2011–12 Minnesota Wild season

National Hockey League team season

2011–12 Minnesota Wild
Division4th Northwest
Conference12th Western
2011–12 record35–36–11
Home record20–17–4
Road record15–19–7
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachMike Yeo
CaptainMikko Koivu
Alternate captainsMatt Cullen
Dany Heatley
Nick Schultz (Oct.–Feb.)
ArenaXcel Energy Center
Average attendance17,772 (98.4%)

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]

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

Off-season

On June 17, 2011, the Wild officially introduced Mike Yeo as their new head coach. Yeo had been the head coach of the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros.[2]

Regular season

Excluding 11 shootout-winning goals, the Wild scored 166 goals overall, the fewest in the NHL.[3][4]

Playoffs

The Wild failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.

Standings

Northwest Division
Pos Team
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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
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
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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
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

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 [1]
2 September 22 Minnesota Wild 1–0 St. Louis Blues Backstrom 9,644 2–0–0 [2]
3 September 23 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–4 Minnesota Wild OT Harding 14,119 3–0–0 [3]
4 September 24 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Backstrom 18,387 3–1–0 [4]
5 September 27 St. Louis Blues 4–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 13,789 3–2–0 [5]
6 September 29 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Harding 11,709 3–3–0 [6]
7 September 30 Edmonton Oilers 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 14,544 3–3–1 [7]

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 4–3–3 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,040 1–0–0 2 [8]
2 October 10 Minnesota Wild 1–2 New York Islanders Backstrom 11,278 1–1–0 2 [9]
3 October 11 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Ottawa Senators SO Backstrom 19,455 1–1–1 3 [10]
4 October 13 Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 15,878 2–1–1 5 [11]
5 October 15 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Detroit Red Wings OT Harding 17,104 3–1–1 7 [12]
6 October 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,297 2–2–2 6 [13]
7 October 20 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 3–2–2 8 [14]
8 October 22 Minnesota Wild 2–3 Vancouver Canucks OT Backstrom 18,860 3–2–3 9 [15]
9 October 27 Anaheim Ducks 3–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 15,723 3–3–3 9 [16]
10 October 29 Detroit Red Wings 0–1 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,233 4–3–3 11 [17]
November: 11–4–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 1 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Detroit Red Wings OT Harding 20,066 5–3–3 13 [18]
12 November 3 Vancouver Canucks 1–5 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,534 6–3–3 15 [19]
13 November 5 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,917 7–3–3 17 [20]
14 November 8 Minnesota Wild 3–0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 8–3–3 19 [21]
15 November 10 Minnesota Wild 1–3 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 8–4–3 19 [22]
16 November 12 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Los Angeles Kings Harding 18,118 8–5–3 19 [23]
17 November 13 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 13,803 9–5–3 21 [24]
18 November 15 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Backstrom 10,833 10–5–3 23 [25]
19 November 17 Colorado Avalanche 0–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,779 11–5–3 25 [26]
20 November 19 St. Louis Blues 2–3 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 17,259 12–5–3 27 [27]
21 November 23 Nashville Predators 2–3 Minnesota Wild Harding 16,981 13–5–3 29 [28]
22 November 25 Edmonton Oilers 5–2 Minnesota Wild Harding 18,092 13–6–3 29 [29]
23 November 27 Calgary Flames 5–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,864 13–7–3 29 [30]
24 November 28 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,628 14–7–3 31 [31]
25 November 30 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Backstrom 16,839 15–7–3 33 [32]
December: 6–6–3 (Home: 2–2–2 ; Road: 4–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 2 New Jersey Devils 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,310 16–7–3 35 [33]
27 December 4 Minnesota Wild 5–3 Anaheim Ducks Harding 14,002 17–7–3 37 [34]
28 December 6 Minnesota Wild 2–1 San Jose Sharks Hackett 17,562 18–7–3 39 [35]
29 December 8 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Los Angeles Kings Hackett 18,118 19–7–3 41 [36]
30 December 10 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 10,976 20–7–3 43 [37]
31 December 13 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Winnipeg Jets Backstrom 15,004 20–8–3 43 [38]
32 December 14 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,254 20–8–4 44 [39]
33 December 17 New York Islanders 2–1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,209 20–8–5 45 [40]
34 December 19 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,890 20–9–5 45 [41]
35 December 20 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Calgary Flames Harding 19,289 20–10–5 45 [42]
36 December 22 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 20–11–5 45 [43]
37 December 26 Colorado Avalanche 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,290 20–12–5 45 [44]
38 December 28 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Harding 17,113 20–12–6 46 [45]
39 December 29 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,194 21–12–6 48 [46]
40 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,297 21–13–6 48 [47]
January: 3–6–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 4 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Vancouver Canucks Harding 18,890 21–14–6 48 [48]
42 January 7 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 21–15–6 48 [49]
43 January 10 San Jose Sharks 4–5 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 18,986 22–15–6 50 [50]
44 January 12 Minnesota Wild 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks Harding 21,490 22–16–6 50 [51]
45 January 14 Minnesota Wild 2–3 St. Louis Blues SO Harding 19,150 22–16–7 51 [52]
46 January 17 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Philadelphia Flyers Harding 19,787 22–17–7 51 [53]
47 January 19 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Backstrom 19,421 22–18–7 51 [54]
48 January 21 Dallas Stars 2–5 Minnesota Wild Harding 19,213 23–18–7 53 [55]
49 January 24 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 16,291 24–18–7 55 [56]
50 January 31 Nashville Predators 5–4 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,325 24–19–7 55 [57]
February: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 Minnesota Wild 1–0 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 14,186 25–19–7 57 [58]
52 February 4 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Dallas Stars SO Backstrom 18,532 25–19–8 58 [59]
53 February 7 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets Backstrom 11,237 25–20–8 58 [60]
54 February 9 Vancouver Canucks 5–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,859 25–21–8 58 [61]
55 February 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,958 25–22–8 58 [62]
56 February 14 Anaheim Ducks 2–1 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,552 25–23–8 58 [63]
57 February 16 Winnipeg Jets 4–3 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 19,060 25–23–9 59 [64]
58 February 18 Minnesota Wild 0–4 St. Louis Blues Harding 19,150 25–24–9 59 [65]
59 February 19 Boston Bruins 0–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,198 26–24–9 61 [66]
60 February 23 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Florida Panthers SO Backstrom 13,892 27–24–9 63 [67]
61 February 24 Minnesota Wild 1–4 Dallas Stars Backstrom 13,144 27–25–9 63 [68]
62 February 26 San Jose Sharks 3–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,401 28–25–9 65 [69]
63 February 28 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,317 28–26–9 65 [70]
March: 5–9–1 (Home: 4–5–0 ; Road: 1–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 1 Minnesota Wild 4–5 Montreal Canadiens SO Harding 21,273 28–26–10 66 [71]
65 March 2 Minnesota Wild 0–6 Detroit Red Wings Harding 20,066 28–27–10 66 [72]
66 March 4 Colorado Avalanche 2–0 Minnesota Wild Hackett 17,354 28–28–10 66 [73]
67 March 6 Minnesota Wild 1–7 Colorado Avalanche Hackett 13,385 28–29–10 66 [74]
68 March 8 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Hackett 11,716 29–29–10 68 [75]
69 March 11 Calgary Flames 4–3 Minnesota Wild Hackett 17,119 29–30–10 68 [76]
70 March 13 Dallas Stars 1–0 Minnesota Wild Hackett 17,326 29–31–10 68 [77]
71 March 17 Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 Minnesota Wild Hackett 18,394 29–32–10 68 [78]
72 March 19 Vancouver Canucks 0–2 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,188 30–32–10 70 [79]
73 March 22 Calgary Flames 2–3 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 17,002 31–32–10 72 [80]
74 March 24 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Buffalo Sabres Harding 18,690 31–33–10 72 [81]
75 March 25 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Washington Capitals Hackett 18,506 31–34–10 72 [82]
76 March 27 New York Rangers 3–2 Minnesota Wild Harding 17,880 31–35–10 72 [83]
77 March 29 Florida Panthers 2–3 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 16,952 32–35–10 74 [84]
78 March 31 Los Angeles Kings 3–4 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,209 33–35–10 76 [85]
April: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 1 Minnesota Wild 5–4 Chicago Blackhawks SO Harding 21,576 34–35–10 78 [86]
80 April 3 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Nashville Predators SO Backstrom 17,113 34–35–11 79 [87]
81 April 5 Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 Minnesota Wild SO Harding 18,643 35–35–11 81 [88]
82 April 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,864 35–36–11 81 [89]

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

Player statistics

Skaters

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

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Dany Heatley 82 24 29 53 2 28
Mikko Koivu 55 12 32 44 10 28
Kyle Brodziak 82 22 22 44 −15 66
Devin Setoguchi 69 19 17 36 −17 28
Matt Cullen 73 14 21 35 −10 24
Cal Clutterbuck 74 15 12 27 −4 103
Nick Johnson 77 8 18 26 −6 45
Jared Spurgeon 70 3 20 23 −4 6
Pierre-Marc Bouchard 37 9 13 22 −1 18
Darroll Powe 82 6 7 13 −20 57
Marek Zidlicky‡ 40 0 13 13 −7 22
Marco Scandella 63 3 9 12 −22 19
Nate Prosser 51 1 11 12 −17 57
Guillaume Latendresse 16 5 4 9 6 20
Justin Falk 47 1 8 9 −13 54
Erik Christensen† 29 6 1 7 −13 6
Casey Wellman‡ 14 2 5 7 −4 0
Greg Zanon‡ 39 2 4 6 −1 14
Warren Peters 58 1 4 5 −15 54
Tom Gilbert† 20 0 5 5 −5 8
Clayton Stoner 51 1 4 5 3 62
Carson McMillan 11 1 2 3 1 11
Brett Bulmer 9 0 3 3 1 6
Steven Kampfer† 13 2 1 3 −7 2
Nick Schultz‡ 62 1 2 3 −10 30
Mike Lundin 17 0 2 2 −1 4
Jeff Taffe 5 0 2 2 2 0
Chad Rau 9 2 0 2 -1 0
David McIntyre 7 1 1 2 −1 2
Stephane Veilleux† 21 0 2 2 −2 15
Jed Ortmeyer 35 1 1 2 −8 14
Matt Kassian 24 2 0 2 −2 55
Jason Zucker 6 0 2 2 −2 2
Colton Gillies‡ 37 0 2 2 −5 10
Cody Almond 10 1 0 1 −5 15
Jarod Palmer 6 1 0 1 −2 4
Chay Genoway 1 0 1 1 0 0
Jon DiSalvatore 1 0 0 0 0 2
Kris Fredheim 3 0 0 0 -2 2
Nick Palmieri† 9 0 0 0 −3 2
Tyler Cuma 1 0 0 0 0 2
Kris Foucault 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kurtis Foster† 14 0 0 0 1 4
Brad Staubitz‡ 43 0 0 0 −7 73

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 G A PIM
Niklas Backstrom 46 2590 19 18 7 105 2.43 1299 .919 4 0 2 2
Josh Harding 34 1855 13 12 4 81 2.62 981 .917 2 0 0 0
Matt Hackett 12 556 3 6 0 22 2.37 282 .922 0 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
Josh Harding[5] NHL First Star of the Week November 7, 2011
Matt Hackett[6] NHL Second Star of the Week December 12, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
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

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 16, 2011[8] To New Jersey Devils
Maxim Noreau 		To Minnesota Wild
David McIntyre
June 24, 2011[9] To San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns
2nd-round pick in 2012 		To Minnesota Wild
Devin Setoguchi
Charlie Coyle
1st-round pick in 2011
June 25, 2011[10] To Vancouver Canucks
3rd-round pick in 2011
4th-round pick in 2011 		To Minnesota Wild
2nd-round pick in 2011
June 27, 2011[11] To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2013 		To Minnesota Wild
Darroll Powe
July 3, 2011[12] To San Jose Sharks
Martin Havlat 		To Minnesota Wild
Dany Heatley
August 7, 2011[13] To San Jose Sharks
James Sheppard 		To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2013
October 12, 2011[14] To Dallas Stars
Eric Nystrom 		To Minnesota Wild
Future considerations
February 3, 2012[15] To New York Rangers
Casey Wellman 		To Minnesota Wild
Erik Christensen
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013[a]
February 24, 2012[16] To New Jersey Devils
Marek Zidlicky 		To Minnesota Wild
Kurtis Foster
Nick Palmieri
Stephane Veilleux
2nd-round pick in 2012
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2013[b]
February 27, 2012[17] To Edmonton Oilers
Nick Schultz 		To Minnesota Wild
Tom Gilbert
February 27, 2012[18] To Boston Bruins
Greg Zanon 		To Minnesota Wild
Steven Kampfer

  1. ^ Condition satisfied.
  2. ^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Jeff Taffe[19] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $600,000
Mike Lundin[20] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1 million
Kris Fredheim[21] Houston Aeros 1 year, $530,000 entry-level contract
Paul Deutsch[22] Amateur Beer League Team Signed as Free Agent, Amateur tryout contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jean-Michel Daoust[23] Straubing Tigers 1 year
Jose Theodore[24] Florida Panthers 2 years, $3 million
Andrew Brunette[25] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $2 million
Chuck Kobasew[26] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $2.5 million
Cam Barker[27] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $2.25 million
Antti Miettinen[28] Ak Bars Kazan undisclosed
Patrick O'Sullivan[29] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $625,000
John Madden[30] Florida Panthers 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Nick Johnson[31] Pittsburgh Penguins September 29, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Colton Gillies[32] Columbus Blue Jackets January 14, 2012
Brad Staubitz[33] Montreal Canadiens February 27, 2012

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Johan Larsson[34] May 24, 2011 3 years, $2.38 million entry-level contract
Darcy Kuemper[35] May 26, 2011 3 years, $2.330 million entry-level contract
Kris Foucault[36] May 27, 2011 3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract
Nate Prosser[37] June 20, 2011 1 year, $715,000
Josh Harding[38] July 1, 2011 1 year, $750,000
Drew Bagnall[38] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.225 million
Jed Ortmeyer[38] July 1, 2011 1 year, $585,000
Kyle Medvec[38] July 1, 2011 2 years, $1.14 million entry-level contract
Darroll Powe[19] July 5, 2011 3 years, $3.2 million
Colton Gillies[39] July 6, 2011 2 years, $1.25 million
Jonas Brodin[40] July 12, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Justin Falk[41] July 15, 2011 1 year, $605,000
Jarod Palmer[41] July 15, 2011 1 year, $735,000
Jeff Penner[41] July 15, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Casey Wellman[41] July 15, 2011 1 year, $850,500
Zack Phillips[42] December 19, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nate Prosser[43] February 6, 2012 2 years, $1.65 million contract extension
Kyle Brodziak[44] February 19, 2012 3 years, $8.5 million contract extension
Charlie Coyle[45] March 1, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Jason Zucker[46] March 27, 2012 3 years, $2.315 million entry-level contract
Clayton Stoner[47] May 10, 2012 2 years, $2.1 million contract extension
Mikael Granlund[48] May 22, 2012 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Johan Gustafsson[49] May 31, 2012 3 years, $1.995 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Mike Yeo Named Wild Head Coach
  3. ^ "2011-12 NHL Summary".
  4. ^ "2011-12 NHL Schedule and Results".
  5. ^ Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week
  6. ^ Iginla, Hackett, Carlson are NHL's Three Stars
  7. ^ "The ECHL – Fredheim becomes 473rd ECHL player to reach NHL". Archived from the original on December 23, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Wild Acquires McIntyre From New Jersey
  9. ^ "Wild Pulls Off Blockbuster With San Jose". Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  10. ^ "Wild 2011 Day Two Draft Picks". Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
  11. ^ Wild Acquires Darroll Powe from Philadelphia
  12. ^ Wild Acquires Heatley In Trade With Sharks
  13. ^ Wild Ships Sheppard To San Jose For Pick
  14. ^ Dallas Stars acquire forward Eric Nystrom from Minnesota
  15. ^ Wild Acquires Christensen From Rangers
  16. ^ Wild Swings Deal With New Jersey
  17. ^ Wild Acquires Tom Gilbert From Edmonton
  18. ^ Wild Acquires D Steven Kampfer For Greg Zanon
  19. ^ a b Wild Signs Powe, Taffe; “Becoming Wild” Premieres July 8
  20. ^ Wild Signs D Mike Lundin
  21. ^ Wild Signs Fredheim; Recalls From Houston
  22. ^ "Wild sign 51-year old goaltender as backup for game against Nashville". The Washington Post. November 23, 2011.[dead link]
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ Panthers Sign G Jose Theodore
  25. ^ Blackhawks agree to terms with Brunette, Mayers, McLean and O’Donnell
  26. ^ Avalanche Signs Kobasew
  27. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Barker and Hordichuk
  28. ^ Antti Miettinen: Headed to KHL
  29. ^ Coyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract
  30. ^ Panthers Agree To Terms With C John Madden
  31. ^ Wild Claims Nick Johnson Off Waivers Archived 2011-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  32. ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Claim Left Wing Colton Gillies Off Waivers from the Minnesota Wild
  33. ^ Brad Staubitz claimed off waivers
  34. ^ Wild Signs Larsson To Entry Level Deal
  35. ^ Wild Signs Darcy Kuemper To Entry Level Deal
  36. ^ Wild Signs Foucault To Entry Level Deal
  37. ^ Wild Locks Up Prosser For Another Season
  38. ^ a b c d Wild Re-Signs Harding, Three Others
  39. ^ Wild Signs Gillies to Two-Year Contract Archived 2011-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  40. ^ Wild Inks Brodin To Entry Level Deal
  41. ^ a b c d Wellman, Palmer Sign Qualifying Offers
  42. ^ Wild Signs Phillips To Contract
  43. ^ Prosser Signs Two-Year Extension
  44. ^ Wild Signs Brodziak To Extension
  45. ^ Wild Signs Coyle To Entry Level Contract
  46. ^ Wild Signs Zucker To Entry-Level Deal
  47. ^ Wild Signs Stoner To Extension
  48. ^ Finnished Business
  49. ^ Wild Signs Gustafsson To Entry-Level Deal
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