NHL 2009/10

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NHL 2009/10
league NHL National Hockey League
Period October 1, 2009 to June 9, 2010
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event NHL Entry Draft 2009
Top pick CanadaCanada John Tavares
Elected by New York Islanders
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
MVP SwedenSweden Henrik Sedin (Vancouver)
Top scorer SwedenSweden Henrik Sedin (Vancouver)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Chicago Blackhawks
finalist Philadelphia Flyers
Playoff MVP CanadaCanada Jonathan Toews (Chicago)
NHL seasons
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The 2009/10 season of the National Hockey League was the 92nd season played in the North American professional ice hockey league . The regular season began on October 1, 2009 with two opening games between the Detroit Red Wings and the St. Louis Blues in Stockholm and the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers in Helsinki . After the end of the regular season, which was played until April 12, 2010, the playoffs began for the prestigious Stanley Cup .

In addition to the renewed season opener in Europe, the fourth outdoor game in the history of the league was played on January 1, 2010, when the Boston Bruins met the Philadelphia Flyers in Fenway Park . The traditional NHL All-Star Game was canceled due to the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada .

requirements

Increase in the salary cap

On June 26, 2009, the National Hockey League announced that the salary cap , the salary cap set by the league for players, had been increased for the fifth time in a row. The maximum wage was increased to $ 56,800,000 per team for the 2009/10 season based on the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement . This is a slight increase of $ 100,000 over the previous year. The minimum wage per team is $ 40.8 million.

Entry Draft

The 47th NHL Entry Draft took place on June 26 and 27, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montréal , Québec , Canada . The election of the first round of the Entry Draft was carried out on the first day, the remaining rounds were chosen on the second day. The selection order of the 14 teams that did not qualify for the playoffs in the preseason was determined in a lottery on April 14, 2008, which the New York Islanders won and kept their first place as the worst team of the previous season.

In first position , the New York Islanders selected the Canadian striker John Tavares . In places two to five followed three strikers and a defender, including the Swede Victor Hedman , who was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning , in second place . The top ten players drafted included seven Canadians and three Swedes. The best American was Nick Leddy , who was selected by the Minnesota Wild in 16th place .

In total, the 30 franchises secured the rights to 211 players. As the only German Dominik Bielke of the Eisbären Berlin was drafted in the seventh round in 207th place by the San Jose Sharks .

Top 5 picks

# player nationality Item NHL team College / Junior / Club team
1. John Tavares CanadaCanada Canada C. Logo New York Islanders.svg New York Islanders London Knights ( OHL )
2. Victor Hedman SwedenSweden Sweden D. Logo Tampa Bay Lightning.svg Tampa Bay Lightning MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik ( Elitserien )
3. Matt Duchene CanadaCanada Canada C. Logo Colorado Avalanche.svg Colorado Avalanche Brampton Battalion (OHL)
4th Evander Kane CanadaCanada Canada D. Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver Giants ( WHL )
5. Brayden Schenn CanadaCanada Canada D. Los Angeles Kings Logo.svg Los Angeles Kings Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

Regular season

Opening in Europe

The regular season opened on October 2 and 3, 2009 with two opening games between the Detroit Red Wings and the St. Louis Blues in the Globe Arena in Stockholm , and the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers in the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki . Originally even six teams were supposed to start the season in Europe, but due to disagreements with the players' union, the two games planned in Prague had to be canceled.

NHL Winter Classic 2010

Logo of the NHL Winter Classic 2010

After the success of the last two Winter Classics, the leaders of the league announced that they would like to organize an open-air Winter Classic this season as well. The game between the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers was played on January 1, 2010 in the legendary Fenway Park in Boston , which is otherwise the home of the Boston Red Sox baseball club .

38,112 spectators watched the game, in which the local Bruins defeated the Flyers 2-1 in overtime. Danny Syvret had put the Flyers in the lead in the second period. Mark Recchi equalized with the Bruins two minutes before the end of the game, while Germany's Marco Sturm scored the winner for the Boston Bruins in the second minute of overtime.

NHL All-Star Game

The next all-star game will not be played until 2011 due to changes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the scheduling of the 2010 Olympic ice hockey tournament.

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = Division winner,     = Conference winner,     = Presidents' Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
New Jersey Devils (2) 82 48 27 7th 222 191 103
Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 82 47 28 7th 257 237 101
Philadelphia Flyers (7) 82 41 35 6th 236 225 88
New York Rangers (9) 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
New York Islanders (13) 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
Northeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Buffalo Sabers (3) 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
Ottawa Senators (5) 82 44 32 6th 225 238 94
Boston Bruins (6) 82 39 30th 13 206 200 91
Montreal Canadiens (8) 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
Toronto Maple Leafs (15) 82 30th 38 14th 214 263 74
Southeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Washington Capitals (1) 82 54 15th 13 318 233 121
Atlanta Thrashers (10) 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
Carolina Hurricanes (11) 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
Tampa Bay Lightning (12) 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
Florida Panthers (14) 82 32 37 13 208 244 77

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Chicago Blackhawks (2) 82 52 22nd 8th 271 209 112
Detroit Red Wings (5) 82 44 24 14th 229 216 102
Nashville Predators (7) 82 47 29 6th 225 225 100
St. Louis Blues (9) 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
Columbus Blue Jackets (14) 82 32 35 15th 216 259 79
Northwest Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Vancouver Canucks (3) 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
Colorado Avalanche (8) 82 43 30th 9 244 233 95
Calgary Flames (10) 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
Minnesota Wild (13) 82 38 36 8th 219 246 84
Edmonton Oilers (15) 82 27 47 8th 214 284 62
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
San Jose Sharks (1) 82 51 20th 11 264 215 113
Phoenix Coyotes (4) 82 50 25th 7th 225 202 107
Los Angeles Kings (6) 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
Anaheim Ducks (11) 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
Dallas Stars (12) 82 37 31 14th 237 254 88

Best scorer

With 83 assists and 112 points, Henrik Sedin led the scorer lists of the NHL. The top scorers were Sidney Crosby and Steven Stamkos with 51 goals each. In the plus / minus rating, Jeff Schultz led with a score of +50 . The most power play goals were scored by Steven Stamkos, who scored 24 times in the majority. Alexander Ovetschkin was the player who shot on goal the most frequently with 368 shots. Outnumbered, it was Marián Hossa and Alexandre Burrows who scored the most, each with five goals. 19.4% of Andrew Brunette's shots found their way into goal. With 265 penalty minutes, Zenon Konopka was the bad guy this season. Mike Green was the most successful defender with 19 goals and 76 points.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

The Art Ross Trophy for the player with the highest points of the regular season
player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 82 29 83 112 +35 48
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 81 51 58 109 +15 71
Alexander Ovechkin Washington 72 50 59 109 +45 89
Nicklas Bäckström Washington 82 33 68 101 +37 50
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay 82 51 44 95 −2 38
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 82 29 65 94 −8 12
Brad Richards Dallas 80 24 67 91 −12 14th
Joe Thornton San Jose 79 20th 69 89 +17 54
Patrick Kane Chicago 82 30th 58 88 +16 20th
Marián Gáborík NY Rangers 76 42 44 86 +15 37

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal; Bold: Season best

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Tuukka Rask Boston 45 2562: 11 22nd 12 5 84 5 .931 1.97
Ryan Miller Buffalo 69 4047: 10 41 18th 8th 150 5 .929 2.22
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 77 4499: 01 45 25th 6th 168 9 .916 2.24
Antti Niemi Chicago 39 2190: 28 26th 7th 4th 82 7th .912 2.25
Jimmy Howard Detroit 63 3740: 15 37 15th 10 141 3 .924 2.26

Best rookie scorer

With 24 goals and 55 points, Matt Duchene led the rookies as the best scorer. The best assist provider was Tyler Myers with 37 assists . In the plus / minus rating, Cody Franson led with a score of +15. The most power play goals were scored by John Tavares , who scored eleven times. Niclas Bergfors was the player who shot the most on goal with 217 shots. Outnumbered, it was Ryan O'Reilly who scored the most with two goals. 13.3% of Matt Duchene's shots found their way into the goal. With 117 penalty minutes Paul Bissonnette was the bad guy among the rookies this season. Tyler Myers was the most successful defender with eleven goals and 48 points.

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Matt Duchene Colorado 81 24 31 55 +1 16
John Tavares NY Islanders 82 24 30th 54 −15 22nd
Tyler Myers Buffalo 82 11 37 48 +13 32
Niclas Bergfors New Jersey / Atlanta 81 21st 23 44 −10 10
Jamie Benn Dallas 82 22nd 19th 41 −1 45

spectator

In the 2009/10 season, an average of 17,070 spectators attended the NHL regular season games. As in the previous year, the Chicago Blackhawks had the best average attendance with 21,356 visitors, while the Phoenix Coyotes came in last with 11,989 visitors per home game. The total number of viewers for the more than 1,200 regular season games was just under 21 million.

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  Washington Capitals 3   4th  Pittsburgh Penguins 3        
8th  Canadiens de Montréal 4th 8th  Canadiens de Montréal 4th  
2  New Jersey Devils 1 Eastern Conference
7th  Philadelphia Flyers 4th
8th  Canadiens de Montréal 1
  7th  Philadelphia Flyers 4th  
3  Buffalo Sabers 2
6th  Boston Bruins 4th
4th  Pittsburgh Penguins 4th 6th  Boston Bruins 3
5  Ottawa Senators 2 7th  Philadelphia Flyers 4th  
E7  Philadelphia Flyers 2
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W2  Chicago Blackhawks 4th
1  San Jose Sharks 4th   1  San Jose Sharks 4th
8th  Colorado Avalanche 2 5  Detroit Red Wings 1  
2  Chicago Blackhawks 4th
7th  Nashville Predators 2
1  San Jose Sharks 0
  2  Chicago Blackhawks 4th  
3  Vancouver Canucks 4th
6th  Los Angeles Kings 2 Western Conference
4th  Phoenix Coyotes 3 2  Chicago Blackhawks 4th
5  Detroit Red Wings 4th 3  Vancouver Canucks 2  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy José Théodore Washington Capitals
Calder Memorial Trophy Tyler Myers Buffalo Sabers
Conn Smythe Trophy Jonathan Toews Chicago Blackhawks
Frank J. Selke Trophy Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy Henrik Sedin Vancouver Canucks
Jack Adams Award Dave Tippett Phoenix Coyotes
James Norris Memorial Trophy Duncan Keith Chicago Blackhawks
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Shane Doan Phoenix Coyotes
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay Lightning
Lester Patrick Trophy David Andrews
Cam Neely
Jack Parker
Jerry York
Mark Messier Leadership Award Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Foundation Player Award Ryan Miller Buffalo Sabers
NHL General Manager of the Year Award Don Maloney Phoenix Coyotes
NHL Lifetime Achievement Award
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) Jeff Schultz Washington Capitals
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Tuukka Rask Boston Bruins
Ted Lindsay Award Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals
Vezina Trophy Ryan Miller Buffalo Sabers
William M. Jennings Trophy Martin Brodeur New Jersey Devils
Presidents' Trophy Washington Capitals
Prince of Wales Trophy Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Chicago Blackhawks
Stanley Cup Chicago Blackhawks

NHL All-Star Teams

NHL First All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

player position team GP G A. Pts
Henrik Sedin center Vancouver Canucks 82 29 83 112
Alexander Ovechkin Winger Washington Capitals 72 50 59 109
Patrick Kane Winger Chicago Blackhawks 82 30th 58 88
Mike Green defender Washington Capitals 75 19th 57 76
Duncan Keith defender Chicago Blackhawks 82 14th 55 69
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Ryan Miller goalkeeper Buffalo Sabers 69 41 5 2.22

NHL Second All-Star Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

player position team GP G A. Pts
Sidney Crosby center Pittsburgh Penguins 81 51 58 109
Daniel Sedin Winger Vancouver Canucks 63 29 56 85
Martin St. Louis Winger Tampa Bay Lightning 82 29 65 94
Drew Doughty defender Los Angeles Kings 82 16 43 59
Nicklas Lidström defender Detroit Red Wings 82 9 40 49
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Ilya Brysgalov goalkeeper Phoenix Coyotes 69 42 8th 2.29

NHL All-Rookie Team

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, W = wins, SO = shutouts , GAA = conceded goals

John Tavares was able to prevail in New York this season
player position team GP G A. Pts
Niclas Bergfors striker New Jersey Devils
Atlanta Thrashers 		81 21st 23 44
Matt Duchene striker Colorado Avalanche 81 24 31 55
John Tavares striker New York Islanders 82 24 30th 54
Michael Del Zotto defender New York Rangers 80 9 28 37
Tyler Myers defender Buffalo Sabers 82 11 37 48
player position team GP W. SO ATM
Jimmy Howard goalkeeper Detroit Red Wings 63 37 3 2.26

Web links

Commons : NHL 2009/10  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nhl.com, NHL Entry Draft 2009