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2011–12 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Number of games 82
Number of teams 30
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Vancouver Canucks
Top scorer Evgeni Malkin (Penguins)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New Jersey Devils
  Eastern runners-up New York Rangers
Western champions Los Angeles Kings
  Western runners-up Phoenix Coyotes
Playoffs MVP Jonathan Quick
Stanley Cup
Champions Los Angeles Kings
  Runners-up New Jersey Devils
NHL seasons

The 2011–12 NHL season was the 95th season of operation (94th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Final 4-2 to win the team's first Stanley Cup, becoming the second team from California to do so.

During the off-season, the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Winnipeg Jets. It was the first NHL team relocation since the 1997–98 NHL season when the Hartford Whalers relocated to become the Carolina Hurricanes. The league did not change its divisional structure to accommodate the move, and the Jets took the place of the Thrashers in the Southeast Division. In December 2011, the board of governors eventually approved a proposed realignment for the following season, which would result in four conferences with the first two rounds of the playoffs being divisional, but this was rejected by the NHL Player's Association.

It was the fifth consecutive season with games in Europe at the start of the season. The Winter Classic was held on January 2, 2012 in Philadelphia between the Flyers and the Rangers. The 59th All-Star Game was held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, the home arena of the Ottawa Senators, on January 29, 2012.

League business[]

Franchise relocation[]

Atlanta Spirit, LLC, which previously owned the Atlanta Thrashers, sold the team to True North Sports and Entertainment. True North has announced that the team will be relocated to True North-owned MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba[1] and renamed the Winnipeg Jets, after a previous NHL team in the market. Winnipeg took Atlanta's place in the Southeast Division for 2011–12.[2]

Proposed realignment announcement[]

On December 5, 2011, the NHL Board of Governors announced that it would divide the league into four conferences (instead of the previous six "divisions") starting in the 2012–13 season. Under this new realignment, each team would play each team in the other three conferences exactly twice per year, once at home and once on the road. All the remaining games would be within the conference. Also under the plan, the playoff system would have also changed drastically, with the top four teams in each conference qualifying for the playoffs, each with its own individual seeding (1 vs 4, 2 vs 3). The winner of each intraconference tournament would then meet in the semi-finals, ultimately playing for the Stanley Cup.

The new conferences were proposed to be aligned as follows:

  • Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals
  • Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets
  • Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Phoenix Coyotes, San Jose Sharks, and Vancouver Canucks

The realignment was partially a reaction to teams on the West Coast complaining about traveling several time zones during the regular season. [3] However, on January 6, 2012, the league announced that the NHL Players' Association rejected this proposed realignment, and that as a result any realignment will not take place until at least 2013–14.[4]

Salary cap[]

On June 23, 2011, the NHL announced that the salary cap would be increased by $4.9 million. As a result, the new salary cap ceiling is set at $64.3 million while the salary cap floor is $48.3 million.[5]

Uniform changes[]

Several teams announced plans to change their uniforms in the 2011–12 season.[6]

The Edmonton Oilers unveiled a new away uniform parallel to their 'retro' home uniform used from 1979-96. They retained the navy blue, copper and red uniforms as the alternates.

The Nashville Predators unveiled new home and away uniforms on June 22, complete with the updated saber-toothed cat logo. Their use of gold as the home colors marked the first time since 1998 that an NHL team wore gold in their home uniforms.

The Florida Panthers made minor changes to their home uniform, using red as the primary and relegating navy blue as a trim color.

The Los Angeles Kings returned to the silver and black motif they used from 1988 to 1998, by designating their alternate home black and silver uniform as a regular uniform and unveiling a new white away uniform with black and silver trim. The purple and black uniform were retained as an alternate uniform.

The Ottawa Senators unveiled a new alternate home uniform based on the original Senators barber pole design. The uniform does not use the Roman centurion logo, instead using an outlined 'O' on stripes. The Senators' uniform will also have an All-Star Game patch.

The Pittsburgh Penguins promoted their dark blue uniforms, worn during the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, as the home alternates, replacing the 2008 NHL Winter Classic alternates.

The Tampa Bay Lightning unveiled new home and road uniforms, featuring the simplified lightning logo. Originally the uniforms were simply blue and white, but by popular demand, black was added as a trim color to the uniform numbers, and added the lightning bolt to the pants. The 'Bolts' alternate home uniform was retained.

The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled a new alternate home uniform based on the Leafs uniforms worn during their run to the 1967 Stanley Cup title, including the 11-point maple leaf logo.

The Washington Capitals also promoted their 2011 NHL Winter Classic retro uniforms as their road alternates.

The new Winnipeg Jets unveiled uniforms consisting of navy with silver and light blue trim, containing a logo based on the roundel of the Royal Canadian Air Force; these were significantly different from, but in a similar color scheme to, the original Jets uniforms.

The New York Islanders unveiled a new black alternate uniform, featuring the team name above the player's number, a similar template the Dallas Stars' uniforms currently use. Speaking of the Stars, they officially retired their alternate away jersey featuring the team crest, instead using their regular away jerseys with the city name and number in front for all 41 road games.

The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers wore special commemorative uniforms for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic. The Flyers unveiled theirs on November 21, and is in a classic sweater design in orange featuring black numbers and different striping patterns on the yoke. The Rangers unveiled theirs on November 28, and features a mix of designs used from previous jerseys. The shield logo in front is a variation of the logos used during the 1930s–1940s, while the shoulder, arm and tail striping was taken from the current jersey. Both teams would wear their Winter Classic uniforms again on February 5 and 11 at Madison Square Garden and Wells Fargo Center respectively, with the away team wearing the regular uniforms.

In addition several teams will sport memorial patches throughout the season; unless specified, the patches will be seen on the team helmets:

Furthermore, a new league-wide rule required that player numbers be displayed on the front of their helmets, as well as on the back.

Even though the New Jersey Devils and the Phoenix Coyotes unveiled anniversary logos commemorating their 30th and 15th anniversaries of their respective relocations from Colorado and Winnipeg, they opted not to use them on their uniforms or helmets.

Rule changes[]

Boarding

Prior to the 2011–12 NHL season the Board of Governors unanimously agreed to update and re-word rule 41 involving boarding penalties. The new wording requires the player delivering the check to avoid or minimize contact if the opponent is defenseless.[7]

Illegal hits to the head

The Board of Governors also approved an update to rule 48 involving illegal checks to the head. The new rule will penalize all hits where the head is the principal point of contact. The previous version of this rule only made checks from the blindside illegal. However, determination if the check is legal will depend on various factors including whether or not the player put himself in a vulnerable position or if the hit was unavoidable. A two-minute minor penalty, or a major penalty in the event the hit was deemed to be deliberate with intent to injure, may be assessed.[7]

Off-season[]

Three 'enforcer'-type players died during the off-season: Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, and Wade Belak, leading to speculation about the effect of fighting on the mental health of players. Boogard was later found to be using several prescription drugs and was in the league's drug rehabilitation plan.

Several former NHL players died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster involving the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team in Russia. Those who perished in the plane crash included NHL All-Star Pavol Demitra, Alexander Karpovtsev, Igor Korolev, former Detroit assistant coach Brad McCrimmon, Karel Rachunek, Ruslan Salei, Karlis Skrastins and Josef Vasicek.

Pre-season[]

European exhibition games[]

See also: List of international games played by NHL teams

The four teams going to Europe to open their regular seasons there as part of the NHL Premiere games also played exhibition games against European teams under the banner of NHL Premiere Challenge to close out their pre-seasons. The NHL teams had an overall record of 6–1–0 against the European teams, with the New York Rangers, playing four games in five days in four countries, having a record of 3–1–0.

Date City NHL team European team Score
September 29 Prague, Czech Republic New York Rangers HC Sparta Praha 2–0
September 30 Gothenburg, Sweden New York Rangers Frölunda HC 4–2
October 2 Bratislava, Slovakia New York Rangers HC Slovan Bratislava 4–1
October 3 Zug, Switzerland New York Rangers EV Zug 4–8
October 4 Helsinki, Finland Anaheim Ducks Helsinki Jokerit 4–3 OT
October 4 Hamburg, Germany Los Angeles Kings Hamburg Freezers 5–4
October 4 Mannheim, Germany Buffalo Sabres Adler Mannheim 8–3

Regular season[]

Premiere games[]

Main article: 2011 NHL Premiere

Four teams participated in the 2011 Compuware NHL Premiere in Europe. The Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers made their second trip to Europe while the Buffalo Sabres made its first trip. On October 7, Anaheim played Buffalo at Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland and Los Angeles faced New York at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. All four teams played again on October 8 with Los Angeles against Buffalo at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany and Anaheim against New York in Stockholm.[8]

Thanksgiving Showdown[]

As part of the league's updated television contract, the NHL debuted the Thanksgiving Showdown, a nationally broadcast game, on the day after American Thanksgiving in 2011. The game, which was sponsored by Discover Card, featured the Boston Bruins (who have traditionally hosted Black Friday matinees since 1990) hosting the Detroit Red Wings, with Detroit winning the game in a shootout, 3–2.

2012 Winter Classic[]

The 2012 NHL Winter Classic was held at the Citizens Bank Park baseball stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Monday, January 2, 2012. This season, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the New York Rangers. It was the first Winter Classic game for the Rangers and the second for the Flyers. The result of the game was a 3–2 Ranger victory. Philadelphia last played in the 2010 NHL Winter Classic against the Boston Bruins at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins won that game in overtime by a score of 2–1 on a goal scored by Marco Sturm.[9]

This was the first time that the Winter Classic was not played on New Year's Day, which fell on a Sunday in 2012. If the Winter Classic was held on New Years' Day, it would have conflicted with the final game of the National Football League season (in which the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Washington Redskins at nearby Lincoln Financial Field), and the annual Mummers Parade in downtown Philadelphia. The Flyers–Rangers rivalry is one of the NHL's most frequently televised rivalries on U.S. television networks; it was televised three times nationally on NBC in 2011–12, including the inaugural Hockey Day in America.

No Heritage Classic was played this season. According to reports, though, it is still possible that there will be one next season.[10]

Standings[]

Each of the 30 teams play an 82-game season of an unbalanced schedule. Teams play six games against division opponents; four games against other conference opponents; and one or two games against teams of the other conference. The first-place teams in each division place first, second and third in the conference standings. The top five finishers from the rest of the teams in each conference will also qualify for the playoffs, making a total of eight playoff teams in each conference.

Eastern Conference[11]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – New York Rangers * AT 82 51 24 7 47 226 187 109
2 y – Boston Bruins * NE 82 49 29 4 40 269 202 102
3 y – Florida Panthers * SE 82 38 26 18 32 203 227 94
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 51 25 6 42 282 221 108
5 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 26 9 43 264 232 103
6 New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 28 6 36 228 209 102
7 Washington Capitals SE 82 42 32 8 38 222 230 92
8 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 31 10 35 249 240 92
8.5
9 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 32 11 32 218 230 89
10 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 38 36 8 35 235 281 84
11 Winnipeg Jets SE 82 37 35 10 33 225 246 84
12 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 33 33 16 32 213 243 82
13 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 35 37 10 31 231 264 80
14 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 27 203 255 79
15 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 31 35 16 26 212 226 78
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast; ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader, y – Clinched division, z Clinched conference (and division)


Western Conference[12]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks * NW 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 111
2 y – St. Louis Blues * CE 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 109
3 y – Phoenix Coyotes * PA 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 97
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 104
5 Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 102
6 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 101
7 San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 96
8 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 95
8.5
9 Calgary Flames NW 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 90
10 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 89
11 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 88
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 81
13 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 80
14 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 74
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 65
Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)


Playoffs[]

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The Stanley Cup

The 2012 playoffs started on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 and ended with the sixth game of the Stanley Cup Final in June 11, 2012, which the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks, the Stanley Cup finalists from 2011, were eliminated in the first round, ensuring a new champion in 2012. In the East, three of the four series went to seven games in the opening round, and two of those went to overtime to decide their series. The series between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh set new playoff scoring records, while the Boston-Washington series had only a single goal differential. In the West, none of the first-round winners had won the Stanley Cup, and the Phoenix Coyotes won their first playoff series since moving to Phoenix from Winnipeg. All West series were decided in six games or less, and five of the six games in the Chicago-Phoenix series went to overtime.

Bracket[]

In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage. In the Stanley Cup Final series, home ice is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-seven series follows a 2–2–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays at home for games one and two (plus five and seven if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is at home for games three and four (and if necessary, game six).

  Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Final
                                     
1  New York Rangers 4  
8  Ottawa Senators 3  
  1  New York Rangers 4  
  7  Washington Capitals 3  
2  Boston Bruins 3
7  Washington Capitals 4  
  1  New York Rangers 2  
Eastern Conference
  6  New Jersey Devils 4  
3  Florida Panthers 3  
6  New Jersey Devils 4  
  5  Philadelphia Flyers 1
  6  New Jersey Devils 4  
4  Pittsburgh Penguins 2
5  Philadelphia Flyers 4  
  E6  New Jersey Devils 2
  W8  Los Angeles Kings 4
1  Vancouver Canucks 1  
8  Los Angeles Kings 4  
  2  St. Louis Blues 0
  8  Los Angeles Kings 4  
2  St. Louis Blues 4
7  San Jose Sharks 1  
  8  Los Angeles Kings 4
Western Conference
  3  Phoenix Coyotes 1  
3  Phoenix Coyotes 4  
6  Chicago Blackhawks 2  
  3  Phoenix Coyotes 4
  4  Nashville Predators 1  
4  Nashville Predators 4
5  Detroit Red Wings 1  


NHL awards[]

Awards are presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, held in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 20, 2012. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season. The President's Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Campbell Bowls are not presented at the awards ceremony.

2011–12 NHL awards
Award Recipient(s) Finalists
Stanley Cup Los Angeles Kings New Jersey Devils
Presidents' Trophy
(Best regular-season record)
Vancouver Canucks
Prince of Wales Trophy
(Eastern Conference champion)
New Jersey Devils New York Rangers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
(Western Conference champion)
Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes
Art Ross Trophy
(Top scorer)
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
(Perseverance and dedication)
Max Pacioretty (MMontreal Canadiens) Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators)
Joffrey Lupul (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Max Pacioretty (Montreal Canadiens)
Calder Memorial Trophy
(Best first-year player)
Gabriel Landeskog(Colorado Avalanche) Adam Henrique (New Jersey Devils)
Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Oilers)
Conn Smythe Trophy
(Most valuable player, playoffs)
Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)
Frank J. Selke Trophy
(Defensive forward)
David Backes (St. Louis Blues)
Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Red Wings)
Hart Memorial Trophy
(Most valuable player, regular season)
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Jack Adams Award
(Best coach)
Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues)
Paul MacLean (Ottawa Senators)
John Tortorella (New York Rangers)
James Norris Memorial Trophy
(Best defenceman)
Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)
Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators)
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(Humanitarian contribution)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
(Sportsmanship and excellence)
Brian Campbell (Florida Panthers)
Jordan Eberle (Edmonton Oilers)
Matt Moulson (New York Islanders)
Ted Lindsay Award
(Outstanding player)
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Mark Messier Leadership Award
(Leadership and community activities)
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
(Top goal-scorer)
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
NHL General Manager of the Year Award
(Top general manager)
Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blues)
David Poile (Nashville Predators)
Dale Tallon (Florida Panthers)
NHL Plus-Minus Award
(Highest plus/minus value)
Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award
(Goaltender, highest save percentage)
Brian Elliott (St. Louis Blues)
Vezina Trophy
(Best goaltender)
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)
Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators)
William M. Jennings Trophy
(Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)
Brian Elliott and Jaroslav Halak (St. Louis Blues)
Lester Patrick Trophy
(Service to ice hockey in U.S.)


Player statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players lead the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[13]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Malkin, EvgeniEvgeni Malkin align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins 75 50 59 109 +18 70
Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning 82 60 37 97 +7 66
Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers 77 28 65 93 +6 29
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza align="left"| Ottawa Senators 80 34 50 84 +11 36
Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk align="left"| New Jersey Devils 77 37 46 83 −9 33
Kessel, PhilPhil Kessel align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 45 82 −10 20
Neal, JamesJames Neal align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins 80 40 41 81 +6 87
Tavares, JohnJohn Tavares align="left"| New York Islanders 82 31 50 81 −6 26
Sedin, HenrikHenrik Sedin align="left"| Vancouver Canucks 82 14 67 81 +23 52
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias align="left"| New Jersey Devils 81 26 52 78 −8 16

Leading goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 1800 minutes.[14]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott align="left"| St. Louis Blues 38 2234:35 23 10 4 58 9 .940 1.56
Quick, JonathanJonathan Quick align="left"| Los Angeles Kings 69 4099:26 35 21 13 133 10 .929 1.95
Schneider, CoryCory Schneider align="left"| Vancouver Canucks 33 1832:50 20 8 1 60 3 .937 1.96
Lundqvist, HenrikHenrik Lundqvist align="left"| New York Rangers 62 3753:30 39 18 5 123 8 .930 1.97
Halak, JaroslavJaroslav Halak align="left"| St. Louis Blues 46 2746:37 26 12 7 90 6 .926 1.97
Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard align="left"| Detroit Red Wings 57 3360:17 35 17 4 119 6 .920 2.13
Smith, MikeMike Smith align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes 67 3903:12 38 18 10 144 8 .930 2.21
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere align="left"| Colorado Avalanche 32 1819:34 15 11 3 69 2 .919 2.27
Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen align="left"| Dallas Stars 59 3496:49 32 22 4 136 4 .922 2.33
Kiprusoff, MiikkaMiikka Kiprusoff align="left"| Calgary Flames 70 4128:00 35 22 11 162 4 .921 2.35

Milestones[]

First games[]

The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game in 2011–12, listed with their first team:

Last games[]

The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2011–12, listed with their team:

Major milestones reached[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. "Gary Bettman expects realignment in '12", ESPN, June 1, 2011. Retrieved on June 18, 2011. 
  3. Governors adopt radical realignment plan NHL.com | retrieved December 5, 2011
  4. NHL realignment on hold after union balks. The Sports Network. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. Salary cap set for 2011–12. NHL.com.
  6. NHL Jersey Watch 2011, Icetherics.info, October 5, 2011.
  7. 7.0 7.1 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=566579
  8. Premiere 2011 teams, locations revealed. NHL.com (April 11, 2011). Retrieved on May 11, 2011.
  9. Reports: Flyers host Rangers, Jan. 2 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. NHL.com (May 14, 2011).
  10. Lebrun, Pierre (June 11, 2011). Sources: Only 1 outdoor game next year. ESPN. Retrieved on June 11, 2011.
  11. 2011–2012 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
  12. 2011–2012 Standings by Conference. National Hockey League. Retrieved on April 2, 2012.
  13. Player Stats: 2011–2012 Regular season: All Skaters – Total Points. National Hockey League.
  14. Player Stats: 2011–2012 Regular season: Goalie – Goals Against Average leaders. National Hockey League.
  15. Lidstrom: It catches up to everyone (May 31, 2012).

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