2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. The Avalanche missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous season. 
==Off-season==
On May 26, 2014, goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere announced his intention to retire, reportedly saying, "I do not see a reason to remain in the League."http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720756
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
=== Suspensions/fines ===
Player 	Explanation 	Length	Salary 	Date issued
Gabriel Landeskog	Throwing a punch at Minnesota Wild forward Mikko Koivu while both players were on their respective benches during NHL game No. 930 in Denver on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 19:57 of the third period.	— 	$5,000.00	March 3, 2015
Cody McLeod 	Entering game late with intention of starting an altercation during NHL game No. 930 in Denver on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 19:52 of the third period. 	— 	$3,091.40	March 3, 2015
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)	Pre-season game log: 1–5–2 (Home: 0–3–1 ; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 22 	Anaheim 	5–2 	Colorado 	 	Pickard 	 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 22 	Colorado 	0–4 	Anaheim 	 	Berra 	13,252 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Colorado 	2–3 	Montreal 	OT 	Berra 	21,287 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 26 	Montreal 	3–2 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	 	0–3–1 	Recap
5 	September 28 	Calgary 	2–1 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	 	0–4–1 	Recap
6 	September 30 	Colorado 	0–2 	Calgary 	 	Berra 	19,289 	0–5–1 	Recap
7 	October 2 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Colorado 	SO 	Berra 	6,176 	0–5–2 	Recap
8 	October 4 	Colorado 	3–2 	Los Angeles 	SO 	Varlamov 	 	1–5–2 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.	
Notes:
Game was played at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
Game was played at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Game was played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
===Regular season===
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October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)	October: 3–4–4 (Home: 2–1–2 ; Road: 1–3–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Colorado 	0–5 	Minnesota 	 	Varlamov 	19,098 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Minnesota 	3–0 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	18,139 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 13 	Colorado 	2–1 	Boston 	 	Berra 	17,565 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 14 	Colorado 	2–3 	Toronto 	OT 	Varlamov 	18,754 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	October 16 	Colorado 	3–5 	Ottawa 	 	Pickard 	19,913 	1–3–1 	3 	Recap
6 	October 18 	Colorado 	2–3 	Montreal 	 	Pickard 	21,287 	1–4–1 	3 	Recap
7 	October 21 	Florida 	4–3 	Colorado 	OT 	Berra 	14,440 	1–4–2 	4 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Vancouver 	3–7 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	17,119 	2–4–2 	6 	Recap
9 	October 26 	Colorado 	1–2 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Varlamov 	15,016 	2–4–3 	7 	Recap
10 	October 28 	San Jose 	3–2 	Colorado 	SO 	Varlamov 	14,552 	2–4–4 	8 	Recap
11 	October 30 	NY Islanders 	0–5 	Colorado 	 	Varlamov 	12,892 	3–4–4 	10 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final 
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	29	30	59	0 	42
 	82	23	36	59	−2 	79
 	80	22	33	55	−1 	40
 	82	17	38	55	−5 	12
 	82	21	34	55	3 	16
 	80	12	41	53	5 	26
 	64	14	24	38	−7 	34
 	68	11	15	26	−9 	32
 	47	12	11	23	2 	33
 	59	5 	15	20	−1 	24
 	76	2 	13	15	−1 	32
‡ 	63	5 	10	15	2 	27
 	78	5 	9 	14	−11	28
 	65	3 	10	13	−4 	16
 	81	1 	12	13	−12	42
 	57	8 	4 	12	−7 	18
 	82	7 	5 	12	−2 	191
 	55	3 	9 	12	−7 	10
 	74	2 	5 	7 	−2 	17
 	19	4 	2 	6 	−9 	6
 	13	1 	1 	2 	−1 	0
 	11	1 	1 	2 	1 	6
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	1 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0
† 	17	1 	0 	1 	−1 	0
‡ 	10	0 	1 	1 	2 	0
‡ 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	10
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
† 	19	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
‡ 	5 	0 	0 	0 	3 	2
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	57	57	3,307	28	20	8	141	2.56	1791	.921	5	0	0	4
 	16	13	895 	6 	7 	3	35 	2.35	511 	.932	0	0	0	0
 	19	12	748 	5 	4 	1	33 	2.65	403 	.918	1	0	0	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
== Notable achievements ==
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 12, 2015
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	March 9, 2015
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	March 30, 2015
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game 	October 9, 2014
 	300th career NHL goal 	October 13, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	October 16, 2014
 	100th career NHL assist 	October 24, 2014
 	1000th career NHL PIM 	October 24, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	November 2, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist 	November 4, 2014
 	600th career NHL game 	November 6, 2014
 	200th career NHL point 	November 6, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	November 13, 2014
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point	November 22, 2014
 	1st career NHL win 	November 22, 2014
 	100th career NHL game 	November 29, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	December 1, 2014
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	December 4, 2014
 	1st career NHL game 	December 9, 2014
 	1,000th career NHL game 	December 18, 2014
 	100th career NHL assist 	December 20, 2014
 	500th career NHL game 	December 21, 2014
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	December 31, 2014
 	800th career NHL point 	January 8, 2015
 	1st career NHL assist 	January 10, 2015
 	100th career NHL game 	January 12, 2015
 	1,200th career NHL point 	January 30, 2015
 	600th career NHL game 	February 8, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	February 12, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	February 16, 2015
 	1st career NHL assist1st career NHL point 	February 16, 2015
 	300th career NHL point 	February 16, 2015
 	100th career NHL assist 	February 22, 2015
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	February 22, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	February 24, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	February 28, 2015
 	1,000th career NHL game 	March 4, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	March 19, 2015
 	1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point 	March 19, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	March 28, 2015
 	1st career NHL shutout 	April 9, 2015
==Transactions==
The following transactions took place during the 2014–15 NHL season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details	Details
June 30, 2014 	To Montreal Canadiens
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P. A. Parenteau5th-round pick in 2015	To Colorado Avalanche
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Daniel Briere
July 1, 2014 	To San Jose Sharks
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2nd-round pick in 20166th-round pick in 2017	To Colorado Avalanche
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Brad Stuart
March 2, 2015 	To Boston Bruins
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Paul CareyMaxime Talbot	To Colorado Avalanche
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Jordan Caron6th-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015 	To San Jose Sharks
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Karl Stollery	To Colorado Avalanche
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Freddie Hamilton
March 2, 2015 	To Anaheim Ducks
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Michael Sgarbossa	To Colorado Avalanche
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Mat Clark
June 25, 2015Avalanche Acquires Carl Soderberg	To Boston Bruins
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BOS's 6th-round pick in 2016	To Colorado Avalanche
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Carl Soderberg (rights)
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Jarome Iginla 	Boston Bruins 	3 years, $16 million 	Avalanche Signs Jarome Iginla
July 1, 2014	Bruno Gervais 	Adirondack Phantoms	1 year, $650,000 	Avalanche Signs Four Players
July 1, 2014	Ben Street 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $650,000 	
July 1, 2014	Zach Redmond 	Winnipeg Jets 	2 years, $1.5 million 	
July 1, 2014	Jesse Winchester 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $1.8 million 	
July 7, 2014	Maxim Noreau 	Ambri-Piotta 	2 years, $1.25 million 	Maxim Noreau signed by Avalanche
May 15, 2015	Andreas Martinsen	Düsseldorfer EG 	1 year, entry-level contract 	Avalanche Signs Andreas Martinsen
=== Free agents lost ===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Paul Stastny 	St. Louis Blues 	4 years, $28 million 	Blues Sign Stastny to 4-Year Deal
July 1, 2014 	Brad Malone 	Carolina Hurricanes	2 years, $1.3 million 	Canes Agree to Terms with Brad Malone
July 1, 2014 	David Van der Gulik	Los Angeles Kings 	1 year, $550,000 	Kings Sign Adam Cracknell And David Van Der Gulik To One-Year Contracts
July 1, 2014 	Matt Hunwick 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $600,000 	Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Matt Hunwick
July 23, 2014	Andre Benoit 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $800,000 	SABRES SIGN BENOIT TO 1-YEAR DEAL
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Date 	Player 	Ref
August 21, 2014	Jean Sebastien Giguere	Jean-Sebastien Giguere Announces Retirement
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
July 1, 2014 	Nick Holden 	3 years, $4.95 million contract extension	Avalanche Signs Nick Holden To Extension
July 23, 2014 	Ryan O'Reilly 	2 years, $12 million contract 	AVALANCHE SIGNS O’REILLY
September 4, 2014 	Tyson Barrie 	2 years, $5.2 million contract 	Avalanche Signs Tyson Barrie
September 29, 2014	Cody McLeod 	3 years, $4 million contract extension 	Avalanche Signs McLeod, Stuart to Extensions
September 29, 2014	Brad Stuart 	2 years, $7.2 million contract extension 	
March 24, 2015 	Mason Geertsen 	3 years, entry-level contract 	Avalanche Signs Mason Geertsen
May 15, 2015 	Andreas Martinsen	1 year, entry-level contract 	
==Draft picks==
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1 	23 	Conner Bleackley 	C 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 	84 	Kyle Wood 	D 	 	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
4 	93 	Nicholas Magyar 	RW 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
4 	114	Alexis Pepin 	LW 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 	144	Anton Lindholm 	D 	 	Skelleftea (SHL)
6 	174	Maximilian Pajpach	G 	 	Slovakia U18 (Slovakia-2)
7 	204	Julien Nantel 	LW 	 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
;Draft notes
*Colorado's second-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Reto Berra to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
*Edmonton's fourth-round pick (previously acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs) went to Colorado as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Ryan O'Byrne to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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