2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), since June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
==Off-season==
On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history, after Milan Hejduk resigned from the role. Landeskog became the youngest captain in NHL history, being 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when Crosby was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007.[avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=640865 Landeskog Named Avalanche Captain]
==Regular season==
The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was fired the day after Colorado's regular season ended.Head Coach Joe Sacco Relieved Of Duties Former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.Patrick Roy Named Head Coach/Vice President Of Hockey Operations
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
2012–13 Game log	2012–13 Game log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
January: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–4–0)
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Record	Pts	Recap
1 	January 19 	Colorado Avalanche 	2–4 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Varlamov	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	January 22 	Los Angeles Kings 	1–3 	Colorado Avalanche	 	Varlamov	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	January 24 	Columbus Blue Jackets	0–4 	Colorado Avalanche	 	Varlamov	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	January 26 	Colorado Avalanche 	0–4 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Varlamov	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	January 28 	Colorado Avalanche 	1–4 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Varlamov	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	January 30 	Colorado Avalanche 	0–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Varlamov	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	January 31 	Colorado Avalanche 	6–3 	Calgary Flames 	 	Giguere 	3–4–0 	6 	Recap
==Playoffs==
The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48	18	25	43	−11	38
 	47	17	26	43	−12	12
 	40	9 	15	24	−7 	14
 	47	11	11	22	−13	26
 	47	10	10	20	5 	18
 	29	6 	14	20	−3 	4
 	36	9 	8 	17	−4 	22
 	32	2 	11	13	−11	10
 	48	8 	4 	12	4 	83
 	29	4 	7 	11	−7 	0
 	46	1 	9 	10	−3 	28
 	37	5 	4 	9 	6 	21
 	33	3 	6 	9 	−11	6
 	25	2 	7 	9 	−2 	8
 	44	0 	6 	6 	−16	28
 	43	0 	6 	6 	4 	16
 	32	4 	2 	6 	−5 	6
 	46	2 	3 	5 	−7 	70
 	28	0 	4 	4 	0 	60
 	31	0 	4 	4 	−3 	18
 	18	1 	3 	4 	−3 	2
‡ 	34	1 	3 	4 	−8 	54
 	12	0 	3 	3 	4 	8
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	2 	6
 	13	1 	1 	2 	−7 	16
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	6
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	4
Totals	8 	19	31	50	35 	149
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	35 	33	1949:39	11	21	3	98 	3.02	1007	.903	3	0	1	0
 	18 	14	907:50 	5 	4 	4	43 	2.84	469 	.908	0	0	0	2
 	1 	1 	49:20 	0 	0 	0	2 	2.45	25 	.920	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2906:49	16	25	7	143	2.95	1501	.905	3	0	1	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Transactions ==
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
April 2, 2013Avalanche Acquires Tomas Vincour From Stars	To Dallas Stars Cameron Gaunce 	To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Vincour
April 3, 2013Avalanche Acquires Draft Pick From Toronto 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan O'Byrne	To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2014
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
John MitchellAvalanche Signs Mitchell 	New York Rangers 	2 years, $2.2 million
P. A. ParenteauAvalanche Signs Parenteau	New York Islanders 	4 years, $16 million
Greg ZanonAvalanche Signs Zanon 	Boston Bruins 	2 years, $4.5 million
Bryan LergAvalanche Signs Six Players 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 year, $525,000
Thomas Pock 	Modo Hockey 	1 year, $550,000
Sean Sullivan 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $575,000
Bill Thomas 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $550,000
Geoff Walker 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 year, $550,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Jay McClementLeafs Sign McClement & Kostka 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $3 million
Kevin PorterSABRES SIGN PORTER, MANCARI; RE-SIGN LEGGIO 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 years, $1.075 million
Peter MuellerPanthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $1.725 million
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Aaron PalushajAVALANCHE CLAIM F PALUSHAJ OFF WAIVERS FROM CANADIENS	Montreal Canadiens	February 5, 2013
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Matt DucheneAvalanche Signs Duchene 	June 23, 2012 	2 years, $7 million
Ryan WilsonAvalanche Signs Wilson 	June 25, 2012 	3 years, $6.75 million
Patrick Bordeleau 	June 25, 2012 	1 year, $525,000
David Van der Gulik 	June 25, 2012 	1 year, $575,000
Shane O'BrienAvalanche Signs O'Brien 	June 26, 2012 	3 years, $6 million
Steve DownieAvalanche Signs Downie 	June 29, 2012 	2 years, $5.3 million
Erik JohnsonAvalanche Signs Johnson 	July 3, 2012 	4 years, $15 million
Jamie McGinnAvalanche Signs McGinn 	July 13, 2012 	2 years, $3.5 million
Mark Olver 	July 13, 2012 	2 years, $1.2 million
Jean-Sebastien GiguereGiguere Signs One-Year Extension 	August 13, 2012 	1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Mitchell HeardAvalanche Signs Heard 	August 14, 2012 	3 years, entry-level contract
Ryan O'ReillyAvalanche Matches Offer Sheet For Ryan O'Reilly	February 28, 2013	2 years, $10 million (offer sheet matched)Flames statement regarding Ryan O'Reilly
Patrick BordeleauAvalanche Signs Patrick Bordeleau 	June 5, 2013 	3 years, $3 million contract extension
== Draft picks ==
Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2 	41 	Mitchell Heard 	C 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 	72 	Troy Bourke 	LW 	 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 	132	Michael Clarke 	C 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6 	162	Joseph Blandisi	C/RW	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 	192	Colin Smith 	C 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
;Draft notes
* The Avalanche's first-round pick (#11) and second-round pick (#54) went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a July 1, 2011, trade that sent the rights for Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for these picks.
* The Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Colorado Avalanche seasons
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