2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

The Avalanche struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in scoring with just 192 goals (excluding 7 shootout-winning goals). They were also shut out a league-high 12 times, tied with the Los Angeles Kings.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
2	Calgary Flames	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
3	Minnesota Wild	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
4	Edmonton Oilers	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
5	Colorado Avalanche	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

Conference standings

Western Conference
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
5	Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
6	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
8	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
8.5
9	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
10	Nashville Predators	CE	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
11	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

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

October: 5–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)

November: 6–7–0 (Home: 3–5–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)

December: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–1)

January: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–7–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)

February: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–7–0)

March: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 2–4–1)

April: 1–2–3 (Home: 0–2–2 ; Road: 1–0–1)

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk	82	27	32	59	-19	16
Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth	77	26	33	59	-15	62
Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski	78	14	28	42	-13	28
Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles	75	12	27	39	-19	31
Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny	45	11	25	36	-9	22
Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos	69	14	20	34	-6	34
Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason	71	5	17	22	-16	14
Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei	70	4	17	21	-4	72
Hensick, T. J.T. J. Hensick	61	4	17	21	-7	14
Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold^‡	64	6	14	20	-10	18
McLeod, CodyCody McLeod	79	15	5	20	-11	162
Laperriere, IanIan Laperriere	74	7	12	19	0	163
Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart	53	11	8	19	-18	54
Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker	63	8	8	16	-13	67
Jones, DavidDavid Jones	40	8	5	13	-8	8
Clark, BrettBrett Clark	76	2	10	12	-16	32
Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic	15	2	10	12	-6	6
McCormick, CodyCody McCormick	55	1	11	12	-5	92
Guite, BenBen Guite	50	5	7	12	+2	30
Hannan, ScottScott Hannan	81	1	9	10	-21	26
Foote, AdamAdam Foote	42	1	6	7	-12	30
Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie	42	1	3	4	-6	14
Tjarnqvist, DanielDaniel Tjarnqvist	37	2	2	4	+1	8
Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi	11	3	1	4	-4	6
Macias, RaymondRaymond Macias	6	0	1	1	0	0
Nycholat, LawrenceLawrence Nycholat^†	5	0	0	0	-2	0
Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis	8	0	0	0	-1	4
MacKenzie, AaronAaron MacKenzie	5	0	0	0	+1	0
Vernace, MichaelMichael Vernace	12	0	0	0	-5	8
Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey	6	0	0	0	-2	0
Durno, ChrisChris Durno	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks	4	0	0	0	+1	13
Oneill, WesWes O'Neill	3	0	0	0	-2	4
Peltier, DerekDerek Peltier	11	0	0	0	-4	2
Ledin, PerPer Ledin	3	0	0	0	-1	2

Goaltenders

Note: Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV	Sv%	SO
Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	56	3231	20	29	5	154	2.86	1531	1377	.899	2
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft	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

Milestones

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 10, 2009

Transactions

Trades

March 4, 2009

To Colorado Avalanche----Lawrence Nycholat
Ryan Wilson
Montreal's second-round pick (previously acquired) in 2009 draft

To Calgary Flames ----Jordan Leopold

Free agents

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Andrew Raycroft^[4]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $800,000
Darcy Tucker^[4]	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 year, $4.5 million

Player	New team
Jeff Finger	Toronto Maple Leafs
Jose Theodore	Washington Capitals
Kurt Sauer	Phoenix Coyotes
Andrew Brunette	Minnesota Wild

Claimed from waivers

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	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2	61	Peter Delmas	Goalie	Canada	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4	110	Kelsey Tessier	Center	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5	140	Mark Olver	Center	Canada	Northern Michigan U. (CCHA)
6	167	Joel Chouinard	Defenseman	Canada	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6	170	Jonas Holos	Defenseman	Norway	Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen)
7	200	Nathan Condon	Center	United States	Wausau (HIGH-WI)

Roster

Updated April 2, 2009.^[5]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
39	United States !	Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason	4.0 !C	L	37	2006	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31	Slovakia !	Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	1.0 !G	L	34	2001	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
5	Canada !	Clark, BrettBrett Clark	2.0 !D	L	39	2002	Wapella, Saskatchewan
48	Canada !	Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey	2.0 !D	L	30	2006	Abbotsford, British Columbia
52	Canada !	Foote, AdamAdam Foote (A)	2.0 !D	R	45	2008	Whitby, Ontario
43	Canada !	Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi	6.0 !LW	R	28	2007	Calgary, Alberta
28	Canada !	Guite, BenBen Guite	7.0 !RW	R	38	2006	Montreal, Quebec
22	Canada !	Hannan, ScottScott Hannan (A)	2.0 !D	L	37	2007	Richmond, British Columbia
23	Czech Republic !	Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk (A)	7.0 !RW	R	40	1994	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
37	United States !	Hensick, T. J.T. J. Hensick	4.0 !C	R	30	2005	Lansing, Michigan
54	Canada !	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	7.0 !RW	R	32	2003	Guelph, Ontario
14	Canada !	Laperriere, IanIan Laperriere (A)	7.0 !RW	R	42	2004	Montreal, Quebec
4	United States !	Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles	2.0 !D	L	36	2000	Zionsville, Indiana
47	United States !	Macias, RaymondRaymond Macias	2.0 !D	R	30	2005	Long Beach, California
11	Canada !	McCormick, CodyCody McCormick	4.0 !C	R	33	2001	London, Ontario
55	Canada !	McLeod, CodyCody McLeod	6.0 !LW	L	32	2007	Binscarth, Manitoba
3	Canada !	Nycholat, LawrenceLawrence Nycholat	2.0 !D	L	37	2009	Calgary, Alberta
50	United States !	Peltier, DerekDerek Peltier	2.0 !D	L	31	2004	Plymouth, Minnesota
1	Canada !	Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft	1.0 !G	L	36	2008	Belleville, Ontario
19	Canada !	Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic (C)	4.0 !C	L	47	1987	Burnaby, British Columbia
24	Belarus !	Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei	2.0 !D	L	42	2008	Minsk, U.S.S.R.
94	Canada !	Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth	6.0 !LW	L	40	2007	Banff, Alberta
26	United States !	Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny	4.0 !C	L	30	2005	Quebec City, Quebec
42	Canada !	Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart	7.0 !RW	R	29	2006	Toronto, Ontario
40	Slovakia !	Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos	7.0 !RW	R	34	2001	Košice, Czechoslovakia
29	Sweden !	Tjarnqvist, DanielDaniel Tjarnqvist	2.0 !D	L	40	2008	Umeå, Sweden
16	Canada !	Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker	7.0 !RW	L	41	2008	Castor, Alberta
41	Canada !	Vernace, MichaelMichael Vernace	2.0 !D	L	30	2006	Toronto, Ontario
18	Canada !	Willsie, BrianBrian Willsie	7.0 !RW	R	38	2008	London, Ontario
8	Canada !	Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski	6.2 !LW/C	L	30	2004	Zabrze, Poland

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

The Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate was the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.

References

↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html
↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/2009.html
1 2 CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Colorado - Tucker, Raycroft on Rocky Mountain highs
↑ "Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

Colorado Avalanche

Formerly the Quebec Nordiques Founded in 1995 Based in Denver, Colorado

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	NHL expansion draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner: Kroenke Sports Enterprises Stan Kroenke, chairman General manager: Joe Sakic Head coach: Jared Bednar Team captain: Gabriel Landeskog Current roster

Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Pepsi Center

Affiliates	AHL San Antonio Rampage ECHL Colorado Eagles

General managers	Lacroix Giguere Sherman Sakic

Head coaches	Crawford Hartley Granato Quenneville Sacco Roy Bednar

Media	Altitude KKFN

Stanley Cup Finals	1996 2001

Culture and lore	Colorado Rockies Quebec Nordiques Bernie Howler Frozen Fury Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Avalanche–Red Wings brawl "Stanley's Cup" (South Park)

Colorado Avalanche seasons

Pre-1995	Quebec Nordiques

1990s	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2008–09 NHL season

Atlantic	New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs

Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals

Central	Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues

Northwest	Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks

Pacific	Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks

See also	Victoria Cup Draft Winter Classic All-Star Game Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions

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2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Claimed from waivers

Draft picks

Roster

See also

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

Johnstown Chiefs

References