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1 Colorado Avalanche Game Notes Thu, Oct 8, 2015 NHL Game #11 Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 1 Semyon Varlamov Reto Berra # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Nick Holden D Tyson Barrie D Nate Guenin D Erik Johnson C John Mitchell R Jack Skille C Matt Duchene R Jarome Iginla L Blake Comeau D Nikita Zadorov D Brad Stuart C Mikhail Grigorenko C Nathan MacKinnon D Francois Beauchemin C Carl Soderberg L Alex Tanguay D Brandon Gormley L Cody McLeod R Borna Rendulic L Gabriel Landeskog R Mikko Rantanen # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 32 Niklas Backstrom Darcy Kuemper Devan Dubnyk # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 3 C Charlie Coyle D Christian Folin D Marco Scandella L Chris Porter C Mikko Koivu L Zach Parise L Jason Zucker C Ryan Carter D Ryan Suter R Nino Niederreiter D Matt Dumba D Jonas Brodin L Thomas Vanek R Jason Pominville D Nate Prosser C Tyler Graovac D Jared Spurgeon C Erik Haula C Mikael Granlund President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Dave Farrish, Francois Allaire (goaltending), Brett Heimlich (video) Owner & Governor Executive VP/General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Craig Leipold Chuck Fletcher Brent Flahr Mike Yeo Rick Wilson, Darryl Sydor, Darby Hendrickson, Andrew Brunette, Bob Mason Tonight's Officials Referees Brian Pochmara (16), Brad Meier (34) Linesmen Vaughan Rody (73), Trent Knorr (63) Supervisor Rob Shick (Officiating Manager) Video Judge Gary Pedigo Ntl. Anthem Jake Schroeder Today's Schedule BOS : 7:00 BUF : 7:00 COL : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 STL : 7:00 DAL : 7:30 TBL : 7:30

2 Colorado Avalanche: Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 1 Semyon Varlamov G 6' 2" 209 Apr 27, 1988 Samara, RUS 2 Nick Holden D 6' 4" 210 May 15, 1987 St. Albert, AB, CAN 4 Tyson Barrie D 5' 10" 190 Jul 26, 1991 Victoria, BC, CAN 5 Nate Guenin D 6' 3" 207 Dec 10, 1982 Aliquippa, PA, USA 6 Erik Johnson D 6' 4" 232 Mar 21, 1988 Bloomington, MN, USA 7 John Mitchell C 6' 1" 204 Jan 22, 1985 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Jack Skille R 6' 1" 216 May 19, 1987 Madison, WI, USA 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 200 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 12 Jarome Iginla R 6' 1" 210 Jul 1, 1977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 14 Blake Comeau L 6' 1" 202 Feb 18, 1986 Meadow Lake, SK, CAN 16 Nikita Zadorov D 6' 5" 220 Apr 16, 1995 Moscow, RUS 17 Brad Stuart D 6' 2" 215 Nov 6, 1979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN 20 Reto Berra G 6' 4" 210 Jan 3, 1987 Bulach, CHE 25 Mikhail Grigorenko C 6' 3" 209 May 16, 1994 Khabarovsk, RUS 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 195 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 32 Francois Beauchemin D 6' 1" 208 Jun 4, 1980 Sorel, QC, CAN 34 Carl Soderberg C 6' 3" 216 Oct 12, 1985 Malmö, SWE 40 Alex Tanguay L 6' 1" 194 Nov 21, 1979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 46 Brandon Gormley D 6' 2" 196 Feb 18, 1992 Murray River, PE, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' 2" 210 Jun 26, 1984 Binscarth, MB, CAN 71 Borna Rendulic R 6' 2" 200 Mar 25, 1992 Zagreb, HRV 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 210 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 96 Mikko Rantanen R 6' 4" 211 Oct 29, 1996 Nousiainen, FIN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 207 Age: 27.8 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 18 Jesse Winchester C 6' 1" 205 Oct 4, 1983 Long Sault, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Minnesota Wild: Roster Active (22 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 3 Charlie Coyle C 6' 3" 221 Mar 2, 1992 E. Weymouth, MA, USA 5 Christian Folin D 6' 3" 214 Feb 9, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE 6 Marco Scandella D 6' 1" 205 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 7 Chris Porter L 6' 1" 206 May 29, 1984 Toronto, ON, CAN 9 Mikko Koivu C 6' 3" 215 Mar 12, 1983 Turku, FIN 11 Zach Parise L 5' 11" 197 Jul 28, 1984 Minneapolis, MN, USA 16 Jason Zucker L 5' 11" 188 Jan 16, 1992 Newport Beach, CA, USA 18 Ryan Carter C 6' 1" 205 Aug 3, 1983 White Bear Lake, MN, USA 20 Ryan Suter D 6' 1" 200 Jan 21, 1985 Madison, WI, USA 22 Nino Niederreiter R 6' 2" 210 Sep 8, 1992 Chur, CHE 24 Matt Dumba D 6' 0" 189 Jul 25, 1994 Regina, SK, CAN 25 Jonas Brodin D 6' 1" 194 Jul 12, 1993 Karlstad, SWE 26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 2" 218 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT 29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 187 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN 32 Niklas Backstrom G 6' 2" 194 Feb 13, 1978 Helsinki, FIN 35 Darcy Kuemper G 6' 5" 205 May 5, 1990 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 39 Nate Prosser D 6' 2" 203 May 7, 1986 Elk River, MN, USA 40 Devan Dubnyk G 6' 6" 210 May 4, 1986 Regina, SK, CAN 44 Tyler Graovac C 6' 5" 200 Apr 27, 1993 Brampton, ON, CAN 46 Jared Spurgeon D 5' 9" 176 Nov 29, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 56 Erik Haula C 5' 11" 188 Mar 23, 1991 Pori, FIN 64 Mikael Granlund C 5' 10" 185 Feb 26, 1992 Oulu, FIN 22 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 200 Age: 27.5 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 14 Justin Fontaine R 5' 10" 175 Nov 6, 1987 Bonnyville, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Minnesota Colorado Avalanche Team Records Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche Last game: - - Next game: **NONE** **NONE** Overall record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Home record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Road record/streak: / 0 / / 0 / 0 Last 5 Games: Last 10 Games: Goal Games: Goal Games Goal Games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods OT Record - This Season: OT Record - Franchise: Shootout Record - This Season: Shootout Record - Franchise: Outshooting opponent: Outshot by opponent: Even shots: vs. Atlantic: vs. Metropolitan: vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: vs. Central: vs. Pacific: vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: Month by Month Record Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals:

4 Minnesota Colorado Avalanche Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Minnesota Wild: Opponents: Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Minnesota Wild: Opponents: Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: Power Play Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche For Against For Against 5 on 5: on 4: on 3: on 4: on 3: on 3: on 4: on 5: on 5: Empty Net: Penalty Shots: Total:

5 Individual Leaders Points: Goals: Assists: PP Goals: SH Goals: GW Goals: 3+ Goals: PIM: Shots: +/-: Minnesota Colorado Avalanche Situations Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche Shootout Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Minnesota Wild Player G A P No players to display Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display Short Handed Minnesota Wild Player G A P No players to display Colorado Avalanche Player G A P No players to display

6 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes UPCOMING GAMES (TV) Thu, Oct. 8 vs. MINNESOTA - 7:00 p.m. MT (NBCSN) Sat, Oct. 10 vs. DALLAS - 7:00 p.m. MT (Altitude) Wed, Oct 14 vs BOSTON - 8:00 p.m. MT (Altitude) CURRENT INJURIES Jesse Winchester (head). Man Games Lost Due To Injury: 0 Man Games Lost Due To Injury Last Season: 495 (2nd in NHL) RECENT TRANSACTIONS full list of transactions can be found in this game notes packet THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Oct. 8, Peter Forsberg s #21 jersey was raised to the rafters in a pre-game ceremony prior to the Avalanche s season opener against Detroit. Forsberg won two Stanley Cups, a Hart Trophy and was named to the NHL First All-Star Team on three occasions during his time with the Avalanche. OPENING NIGHT The Colorado Avalanche opens their 20th Anniversary Season tonight against the Minnesota Wild at Pepsi Center. This evening's contest is being televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network, with Chris Cuthbert, Pierre McGuire and Brian Boucher on the call. The Avalanche will begin the season with three straight home games, facing Minnesota tonight, Dallas on Saturday and Boston on Oct. 14. This three-game homestand matches the franchise s longest-ever to begin a season, as the squad also opened with three straight at home. Tonight marks the second consecutive year that Colorado will face Minnesota in the season opener. The last opponent to meet the Avalanche in back-to-back openers was the Dallas Stars in and AVS, WILD BEST TWO TEAMS ON OPENING NIGHT Tonight's matchup features the NHL's best two teams in season openers, as Minnesota and Colorado both own a.643 all-time points percentage on Opening Night. The Avalanche/Nordiques franchise is all-time on Opening Night, while Minnesota is The two teams are literally tied with a points percentage of exactly AVS IN HOME OPENERS The Avalanche/Nordiques franchise owns a all-time record in home openers (.743). Colorado is in home openers since moving from Quebec, which includes a mark at Pepsi Center. AVALANCHE & WILD Tonight is the first of five meetings between these Central Division rivals and the first of three here in Denver. The Avs finished against the Wild last season after going against Minnesota in vs. Minnesota: --- Home: --- Road: --- All-time Record vs. Minnesota: Home: Road: Record Since Moving To Denver: same Record: (0-2-0 at home) Jarome Iginla has the most points (69) and goals (37) of any player ever against the Wild franchise... Alex Tanguay's 46 career points against Minnesota rank fifth on that list... Cody McLeod has the most career penalty minutes (105) of any player against the Wild... Gabriel Landeskog has 16 points (7g/9a) in 20 games against Minnesota, his most points versus a single team... Erik Johnson hails from Bloomington, Minn., and played one season at the University of Minnesota in Nathan MacKinnon played two seasons at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault, Minn.

7 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Colorado Avalanche will celebrate their 20th Anniversary Season in Here is the list of special events that will take place throughout the campaign, headlined by the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series outdoor game on Feb. 27 at Coors Field. OCTOBER 8: Opening Night The Kickoff to the 20th Anniversary Season OCTOBER 24: Celebration of Hockey in Colorado DECEMBER 7: 20th Anniversary Team JANUARY 8: Museum Night at Pepsi Center JANUARY 20: Top 20 Plays FEBRUARY 26: Avalanche-Red Wings Alumni Game FEBRUARY 27: 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Game MARCH 5: Military Appreciation Day APRIL 9: Fan Appreciation Day FINISHING STRONG The Avalanche ended last season on a three-game win streak and won 17 of their final 27 games (17-9-1), allowing them to finish a season-high eight games above.500. Colorado s mark (.648%) from Feb. 14 to the end of the year was the third-best points percentage in the Western Conference behind Minnesota (19-8-1,.696) and Winnipeg (15-7-3,.660). The Avs finished in their last seven home games, in their last 14 and in their last 23 at Pepsi Center. A FIRST IMPRESSION Thirteen (or 57%) of the 23 players on Colorado's Opening Night roster were selected in the first round of their respective drafts. A look at those first rounders and where they were picked. Erik Johnson Nathan MacKinnon Gabriel Landeskog Matt Duchene Brad Stuart Jack Skille Mikko Rantanen Jarome Iginla Mikhail Grigorenko Alex Tanguay Brandon Gormley Nikita Zadorov Semyon Varlamov 1st 2006 (STL) 1st 2013 (COL) 2nd 2011 (COL) 3rd 2009 (COL) 3rd 1998 (SJS) 7th 2005 (CHI) 10th 2015 (COL) 11th 1995 (DAL) 12th 2012 (BUF) 12th 1998 (COL) 13th 2010 (PHX) 16th 2013 (BUF) 23rd 2006 (WSH) PK OK The Avs were the only NHL team that did not allow a power-play goal this preseason, as Colorado s PK unit killed off all 21 shorthanded situations. The Avalanche finished fifth in the league in penalty killing last season at 84.6%, the club s first top five ranking since The Avs set a franchise record for fewest power-play goals allowed in a full season with 37, four fewer than the 41 surrendered by the club. STAYING OUT OF THE BOX The Avalanche in set a franchise record for fewest penalty minutes (771) and fewest total penalties (306) in a single season. The previous mark for minutes was 884 in , while the old record of 326 penalties was set in TEENAGE DREAM Mikko Rantanen is expected to make his NHL debut tonight, becoming the fifth 18-year-old to play for the Avalanche since the franchise relocated to Denver in A look at Colorado's youngest players (listed by years, days). Nathan MacKinnon Oct. 2, 2013 vs. Anaheim Ryan O'Reilly Oct. 1, 2009 vs. San Jose Matt Duchene Oct. 1, 2009 vs. San Jose Gabriel Landeskog Oct. 8, 2011 vs. Detroit Mikko Rantanen Oct. 8, 2015 vs. Minnesota

8 CENTRAL ONCE AGAIN NHL S TOUGHEST DIVISION The Central Division was the only division to produce five playoff teams for the second straight year in and the only division in which every team had at least 90 points. The Avs finished against Central teams last season but did finish the year by winning their last four games within the division and seven of their last nine (7-2-0). Colorado will play a total of 28 games versus its division foes this year, facing Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis and Winnipeg five times each, while meeting Chicago and Dallas four times. CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME LISTS: IGGY NEARS 1,400 GAMES, 600 GOALS Jarome Iginla enters the campaign needing just 11 goals to become the 19th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals. Iginla s 589 tallies rank 19th all-time and second among active players behind Jaromir Jagr (722). Jarome s 1,226 career points rank 40th on the all-time scoring list and trail only Jagr (1,802) and Joe Thornton (1,259) among active players. Now in his 19th season, Iginla has appeared in 1,392 career games, third among active players and 37th all time. ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS 18. Jari Kurri Jarome Iginla Mark Recchi 577 GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 722 Jarome Iginla 589 Marian Hossa 486 ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERS 39. Norm Ullman Jarome Iginla Jean Beliveau 1219 POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 1802 Joe Thornton 1259 Jarome Iginla 1226 MOST GAMES, ALL-TIME 35. Shane Doan 1394 Stan Mikita Jarome Iginla 1392 MOST GAMES, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 1550 Shane Doan 1394 Jarome Iginla 1392 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ALL-TIME 26. Mark Messier Michel Goulet Jarome Iginla 177 POWER-PLAY GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 204 Jarome Iginla 177 Alex Ovechkin 176 RECORD NUMBER OF INJURIES The Avalanche finished with 495 man-games lost due to injury last season, the most in franchise history. The previous mark was 474 set in Colorado s 495 man-games lost ranked second in the NHL behind Columbus (508).

9 IRONMEN Five different Avalanche players appeared in all 82 games last season: Matt Duchene, Jarome Iginla, Gabriel Landeskog, Cody McLeod and Ryan O Reilly. The last time Colorado had five players dress in all 82 games was Landeskog currently owns the longest ironman streak on the team at 162 games. Newcomer Carl Soderberg, who dressed in all 82 contests with the Bruins last year, has the second-longest streak at 87 games. Duchene, Iginla and McLeod are all at 82 straight contests. FIFTY WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER The Avs were the only NHL team with six different 50-point scorers in , topped by co-leaders Jarome Iginla (59) and Gabriel Landeskog (59). It marked the first time Colorado produced six 50-point scorers since (also six). SHORT AND TO THE POINT After allowing only one short-handed goal in , the Avs gave up only two in , tied for the fewest in the league. SHOOTOUT SUCCESS The Avalanche led the NHL with 10 shootout wins last year (10-4). After dropping its first two shootouts of the season, Colorado finished the year 10-2 in its last 12, which included a run of five straight wins to end the year. VARLY MOVING UP AVS LISTS Semyon Varlamov has 106 wins as a member of the Avalanche, one shy of tying Dan Bouchard (107) for second on the franchise's alltime wins list. Patrick Roy is first with 262 victories. Varlamov s.918 save percentage is the highest in Avalanche/Nordiques history, just ahead of Patrick Roy (.9176%). MILESTONE WATCH - Tyson Barrie needs 14 games to reach Blake Comeau needs 5 points to reach 200 and 17 games to reach Matt Duchene needs 8 assists to reach Jarome Iginla needs 8 games to reach 1,400 and 11 goals to reach Erik Johnson needs 7 points to reach Gabriel Landeskog needs 7 points to reach 200 and 19 games to reach John Mitchell needs 8 assists to reach Carl Soderberg needs 6 points to reach 100. SEASON INJURY LIST PLAYER GAMES DATES & INJURY Winchester 0 head (Oct. 8 - present) TOTALS 0

10 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Was named Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations on May 23, 2013 and begins his third season in that role. - Turned 50 years old on Oct Has posted a record (.616) in two years as the club s head coach. - The Avalanche s.616 winning percentage over the past two years ranks fourth in the Western Conference behind Anaheim (.686%), St. Louis (.671%) and Chicago (.637%). - Won the 2014 Jack Adams Award after guiding the Avalanche to a record (.683) and the Central Division title in his rookie season behind the bench. - Helped Colorado match its franchise record for wins and post its second-highest point total ever (112). - Colorado, which finished 29th in the league standings the year before, became the first club since the NHL expanded to 21 teams in 1979 to go from the bottom three to the top three in a single season. - The former netminder was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in #1: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 27, 1988 (27 years and 5 months) sehm-yawn vahr-law-mawv Drafted: Washington's 2nd choice (1st round, 23rd overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Washington in exchange for a 1st round pick in 2012 and a conditional 2nd round pick in 2012, July 1, 2011 Last Win: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last SO: MAR 7, COLUMBUS (12) Career Shootouts: 94/127 (.740), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves In 208 games as a member of the Avalanche, Varlamov has posted a record with 14 shutouts, a.918 save percentage and 2.59 goals-against average. - Varlamov s.918 save percentage is the highest in Avalanche/Nordiques history, just ahead of Patrick Roy (.9176%). - Ranks third on the franchise s all-time wins list with 106, one behind Dan Bouchard (107) for second place. - His 208 games played rank fourth in franchise history behind Roy (478), Peter Budaj (242) and Bouchard (225). - Varly s 136 career wins overall rank fourth all-time among Russian goaltenders, trailing only Evgeni Nabokov (353), Nikolai Khabibulin (333) and Ilya Bryzgalov (221). - Set a career high with five shutouts last season, tied for eighth in the league. - Had three 40+ save shutouts, making Varly just the third goaltender since the expansion to have three shutouts of at least 40 saves in a season (Bill Ranford in and Mike Smith in ). #20: Reto Berra (G) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Jan 3, 1987 (28 years and 9 months) REH-to BAIR-uh Drafted: St. Louis' 6th choice (4th round, 106th overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary for a 2nd round selection in 2014 NHL Draft, March 5, 2014 Last Win: APR 9, 2015 vs WINNIPEG Last SO: APR 9, 2015 vs WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 19/25 (.760), 6-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Entering his third NHL season. - His 50 games rank fourth all-time among Swiss-born goaltenders behind Jonas Hiller (378), Martin Gerber (229) and David Aebischer (214). - Recorded his first NHL shutout in his final start of on April 9 vs. Winnipeg. #2: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (28 years and 4 months) Drafted: Signed by Columbus as a non-drafted free agent, March 28, 2008 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, 2013 Last Goal: FEB 16, 2015 vs ARIZONA (25) Last Assist: FEB 28, 2015 vs MINNESOTA (19) Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his third season with the Avalanche. - Appeared in a career-high 78 games last year, tallying 14 points (5g/9a).

11 #4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jul 26, 1991 (24 years and 2 months) Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (3rd round, 64th overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Last Goal: MAR 28, 2015 vs BUFFALO (7) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his fifth NHL season. - Led all Colorado defensemen in points (53), goals (12-tied) and assists (41) last season. - His 53 points ranked eighth among NHL defensemen and were the most by an Avalanche blueliner since (Rob Blake 56). - Was the first Avs D to record that many assists since Ray Bourque had 52 in Led the team in assists and plus/minus (+5), while ranking second in average ice time (21:21) and power-play points (2g/14a). - Tyson s 41 assists tied him for eighth among league rearguards. - Recorded 37 of his points at even strength (10g/27a), tying the franchise record for a defenseman set by Steve Duchesne with Quebec in Only P.K. Subban (39) and John Carlson (38) had more even-strength points among league defenders (Barrie tied Roman Josi for third on that list). - Has scored four career OT goals, the most by a blueliner in franchise history. #5: Nate Guenin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Dec 10, 1982 (32 years and 9 months) GEH-nihn Drafted: NY Rangers' 3rd choice (4th round, 127th overall) in 2002 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 5, 2013 Last Goal: FEB 27, DALLAS (20) Last Assist: MAR 30, 2015 vs EDMONTON (6) Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his third season with the Avalanche. - Set career highs in games played (76), points (15), goals (2) and assists (13) last season. - Led the Avalanche with 162 blocked shots. #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", 232 lbs. / Mar 21, 1988 (27 years and 6 months) Drafted: St. Louis' 1st pick (1st round, 1st overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from St. Louis, along with Jay McClement and a 1st round pick in 2011, in exchange for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a 2nd round choice in 2011, Feb. 18, 2011 Last Goal: JAN 10, 2015 vs DALLAS (6) Last Assist: JAN 17, TAMPA BAY (2) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Signed a seven-year contract extension through the season on Sept Finished tied for first among Avs defensemen with a career-high 12 goals last season despite missing the final 34 games of the year due to injury. - Ranked second among Colorado defensemen with 23 points (12g/11a) while averaging a team-high 24:25 of ice time per game. - Was selected to his first NHL All-Star Game, the first Avalanche defenseman to be picked since Rob Blake in #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Jan 22, 1985 (30 years and 8 months) Drafted: Toronto's 4th choice (5th round, 158th overall) in 2003 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2012 Last Goal: APR 3, ANAHEIM (4) Last Assist: APR 1, SAN JOSE (5) Career Shootouts: 4/13 (31%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his eighth NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Recorded 26 points (11g/15a) in 68 games for the Avalanche last season. - Finished tied for third on the squad with three power-play goals, matching his career high.

12 #8: Jack Skille (R) 6' 1", 216 lbs. / May 19, 1987 (28 years and 4 months) Drafted: Chicago's 1st selection (1st round, 7th overall) in 2005 Entry Draft. Acquired: Signed by Colorado on Oct. 6, Last Goal: FEB 9, 2015 vs LOS ANGELES (3) Last Assist: JAN 3, ARIZONA (13) Career Career vs. Opp Attended the Avalanche's training camp as a PTO before signing a one-year contract just prior to the season on Oct Was Chicago's first-round pick (seventh overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft. - Has recorded 61 points (30g/31a) in 239 career NHL games. - Spent the campaign with the Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying eight points (6g/2a) in 45 games. #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jan 16, 1991 (24 years and 8 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 3rd overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Last Goal: APR 3, ANAHEIM (4) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 16/42 (38%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his seventh NHL season, all with the Avalanche. - Ranks 12th on the franchise's all-time scoring list with 318 points (126g/192a) in 419 games. - Appeared in all 82 games for the first time in his career last season. - Shared the team lead with four game-winning goals, becoming the first player in Avalanche/Nordiques history to lead the team in game-winning goals for three straight seasons. - Finished second on the Avs in shots (207), plus/minus rating (+3) and faceoff percentage (52.2%), while ranking third in points (55-tied) and fourth in both goals (21) and assists (34). - Led the team in even-strength scoring with 48 points (19g/29a). #12: Jarome Iginla (R) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Jul 1, 1977 (38 years and 3 months) Drafted: Dallas' 1st choice (1st round, 11th overall) in 1995 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2014 Last Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: APR 3, ANAHEIM (4) Career Shootouts: 12/45 (27%), 7 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is beginning his 19th NHL season, his second with Colorado. - Enters the campaign needing just 11 goals to become the 19th player in NHL history to score 600 career goals. - Iginla s 589 tallies rank 19th all-time and second among active players behind Jaromir Jagr (722). - Jarome s 1,226 career points rank 40th on the all-time scoring list and trail only Jagr (1,802) and Joe Thornton (1,259) among active players. - Has appeared in 1,392 career games, third among active players and 37th all time. - Ranks second among current players with 177 career power-play goals, one behind Michel Goulet for 27th all time. - In , Iginla the Avalanche with 29 goals and shared the team lead with 59 points, becoming the oldest player in franchise history to lead the team in either category (37 years, 284 days). He was nine days older than Joe Sakic was when he led the club with 36 goals and 100 points at the age of 37 years, 275 days in #14: Blake Comeau (L) 6' 1", 202 lbs. / Feb 18, 1986 (29 years and 7 months) Drafted: NY Islanders' 2nd choice (2nd round, 47th overall) in 2004 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2015 Last Goal: MAR 24, 2015 vs ST. LOUIS (9) Last Assist: APR 11, BUFFALO Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Entering his first season with the Avalanche, his 10th in the NHL. - Needs five points to reach 200 career points. - Is 17 games shy of 500 NHL contests. - Spent the season with the Pittsburgh Penguins where he recorded 16 goals and 15 assists for 31 points in 61 games. - Shared the team lead with five game-winning goals, which included two overtime winners. - All 16 of his tallies came at even strength, ranking fourth on the Penguins. - Finished second on the team with 188 hits.

13 #16: Nikita Zadorov (D) 6' 5", 220 lbs. / Apr 16, 1995 (20 years and 5 months) Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice (1st round, 16th overall) in 2013 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Mikhail Grigorenko, J.T. Compher and 2nd round pick in 2015 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 26, 2015 Last Goal: FEB 15, 2015 vs PHILADELPHIA (20) Last Assist: APR 1, 2015 vs TORONTO (5) Career Career vs. Opp Was acquired from Buffalo this past June. - Appeared in 60 games as a rookie for the Sabres in , tallying 15 points (3g/12a) with 51 penalty minutes. - Led all NHL rookie defensemen with 134 hits, fourth most on the team. - Finished sixth among NHL rookie blueliners in points, was tied for fourth in assists, tied for second in power-play goals (2) and ranked fifth in average time-on-ice (17:42). #17: Brad Stuart (D) 6' 2", 215 lbs. / Nov 6, 1979 (35 years and 11 months) Drafted: San Jose's 1st choice (1st round, 3rd overall) in 1998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose for a 2nd round selection in 2016 NHL Draft and 6th round choice in 2017 NHL Draft, July 1, 2014 Last Goal: MAR 28, 2015 vs BUFFALO (6) Last Assist: APR 3, ANAHEIM (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Ranks fifth among active defensemen in games played (1,050). - Led the Avalanche in short-handed ice time (2:33 per game) and finished second on the club in hits (177) last season. - Appeared in his 1,000th NHL game last year on Dec. 18 at Pittsburgh. #18: Jesse Winchester (C) (*Injured) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Oct 4, 1983 (32 years) Drafted: Signed by Ottawa as an undrafted free agent, March 24, 2008 Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, 2014 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Season Career Career vs. Opp Is on Injured Reserve (head). - Missed the entire season due to the same injury. #25: Mikhail Grigorenko (C) 6' 3", 209 lbs. / May 16, 1994 (21 years and 4 months) Drafted: Buffalo's 1st choice (1st round, 12th overall) in 2012 NHL Draft Acquired: Acquired from Buffalo, along with Nikita Zadorov, J.T. Compher and 2nd round pick in 2015 NHL Draft, in exchange for Jamie McGinn and Ryan O Reilly, June 26, 2015 Last Goal: APR 10, COLUMBUS (1) Last Assist: MAR 30, ARIZONA (6) Career Career vs. Opp Is beginning his first season with the Avalanche, his fourth in the NHL. - This marks the third time that he's appeared on an Opening Night roster ( and with Buffalo). #29: Nathan MacKinnon (C) 6' 0", 195 lbs. / Sep 1, 1995 (20 years and 1 month) Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 1st overall) in 2013 Draft Last Goal: MAR 4, 2015 vs PITTSBURGH Last Assist: FEB 18, 2015 vs LOS ANGELES (6) Career Shootouts: 6/12 (50%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his third NHL season. - Missed the final 18 games of the campaign due to a fractured foot. - Did return to the ice after the season to help Canada win the gold medal at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. - Won the Calder Memorial Trophy in , becoming the youngest player to ever win the award (18 years, 224 days).

14 #32: Francois Beauchemin (D) 6' 1", 208 lbs. / Jun 4, 1980 (35 years and 4 months) Drafted: Montreal's 3rd choice (3rd round, 75th overall) in 1998 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 1, Last Goal: APR 1, 2015 vs EDMONTON (3) Last Assist: APR 1, 2015 vs EDMONTON (3) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Is entering his 12th NHL season, his first with the Avalanche. - Appeared in 64 games for the Anaheim Ducks last year, tallying 23 points (11g/12a) while averaging a team-high 22:44 of ice time per game. - Finished second on the Ducks in plus/minus rating (+17) and blocked shots (107-tied), while his career-high 11 goals ranked second among Anaheim defensemen. - Led the team in both even-strength time-on-ice (18:58) and short-handed time-on-ice (2:13). - Also dressed in all 16 playoff contests, averaging a team-best 25:24 of ice time. - Won a Stanley Cup with Anaheim in and was named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team with the Ducks in #34: Carl Soderberg (C) 6' 3", 216 lbs. / Oct 12, 1985 (29 years and 11 months) Drafted: St. Louis' 2nd choice (2nd round, 49th overall) in 2004 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Boston in exchange for 6th round pick in 2016 NHL Draft, June 25, 2015 Last Goal: APR 2, DETROIT (4) Last Assist: APR 2, DETROIT (4) Career Shootouts: 0/4 (0%), 0 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Enters his fourth NHL season, his first with Colorado. - Spent the past three years with Boston. - Appeared in all 82 games for the Bruins last season, tallying 44 points (13g/31a) with a +10 plus/minus rating. - Finished tied for third on the Bruins in points, while also ranking third in assists. - Scored five power-play goals, tied for second on the club. - Was one of only two Bruins to appear in every game (Dennis Seidenberg). #40: Alex Tanguay (L) 6' 1", 194 lbs. / Nov 21, 1979 (35 years and 10 months) Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 12th overall) in 1998 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Calgary, along with Cory Sarich, in exchange for David Jones and Shane O'Brien, June 27, 2013 Last Goal: MAR 26, VANCOUVER (8) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 22/60 (37%), 10 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Only three players from the 1998 draft class have more career points than Tanguay s 828: Vincent Lecavalier (931), Brad Richards (904) and Pavel Datsyuk (869). - Ranks seventh on the franchise s all-time scoring list with 466 points (163g/303a) in 546 games. - Ranks eighth in team history in both goals (163) and assists (303). - Tanguay s 466 points are the fourth-most in Avalanche history (since ), trailing Joe Sakic (1015), Milan Hejduk (805) and Peter Forsberg (705). - Is the NHL s active leader in career shooting percentage (min 700 shots) at 18.9% Has twice led the NHL in that category, (23.2%) and (21.2%). - Won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in #46: Brandon Gormley (D) 6' 2", 196 lbs. / Feb 18, 1992 (23 years and 7 months) Drafted: Phoenix's 1st choice (1st round, 13th overall) in 2010 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from Arizona in exchange for Stefan Elliott, Sept. 9, 2015 Last Goal: DEC 23, EDMONTON (20) Last Assist: MAR 19, 2015 vs COLORADO (3) Career Career vs. Opp Was acquired by Colorado just prior to training camp on Sept Has appeared in 32 games with the Coyotes over the last two seasons, including 27 games last year (2g/2a). - Former first-round pick won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship and won a Memorial Cup with Shawinigan (QMJHL) in

15 #55: Cody McLeod (L) 6' 2", 210 lbs. / Jun 26, 1984 (31 years and 3 months) Acquired: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, July 6, nd NHL / 2nd COL Season Last Goal: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Last Assist: MAR 28, 2015 vs BUFFALO (7) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Enters his ninth NHL season, all with Colorado. - Has appeared in 549 career games, the fourth-most regular season contests by an Avalanche player since the franchise relocated to Denver in Only Milan Hejduk (1,020), Joe Sakic (870) and Adam Foote (760) appeared in more. - His 1,169 career penalty minutes are the most in Avalanche history and fifth-most in franchise history. - Was one of five Colorado players to dress in all 82 games in Led the team with 268 hits, the most ever by an Avalanche player in a single season. - Also paced the club with a career-high 191 penalty minutes, the most by an Avs player since Jeff Odgers had 259 in McLeod s 191 PIM finished second in the league while his 268 hits ranked sixth. - Tied a franchise record with his seventh career 100-PIM season. - Recorded a league-high 19 fighting majors in , giving him 109 in his career (most in Avalanche history). #71: Borna Rendulic (R) 6' 2", 200 lbs. / Mar 25, 1992 (23 years and 6 months) REHN-dew-LIHCH Drafted: Signed by Colorado as a free agent, May 19, 2014 Last Goal: DEC 31, 2014 vs PHILADELPHIA (7) Last Assist: JAN 10, 2015 vs DALLAS (2) Career Career vs. Opp Is making his first appearance on an Opening Night roster. - Appeared in 11 games for Colorado last season, tallying two points (1g/1a). - Became the second Croatian-born player to ever play in an NHL game (Goran Bezina) and the first Croatian to ever score a goal. - Missed the final 37 games of the season after suffering a broken leg on Jan. 15 at Florida. #92: Gabriel Landeskog (L) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Nov 23, 1992 (22 years and 10 months) Drafted: Colorado's 1st choice (1st round, 2nd overall) in 2011 Entry Draft. Last Goal: APR 3, ANAHEIM (4) Last Assist: APR 11, 2015 vs CHICAGO Career Shootouts: 3/9 (33%), 2 GDG Career Career vs. Opp Enters his fifth NHL season, his fourth as team captain. - Shared the team scoring lead with 59 points (23g/36a) while appearing in all 82 games last season. - Also led the club in shots (214), power-play goals (8-tied) and PP points (17). - Finished second on the Avs in goals (23), third in assists (36) and fourth in hits (169). - Was one of four NHL players with at least 59 points and 165 hits, joining Alex Ovechkin, Nick Foligno and Andrew Ladd. - Owns the longest active ironman streak on the team at 162 games. - Was named team captain of the Avalanche on Sept. 4, 2012, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history (19 years, 286 days). - Was 11 days younger than Sidney Crosby, who was 19 years, 297 days when he was named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 31, Won the 2012 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL s top rookie. #96: Mikko Rantanen (R) 6' 4", 211 lbs. / Oct 29, 1996 (18 years and 11 months) Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 10th overall) in 2015 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career Career vs. Opp Is scheduled to make his NHL debut tonight. - Would become the fifth 18-year-old to ever play for the Avalanche, joining Nathan MacKinnon (18.031), Ryan O'Reilly (18.236), Matt Duchene (18.258) and Gabriel Landeskog (18.319). - Was Colorado's first-round pick (10th overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft. - Spent last season playing for TPS in the Finnish Elite League. - Represented Finland at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto/Montreal.

16 Minnesota Wild: Media Notes Wild Media Resources: wild.com/pressbox Audio Files of Player Pronunciations: wild.com/pronunciations Wild Media Guide: wild.com/mediaguide NEXT GAMES (all times Central) 10/10 vs. STL 7 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM 10/15 at ARI 9 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM 10/16 at LA 9:30 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM WILD INJURIES F Justin Fontaine (IR) upper body TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 282 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 10/7 Assigned F Jordan Schroeder to Iowa (AHL) 10/6 Placed F Justin Fontaine on IR (upper body) retroactive to Sept. 24, Assigned D Mike Reilly to Iowa (AHL), placed F Jordan Schroeder on waivers and designated F Grayson Downing as an injured non-roster player. UPCOMING MILESTONES Ryan Suter 299 career assists Jason Zucker 98 career games Thomas Vanek 298 career goals Devan Dubnyk 97 career wins Zach Parise 292 career assists WILD VS. AVALANCHE All-Time Wild Record: ( at Xcel Energy Center, at Colorado) : The Wild went against the Ava lanche... Minnesota earned shutout victories in the first three meet ings, 5-0 at Xcel Energy Center (10/9), 3-0 at Pepsi Center (10/11) and 1-0 in Saint Paul (2/7), and earned a 3-1 victory in Denver (2/28) The Wild dropped the final meeting of the season, 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center (3/8) LW Zach Parise (2-2=4) and D Jonas Brodin (0-4=4) led Minnesota with four points each C Charlie Coyle (2-1=3), C Mikael Granlund (0-3=3), RW Jason Pominville (2-1=3), D Ryan Suter (1-2=3) and RW Nino Niederreiter (1-2=3) recorded three points each G Darcy Kuemper went with two shutouts stopping all 46 shots faced in the first two meetings G Devan Dubnyk went with a 1.36 GAA, a.945 SV% and one shutout in three starts RW Jarome Iginla (0-2=2), LW Gabriel Landeskog (1-1=2) and D Zach Redmond (1-1=2) led Colorado with two points each LW Cody McLeod and C Max Talbot also net ted a goal apiece G Semyon Varlamov went with a 2.71 GAA and a.926 SV% in five starts G Reto Berra entered the first game in the third period, making 10 saves in relief. WILD LEADERS: C Mikko Koivu leads the Wild with 38 points (15-23=38) in 54 games against Colorado and his 15 goals are his most against any team...suter has 23 points (2-21=23) in 43 games...parise owns 21 points (7-14=21) in 21 con tests...pominville has 11 points (5-6=11) in 16 games. WILD GOALIES: G Niklas Backstrom is with a 2.25 GAA, a.924 SV% and four shutouts in 34 career games (33 starts) against Colorado Dubnyk is with a 2.09 GAA, a.935 SV% and two shutouts in 18 starts Kuemper is with a 1.54 GAA, a.942 SV% and two shutouts in three career starts. AVALANCHE LEADERS: Iginla is the all-time leader against the Wild in points (69), goals (37), shots (249) and game-winning goals (10), is second in plus/minus rating (plus-18), games played (76) and power-play goals (10) and third in assists (32) LW Alex Tanguay has 46 points (16-30=46) in 64 games vs. Minnesota, the fifth-highest total by a Wild opponent...landeskog has 16 points (7-9=16) in 20 matches C Matt Duchene has 15 points (5-10=15) in 31 games. AVALANCHE GOALIES: Varlamov is with a 2.29 GAA, a.928 SV% and one shutout in 17 games (16 starts) against Minnesota Berra is with a 3.81 GAA and.854 SV% in five contests (two starts). CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson skated in 20 games with Colorado in Assistant Coach Andrew Bru nette tallied 205 points (70-135=205) in 246 games ( ) with the Avalanche D Erik Johnson hails from Bloomington. FAST FACT: Minnesota defeated Colorado in seven games in the 2014 Western Conference Quarterfinal.

17 10 Things To Know: 1. Minnesota has posted a winning mark of all-time in season openers (including a tie in ), tied with Colorado for the highest points percentage in season openers (0.643). The Wild also ranks T-2nd in the NHL for longest active point streak in season openers, going to start the last four seasons. Thursday marks just the fifth time in team history the Wild will open the season as the road team, the first since Minnesota is in season openers as the road team, going all-time when opening the season as the home team (including a loss vs. Carolina to start the season in Helsinki, Finland). The Wild is versus the Avalanche in season openers, including a 5-0 win in Saint Paul on Oct. 9 last season. 2. The Wild began with two consecutive shutouts against the Avalanche: a 5-0 victory in Saint Paul on Oct. 9 and a 3-0 win in Denver on Oct. 11. Starting in both games, Darcy Kuemper became the youngest goalie in NHL history to earn shutouts in each of the first two games of a season. Minnesota went on to total three shutouts against Colorado last sea son, marking the second time in franchise history the Wild has recorded at least three shutouts against the same opponent in a single sea son ( vs. EDM) while being the first NHL team to accomplish the feat since The Wild s opening night roster features 12 players 25 or younger, including five of the team s defensemen: D Jonas Brodin, F Charlie Coyle, D Matt Dumba, D Christian Folin, F Mikael Granlund, F Tyler Graovac, F Erik Haula, G Darcy Kuemper, F Nino Niederreiter, D Marco Scandella, D Jared Spurgeon and F Jason Zucker. 4. The Wild s roster features 10 first-round draft picks: forwards Charlie Coyle (No. 28, 2010, SJ), Mikael Granlund (No. 9, 2010, MIN), Mikko Koivu (No. 6, 2001, MIN), Nino Niederreiter (No.5, 2010, NYI), Zach Parise (No. 17, 2003, NJ), Thomas Vanek (No. 5, 2003, BUF), defensemen Jonas Brodin (No.10, 2011, MIN), Matt Dumba (No. 7, 2012, MIN) and Ryan Suter (No. 7, 2003, NSH) and goaltender Devan Dubnyk (No. 14, 2004, EDM). 5. Minnesota went in the preseason, ranking second in the NHL and first in the Western Conference with a plus-12 goal differential. The Wild ranked second in the NHL during the preseason with a 92.9% penalty kill success rate (13-of-14) and third with a 30.0% conversion rate on the power play (6-of-20). 6. Charlie Coyle led the Wild and ranked second in the NHL with seven assists in four games during the preseason. His eight points in four games ranked T-3rd amongst all NHL players. Coyle also T-1st on the Wild with a plus-7 rating alongside Nino Niederreiter, who totaled six points (3-3=6) in four preseason contests. Defenseman Matt Dumba totaled a plus-6 rating and five points (3-2=5) in four games. 7. Devan Dubnyk is set to start his first season with the Wild after joining the team in a trade from Arizona on Jan. 14. The netminder went on to start 38 straight games for the Wild, posting a record,.936 SV% and 1.78 GAA in 39 games with the Wild. He was awarded the NHL s 2015 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey, voted by the PHWA, and was a finalist for the NHL s Vezina Trophy, finishing third in voting by NHL General Managers. 8. Mikko Koivu enters his 11th NHL season, all with the Wild. He has 38 points in 54 games against the Avalanche and his 15 goals are his highest total against any single NHL opponent. Minnesota s captain was the Wild s first-round draft pick in 2001 and is the franchise leader in assists (356), points (500) and multi-point games (115), second in games played (681), goals (144) and gamewinning goals (25) and third in power-play goals (42). He is the only player in Wild history to ever record at least 20 faceoff wins in a single game a feat he has accomplished six times in his career, including three games last season. 9. Minnesota and Colorado will both take part in the NHL s Stadium Series outdoor games this season. The Wild will host Chicago at TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus on Sunday, Feb. 21. The game marks the first time the Wild will participate in a regular-season outdoor NHL game and the first time a professional hockey game has been played outdoors in Minnesota. The day before, a special alumni game will be played, featuring alumni from both the Wild and Minnesota North Stars versus Blackhawks alumni. The Avalanche will host the Red Wings at Coors Field on Saturday, Feb Minnesota a playoff spot for the third straight season a franchise-best streak in and hit the 100-point milestone for just the second time in team history (104 in ). The Wild also set a franchise record with road wins (24) and points (50) in a season, including a franchise-record 12 straight road wins. The Wild is one of eight NHL teams that has advanced to the playoffs in each of the last three seasons and is one of just five teams to reach the second round in the last two postseasons.

18 WILD PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Listen at wild.com/pronunciations #5 - Christian Folin (FOE-lin) #6 - Marco Scandella (skan-dehl-a) #9 - Mikko Koivu (MEE-koh KOY-voo) #11 - Zach Parise (pah-ree-see) #16 - Jason Zucker (zook-er) #20 - Ryan Suter (SOO-tuhr) #22 - Nino Niederreiter (NEE-noh NEE-duhr-righ-tuhr) #24 - Matt Dumba (DUHM-ba) #25 - Jonas Brodin (JOE-nuhs broh-deen) #26 - Thomas Vanek (VAN-ehk) #35 - Darcy Kuemper (KEHM-puhr) #39 - Nate Prosser (PRAW-suhr) #40 - Devan Dubnyk (DOOB-nihk) #44 - Tyler Graovac (GRAY-oh-vack) #46 - Jared Spurgeon (SPUHR-juhn) #56 - Erik Haula (HALL-la) #64 - Mikael Granlund (mih-kigh-ehl GRAN-lund)

19 Minnesota Wild: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Mike Yeo Mike Yeo was named the Minnesota Wild s third Head Coach on June 17, He has led the Wild to the Stanley Cup Playoffs three straight seasons after a five-year absence. The Wild's 100 points in was the second-highest total in franchise history. The Wild are (.568) in his four seasons as Head Coach and in the playoffs. Yeo helped lead the Wild s AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, to a record and the Calder Cup Final in his first season as a Head Coach in The Aeros led the Western Conference and ranked third in the AHL with 46 wins after not qualifying for the playoffs in Yeo served as an Assistant Coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins ( ). During his tenure in Pittsburgh, the Penguins claimed the Atlantic Division title, advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals twice and won the 2009 Stanley Cup. He joined the Penguins coaching staff when Michel Therrien was named Head Coach on Dec. 15, #32: Niklas Backstrom (G) 6' 2", 194 lbs. / Feb 13, 1978 (37 years and 7 months) Drafted: undrafted Acquired: signed by Minnesota as a free agent (6/1/06) 3rd NHL / 3rd MIN Season Last Win: DEC 13, ARIZONA (8) Last SO: APR 7, COLUMBUS (50) Career Shootouts: 106/188 (.564), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - *Stopped all 24 shots faced in a 1-0 OT win at WPG (9/22) in his only preseason action *Appeared in 400th career game vs. NYI (12/9) *Earned win stopping 25-of-26 shots faced in relief vs. BUF (11/13) *Made 25 saves at BOS (10/28) for first win since 1/9/14 *Stopped 14-of-16 shots at LA (10/19) in first start since 1/11/14 vs. COL CAREER *Wild franchise leader in wins, shutouts, home shutouts (18), games played, starts (391) and minutes played *Fan of Manchester United *Likes hard rock, especially Foo Fighter and Metallica *Enjoys playing tennis and soccer *During the Wild s inaugural season in : Played hockey for SaiPa in Finland #35: Darcy Kuemper (G) 6' 5", 205 lbs. / May 5, 1990 (25 years and 5 months) KEHM-puhr Drafted: by Minnesota in sixth round (161st overall) of 2009 NHL Entry Draft 3rd NHL / 3rd MIN Season Last Win: APR 9, NASHVILLE (1) Last SO: OCT 23, 2014 vs ARIZONA (27) Career Shootouts: 15/24 (.625), 3-3 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves - - *Set career highs in games played, minutes, wins and shutouts *Stopped all 26 shots faced vs. ARI (10/23). Second goalie since to record three shutouts in first four appearances of season (Leclaire- CBJ, ) *Recorded a career high and franchise record shutout streak of 163:46 from start of the season *Named NHL's Second Star of Week (10/13) *Made 30 saves to earn second straight shutout at COL (10/11). Youngest goalie in NHL history to post shutouts in team s first two games *Stopped all 16 shots faced vs. COL (10/9) - youngest goalie to start a home opener for Minnesota *Listens to country music and lists Eric Church as his favorite singer *Likes to watch football, play golf and cheer for Toronto Blue Jays *Enjoys chocolate milk *During the Wild s inaugural season in : Was in fifth grade playing goalie for the first time