2015–16 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 6th Central |
Conference | 9th Western |
2015–16 record | 39–39–4 |
Home record | 17–20–4 |
Road record | 22–19–0 |
Goals for | 216 |
Goals against | 240 |
Team information | |
General manager | Joe Sakic |
Coach | Patrick Roy |
Captain | Gabriel Landeskog |
Alternate captains | Jarome Iginla Cody McLeod |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 17,032[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Matt Duchene (30) |
Assists | Carl Soderberg (39) |
Points | Matt Duchene (59) |
Penalty minutes | Cody McLeod (138) |
Plus/minus | Zach Redmond (+5) |
Wins | Semyon Varlamov (27) |
Goals against average | Reto Berra (2.41) |
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
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The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 21st operational season and 20th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[2] As well as the franchise's 37th season in the National Hockey League and 44th season overall. The Avalanche celebrated their 20th anniversary this season.
The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year after finishing the season 1-8-0.
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GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Dallas Stars | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 48 | 267 | 230 | +37 | 109 |
2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 224 | 201 | +23 | 107 |
3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 235 | 209 | +26 | 103 |
4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
5 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
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GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 228 | 215 | +13 | 96 |
2 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 35 | 216 | 206 | +10 | 87 |
3 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 35 | 216 | 240 | −24 | 82 |
4 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 34 | 209 | 245 | −36 | 78 |
5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 35 | 39 | 8 | 32 | 215 | 239 | −24 | 78 |
6 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 231 | 260 | −29 | 77 |
7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 75 |
8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 31 | 43 | 8 | 27 | 203 | 245 | −42 | 70 |
Pre-Season Game Log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)[5] | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Anaheim | 4–5 | Colorado | OT | Will | –– | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 24 | Calgary | 1–0 | Colorado | Berra | –– | 1–1–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 27 | Los Angeles | 2–1 | Colorado | SO | Varlamov | –– | 1–1–1 | Recap |
4 | September 29 | Colorado | 0–2 | Calgary | Pickard | 18,806 | 1–2–1 | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | Colorado | 0–3 | Anaheim | Varlamov | 13,756 | 1–3–1 | Recap | |
6[a] | October 3 | Colorado | 0–4 | Los Angeles | Berra | –– | 1–4–1 | Recap | |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Final stats [6]
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Semyon Varlamov | 57 | 57 | 3159 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 148 | 2.81 | 1714 | .914 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Calvin Pickard | 20 | 13 | 985 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 2.56 | 539 | .922 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reto Berra | 14 | 12 | 721 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2.41 | 374 | .922 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Roman Will | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.33 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Tyson Barrie | Charging and interference against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 63 in Anaheim on Friday, October 16, 2015, at 11:30 of the second period. | 3 games | $41,935.47 | October 17, 2015[7] |
Gabriel Landeskog | Illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period. | 2 games | $59,907.84 | November 13, 2015[8] |
Gabriel Landeskog | Cross–check against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 1004 in Colorado on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:29 of the third period. | 3 games | $203,832.75 | March 10, 2016[9] |
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The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.
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June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) | ToBuffalo Sabres
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To Colorado Avalanche
Nikita Zadorov |
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June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | ToSan Jose Sharks
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To Colorado Avalanche
2nd-round pick in 2015 |
[17] |
September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) | ToArizona Coyotes
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To Colorado Avalanche
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[18] |
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | ToCalgary Flames
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To Colorado Avalanche
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016 |
[19] |
February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21) | ToToronto Maple Leafs
Colin Smith |
To Colorado Avalanche
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[20] |
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | ToArizona Coyotes
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To Colorado Avalanche
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[21] |
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | ToNew Jersey Devils
3rd-round pick in 2017 |
To Colorado Avalanche
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[22] |
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | ToNew York Islanders
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To Colorado Avalanche
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June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) | ToFlorida Panthers
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To Colorado Avalanche
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[24] |
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Free agents lost[edit]
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Claimed via waivers[edit]
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Lost via waivers[edit]
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Date | Player | Ref |
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) | Carl Soderberg | 5 years, $23.75 million | [32] |
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) | Mikko Rantanen | 3 years, entry-level contract | [33] |
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | Mikhail Grigorenko | 1 year, $675,000 | [34] |
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | Andrew Agozzino | 1 year, $600,000 | [34] |
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) | Mat Clark | 2 years, $1.2 million | [34] |
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) | Joey Hishon | 1 year, $890,000 | [35] |
August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) | Calvin Pickard | 1 year, $850,500 | [36] |
August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) | Sami Aittokallio | 1 year, $735,000 | [37] |
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22) | Erik Johnson | 7 years, $42 million contract extension | [38] |
March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) | Julien Nantel | 3 years, entry-level contract | [39] |
April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25) | J. T. Compher | 3 years, entry-level contract | [40] |
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) | Anton Lindholm | 3 years, entry-level contract | [41] |
May 27, 2016 (2016-05-27) | Sergei Boikov | 3 years, entry-level contract | [42] |
Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T CenterinSunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 10 | Mikko Rantanen | RW | ![]() |
TPS (Liiga) |
2 | 39[a] | A. J. Greer | LW | ![]() |
Boston University (Hockey East) |
2 | 40 | Nicolas Meloche | D | ![]() |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
3 | 71 | Jean-Christophe Beaudin | C | ![]() |
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
4 | 101 | Andrei Mironov | D | ![]() |
Dynamo Moscow (KHL) |
6 | 161 | Sergei Boikov | D | ![]() |
Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
7 | 191 | Gustav Olhaver | C | ![]() |
Rogle BK Jr. (Sweden-Jr.) |
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