1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season

1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	2nd Western
1995–96 record	47–25–10
Home record	24–10–7
Road record	23–15–3
Goals for	326 (2nd)
Goals against	240 (T-8th)
Team information
General manager	Pierre Lacroix
Coach	Marc Crawford
Captain	Joe Sakic
Alternate captains	Mike Ricci; Sylvain Lefebvre
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Sakic (51)
Assists	Peter Forsberg (86)
Points	Joe Sakic (120)
Penalty minutes	Chris Simon (250)
Wins	Patrick Roy; Stephane Fiset (22)
Goals against average	Patrick Roy (2.68)
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season was the first season of the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise after moving from Quebec City to Denver. As a result, the Avalanche were assigned to the Pacific Division of the NHL's Western Conference.

Regular season

The Avalanche played their first game in the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver on October 6, 1995, winning 3–2 against the Detroit Red Wings.^[1] Led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg and defenceman Adam Foote on the ice, Pierre Lacroix as the general manager, and Marc Crawford as the head coach, the Avalanche got stronger when former Montreal Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy joined the team. Feeling humiliated for being left in the net after having let in 9 goals on 26 shots during a Canadiens game against the Red Wings, Roy joined the Avalanche on December 6, 1995, together with ex-Montreal captain Mike Keane in a trade for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko.^[2] Roy would prove a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come.

On January 3, 1996, the Avalanche lost at home, 1–0, to the New Jersey Devils. It was the first time in 123 consecutive regular-season games that the team was shut out; the last time the team had been shut out was while they were the Quebec Nordiques. That game took place on January 27, 1994, and the Nordiques lost on the road, 3–0, to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Avalanche finished the regular season with a 47–25–10 record for 104 points, won the Pacific Division and finished second in the Western Conference. They scored 326 goals: an average of nearly 4 per game. Despite allowing the most short-handed goals in the league, with 22, they also scored the most short-handed goals, with 21.^[3] Four Avalanche players scored at least 30 goals.^[4]

December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.^[5] It was a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In November 1990, Brian Hayward was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for defenseman Jayson More.^[6]

February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.^[7] Roy stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 4-2 win. After the game, Roy took the game puck and flipped it to Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay.^[8]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
2	Calgary Flames	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
3	Vancouver Canucks	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
5	Edmonton Oilers	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
6	Los Angeles Kings	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
7	San Jose Sharks	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference^[9]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
3	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
6	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
8	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	82	36	40	6	275	291	78

9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
10	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
11	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	26	42	14	227	280	66
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Schedule and results

1995–96 Game log

October: 7–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Detroit	2 – 3	Colorado		1–0–0	2
2	October 7	Colorado	2 – 4	Los Angeles		1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Pittsburgh	6 – 6	Colorado		1–1–1	3
4	October 11	Boston	1 – 3	Colorado		2–1–1	5
5	October 13	Colorado	1 – 3	Washington		2–2–1	5
6	October 14	Colorado	1 – 4	St. Louis		2–3–1	5
7	October 18	Washington	2 – 4	Colorado		3–3–1	7
8	October 23	Anaheim	1 – 3	Colorado		4–3–1	9
9	October 25	Colorado	3 – 2	Calgary		5–3–1	11
10	October 27	Buffalo	4 – 5	Colorado		6–3–1	13
11	October 30	Colorado	6 – 1	Dallas		7–3–1	15

November: 8–2–3 (home: 3–0–1; road: 5–2–2)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Calgary	1 – 6	Colorado		8–3–1	17
13	November 3	Colorado	5 – 2	Winnipeg		9–3–1	19
14	November 5	Colorado	7 – 3	Chicago		10–3–1	21
15	November 9	Dallas	1 – 1	Colorado		10–3–2	22
16	November 11	Colorado	8 – 4	Vancouver		11–3–2	24
17	November 15	Colorado	3 – 7	Anaheim		11–4–2	24
18	November 17	Colorado	5 – 3	Calgary		12–4–2	26
19	November 18	Calgary	2 – 5	Colorado		13–4–2	28
20	November 20	Colorado	3 – 3	Edmonton		13–4–3	29
21	November 22	Chicago	2 – 6	Colorado		14–4–3	31
22	November 25	Colorado	2 – 2	Montreal		14–4–4	32
23	November 28	Colorado	7 – 3	NY Islanders		15–4–4	34
24	November 29	Colorado	3 – 4	New Jersey	OT	15–5–4	34

December: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
25	December 1	Colorado	3 – 5	NY Rangers		15–6–4	34
26	December 3	Dallas	7 – 6	Colorado		15–7–4	34
27	December 5	San Jose	2 – 12	Colorado		16–7–4	36
28	December 7	Edmonton	5 – 3	Colorado		16–8–4	36
29	December 9	Colorado	7 – 3	Ottawa		17–8–4	38
30	December 11	Colorado	5 – 1	Toronto		18–8–4	40
31	December 13	Colorado	3 – 4	Buffalo		18–9–4	40
32	December 15	Colorado	2 – 4	Hartford		18–10–4	40
33	December 18	Vancouver	4 – 2	Colorado		18–11–4	40
34	December 20	Colorado	4 – 1	Edmonton		19–11–4	42
35	December 22	St. Louis	1 – 2	Colorado		20–11–4	44
36	December 23	Colorado	2 – 2	Los Angeles		20–11–5	45
37	December 26	Colorado	5 – 1	San Jose		21–11–5	47
38	December 29	Toronto	2 – 3	Colorado		22–11–5	49

January: 4–4–4 (home: 1–1–4; road: 3–3–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
39	January 3	New Jersey	1 – 0	Colorado		22–12–5	49
40	January 4	Philadelphia	2 – 2	Colorado		22–12–6	50
41	January 6	Colorado	2 – 5	Toronto		22–13–6	50
42	January 9	Colorado	3 – 0	Boston		23–13–6	52
43	January 10	Florida	4 – 4	Colorado		23–13–7	53
44	January 14	Calgary	4 – 4	Colorado		23–13–8	54
45	January 16	Colorado	5 – 2	Pittsburgh		24–13–8	56
46	January 17	Colorado	2 – 3	Detroit		24–14–8	56
47	January 22	NY Islanders	3 – 4	Colorado		25–14–8	58
48	January 25	Vancouver	2 – 2	Colorado		25–14–9	59
49	January 27	Colorado	4 – 3	San Jose	OT	26–14–9	61
50	January 31	Colorado	1 – 2	Anaheim		26–15–9	61

February: 9–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 2–2–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
51	February 1	Winnipeg	4 – 6	Colorado		27–15–9	63
52	February 3	NY Rangers	1 – 7	Colorado		28–15–9	65
53	February 5	Montreal	2 – 4	Colorado		29–15–9	67
54	February 7	Tampa Bay	4 – 4	Colorado		29–15–10	68
55	February 9	Hartford	3 – 2	Colorado	OT	29–16–10	68
56	February 11	Colorado	5 – 3	Philadelphia		30–16–10	70
57	February 15	Colorado	2 – 4	Tampa Bay		30–17–10	70
58	February 16	Colorado	5 – 4	Florida	OT	31–17–10	72
59	February 19	Edmonton	5 – 7	Colorado		32–17–10	74
60	February 23	Los Angeles	2 – 6	Colorado		33–17–10	76
61	February 25	Ottawa	2 – 4	Colorado		34–17–10	78
62	February 26	Anaheim	2 – 3	Colorado		35–17–10	80
63	February 29	Colorado	3 – 4	Chicago		35–18–10	80

March: 8–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–2–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
64	March 1	Chicago	3 – 5	Colorado		36–18–10	82
65	March 3	Toronto	0 – 4	Colorado		37–18–10	84
66	March 5	San Jose	5 – 3	Colorado		37–19–10	84
67	March 8	Detroit	4 – 2	Colorado		37–20–10	84
68	March 9	Colorado	7 – 5	Vancouver		38–20–10	86
69	March 13	Colorado	0 – 4	Anaheim		38–21–10	86
70	March 17	Edmonton	1 – 8	Colorado		39–21–10	88
71	March 19	Colorado	4 – 3	Vancouver		40–21–10	90
72	March 20	Colorado	5 – 2	Los Angeles		41–21–10	92
73	March 22	Colorado	0 – 7	Detroit		41–22–10	92
74	March 24	Colorado	5 – 2	Winnipeg		42–22–10	94
75	March 27	Winnipeg	3 – 1	Colorado		42–23–10	94
76	March 28	Colorado	8 – 3	San Jose		43–23–10	96

April: 4–2–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–0–0)

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
77	April 3	St. Louis	6 – 3	Colorado		43–24–10	96
78	April 6	San Jose	1 – 5	Colorado		44–24–10	98
79	April 7	Colorado	4 – 1	Dallas		45–24–10	100
80	April 10	Anaheim	3 – 7	Colorado		46–24–10	102
81	April 11	Colorado	3 – 2	St. Louis		47–24–10	104
82	April 14	Los Angeles	5 – 4	Colorado	OT	47–25–10	104

Playoffs

Colorado progressed to the playoffs and won the series against the Vancouver Canucks, the Chicago Blackhawks and Presidents' Trophy winners Detroit Red Wings. In the Stanley Cup Final, the Avalanche met the Florida Panthers, who were also in their first Stanley Cup final. The Avalanche swept the series 4–0. In Game Four, during the third overtime and after more than 100 minutes of play with no goals, defenceman Uwe Krupp scored to claim the franchise's first Cup.^[10] Joe Sakic was the playoff's scoring leader with 34 points (18 goals and 16 assists) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player to his team during the playoffs. The 1996 Stanley Cup was the first major professional championship won by a Denver team.^[11] With the Stanley Cup win, Russians Alexei Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky and Swede Peter Forsberg became members of the Triple Gold Club, the exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold, World Championship gold, and the Stanley Cup.^[12]

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Vancouver - Colorado wins 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series
1	April 16	Vancouver	2 – 5	Colorado			1 – 0
2	April 18	Vancouver	5 – 4	Colorado			1 – 1
3	April 20	Colorado	4 – 0	Vancouver			2 – 1
4	April 22	Colorado	3 – 4	Vancouver			2 – 2
5	April 25	Vancouver	4 – 5	Colorado	OT		3 – 2
6	April 27	Colorado	3 – 2	Vancouver			4 – 2

Western Conference Semi-final vs. Chicago - Colorado wins 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series
1	May 2	Chicago	3 – 2	Colorado	OT		0 – 1
2	May 4	Chicago	1 – 5	Colorado			1 – 1
3	May 6	Colorado	3 – 4	Chicago	OT		1 – 2
4	May 8	Colorado	3 – 2	Chicago	OT		2 – 2
5	May 11	Chicago	1 – 4	Colorado			3 – 2
6	May 13	Colorado	4 – 3	Chicago	OT		4 – 2

Western Conference Final vs. Detroit - Colorado wins 4–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series
1	May 19	Colorado	3 – 2	Detroit	OT		1 – 0
2	May 21	Colorado	3 – 0	Detroit			2 – 0
3	May 23	Detroit	6 – 4	Colorado			2 – 1
4	May 25	Detroit	2 – 4	Colorado			3 – 1
5	May 27	Colorado	2 – 5	Detroit			3 – 2
6	May 29	Detroit	1 – 4	Colorado			4 – 2

Stanley Cup Final vs. Florida - Colorado wins 4–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Series
1	June 4	Florida	1 – 3	Colorado			1 – 0
2	June 6	Florida	1 – 8	Colorado			2 – 0
3	June 8	Colorado	3 – 2	Florida			3 – 0
4	June 10	Colorado	1 – 0	Florida	3OT		4 – 0

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Joe Sakic	C	82	51	69	120	44	14	17	6	7
Peter Forsberg	C	82	30	86	116	47	26	7	3	3
Valeri Kamensky	LW	81	38	47	85	85	14	18	1	5
Claude Lemieux	RW	79	39	32	71	117	14	9	2	10
Scott Young	RW	81	21	39	60	50	2	7	0	5
Sandis Ozolinsh	D	66	13	37	50	50	0	7	1	1
Adam Deadmarsh	RW	78	21	27	48	142	20	3	0	2
Chris Simon	LW	64	16	18	34	250	10	4	0	1
Stephane Yelle	C	71	13	14	27	30	15	0	2	1
Craig Wolanin	D	75	7	20	27	50	25	0	3	0
Mike Ricci	C	62	6	21	27	52	1	3	0	1
Andrei Kovalenko	RW	26	11	11	22	16	11	3	0	3
Troy Murray	C	63	7	14	21	22	15	0	0	1
Mike Keane	RW	55	10	10	20	40	1	0	2	2
Alexei Gusarov	D	65	5	15	20	56	29	0	0	0
Curtis Leschyshyn	D	77	4	15	19	73	32	0	0	1
Adam Foote	D	73	5	11	16	88	27	1	0	1
Sylvain Lefebvre	D	75	5	11	16	49	26	2	0	0
Martin Rucinsky	LW	22	4	11	15	14	10	0	0	1
Jon Klemm	D	56	3	12	15	20	12	0	1	1
Rene Corbet	LW	33	3	6	9	33	10	0	0	0
Warren Rychel	LW	52	6	2	8	147	6	0	0	1
Owen Nolan	RW	9	4	4	8	9	-3	4	0	0
Uwe Krupp	D	6	0	3	3	4	4	0	0	0
John Slaney	D	7	0	3	3	4	2	0	0	0
Paul Brousseau	RW	8	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
Dave Hannan	C	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0
Janne Laukkanen	D	3	1	0	1	0	-1	1	0	0
Landon Wilson	RW	7	1	0	1	6	3	0	0	0
Stephane Fiset	G	37	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Josef Marha	C	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Anders Myrvold	D	4	0	1	1	6	-2	0	0	0
Claude Lapointe	LW/C	3	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Aaron Miller	D	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	39	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Jocelyn Thibault	G	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Stephane Fiset	2107	37	22	6	7	103	2.93	1	1012	909	.898
Patrick Roy	2305	39	22	15	1	103	2.68	1	1130	1027	.909
Jocelyn Thibault	558	10	3	4	2	28	3.01	0	222	194	.874
Team:	4970	82	47	25	10	234	2.82	2	2364	2130	.901

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Joe Sakic	C	22	18	16	34	14	10	6	0	6
Valeri Kamensky	LW	22	10	12	22	28	11	3	0	2
Peter Forsberg	C	22	10	11	21	18	10	3	0	1
Sandis Ozolinsh	D	22	5	14	19	16	5	2	0	1
Mike Ricci	C	22	6	11	17	18	-1	3	0	1
Adam Deadmarsh	RW	22	5	12	17	25	8	1	0	0
Uwe Krupp	D	22	4	12	16	33	5	1	0	2
Scott Young	RW	22	3	12	15	10	6	0	0	0
Claude Lemieux	RW	19	5	7	12	55	5	3	0	0
Alexei Gusarov	D	21	0	9	9	12	13	0	0	0
Rene Corbet	LW	8	3	2	5	2	3	1	0	1
Mike Keane	RW	22	3	2	5	16	1	0	0	1
Stephane Yelle	C	22	1	4	5	8	2	0	1	0
Sylvain Lefebvre	D	22	0	5	5	12	6	0	0	0
Adam Foote	D	22	1	3	4	36	11	0	0	0
Jon Klemm	D	15	2	1	3	0	6	1	0	0
Curtis Leschyshyn	D	17	1	2	3	8	4	0	0	0
Chris Simon	LW	12	1	2	3	11	-2	0	0	0
Dave Hannan	C	13	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	0
Warren Rychel	LW	12	1	0	1	23	4	0	0	0
Craig Wolanin	D	7	1	0	1	8	2	0	0	1
Stephane Fiset	G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Murray	C	8	0	0	0	19	-4	0	0	0
Patrick Roy	G	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Patrick Roy	1454	22	16	6	51	2.10	3	649	598	.921
Stephane Fiset	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Team:	1455	22	16	6	51	2.10	3	649	598	.921

^[13]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Team trophies

Player awards and trophies

Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Sakic

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 1995	To Calgary Flames David Ling 9th round pick in 1995	To Colorado Avalanche 9th round pick in 1995
July 12, 1995	To Washington Capitals 3rd round pick in 1996	To Colorado Avalanche John Slaney
July 12, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers Garth Snow	To Colorado Avalanche 3rd and 6th round picks in 1996
October 2, 1995	To Washington Capitals Cash	To Colorado Avalanche Warren Rychel
October 3, 1995	To New York Islanders Wendel Clark	To Colorado Avalanche Claude Lemieux
October 5, 1995	To Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Finn	To Colorado Avalanche 4th round pick in 1997
October 26, 1995	To San Jose Sharks Owen Nolan	To Colorado Avalanche Sandis Ozolinsh
November 1, 1995	To Calgary Flames Claude Lapointe	To Colorado Avalanche 7th round pick in 1996
December 6, 1995	To Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kovalenko Jocelyn Thibault Martin Rucinsky	To Colorado Avalanche Patrick Roy Mike Keane
December 28, 1995	To Los Angeles Kings John Slaney	To Colorado Avalanche Conditional draft pick in 1996
January 26, 1996	To Ottawa Senators Janne Laukkanen	To Colorado Avalanche Brad Larsen
March 19, 1996	To Calgary Flames Paxton Schulte	To Colorado Avalanche Vesa Viitakoski
March 20, 1996	To Buffalo Sabres 6th round pick in 1996	To Colorado Avalanche Dave Hannan
April 3, 1996	To Washington Capitals Anson Carter	To Colorado Avalanche 4th round pick in 1996

Other transactions

Date	Player	Transaction
August 8, 1995	Troy Murray	Signed as a free agent
September 8, 1995	Andrei Kovalenko	Signed as a free agent
September 8, 1995	Curtis Leschyshyn	Signed as a free agent
September 9, 1995	Scott Young	Signed as a free agent
October 2, 1995	Ted Drury	Claimed by Ottawa in the waiver draft
October 2, 1995	Bill Huard	Claimed by Dallas in the waiver draft

Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

11 – Owen Nolan
12 – Chris Simon
13 – Valeri Kamensky
14 – Dave Hannan
14 – Landon Wilson
16 – Warren Rychel
18 – Adam Deadmarsh
20 – Rene Corbet
22 – Claude Lemieux
25 – Mike Keane
25 – Martin Rucinsky
26 – Stephane Yelle
38 – Paul Brousseau
48 – Scott Young
51 – Andrei Kovalenko

Centers

9 – Mike Ricci
10 – Troy Murray
15 – Josef Marha
19 – Joe Sakic - C
21 – Peter Forsberg
47 – Claude Lapointe

GM: Pierre Lacroix
Coach: Marc Crawford

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Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	25	Marc Denis	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2	51	Nic Beaudoin	Canada	Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
3	77	John Tripp	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4	81	Tomi Kallio	Finland	Kiekko-67 Turku (FinD1)
5	129	Brent Johnson	United States	Owen Sound Platers (OHL).
6	155	John Cirjak	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7	181	Dan Smith	Canada	U. of British Columbia (CIAU)
8	207	Tomi Hirvonen	Finland	Ilves Jrs. (Finland)
9	228	Chris George	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)

References

General

Footnotes

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^ Sadowski, Rick (2006-06-29). "Roy gets call he's in Hall". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1996.html
^ ^a ^b http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/1996.html
^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.278, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.382 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.383 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
^ Ulman, Howard (1996-06-11). "No stopping the Avalanche - Colorado completes Cup sweep of Panthers with 3OT victory". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
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v t e Colorado Avalanche seasons
Pre-1995	Quebec Nordiques
1990s	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e Colorado Avalanche
Formerly the Quebec Nordiques Founded in 1972 Based in Denver, Colorado
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Stan Kroenke, chairman) General manager Chris MacFarland Head coach Jared Bednar Team captain Gabriel Landeskog Current roster
Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Ball Arena
Rivalries	Detroit Red Wings
Affiliates	AHL Colorado Eagles ECHL Utah Grizzlies
Media	TV Altitude Sports and Entertainment Radio KKSE-FM
Culture and lore	Colorado Rockies (NHL) Quebec Nordiques Bernie Howler Frozen Fury Todd Bertuzzi–Steve Moore incident Avalanche–Red Wings brawl "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) 2016 NHL Stadium Series 2020 NHL Stadium Series NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe "All the Small Things" Alan Roach
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v t e 1995–96 NHL season
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Atlantic	Florida New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Dallas Detroit St. Louis Toronto Winnipeg
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver
See also	Draft Waiver draft Rat trick Legion of Doom Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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