2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season

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 defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils 4–3 in the Final. Ray Bourque would be the first and only NHL player to hoist the Stanley Cup prior to the team captain when Joe Sakic handed it to him out of respect for the future Hall of Famer.

2000–01 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference1st Western
2000–01 record52–16–10–4
Home record28–8–5
Road record24–12–5
Goals for270
Goals against192
Team information
General ManagerPierre Lacroix
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsRay Bourque
Peter Forsberg
ArenaPepsi Center
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (54)
AssistsJoe Sakic (64)
PointsJoe Sakic (118)
Penalty minutesScott Parker (155)
Plus/minusJoe Sakic (+45)
WinsPatrick Roy (40)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.21)

Off-season

NHL draft

Colorado's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
114Vaclav Nedorost Czech RepublicCeske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
247Jared Aulin CanadaKamloops Blazers (WHL)
250Sergei Soin RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
263Agris Saviels LatviaOwen Sound Attack (OHL)
388Kurt Sauer United StatesSpokane Chiefs (WHL)
392Sergei Klyazmin RussiaTHK Tver (Russia)
4119Brian Fahey United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA)
5159John-Michael Liles United StatesMichigan State University (CCHA)
6189Chris Bahen United StatesClarkson University (ECAC)
7221Aaron Molnar CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
8252Darryl Bootland CanadaToronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9266Sean Kotary United StatesNorthwood Prep High School (USHS-MA)
9285Blake Ward CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)

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 17, 2000: In an overtime victory over the Washington Capitals, Patrick Roy broke Terry Sawchuk's record for most career wins by a goaltender. [2]
  • October 20, 2000: A pre-game ceremony was held to honour Patrick Roy's 448th career victory. NHL Commissioner 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. Governor of Colorado Bill Owens proclaimed October 20 to 26 "Patrick Roy week" in the State of Colorado. Jerry Sawchuk, Terry's son, raised Patrick's arm in the air.[3]
  • 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 the Montreal Canadiens, and the Canadiens held a pre-game ceremony for Roy.[4]

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[5]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Colorado Avalanche825216104270192118
26Edmonton Oilers82392812324322293
38Vancouver Canucks82362811723923890
411Calgary Flames82273615419723673
514Minnesota Wild82253913516821068

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.

Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1p – Colorado AvalancheNW825216104270192118
2y – Detroit Red WingsCEN82492094253202111
3y – Dallas StarsPAC82482482241187106
4St. Louis BluesCEN824322125249195103
5San Jose SharksPAC82402712321719295
6Edmonton OilersNW82392812324322293
7Los Angeles KingsPAC82382813325222892
8Vancouver CanucksNW82362811723923890
8.5
9Phoenix CoyotesPAC82352717321421290
10Nashville PredatorsCEN8234369318620080
11Calgary FlamesNW82273615419723673
12Chicago BlackhawksCEN8229408521024671
13Columbus Blue JacketsCEN8228399619023371
14Minnesota WildNW82253913516821068
15Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPAC82254111518824566

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

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

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 4, 20002–2 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)0–0–1–0
2TOctober 7, 20001–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)0–0–2–0
3WOctober 10, 20003–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)1–0–2–0
4WOctober 12, 20005–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)2–0–2–0
5WOctober 14, 20003–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)3–0–2–0
6WOctober 17, 20004–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)4–0–2–0
7WOctober 18, 20005–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)5–0–2–0
8WOctober 20, 20005–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)6–0–2–0
9WOctober 25, 20002–1 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)7–0–2–0
10WOctober 26, 20002–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)8–0–2–0
11WOctober 28, 20004–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)9–0–2–0
12LOctober 30, 20000–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)9–1–2–0
13LNovember 1, 20003–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)9–2–2–0
14WNovember 3, 20005–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)10–2–2–0
15WNovember 7, 20002–0Minnesota Wild (2000–01)11–2–2–0
16TNovember 9, 20003–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)11–2–3–0
17WNovember 11, 20003–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)12–2–3–0
18WNovember 13, 20003–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)13–2–3–0
19WNovember 15, 20003–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)14–2–3–0
20LNovember 16, 20003–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)14–3–3–0
21LNovember 18, 20004–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)14–4–3–0
22WNovember 22, 20005–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)15–4–3–0
23WNovember 25, 20003–2 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)16–4–3–0
24WNovember 29, 20002–1Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)17–4–3–0
25WDecember 1, 20004–2Dallas Stars (2000–01)18–4–3–0
26WDecember 3, 20006–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)19–4–3–0
27LDecember 5, 20001–6@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)19–5–3–0
28WDecember 8, 20002–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–5–3–0
29WDecember 9, 20004–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)21–5–3–0
30TDecember 11, 20002–2 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)21–5–4–0
31TDecember 13, 20003–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)21–5–5–0
32LDecember 15, 20003–5Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)21–6–5–0
33LDecember 19, 20000–3Calgary Flames (2000–01)21–7–5–0
34WDecember 21, 20005–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)22–7–5–0
35WDecember 23, 20003–2 OTVancouver Canucks (2000–01)23–7–5–0
36LDecember 26, 20002–5@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)23–8–5–0
37WDecember 27, 20003–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)24–8–5–0
38WDecember 29, 20003–1Nashville Predators (2000–01)25–8–5–0
39WJanuary 2, 20016–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)26–8–5–0
40TJanuary 4, 20012–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)26–8–6–0
41TJanuary 6, 20012–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)26–8–7–0
42OTLJanuary 7, 20013–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–8–7–1
43WJanuary 10, 20014–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)27–8–7–1
44WJanuary 12, 20015–0@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)28–8–7–1
45TJanuary 14, 20012–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)28–8–8–1
46WJanuary 16, 20014–1New York Islanders (2000–01)29–8–8–1
47WJanuary 18, 20017–3Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)30–8–8–1
48WJanuary 20, 20012–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)31–8–8–1
49WJanuary 21, 20014–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)32–8–8–1
50WJanuary 26, 20015–2Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)33–8–8–1
51WJanuary 27, 20015–1@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)34–8–8–1
52WJanuary 30, 20013–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)35–8–8–1
53LFebruary 1, 20013–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)35–9–8–1
54LFebruary 7, 20011–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)35–10–8–1
55LFebruary 9, 20013–5Calgary Flames (2000–01)35–11–8–1
56OTLFebruary 10, 20013–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)35–11–8–2
57WFebruary 13, 20013–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)36–11–8–2
58LFebruary 15, 20011–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)36–12–8–2
59TFebruary 17, 20015–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)36–12–9–2
60WFebruary 19, 20015–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)37–12–9–2
61WFebruary 21, 20018–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)38–12–9–2
62WFebruary 23, 20014–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)39–12–9–2
63WFebruary 25, 20015–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)40–12–9–2
64OTLMarch 3, 20012–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)40–12–9–3
65WMarch 4, 20015–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)41–12–9–3
66WMarch 6, 20014–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)42–12–9–3
67WMarch 8, 20015–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)43–12–9–3
68OTLMarch 10, 20012–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)43–12–9–4
69WMarch 11, 20013–2Dallas Stars (2000–01)44–12–9–4
70LMarch 13, 20013–6New Jersey Devils (2000–01)44–13–9–4
71WMarch 17, 20015–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)45–13–9–4
72WMarch 18, 20014–3Minnesota Wild (2000–01)46–13–9–4
73WMarch 20, 20014–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)47–13–9–4
74WMarch 22, 20013–1@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)48–13–9–4
75WMarch 24, 20014–2@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)49–13–9–4
76LMarch 28, 20011–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)49–14–9–4
77WMarch 29, 20011–0@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)50–14–9–4
78LMarch 31, 20010–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)50–15–9–4
79WApril 2, 20015–3Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)51–15–9–4
80TApril 4, 20011–1 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)51–15–10–4
81LApril 7, 20013–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)51–16–10–4
82WApril 8, 20014–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)52–16–10–4

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Joe Sakic82546411830
Peter Forsberg7327628954
Milan Hejduk8041387936
Alex Tanguay8227507737
Chris Drury7124416547
Shjon Podein8215173268
Adam Deadmarsh3913132659
Ville Nieminen501482238
Dan Hinote765101551
Stephane Yelle504101420
Eric Messier64571226
Dave Reid73191021
Scott Parker69235155

Defensemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ray Bourque807525948
Martin Skoula828172538
Greg De Vries795121751
Jon Klemm784111554
Adam Foote353121542
Aaron Miller56491329
Rob Blake1328108

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 Roy624013742.21
David Aebischer26127332.24

The 2000–01 season marked the first and only time that Patrick Roy won at least 40 games in a season during his career.[7]

Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals Colorado vs. Vancouver
DateAwayHome
April 12Vancouver 45 Colorado
April 14Vancouver 12 Colorado
April 16Colorado 43 Vancouver (OT)
April 18Colorado 51 Vancouver
Colorado wins series 4-0
Western Conference Semifinals Colorado vs. Los Angeles
DateAwayHome
April 26Los Angeles 43 Colorado (OT)
April 28Los Angeles 02 Colorado
April 30Colorado 43 Los Angeles
May 2Colorado 30 Los Angeles
May 4Los Angeles 10 Colorado
May 6Colorado 01 Los Angeles (2 OT)
May 8Los Angeles 15 Colorado
Colorado wins series 4-3
Western Conference Finals Colorado vs. St. Louis
DateAwayHome
May 12St. Louis 14 Colorado
May 14St. Louis 24 Colorado
May 16Colorado 34 St. Louis (2 OT)
May 18Colorado 43 St. Louis (OT)
May 21St. Louis 12 Colorado (OT)
Colorado wins series 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals: New Jersey vs. Colorado
DateAwayHome
May 26New Jersey 05 Colorado
May 29New Jersey 21 Colorado
May 31Colorado 31 New Jersey
June 2Colorado 23 New Jersey
June 4New Jersey 41 Colorado
June 7Colorado 40 New Jersey
June 9New Jersey 13 Colorado
Colorado wins series
4–3 and Stanley Cup
Patrick Roy (Colorado)
wins Conn Smythe Trophy

Colorado Avalanche - 2001 Stanley Cup champions

Players

  Centres

Coaching and administrative staff

  • E. Stanley Kroenke (owner/governor/chairman), Pierre Lacroix (president/general manager), Bob Hartley (head coach)
  • Jacques Cloutier (goaltending coach), Bryan Trottier (ass't coach), Paul Fixter (video coach), Francois Giguere (ass't general manager)
  • Jean Martineau (vice president), Pat Karns (athletic therapist), Matthew Sokolowski (ass't athletic therapist)
  • Wayne Flemming (equipment manager), Mark Miller (equipment manager), Dave Randolph (ass't equipment manager)
  • Paul Goldberg (strength-conditioning coach), Gregorio Pradera (massage therapist), Brad Smith (pro scout)
  • Jim Hammett (chief scout), Garth Joy, Steve Lyons (scouts)
  • Joni Lehto, Orval Tessier (scouts), Charlotte Grahame (director of hockey operations)

Stanley Cup engraving

† Bryan Muir was called up from the minors mid-season. He played eight regular-season games (also played ten games for Tampa Bay), and three 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

Honors

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)

Roster
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

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References
  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. THE NHL: Roy gets career wins record KitsapSun. Accessed June 22, 2020
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. "2000-2001 Division Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  6. "2000-2001 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  7. 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
  8. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/COL/2001.html
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