NHL 2011/12

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NHL 2011/12
league NHL National Hockey League
Period October 6, 2011 to June 11, 2012
Teams 30th
Games / team 82
Draft
Event 2011 NHL Entry Draft
Top pick CanadaCanada Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Elected by Edmonton Oilers
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy Vancouver Canucks
MVP RussiaRussia Yevgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh)
Top scorer RussiaRussia Yevgeny Malkin (Pittsburgh)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Los Angeles Kings
finalist New Jersey Devils
Playoff MVP United StatesUnited States Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles)
NHL seasons
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The 2011/12 season of the National Hockey League was the 94th season played in the North American professional ice hockey league . The regular season began on October 6, 2011. In Europe, the Anaheim Ducks , Buffalo Sabers , Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers met on October 7th and 8th at the O 2 World in Berlin , the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki and the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm on each other. The subsequent playoffs for the Stanley Cup won the Los Angeles Kings for the first time in their club history on June 11, 2012.

In addition to the renewed season opener in Europe, the sixth open-air game in the history of the league was played on January 2, 2012, here the Philadelphia Flyers met the New York Rangers in Citizens Bank Park . The NHL All-Star Game took place on January 29, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada .

requirements

Team changes

The Atlanta Thrashers from Atlanta in the US state of Georgia were relocated to Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba . It was the second time for the city of Atlanta that an NHL franchise had relocated to Canada, after the Atlanta Flames moved to Calgary in 1980 . Winnipeg is getting an NHL franchise for the second time after the Winnipeg Jets were sold in 1996 and participated in gaming as Phoenix Coyotes . The Winnipeg Jets took Atlanta's place in the Southeast Division .

Increase in the salary cap

Before the start of the season, the National Hockey League announced that the salary cap , the salary cap set by the league for players, had been increased for the seventh time in a row. The maximum wage was increased to $ 64.3 million per team for the 2011/12 season based on the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement . This represents a significant increase of $ 4.9 million over the previous year. The minimum wage per team is $ 48.3 million.

Entry Draft

The 49th NHL Entry Draft took place on June 24th and 25th, 2011 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul , Minnesota . In first place , the Edmonton Oilers selected the Canadian attacker Ryan Nugent-Hopkins . In places two to five followed three strikers and a defender, including fourth place the Swede Adam Larsson , who was selected by the New Jersey Devils . The ten players drafted first included six Canadians and four Swedes. The best US-American with rank 14 was the Canadian-US-American dual citizen Jamie Oleksiak , who was selected by the Dallas Stars . In total, the 30 franchises secured the rights to 211 players.

Top 5 picks

# player nationality Item NHL team College / Junior / Club team
1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins CanadaCanada Canada C. Logo Edmonton Oilers.svg Edmonton Oilers Red Deer Rebels ( WHL )
2. Gabriel Landeskog SwedenSweden Sweden LW Logo Colorado Avalanche.svg Colorado Avalanche Kitchener Rangers ( OHL )
3. Jonathan Huberdeau CanadaCanada Canada C. Florida panthers Saint John Sea Dogs ( QMJHL )
4th Adam Larsson SwedenSweden Sweden D. Logo New Jersey Devils.svg New Jersey Devils Skellefteå AIK ( Elitserien )
5. Ryan Strome CanadaCanada Canada C. Logo New York Islanders.svg New York Islanders Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

Preseason

Before the regular season opened in Europe on October 7th, a series of friendly matches between NHL teams and European teams took place from September 29th to October 4th as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere Challenge . The NHL teams won six of the seven games. The only defeat related to the New York Rangers , who played four test matches, against EV Zug .

date city arena NHL team European team Score reference
September 29th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Prague , Czech Republic Tesla Arena New York Rangers HC Sparta Prague 2–0
30. September SwedenSweden Gothenburg , Sweden Scandinavium New York Rangers Frölunda HC 4-2
October 2nd SlovakiaSlovakia Bratislava , Slovakia Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu New York Rangers HC Slovan Bratislava 4–1
October 3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zug , Switzerland Bossard Arena New York Rangers EV train 4-8
4th of October FinlandFinland Helsinki , Finland Hartwall Areena Anaheim Ducks Jokerite 4–3 OT
4th of October GermanyGermany Hamburg , Germany O 2 World Hamburg Los Angeles Kings Hamburg Freezers 5-4
4th of October GermanyGermany Mannheim , Germany SAP Arena Buffalo Sabers Adler Mannheim 8-3

Regular season

Opening in Europe

The regular season opened on October 7th and 8th, 2011 with kick-off games between the Anaheim Ducks , Buffalo Sabers , Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers at O 2 World in Berlin , Hartwall Areena in Helsinki and Ericsson Globe in Stockholm . It is the fifth season in a row that has opened in Europe.

NHL Winter Classic 2012

The 2011/12 NHL Winter Classic was played between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers on January 2, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia , which is otherwise the home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball club . The Rangers won the game 3-2 thanks to two goals from Mike Rupp in front of 46,967 spectators.

NHL All-Star Game

The 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 29, 2012 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa , Ontario .

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 York Rangers (1) 82 51 24 7th 226 187 109
Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 82 51 25th 6th 282 221 108
Philadelphia Flyers (5) 82 47 26th 9 264 232 103
New Jersey Devils (6) 82 48 28 6th 228 209 102
New York Islanders (14) 82 34 37 11 203 255 79
Northeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins (2) 82 49 29 4th 269 202 102
Ottawa Senators (8) 82 41 31 10 249 240 92
Buffalo Sabers (9) 82 39 32 11 218 230 89
Toronto Maple Leafs (13) 82 35 37 10 231 264 80
Canadiens de Montréal (15) 82 31 35 16 212 226 78
Southeast Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Florida Panthers (3) 82 38 26th 18th 203 227 94
Washington Capitals (7) 82 42 32 8th 222 230 92
Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 82 38 36 8th 235 281 84
Winnipeg Jets (11) 82 37 35 10 225 246 84
Carolina Hurricanes (12) 82 33 33 16 213 243 82

Western Conference

Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues (2) 82 49 22nd 11 210 165 109
Nashville Predators (4) 82 48 26th 8th 237 210 104
Detroit Red Wings (5) 82 48 28 6th 248 203 102
Chicago Blackhawks (6) 82 45 26th 11 248 238 101
Columbus Blue Jackets (15) 82 29 46 7th 202 262 65
Northwest Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Vancouver Canucks (1) 82 51 22nd 9 249 198 111
Calgary Flames (9) 82 37 29 16 202 226 90
Colorado Avalanche (11) 82 41 35 6th 208 220 88
Minnesota Wild (12) 82 35 36 11 177 226 81
Edmonton Oilers (14) 82 32 40 10 212 239 74
Pacific Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Phoenix Coyotes (3) 82 42 27 13 216 204 97
San Jose Sharks (7) 82 43 29 10 228 210 96
Los Angeles Kings (8) 82 40 27 15th 194 179 95
Dallas Stars (10) 82 42 35 5 211 222 89
Anaheim Ducks (13) 82 34 36 12 204 231 80

Best scorer

With 109 points, Yevgeny Malkin led the scorer list of the NHL. Henrik Sedin achieved the season high of 67 assists. The top scorer was Steven Stamkos with 60 goals. In the plus / minus rating, Patrice Bergeron led with a score of +36. The most power play goals were scored by James Neal , who scored 18 times in the majority. Yevgeny Malkin was the player who shot the most on goal with 339 shots. Outnumbered, Cal Clutterbuck , Adam Henrique and Mike Richards were most successful with four goals each. 23.6% of Curtis Glencross shots found their way into goal. With 235 penalty minutes, Derek Dorsett was the bad guy this season. Erik Karlsson was the most successful defender with 59 assists and 78 points.

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

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh 75 50 59 109 +18 70
Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay 82 60 37 97 +7 66
Claude Giroux Philadelphia 77 28 65 93 +6 29
Jason Spezza Ottawa 80 34 50 84 +11 36
Ilya Kovalchuk New Jersey 77 37 46 83 –9 33
Phil Kessel Toronto 82 37 45 82 -10 20th
James Neal Pittsburgh 80 40 41 81 +6 87
John Tavares NY Islanders 82 31 50 81 −6 26th
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 82 14th 67 81 +23 52
Patrik Eliáš New Jersey 81 26th 52 78 −8 16

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
Brian Elliott St. Louis 38 2234: 35 23 10 4th 58 9 .940 1.56
Jonathan Quick los Angeles 69 4099: 26 35 21st 13 133 10 .929 1.95
Cory Schneider Vancouver 33 1832: 50 20th 8th 1 60 3 .937 1.96
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 62 3753: 30 39 18th 5 123 8th .930 1.97
Jaroslav Halák St. Louis 46 2746: 37 26th 12 7th 90 6th .926 1.97

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals Stanley Cup Final
                                   
1  New York Rangers 4th   1  New York Rangers 4th        
8th  Ottawa Senators 3 7th  Washington Capitals 3  
2  Boston Bruins 3 Eastern Conference
7th  Washington Capitals 4th
1  New York Rangers 2
  6th  New Jersey Devils 4th  
3  Florida panthers 3
6th  New Jersey Devils 4th
4th  Pittsburgh Penguins 2 5  Philadelphia Flyers 1
5  Philadelphia Flyers 4th 6th  New Jersey Devils 4th  
E6  New Jersey Devils 2
(The teams are reset after the first round.)
  W8  Los Angeles Kings 4th
1  Vancouver Canucks 1   3  Phoenix Coyotes 4th
8th  Los Angeles Kings 4th 4th  Nashville Predators 1  
2  St. Louis Blues 4th
7th  San Jose Sharks 1
3  Phoenix Coyotes 1
  8th  Los Angeles Kings 4th  
3  Phoenix Coyotes 4th
6th  Chicago Blackhawks 2 Western Conference
4th  Nashville Predators 4th 2  St. Louis Blues 0
5  Detroit Red Wings 1 8th  Los Angeles Kings 4th  

NHL Awards and trophies awarded

Award player team
Art Ross Trophy Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Max Pacioretty Montréal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy Gabriel Landeskog Colorado Avalanche
Conn Smythe Trophy Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings
Frank J. Selke Trophy Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
Jack Adams Award Ken Hitchcock St. Louis Blues
James Norris Memorial Trophy Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Brian Campbell Florida panthers
Lester Patrick Trophy
Mark Messier Leadership Award Shane Doan Phoenix Coyotes
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL Foundation Player Award Mike Fisher Nashville Predators
NHL General Manager of the Year Award Doug Armstrong St. Louis Blues
NHL Plus / Minus Award  (unofficial) Patrice Bergeron Boston Bruins
Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues
Ted Lindsay Award Yevgeny Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
Vezina Trophy Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers
William M. Jennings Trophy Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues
Jaroslav Halák
Presidents' Trophy Vancouver Canucks
Prince of Wales Trophy New Jersey Devils
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup Los Angeles Kings

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Ilya Kovalchuk - Yevgeny Malkin - James Neal
Defense: Erik Karlsson - Shea Weber
Goal: Henrik Lundqvist
Second all-star team
Attack: Ray Whitney - Steven Stamkos - Marián Gáborík
Defense: Zdeno Chára - Alex Pietrangelo
Goal: Jonathan Quick

All rookie team

All rookie team
Attack: Adam Henrique - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Gabriel Landeskog
Defense: Jake Gardiner - Justin Faulk
Goal: Jhonas Enroth

Web links

Commons : NHL 2011/12  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tsn.ca, NHL salary cap officially set at $ 64.3M for 2011-12 season
  2. ↑ nhl.com, 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  3. ^ HC Sparta Praha »SPA - NYR 0: 2 - Sparta sice padla, ale stydìt se nemusí. In: hcsparta.cz. September 29, 2011, Retrieved March 29, 2018 (Czech).
  4. ↑ Matchfakta Frölunda Indians - NY Rangers ( Memento of 2 April 2012 at the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ HC Slovan Bratislava - New York Rangers (Přípravné zápasy) 1: 4 - Onlajny.com. In: archive.onlajny.com. October 2, 2011, accessed March 29, 2018 .
  6. ↑ http://www.nationalleague.ch/NL/spiele/vornahm/de/details_prepare_nlx.php?gameid=20126105000239
  7. ↑ http://www.jokerit.com/uutiset/?nid=1479
  8. ↑ http://del.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1727609
  9. ↑ http://del.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=1727610
  10. ↑ sports.espn.go.com, Berlin, Stockholm, Helsinki to host NHL
  11. ↑ nhl.com, Heroics of Lundqvist, Rupp lift Rangers to Classic win
  12. ↑ nhl.com, NHL announces Ottawa as 2012 All-Star Game host