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2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season

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Division
  
1st Northwest

2000–01 record
  
52–16–10–4

Road record
  
24–12–5

Conference
  
1st Western

Home record
  
28–8–5

Goals for
  
270

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.

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    • 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

    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.

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

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

    Forwards

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

    Defensemen

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

    Goaltending

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

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

    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)

    • References

    2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season Wikipedia
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