2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season

2010–11 Colorado Avalanche
Division	Northwest
Conference	Western
2010–11 record	0-0-0
Home record	0-0-0
Road record	0-0-0
Team information
General manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Adam Foote
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny
Arena	Pepsi Center

The 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season will be the franchise's 38th season, 31st in the National Hockey League, and 15th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game log: 1–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Colorado Avalanche	3 - 1	St. Louis Blues		Cann, Budaj	1-0-0	[1]
2	September 22	Los Angeles Kings	4 - 2	Colorado Avalanche		Grahame, Anderson	1-1-0	[2]
3	September 24	Colorado Avalanche	1 - 2	Dallas Stars		Budaj, Bacashihua	1-2-0	[3]
4	September 26	St. Louis Blues	2 - 0	Colorado Avalanche		Anderson	1-3-0	[4]
5	September 28	Dallas Stars	-	Colorado Avalanche
6	September 30	Colorado Avalanche	-	Dallas Stars
7	October 2 (in Las Vegas, Nevada)	Los Angeles Kings	-	Colorado Avalanche

Regular season

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

2010–11 Game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Chicago Blackhawks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 2 October 11 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Philadelphia Flyers 3 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Detroit Red Wings 4 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 New Jersey Devils 5 October 16 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 New York Islanders 6 October 18 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 New York Rangers 7 October 21 San Jose Sharks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 8 October 23 Los Angeles Kings 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 9 October 26 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Vancouver Canucks 10 October 28 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Calgary Flames 11 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 4 Vancouver Canucks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 13 November 6 Dallas Stars 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 14 November 9 Calgary Flames 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 15 November 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Columbus Blue Jackets 16 November 13 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Detroit Red Wings 17 November 15 St. Louis Blues 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 18 November 17 San Jose Sharks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 19 November 19 New York Rangers 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 20 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Dallas Stars 21 November 24 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Vancouver Canucks 22 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Edmonton Oilers 23 November 27 Minnesota Wild 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 24 November 30 Atlanta Thrashers 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Carolina Hurricanes 26 December 4 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning 27 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Florida Panthers 28 December 10 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Atlanta Thrashers 29 December 11 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Washington Capitals 30 December 13 Chicago Blackhawks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 31 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks 32 December 17 Ottawa Senators 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 33 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 34 December 21 Los Angeles Kings 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 35 December 23 Minnesota Wild 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 36 December 27 Detroit Red Wings 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 37 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Edmonton Oilers 38 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Calgary Flames
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Vancouver Canucks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 40 January 4 Buffalo Sabres 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 41 January 6 Phoenix Coyotes 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 42 January 8 New York Islanders 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 43 January 10 Detroit Red Wings 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 44 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Chicago Blackhawks 45 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Minnesota Wild 46 January 18 Vancouver Canucks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 47 January 20 Nashville Predators 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 49 January 24 St. Louis Blues 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 50 January 26 Phoenix Coyotes 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
February: 0–0-0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 St. Louis Blues 52 February 3 Minnesota Wild 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 53 February 5 Anaheim Ducks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 54 February 7 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Phoenix Coyotes 55 February 9 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Minnesota Wild 56 February 11 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Columbus Blue Jackets 57 February 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Nashville Predators 58 February 14 Calgary Flames 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 59 February 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 60 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 San Jose Sharks 61 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 62 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Los Angeles Kings 63 February 27 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Anaheim Ducks
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 San Jose Sharks 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 66 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Minnesota Wild 67 March 11 Anaheim Ducks 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 68 March 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Nashville Predators 69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Vancouver Canucks 70 March 17 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Calgary Flames 71 March 19 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Edmonton Oilers 72 March 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 73 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 74 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Los Angeles Kings 75 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Anaheim Ducks 76 March 31 Nashville Predators 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Phoenix Coyotes 78 April 3 Calgary Flames 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 79 April 5 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 St. Louis Blues 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 0 Dallas Stars 81 April 8 Dallas Stars 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche 82 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 0 Colorado Avalanche

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 17, 2010	To St. Louis Blues T.J. Hensick	To Colorado Avalanche Julian Talbot
June 26, 2010	To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick (#47 overall) in 2010	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick (#49 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2010
June 26, 2010	To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2010	To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick (#71 overall) in 2010
June 26, 2010	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2011	To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick (#95 overall) in 2010
June 28, 2010	To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2012	To Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
David Liffiton	Syracuse Crunch	1 year, $500,000
Greg Mauldin	New York Islanders	1 year, $500,000
David Van Der Gulik	Abbotsford Heat	1 year, $500,000
Jason Bacashihua	Hershey Bears	1 year, $500,000
Ben Walter	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Brett Clark	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $3 million
Tyler Weiman	Vancouver Canucks	1 year, $500,000
Brian Fahey	Washington Capitals	1 year, $500,000
Brian Willsie	Washington Capitals	1 year, $525,000
Chris Durno	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $550,000
Ruslan Salei	Detroit Red Wings	1 year, $750,000
Marek Svatos	Avangard Omsk	1 year

Player Signings

Player	Contract terms
Adam Foote	1 year, $1 million
Joel Chouinard	3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract
Jonas Holos	2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj	1 year, $1.25 million
David Koci	1 year, $575,000
Philippe Dupuis	1 year, $500,000
Kevin Porter	1 year, $660,000
Raymond Macias	1 year, $550,000
Kyle Quincey	2 years, $6.25 million
Daniel Winnik	2 years, $1.9 million
Julian Talbot	1 year, $550,000
John Grahame	1 year, $500,000
Brandon Yip	2 years, $1.45 million
Chris Stewart	2 years, $5.75 million
Peter Mueller	2 years, $4.0 million

Roster

Updated August 9, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
18		Jack Ahcan	D	L	27	2023	Savage, Minnesota
60		Justus Annunen	G	L	24	2018	Kempele, Finland
–		Erik Brannstrom	D	L	24	2024	Eksjö, Sweden
20		Ross Colton	C	L	27	2023	Robbinsville, New Jersey
–		Calvin de Haan	D	L	33	2024	Carp, Ontario
27		Jonathan Drouin	LW	L	29	2023	Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec
93		Jean-Luc Foudy	C	R	22	2020	Scarborough, Ontario
40		Alexandar Georgiev	G	L	28	2022	Ruse, Bulgaria
49		Sam Girard	D	L	26	2017	Roberval, Quebec
–		Jere Innala	LW	L	26	2024	Hauho, Finland
–		Parker Kelly	C	L	25	2024	Camrose, Alberta
94		Joel Kiviranta	C	L	28	2023	Vantaa, Finland
51		Nikolai Kovalenko	RW	L	24	2018	Raleigh, North Carolina
–		Oliver Kylington	D	L	27	2024	Stockholm, Sweden
92		Gabriel Landeskog (C)	LW	L	31	2011	Stockholm, Sweden
62		Artturi Lehkonen	LW	L	29	2022	Piikkiö, Finland
26		Jacob MacDonald	D	L	31	2024	Portland, Oregon
29		Nathan MacKinnon (A)	C	R	28	2013	Halifax, Nova Scotia
8		Cale Makar	D	R	25	2017	Calgary, Alberta
70		Sam Malinski	D	R	26	2023	Lakeville, Minnesota
42		Josh Manson	D	R	32	2022	Hinsdale, Illinois
67		Keaton Middleton	D	L	26	2021	Stratford, Ontario
34		Trent Miner	G	R	23	2019	Souris, Manitoba
37		Casey Mittelstadt	C	L	25	2024	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
13		Valeri Nichushkin	RW	L	29	2019	Chelyabinsk, Russia
25		Logan O'Connor	RW	R	28	2018	Missouri City, Texas
96		Mikko Rantanen (A)	RW	L	27	2015	Nousiainen, Finland
–		Calle Rosen	D	L	30	2024	Växjö, Sweden
7		Devon Toews	D	L	30	2020	Abbotsford, British Columbia
–		T. J. Tynan	C	R	32	2024	Orland Park, Illinois
14		Chris Wagner	RW	R	33	2023	Walpole, Massachusetts
28		Miles Wood	LW	L	28	2023	Buffalo, New York

Draft picks

Colorado had 8 picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	17	Joey Hishon	C	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (Ontario Hockey League)
2	49 (from Los Angeles)	Calvin Pickard	G	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (Western Hockey League)
3	71 (from Dallas)	Michael Bournival	LW	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
4	95 (from NY Islanders)	Stephen Silas	D	Canada	Belleville Bulls (Ontario Hockey League)
4	107	Sami Aittokallio	G	Finland	Ilves Jr. (Finland-JR.)
5	137	Troy Rutkowski	D	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
5	139 (from Los Angeles)	Luke Walker	RW	United States	Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
7	197	Luke Moffatt	C	United States	U.S. National U-18 Team (United States Hockey League)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

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

Tulsa Oilers

The Avalanche's Central Hockey League affiliate is the Tulsa Oilers, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

References

External links

• Colorado Avalanche Official site