32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................... Rexall Place (16,839, 1974)Mailing Address....................................... 11230 – 110th StreetEdmon<strong>to</strong>n, Alberta TG5 3H7Telephone.............................................................780.414.4000Fax .......................................................................780.409.5848Website...................................................... edmon<strong>to</strong>noilers.comFounded........................................................................1979-80Stanley Cup Titles......................1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990Colors......................Midnight Blue, White, Metallic Copper, RedDirec<strong>to</strong>ryPresident of Hockey Operations..................................Kevin LoweGeneral Manager.............................................. Steve TambelliniHead Coach......................................................Craig MacTavishAssistant Coaches......Charlie Huddy, Bill Moores, Kelly BuchbergerGoaltending Coach..................................................Pete PeetersCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Broadcast............Allan WattManager, Communications & Media Relations........... J.J. HebertInformation Coordina<strong>to</strong>r........................................Steve KnowlesTeam Services Coordina<strong>to</strong>r................................. Patrick GarlandEdmon<strong>to</strong>n oilers2008-09 matchupsThu. 1/15 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 1/30 Rexall Place 8:00 p.m.Sun. 2/8 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sat. 2/28 Rexall Place 9:00 p.m.Sun. 3/22 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sun. 3/29 Rexall Place 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: 12; last, 12/29/07, 5-4 overtime win (Nummelin) vs. EDMPenalty Shots: 10/15/00, @MIN; Scott Pellerin (MIN) vs. Joaquin Gage (EDM), no goalShu<strong>to</strong>uts: Eight (Six by <strong>Wild</strong>), last, 10/10/07, 2-0 win vs. EDM (Backstrom – 21 saves)Last Trade Between Oilers and <strong>Wild</strong>: 3/8/06, Acquired Edmon<strong>to</strong>n’s first round pick (later traded <strong>to</strong> Los Angeles – Trevor Lewis) in the2006 NHL Entry Draft for G Dwayne Roloson.WILD VS. EDMONTON OILERS2007-08 <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 4-2-1 (3-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Edmon<strong>to</strong>n)All-Time <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 20-16-8 (10-9-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 10-7-6 at Edmon<strong>to</strong>n)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.EDM 0 0 0 – 0 5 5 11 – 21 0-4 1-2 Roloson (24-26)10/10 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 10 10 6 – 26 0-1 4-8 Burns (2) Backstrom (21-21) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 0 4 9 15 3 3 30 0-4 6-12 Harding (27-31)10/25 EDM 2 1 1 0 5 9 8 13 1 31 1-5 5-10 Hemsky (SO) Roloson (26-30) 16,839EDM 0 2 0 – 2 5 10 9 – 24 1-6 10-20 ROLOSON (5-8); Garon 16-18)11/5 MIN 3 2 0 – 5 8 12 6 – 26 4-10 6-12 Foster (1) Backstrom (22-24) *18,568MIN 1 2 1 – 4 8 7 10 – 25 2-9 5-10 Foster (2) BACKSTROM (24-26); Harding (14-14)11/15 EDM 0 2 0 – 2 16 10 14 – 40 0-5 9-18 Roloson (21-25) 16,839EDM 2 2 0 0 4 11 10 6 0 27 1-3 5-10 Roloson (30-35)12/29 MIN 1 1 2 1 5 15 7 10 3 35 2-5 3-6 Nummelin (1) Backstrom (23-27) *18,568MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 21 9 – 40 1-4 4-8 Backstrom (9-11); HARDING (10-12)2/12 EDM 1 1 2 – 4 7 4 12 – 23 1-4 4-8 Brodziak Garon (38-40) 16,839MIN 1 1 1 – 3 10 11 13 – 34 0-4 3-6 Backstrom (7-10); HARDING (21-23)3/24 EDM 3 2 0 – 5 15 12 6 – 33 0-3 4-8 Brodziak Roloson (31-34) 16,839EDM 0 0 1 – 1 11 8 14 – 33 0-6 4-11 Roloson (18-21)3/26 MIN 2 1 0 – 3 7 8 6 – 21 1-3 7-17 Hill (1) Backstrom (32-33) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)EDM 8 10 4 0 23 79 67 85 1 232 4-36 (11.1) 42-87 Roloson (1-5-1, 155-179); Garon (0-1-0, 54-58)MIN 9 11 7 1 28 77 91 63 6 237 10-40 (25.0) 38-79 Backstrom (5-0-0, 138-152); Harding (0-2-1, 72-80)Series NotesNiklas Backstrom was the winning netminder in all five wins vs. the Oilers last season...Backstrom is 9-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA lifetime againstEdmon<strong>to</strong>n with three shu<strong>to</strong>uts...The <strong>Wild</strong> has won seven straight home meetings with the Oilers, last losing 2-1 (1/16/07)...<strong>Wild</strong> President/General Manager Doug Risebrough served as Edmon<strong>to</strong>n’s vice president of hockey operations from 1996-99...Dwayne Roloson spent parts offour seasons with <strong>Minnesota</strong>...Tom Gilbert (Minneapolis) is a <strong>Minnesota</strong> native...Ryan Potulny played college hockey at the University of <strong>Minnesota</strong>...Marc-AndreBergeron spent four seasons with Edmon<strong>to</strong>n...Owen Nolan leads the <strong>Wild</strong> in all-time scoring vs. the Oilers with 41 points(21-20=41) in 51 games...Shawn Horcoff leads Edmon<strong>to</strong>n in career scoring against <strong>Minnesota</strong> with 18 points (8-10=18) in 36 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).......BankAtlantic Center (19,250, 1998)Mailing Address........................................One Panther ParkwaySunrise, FL 33323Telephone.............................................................954.835.7000Fax .......................................................................954.835.7700Website...................................................... floridapanthers.comFounded........................................................................1993-94Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors...............................................Red, Navy, Yellow and GoldDirec<strong>to</strong>ryGeneral Manager................................................ Jacques MartinHead Coach............................................................Peter DeBoerAssistant Coaches............................... Jim Hul<strong>to</strong>n, Mike KitchenGoaltending Coach................................................. Pierre GroulxCommunications DepartmentManager, Communications................................. Justin CopertinCoordina<strong>to</strong>r, Communications............................. Brian GoldmanDirec<strong>to</strong>r of Internet and Publication Content............Dave JosephWebsite Coordina<strong>to</strong>r......................................... Glenn Odebralskiflorida panthers2008-09 matchupsThu. 10/16 BankAtlantic Center 6:30 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One; 10/22/00, 0-0 tie vs. FLAPenalty Shots: NoneShu<strong>to</strong>uts: Three (MIN-2, FLA-1), last, 11/29/01, 6-0 win vs. FLA (Roloson – 29 saves)Last Trade Between Panthers and <strong>Wild</strong>: NoneWILD VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS2007-08 <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 1-0-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-0 at Florida)All-Time <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 6-1-1 (3-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Florida)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 4-8 Burns (4) Backstrom (32-34)2/29 FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 5-18 Vokoun (22-25) 16,927Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 (33.3) 4-8 Vokoun (0-1-0, 22-25)MIN 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 (33.3) 5-18 Backstrom (1-0-0, 32-34)Series NotesThe <strong>Wild</strong> defeated the Panthers 3-2 (2/29/08) in their first meeting at the BankAtlantic Center since the 2003-04 season...<strong>Minnesota</strong> haswon the past six games against Florida, having given up a <strong>to</strong>tal of nine goals in those six contests...In eight all-time meetings, the <strong>Wild</strong> hassurrendered just 11 goals <strong>to</strong> the Panthers while scoring 25...<strong>Wild</strong> Head Coach Jacques Lemaire earned his 300th career coaching win againstthe Panthers (10/15/02)...Owen Nolan leads <strong>Minnesota</strong> in career scoring against Florida with 23 points (11-12=23) in 23 games...AndrewBrunette has scored 17 points (6-11=17) against Florida...Niklas Backstrom in 2-0-0 lifetime against Florida with a 2.00 GAA...Keith Ballard(1-8=9) and Radek Dvorak (2-7=9) lead the Panthers in all-time scoring vs. <strong>Minnesota</strong>...Ballard (Baudette) is a <strong>Minnesota</strong> native.228 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 229Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..............STAPLES Center (18,118, 1999)Mailing Address................................... 1111 South Figueroa St.Los Angeles, CA 90015Telephone.............................................................213.742.7100Fax .......................................................................213.742.7791Website...................................................................lakings.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.........................................Purple, Silver, Black and WhiteDirec<strong>to</strong>ryPresident & General Manager............................. Dean LombardiHead Coach.............................................................Terry MurrayAssistant Coaches............................Mark Hardy, Jamie KomponAssistant Coach/Development Coordina<strong>to</strong>r........Nelson EmersonGoaltending Coach.................................................. Bill RanfordCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Broadcasting......Michael AltieriSenior Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Communications.............................. Jeff MoellerManager, Communications................................Mike KalinowskiLos Angeles kings2008-09 matchupsSat. 12/13 STAPLES Center 3:00 p.m.Tue. 1/20 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Tue. 2/24 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 3/7 STAPLES Center 3:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marian Gaborik, 11/04/02 (F. Potvin & ENG), 3-0=3Overtime Games: 11, last, 3/2/08, 2-1 overtime win (Skoula) vs. LAPenalty Shots: Four, last, 10/25/06 @MIN; Todd White vs. Dan Cloutier; no goalShu<strong>to</strong>uts: Three (LA-2, MIN-1); last, 3/15/08, 2-0 win vs. LA (Backstrom – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Kings and <strong>Wild</strong>: 6/24/06, Acquired C Pavol Demitra for C Patrick O’Sullivan and <strong>Minnesota</strong>’s 2006 first roundpick (17th overall – previously acquired from Edmon<strong>to</strong>n – Trevor Lewis).WILD VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS2007-08 <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 3-0-1 (2-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-1 at Los Angeles)All-Time <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 13-7-8 (6-4-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 7-3-4 at Los Angeles)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.MIN 1 1 1 0 3 4 17 7 3 31 0-3 9-20 Backstrom (26-29)10/16 LA 1 1 1 0 4 8 7 11 3 29 1-9 4-8 Cammalleri (SO) Aubin (28-31) 14,239MIN 1 1 0 – 2 10 6 8 – 24 1-9 9-18 Rols<strong>to</strong>n (3) Harding (35-36)12/15 LA 0 0 1 – 1 12 13 11 – 36 0-9 9-18 Aubin (22-24) 16,648LA 1 0 0 0 1 9 12 5 2 28 0-6 4-8 Ersberg (33-35)3/2 MIN 0 1 0 1 2 12 9 9 5 35 0-4 6-12 Skoula (1) Backstrom (27-28) *18,568LA 0 0 0 – 0 7 7 10 – 24 0-5 3-6 Ersberg (27-29)3/15 MIN 0 1 1 – 2 11 12 6 – 29 0-3 5-10 Rols<strong>to</strong>n (8) Backstrom (24-24) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)LA 2 1 2 0 6 36 39 37 5 117 1-29 (3.4) 20-40 Aubin (1-1-0, 50-55); Ersberg (0-1-1, 60-64)MIN 2 4 2 1 9 37 44 30 8 119 1-19 (5.3) 29-60 Backstrom (2-0-1, 77-81); Harding (1-0-0, 35-36)Series NotesThree of the four 2007-08 meetings were decided by one goal...<strong>Minnesota</strong> set a franchise record for power-play goals in a game with fiveagainst Los Angeles in 5-1 vic<strong>to</strong>ry (2/7/06)...Marian Gaborik posted his third career hat trick against the Kings with a power-play goal, ashorthanded goal and an empty net goal (11/4/02)...Eric Belanger spent time with Los Angeles...Belanger was originally drafted by theKings in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft…Patrick O’Sullivan was originally drafted by <strong>Minnesota</strong>...Owen Nolan leads the <strong>Wild</strong>in career scoring vs. Los Angeles with 38 points (15-23=38) in 54 games...Jarret S<strong>to</strong>ll leads the Kings in all-time scoring vs. <strong>Minnesota</strong> with16 points (7-9=16) in 26 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)..................... Bell Centre (21,273, 1996)Mailing Address..........................1260 de La Gauchetiere St. W.Montreal, Quebec H3B 5E8Telephone.............................................................514.932.2582Fax .......................................................................514.932.8285Website.............................................................. canadiens.comFounded........................................................................1909-10Stanley Cup Titles.....24; 1916, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1946,1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968,1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993Colors......................................................... Red, White and BlueDirec<strong>to</strong>ryExecutive Vice President/General Manager............... Bob GaineyHead Coach...................................................... Guy CarbonneauAssociate Coach.......................................................Doug JarvisAssistant Coaches........................ Roland Melanson, Kirk MullerCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Community Relations.... Donald BeauchampDirec<strong>to</strong>r of Media Relations............................. Dominick SaillantManager, His<strong>to</strong>ry and Archives................................ Carl LavigneCommunications Coordina<strong>to</strong>r................................. Jasmin PilonMontreal canadiens2008-09 matchupsThu. 10/30 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Three, last, 12/17/05, 4-3 overtime win (Foster) vs. MTLPenalty Shots: 12/17/05, @MIN; Niklas Sundstrom (MTL) vs. Dwayne Roloson (MIN); no goalShu<strong>to</strong>uts: 12/10/01, 4-0 loss at MTL (Theodore – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Canadiens and <strong>Wild</strong>: 7/11/08, Acquired C Corey Locke in exchange for D Shawn Belle.WILD VS. MONTREAL CANADIENS2007-08 <strong>Wild</strong> Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time <strong>Wild</strong> Record: 3-2-2 (2-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Montreal)Series NotesThe <strong>Wild</strong> and Canadiens did not meet during the 2007-08 season...Montreal won the only meeting between the two clubs in 2006-07, 4-2(11/22/06)...Of the seven games the teams have played all-time, three have gone <strong>to</strong> overtime...The <strong>Wild</strong> welcomed the Canadiens <strong>to</strong> theXcel Energy Center for the first time with a 4-2 win in Jacques Lemaire’s 600th game as an NHL Head Coach (1/8/02)...The <strong>Wild</strong> has severalties <strong>to</strong> Montreal hockey his<strong>to</strong>ry with President/GM Doug Risebrough, Head Coach Jacques Lemaire, Assistant Coach Mario Tremblay andCoordina<strong>to</strong>r of Amateur Scouting Guy Lapointe all having helped the Habs <strong>to</strong> Stanley Cup championships...Lemaire captured eight, Lapointewon six, Tremblay garnered five and Risebrough earned four Stanley Cup titles with Montreal...All four men were part of four consecutiveCup winners from 1976-79...<strong>Minnesota</strong>’s first round draft pick in 2001, Mikko Koivu, is the younger brother of Montreal Captain Saku Koivu...Owen Nolan leads the <strong>Wild</strong> in career scoring vs. Montreal with 37 points (18-19=37) in 43 contests...Alex Tanguay leads the Canadiens inall-time scoring vs. <strong>Minnesota</strong> with 36 points (12-24=36) in 42 contests.230 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 231Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL