2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

	2010–11 Minnesota Wild
Division	Northwest
Conference	Western
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 NHL season is the Wild's 10th season in the National Hockey League.

Off season

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

The Wild will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	St. Louis Blues		Minnesota Wild
2	September 24	Minnesota Wild		St. Louis Blues
3	September 25	Philadelphia Flyers		Minnesota Wild
4	September 26	Minnesota Wild		Montreal Canadiens
5	September 28	Minnesota Wild		Columbus Blue Jackets
6	September 30	Columbus Blue Jackets		Minnesota Wild
7	October 4 (in Tampere, Finland)	Minnesota Wild		Ilves Tampere

Regular season

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM

Goaltenders

Note: Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	G	A	PIM

^†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

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 21, 2010^[1]	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick (#129 overall) in 2010	To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz
June 26, 2010^[2]	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick (#69 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#99 overall) in 2010	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick (#59 overall) in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Matt Cullen^[3]	Ottawa Senators	3 years, $10.5 million
Eric Nystrom^[4]	Calgary Flames	3 years, $4.2 million
Warren Peters^[5]	Dallas Stars	2 years, $1.075 million
Drew Bagnall^[5]	Manchester Monarchs	1 year, $600,000
Dennis Endras^[6]	Augsburger Panther	1 year, $650,000 entry-level contract
Joel Broda^[7]	Calgary Hitmen	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
John Madden^[8]	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Derek Boogaard^[9]	New York Rangers	4 years, $6.5 million
John Scott^[10]	Chicago Blackhawks	2 years, $1.025 million
Andrew Ebbett^[11]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers^[12]	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $525,000
Andy Hilbert^[13]	New York Islanders	1 year, $575,000

Claimed via Waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player Signings

Player	Contract terms
Jean-Michel Daoust^[14]	1 year, $500,000
Chad Rau^[15]	2 years, $1.075 million
James Sheppard^[16]	1 year, $803,250
Brad Staubitz^[17]	2 years, $1.15 million
Nate Prosser^[18]	1 year, $650,000
Matt Kassian^[18]	2 years, $1.025 million
Guillaume Latendresse^[19]	2 years, $5 million
Jon DiSalvatore^[19]	2 years, $5 million
Jamie Fraser^[19]	2 years, $5 million
Robbie Earl^[20]	1 year, $550,000
Josh Harding^[21]	1 year, $1.2 million
Mikko Koivu^[22]	7 years, $47.25 million contract extension

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 (Helsinki)(SM-Liiga)
2	39	Brett Bulmer	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League)
2	56 (from Washington)	Johan Larsson	C	Sweden	Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit)
2	59 (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida)	Jason Zucker	RW	United States	U.S. National U-18 Team (United States Hockey League)
6	159	Johan Gustafsson	G	Sweden	Farjestad Jr. (Sweden Jr-2)
7	189	Dylan McKinlay	RW	Canada	Chilliwack Bruins (Western Hockey League)

Roster

Updated October 28, 2010.^[23]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32	Finland	Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom	1.0 G	L	46	2006	Helsinki, Finland
25	Canada	Barker, CamCam Barker	2.0 D	L	38	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
96	Canada	Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard	4.0 C	L	39	2002	Sherbrooke, Quebec
21	Canada	Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	4.0 C	R	39	2009	St. Paul, Alberta
15	Canada	Brunette, AndrewAndrew Brunette (A)	6.0 LW	L	50	2008	Sudbury, Ontario
8	Canada	Burns, BrentBrent Burns	2.0 D	R	39	2003	Ajax, Ontario
22	Canada	Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck	7.0 RW	R	36	2006	Welland, Ontario
7	United States	Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	4.0 C	R	47	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
41	Canada	Falk, JustinJustin Falk	2.0 D	L	35	2007	Snowflake, Manitoba
18	Canada	Gillies, ColtonColton Gillies	6.0 LW	L	35	2007	White Rock, British Columbia
37	Canada	Harding, JoshJosh Harding	1.0 G	R	39	2002	Regina, Saskatchewan
24	Czech Republic	Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat	7.0 RW	L	43	2009	Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
12	Canada	Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew	7.0 RW	R	42	2009	Osoyoos, British Columbia
9	Finland	Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C)	4.0 C	L	41	2001	Turku, Finland
48	Canada	Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse	7.0 RW	L	36	2009	Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
11	Canada	Madden, JohnJohn Madden	4.0 C	L	50	2010	Barrie, Ontario
20	Finland	Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	7.0 RW	R	43	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland
23	United States	Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom	6.0 LW	L	41	2010	Syosset, New York
55	Canada	Schultz, NickNick Schultz (A)	2.0 D	L	41	2000	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
16	Canada	Staubitz, BradBrad Staubitz	7.0 RW	R	39	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Canada	Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner	2.0 D	L	39	2004	Port McNeill, British Columbia
60	Canada	Theodore, JoseJose Theodore	1.0 G	R	47	2010	Laval, Quebec
17	United States	Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman	4.0 C	R	36	2010	Castro Valley, California
5	Canada	Zanon, GregGreg Zanon	2.0 D	L	43	2009	Burnaby, British Columbia
3	Czech Republic	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	2.0 D	R	47	2008	Most, Czechoslovakia

Farm teams

References

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[1] Wild Acquires Brad Staubitz From Sharks

[2] Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing

[3] Cullen Comes Home

[4] Wild Signs LW Eric Nystrom

[PetersBagnall-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall

[6] Wild Signs German Goaltender, Endras

[7] Wild Signs Broda To Entry Level Deal

[8] Boom! John Madden Coming To Wild

[9] Rangers add free agent Boogaard

[10] Blackhawks sign defenseman John Scott

[11] COYOTES SIGN EBBETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT

[12] Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers

[13] HILBERT AND HISEY AGREE TO TERMS

[14] Wild Signs Daoust To One-Year Deal

[15] Wild Signs Rau To Two-Year Deal

[16] Sheppard Signed To One-Year Deal

[17] STAUBITZ INKS TWO-YEAR / $1.15M DEAL WITH WILD

[ProsserKassian-18] 18.0 ^18.1 Wild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian

[DiSalvatoreFraser-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Latendresse Re-Signs For Two Years

[20] Wild Signs Earl To One-Year Deal

[21] Harding Excited About Deal

[22] Koivu Signs Seven-Year Extension

[23] Wild Roster. Minnesota Wild. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.

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Minnesota Wild
Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Draft picks
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Affiliates	Houston Aeros (AHL) • Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)

2010–11 NHL season by team
Atlantic	New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast	Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers • Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals
Central	Chicago Blackhawks • Columbus Blue Jackets • Detroit Red Wings • Nashville Predators • St. Louis Blues
Northwest	Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks
Pacific	Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks
See also	2010 NHL Entry Draft • Winter Classic • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Transactions • Three Star Awards

2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

Contents

Off season

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via Waivers

Lost via Waivers

Player Signings

Draft picks

Roster

See also

Farm teams

References

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