2009–10 Minnesota Wild season

	2009–10 Minnesota Wild
Division	Northwest
Conference	Western
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Andrew Brunette; Martin Havlat; Kim Johnsson (Oct-Feb) ; Owen Nolan; Nick Schultz; Greg Zanon
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 is the Wild's 9th season in the National Hockey League. On May 22, Chuck Fletcher was named as the new general manager of the Wild, replacing Doug Risebrough.^[1] On June 16, the Wild named Todd Richards as the new head coach, replacing Jacques Lemaire, who had stepped down in April.^[2] On August 30, the Wild unveiled their new third jersey, which they debuted on October 21 against the Colorado Avalanche.^[3]

Pre-season[]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Minnesota Wild	1 - 3	St. Louis Blues		Khudobin	10582	0-1-0	[1]
2	September 18	Columbus Blue Jackets	0 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18064	1-1-0	[2]
3	September 20	Chicago Blackhawks	0 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Khudobin		2-1-0	[3]
4	September 21	Minnesota Wild	1 - 5	Columbus Blue Jackets		Harding	10056	2-2-0	[4]
5	September 24	St. Louis Blues	4 - 1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom		2-3-0	[5]
6	September 25	Minnesota Wild	3 - 4	Chicago Blackhawks		Harding	19415	2-4-0	[6]
7	September 29	Minnesota Wild	5 - 4	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Backstrom	17395	3-4-0	[7]

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

	Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
1	y–Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
2	Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
3	Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
4	Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

Conference standings[]

Western Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
z–San Jose Sharks	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
y–Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
y–Vancouver Canucks	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
Phoenix Coyotes	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
Los Angeles Kings	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	244	233	95

St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
Calgary Flames	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
Anaheim Ducks	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
Dallas Stars	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
Minnesota Wild	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
Edmonton Oilers	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log[]

2009–10 Game Log

October: 5–9–0 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–8–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 3	Minnesota Wild	1 - 2	Columbus Blue Jackets		Niklas Backstrom	18,159	0-1-0	0	[8]
2	October 6	Anaheim Ducks	3 - 4	Minnesota Wild	OT	Niklas Backstrom	18,256	1-1-0	2	[9]
3	October 8	Minnesota Wild	3 - 6	Los Angeles Kings		Josh Harding	14,995	1-2-0	2	[10]
4	October 10	Minnesota Wild	2 - 4	San Jose Sharks		Backstrom	17,652	1-3-0	2	[11]
5	October 14	Minnesota Wild	2 - 3	Anaheim Ducks		Backstrom	15,111	1-4-0	2	[12]
6	October 16	Minnesota Wild	2 - 5	Edmonton Oilers		Harding	16,839	1-5-0	2	[13]
7	October 17	Minnesota Wild	1 - 2	Vancouver Canucks		Backstrom	18,810	1-6-0	2	[14]
8	October 21	Colorado Avalanche	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18,175	2-6-0	4	[15]
9	October 23	Minnesota Wild	1 - 3	St. Louis Blues		Harding	19,150	2-7-0	4	[16]
10	October 24	Carolina Hurricanes	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild	OT	Backstrom	18,145	3-7-0	6	[17]
11	October 26	Minnesota Wild	1 - 3	Chicago Blackhawks		Backstrom	20,046	3-8-0	6	[18]
12	October 28	Nashville Predators	4 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Harding	18,199	3-9-0	6	[19]
13	October 30	New York Rangers	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,106	4-9-0	8	[20]
14	October 31	Minnesota Wild	2 - 1	Pittsburgh Penguins		Backstrom	16,980	5-9-0	10	[21]

November: 5–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
15	November 5	Vancouver Canucks	5 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,105	5-10-0	10	[22]
16	November 7	Dallas Stars	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,558	6-10-0	12	[23]
17	November 10	Minnesota Wild	5 - 2	Toronto Maple Leafs		Backstrom	19,063	7-10-0	14	[24]
18	November 12	Minnesota Wild	3 - 4	Tampa Bay Lightning	SO	Backstrom	14,530	7-10-1	15	[25]
19	November 13	Minnesota Wild	1 - 3	Washington Capitals		Harding	18,277	7-11-1	15	[26]
20	November 15	Minnesota Wild	4 - 5	Carolina Hurricanes	SO	Backstrom	12,194	7-11-2	16	[27]
21	November 18	Phoenix Coyotes	3 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,110	7-12-2	16	[28]
22	November 20	New York Islanders	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,114	8-12-2	18	[29]
23	November 25	Boston Bruins	2 - 1	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18,208	8-12-3	19	[30]
24	November 27	Colorado Avalanche	3 - 5	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18,365	9-12-3	21	[31]
25	November 28	Minnesota Wild	3 - 2	Colorado Avalanche	SO	Harding	15,303	10-12-3	23	[32]

December: 10–6–0 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 5–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 2	Nashville Predators	4 - 5	Minnesota Wild	OT	Backstrom	18071	11-12-3	25	[33]
27	December 4	Anaheim Ducks	4 - 5	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18265	12-12-3	27	[34]
28	December 5	Minnesota Wild	5 - 3	Nashville Predators		Harding	13145	13-12-3	29	[35]
29	December 7	Minnesota Wild	0 - 2	Phoenix Coyotes		Backstrom	8981	13-13-3	31	[36]
30	December 9	Minnesota Wild	1 - 0	Colorado Avalanche		Backstrom	11435	14-13-3	33	[37]
31	December 11	Minnesota Wild	2 - 1	Calgary Flames	OT	Backstrom	19289	15-13-3	35	[38]
32	December 12	Minnesota Wild	3 - 4	Vancouver Canucks		Harding	18810	15-14-3	35	[39]
33	December 15	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18086	16-14-3	37	[40]
34	December 17	Minnesota Wild	3 - 1	Montreal Canadiens		Backstrom	21273	17-14-3	39	[41]
35	December 19	Minnesota Wild	1 - 4	Ottawa Senators		Backstrom	16259	17-15-3	39	[42]
36	December 21	Colorado Avalanche	4 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18244	17-16-3	39	[43]
37	December 23	Edmonton Oilers	1 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18250	18-16-3	39	[44]
38	December 26	St. Louis Blues	3 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18554	19-16-3	41	[45]
39	December 28	Minnesota Wild	4 - 3	Los Angeles Kings		Backstrom	18118	20-16-3	43	[46]
40	December 29	Minnesota Wild	2 - 4	Anaheim Ducks		Harding	16960	20-17-3	45	[47]
41	December 31	Los Angeles Kings	5 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18504	20-18-3	45	[48]

January: 7–6–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 1–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
42	January 2	New Jersey Devils	5 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19155	20-19-3	45	[49]
43	January 5	Minnesota Wild	1 - 4	Chicago Blackhawks		Harding	21381	20-20-3	45	[50]
44	January 6	Calgary Flames	1 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18137	21-20-3	45	[51]
45	January 9	Chicago Blackhawks	5 - 6	Minnesota Wild	SO	Harding	19310	22-20-3	47	[52]
46	January 11	Pittsburgh Penguins	3 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19044	23-20-3	49	[53]
47	January 13	Vancouver Canucks	2 - 5	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18356	24-20-3	51	[54]
48	January 14	Minnesota Wild	0 - 1	St. Louis Blues		Harding	19150	24-21-3	51	[55]
49	January 16	Minnesota Wild	4 - 6	Phoenix Coyotes		Backstrom	12631	24-22-3	51	[56]
50	January 18	Minnesota Wild	3 - 4	Dallas Stars		Backstrom	16302	24-23-3	51	[57]
51	January 21	Detroit Red Wings	4 - 3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18330	24-23-4	52	[58]
52	January 23	Columbus Blue Jackets	2 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18173	25-23-4	54	[59]
53	January 27	Detroit Red Wings	2 - 5	Minnesota Wild		Harding	18316	26-23-4	56	[60]
54	January 28	Minnesota Wild	1 - 0	Colorado Avalanche		Harding	11597	27-23-4	58	[61]
55	January 30	Minnesota Wild	2 - 5	San Jose Sharks		Harding	17562	27-24-4	58	[62]

February: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
56	February 2	Minnesota Wild	2 - 4	Dallas Stars		Wade Dubielewicz	16729	27-25-4	58	[63]
57	February 4	Edmonton Oilers	2 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Anton Khudobin	18168	28-25-4	60	[64]
58	February 6	Philadelphia Flyers	1 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Khudobin	18640	29-25-4	62	[65]
59	February 10	Phoenix Coyotes	3 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18178	29-26-4	62	[66]
60	February 12	Atlanta Thrashers	3 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18257	29-27-4	62	[67]
61	February 14	Vancouver Canucks	2 - 6	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	19342	30-27-4	64	[68]

March: 7–7–2 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 3	Minnesota Wild	4 - 0	Calgary Flames		Backstrom	19289	31-27-4	66	[69]
63	March 5	Minnesota Wild	1 - 2	Edmonton Oilers	SO	Backstrom	16839	31-27-5	67	[70]
64	March 7	Calgary Flames	5 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18217	31-28-5	67	[71]
65	March 9	Florida Panthers	3 - 2	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	18191	31-28-6	68	[72]
66	March 11	Minnesota Wild	1 - 5	Detroit Red Wings		Harding	19327	31-29-6	68	[73]
67	March 12	Minnesota Wild	3 - 2	Buffalo Sabres		Harding	18690	32-29-6	70	[74]
68	March 14	St. Louis Blues	2 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Harding	18580	33-29-6	72	[75]
69	March 16	Edmonton Oilers	2 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Harding	18474	34-29-6	74	[76]
70	March 18	Minnesota Wild	0 - 5	Nashville Predators		Harding	16615	34-30-6	74	[77]
71	March 19	Minnesota Wild	2 - 4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Harding	16419	34-31-6	74	[78]
72	March 21	Calgary Flames	3 - 4	Minnesota Wild		Harding	18411	35-31-6	76	[79]
73	March 23	San Jose Sharks	4 - 1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18551	35-32-6	76	[80]
74	March 25	Minnesota Wild	4 - 3	Philadelphia Flyers	OT	Backstrom	19716	36-32-6	78	[81]
75	March 26	Minnesota Wild	2 - 6	Detroit Red Wings		Harding	20066	36-33-6	78	[82]
76	March 29	Los Angeles Kings	2 - 3	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18284	37-33-6	80	[83]
77	March 31	Chicago Blackhawks	4 - 0	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18933	37-34-6	80	[84]

April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
78	April 2	San Jose Sharks	3 - 2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	18584	37-35-6	80	[85]
79	April 4	Minnesota Wild	3 - 4	Vancouver Canucks	OT	Backstrom	18810	37-35-7	81	[86]
80	April 5	Minnesota Wild	1 - 4	Edmonton Oilers		Backstrom	16839	37-36-7	81	[87]
81	April 8	Minnesota Wild	2 - 1	Calgary Flames	SO	Dubielewicz	19289	38-36-7	83	[88]
82	April 10	Dallas Stars	4 - 3	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	19109	38-36-8	84	[89]

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

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu	80	22	49	71	-2	50
Brunette, AndrewAndrew Brunette	82	25	36	61	-5	12
Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat	73	18	36	54	-19	34
Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	78	6	37	43	-16	67
Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	79	20	22	42	-2	44
Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse	55	25	12	37	1	12
Belanger, EricEric Belanger	60	13	22	35	-1	28
Nolan, OwenOwen Nolan	73	16	17	33	-12	40
Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	82	9	23	32	-3	22
Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck	74	13	8	21	-8	52
Schultz, NickNick Schultz	80	1	19	20	-8	43
Burns, BrentBrent Burns	47	3	17	20	-15	32
Zanon, GregGreg Zanon	81	2	13	15	-10	36
Hnidy, ShaneShane Hnidy	70	2	12	14	-6	66
Johnsson, KimKim Johnsson	52	6	8	14	3	26
Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew	42	9	5	14	-9	16
Ebbett, AndrewAndrew Ebbett	49	8	6	14	-8	6
Barker, CamCam Barker	19	1	6	7	-2	10
Earl, RobertRobert Earl	32	6	0	6	1	6
Sheppard, JamesJames Sheppard	64	2	4	6	-14	38
Boogaard, DerekDerek Boogaard	57	0	4	4	-12	105
Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman	12	1	3	4	-2	0
Pouliot, BenoitBenoit Pouliot	14	2	2	4	0	12
Sykora, PetrPetr Sykora	14	2	1	3	-7	8
Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner	8	0	2	2	1	12
Scott, JohnJohn Scott	51	1	1	2	-3	90
Almond, CodyCody Almond	7	1	0	1	-3	9
Prosser, NateNate Prosser	3	0	1	1	2	8
Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard	1	0	0	0	0	2
Smith, NathanNathan Smith	9	0	0	0	-4	12
Hilbert, AndyAndy Hilbert	4	0	0	0	-2	2
Irmen, DannyDanny Irmen	2	0	0	0	-1	0
Kalus, PetrPetr Kalus	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sifers, JaimeJaime Sifers	14	0	0	0	1	6
Falk, JustinJustin Falk	3	0	0	0	-2	0
Noreau, MaximMaxim Noreau	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom	60	3489	26	23	8	158	2.72	1632	.903	2	1	4
Harding, JoshJosh Harding	25	1300	9	12	0	66	3.05	692	.905	1	1	4
Dubielewicz, WadeWade Dubielewicz	3	101	1	1	0	5	2.97	34	.853	0	0	0
Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	2	69	2	0	0	1	0.87	48	.979	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Wild. Stats reflect time with Wild only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Wild only.

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Guillaume Latendresse^[4]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 18, 2010

Records[]

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions[]

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details
June 26, 2009	To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (#12 overall) in 2009 (Calvin de Haan)	To Minnesota Wild 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2009 (Nick Leddy) 3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009 (Matthew Hackett) 7th-round pick (#182 overall) in 2009 (Erik Haula)
June 27, 2009^[5]	To Edmonton Oilers 4th-round pick (#99 overall) in 2009 (Kyle Bigos) 5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 2009 (Olivier Roy)	To Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak 6th-round pick (#161 overall) in 2009 (Darcy Kuemper)
October 18, 2009^[6]	To Boston Bruins Alexander Fallstrom Craig Weller 2nd-round pick in 2011	To Minnesota Wild Chuck Kobasew
November 23, 2009^[7]	To Montreal Canadiens Benoît Pouliot	To Minnesota Wild Guillaume Latendresse
February 12, 2010^[8]	To Chicago Blackhawks Kim Johnsson Nick Leddy	To Minnesota Wild Cam Barker
March 3, 2010^[9]	To Washington Capitals Eric Belanger	To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010

Free agents acquired[]

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Greg Zanon^[10]	Nashville Predators	3 years, $5.8 million
Martin Havlat^[11]	Chicago Blackhawks	6 years, $30 million
Shane Hnidy^[12]	Boston Bruins	1 year, $750,000
Jamie Fraser^[13]	New York Islanders	1 year
Jaime Sifers^[14]	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year
Duncan Milroy^[15]	Ingolstadt ERC	undisclosed
Jon DiSalvatore^[16]	Lowell Devils	undisclosed
Wade Dubielewicz^[17]	Columbus Blue Jackets	undisclosed
Nathan Smith^[18]	Lake Erie Monsters	1 year
Ryan Lannon^[19]	San Antonio Rampage	1 year
Petr Sykora^[20]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $1.6 million
Bjorn Krupp^[21]	Belleville Bulls	entry level contract
Andy Hilbert^[22]	New York Islanders	1 year
Casey Wellman^[23]	University of Massachusetts Amherst	entry-level contract
Nate Prosser^[24]	Colorado College	entry-level contract

Free agents lost[]

Player	New team	Contract terms
Marian Gaborik^[25]	New York Rangers	5 years, $37.5 million
Stephane Veilleux^[26]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $750,000
Kurtis Foster^[27]	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $600,000
Peter Olvecky^[28]	Nashville Predators	1 year, $500,000
Krys Kolanos^[29]	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year
Martin Skoula^[30]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $575,000
Marc-André Bergeron^[31]	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $750,000

Claimed via Waivers[]

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
Andrew Ebbett^[32]	Chicago Blackhawks	November 21, 2009

Lost via Waivers[]

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player Signings[]

Player	Contract terms
Tyler Cuma^[33]	undisclosed
Clayton Stoner^[34]	undisclosed
Danny Irmen^[35]	undisclosed
Benoit Pouliot^[36]	undisclosed
Robbie Earl^[37]	undisclosed
Kyle Brodziak^[38]	3 years
Josh Harding^[39]	1 year, $1.1 million
Cal Clutterbuck^[40]	3 years, $4.2 million contract extension
Clayton Stoner^[41]	2 years, $1.1 million contract extension
Marek Zidlicky^[42]	3 years, $12 million contract extension
Matthew Hackett^[43]	3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks[]

Minnesota's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	16 (from Columbus via NY Islanders)	Nick Leddy	(D)	United States	Eden Prairie High School (United States High School)
3	77 (from NY Islanders via Columbus)	Matthew Hackett	(G)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (Ontario Hockey League)
4	103	Kristopher Foucault	(LW)	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (Western Hockey League)
4	116 (from Boston)	Alexander Fällström	(F)	Sweden	Shattuck-St. Mary's (United States High School)
6	161 (from Edmonton)	Darcy Kuemper	(G)	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
6	163	Jere Sallinen	(RW/LW)	Finland	Espoo Blues (SM-Liiga)
7	182 (from NY Islanders)	Erik Haula	(LW)	Finland	Shattuck-St. Mary's (United States High School)
7	193	Anthony Hamburg	(C)	United States	Dallas Stars (Midget AAA)

Roster[]

Updated October 28, 2010.^[44]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32	Finland	Backstrom, NiklasNiklas Backstrom	1.0 G	L	46	2006	Helsinki, Finland
25	Canada	Barker, CamCam Barker	2.0 D	L	38	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
96	Canada	Bouchard, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Bouchard	4.0 C	L	39	2002	Sherbrooke, Quebec
21	Canada	Brodziak, KyleKyle Brodziak	4.0 C	R	39	2009	St. Paul, Alberta
15	Canada	Brunette, AndrewAndrew Brunette (A)	6.0 LW	L	50	2008	Sudbury, Ontario
8	Canada	Burns, BrentBrent Burns	2.0 D	R	39	2003	Ajax, Ontario
22	Canada	Clutterbuck, CalCal Clutterbuck	7.0 RW	R	36	2006	Welland, Ontario
7	United States	Cullen, MattMatt Cullen	4.0 C	R	47	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
41	Canada	Falk, JustinJustin Falk	2.0 D	L	35	2007	Snowflake, Manitoba
18	Canada	Gillies, ColtonColton Gillies	6.0 LW	L	35	2007	White Rock, British Columbia
37	Canada	Harding, JoshJosh Harding	1.0 G	R	39	2002	Regina, Saskatchewan
24	Czech Republic	Havlat, MartinMartin Havlat	7.0 RW	L	43	2009	Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
12	Canada	Kobasew, ChuckChuck Kobasew	7.0 RW	R	42	2009	Osoyoos, British Columbia
9	Finland	Koivu, MikkoMikko Koivu (C)	4.0 C	L	41	2001	Turku, Finland
48	Canada	Latendresse, GuillaumeGuillaume Latendresse	7.0 RW	L	36	2009	Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
11	Canada	Madden, JohnJohn Madden	4.0 C	L	50	2010	Barrie, Ontario
20	Finland	Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen	7.0 RW	R	43	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland
23	United States	Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom	6.0 LW	L	41	2010	Syosset, New York
55	Canada	Schultz, NickNick Schultz (A)	2.0 D	L	41	2000	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
16	Canada	Staubitz, BradBrad Staubitz	7.0 RW	R	39	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
4	Canada	Stoner, ClaytonClayton Stoner	2.0 D	L	39	2004	Port McNeill, British Columbia
60	Canada	Theodore, JoseJose Theodore	1.0 G	R	47	2010	Laval, Quebec
17	United States	Wellman, CaseyCasey Wellman	4.0 C	R	36	2010	Castro Valley, California
5	Canada	Zanon, GregGreg Zanon	2.0 D	L	43	2009	Burnaby, British Columbia
3	Czech Republic	Zidlicky, MarekMarek Zidlicky	2.0 D	R	47	2008	Most, Czechoslovakia

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[1] Wild names Chuck Fletcher General Manager

[2] Wild names Todd Richards Head Coach

[3] Wild unveils new third jersey

[4] Ovechkin, Mason and Latendresse named NHL's three stars of the week

[5] Wild acquires C Kyle Brodziak

[6] Wild Acquires Kobasew From Bruins

[7] Wild Acquires Latendresse For Pouliot

[8] Wild Acquires Barker From Hawks

[9] Wild Acquires 2nd Round Pick for Belanger

[10] Wild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon

[11] Wild signs RW Martin Havlat

[12] Wild signs defenseman Shane Hnidy

[13] Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers

[14] Wild signs defensemen Fraser, Sifers

[15] Wild agrees to terms with three players

[16] Wild agrees to terms with three players

[17] Wild agrees to terms with three players

[18] Wild signs C Nathan Smith

[19] Wild signs D Ryan Lannon

[20] Wild Signs F Petr Sykora

[21] Wild signs D Bjorn Krupp

[22] Wild signs LW Andy Hilbert

[23] Wild Signs Wellman, Recalls Falk

[24] Wild Signs Defenseman Nate Prosser

[25] Rangers agree to terms with All-Star Gaborik

[26] Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Stephane Veilleux

[27] Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Kurtis Foster

[28] Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal

[29] Flyers Sign Five

[30] Skoula Eager to Help Penguins

[31] Habs ink Marc-André Bergeron to a one-year contract

[32] Wild Claims Andrew Ebbett From Hawks

[33] Wild signs D Tyler Cuma

[34] Four players accept qualifying offers

[35] Four players accept qualifying offers

[36] Four players accept qualifying offers

[37] Four players accept qualifying offers

[38] Wild signs C Brodziak to three-year contract

[39] Wild re-signs G Josh Harding

[40] Clutterbuck Signs Three-Year Extension

[41] Wild Signs D Stoner to Two-Year Deal

[42] Wild Signs Zidlicky to an extension

[43] Wild Signs Hackett To Entry Level Deal

[44] Wild Roster. Minnesota Wild. Retrieved on 2010-10-28.

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Minnesota Wild
Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Draft picks
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Affiliates	Houston Aeros (AHL) • Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)

2009–10 NHL season by team
Atlantic	New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins
Northeast	Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers • Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals
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Northwest	Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks
Pacific	Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks
See also	2009 NHL Entry Draft • Winter Classic • Playoffs • Transactions • Three Star Awards