2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th in the National Hockey League, and 14th as the Colorado Avalanche. 
==Off season==
On June 3, 2009, the Avalanche began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff by firing head coach Tony Granato, along with assistants Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet, and video coordinator P. J. DeLuca.Avalanche Relieves Six Staff Members Also on June 3, the Avalanche hired Greg Sherman as their new general manager, replacing Francois Giguere, who had been fired in April.Greg Sherman Named Avalanche GM On June 4, Joe Sacco was hired to be the new head coach.Avalanche Names Sacco as Head Coach Before Sacco's hiring, an offer had been made to former Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy to become the head coach, which Roy declined.Roy turns down offer to coach Colorado Avalanche
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 17 	Dallas Stars 	1 - 3 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson 	 	1-0-0 	 	
2 	September 18 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 6 	St. Louis Blues 	 	Weiman 	10,042 	1-1-0 	 	
3 	September 20 	St. Louis Blues 	1 - 2 	Colorado Avalanche 	OT 	Budaj 	11,288 	2-1-0 	 	
4 	September 23 	Los Angeles Kings 	2 - 3 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson 	 	3-1-0 	 	
5 	September 24 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 3 	Dallas Stars 	 	Budaj 	16,162 	3-2-0 	 	
6 	September 26(in Las Vegas) 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 - 5 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Anderson 	 	3-3-0 	 	
== Regular season ==
On July 9, 2009, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.Sakic Announces Retirement The Avalanche retired Sakic's jersey #19 in a ceremony before the October 1, 2009 home opener of the 2009-10 season.Avalanche To Retire Sakic's Number 19 On November 12, 2009, the Avalanche unveiled a new third jersey.Avalanche Unveils Third Jersey
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
2009–10 Game log	2009–10 Game log	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
October: 10–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–2)
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1 	October 1 	San Jose Sharks 	2 – 5	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson	18,007 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 3 	Vancouver Canucks 	0 – 3	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson	13,416 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 8 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 3	Nashville Predators	 	Anderson	14,797 	2-1-0 	4 	
4 	October 10 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 - 4	Chicago Blackhawks 	SO	Anderson	20,655 	2-1-1 	5 	
5 	October 12 	Colorado Avalanche 	4 - 3	Boston Bruins 	 	Anderson	16,393 	3-1-1 	7 	
6 	October 13 	Colorado Avalanche 	4 - 1	Toronto Maple Leafs	 	Anderson	19,148 	4-1-1 	9 	
7 	October 15 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 - 2	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Anderson	21,273 	5-1-1 	11 	
8 	October 17 	Colorado Avalanche 	4 - 3	Detroit Red Wings 	SO	Anderson	19,763 	6-1-1 	13 	
9 	October 21 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild 	SO	Anderson	18,175 	6-1-2 	14 	
10 	October 23 	Carolina Hurricanes	4 - 5	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson	13,673 	7-1-2 	16 	
11 	October 24 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 - 3	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson	17,690 	8-1-2 	18 	
12 	October 27 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 - 0	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Anderson	16,839 	9-1-2 	20 	
13 	October 28 	Colorado Avalanche 	3 - 2	Calgary Flames 	 	Anderson	19,289 	10-1-2	22 	
14 	October 30 	Colorado Avalanche 	1 - 3	San Jose Sharks 	 	Anderson	17,562 	10-2-2	22 	
==Playoffs==
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 14 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 1 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Anderson 	17,562 	Avalanche lead 1-0 	
2 	April 16 	Colorado Avalanche 	5 - 6 	San Jose Sharks 	OT 	Anderson 	17,562 	Series tied 1-1 	
3 	April 18 	San Jose Sharks 	0 - 1 	Colorado Avalanche 	OT 	Anderson 	18,007 	Avalanche lead 2-1 	
4 	April 20 	San Jose Sharks 	2 - 1 	Colorado Avalanche 	OT 	Anderson 	18,007 	Series tied 2-2 	
5 	April 22 	Colorado Avalanche 	0 - 5 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Anderson 	17,562 	Sharks lead 3-2 	
6 	April 24 	San Jose Sharks 	5 - 2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Anderson 	18,007 	Sharks win series 4-2 	
==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
 	81	20	59	79 	2 	50
 	77	28	36	64 	4 	73
 	81	24	31	55 	1 	16
 	62	17	30	47 	15 	21
 	56	23	21	44 	6 	10
 	70	15	24	39 	6 	28
 	59	6 	25	31 	-2 	30
 	79	6 	23	29 	9 	76
 	81	8 	18	26 	4 	18
 	71	10	14	24 	-3 	47
 	61	3 	18	21 	13 	36
 	64	3 	17	20 	6 	28
 	61	7 	13	20 	0 	20
 	15	9 	11	20 	4 	8
 	32	11	8 	19 	5 	22
 	74	7 	11	18 	-13	138
 	81	2 	14	16 	2 	40
 	23	10	6 	16 	1 	2
 	56	9 	7 	16 	1 	74
 	54	7 	4 	11 	-13	35
 	67	0 	9 	9 	8 	64
 	41	4 	4 	8 	3 	47
 	14	1 	5 	6 	-1 	10
 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
 	12	2 	1 	3 	-3 	0
 	16	2 	1 	3 	-4 	0
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	2 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	1 	2
 	43	1 	0 	1 	-2 	84
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	-6 	0
 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	6 	1	4	5 	-2 	4
 	6 	2	2	4 	-3 	6
 	6 	3	0	3 	-1 	4
 	6 	0	3	3 	-2 	0
 	6 	1	1	2 	-2 	4
 	6 	1	1	2 	-7 	2
 	6 	0	2	2 	-1 	6
 	6 	0	1	1 	-4 	10
 	3 	1	0	1 	0 	0
 	3 	1	0	1 	-1 	2
 	4 	0	1	1 	-1 	0
 	6 	1	0	1 	0 	2
 	6 	0	0	0 	-1 	2
 	6 	0	0	0 	-1 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	6 	0	0	0 	3 	4
 	6 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	6 	0	0	0 	2 	8
 	4 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	6 	0	0	0 	-2 	5
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0
===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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	71	4235	38	25	7 	186	2.64	2233	.917	7 	0	3	16
 	15	728 	5 	5 	2 	32 	2.64	386 	.917	1 	0	1	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	6 	366	2	4	16	2.62	239	.933	1 	0	1	0
 	1 	9 	0	0	1 	6.67	4 	.750	0 	0	0	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Duchene 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 1, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 1, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John-Michael Liles	200th Career NHL Point 	October 1, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Hendricks 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	October 10, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 15, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Wilson 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 15, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paul Stastny 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 15, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Duchene 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 17, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Wilson 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 23, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Quincey 	100th Career NHL Game 	November 1, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Paul Statsny 	200th Career NHL Point 	November 4, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Philippe Dupuis 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	November 4, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Hejduk 	800th Career NHL Game 	November 6, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Wilson 	1st Career NHL Goal 	November 17, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Durno 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	November 18, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wojtek Wolski 	100th Career NHL Assist 	November 20, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John-Michael Liles	400th Career NHL Game 	November 23, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Hannan 	700th Career NHL Game 	December 2, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Darcy Tucker 	900th Career NHL Game 	December 7, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Mercier 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 9, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Stoa 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 13, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Yip 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 19, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Yip 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	December 22, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Hendricks 	1st Career NHL Assist 	December 22, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Clark 	100th Career NHL Assist 	December 26, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Durno 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 26, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Yip 	1st Career NHL Assist 	December 30, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
David Koci 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 18, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Stoa 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	January 22, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Stewart 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 28, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Clark 	500th Career NHL Game 	January 29, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Mercier 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	January 31, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Mercier 	1st Career NHL Goal 	February 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marek Svatos 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wojtek Wolski 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Stewart 	1st Career NHL Hat Trick 	March 6, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Cumiskey 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 14, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adam Foote 	300th Career NHL Point 	April 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milan Hejduk 	700th Career NHL Point 	April 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Stoa 	1st Career NHL Goal 	April 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Stewart 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Duchene 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
T.J. Galiardi 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Yip 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Cumiskey 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Wilson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Hendricks	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kevin Porter 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig Anderson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Win 	April 14, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Yip 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Cumiskey 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Wilson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan O'Reilly 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Stoa 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig Anderson	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout 	April 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Durno 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 20, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig AndersonOvechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL "Three Stars" 	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig AndersonBryzgalov, Anderson, Ovechkin named NHL "Three Stars" of the week 	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 19, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig AndersonAnderson, Ovechkin, Bryzgalov named NHL 'Three Stars' for October 	NHL First Star of the Month	October 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt DucheneBackstrom, Weiss, Duchene named '3 Stars of Week' 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	December 7, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt DucheneAvalanche's Duchene named NHL Rookie of the Month 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	December 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Craig AndersonBrian Elliott, Craig Anderson and Sidney Crosby are NHL's 3 stars of week	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 25, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris StewartStewart, Stamkos, McCabe named Stars of the Week 	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 8, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
July 3, 2009Avs Acquire Quincey, Preissing, Pick	To Los Angeles KingsRyan Smyth 	To Colorado AvalancheKyle QuinceyTom Preissing5th-round draft pick in 2010
July 16, 2009Avalanche Acquires Fahey 	To New York RangersNigel Williams 	To Colorado AvalancheBrian Fahey
March 3, 2010Avalanche Acquires Mueller, Porter 	To Phoenix CoyotesWojtek Wolski 	To Colorado AvalanchePeter MuellerKevin Porter
March 3, 2010Avalanche Acquires Stephane Yelle 	To Carolina HurricanesCedric Lalonde-McNicoll6th-round draft pick in 2010	To Colorado AvalancheStephane YelleHarrison Reed
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Craig Anderson Avalanche Signs Craig Anderson 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $3.6 million
David KociColorado Signs David Koci 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $575,000
Darren HaydarAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players	Grand Rapids Griffins	undisclosed
Brett SkinnerAvalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner 	Chicago Wolves 	undisclosed
Zach CohenAvalanche Signs Zach Cohen 	Boston University 	entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Ian LaperriereBoucher, Laperriere Join Flyers 	Philadelphia Flyers	3 years, $3.5 million
Lawrence NycholatCanucks sign Baumgartner, Nycholat, and Pope 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $500,000
Tyler ArnasonRangers agree to terms with Arnason 	New York Rangers 	2-way contract
Andrew RaycroftCanucks sign free agent goaltender Andrew Raycroft 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $500,000
Ben GuitePreds Add Ben Guite 	Nashville Predators	1 year, $550,000
Michael VernaceThrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace	Atlanta Thrashers 	undisclosed
Cody McCormickSABRES SIGN CODY MCCORMICK 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 year, $522,500
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
Joe SakicSakic Announces Retirement
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Cameron GaunceAvalanche Signs Gaunce 	undisclosed
Trevor CannColorado Signs Cann 	undisclosed
Cody McLeodAvalanche Signs McLeod 	3 years, $3.1 million
Peter BudajBudaj, Avalanche agree to terms 	1 year, $1.25 million
David JonesAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players 	undisclosed
Chris DurnoAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players 	undisclosed
Matt HendricksAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players 	undisclosed
Brian WillsieAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players 	undisclosed
Tyler WeimanAvs Agree to Terms With Six Players 	undisclosed
Philippe DupuisAvalanche Signs Dupuis, Skinner 	undisclosed
Kyle CumiskeyCumiskey Under Contract 	undisclosed
Justin MercierClub Also Signs Forward Prospect Justin Mercier	undisclosed
Matt DucheneAvalanche Signs Matt Duchene 	3 year entry-level contract
Brandon YipAvalanche Signs Brandon Yip 	entry-level contract
Ryan O'ReillyAvalanche Signs O'Reilly 	3 year entry-level contract
Milan HejdukAvalanche Signs Hejduk To One-Year Extension 	1 year contract extension
Mike CarmanAvalanche Signs Carman 	entry-level contract
Mark OlverAvalanche Signs Olver 	entry-level contract
Kevin ShattenkirkAvalanche Signs Shattenkirk 	entry-level contract
Colby CohenAvalanche Signs Colby Cohen 	entry-level contract
== Roster ==
== Draft picks ==
Colorado's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Matt Duchene 	Center 	 	Brampton Battalion (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	33 	Ryan O'Reilly 	Center 	 	Erie Otters (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	49 (from Montreal via Calgary)	Stefan Elliott 	Defense 	 	Saskatoon Blades (Western Hockey League)
3 	64 	Tyson Barrie 	Defense 	 	Kelowna Rockets (Western Hockey League)
5 	124 	Kieran Millan 	Goaltender	 	Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
6 	154 	Brandon Maxwell	Goaltender	 	U-18 (United States Development Program)
7 	184 	Gus Young 	Defense 	 	Noble and Greenough School (Massachusetts High School)
== 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.
== See also==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== External links ==
* Colorado Avalanche home page
== References ==
Category:Colorado Avalanche seasons
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey