1996–97 Colorado Avalanche season

1996–97 Colorado Avalanche
Pacific Division champions
Division 1st Pacific
Conference 1st Western
1996–97 record 49–24–9
Home record 26–10–5
Road record 23–14–4
Goals for 277
Goals against 205
Team information
General Manager Pierre Lacroix
Coach Marc Crawford
Captain Joe Sakic
Arena McNichols Arena
Team leaders
Goals Adam Deadmarsh (33)
Assists Peter Forsberg (58)
Points Peter Forsberg (86)
Penalties in minutes Brent Severyn (193)
Wins Patrick Roy (38)
Goals against average Patrick Roy (2.32)

The 1996–97 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's second season. The franchise's 18th season in the National Hockey League and 25th season overall.

Regular season

The Avalanche scored the most power-play goals during the regular season, with 83.[1]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
11Colorado Avalanche8249249277205107
24Mighty Ducks of Anaheim8236331324323185
37Edmonton Oilers823637925224781
49Vancouver Canucks823540725727377
510Calgary Flames823241921423973
612Los Angeles Kings8228431121426867
713San Jose Sharks822747821127862

Note: CR = Conference rank; 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[2]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalanchePAC8249249277205107
2Dallas StarsCEN8248268252198104
3Detroit Red WingsCEN8238261825319794
4Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC8236331324523385
5Phoenix CoyotesCEN823837724024383
6St. Louis BluesCEN8236351123623983
7Edmonton OilersPAC823637925224781
8Chicago BlackhawksCEN8234351322321081
9Vancouver CanucksPAC823540725727377
10Calgary FlamesPAC823241921423973
11Toronto Maple LeafsCEN823044823027368
12Los Angeles KingsPAC8228431121426867
13San Jose SharksPAC822747821127862

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

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

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 4, 19962–4@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)0–1–0
2LOctober 5, 19961–4@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)0–2–0
3WOctober 8, 19966–0San Jose Sharks (1996–97)1–2–0
4TOctober 10, 19966–6 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)1–2–1
5WOctober 11, 19962–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)2–2–1
6WOctober 15, 19967–2Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)3–2–1
7LOctober 17, 19961–2Florida Panthers (1996–97)3–3–1
8WOctober 19, 19969–2Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)4–3–1
9LOctober 22, 19961–5@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)4–4–1
10WOctober 23, 19964–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)5–4–1
11WOctober 26, 19964–2@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)6–4–1
12WOctober 28, 19961–0Washington Capitals (1996–97)7–4–1
13WOctober 30, 19966–3St. Louis Blues (1996–97)8–4–1
14TNovember 2, 19960–0 OTBuffalo Sabres (1996–97)8–4–2
15TNovember 3, 19961–1 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)8–4–3
16WNovember 6, 19964–1@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)9–4–3
17WNovember 8, 19964–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)10–4–3
18WNovember 9, 19965–2Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)11–4–3
19WNovember 11, 19966–2@ New York Islanders (1996–97)12–4–3
20WNovember 13, 19964–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)13–4–3
21LNovember 14, 19964–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)13–5–3
22TNovember 16, 19964–4 OTHartford Whalers (1996–97)13–5–4
23WNovember 20, 19966–0Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)14–5–4
24WNovember 22, 19963–2New York Islanders (1996–97)15–5–4
25LNovember 27, 19962–5New York Rangers (1996–97)15–6–4
26WNovember 30, 19962–1New Jersey Devils (1996–97)16–6–4
27WDecember 4, 19962–0Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)17–6–4
28LDecember 6, 19963–4St. Louis Blues (1996–97)17–7–4
29LDecember 7, 19962–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)17–8–4
30WDecember 11, 19966–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)18–8–4
31LDecember 14, 19961–4@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)18–9–4
32WDecember 17, 19964–3Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)19–9–4
33TDecember 18, 19964–4 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)19–9–5
34LDecember 21, 19962–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)19–10–5
35WDecember 23, 19964–3Calgary Flames (1996–97)20–10–5
36WDecember 28, 19965–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)21–10–5
37WDecember 29, 19963–2Dallas Stars (1996–97)22–10–5
38WDecember 31, 19964–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)23–10–5
39WJanuary 2, 19973–2Calgary Flames (1996–97)24–10–5
40TJanuary 4, 19974–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (1996–97)24–10–6
41TJanuary 6, 19972–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1996–97)24–10–7
42TJanuary 8, 19971–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)24–10–8
43WJanuary 9, 19972–0@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)25–10–8
44WJanuary 11, 19973–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)26–10–8
45WJanuary 15, 19974–2Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)27–10–8
46WJanuary 20, 19974–2@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)28–10–8
47LJanuary 21, 19972–3 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)28–11–8
48WJanuary 23, 19974–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)29–11–8
49LJanuary 25, 19971–4@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)29–12–8
50WJanuary 27, 19975–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)30–12–8
51WJanuary 29, 19976–3Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)31–12–8
52LFebruary 1, 19971–2@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)31–13–8
53WFebruary 2, 19975–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)32–13–8
54LFebruary 8, 19972–4Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)32–14–8
55WFebruary 11, 19973–1Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)33–14–8
56WFebruary 13, 19973–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)34–14–8
57WFebruary 15, 19975–2@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)35–14–8
58WFebruary 18, 19973–2 OTBoston Bruins (1996–97)36–14–8
59WFebruary 21, 19974–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)37–14–8
60WFebruary 23, 19974–3Ottawa Senators (1996–97)38–14–8
61LFebruary 25, 19971–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)38–15–8
62LFebruary 27, 19972–6Dallas Stars (1996–97)38–16–8
63WMarch 1, 19972–1Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)39–16–8
64WMarch 3, 19975–1Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)40–16–8
65WMarch 5, 19977–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)41–16–8
66LMarch 6, 19973–6@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)41–17–8
67TMarch 9, 19972–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)41–17–9
68LMarch 12, 19972–3Calgary Flames (1996–97)41–18–9
69WMarch 14, 19976–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)42–18–9
70WMarch 16, 19974–2Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)43–18–9
71WMarch 18, 19974–2Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)44–18–9
72WMarch 21, 19974–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)45–18–9
73LMarch 23, 19970–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)45–19–9
74WMarch 25, 19974–0@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)46–19–9
75LMarch 26, 19975–6 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)46–20–9
76LMarch 29, 19972–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)46–21–9
77WApril 2, 19975–1@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)47–21–9
78LApril 4, 19976–7 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)47–22–9
79WApril 6, 19972–1Phoenix Coyotes (1996–97)48–22–9
80LApril 9, 19971–4San Jose Sharks (1996–97)48–23–9
81WApril 11, 19972–1@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)49–23–9
82LApril 13, 19972–4Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)49–24–9

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Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (8) Chicago Blackhawks

  • April 24, 1997: Patrick Roy shut out Chicago by a score of 7-0. He earned his 89th postseason victory and became the goalie with the most postseason wins, surpassing the old record set by New York Islanders goalie Billy Smith.[4]
Colorado won series 4–2

Western Conference Semifinals: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (7) Edmonton Oilers

Colorado won series 4–1

Western Conference Finals: (1) Colorado Avalanche vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings

Detroit won series 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Peter ForsbergC652858867331544
Joe SakicC6522527434-101025
Sandis OzolinshD802345688841304
Valeri KamenskyLW68283866385804
Adam DeadmarshRW7833276013681034
Keith JonesRW6723204310551317
Scott YoungRW7218193714-5700
Eric LacroixLW811818362616204
Mike RicciC6313193259-3503
Claude LemieuxRW4511172843-4504
Rene CorbetLW761215276714103
Mike KeaneRW81101727632011
Stephane YelleC7991726381011
Jon KlemmD80915243712121
Uwe KruppD60417214812201
Adam FooteD782192113516000
Aaron MillerD56512171515003
Alexei GusarovD5821214284000
Sylvain LefebvreD71211133012100
Brent SeverynLW66145193-6000
Curtis LeschyshynD1105561000
Yves SaraultLW2821360000
Landon WilsonRW9123231000
Christian MatteRW511201000
Craig BillingtonG2302220000
Josef MarhaC601100000
Patrick RoyG62011150000
Wade BelakD500011-1000
Rich BrennanD200000000
Marc DenisG100000000
Eric MessierLW2100047000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy369862381571432.32718611718.923
Craig Billington1200231182532.651584531.909
Marc Denis60101033.0002623.885
Team:495882492491992.41824712272.919
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Joe SakicC1781725145300
Claude LemieuxRW17131023327404
Valeri KamenskyLW178142216-1502
Peter ForsbergC145121710-6300
Sandis OzolinshD174131724-1201
Adam DeadmarshRW1736924-6101
Stephane YelleC1216725000
Scott YoungRW1742614-1200
Keith JonesRW633642100
Mike RicciC17246171001
Eric LacroixLW17145192000
Mike KeaneRW17314242001
Rene CorbetLW17224270000
Adam FooteD17044623000
Aaron MillerD17123103000
Alexei GusarovD17033143000
Jon KlemmD171126-1000
Craig BillingtonG100000000
Sylvain LefebvreD1700025-1000
Eric MessierLW600040000
Patrick RoyG17000120000
Yves SaraultLW500020000
Brent SeverynLW8000121000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Patrick Roy103417107382.213559521.932
Craig Billington2010013.0001312.923
Team:105417107392.223572533.932

[5]

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

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
125Peter Ratchuk United StatesShattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
251Yuri Babenko RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
379Mark Parrish United StatesSt. Cloud State University (WCHA)
498Ben Storey CanadaHarvard University (ECAC)
4107Randy Petruk CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
5134Luke Curtin United StatesKelowna Rockets (WHL)
6146Brian Willsie CanadaGuelph Storm (OHL)
6160Kai Fischer GermanyDusseldorfer EG (Germany)
7167Dan Hinote United StatesUnited States Military Academy (NCAA Independent)
7176Samuel Pahlsson SwedenMODO (Sweden)
7188Roman Pylner Czech RepublicHC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic)
8214Matthew Scorsune United StatesHotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
9240Justin Clark United StatesUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1997.html
  2. ↑ "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  3. ↑ "1996–97 Colorado Avalanche Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. ↑ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.429 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
  5. ↑ "1996-97 Colorado Avalanche Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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