2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season

2012–13 Colorado Avalanche
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 15th Western
2012–13 record 16–25–7
Home record 12–9–3
Road record 4–16–4
Goals for 116
Goals against 152
Team information
General Manager Greg Sherman
Coach Joe Sacco
Captain Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains Milan Hejduk
Paul Stastny
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 15,257 (84.7%)[1]
(12 games)
Team leaders
Goals P. A. Parenteau (18)
Assists Matt Duchene (26)
Points Duchene
Parenteau (43)
Penalties in minutes Cody McLeod (83)
Plus/minus (+): Chuck Kobasew (6)
(−): Greg Zanon (16)
Wins Semyon Varlamov (11)
Goals against average Jean-Sebastien Giguere (2.84)
<2011–12 2013–14>

The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League, since June 22, 1979,[2] and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

Off-season

On September 4, 2012, the Avalanche named Gabriel Landeskog as the fourth team captain in Avalanche history. Landeskog also becomes the youngest captain in NHL history, as he is 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby was when he was named as captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2007.[3]

Regular season

The Avalanche finished the season with the worst record in the Western Conference and 2nd worst record in the league. As a result, head coach Joe Sacco was relieved of his duties the day after the season ended.[4] Former Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy was hired as the new head coach on May 23, 2013.[5]

Standings

Northwest Division[6]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 59
2 Minnesota Wild 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 55
3 Edmonton Oilers 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 45
4 Calgary Flames 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 42
5 Colorado Avalanche 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 39
Western Conference[7]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Chicago Blackhawks CE 48 36 7 5 30 155 102 77
2 y – Anaheim Ducks PA 48 30 12 6 24 140 118 66
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 48 26 15 7 21 127 121 59
4 St. Louis Blues CE 48 29 17 2 24 129 115 60
5 Los Angeles Kings PA 48 27 16 5 25 133 118 59
6 San Jose Sharks PA 48 25 16 7 17 124 116 57
7 Detroit Red Wings CE 48 24 16 8 22 124 115 56
8 Minnesota Wild NW 48 26 19 3 22 122 127 55
9 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 48 24 17 7 19 120 119 55
10 Phoenix Coyotes PA 48 21 18 9 17 125 131 51
11 Dallas Stars PA 48 22 22 4 20 130 142 48
12 Edmonton Oilers NW 48 19 22 7 17 125 134 45
13 Calgary Flames NW 48 19 25 4 19 128 160 42
14 Nashville Predators CE 48 16 23 9 14 111 139 41
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 48 16 25 7 14 116 152 39

Divisions: CE – Central, NW – Northwest, PA – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs, y – Won division, p – Won Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

2012–13 Game log

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Player statistics

Final stats[8]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Parenteau, P. A.P. A. Parenteau 48 18 25 43 −11 38
Duchene, MattMatt Duchene 47 17 26 43 −12 12
Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 40 9 15 24 −7 14
Macginn, JamieJamie McGinn 47 11 11 22 −13 26
Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell 47 10 10 20 5 18
Oreilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly 29 6 14 20 −3 4
Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog 36 9 8 17 −4 22
Barrie, TysonTyson Barrie 32 2 11 13 −11 10
Macleod, CodyCody McLeod 48 8 4 12 4 83
Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk 29 4 7 11 −7 0
Hejda, JanJan Hejda 46 1 9 10 −3 28
Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew 37 5 4 9 6 21
Jones, DavidDavid Jones 33 3 6 9 −11 6
Palushaj, AaronAaron Palushaj 25 2 7 9 −2 8
Zanon, GregGreg Zanon 44 0 6 6 −16 28
Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick 43 0 6 6 4 16
Olver, MarkMark Olver 32 4 2 6 −5 6
Bordeleau, PatrickPatrick Bordeleau 46 2 3 5 −7 70
Obrien, ShaneShane O'Brien 28 0 4 4 0 60
Johnson, ErikErik Johnson 31 0 4 4 −3 18
Elliott, StefanStefan Elliott 18 1 3 4 −3 2
Obyrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne‡ 34 1 3 4 −8 54
Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson 12 0 3 3 4 8
Van Der Gulik, DavidDavid Van Der Gulik 9 0 2 2 2 6
Malone, BradBrad Malone 13 1 1 2 −7 16
Downie, SteveSteve Downie 2 0 1 1 1 6
Vincour, TomasTomas Vincour 2 0 1 1 −1 2
Sgarbossa, MichaelMichael Sgarbossa 6 0 0 0 −3 4
Totals 8 19 31 50 35 149

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Varlamov, SemyonSemyon Varlamov 35 33 1949:39 11 21 3 98 3.02 1007 .903 3 0 1 0
Giguere, Jean-SebastienJean-Sebastien Giguere 18 14 907:50 5 4 4 43 2.84 469 .908 0 0 0 2
Aittokallio, SamiSami Aittokallio 1 1 49:20 0 0 0 2 2.45 25 .920 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2906:49 16 25 7 143 2.95 1501 .905 3 0 1 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


Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades

Date
Details
April 2, 2013[9] To Dallas Stars
Cameron Gaunce		 To Colorado Avalanche
Tomas Vincour
April 3, 2013[10] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan O'Byrne		 To Colorado Avalanche
EDM's 4th-round pick in 2014

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
John Mitchell[11] New York Rangers 2 years, $2.2 million
P. A. Parenteau[12] New York Islanders 4 years, $16 million
Greg Zanon[13] Boston Bruins 2 years, $4.5 million
Bryan Lerg[14] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $525,000
Thomas Pock[14] MoDo Hockey 1 year, $550,000
Sean Sullivan[14] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $575,000
Bill Thomas[14] Florida Panthers 1 year, $550,000
Geoff Walker[14] Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jay McClement[15] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $3 million
Kevin Porter[16] Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $1.075 million
Peter Mueller[17] Florida Panthers 1 year, $1.725 million

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Aaron Palushaj[18] Montreal Canadiens February 5, 2013

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Matt Duchene[19] June 23, 2012 2 years, $7 million
Ryan Wilson[20] June 25, 2012 3 years, $6.75 million
Patrick Bordeleau[20] June 25, 2012 1 year, $525,000
David Van der Gulik[20] June 25, 2012 1 year, $575,000
Shane O'Brien[21] June 26, 2012 3 years, $6 million
Steve Downie[22] June 29, 2012 2 years, $5.3 million
Erik Johnson[23] July 3, 2012 4 years, $15 million
Jamie McGinn[24] July 13, 2012 2 years, $3.5 million
Mark Olver[14] July 13, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million
Jean-Sebastien Giguere[25] August 13, 2012 1 year, $1.5 million contract extension
Mitchell Heard[26] August 14, 2012 3 years, entry-level contract
Ryan O'Reilly[27] February 28, 2013 2 years, $10 million (offer sheet matched)[28]
Patrick Bordeleau[29] June 5, 2013 3 years, $3 million contract extension

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 41 Mitchell Heard C  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
3 72 Troy Bourke LW  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 132 Michael Clarke C  Canada Windsor Spitfire (OHL)
6 162 Joseph Blandisi C/RW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 192 Colin Smith C  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
Draft notes
  • The Avalanche's first-round pick (#11) and second-round pick (#54) went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a July 1, 2011 trade that sent the rights for Semyon Varlamov to the Avalanche in exchange for these picks.
  • The Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ↑ [avalanche.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=640865 Landeskog Named Avalanche Captain]
  4. ↑ Head Coach Joe Sacco Relieved Of Duties
  5. ↑ Patrick Roy Named Head Coach/Vice President Of Hockey Operations
  6. ↑ "2012–2013 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "2012–2013 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Colorado Avalanche – Statistics". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Tomas Vincour From Stars
  10. ↑ Avalanche Acquires Draft Pick From Toronto
  11. ↑ Avalanche Signs Mitchell
  12. ↑ Avalanche Signs Parenteau
  13. ↑ Avalanche Signs Zanon
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Avalanche Signs Six Players
  15. ↑ Leafs Sign McClement & Kostka
  16. ↑ SABRES SIGN PORTER, MANCARI; RE-SIGN LEGGIO
  17. ↑ Panthers Agree To One-Year Contract With Peter Mueller
  18. ↑ AVALANCHE CLAIM F PALUSHAJ OFF WAIVERS FROM CANADIENS
  19. ↑ Avalanche Signs Duchene
  20. 1 2 3 Avalanche Signs Wilson
  21. ↑ Avalanche Signs O'Brien
  22. ↑ Avalanche Signs Downie
  23. ↑ Avalanche Signs Johnson
  24. ↑ Avalanche Signs McGinn
  25. ↑ Giguere Signs One-Year Extension
  26. ↑ Avalanche Signs Heard
  27. ↑ Avalanche Matches Offer Sheet For Ryan O'Reilly
  28. ↑ Flames statement regarding Ryan O'Reilly
  29. ↑ Avalanche Signs Patrick Bordeleau
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