2011–12 New Jersey Devils season

2011–12 New Jersey Devils
Division 4th of 5 teams Atlantic
Conference 6th of 15 teams Eastern
2011–12 record 18-13-1 (37 pts.)
Home record 7-5-1
Road record 11-8-0
Goals for 90
Goals against 92
Team information
General Manager Lou Lamoriello
Coach Peter DeBoer
Captain Zach Parise
Alternate captains Patrik Elias
Ilya Kovalchuk
Arena Prudential Center
Average attendance 14,595 (82.8%)
Total: 189,744 (13 games)
Team leaders
Goals Patrik Elias 12
Assists Adam Henrique 17
Points Patrik Elias 29
Penalties in minutes David Clarkson 59
Plus/minus Adam Henrique 7
Wins Johan Hedberg 10
Goals against average Johan Hedberg 2.41
<2010–11

The New Jersey Devils 2011–12 season will be the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974,[1] and 30th season since the franchise relocated to New Jersey to start the 1982–83 NHL season.

Contents

Offseason

The focus of the Devils during the 2011 offseason has been on finding a new coach and player signings. The main focus of the team was resigning Zach Parise and signing Adam Larsson to an entry level contract,[2] but team CEO and general manager Lou Lamoriello has also signed goaltender Johan Hedberg[3] and defenseman Andy Greene.[4] Additionally, the team has chosen to suspend operations of the Trenton Devils, which was a minor league ECHL club that the team had used for player development, citing declining fan interest in the team and a desire to bring the organization more in line with other NHL organizations in terms of minor league affiliations.[5]

The Devils announced that Peter DeBoer was hired to be the new head coach of the team on July 19, 2011.[6]

Pre-season

On June 30, 2011, the New Jersey Devils announced that they would be playing six games during the pre-season. There will be three home games at the Prudential Center against the Rangers, Islanders, and Flyers. They will also play two road games at the Islanders and at the Flyers, and there will also be one neutral site game against the Rangers at the Times Union Center, located in Albany, New York.[7]

Playoffs

The Devils will attempt to return to the playoffs after missing them in the 2010-11 season.

Standings

Atlantic Division[8]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 New York Rangers 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52
2 Philadelphia Flyers 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48
3 Pittsburgh Penguins 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46
4 New Jersey Devils 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44
5 New York Islanders 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34

After games of January 3, 2012

Eastern Conference[9]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 New York Rangers * AT 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52
2 Boston Bruins * NE 35 24 10 1 21 123 68 49
3 Florida Panthers * SE 39 20 12 7 18 103 107 47
4 Philadelphia Flyers AT 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48
5 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46
6 Ottawa Senators NE 40 20 15 5 16 123 135 45
7 Washington Capitals SE 38 21 15 2 20 114 110 44
8 New Jersey Devils AT 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44
8.5
9 Winnipeg Jets SE 38 19 14 5 18 104 107 43
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 39 19 16 5 15 125 128 43
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 39 18 17 4 16 104 115 40
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 38 17 18 3 15 107 129 37
13 Montreal Canadiens NE 39 14 18 7 13 99 110 35
14 New York Islanders AT 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 41 13 21 7 13 106 139 33
Divisions: AT - Atlantic, NE - Northeast, SE - Southeast ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012.

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

2011-12 Regular season game log: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)

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
Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias 30 10 15 25 -4 12
Parise, ZachZach Parise 30 10 13 23 -6 12
Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique 27 7 16 23 3 2
Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 25 9 12 21 -10 12
Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus 30 9 6 15 -3 12
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora 30 6 8 14 -1 28
Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson 30 9 3 12 -7 57
Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson 30 2 8 10 -7 14
Greene, AndyAndy Greene 23 0 9 9 0 4
Palmieri, NickNick Palmieri 23 4 3 7 -7 12
Fayne, MarkMark Fayne 30 3 4 7 -7 10
Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby 29 1 4 5 -9 14
Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador 30 0 4 4 -1 12
Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder 30 0 4 4 -5 10
Carter, RyanRyan Carter 23 2 1 3 -8 24
Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 27 0 2 2 -8 12
Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson 5 0 1 1 1 2
Mills, BradleyBradley Mills 21 0 1 1 -6 13
Taormina, MattMatt Taormina 3 0 1 1 2 2
Zharkov, VladimirVladimir Zharkov 6 0 0 0 -2 0
Boulton, EricEric Boulton 12 0 0 0 -3 19
Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster 1 0 0 0 0 0
Janssen, CamCam Janssen 23 0 0 0 -3 33
Sestito, TimTim Sestito 11 0 0 0 -3 5
Fraser, MarkMark Fraser 4 0 0 0 -2 14
Pelley, RodRod Pelley 7 0 0 0 0 7

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 16 935 9 5 1 37 2.37 425 .913 2 0 0 2
Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 16 895 7 8 0 46 3.08 405 .886 0 0 2 0

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

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = 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
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;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Adam Henrique[10] NHL Rookie of the Month December 2011

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Adam Larsson 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2011
David Clarkson 300th Career NHL Game October 10, 2011
Henrik Tallinder 100th Career NHL Assist October 15, 2011
Adam Henrique 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 27, 2011
Andy Greene 300th Career NHL Game October 29, 2011
Brad Mills 1st Career NHL Assist November 2, 2011
Adam Larsson 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
November 2, 2011
Adam Henrique 1st Career NHL Goal November 3, 2011
Dainius Zubrus 500th Career NHL Point November 8, 2011
Adam Larsson 1st Career NHL Goal November 11, 2011
Anton Volchenkov 500th Career NHL Game November 12, 2011
Dainius Zubrus 1,000th Career NHL Game November 16, 2011
Ryan Carter 200th Career NHL Game November 19, 2011

Transactions

The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 16, 2011[11] To Minnesota Wild
David McIntyre
To New Jersey Devils
Maxim Noreau
July 14, 2011[12] To Calgary Flames
Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond
To New Jersey Devils
5th round pick in 2012
July 28, 2011[13] To New York Islanders
Brian Rolston
To New Jersey Devils
Trent Hunter
Conditional pick in 2012
October 4, 2011[14] To Toronto Maple Leafs
David Steckel
To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2012
December 12, 2011[15] To Anaheim Ducks
Mark Fraser
Rod Pelley
7th-round pick in 2012
To New Jersey Devils
Kurtis Foster
Timo Pielmeier

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Cam Janssen[16] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $525,000
Eric Boulton[17] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $1.325 million
Peter Harrold[18] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $550,000
Matt Anderson[18] Albany Devils 2 years, $1.05 million
Stephane Veilleux[18] HC Ambrì-Piotta 1 year, $525,000
Petr Sykora[19] HC Dynamo Minsk 1 year, $650,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Tyler Eckford[20] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $525,000
Mike McKenna[21] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $550,000
Colin White[22] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $1 million
Trent Hunter[23] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Carter[24] Florida Panthers October 26, 2011

Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Brandon Burlon[25] June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.9875 million entry-level contract
Jay Leach[26] June 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Andy Greene[27] July 1, 2011 4 years, $12 million
Johan Hedberg[28] July 1, 2011 1 year, $1.25 million
Matt Corrente[29] July 14, 2011 1 year, $660,000
Vladimir Zharkov[29] July 14, 2011 1 year, $577,500
Adam Larsson[30] July 15, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mark Fraser[31] July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Matt Taormina[31] July 27, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Zach Parise[32] July 29, 2011 1 year, $6 million
Maxime Clermont[18] August 22, 2011 3 years, $1.68 million entry-level contract
Brad Mills[18] August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Tim Sestito[18] August 22, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Chad Wiseman[18] August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million
Steven Zalewski[18] August 22, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million

Draft

The New Jersey Devils participated in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, located at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota, on June 24, 2011. Devils CEO, president, and general manager Lou Lamoriello, described as being "thrilled" at the chance to draft him,[33] selected 6-3, 197 pounds Swedish defenseman Adam Larsson 4th overall.[34] This was the Devils' highest pick in the draft since selecting Scott Neidermayer third overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.[34]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Club Team
1 4 Adam Larsson[34] Defenseman  Sweden Skelleftea AIK, Elitserien
3 69[Note 1][35] Forfeited pick
3 75[Note 2][36] Blake Coleman[37] Center  United States Indiana Ice
4 99 Reid Boucher[38] Center  United States US National Team Development Program
5 129 Blake Pietila[39] Left Wing  United States US National Team Development Program
6 159 Reece Scarlett[40] Defenseman  Canada Swift Current Broncos
7 189 Patrick Daly[41] Defenseman  United States Benilde-St. Margaret's High School
Notes
  1. ^ The New Jersey Devils' third-round pick was forfeited as a result of a penalty sanction due to cap circumvention when signing Ilya Kovalchuk. The penalty includes a fine of $3 million, a forfeiture of one first-round pick between 2011 and 2014 as determined by the Devils, and this pick.
  2. ^ The Dallas Stars' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on January 7, 2011 that sent Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in exchange for a conditional pick in 2012 NHL Entry Draft and this pick (conditional at the time of the trade). The condition - Dallas Stars does not win a round of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs and does not re-sign Langenbrunner prior to the 2011 Draft - was converted on June 24, 2011.

Roster

Updated December 29, 2011.[42]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Boulton, EricEric Boulton LW L 35 2011 Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur G L 39 1990 Montreal, Quebec
20 Carter, RyanRyan Carter C L 28 2011 White Bear Lake, Minnesota
23 Clarkson, DavidDavid Clarkson RW R 27 2005 Toronto, Ontario
26 Elias, PatrikPatrik Elias (A) LW L 35 1994 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
29 Fayne, MarkMark Fayne D R 24 2005 Nashua, New Hampshire
2 Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster D R 30 2011 Carp, Ontario
6 Greene, AndyAndy Greene  D L 29 2006 Trenton, Michigan
1 Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg G L 38 2010 Leksand, Sweden
14 Henrique, AdamAdam Henrique C L 22 2008 Brantford, Ontario
25 Janssen, CamCam Janssen RW R 27 2011 St. Louis, Missouri
16 Josefson, JacobJacob Josefson  C L 21 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
17 Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk (A) LW R 28 2010 Kalinin, Soviet Union
5 Larsson, AdamAdam Larsson D R 19 2011 Skelleftea, Sweden
9 Parise, ZachZach Parise (C) LW L 27 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
24 Salvador, BryceBryce Salvador D L 36 2008 Brandon, Manitoba
18 Sestito, TimTim Sestito C L 27 2009 Rome, New York
15 Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora RW L 35 2011 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
7 Tallinder, HenrikHenrik Tallinder D L 33 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
32 Taormina, MattMatt Taormina D L 25 2010 Washington Township, Michigan
21 Tedenby, MattiasMattias Tedenby LW L 22 2008 Vetlanda, Sweden
28 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov D L 30 2010 Moscow, Soviet Union
19 Zajac, TravisTravis Zajac C R 26 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba
8 Zubrus, DainiusDainius Zubrus C L 33 2007 Elektrėnai, Soviet Union

See also

References

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  10. ^ Devils' Henrique named NHL Rookie of the Month
  11. ^ Wild Acquires McIntyre From New Jersey
  12. ^ Flames acquire Letourneau-Leblond
  13. ^ Devils deal for Trent Hunter
  14. ^ Fourth-round pick acquired for Steckel
  15. ^ Devils acquire D Kurtis Foster from Anaheim
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  19. ^ Sykora signs with Devils
  20. ^ Coyotes Sign Defenseman Tyler Eckford to One-Year Contract
  21. ^ Bulletin: Senators sign goaltender Mike McKenna to a one-year contract
  22. ^ Colin White Signs With San Jose
  23. ^ Kigns Sign F Trent Hunter to One-Year Contract
  24. ^ Devils claim F Ryan Carter off waivers
  25. ^ Devils sign Michigan's Brandon Burlon
  26. ^ Devils re-sign defenseman Jay Leach to one-year contract
  27. ^ Devils re-sign D Andy Greene
  28. ^ Devils re-sign G Johan Hedberg
  29. ^ a b Devils trade Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to Flames for fifth-round pick
  30. ^ Devils sign first-round pick Adam Larsson
  31. ^ a b DEFENCEMEN TAORMINA, FRASER RE-SIGN WITH DEVILS
  32. ^ Parise signed to one-year deal
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