2009–10 Minnesota Wild season

2009–10 Minnesota Wild
Division 4th Northwest
2009–10 record 38–36–8
Team information
General Manager Chuck Fletcher
Coach Todd Richards
Captain Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains Andrew Brunette
Martin Havlat
Kim Johnsson (Oct-Feb)
Owen Nolan
Nick Schultz
Greg Zanon
Arena Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance 18,415 (101.9%)
Team leaders
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 is the Wild's tenth season in the National Hockey League. On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough.[1] On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had stepped down in April.[2] On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche.[3] The team ends it monthly rotation of the captaincy by naming Mikko Koivu to the post for the entire season.

Pre-season

Regular season

The Wild allowed the most shorthanded goals in the League, with 13.[4]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division[5]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
2 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
3 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
4 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

Conference standings

Western Conference[6]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

2009–10 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The Wild did not qualify for the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, making it the second year in a row that they've missed the playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 80 22 49 71 -2 50
Brunette, AndrewAndrew Brunette 82 25 36 61 -5 12
Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat 73 18 36 54 -19 34
Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky 78 6 37 43 -16 67
Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen 79 20 22 42 -2 44
Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse† 55 25 12 37 1 12
Belanger, EricEric Belanger‡ 60 13 22 35 -1 28
Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan 73 16 17 33 -12 40
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 82 9 23 32 -3 22
Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck 74 13 8 21 -8 52
Schultz, NickNick Schultz 80 1 19 20 -8 43
Burns, BrentBrent Burns 47 3 17 20 -15 32
Zanon, GregGreg Zanon 81 2 13 15 -10 36
Hnidy, ShaneShane Hnidy 70 2 12 14 -6 66
Johnsson, KimKim Johnsson‡ 52 6 8 14 3 26
Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew† 42 9 5 14 -9 16
Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett† 49 8 6 14 -8 6
Barker, CamCam Barker† 19 1 6 7 -2 10
Earl, RobbieRobbie Earl 32 6 0 6 1 6
Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard 64 2 4 6 -14 38
Boogaard, DerekDerek Boogaard 57 0 4 4 -12 105
Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman 12 1 3 4 -2 0
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot‡ 14 2 2 4 0 12
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora‡ 14 2 1 3 -7 8
Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 8 0 2 2 1 12
Scott, JohnJohn Scott 51 1 1 2 -3 90
Almond, CodyCody Almond 7 1 0 1 -3 9
Prosser, NateNate Prosser 3 0 1 1 2 8
Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 0 0 0 2
Smith, NathanNathan Smith 9 0 0 0 -4 12
Hilbert, AndyAndy Hilbert 4 0 0 0 -2 2
Irmen, DannyDanny Irmen 2 0 0 0 -1 0
Kalus, PetrPetr Kalus 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sifers, JaimeJaime Sifers 14 0 0 0 1 6
Falk, JustinJustin Falk 3 0 0 0 -2 0
Noreau, MaximMaxim Noreau 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= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom 60 3489 26 23 8 158 2.72 1632 .903 2 0 1 4
Harding, JoshJosh Harding 25 1300 9 12 0 66 3.05 692 .905 1 0 1 4
Dubielewicz, WadeWade Dubielewicz 3 101 1 1 0 5 2.97 34 .853 0 0 0 0
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin 2 69 2 0 0 1 0.87 48 .979 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Guillaume Latendresse[7] NHL Third Star of the Week January 18, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (#12 overall) in 2009 (Calvin de Haan)		 To Minnesota Wild
1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2009 (Nick Leddy)
3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009 (Matt Hackett)
7th-round pick (#182 overall) in 2009 (Erik Haula)
June 27, 2009[8] To Edmonton Oilers
4th-round pick (#99 overall) in 2009 (Kyle Bigos)
5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 2009 (Olivier Roy)		 To Minnesota Wild
Kyle Brodziak
6th-round pick (#161 overall) in 2009 (Darcy Kuemper)
October 18, 2009[9] To Boston Bruins
Alexander Fallstrom
Craig Weller
2nd-round pick in 2011		 To Minnesota Wild
Chuck Kobasew
November 23, 2009[10] To Montreal Canadiens
Benoit Pouliot		 To Minnesota Wild
Guillaume Latendresse
February 12, 2010[11] To Chicago Blackhawks
Kim Johnsson
Nick Leddy		 To Minnesota Wild
Cam Barker
March 3, 2010[12] To Washington Capitals
Eric Belanger		 To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Greg Zanon[13] Nashville Predators 3 years, $5.8 million
Martin Havlat[14] Chicago Blackhawks 6 years, $30 million
Shane Hnidy[15] Boston Bruins 1 year, $750,000
Jamie Fraser[16] New York Islanders 1 year
Jaime Sifers[16] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year
Duncan Milroy[17] Ingolstadt ERC undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatore[17] Lowell Devils undisclosed
Wade Dubielewicz[17] Columbus Blue Jackets undisclosed
Nathan Smith[18] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year
Ryan Lannon[19] San Antonio Rampage 1 year
Petr Sykora[20] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.6 million
Bjorn Krupp[21] Belleville Bulls entry level contract
Andy Hilbert[22] New York Islanders 1 year
Casey Wellman[23] University of Massachusetts Amherst Entry-level contract
Nate Prosser[24] Colorado College Entry-level contract
Jarod Palmer[25] Miami University 1 year entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Marian Gaborik[26] New York Rangers 5 years, $37.5 million
Stephane Veilleux[27] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $750,000
Kurtis Foster[28] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000
Peter Olvecky[29] Nashville Predators 1 year, $500,000
Krys Kolanos[30] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year
Martin Skoula[31] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000
Marc-Andre Bergeron[32] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $750,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Andrew Ebbett[33] Chicago Blackhawks November 21, 2009

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Tyler Cuma[34] undisclosed
Clayton Stoner[35] undisclosed
Danny Irmen[35] undisclosed
Benoit Pouliot[35] undisclosed
Robbie Earl[35] undisclosed
Kyle Brodziak[36] 3 years
Josh Harding[37] 1 year, $1.1 million
Cal Clutterbuck[38] 3 years, $4.2 million contract extension
Clayton Stoner[39] 2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Marek Zidlicky[40] 3 years, $12 million contract extension
Matt Hackett[41] 3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 16 (from Columbus via NY Islanders) Nick Leddy (D)  United States Eden Prairie High School (United States High School)
3 77 (from NY Islanders via Columbus) Matt Hackett (G)  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 103 Kristopher Foucault (LW)  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
4 116 (from Boston) Alexander Fallstrom (F)  Sweden Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)
6 161 (from Edmonton) Darcy Kuemper (G)  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6 163 Jere Sallinen (RW/LW)  Finland Espoo Blues (SM-liiga)
7 182 (from NY Islanders) Erik Haula (LW)  Finland Shattuck-Saint Mary's]] (Midget Major AAA)
7 193 Anthony Hamburg (C)  United States Dallas Stars (Midget AAA)

Final roster

Updated April 9, 2010.[42]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
23 Canada Almond, CodyCody Almond C L 27 2007 Calgary, Alberta
32 Finland Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom G L 38 2006 Helsinki, Finland
45 Canada Barker, CamCam Barker D L 30 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Canada Boogaard, DerekDerek Boogaard LW L 34 2002 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
21 Canada Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak C R 32 2009 St. Paul, Alberta
15 Canada Brunette, AndrewAndrew Brunette (A) LW L 43 2008 Sudbury, Ontario
8 Canada Burns, BrentBrent Burns D R 31 2003 Ajax, Ontario
22 Canada Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck RW R 29 2006 Welland, Ontario
31 Canada Dubielewicz, WadeWade Dubielewicz G L 37 2009 Invermere, British Columbia
38 United States Earl, RobbieRobbie Earl LW L 31 2009 Chicago, Illinois
16 Canada Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett C L 33 2009 Vernon, British Columbia
37 Canada Harding, JoshJosh Harding G R 32 2002 Regina, Saskatchewan
14 Czech Republic Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat (A) RW L 35 2009 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
34 Canada Hnidy, ShaneShane Hnidy D R 41 2009 Neepawa, Manitoba
23 Czech Republic Kalus, PetrPetr Kalus LW L 29 2007 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
12 Canada Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew RW R 34 2009 Osoyoos, British Columbia
9 Finland Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C) C L 33 2001 Turku, Finland
48 Canada Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse RW L 29 2009 Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
20 Finland Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen RW R 36 2008 Hämeenlinna, Finland
11 Canada Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan (A) RW R 44 2008 Belfast, United Kingdom
39 United States Prosser, NateNate Prosser D R 30 2010 Elk River, Minnesota
55 Canada Schultz, NickNick Schultz (A) D L 34 2000 Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
36 Canada Scott, JohnJohn Scott D L 34 2006 St. Catharines, Ontario
51 Canada Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard C L 28 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia
7 Canada Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner  D L 31 2004 Port McNeill, British Columbia
17 United States Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman C R 29 2010 Brentwood, California
6 Canada Zanon, GregGreg Zanon (A) D L 36 2009 Burnaby, British Columbia
3 Czech Republic Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky D R 39 2008 Most, Czechoslovakia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wild names Chuck Fletcher General Manager
  2. ↑ Wild names Todd Richards Head Coach
  3. ↑ Wild unveils new third jersey
  4. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
  5. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  6. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  7. ↑ Ovechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week
  8. ↑ Wild acquires C Kyle Brodziak
  9. ↑ Wild Acquires Kobasew From Bruins
  10. ↑ Wild Acquires Latendresse For Pouliot
  11. ↑ Wild Acquires Barker From Hawks
  12. ↑ Wild Acquires 2nd Round Pick for Belanger
  13. ↑ Wild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon
  14. ↑ Wild signs RW Martin Havlat
  15. ↑ Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy
  16. 1 2 Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers
  17. 1 2 3 Wild agrees to terms with three players
  18. ↑ Wild signs C Nathan Smith
  19. ↑ Wild signs D Ryan Lannon
  20. ↑ Wild Signs F Petr Sykora
  21. ↑ Wild signs D Bjorn Krupp
  22. ↑ Wild signs LW Andy Hilbert
  23. ↑ Wild Signs Wellman, Recalls Falk
  24. ↑ Wild Signs Defenseman Nate Prosser
  25. ↑ Lighthouse: Week of April 19
  26. ↑ Rangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik
  27. ↑ Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Stephane Veilleux
  28. ↑ Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Kurtis Foster
  29. ↑ Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal
  30. ↑ Flyers Sign Five
  31. ↑ Skoula Eager to Help Penguins
  32. ↑ Habs ink Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract
  33. ↑ Wild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks
  34. ↑ Wild signs D Tyler Cuma
  35. 1 2 3 4 Four players accept qualifying offers
  36. ↑ Wild signs C Brodziak to three-year contract
  37. ↑ Wild re-signs G Josh Harding
  38. ↑ Clutterbuck Signs Three-Year Extension
  39. ↑ Wild Signs D Stoner to Two-Year Deal
  40. ↑ Wild Signs Zidlicky to an extension
  41. ↑ Wild Signs Hackett To Entry Level Deal
  42. ↑ "Wild Roster". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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