2009–10 Minnesota Wild season

The 2009–10 is the Wild's 9th season in the National Hockey League. On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough.Wild names Chuck Fletcher General Manager On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had stepped down in April.Wild names Todd Richards Head Coach On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche.Wild unveils new third jersey
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 15 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 3 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Khudobin 	10582 	0-1-0 	 	
2 	September 18 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0 - 2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	18064 	1-1-0 	 	
3 	September 20 	Chicago Blackhawks 	0 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Khudobin 	 	2-1-0 	 	
4 	September 21 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Harding 	10056 	2-2-0 	 	
5 	September 24 	St. Louis Blues 	4 - 1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	 	2-3-0 	 	
6 	September 25 	Minnesota Wild 	3 - 4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Harding 	19415 	2-4-0 	 	
7 	September 29 	Minnesota Wild 	5 - 4 	Philadelphia Flyers 	SO 	Backstrom 	17395 	3-4-0 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
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October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)	October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Niklas Backstrom 	18,159 	0-1-0 	0 	
2 	October 6 	Anaheim Ducks 	3 - 4 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Niklas Backstrom 	18,256 	1-1-0 	2 	
3 	October 8 	Minnesota Wild 	3 - 6 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Josh Harding 	14,995 	1-2-0 	2 	
4 	October 10 	Minnesota Wild 	2 - 4 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Backstrom 	17,652 	1-3-0 	2 	
5 	October 14 	Minnesota Wild 	2 - 3 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Backstrom 	15,111 	1-4-0 	2 	
6 	October 16 	Minnesota Wild 	2 - 5 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Harding 	16,839 	1-5-0 	2 	
7 	October 17 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 2 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Backstrom 	18,810 	1-6-0 	2 	
8 	October 21 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	18,175 	2-6-0 	4 	
9 	October 23 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 3 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Harding 	19,150 	2-7-0 	4 	
10 	October 24 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,145 	3-7-0 	6 	
11 	October 26 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 3 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Backstrom 	20,046 	3-8-0 	6 	
12 	October 28 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Harding 	18,199 	3-9-0 	6 	
13 	October 30 	New York Rangers 	2 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	18,106 	4-9-0 	8 	
14 	October 31 	Minnesota Wild 	2 - 1 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	Backstrom 	16,980 	5-9-0 	10 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	80	22	49	71 	-2 	50
 	82	25	36	61 	-5 	12
 	73	18	36	54 	-19	34
 	78	6 	37	43 	-16	67
 	79	20	22	42 	-2 	44
 	55	25	12	37 	1 	12
 	60	13	22	35 	-1 	28
 	73	16	17	33 	-12	40
 	82	9 	23	32 	-3 	22
 	74	13	8 	21 	-8 	52
 	80	1 	19	20 	-8 	43
 	47	3 	17	20 	-15	32
 	81	2 	13	15 	-10	36
 	70	2 	12	14 	-6 	66
 	52	6 	8 	14 	3 	26
 	42	9 	5 	14 	-9 	16
 	49	8 	6 	14 	-8 	6
 	19	1 	6 	7 	-2 	10
 	32	6 	0 	6 	1 	6
 	64	2 	4 	6 	-14	38
 	57	0 	4 	4 	-12	105
 	12	1 	3 	4 	-2 	0
 	14	2 	2 	4 	0 	12
 	14	2 	1 	3 	-7 	8
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	1 	12
 	51	1 	1 	2 	-3 	90
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	-3 	9
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	8
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	-4 	12
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	14	0 	0 	0 	1 	6
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	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= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	60	3489	26	23	8 	158	2.72	1632	.903	2 	0	1	4
 	25	1300	9 	12	0 	66 	3.05	692 	.905	1 	0	1	4
 	3 	101 	1 	1 	0 	5 	2.97	34 	.853	0 	0	0	0
 	2 	69 	2 	0 	0 	1 	0.87	48 	.979	0 	0	0	0
†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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Guillaume LatendresseOvechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 26, 2009 	To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (#12 overall) in 2009 (Calvin de Haan) 	To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2009 (Nick Leddy)3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009 (Matthew Hackett)7th-round pick (#182 overall) in 2009 (Erik Haula)
June 27, 2009Wild acquires C Kyle Brodziak 	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick (#99 overall) in 2009 (Kyle Bigos)5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 2009 (Olivier Roy)	To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak6th-round pick (#161 overall) in 2009 (Darcy Kuemper)
October 18, 2009Wild Acquires Kobasew From Bruins 	To Boston Bruins Alexander FallstromCraig Weller2nd-round pick in 2011 	To Minnesota Wild Chuck Kobasew
November 23, 2009Wild Acquires Latendresse For Pouliot	To Montreal Canadiens Benoît Pouliot 	To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse
February 12, 2010Wild Acquires Barker From Hawks 	To Chicago Blackhawks Kim JohnssonNick Leddy 	To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker
March 3, 2010Wild Acquires 2nd Round Pick for Belanger	To Washington Capitals Eric Belanger 	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Greg ZanonWild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon 	Nashville Predators 	3 years, $5.8 million
Martin HavlatWild signs RW Martin Havlat 	Chicago Blackhawks 	6 years, $30 million
Shane HnidyWild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $750,000
Jamie FraserWild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers 	New York Islanders 	1 year
Jaime SifersWild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year
Duncan MilroyWild agrees to terms with three players 	Ingolstadt ERC 	undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatoreWild agrees to terms with three players 	Lowell Devils 	undisclosed
Wade DubielewiczWild agrees to terms with three players	Columbus Blue Jackets 	undisclosed
Nathan SmithWild signs C Nathan Smith 	Lake Erie Monsters 	1 year
Ryan LannonWild signs D Ryan Lannon 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year
Petr SykoraWild Signs F Petr Sykora 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $1.6 million
Bjorn KruppWild signs D Bjorn Krupp 	Belleville Bulls 	entry level contract
Andy HilbertWild signs LW Andy Hilbert 	New York Islanders 	1 year
Casey WellmanWild Signs Wellman, Recalls Falk 	University of Massachusetts Amherst	entry-level contract
Nate ProsserWild Signs Defenseman Nate Prosser 	Colorado College 	entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Marian GaborikRangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik 	New York Rangers 	5 years, $37.5 million
Stephane VeilleuxLightning Sign Free Agent LW Stephane Veilleux 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $750,000
Kurtis FosterLightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Kurtis Foster 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $600,000
Peter OlveckyPreds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal	Nashville Predators	1 year, $500,000
Krys KolanosFlyers Sign Five 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year
Martin SkoulaSkoula Eager to Help Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $575,000
Marc-André BergeronHabs ink Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $750,000
=== Claimed via Waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Andrew EbbettWild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks	Chicago Blackhawks	November 21, 2009
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Tyler CumaWild signs D Tyler Cuma 	undisclosed
Clayton StonerFour players accept qualifying offers 	undisclosed
Danny IrmenFour players accept qualifying offers 	undisclosed
Benoit PouliotFour players accept qualifying offers 	undisclosed
Robbie EarlFour players accept qualifying offers 	undisclosed
Kyle BrodziakWild signs C Brodziak to three-year contract	3 years
Josh HardingWild re-signs G Josh Harding 	1 year, $1.1 million
Cal ClutterbuckClutterbuck Signs Three-Year Extension 	3 years, $4.2 million contract extension
Clayton StonerWild Signs D Stoner to Two-Year Deal 	2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Marek ZidlickyWild Signs Zidlicky to an extension 	3 years, $12 million contract extension
Matthew HackettWild Signs Hackett To Entry Level Deal 	3 year entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Minnesota's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	16 (from Columbus via NY Islanders)	Nick Leddy 	(D) 	 	Eden Prairie High School (United States High School)
3 	77 (from NY Islanders via Columbus)	Matthew Hackett 	(G) 	 	Plymouth Whalers (Ontario Hockey League)
4 	103 	Kristopher Foucault	(LW) 	 	Calgary Hitmen (Western Hockey League)
4 	116 (from Boston) 	Alexander Fällström	(F) 	 	Shattuck-St. Mary's (United States High School)
6 	161 (from Edmonton) 	Darcy Kuemper 	(G) 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 	163 	Jere Sallinen 	(RW/LW) 	 	Espoo Blues (SM-Liiga)
7 	182 (from NY Islanders) 	Erik Haula 	(LW) 	 	Shattuck-St. Mary's (United States High School)
7 	193 	Anthony Hamburg 	(C) 	 	Dallas Stars (Midget AAA)
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
== References ==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey