2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season

2000–01 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup Champions
Presidents' Trophy Winners
Western Conference Champions
Northwest Division Champions
Division	1st Northwest
Conference	1st Western
2000–01 record	52–16–10–4
Home record	28–8–5
Road record	24–12–5
Goals for	270
Goals against	192
Team information
General Manager	Pierre Lacroix
Coach	Bob Hartley
Captain	Joe Sakic
Alternate captains	Peter Forsberg
Arena	Pepsi Center
Team leaders
Goals	Joe Sakic (54)
Assists	Joe Sakic (64)
Points	Joe Sakic (118)
Penalties in minutes	Scott Parker (155)
Plus/minus	Joe Sakic (+45)
Wins	Patrick Roy (40)
Goals against average	Patrick Roy (2.21)
< 1999–2000	2001–02>

The 2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 29th season, 22nd in the National Hockey League, and sixth as the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche won their second Stanley Cup by defeating the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Offseason

NHL draft

Regular season

• October 14, 2000: In a victory over the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets, Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender. ^[1]
• October 20, 2000: A pregame ceremony was held to honour Patrick Roy’s 448th career victory. Gary Bettman presented Roy with a goalie stick dipped in silver. On the stick was engraved the name of every building he ever played in. The names of his children were also on the stick. Bill Owens, the Governor of Colorado, proclaimed October 20-26, Patrick Roy week in the state of Colorado. Jerry Sawchuk, Terry’s son, raised Patrick’s arm in the air. ^[2]
• February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk’s record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with Montreal, and the Canadiens held a pregame ceremony for Roy. ^[3]

All-Star game

The 51st National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on February 4, 2001, at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The final score was North America 14, World 12.

Season standings

Northwest Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Colorado Avalanche	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
2	6	Edmonton Oilers	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
3	8	Vancouver Canucks	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
4	11	Calgary Flames	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
5	14	Minnesota Wild	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68

^[4]

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

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	T	October 4, 2000	2–2 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	0–0–1–0
2	T	October 7, 2000	1–1 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	0–0–2–0
3	W	October 10, 2000	3–1	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	1–0–2–0
4	W	October 12, 2000	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	2–0–2–0
5	W	October 14, 2000	3–1	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	3–0–2–0
6	W	October 17, 2000	4–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)	4–0–2–0
7	W	October 18, 2000	5–1	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	5–0–2–0
8	W	October 20, 2000	5–1	Florida Panthers (2000–01)	6–0–2–0
9	W	October 25, 2000	2–1 OT	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	7–0–2–0
10	W	October 26, 2000	2–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	8–0–2–0
11	W	October 28, 2000	4–2	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	9–0–2–0
12	L	October 30, 2000	0–4	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	9–1–2–0
13	L	November 1, 2000	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	9–2–2–0
14	W	November 3, 2000	5–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	10–2–2–0
15	W	November 7, 2000	2–0	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	11–2–2–0
16	T	November 9, 2000	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	11–2–3–0
17	W	November 11, 2000	3–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	12–2–3–0
18	W	November 13, 2000	3–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	13–2–3–0
19	W	November 15, 2000	3–0	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	14–2–3–0
20	L	November 16, 2000	3–6	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	14–3–3–0
21	L	November 18, 2000	4–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	14–4–3–0
22	W	November 22, 2000	5–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	15–4–3–0
23	W	November 25, 2000	3–2 OT	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	16–4–3–0
24	W	November 29, 2000	2–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	17–4–3–0
25	W	December 1, 2000	4–2	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	18–4–3–0
26	W	December 3, 2000	6–3	@ New York Rangers (2000–01)	19–4–3–0
27	L	December 5, 2000	1–6	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	19–5–3–0
28	W	December 8, 2000	2–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	20–5–3–0
29	W	December 9, 2000	4–2	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)	21–5–3–0
30	T	December 11, 2000	2–2 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)	21–5–4–0
31	T	December 13, 2000	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)	21–5–5–0
32	L	December 15, 2000	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	21–6–5–0
33	L	December 19, 2000	0–3	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	21–7–5–0
34	W	December 21, 2000	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	22–7–5–0
35	W	December 23, 2000	3–2 OT	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	23–7–5–0
36	L	December 26, 2000	2–5	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	23–8–5–0
37	W	December 27, 2000	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	24–8–5–0
38	W	December 29, 2000	3–1	Nashville Predators (2000–01)	25–8–5–0
39	W	January 2, 2001	6–2	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	26–8–5–0
40	T	January 4, 2001	2–2 OT	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	26–8–6–0
41	T	January 6, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)	26–8–7–0
42	L	January 7, 2001	3–4 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	26–8–7–1
43	W	January 10, 2001	4–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)	27–8–7–1
44	W	January 12, 2001	5–0	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	28–8–7–1
45	T	January 14, 2001	2–2 OT	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	28–8–8–1
46	W	January 16, 2001	4–1	New York Islanders (2000–01)	29–8–8–1
47	W	January 18, 2001	7–3	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	30–8–8–1
48	W	January 20, 2001	2–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	31–8–8–1
49	W	January 21, 2001	4–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	32–8–8–1
50	W	January 26, 2001	5–2	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)	33–8–8–1
51	W	January 27, 2001	5–1	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)	34–8–8–1
52	W	January 30, 2001	3–1	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	35–8–8–1
53	L	February 1, 2001	3–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)	35–9–8–1
54	L	February 7, 2001	1–3	Washington Capitals (2000–01)	35–10–8–1
55	L	February 9, 2001	3–5	Calgary Flames (2000–01)	35–11–8–1
56	L	February 10, 2001	3–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	35–11–8–2
57	W	February 13, 2001	3–2 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)	36–11–8–2
58	L	February 15, 2001	1–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)	36–12–8–2
59	T	February 17, 2001	5–5 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)	36–12–9–2
60	W	February 19, 2001	5–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)	37–12–9–2
61	W	February 21, 2001	8–2	Boston Bruins (2000–01)	38–12–9–2
62	W	February 23, 2001	4–1	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	39–12–9–2
63	W	February 25, 2001	5–2	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	40–12–9–2
64	L	March 3, 2001	2–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)	40–12–9–3
65	W	March 4, 2001	5–0	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)	41–12–9–3
66	W	March 6, 2001	4–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)	42–12–9–3
67	W	March 8, 2001	5–2	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	43–12–9–3
68	L	March 10, 2001	2–3 OT	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)	43–12–9–4
69	W	March 11, 2001	3–2	Dallas Stars (2000–01)	44–12–9–4
70	L	March 13, 2001	3–6	New Jersey Devils (2000–01)	44–13–9–4
71	W	March 17, 2001	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	45–13–9–4
72	W	March 18, 2001	4–3	Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	46–13–9–4
73	W	March 20, 2001	4–1	San Jose Sharks (2000–01)	47–13–9–4
74	W	March 22, 2001	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)	48–13–9–4
75	W	March 24, 2001	4–2	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)	49–13–9–4
76	L	March 28, 2001	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	49–14–9–4
77	W	March 29, 2001	1–0	@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)	50–14–9–4
78	L	March 31, 2001	0–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)	50–15–9–4
79	W	April 2, 2001	5–3	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)	51–15–9–4
80	T	April 4, 2001	1–1 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	51–15–10–4
81	L	April 7, 2001	3–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)	51–16–10–4
82	W	April 8, 2001	4–2	@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)	52–16–10–4

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Joe Sakic	82	54	64	118	30
Peter Forsberg	73	27	62	89	54
Milan Hejduk	80	41	38	79	36
Alex Tanguay	82	27	50	77	37
Chris Drury	71	24	41	65	47
Shjon Podein	82	15	17	32	68
Adam Deadmarsh	39	13	13	26	59
Ville Nieminen	50	14	8	22	38
Dan Hinote	76	5	10	15	51
Stéphane Yelle	50	4	10	14	20
Eric Messier	64	5	7	12	26
Dave Reid	73	1	9	10	21
Scott Parker	69	2	3	5	155

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ray Bourque	80	7	52	59	48
Martin Skoula	82	8	17	25	38
Greg De Vries	79	5	12	17	51
Jon Klemm	78	4	11	15	54
Adam Foote	35	3	12	15	42
Aaron Miller	56	4	9	13	29
Rob Blake	13	2	8	10	8

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Patrick Roy	62	40	13	7	4	2.21
David Aebischer	26	12	7	3	3	2.24

The 2000-01 season marked the first and only time that Patrick Roy won at least 40 games in a season during his career. ^[5]

Playoffs

New Jersey vs. Colorado Date Away Home May 26 New Jersey 0 5 Colorado May 29 New Jersey 2 1 Colorado May 31 Colorado 3 1 New Jersey June 2 Colorado 2 3 New Jersey June 4 New Jersey 4 1 Colorado June 7 Colorado 4 0 New Jersey June 9 New Jersey 1 3 Colorado Colorado wins series 4–3 and Stanley Cup Patrick Roy (Colorado) wins Conn Smythe Trophy

2001 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup champions

Roster

Stanley Cup engraving

† Bryan Muir was called up from the minors mid-season. He played 8 regular-season games (also played 10 games for Tampa Bay), and 3 playoff games. Colorado was given permission to include Muir's name even though he did not officially qualify (at least 40 regular season games played or one Stanley Cup Finals game).
^ Six players also won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 - Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Jon Klemm, Stephane Yelle, Patrick Roy, and Adam Foote.

Awards and records

Awards

• Presidents' Trophy: || Colorado Avalanche
• Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: || Colorado Avalanche
• Conn Smythe Trophy: || Patrick Roy, Colorado Avalanche
• Hart Memorial Trophy: || Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
• King Clancy Memorial Trophy: || Shjon Podein, Colorado Avalanche
• Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
• Lester B. Pearson Award: || Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche

Honors

• Joe Sakic, Center, NHL First All-Star Team
• Ray Bourque, Colorado Avalanche, Defence, NHL First All-Star Team
• Rob Blake, Defence, NHL Second All-Star Team

Franchise records

• Most goals in a season: Joe Sakic, 54 (2000–01)
• Most game-winning goals in a season: Joe Sakic, 12 (2000–01)
• Most wins in a season: Patrick Roy, 40 (2000–01)

References

• Avalanche on Hockey Database

1. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.444 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
2. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.450 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
3. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
4. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 161. 
5. ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2

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