2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2010–11 Colorado Avalanche season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979,[1] and 16th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

2010–11 Colorado Avalanche
Division	4th Northwest
Conference	14th Western
2010–11 record	30–44–8
Home record	16–21–4
Road record	14–23–4
Goals for	227
Goals against	288
Team information
General Manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Adam Foote
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	14,752 (81.9%)
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Duchene David Jones (27)
Assists	Matt Duchene John-Michael Liles (40)
Points	Matt Duchene (67)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (189)
Plus/minus	Greg Mauldin (+5)
Wins	Peter Budaj (15)
Goals against average	Peter Budaj (3.20)

The Avalanche posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 44 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 68 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Off-season

At the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Avalanche chose Joey Hishon, a centre, with the 17th overall pick.

Regular season

The Avalanche lost number one goaltender Craig Anderson on October 26 to a knee injury. Anderson, who was to be the backup that night in a game against the Vancouver Canucks, was participating in pre-game drills when he injured his knee. Peter Budaj stepped into the starting goaltender job and played well, but overall the Avalanche's goaltending has been an issue during the season. After joining the Avalanche during practice on January 22, Peter Forsberg decided to make a return to the NHL and signed a contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with the Avalanche on February 6.[2] Forsberg played in two games with the Avalanche before announcing his retirement on February 14.[3] Captain Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL on April 8, 2011, and played in his final game two days later on April 10 against the Edmonton Oilers.[4]

The Avalanche struggled defensively during the regular season, finishing 30th overall in goals allowed, with 287 (excluding one shootout goal allowed). They also struggled on the penalty kill, allowing the most power-play goals in the league with 75 and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage in the league at 76.11%.[5][6]

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Standings

Northwest Division[7]

		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: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Colorado Avalanche	3 - 1	St. Louis Blues		Cann, Budaj	1-0-0
2	September 22	Los Angeles Kings	4 - 2	Colorado Avalanche		Grahame, Anderson	1-1-0
3	September 24	Colorado Avalanche	1 - 2	Dallas Stars		Budaj, Bacashihua	1-2-0
4	September 26	St. Louis Blues	2 - 0	Colorado Avalanche		Anderson	1-3-0
5	September 28	Dallas Stars	1 - 2	Colorado Avalanche		Budaj	2-3-0
6	September 30	Colorado Avalanche	1 - 2	Dallas Stars		Anderson	2-4-0
7	October 2 (in Las Vegas, Nevada)	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 3	Los Angeles Kings		Anderson	2-5-0

Regular season

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

2010–11 Game log
October: 6–4–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 1-0-0 2 2 October 11 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers Anderson 19,652 1-1-0 2 3 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 4 Detroit Red Wings SO Budaj 19,651 2-1-0 4 4 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 New Jersey Devils Anderson 12,221 3-1-0 6 5 October 16 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 New York Islanders Anderson 10,127 3-2-0 6 6 October 18 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 1 New York Rangers Anderson 17,711 4-2-0 8 7 October 21 San Jose Sharks 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,803 4-3-0 8 8 October 23 Los Angeles Kings 6 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,478 4-4-0 8 9 October 26 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Vancouver Canucks OT Budaj 18,860 4-4-1 9 10 October 28 Colorado Avalanche 6 - 5 Calgary Flames Budaj 19,289 5-4-1 11 11 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 13,017 6-4-1 13
November: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 4 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,732 6-5-1 13 13 November 6 Dallas Stars 0 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,172 7-5-1 15 14 November 9 Calgary Flames 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,219 7-6-1 15 15 November 12 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 13,594 8-6-1 17 16 November 13 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Detroit Red Wings Budaj 20,066 8-7-1 17 17 November 15 St. Louis Blues 3 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,670 9-7-1 19 18 November 17 San Jose Sharks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,436 10-7-1 21 19 November 19 New York Rangers 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,002 11-7-1 23 20 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Dallas Stars SO Budaj 17,441 12-7-1 25 21 November 24 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Budaj 18,860 12-8-1 25 22 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Edmonton Oilers Budaj 16,839 12-9-1 25 23 November 27 Minnesota Wild 4 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 18,007 13-9-1 27 24 November 30 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,131 13-9-2 28
December: 7–4–3 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes OT Anderson 16,277 13-9-3 29 26 December 4 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 Tampa Bay Lightning Budaj 18,212 13-10-3 29 27 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Florida Panthers OT Anderson 12,971 13-10-4 30 28 December 10 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 2 Atlanta Thrashers Anderson 14,034 14-10-4 32 29 December 11 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Washington Capitals Anderson 18,398 15-10-4 34 30 December 13 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,924 16-10-4 36 31 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks Anderson 21,121 17-10-4 38 32 December 17 Ottawa Senators 5 - 6 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,113 18-10-4 40 33 December 19 Montreal Canadiens 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 19-10-4 42 34 December 21 Los Angeles Kings 5 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,891 19-11-4 42 35 December 23 Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,323 19-12-4 42 36 December 27 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 18,007 19-12-5 43 37 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Edmonton Oilers SO Anderson 16,839 20-12-5 45 38 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 20-13-5 45
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 4–5–1; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Vancouver Canucks 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,323 20-14-5 45 40 January 4 Buffalo Sabres 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 12,548 21-14-5 47 41 January 6 Phoenix Coyotes 2 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,308 21-15-5 47 42 January 8 New York Islanders 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,171 21-15-6 48 43 January 10 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 17,535 22-15-6 50 44 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks Budaj 21,356 22-16-6 50 45 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,218 23-16-6 52 46 January 18 Vancouver Canucks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,791 24-16-6 54 47 January 20 Nashville Predators 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,638 24-17-6 54 48 January 22 Boston Bruins 6 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 24-18-6 54 49 January 24 St. Louis Blues 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 12,338 25-18-6 56 50 January 26 Phoenix Coyotes 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,740 25-19-6 56
February: 1–11-1 (Home: 0–4–1; Road: 1–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 3 Minnesota Wild 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,818 25-20-6 56 52 February 5 Anaheim Ducks 3 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,785 25-21-6 56 53 February 7 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 9,508 25-22-6 56 54 February 9 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,194 25-23-6 56 55 February 11 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 16,408 25-24-6 56 56 February 12 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Nashville Predators Budaj 17,113 25-25-6 56 57 February 14 Calgary Flames 9 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,035 25-26-6 56 58 February 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 17,357 25-26-7 57 59 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 4 San Jose Sharks Budaj 17,562 25-27-7 57 60 February 22 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 26-27-7 59 61 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 14,801 26-28-7 59 62 February 26 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Elliott 18,118 26-29-7 59 63 February 27 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Budaj 14,510 26-30-7 59
March: 2–10–1 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 1–6–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 San Jose Sharks SO Elliott 17,562 26-30-8 60 65 March 5 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 15,869 26-31-8 60 66 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Minnesota Wild Budaj 18,441 26-32-8 60 67 March 11 Anaheim Ducks 6 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Elliot 16,224 26-33-8 60 68 March 12 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Nashville Predators Budaj 17,113 26-34-8 60 69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Vancouver Canucks Elliott 18,860 26-35-8 60 70 March 17 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Calgary Flames Budaj 19,289 26-36-8 60 71 March 19 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Edmonton Oilers SO Elliott 16,839 27-36-8 62 72 March 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Elliott 12,301 28-36-8 64 73 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,364 28-37-8 64 74 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Budaj 18,118 28-38-8 64 75 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Anaheim Ducks Elliott 14,336 28-39-8 64 76 March 31 Nashville Predators 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Elliott 13,239 28-40-8 64
April: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes SO Budaj 15,739 29-40-8 66 78 April 3 Calgary Flames 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 13,896 29-41-8 66 79 April 5 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 29-42-8 66 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Dallas Stars Elliott 15,105 29-43-8 66 81 April 8 Dallas Stars 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 14,037 29-44-8 66 82 April 10 Edmonton Oilers 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 17,566 30-44-8 68

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 Matt Duchene 80 27 40 67 -8 33 Paul Stastny 74 22 35 57 -7 56 Milan Hejduk 71 22 34 56 -23 18 John-Michael Liles 76 6 40 46 -9 35 David Jones 77 27 18 45 -2 28 Chris Stewart^‡ 36 13 17 30 -10 38 Kevin Shattenkirk^‡ 46 7 19 26 -11 20 Daniel Winnik 80 11 15 26 -2 35 Ryan O'Reilly 74 13 13 26 -7 16 Kevin Porter 74 14 11 25 -11 27 Brandon Yip 71 12 10 22 -22 54 Tomas Fleischmann^† 22 8 13 21 -1 8 Philippe Dupuis 74 6 11 17 -4 40 Ryan Wilson 67 3 13 16 -8 68 TJ Galiardi 35 7 8 15 -6 12 Greg Mauldin 29 5 5 10 5 8 Erik Johnson^† 22 3 7 10 -5 19 Matt Hunwick^† 51 0 10 10 -19 16 Ryan O'Byrne^† 64 0 10 10 -7 71 Mark Olver 18 2 7 9 -2 18 Kyle Cumiskey 18 1 7 8 -3 10 Adam Foote 47 0 8 8 -9 33 Cody McLeod 71 5 3 8 -7 189 Jonas Holos 39 0 6 6 -3 10 Scott Hannan^‡ 23 0 6 6 1 6 Ryan Stoa 25 2 2 4 -4 20 Jay McClement^† 24 1 3 4 -8 12 David Van der Gulik 6 1 2 3 4 2 Kyle Quincey 21 0 1 1 -5 18 David Liffiton 4 1 0 1 3 17 David Koci 35 1 0 1 -5 80 Cameron Gaunce 11 1 0 1 -3 16 Peter Forsberg 2 0 0 0 -4 4 Ray Macias 2 0 0 0 -1 2 Shawn Belle^† 4 0 0 0 1 2 Colby Cohen^‡ 3 0 0 0 -1 4

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% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts; G= Goals; A= Assists; PIM= Penalties in Minutes

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Peter Budaj 45 2439 15 21 4 130 3.20 1234 .895 1 0 1 6 Craig Anderson^‡ 33 1810 13 15 3 99 3.28 957 .897 0 0 1 4 Brian Elliott^† 12 690 2 8 1 44 3.83 404 .891 0 0 0 0

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

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Chris Stewart[8]	NHL Third Star of the Month	October 2010
John-Michael Liles[9]	NHL Second Star of the Week	November 22, 2010
Matt Duchene[10]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 20, 2010
Tomas Fleischmann[10]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 20, 2010

Records

Regular Season
Player	Record
John-Michael Liles[11]	NHL record - Longest assist streak to start season by defenseman

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Game	October 7, 2010
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 12, 2010
Jonas Holos	1st Career NHL Game	October 16, 2010
Jonas Holos	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 28, 2010
Peter Budaj	200th Career NHL Game	October 28, 2010
David Liffiton	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 30, 2010
David Jones	100th Career NHL Game	October 30, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Game	November 4, 2010
David Van der Gulik	1st Career NHL Goal	November 4, 2010
Colby Cohen	1st Career NHL Game	November 6, 2010
Philippe Dupuis	1st Career NHL Goal	November 6, 2010
Chris Stewart	100th Career NHL Point	November 9, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 12, 2010
Greg Mauldin	1st Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2010
Kevin Shattenkirk	1st Career NHL Goal	November 17, 2010
Matt Duchene	100th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly	100th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2010
Paul Stastny	300th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2010
Paul Stastny	200th Career NHL Assist	December 15, 2010
TJ Galiardi	100th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2010
Craig Anderson	200th Career NHL Game	December 30, 2010
Paul Stastny	300th Career NHL Point	January 2, 2011
Tomas Fleischmann	300th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2011
Paul Stastny	100th Career NHL Goal	January 22, 2011
Ryan Wilson	100th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2011
Matt Duchene	100th Career NHL Point	January 26, 2011
John-Michael Liles	500th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2011
Kevin Porter	100th Career NHL Game	February 9, 2011
Cameron Gaunce	1st Career NHL Game	February 12, 2011
Cameron Gaunce	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 16, 2011
John-Michael Liles	200th Career NHL Assist	February 23, 2011
Matt Hunwick	200th Career NHL Game	February 26, 2011
Mark Olver	1st Career NHL Goal	March 17, 2011
Milan Hejduk	900th Career NHL Game	March 22, 2011
Erik Johnson	100th Career NHL Point	March 24, 2011
Peter Budaj	100th Career NHL Win	April 1, 2011
Brandon Yip	100th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011
Milan Hejduk	400th Career NHL Assist	April 10, 2011

Transactions

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

Trades Date Details June 17, 2010[12] To St. Louis Blues T. J. Hensick To Colorado Avalanche Julian Talbot June 26, 2010[13] To Los Angeles Kings 2nd-round pick (47th overall) in 2010 – Tyler Toffoli To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2010 – Calvin Pickard 4th-round pick in 2010[lower-alpha 1] – Alex Theriau June 26, 2010[13] To Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick (77th overall) in 2010 – Alexander Guptill 4th-round pick in 2010 – Alex Theriau To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick (71st overall) in 2010 – Michael Bournival June 26, 2010[13] To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Andrey Pedan To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2010 – Stephen Silas June 28, 2010[14] To Phoenix Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2012 – Rhett Holland To Colorado Avalanche Daniel Winnik November 11, 2010[15] To Montreal Canadiens Michael Bournival To Colorado Avalanche Ryan O'Byrne November 29, 2010[16] To Boston Bruins Colby Cohen To Colorado Avalanche Matt Hunwick November 30, 2010[17] To Washington Capitals Scott Hannan To Colorado Avalanche Tomas Fleischmann February 18, 2011[18] To Ottawa Senators Craig Anderson To Colorado Avalanche Brian Elliott February 18, 2011[19] To St. Louis Blues Kevin Shattenkirk Chris Stewart Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2011 or 2012[lower-alpha 2] – Ty Rattie To Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson Jay McClement Conditional 1st-round pick in 2011 or 2012[lower-alpha 3] – Duncan Siemens February 28, 2011[20] To Edmonton Oilers Kevin Montgomery To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Belle

Notes Pick later traded to Dallas Stars. Conditional pick became a pick in 2011. Conditional pick became a pick in 2011. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms David Liffiton[21] Syracuse Crunch 1 year, $500,000 Greg Mauldin[21] New York Islanders 1 year, $500,000 David Van Der Gulik[21] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $500,000 Jason Bacashihua[21] Hershey Bears 1 year, $500,000 Ben Walter[22] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $500,000 Peter Forsberg[23] Modo Hockey 1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Brett Clark[24] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $3 million Tyler Weiman[25] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000 Brian Fahey[26] Washington Capitals 1 year, $500,000 Brian Willsie[27] Washington Capitals 1 year, $525,000 Chris Durno[28] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $550,000 Ruslan Salei[29] Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $750,000 Marek Svatos[30] Avangard Omsk 1 year Matt Hendricks[31] Washington Capitals 1 year, $575,000

Lost via retirement Player Darcy Tucker[32] Peter Forsberg[33] Player signings Player Contract terms Adam Foote[34] 1 year, $1 million Joel Chouinard[35] 3 years, $1.7 million entry-level contract Jonas Holos[35] 2 years, $1.225 million entry-level contract Peter Budaj[36] 1 year, $1.25 million David Koci[36] 1 year, $575,000 Philippe Dupuis[12] 1 year, $500,000 Kevin Porter[12] 1 year, $660,000 Ray Macias[12] 1 year, $550,000 Kyle Quincey[21] 2 years, $6.25 million Daniel Winnik[21] 2 years, $1.9 million Julian Talbot[21] 1 year, $550,000 John Grahame[21] 1 year, $500,000 Brandon Yip[22] 2 years, $1.45 million Chris Stewart[37] 2 years, $5.75 million Peter Mueller[38] 2 years, $4.0 million Luke Walker[39] 3 years, $1.69 million entry-level contract Joey Hishon[40] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Stefan Elliott[41] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract Calvin Pickard[42] 3 years, $2.53 million entry-level contract Tyson Barrie[43] 3 years, $2.145 million entry-level contract Brad Malone[44] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract

Final roster

Updated April 9, 2011.[45]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5		Shawn Belle	D	L	35	2011	Edmonton, Alberta
31		Peter Budaj	G	L	37	2001	Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
10		Kyle Cumiskey	D	L	33	2006	Abbotsford, British Columbia
9		Matt Duchene	C	L	29	2009	Haliburton, Ontario
11		Philippe Dupuis	C	R	35	2008	Laval, Quebec
30		Brian Elliott	G	L	35	2011	Newmarket, Ontario
14		Tomas Fleischmann	LW	L	36	2010	Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia
52		Adam Foote (C)	D	R	49	2008	Whitby, Ontario
39		TJ Galiardi	LW	L	32	2007	Calgary, Alberta
23		Milan Hejduk (A)	RW	R	44	1994	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
36		Jonas Holos	D	R	32	2008	Sarpsborg, Norway
48		Matt Hunwick	D	L	35	2010	Warren, Michigan
6		Erik Johnson	D	R	32	2011	Bloomington, Minnesota
54		David Jones	RW	R	36	2003	Guelph, Ontario
28		David Koci	LW	L	39	2009	Prague, Czechoslovakia
4		John-Michael Liles	D	L	39	2000	Zionsville, Indiana
16		Jay McClement	C	L	37	2011	Kingston, Ontario
55		Cody McLeod	LW	L	36	2007	Binscarth, Manitoba
88		Peter Mueller	C	R	32	2010	Bloomington, Minnesota
3		Ryan O'Byrne	D	R	36	2010	Victoria, British Columbia
37		Ryan O'Reilly	C	L	29	2009	Clinton, Ontario
40		Mark Olver	C	L	32	2008	Burnaby, British Columbia
12		Kevin Porter	C	L	34	2010	Detroit, Michigan
27		Kyle Quincey	D	L	34	2009	Kitchener, Ontario
26		Paul Stastny (A)	C	L	34	2005	Quebec City, Quebec
29		Ryan Stoa	C	L	33	2005	Bloomington, Minnesota
44		Ryan Wilson	D	L	33	2009	Windsor, Ontario
34		Daniel Winnik	LW	L	35	2010	Toronto, Ontario
18		Brandon Yip	RW	R	35	2004	Vancouver, British Columbia

Draft picks

Colorado had 8 picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	17	Joey Hishon	C	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
2	49 (from Los Angeles)	Calvin Pickard	G	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3	71 (from Dallas)	Michael Bournival	LW	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4	95 (from NY Islanders)	Stephen Silas	D	Canada	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
4	107	Sami Aittokallio	G	Finland	Ilves Jr. (Finland-JR.)
5	137	Troy Rutkowski	D	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5	139 (from Los Angeles)	Luke Walker	RW	United States	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7	197	Luke Moffatt	C	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)

Farm teams

Lake Erie Monsters

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

Tulsa Oilers

The Avalanche's Central Hockey League affiliate is the Tulsa Oilers, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[46]

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

References

1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Forsberg Makes His Decision
3. Forsberg Leaves Behind Lasting Memories
4. Foote Announces Retirement
5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011.html
6. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2011_games.html
7. "2010–2011 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
8. Stamkos leads NHL 'Three Stars' for October
9. Nash, Liles and Rafalski top week's 'Three Stars'
10. Duchene tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week
11. Liles Sets NHL Record
12. Avalanche Acquires Talbot, Signs Three
13. Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
14. Avalanche Acquires Winnik
15. Avalanche Acquires O'Byrne
16. Avalanche Acquires Hunwick
17. Avalanche Acquires Fleischmann
18. Avalanche Acquires Elliott From Ottawa
19. Avs Acquire Johnson, McClement, Pick
20. Avalanche Acquires Belle
21. Avalanche Signs Quincey, Winnik
22. Avalanche Signs Yip
23. Avalanche Signs Forsberg
24. Lightning Sign Defenseman Brett Clark
25. Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Tyler Weiman
26. Capitals Sign Defenseman Brian Fahey and Left Wing Kyle Greentree
27. Capitals Sign Right Wing Brian Willsie
28. Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Chris Durno
29. Wings sign defenseman Salei for 1-year
30. SVATOS SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL WITH OMSK IN KHL
31. Capitals Sign Matt Hendricks to a One-Year Contract
32. DREGER: DARCY TUCKER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
33. Forsberg Announces Retirement
34. Avalanche Signs Foote
35. Avalanche Signs Chouinard, Holos
36. Avalanche Signs Budaj, Koci
37. Avalanche Signs Stewart
38. Avalanche Signs Mueller
39. Avalanche Signs Walker
40. Avalanche Signs Hishon
41. Avalanche Signs Stefan Elliott
42. Avalanche Signs Pickard
43. Avalanche Signs Barrie
44. Avalanche Signs Malone
45. "Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
46. Tulsa Announces Affiliation With Avs

External links

• Colorado Avalanche Official site