2011-12 Minnesota Wild season

The 2011–12 Minnesota Wild season was the 12th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. 
The Wild failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth time since the 2007–08 NHL season.
==Off-season==
On June 17, 2011, the Wild officially introduced Mike Yeo as their new head coach. Yeo had been the head coach of the Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros.Mike Yeo Named Wild Head Coach
==Regular Season==
==Playoffs==
The Wild failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season ===
2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 20 	Minnesota Wild 	4–3 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Hackett 	15,653 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 22 	Minnesota Wild 	1–0 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Backstrom 	9,644 	2–0–0 	 	
3 	September 23 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–4 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Harding 	14,119 	3–0–0 	 	
4 	September 24 	Minnesota Wild 	1–4 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	 	Backstrom 	18,387 	3–1–0 	 	
5 	September 27 	St. Louis Blues 	4–3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	13,789 	3–2–0 	 	
6 	September 29 	Minnesota Wild 	2–4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Harding 	11,709 	3–3–0 	 	
7 	September 30 	Edmonton Oilers 	4–3 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	14,544 	3–3–1 	 	
===Regular season===
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October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)	October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–4 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	19,040 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 10 	Minnesota Wild 	1–2 	New York Islanders 	 	Backstrom 	11,278 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 11 	Minnesota Wild 	3–4 	Ottawa Senators 	SO 	Backstrom 	19,455 	1–1–1 	3 	
4 	October 13 	Edmonton Oilers 	1–2 	Minnesota Wild 	SO 	Backstrom 	15,878 	2–1–1 	5 	
5 	October 15 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Harding 	17,104 	2–1–2 	6 	
6 	October 18 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	17,297 	2–2–2 	6 	
7 	October 20 	Minnesota Wild 	2–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	SO 	Backstrom 	16,839 	3–2–2 	8 	
8 	October 22 	Minnesota Wild 	2–3 	Vancouver Canucks 	OT 	Backstrom 	18,860 	3–2–3 	9 	
9 	October 27 	Anaheim Ducks 	3–2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Backstrom 	15,723 	3–3–3 	9 	
10 	October 29 	Detroit Red Wings 	0–1 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Harding 	17,233 	4–3–3 	11 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	24	29	53 	2 	28
 	55	12	32	44 	10 	28
 	82	22	22	44 	−15	66
 	69	19	17	36 	−17	28
 	73	14	21	35 	−10	24
 	74	15	12	27 	−4 	103
 	77	8 	18	26 	−6 	45
 	70	3 	20	23 	−4 	6
 	37	9 	13	22 	−1 	18
 	82	6 	7 	13 	−20	57
‡ 	40	0 	13	13 	−7 	22
 	63	3 	9 	12 	−22	19
 	51	1 	11	12 	−17	57
 	16	5 	4 	9 	6 	20
 	47	1 	8 	9 	−13	54
† 	29	6 	1 	7 	−13	6
‡ 	14	2 	5 	7 	−4 	0
‡ 	39	2 	4 	6 	−1 	14
 	58	1 	4 	5 	−15	54
† 	20	0 	5 	5 	−5 	8
 	51	1 	4 	5 	3 	62
 	11	1 	2 	3 	1 	11
 	9 	0 	3 	3 	1 	6
† 	13	2 	1 	3 	−7 	2
‡ 	62	1 	2 	3 	−10	30
 	17	0 	2 	2 	−1 	4
 	5 	0 	2 	2 	2 	0
 	9 	2 	0 	2 	-1 	0
 	7 	1 	1 	2 	−1 	2
† 	21	0 	2 	2 	−2 	15
 	35	1 	1 	2 	−8 	14
 	24	2 	0 	2 	−2 	55
 	6 	0 	2 	2 	−2 	2
‡ 	37	0 	2 	2 	−5 	10
 	10	1 	0 	1 	−5 	15
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	−2 	4
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	2
† 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
† 	14	0 	0 	0 	1 	4
‡ 	43	0 	0 	0 	−7 	73
== Transactions ==
The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 16, 2011Wild Acquires McIntyre From New Jersey 	To New Jersey Devils Maxim Noreau 	To Minnesota Wild David McIntyre
June 24, 2011Wild Pulls Off Blockbuster With San Jose 	To San Jose Sharks Brent Burns2nd-round pick in 2012 	To Minnesota Wild Devin SetoguchiCharlie Coyle1st-round pick (#28 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011Wild 2011 Day Two Draft Picks 	To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick (#71 overall) in 20114th-round pick (#101 overall) in 2011	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick (#60 overall) in 2011
June 27, 2011Wild Acquires Darroll Powe from Philadelphia 	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe
July 3, 2011Wild Acquires Heatley In Trade With Sharks 	To San Jose Sharks Martin Havlat 	To Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley
August 7, 2011Wild Ships Sheppard To San Jose For Pick 	To San Jose Sharks James Sheppard 	To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2013
October 12, 2011Dallas Stars acquire forward Eric Nystrom from Minnesota	To Dallas Stars Eric Nystrom 	To Minnesota Wild Future Considerations
February 3, 2012Wild Acquires Christensen From Rangers 	To New York Rangers Casey Wellman 	To Minnesota Wild Erik ChristensenConditional 7th-round pick in 2013
February 24, 2012Wild Swings Deal With New Jersey 	To New Jersey Devils Marek Zidlicky 	To Minnesota Wild Kurtis FosterNick PalmieriStephane Veilleux2nd-round pick in 2012Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013
February 27, 2012Wild Acquires Tom Gilbert From Edmonton 	To Edmonton Oilers Nick Schultz 	To Minnesota Wild Tom Gilbert
February 27, 2012Wild Acquires D Steven Kampfer For Greg Zanon 	To Boston Bruins Greg Zanon 	To Minnesota Wild Steven Kampfer
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=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jeff TaffeWild Signs Powe, Taffe; “Becoming Wild” Premieres July 8	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $600,000
Mike LundinWild Signs D Mike Lundin 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $1 million
Kris FredheimWild Signs Fredheim; Recalls From Houston 	Houston Aeros 	1 year, $530,000 entry-level contract
Paul Deutsch 	Amateur Beer League Team	Signed as Free Agent, Amateur tryout contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Jean-Michel Daoust 	Straubing Tigers 	1 year
Jose TheodorePanthers Sign G Jose Theodore 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $3 million
Andrew BrunetteBlackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $2 million
Chuck KobasewAvalanche Signs Kobasew 	Colorado Avalanche	2 years, $2.5 million
Cam BarkerOilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $2.25 million
Antti MiettinenAntti Miettinen: Headed to KHL 	Ak Bars Kazan 	undisclosed
Patrick O'SullivanCoyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $625,000
John MaddenPanthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $600,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Nick JohnsonWild Claims Nick Johnson Off Waivers	Pittsburgh Penguins	September 29, 2011
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Colton GilliesColumbus Blue Jackets Claim Left Wing Colton Gillies Off Waivers from the Minnesota Wild	Columbus Blue Jackets	January 14, 2012
Brad StaubitzBrad Staubitz claimed off waivers 	Montreal Canadiens 	February 27, 2012
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Johan LarssonWild Signs Larsson To Entry Level Deal 	May 24, 2011 	3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract
Darcy KuemperWild Signs Darcy Kuemper To Entry Level Deal	May 26, 2011 	3 years, $2.330 million entry-level contract
Kris FoucaultWild Signs Foucault To Entry Level Deal 	May 27, 2011 	3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract
Nate ProsserWild Locks Up Prosser For Another Season 	June 20, 2011 	1 year, $715,000
Josh HardingWild Re-Signs Harding, Three Others 	July 1, 2011 	1 year, $750,000
Drew Bagnall 	July 1, 2011 	2 years, $1.225 million
Jed Ortmeyer 	July 1, 2011 	1 year, $585,000
Kyle Medvec 	July 1, 2011 	2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
Darroll Powe 	July 5, 2011 	3 years, $3.2 million
Colton GilliesWild Signs Gillies to Two-Year Contract 	July 6, 2011 	2 years, $1.25 million
Jonas BrodinWild Inks Brodin To Entry Level Deal 	July 12, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Justin FalkWellman, Palmer Sign Qualifying Offers 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $605,000
Jarod Palmer 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $735,000
Jeff Penner 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Casey Wellman 	July 15, 2011 	1 year, $850,500
Zack PhillipsWild Signs Phillips To Contract 	December 19, 2011	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nate ProsserProsser Signs Two-Year Extension 	February 6, 2012 	2 years, $1.65 million contract extension
Kyle BrodziakWild Signs Brodziak To Extension 	February 19, 2012	3 years, $8.5 million contract extension
Charlie CoyleWild Signs Coyle To Entry Level Contract 	March 1, 2012 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jason ZuckerWild Signs Zucker To Entry-Level Deal 	March 27, 2012 	3 years, $2.315 million entry-level contract
Clayton StonerWild Signs Stoner To Extension 	May 10, 2012 	2 years, $2.1 million contract extension
Mikael GranlundFinnished Business 	May 22, 2012 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Johan GustafssonWild Signs Gustafsson To Entry-Level Deal	May 31, 2012 	3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Minnesota's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	10 	Jonas Brodin 	D 	 	Farjestads BK (SEL)
1 	28 (from San Jose) 	Zack Phillips 	C 	 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2 	60 (from Vancouver)	Mario Lucia 	LW 	 	Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
5 	131 	Nick Seeler 	D 	 	Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
6 	161 	Stephen Michalek	G 	 	Loomis-Chaffee (HIGH-CT)
7 	191 	Tyler Graovac 	C 	 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Minnesota Wild seasons
Minnesota Wild season, 2011–12