# 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 16th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.
The Avalanche posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 44 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 68 points, failing to qualify for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

## Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Avalanche chose Joey Hishon, a centre, with the 17th overall pick.

## Regular season

The Avalanche lost number one goaltender Craig Anderson on October 26 to a knee injury. Anderson, who was to be the backup that night in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, was participating in pre-game drills when he injured his knee. Peter Budaj stepped into the starting goaltender job and played well, but overall the Avalanche's goaltending has been an issue during the season. After joining the Avalanche during practice on January 22, Peter Forsberg decided to make a return to the NHL and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with the Avalanche on February 6. Forsberg played in two games with the Avalanche before announcing his retirement on February 14. Captain Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL on April 8, 2011, and played in his final game two days later on April 10 against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Avalanche struggled defensively during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in goals allowed, with 287 (excluding one shootout goal allowed). They also struggled on the penalty kill, allowing the most power-play goals in the league with 75 and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the league at 76.11%.

## Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Standings

Northwest Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p-Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 262 | 185 | 117 |
| 2 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 250 | 237 | 94 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 206 | 233 | 86 |
| 4 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 227 | 288 | 68 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 193 | 269 | 62 |
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 262 | 185 | 117 |
| 2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 43 | 248 | 213 | 105 |
| 3 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 43 | 261 | 241 | 104 |
| 4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 43 | 239 | 235 | 99 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 219 | 194 | 99 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 38 | 231 | 226 | 99 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 36 | 219 | 198 | 98 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 258 | 225 | 97 |
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| 9 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 37 | 227 | 233 | 95 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 32 | 250 | 237 | 94 |
| 11 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 34 | 240 | 234 | 87 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 206 | 233 | 86 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 215 | 258 | 81 |
| 14 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 24 | 227 | 288 | 68 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 193 | 269 | 62 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL) CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 0–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordRecap
1September 21Colorado Avalanche3 - 1St. Louis BluesCann, Budaj1-0-0
2September 22Los Angeles Kings4 - 2Colorado AvalancheGrahame, Anderson1-1-0
3September 24Colorado Avalanche1 - 2Dallas StarsBudaj, Bacashihua1-2-0
4September 26St. Louis Blues2 - 0Colorado AvalancheAnderson1-3-0
5September 28Dallas Stars1 - 2Colorado AvalancheBudaj2-3-0
6September 30Colorado Avalanche1 - 2Dallas StarsAnderson2-4-0
7October 2 (in Las Vegas, Nevada)Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Los Angeles KingsAnderson2-5-0 :

### Regular season

Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2010–11 Game log :
October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–2–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 7Chicago Blackhawks3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson18,0071-0-02
2October 11Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Philadelphia FlyersAnderson19,6521-1-02
3October 12Colorado Avalanche5 - 4Detroit Red WingsSOBudaj19,6512-1-04
4October 15Colorado Avalanche3 - 2New Jersey DevilsAnderson12,2213-1-06
5October 16Colorado Avalanche2 - 5New York IslandersAnderson10,1273-2-06
6October 18Colorado Avalanche3 - 1New York RangersAnderson17,7114-2-08
7October 21San Jose Sharks4 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,8034-3-08
8October 23Los Angeles Kings6 - 4Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,4784-4-08
9October 26Colorado Avalanche3 - 4Vancouver CanucksOTBudaj18,8604-4-19
10October 28Colorado Avalanche6 - 5Calgary FlamesBudaj19,2895-4-111
11October 30Columbus Blue Jackets1 - 5Colorado AvalancheBudaj13,0176-4-113 :
November: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
12November 4Vancouver Canucks3 - 1Colorado AvalancheBudaj12,7326-5-113
13November 6Dallas Stars0 - 5Colorado AvalancheBudaj16,1727-5-115
14November 9Calgary Flames4 - 2Colorado AvalancheBudaj12,2197-6-115
15November 12Colorado Avalanche5 - 1Columbus Blue JacketsBudaj13,5948-6-117
16November 13Colorado Avalanche1 - 3Detroit Red WingsBudaj20,0668-7-117
17November 15St. Louis Blues3 - 6Colorado AvalancheBudaj12,6709-7-119
18November 17San Jose Sharks3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj12,43610-7-121
19November 19New York Rangers1 - 5Colorado AvalancheAnderson16,00211-7-123
20November 20Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Dallas StarsSOBudaj17,44112-7-125
21November 24Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Vancouver CanucksBudaj18,86012-8-125
22November 25Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Edmonton OilersBudaj16,83912-9-125
23November 27Minnesota Wild4 - 7Colorado AvalancheBudaj18,00713-9-127
24November 30Atlanta Thrashers3 - 2Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj12,13113-9-228 :
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–2)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
25December 3Colorado Avalanche1 - 2Carolina HurricanesOTAnderson16,27713-9-329
26December 4Colorado Avalanche5 - 6Tampa Bay LightningBudaj18,21213-10-329
27December 7Colorado Avalanche3 - 4Florida PanthersOTAnderson12,97113-10-430
28December 10Colorado Avalanche4 - 2Atlanta ThrashersAnderson14,03414-10-432
29December 11Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Washington CapitalsAnderson18,39815-10-434
30December 13Chicago Blackhawks5 - 7Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,92416-10-436
31December 15Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Chicago BlackhawksAnderson21,12117-10-438
32December 17Ottawa Senators5 - 6Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson15,11318-10-440
33December 19Montreal Canadiens2 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,00719-10-442
34December 21Los Angeles Kings5 - 0Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,89119-11-442
35December 23Minnesota Wild3 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson16,32319-12-442
36December 27Detroit Red Wings4 - 3Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj18,00719-12-543
37December 30Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Edmonton OilersSOAnderson16,83920-12-545
38December 31Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Calgary FlamesAnderson19,28920-13-545 :
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 4–5–1; Road: 1–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
39January 2Vancouver Canucks2 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson15,32320-14-545
40January 4Buffalo Sabres3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj12,54821-14-547
41January 6Phoenix Coyotes2 - 0Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,30821-15-547
42January 8New York Islanders4 - 3Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson15,17121-15-648
43January 10Detroit Red Wings4 - 5Colorado AvalancheBudaj17,53522-15-650
44January 12Colorado Avalanche0 - 4Chicago BlackhawksBudaj21,35622-16-650
45January 14Colorado Avalanche4 - 1Minnesota WildAnderson18,21823-16-652
46January 18Vancouver Canucks3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTAnderson12,79124-16-654
47January 20Nashville Predators5 - 1Colorado AvalancheAnderson12,63824-17-654
48January 22Boston Bruins6 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson18,00724-18-654
49January 24St. Louis Blues3 - 4Colorado AvalancheBudaj12,33825-18-656
50January 26Phoenix Coyotes5 - 2Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,74025-19-656 :
February: 1–11-1 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 1–7–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
51February 3Minnesota Wild4 - 3Colorado AvalancheAnderson13,81825-20-656
52February 5Anaheim Ducks3 - 0Colorado AvalancheBudaj16,78525-21-656
53February 7Colorado Avalanche0 - 3Phoenix CoyotesAnderson9,50825-22-656
54February 9Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Minnesota WildAnderson18,19425-23-656
55February 11Colorado Avalanche1 - 3Columbus Blue JacketsBudaj16,40825-24-656
56February 12Colorado Avalanche3 - 5Nashville PredatorsBudaj17,11325-25-656
57February 14Calgary Flames9 - 1Colorado AvalancheBudaj14,03525-26-656
58February 16Pittsburgh Penguins3 - 2Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj17,35725-26-757
59February 19Colorado Avalanche0 - 4San Jose SharksBudaj17,56225-27-757
60February 22Colorado Avalanche4 - 3St. Louis BluesBudaj19,15026-27-759
61February 23Edmonton Oilers5 - 1Colorado AvalancheElliott14,80126-28-759
62February 26Colorado Avalanche3 - 4Los Angeles KingsElliott18,11826-29-759
63February 27Colorado Avalanche2 - 3Anaheim DucksBudaj14,51026-30-759 :
March: 2–10–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–6–1)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
64March 1Colorado Avalanche1 - 2San Jose SharksSOElliott17,56226-30-860
65March 5Edmonton Oilers5 - 1Colorado AvalancheElliott15,86926-31-860
66March 8Colorado Avalanche2 - 5Minnesota WildBudaj18,44126-32-860
67March 11Anaheim Ducks6 - 2Colorado AvalancheElliot16,22426-33-860
68March 12Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Nashville PredatorsBudaj17,11326-34-860
69March 16Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Vancouver CanucksElliott18,86026-35-860
70March 17Colorado Avalanche2 - 5Calgary FlamesBudaj19,28926-36-860
71March 19Colorado Avalanche3 - 2Edmonton OilersSOElliott16,83927-36-862
72March 22Columbus Blue Jackets5 - 4Colorado AvalancheSOElliott12,30128-36-864
73March 24Toronto Maple Leafs4 - 3Colorado AvalancheBudaj14,36428-37-864
74March 26Colorado Avalanche1 - 4Los Angeles KingsBudaj18,11828-38-864
75March 28Colorado Avalanche4 - 5Anaheim DucksElliott14,33628-39-864
76March 31Nashville Predators3 - 2Colorado AvalancheElliott13,23928-40-864 :
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
77April 1Colorado Avalanche4 - 3Phoenix CoyotesSOBudaj15,73929-40-866
78April 3Calgary Flames2 - 1Colorado AvalancheBudaj13,89629-41-866
79April 5Colorado Avalanche1 - 3St. Louis BluesBudaj19,15029-42-866
80April 7Colorado Avalanche2 - 4Dallas StarsElliott15,10529-43-866
81April 8Dallas Stars3 - 2Colorado AvalancheBudaj14,03729-44-866
82April 10Edmonton Oilers3 - 4Colorado AvalancheOTBudaj17,56630-44-868 :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Matt Duchene | 80 | 27 | 40 | 67 | -8 | 33 |
| Paul Stastny | 74 | 22 | 35 | 57 | -7 | 56 |
| Milan Hejduk | 71 | 22 | 34 | 56 | -23 | 18 |
| John-Michael Liles | 76 | 6 | 40 | 46 | -9 | 35 |
| David Jones | 77 | 27 | 18 | 45 | -2 | 28 |
| Chris Stewart$^‡$ | 36 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -10 | 38 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk$^‡$ | 46 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 20 |
| Daniel Winnik | 80 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -2 | 35 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 74 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 16 |
| Kevin Porter | 74 | 14 | 11 | 25 | -11 | 27 |
| Brandon Yip | 71 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -22 | 54 |
| Tomas Fleischmann$^†$ | 22 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 8 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 74 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 40 |
| Ryan Wilson | 67 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 68 |
| TJ Galiardi | 35 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| Greg Mauldin | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Erik Johnson$^†$ | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| Matt Hunwick$^†$ | 51 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -19 | 16 |
| Ryan O'Byrne$^†$ | 64 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 71 |
| Mark Olver | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| Kyle Cumiskey | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| Adam Foote | 47 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 33 |
| Cody McLeod | 71 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 189 |
| Jonas Holos | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| Scott Hannan$^‡$ | 23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Ryan Stoa | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 20 |
| Jay McClement$^†$ | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 12 |
| David Van der Gulik | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Kyle Quincey | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 18 |
| David Liffiton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| David Koci | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 80 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 16 |
| Peter Forsberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Ray Macias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Shawn Belle$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colby Cohen$^‡$ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |

### 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 |
| Peter Budaj | 45 | 2439 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 130 | 3.20 | 1234 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Anderson$^‡$ | 33 | 1810 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 99 | 3.28 | 957 | .897 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Elliott$^†$ | 12 | 690 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 3.83 | 404 | .891 | 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
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Chris Stewart | NHL Third Star of the Month | October 2010 |
| John-Michael Liles | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 22, 2010 |
| Matt Duchene | NHL First Star of the Week | December 20, 2010 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 20, 2010 |

### Records

Regular Season :
| Player | Record |
| John-Michael Liles | NHL record - Longest assist streak to start season by defenseman |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Mark Olver | 1st Career NHL Game | October 7, 2010 |
| Mark Olver | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 12, 2010 |
| Jonas Holos | 1st Career NHL Game | October 16, 2010 |
| Jonas Holos | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 28, 2010 |
| Peter Budaj | 200th Career NHL Game | October 28, 2010 |
| David Liffiton | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 30, 2010 |
| David Jones | 100th Career NHL Game | October 30, 2010 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 1st Career NHL Game | November 4, 2010 |
| David Van der Gulik | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 4, 2010 |
| Colby Cohen | 1st Career NHL Game | November 6, 2010 |
| Philippe Dupuis | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 6, 2010 |
| Chris Stewart | 100th Career NHL Point | November 9, 2010 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | November 12, 2010 |
| Greg Mauldin | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | November 12, 2010 |
| Greg Mauldin | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 15, 2010 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | 1st Career NHL Goal | November 17, 2010 |
| Matt Duchene | 100th Career NHL Game | November 19, 2010 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 100th Career NHL Game | November 19, 2010 |
| Paul Stastny | 300th Career NHL Game | December 4, 2010 |
| Paul Stastny | 200th Career NHL Assist | December 15, 2010 |
| TJ Galiardi | 100th Career NHL Game | December 27, 2010 |
| Craig Anderson | 200th Career NHL Game | December 30, 2010 |
| Paul Stastny | 300th Career NHL Point | January 2, 2011 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 300th Career NHL Game | January 6, 2011 |
| Paul Stastny | 100th Career NHL Goal | January 22, 2011 |
| Ryan Wilson | 100th Career NHL Game | January 24, 2011 |
| Matt Duchene | 100th Career NHL Point | January 26, 2011 |
| John-Michael Liles | 500th Career NHL Game | February 7, 2011 |
| Kevin Porter | 100th Career NHL Game | February 9, 2011 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 1st Career NHL Game | February 12, 2011 |
| Cameron Gaunce | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | February 16, 2011 |
| John-Michael Liles | 200th Career NHL Assist | February 23, 2011 |
| Matt Hunwick | 200th Career NHL Game | February 26, 2011 |
| Mark Olver | 1st Career NHL Goal | March 17, 2011 |
| Milan Hejduk | 900th Career NHL Game | March 22, 2011 |
| Erik Johnson | 100th Career NHL Point | March 24, 2011 |
| Peter Budaj | 100th Career NHL Win | April 1, 2011 |
| Brandon Yip | 100th Career NHL Game | April 5, 2011 |
| Milan Hejduk | 400th Career NHL Assist | April 10, 2011 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 17, 2010 | To St. Louis BluesT. J. Hensick | To Colorado AvalancheJulian Talbot |
| June 26, 2010 | To Los Angeles Kings2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2010 – Tyler Toffoli | To Colorado Avalanche2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2010 – Calvin Pickard 4th-round pick in 2010 – Alex Theriau |
| June 26, 2010 | To Dallas Stars3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2010 – Alexander Guptill 4th-round pick in 2010 – Alex Theriau | To Colorado Avalanche3rd-round pick (71st overall) in 2010 – Michael Bournival |
| June 26, 2010 | To New York Islanders3rd-round pick in 2011 – Andrey Pedan | To Colorado Avalanche4th-round pick in 2010 – Stephen Silas |
| June 28, 2010 | To Phoenix Coyotes4th-round pick in 2012 – Rhett Holland | To Colorado AvalancheDaniel Winnik |
| November 11, 2010 | To Montreal CanadiensMichael Bournival | To Colorado AvalancheRyan O'Byrne |
| November 29, 2010 | To Boston BruinsColby Cohen | To Colorado AvalancheMatt Hunwick |
| November 30, 2010 | To Washington CapitalsScott Hannan | To Colorado AvalancheTomas Fleischmann |
| February 18, 2011 | To Ottawa SenatorsCraig Anderson | To Colorado AvalancheBrian Elliott |
| February 18, 2011 | To St. Louis BluesKevin Shattenkirk Chris Stewart Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 or 2012 – Ty Rattie | To Colorado AvalancheErik Johnson Jay McClement Conditional 1st-round pick in 2011 or 2012 – Duncan Siemens |
| February 28, 2011 | To Edmonton OilersKevin Montgomery | To Colorado AvalancheShawn Belle |
Lost via retirement
Player
Darcy Tucker
Peter Forsberg
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Adam Foote1 year, $1 million
Joel Chouinard3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract
Jonas Holos2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract
Peter Budaj1 year, $1.25 million
David Koci1 year, $575,000
Philippe Dupuis1 year, $500,000
Kevin Porter1 year, $660,000
Ray Macias1 year, $550,000
Kyle Quincey2 years, $6.25 million
Daniel Winnik2 years, $1.9 million
Julian Talbot1 year, $550,000
John Grahame1 year, $500,000
Brandon Yip2 years, $1.45 million
Chris Stewart2 years, $5.75 million
Peter Mueller2 years, $4.0 million
Luke Walker3 years, $1.69 million entry-level contract
Joey Hishon3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Stefan Elliott3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract
Calvin Pickard3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract
Tyson Barrie3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract
Brad Malone2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract :

## 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 (OHL) |
| 2 | 49 (from Los Angeles) | Calvin Pickard | G | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 3 | 71 (from Dallas) | Michael Bournival | LW | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 95 (from NY Islanders) | Stephen Silas | D | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 4 | 107 | Sami Aittokallio | G | Finland | Ilves Jr. (Finland-JR.) |
| 5 | 137 | Troy Rutkowski | D | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 5 | 139 (from Los Angeles) | Luke Walker | RW | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 7 | 197 | Luke Moffatt | C | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |

## 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.