The 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season was the 22nd operational season and 21st playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.[1] As well as the franchise's 38th season in the National Hockey League and 45th season overall. Colorado finished with the worst record in the NHL and did not make the playoffs for the third consecutive year. They finished the season with their fewest points since moving to Denver in 1995, and their fewest since 1990–91, which was also the last time the franchise finished in last place overall. The Avalanche's 48 points are the lowest total for any team playing an 82-game season where one point is earned for losing in overtime or a shootout.
Off-season
On August 11, 2016, Patrick Roy resigned as head coach and vice president of hockey operations.[2] On August 25, the Avalanche hired Jared Bednar of 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]
Standings
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Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Game Log[5] |
October: 4–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–0) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
1 |
October 15 |
Dallas |
5–6 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
18,007 |
1–0–0 |
2 |
Recap |
2 |
October 17 |
Colorado |
4–3 |
Pittsburgh |
OT |
Pickard |
18,431 |
2–0–0 |
4 |
Recap |
3 |
October 18 |
Colorado |
0–3 |
Washington |
|
Varlamov |
18,506 |
2–1–0 |
4 |
Recap |
4 |
October 20 |
Colorado |
4–0 |
Tampa Bay |
|
Varlamov |
19,092 |
3–1–0 |
6 |
Recap |
5 |
October 22 |
Colorado |
2–5 |
Florida |
|
Varlamov |
14,326 |
3–2–0 |
6 |
Recap |
6 |
October 28 |
Winnipeg |
1–0 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
16,135 |
3–3–0 |
6 |
Recap |
7 |
October 29 |
Colorado |
3–2 |
Arizona |
|
Pickard |
13,533 |
4–3–0 |
8 |
Recap |
|
November: 5–8–1 (Home: 3–5–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
8 |
November 1 |
Nashville |
5–1 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
12,142 |
4–4–0 |
8 |
Recap |
9 |
November 3 |
Colorado |
0–4 |
Chicago |
|
Varlamov |
21,580 |
4–5–0 |
8 |
Recap |
10 |
November 5 |
Minnesota |
0–1 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
16,256 |
5–5–0 |
10 |
Recap |
11 |
November 6 |
Colorado |
1–5 |
St. Louis |
|
Varlamov |
17,220 |
5–6–0 |
10 |
Recap |
12 |
November 8 |
Arizona |
4–2 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
13,858 |
5–7–0 |
10 |
Recap |
13 |
November 11 |
Winnipeg |
2–3 |
Colorado |
OT |
Varlamov |
16,517 |
6–7–0 |
12 |
Recap |
14 |
November 13 |
Boston |
2–0 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
15,808 |
6–8–0 |
12 |
Recap |
15 |
November 15 |
Los Angeles |
1–4 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
14,805 |
7–8–0 |
14 |
Recap |
16 |
November 17 |
Colorado |
2–3 |
Dallas |
|
Varlamov |
18,237 |
7–9–0 |
14 |
Recap |
17 |
November 19 |
Colorado |
3–2 |
Minnesota |
|
Pickard |
19,238 |
8–9–0 |
16 |
Recap |
18 |
November 21 |
Colorado |
3–2 |
Columbus |
OT |
Varlamov |
10,063 |
9–9–0 |
18 |
Recap |
19 |
November 23 |
Edmonton |
6–3 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
15,185 |
9–10–0 |
18 |
Recap |
20 |
November 26 |
Vancouver |
3–2 |
Colorado |
SO |
Pickard |
15,511 |
9–10–1 |
19 |
Recap |
21 |
November 29 |
Nashville |
5–4 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
12,082 |
9–11–1 |
19 |
Recap |
|
December: 3–12–0 (Home: 0–7–0 ; Road: 3–5–0) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
22 |
December 1 |
Columbus |
3–2 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
12,141 |
9–12–1 |
19 |
Recap |
23 |
December 3 |
Dallas |
3–0 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
16,725 |
9–13–1 |
19 |
Recap |
24 |
December 6 |
Colorado |
3–4 |
Nashville |
|
Varlamov |
17,113 |
9–14–1 |
19 |
Recap |
25 |
December 8 |
Colorado |
4–2 |
Boston |
|
Pickard |
17,565 |
10–14–1 |
21 |
Recap |
26 |
December 10 |
Colorado |
1–10 |
Montreal |
|
Pickard |
21,288 |
10–15–1 |
21 |
Recap |
27 |
December 11 |
Colorado |
3–1 |
Toronto |
|
Varlamov |
18,875 |
11–15–1 |
23 |
Recap |
28 |
December 14 |
Philadelphia |
4–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
14,456 |
11–16–1 |
23 |
Recap |
29 |
December 16 |
Florida |
3–1 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
14,679 |
11–17–1 |
23 |
Recap |
30 |
December 18 |
Colorado |
1–4 |
Winnipeg |
|
Pickard |
15,294 |
11–18–1 |
23 |
Recap |
31 |
December 20 |
Colorado |
0–2 |
Minnesota |
|
Varlamov |
19,018 |
11–19–1 |
23 |
Recap |
32 |
December 22 |
Toronto |
6–0 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
15,502 |
11–20–1 |
23 |
Recap |
33 |
December 23 |
Colorado |
2–1 |
Chicago |
OT |
Pickard |
21,918 |
12–20–1 |
25 |
Recap |
34 |
December 27 |
Calgary |
6–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
14,634 |
12–21–1 |
25 |
Recap |
35 |
December 29 |
Colorado |
2–4 |
Dallas |
|
Pickard |
18,532 |
12–22–1 |
25 |
Recap |
36 |
December 31 |
NY Rangers |
6–2 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
17,609 |
12–23–1 |
25 |
Recap |
|
January: 1–9–1 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 0–4–1) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
37 |
January 2 |
Colorado |
2–3 |
Vancouver |
|
Pickard |
18,865 |
12–24–1 |
25 |
Recap |
38 |
January 4 |
Colorado |
1–4 |
Calgary |
|
Pickard |
18,388 |
12–25–1 |
25 |
Recap |
39 |
January 6 |
NY Islanders |
1–2 |
Colorado |
OT |
Pickard |
14,788 |
13–25–1 |
27 |
Recap |
40 |
January 12 |
Anaheim |
4–1 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
14,589 |
13–26–1 |
27 |
Recap |
41 |
January 14 |
Nashville |
3–2 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
16,096 |
13–27–1 |
27 |
Recap |
42 |
January 17 |
Chicago |
6–4 |
Colorado |
|
Varlamov |
18,007 |
13–28–1 |
27 |
Recap |
43 |
January 19 |
Colorado |
1–2 |
Anaheim |
|
Pickard |
15,414 |
13–29–1 |
27 |
Recap |
44 |
January 21 |
Colorado |
2–3 |
San Jose |
OT |
Martin |
17,562 |
13–29–2 |
28 |
Recap |
45 |
January 23 |
San Jose |
5–2 |
Colorado |
|
Martin |
13,803 |
13–30–2 |
28 |
Recap |
46 |
January 25 |
Vancouver |
3–2 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
12,819 |
13–31–2 |
28 |
Recap |
January 27–29 |
All-Star Break in Los Angeles |
47 |
January 31 |
Colorado |
1–5 |
Anaheim |
|
Pickard |
15,963 |
13–32–2 |
28 |
Recap |
|
February: 4–9–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–7–0) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
48 |
February 1 |
Colorado |
0–5 |
Los Angeles |
|
Martin |
18,230 |
13–33–2 |
28 |
Recap |
49 |
February 4 |
Winnipeg |
2–5 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
13,930 |
14–33–2 |
30 |
Recap |
50 |
February 7 |
Montreal |
0–4 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
12,667 |
15–33–2 |
32 |
Recap |
51 |
February 9 |
Pittsburgh |
4–1 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
16,777 |
15–34–2 |
32 |
Recap |
52 |
February 11 |
Colorado |
2–4 |
NY Rangers |
|
Pickard |
18,006 |
15–35–2 |
32 |
Recap |
53 |
February 12 |
Colorado |
1–5 |
NY Islanders |
|
Pickard |
14,107 |
15–36–2 |
32 |
Recap |
54 |
February 14 |
Colorado |
2–3 |
New Jersey |
|
Smith |
12,462 |
15–37–2 |
32 |
Recap |
55 |
February 16 |
Colorado |
0–2 |
Buffalo |
|
Pickard |
18,335 |
15–38–2 |
32 |
Recap |
56 |
February 17 |
Colorado |
2–1 |
Carolina |
OT |
Pickard |
11,456 |
16–38–2 |
34 |
Recap |
57 |
February 19 |
Tampa Bay |
3–2 |
Colorado |
OT |
Pickard |
17,270 |
16–38–3 |
35 |
Recap |
58 |
February 21 |
Los Angeles |
2–1 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
13,768 |
16–39–3 |
35 |
Recap |
59 |
February 23 |
Colorado |
2–4 |
Nashville |
|
Smith |
17,243 |
16–40–3 |
35 |
Recap |
60 |
February 25 |
Buffalo |
3–5 |
Colorado |
|
Smith |
15,362 |
17–40–3 |
37 |
Recap |
61 |
February 28 |
Colorado |
0–4 |
Philadelphia |
|
Smith |
19,564 |
17–41–3 |
37 |
Recap |
|
March: 4–12–0 (Home: 4–5–0 ; Road: 0–7–0) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
62 |
March 2 |
Colorado |
1–2 |
Ottawa |
|
Pickard |
16,932 |
17–42–3 |
37 |
Recap |
63 |
March 4 |
Colorado |
1–6 |
Winnipeg |
|
Pickard |
15,294 |
17–43–3 |
37 |
Recap |
64 |
March 5 |
St. Louis |
3–0 |
Colorado |
|
Smith |
14,477 |
17–44–3 |
37 |
Recap |
65 |
March 7 |
Carolina |
1–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
11,700 |
18–44–3 |
39 |
Recap |
66 |
March 9 |
New Jersey |
2–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
11,886 |
19–44–3 |
41 |
Recap |
67 |
March 11 |
Ottawa |
4–2 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
15,317 |
19–45–3 |
41 |
Recap |
68 |
March 13 |
Colorado |
0–1 |
Arizona |
|
Pickard |
11,521 |
19–46–3 |
41 |
Recap |
69 |
March 15 |
Detroit |
1–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
16,764 |
20–46–3 |
43 |
Recap |
70 |
March 18 |
Colorado |
1–5 |
Detroit |
|
Pickard |
20,027 |
20–47–3 |
43 |
Recap |
71 |
March 19 |
Colorado |
3–6 |
Chicago |
|
Smith |
22,070 |
20–48–3 |
43 |
Recap |
72 |
March 21 |
St. Louis |
4–2 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
11,687 |
20–49–3 |
43 |
Recap |
73 |
March 23 |
Edmonton |
7–4 |
Colorado |
|
Smith |
14,142 |
20–50–3 |
43 |
Recap |
74 |
March 25 |
Colorado |
1–4 |
Edmonton |
|
Pickard |
18,347 |
20–51–3 |
43 |
Recap |
75 |
March 27 |
Colorado |
2–4 |
Calgary |
|
Pickard |
17,785 |
20–52–3 |
43 |
Recap |
76 |
March 29 |
Washington |
5–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
13,820 |
20–53–3 |
43 |
Recap |
77 |
March 31 |
St. Louis |
1–2 |
Colorado |
SO |
Pickard |
14,763 |
21–53–3 |
45 |
Recap |
|
April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1) |
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Decision |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
Recap |
78 |
April 2 |
Colorado |
2–5 |
Minnesota |
|
Pickard |
19,164 |
21–54–3 |
45 |
Recap |
79 |
April 4 |
Chicago |
3–4 |
Colorado |
OT |
Pickard |
16,203 |
22–54–3 |
47 |
Recap |
80 |
April 6 |
Minnesota |
4–3 |
Colorado |
|
Pickard |
15,565 |
22–55–3 |
47 |
Recap |
81 |
April 8 |
Colorado |
3–4 |
Dallas |
SO |
Smith |
18,532 |
22–55–4 |
48 |
Recap |
82 |
April 9 |
Colorado |
2–3 |
St. Louis |
|
Pickard |
18,971 |
22–56–4 |
48 |
Recap |
|
Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
|
Player stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season
Player |
GP |
GS |
TOI |
W |
L |
OT |
GA |
GAA |
SA |
SV% |
SO |
G |
A |
PIM |
Calvin Pickard |
50 |
48 |
2820:16 |
15 |
31 |
2 |
140 |
2.98 |
1461 |
.904 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Semyon Varlamov |
24 |
23 |
1347:47 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
76 |
3.38 |
745 |
.898 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jeremy Smith |
10 |
8 |
542:43 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
32 |
3.54 |
286 |
.888 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Spencer Martin |
3 |
3 |
179:26 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
4.35 |
96 |
.865 |
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
Transactions
The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 NHL season.
Trades
Free agents acquired
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 |
[11] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Joe Colborne |
Calgary Flames |
2 years, $5 million |
[12] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Fedor Tyutin |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 year, $2 million |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Turner Elson |
Stockton Heat |
1 year, $575,000 |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Jim O'Brien |
Albany Devils |
1 year, $600,000 |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Reid Petryk |
San Antonio Rampage |
1 year |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Mike Sislo |
New Jersey Devils |
1 year, $600,000 |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Jeremy Smith |
Providence Bruins |
1 year |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Ryan Stanton |
Hershey Bears |
1 year, $600,000 |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Trent Vogelhuber |
Lake Erie Monsters |
2 years, $1.225 million |
[13] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Joe Whitney |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers |
1 year, $600,000 |
[13] |
August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) |
Ben Smith |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
1 year, $675,000 |
[14] |
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) |
Gabriel Bourque |
Nashville Predators |
1 year, $800,000 |
[15] |
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) |
Rene Bourque |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
1 year, $650,000 |
[15] |
|
Free agents lost
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 |
[16] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Mikkel Boedker |
San Jose Sharks |
4 years, $16 million |
[17] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Borna Rendulic |
Vancouver Canucks |
1 year, $575,000 |
[18] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Andrew Bodnarchuk |
Dallas Stars |
2 years, $1.45 million |
[19] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Shawn Matthias |
Winnipeg Jets |
2 years, $4.25 million |
[20] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
Zach Redmond |
Montreal Canadiens |
2 years, $1.225 million |
[21] |
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) |
Andrew Agozzino |
St. Louis Blues |
1 year, $600,000 |
[22] |
July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) |
Brandon Gormley |
New Jersey Devils |
1 year, $650,000 |
[23] |
October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13) |
Jack Skille |
Vancouver Canucks |
1 year, $700,000 |
[24] |
|
Claimed via waivers
|
Lost via waivers
|
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Date |
Player |
Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) |
Ref |
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) |
Andreas Martinsen |
1 year, $640,000 |
[28] |
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) |
A. J. Greer |
3 years, entry-level contract |
[29] |
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) |
Calvin Pickard |
2 years, $2 million |
[30] |
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) |
Nathan MacKinnon |
7 years, $44.1 million contract extension |
[31] |
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20) |
Mikhail Grigorenko |
1 year, $1.3 million |
[32] |
July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31) |
Tyson Barrie |
4 years, $22 million |
[33] |
March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) |
J. C. Beaudin |
3 years, $2.45 million entry-level contract |
[34] |
March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) |
Nicholas Meloche |
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
[35] |
March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29) |
Tyson Jost |
3 years, $5.1125 million entry-level contract |
[36] |
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) |
Andrei Mironov |
2 years, $1.85 million entry-level |
[37] |
Draft picks
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Below are the Colorado Avalanche's selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
- Draft notes[38]
- [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.[39]
- 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.[40]
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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