5 8 Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey 6 0 0 0 -2 0 Durno, ChrisChris Durno 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks 4 0 0 0 +1 13 Oneill, WesWes O'Neill 3 0 0 0 -2 4 Peltier, DerekDerek Peltier 11 0 0 0 -4 2 Ledin, PerPer Ledin 3 0 0 0 -1 2

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 Sv% SO Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj 56 3231 20 29 5 154 2.86 1531 1377 .899 2 Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 31 1722 12 16 0 90 3.14 836 746 .892 0

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

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Milan Hejduk	600th NHL point	October 9, 2008
Adam Foote	1,000th NHL game	October 12, 2008
Paul Stastny	100th NHL assist	October 14, 2008
Andrew Raycroft	200th NHL appearance	October 16, 2008
Marek Svatos	200th NHL game	October 25, 2008
Scott Hannan	600th NHL game	October 30, 2008
Darcy Tucker	200th NHL goal	November 8, 2008
Ryan Smyth	300th NHL goal	January 18, 2009
Milan Hejduk	300th NHL goal	January 18, 2009
Ian Laperriere	1000th NHL game	April 10th, 2009

Transactions

Trades

March 4, 2009

To Colorado Avalanche Lawrence Nycholat Ryan Wilson Montreal's second-round pick (previously acquired) in 2009 draft

To Calgary Flames Jordan Leopold

Free agents

Player Former team Contract terms Andrew Raycroft Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $800,000 Darcy Tucker Toronto Maple Leafs 2 year, $4.5 million

Player New team Jeff Finger Toronto Maple Leafs Jose Theodore Washington Capitals Kurt Sauer Phoenix Coyotes Andrew Brunette Minnesota Wild

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Jesse Boulerice Edmonton Oilers November 21, 2008

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2	50	Cameron Gaunce	Defenseman	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2	61	Peter Delmas	Goalie	Canada	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4	110	Kelsey Tessier	Center	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5	140	Mark Olver	Center	Canada	Northern Michigan U. (CCHA)
6	167	Joel Chouinard	Defenseman	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6	170	Jonas Holos	Defenseman	Norway	Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen)
7	200	Nathan Condon	Center	United States	Wausau (HIGH-WI)

Roster

Updated April 2, 2009.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
39	United States	Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason	4.0 C	L	45	2006	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31	Slovakia	Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	1.0 G	L	41	2001	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
5	Canada	Clark, BrettBrett Clark	2.0 D	L	47	2002	Wapella, Saskatchewan
48	Canada	Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey	2.0 D	L	37	2006	Abbotsford, British Columbia
52	Canada	Foote, AdamAdam Foote  (A)	2.0 D	R	52	2008	Whitby, Ontario
43	Canada	Galiardi, T. J.T. J. Galiardi	6.0 LW	R	35	2007	Calgary, Alberta
28	Canada	Guite, BenBen Guite	7.0 RW	R	45	2006	Montreal, Quebec
22	Canada	Hannan, ScottScott Hannan  (A)	2.0 D	L	45	2007	Richmond, British Columbia
23	Czech Republic	Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk  (A)	7.0 RW	R	48	1994	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
37	United States	Hensick, T. J.T. J. Hensick	4.0 C	R	38	2005	Lansing, Michigan
54	Canada	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	7.0 RW	R	39	2003	Guelph, Ontario
14	Canada	Laperriere, IanIan Laperriere  (A)	7.0 RW	R	49	2004	Montreal, Quebec
4	United States	Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles	2.0 D	L	43	2000	Zionsville, Indiana
47	United States	Macias, RaymondRaymond Macias	2.0 D	R	37	2005	Long Beach, California
11	Canada	McCormick, CodyCody McCormick	4.0 C	R	41	2001	London, Ontario
55	Canada	McLeod, CodyCody McLeod	6.0 LW	L	39	2007	Binscarth, Manitoba
3	Canada	Nycholat, LawrenceLawrence Nycholat	2.0 D	L	44	2009	Calgary, Alberta
50	United States	Peltier, DerekDerek Peltier	2.0 D	L	39	2004	Plymouth, Minnesota
1	Canada	Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft	1.0 G	L	43	2008	Belleville, Ontario
19	Canada	Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic  (C)	4.0 C	L	54	1987	Burnaby, British Columbia
24	Belarus	Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei	2.0 D	L	49	2008	Minsk, U.S.S.R.
94	Canada	Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth	6.0 LW	L	48	2007	Banff, Alberta
26	United States	Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny	4.0 C	L	38	2005	Quebec City, Quebec
42	Canada	Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart	7.0 RW	R	36	2006	Toronto, Ontario
40	Slovakia	Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos	7.0 RW	R	41	2001	Košice, Czechoslovakia
29	Sweden	Tjarnqvist, DanielDaniel Tjarnqvist	2.0 D	L	47	2008	Umeå, Sweden
16	Canada	Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker	7.0 RW	L	49	2008	Castor, Alberta
41	Canada	Vernace, MichaelMichael Vernace	2.0 D	L	37	2006	Toronto, Ontario
18	Canada	Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie	7.0 RW	R	46	2008	London, Ontario
8	Canada	Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski	6.2 LW/C	L	38	2004	Zabrze, Poland

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season
• http://avalanche.nhl.com/

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate is the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.