1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season

1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
1995–96 record47–25–10
Home record24–10–7
Road record23–15–3
Goals for326 (2nd)
Goals against240 (T-8th)
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsMike Ricci
Sylvain Lefebvre
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Average attendance16,017 (99.7%)
Total: 656,708
Minor league affiliate(s)Cornwall Aces (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (51)
AssistsPeter Forsberg (86)
PointsJoe Sakic (120)
Penalty minutesChris Simon (250)
Plus/minusCurtis Leschyshyn (+32)
WinsPatrick Roy
Stephane Fiset (22)
Goals against averagePatrick 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.

The season was marked by the bolstered acquisition of ex-Montreal captain Mike Keane and 6-time NHL All-Star and 3-time Vezina Trophy recipient Patrick Roy, who demanded a trade after feeling humiliated for being left in the net after having conceded 9 goals on 26 shots during a Canadiens game against the Red Wings. The acquisition of Keane coupled with the eventual veteran presence of Roy would prove to be a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come. The Avalanche finished the regular season as division champions and second overall in the conference, and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in team history against the Florida Panthers, whom they swept to capture the franchise's Stanley Cup title.[1]

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.[2] With the team led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg and defenseman Adam Foote on the ice, Pierre Lacroix as the general manager, and Marc Crawford as the head coach. The Avalanche was bolstered by the acquisitions of former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Patrick Roy and ex-Montreal captain Mike Keane on December 6, 1995 in a trade for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko.[3] The acquisition of Roy and Keane together would prove to be 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.[4] Four Avalanche players throughout the course of the season made it past the 30-goal scoring mark.

  • 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.[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


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 Finals, the Avalanche met the Florida Panthers, who were also in their first Stanley Cup Finals. 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, defenseman 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]

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[13]
October: 7–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
1 October 6 Detroit 2 – 3 Colorado Fiset 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 7 Colorado 2 – 4 Los Angeles Fiset 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 9 Pittsburgh 6 – 6 Colorado OT Fiset 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 11 Boston 1 – 3 Colorado Fiset 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 13 Colorado 1 – 3 Washington Fiset 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 14 Colorado 1 – 4 St. Louis Thibault 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 18 Washington 2 – 4 Colorado Fiset 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 23 Anaheim 1 – 3 Colorado Fiset 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 25 Colorado 3 – 2 Calgary Fiset 5–3–1 11 Recap
10 October 27 Buffalo 4 – 5 Colorado Fiset 6–3–1 13 Recap
11 October 30 Colorado 6 – 1 Dallas Thibault 7–3–1 15 Recap
November: 8–2–3 (home: 3–0–1; road: 5–2–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Calgary 1 – 6 Colorado Thibault 8–3–1 17 Recap
13 November 3 Colorado 5 – 2 Winnipeg Fiset 9–3–1 19 Recap
14 November 5 Colorado 7 – 3 Chicago Fiset 10–3–1 21 Recap
15 November 9 Dallas 1 – 1 Colorado OT Thibault 10–3–2 22 Recap
16 November 11 Colorado 8 – 4 Vancouver Fiset 11–3–2 24 Recap
17 November 15 Colorado 3 – 7 Anaheim Thibault 11–4–2 24 Recap
18 November 17 Colorado 5 – 3 Calgary Fiset 12–4–2 26 Recap
19 November 18 Calgary 2 – 5 Colorado Fiset 13–4–2 28 Recap
20 November 20 Colorado 3 – 3 Edmonton OT Fiset 13–4–3 29 Recap
21 November 22 Chicago 2 – 6 Colorado Fiset 14–4–3 31 Recap
22 November 25 Colorado 2 – 2 Montreal OT Thibault 14–4–4 32 Recap
23 November 28 Colorado 7 – 3 NY Islanders Thibault 15–4–4 34 Recap
24 November 29 Colorado 3 – 4 New Jersey OT Thibault 15–5–4 34 Recap
December: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Colorado 3 – 5 NY Rangers Thibault 15–6–4 34 Recap
26 December 3 Dallas 7 – 6 Colorado Fiset 15–7–4 34 Recap
27 December 5 San Jose 2 – 12 Colorado Fiset 16–7–4 36 Recap
28 December 7 Edmonton 5 – 3 Colorado Roy 16–8–4 36 Recap
29 December 9 Colorado 7 – 3 Ottawa Fiset 17–8–4 38 Recap
30 December 11 Colorado 5 – 1 Toronto Roy 18–8–4 40 Recap
31 December 13 Colorado 3 – 4 Buffalo Roy 18–9–4 40 Recap
32 December 15 Colorado 2 – 4 Hartford Fiset 18–10–4 40 Recap
33 December 18 Vancouver 4 – 2 Colorado Roy 18–11–4 40 Recap
34 December 20 Colorado 4 – 1 Edmonton Roy 19–11–4 42 Recap
35 December 22 St. Louis 1 – 2 Colorado Roy 20–11–4 44 Recap
36 December 23 Colorado 2 – 2 Los Angeles OT Fiset 20–11–5 45 Recap
37 December 26 Colorado 5 – 1 San Jose Roy 21–11–5 47 Recap
38 December 29 Toronto 2 – 3 Colorado Roy 22–11–5 49 Recap
January: 4–4–4 (home: 1–1–4; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
39 January 3 New Jersey 1 – 0 Colorado Roy 22–12–5 49 Recap
40 January 4 Philadelphia 2 – 2 Colorado OT Fiset 22–12–6 50 Recap
41 January 6 Colorado 2 – 5 Toronto Roy 22–13–6 50 Recap
42 January 9 Colorado 3 – 0 Boston Fiset 23–13–6 52 Recap
43 January 10 Florida 4 – 4 Colorado OT Roy 23–13–7 53 Recap
44 January 14 Calgary 4 – 4 Colorado OT Fiset 23–13–8 54 Recap
45 January 16 Colorado 5 – 2 Pittsburgh Roy 24–13–8 56 Recap
46 January 17 Colorado 2 – 3 Detroit Roy 24–14–8 56 Recap
47 January 22 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Colorado Roy 25–14–8 58 Recap
48 January 25 Vancouver 2 – 2 Colorado OT Fiset 25–14–9 59 Recap
49 January 27 Colorado 4 – 3 San Jose OT Roy 26–14–9 61 Recap
50 January 31 Colorado 1 – 2 Anaheim Roy 26–15–9 61 Recap
February: 9–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
51 February 1 Winnipeg 4 – 6 Colorado Fiset 27–15–9 63 Recap
52 February 3 NY Rangers 1 – 7 Colorado Roy 28–15–9 65 Recap
53 February 5 Montreal 2 – 4 Colorado Roy 29–15–9 67 Recap
54 February 7 Tampa Bay 4 – 4 Colorado OT Fiset 29–15–10 68 Recap
55 February 9 Hartford 3 – 2 Colorado OT Roy 29–16–10 68 Recap
56 February 11 Colorado 5 – 3 Philadelphia Fiset 30–16–10 70 Recap
57 February 15 Colorado 2 – 4 Tampa Bay Roy 30–17–10 70 Recap
58 February 16 Colorado 5 – 4 Florida OT Fiset 31–17–10 72 Recap
59 February 19 Edmonton 5 – 7 Colorado Roy 32–17–10 74 Recap
60 February 23 Los Angeles 2 – 6 Colorado Fiset 33–17–10 76 Recap
61 February 25 Ottawa 2 – 4 Colorado Roy 34–17–10 78 Recap
62 February 26 Anaheim 2 – 3 Colorado Roy 35–17–10 80 Recap
63 February 29 Colorado 3 – 4 Chicago Roy 35–18–10 80 Recap
March: 8–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
64 March 1 Chicago 3 – 5 Colorado Roy 36–18–10 82 Recap
65 March 3 Toronto 0 – 4 Colorado Roy 37–18–10 84 Recap
66 March 5 San Jose 5 – 3 Colorado Fiset 37–19–10 84 Recap
67 March 8 Detroit 4 – 2 Colorado Roy 37–20–10 84 Recap
68 March 9 Colorado 7 – 5 Vancouver Fiset 38–20–10 86 Recap
69 March 13 Colorado 0 – 4 Anaheim Roy 38–21–10 86 Recap
70 March 17 Edmonton 1 – 8 Colorado Roy 39–21–10 88 Recap
71 March 19 Colorado 4 – 3 Vancouver Roy 40–21–10 90 Recap
72 March 20 Colorado 5 – 2 Los Angeles Fiset 41–21–10 92 Recap
73 March 22 Colorado 0 – 7 Detroit Roy 41–22–10 92 Recap
74 March 24 Colorado 5 – 2 Winnipeg Roy 42–22–10 94 Recap
75 March 27 Winnipeg 3 – 1 Colorado Fiset 42–23–10 94 Recap
76 March 28 Colorado 8 – 3 San Jose Roy 43–23–10 96 Recap
April: 4–2–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
77 April 3 St. Louis 6 – 3 Colorado Roy 43–24–10 96 Recap
78 April 6 San Jose 1 – 5 Colorado Roy 44–24–10 98 Recap
79 April 7 Colorado 4 – 1 Dallas Roy 45–24–10 100 Recap
80 April 10 Anaheim 3 – 7 Colorado Roy 46–24–10 102 Recap
81 April 11 Colorado 3 – 2 St. Louis Fiset 47–24–10 104 Recap
82 April 14 Los Angeles 5 – 4 Colorado OT Roy 47–25–10 104 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 April 16 Vancouver 2 – 5 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 0 Recap
2 April 18 Vancouver 5 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 20 Colorado 4 – 0 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 2 – 1 Recap
4 April 22 Colorado 3 – 4 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 2 – 2 Recap
5 April 25 Vancouver 4 – 5 Colorado OT 16,061 Roy 3 – 2 Recap
6 April 27 Colorado 3 – 2 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 4 – 2 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Chicago Blackhawks – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 May 2 Chicago 3 – 2 Colorado OT 16,061 Roy 0 – 1 Recap
2 May 4 Chicago 1 – 5 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 1 Recap
3 May 6 Colorado 3 – 4 Chicago OT 20,797 Roy 1 – 2 Recap
4 May 8 Colorado 3 – 2 Chicago 3OT 22,454 Roy 2 – 2 Recap
5 May 11 Chicago 1 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 3 – 2 Recap
6 May 13 Colorado 4 – 3 Chicago 2OT 21,356 Roy 4 – 2 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 May 19 Colorado 3 – 2 Detroit OT 19,957 Roy 1 – 0 Recap
2 May 21 Colorado 3 – 0 Detroit 19,983 Roy 2 – 0 Recap
3 May 23 Detroit 6 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 2 – 1 Recap
4 May 25 Detroit 2 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 3 – 1 Recap
5 May 27 Colorado 2 – 5 Detroit 19,983 Roy 3 – 2 Recap
6 May 29 Detroit 1 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 4 – 2 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Florida Panthers – Avalanche win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 June 4 Florida 1 – 3 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 0 Recap
2 June 6 Florida 1 – 8 Colorado 16,061 Roy 2 – 0 Recap
3 June 8 Colorado 3 – 2 Florida 14,703 Roy 3 – 0 Recap
4 June 10 Colorado 1 – 0 Florida 3OT 14,703 Roy 4 – 0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Sakic C 82 51 69 120 14 44 22 18 16 34 10 14
21 Peter Forsberg C 82 30 86 116 26 47 22 10 11 21 10 18
13 Valeri Kamensky LW 81 38 47 85 14 85 22 10 12 22 11 28
22 Claude Lemieux RW 79 39 32 71 14 117 19 5 7 12 5 55
48 Scott Young RW 81 21 39 60 2 50 22 3 12 15 6 10
8 Sandis Ozolinsh D 66 13 37 50 0 50 22 5 14 19 5 16
18 Adam Deadmarsh RW 78 21 27 48 20 142 22 5 12 17 8 25
12 Chris Simon LW 64 16 18 34 10 250 12 1 2 3 −2 11
26 Stephane Yelle LW 71 13 14 27 15 30 22 1 4 5 2 8
6 Craig Wolanin D 75 7 20 27 25 50 7 1 0 1 2 8
9 Mike Ricci C 62 6 21 27 1 52 22 6 11 17 −1 18
51 Andrei Kovalenko LW 26 11 11 22 11 16
10 Troy Murray C 63 7 14 21 15 22 8 0 0 0 −4 19
25 Mike Keane RW 55 10 10 20 1 40 22 3 2 5 1 16
5 Alexei Gusarov D 65 5 15 20 29 56 21 0 9 9 13 12
7 Curtis Leschyshyn D 77 4 15 19 32 73 17 1 2 3 4 8
52 Adam Foote D 73 5 11 16 27 88 22 1 3 4 11 36
2 Sylvain Lefebvre D 75 5 11 16 26 49 22 0 5 5 6 12
25 Martin Rucinsky LW 22 4 11 15 10 14
24 Jon Klemm D 56 3 12 15 12 20 15 2 1 3 6 0
20 Rene Corbet LW 33 3 6 9 10 33 8 3 2 5 3 2
16 Warren Rychel LW 52 6 2 8 6 147 12 1 0 1 4 23
11 Owen Nolan RW 9 4 4 8 −3 9
4 Uwe Krupp D 6 0 3 3 4 4 22 4 12 16 5 33
27 John Slaney D 7 0 3 3 2 4
38 Paul Brousseau RW 8 1 1 2 1 2
14 Dave Hannan LW 4 1 0 1 1 2 13 0 2 2 3 2
23 Janne Laukkanen D 3 1 0 1 −1 0
14 Landon Wilson RW 7 1 0 1 3 6
35 Stephane Fiset G 37 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
15 Josef Marha C 2 0 1 1 1 0
55 Anders Myrvold D 4 0 1 1 −2 6
47 Claude Lapointe C 3 0 0 0 −1 0
31 Aaron Miller D 5 0 0 0 0 0
33 Patrick Roy G 39 0 0 0 4 22 0 0 0 0
41 Jocelyn Thibault G 10 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Stephane Fiset 37 35 22 6 7 1,012 103 2.93 .898 1 2,106:38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0:40
33 Patrick Roy 39 38 22 15 1 1,130 103 2.68 .909 1 2,305:15 22 22 16 6 649 51 2.10 .921 3 1,453:53
41 Jocelyn Thibault 10 9 3 4 2 222 28 3.01 .874 0 558:22

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Conn Smythe Trophy Joe Sakic [14]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Marc Crawford (coach) [15]
Peter Forsberg
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

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[16]

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

See also

References

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  • "1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  1. ^ Butzer, Stephanie (June 15, 2022). "A look back at the Colorado Avalanche's first-ever game in 1995, Stanley Cup win in 1996". KMGH-TV. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "October 6, 1995 - Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche gamesheet". Colorado Avalanche Database. Retrieved June 17, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Sadowski, Rick (June 29, 2006). "Roy gets call he's in Hall". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2007.
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  6. ^ "NHL ROUNDUP : Roy Records First Victory for Avalanche". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1995. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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
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  11. ^ "Miscellaneous/Community/Altitude" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved June 17, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Triple Gold Club" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
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