2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season

2009–10 Colorado Avalanche
Division	2nd Northwest
Conference	8th Western
2009–10 record	43–30–9
Home record	24–14–3
Road record	19–16–6
Goals for	244
Goals against	233
Team information
General manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Adam Foote
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk Paul Stastny
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	13,948 (77.4%) Total: 571,849
Team leaders
Goals	Chris Stewart (28)
Assists	Paul Stastny (59)
Points	Paul Stastny (79)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (138)
Plus/minus	Ryan Wilson (+13)
Wins	Craig Anderson (38)
Goals against average	Anderson, Peter Budaj (2.64)

The 2009–10 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 38th season, 31st in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 15th as the Colorado Avalanche.

Off-season

On June 3, 2009, the Avalanche began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff by firing head coach Tony Granato, along with assistants coaches Jacques Cloutier and Dave Barr, goaltending coach Jeff Hackett, assistant to the general manager Michel Goulet and video coordinator PJ DeLuca.^[1] Also on June 3, the Avalanche hired Greg Sherman as their new general manager, replacing Francois Giguere, who had been fired in April.^[2] On June 4, Joe Sacco was hired to be the new head coach.^[3] Before Sacco's hiring, an offer had been made to former Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy to become head coach, which Roy declined.^[4]

Defenceman Adam Foote was named team captain following the retirement of long-time captain Joe Sakic.

Preseason

2009 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 17 Dallas Stars 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 1-0-0 [1] 2 September 18 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 St. Louis Blues Weiman 1-1-0 [2] 3 September 20 St. Louis Blues 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche OT Budaj 2-1-0 [3] 4 September 23 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 3-1-0 [4] 5 September 24 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Budaj 3-2-0 [5] 6 September 26 (in Las Vegas) Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Los Angeles Kings Anderson 3-3-0 [6]

Regular season

On July 9, 2009, Avalanche captain Joe Sakic announced his retirement from the NHL after 20 seasons.^[5] The Avalanche retired Sakic's jersey #19 in a ceremony before the October 1, 2009 home opener of the 2009-10 season.^[6] On November 12, 2009, the Avalanche unveiled a new third jersey.^[7]

On February 10, 2010, Kyle Cumiskey scored just 9 seconds into the overtime period to give the Avalanche a 4-3 home win over the Atlanta Thrashers.^[8] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2009-10 NHL regular season.^[9]

Divisional standings

Northwest Division^[10]

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
2	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
3	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
4	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

Conference standings

Western Conference^[11]

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	CE	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
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9	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

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

Game log

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

2009–10 Game log
October: 10–2–2 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 6–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 1–0–0 2 [7] 2 October 3 Vancouver Canucks 0 – 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,416 2–0–0 4 [8] 3 October 8 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Nashville Predators Anderson 14,797 2-1-0 4 [9] 4 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Anderson 20,655 2-1-1 5 [10] 5 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Boston Bruins Anderson 16,393 3-1-1 7 [11] 6 October 13 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 1 Toronto Maple Leafs Anderson 19,148 4-1-1 9 [12] 7 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Montreal Canadiens Anderson 21,273 5-1-1 11 [13] 8 October 17 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Detroit Red Wings SO Anderson 19,763 6-1-1 13 [14] 9 October 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild SO Anderson 18,175 6-1-2 14 [15] 10 October 23 Carolina Hurricanes 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,673 7-1-2 16 [16] 11 October 24 Detroit Red Wings 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 17,690 8-1-2 18 [17] 12 October 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Edmonton Oilers Anderson 16,839 9-1-2 20 [18] 13 October 28 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 10-1-2 22 [19] 14 October 30 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 10-2-2 22 [20]
November: 5–6–3 (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 1 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Vancouver Canucks Anderson 18,810 10-3-2 22 [21] 16 November 4 Phoenix Coyotes 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 11,012 11-3-2 24 [22] 17 November 6 Chicago Blackhawks 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 15,616 12-3-2 26 [23] 18 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 5 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,118 12-4-2 26 [24] 19 November 11 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Anderson 20,879 12-4-3 27 [25] 20 November 14 Vancouver Canucks 8 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,823 12-5-3 27 [26] 21 November 17 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames Anderson 19,289 13-5-3 29 [27] 22 November 18 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 6 Edmonton Oilers Budaj 16,839 13-6-3 29 [28] 23 November 20 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Vancouver Canucks Anderson 18,810 13-7-3 29 [29] 24 November 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,281 14-7-3 31 [30] 25 November 25 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,356 14-7-4 32 [31] 26 November 27 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,365 14-8-4 32 [32] 27 November 28 Minnesota Wild 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 15,303 14-8-5 33 [33] 28 November 30 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 0 Tampa Bay Lightning Anderson 12,214 15-8-5 35 [34]
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 2 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 Florida Panthers SO Anderson 12,403 15-8-6 36 [35] 30 December 3 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 4 Pittsburgh Penguins Budaj 16,968 15-9-6 36 [36] 31 December 5 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Budaj 14,909 16-9-6 38 [37] 32 December 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 0 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 17-9-6 40 [38] 33 December 9 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 11,435 17-10-6 40 [39] 34 December 11 Tampa Bay Lightning 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 12,188 18-10-6 42 [40] 35 December 13 Calgary Flames 2 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,448 19-10-6 44 [41] 36 December 15 Washington Capitals 6 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 14,172 19-11-6 44 [42] 37 December 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,782 20-11-6 46 [43] 38 December 21 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Minnesota Wild Anderson 18,244 21-11-6 48 [44] 39 December 22 Anaheim Ducks 4 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,171 21-12-6 48 [45] 40 December 26 Dallas Stars 1 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 18,007 22-12-6 50 [46] 41 December 30 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Ottawa Senators Anderson 17,823 23-12-6 52 [47] 42 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 4 Detroit Red Wings Anderson 20,066 23-13-6 52 [48]
January: 7–5–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Anderson 17,371 24-13-6 54 [49] 44 January 6 New York Islanders 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,898 24-14-6 54 [50] 45 January 8 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes Budaj 14,071 24-15-6 54 [51] 46 January 9 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Buffalo Sabres SO Anderson 18,690 25-15-6 56 [52] 47 January 11 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 2 Calgary Flames SO Anderson 19,289 26-15-6 58 [53] 48 January 16 New Jersey Devils 1 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 17,816 27-15-6 60 [54] 49 January 18 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 6 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,232 28-15-6 62 [55] 50 January 22 Nashville Predators 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,452 29-15-6 64 [56] 51 January 24 Dallas Stars 0 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,741 30-15-6 66 [57] 52 January 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 0 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,597 30-16-6 66 [58] 53 January 29 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 3 Dallas Stars Anderson 18,532 30-17-6 66 [59] 54 January 31 New York Rangers 3 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 15,264 30-18-6 66 [60]
February: 5–2–0 (Home: 5–0–0; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,213 31-18-6 68 [61] 56 February 4 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 5 Nashville Predators Anderson 17,113 31-19-6 68 [62] 57 February 6 Edmonton Oilers 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 16,571 32-18-6 70 [63] 58 February 8 St. Louis Blues 2 - 5 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,261 33-18-6 72 [64] 59 February 10 Atlanta Thrashers 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 11,644 34-18-6 74 [65] 60 February 12 Phoenix Coyotes 1 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 14,129 35-18-6 76 [66] 61 February 13 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 3 Los Angeles Kings Anderson 18,118 35-20-6 76 [67]
March: 6–8–1 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 62 March 1 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 35-21-6 76 [68] 63 March 3 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks Anderson 14,840 36-20-6 78 [69] 64 March 4 Colorado Avalanche 1 - 3 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 12,426 36-22-6 78 [70] 65 March 6 St. Louis Blues 3 - 7 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 37-21-6 80 [71] 66 March 9 Vancouver Canucks 6 - 4 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,861 37-23-6 80 [72] 67 March 11 Florida Panthers 0 - 3 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 11,458 38-22-6 82 [73] 68 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 Dallas Stars Anderson 16,246 39-22-6 84 [74] 69 March 16 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 3 St. Louis Blues Budaj 19,150 40-22-6 86 [75] 70 March 17 Calgary Flames 3 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 12,770 40-24-6 86 [76] 71 March 21 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 5 Anaheim Ducks Anderson 15,528 40-25-6 86 [77] 72 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings OT Anderson 17,845 40-24-7 87 [78] 73 March 24 Los Angeles Kings 3 - 4 Colorado Avalanche SO Anderson 13,667 41-24-7 89 [79] 74 March 27 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 6 Phoenix Coyotes Anderson 17,188 41-26-7 89 [80] 75 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 3 - 4 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 41-27-7 89 [81] 76 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 13,862 41-28-7 89 [82]
April: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 2 Calgary Flames 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 41-29-7 89 [83] 78 April 4 San Jose Sharks 4 - 5 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 12,893 42-29-7 91 [84] 79 April 6 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 3 Vancouver Canucks SO Anderson 18,810 43-29-7 93 [85] 80 April 7 Colorado Avalanche 4 - 5 Edmonton Oilers OT Budaj 16,839 43-29-8 94 [86] 81 April 9 Chicago Blackhawks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Budaj 16,327 43-30-8 94 [87] 82 April 11 Los Angeles Kings 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 15,674 43-30-9 95 [88]

Playoffs

Main article: 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) San Jose Sharks - Sharks win series 4-2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 14 Colorado Avalanche 2 - 1 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 Avalanche lead 1-0 [89] 2 April 16 Colorado Avalanche 5 - 6 San Jose Sharks OT Anderson 17,562 Series tied 1-1 [90] 3 April 18 San Jose Sharks 0 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 Avalanche lead 2-1 [91] 4 April 20 San Jose Sharks 2 - 1 Colorado Avalanche OT Anderson 18,007 Series tied 2-2 [92] 5 April 22 Colorado Avalanche 0 - 5 San Jose Sharks Anderson 17,562 Sharks lead 3-2 [93] 6 April 24 San Jose Sharks 5 - 2 Colorado Avalanche Anderson 18,007 Sharks win series 4-2 [94]

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 Paul Stastny 81 20 59 79 2 50 Chris Stewart 77 28 36 64 4 73 Matt Duchene 81 24 31 55 1 16 Wojtek Wolski^‡ 62 17 30 47 15 21 Milan Hejduk 56 23 21 44 6 10 TJ Galiardi 70 15 24 39 6 28 John-Michael Liles 59 6 25 31 -2 30 Kyle Quincey 79 6 23 29 9 76 Ryan O'Reilly 81 8 18 26 4 18 Darcy Tucker 71 10 14 24 -3 47 Ryan Wilson 61 3 18 21 13 36 Brett Clark 64 3 17 20 6 28 Kyle Cumiskey 61 7 13 20 0 20 Peter Mueller^† 15 9 11 20 4 8 Brandon Yip 32 11 8 19 5 22 Cody McLeod 74 7 11 18 -13 138 Scott Hannan 81 2 14 16 2 40 David Jones 23 10 6 16 1 2 Matt Hendricks 56 9 7 16 1 74 Marek Svatos 54 7 4 11 -13 35 Adam Foote 67 0 9 9 8 64 Chris Durno 41 4 4 8 3 47 Ruslan Salei 14 1 5 6 -1 10 T. J. Hensick 7 1 2 3 0 0 Ryan Stoa 12 2 1 3 -3 0 Kevin Porter^† 16 2 1 3 -4 0 Justin Mercier 9 1 1 2 2 0 Philippe Dupuis 4 0 1 1 1 2 David Koci 43 1 0 1 -2 84 Tom Preissing 4 0 1 1 -6 0 Stephane Yelle^† 11 0 1 1 0 4 Wes O'Neill 2 0 0 0 1 2 Darren Haydar 1 0 0 0 0 0 Derek Peltier 3 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Willsie 4 0 0 0 -1 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Paul Stastny 6 1 4 5 -2 4 Brandon Yip 6 2 2 4 -3 6 Chris Stewart 6 3 0 3 -1 4 Matt Duchene 6 0 3 3 -2 0 John-Michael Liles 6 1 1 2 -2 4 Kyle Cumiskey 6 1 1 2 -7 2 TJ Galiardi 6 0 2 2 -1 6 Adam Foote 6 0 1 1 -4 10 Milan Hejduk 3 1 0 1 0 0 Marek Svatos 3 1 0 1 -1 2 Ryan Wilson 4 0 1 1 -1 0 Ryan O'Reilly 6 1 0 1 0 2 Stephane Yelle 6 0 0 0 -1 2 Darcy Tucker 6 0 0 0 -1 2 Ruslan Salei 1 0 0 0 0 0 Brett Clark 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Hannan 6 0 0 0 3 4 Matt Hendricks 6 0 0 0 -2 0 Kyle Quincey 6 0 0 0 2 8 Kevin Porter 4 0 0 0 -2 0 Cody McLeod 6 0 0 0 -2 5 Ryan Stoa 1 0 0 0 0 2 Chris Durno 1 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% = 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 Craig Anderson 71 4235 38 25 7 186 2.64 2233 .917 7 0 3 16 Peter Budaj 15 728 5 5 2 32 2.64 386 .917 1 0 1 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Craig Anderson 6 366 2 4 16 2.62 239 .933 1 0 1 0 Peter Budaj 1 9 0 0 1 6.67 4 .750 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

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Matt Duchene	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 1, 2009
Ryan O'Reilly	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 1, 2009
John-Michael Liles	200th Career NHL Point	October 1, 2009
Matt Hendricks	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 10, 2009
Ryan O'Reilly	1st Career NHL Goal	October 15, 2009
Ryan Wilson	1st Career NHL Game	October 15, 2009
Paul Stastny	200th Career NHL Game	October 15, 2009
Matt Duchene	1st Career NHL Goal	October 17, 2009
Ryan Wilson	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 23, 2009
Kyle Quincey	100th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2009
Paul Stastny	200th Career NHL Point	November 4, 2009
Philippe Dupuis	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 4, 2009
Milan Hejduk	800th Career NHL Game	November 6, 2009
Ryan Wilson	1st Career NHL Goal	November 17, 2009
Chris Durno	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 18, 2009
Wojtek Wolski	100th Career NHL Assist	November 20, 2009
John-Michael Liles	400th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2009
Scott Hannan	700th Career NHL Game	December 2, 2009
Darcy Tucker	900th Career NHL Game	December 7, 2009
Justin Mercier	1st Career NHL Game	December 9, 2009
Ryan Stoa	1st Career NHL Game	December 13, 2009
Brandon Yip	1st Career NHL Game	December 19, 2009
Brandon Yip	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	December 22, 2009
Matt Hendricks	1st Career NHL Assist	December 22, 2009
Brett Clark	100th Career NHL Assist	December 26, 2009
Chris Durno	1st Career NHL Goal	December 26, 2009
Brandon Yip	1st Career NHL Assist	December 30, 2009
David Koci	100th Career NHL Game	January 18, 2010
Ryan Stoa	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 22, 2010
Chris Stewart	100th Career NHL Game	January 28, 2010
Brett Clark	500th Career NHL Game	January 29, 2010
Justin Mercier	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 31, 2010
Justin Mercier	1st Career NHL Goal	February 4, 2010
Marek Svatos	300th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2010
Wojtek Wolski	300th Career NHL Game	February 12, 2010
Chris Stewart	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	March 6, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey	100th Career NHL Game	March 14, 2010
Adam Foote	300th Career NHL Point	April 4, 2010
Milan Hejduk	700th Career NHL Point	April 4, 2010
Ryan Stoa	1st Career NHL Goal	April 9, 2010

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Chris Stewart	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2010
Matt Duchene	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2010
TJ Galiardi	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2010
Brandon Yip	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Ryan Wilson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Matt Hendricks	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Kevin Porter	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 14, 2010
Craig Anderson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Win	April 14, 2010
Brandon Yip	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2010
Kyle Cumiskey	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2010
Ryan Wilson	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 16, 2010
Ryan O'Reilly	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2010
Ryan Stoa	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 18, 2010
Craig Anderson	1st Career NHL Playoff Shutout	April 18, 2010
Chris Durno	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 20, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Craig Anderson[12]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 5, 2009
Craig Anderson[13]	NHL Second Star of the Week	October 19, 2009
Craig Anderson[14]	NHL First Star of the Month	October 2009
Matt Duchene[15]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 7, 2009
Matt Duchene[16]	NHL Rookie of the Month	December 2009
Craig Anderson[17]	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 25, 2010
Chris Stewart[18]	NHL First Star of the Week	March 8, 2010

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
July 3, 2009[19]	To Los Angeles Kings Ryan Smyth	To Colorado Avalanche Kyle Quincey Tom Preissing 5th-round draft pick in 2010
July 16, 2009[20]	To New York Rangers Nigel Williams	To Colorado Avalanche Brian Fahey
March 3, 2010[21]	To Phoenix Coyotes Wojtek Wolski	To Colorado Avalanche Peter Mueller Kevin Porter
March 3, 2010[22]	To Carolina Hurricanes Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll 6th-round draft pick in 2010	To Colorado Avalanche Stephane Yelle Harrison Reed

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Craig Anderson[23] Florida Panthers 2 years, $3.6 million David Koci[24] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $575,000 Darren Haydar[25] Grand Rapids Griffins undisclosed Brett Skinner[26] Chicago Wolves undisclosed Zach Cohen[27] Boston University entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Ian Laperriere[28] Philadelphia Flyers 3 years, $3.5 million Lawrence Nycholat[29] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000 Tyler Arnason[30] New York Rangers 2-way contract Andrew Raycroft[31] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $500,000 Ben Guite[32] Nashville Predators 1 year, $550,000 Michael Vernace[33] Atlanta Thrashers undisclosed Cody McCormick[34] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $522,500

Lost via retirement Player Joe Sakic[35] Player signings Player Contract terms Cameron Gaunce[36] undisclosed Trevor Cann[37] undisclosed Cody McLeod[38] 3 years, $3.1 million Peter Budaj[39] 1 year, $1.25 million David Jones[40] undisclosed Chris Durno[41] undisclosed Matt Hendricks[42] undisclosed Brian Willsie[43] undisclosed Tyler Weiman[44] undisclosed Philippe Dupuis[45] undisclosed Kyle Cumiskey[46] undisclosed Justin Mercier[47] undisclosed Matt Duchene[48] 3 year entry-level contract Brandon Yip[49] entry-level contract Ryan O'Reilly[50] 3 year entry-level contract Milan Hejduk[51] 1-year contract extension Mike Carman[52] entry-level contract Mark Olver[53] entry-level contract Kevin Shattenkirk[54] entry-level contract Colby Cohen[55] entry-level contract

Draft picks

Colorado had 7 picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	3	Matt Duchene	Center	Canada	Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2	33	Ryan O'Reilly	Center	Canada	Erie Otters (OHL)
2	49 (from Montreal via Calgary)	Stefan Elliott	Defense	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
3	64	Tyson Barrie	Defense	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5	124	Kieran Millan	Goaltender	Canada	Boston University (Hockey East)
6	154	Brandon Maxwell	Goaltender	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
7	184	Gus Young	Defense	United States	Noble and Greenough School (USHS-MA)

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.

See also

• 2009–10 NHL season

External links

• Colorado Avalanche home page

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47. Club Also Signs Forward Prospect Justin Mercier
48. Avalanche Signs Matt Duchene
49. Avalanche Signs Brandon Yip
50. Avalanche Signs O'Reilly
51. Avalanche Signs Hejduk To One-Year Extension
52. Avalanche Signs Carman
53. Avalanche Signs Olver
54. Avalanche Signs Shattenkirk
55. Avalanche Signs Colby Cohen