2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season

2010–11 Colorado Avalanche
Division	4th Northwest
Conference	14th Western
2010–11 record	30-44-8
Home record	16-21-4
Road record	14-23-4
Goals for	227
Goals against	288
Team information
General Manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Adam Foote
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	14,752 (81.9%)
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Duchene David Jones (27)
Assists	Duchene John-Michael Liles (40)
Points	Duchene (67)
Penalties in minutes	Cody McLeod (189)
Plus/minus	Greg Mauldin (+5)
Wins	Peter Budaj (15)
Goals against average	Budaj (3.20)
<2009–10	2011–12>

The 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,^[1] and 16th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

The Avalanche posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 44 losses, and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 68 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Off season

At the Entry Draft, the Avalanche chose Joey Hishon, a centre, with the 17th overall draft pick.

Regular season

The Avalanche lost number one goaltender Craig Anderson on October 26 to a knee injury. Anderson, who was to be the backup that night in a game against the Vancouver Canucks was participating in pre-game drills when he injured his knee. Peter Budaj stepped into the starting goaltender job and played well, but overall the Avalanche's goaltending has been an issue during the season. After joining the Avalanche during practice on January 22, Peter Forsberg decided to make a return to the NHL and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2010-11 season with the Avalanche on February 6.^[2] Forsberg played in two games with the Avalanche before announcing his retirement on February 14.^[3] Captain Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL on April 8, 2011 and played in his final game on April 10, 2011 against the Edmonton Oilers.^[4]

Playoffs

The Avalanche did not qualify for the playoffs.

Standings

Northwest Division[5] GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 p-Vancouver Canucks 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117 2 Calgary Flames 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94 3 Minnesota Wild 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86 4 Colorado Avalanche 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68 5 Edmonton Oilers 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

Western Conference R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117 2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105 3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104 4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99 5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99 6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99 7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98 8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97 8.5 9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95 10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94 11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87 12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86 13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81 14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68 15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL); ROW - Regulation and overtime wins, excluding shootouts;
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Colorado Avalanche	3 - 1	St. Louis Blues		Cann, Budaj	1-0-0	[1]
2	September 22	Los Angeles Kings	4 - 2	Colorado Avalanche		Grahame, Anderson	1-1-0	[2]
3	September 24	Colorado Avalanche	1 - 2	Dallas Stars		Budaj, Bacashihua	1-2-0	[3]
4	September 26	St. Louis Blues	2 - 0	Colorado Avalanche		Anderson	1-3-0	[4]
5	September 28	Dallas Stars	1 - 2	Colorado Avalanche		Budaj	2-3-0	[5]
6	September 30	Colorado Avalanche	1 - 2	Dallas Stars		Anderson	2-4-0	[6]
7	October 2 (in Las Vegas, Nevada)	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 3	Los Angeles Kings		Anderson	2-5-0	[7]

Regular season

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

2010–11 Game log
October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 1-0-0 2 [8] 2 October 11 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers Anderson 19,652 1-1-0 2 [9] 3 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 4 Detroit Red Wings SO Budaj 19,651 2-1-0 4 [10] 4 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 New Jersey Devils Anderson 12,221 3-1-0 6 [11] 5 October 16 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 New York Islanders Anderson 10,127 3-2-0 6 [12] 6 October 18 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 1 New York Rangers Anderson 17,711 4-2-0 8 [13] 7 October 21 San Jose Sharks 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,803 4-3-0 8 [14] 8 October 23 Los Angeles Kings 6 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,478 4-4-0 8 [15] 9 October 26 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Budaj 18,860 4-4-1 9 [16] 10 October 28 Colorado Avalanche 6 - 5 Calgary Flames Budaj 19,289 5-4-1 11 [17] 11 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 13,017 6-4-1 13 [18]
November: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 4 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,732 6-5-1 13 [19] 13 November 6 Dallas Stars 0 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,172 7-5-1 15 [20] 14 November 9 Calgary Flames 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,219 7-6-1 15 [21] 15 November 12 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 13,594 8-6-1 17 [22] 16 November 13 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Detroit Red Wings Budaj 20,066 8-7-1 17 [23] 17 November 15 St. Louis Blues 3 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,670 9-7-1 19 [24] 18 November 17 San Jose Sharks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,436 10-7-1 21 [25] 19 November 19 New York Rangers 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,002 11-7-1 23 [26] 20 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Dallas Stars SO Budaj 17,441 12-7-1 25 [27] 21 November 24 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Budaj 18,860 12-8-1 25 [28] 22 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Edmonton Oilers Budaj 16,839 12-9-1 25 [29] 23 November 27 Minnesota Wild 4 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 18,007 13-9-1 27 [30] 24 November 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,131 13-9-2 28 [31]
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Anderson 16,277 13-9-3 29 [32] 26 December 4 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning Budaj 18,212 13-10-3 29 [33] 27 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Florida Panthers OT Anderson 12,971 13-10-4 30 [34] 28 December 10 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 2 Atlanta Thrashers Anderson 14,034 14-10-4 32 [35] 29 December 11 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Washington Capitals Anderson 18,398 15-10-4 34 [36] 30 December 13 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,924 16-10-4 36 [37] 31 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks Anderson 21,121 17-10-4 38 [38] 32 December 17 Ottawa Senators 5 - 6 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,113 18-10-4 40 [39] 33 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 19-10-4 42 [40] 34 December 21 Los Angeles Kings 5 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,891 19-11-4 42 [41] 35 December 23 Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,323 19-12-4 42 [42] 36 December 27 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 18,007 19-12-5 43 [43] 37 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Anderson 16,839 20-12-5 45 [44] 38 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 20-13-5 45 [45]
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 4–5–1; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,323 20-14-5 45 [46] 40 January 4 Buffalo Sabres 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,548 21-14-5 47 [47] 41 January 6 Phoenix Coyotes 2 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,308 21-15-5 47 [48] 42 January 8 New York Islanders 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,171 21-15-6 48 [49] 43 January 10 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 17,535 22-15-6 50 [50] 44 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Budaj 21,356 22-16-6 50 [51] 45 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,218 23-16-6 52 [52] 46 January 18 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,791 24-16-6 54 [53] 47 January 20 Nashville Predators 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,638 24-17-6 54 [54] 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 6 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 24-18-6 54 [55] 49 January 24 St. Louis Blues 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,338 25-18-6 56 [56] 50 January 26 Phoenix Coyotes 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,740 25-19-6 56 [57]
February: 1–11-1 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 3 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,818 25-20-6 56 [58] 52 February 5 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,785 25-21-6 56 [59] 53 February 7 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 9,508 25-22-6 56 [60] 54 February 9 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,194 25-23-6 56 [61] 55 February 11 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 16,408 25-24-6 56 [62] 56 February 12 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Nashville Predators Budaj 17,113 25-25-6 56 [63] 57 February 14 Calgary Flames 9 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,035 25-26-6 56 [64] 58 February 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 17,357 25-26-7 57 [65] 59 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 4 San Jose Sharks Budaj 17,562 25-27-7 57 [66] 60 February 22 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 26-27-7 59 [67] 61 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 14,801 26-28-7 59 [68] 62 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Elliott 18,118 26-29-7 59 [69] 63 February 27 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Budaj 14,510 26-30-7 59 [70]
March: 2–10–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 San Jose Sharks SO Elliott 17,562 26-30-8 60 [71] 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 15,869 26-31-8 60 [72] 66 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Budaj 18,441 26-32-8 60 [73] 67 March 11 Anaheim Ducks 6 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Elliot 16,224 26-33-8 60 [74] 68 March 12 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Nashville Predators Budaj 17,113 26-34-8 60 [75] 69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Elliott 18,860 26-35-8 60 [76] 70 March 17 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Calgary Flames Budaj 19,289 26-36-8 60 [77] 71 March 19 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Elliott 16,839 27-36-8 62 [78] 72 March 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Elliott 12,301 28-36-8 64 [79] 73 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,364 28-37-8 64 [80] 74 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Budaj 18,118 28-38-8 64 [81] 75 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Anaheim Ducks Elliott 14,336 28-39-8 64 [82] 76 March 31 Nashville Predators 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 13,239 28-40-8 64 [83]
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes SO Budaj 15,739 29-40-8 66 [84] 78 April 3 Calgary Flames 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 13,896 29-41-8 66 [85] 79 April 5 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 29-42-8 66 [86] 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Dallas Stars Elliott 15,105 29-43-8 66 [87] 81 April 8 Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,037 29-44-8 66 [88] 82 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 17,566 30-44-8 68 [89]

Player stats

Skaters

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

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Duchene, MattMatt Duchene 80 27 40 67 -8 33 Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny 74 22 35 57 -7 56 Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk 71 22 34 56 -23 18 Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles 76 6 40 46 -9 35 Jones, DavidDavid Jones 77 27 18 45 -2 28 Stewart, ChrisChris Stewart‡ 36 13 17 30 -10 38 Shattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk‡ 46 7 19 26 -11 20 Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik 80 11 15 26 -2 35 O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly 74 13 13 26 -7 16 Porter, KevinKevin Porter 74 14 11 25 -11 27 Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip 71 12 10 22 -22 54 Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann† 22 8 13 21 -1 8 Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis 74 6 11 17 -4 40 Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson 67 3 13 16 -8 68 Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi 35 7 8 15 -6 12 Mauldin, GregGreg Mauldin 29 5 5 10 5 8 Johnson, ErikErik Johnson† 22 3 7 10 -5 19 Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick† 51 0 10 10 -19 16 O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne† 64 0 10 10 -7 71 Olver, MarkMark Olver 18 2 7 9 -2 18 Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey 18 1 7 8 -3 10 Foote, AdamAdam Foote 47 0 8 8 -9 33 McLeod, CodyCody McLeod 71 5 3 8 -7 189 Holos, JonasJonas Holos 39 0 6 6 -3 10 Hannan, ScottScott Hannan‡ 23 0 6 6 1 6 Stoa, RyanRyan Stoa 25 2 2 4 -4 20 McClement, JayJay McClement† 24 1 3 4 -8 12 Van der Gulik, DavidDavid Van der Gulik 6 1 2 3 4 2 Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey 21 0 1 1 -5 18 Liffiton, DavidDavid Liffiton 4 1 0 1 3 17 Koci, DavidDavid Koci 35 1 0 1 -5 80 Gaunce, CameronCameron Gaunce 11 1 0 1 -3 16 Forsberg, PeterPeter Forsberg 2 0 0 0 -4 4 Macias, RayRay Macias 2 0 0 0 -1 2 Belle, ShawnShawn Belle† 4 0 0 0 1 2 Cohen, ColbyColby Cohen‡ 3 0 0 0 -1 4

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
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj 45 2439 15 21 4 130 3.20 1234 .895 1 0 1 6 Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson‡ 33 1810 13 15 3 99 3.28 957 .897 0 0 1 4 Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott† 12 690 2 8 1 44 3.83 404 .891 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

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Chris Stewart[6]	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2010
John-Michael Liles[7]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 22, 2010
Matt Duchene[8]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 20, 2010
Tomas Fleischmann[8]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 20, 2010

Records

Regular Season
Player	Record
John-Michael Liles[9]	NHL record - Longest assist streak to start season by defenseman

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2010
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 12, 2010
Jonas Holos	1st Career NHL Game	October 16, 2010
Jonas Holos	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 28, 2010
Peter Budaj	200th Career NHL Game	October 28, 2010
David Liffiton	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 30, 2010
David Jones	100th Career NHL Game	October 30, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Game	November 4, 2010
David Van der Gulik	1st Career NHL Goal	November 4, 2010
Colby Cohen	1st Career NHL Game	November 6, 2010
Philippe Dupuis	1st Career NHL Goal	November 6, 2010
Chris Stewart	100th Career NHL Point	November 9, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin	1st Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Goal	November 17, 2010
Matt Duchene	100th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly	100th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Paul Stastny	300th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2010
Paul Stastny	200th Career NHL Assist	December 15, 2010
TJ Galiardi	100th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2010
Craig Anderson	200th Career NHL Game	December 30, 2010
Paul Stastny	300th Career NHL Point	January 2, 2011
Tomas Fleischmann	300th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2011
Paul Stastny	100th Career NHL Goal	January 22, 2011
Ryan Wilson	100th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2011
Matt Duchene	100th Career NHL Point	January 26, 2011
John-Michael Liles	500th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2011
Kevin Porter	100th Career NHL Game	February 9, 2011
Cameron Gaunce	1st Career NHL Game	February 12, 2011
Cameron Gaunce	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 16, 2011
John-Michael Liles	200th Career NHL Assist	February 23, 2011
Matt Hunwick	200th Career NHL Game	February 26, 2011
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Goal	March 17, 2011
Milan Hejduk	900th Career NHL Game	March 22, 2011
Erik Johnson	100th Career NHL Point	March 24, 2011
Peter Budaj	100th Career NHL Win	April 1, 2011
Brandon Yip	100th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011
Milan Hejduk	400th Career NHL Assist	April 10, 2011

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details June 17, 2010[10] To St. Louis Blues T.J. Hensick To Colorado Avalanche Julian Talbot June 26, 2010[11] To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick (#47 overall) in 2010 To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick (#49 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2010 June 26, 2010[11] To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#109 overall) in 2010 To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick (#71 overall) in 2010 June 26, 2010[11] To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2011 To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick (#95 overall) in 2010 June 28, 2010[12] To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2012 To Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik November 11, 2010[13] To Montreal Canadiens Michael Bournival To Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne November 29, 2010[14] To Boston Bruins Colby Cohen To Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick November 30, 2010[15] To Washington Capitals Scott Hannan To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Fleischmann February 18, 2011[16] To Ottawa Senators Craig Anderson To Colorado Avalanche Brian Elliott February 18, 2011[17] To St. Louis Blues Kevin Shattenkirk Chris Stewart Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 To Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson Jay McClement Conditional 1st-round pick in 2011 February 28, 2011[18] To Edmonton Oilers Kevin Montgomery To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Belle

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms David Liffiton[19] Syracuse Crunch 1 year, $500,000 Greg Mauldin[19] New York Islanders 1 year, $500,000 David Van Der Gulik[19] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $500,000 Jason Bacashihua[19] Hershey Bears 1 year, $500,000 Ben Walter[20] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000 Peter Forsberg[21] Modo Hockey 1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brett Clark[22] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $3 million Tyler Weiman[23] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000 Brian Fahey[24] Washington Capitals 1 year, $500,000 Brian Willsie[25] Washington Capitals 1 year, $525,000 Chris Durno[26] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000 Ruslan Salei[27] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $750,000 Marek Svatos[28] Avangard Omsk 1 year Matt Hendricks[29] Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000

Lost via retirement Player Darcy Tucker[30] Peter Forsberg[31] Player Signings Player Contract terms Adam Foote[32] 1 year, $1 million Joel Chouinard[33] 3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract Jonas Holos[33] 2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract Peter Budaj[34] 1 year, $1.25 million David Koci[34] 1 year, $575,000 Philippe Dupuis[10] 1 year, $500,000 Kevin Porter[10] 1 year, $660,000 Ray Macias[10] 1 year, $550,000 Kyle Quincey[19] 2 years, $6.25 million Daniel Winnik[19] 2 years, $1.9 million Julian Talbot[19] 1 year, $550,000 John Grahame[19] 1 year, $500,000 Brandon Yip[20] 2 years, $1.45 million Chris Stewart[35] 2 years, $5.75 million Peter Mueller[36] 2 years, $4.0 million Luke Walker[37] 3 years, $1.69 million entry-level contract Joey Hishon[38] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Stefan Elliott[39] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract Calvin Pickard[40] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract Tyson Barrie[41] 3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract Brad Malone[42] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract

Final roster

Updated April 9, 2011.^[43]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5	Canada !	Belle, ShawnShawn Belle	2.0 !D	L	27	2011	Edmonton, Alberta
31	Slovakia !	Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj	1.0 !G	L	29	2001	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10	Canada !	Cumiskey, KyleKyle Cumiskey	2.0 !D	L	25	2006	Abbotsford, British Columbia
9	Canada !	Duchene, MattMatt Duchene	4.0 !C	L	21	2009	Haliburton, Ontario
11	Canada !	Dupuis, PhilippePhilippe Dupuis	4.0 !C	R	26	2008	Laval, Quebec
30	Canada !	Elliott, BrianBrian Elliott	1.0 !G	L	26	2011	Newmarket, Ontario
14	Czech Republic !	Fleischmann, TomasTomas Fleischmann	6.0 !LW	L	27	2010	Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
52	Canada !	Foote, AdamAdam Foote (C)	2.0 !D	R	40	2008	Whitby, Ontario
39	United States !	Galiardi, T.J.T.J. Galiardi	6.0 !LW	L	23	2007	Calgary, Alberta
23	Czech Republic !	Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk (A)	7.0 !RW	R	36	1994	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
36	Norway !	Holos, JonasJonas Holos	2.0 !D	R	24	2008	Sarpsborg, Norway
48	United States !	Hunwick, MattMatt Hunwick	2.0 !D	L	26	2010	Warren, Michigan
6	United States !	Johnson, ErikErik Johnson	2.0 !D	R	23	2011	Bloomington, Minnesota
54	Canada !	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	7.0 !RW	R	27	2003	Guelph, Ontario
28	Czech Republic !	Koci, DavidDavid Koci	6.0 !LW	L	30	2009	Prague, Czechoslovakia
4	United States !	Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles	2.0 !D	L	31	2000	Zionsville, Indiana
16	Canada !	McClement, JayJay McClement	4.0 !C	L	29	2011	Kingston, Ontario
55	Canada !	McLeod, CodyCody McLeod	6.0 !LW	L	27	2007	Binscarth, Manitoba
88	United States !	Mueller, PeterPeter Mueller	4.0 !C	R	23	2010	Bloomington, Minnesota
3	Canada !	O'Byrne, RyanRyan O'Byrne	2.0 !D	R	27	2010	Victoria, British Columbia
37	Canada !	O'Reilly, RyanRyan O'Reilly	4.0 !C	L	21	2009	Clinton, Ontario
40	Canada !	Olver, MarkMark Olver	4.0 !C	L	24	2008	Burnaby, British Columbia
12	United States !	Porter, KevinKevin Porter	4.0 !C	L	26	2010	Detroit, Michigan
27	Canada !	Quincey, KyleKyle Quincey	2.0 !D	L	26	2009	Kitchener, Ontario
26	United States !	Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny (A)	4.0 !C	L	26	2005	Quebec City, Quebec
29	United States !	Stoa, RyanRyan Stoa	4.0 !C	L	24	2005	Bloomington, Minnesota
44	Canada !	Wilson, RyanRyan Wilson	2.0 !D	L	25	2009	Windsor, Ontario
34	Canada !	Winnik, DanielDaniel Winnik	6.0 !LW	L	27	2010	Toronto, Ontario
18	Canada !	Yip, BrandonBrandon Yip	7.0 !RW	R	26	2004	Vancouver, British Columbia

Draft picks

Colorado had 8 picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	17	Joey Hishon	C	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (Ontario Hockey League)
2	49 (from Los Angeles)	Calvin Pickard	G	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (Western Hockey League)
3	71 (from Dallas)	Michael Bournival	LW	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
4	95 (from NY Islanders)	Stephen Silas	D	Canada	Belleville Bulls (Ontario Hockey League)
4	107	Sami Aittokallio	G	Finland	Ilves Jr. (Finland-JR.)
5	137	Troy Rutkowski	D	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
5	139 (from Los Angeles)	Luke Walker	RW	United States	Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League)
7	197	Luke Moffatt	C	United States	U.S. National U-18 Team (United States Hockey League)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

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

Tulsa Oilers

The Avalanche's Central Hockey League affiliate is the Tulsa Oilers, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[44]

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

References

External links

• Colorado Avalanche Official site

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2010–11 NHL season by team 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 2010 NHL Entry Draft • Winter Classic • Heritage Classic • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions • Three Star Awards • Suspensions and fines