The 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season will be the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 21st season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season .[1]
Off-season [ edit ]
On August 11, 2016, Patrick Roy resigned from his head coach and vice president of hockey operations positions with the team.[2] On August 25, the Avalanche hired Jared Bednar from the American Hockey League 's Cleveland Monsters as Roy-s replacement. He had led the Monsters to winning the AHL championship in the previous season .[3]
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Pre-season [ edit ]
Pre-Season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)[4]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
1
September 27
Colorado
–
Minnesota
––
2
September 28
Dallas
–
Colorado
––
3
September 30
Los Angeles
–
Colorado
––
4
October 4
Minnesota
–
Colorado
––
5
October 5
Colorado
–
Dallas
––
6
October 8
Colorado
–
Los Angeles
––
Regular season [ edit ]
Game Log[5]
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 15
Dallas
–
Colorado
––
2
October 17
Colorado
–
Pittsburgh
––
3
October 18
Colorado
–
Washington
––
4
October 20
Colorado
–
Tampa Bay
––
5
October 22
Colorado
–
Florida
––
6
October 28
Winnipeg
–
Colorado
––
7
October 29
Colorado
–
Arizona
––
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
8
November 1
Nashville
–
Colorado
––
9
November 3
Colorado
–
Chicago
––
10
November 5
Minnesota
–
Colorado
––
11
November 6
Colorado
–
St. Louis
––
12
November 8
Arizona
–
Colorado
––
13
November 11
Winnipeg
–
Colorado
––
14
November 13
Boston
–
Colorado
––
15
November 15
Los Angeles
–
Colorado
––
16
November 17
Colorado
–
Dallas
––
17
November 19
Colorado
–
Minnesota
––
18
November 21
Colorado
–
Columbus
––
19
November 23
Edmonton
–
Colorado
––
20
November 26
Vancouver
–
Colorado
––
21
November 29
Nashville
–
Colorado
––
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
22
December 1
Columbus
–
Colorado
––
23
December 3
Dallas
–
Colorado
––
24
December 6
Colorado
–
Nashville
––
25
December 8
Colorado
–
Boston
––
26
December 10
Colorado
–
Montreal
––
27
December 11
Colorado
–
Toronto
––
28
December 14
Philadelphia
–
Colorado
––
29
December 16
Florida
–
Colorado
––
30
December 18
Colorado
–
Winnipeg
––
31
December 20
Colorado
–
Minnesota
––
32
December 22
Toronto
–
Colorado
––
33
December 23
Colorado
–
Chicago
––
34
December 27
Calgary
–
Colorado
––
35
December 29
Colorado
–
Dallas
––
36
December 31
NY Rangers
–
Colorado
––
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
37
January 2
Colorado
–
Vancouver
––
38
January 4
Colorado
–
Calgary
––
39
January 6
NY Islanders
–
Colorado
––
40
January 12
Anaheim
–
Colorado
––
41
January 14
Nashville
–
Colorado
––
42
January 17
Chicago
–
Colorado
––
43
January 19
Colorado
–
Anaheim
––
44
January 21
Colorado
–
San Jose
––
45
January 23
San Jose
–
Colorado
––
46
January 25
Vancouver
–
Colorado
––
47
January 31
Colorado
–
Anaheim
––
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
62
March 2
Colorado
–
Ottawa
––
63
March 4
Colorado
–
Winnipeg
––
64
March 5
St. Louis
–
Colorado
––
65
March 7
Carolina
–
Colorado
––
66
March 9
New Jersey
–
Colorado
––
67
March 11
Ottawa
–
Colorado
––
68
March 13
Colorado
–
Arizona
––
69
March 15
Detroit
–
Colorado
––
70
March 18
Colorado
–
Detroit
––
71
March 19
Colorado
–
Chicago
––
72
March 21
St. Louis
–
Colorado
––
73
March 23
Edmonton
–
Colorado
––
74
March 25
Colorado
–
Edmonton
––
75
March 27
Colorado
–
Calgary
––
76
March 29
Washington
–
Colorado
––
77
March 31
St. Louis
–
Colorado
––
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
78
April 2
Colorado
–
Minnesota
––
79
April 4
Chicago
–
Colorado
––
80
April 6
Minnesota
–
Colorado
––
81
April 8
Colorado
–
Dallas
––
82
April 9
Colorado
–
St. Louis
––
Legend : Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Updated September 15, 2016. [6]
#
Nat
Player
Pos
S /G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
4
Canada !
Barrie, Tyson Tyson Barrie
2.0 ! D
R
25
2009
Victoria, British Columbia
32
Canada !
Beauchemin, Francois Francois Beauchemin
2.0 ! D
L
36
2015
Sorel, Quebec
3
Canada !
Bigras, Chris Chris Bigras
2.0 ! D
L
21
2013
Orillia, Ontario
8
Canada !
Colborne, Joe Joe Colborne
4.0 ! C
L
26
2016
Calgary, Alberta
14
Canada !
Comeau, Blake Blake Comeau
6.0 ! LW
R
30
2015
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
9
Canada !
Duchene, Matt Matt Duchene
4.0 ! C
L
25
2009
Haliburton, Ontario
44
Canada !
Gelinas, Eric Eric Gelinas
2.0 ! D
L
25
2016
Vanier, Ontario
25
Russia !
Grigorenko, Mikhail Mikhail Grigorenko
4.0 ! C
L
22
2015
Khabarovsk, Russia
12
Canada !
Iginla, Jarome Jarome Iginla (A )
7.0 ! RW
R
39
2014
Edmonton, Alberta
6
United States !
Johnson, Erik Erik Johnson
2.0 ! D
R
28
2011
Bloomington, Minnesota
92
Sweden !
Landeskog, Gabriel Gabriel Landeskog (C )
6.0 ! LW
L
23
2011
Stockholm, Sweden
29
Canada !
MacKinnon, Nathan Nathan MacKinnon
4.0 ! C
R
21
2013
Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
27
Norway !
Martinsen, Andreas Andreas Martinsen
6.0 ! LW
L
26
2015
Bærum, Norway
55
Canada !
McLeod, Cody Cody McLeod (A )
6.0 ! LW
L
32
2007
Binscarth, Manitoba
7
Canada !
Mitchell, John John Mitchell
4.0 ! C
L
31
2012
Oakville, Ontario
31
Canada !
Pickard, Calvin Calvin Pickard
1.0 ! G
L
24
2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba
96
Finland !
Rantanen, Mikko Mikko Rantanen
7.0 ! RW
L
19
2015
Nousiainen, Finland
34
Sweden !
Soderberg, Carl Carl Soderberg
4.0 ! C
L
30
2015
Malmö, Sweden
51
Russia !
Tyutin, Fedor Fedor Tyutin
2.0 ! D
L
33
2016
Izhevsk, Soviet Union
1
Russia !
Varlamov, Semyon Semyon Varlamov
1.0 ! G
L
28
2011
Kuybyshev, Soviet Union
28
Canada !
Wiercioch, Patrick Patrick Wiercioch
2.0 ! D
L
26
2016
Burnaby, British Columbia
16
Russia !
Zadorov, Nikita Nikita Zadorov
2.0 ! D
L
21
2015
Moscow, Russia
Transactions [ edit ]
The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 NHL season.
Free agents acquired [ edit ]
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars )
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Patrick Wiercioch
Ottawa Senators
1 year, $800,000
[8]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Joe Colborne
Calgary Flames
2 years, $5 million
[9]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Fedor Tyutin
Columbus Blue Jackets
1 year, $2 million
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Turner Elson
Stockton Heat
1 year, $575,000
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Jim O'Brien
Albany Devils
1 year, $600,000
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Reid Petryk
San Antonio Rampage
1 year
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Mike Sislo
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $600,000
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Jeremy Smith
Providence Bruins
1 year
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Ryan Stanton
Hershey Bears
1 year, $600,000
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Trent Vogelhuber
Lake Erie Monsters
2 years, $1.225 million
[10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Joe Whitney
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
1 year, $600,000
[10]
August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16 )
Ben Smith
Toronto Maple Leafs
1 year, $675,000
[11]
Free agents lost [ edit ]
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Nate Guenin
Anaheim Ducks
1 year, $600,000
[12]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Mikkel Boedker
San Jose Sharks
4 years, $16 million
[13]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Borna Rendulic
Vancouver Canucks
1 year, $575,000
[14]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Andrew Bodnarchuk
Dallas Stars
2 years, $1.45 million
[15]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Shawn Matthias
Winnipeg Jets
2 years, $4.25 million
[16]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
Zach Redmond
Montreal Canadiens
2 years, $1.225 million
[17]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Andrew Agozzino
St. Louis Blues
1 year, $600,000
[18]
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28 )
Brandon Gormley
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $650,000
[19]
Claimed via waivers [ edit ]
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Lost via waivers [ edit ]
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Lost via retirement [ edit ]
Player signings [ edit ]
Date
Player
Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24 )
Andreas Martinsen
1 year, $640,000
[20]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01 )
A. J. Greer
3 years, entry-level contract
[21]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05 )
Calvin Pickard
2 years, $2 million
[22]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08 )
Nathan MacKinnon
7 years, $44.1 million contract extension
[23]
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20 )
Mikhail Grigorenko
1 year, $1.3 million
[24]
July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31 )
Tyson Barrie
4 years, $22 million
[25]
Draft picks [ edit ]
Below are the Colorado Avalanche' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft , to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo .
Draft notes[26]
[a] The Colorado Avalanche ’s second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Buffalo's second-round pick in 2015 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015, Colorado's sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[27]
San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Brad Stuart to Colorado in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[28]
References [ edit ]
^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3 .
^ "Patrick Roy parts ways with Avalanche organization" . Sportsnet . August 11, 2016.
^ "Jared Bednar selected as new Colorado Avalanche head coach" . The Denver Post . August 25, 2016.
^ "Avalanche Announces 2016-17 Preseason Schedule - Colorado Avalanche - News" . Colorado Avalanche . June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .
^ "2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Colorado Avalanche - Schedule" . Colorado Avalanche . Retrieved June 24, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Roster - Colorado Avalanche - Team" . Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
^ "Avalanche Acquires 2017 Draft Pick From Rangers" . avalanche.nhl.com . Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs Patrick Wiercioch" . Colorado Avalanche . July 5, 2016.
^ "Avalanche Signs Joe Colborne" . Colorado Avalanche . July 5, 2016.
^ a b c d e f g h i "Avalanche Signs Fedor Tyutin" . Colorado Avalanche . July 5, 2016.
^ "Avalanche Signs Ben Smith" . Colorado Avalanche . August 16, 2016.
^ "Ducks Sign D Guenin to One-Year Contract" . Anaheim Ducks . July 2, 2016.
^ "Sharks Sign Forward Mikkel Boedker" . Sharks.nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "Canucks sign Chaput, Rendulic & Billins" . nhl.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "Dallas Stars Sign Defensemen Andrew Bodnarchuk and Dustin Stevenson" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "Jets agree to terms with Shawn Matthias" . NHL.com . July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with free agent Zach Redmond" . Canadiens.com. Retrieved July 1, 2016 .
^ "Blues Add Depth, Agree to Terms with 9 Players" . NHL.com. July 2, 2016.
^ "DEVILS SIGN DEFENSEMAN BRANDON GORMLEY TO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT" . nhl.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs Andreas Martinsen" . nhl.com . Retrieved June 24, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs A.J. Greer" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs Calvin Pickard" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 6, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs MacKinnon To Seven-Year Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Agrees To Terms With Grigorenko" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 22, 2016 .
^ "Avalanche Signs Barrie" . nhl.com . Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ "2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions" . Pro Sports Transactions . Retrieved June 27, 2016 .
^ "Trades completed during 2015 NHL Draft weekend" . June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015 .
^ "Avalanche Acquires Brad Stuart" . July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014 .
^ "Leafs deal Matthias to Avalanche for prospect and a pick" . February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016 .
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