2011–12 Colorado Avalanche season
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The 2011–12
2011–12 NHL season
The 2011–12 NHL season is the 95th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It is the fifth consecutive season that opens in Europe with NHL Premiere games. As with the previous season, three events are scheduled: two games will be held in Stockholm, Sweden; one game in Helsinki,...

 Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

will be the 33rd
Colorado Avalanche seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Avalanche have completed in the NHL since their relocation from Quebec in 1995....

 season for the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 17th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

The Avalanche could attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records...

 after failing to qualify in 2010–11
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...

 and three times in the last five seasons.

Off-Season

On June 16, 2011, the Avalanche promoted former player Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh is a former Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently an Assistant Coach to Joe Sacco for the Avalanche...

 to assistant coach. Deadmarsh will take Steve Konowalchuk's
Steve Konowalchuk
Steven Reed Konowalchuk is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the head coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League...

 place behind the bench, as Konowalchuk has accepted the head coaching position for the Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...

.

Regular Season

The Avalanche retired Peter Forsberg
Peter Forsberg
Peter Mattias "Foppa" Forsberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and currently an assistant general manager of Modo Sports. Known for his on-ice vision and physical play, Forsberg is considered one of the most complete players of his generation...

's #21 jersey on opening night, October 8.

On November 14, the Avalanche named Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk is a Czech professional ice hockey forward and the captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...

 as the 3rd captain in Avalanche history.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season


Regular season

{| class="toccolours collapsible" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
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|- valign="top"
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The 2011–12
2011–12 NHL season
The 2011–12 NHL season is the 95th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It is the fifth consecutive season that opens in Europe with NHL Premiere games. As with the previous season, three events are scheduled: two games will be held in Stockholm, Sweden; one game in Helsinki,...

 Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

will be the 33rd
Colorado Avalanche seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Avalanche have completed in the NHL since their relocation from Quebec in 1995....

 season for the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 17th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

The Avalanche could attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records...

 after failing to qualify in 2010–11
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...

 and three times in the last five seasons.

Off-Season

On June 16, 2011, the Avalanche promoted former player Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh is a former Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently an Assistant Coach to Joe Sacco for the Avalanche...

 to assistant coach. Deadmarsh will take Steve Konowalchuk's
Steve Konowalchuk
Steven Reed Konowalchuk is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the head coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League...

 place behind the bench, as Konowalchuk has accepted the head coaching position for the Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...

.

Regular Season

The Avalanche retired Peter Forsberg
Peter Forsberg
Peter Mattias "Foppa" Forsberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and currently an assistant general manager of Modo Sports. Known for his on-ice vision and physical play, Forsberg is considered one of the most complete players of his generation...

's #21 jersey on opening night, October 8.

On November 14, the Avalanche named Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk is a Czech professional ice hockey forward and the captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...

 as the 3rd captain in Avalanche history.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" | 2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Decision || Record || Recap
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 1 || September 22 || Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 || 2 - 5 || Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...

 || || Cann
Trevor Cann
Trevor Cann is a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who currently plays for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. Cann was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the 49th overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Junior Hockey:Cann began his junior career with the Peterborough...

 || 0-1-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010027
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2 || September 23 || St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...

 || 3 - 2 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 0-2-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010036
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || September 25 || Dallas Stars || 0 - 3 || Colorado Avalanche || || Giguere
Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Jean-Sébastien Giguère is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Verdun Collège Français and Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , where he was drafted 13th...

 || 1-2-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010057
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 4 || September 28 || Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 6 - 0 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 1-3-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010072
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 5 || September 29 || Colorado Avalanche || 1 - 3 || St. Louis Blues || || Giguere || 1-4-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010077
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || October 1 (in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

) || Colorado Avalanche || 4 - 1 || Los Angeles Kings || || Varlamov || 2-4-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010092
|}

Regular season

{| class="toccolours collapsible" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#005488; color:white;" | 2011–12 Game log
|- valign="top"
|
The 2011–12
2011–12 NHL season
The 2011–12 NHL season is the 95th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It is the fifth consecutive season that opens in Europe with NHL Premiere games. As with the previous season, three events are scheduled: two games will be held in Stockholm, Sweden; one game in Helsinki,...

 Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

will be the 33rd
Colorado Avalanche seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Avalanche have completed in the NHL since their relocation from Quebec in 1995....

 season for the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 17th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

 to start the 1995–96 NHL season.

The Avalanche could attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs
Stanley Cup playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records...

 after failing to qualify in 2010–11
2010–11 NHL season
The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech...

 and three times in the last five seasons.

Off-Season

On June 16, 2011, the Avalanche promoted former player Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh
Adam Deadmarsh is a former Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. He is currently an Assistant Coach to Joe Sacco for the Avalanche...

 to assistant coach. Deadmarsh will take Steve Konowalchuk's
Steve Konowalchuk
Steven Reed Konowalchuk is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and the Colorado Avalanche. He is currently the head coach for the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League...

 place behind the bench, as Konowalchuk has accepted the head coaching position for the Seattle Thunderbirds
Seattle Thunderbirds
The Seattle Thunderbirds are a junior ice hockey team based in Kent, a suburb of Seattle, Washington. They are part of the U.S. Division of the Western Hockey League, and play in the ShoWare Center...

.

Regular Season

The Avalanche retired Peter Forsberg
Peter Forsberg
Peter Mattias "Foppa" Forsberg is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and currently an assistant general manager of Modo Sports. Known for his on-ice vision and physical play, Forsberg is considered one of the most complete players of his generation...

's #21 jersey on opening night, October 8.

On November 14, the Avalanche named Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk is a Czech professional ice hockey forward and the captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...

 as the 3rd captain in Avalanche history.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=11 style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" | 2011 Pre-season Game log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"
| # || Date || Visitor || Score || Home || OT || Decision || Record || Recap
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 1 || September 22 || Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...

 || 2 - 5 || Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...

 || || Cann
Trevor Cann
Trevor Cann is a Canadian professional ice hockey goalie who currently plays for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. Cann was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche with the 49th overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.-Junior Hockey:Cann began his junior career with the Peterborough...

 || 0-1-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010027
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2 || September 23 || St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "St. Louis Blues", and plays in the 19,150-seat Scottrade...

 || 3 - 2 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 0-2-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010036
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || September 25 || Dallas Stars || 0 - 3 || Colorado Avalanche || || Giguere
Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Jean-Sébastien Giguère is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League . He played major junior with the Verdun Collège Français and Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , where he was drafted 13th...

 || 1-2-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010057
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 4 || September 28 || Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 || 6 - 0 || Colorado Avalanche || || Varlamov || 1-3-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010072
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 5 || September 29 || Colorado Avalanche || 1 - 3 || St. Louis Blues || || Giguere || 1-4-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010077
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6 || October 1 (in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

) || Colorado Avalanche || 4 - 1 || Los Angeles Kings || || Varlamov || 2-4-0 || http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011010092
|}

Regular season

{| class="toccolours collapsible" width=90% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#005488; color:white;" | 2011–12 Game log
|- valign="top"
|