2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 36th season, 29th in the National Hockey League, and 13th as the Colorado Avalanche.
==Pre-season==
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game log	2008–09 Game log	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 5–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
 
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# 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT/SO 	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 9 	Boston Bruins 	5 - 4	 	Budaj 	18,007 	0-1-0 	0
2 	October 12 	@ Edmonton Oilers 	3 - 2	 	Budaj 	16,839 	0-2-0 	0
3 	October 14 	@ Calgary Flames 	5 - 4	 	Budaj 	19,289 	0-3-0 	0
4 	October 16 	Philadelphia Flyers 	5 - 2	 	Raycroft	18,007 	1-3-0 	2
5 	October 18 	@ Dallas Stars 	5 - 4	 	Raycroft	17,151 	2-3-0 	4
6 	October 20 	@ Los Angeles Kings 	4 - 3	 	Budaj 	13,891 	3-3-0 	6
7 	October 23 	Edmonton Oilers 	4 - 1	 	Budaj 	14,898 	4-3-0 	8
8 	October 25 	Buffalo Sabres 	2 - 1	SO (3-2)	Budaj 	18,007 	5-3-0 	10
9 	October 28 	@ Calgary Flames 	3 - 0	 	Budaj 	19,289 	5-4-0 	10
10 	October 30 	Columbus Blue Jackets	4 - 2	 	Raycroft	14,945 	5-5-0 	10
==Playoffs==
The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
==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
 	82	27	32	59 	-19	16
 	77	26	33	59 	-15	62
 	78	14	28	42 	-13	28
 	75	12	27	39 	-19	31
 	45	11	25	36 	-9 	22
 	69	14	20	34 	-6 	34
 	71	5 	17	22 	-16	14
 	70	4 	17	21 	-4 	72
 	61	4 	17	21 	-7 	14
 	64	6 	14	20 	-10	18
 	79	15	5 	20 	-11	162
 	74	7 	12	19 	0 	163
 	53	11	8 	19 	-18	54
 	63	8 	8 	16 	-13	67
 	40	8 	5 	13 	-8 	8
 	76	2 	10	12 	-16	32
 	15	2 	10	12 	-6 	6
 	55	1 	11	12 	-5 	92
 	50	5 	7 	12 	+2 	30
 	81	1 	9 	10 	-21	26
 	42	1 	6 	7 	-12	30
 	42	1 	3 	4 	-6 	14
 	37	2 	2 	4 	+1 	8
 	11	3 	1 	4 	-4 	6
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	4
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	12	0 	0 	0 	-5 	8
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	13
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	4
 	11	0 	0 	0 	-4 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	2
===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 	Sv% 	SO
 	56	3231	20	29	5 	154	2.86	1531	1377	.899	2
 	31	1722	12	16	0 	90 	3.14	836 	746 	.892	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
==Awards and records==
===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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Hejduk 	600th NHL point 	October 9, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adam Foote 	1,000th NHL game 	October 12, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paul Stastny 	100th NHL assist 	October 14, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Raycroft	200th NHL appearance	October 16, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marek Svatos 	200th NHL game 	October 25, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Hannan 	600th NHL game 	October 30, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Darcy Tucker 	200th NHL goal 	November 8, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Smyth 	300th NHL goal 	January 18, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Hejduk 	300th NHL goal 	January 18, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian Laperriere 	1000th NHL game 	April 10th, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
March 4, 2009	To Colorado AvalancheLawrence NycholatRyan WilsonMontreal's second-round pick (previously acquired) in 2009 draft	To Calgary Flames Jordan Leopold
===Free agents===
{|class="wikitable" 	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Andrew RaycroftCANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Colorado - Tucker, Raycroft on Rocky Mountain highs	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $800,000
Darcy Tucker 	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 year, $4.5 million
===Claimed from waivers===
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Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Jesse Boulerice	Edmonton Oilers	November 21, 2008
==Draft picks==
Colorado's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
2 	50 	Cameron Gaunce	Defenseman	 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2 	61 	Peter Delmas 	Goalie 	 	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 	110	Kelsey Tessier	Center 	 	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 	140	Mark Olver 	Center 	 	Northern Michigan U. (CCHA)
6 	167	Joel Chouinard	Defenseman	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 	170	Jonas Holos 	Defenseman	 	Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen)
7 	200	Nathan Condon 	Center 	 	Wausau (HIGH-WI)
==Roster==
Updated April 2, 2009.
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==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
*http://avalanche.nhl.com/
==Farm teams==
===Lake Erie Monsters===
The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate is the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. 
===Johnstown Chiefs===
The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.
==References==
Category:Colorado Avalanche seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey