2011–12 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2011–12 Colorado Avalanche season was the 40th overall season for the franchise, the 33rd since joining the NHL,[1] and 17th since relocating to Colorado.

2011–12 Colorado Avalanche
Division	3rd Northwest
Conference	11th Western
2011–12 record	41–35–6
Home record	22–17–2
Road record	19–18–4
Goals for	208
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	Greg Sherman
Coach	Joe Sacco
Captain	Vacant (Oct.–Nov.) Milan Hejduk (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	Milan Hejduk (Oct.–Nov.) Paul Stastny Rotating
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	15,431 (85.7%)
Team leaders
Goals	Gabriel Landeskog (22)
Assists	Ryan O'Reilly (37)
Points	Ryan O'Reilly (55)
Penalty minutes	Cody McLeod (164)
Plus/minus	Gabriel Landeskog (+20)
Wins	Semyon Varlamov (26)
Goals against average	Jean-Sebastien Gigure (2.27)

The Avalanche failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, finishing seven points behind the eighth-placed Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference.

Off-Season

On June 16, 2011, the Avalanche promoted former player Adam Deadmarsh to assistant coach.[2] Deadmarsh will take Steve Konowalchuk's place behind the bench, as Konowalchuk has accepted the head coaching position for the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds.

Captain Adam Foote retired.

Regular season

The Avalanche retired Peter Forsberg's number 21 jersey on opening night, October 8.[3]

On November 14, the Avalanche named Milan Hejduk as the third captain in Avalanche history.[4]

The Avalanche had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with just 223.[5]

Standings

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
4	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy.

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results

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

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Colorado Avalanche	2–5	Dallas Stars		Cann	0–1–0
2	September 23	St. Louis Blues	3–2	Colorado Avalanche		Varlamov	0–2–0
3	September 25	Dallas Stars	0–3	Colorado Avalanche		Giguere	1–2–0
4	September 28	Los Angeles Kings	6–0	Colorado Avalanche		Varlamov	1–3–0
5	September 29	Colorado Avalanche	1–3	St. Louis Blues		Giguere	1–4–0
6	October 1 (in Las Vegas, Nevada)	Colorado Avalanche	4–1	Los Angeles Kings		Varlamov	2–4–0

Regular season

2011–12 Game log
October: 7–4–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 6–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Detroit Red Wings 3–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 18,007 0–1–0 0 2 October 10 Colorado Avalanche 1–0 Boston Bruins Varlamov 17,565 1–1–0 2 3 October 12 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Varlamov 8,986 2–1–0 4 4 October 13 Colorado Avalanche 7–1 Ottawa Senators Giguere 19,239 3–1–0 6 5 October 15 Colorado Avalanche 6–5 Montreal Canadiens SO Varlamov 21,273 4–1–0 8 6 October 17 Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs OT Giguere 19,359 5–1–0 10 7 October 20 Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 17,523 5–2–0 10 8 October 22 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Varlamov 21,328 6–2–0 12 9 October 26 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Calgary Flames Giguere 19,289 6–3–0 12 10 October 28 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,057 6–4–0 12 11 October 30 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 12,355 7–4–0 14
November: 4–9–1 (Home: 4–6–0; Road: 0–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 2 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 12,141 7–5–0 14 13 November 4 Colorado Avalanche 6–7 Dallas Stars OT Varlamov 11,981 7–5–1 15 14 November 6 Calgary Flames 2–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,356 7–6–1 15 15 November 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Varlamov 20,066 7–7–1 15 16 November 10 New York Islanders 3–4 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 13,221 8–7–1 17 17 November 12 Calgary Flames 4–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 14,919 8–8–1 17 18 November 15 Colorado Avalanche 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Varlamov 18,483 8–9–1 17 19 November 17 Colorado Avalanche 0–1 Minnesota Wild Giguere 16,779 8–10–1 17 20 November 18 Dallas Stars 0–3 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 16,091 9–10–1 19 21 November 20 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 15,013 9–11–1 19 22 November 23 Vancouver Canucks 3–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,538 9–12–1 19 23 November 26 Edmonton Oilers 2–5 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 17,684 10–12–1 21 24 November 28 Dallas Stars 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 12,015 10–13–1 21 25 November 30 New Jersey Devils 1–6 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 14,251 11–13–1 23
December: 6–4–0 (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 0–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Colorado Avalanche SO Varlamov 15,966 12–13–1 25 27 December 4 Detroit Red Wings 2–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 17,014 13–13–1 27 28 December 6 Colorado Avalanche 0–6 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 18,890 13–14–1 27 29 December 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Calgary Flames Giguere 19,289 13–15–1 27 30 December 9 Colorado Avalanche 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 16,839 13–16–1 27 31 December 13 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Colorado Avalanche SO Varlamov 14,374 14–16–1 29 32 December 15 Colorado Avalanche 4–5 San Jose Sharks Varlamov 17,562 14–17–1 29 33 December 17 Washington Capitals 1–2 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 16,011 15–17–1 31 34 December 19 Philadelphia Flyers 2–3 Colorado Avalanche SO Giguere 14,889 16–17–1 33 35 December 21 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 15,421 17–17–1 35 36 December 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 16,165 18–17–1 37 37 December 26 Colorado Avalanche 4–2 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 19,290 19–17–1 39 38 December 27 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 18,007 19–18–1 39 39 December 29 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 17,839 20–18–1 41 40 December 31 Colorado Avalanche 4–2 Anaheim Ducks Giguere 15,119 21–18–1 43
January: 5–6–1 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 2 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Los Angeles Kings SO Giguere 18,118 22–18–1 45 42 January 6 Colorado Avalanche 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks Varlamov 21,807 23–18–1 47 43 January 7 Colorado Avalanche 0–4 St. Louis Blues Giguere 19,150 23–19–1 47 44 January 10 Nashville Predators 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 14,417 23–20–1 47 45 January 12 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Nashville Predators OT Giguere 16,905 23–20–2 48 46 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 2–1 Dallas Stars Giguere 15,838 24–20–2 50 47 January 16 Colorado Avalanche 1–6 Phoenix Coyotes Varlamov 12,757 24–21–2 50 48 January 18 Florida Panthers 3–4 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 13,465 25–21–2 52 49 January 21 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Los Angeles Kings Giguere 18,118 26–21–2 54 50 January 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Anaheim Ducks Giguere 14,004 26–22–2 54 51 January 24 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 16,291 26–23–2 54 52 January 31 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 16,839 26–24–2 54
February: 7–3–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 3–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 2 Minnesota Wild 1–0 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 14,186 26–25–2 54 54 February 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Colorado Avalanche SO Giguere 17,024 26–25–3 55 55 February 7 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 16,553 27–25–3 57 56 February 10 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 Colorado Avalanche OT Giguere 16,854 28–25–3 59 57 February 11 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 St. Louis Blues OT Varlamov 19,150 28–25–4 60 58 February 15 Colorado Avalanche 1–3 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 18,890 28–26–4 60 59 February 17 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Varlamov 16,839 29–26–4 62 60 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 1–5 Winnipeg Jets Varlamov 15,004 29–27–4 62 61 February 22 Los Angeles Kings 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,907 30–27–4 64 62 February 24 Colorado Avalanche 5–0 Columbus Blue Jackets Varlamov 16,925 31–27–4 66 63 February 25 Colorado Avalanche 4–3 Detroit Red Wings Giguere 20,066 32–27–4 68 64 February 27 Anaheim Ducks 1–4 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,133 33–27–4 70
March: 8–6–2 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–0 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 13,236 33–28–4 70 66 March 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 18,007 33–29–4 70 67 March 4 Colorado Avalanche 2–0 Minnesota Wild Varlamov 17,354 34–29–4 72 68 March 6 Minnesota Wild 1–7 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 13,385 35–29–4 74 69 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Nashville Predators Varlamov 17,113 35–30–4 74 70 March 10 Edmonton Oilers 2–3 Colorado Avalanche SO Varlamov 15,683 36–30–4 76 71 March 12 Anaheim Ducks 2–3 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 15,045 37–30–4 78 72 March 14 Colorado Avalanche 5–4 Buffalo Sabres SO Varlamov 18,690 38–30–4 80 73 March 15 Colorado Avalanche 0–1 New Jersey Devils SO Giguere 16,055 38–30–5 81 74 March 17 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 New York Rangers Varlamov 18,200 39–30–5 83 75 March 20 Calgary Flames 1–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlmaov 14,223 40–30–5 85 76 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes Varlamov 14,938 40-31-5 85 77 March 24 Vancouver Canucks 3–2 Colorado Avalanche OT Varlamov 18,007 40-31-6 86 78 March 26 Colorado Avalanche 1–5 San Jose Sharks Varlamov 17,562 40-32-6 86 79 March 28 Colorado Avalanche 0–1 Vancouver Canucks Varlamov 18,890 40-33-6 86 80 March 30 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Calgary Flames Varlamov 19,289 41-33-6 88
April: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–2–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 81 April 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 Colorado Avalanche Varlamov 15,610 41-34-6 88 82 April 7 Nashville Predators 6–1 Colorado Avalanche Giguere 18,007 41-35-6 88

Playoffs

The Colorado Avalanche failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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 Ryan O'Reilly 81 18 37 55 -1 12 Paul Stastny 79 21 32 53 −8 34 Gabriel Landeskog 82 22 30 52 20 51 Milan Hejduk 81 14 23 37 −12 14 David Jones 72 20 17 37 −8 32 Matt Duchene 58 14 14 28 −11 8 Erik Johnson 73 4 22 26 −7 26 Kyle Quincey^‡ 54 5 18 23 −1 60 Ryan Wilson 59 1 20 21 11 33 Shane O'Brien 76 3 17 20 2 105 Jan Hejda 81 5 14 19 −17 24 Daniel Winnik^‡ 63 5 13 18 −11 42 Jay McClement 80 10 7 17 −8 31 Peter Mueller 32 7 9 16 -3 8 Chuck Kobasew 58 7 7 14 −10 51 TJ Galiardi^‡ 55 8 6 14 −6 47 Stefan Elliott 39 4 9 13 2 8 Steve Downie^† 20 2 11 13 9 16 Jamie McGinn^† 17 8 5 13 -4 11 Cody McLeod 75 6 5 11 0 164 Ryan O'Byrne 74 1 6 7 -5 57 Kevin Porter 35 4 3 7 −2 17 Mark Olver 24 4 3 7 0 15 David Van der Gulik 25 1 5 6 3 2 Matt Hunwick 33 3 3 6 -3 8 Joakim Lindstrom 16 2 3 5 −9 0 Brad Malone 9 0 2 2 1 0 Evan Brophey 3 0 0 0 0 0 Tyson Barrie 10 0 0 0 −2 0 Mike Connolly 2 0 0 0 0 2 Brandon Yip^‡ 10 0 0 0 1 8

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 Semyon Varlamov 53 3151 26 24 3 136 2.59 1564 .913 4 0 1 2 Jean-Sebastien Giguere 32 1820 15 11 3 69 2.27 850 .919 2 0 0 2

^†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
Ryan O'Reilly[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 5, 2011
Jean-Sebastien Giguere[7]	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 26, 2011
Gabriel Landeskog[8]	NHL Rookie of the Month	February 2012

Records

Regular Season
Player	Record

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 12, 2011
Gabriel Landeskog	1st Career NHL Assist	October 13, 2011
Ryan O'Byrne	200th Career NHL Game	October 22, 2011
Kyle Quincey	200th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2011
Daniel Winnik	300th Career NHL Game	November 15, 2011
Shane O'Brien	400th Career NHL Game	November 20, 2011
Stefan Elliott	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	November 26, 2011
Stefan Elliott	1st Career NHL Assist	November 28, 2011
Chuck Kobasew	500th Career NHL Game	December 8, 2011
Jay McClement	500th Career NHL Game	December 8, 2011
Brad Malone	1st Career NHL Game	December 8, 2011
Brad Malone	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 19, 2011
Cody McLeod	300th Career NHL Game	December 19, 2011
Matt Duchene	200th Career NHL Game	December 29, 2011
Chuck Kobasew	100th Career NHL Goal	December 31, 2011
David Jones	200th Career NHL Game	January 2, 2012
Ryan O'Reilly	200th Career NHL Game	January 12, 2012
Tyson Barrie	1st Career NHL Game	February 7, 2012
David Jones	100th Career NHL Point	February 7, 2012
Paul Stastny	400th Career NHL Game	February 7, 2012
Jan Hejda	400th Career NHL Game	February 19, 2012
Ryan O'Reilly	100th Career NHL Point	February 25, 2012
Mike Connolly	1st Career NHL Game	March 4, 2012
Semyon Varlamov	100th Career NHL Game	March 6, 2012
Erik Johnson	100th Career NHL Assist	March 30, 2012

Final roster

Updated April 18, 2012.[9]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
27		Steve Downie	RW	R	33	2012	Newmarket, Ontario
9		Matt Duchene	C	L	30	2009	Haliburton, Ontario
35		Jean-Sebastien Giguere	G	L	43	2011	Montreal, Quebec
8		Jan Hejda	D	L	42	2011	Prague, Czechoslovakia
23		Milan Hejduk (C)	RW	R	44	1994	Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
22		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
17		Chuck Kobasew	RW	R	38	2011	Osoyoos, British Columbia
92		Gabriel Landeskog	LW	L	28	2011	Stockholm, Sweden
16		Jay McClement	C	L	37	2011	Kingston, Ontario
11		Jamie McGinn	LW	L	32	2012	Fergus, Ontario
55		Cody McLeod	LW	L	36	2007	Binscarth, Manitoba
88		Peter Mueller	C	R	32	2010	Bloomington, Minnesota
5		Shane O'Brien	D	L	37	2011	Port Hope, Ontario
3		Ryan O'Byrne	D	R	36	2010	Victoria, British Columbia
37		Ryan O'Reilly	C	L	30	2009	Clinton, Ontario
40		Mark Olver	C	L	33	2010	Burnaby, British Columbia
12		Kevin Porter	C	L	34	2010	Detroit, Michigan
26		Paul Stastny (A)	C	L	35	2005	Quebec City, Quebec
1		Semyon Varlamov	G	L	32	2011	Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
44		Ryan Wilson	D	L	34	2009	Windsor, Ontario

Transactions

The Avalanche have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:

Trades

Date	Details
June 24, 2011[10]	To Toronto Maple Leafs John-Michael Liles	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2012
July 1, 2011[11]	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2012 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 1]	To Colorado Avalanche Semyon Varlamov
October 8, 2011[12]	To Anaheim Ducks Kyle Cumiskey	To Colorado Avalanche Jake Newton Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[lower-alpha 2]
February 2, 2012[13]	To Washington Capitals Mike Carman	To Colorado Avalanche Danny Richmond
February 21, 2012[14]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Quincey	To Colorado Avalanche Steve Downie
February 27, 2012[15]	To San Jose Sharks TJ Galiardi Daniel Winnik 7th-round pick in 2013	To Colorado Avalanche Jamie McGinn Mike Connolly Michael Sgarbossa

Condition satisfied. Condition satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Joakim Lindstrom[16] Skelleftea AIK 1 year, $600,000 Patrick Bordeleau[17] Lake Erie Monsters 1 year, $525,000 Jan Hejda[18] Columbus Blue Jackets 4 years, $13 million Jean-Sebastien Giguere[19] Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $2.5 million Chuck Kobasew[20] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $2.5 million Cedrick Desjardins[21] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $650,000 Evan Brophey[21] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $525,000 Patrick Rissmiller[22] Florida Panthers 1 year, $525,000 Shane O'Brien[23] Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.1 million

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Peter Budaj[24] Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $2.3 million Tomas Fleischmann[25] Florida Panthers 4 years, $18 million Brian Elliott[26] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 Ben Walter[27] Calgary Flames 2 years, $1.07 million Philippe Dupuis[28] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $650,000 Jason Bacashihua[29] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $525,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Brandon Yip[30] Nashville Predators January 19, 2012

Lost via retirement Player Adam Foote[31] Player signings Player Date Contract terms Milan Hejduk[32] May 11, 2011 1 year, $2.6 million David Jones[33] June 29, 2011 1 year, $2.5 million Ryan O'Byrne[34] June 30, 2011 2 years, $3.6 million Matt Hunwick[34] June 30, 2011 1 year, $1.55 million Semyon Varlamov[35] July 2, 2011 3 years, $8.5 million David Liffiton[21] July 8, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Greg Mauldin[21] July 8, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Justin Mercier[21] July 8, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Ryan Stoa[21] July 8, 2011 1 year, $803,250 David Van der Gulik[21] July 8, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Kevin Porter[36] July 9, 2011 1 year, $850,000 Ryan Wilson[36] July 9, 2011 1 year, $1.275 million TJ Galiardi[22] July 12, 2011 1 year, $700,000 Semyon Varlamov[35] July 2, 2011 3 years, $8.5 million Gabriel Landeskog[37] July 28, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Duncan Siemens[37] July 28, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Kyle Cumiskey[38] September 9, 2011 1 year, $708,750 Paul Carey[39] April 11, 2012 2 years, $1.35 million entry-level contract Sami Aittokallio[40] May 11, 2012 3 years, $2.05 million entry-level contract Kieran Millan[40] May 11, 2012 2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract Kent Patterson[40] May 11, 2012 2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract Milan Hejduk[41] May 18, 2012 1 year, $2 million contract extension Cody McLeod[42] June 4, 2012 3 years, $3.5 million contract extension David Jones[43] June 6, 2012 4 years, $16 million Matt Hunwick[44] June 6, 2012 2 years, $3.2 million

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	Gabriel Landeskog	LW	Sweden	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1	11 (from St. Louis)	Duncan Siemens	D	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
4	93	Joachim Nermark	C	Sweden	Linkopings HC (Elitserien)
5	123	Garrett Meurs	C	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6	153	Gabriel Beaupre	D	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
7	183	Dillon Donnelly	D	United States	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

See also

• 2011–12 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. Deadmarsh Promoted To Assistant Coach
3. Avs send Forsberg's No. 21 to the rafters
4. Hejduk Named Captain Archived 2011-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
5. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2012.html
6. Moulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars'
7. Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars
8. Avs' Landeskog named Rookie of Month
9. "Colorado Avalanche - Team -Roster". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
10. Avalanche Acquires Second-Round Pick In 2012
11. Avalanche Acquired Varlamov From Capitals
12. Avalanche Acquires Newton, Draft Pick From Anaheim
13. Capitals Acquire Kevin Marshall from Philadelphia and Mike Carman from Colorado
14. AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DOWNIE
15. AVALANCHE ACQUIRES McGINN, CONNOLLY, SGARBOSSA FROM SAN JOSE
16. Avalanche Signs Joakim Lindstrom
17. Avalanche Reportedly Re-Sign David van der Gulik
18. Avalanche Signs Jan Hejda
19. Avalanche Signs J.S. Giguere
20. Avalanche Signs Kobasew
21. Avalanche Signs Desjardins, Brophey
22. Avalanche Signs Galiardi
23. Avalanche Signs O'Brien
24. Two-year contract for goalie Peter Budaj
25. Panthers Sign RW Tomas Fleischmann
26. Blues Sign Goaltender Brian Elliott NHL.com (July 1, 2011)
27. Flames sign three more players NHL.com (July 2, 2011)
28. Leafs Sign Lashoff And Dupuis
29. Flyers Sign Three
30. Preds Claim Forward Brandon Yip Off Waivers
31. Foote Announces Retirement
32. Avalanche Signs Hejduk
33. Avalanche Signs Jones To One-Year Contact
34. Avalanche Signs O'Byrne To Two-Year Deal
35. Varlamov Under Contract
36. Avalanche Signs Porter, Wilson
37. Avalanche Signs Landeskog, Siemens
38. Avalanche Signs Cumiskey To One-Year Deal
39. Avalanche Signs Carey
40. Avalanche Signs Three Goaltending Prospects
41. Avalanche Signs Hejduk
42. Avalanche Signs McLeod
43. Avalanche Signs Jones
44. Avalanche Signs Hunwick