2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season

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2008–09 Colorado Avalanche
Division 5th Northwest
Conference 15th Western
2008–09 record 32-45-5
Home record 18-21-2
Road record 14-24-3
Goals for 199
Goals against 257
Team information
General Manager Francois Giguere
Coach Tony Granato
Captain Joe Sakic
Alternate captains Adam Foote
Ian Laperriere
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 15,429
Team leaders
Goals Milan Hejduk (27)
Assists Ryan Smyth (33)
Points Milan Hejduk (59)
Ryan Smyth
Penalties in minutes Ian Laperriere (163)
Plus/minus Ben Guite (+2)
Wins Peter Budaj (20)
Goals against average Peter Budaj (2.86)
<2007–08 2009–10>

The 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th in the National Hockey League, and 14th as the Colorado Avalanche.

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Pre-season

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Regular season

The Avalanche struggled offensively, finishing 30th overall in scoring with just 192 goals (excluding 7 shootout-winning goals). They were also shut out a league-high 12 times, tied with the Los Angeles Kings.[1][2][3]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
2 Calgary Flames 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
3 Minnesota Wild 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
4 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
5 Colorado Avalanche 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division


Schedule and results

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2008–09 Game log
October: 5–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
November: 6–7–0 (Home: 3–5–0 ; Road: 3–2–0)
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–4–1)
January: 4–9–0 (Home: 3–7–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
February: 5–8–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–7–0)
March: 3–9–1 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 2–4–1)
April: 1–2–3 (Home: 0–2–2 ; Road: 1–0–1)

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = 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 

Goaltenders

Note:  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;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Peter Budaj 56 3231 20 29 5 154 2.86 1531 1377 .899 2
Andrew Raycroft 31 1722 12 16 0 90 3.14 836 746 .892 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Milan Hejduk 600th NHL point October 9, 2008
Adam Foote 1,000th NHL game October 12, 2008
Paul Stastny 100th NHL assist October 14, 2008
Andrew Raycroft 200th NHL appearance October 16, 2008
Marek Svatos 200th NHL game October 25, 2008
Scott Hannan 600th NHL game October 30, 2008
Darcy Tucker 200th NHL goal November 8, 2008
Ryan Smyth 300th NHL goal January 18, 2009
Milan Hejduk 300th NHL goal January 18, 2009
Ian Laperriere 1000th NHL game April 10, 2009

Transactions

Trades

March 4, 2009
 To Colorado Avalanche----Lawrence Nycholat
Ryan Wilson
Montreal's second-round pick (previously acquired) in 2009 draft		 To Calgary Flames ----Jordan Leopold

Free agents

Player Former team Contract terms
Andrew Raycroft[4] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $800,000
Darcy Tucker[4] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 year, $4.5 million
Player New team
Jeff Finger Toronto Maple Leafs
Jose Theodore Washington Capitals
Kurt Sauer Phoenix Coyotes
Andrew Brunette Minnesota Wild

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Jesse Boulerice Edmonton Oilers November 21, 2008

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 50 Cameron Gaunce Defenseman  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2 61 Peter Delmas Goalie  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 110 Kelsey Tessier Center  Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
5 140 Mark Olver Center  Canada Northern Michigan U. (CCHA)
6 167 Joel Chouinard Defenseman  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
6 170 Jonas Holos Defenseman  Norway Sparta Warriors (GET-ligaen)
7 200 Nathan Condon Center  United States Wausau (HIGH-WI)

Roster

Updated April 2, 2009.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
39 United States Tyler Arnason C L 45 2006 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31 Slovakia Peter Budaj G L 41 2001 Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
5 Canada Brett Clark Injured Reserve D L 47 2002 Wapella, Saskatchewan
48 Canada Kyle Cumiskey Injured Reserve D L 37 2006 Abbotsford, British Columbia
52 Canada Adam Foote (A) Injured Reserve D R 53 2008 Whitby, Ontario
43 Canada TJ Galiardi LW R 36 2007 Calgary, Alberta
28 Canada Ben Guite RW R 46 2006 Montreal, Quebec
22 Canada Scott Hannan (A) D L 45 2007 Richmond, British Columbia
23 Czech Republic Milan Hejduk (A) RW R 48 1994 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
37 United States T. J. Hensick C R 38 2005 Lansing, Michigan
54 Canada David Jones Injured Reserve RW R 39 2003 Guelph, Ontario
14 Canada Ian Laperriere (A) RW R 49 2004 Montreal, Quebec
4 United States John-Michael Liles D L 43 2000 Zionsville, Indiana
47 United States Raymond Macias D R 37 2005 Long Beach, California
11 Canada Cody McCormick C R 41 2001 London, Ontario
55 Canada Cody McLeod LW L 40 2007 Binscarth, Manitoba
3 Canada Lawrence Nycholat Injured Reserve D L 45 2009 Calgary, Alberta
50 United States Derek Peltier D L 39 2004 Plymouth, Minnesota
1 Canada Andrew Raycroft G L 44 2008 Belleville, Ontario
19 Canada Joe Sakic (C) Injured Reserve C L 55 1987 Burnaby, British Columbia
24 Belarus Ruslan Salei D L 49 2008 Minsk, U.S.S.R.
94 Canada Ryan Smyth Injured Reserve LW L 48 2007 Banff, Alberta
26 United States Paul Stastny Injured Reserve C L 38 2005 Quebec City, Quebec
42 Canada Chris Stewart RW R 36 2006 Toronto, Ontario
40 Slovakia Marek Svatos RW R 42 2001 Košice, Czechoslovakia
29 Sweden Daniel Tjarnqvist Injured Reserve D L 47 2008 Umeå, Sweden
16 Canada Darcy Tucker RW L 49 2008 Castor, Alberta
41 Canada Michael Vernace D L 38 2006 Toronto, Ontario
18 Canada Brian Willsie RW R 46 2008 London, Ontario
8 Canada Wojtek Wolski LW/C L 38 2004 Zabrze, Poland

See also

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

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

Johnstown Chiefs

The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2009_games.html
  3. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/2009.html
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Colorado - Tucker, Raycroft on Rocky Mountain highs
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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