2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

Minnesota Wild
2010–11 Minnesota Wild
Division	3rd Northwest
Conference	12th Western
2010–11 record	39–35–8
Home record	19–17–5
Road record	20–18–3
Goals for	206
Goals against	233
	Team information
General Manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Andrew Brunette (Oct–Dec); Matt Cullen (Feb–Apr); Martin Havlat (Dec–Feb); John Madden (Feb–Apr); Nick Schultz (Oct–Dec); Greg Zanon (Dec–Feb)
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	18,012 (99.7%)
	Team leaders
Goals	Martin Havlat (22)
Assists	Mikko Koivu (45)
Points	Havlat; Koivu (62)
Penalties in minutes	Brad Staubitz (173)
Plus/minus	Clayton Stoner (+5)
Wins	Niklas Backstrom (22)
Goals against average	Anton Khudobin (1.59)
<2009–10	2011–12>

The 2010–11 Minnesota Wild season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

The Wild posted a regular season record of 39 wins, 35 losses and eight overtime/shootout losses for 86 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Regular season

The Wild opened the season with two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, against the Carolina Hurricanes. Goaltender Josh Harding was seriously injured and the Wild signed free agent Jose Theodore to a one-year contract upon the team's return to Minnesota. The Wild ended the regular season with a 5–3 victory over the Dallas Stars, which eliminated the Stars from playoff contention. At the conclusion of the regular season, Head Coach Todd Richards was relieved of his coaching duties.^[2]

Playoffs

The Wild attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season. However, a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 2 eliminated the team from playoff contention.

Standings

Northwest Division^[3]
		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p-Vancouver Canucks	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	Calgary Flames	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
3	Minnesota Wild	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
4	Colorado Avalanche	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

Western Conference
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	St. Louis Blues	5–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	16,219	0–1–0	^[4]
2	September 24	Minnesota Wild	0–5	St. Louis Blues		Hackett	11,525	0–2–0	^[5]
3	September 25	Philadelphia Flyers	3–2	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	16,742	0–2–1	^[6]
4	September 26	Minnesota Wild	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		Khudobin	21,273	0–3–1	^[7]
5	September 28	Minnesota Wild	2–3	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Backstrom	10,268	0–3–2	^[8]
6	September 30	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	15,554	0–4–2	^[9]
7	October 4 (in Tampere, Finland)	Minnesota Wild	5–1	Ilves		Backstrom		1–4–2	^[10]

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log

October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7 (in Helsinki, Finland)	Carolina Hurricanes	4–3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	12,355	0–1–0	0	^[11]
2	October 8 (in Helsinki, Finland)	Minnesota Wild	1–2	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Backstrom	13,465	0–1–1	1	^[12]
3	October 14	Edmonton Oilers	2–4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,449	1–1–1	3	^[13]
4	October 16	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	17,336	1–2–1	3	^[14]
5	October 19	Vancouver Canucks	2–6	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	16,806	2–2–1	5	^[15]
6	October 21	Minnesota Wild	4–2	Edmonton Oilers		Backstrom	16,839	3–2–1	7	^[16]
7	October 22	Minnesota Wild	1–5	Vancouver Canucks		Theodore	18,860	3–3–1	7	^[17]
8	October 25	Los Angeles Kings	3–2	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	17,094	3–3–2	8	^[18]
9	October 28	Washington Capitals	1–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	17,352	4–3–2	10	^[19]
10	October 30	Chicago Blackhawks	3–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,376	4–4–2	10	^[20]

November: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	San Jose Sharks	0–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	16,502	5–4–2	12	^[21]
12	November 5	Calgary Flames	1–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	17,124	6–4–2	14	^[22]
13	November 6	Minnesota Wild	2–1	Columbus Blue Jackets		Theodore	13,457	7–4–2	16	^[23]
14	November 11	Minnesota Wild	1–5	Atlanta Thrashers		Backstrom	10,055	7–5–2	16	^[24]
15	November 12	Minnesota Wild	1–2	Florida Panthers		Theodore	15,043	7–6–2	16	^[25]
16	November 14	Minnesota Wild	4–1	Tampa Bay Lightning		Backstrom	14,868	8–6–2	18	^[26]
17	November 17	Anaheim Ducks	1–2	Minnesota Wild	OT	Backstrom	16,890	9–6–2	20	^[27]
18	November 19	Minnesota Wild	4–3	Detroit Red Wings	OT	Theodore	20,066	10–6–2	22	^[28]
19	November 20	New York Rangers	5–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,695	10–7–2	22	^[29]
20	November 24	Philadelphia Flyers	6–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	16,516	10–8–2	22	^[30]
21	November 26	Nashville Predators	2–5	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	17,814	11–8–2	24	^[31]
22	November 27	Minnesota Wild	4–7	Colorado Avalanche		Backstrom	18,007	11–9–2	24	^[32]
23	November 29	Minnesota Wild	0–3	Calgary Flames		Theodore	19,289	11–10–2	24	^[33]

December: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Phoenix Coyotes	4–2	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	17,101	11–11–2	24	^[34]
25	December 3	Calgary Flames	3–2	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	17,130	11–11–3	25	^[35]
26	December 4	Minnesota Wild	3–4	Dallas Stars	OT	Theodore	14,344	11–11–4	26	^[36]
27	December 9	Minnesota Wild	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes		Backstrom	7,749	12–11–4	28	^[37]
28	December 11	Minnesota Wild	3–2	Los Angeles Kings	OT	Theodore	18,118	13–11–4	30	^[38]
29	December 12	Minnesota Wild	2–6	Anaheim Ducks		Backstrom	14,338	13–12–4	30	^[39]
30	December 16	Ottawa Senators	3–1	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	17,366	13–13–4	30	^[40]
31	December 18	Minnesota Wild	3–1	Calgary Flames		Backstrom	19,289	14–13–4	32	^[41]
32	December 20	Calgary Flames	1–4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,315	15–13–4	34	^[42]
33	December 23	Minnesota Wild	3–1	Colorado Avalanche		Backstrom	16,323	16–13–4	36	^[43]
34	December 26	Detroit Red Wings	4–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19,227	16–14–4	36	^[44]
35	December 27	Minnesota Wild	3–4	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Theodore	14,454	16–14–5	37	^[45]
36	December 29	San Jose Sharks	3–5	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19,131	17–14–5	39	^[46]
37	December 31	Nashville Predators	4–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,285	17–15–5	39	^[47]

January: 8–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 6–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 2	Phoenix Coyotes	5–6	Minnesota Wild	OT	Theodore	17,240	18–15–5	41	^[48]
39	January 4	Minnesota Wild	2–1	New Jersey Devils		Theodore	13,257	19–15–5	43	^[49]
40	January 6	Minnesota Wild	3–1	Boston Bruins		Theodore	17,565	20–15–5	45	^[50]
41	January 8	Minnesota Wild	4–0	Pittsburgh Penguins		Theodore	18,263	21–15–5	47	^[51]
42	January 9	Dallas Stars	4–0	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	18,082	21–16–5	47	^[52]
43	January 11	Minnesota Wild	1–5	Nashville Predators		Theodore	15,311	21–17–5	47	^[53]
44	January 14	Colorado Avalanche	4–1	Minnesota Wild		Khudobin	18,218	21–18–5	47	^[54]
45	January 16	Vancouver Canucks	0–4	Minnesota Wild		Khudobin	18,458	22–18–5	49	^[55]
46	January 18	Minnesota Wild	4–1	Edmonton Oilers		Khudobin	16,839	23–18–5	51	^[56]
47	January 19	Minnesota Wild	6–0	Calgary Flames		Backstrom	19,289	24–18–5	53	^[57]
48	January 22	Minnesota Wild	3–4	San Jose Sharks		Backstrom	17,562	24–19–5	53	^[58]
49	January 25	Minnesota Wild	4–2	Chicago Blackhawks		Backstrom	21,247	25–19–5	55	^[59]

February: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
50	February 1	Los Angeles Kings	0–1	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	17,504	26–19–5	57	^[60]
51	February 3	Minnesota Wild	4–3	Colorado Avalanche		Theodore	13,818	27–19–5	59	^[61]
52	February 5	Minnesota Wild	0–1	Phoenix Coyotes		Backstrom	14,587	27–20–5	59	^[62]
53	February 9	Colorado Avalanche	2–3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,194	28–20–5	61	^[63]
54	February 11	Minnesota Wild	5–4	St. Louis Blues	SO	Theodore	19,150	29–20–5	63	^[64]
55	February 12	St. Louis Blues	1–3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19,322	30–20–5	65	^[65]
56	February 15	Vancouver Canucks	4–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,106	30–21–5	65	^[66]
57	February 16	Minnesota Wild	1–3	Chicago Blackhawks		Theodore	21,535	30–22–5	65	^[67]
58	February 18	Anaheim Ducks	1–5	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,967	31–22–5	67	^[68]
59	February 20	Detroit Red Wings	2–1	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18,912	31–22–6	68	^[69]
60	February 22	Edmonton Oilers	1–4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	17,321	32–22–6	70	^[70]
61	February 24	Minnesota Wild	2–4	Los Angeles Kings		Backstrom	18,118	32–23–6	70	^[71]
62	February 25	Minnesota Wild	3–2	Anaheim Ducks	OT	Theodore	13,617	33–23–6	72	^[72]
63	February 28	Chicago Blackhawks	4–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19,155	33–24–6	72	^[73]

March: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 2–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 2	Minnesota Wild	1–4	New York Islanders		Backstrom	7,098	33–25–6	72	^[74]
65	March 3	Minnesota Wild	3–1	New York Rangers		Theodore	18,200	34–25–6	74	^[75]
66	March 6	Buffalo Sabres	3–2	Minnesota Wild	OT	Theodore	18,091	34–25–7	75	^[76]
67	March 8	Colorado Avalanche	2–5	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,441	35–25–7	77	^[77]
68	March 10	Minnesota Wild	0–4	Nashville Predators		Backstrom	15,343	35–26–7	77	^[78]
69	March 11	Minnesota Wild	0–4	Dallas Stars		Theodore	14,545	35–27–7	77	^[79]
70	March 14	Minnesota Wild	2–4	Vancouver Canucks		Backstrom	18,860	35–28–7	77	^[80]
71	March 17	Minnesota Wild	2–3	San Jose Sharks		Backstrom	17,562	35–29–7	77	^[81]
72	March 19	Columbus Blue Jackets	5–4	Minnesota Wild	OT	Backstrom	18,305	35–29–8	78	^[82]
73	March 20	Montreal Canadiens	8–1	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	18,595	35–30–8	78	^[83]
74	March 22	Toronto Maple Leafs	3–0	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,761	35–31–8	78	^[84]
75	March 26	St. Louis Blues	6–3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,112	35–32–8	78	^[85]
76	March 29	Minnesota Wild	3–2	St. Louis Blues	SO	Theodore	19,150	36–32–8	80	^[86]
77	March 31	Edmonton Oilers	2–4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,120	37–32–8	82	^[87]

April: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	Tampa Bay Lightning	3–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,591	37–33–8	82	^[88]
79	April 3	Minnesota Wild	2–4	Detroit Red Wings		Theodore	20,066	37–34–8	82	^[89]
80	April 7	Minnesota Wild	0–5	Vancouver Canucks		Backstrom	18,860	37–35–8	82	^[90]
81	April 8	Minnesota Wild	3–1	Edmonton Oilers		Theodore	16,839	38–35–8	84	^[91]
82	April 10	Dallas Stars	3–5	Minnesota Wild		Theodore	18,504	39–35–8	86	^[92]

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

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Martin Havlat	78	22	40	62	−10	52
Mikko Koivu	71	17	45	62	4	50
Andrew Brunette	82	18	28	46	−7	16
Brent Burns	80	17	29	46	−10	98
Matt Cullen	78	12	27	39	−14	34
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	59	12	26	38	−3	14
Kyle Brodziak	80	16	21	37	−4	56
Antti Miettinen	73	16	19	35	−3	38
Cal Clutterbuck	76	19	15	34	−5	79
John Madden	76	12	13	25	−9	10
Marek Zidlicky	46	7	17	24	−6	30
Nick Schultz	74	3	14	17	−4	38
Chuck Kobasew	63	9	7	16	−6	19
Jared Spurgeon	53	4	8	12	−1	2
Eric Nystrom	82	4	8	12	−16	30
Clayton Stoner	57	2	7	9	5	96
Brad Staubitz	71	4	5	9	−5	173
Greg Zanon	82	0	7	7	−5	48
Patrick O'Sullivan^†	21	1	6	7	−1	2
Guillaume Latendresse	11	3	3	6	2	8
Cam Barker	52	1	4	5	−10	34
Justin Falk	22	0	3	3	−4	6
Carson McMillan	4	1	1	2	1	0
Marco Scandella	20	0	2	2	−9	2
Casey Wellman	15	1	1	2	−1	4
Warren Peters	11	1	0	1	−2	4
Colton Gillies	7	1	0	1	−2	2
Jed Ortmeyer	4	0	0	0	−1	2
Drew Bagnall	2	0	0	0	−2	4
Robbie Earl	6	0	0	0	−3	0
Matt Kassian	4	0	0	0	−1	12
Cody Almond	8	0	0	0	0	2
Maxim Noreau	5	0	0	0	−1	0
Nate Prosser	2	0	0	0	0	0

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	A	PIM
Niklas Backstrom	51	2978	22	23	5	132	2.66	1566	.916	3	1	2
Jose Theodore	32	1793	15	11	3	81	2.71	963	.916	1	0	2
Anton Khudobin^‡	4	189	2	1	0	5	1.59	86	.942	1	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
Jose Theodore^[93]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 10, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Antti Miettinen	400th Career NHL Game	October 7, 2010
Brent Burns	100th Career NHL Assist	October 19, 2010
Justin Falk	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 19, 2010
John Madden	800th Career NHL Game	October 28, 2010
Matt Kassian	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2010
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Game	November 12, 2010
Matt Cullen	300th Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2010
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 17, 2010
Brad Staubitz	100th Career NHL Game	November 20, 2010
Matt Cullen	900th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Game	November 29, 2010
Brent Burns	400th Career NHL Game	December 12, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan	300th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2010
Kyle Brodziak	100th Career NHL Point	December 20, 2010
Mikko Koivu	400th Career NHL Game 200th Career NHL Assist	January 2, 2011
Clayton Stoner	1st Career NHL Goal	January 4, 2011
Patrick O'Sullivan	100th Career NHL Assist	January 6, 2011
Kyle Brodziak	300th Career NHL Game	January 11, 2011
Anton Khudobin	1st Career NHL Shutout	January 16, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	200th Career NHL Assist	January 18, 2011
Cal Clutterbuck	200th Career NHL Game	January 19, 2011
Martin Havlat	200th Career NHL Goal	January 19, 2011
Antti Miettinen	200th Career NHL Point	January 25, 2011
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 25, 2011
Andrew Brunette	1,000th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2011
Mikko Koivu	300th Career NHL Point	February 3, 2011
Martin Havlat	600th Career NHL Game	February 16, 2011
Martin Havlat	500th Career NHL Point	February 20, 2011
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Goal	February 22, 2011
Martin Havlat	300th Career NHL Assist	March 6, 2011
Marek Zidlicky	500th Career NHL Game	March 6, 2011
Nick Schultz	100th Career NHL Assist	March 19, 2011
Andrew Brunette	700th Career NHL Point	March 26, 2011
Matt Cullen	500th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	300th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2011
Carson McMillan	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	April 3, 2011
Drew Bagnall	1st Career NHL Game	April 8, 2011
Carson McMillan	1st Career NHL Assist	April 10, 2011

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 21, 2010^[94]	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick (#129 overall) in 2010	To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz
June 26, 2010^[95]	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick (#69 overall) in 2010 4th-round pick (#99 overall) in 2010	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick (#59 overall) in 2010
February 28, 2011^[96]	To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin	To Minnesota Wild Jeff Penner Mikko Lehtonen
March 1, 2011^[97]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Petr Kalus	To Minnesota Wild Future Considerations

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Matt Cullen^[98]	Ottawa Senators	3 years, $10.5 million
Eric Nystrom^[99]	Calgary Flames	3 years, $4.2 million
Warren Peters^[100]	Dallas Stars	2 years, $1.075 million
Drew Bagnall^[100]	Manchester Monarchs	1 year, $600,000
Dennis Endras^[101]	Augsburger Panther	1 year, $740,000 entry-level contract
Joel Broda^[102]	Calgary Hitmen	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
John Madden^[103]	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $1 million
Josh Caron^[104]	Kamloops Blazers	3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract
Colton Jobke^[104]	Kelowna Rockets	3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
Jared Spurgeon^[104]	Spokane Chiefs	3 years, $1.58 million entry-level contract
Jose Theodore^[105]	Washington Capitals	1 year, $1.1 million
Jed Ortmeyer^[106]	San Antonio Rampage	1 year, $525,000
Chay Genoway^[107]	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	1 year, $900,000 entry-level contract
Justin Fontaine^[108]	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	2 years, $1.19 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Derek Boogaard^[109]	New York Rangers	4 years, $6.5 million
John Scott^[110]	Chicago Blackhawks	2 years, $1.025 million
Andrew Ebbett^[111]	Phoenix Coyotes	1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers^[112]	Atlanta Thrashers	1 year, $525,000
Andy Hilbert^[113]	New York Islanders	1 year, $575,000
Wade Dubielewicz^[114]	Kolner Haie	undisclosed
Owen Nolan^[115]	ZSC Lions	undisclosed
Shane Hnidy^[116]	Boston Bruins	1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Patrick O'Sullivan^[117]	Carolina Hurricanes	November 23, 2010

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Jean-Michel Daoust^[118]	1 year, $500,000
Chad Rau^[119]	2 years, $1.075 million
James Sheppard^[120]	1 year, $803,250
Brad Staubitz^[121]	2 years, $1.15 million
Nate Prosser^[122]	1 year, $650,000
Matt Kassian^[122]	2 years, $1.025 million
Guillaume Latendresse^[123]	2 years, $5 million
Jon DiSalvatore^[124]	2 years, $5 million
Jamie Fraser^[124]	2 years, $5 million
Robbie Earl^[125]	1 year, $550,000
Josh Harding^[126]	1 year, $1.2 million
Mikko Koivu^[127]	7 years, $47.25 million contract extension
Dennis Endras^[128]	1 year, $660,000 contract extension
Brett Bulmer^[129]	3 years, $2.43 entry-level contract

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	9	Mikael Granlund	C	Finland	HIFK (SM-liiga)
2	39	Brett Bulmer	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2	56 (from Washington)	Johan Larsson	C	Sweden	Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit)
2	59 (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida)	Jason Zucker	RW	United States	US National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	159	Johan Gustafsson	G	Sweden	Farjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr-2)
7	189	Dylan McKinlay	RW	Canada	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)

Final roster

Updated April 8, 2011.^[130]

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32	Niklas Backstrom	G	L	46	2006	Helsinki, Finland
42	Drew Bagnall	D	L	40	2010	Oakbank, Manitoba
25	Cam Barker	D	L	38	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
96	Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	L	39	2002	Sherbrooke, Quebec
21	Kyle Brodziak	C	R	39	2009	St. Paul, Alberta
15	Andrew Brunette	LW	L	50	2008	Sudbury, Ontario
8	Brent Burns	D	R	39	2003	Ajax, Ontario
22	Cal Clutterbuck	RW	R	36	2006	Welland, Ontario
7	Matt Cullen (A)	C	R	47	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
18	Colton Gillies	LW	L	35	2007	White Rock, British Columbia
37	Josh Harding Injured Reserve	G	R	39	2002	Regina, Saskatchewan
24	Martin Havlat	RW	L	43	2009	Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
12	Chuck Kobasew	RW	R	42	2009	Osoyoos, British Columbia
9	Mikko Koivu (C)	C	L	41	2001	Turku, Finland
48	Guillaume Latendresse	RW	L	36	2009	Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
11	John Madden (A)	C	L	50	2010	Barrie, Ontario
45	Carson McMillan	RW	R	35	2007	Brandon, Manitoba
20	Antti Miettinen	RW	R	43	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland
34	Maxim Noreau	D	R	36	2008	Montreal, Quebec
23	Eric Nystrom	LW	L	41	2010	Syosset, New York
29	Jed Ortmeyer	RW	R	45	2011	Omaha, Nebraska
6	Marco Scandella	D	L	34	2008	Montreal, Quebec
55	Nick Schultz	D	L	41	2000	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	R	34	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
16	Brad Staubitz	RW	R	39	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Clayton Stoner	D	L	39	2004	Port McNeill, British Columbia
60	Jose Theodore	G	R	47	2010	Laval, Quebec
5	Greg Zanon	D	L	43	2009	Burnaby, British Columbia
3	Marek Zidlicky	D	R	47	2008	Most, Czechoslovakia

Farm teams

The Houston Aeros remain Minnesota's primary American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11 and the Bakersfield Condors will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2010–11.^[131]

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[93] Sedin tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'

[94] Wild Acquires Brad Staubitz From Sharks

[95] Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing

[96] Wild Acquires Penner and Lehtonen for Khudobin

[97] Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Petr Kalus from Minnesota Wild in Exchange Future Considerations

[98] Cullen Comes Home

[99] Wild Signs LW Eric Nystrom

[PetersBagnall-100] 100.0 ^100.1 Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall

[101] Wild Signs German Goaltender, Endras

[102] Wild Signs Broda To Entry Level Deal

[103] Boom! John Madden Coming To Wild

[SignThree-104] 104.0 ^104.1 ^104.2 Wild Signs Three Prospects

[105] Wild Lands Jose Theodore

[106] Wild Signs RW Jed Ortmeyer

[107] Wild Signs D Chay Genoway

[108] Wild Signs UMD Winger Justin Fontaine

[109] Rangers add free agent Boogaard

[110] Blackhawks sign defenseman John Scott

[111] COYOTES SIGN EBBETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT

[112] Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers

[113] HILBERT AND HISEY AGREE TO TERMS

[114] New Keeper: Sharks have committed Wade Dubielewicz

[115] Owen Nolan hoping for NHL comeback

[116] B's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy

[117] Wild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse

[118] Wild Signs Daoust To One-Year Deal

[119] Wild Signs Rau To Two-Year Deal

[120] Sheppard Signed To One-Year Deal

[121] STAUBITZ INKS TWO-YEAR / $1.15M DEAL WITH WILD

[ProsserKassian-122] 122.0 ^122.1 Wild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian

[123] Latendresse Re-Signs For Two Years

[DiSalvatoreFraser-124] 124.0 ^124.1 Wild Re-Signs Disalvatore, Fraser

[125] Wild Signs Earl To One-Year Deal

[126] Harding Excited About Deal

[127] Koivu Signs Seven-Year Extension

[128] Wild Signs Endras For 2011–2012 Season

[129] Wild Locks Up Bulmer For Three Years

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v t e Minnesota Wild
Founded in 1997 Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season
History	Expansion Draft Records Award winners
Personnel	Owners Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (Craig Leipold, chairman) General manager Chuck Fletcher Head coach Bruce Boudreau Team captain Mikko Koivu Current roster
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Affiliates	AHL Iowa Wild ECHL Quad City Mallards
General managers	Risebrough Fletcher
Head coaches	Lemaire Richards Yeo Torchetti (interim) Boudreau
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v t e Minnesota Wild seasons
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