2007–08 Colorado Avalanche season
2007–08 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Division | 2nd Northwest |
Conference | 6th Western |
2007–08 record | 44–31–7 |
Home record | 27–12–2 |
Road record | 17–19–5 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 219 |
Team information | |
General manager | Francois Giguere |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Joe Sakic |
Alternate captains | Andrew Brunette Ian Laperriere Milan Hejduk Ryan Smyth |
Arena | Pepsi Center |
Average attendance | 16,843 (93.5%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Milan Hejduk (29) |
Assists | Paul Stastny (47) |
Points | Paul Stastny (71) |
Penalty minutes | Ian Laperriere (140) |
Plus/minus | Paul Stastny (+22) |
Wins | Jose Theodore (28) |
Goals against average | Jose Theodore (2.44) |
The 2007–08 Colorado Avalanche season began on October 3, 2007, and ended on May 3, 2008. It was the franchise's 36th season, 29th in the National Hockey League, and 13th as the Colorado Avalanche.
Regular season
[edit]The Avalanche were the most disciplined team during the regular season, with only 301 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest shorthanded goals of all 30 teams, with 2.[1]
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Divisional standings
[edit]GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
3 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
4 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
5 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
Conference standings
[edit]R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | y – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
3 | y – Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
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9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
Schedule and results
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Preseason: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
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October: 7–4–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 2–4–0)
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November: 6–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 1–4–1)
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December: 8–5–2 (home: 5–3–0; road: 3–2–2)
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January: 6–5–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–2–0)
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February: 6–6–2 (home: 0–3–1; road: 6–3–1)
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March: 9–5–1 (home: 8–1–0; road: 1–4–1)
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Playoffs
[edit]The Avalanche clinched the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs after missing the playoffs last season for the first time since relocating to Denver in 1995.
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Quarter-finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
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Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) |
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
As of 6 April 2008[update] [1]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Paul Stastny | 66 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 24 | |||||||
Andrew Brunette | 82 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 14 | |||||||
Milan Hejduk | 77 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 36 | |||||||
Wojtek Wolski | 77 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 14 | |||||||
Joe Sakic | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 20 | |||||||
Ryan Smyth | 55 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 50 | |||||||
Marek Svatos | 62 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 32 | |||||||
John-Michael Liles | 81 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 26 | |||||||
Tyler Arnason | 70 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 16 | |||||||
Ruslan Salei | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 98 | |||||||
Jaroslav Hlinka | 63 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 16 |
Goaltenders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
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Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA | ||
Peter Budaj | 35 | 1912 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 82 | 0 | .903 | 2.57 | ||||||||||
Jose Theodore | 53 | 3028 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 123 | 3 | .910 | 2.44 | ||||||||||
Tyler Weiman | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
Records and milestones
[edit]Records
[edit]Milestones
[edit]- On October 7, Joe Sakic scored twice to move past Phil Esposito into 8th place all-time in scoring.
- On October 26, Joel Quenneville won his 400th game as a head coach, to move him into 7th place on the all-time list. Joe Sakic also picked up his 1,600th career point by providing the primary assist to Ryan Smyth's OT winner against the Flames, and Andrew Brunette picked up his 500th career point with a secondary assist to Joe Sakic's goal that put the Avs up 1–0 in the first period.
- With a 4–2 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on November 28, the Avalanche won their 500th regular season game since their move from Quebec in 1995.
- With a 9–5 win over St. Louis on December 9, the Avalanche reached 1,000 wins in their franchise history.
- In a game against the Edmonton Oilers on March 22, Joe Sakic assisted on a Tyler Arnason goal for his 1,000th career assist, becoming just the 11th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 assists.
Transactions
[edit]The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the season:
Trades
[edit]November 8, 2007 |
To Colorado Avalanche ----Jason Bacashihua | To St. Louis Blues ----7th round pick in 2008 Entry Draft |
January 22, 2008 |
To Colorado Avalanche ---- Darcy Campbell Philippe Dupuis |
To Columbus Blue Jackets ---- Mark Rycroft |
February 26, 2008 |
To Colorado Avalanche ---- Ruslan Salei | To Florida Panthers ---- Karlis Skrastins 3rd round pick in 2008 |
February 26, 2008 |
To Colorado Avalanche ---- Adam Foote | To Columbus Blue Jackets ---- conditional 1st round pick in 2008 or 2009 |
Free agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Colorado had nine picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[2] The Avalanche picked 14th overall.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 14 | Kevin Shattenkirk | Defenseman | ![]() |
US National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
2 | 45 | Colby Cohen | Defenseman | ![]() |
Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
2 | 49 | Trevor Cann | Goalie | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
2 | 55 | TJ Galiardi | Wing | ![]() |
Dartmouth College (ECAC) |
4 | 105 | Brad Malone | Center/Left Wing | ![]() |
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
4 | 113 | Kent Patterson | Goalie | ![]() |
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
5 | 135 | Paul Carey | Center | ![]() |
Boston College Eagles (Hockey East) |
6 | 155 | Jens Hellgren | Defenseman | ![]() |
Frölunda Jr. (SEL) |
7 | 195 | Johan Alcen | Wing | ![]() |
Brynäs IF (SEL) |
Farm teams
[edit]Lake Erie Monsters
[edit]The Avalanche had a new American Hockey League affiliate in the Lake Erie Monsters, based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team is a revival of the Utah Grizzlies franchise that had been dormant since 2005.
Johnstown Chiefs
[edit]The Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL were the Avalanche's second-tier affiliate.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Player stats: Colorado Avalanche player stats on espn.com
- Game log: Colorado Avalanche game log on espn.com
- Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
- ^ "2007-08 NHL Summary".
- ^ 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com [dead link]
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