2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

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.

2015–16 Colorado Avalanche
Division6th Central
Conference9th Western
2015–16 record39–39–4
Home record17–20–4
Road record22–19–0
Goals for216
Goals against240
Team information
General managerJoe Sakic
CoachPatrick Roy
CaptainGabriel Landeskog
Alternate captainsJarome Iginla
Cody McLeod
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance17,032[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMatt Duchene (30)
AssistsCarl Soderberg (39)
PointsMatt Duchene (59)
Penalty minutesCody McLeod (138)
Plus/minusZach Redmond (+5)
WinsSemyon Varlamov (27)
Goals against averageReto Berra (2.41)

The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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Game Log[5]

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

Player statistics

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Final stats [6]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
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]

Notable achievements

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.

Trades

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Date
Details
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June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Buffalo Sabres

Ryan O'Reilly
Jamie McGinn

To Colorado Avalanche

Nikita Zadorov
Mikhail Grigorenko
J. T. Compher
2nd-round pick in 2015

[16]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To San Jose Sharks

BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015

To Colorado Avalanche

2nd-round pick in 2015
COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016
COL's 6th-round pick in 2017

[17]
September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) To Arizona Coyotes

Stefan Elliott

To Colorado Avalanche

Brandon Gormley

[18]
October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) To Calgary Flames

Freddie Hamilton

To Colorado Avalanche

Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016

[19]
February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21) To Toronto Maple Leafs

Colin Smith
4th-round pick in 2016

To Colorado Avalanche

Shawn Matthias

[20]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Arizona Coyotes

Alex Tanguay
Conner Bleackley
Kyle Wood

To Colorado Avalanche

Mikkel Boedker

[21]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To New Jersey Devils

3rd-round pick in 2017

To Colorado Avalanche

Eric Gelinas

[22]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To New York Islanders

Marc-Andre Cliche

To Colorado Avalanche

Taylor Beck

[23]
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) To Florida Panthers

Reto Berra

To Colorado Avalanche

Rocco Grimaldi

[24]

Lost via retirement

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Date Player Ref

Player signings

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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]

Draft picks

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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 Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 10 Mikko Rantanen RW   Finland TPS (Liiga)
2 39[a] A. J. Greer LW   Canada Boston University (Hockey East)
2 40 Nicolas Meloche D   Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3 71 Jean-Christophe Beaudin C   Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
4 101 Andrei Mironov D   Russia Dynamo Moscow (KHL)
6 161 Sergei Boikov D   Russia Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7 191 Gustav Olhaver C   Sweden Rogle BK Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
Draft notes[43]

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