2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season

The 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season was the 84th season of play for the franchise (78th as the Detroit Red Wings). The Red Wings once again qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost in the Western Conference Semifinal.

Regular season

During the regular season, the Red Wings were shut-out an NHL-high nine times. They also tied the Calgary Flames for the fewest shorthanded goals allowed, with just one.^[1][2]

October

As part of the NHL Premiere, the Red Wings began their season on Friday, October 2 in Stockholm, Sweden, against the St. Louis Blues. Their home opener was on October 8 against the Chicago Blackhawks.

2009–10 season standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

Playoffs

As of the conclusion of the previous season, the Red Wings have made the Stanley Cup playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest current post-season streak for a single team in all of North American major professional sports.^[5] As of 4 April 2010, the Red Wings have made the playoffs for 19 consecutive seasons.

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

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

Awards and records

Milestones

Awards

Transactions

The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades Date Details February 6, 2010[11] To Philadelphia Flyers ----Ville Leino To Detroit Red Wings ----Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 5th-round pick in 2011 March 3, 2010[12] To New York Rangers ----Kris Newbury To Detroit Red Wings ----Jordan Owens March 3, 2010[13] To Calgary Flames ----Andy Delmore To Detroit Red Wings ----Riley Armstrong

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Doug Janik[14] Montreal Canadiens One year, $500,000 Kris Newbury[15] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000 Jeremy Williams[15] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000 Travis Ehrhardt[15] Portland Winterhawks Three year entry-level contract Andy Delmore[16] Hamburg Freezers One year, $500,000 Patrick Eaves[17] Boston Bruins One year, $500,000 Jason Williams[18] Columbus Blue Jackets One year, $1.5 million Todd Bertuzzi[19] Calgary Flames One year, $1.5 million Brad May[20] Toronto Maple Leafs One year, $500,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Marian Hossa[21] Chicago Blackhawks 12 years, $62.8 million Tomas Kopecky[21] Chicago Blackhawks Two years, $2.4 million Ty Conklin[22] St. Louis Blues Two years, $2.6 million Mikael Samuelsson[23] Vancouver Canucks Three years, $7.5 million Darren Haydar[24] Colorado Avalanche One year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Drew Miller[25] Tampa Bay Lightning November 11, 2009

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement Player Darren McCarty[26] Player signings Player Contract terms Ville Leino[27] Two years, $1.6 million Jakub Kindl[28] Three years, $2.65 million contract extension Tomas Tatar[29] Three years, entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec, on June 26–27, 2009. Detroit made following picks:

Round	Overall Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	32 (from Tampa Bay)	Landon Ferraro	C	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	60	Tomas Tatar	C	Slovakia	HKm Zvolen (Slovak Extraliga)
3	75 (from Florida)	Andrej Nestrasil	C/RW	Czech Republic	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
3	90	Gleason Fournier	D	Canada	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
5	150	Nick Jensen	D	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6	180	Mitchell Callahan	RW	United States	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
7	210	Adam Almqvist	D	Sweden	HV71 (Elitserien)

Final roster

Updated April 12, 2010.^[30]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	United States !	Abdelkader, JustinJustin Abdelkader	4.0 !C	L	23	2005	Muskegon, Michigan
44	Canada !	Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi	7.0 !RW	L	35	2009	Sudbury, Ontario
11	Canada !	Cleary, DanielDaniel Cleary	7.0 !RW	L	31	2005	Carbonear, Newfoundland
13	Russia !	Datsyuk, PavelPavel Datsyuk (A)	4.0 !C	L	31	1998	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
33	Canada !	Draper, KrisKris Draper (A)	4.0 !C	L	38	1993	Toronto, Ontario
17	USA !	Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves	7.0 !RW	R	25	2009	Calgary, Alberta
52	Sweden !	Ericsson, JonathanJonathan Ericsson	2.0 !D	L	26	2002	Karlskrona, Sweden
51	Finland !	Filppula, ValtteriValtteri Filppula	4.0 !C	L	26	2002	Vantaa, Finland
93	Sweden !	Franzen, JohanJohan Franzen	6.0 !LW	L	30	2004	Vetlanda, Sweden
43	Canada !	Helm, DarrenDarren Helm	4.0 !C	L	23	2005	St. Andrews, Manitoba
96	Sweden !	Holmstrom, TomasTomas Holmstrom	7.0 !RW	L	37	1994	Piteå, Sweden
35	United States !	Howard, JimmyJimmy Howard	1.0 !G	L	26	2003	Ogdensburg, New York
37	United States !	Janik, DougDoug Janik	2.0 !D	L	30	2009	Agawam, Massachusetts
46	Czech Republic !	Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl	2.0 !D	L	23	2005	Šumperk, Czechoslovakia
55	Sweden !	Kronwall, NiklasNiklas Kronwall	2.0 !D	L	29	2000	Stockholm, Sweden
31	Sweden !	Larsson, DanielDaniel Larsson	1.0 !G	L	24	2006	Boden, Sweden
22	United States !	Lebda, BrettBrett Lebda	2.0 !D	L	28	2004	Buffalo Grove, Illinois
5	Sweden !	Lidstrom, NicklasNicklas Lidstrom (C)	2.0 !D	L	39	1989	Västerås, Sweden
3	Sweden !	Lilja, AndreasAndreas Lilja	2.0 !D	L	34	2005	Helsingborg, Sweden
18	Canada !	Maltby, KirkKirk Maltby	7.0 !RW	R	44	1996	Guelph, Ontario
24	Canada !	May, BradBrad May	6.0 !LW	L	38	2009	Toronto, Ontario
14	Canada !	Meech, DerekDerek Meech	2.0 !D	L	25	2002	Winnipeg, Manitoba
20	United States !	Miller, DrewDrew Miller	6.0 !LW	L	26	2009	Dover, New Jersey
30	Canada !	Osgood, ChrisChris Osgood	1.0 !G	L	37	2005	Peace River, Alberta
28	United States !	Rafalski, BrianBrian Rafalski	2.0 !D	R	36	2007	Dearborn, Michigan
42	Sweden !	Ritola, MattiasMattias Ritola	4.0 !C	L	23	2005	Borlänge, Sweden
23	Canada !	Stuart, BradBrad Stuart	2.0 !D	L	30	2008	Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
29	Canada !	Williams, JasonJason Williams	7.0 !RW	R	29	2009	London, Ontario
40	Sweden !	Zetterberg, HenrikHenrik Zetterberg (A)	6.2 !LW/C	L	29	1999	Njurunda, Sweden

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

Farm teams

The Grand Rapids Griffins remain Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10^[31] and the Toledo Walleye will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2009-10.^[32]

References

1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010_games.html
2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2010.html
3. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. 
4. ↑ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. 
5. ↑ "Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets Series Storylines". NHL. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
6. ↑ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
7. ↑ Brian Elliott, Jimmy Howard, Ilya Kovalchuk named NHL's three stars
8. ↑ Stempniak, Howard, Sedin named March 'Three Stars'
9. ↑ Red Wings' Howard named NHL Rookie of the Month
10. ↑ Datsyuk wins third straight Selke
11. ↑ Red Wings trade Leino to Flyers
12. ↑ Wings acquire Owens from NY Rangers
13. ↑ Wings acquire Riley Armstrong
14. ↑ Wings sign Janik to one-year contract
15. 1 2 3 Wings agree to terms with three players
16. ↑ Red Wings sign Andy Delmore
17. ↑ Wings sign Eaves to one-year deal
18. ↑ Red Wings reunite with Williams
19. ↑ Bertuzzi signs one-year deal with Wings
20. ↑ Red Wings sign Brad May
21. 1 2 Blackhawks Sign Hossa To 12-Year Deal
22. ↑ Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin
23. ↑ Canucks sign Mikael Samuelsson
24. ↑ Avs Agree to Terms With Six Players
25. ↑ Wings claim Miller off waivers
26. ↑ McCarty makes it official: he retires
27. ↑ Red Wings sign Leino to two-year deal
28. ↑ Red Wings extend Kindl's contract
29. ↑ Tatar signed to 3-year entry level deal
30. ↑ "Detroit Red Wings - Team - Roster". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
31. ↑ "Minor League Affiliates". Detroit Red Wings. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
32. ↑ Sipple, George (June 19, 2009). "Alex Ovechkin has fun beating Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk". Detroit Free Press. 

External links

• 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at ESPN
• 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings season at Hockey Reference

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