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1 Game Notes Thu, Oct 9, 2014 NHL Game # Colorado Avalanche Team Game: 1 Home Game: (Home) (Road) Team Game: 1 Road Game: (Home) (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 32 Niklas Backstrom Darcy Kuemper # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Keith Ballard C Charlie Coyle D Stu Bickel D Christian Folin D Marco Scandella C Mikko Koivu L Zach Parise L Jason Zucker C Ryan Carter D Ryan Suter C Kyle Brodziak R Nino Niederreiter L Matt Cooke D Jonas Brodin L Thomas Vanek R Jason Pominville D Nate Prosser D Jared Spurgeon D Matt Dumba C Erik Haula C Mikael Granlund # 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 D Jan Hejda C Matt Duchene L Jamie McGinn R Jarome Iginla D Brad Stuart C Jesse Winchester D Zach Redmond C Marc-Andre Cliche C Maxime Talbot C Nathan MacKinnon L Alex Tanguay D Ryan Wilson R Dennis Everberg C Daniel Briere L Cody McLeod C Ryan O'Reilly L Gabriel Landeskog 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 President Exec. VP / General Manager Head Coach / VP of Hockey Ops Coaching Staff Josh Kroenke Joe Sakic Patrick Roy Tim Army, Andre Tourigny, Mario Duhamel (video), Francois Allaire (goaltending), Adam Foote (defense) Tonight's Officials Referees Greg Kimmerly (#18), Frederick L'Ecuyer (#17) Linesmen Mike Cvik (#88), Bryan Pancich (#94) Supervisor Video Judge Ron Foyt Ntl. Anthem James Bohn Let's Play Hockey! Karyn Bye-Dietz Today's Schedule ARI : 7:00 BUF : 7:00 NSH : 7:00 PHI : 7:00 PIT : 7:00 STL : 7:00 WSH : 7:00 DAL : 7:30 DET : 7:30 EDM : 7:30 TBL : 7:30 MIN : 8:00

2 : Roster Active (23 Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Keith Ballard D 5' 11" 199 Nov 26, 1982 Baudette, MN, USA 3 Charlie Coyle C 6' 3" 221 Mar 2, 1992 E. Weymouth, MA, USA 4 Stu Bickel D 6' 4" 210 Oct 2, 1986 Chanhassen, MN, USA 5 Christian Folin D 6' 3" 215 Feb 9, 1991 Gothenburg, SWE 6 Marco Scandella D 6' 3" 207 Feb 23, 1990 Montreal, QC, CAN 9 Mikko Koivu C 6' 3" 222 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 21 Kyle Brodziak C 6' 2" 208 May 25, 1984 St. Paul, AB, CAN 22 Nino Niederreiter R 6' 2" 209 Sep 8, 1992 Chur, CHE 24 Matt Cooke L 5' 11" 208 Sep 7, 1978 Belleville, ON, CAN 25 Jonas Brodin D 6' 1" 194 Jul 12, 1993 Karlstad, SWE 26 Thomas Vanek L 6' 0" 217 Jan 19, 1984 Vienna, AUT 29 Jason Pominville R 6' 0" 185 Nov 30, 1982 Repentigny, QC, CAN 32 Niklas Backstrom G 6' 2" 197 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 46 Jared Spurgeon D 5' 9" 168 Nov 29, 1989 Edmonton, AB, CAN 55 Matt Dumba D 6' 0" 183 Jul 25, 1994 Regina, SK, CAN 56 Erik Haula C 5' 11" 192 Mar 23, 1991 Pori, FIN 64 Mikael Granlund C 5' 10" 186 Feb 26, 1992 Oulu, FIN 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 200 Age: 27.4 Injured Reserve List (1 Players) 14 Justin Fontaine R 5' 10" 177 Nov 6, 1987 Bonnyville, AB, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks 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 8 Jan Hejda D 6' 4" 230 Jun 18, 1978 Prague, CZE 9 Matt Duchene C 5' 11" 200 Jan 16, 1991 Haliburton, ON, CAN 11 Jamie McGinn L 6' 1" 210 Aug 5, 1988 Fergus, ON, CAN 12 Jarome Iginla R 6' 1" 210 Jul 1, 1977 Edmonton, AB, CAN 17 Brad Stuart D 6' 2" 215 Nov 6, 1979 Rocky Mountain House, AB, CAN 18 Jesse Winchester C 6' 1" 205 Oct 4, 1983 Long Sault, ON, CAN 20 Reto Berra G 6' 4" 210 Jan 3, 1987 Bulach, CHE 22 Zach Redmond D 6' 2" 205 Jul 26, 1988 Traverse City, MI, USA 24 Marc-Andre Cliche C 6' 0" 202 Mar 23, 1987 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, CAN 25 Maxime Talbot C 5' 11" 190 Feb 11, 1984 Lemoyne, QC, CAN 29 Nathan MacKinnon C 6' 0" 195 Sep 1, 1995 Halifax, NS, CAN 40 Alex Tanguay L 6' 1" 194 Nov 21, 1979 Ste-Justine, QC, CAN 44 Ryan Wilson D 6' 1" 210 Feb 3, 1987 Windsor, ON, CAN 45 Dennis Everberg R 6' 4" 205 Dec 31, 1991 Vasteras, SWE 48 Daniel Briere C 5' 9" 174 Oct 6, 1977 Gatineau, QC, CAN 55 Cody McLeod L 6' 2" 210 Jun 26, 1984 Binscarth, MB, CAN 90 Ryan O'Reilly C 6' 0" 210 Feb 7, 1991 Clinton, ON, CAN 92 Gabriel Landeskog L 6' 1" 210 Nov 23, 1992 Stockholm, SWE 23 Players Total Avg: 6' 1" 205 Age: 28.4 Injured Reserve List (2 Players) 7 John Mitchell C 6' 1" 204 Jan 22, 1985 Oakville, ON, CAN 58 Patrick Bordeleau L 6' 6" 225 Mar 23, 1986 Montreal, QC, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks

3 Colorado Team Records Colorado Avalanche Last game: - - Next game: - - 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 Colorado Avalanche W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points Totals:

4 Colorado Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: : Opponents: Shots by Period OT T Avg Colorado Avalanche: Opponents: : Opponents: Power Play Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalty Killing Colorado Avalanche G Att % G Att % Overall: Home: Road: Penalties Colorado Avalanche GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank Goal Situations 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: +/-: Colorado Situations Colorado Avalanche Shootout Colorado Avalanche Shooter G/S % GDG Shooter G/S % GDG Goaltender Rec. G/S % Goaltender Rec. G/S % Power Play Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P Short Handed Colorado Avalanche Player G A P Player G A P

6 : Media Notes Wireless Information: Wireless Network: AT&T Wi-Fi, no password required Wild Media Resources: wild.com/pressbox Wild Media Guide: wild.com/mediaguide Audio Files of Player Pronunciations: wild.com/pronunciations Next Games (all times Central) 10/11 at COL 8 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM 10/17 at ANA 9 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM 10/19 at LA 2 p.m. FSN, KFAN FM CURRENT WILD INJURIES RW Justin Fontaine: Lower Body Recent Transactions 10/6 Signed free agent forward Ryan Carter to a one-year contract 10/6 Placed F Justin Fontaine (lower body) on injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. 27. Placed F Cody Almond and F Stephane Veilleux on waivers. Reassigned F Kurtis Gabriel and F Joel Rechlicz to Iowa (AHL). Released G Ilya Bryzgalov from his PTO. Wild vs. Avalanche All-Time Wild Record: ( at Xcel Energy Center, at Colorado) : The Wild went against the Avalanche Colorado claimed both games at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1 (11/29/13) and 4-2 (1/11/14) The Wild earned points in two-of-three contests at Pepsi Center with a 3-2 shootout loss (11/30/13), a 2-1 shootout win (12/14/13) and a 4-2 loss (1/30/14) LW Zach Parise led Minnesota with five points (2-3=5) against Colorado LW Dany Heatley (1-3=4) and RW Jason Pominville (1-3=4) tallied four points apiece C Mikael Granlund had three points (1-2=3) in two games G Josh Harding went with a 1.59 GAA and a.931 SV% in three starts G Niklas Backstrom went with a 2.93 GAA and a.846 SV% in two games (one start) G Darcy Kuemper stopped 19-of-23 shots in the last meeting LW Gabriel Landeskog (3-3=6) and C John Mitchell (1-5=6) led Colorado with six points each C Nathan MacKinnon (3-2=5) registered five points C Ryan O Reilly (3-1=4) and C Maxime Talbot (3-1=4) had four points each G Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 27 saves in the first game G Semyon Varlamov went with a 2.16 GAA and a.929 SV% in four starts. WILD LEADERS: C Mikko Koivu has 38 points (15-23=38) in 49 games against Colorado...C Kyle Brodziak has 21 points (7-14=21) in 42 games D Ryan Suter has 20 points (1-19=20) in 38 games Parise has 17 points (5-12=17) in 16 matches. WILD GOALIES: Backstrom is with a 2.25 GAA, a.924 SV% and four shutouts in 34 career games against Colorado (33 starts) Kuemper allowed four goals on 23 shots in his first career appearance (1/30/14). AVALANCHE LEADERS: RW Jarome Iginla is the all-time leader against the Wild in points (67), goals (37), shots (236) and gamewinning goals (10), is tied for first in plus-minus rating (plus-19), is tied for second in games played (71) and second in power-play goals (10) and is tied for third in assists (30) LW Alex Tanguay has 46 points (16-30=46) in 59 games vs. Minnesota, the fifth-highest total by a Wild opponent...c Matt Duchene has 15 points (5-10=15) in 26 games...landeskog has 14 points (6-8=14) in 15 matches. AVALANCHE GOALIES: Varlamov is with a 2.13 GAA, a.929 SV% and one shutout in 12 games (11 starts) G Reto Berra is with a 4.04 GAA and.838 SV% in three contests (two starts). CONNECTIONS: Darby Hendrickson skated in 20 games with Colorado in Andrew Brunette tallied 205 points (70-135=205) in 246 games ( ) with the Avalanche D Erik Johnson hails from Bloomington...LW Patrick Bordeleau was selected by Minnesota in the fourth-round (114th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. FAST FACTS: The Wild is in its last 19 games played at Pepsi Center Minnesota defeated Colorado in seven games in the 2014 Western Conference Quarterfinal...MacKinnon (2-8=10) and Stastny (5-5=10) led the Avalanche with 10 points in seven games while Parise led the Wild with 10 points (3-7=10) during the playoff series. 10 Things to Know: 1. Wild in Season Openers: Minnesota has posted a winning mark of all-time in season openers (including a tie in ). The Wild is all-time when opening the season as the home team (including a loss vs. Carolina to start the season in Helsinki, Finland). Minnesota will open the season as the home team against Colorado for the third time. The Wild is versus the Avalanche in season openers, posting 3-2 (10/5/06) and 4-2 (1/19/13) victories. 2. Wild in Home Openers: The Wild has never suffered a regulation loss during a home opener played at Xcel Energy Center, going , including 11 straight victories from Minnesota tied Philadelphia, 3-3, in its first-ever regular season game at Xcel

7 Energy Center (10/11/00) and suffered a 3-2 shootout loss against Los Angeles last season (10/3/13). Minnesota went on home ice this preseason, at home in the 2014 playoffs and in at Xcel Energy Center. 3. The Wild s opening night roster features 11 players under age 25, including five of the team s defensemen: D Jonas Brodin, F Charlie Coyle, D Matt Dumba, D Christian Folin, F Mikael Granlund, 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) and defensemen Keith Ballard (No. 11, 2002, BUF), Jonas Brodin (No.10, 2011, MIN), Matt Dumba (No. 7, 2012, MIN) and Ryan Suter (No. 7, 2003, NSH). 5. Jason Pominville led the Wild and ranked T-2nd in the NHL with eight preseason points (3-5=8), including a hat trick in Minnesota s 4-1 victory vs. Pittsburgh (9/29). The winger led Minnesota in goals and points last season (30-30=60) and was one of three Wild players to skate in all 82 games (Cooke, Suter). He became the third Wild player (ninth time) in franchise history to hit the 30-goal mark and the eighth player (15th time) in team history to reach the 60-point plateau. 6. Thomas Vanek will make his Wild debut after signing with Minnesota on July 1. He ranks third in power-play goals (113), eighth in goals (277) and 13th in GWG (45) since entering the NHL in The former Minnesota Gopher has recorded at least 20 goals in each of his nine NHL seasons and at least 25 goals in eight of his nine seasons overall. Per Elias Sports Bureau, Vanek is the most recent NHL player to tally five points in one season opener (2-3=5 1/20/13 vs. PHI). 7. Ryan Suter begins his third season with Minnesota. He led the NHL in TOI/game last season for the second consecutive year with a total of 29:25. It is the highest by a player since (Chris Pronger 29:28). The blue liner skated at least 30 minutes in 37 games last year. He ranks first in the NHL in TOI/game (26:02) and seventh in scoring (34-208=242) amongst NHL defensemen since Ryan s father, Bob Suter, unexpectedly passed away, nine days before training camp (9/9). In his memory, the Bob Suter Memorial Fund, It s All About the Kids has been set up to serve the youth hockey community. More information can be found on the first page of the Wild Media Guide. 8. Mikko Koivu became the all-time leading scorer ( =452) in history last season, as well as, the all-time leader in power-play points (163). He finished the regular season leading the NHL in assists (13) and T-2nd in points (17) since March 18. He led the Wild with 43 assists (T-17th in NHL) and finished third in scoring (11-43=54). Koivu ranks T-1st in the NHL with 15 career game-deciding shootout goals and third with 36 career shootout goals. 9. Head Coach Mike Yeo signed a multi-year contract extension with the Wild on May 31. Named Minnesota s third Head Coach on June 17, 2011, Yeo became the youngest Head Coach in the NHL. Under his leadership, the Wild has posted a winning record of (.552) in three seasons, while leading the Wild to the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last two seasons after a five-year absence. 10. Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. Colorado Roundup: With a 5-4 overtime victory in Game 7, the Wild became the first team in NHL history to record four score-tying goals in a Game 7 (Elias Sports Bureau). Nino Niederreiter scored two goals, including the winner 5:02 into overtime, and added an assist in Game 7 the fourth-youngest player to ever net a total three points in a Game 7 (Elias). Zach Parise led the Wild with 10 points (3-7=10) against the Avalanche, a career high for points in a series. He set a playoff career high and a Wild playoff single-game record with four points (2-2=4) in Game 6. Parise also set a franchise record for fastest goal to start a playoff game, scoring 49 seconds into Game 6 and tallied the game winner. Before being held pointless in Game 7, he had a career-best six-game playoff point streak. Darcy Kuemper went 3-1 in five starts posting a 2.03 GAA and a.913 SV%. Ilya Bryzgalov went 1-2 in two starts with a 3.72 GAA and a 4.25 GAA. Bryzgalov earned the Game 7 win by stopping the only shot he faced (in overtime) in relief of Kuemper, who left the game with 8:13 left in regulation. Kuemper stopped all 22 shots in Game 3 to become the first Wild goalie to record a playoff shutout. Mikael Granlund earned his first career playoff point by scoring the overtime winner in Game 3, becoming only the fifth NHL player in the last 75 years to score his first career playoff goal in a 1 0 overtime game (Elias). Nathan MacKinnon (2-8=10) and Paul Stastny (5-5=10) led the Avalanche in scoring with 10 points each. Semyon Varlamov posted a 2.78 GAA and a.913 SV% in seven starts. The Wild outshot the Avalanche and outhit Colorado in the series.

8 : Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Mike Yeo Mike Yeo was named the s third Head Coach on June 17, He has led the Wild to the Stanley Cup Playoffs the last two seasons after a five-year absence. Minnesota has posted a record of (.552) during his three seasons as Head Coach. Yeo, the youngest Head Coach in the NHL, helped lead the Wild s previous primary 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 regular season wins after it did not qualify 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 championship. He joined the Penguins coaching staff when Michel Therrien was named Head Coach on Dec. 15, #32: Niklas Backstrom (G) 6' 2", 197 lbs. / Feb 13, 1978 (36 years and 7 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Minnesota as a free agent (6/1/06) 3rd NHL / 3rd MIN Season Last Win: JAN 9, PHOENIX (2) Last SO: APR 7, COLUMBUS (31) Career Shootouts: 102/182 (.560), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves HIGHLIGHTS *Stopped 8-of-9 shots in relief at COL (1/30)...first action since starting vs. COL (1/11) *Made season-high 39 saves in 4-1 win at PHX (1/9) *Returned to action and made season-high 37 saves and 3-of-4 in shootout win at WPG (11/23) *Made 33 saves for first win of season at CHI (10/26) *Missed 29 games due to injury. Out for remainder of season after core muscle surgery (3/25) #35: Darcy Kuemper (G) 6' 5", 205 lbs. / May 5, 1990 (24 years and 5 months) KEHM-puhr Drafted: by Minnesota in sixth round (161st overall) of 2009 NHL Entry Draft Last Win: APR 28, 2014 vs COLORADO (1) Last SO: APR 21, 2014 vs COLORADO (4) Career Shootouts: 13/19 (.684), 2-2 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves HIGHLIGHTS *Stopped all 22 shots faced in first career playoff start, a 1-0 overtime win vs. COL in Game 3 of Western Conference Quarterfinal Series (4/21/14). Shutout was first in Wild playoff history *Set franchise rookie records for a goaltender with 16 consecutive starts (1/12-3/8), 12 wins and two shutouts. Finished second all-time with 26 games played (Harding-29 in ) *Ranked second in starts, T-3rd in shutouts, T-4th in wins, fourth in SV% and T-4th in GAA amongst rookie goalies with 10 or more games played *Went with a 2.28 GAA,.921 SV% and two shutouts in 24 starts following recall on Jan. 2 *Named NHL Third Star of the Week after going with.970 GAA,.960 SV% and a shutout in three starts (3/3) *Stopped all 23 shots faced in 4-0 win at NSH (1/12) for first NHL shutout *Missed final seven games of season with upper-body injury (3/31-4/13)

9 #2: Keith Ballard (D) 5' 11", 199 lbs. / Nov 26, 1982 (31 years and 10 months) Drafted: by Buffalo in first round (11th overall) of 2002 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/5/13) Last Goal: - Last Assist: APR 13, 2012 vs LOS ANGELES (6) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Skated in three playoff games *Registered season highs with plus-3 rating at EDM (2/27), 20:55 in ice time at CGY (2/1), 12 PIM including two fighting majors for first time in his career at PIT (12/19) and five hits at COL (12/14) *Tallied first goal of season at SJ (1/25) snapping 114-game steak without a goal *Had an assist in back-to-back games (0-3=3, 11/1-11/3) *Missed 16 games with upper-body injury (10/15-10/28, 11/7-11/25) and final 14 games of regular season with lower-body injury (3/18-4/13) *Won back-to-back national championships with University of Minnesota (2002, 2003). Teammate with Thomas Vanek at University of Minnesota ( ) #3: Charlie Coyle (C) 6' 3", 221 lbs. / Mar 2, 1992 (22 years and 7 months) Drafted: by San Jose in first round (28th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from San Jose with Devin Setoguchi and a 2011 first round pick (Zack Phillips) in exchange for Brent Burns and a 2012 second round pick on June 24, 2011 Last Goal: APR 24, 2014 vs COLORADO (9) Last Assist: MAY 9, 2014 vs CHICAGO (2) Career Shootouts: 1/4 (25%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *T-3rd on team in scoring and 5th in hits during playoffs *Recorded GWG on power-play in Game 4 vs. COL (4/24) *Tallied a goal in first two games vs. COL including first career playoff goal in Game 1 at COL (4/17) *Ranked 3rd on team in hits (108) during regular season *Tallied 10 points (5-5=10) in last 12 games *Had a career-high 3-game goal streak (3-1=4, 3/22-3/26) *Tallied two goals in 40 seconds in 2nd period vs. COL (1/11). First multi-goal game of career and fastest two goals scored by Wild player at home *Missed 12 games with knee sprain (10/8-10/28, 11/3) #4: Stu Bickel (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Oct 2, 1986 (28 years) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/1/14) Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp CAREER HIGHLIGHTS *Collected eight points (1-7=8) and 85 PIM in 24 games with Harford (AHL) in *Skated in 16 NHL games with New York Rangers in Posted an even or better plus/minus rating in 14 of 16 contests Recorded a careerhigh, 17 PIM at PHI (1/24/13)..Skated in 10 AHL games after being reassigned to Connecticut (3/24/13) *Tallied a shorthanded assist in his NHL debut at NJ (12/20/11) Recorded an assist in first three NHL games and a plus-4 rating (0-4=4, 12/20-12/23/11) Ranked third on Rangers in fighting majors (12) in Had three hits, a plus-two rating and skated career-high 21:54 vs. CAR (3/113/12) Skated in 18 playoff games with Rangers and ranked fourth on the team in PIM *Spent one season at the University of Minnesota ( )

10 #5: Christian Folin (D) 6' 3", 215 lbs. / Feb 9, 1991 (23 years and 8 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Minnesota as a free agent (3/31/14) Last Goal: - Last Assist: APR 10, 2014 vs ST. LOUIS Career vs. Opp CAREER HIGHLIGHTS *Made NHL debut vs. STL (4/10) and recorded assist, 19:26 in ice time and plus-3 *Recorded 20 points (4-16=20), 3 GWG, 2 PPG, +10 rating and 31 PIM in 41 games in at UMass Lowell *Named to the NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team and the Hockey East All-Tournament Team *Helped River Hawks to a Frozen Four appearance in 2013, two Hockey East Tournament Championships (2013, 2014) and Hockey East Regular Season Championship (2013) in two seasons at UMass Lowell *Notched 21 points (6-15=21) in 38 games in freshman season *Totaled 41 points (12-29=41) in 87 games in two seasons ( ) with Austin (Minn.) Bruins in North American Hockey League (NAHL) *Signed two-year entry-level contract with Minnesota on March 31 (not eligible for NHL playoffs) #6: Marco Scandella (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Feb 23, 1990 (24 years and 7 months) skan-dehl-a Drafted: by Minnesota in second round (55th overall) of 2008 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: APR 28, 2014 vs COLORADO (7) Last Assist: APR 17, COLORADO (12) Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Ranked 2nd on team in plus/minus rating and 3rd in blocked shots during playoffs *Tallied empty net goal in Game 6 vs. COL (4/28), shorthanded goal in Game 2 at COL (4/19), assist in Game 1 at COL (4/17) *4th on team in blocked shots (102), T-5th in plus-minus (+10) during regular season *Skated season-high 25:00 at LA (1/7) *Appeared in 100th career NHL game vs. MTL (11/1) *Suffered sprained knee vs. TB (2/4) and missed three games #9: Mikko Koivu (C) 6' 3", 222 lbs. / Mar 12, 1983 (31 years and 6 months) MEE-koh KOY-voo Drafted: by Minnesota in first round (6th overall) of 2001 NHL Entry Draft 2nd NHL / 2nd MIN Season Last Goal: APR 30, COLORADO (6) Last Assist: MAY 9, 2014 vs CHICAGO (2) Career Shootouts: 36/84 (43%), 15 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *His 57.6 faceoff win % led the NHL amongst players that took at least 125 faceoffs during playoffs. Set a franchise record winning 19 faceoffs in Game 3 vs. COL (4/21) *Ranked T-3rd on team in playoff scoring *Ranked first on team in assists and third in scoring during regular season *Recorded 17 points (3-14=17) in final 14 games. Finished season leading NHL in assists (14) and T-2nd in points (17) since March 18 *Finished fifth in TOI/game amongst NHL forwards and 12th in faceoff win percentage *Skated in 600th career game vs. STL (4/10) *Had a season-high six-game point streak (2-7=9, 3/22-3/31) *Recorded three assists and season-best plus-3 at NYI (3/18) to become Wild s all-time leading scorer *Tallied 400th career point with assist at NSH (10/8) *Became Minnesota s all-time franchise leader in power-play points with power-play assist vs. ANA (10/5) *Missed 17 games and did not participate in Olympics due to ankle fracture suffered vs. WSH (1/4).

11 #11: Zach Parise (L) 5' 11", 197 lbs. / Jul 28, 1984 (30 years and 2 months) pah-ree-see Drafted: by New Jersey in first round (17th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (7/4/12) Last Goal: MAY 6, 2014 vs CHICAGO (3) Last Assist: MAY 9, 2014 vs CHICAGO (2) Career Shootouts: 37/83 (45%), 10 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Led team in assists and scoring and ranked T-1st in goals during playoffs *Notched a career best six-game point streak (3-7=10) in first six games of Series vs. COL. 10 points established new career-high in a playoff series *Tallied franchise record and career-high 4 points (2-2=4) including GWG in Game 6 vs. COL (4/28). Scored 49 seconds into contest to set franchise record for fastest goal to start playoff game *Ranked fourth in NHL with 14 PPG, 19th in TOI/game amongst forwards, T-22nd in shots and goals in regular season *Recorded 500th career point with first of two assists vs. PIT (4/5) joining his dad J.P. (594) to become third father-son duo to each tally 500 points in NHL history, alongside Gordie and Mark Howe and Bobby and Brett Hull (Elias Sports Bureau) *Tallied goal and averaged 18:29 in TOI/game as Team USA captain at Olympics *Registered season high four points (2-2=4) and nine shots at COL (1/30) *Missed 15 games with foot contusion (11/27, 12/23-1/21). #14: Justin Fontaine (R) 5' 10", 177 lbs. / Nov 6, 1987 (26 years and 11 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (4/9/11) Last Goal: MAY 9, 2014 vs CHICAGO (2) Last Assist: MAY 6, 2014 vs CHICAGO (3) Career Shootouts: 1/1 (100%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *T-12th in goals amongst NHL rookies...4th on team in goals *Recorded hat trick at PHX (1/9), including first PPG of career to become first rookie in Wild history to score three goals in game *Collected first career NHL goal 12 seconds into game to set franchise record for fastest Wild goal to start a game vs. DAL (Ellis, 10/12)...goal matched the NHL s record for fastest first career goal (Rick Boh, North Stars,1988) #16: Jason Zucker (L) 5' 11", 188 lbs. / Jan 16, 1992 (22 years and 8 months) zook-er Drafted: by Minnesota in second round (59th overall) of 2010 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: JAN 16, 2014 vs EDMONTON (6) Last Assist: FEB 4, 2014 vs TAMPA BAY (1) Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Recorded first assist of season vs. TB (2/4) *Had four goals and +6 rating in 11 January games *Tallied goal eight seconds into third period vs. EDM (1/16) to set franchise record for fastest goal to start a period *Notched season-best +2 rating (tied career-high) vs. COL (1/11), at NSH (1/12) and vs. EDM (1/16) *Recorded goal vs. WSH (1/4)...first career GWG and PPG *Matched career-high with six shots and logged second-highest TOI of his career (16:48) at WPG (11/23) *13 points (8-5=13) and 55 PIM in 22 games with Iowa *Ranked first on team in shots (80), T-1st with four PPGs and T-2nd in goals at time of last recall (1/1) *Missed rest of season after surgery to repair a tendon in left quadriceps (3/25)

12 #18: Ryan Carter (C) 6' 1", 205 lbs. / Aug 3, 1983 (31 years and 2 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota (10/6/14) Last Goal: APR 11, 2014 vs NY ISLANDERS (1) Last Assist: MAR 31, 2014 vs FLORIDA (7) Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp CAREER HIGHLIGHTS *Set career-high with seven goals and 69 shots last season with New Jersey *Had a career-high 15 points (6-9-15) and averaged career-best 13:03 in TOI/game in *Skated in 23 playoff games with the Devils in 2012 *Registered career-high 133 hits in *Member of Anaheim's 2007 Stanley Cup Team *Has played for Anaheim, Carolina, Florida and New Jersey during his first seven NHL seasons *Represented United States at 2010 and 2013 IIHF World Championships *Played two seasons at Minnesota State - Mankato ( ) #20: Ryan Suter (D) 6' 1", 200 lbs. / Jan 21, 1985 (29 years and 8 months) SOO-tuhr Drafted: by Nashville in first round (7th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: Signed by Minnesota as a free agent (7/4/12) Last Goal: APR 17, COLORADO (12) Last Assist: MAY 9, 2014 vs CHICAGO (2) Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Led NHL in TOI/game for second straight season. TOI/game total of 29:25 wass highest by player since (Chris Pronger 29:28). Skated at least 30 minutes in 37 games *Set career highs in blocked shots and shots. Tied career high in goals and plus-minus rating was second-best of his career *Second Wild defenseman to record 30 assists in season (Zidlicky, 37 in ) *Served as alternate captain, recorded three assists and led Team USA in TOI/game (23:27) at 2014 Olympics *Recorded first career hat trick vs. WSH (1/4) including two power-play goals in 42 seconds to become first Wild defenseman to record hat trick and score twice in less than a minute *Notched career-best seven-game assist streak (0-7=7, 12/11-23) - franchise record for defensemen *Totaled 108:19 in three-game span (11/7-11/13) - most by NHL player since TOI started being tracked in (Elias), including career-high and franchise record 36:51 at WSH (11/7) #21: Kyle Brodziak (C) 6' 2", 208 lbs. / May 25, 1984 (30 years and 4 months) BRAWD-zee-ak Drafted: by Edmonton in the seventh round (214th overall) of 2003 NHL Entry Draft Acquired: from Edmonton along with a 6th round pick in 2009 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for a 4th and 5th round pick in 2009 NHL Entry Draft Last Goal: MAY 2, CHICAGO (5) Last Assist: APR 30, COLORADO (6) Career Shootouts: 1/3 (33%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp HIGHLIGHTS *Recorded three assists including primary assist on GWG in Game 7 overtime win at COL (4/30) to set career highs for points and plus-minus (+3) in a playoff game *Ranked second on team in shorthanded TOI/game (2:37) and in PIM *Recorded season highs with six shots at BOS (3/17), plus-3 rating at ARI (1/9), 20:56 in ice time vs. VAN (12/17), four hits vs. CHI (12/5) and 15 faceoffs won at COL (11/30) *Tallied assist for 200th career point vs. CHI (1/23) and appeared in 500th career game at ANA (12/11) *Had four points (1-3=4) and plus-7 rating in six-game span (1/9-1/18) *Missed final game of the season with an injury, ending a streak of 231 consecutive games played

13 Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes CURRENT INJURIES Patrick Bordeleau (back). John Mitchell (head). Jesse Winchester (head). RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 6 - Andrew Agozzino, Borna Rendulic reassigned to Lake Erie (AHL)... Ben Street, Tomas Vincour placed on Injured Non-Roster. OPENING NIGHT The Colorado Avalanche opens the regular season tonight in Minnesota against the Wild. The last time the Avs started on the road in a full season was (at Edmonton). Colorado did begin the campaign here at Minnesota but that was the shortened 48-game campaign. This year marks the Avalanche s 19th season since moving to Denver and 35th season as a franchise (including 16 years as the Quebec Nordiques). BEST IN SEASON OPENERS The Avalanche/Nordiques franchise owns a league-best (.662) all-time record on Opening Night. The Avs are in season openers since moving to Denver in Colorado/Quebec is (.625) when opening on the road, second-best in the NHL behind Ottawa (8-2-4,.714). BEST RECORD ON OPENING NIGHT.662 Colorado Tampa Bay Ottawa Edmonton New Jersey Minnesota AVS & WILD The Avalanche and Wild open the season with a home-and-home series, as these division rivals will meet again on Saturday night in Denver. The Avs, who lost to Minnesota in seven games during the opening round of the 2014 playoffs, will have played nine consecutive games (regular season + playoffs) versus the Wild come Saturday. The Avs were versus the Wild during the regular season, 2-0 here at the Xcel Energy Center. This year marks only the second time that Colorado has met Minnesota in a season opener; the Wild defeated the Avs 4-2 in the opener of the shortened campaign on Jan. 19, 2013 in St. Paul. ALL-TIME RECORD VS. MINNESOTA (80th meeting): HOME RECORD: ROAD RECORD: Jarome Iginla has 37 goals and 67 points in 71 career games against Minnesota, the most points of any player versus the Wild in their franchise history. - Semyon Varlamov owns a record with a 2.13 GAA and.929 Sv% in 12 career regular season games versus the Wild. - Patrick Bordeleau was drafted by Minnesota (fourth round, 114th overall, in 2004). - Erik Johnson hails from Bloomington, Minn., and played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. IGINLA CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME LISTS Jarome Iginla has amassed 1,167 career points including 560 goals in 1,310 career regular season games. His 560 goals are tied with Guy Lafleur for 24th place on the NHL s all-time list, while his 1,167 career points rank 50th on the all-time scoring list. His next goal will not only move him past Lafleur but also tie him with Mike Modano (561) for 23rd all-time. Iginla needs three points to tie Bobby Hull (1170) for 49th all-time. Only Jaromir Jagr (705) has more goals among active players and only Jagr (1755) and Joe Thornton (1194) have more points. Iginla has twice finished runner-up for the Hart Trophy (2002, 2004), which included finishing second in the closest voting ever in He won the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL s leading goal scorer in both 2002 and 2004 and captured the 2002 Art Ross Trophy as the league s scoring leader. Iginla was named to the NHL s First All-Star Team in , and , and the NHL s Second All-Star Team in He was selected to the NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy in Jarome won the 2004 NHL Foundation Player Award (community service), 2004 King Clancy Memorial Trophy (leadership and humanitarian contribution in his community) and the 2009 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award.

14 MOST GOALS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 705 Jarome Iginla 560 Marian Hossa 464 ALL-TIME GOAL LEADERS (No ) 21. Mats Sundin 564 Joe Nieuwendyk Mike Modano Jarome Iginla 560 Guy Lafleur 560 MOST POINTS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Jaromir Jagr 1755 Joe Thornton 1194 Jarome Iginla 1167 MOST POINTS, ALL-TIME (No ) 45. Dino Ciccarelli Joe Thornton Rod Brind Amour Sergei Fedorov Bobby Hull Jarome Iginla 1167 STUART NEARING 1,000 Brad Stuart enters the season needing just 15 games to reach 1,000 career regular season games in the NHL. Alex Tanguay can also reach the 1,000-game mark this season, as he begins the year with 938 contests, 62 shy of 1,000. OTHER MILESTONES TO WATCH FOR - Gabriel Landeskog is expected to skate in his 200th NHL game tonight. - Daniel Briere needs one goal to reach 300 career goals. - Semyon Varlamov is scheduled to make his 199th career start (211th appearance) tonight. - Varlamov has appeared in 151 games with the Avalanche, two shy of tying Ron Tugnutt (153) for seventh place on the franchise s alltime list for games played by a goaltender. - Varlamov s 78 wins with Colorado rank seventh in franchise history, one shy of Mario Gosselin (79) for sixth. - Cody McLeod needs 22 penalty minutes to reach 1,000 career PIM... Will become the first player in Avalanche history and sixth in franchise history to surpass 1,000 PIM. - Jan Hejda needs two assists to reach 100 NHL assists. - Ryan O Reilly needs nine points to reach 200 career points. - Maxime Talbot needs 15 games to reach 600 career contests and five assists to reach 100 career helpers. - Alex Tanguay needs one goal to tie Dale Hunter (142) for ninth place on the franchise's all-time goal-scoring list. CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPS The Avalanche tied their franchise record with 52 wins and posted their-second highest point total ever (112) en route to winning the Central Division title in Colorado finished , exactly at home (56 points) and on the road (56 points). The Avs set a franchise mark for road wins on their way to finishing with the best road record in the NHL. NINTH DIVISION CROWN; FIRST SINCE The Avs last season won their ninth division championship since moving to Denver, their first since It marked Colorado/Quebec s 11th division title in franchise history, which includes an NHL-record streak of nine consecutive division crowns from 1995 to The Avalanche/Nordiques have now won the Central Division ( ), five Northwest Division titles ( to ), three Pacific Division crowns ( ), a Northeast Division title ( ) and an Adams Division banner ( ).

15 ROAD, SWEET ROAD The Avalanche last year set a franchise record for road wins in a season with 26. The Avs led the NHL in road wins, points (56) and winning percentage (683%). The Avalanche began the year a league-best 6-0 away from home, matching their longest road winning streak to begin a season in franchise history, and finished the year in their last 22 road contests. CENTRAL SUCCESS Colorado finished against Central Division opponents last season, at home and on the road. The Avs were vs. Chicago, vs. Dallas, vs. Minnesota, vs. Nashville, vs. St. Louis and vs. Winnipeg. The Central ended up being the only division to produce five playoff teams in AWARD-WINNING SEASON The Avalanche took home three individual trophies at the 2014 NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas on June 24. Nathan MacKinnon won the Calder Trophy as the league s top rookie, Ryan O Reilly won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct, while Patrick Roy won the Jack Adams Award as the coach of the year. The Avs and Boston Bruins were the only teams to produce three winners. Semyon Varlamov was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, making Colorado one of only two teams with four awards finalists (Tampa Bay was the other). THE POWER OF ONE The Avs were in one-goal games last year, the best winning percentage in the NHL (.700%). Colorado s 28 one-goal wins were also a league high. WORKING OVERTIME The Avs finished 15-8 in games that went beyond regulation last season, 10-4 in overtime and 5-4 in shootouts. The Avalanche s 10 overtime wins and 15 combined OT/shootout wins led all NHL teams. Colorado was 7-2 in road overtime games, setting a franchise record for road OT wins in a single season. GETTING OFFENSIVE Colorado finished fourth in the NHL in scoring, averaging 2.99 goals-per-game (245 total). It was the club s most goals and highest average since (267 total, 3.26 per). Colorado had five different 20-goal scorers and five different 50-point producers, the first time the Avs have accomplished either feat since Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis were the only other teams to have five different players reach both scoring plateaus. Colorado s defensemen combined for 48 goals and 173 points, their highest totals since (52 and 204). SPECIALTY TEAMS The Avalanche finished tied for fifth in power-play percentage at 19.8% (50-for-252), the club s highest ranking since placing fourth in Colorado finished 24th in penalty killing at 80.7% (201/249). The Avalanche allowed only one short-handed goal, setting a franchise record for the fewest SHG allowed in a single season. Only the Predators, who did not allow a single short-handed goal, gave up fewer SHG in

16 Colorado Avalanche: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Patrick Roy - Was named Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations on May 23, 2013 and begins his second season in that role. - 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). - Roy s Avalanche also set a franchise mark with 26 road wins en route to compiling the best road record in the NHL at (.683). - 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. - Became the first coach in Avalanche history and second in franchise history to win the Jack Adams Award (Marc Crawford ). - Prior to joining the Avs, spent the previous eight seasons as head coach and GM of the Quebec Remparts (QMJHL). - Was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in #1: Semyon Varlamov (G) 6' 2", 209 lbs. / Apr 27, 1988 (26 years and 5 months) sehm-yawn vahr-la-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 26, 2014 vs MINNESOTA (2) Last SO: APR 24, 2009 vs NY RANGERS (22) Career Shootouts: 71/94 (.755), GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Is beginning his seventh NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Named to the NHL s Second All-Star Team and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy last season. - Finished fourth in voting for the Hart Trophy. - Was narrowly edged for the Vezina by Boston s Tuukka Rask, 103 points to Led all NHL goaltenders with 41 victories, breaking Patrick Roy s franchise record for most wins in a single season (40, ). - Also led all netminders in saves (1,867) and shots faced (2,013) and finished third in save percentage (.927). - Ranked among the league s top 10 goalies in appearances (63-4th), starts (60-7th) and minutes (3640-5th). - His.927 save percentage was the highest in franchise history. #20: Reto Berra (G) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / Jan 3, 1987 (27 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: MAR 1, EDMONTON (3) Last SO: - Career Shootouts: 16/21 (.762), 4-0 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season Career vs. Opp Season Highs: Shots Saves Is beginning his second NHL season. - Appeared in 31 combined games between the Avalanche and Flames last season, posting a record with a 3.07 goals-against average and.893 save percentage. - Saw action in two games after joining Colorado, going with a 5.83 GAA. - Represented Switzerland at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, posting an 0-1 record with a 1.02 GAA in one start for the Swiss. - Also competed for his nation at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Belarus.

17 #2: Nick Holden (D) 6' 4", 210 lbs. / May 15, 1987 (27 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: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Last Assist: APR 19, 2014 vs MINNESOTA (5) Career vs. Opp Signed a three-year extension with the Avalanche on July 1, Finished second among Avalanche defensemen with 10 goals while appearing in 54 games during his first full NHL season in Ranked fourth among Colorado D-men in points (25) and assists (15). - His +12 plus/minus rating finished second among Avs defensemen and fifth overall on the team. - Went on to lead all Avalanche defensemen with three goals and four points (3g/1a) in seven games during the postseason. - Was the first Colorado defender to score three goals in a single series since Rob Blake tallied five in the 2002 Western Conference Semifinal against Los Angeles. - Holden s three goals tied Jack Johnson for the most by an NHL blueliner in the first round of the 2014 playoffs. #4: Tyson Barrie (D) 5' 10", 190 lbs. / Jul 26, 1991 (23 years and 2 months) Drafted: Colorado's 4th selection (3rd round, 64th overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: APR 17, 2014 vs MINNESOTA (2) Career Shootouts: 1/2 (50%), 1 GDG Career vs. Opp Led all Colorado defensemen with 13 goals last season, the most by an Avs blueliner since (John-Michael Liles - 14). - Barrie finished second among Avalanche defensemen in both points (38) and assists (25) while appearing in 64 games. - Scored three overtime goals last year, tying the single-season franchise record set by David Jones in Was the first NHL defenseman to score three OT goals in one season since Atlanta s Dustin Byfuglien in Has scored four career overtime goals, the most by a blueliner in franchise history. - Tallied five game-winning goals last year, the second-most by a defender in club history (Derek Morris, 7, ). - Finished third on the team with a +17 plus/minus rating. #5: Nate Guenin (D) 6' 3", 207 lbs. / Dec 10, 1982 (31 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: - Last Assist: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Career vs. Opp Appeared in 68 games during his first full NHL season with the Avalanche in , tallying nine points (1g/8a) with a +3 plus/minus rating. - Finished third on the Avalanche in blocked shots (128) and was second on the club in short-handed ice time at 2:48 per game. - Was nominated by the Colorado chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey). #6: Erik Johnson (D) 6' 4", 232 lbs. / Mar 21, 1988 (26 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: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Last Assist: APR 17, 2014 vs MINNESOTA (6) Career Shootouts: 0/2 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp Is beginning his seventh NHL season, his fifth with Colorado. - Led all Colorado defensemen with 39 points last year, tying his career high set in with St. Louis. - Also led all Avs defensemen with a career-high 30 assists. - Led the club in ice time at 23:00 per game, the first Avalanche player to average over 23 minutes a night since Kyle Quincey in (23:37).

18 #7: John Mitchell (C) 6' 1", 204 lbs. / Jan 22, 1985 (29 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 10, VANCOUVER Last Assist: APR 6, 2014 vs PITTSBURGH (2) Career Shootouts: 4/11 (36%), 2 GDG Career vs. Opp Will begin the season on the Injured Non-Roster list. - Set career highs in assists (21) and points (32) while appearing in 75 games for Colorado last season. - His 11 goals were one shy of his career best set with Toronto in #8: Jan Hejda (D) 6' 4", 230 lbs. / Jun 18, 1978 (36 years and 3 months) YAHN HAY-dah Drafted: Buffalo's 4th choice (4th round, 106th overall) in 2003 Entry Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent, July 1, 2011 Last Goal: - Last Assist: - Career vs. Opp Is beginning his ninth NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Set a career high with six goals and added 11 assists for 17 points in 78 games last season. - Led the Avalanche in blocked shots (144) and finished second on the Avs in ice time (22:19 per game). #9: Matt Duchene (C) 5' 11", 200 lbs. / Jan 16, 1991 (23 years and 8 months) DOO-shayn Drafted: Colorado's 1st selection (1st round, 3rd overall) in 2009 Entry Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Career Shootouts: 10/28 (36%), 5 GDG Career vs. Opp Is beginning his sixth NHL season. - Has either led or shared the team lead in scoring in three of his five NHL seasons, including each of the last two campaigns. - Led the Avalanche in scoring with a career-high 70 points (23g/47a) in 71 games last season. - Also paced the club in assists and game-winning goals (6-tied), both career bests as well. - Duchene s +8 plus/minus rating was also his highest as an NHL player. - Helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. #11: Jamie McGinn (L) 6' 1", 210 lbs. / Aug 5, 1988 (26 years and 2 months) Drafted: San Jose's 2nd choice (2nd round, 36th overall) in 2006 Entry Draft Acquired: Acquired from San Jose, along with Mike Connolly and Michael Sgarbossa, in exchange for T.J. Galiardi, Daniel Winnik and a 7th round selection in the 2013 Entry Draft, Feb. 27, 2012 Last Goal: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Last Assist: APR 30, 2014 vs MINNESOTA Career Shootouts: 0/1 (0%), 0 GDG Career vs. Opp Beginning his seventh NHL season, his fourth with Colorado. - Set a career high in points (38), assists (19), game-winning goals (3), shots (167) and games played (79) last season. - His 19 goals fell one short of his personal best set in