2010–11 Minnesota Wild season

The 2010–11 Minnesota Wild season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

2010–11 Minnesota Wild
Division	3rd Northwest
Conference	12th Western
2010–11 record	39–35–8
Home record	19–17–5
Road record	20–18–3
Goals for	206
Goals against	233
Team information
General manager	Chuck Fletcher
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Mikko Koivu
Alternate captains	Andrew Brunette (Oct.–Dec.) Matt Cullen (Feb.–Apr.) Martin Havlat (Dec.–Feb.) John Madden (Feb.–Apr.) Nick Schultz (Oct.–Dec.) Greg Zanon (Dec.–Feb.)
Arena	Xcel Energy Center
Average attendance	18,012 (99.7%)
Team leaders
Goals	Martin Havlat (22)
Assists	Mikko Koivu (45)
Points	Havlat Koivu (62)
Penalty minutes	Brad Staubitz (173)
Plus/minus	Clayton Stoner (+5)
Wins	Niklas Backstrom (22)
Goals against average	Anton Khudobin (1.59)

The Wild posted a regular season record of 39 wins, 35 losses and 8 overtime/shootout losses for 86 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Regular season

The Wild opened the season with two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, against the Carolina Hurricanes. Goaltender Josh Harding was seriously injured and the Wild signed free agent Jose Theodore to a one-year contract upon the team's return to Minnesota. The Wild ended the regular season with a 5–3 victory over the Dallas Stars, which eliminated the Stars from playoff contention. At the conclusion of the regular season, Todd Richards was fired as head coach.[2]

Playoffs

The Wild attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2007–08 season. However, a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 2 eliminated the team from playoff contention.

Standings

Northwest Division[3]

		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p-Vancouver Canucks	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	Calgary Flames	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
3	Minnesota Wild	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
4	Colorado Avalanche	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
8.5
9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 1–4–2 (Home: 0–2–1; Road: 1–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	St. Louis Blues	5–1	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	16,219	0–1–0	[4]
2	September 24	Minnesota Wild	0–5	St. Louis Blues		Hackett	11,525	0–2–0	[5]
3	September 25	Philadelphia Flyers	3–2	Minnesota Wild	SO	Backstrom	16,742	0–2–1	[6]
4	September 26	Minnesota Wild	3–4	Montreal Canadiens		Khudobin	21,273	0–3–1	[7]
5	September 28	Minnesota Wild	2–3	Columbus Blue Jackets	SO	Backstrom	10,268	0–3–2	[8]
6	September 30	Columbus Blue Jackets	4–2	Minnesota Wild		Backstrom	15,554	0–4–2	[9]
7	October 4 (in Tampere, Finland)	Minnesota Wild	5–1	Ilves		Backstrom		1–4–2	[10]

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log
October: 4–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 (in Helsinki, Finland) Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 12,355 0–1–0 0 [11] 2 October 8 (in Helsinki, Finland) Minnesota Wild 1–2 Carolina Hurricanes SO Backstrom 13,465 0–1–1 1 [12] 3 October 14 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,449 1–1–1 3 [13] 4 October 16 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,336 1–2–1 3 [14] 5 October 19 Vancouver Canucks 2–6 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,806 2–2–1 5 [15] 6 October 21 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Edmonton Oilers Backstrom 16,839 3–2–1 7 [16] 7 October 22 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Vancouver Canucks Theodore 18,860 3–3–1 7 [17] 8 October 25 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,094 3–3–2 8 [18] 9 October 28 Washington Capitals 1–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,352 4–3–2 10 [19] 10 October 30 Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,376 4–4–2 10 [20]
November: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 San Jose Sharks 0–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,502 5–4–2 12 [21] 12 November 5 Calgary Flames 1–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,124 6–4–2 14 [22] 13 November 6 Minnesota Wild 2–1 Columbus Blue Jackets Theodore 13,457 7–4–2 16 [23] 14 November 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Atlanta Thrashers Backstrom 10,055 7–5–2 16 [24] 15 November 12 Minnesota Wild 1–2 Florida Panthers Theodore 15,043 7–6–2 16 [25] 16 November 14 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning Backstrom 14,868 8–6–2 18 [26] 17 November 17 Anaheim Ducks 1–2 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 16,890 9–6–2 20 [27] 18 November 19 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Detroit Red Wings OT Theodore 20,066 10–6–2 22 [28] 19 November 20 New York Rangers 5–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,695 10–7–2 22 [29] 20 November 24 Philadelphia Flyers 6–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 16,516 10–8–2 22 [30] 21 November 26 Nashville Predators 2–5 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,814 11–8–2 24 [31] 22 November 27 Minnesota Wild 4–7 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 18,007 11–9–2 24 [32] 23 November 29 Minnesota Wild 0–3 Calgary Flames Theodore 19,289 11–10–2 24 [33]
December: 6–5–3 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 4–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,101 11–11–2 24 [34] 25 December 3 Calgary Flames 3–2 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,130 11–11–3 25 [35] 26 December 4 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Dallas Stars OT Theodore 14,344 11–11–4 26 [36] 27 December 9 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 7,749 12–11–4 28 [37] 28 December 11 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Los Angeles Kings OT Theodore 18,118 13–11–4 30 [38] 29 December 12 Minnesota Wild 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Backstrom 14,338 13–12–4 30 [39] 30 December 16 Ottawa Senators 3–1 Minnesota Wild Theodore 17,366 13–13–4 30 [40] 31 December 18 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 14–13–4 32 [41] 32 December 20 Calgary Flames 1–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,315 15–13–4 34 [42] 33 December 23 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Colorado Avalanche Backstrom 16,323 16–13–4 36 [43] 34 December 26 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,227 16–14–4 36 [44] 35 December 27 Minnesota Wild 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Theodore 14,454 16–14–5 37 [45] 36 December 29 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,131 17–14–5 39 [46] 37 December 31 Nashville Predators 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,285 17–15–5 39 [47]
January: 8–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 6–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Phoenix Coyotes 5–6 Minnesota Wild OT Theodore 17,240 18–15–5 41 [48] 39 January 4 Minnesota Wild 2–1 New Jersey Devils Theodore 13,257 19–15–5 43 [49] 40 January 6 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Boston Bruins Theodore 17,565 20–15–5 45 [50] 41 January 8 Minnesota Wild 4–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Theodore 18,263 21–15–5 47 [51] 42 January 9 Dallas Stars 4–0 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,082 21–16–5 47 [52] 43 January 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Nashville Predators Theodore 15,311 21–17–5 47 [53] 44 January 14 Colorado Avalanche 4–1 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,218 21–18–5 47 [54] 45 January 16 Vancouver Canucks 0–4 Minnesota Wild Khudobin 18,458 22–18–5 49 [55] 46 January 18 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Edmonton Oilers Khudobin 16,839 23–18–5 51 [56] 47 January 19 Minnesota Wild 6–0 Calgary Flames Backstrom 19,289 24–18–5 53 [57] 48 January 22 Minnesota Wild 3–4 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 24–19–5 53 [58] 49 January 25 Minnesota Wild 4–2 Chicago Blackhawks Backstrom 21,247 25–19–5 55 [59]
February: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Los Angeles Kings 0–1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 17,504 26–19–5 57 [60] 51 February 3 Minnesota Wild 4–3 Colorado Avalanche Theodore 13,818 27–19–5 59 [61] 52 February 5 Minnesota Wild 0–1 Phoenix Coyotes Backstrom 14,587 27–20–5 59 [62] 53 February 9 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,194 28–20–5 61 [63] 54 February 11 Minnesota Wild 5–4 St. Louis Blues SO Theodore 19,150 29–20–5 63 [64] 55 February 12 St. Louis Blues 1–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,322 30–20–5 65 [65] 56 February 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,106 30–21–5 65 [66] 57 February 16 Minnesota Wild 1–3 Chicago Blackhawks Theodore 21,535 30–22–5 65 [67] 58 February 18 Anaheim Ducks 1–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,967 31–22–5 67 [68] 59 February 20 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Minnesota Wild SO Backstrom 18,912 31–22–6 68 [69] 60 February 22 Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 17,321 32–22–6 70 [70] 61 February 24 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Backstrom 18,118 32–23–6 70 [71] 62 February 25 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Anaheim Ducks OT Theodore 13,617 33–23–6 72 [72] 63 February 28 Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 19,155 33–24–6 72 [73]
March: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 2–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Minnesota Wild 1–4 New York Islanders Backstrom 7,098 33–25–6 72 [74] 65 March 3 Minnesota Wild 3–1 New York Rangers Theodore 18,200 34–25–6 74 [75] 66 March 6 Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Minnesota Wild OT Theodore 18,091 34–25–7 75 [76] 67 March 8 Colorado Avalanche 2–5 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,441 35–25–7 77 [77] 68 March 10 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Nashville Predators Backstrom 15,343 35–26–7 77 [78] 69 March 11 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Dallas Stars Theodore 14,545 35–27–7 77 [79] 70 March 14 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,860 35–28–7 77 [80] 71 March 17 Minnesota Wild 2–3 San Jose Sharks Backstrom 17,562 35–29–7 77 [81] 72 March 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 Minnesota Wild OT Backstrom 18,305 35–29–8 78 [82] 73 March 20 Montreal Canadiens 8–1 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,595 35–30–8 78 [83] 74 March 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,761 35–31–8 78 [84] 75 March 26 St. Louis Blues 6–3 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,112 35–32–8 78 [85] 76 March 29 Minnesota Wild 3–2 St. Louis Blues SO Theodore 19,150 36–32–8 80 [86] 77 March 31 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,120 37–32–8 82 [87]
April: 2–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Minnesota Wild Backstrom 18,591 37–33–8 82 [88] 79 April 3 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Detroit Red Wings Theodore 20,066 37–34–8 82 [89] 80 April 7 Minnesota Wild 0–5 Vancouver Canucks Backstrom 18,860 37–35–8 82 [90] 81 April 8 Minnesota Wild 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Theodore 16,839 38–35–8 84 [91] 82 April 10 Dallas Stars 3–5 Minnesota Wild Theodore 18,504 39–35–8 86 [92]
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 Martin Havlat 78 22 40 62 −10 52 Mikko Koivu 71 17 45 62 4 50 Andrew Brunette 82 18 28 46 −7 16 Brent Burns 80 17 29 46 −10 98 Matt Cullen 78 12 27 39 −14 34 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 59 12 26 38 −3 14 Kyle Brodziak 80 16 21 37 −4 56 Antti Miettinen 73 16 19 35 −3 38 Cal Clutterbuck 76 19 15 34 −5 79 John Madden 76 12 13 25 −9 10 Marek Zidlicky 46 7 17 24 −6 30 Nick Schultz 74 3 14 17 −4 38 Chuck Kobasew 63 9 7 16 −6 19 Jared Spurgeon 53 4 8 12 −1 2 Eric Nystrom 82 4 8 12 −16 30 Clayton Stoner 57 2 7 9 5 96 Brad Staubitz 71 4 5 9 −5 173 Greg Zanon 82 0 7 7 −5 48 Patrick O'Sullivan^† 21 1 6 7 −1 2 Guillaume Latendresse 11 3 3 6 2 8 Cam Barker 52 1 4 5 −10 34 Justin Falk 22 0 3 3 −4 6 Carson McMillan 4 1 1 2 1 0 Marco Scandella 20 0 2 2 −9 2 Casey Wellman 15 1 1 2 −1 4 Warren Peters 11 1 0 1 −2 4 Colton Gillies 7 1 0 1 −2 2 Jed Ortmeyer 4 0 0 0 −1 2 Drew Bagnall 2 0 0 0 −2 4 Robbie Earl 6 0 0 0 −3 0 Matt Kassian 4 0 0 0 −1 12 Cody Almond 8 0 0 0 0 2 Maxim Noreau 5 0 0 0 −1 0 Nate Prosser 2 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 G A PIM Niklas Backstrom 51 2978 22 23 5 132 2.66 1566 .916 3 0 1 2 Jose Theodore 32 1793 15 11 3 81 2.71 963 .916 1 0 0 2 Anton Khudobin^‡ 4 189 2 1 0 5 1.59 86 .942 1 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
Jose Theodore[93]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 10, 2011

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Antti Miettinen	400th Career NHL Game	October 7, 2010
Brent Burns	100th Career NHL Assist	October 19, 2010
Justin Falk	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 19, 2010
John Madden	800th Career NHL Game	October 28, 2010
Matt Kassian	1st Career NHL Game	November 5, 2010
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Game	November 12, 2010
Matt Cullen	300th Career NHL Assist	November 15, 2010
Marco Scandella	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	November 17, 2010
Brad Staubitz	100th Career NHL Game	November 20, 2010
Matt Cullen	900th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Game	November 29, 2010
Brent Burns	400th Career NHL Game	December 12, 2010
Patrick O'Sullivan	300th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2010
Kyle Brodziak	100th Career NHL Point	December 20, 2010
Mikko Koivu	400th Career NHL Game 200th Career NHL Assist	January 2, 2011
Clayton Stoner	1st Career NHL Goal	January 4, 2011
Patrick O'Sullivan	100th Career NHL Assist	January 6, 2011
Kyle Brodziak	300th Career NHL Game	January 11, 2011
Anton Khudobin	1st Career NHL Shutout	January 16, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	200th Career NHL Assist	January 18, 2011
Cal Clutterbuck	200th Career NHL Game	January 19, 2011
Martin Havlat	200th Career NHL Goal	January 19, 2011
Antti Miettinen	200th Career NHL Point	January 25, 2011
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 25, 2011
Andrew Brunette	1,000th Career NHL Game	February 1, 2011
Mikko Koivu	300th Career NHL Point	February 3, 2011
Martin Havlat	600th Career NHL Game	February 16, 2011
Martin Havlat	500th Career NHL Point	February 20, 2011
Jared Spurgeon	1st Career NHL Goal	February 22, 2011
Martin Havlat	300th Career NHL Assist	March 6, 2011
Marek Zidlicky	500th Career NHL Game	March 6, 2011
Nick Schultz	100th Career NHL Assist	March 19, 2011
Andrew Brunette	700th Career NHL Point	March 26, 2011
Matt Cullen	500th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2011
Pierre-Marc Bouchard	300th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2011
Carson McMillan	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	April 3, 2011
Drew Bagnall	1st Career NHL Game	April 8, 2011
Carson McMillan	1st Career NHL Assist	April 10, 2011

Transactions

The Wild have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details June 21, 2010[94] To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2010 – Freddie Hamilton To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz June 26, 2010[95] To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2010 – Joe Basaraba 4th-round pick in 2010 – Joonas Donskoi To Minnesota Wild 2nd-round pick in 2010 – Jason Zucker February 28, 2011[96] To Boston Bruins Anton Khudobin To Minnesota Wild Jeff Penner Mikko Lehtonen March 1, 2011[97] To Columbus Blue Jackets Petr Kalus To Minnesota Wild Future considerations

Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Matt Cullen[98] Ottawa Senators 3 years, $10.5 million Eric Nystrom[99] Calgary Flames 3 years, $4.2 million Warren Peters[100] Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.075 million Drew Bagnall[100] Manchester Monarchs 1 year, $600,000 Dennis Endras[101] Augsburger Panther 1 year, $740,000 entry-level contract Joel Broda[102] Calgary Hitmen 3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract John Madden[103] Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $1 million Josh Caron[104] Kamloops Blazers 3 years, $1.61 million entry-level contract Colton Jobke[104] Kelowna Rockets 3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract Jared Spurgeon[104] Spokane Chiefs 3 years, $1.58 million entry-level contract Jose Theodore[105] Washington Capitals 1 year, $1.1 million Jed Ortmeyer[106] San Antonio Rampage 1 year, $525,000 Chay Genoway[107] University of North Dakota 1 year, $900,000 entry-level contract Justin Fontaine[108] University of Minnesota Duluth 2 years, $1.19 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Derek Boogaard[109] New York Rangers 4 years, $6.5 million John Scott[110] Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $1.025 million Andrew Ebbett[111] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $500,000 Jaime Sifers[112] Atlanta Thrashers 1 year, $525,000 Andy Hilbert[113] New York Islanders 1 year, $575,000 Wade Dubielewicz[114] Kölner Haie undisclosed Owen Nolan[115] ZSC Lions undisclosed Shane Hnidy[116] Boston Bruins 1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Patrick O'Sullivan[117] Carolina Hurricanes November 23, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings Player Contract terms Jean-Michel Daoust[118] 1 year, $500,000 Chad Rau[119] 2 years, $1.075 million James Sheppard[120] 1 year, $803,250 Brad Staubitz[121] 2 years, $1.15 million Nate Prosser[122] 1 year, $650,000 Matt Kassian[122] 2 years, $1.025 million Guillaume Latendresse[123] 2 years, $5 million Jon DiSalvatore[124] 2 years, $5 million Jamie Fraser[124] 2 years, $5 million Robbie Earl[125] 1 year, $550,000 Josh Harding[126] 1 year, $1.2 million Mikko Koivu[127] 7 years, $47.25 million contract extension Dennis Endras[128] 1 year, $660,000 contract extension Brett Bulmer[129] 3 years, $2.43 entry-level contract

Draft picks

Minnesota's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	9	Mikael Granlund	C	Finland	HIFK (SM-liiga)
2	39	Brett Bulmer	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2	56 (from Washington)	Johan Larsson	C	Sweden	Brynäs IF (J20 SuperElit)
2	59 (from Philadelphia via Los Angeles and Florida)	Jason Zucker	RW	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
6	159	Johan Gustafsson	G	Sweden	Färjestad BK Jr. (Sweden Jr-2)
7	189	Dylan McKinlay	RW	Canada	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)

Final roster

Updated April 8, 2011.[130]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
32		Niklas Backstrom	G	L	42	2006	Helsinki, Finland
42		Drew Bagnall	D	L	37	2010	Oakbank, Manitoba
25		Cam Barker	D	L	34	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
96		Pierre-Marc Bouchard	C	L	36	2002	Sherbrooke, Quebec
21		Kyle Brodziak	C	R	36	2009	St. Paul, Alberta
15		Andrew Brunette	LW	L	47	2008	Sudbury, Ontario
8		Brent Burns	D	R	35	2003	Ajax, Ontario
22		Cal Clutterbuck	RW	R	33	2006	Welland, Ontario
7		Matt Cullen (A)	C	R	44	2010	Virginia, Minnesota
18		Colton Gillies	LW	L	31	2007	White Rock, British Columbia
37		Josh Harding	G	R	36	2002	Regina, Saskatchewan
24		Martin Havlat	RW	L	39	2009	Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
12		Chuck Kobasew	RW	R	38	2009	Osoyoos, British Columbia
9		Mikko Koivu (C)	C	L	37	2001	Turku, Finland
48		Guillaume Latendresse	RW	L	33	2009	Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
11		John Madden (A)	C	L	47	2010	Barrie, Ontario
45		Carson McMillan	RW	R	32	2007	Brandon, Manitoba
20		Antti Miettinen	RW	R	40	2008	Hämeenlinna, Finland
34		Maxim Noreau	D	R	33	2008	Montreal, Quebec
23		Eric Nystrom	LW	L	37	2010	Syosset, New York
29		Jed Ortmeyer	RW	R	42	2011	Omaha, Nebraska
6		Marco Scandella	D	L	30	2008	Montreal, Quebec
55		Nick Schultz	D	L	38	2000	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
46		Jared Spurgeon	D	R	31	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
16		Brad Staubitz	RW	R	36	2010	Edmonton, Alberta
4		Clayton Stoner	D	L	35	2004	Port McNeill, British Columbia
60		Jose Theodore	G	R	44	2010	Laval, Quebec
5		Greg Zanon	D	L	40	2009	Burnaby, British Columbia
3		Marek Zidlicky	D	R	43	2008	Most, Czechoslovakia

Farm teams

The Houston Aeros remain Minnesota's primary American Hockey League affiliate in 2010–11 and the Bakersfield Condors will become the team's ECHL affiliate in 2010–11.[131]

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93. Sedin tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
94. Wild Acquires Brad Staubitz From Sharks Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
95. Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
96. Wild Acquires Penner and Lehtonen for Khudobin
97. Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Petr Kalus from Minnesota Wild in Exchange Future Considerations
98. Cullen Comes Home
99. Wild Signs LW Eric Nystrom
100. Wild signs C Peters and D Bagnall
101. Wild Signs German Goaltender, Endras
102. Wild Signs Broda To Entry Level Deal
103. Boom! John Madden Coming To Wild
104. Wild Signs Three Prospects
105. Wild Lands Jose Theodore
106. Wild Signs RW Jed Ortmeyer
107. Wild Signs D Chay Genoway
108. Wild Signs UMD Winger Justin Fontaine
109. Rangers add free agent Boogaard
110. Blackhawks sign defenseman John Scott
111. COYOTES SIGN EBBETT TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT
112. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers
113. HILBERT AND HISEY AGREE TO TERMS
114. New Keeper: Sharks have committed Wade Dubielewicz
115. Owen Nolan hoping for NHL comeback
116. B's Sign Defenseman Shane Hnidy
117. Wild Lands O'Sullivan; Loses Latendresse
118. Wild Signs Daoust To One-Year Deal
119. Wild Signs Rau To Two-Year Deal
120. Sheppard Signed To One-Year Deal
121. STAUBITZ INKS TWO-YEAR / $1.15M DEAL WITH WILD
122. Wild Re-Signs Prosser, Kassian
123. Latendresse Re-Signs For Two Years
124. Wild Re-Signs Disalvatore, Fraser
125. Wild Signs Earl To One-Year Deal
126. Harding Excited About Deal
127. Koivu Signs Seven-Year Extension
128. Wild Signs Endras For 2011–2012 Season
129. Wild Locks Up Bulmer For Three Years
130. "Wild Roster". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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