2011–12 Dallas Stars season

2011–12 Dallas Stars
Division 1st of 5 teams Pacific
Conference 2nd of 15 teams
2011–12 record 11-6-0 (22 pts.)
Home record 4-1-0
Road record 3-2-0
Goals for 48
Goals against 41
Team information
General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk
Coach Glen Gulutzan
Captain Brenden Morrow
Alternate captains Loui Eriksson
Steve Ott
Stephane Robidas
Arena American Airlines Center
Average attendance 10,432 (56.1%)
Team leaders
Goals Loui Eriksson 5
Assists Mike Ribeiro, Jamie Benn 7
Points Jamie Benn 9
Penalties in minutes Sheldon Souray, Steve Ott 25
Plus/minus Sheldon Souray 6
Wins Kari Lehtonen 7
Goals against average Kari Lehtonen 1.84
<2010–11

The 2011–12 Dallas Stars season will be the 45th season (44th of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967,[1] and 19th season (18th of play) since the franchise relocated to Dallas to start the 1993–94 NHL season.

The Stars will attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 NHL season.

Contents

Off-Season

On June 17, 2011, the Stars officially announced the hiring of Glen Gulutzan to be their new head coach.[2] Gulutzan had been the head coach of the Stars' American Hockey League affiliate, the Texas Stars.

Regular Season

Standings

Pacific Division[3]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Los Angeles Kings 40 19 14 7 16 87 92 45
2 San Jose Sharks 35 20 11 4 15 102 85 44
3 Dallas Stars 38 21 16 1 19 104 112 43
4 Phoenix Coyotes 40 19 17 4 17 103 107 42
5 Anaheim Ducks 37 10 21 6 9 87 124 26

After games of Janaury 3, 2012.
Western Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Chicago Blackhawks * CE 39 24 11 4 20 128 111 52
2 Vancouver Canucks * NW 40 24 13 3 23 131 99 51
3 Los Angeles Kings * PA 40 19 14 7 16 88 91 45
4 Detroit Red Wings CE 39 25 13 1 24 128 84 51
5 St. Louis Blues CE 39 22 12 5 22 99 86 49
6 Minnesota Wild NW 40 21 13 6 17 95 95 48
7 Nashville Predators CE 39 21 14 4 18 105 108 46
8 Colorado Avalanche NW 41 22 18 1 15 110 116 45
8.5
9 San Jose Sharks PA 35 20 11 4 15 102 85 44
10 Dallas Stars PA 39 22 16 1 19 106 121 43
11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 40 19 17 4 17 103 106 42
12 Calgary Flames NW 40 18 18 5 17 100 114 41
13 Edmonton Oilers NW 38 16 20 3 15 107 111 35
14 Anaheim Ducks PA 37 10 21 6 9 92 128 26
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 38 10 23 5 7 93 128 25
Divisions: CE - Central, NW - Northwest, PA - Pacific ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap
1 September 20 Dallas Stars 6 - 3 Montreal Canadiens 1-0 Recap
2 September 22 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Dallas Stars 2-0 Recap
3 September 24 St. Louis Blues 2 - 3 Dallas Stars 3-0 Recap
4 September 25 Dallas Stars 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche 3-1 Recap
5 September 27 Dallas Stars 4 - 3 Florida Panthers OT 4-1 Recap
6 September 29 Florida Panthers 1 - 7 Dallas Stars 5-1 Recap
7 October 1 Dallas Stars 4 - 0 St. Louis Blues 6-1 Recap

Regular Season

2011–12 Game Log
December: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
25 December 1 Ottawa Senators 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Raycroft 2-5-0 10,490 15-9-1 31 Recap
26 December 3 New York Islanders 5 - 4 Dallas Stars Raycroft 2-6-0 14,423 15-10-1 31 Recap
27 December 8 Dallas Stars 2 - 5 San Jose Sharks Raycroft 2-7-0 17,562 15-11-1 31 Recap
28 December 10 Dallas Stars 2 - 1 Los Angeles Kings Bachman 1-0-0 18,118 16-11-1 33 Recap
29 December 13 Dallas Stars - New York Rangers
30 December 15 Dallas Stars - New York Islanders
31 December 16 Dallas Stars - New Jersey Devils
32 December 19 Anaheim Ducks - Dallas Stars
33 December 21 Philadelphia Flyers - Dallas Stars
34 December 23 Nashville Predators - Dallas Stars
35 December 26 Dallas Stars - St. Louis Blues
36 December 29 Columbus Blue Jackets - Dallas Stars
37 December 31 Boston Bruins - Dallas Stars

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

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
Benn, JamieJamie Benn 37 9 25 34 7 41
Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson 37 13 18 31 7 4
Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 37 6 21 27 -1 30
Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder 37 15 11 26 5 20
Ott, SteveSteve Ott 31 6 12 18 3 79
Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak 37 3 14 17 -3 6
Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow 31 7 10 17 0 63
Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray 34 4 12 16 9 43
Fiddler, VernonVernon Fiddler 37 5 10 15 -2 18
Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley 34 4 10 14 1 14
Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 32 12 2 14 2 9
Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas 32 2 9 11 -4 16
Burish, AdamAdam Burish 21 3 6 9 -2 44
Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski 26 3 6 9 -4 6
Wandell, TomTom Wandell 32 2 4 6 -4 8
Petersen, TobyToby Petersen 24 2 2 4 -4 4
Grossman, NicklasNicklas Grossman 34 0 3 3 3 26
Dowell, JakeJake Dowell 26 1 2 3 -3 29
Vincour, TomasTomas Vincour 14 1 2 3 -3 2
Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen 19 0 2 2 7 2
Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy 18 0 1 1 -7 6
Fistric, MarkMark Fistric 26 0 0 0 -1 18
Barch, KrysKrys Barch‡ 10 0 0 0 -2 23

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
Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen 21 1222 14 5 1 48 2.36 629 .924 0 0 0 0
Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft 10 529 2 8 0 31 3.52 303 .898 0 0 0 0
Bachman, RichardRichard Bachman 9 479 5 2 0 22 2.76 250 .912 1 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Stars. Stats reflect time spent with the Stars only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Kari Lehtonen[5] NHL Third Star of the Week October 17, 2011
Kari Lehtonen[6] NHL Second Star of the Month October 2011
Loui Eriksson[7] NHL Second Star of the Week November 7, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Trevor Daley 500th Career NHL Game October 8, 2011
Mark Fistric 200th Career NHL Game October 10, 2011
Jamie Benn 100th Career NHL Point October 15, 2011
Mike Ribeiro 500th Career NHL Point October 15, 2011
Steve Ott 500th Career NHL Game October 22, 2011
Sheldon Souray 100th Career NHL Goal November 4, 2011
Trevor Daley 100th Career NHL Assist November 12, 2011
Kari Lehtonen 300th Career NHL Game November 18, 2011
Eric Nystrom 300th Career NHL Goal November 19, 2011
Brenden Morrow 500th Career NHL Point November 21, 2011
Nicklas Grossman 300th Career NHL Game November 25, 2011

Roster

Updated January 4, 2012.[8]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
31 Bachman, RichardRichard Bachman G L 24 2006 Salt Lake City, Utah
14 Benn, JamieJamie Benn (A) C L 22 2007 Victoria, British Columbia
58 Benn, JordieJordie Benn D L 24 2011 Victoria, British Columbia
16 Burish, AdamAdam Burish RW R 29 2010 Madison, Wisconsin
6 Daley, TrevorTrevor Daley D L 28 2002 Toronto, Ontario
11 Dowell, JakeJake Dowell C L 27 2011 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
20 Dvorak, RadekRadek Dvorak RW R 35 2011 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
21 Eriksson, LouiLoui Eriksson (A) RW L 26 2003 Gothenburg, Sweden
38 Fiddler, VernonVernon Fiddler C L 31 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
28 Fistric, MarkMark Fistric D L 25 2004 Edmonton, Alberta
33 Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski D L 26 2011 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
2 Grossman, NicklasNicklas Grossman D L 27 2004 Stockholm, Sweden
36 Larsen, PhilipPhilip Larsen D R 22 2008 Esbjerg, Denmark
32 Lehtonen, KariKari Lehtonen G L 28 2010 Helsinki, Finland
10 Morrow, BrendenBrenden Morrow (C) LW L 33 1997 Carlyle, Saskatchewan
24 Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom LW L 29 2011 Syosset, New York
29 Ott, SteveSteve Ott (A) LW L 29 2000 Summerside, Prince Edward Island
27 Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy D L 27 2011 Bonavista, Newfoundland
17 Petersen, TobyToby Petersen C L 33 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
63 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro C L 32 2006 Montreal, Quebec
3 Robidas, StephaneStephane Robidas (A) D R 35 2005 Sherbrooke, Quebec
73 Ryder, MichaelMichael Ryder RW R 31 2011 St. Johns, Newfoundland
44 Souray, SheldonSheldon Souray  D L 35 2011 Elk Point, Alberta
81 Vincour, TomasTomas Vincour  RW R 21 2009 Brno, Czechoslovakia
23 Wandell, TomTom Wandell C L 25 2005 Södertälje, Sweden

Transactions

The Stars have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date
Details
October 12, 2011[9] To Minnesota Wild
Future Considerations		 To Dallas Stars
Eric Nystrom
December 7, 2011[10] To Florida Panthers
Krys Barch
6th-round pick in 2012		 To Dallas Stars
Jake Hauswirth
5th-round pick in 2012

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Dan Spang[11] Texas Stars 1 year, $525,000
Michael Ryder[12] Boston Bruins 2 years, $7 million
Radek Dvorak[12] Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $1.5 million
Vernon Fiddler[12] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $5.4 million
Adam Pardy[12] Calgary Flames 2 years, $4 million
Sheldon Souray[12] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $1.65 million
Jake Dowell[12] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $800,000
Jordie Benn[13] Texas Stars 1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract
Ryan Garbutt[13] Chicago Wolves 1 year, $590,000
Eric Godard[14] Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $1.45 million
Mike Modano[15] Detroit Red Wings 1 day, $999,999

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Brad Richards [16] New York Rangers 9 years, $58.5 million
Aaron Gagnon[17] Winnipeg Jets 2 years, $1.125 million
Jamie Langenbrunner[18] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $2.8 million
Jason Williams[19] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $600,000
Sean Backman[20] New York Islanders 1 year, $525,000
Jeff Woywitka[21] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $650,000
Brandon Segal[22] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $525,000

Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement

Player
Mike Modano[23]

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
John Klingberg[24] May 16, 2011 3 years, $2.23 million entry-level contract
Travis Morin[25] June 9, 2011 2 years, $1.05 million
Colton Sceviour[25] June 9, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Richard Bachman[11] June 16, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Brad Lukowich[26] June 28, 2011 1 year, $1 million
Raymond Sawada[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $600,000
Jamie Oleksiak[28] October 6, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

The Stars' picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 14 Jamie Oleksiak D  Canada Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
2 44 Brett Ritchie RW  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
4 105 Emil Molin C  Sweden Brynas IF Jr. (Swe-Jr.)
5 135 Troy Vance D  United States Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 165 Matej Stransky RW  Czech Republic Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7 195 Jyrki Jokipakka D  Finland Ilves (SM-liiga)

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. 
  2. ^ Dallas Stars Name Glen Gulutzan As Franchise's 21st Head Coach
  3. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=DIV. 
  4. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=CON. 
  5. ^ Kessel, Tavares, Lehtonen earn 'Three Stars' honors
  6. ^ Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars
  7. ^ Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week
  8. ^ "Dallas Stars - Team - Roster". Dallas Stars. http://stars.nhl.com/club/roster.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  9. ^ Dallas Stars acquire forward Eric Nystrom from Minnesota
  10. ^ Panthers Acquire F Krys Barch
  11. ^ a b Bachman and Spang signed to one-year deals
  12. ^ a b c d e f Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
  13. ^ a b Jordie Benn and Ryan Garbutt signed by Dallas Stars
  14. ^ Stars agree to terms with Godard on two-year deal
  15. ^ Stars To Sign Mike Modano To One-Day Deal
  16. ^ Rangers land All-Star center Richards
  17. ^ Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with Aaron Gagnon
  18. ^ Langenbrunner Signs with Blues NHL.com (July 6, 2011)
  19. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Jason Williams
  20. ^ Backman Agrees To Terms On Two-Way Contract
  21. ^ Canadiens sign defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a one-year contract
  22. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with winger Brandon Segal
  23. ^ Mike Modano to Retire
  24. ^ Stars Sign Defense Prospect John Klingberg
  25. ^ a b Stars Agree To Terms With Morin And Sceviour
  26. ^ Stars Re-Sign Brad Lukowich To One-Year Contract
  27. ^ Stars Agree To Terms With Raymond Sawada
  28. ^ Dallas Stars Sign Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak To Entry-Level Deal
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