1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season

1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st place Pacific
Conference	2nd place Western
1995–96 record	47–25–10
Home record	24–10–7
Road record	23–15–3
Goals for	326 (2nd place in NHL)
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
Average attendance	16,017 (99.7%); Total: 656,708
Minor league affiliate(s)	Cornwall Aces (AHL)
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)

The 1995–1996 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 conceded 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	Decision	Record	Pts
1	October 6	Detroit	2 – 3	Colorado		Fiset	1–0–0	2
2	October 7	Colorado	2 – 4	Los Angeles		Fiset	1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Pittsburgh	6 – 6	Colorado	OT	Fiset	1–1–1	3
4	October 11	Boston	1 – 3	Colorado		Fiset	2–1–1	5
5	October 13	Colorado	1 – 3	Washington		Fiset	2–2–1	5
6	October 14	Colorado	1 – 4	St. Louis		Thibault	2–3–1	5
7	October 18	Washington	2 – 4	Colorado		Fiset	3–3–1	7
8	October 23	Anaheim	1 – 3	Colorado		Fiset	4–3–1	9
9	October 25	Colorado	3 – 2	Calgary		Fiset	5–3–1	11
10	October 27	Buffalo	4 – 5	Colorado		Fiset	6–3–1	13
11	October 30	Colorado	6 – 1	Dallas		Thibault	7–3–1	15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Pts
77	April 3	St. Louis	6 – 3	Colorado		Roy	43–24–10	96
78	April 6	San Jose	1 – 5	Colorado		Roy	44–24–10	98
79	April 7	Colorado	4 – 1	Dallas		Roy	45–24–10	100
80	April 10	Anaheim	3 – 7	Colorado		Roy	46–24–10	102
81	April 11	Colorado	3 – 2	St. Louis		Fiset	47–24–10	104
82	April 14	Los Angeles	5 – 4	Colorado	OT	Roy	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	Attendance	Decision	Series
1	April 16	Vancouver	2 – 5	Colorado		16,061	Roy	1 – 0
2	April 18	Vancouver	5 – 4	Colorado		16,061	Roy	1 – 1
3	April 20	Colorado	4 – 0	Vancouver		18,422	Roy	2 – 1
4	April 22	Colorado	3 – 4	Vancouver		18,422	Roy	2 – 2
5	April 25	Vancouver	4 – 5	Colorado	OT	16,061	Roy	3 – 2
6	April 27	Colorado	3 – 2	Vancouver		18,422	Roy	4 – 2

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Decision	Series
1	May 2	Chicago	3 – 2	Colorado	OT	16,061	Roy	0 – 1
2	May 4	Chicago	1 – 5	Colorado		16,061	Roy	1 – 1
3	May 6	Colorado	3 – 4	Chicago	OT	20,797	Roy	1 – 2
4	May 8	Colorado	3 – 2	Chicago	3OT	22,454	Roy	2 – 2
5	May 11	Chicago	1 – 4	Colorado		16,061	Roy	3 – 2
6	May 13	Colorado	4 – 3	Chicago	2OT	21,356	Roy	4 – 2

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Decision	Series
1	May 19	Colorado	3 – 2	Detroit	OT	19,957	Roy	1 – 0
2	May 21	Colorado	3 – 0	Detroit		19,983	Roy	2 – 0
3	May 23	Detroit	6 – 4	Colorado		16,061	Roy	2 – 1
4	May 25	Detroit	2 – 4	Colorado		16,061	Roy	3 – 1
5	May 27	Colorado	2 – 5	Detroit		19,983	Roy	3 – 2
6	May 29	Detroit	1 – 4	Colorado		16,061	Roy	4 – 2

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

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Attendance	Decision	Series
1	June 4	Florida	1 – 3	Colorado		16,061	Roy	1 – 0
2	June 6	Florida	1 – 8	Colorado		16,061	Roy	2 – 0
3	June 8	Colorado	3 – 2	Florida		14,703	Roy	3 – 0
4	June 10	Colorado	1 – 0	Florida	3OT	14,703	Roy	4 – 0

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season[13]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Joe Sakic	82	51	69	120	14	44
Peter Forsberg	82	30	86	116	26	47
Valeri Kamensky	81	38	47	85	14	85
Claude Lemieux	79	39	32	71	14	117
Scott Young	81	21	39	60	2	50
Sandis Ozolinsh †	66	13	37	50	0	50
Adam Deadmarsh	78	21	27	48	20	142
Chris Simon	64	16	18	34	10	250
Stephane Yelle	71	13	14	27	15	30
Craig Wolanin	75	7	20	27	25	50
Mike Ricci	62	6	21	27	1	52
Andrei Kovalenko ‡	26	11	11	22	11	16
Troy Murray	63	7	14	21	15	22
Mike Keane †	55	10	10	20	1	40
Alexei Gusarov	65	5	15	20	29	56
Curtis Leschyshyn	77	4	15	19	32	73
Adam Foote	73	5	11	16	27	88
Sylvain Lefebvre	75	5	11	16	26	49
Martin Rucinsky ‡	22	4	11	15	10	14
Jon Klemm	56	3	12	15	12	20
Rene Corbet	33	3	6	9	10	33
Warren Rychel	52	6	2	8	6	147
Owen Nolan ‡	9	4	4	8	-3	9
Uwe Krupp	6	0	3	3	4	4
John Slaney ‡	7	0	3	3	2	4
Paul Brousseau	8	1	1	2	1	2
Dave Hannan †	4	1	0	1	1	2
Janne Laukkanen ‡	3	1	0	1	-1	0
Landon Wilson	7	1	0	1	3	6
Josef Marha	2	0	1	1	1	0
Anders Myrvold	4	0	1	1	-2	6
Claude Lapointe ‡	3	0	0	0	-1	0
Aaron Miller	5	0	0	0	0	0
Total		326	541	867	—	1,508

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Joe Sakic	22	18	16	34	10	14
Valeri Kamensky	22	10	12	22	11	28
Peter Forsberg	22	10	11	21	10	18
Sandis Ozolinsh	22	5	14	19	5	16
Mike Ricci	22	6	11	17	-1	18
Adam Deadmarsh	22	5	12	17	8	25
Uwe Krupp	22	4	12	16	5	33
Scott Young	22	3	12	15	6	10
Claude Lemieux	19	5	7	12	5	55
Alexei Gusarov	21	0	9	9	13	12
Rene Corbet	8	3	2	5	3	2
Mike Keane	22	3	2	5	1	16
Stephane Yelle	22	1	4	5	2	8
Sylvain Lefebvre	22	0	5	5	6	12
Adam Foote	22	1	3	4	11	36
Jon Klemm	15	2	1	3	6	0
Curtis Leschyshyn	17	1	2	3	4	8
Chris Simon	12	1	2	3	-2	11
Dave Hannan	13	0	2	2	3	2
Warren Rychel	12	1	0	1	4	23
Craig Wolanin	7	1	0	1	2	8
Troy Murray	8	0	0	0	-4	19
Total		80	139	219	—	374

Goaltending

Regular Season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Stephane Fiset	37	35	2,106:38	22	6	7	103	2.93	1,012	.898	1	1	2
Patrick Roy †	39	38	2,305:15	22	15	1	103	2.68	1,130	.909	1	0	4
Jocelyn Thibault ‡	10	9	558:22	3	4	2	28	3.01	222	.874	0	0	0
Total			4,970:15	47	25	10	234	2.82	2,364	.901	2	1	6

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Patrick Roy	22	22	1,453:53	16	6	51	2.10	649	.921	3
Stephane Fiset	1	0	0:40	0	0	0	0.00	0		0
Total			1,454:33	16	6	51	2.10	649	.921	3

† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes;
GS = Games Started; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Team trophies

Player awards and trophies

Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Sakic

1996 NHL All-Star Game

Colorado Avalanche NHL All-Star representatives in the 1996 NHL All-Star Game at the FleetCenter in Boston.

Joe Sakic, C, (Western Conference All-Stars)
Peter Forsberg, C, (Western Conference All-Stars)
Marc Crawford, Assistant Coach, (Western Conference All-Stars)

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

Draft picks

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

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	25	Marc Denis	G	Canada	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2	51	Nic Beaudoin	LW	Canada	Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
3	77	John Tripp	RW	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4¹	81	Tomi Kallio	RW	Finland	Kiekko-67 Turku (FinD1)
5	129	Brent Johnson	G	United States	Owen Sound Platers (OHL).
6	155	John Cirjak	RW	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7	181	Dan Smith	D	Canada	University of British Columbia (CIAU)
8	207	Tomi Hirvonen	C	Finland	Ilves Jrs. (Finland)
9²	228	Chris George	RW	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)

Notes

The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 1994 that sent John Tanner to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent David Ling and a ninth-round pick in 1995 (233rd overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick.

The Avalanche fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 7, 1995 that sent Bill Huard to Quebec in exchange for the rights to Mika Stromberg and this pick (103rd overall).
The Avalanche ninth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent a ninth-round pick in 1995 (228rd overall) to Quebec in exchange for David Ling and this pick (233rd overall).

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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
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

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 Joe Sakic Head coach Jared Bednar Team captain Gabriel Landeskog Current roster
Arenas	McNichols Sports Arena Ball Arena
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
Category Commons

1995–96 NHL season
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Ottawa Pittsburgh
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 Rat trick Legion of Doom Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals