2011–12 Minnesota Wild season

2011–12 Minnesota Wild
Division	2nd of 5 teams Northwest
Conference	6th of 15 teams Western
2011–12 record	21-13-6 (48 pts.)
Home record	11-6-3
Road record	10-7-3
Goals for	95
Goals against	95
Team information
General Manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Mike Yeo
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Matt Cullen Dany Heatley Nick Schultz
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	17,340 (96.0%)
Team leaders
<2010–11

The 2011–12 Minnesota Wild season will be the 12th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

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

Contents 1 Off-Season 2 Regular Season 3 Standings 4 Schedule and results 4.1 Pre-season 4.2 Regular Season 5 Player stats 5.1 Skaters 5.2 Goaltenders 6 Awards and records 6.1 Awards 6.2 Records 6.3 Milestones 7 Roster 8 Transactions 8.1 Trades 8.2 Free agents signed 8.3 Free agents lost 8.4 Claimed via Waivers 8.5 Lost via Waivers 8.6 Player Signings 9 Draft picks 10 See also 11 References

Off-Season

On June 17, 2011, the Wild officially introduced Mike Yeo as their new head coach. Yeo had been the head coach of the Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros.^[2]

Regular Season

Standings

Northwest Division[3] GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Vancouver Canucks 40 24 13 3 23 131 99 51 2 Minnesota Wild 40 21 13 6 17 95 95 48 3 Colorado Avalanche 41 22 18 1 15 110 116 45 4 Calgary Flames 41 18 18 5 17 100 114 41 5 Edmonton Oilers 39 16 20 3 15 107 111 35

After games of January 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: 3-3-1 (Home: 1-1-1; Road: 2-2-0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Minnesota Wild	4-3	Edmonton Oilers		Hackett	15,653	1-0-0	[1]
2	September 22	Minnesota Wild	1-0	St. Louis Blues		Backstrom	9,644	2-0-0	[2]
3	September 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	3-4	Minnesota Wild	OT	Harding	14,119	3-0-0	[3]
4	September 24	Minnesota Wild	1-4	Pittsburgh Penguins		Backstrom	18,387	3-1-0	[4]
5	September 27	St. Louis Blues	4-3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	13,789	3-2-0	[5]
6	September 29	Minnesota Wild	2-4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Harding	11,709	3-3-0	[6]
7	September 30	Edmonton Oilers	4-3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	14,544	3-3-1	[7]

Regular Season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,040 1-0-0 2 [8] 2 October 10 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 New York Islanders Backstrom 11,278 1-1-0 2 [9] 3 October 11 Minnesota Wild 3 - 4 Ottawa Senators SO Backstrom 19,455 1-1-1 3 [10] 4 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 15,878 2-1-1 5 [11] 5 October 15 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild OT Harding 17,104 2-1-2 6 [12] 6 October 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,297 2-2-2 6 [13] 7 October 20 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 3-2-2 8 [14] 8 October 22 Minnesota Wild 2 - 3 Vancouver Canucks OT Backstrom 18,860 3-2-3 9 [15] 9 October 27 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 15,723 3-3-3 9 [16] 10 October 29 Detroit Red Wings 0 - 1 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,233 4-3-3 11 [17]
November: 11–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 Detroit Red Wings OT Harding 20,066 5-3-3 13 [18] 12 November 3 Vancouver Canucks 1 - 5 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,534 6-3-3 15 [19] 13 November 5 St. Louis Blues 1 - 2 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,917 7-3-3 17 [20] 14 November 8 Minnesota Wild 3 - 0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 8-3-3 19 [21] 15 November 10 Minnesota Wild 1 - 3 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 8-4-3 19 [22] 16 November 12 Minnesota Wild 2 - 5 Los Angeles Kings Harding 18,118 8-5-3 19 [23] 17 November 13 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 13,803 9-5-3 21 [24] 18 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Backstrom 10,833 10-5-3 23 [25] 19 November 17 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,779 11-5-3 25 [26] 20 November 19 St. Louis Blues 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 17,259 12-5-3 27 [27] 21 November 23 Nashville Predators 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,981 13-5-3 29 [28] 22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,092 13-6-3 29 [29] 23 November 27 Calgary Flames 5 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,864 13-7-3 29 [30] 24 November 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,628 14-7-3 31 [31] 25 November 30 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 15-7-3 33 [32]
December: 6–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 New Jersey Devils 2 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,310 16-7-3 35 [33] 27 December 4 Minnesota Wild 5 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Harding 14,002 17-7-3 37 [34] 28 December 6 Minnesota Wild 2 - 1 San Jose Sharks Hackett 17,562 18-7-3 39 [35] 29 December 8 Minnesota Wild 4 - 2 Los Angeles Kings Hackett 18,118 19-7-3 41 [36] 30 December 10 Minnesota Wild 4 - 1 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 10,976 20-7-3 43 [37] 31 December 13 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Winnipeg Jets Backstrom 15,004 20-8-3 43 [38] 32 December 14 Chicago Blackhawks 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,254 20-8-4 44 [39] 33 December 17 New York Islanders 2 - 1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,209 20-8-5 45 [40] 34 December 19 Minnesota Wild 0 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,890 20-9-5 45 [41] 35 December 20 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Calgary Flames Harding 19,289 20-10-5 45 [42] 36 December 22 Minnesota Wild 1 - 4 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 20-11-5 45 [43] 37 December 26 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,290 20-12-5 45 [44] 38 December 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Nashville Predators SO Harding 17,113 20-12-6 46 [45] 39 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 3 - 4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,194 21-12-6 48 [46] 40 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes 4 - 2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,297 21-13-6 48 [47]
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 4 Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks 42 January 7 Minnesota Wild Calgary Flames 43 January 10 San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild 44 January 12 Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks 45 January 14 Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues 46 January 17 Minnesota Wild Philadelphia Flyers 47 January 19 Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs 48 January 21 Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild 49 January 24 Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche 50 January 31 Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche 52 February 4 Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars 53 February 7 Minnesota Wild Columbus Blue Jackets 54 February 9 Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild 55 February 11 Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild 56 February 14 Anaheim Ducks Minnesota Wild 57 February 16 Winnipeg Jets Minnesota Wild 58 February 18 Minnesota Wild St. Louis Blues 59 February 19 Boston Bruins Minnesota Wild 60 February 23 Minnesota Wild Florida Panthers 61 February 24 Minnesota Wild Dallas Stars 62 February 26 San Jose Sharks Minnesota Wild 63 February 28 Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens 65 March 2 Minnesota Wild Detroit Red Wings 66 March 4 Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild 67 March 6 Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche 68 March 8 Minnesota Wild Phoenix Coyotes 69 March 11 Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild 70 March 13 Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild 71 March 17 Carolina Hurricanes Minnesota Wild 72 March 19 Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild 73 March 22 Calgary Flames Minnesota Wild 74 March 24 Minnesota Wild Buffalo Sabres 75 March 25 Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals 76 March 27 New York Rangers Minnesota Wild 77 March 29 Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild 78 March 31 Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks 80 April 3 Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators 81 April 5 Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild 82 April 7 Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild
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 Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu 32 8 20 28 9 10 Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 36 10 13 23 6 12 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 35 9 12 21 0 14 Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard 32 6 13 19 1 18 Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak 36 11 7 18 -1 33 Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck 32 9 6 15 5 38 Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon 36 2 13 15 2 4 Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi 28 8 5 13 -7 12 Johnson, NickNick Johnson 32 4 9 13 7 25 Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse 16 5 4 9 6 20 Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella 32 3 3 6 -3 8 Powe, DarrollDarroll Powe 36 3 3 6 -4 11 Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky 23 0 6 6 -1 12 Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman 7 2 2 4 0 0 Prosser, NateNate Prosser 14 0 4 4 0 8 Bulmer, BrettBrett Bulmer 9 0 3 3 1 6 Schultz, NickNick Schultz 36 0 2 2 -4 16 Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner 29 0 2 2 7 29 Gillies, ColtonColton Gillies 31 0 2 2 -5 10 Falk, JustinJustin Falk 18 0 2 2 2 17 Peters, WarrenWarren Peters 14 0 2 2 -1 18 Taffe, JeffJeff Taffe 3 0 2 2 3 0 Zanon, GregGreg Zanon 17 1 0 1 2 6 Lundin, MikeMike Lundin 11 0 1 1 -2 2 Almond, CodyCody Almond 8 1 0 1 -3 8 Staubitz, BradBrad Staubitz 32 0 0 0 -5 64 Palmer, JarodJarod Palmer 4 0 0 0 -1 2 Ortmeyer, JedJed Ortmeyer 3 0 0 0 -1 0 McIntyre, DavidDavid McIntyre 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kassian, MattMatt Kassian 2 0 0 0 1 5 Fredheim, KrisKris Fredheim 2 0 0 0 0 2

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 24 1334 11 8 4 50 2.23 687 .927 2 0 2 0 Harding, JoshJosh Harding 14 732 7 3 1 26 2.13 385 .932 1 0 0 0 Hackett, MattMatt Hackett 2 119 2 0 0 2 1.01 78 .974 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
Josh Harding[5]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 7, 2011
Matt Hackett[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 12, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Brett Bulmer	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Goal	October 8, 2011
Brett Bulmer	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 10, 2011
Guillaume Latendresse	300th Career NHL Game	October 10, 2011
Greg Zanon	400th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2011
Dany Heatley	700th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	500th Career NHL Game	November 13, 2011
Warren Peters	1st Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2011
Kris Fredheim	1st Career NHL Game[7]	November 17, 2011
Nick Schultz	700th Career NHL Game	November 17, 2011
Mikko Koivu	100th Career NHL Goal	November 28, 2011
David McIntyre	1st Career NHL Game	November 28, 2011
Matt Hackett	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	December 6, 2011

Roster

Updated January 3, 2012.^[8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32	Finland !	Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom	1.0 !G	L	34	2006	Helsinki, Finland
96	Canada !	Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard	4.0 !C	L	27	2002	Sherbrooke, Quebec
21	Canada !	Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	4.0 !C	R	27	2009	St. Paul, Alberta
22	Canada !	Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck	7.0 !RW	R	24	2006	Welland, Ontario
7	United States !	Cullen, MattMatt Cullen (A)	4.0 !C	R	35	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
44	Canada !	Falk, JustinJustin Falk	2.0 !D	L	23	2007	Snowflake, Manitoba
18	Canada !	Gillies, ColtonColton Gillies	6.0 !LW	L	23	2007	White Rock, British Columbia
37	Canada !	Harding, JoshJosh Harding	1.0 !G	R	27	2002	Regina, Saskatchewan
15	Canada !	Heatley, DanyDany Heatley (A)	6.0 !LW	L	31	2011	Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
25	Canada !	Johnson, NickNick Johnson	7.0 !RW	R	26	2011	Calgary, Alberta
9	Finland !	Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C)	4.0 !C	L	29	2001	Turku, Finland
48	Canada !	Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse	7.0 !RW	L	24	2009	Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
2	United States !	Lundin, MikeMike Lundin	2.0 !D	L	27	2011	Apple Valley, Minnesota
79	United States !	Palmer, JarodJarod Palmer	4.0 !C	R	26	2010	Fridley, Minnesota
43	Canada !	Peters, WarrenWarren Peters	4.0 !C	L	29	2010	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
14	Canada !	Powe, DarrollDarroll Powe	4.0 !C	L	26	2011	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
39	United States !	Prosser, NateNate Prosser	2.0 !D	R	25	2010	Elk River, Minnesota
6	Canada !	Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella	2.0 !D	L	22	2008	Montreal, Quebec
55	Canada !	Schultz, NickNick Schultz (A)	2.0 !D	L	29	2000	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
10	Canada !	Setoguchi, DevinDevin Setoguchi	7.0 !RW	R	25	2011	Taber, Alberta
46	Canada !	Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon	2.0 !D	R	22	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
16	Canada !	Staubitz, BradBrad Staubitz	7.0 !RW	R	27	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Canada !	Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner	2.0 !D	L	27	2004	Port McNeill, British Columbia
17	United States !	Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman	4.0 !C	R	24	2010	Brentwood, California
5	Canada !	Zanon, GregGreg Zanon	2.0 !D	L	31	2009	Burnaby, British Columbia
3	Czech Republic !	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	2.0 !D	R	35	2008	Most, Czechoslovakia

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details June 16, 2011[9] To New Jersey Devils Maxim Noreau To Minnesota Wild David McIntyre June 24, 2011[10] To San Jose Sharks Brent Burns 2nd-round pick in 2012 To Minnesota Wild Devin Setoguchi Charlie Coyle 1st-round pick (#28 overall) in 2011 June 25, 2011[11] To Vancouver Canucks 3rd-round pick (#71 overall) in 2011 4th-round pick (#101 overall) in 2011 To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick (#60 overall) in 2011 June 27, 2011[12] To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013 To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe July 3, 2011[13] To San Jose Sharks Martin Havlat To Minnesota Wild Dany Heatley August 7, 2011[14] To San Jose Sharks James Sheppard To Minnesota Wild 3rd-round pick in 2013 October 12, 2011[15] To Dallas Stars Eric Nystrom To Minnesota Wild Future Considerations

Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Jeff Taffe[16] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $600,000 Mike Lundin[17] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million Kris Fredheim[18] Houston Aeros 1 year, $530,000 entry-level contract Paul Deutsch[19] Amateur Beer League Team Signed as Free Agent, Amateur tryout contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Jean-Michel Daoust[20] Straubing Tigers 1 year Jose Theodore[21] Florida Panthers 2 years, $3 million Andrew Brunette[22] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million Chuck Kobasew[23] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $2.5 million Cam Barker[24] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $2.25 million Antti Miettinen[25] Ak Bars Kazan undisclosed Patrick O'Sullivan[26] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $625,000 John Madden[27] Florida Panthers 1 year

Claimed via Waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Nick Johnson[28] Pittsburgh Penguins September 29, 2011

Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player Signings Player Date Contract terms Johan Larsson[29] May 24, 2011 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract Darcy Kuemper[30] May 26, 2011 3 years, $2.330 million entry-level contract Kris Foucault[31] May 27, 2011 3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract Nate Prosser[32] June 20, 2011 1 year, $715,000 Josh Harding[33] July 1, 2011 1 year, $750,000 Drew Bagnall[33] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.225 million Jed Ortmeyer[33] July 1, 2011 1 year, $585,000 Kyle Medvec[33] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract Darroll Powe[16] July 5, 2011 3 years, $3.2 million Colton Gillies[34] July 6, 2011 2 years, $1.25 million Jonas Brodin[35] July 12, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Justin Falk[36] July 15, 2011 1 year, $605,000 Jarod Palmer[36] July 15, 2011 1 year, $735,000 Jeff Penner[36] July 15, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Casey Wellman[36] July 15, 2011 1 year, $850,500 Zack Phillips[37] December 19, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Jonas Brodin	D	Sweden	Farjestads BK (SEL)
1	28 (from San Jose)	Zack Phillips	C	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2	60 (from Vancouver)	Mario Lucia	LW	United States	Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
5	131	Nick Seeler	D	United States	Eden Prarie High School (USHS-MN)
6	161	Stephen Michalek	G	United States	Loomis-Chaffee (HIGH-CT)
7	191	Tyler Graovac	C	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season

References

Minnesota Wild Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft picks Arena Xcel Energy Center Affiliates Houston Aeros (AHL) • Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) Coaches Lemaire • Richards • Yeo General managers Risebrough • Fletcher Retired numbers 1 (Wild Fans) • 99

Minnesota Wild seasons 2000s 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 2010s 2010–11 • 2011–12

2011–12 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 Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals • Winnipeg Jets 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 2011 NHL Entry Draft • 2011 NHL Premiere • Winter Classic • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Transactions • Three Star Awards • Suspensions and Fines