Los Angeles Kings Pre-Season Game Notes

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1 Los Angeles Kings Pre-Season Game Notes Sat, Oct. 1, 2011 Los Angeles Kings (8 pts) Colorado Avalanche (2 pts) Team Game: (Home) Team Game (Home) Home Game: (Road) Road Game: (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 32 G Jonathan Quick G Semyon Varlamov G Jeff Zatkoff G J.S. Giguere G Jonathan Bernier # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 2 D Matt Greene D Ryan O Byrne D Jack Johnson D Shane O Brien D Jake Muzzin D Erik Johnson D Rob Scuderi D Jan Hejda D Drew Doughty C Matt Duchene C Mike Richards D Kyle Cumiskey C Anze Kopitar C Kevin Porter L Simon Gagne C Jay McClement L Kyle Clifford R Chuck Kobasew R Justin Williams D Matt Hunwick C Brad Richardson R Milan Hejduk L Ethan Moreau C Paul Stastny R Kevin Westgarth D Kyle Quincey L Scott Parse C Joakim Lindstrom C Trevor Lewis L Daniel Winnik R Dustin Brown C Ryan O Reilly C Colin Fraser L T.J. Galiardi L Dustin Penner D Tyson Barrie D Alec Martinez C Brad Malone C Jarret Stoll D Ryan Wilson D Willie Mitchell D Stefan Elliott D Thomas Hickey R David Jones D Davis Drewiske L Cody McLeod R Trent Hunter L Patrick Bordeleau L Dwight King C Peter Mueller D Slava Voynov L Gabriel Landeskog D Andrew Campbell President/General Manager Dean Lombardi President Pierre Lacroix VP/Assistant General Manager Ron Hextall General Manager Greg Sherman Special Assistant to the GM Jack Ferreira Executive Advisor Joe Sakic Head Coach Terry Murray Head Coach Joe Sacco Assistant Coaches John Stevens, Jamie Kompon Assistant Coaches Sylvain Lefebvre, Adam Deadmarsh, Tim Army Tonight s Officials Referees #37 Kyle Rehman, #14 Dennis LaRue Linesmen #55 Shane Heyer, #80 Thor Nelson Ntl. Anthem Lorena Peril PA Announcer David Courtney Kings Communications Michael Altieri, Jeff Moeller, Mike Kalinowski, Jeremy Zager Today s Schedule (Pacific Times) STL 11:30 a.m. TOR 4:00 p.m. NJD 4:00 p.m. NYI 4:00 p.m. TBL 4:00 p.m. NSH 5:00 p.m. LAK 6:00 p.m. VAN 7:00 p.m. PHX 7:00 p.m.

2 LOS ANGELES KINGS 2011 PRESEASON NOTES Today s Game TODAY'S GAME: The Los Angeles Kings play their final preseason game tonight against the Colorado Avalanche at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. KINGS PRESEASON SCHEDULE: Day Date Opponent City Venue Time (PT) Result Wed. Sept. 21 Coyotes Phoenix Jobing.com Arena 7 p.m. W, 3-2 WED. SEPT. 21 COYOTES LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER 7:30 P.M. SOL, 1-2 SUN. SEPT. 25 DUCKS LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER 6:30 P.M. L, 1-3 TUE. SEPT. 27 PENGUINS KANSAS CITY SPRINT CENTER 5 P.M. SOL, 2-3 Wed. Sept. 28 Avalanche Denver Pepsi Center 6 p.m. W, 6-0 Fri. Sept. 30 Ducks Anaheim Honda Center 7 p.m. W, 3-1 SAT. OCT. 1 AVALANCHE LAS VEGAS MGM GRAND 6 P.M. Tue. Oct. 4 Freezers Hamburg O2 World Hamburg 10 a.m.* *Game in Hamburg, Germany denoted as an exhibition game Lifetime Series KINGS VS. AVALANCHE ALL-TIME: The Kings and Avalanche have met 109 times in the regular season, with Los Angeles holding a record. Last season the Kings were against Colorado Regular Season Head-to-Head Schedule Oct. 30 at Colorado Jan. 2 vs. Colorado Jan. 21 vs. Colorado Feb. 22 at Colorado Kings/Colorado Regular Season Fast Facts OVERALL AT HOME ON ROAD LAST 10 GAMES LAST WIN 3/26/11 (4-1) 3/26/11 (4-1) 12/21/10 (5-0) LAST LOSS 3/24/10 (3-4 SO) 11/22/08 (3-4 SO) 3/24/10 (3-4 SO) LAST OT GAME 4/11/10 (2-1 OT) 3/22/10 (4-3 OT) 4/11/10 (2-1 OT) OVERTIME RECORD LONGEST WIN STREAK 7 Games 7 Games 3 Games* 2/11/88-2/17/90 11/14/87-12/27/91 Four Times LONGEST UNDEFEATED 10 Games (9-0-1) 7 Games 5 Games 2/11/88-3/9/91 11/14/87-12/27/91 Twice LONGEST LOSING STREAK 4 Games 6 Games 4 Games Three Times 12/10/83-3/14/87 12/7/91-2/23/96 LONGEST WINLESS 4 Games 6 Games 4 Games Three Times 12/10/83-3/14/87 Twice SHUTOUTS BY KINGS LAST TIME 12/21/10 (5-0) 2/13/10 (3-0) 12/21/10 (5-0) SHUTOUTS OF KINGS LAST TIME 3/20/05 (0-5) 3/20/05 (0-5) 3/27/03 (0-3) MOST GOALS /18/89 (11-3) 2/18/89 (11-3) 12/10/89 (8-4) MOST GOALS AGAINST Twice Twice Twice *Active Streak

3 Los Angeles Kings End Of Season Awards Most Valuable Player Bill Libby Memorial Award Anze Kopitar Best Newcomer Mark Bavis Memorial Award Willie Mitchell Outstanding Defensemen Drew Doughty Defensive Player Anze Kopitar Most Inspirational Player Ace Bailey Memorial Award Matt Greene Unsung Hero Matt Greene Community Service Dustin Brown Most Popular Player Anze Kopitar Leading Scorer Award: Anze Kopitar Los Angeles Kings Transactions RECENT TRANSACTIONS 5-23 J.F. Berube (G) and Linden Vey (RW) signed to three-year entry level contracts Nicolas Deslauriers (D) signed to a three-year entry level contract Mike Richards (C) acquired from Philadelphia with the rights to Rob Bordson for Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn and a second-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Christopher Gibson (G), Andy Andreoff (LW), Nick Shore (C), Michael Mersch (LW), Joel Lowry (LW) and Michael Schumacher (LW) selected on Day 2 of the 2011 NHL Draft Colin Fraser (C) acquired from Edmonton with a seventh-round selection in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft for Ryan Smyth. 7-2 Simon Gagne (LW) signed to a two-year contract. 7-8 Alec Martinez (D) signed to a two-year contract Brad Richardson (C) signed to a two-year contract Trevor Lewis (C) signed to a two-year contract...marc Andre Cliche (C), Rich Clune (LW), David Meckler (LW), Andrew Campbell (D), Patrick Mullen (D) and Jeff Zatkoff (G) signed to one-year contracts Ethan Moreau (LW) signed to a one-year contract Kevin Westgarth (RW) signed to a two-year contract extension J.D. Watt (RW), Ray Macias (D) and C.J. Stretch (C) released from tryout agreement Michael Schumacher (LW), Jordan Weal (C), Christopher Gibson (G), Pierre Durepos (D), Michael Morrison (G), Taylor Carnevale (C) and Michael Kantor (RW) re-assigned to Junior Team Teigan Zahn (D) released from Camp Andy Andreoff (LW), Nicolas Deslauriers (D), Martin Jones (G), Ray Kaunisto (LW), David Kolomatis (D), Brandon Kozun (RW), Patrick Mullen (D) and Linden Vey (RW) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL) Tyler Toffoli (C) re-assigned to Junior Team Cam Paddock (RW) signed to a one-year contract Alex Roach (D) signed to a three-year entry level contract J.F. Berube (G), Robert Czarnik (C), Justin Johnson (RW) and Rob Mignardi (RW) reassigned to Manchester (AHL) Michal Cajkovsky (D), Colin Miller (D) and Alex Roach (D) re-assigned to Junior Team Shaun Heshka (D) released from tryout agreement Marc-Andre Cliche (C), Rich Clune (LW) and David Meckler (LW) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL) Cam Paddock (RW) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL) Justin Azevedo (C) and Jordan Nolan (C) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL) Trent Hunter (RW) signed to a one-year contract Andrei Loktionov (C) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL) Drew Doughty (D) signed to an eight-year contract.

4 2011 Los Angeles Kings Preseason Stats PRESEASON LOS ANGELES KINGS (3-1-2) POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG C 11 Kopitar, Anze C 22 Lewis, Trevor RW 23 Brown, Dustin D 76 *Voynov, Viatcheslav RW 14 Williams, Justin C 28 Stoll, Jarret D 3 Johnson, Jack C 73 *Toffoli, Tyler D 33 Mitchell, Willie C 48 *Loktionov, Andrei D 27 Martinez, Alec C 10 Richards, Mike RW 47 Hunter, Trent LW 25 Penner, Dustin C 15 Richardson, Brad LW 17 Moreau, Ethan D 59 *Mullen, Patrick LW 12 Gagne, Simon D 37 *Hickey, Thomas RW 21 Parse, Scott C 74 *King, Dwight RW 67 *Cliche, Marc-Andre RW 51 *Kozun, Brandon D 6 *Muzzin, Jake LW 82 *Kaunisto, Ray LW 56 *Clune, Richard C 53 Paddock, Cam C 58 *Meckler, David D 83 *Kolomatis, David RW 19 Westgarth, Kevin C 62 *Azevedo, Justin D 81 *Campbell, Andrew C 71 *Nolan, Jordan D 7 Scuderi, Rob D 2 Greene, Matt D 44 Drewiske, Davis LW 13 Clifford, Kyle TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS RK NO GOALTENDER GPI MINS AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM 31*Jones, Martin *Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Jonathan *Zatkoff, Jeff TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS

5 Los Angeles Kings Preseason Notes KINGS HISTORY IN LAS VEGAS: Tonight is Frozen Fury XIV (14) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Kings are all-time in Frozen Fury games, dating back to Note: two games were played in : KINGS 3 Colorado : KINGS 5 Colorado : KINGS 3 Colorado 4 (SO) 2007: KINGS 3 Colorado 2 (SO) 2006: KINGS 3 Colorado : KINGS 1 Colorado 1 (OT) 2004: Did Not Play 2003: KINGS 3 Colorado : KINGS 6 Colorado : KINGS 4 San Jose : KINGS 4 Colorado : KINGS 4 Phoenix : KINGS 3 Colorado 2 KINGS 4 Colorado : KINGS 4 Colorado 3 (OT) The Kings also played the New York Rangers in 1991 at Caesars Palace and 1995 at the Thomas and Mack Center. The game at Caesars Palace was the first-ever NHL exhibition game to be held outdoors and the first hockey game played in Las Vegas since The Kings beat the Rangers in both games, 5-2 in 1991 and 6-4 in 1995, making their all-time Las Vegas record at ROSTER TRIMMED TO 30 The Kings trimmed their training camp roster to 30 after the latest transactions: September 30: Andrei Loktionov (C) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL). September 29: Justin Azevedo (C) and Jordan Nolan (C) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL). September 28: Cam Paddock (RW) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL). September 27: Marc-Andre Cliche (C), Rich Clune (LW) and David Meckler (LW) re-assigned to Manchester (AHL). REGULAR SEASON STARTS OCT. 7 VS. NEW YORK RANGERS IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN The Kings will open the regular season on Friday, Oct. 7 against NY Rangers at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The next day Kings and the Buffalo Sabres will play each other at O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. The Kings are the designated home team for both games. The Kings opener at STAPLES Center is Tuesday, Oct. 18 vs. the St. Louis Blues. KINGS TO MEET THE HAMBURG FREEZERS AS PART OF THE 2011 NHL PREMIERE CHALLENGE On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Kings will participate in the 2011 NHL Premiere Challenge with a special exhibition game at the O2 World Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany, against the Hamburg Freezers of the German Elite League. The Freezers, one of two German hockey teams owned by AEG, moved from Munich to Hamburg in June of The team has reached the playoffs in seven of the past nine seasons and has averaged more than 7,000 hockey fans per game at the O2 World Hamburg, one of Europe s most modern and attractive arenas. KINGS RECORD SETTING SEASON RECAP The Kings have advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2001 and They have also recorded 199 total points over the last two seasons the highest total ever produced by the club in back-to-back seasons. The season was a record-setting one for the Kings, and those record-setting accomplishments are listed here: Team Highlights 46 wins tied club record Recorded 10th win in 13th team game, tied for fastest in club history Eight-game home winning streak (Oct. 12-Nov. 13) tied club record for longest home streak to start season 11-game point streak, (Jan. 22-Feb. 17) tied club record 10 shootout wins tied club record Went on five-game homestand (Oct. 30-Nov. 13) to tie club record Went on six-game trip (Feb ) Eight points on the road trip tied Kings record Went on four-game road trip (March 9-15) first-ever perfect four-game road trip in club history Nine wins in December tied club record 19 points in December tied club record Nine wins in March tied club record

6 Individual Highlights Anze Kopitar played in club record 330 straight games Jonathan Quick had.918 save percentage, which set club record Jonathan Quick had 2.24 goals-against average, which tied club record Jonathan Quick had 10 shootout wins, which set club record Jonathan Quick had.818 shootout save percentage, which set club record Jonathan Quick had shootout win percentage, which set club record Jarret Stoll had nine shootout goals, which set club record Jarret Stoll had.900 shootout percentage, which set club record Other Highlights Anze Kopitar has scored 25+ goals four straight seasons. Last King to do that was Ziggy Palffy ( through ) Anze Kopitar has scored 20+ goals in each of his first five NHL seasons. Last King to do that was Luc Robitaille ( through ) Jonathan Quick won his 30th game March 13 at Dallas (first Kings goalie to win 30+ games in two straight seasons) Terry Murray s 100th win as Kings head coach came on Dec. 23 vs. Edmonton (197th game) making him the fastest Kings head coach to win 100 games KINGS ON NATIONAL TV SCHEDULE NHL ON VERSUS Day Date Opponent Time (PT) Fri. 10/7 vs. NY Rangers* 10:00 a.m. Tue. St. Louis 4:30 p.m. Tue. Tampa Bay 4:30 p.m. Wed. Colorado 6:00 p.m. Tue. Minnesota 4:30 p.m. Sun. 4:00 p.m. NBC/VERSUS Flex game *Game in Stockholm KINGS AND FOX SPORTS WEST/PRIME TICKET TO BROADCAST 75 GAMES IN HD Thanks to the Kings partnership with FOX Sports West/PRIME TICKET, hockey fans can look forward to seeing their team featured in HD a combined 75 times on both channels during the season. Coverage of Kings hockey on FOX Sports West/PRIME TICKET kicks-off with the Kings-Buffalo Sabres game in Berlin, Germany, on October 8 at 11 a.m. (PT) on FS West. Kings television play-by-play announcer Bob Miller and color commentator Jim Fox return to broadcast Kings games this season. Miller returns for his 39 th season as the television Voice of the Kings and Fox, the former Kings forward, is entering his 22 nd season as the club s television color commentator. For a complete look at the Kings TV schedule, visit LAKings.com/tv. ALL KINGS REGULAR SEASON GAMES WILL AIR ON AM 1150 The Kings and Clear Channel recently reached an agreement on a new two-year contract extension. Like last season, all 82 Kings regular season games are scheduled to be broadcast on AM 1150, the club s flagship radio station. Kings radio play-by-play announcer Nick Nickson is entering his 31 st season with the organization and his 22 nd consecutive season as the radio Voice of the Kings. He again teams with radio commentator and former Kings forward Daryl Evans, who is set for his 13 th season as Nickson s partner on KTLK AM 1150 and along the Kings Radio Network. The Kings Radio Network for the season is as follows: KTLK 1150 AM Southern California/Flagship; KVTA 1520 AM Ventura, CA; KHTS 1220 AM Santa Clarita, CA; KMET 1490 AM Banning, CA; KLOA 1240 AM Ridgecrest, CA; KOSS 1380 AM Palmdale, CA; and KPTR 1450 AM, Palm Springs. KINGS CHANGE TEAM COLORS, INTRODUCE NEW ROAD JERSEY FOR SEASON Beginning this season the Kings will officially make the following changes as it pertains to team colors and uniforms: -- The Kings official team colors will change to black, silver and white. -- The Kings primary home uniform will switch to the black-silver-and-white uniform the club has worn as an alternate jersey the last two seasons. -- The Kings will wear a newly-created white version of this jersey for all road games this season.

7 The Kings primary home jersey -- which prominently features LA on the jersey crest, has not been altered and will now be worn for most Kings home games also reflects the club s primary logo going forward. As part of the switch, the Kings former primary mark, a Crown featuring the color purple, now becomes the club s alternate logo with one change the Crown is now black and silver and features no purple. Additionally the official colors of the Kings no longer feature the color purple, though purple will still be featured in what is now the alternate sweater. Purple will also be visible this season with the Kings vintage jerseys for three games as part of their Kings Legends Series. KINGS PROJECT RECORD-SETTING TICKET SALES ONCE AGAIN IN The Kings closed the season with 18 consecutive sellouts at STAPLES Center and that momentum is expected to carry into the season as the Kings who advanced to the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in a decade approach their highly anticipated 45 season as a franchise. Last season the Kings sold out STAPLES Center 38 times overall 35 times during the regular season and three times during the postseason in what was a record-setting year at the Box Office. The 35 regular season sellouts were the most in STAPLES Center history (1999-present) and the most sellouts overall for the team since the season (40 sellouts that year). In addition, the Kings regular season average attendance of 18,083 last year was the highest in team history, surpassing the previous high mark of 17,857 established during the season. KINGS TO HONOR NICHOLLS, EVANS AND SIMMER AS LEGENDS NIGHTS RETURN The Kings will honor three more great players from the past this season as the Legends Night series returns to STAPLES Center. The players scheduled to be honored include Bernie Nicholls on Dec.10 vs. Dallas; Daryl Evans on Jan. 2 vs. Colorado; and Charlie Simmer on Feb.18 vs. Calgary. As part of each Legends Night, the Kings will take the ice in vintage purple and gold sweaters and each Legend will be honored in a special pre-game ceremony at center ice. KINGS TEAM EVENTS PLANNED FOR Like in years past, the Kings will once again partner with the Kings Care Foundation for the following team events this season: Team Event Date Tip-a-King 11/13/11 CHLA Visit 11/29/11 Meet the Players 1/10/12 Hush-Up with the Kings 2/19/12 For more information about the events listed above or the Kings Care Foundation, contact Jennifer Pope (jpope@lakings.com) or visit LAKings.com. Los Angeles Kings Preseason History ( ) The Kings last ended a preseason schedule with a losing record in 1988, going Since then, the franchise has posted at least a.500 record 21 straight seasons (.500) (.250) (.250) (.571) (.333) (.333) (.313) (.083) (.429) (.429) (.813) (.571) (.357) (.929) (.625) (.389) (.278) (.611) (.333) (.429) (.563) (.333) (.545) (.600) (.571) (.500) (.643) (.500) (.556) (.643) (.857) (.722) (.625) (.625) (.833) (.875) (.690) Did not play (.500) (.750) (.600) (.563) (.563) (.667) (.667)

8 LA KINGS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (as of Sept. 30, 2011) No. PLAYER POS HT WT PLACE OF BIRTH DOB CLUB GP G A PTS PIM 2 Matt Greene D Grand Ledge, MI 5/13/1983 LA Kings Jack Johnson D Indianapolis, IN 1/13/1987 LA Kings Jake Muzzin D Woodstock, ON 2/21/1989 LA Kings Manchester (AHL) Rob Scuderi D Syosset, NY 12/30/1978 LA Kings Drew Doughty D London, ON 12/8/1989 LA Kings Mike Richards C Kenora, ON 2/11/1985 Philadelphia (NHL) Anze Kopitar C Jesenice, Slovenia 8/24/1987 LA Kings Simon Gagne LW St. Foy, QC 2/29/1980 Tampa Bay (NHL) Kyle Clifford LW Ayr, ON 1/13/1991 LA Kings Justin Williams RW Cobourg, ON 10/4/1981 LA Kings Brad Richardson C Belleville, ON 2/4/1985 LA Kings Ethan Moreau LW Huntsville, ON 9/22/1975 Columbus (NHL) Kevin Westgarth RW Amherstburg, ON 2/7/1984 LA Kings Scott Parse LW Portage, MI 9/5/1984 LA Kings Trevor Lewis C Salt Lake City, UT 1/8/1987 LA Kings Dustin Brown RW Ithaca, NY 11/4/1984 LA Kings Colin Fraser C Surrey, BC 1/28/1985 Edmonton (NHL) Dustin Penner LW Winkler, MB 9/28/1982 LA Kings Edmonton (NHL) Alec Martinez D Rochester Hills, MI 7/26/1987 LA Kings Manchester (AHL) Jarret Stoll C Melville, SK 6/24/1982 LA Kings Willie Mitchell D Port McNeill, BC 4/23/1977 LA Kings Thomas Hickey D Calgary, AB 2/8/1989 Manchester (AHL) Davis Drewiske D Hudson, WI 11/22/1984 LA Kings Trent Hunter RW Red Deer, AB 7/5/1980 NY Islanders (NHL) Dwight King LW Meadowlake, SK 7/5/1989 LA Kings Manchester (AHL) Slava Voynov D Chelyabinsk, Russia 1/15/1990 Manchester (AHL) Andrew Campbell D Caledonia, ON 2/4/1988 Manchester (AHL) No. GOALTENDERS POS HT WT PLACE OF BIRTH DOB CLUB GP MIN GAA SO PCT W-L-OT 32 Jonathan Quick G Milford, CT 1/21/1986 LA Kings Jeff Zatkoff G Detroit, MI 6/9/1987 Manchester (AHL) Jonathan Bernier G Laval, QC 8/7/1988 LA Kings

9 AVALANCHE PRESEASON GAME NOTES Saturday, October 1, 2011 MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada TONIGHT: The Colorado Avalanche (1-4-0) wraps up its preseason schedule tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas The Avs will open the regular season one week from tonight at Pepsi Center against the Detroit Red Wings This marks the 14th annual Frozen Fury in Vegas and the 12th time that the Avalanche has taken part in the event (see more below) Tonight is the sixth and final exhibition game for Colorado, as the club has met Dallas, St. Louis and Los Angeles twice each This evening s game can be heard on the Altitude Radio Network, with Marc Moser and Peter McNab calling the action (AM 950 / FM in Denver). PRESEASON SCHEDULE (all times Mountain) Date Opponent Time/Result Thu, Sept. 22 at Dallas L, 2-5 Fri, Sept. 23 ST. LOUIS L, 2-3 Sun, Sept. 25 DALLAS W, 3-0 Wed, Sept. 28 LOS ANGELES L, 0-6 Thu, Sept. 29 at St. Louis L, 1-3 Sat, Oct. 1 Los Angeles (in Las Vegas) 7:00 p.m. FROZEN FURY: The Avalanche closes out the preseason tonight in the annual Frozen Fury against the Los Angeles Kings at the MGM Grand This marks the 14th annual Frozen Fury in Vegas and the 12th time that the Avalanche has taken part in the event The Avs played in the first two contests in 1997 and 98, again in 2000, and have participated in each of the last nine Frozen Fury matchups (including this season) The Kings won last year s event 3-2 on Oct. 2, 2010 Colorado is alltime in the Frozen Fury, which included a doubleheader in LAST GAME: T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night at the Scottrade Center David Backes and Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis, and Ben Bishop stopped 18 shots J.S. Giguere made 29 saves for the Avs, who got their lone goal from Joakim Lindstrom. ROSTER: The Avalanche announced Monday that the team had reassigned three players, reducing its 2011 preseason roster to 31 Cameron Gaunce, Jonas Holos, Ryan Stoa were all reassigned to the American Hockey League training camp The Avalanche opened training camp with 55 players REGULAR SEASON: The Avalanche will open its 16th season in Denver by hosting the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Pepsi Center The organization will raise Peter Forsberg s #21 in a special ceremony prior to the start of the season opener The Avalanche that night will also honor the lives of former players Karlis Skrastins, Ruslan Salei and Wade Belak The schedule includes an eight-game homestand from Nov. 18 to Dec. 4, the longest continuous homestand in Avalanche history (note: Colorado had an eight-game homestand surrounding the All-Star Break in and a nine-game stay wrapped around the Olympic Break in ) Following the season opener, the Avalanche will start a season-long five-game road trip in Boston against the Stanley Cup Champion Bruins on Oct. 10 Colorado will play a total of 18 home weekend games, which includes five on Friday, nine on Saturday and four on Sunday The Avalanche will play 10 back-to-back games this season after having 15 in and a team-record 16 in The Avs will face every Eastern Conference team for the fourth straight year, playing a total of 18 games against the East (nine at home, nine away).

10 2011 Avalanche Training Camp Roster (as of Sept. 26) 1 Semyon Varlamov G 3 Ryan O Byrne D 5 Shane O Brien D 6 Erik Johnson D 8 Jan Hejda D 9 Matt Duchene C 10 Kyle Cumiskey D 12 Kevin Porter C 16 Jay McClement C 17 Chuck Kobasew RW 18 Brandon Yip RW 22 Matt Hunwick D 23 Milan Hejduk RW 26 Paul Stastny C 27 Kyle Quincey D 28 Joakim Lindstrom C 31 Trevor Cann G 34 Daniel Winnik LW 35 J.S. Giguere G 37 Ryan O Reilly C 39 T.J. Galiardi LW 40 Mark Olver C 41 Tyson Barrie D 42 Brad Malone C 44 Ryan Wilson D 46 Stefan Elliott D 54 David Jones RW 55 Cody McLeod LW 58 Patrick Bordeleau LW 88 Peter Mueller C 92 Gabriel Landeskog LW

11 2011 AVALANCHE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER (as of Sept. 26) FORWARDS (18) POS HT WT S PLACE OF BIRTH BORN CLUB GP G A PTS PIM BORDELEAU, Patrick LW L Montreal, Quebec 03/23/86 Lake Erie (AHL) DUCHENE, Matt C L Haliburton, Ontario 01/16/91 COLORADO GALIARDI, T.J. LW L Calgary, Alberta 04/22/88 COLORADO Lake Erie (AHL) HEJDUK, Milan RW R Usti-nad Labem, Czech. 02/14/76 COLORADO JONES, David RW R Guelph, Ontario 08/10/84 COLORADO KOBASEW, Chuck RW R Vancouver, B.C. 04/17/82 MINNESOTA LANDESKOG, Gabriel LW L Stockholm, Sweden 11/23/92 Kitchener (OHL) LINDSTROM, Joakim C L Skelleftea, Sweden 12/05/83 Skelleftea (Sweden) MALONE, Brad C L Miramichi, New Brunswick 05/20/89 North Dakota (WCHA) Lake Erie (AHL) McCLEMENT, Jay C L Kingston, Ontario 03/02/83 ST. LOUIS COLORADO McLEOD, Cody LW L Binscarth, Manitoba 06/26/84 COLORADO MUELLER, Peter C R Bloomington, Minn. 04/14/88 COLORADO O REILLY, Ryan C L Clinton, Ontario 02/07/91 COLORADO OLVER, Mark C L Burnaby, B.C. 01/01/88 COLORADO Lake Erie (AHL) PORTER, Kevin C L Detroit, Mich. 03/12/86 COLORADO STASTNY, Paul C L Quebec City, Quebec 12/27/85 COLORADO WINNIK, Daniel LW L Toronto, Ontario 03/06/85 COLORADO YIP, Brandon RW R Vancouver, B.C. 04/25/85 COLORADO DEFENSEMEN (10) HT WT S PLACE OF BIRTH DATE CLUB GP G A PTS PIM BARRIE, Tyson R Victoria, B.C. 07/26/91 Kelowna (WHL) CUMISKEY, Kyle L Abbotsford, B.C. 12/02/86 COLORADO ELLIOTT, Stefan R Vancouver, B.C. 01/30/91 Saskatoon (WHL) HEJDA, Jan L Prague, Czech Republic 06/18/78 COLUMBUS HUNWICK, Matt L Warren, Mich. 05/21/85 BOSTON COLORADO JOHNSON, Erik R Bloomington, Minn. 03/21/88 ST. LOUIS COLORADO O BRIEN, Shane L Port Hope, Ontario 08/09/83 NASHVILLE O BYRNE, Ryan R Victoria, B.C. 07/19/84 MONTREAL COLORADO QUINCEY, Kyle L Kitchener, Ontario 08/12/85 COLORADO WILSON, Ryan L Windsor, Ontario 02/03/87 COLORADO GOALTENDERS (3) HT WT C PLACE OF BIRTH BORN CLUB GP W L T SO GAA SV% CANN, Trevor L Oakville, Ontario 03/30/89 Tulsa (CHL) Lake Erie (AHL) GIGUERE, Jean-Sebastien L Montreal, Quebec 05/16/77 TORONTO VARLAMOV, Semyon L Samara, Russia 04/27/88 WASHINGTON Hershey (AHL)