1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season
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 |
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) |
Plus/minus | Curtis Leschyshyn (+32) |
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.
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.</ref>https://milehighsticking.com/2020/12/03/colorado-avalanche-fondly-remembering-le-trade-patrick-roy/</ref>
Regular season
The Avalanche played their first game in the
On January 3, 1996, the Avalanche lost at home, 1–0, to the
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 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.[4] It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[5]
- February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.[6] 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.[7]
Season standings
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.
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
Schedule and results
Regular season
1995–96 regular season[12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October: 7–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–0)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November: 8–2–3 (home: 3–0–1; road: 5–2–2)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January: 4–4–4 (home: 1–1–4; road: 3–3–0)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February: 9–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 2–2–0)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March: 8–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–2–0)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 4–2–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–0–0)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Avalanche win 4–2
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Chicago Blackhawks – Avalanche win 4–2
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Avalanche win 4–2
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Florida Panthers – Avalanche win 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend:
Win Loss |
Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = 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 | [13] |
League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Marc Crawford (coach) | [14] |
Peter Forsberg | |||
Joe Sakic |
Transactions
Trades
July 7, 1995 | To 1995
|
To 1995
|
July 12, 1995 | To 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 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 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
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | Marc Denis | G | Canada | 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 | 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).
See also
References
- "Colorado Avalanche 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- "1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "October 6, 1995 - Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche gamesheet". Colorado Avalanche Database. Retrieved June 17, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1995-96 NHL Summary".
- ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ "NHL ROUNDUP : Roy Records First Victory for Avalanche". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1995. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ Ulman, Howard (June 11, 1996). "No stopping the Avalanche - Colorado completes Cup sweep of Panthers with 3OT victory". Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2007.
- ^ "Miscellaneous/Community/Altitude" (PDF). Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved June 17, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Triple Gold Club" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
- ^ a b "1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Conn Smythe Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.