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	Ray Bourque 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 Final.

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 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.^[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 the Montreal Canadiens, and the Canadiens held a pre-game 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^[4]

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

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^[5]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	52	16	10	4	270	192	118
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	49	20	9	4	253	202	111
3	y – Dallas Stars	PAC	82	48	24	8	2	241	187	106
4	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	43	22	12	5	249	195	103
5	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	40	27	12	3	217	192	95
6	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	39	28	12	3	243	222	93
7	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	38	28	13	3	252	228	92
8	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	36	28	11	7	239	238	90
8.5
9	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	82	35	27	17	3	214	212	90
10	Nashville Predators	CEN	82	34	36	9	3	186	200	80
11	Calgary Flames	NW	82	27	36	15	4	197	236	73
12	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	29	40	8	5	210	246	71
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	82	28	39	9	6	190	233	71
14	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	25	39	13	5	168	210	68
15	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	25	41	11	5	188	245	66

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
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 statistics

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
Stephane 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

Defensemen

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.^[6]

Playoffs

Western Conference Quarterfinals Colorado vs. Vancouver Date Away Home April 12 Vancouver 4 5 Colorado April 14 Vancouver 1 2 Colorado April 16 Colorado 4 3 Vancouver (OT) April 18 Colorado 5 1 Vancouver Colorado wins series 4-0

Western Conference Semifinals Colorado vs. Los Angeles Date Away Home April 26 Los Angeles 4 '3 Colorado (OT) April 28 Los Angeles 0 2 Colorado April 30 Colorado 4 3 Los Angeles May 2 Colorado 3 0 Los Angeles May 4 Los Angeles 1 0 Colorado May 6 Colorado 0 1 Los Angeles (2 OT) May 8 Los Angeles 1 5 Colorado Colorado wins series 4-3

Western Conference Finals Colorado vs. St. Louis Date Away Home April 12 St. Louis 1 4 Colorado April 14 St. Louis 2 4 Colorado April 16 Colorado 3 4 St. Louis (2 OT) April 18 Colorado 4 3 St. Louis (OT) April 18 St. Louis 1 2 Colorado (OT) Colorado wins series 4-1

Stanley Cup Finals: 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

Colorado Avalanche - 2001 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres

• 19 Joe Sakic (Captain) ^
• 21 Peter Forsberg (A. Capt.)^
• 26 Stephane Yelle^
• 28 Steven Reinprecht
• 37 Chris Drury

  Wingers

• 11 Chris Dingman
• 13 Dan Hinote
• 14 Dave Reid
• 23 Milan Hejduk
• 25 Shjon Podein
• 27 Scott Parker
• 29 Eric Messier
• 39 Ville Nieminen
• 40 Alex Tanguay

  Defencemen

• 2 Bryan Muir†
• 4 Rob Blake
• 7 Greg de Vries
• 24 Jon Klemm^
• 41 Martin Skoula
• 44 Nolan Pratt
• 52 Adam Foote (A. Capt.)^
• 77 Ray Bourque (A. Capt.)

  Goaltenders

• 1 David Aebischer
• 33 Patrick Roy^

  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

• 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, Defense, NHL First All-Star Team
• Rob Blake, Defense, 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)

Roster

2000-01 Colorado Avalanche
Goaltenders 1 – David Aebischer  33 – Patrick Roy		Defensemen 2 – Bryan Muir  3 – Aaron Miller  4 – Rob Blake  5 – Alexei Gusarov  7 – Greg de Vries  24 – Jon Klemm  29 – Eric Messier  41 – Martin Skoula  44 – Nolan Pratt  45 – Rick Berry  52 – Adam Foote  77 – Ray Bourque		Wingers 9 – Brad Larsen  11 – Chris Dingman  14 – Dave Reid  18 – Adam Deadmarsh  23 – Milan Hejduk  25 – Shjon Podein  27 – Scott Parker  37 – Chris Drury  39 – Ville Nieminen  40 – Alex Tanguay		Centers 13 – Dan Hinote  19 – Joe Sakic  - C 21 – Peter Forsberg  26 – Stephane Yelle  28 – Steve Reinprecht  44 – Rob Shearer  46 – Yuri Babenko  63 – Joel Prpic  GM: Pierre Lacroix Coach: Bob Hartley

^[7]

References

• Avalanche on Hockey Database

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