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2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season

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2009–10 Colorado Avalanche
Division 2nd Northwest
Conference 8th Western
2009–10 record 43-30-9
Home record 24-14-3
Road record 19-16-6
Goals for 244
Goals against 233
Team information
General manager Greg Sherman
Coach Joe Sacco
Captain Adam Foote
Alternate captains Milan Hejduk
Paul Stastny
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 13,000 (after 11 dates)
(72% of capacity)
Team leaders
Goals Chris Stewart (28)
Assists Paul Stastny (59)
Points Stastny (79)
Penalty minutes Cody McLeod (138)
Plus/minus Ryan Wilson (+13)
Wins Craig Anderson (38)
Goals against average Anderson, Peter Budaj (2.64)

The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th in the National Hockey League, and 14th 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 Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet, and video coordinator P. J. 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 goalie Patrick Roy to become the head coach, which Roy declined.[4]

Pre-season[]

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]

Divisional standings[]

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

Main article: 2010 Stanley Cup 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 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
Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 81 20 59 79 2 50
Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart 77 28 36 64 4 73
Duchene, MattMatt Duchene 81 24 31 55 1 16
Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski 62 17 30 47 15 21
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk 56 23 21 44 6 10
Galiardi, T. J.T. J. Galiardi 70 15 24 39 6 28
Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 59 6 25 31 -2 30
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey 79 6 23 29 9 76
O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly 81 8 18 26 4 18
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker 71 10 14 24 -3 47
Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson 61 3 18 21 13 36
Clark, BrettBrett Clark 64 3 17 20 6 28
Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey 61 7 13 20 0 20
Mueller, PeterPeter Mueller 15 9 11 20 4 8
Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip 32 11 8 19 5 22
McLeod, CodyCody McLeod 74 7 11 18 -13 138
Hannan, ScottScott Hannan 81 2 14 16 2 40
Jones, DavidDavid Jones 23 10 6 16 1 2
Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks 56 9 7 16 1 74
Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos 54 7 4 11 -13 35
Foote, AdamAdam Foote 67 0 9 9 8 64
Durno, ChrisChris Durno 41 4 4 8 3 47
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei 14 1 5 6 -1 10
Hensick, T.J.T.J. Hensick 7 1 2 3 0 0
Stoa, RyanRyan Stoa 12 2 1 3 -3 0
Porter, KevinKevin Porter 16 2 1 3 -4 0
Mercier, JustinJustin Mercier 9 1 1 2 2 0
Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis 4 0 1 1 1 2
Koci, DavidDavid Koci 43 1 0 1 -2 84
Preissing, TomTom Preissing 4 0 1 1 -6 0
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle 11 0 1 1 0 4
O'Neill, WesWes O'Neill 2 0 0 0 1 2
Haydar, DarrenDarren Haydar 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peltier, DerekDerek Peltier 3 0 0 0 0 0
Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie 4 0 0 0 -1 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 6 1 4 5 -2 4
Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip 6 2 2 4 -3 6
Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart 6 3 0 3 -1 4
Duchene, MattMatt Duchene 6 0 3 3 -2 0
Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 6 1 1 2 -2 4
Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey 6 1 1 2 -7 2
Galiardi, T. J.T. J. Galiardi 6 0 2 2 -1 6
Foote, AdamAdam Foote 6 0 1 1 -4 10
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk 3 1 0 1 0 0
Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos 3 1 0 1 -1 2
Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson 4 0 1 1 -1 0
O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly 6 1 0 1 0 2
Yelle, StephaneStephane Yelle 6 0 0 0 -1 2
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker 6 0 0 0 -1 2
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei 1 0 0 0 0 0
Clark, BrettBrett Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hannan, ScottScott Hannan 6 0 0 0 3 4
Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks 6 0 0 0 -2 0
Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey 6 0 0 0 2 8
Porter, KevinKevin Porter 4 0 0 0 -2 0
McLeod, CodyCody McLeod 6 0 0 0 -2 5
Stoa, RyanRyan Stoa 1 0 0 0 0 2
Durno, ChrisChris 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
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson 71 4235 38 25 7 186 2.64 2233 .917 7 0 3 16
Budaj, PeterPeter 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
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson 6 366 2 4 16 2.62 239 .933 1 0 1 0
Budaj, PeterPeter 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 Statsny 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
T.J. 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[8] NHL Second Star of the Week October 5, 2009
Craig Anderson[9] NHL Second Star of the Week October 19, 2009
Craig Anderson[10] NHL First Star of the Month October 2009
Matt Duchene[11] NHL Third Star of the Week December 7, 2009
Matt Duchene[12] NHL Rookie of the Month December 2009
Craig Anderson[13] NHL Second Star of the Week January 25, 2010
Chris Stewart[14] NHL First Star of the Week March 8, 2010

Transactions[]

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

Trades[]

Date
Details
July 3, 2009[15]
 To Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Smyth 		To Colorado Avalanche
Kyle Quincey
Tom Preissing
5th-round draft pick in 2010
July 16, 2009[16]
 To New York Rangers
Nigel Williams 		To Colorado Avalanche
Brian Fahey
March 3, 2010[17]
 To Phoenix Coyotes
Wojtek Wolski 		To Colorado Avalanche
Peter Mueller
Kevin Porter
March 3, 2010[18]
 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[19] Florida Panthers 2 years, $3.6 million
David Koci[20] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000
Darren Haydar[21] Grand Rapids Griffins undisclosed
Brett Skinner[22] Chicago Wolves undisclosed
Zach Cohen[23] Boston University entry-level contract

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Ian Laperriere[24] Philadelphia Flyers 3 years, $3.5 million
Lawrence Nycholat[25] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000
Tyler Arnason[26] New York Rangers 2-way contract
Andrew Raycroft[27] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000
Ben Guite[28] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000
Michael Vernace[29] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed
Cody McCormick[30] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $522,500

Claimed via Waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement[]

Player
Joe Sakic[31]

Player Signings[]

Player Contract terms
Cameron Gaunce[32] undisclosed
Trevor Cann[33] undisclosed
Cody McLeod[34] 3 years, $3.1 million
Peter Budaj[35] 1 year, $1.25 million
David Jones[36] undisclosed
Chris Durno[37] undisclosed
Matt Hendricks[38] undisclosed
Brian Willsie[39] undisclosed
Tyler Weiman[40] undisclosed
Philippe Dupuis[41] undisclosed
Kyle Cumiskey[42] undisclosed
Justin Mercier[43] undisclosed
Matt Duchene[44] 3 year entry-level contract
Brandon Yip[45] entry-level contract
Ryan O'Reilly[46] 3 year entry-level contract
Milan Hejduk[47] 1 year contract extension
Mike Carman[48] entry-level contract
Mark Olver[49] entry-level contract
Kevin Shattenkirk[50] entry-level contract
Colby Cohen[51] entry-level contract

Roster[]

Updated July 25, 2010.[52]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 Flag of the United States Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson

G L 42 2009 Park Ridge, Illinois
31 Flag of Slovakia Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj

G L 41 2001 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10 Flag of Canada Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey

D L 37 2006 Abbotsford, British Columbia
9 Flag of Canada Duchene, MattMatt Duchene

C L 33 2009 Peterborough, Ontario
52 Flag of Canada Foote, AdamAdam Foote

 (C)

D R 52 2008 Whitby, Ontario
39 Flag of the United States Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi

LW L 35 2007 Calgary, Alberta
22 Flag of Canada Hannan, ScottScott Hannan

D L 45 2007 Richmond, British Columbia
23 Flag of the Czech Republic Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk

 (A)

RW R 48 1994 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
54 Flag of Canada Jones, DavidDavid Jones

RW R 39 2003 Guelph, Ontario
28 Flag of the Czech Republic Koci, DavidDavid Koci

LW L 42 2009 Prague, Czechoslovakia
4 Flag of the United States Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles

D L 43 2000 Zionsville, Indiana
55 Flag of Canada McLeod, CodyCody McLeod

LW L 39 2007 Binscarth, Manitoba
88 Flag of the United States Mueller, PeterPeter Mueller

 (RFA)

C R 36 2010 Bloomington, Minnesota
37 Flag of Canada O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly

C L 33 2009 Clinton, Ontario
12 Flag of the United States Porter, KevinKevin Porter

C L 38 2010 Detroit, Michigan
27 Flag of Canada Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey

D L 38 2009 Kitchener, Ontario
26 Flag of the United States Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny

 (A)

C L 38 2005 Quebec City, Quebec
25 Flag of Canada Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart

 (RFA)

RW R 36 2006 Toronto, Ontario
29 Flag of the United States Stoa, RyanRyan Stoa

C L 37 2005 Bloomington, Minnesota
44 Flag of Canada Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson

D L 37 2009 Windsor, Ontario
34 Flag of Canada Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik

C R 39 2010 Toronto, Ontario
18 Flag of Canada Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip

RW R 38 2004 Vancouver, British Columbia

Draft picks[]

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

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 3 Matt Duchene Center Flag of Canada Canada Brampton Battalion (Ontario Hockey League)
2 33 Ryan O'Reilly Center Flag of Canada Canada Erie Otters (Ontario Hockey League)
2 49 (from Montreal via Calgary) Stefan Elliott Defense Flag of Canada Canada Saskatoon Blades (Western Hockey League)
3 64 Tyson Barrie Defense Flag of Canada Canada Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League)
5 124 Kieran Millan Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
6 154 Brandon Maxwell Goaltender Flag of the United States United States U-18 (United States Development Program)
7 184 Gus Young Defense Flag of the United States United States Noble and Greenough School (Massachusetts High School)

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.

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  1. ↑ Avalanche Relieves Six Staff Members
  2. ↑ Greg Sherman Named Avalanche GM
  3. ↑ Avalanche Names Sacco as Head Coach
  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. ↑ Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL "Three Stars"
  9. ↑ Bryzgalov, Anderson, Ovechkin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week
  10. ↑ Anderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October
  11. ↑ Backstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week'
  12. ↑ Avalanche's Duchene named NHL Rookie of the Month
  13. ↑ Brian Elliott, Craig Anderson and Sidney Crosby are NHL's 3 stars of week
  14. ↑ Stewart, Stamkos, McCabe named Stars of the Week
  15. ↑ Avs Acquire Quincey, Preissing, Pick
  16. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Fahey
  17. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Mueller, Porter
  18. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Stephane Yelle
  19. ↑ Avalanche Signs Craig Anderson
  20. ↑ Colorado Signs David Koci
  21. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  22. ↑ Avalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner
  23. ↑ Avalanche Signs Zach Cohen
  24. ↑ Boucher, Laperriere Join Flyers
  25. ↑ Canucks sign Baumgartner, Nycholat, and Pope
  26. ↑ Rangers agree to terms with Arnason
  27. ↑ Canucks sign free agent goaltender Andrew Raycroft
  28. ↑ Preds Add Ben Guite
  29. ↑ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace
  30. ↑ SABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK
  31. ↑ Sakic Announces Retirement
  32. ↑ Avalanche Signs Gaunce
  33. ↑ Colorado Signs Cann
  34. ↑ Avalanche Signs McLeod
  35. ↑ Budaj, Avalanche agree to terms
  36. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  37. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  38. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  39. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  40. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
  41. ↑ Avalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner
  42. ↑ Cumiskey Under Contract
  43. ↑ Club Also Signs Forward Prospect Justin Mercier
  44. ↑ Avalanche Signs Matt Duchene
  45. ↑ Avalanche Signs Brandon Yip
  46. ↑ Avalanche Signs O'Reilly
  47. ↑ Avalanche Signs Hejduk To One-Year Extension
  48. ↑ Avalanche Signs Carman
  49. ↑ Avalanche Signs Olver
  50. ↑ Avalanche Signs Shattenkirk
  51. ↑ Avalanche Signs Colby Cohen
  52. ↑ Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster. Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved on 2010-07-17.
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