2011–12_Minnesota_Wild_season

2011–12 Minnesota Wild
2011–12 Minnesota Wild
Division	4th Northwest
Conference	12th Western
2011–12 record	35–36–11
Home record	20–17–4
Road record	15–19–7
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Mike Yeo
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Matt Cullen; Dany Heatley; Nick Schultz (Oct.–Feb.)
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	17,772 (98.4%)
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2011–12 Minnesota Wild season

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The 2011–12 Minnesota Wild season was the 12th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

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The Wild failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

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National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

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Mike Yeo Named Wild Head Coach

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"2011-12 NHL Summary".

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"2011-12 NHL Schedule and Results".

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Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week

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Iginla, Hackett, Carlson are NHL's Three Stars

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"The ECHL – Fredheim becomes 473rd ECHL player to reach NHL". Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

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Wild Acquires McIntyre From New Jersey

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"Wild Pulls Off Blockbuster With San Jose". Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

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"Wild 2011 Day Two Draft Picks". Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

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Wild Acquires Darroll Powe from Philadelphia

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Wild Acquires Heatley In Trade With Sharks

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Wild Ships Sheppard To San Jose For Pick

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Dallas Stars acquire forward Eric Nystrom from Minnesota

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Wild Acquires Christensen From Rangers

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Wild Swings Deal With New Jersey

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Wild Acquires Tom Gilbert From Edmonton

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Wild Acquires D Steven Kampfer For Greg Zanon

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Wild Signs Powe, Taffe; “Becoming Wild” Premieres July 8

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Wild Signs D Mike Lundin

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Wild Signs Fredheim; Recalls From Houston

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"Wild sign 51-year old goaltender as backup for game against Nashville". The Washington Post. November 23, 2011.^{[dead link]}

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"Straubing Tigers holen AHL-Stürmer Jean-Michel Daoust aus Houston". Straubing Tigers. June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

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Panthers Sign G Jose Theodore

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Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell

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Avalanche Signs Kobasew

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Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk

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Antti Miettinen: Headed to KHL

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Coyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract

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Panthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden

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Wild Claims Nick Johnson Off Waivers Archived 2011-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

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Columbus Blue Jackets Claim Left Wing Colton Gillies Off Waivers from the Minnesota Wild

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Brad Staubitz claimed off waivers

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Wild Signs Larsson To Entry Level Deal

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Wild Signs Darcy Kuemper To Entry Level Deal

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Wild Signs Foucault To Entry Level Deal

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Wild Locks Up Prosser For Another Season

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Wild Re-Signs Harding, Three Others

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Wild Signs Gillies to Two-Year Contract Archived 2011-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

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Wild Inks Brodin To Entry Level Deal

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Wellman, Palmer Sign Qualifying Offers

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Wild Signs Phillips To Contract

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Prosser Signs Two-Year Extension

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Wild Signs Brodziak To Extension

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Wild Signs Coyle To Entry Level Contract

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Wild Signs Zucker To Entry-Level Deal

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Wild Signs Stoner To Extension

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Wild Signs Gustafsson To Entry-Level Deal

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Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
3	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
4	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95

9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

2011 Pre-season Game Log: 3–3–1 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Minnesota Wild	4–3	Edmonton Oilers		Hackett	15,653	1–0–0
2	September 22	Minnesota Wild	1–0	St. Louis Blues		Backstrom	9,644	2–0–0
3	September 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–4	Minnesota Wild	OT	Harding	14,119	3–0–0
4	September 24	Minnesota Wild	1–4	Pittsburgh Penguins		Backstrom	18,387	3–1–0
5	September 27	St. Louis Blues	4–3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	13,789	3–2–0
6	September 29	Minnesota Wild	2–4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Harding	11,709	3–3–0
7	September 30	Edmonton Oilers	4–3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	14,544	3–3–1

Player	Award	Awarded
Regular Season
Josh Harding^[5]	NHL First Star of the Week	November 7, 2011
Matt Hackett^[6]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 12, 2011

Player	Milestone	Reached
Regular Season
Brett Bulmer	1st Career NHL Game	October 8, 2011
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Goal	October 8, 2011
Brett Bulmer	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 10, 2011
Guillaume Latendresse	300th Career NHL Game	October 10, 2011
Greg Zanon	400th Career NHL Game	October 20, 2011
Dany Heatley	700th Career NHL Point	November 12, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	500th Career NHL Game	November 13, 2011
Warren Peters	1st Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2011
Kris Fredheim	1st Career NHL Game^[7]	November 17, 2011
Nick Schultz	700th Career NHL Game	November 17, 2011
Mikko Koivu	100th Career NHL Goal	November 28, 2011
David McIntyre	1st Career NHL Game	November 28, 2011
Matt Hackett	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	December 6, 2011
Niklas Backstrom	300th Career NHL Game	December 10, 2011
Dany Heatley	700th Career NHL Game	December 13, 2011
Jarod Palmer	1st Career NHL Game	December 17, 2011
Jarod Palmer	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	December 29, 2011
Matt Cullen	1,000th Career NHL Game	January 10, 2012
Josh Harding	100th Career NHL Game	January 10, 2012
David McIntyre	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 10, 2012
David McIntyre	1st Career NHL Goal	January 14, 2012
Devin Setoguchi	300th Career NHL Game	January 17, 2012
Clayton Stoner	100th Career NHL Game	January 19, 2012
Chad Rau	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 21, 2012
Justin Falk	1st Career NHL Goal	January 24, 2012
Jared Spurgeon	100th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
Niklas Backstrom	25th Career NHL Shutout	February 2, 2012
Nate Prosser	1st Career NHL Goal	February 7, 2012
Kris Foucault	1st Career NHL Game	February 14, 2012
Kyle Brodziak	400th Career NHL Game	February 28, 2012
Matt Kassian	1st Career NHL Goal	March 1, 2012
Devin Setoguchi	100th Career NHL Goal	March 1, 2012
Stephane Veilleux	100th Career NHL Point	March 11, 2012
Jason Zucker	1st Career NHL Game	March 29, 2012
Cal Clutterbuck	300th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2012
Tom Gilbert	400th Career NHL Game	March 31, 2012
Jason Zucker	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 31, 2012
Cal Clutterbuck	100th Career NHL Point	April 5, 2012
Tyler Cuma	1st Career NHL Game	April 5, 2012
Chay Genoway	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	April 7, 2012

2011–12_Minnesota_Wild_season

2011–12 Minnesota Wild season

Off-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

See also

References

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Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	10	Jonas Brodin	D	Sweden	Farjestad BK (Elitserien)
1	28 (from San Jose)	Zack Phillips	C	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
2	60 (from Vancouver)	Mario Lucia	LW	United States	Wayzata High School (USHS-MN)
5	131	Nick Seeler	D	United States	Eden Prairie High School (USHS-MN)
6	161	Stephen Michalek	G	United States	Loomis Chaffee School (USHS-CT)
7	191	Tyler Graovac	C	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)