2011-12 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2011–12 Colorado Avalanche season was the 40th overall season for the franchise, the 33rd since joining the NHL, and 17th since relocating to Colorado.
The Avalanche failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, and were seven points behind the 8th-place Kings.
==Off-Season==
On June 16, 2011, the Avalanche promoted former player Adam Deadmarsh to assistant coach.Deadmarsh Promoted To Assistant Coach Deadmarsh will take Steve Konowalchuk's place behind the bench, as Konowalchuk has accepted the head coaching position for the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Captain Adam Foote retired.
==Regular Season==
The Avalanche retired Peter Forsberg's #21 jersey on opening night, October 8.Avs send Forsberg's No. 21 to the rafters
On November 14, the Avalanche named Milan Hejduk as the third captain in Avalanche history.Hejduk Named Captain
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season ===
2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 22 	Colorado Avalanche 	2–5 	Dallas Stars 	 	Cann 	0–1–0 	 	 	
2 	September 23 	St. Louis Blues 	3–2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov 	0–2–0 	 	 	
3 	September 25 	Dallas Stars 	0–3 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Giguere 	1–2–0 	 	 	
4 	September 28 	Los Angeles Kings 	6–0 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov 	1–3–0 	 	 	
5 	September 29 	Colorado Avalanche 	1–3 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Giguere 	1–4–0 	 	 	
6 	October 1 (in Las Vegas, Nevada) 	Colorado Avalanche 	4–1 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Varlamov 	2–4–0 	 	 	
===Regular season===
2011–12 Game log	2011–12 Game log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 6–1–0)
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1 	October 8 	Detroit Red Wings 	3–0 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov	18,007 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 10 	Colorado Avalanche	1–0 	Boston Bruins 	 	Varlamov	17,565 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 12 	Colorado Avalanche	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Varlamov	8,986 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 13 	Colorado Avalanche	7–1 	Ottawa Senators 	 	Giguere 	19,239 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 15 	Colorado Avalanche	6–5 	Montreal Canadiens 	SO	Varlamov	21,273 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 17 	Colorado Avalanche	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	OT	Giguere 	19,359 	5–1–0 	10 	
7 	October 20 	Chicago Blackhawks	3–1 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov	17,523 	5–2–0 	10 	
8 	October 22 	Colorado Avalanche	5–4 	Chicago Blackhawks 	SO	Varlamov	21,328 	6–2–0 	12 	
9 	October 26 	Colorado Avalanche	2–4 	Calgary Flames 	 	Giguere 	19,289 	6–3–0 	12 	
10 	October 28 	Edmonton Oilers 	3–1 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov	15,057 	6–4–0 	12 	
11 	October 30 	Los Angeles Kings 	2–3 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Varlamov	12,355 	7–4–0 	14 	
==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
 	81	18	37	55 	-1 	12
 	79	21	32	53 	−8 	34
 	82	22	30	52 	20 	51
 	81	14	23	37 	−12	14
 	72	20	17	37 	−8 	32
 	58	14	14	28 	−11	8
 	73	4 	22	26 	−7 	26
‡ 	54	5 	18	23 	−1 	60
 	59	1 	20	21 	11 	33
 	76	3 	17	20 	2 	105
 	81	5 	14	19 	−17	24
‡ 	63	5 	13	18 	−11	42
 	80	10	7 	17 	−8 	31
 	32	7 	9 	16 	-3 	8
 	58	7 	7 	14 	−10	51
‡ 	55	8 	6 	14 	−6 	47
 	39	4 	9 	13 	2 	8
† 	20	2 	11	13 	9 	16
† 	17	8 	5 	13 	-4 	11
 	75	6 	5 	11 	0 	164
 	74	1 	6 	7 	-5 	57
 	35	4 	3 	7 	−2 	17
 	24	4 	3 	7 	0 	15
 	25	1 	5 	6 	3 	2
 	33	3 	3 	6 	-3 	8
 	16	2 	3 	5 	−9 	0
 	9 	0 	2 	2 	1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	10	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
‡ 	10	0 	0 	0 	1 	8
===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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	53	3151	26	24	3 	136	2.59	1564	.913	4 	0	1	2
 	32	1820	15	11	3 	69 	2.27	850 	.919	2 	0	0	2
†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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'ReillyMoulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars' 	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jean-Sebastien GiguereMarchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabriel LandeskogAvs' Landeskog named Rookie of Month 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	February 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Record 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 12, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Assist 	October 13, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Byrne 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Quincey 	200th Career NHL Game 	November 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Daniel Winnik 	300th Career NHL Game 	November 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shane O'Brien 	400th Career NHL Game 	November 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stefan Elliott 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point	November 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stefan Elliott 	1st Career NHL Assist 	November 28, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chuck Kobasew 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jay McClement 	500th Career NHL Game 	December 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Malone 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Malone 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	December 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cody McLeod 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Duchene 	200th Career NHL Game 	December 29, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chuck Kobasew 	100th Career NHL Goal 	December 31, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Jones 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 2, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 12, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyson Barrie 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Jones 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paul Stastny 	400th Career NHL Game 	February 7, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jan Hejda 	400th Career NHL Game 	February 19, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	100th Career NHL Point 	February 25, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Connolly 	1st Career NHL Game 	March 4, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Semyon Varlamov 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 6, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erik Johnson 	100th Career NHL Assist 	March 30, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster==
Updated April 18, 2012.
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== Transactions ==
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 24, 2011Avalanche Acquires Second-Round Pick In 2012 	To Toronto Maple Leafs John-Michael Liles 	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2012
July 1, 2011Avalanche Acquired Varlamov From Capitals 	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2012Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012	To Colorado Avalanche Semyon Varlamov
October 8, 2011Avalanche Acquires Newton, Draft Pick From Anaheim 	To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Cumiskey 	To Colorado Avalanche Jake NewtonConditional 7th-round pick in 2013
February 2, 2012Capitals Acquire Kevin Marshall from Philadelphia and Mike Carman from Colorado	To Washington Capitals Mike Carman 	To Colorado Avalanche Danny Richmond
February 21, 2012AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DOWNIE 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Quincey 	To Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie
February 27, 2012AVALANCHE ACQUIRES McGINN, CONNOLLY, SGARBOSSA FROM SAN JOSE 	To San Jose Sharks T.J. GaliardiDaniel Winnik7th-round pick in 2013 	To Colorado Avalanche Jamie McGinnMike ConnollyMichael Sgarbossa
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Joakim LindstromAvalanche Signs Joakim Lindstrom 	Skelleftea AIK 	1 year, $600,000
Patrick BordeleauAvalanche Reportedly Re-Sign David van der Gulik	Lake Erie Monsters 	1 year, $525,000
Jan HejdaAvalanche Signs Jan Hejda 	Columbus Blue Jackets	4 years, $13 million
Jean-Sebastien GiguereAvalanche Signs J.S. Giguere 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2 years, $2.5 million
Chuck KobasewAvalanche Signs Kobasew 	Minnesota Wild 	2 years, $2.5 million
Cedrick DesjardinsAvalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $650,000
Evan Brophey 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $525,000
Patrick RissmillerAvalanche Signs Galiardi 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $525,000
Shane O'BrienAvalanche Signs O'Brien 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $1.1 million
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Peter BudajTwo-year contract for goalie Peter Budaj 	Montreal Canadiens 	2 years, $2.3 million
Tomas FleischmannPanthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann 	Florida Panthers 	4 years, $18 million
Brian ElliottBlues Sign Goaltender Brian Elliott NHL.com (July 1, 2011)	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000
Ben WalterFlames sign three more players NHL.com (July 2, 2011) 	Calgary Flames 	2 years, $1.07 million
Philippe DupuisLeafs Sign Lashoff And Dupuis 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $650,000
Jason BacashihuaFlyers Sign Three 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $525,000
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brandon YipPreds Claim Forward Brandon Yip Off Waivers	Nashville Predators	January 19, 2012
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
Adam FooteFoote Announces Retirement
===Player Signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Milan HejdukAvalanche Signs Hejduk 	May 11, 2011 	1 year, $2.6 million
David JonesAvalanche Signs Jones To One-Year Contact 	June 29, 2011 	1 year, $2.5 million
Ryan O'ByrneAvalanche Signs O'Byrne To Two-Year Deal 	June 30, 2011 	2 years, $3.6 million
Matt Hunwick 	June 30, 2011 	1 year, $1.55 million
Semyon VarlamovVarlamov Under Contract 	July 2, 2011 	3 years, $8.5 million
David Liffiton 	July 8, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Greg Mauldin 	July 8, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Justin Mercier 	July 8, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Ryan Stoa 	July 8, 2011 	1 year, $803,250
David van der Gulik 	July 8, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Kevin PorterAvalanche Signs Porter, Wilson 	July 9, 2011 	1 year, $850,000
Ryan Wilson 	July 9, 2011 	1 year, $1.275 million
T.J. Galiardi 	July 12, 2011 	1 year, $700,000
Semyon VarlamovVarlamov Under Contract 	July 2, 2011 	3 years, $8.5 million
Gabriel LandeskogAvalanche Signs Landeskog, Siemens 	July 28, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Duncan Siemens 	July 28, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Kyle CumiskeyAvalanche Signs Cumiskey To One-Year Deal 	September 9, 2011	1 year, $708,750
Paul CareyAvalanche Signs Carey 	April 11, 2012 	2 years, $1.35 million entry-level contract
Sami AittokallioAvalanche Signs Three Goaltending Prospects	May 11, 2012 	3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract
Kieran Millan 	May 11, 2012 	2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
Kent Patterson 	May 11, 2012 	2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
Milan HejdukAvalanche Signs Hejduk 	May 18, 2012 	1 year, $2 million contract extension
Cody McLeodAvalanche Signs McLeod 	June 4, 2012 	3 years, $3.5 million contract extension
David JonesAvalanche Signs Jones 	June 6, 2012 	4 years, $16 million
Matt HunwickAvalanche Signs Hunwick 	June 6, 2012 	2 years, $3.2 million
== Draft picks ==
Colorado's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	2 	Gabriel Landeskog	LW 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1 	11 (from St. Louis)	Duncan Siemens 	D 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4 	93 	Joachim Nermark 	C 	 	Linkopings HC (SEL)
5 	123 	Garrett Meurs 	C 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 	153 	Gabriel Beaupre 	D 	 	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
7 	183 	Dillon Donnelly 	D 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Colorado Avalanche seasons
Colorado Avalanche season, 2011–12