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2008–09 Colorado Avalanche
Division 4th Northwest
Conference 10th Western
2008–09 record 12-12-0
Home record 6-5-0
Road record 6-7-0
Goals for 64
Goals against 71
Team information
General Manager Francois Giguere
Coach Tony Granato
Captain Joe Sakic
Alternate captains Adam Foote
Ian Laperriere
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance 16,272
Team leaders
Goals Milan Hedjuk (8)
Assists Paul Statsny (12)
Points Paul Statsny (15)
Penalties in minutes Ian Laperriere (55)
Plus/Minus ) T.J. Hensick (3)Ben Guite (3)
Wins Peter Budaj (6)
Goals against average Peter Budaj (2.73)

The 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche season will see the Avalanche attempt to win the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history.

Contents: Regular season — Playoffs — Player stats — Awards and records — Transactions
Roster — Draft picks — Farm teams — See also — References


Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Northwest Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Vancouver Canucks 23 14 7 2 72 56 30
Minnesota Wild 21 13 7 1 56 45 27
Calgary Flames 23 13 9 1 69 73 27
Edmonton Oilers 21 9 10 2 54 64 20
Colorado Avalanche 22 10 12 0 54 63 20

Conference standings

Western Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
San Jose Sharks * 23 19 3 1 89 55 39
Detroit Red Wings * 22 15 3 4 81 66 34
Vancouver Canucks * 23 14 7 2 72 56 30
Anaheim Ducks 24 13 8 3 70 69 29
Minnesota Wild 21 13 7 1 56 45 27
Calgary Flames 23 13 9 1 69 73 27
Chicago Blackhawks 21 10 5 6 73 60 26
Nashville Predators 22 11 9 2 66 71 24
Phoenix Coyotes 22 10 10 2 53 60 22
Los Angeles Kings 21 9 9 3 54 58 21
Columbus Blue Jackets 22 9 10 3 65 73 21
St. Louis Blues 20 9 9 2 57 61 20
Edmonton Oilers 21 9 10 2 54 64 20
Colorado Avalanche 22 10 12 0 54 63 20
Dallas Stars 22 7 11 4 61 83 18

* – division leader

Game log

  • 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
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 9 Boston Bruins 5 - 4 Budaj 18,007 0-1-0 0
2 October 12 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 - 2 Budaj 16,839 0-2-0 0
3 October 14 @ Calgary Flames 5 - 4 Budaj 19,289 0-3-0 0
4 October 16 Philadelphia Flyers 5 - 2 Raycroft 18,007 1-3-0 2
5 October 18 @ Dallas Stars 5 - 4 Raycroft 17,151 2-3-0 4
6 October 20 @ Los Angeles Kings 4 - 3 Budaj 13,891 3-3-0 6
7 October 23 Edmonton Oilers 4 - 1 Budaj 14,898 4-3-0 8
8 October 25 Buffalo Sabres 2 - 1 SO (3-2) Budaj 18,007 5-3-0 10
9 October 28 @ Calgary Flames 3 - 0 Budaj 19,289 5-4-0 10
10 October 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 2 Raycroft 14,945 5-5-0 10
November
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 2 San Jose Sharks 5 - 3 Budaj 15,452 5-6-0 10
12 November 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 6 - 2 Budaj 21,142 5-7-0 10
13 November 6 Minnesota Wild 3 - 1 Budaj 14,562 5-8-0 10
14 November 8 Nashville Predators 1 - 0 Budaj 18,007 6-8-0 12
15 November 12 @ Vancouver Canucks 2 - 1 SO (2-1) Budaj 18,630 7-8-0 14
16 November 15 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 - 2 SO (2-1) Budaj 16,839 8-8-0 16
17 November 18 @ Calgary Flames 4 - 1 Budaj 19,289 8-9-0 16
18 November 20 Calgary Flames 1 - 0 Budaj 14,536 8-10-0 16
19 November 22 @ Los Angeles Kings 4 - 3 SO (2-0) Budaj 18,118 9-10-0 18
20 November 24 Anaheim Ducks 4 - 1 Budaj 16,632 9-11-0 18
21 November 26 St. Louis Blues 3 - 1 Budaj 14,568 10-11-0 20
22 November 28 Phoenix Coyotes 2 - 1 Budaj 14,031 10-12-0 20
23 November 29 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 - 3 Raycroft 18,007 11-12-0 22
December
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
24 December 1 @ Minnesota Wild 6 - 5 Budaj 18,568 12-12-0 24
25 December 4 @ Nashville Predators
26 December 5 @ Dallas Stars
27 December 7 Vancouver Canucks
28 December 9 Los Angeles Kings
29 December 12 Chicago Blackhawks
30 December 15 @ Detroit Red Wings
31 December 16 @ Philadelphia Flyers
32 December 18 @ Tampa Bay Lightning
33 December 21 @ Florida Panthers
34 December 23 Phoenix Coyotes
35 December 27 Detroit Red Wings
36 December 29 Nashville Predators
37 December 31 @ Phoenix Coyotes
January
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
38 January 2 Columbus Blue Jackets
39 January 4 Minnesota Wild
40 January 6 @ Nashville Predators
41 January 8 Chicago Blackhawks
42 January 10 Pittsburgh Penguins
43 January 13 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
44 January 15 @ St. Louis Blues
45 January 16 Edmonton Oilers
46 January 18 Calgary Flames
47 January 21 Los Angeles Kings
48 January 27 San Jose Sharks
49 January 29 Toronto Maple Leafs
50 January 31 Anaheim Ducks
February
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
51 February 2 Calgary Flames
52 February 5 Dallas Stars
53 February 7 @ St. Louis Blues
54 February 10 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
55 February 11 @ Minnesota Wild
56 February 13 Montreal Canadiens
57 February 15 @ Detroit Red Wings
58 February 17 Ottawa Senators
59 February 20 @ Washington Capitals
60 February 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes
61 February 24 @ Atlanta Thrashers
62 February 26 @ New Jersey Devils
63 February 28 @ New York Rangers
March
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
64 March 2 @ New York Islanders
65 March 4 Detroit Red Wings
66 March 8 @ Chicago Blackhawks
67 March 10 Atlanta Thrashers
68 March 12 Minnesota Wild
69 March 14 @ Edmonton Oilers
70 March 15 @ Vancouver Canucks
71 March 17 @ Minnesota Wild
72 March 19 Edmonton Oilers
73 March 22 @ San Jose Sharks
74 March 25 Anaheim Ducks
75 March 27 Vancouver Canucks
76 March 29 @ Anaheim Ducks
April
# Date Opponent Score OT/SO Decision Attendance Record Pts
77 April 1 Phoenix Coyotes
78 April 5 @ Vancouver Canucks
79 April 7 @ San Jose Sharks
80 April 9 Dallas Stars
81 April 11 Vancouver Canucks
82 April 12 St. Louis Blues

Playoffs

Player stats

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Paul Stastny 26 22 4 14 17 -6 14 - - - - - -
Milan Hejduk 23 22 9 6 15 -6 4 - - - - - -
Joe Sakic 19 15 2 10 12 -6 6 - - - - - -
Ryan Smyth 94 22 7 5 12 -7 22 - - - - - -
Wojtek Wolski 8 21 2 10 12 -6 14 - - - - - -
John-Michael Liles 4 20 2 7 9 -4 8 - - - - - -
Jordan Leopold 44 22 3 5 8 -8 6 - - - - - -
Darcy Tucker 16 20 4 3 7 -4 21 - - - - - -
Ian Laperriere 14 22 3 4 7 +3 57 - - - - - -
Marek Svatos 40 21 3 4 7 -3 20 - - - - - -
Ruslan Salei 24 22 0 5 5 +2 12 - - - - - -
Ben Guite 28 9 2 2 4 +3 4 - - - - - -
Tyler Arnason 39 21 2 2 4 -2 10 - - - - - -
T.J. Hensick 37 10 0 4 4 +3 10 - - - - - -
Cody McCormick 11 15 1 2 3 +2 26 - - - - - -
David Jones 54 18 1 2 3 -7 4 - - - - - -
Cody McLeod 55 22 3 0 3 -1 46 - - - - - -
Daniel Tjarnqvist 29 3 1 1 2 +1 0 - - - - - -
Brett Clark 5 22 1 1 2 0 12 - - - - - -
Scott Hannan 22 21 0 2 2 -8 4 - - - - - -
Adam Foote 52 19 0 1 1 -5 6 - - - - - -
Jesse Boulerice 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Brian Willsie 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
Kyle Cumiskey 48 3 0 0 0 -2 0 - - - - - -

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

Goaltenders

    Regular season   Playoffs
Player # GP MIN W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA GP MIN W L GA SO Sv% GAA
Peter Budaj 31 20 1147 8 11 0 51 1 .906 2.67 - - - - - - - -
Andrew Raycroft 1 4 180 2 1 0 11 0 .836 3.67 - - - - - - - -

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

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Player Former team Contract terms
Andrew Raycroft1 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $800,000
Darcy Tucker1 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

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

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Updated November 2, 2008.[1]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
39 Flag of the United States Arnason, TylerTyler Arnason C L 29 2006 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31 Flag of Slovakia Budaj, PeterPeter Budaj G L 26 2001 Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
5 Flag of Canada Clark, BrettBrett Clark D L 31 2002 Wapella, Saskatchewan
52 Flag of Canada Foote, AdamAdam Foote (A) D R 37 2008 Whitby, Ontario
28 Flag of Canada Guite, BenBen Guite RW R 30 2006 Montreal, Quebec
22 Flag of Canada Hannan, ScottScott Hannan D L 29 2007 Richmond, British Columbia
23 Flag of the Czech Republic Hejduk, MilanMilan Hejduk RW R 32 1994 Usti nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
54 Flag of Canada Jones, DavidDavid Jones RW R 24 2003 Guelph, Ontario
14 Flag of Canada Laperriere, IanIan Laperriere (A) RW R 34 2004 Montreal, Quebec
44 Flag of the United States Leopold, JordanJordan Leopold D L 28 2006 Golden Valley, Minnesota
4 Flag of the United States Liles, John-MichaelJohn-Michael Liles D L 28 2000 Zionsville, Indiana
11 Flag of Canada McCormick, CodyCody McCormick C R 25 2001 London, Ontario
55 Flag of Canada McLeod, CodyCody McLeod LW L 24 2007 Binscarth, Manitoba
1 Flag of Canada Raycroft, AndrewAndrew Raycroft G L 28 2008 Belleville, Ontario
19 Flag of Canada Sakic, JoeJoe Sakic (C) C L 39 1987 Burnaby, British Columbia
24 Flag of Belarus Salei, RuslanRuslan Salei D L 34 2008 Minsk, U.S.S.R.
94 Flag of Canada Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth LW L 32 2007 Banff, Alberta
26 Flag of the United States Stastny, PaulPaul Stastny C L 22 2005 Quebec City, Quebec
40 Flag of Slovakia Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos RW R 26 2001 Kosice, Czechoslovakia
29 Flag of Sweden Tjarnqvist, DanielDaniel Tjarnqvist D L 32 2008 Umea, Sweden
16 Flag of Canada Tucker, DarcyDarcy Tucker RW L 33 2008 Castor, Alberta
8 Flag of Canada Wolski, WojtekWojtek Wolski LW L 22 2004 Zabrze, Poland


See also

Farm teams

References

  1. ^ a b CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey NHL - Colorado - Tucker, Raycroft on Rocky Mountain highs
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