List of Colorado Avalanche players

Stastnysakic — Long-time captain Joe Sakic stands beside Paul Stastny before a game.

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche arrived in Denver in 1995 after playing since 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques. Since their arrival, over 150 players have played at least one NHL game for the Avalanche.^[1] Forty-one of those players have won a Stanley Cup championship with the Avalanche. Six of those players—Adam Foote, Peter Forsberg, Jon Klemm, Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Stephane Yelle—were members of both Cup-winning teams in 1996 and 2001.^[2] Joe Sakic is the franchise leader in goals, assists and points. He is the only player to have served as the captain of the team in Colorado, though he is the eighth player in franchise history to do so.^[3]

Two former players have had their number retired by the Avalanche. Ray Bourque's #77 was retired in 2001,^[4] and Patrick Roy's #33 was retired in 2003.^[5] Three players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Jari Kurri, Ray Bourque and Patrick Roy.^[6] Kurri and Bourque played only the final season of their careers in Colorado, while Roy arrived in the team's first season in Denver, remaining with the Avalanche until his retirement in 2003 as the NHL's all-time wins leader.^[7]

Key[]

Appeared in an Avalanche game during the 2008–09 NHL season
Stanley Cup winner, retired jersey or elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Abbreviations
Nat	Nationality
GP	Games played
SC	Won Stanley Cup
Ret	Jersey number retired
HHOF	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame

Goaltenders
W	Wins	SO	Shutouts
L	Losses	GAA	Goals against average
T/OTL	Ties and Overtime Losses	SV%	Save percentage

Skaters
Pos	Position	RW	Right Wing	A	Assists
D	Defenceman	C	Centre	P	Points
LW	Left Wing	G	Goals	PIM	Penalty minutes

This list does not include data from the Quebec Nordiques. The seasons column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2000–01 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2000–01, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.

Statistics are complete to the end of the 2008–09 NHL season.

Goaltenders[]

Patrick Roy 1999 — Patrick Roy, goalie for the Avalanche between 1995 and 2003, won two Stanley Cups with the team.

Name	Nat	Seasons	Regular season							Playoffs						Notes
Name	Nat	Seasons	GP	W	L	T/OTL	SO	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	SO	GAA	SV%	Notes
Aebischer, David		2000–2006	174	89	58	14	13	2.35	.915	13	6	5	1	2.07	.922	SC 2001
Billington, Craig		1996–1999	67	30	23	7	2	2.61	.910	3	0	0	0	4.00	.895
Budaj, Peter		2005–2009	182	81	65	21	7	2.75	.901	3	0	0	0	3.35	.908
Denis, Marc		1996–2000	28	10	10	4	3	2.55	.916	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fiset, Stephane		1995–1996	37	22	6	7	1	2.93	.898	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.000	SC 1996
Kolesnik, Vitaly		2005–2006	8	3	3	0	0	3.24	.888	—	—	—	—	—	—
Raycroft, Andrew		2008–2009	31	12	16	0	0	3.14	.892	—	—	—	—	—	—
Roy, Patrick		1995–2003	478	262	140	65	37	2.27	.918	133	81	52	18	2.18	.922	SC 1996, 2001 Ret #33 HHOF 2006
Salo, Tommy		2003–2004	5	1	3	1	0	2.37	.912	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.000
Sauve, Philippe		2003–2004	17	7	7	3	0	3.04	.896	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tabaracci, Rick		1999–2000	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	.889	—	—	—	—	—	—
Theodore, Jose		2005–2008	91	42	39	5	3	2.76	.902	19	8	11	0	3.09	.904
Thibault, Jocelyn		1995–1996	10	3	4	2	0	3.01	.874	—	—	—	—	—	—
Weiman, Tyler		2007–2008	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.000	—	—	—	—	—	—

Skaters[]

AndrewBrunette — Andrew Brunette played with the Avalanche from 2005 to 2008.

Chris Drury, here seen playing for the Buffalo Sabres, was part of the 2001 Stanley Cup winning roster and played in nearly 400 games with the Avalanche.

ScottHannan — Scott Hannan signed as a free agent in July 2007.

KyleCumiskey — Kyle Cumiskey was drafted in 2005 and debuted with the Avalanche in the 2006–07 season.

IanLaperriere — Ian Laperriere was with the Avalanche from the '05/'06 - '08-'09 seasons.

SakicWarmup1 — Joe Sakic has played his entire career in the Nordiques/Avalanche organization and has been the only captain of the Avalanche. He has played over 1000 games with the team, winning two Stanley Cups and several individual trophies.

Teemu-ducks-cropped — Teemu Selanne, here seen playing for the Anaheim Ducks, signed with the Avalanche in 2003 and played in Colorado for one season.

ChrisSimon — Chris Simon, here seen playing for the Calgary Flames, was part of the 1996-Stanley-Cup-winning roster.

RyanSmyth — Ryan Smyth signed as a free agent in July 2007.

PaulStastny — Paul Stastny was drafted in 2005 by the Avalanche and played his first season in the NHL in 2006–07, when he was one of three finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the best rookie.

StephaneYelle — Stephane Yelle, here seen playing for the Calgary Flames, was part of both Avalanche Stanley Cup winning rosters and played more than 600 games for the team.

	Nat	Pos	Seasons	Regular season					Playoffs					Notes
	Nat	Pos	Seasons	GP	G	A	P	PIM	GP	G	A	P	PIM	Notes
Andreychuk, Dave		LW	1999–2000	14	1	2	3	2	17	3	2	5	18
Arnason, Tyler		C	2006–2009	223	31	71	102	56	10	2	3	5	2
Aubin, Serge		C	1998-2000 2002–2003	82	6	7	13	70	22	0	1	1	10
Babenko, Yuri		C	2000–2001	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Barnaby, Matthew		RW	2003–2004	13	4	5	9	37	11	0	2	2	27
Battaglia, Bates		LW	2002–2004	17	1	6	7	14	7	0	2	2	4
Belak, Wade		D	1996–1999	35	1	1	2	109	—	—	—	—	—
Berry, Rick		D	2000–2002	76	0	4	4	98	—	—	—	—	—
Blake, Rob		D	2000–2006	322	62	146	208	278	68	16	27	43	54	SC 2001
Bonvie, Dennis		RW	2003–2004	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Boughner, Bob		D	2003–2006	52	1	6	7	62	11	0	4	4	6
Bourque, Ray		D	1999–2001	94	15	58	73	54	34	5	14	19	20	SC 2001 Ret #77 HHOF 2004
Boychuk, Johnny		D	2007–2008	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Brennan, Rich		D	1996–1997	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Brigley, Travis		LW	2003–2004	36	3	4	7	10	—	—	—	—	—
Brisebois, Patrice		D	2005–2007	113	11	38	49	77	9	0	1	1	4
Brousseau, Paul		RW	1995–1996	8	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Brule, Steve		RW	2002–2003	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Brunette, Andrew		LW	2005–2008	246	70	135	205	98	19	8	9	17	10
Buchanan, Jeff		D	1998–1999	6	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—
Clark, Brett		D	2003–2009	307	27	83	110	177	9	2	2	4	2
Corbet, Rene		LW	1995–1999	230	39	47	86	291	27	5	4	9	31	SC 1996
Crowley, Ted		D	1998–1999	7	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Cumiskey, Kyle		D	2006–2009	53	1	6	7	18	—	—	—	—	—
Cummins, Jim		RW	2003–2004	55	1	2	3	47	—	—	—	—	—
Daw, Jeff		C	2001–2002	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
Deadmarsh, Adam		RW	1995–2001	405	129	142	271	667	82	22	33	55	94	SC 1996
de Vries, Greg		D	1998–2003	379	22	60	82	311	75	6	12	18	48	SC 2001
Dingman, Chris		LW	1998–2001	110	9	4	13	247	16	0	4	4	14	SC 2001
Donovan, Shean		RW	1997–2000	133	13	19	32	93	5	0	0	0	2
Dowd, Jim		C	2005–2006	18	2	1	3	2	9	2	3	5	20
Drury, Chris		LW	1998–2002	314	85	137	222	189	80	26	24	50	26	SC 2001
Dupuis, Philippe		C	2008–2009	8	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
Durno, Chris		LW	2008–2009	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Fairchild, Kelly		C	2001–2002	10	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Finger, Jeff		D	2006–2008	94	9	15	24	51	5	0	2	2	4
Fitzgerald, Tom		RW	1997–1998	11	2	1	3	22	7	0	1	1	20
Fleury, Theo		RW	1998–1999	15	10	14	24	18	18	5	12	17	17
Foote, Adam		D	1995–2004 2007–2009	646	48	156	204	851	152	7	32	39	272	SC 1996, 2001
Forsberg, Peter		C	1995–2004 2007–2008	542	202	503	705	536	134	56	97	153	141	SC 1996, 2001
Galiardi, T. J.		C	2008–2009	11	3	1	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
Gaul, Mike		D	1998–1999	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Gill, Todd		D	2001–2002	36	0	4	4	25	—	—	—	—	—
Gratton, Chris		C	2003–2004	13	2	1	3	18	11	0	0	0	27
Guite, Ben		C	2006–2009	168	19	26	45	93	10	1	0	1	14
Gusarov, Alexei		D	1995–2001	292	16	50	66	166	50	0	13	13	34	SC 1996
Hahl, Riku		C	2001–2004	92	5	8	13	38	34	2	4	6	4
Hannan, Dave		LW	1995–1996	4	1	0	1	2	13	0	2	2	2	SC 1996
Hannan, Scott		D	2007–2009	163	3	28	31	81	9	0	1	1	4
Healey, Paul		W	2005–2006	2	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—
Hejduk, Milan		RW	1998–2009	783	312	345	657	274	109	33	42	75	28	SC 2001
Helenius, Sami		D	1999–2000	33	0	0	0	46	—	—	—	—	—
Hendricks, Matt		C	2008–2009	4	0	0	0	13	—	—	—	—	—
Hendrickson, Darby		C	2003–2004	20	1	3	4	6	6	1	0	1	2
Hensick, T. J.		C	2007–2009	92	10	22	32	16	2	0	1	1	0
Hinote, Dan		C	1999–2006	353	27	28	65	254	69	6	9	15	63	SC 2001
Hlinka, Jaroslav		C	2007–2008	63	8	20	28	16	1	0	0	0	0
Hunter, Dale		C	1998–1999	12	2	4	6	17	19	1	3	4	38
Jones, David		RW	2007–2009	67	10	9	19	16	10	0	1	1	6
Jones, Keith		RW	1996–1999	102	28	29	57	147	13	3	3	6	17
Kamensky, Valeri		LW	1995–1999	289	106	155	261	211	56	24	34	58	66	SC 1996
Kariya, Paul		LW	2003–2004	51	11	25	36	22	1	0	1	1	0
Kasparaitis, Darius		D	2001–2002	11	0	0	0	19	21	0	3	3	18
Keane, Mike		RW	1995-1997 2001–2003	223	27	37	64	153	63	7	7	14	50	SC 1996
Klee, Ken		D	2006–2007	81	3	16	19	68	—	—	—	—	—
Klemm, Jon		D	1995–2001	393	28	55	83	206	94	6	6	12	41	SC 1996, 2001
Konowalchuk, Steve		LW	2003–2006	97	25	29	54	84	13	4	0	4	16
Kovalenko, Andrei		RW	1995–1996	26	11	11	22	16	—	—	—	—	—
Krestanovich, Jordan		LW	2001–2004	22	0	2	2	6	—	—	—	—	—
Krupp, Uwe		D	1995–1998	144	13	42	55	90	29	4	13	17	37	SC 1996
Kuleshov, Mikhail		LW	2003–2004	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Kurri, Jari		RW	1997–1998	70	5	17	22	12	4	0	0	0	0	HHOF 2001
Laaksonen, Antti		LW	2005–2007	122	19	19	38	56	9	0	2	2	2
Lacroix, Eric		LW	1996–1999	170	34	33	67	110	24	1	4	5	25
Laperriere, Ian		C	2005–2009	307	40	72	112	552	19	1	2	3	46
Lapointe, Claude		C	1995–1996	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Larsen, Brad		LW	1997–2004	92	4	12	16	60	21	1	1	2	13
Laukkanen, Janne		D	1995–1996	3	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
Ledin, Per		LW	2008–2009	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
Lefebvre, Sylvain		D	1995–1999	303	9	50	59	175	65	0	6	6	53	SC 1996
Lemieux, Claude		RW	1995–2000	297	106	106	212	381	62	24	31	55	121	SC 1996
Leopold, Jordan		D	2006–2009	122	13	25	38	52	7	0	3	3	0
Leroux, Francois		D	1997–1998	50	1	2	3	140	—	—	—	—	—
Leschyshyn, Curtis		D	1995–1997	88	4	20	24	79	17	1	2	3	8	SC 1996
Liles, John-Michael		D	2003–2009	388	56	142	198	153	30	3	6	9	12
Macias, Ray		D	2008–2009	6	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
MacKenzie, Aaron		D	2008–2009	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Marchment, Bryan		D	2002–2003	14	0	3	3	33	7	0	0	0	4
Marha, Josef		C	1995–1998	19	2	7	9	4	—	—	—	—	—
Matte, Christian		RW	1996–2000	22	2	3	5	10	—	—	—	—	—
May, Brad		LW	2005–2007	64	3	6	9	90	3	0	0	0	0
McAllister, Chris		D	2002–2004	48	0	1	1	88	1	0	0	0	0
McAmmond, Dean		LW	2002–2003	41	10	8	18	10	—	—	—	—	—
McCormick, Cody		C	2003–2009	190	9	21	30	250	4	0	1	1	7
McLean, Brett		C	2005–2007	160	24	51	75	87	8	0	1	1	4
McLeod, Cody		LW	2007–2009	128	19	10	29	282	10	1	1	2	36
Messier, Eric		D	1996–2003	385	25	47	72	130	69	3	5	8	22	SC 2001
Miller, Aaron		D	1995–2001	301	17	43	60	173	60	3	8	11	36
Moore, Steve		FW	2001–2004	69	5	7	12	41	—	—	—	—	—
Morris, Derek		D	2002–2004	144	17	59	76	115	7	0	3	3	6
Muir, Bryan		D	2000–2003	62	1	3	4	32	24	0	0	0	2	SC 2001
Murray, Troy		C	1995–1996	63	7	14	21	22	8	0	0	0	19	SC 1996
Myrvold, Anders		D	1995–1996	4	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—
Nedorost, Vaclav		C	2001–2003	67	6	7	13	22	—	—	—	—	—
Nieminen, Ville		LW	1999–2002	104	24	22	46	68	23	4	6	10	20	SC 2001
Nikolishin, Andrei		C	2003–2004	49	5	7	12	24	11	0	2	2	4
Nolan, Owen		RW	1995–1996	9	4	4	8	9	—	—	—	—	—
Nycholat, Lawrence		D	2008–2009	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
O'Neill, Wes		D	2008–2009	3	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—
Obsut, Jaroslav		RW	2001–2002	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Odgers, Jeff		RW	1997–2000	205	8	13	21	634	25	1	0	1	39
Ozolinsh, Sandis		D	1995–2000	333	72	81	153	271	82	18	47	65	96	SC 1996
Parker, Scott		RW	1998–2003 2006–2008	237	5	11	16	538	5	0	0	0	4	SC 2001
Parros, George		FW	2006–2007	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Paul, Jeff		D	2002–2003	2	0	0	0	7	—	—	—	—	—
Peltier, Derek		D	2008–2009	11	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
Podein, Shjon		LW	1998–2002	239	34	36	70	160	59	8	4	12	34	SC 2001
Pratt, Nolan		D	2000–2001	46	1	2	3	40	—	—	—	—	—	SC 2001
Prpic, Joel		C	2000–2001	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
Reid, Dave		LW	1999–2001	138	12	16	28	49	35	1	7	8	6	SC 2001
Reinprecht, Steven		C	2000–2003	165	40	64	104	38	50	10	10	20	10	SC 2001
Ricci, Mike		C	1995–1998	131	19	44	63	113	39	8	15	23	35	SC 1996
Richardson, Brad		C	2005–2008	136	19	21	40	48	9	1	0	1	6
Rolston, Brian		LW	1999–2000	50	8	10	18	12	—	—	—	—	—
Rucinsky, Martin		LW	1995–1996	22	4	11	15	14	—	—	—	—	—
Russell, Cam		D	1998–1999	35	1	2	3	84	—	—	—	—	—
Rychel, Warren		LW	1995–1996 1997–1999	88	6	4	10	233	30	1	1	2	61	SC 1996
Rycroft, Mark		RW	2006–2007	66	6	6	12	31	—	—	—	—	—
Sakic, Joe		C	1995–2009	870	391	624	1015	431	160	77	100	177	76	SC 1996, 2001
Salei, Ruslan		D	2007–2009	87	7	21	28	95	10	1	4	5	4
Sarault, Yves		LW	1996–1998	30	3	1	4	6	5	0	0	0	2
Sauer, Kurt		D	2003–2008	153	2	16	18	108	22	1	0	1	12
Selanne, Teemu		RW	2003–2004	78	16	16	32	32	10	0	3	3	2
Severyn, Brent		D	1996–1997	66	1	4	5	193	8	0	0	0	12
Shantz, Jeff		C	2002–2003	74	3	6	9	35	6	0	0	0	4
Shearer, Rob		C	2000–2001	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Simon, Chris		LW	1995–1996	64	16	18	34	250	12	1	2	3	11	SC 1996
Skoula, Martin		D	1999–2004	383	27	86	113	198	68	1	13	14	18	SC 2001
Skrastins, Karlis		D	2003–2008	275	9	33	42	141	20	0	3	3	12
Slaney, John		D	1995–1996	7	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
Smith, Dan		D	1998–2000	15	0	0	0	9	—	—	—	—	—
Smith, D. J.		D	2002–2003	34	1	0	1	55	—	—	—	—	—
Smith, Wyatt		C	2007–2008	25	0	3	3	8	1	0	0	0	0
Smyth, Ryan		LW	2007–2009	132	40	56	96	112	8	2	3	5	2
Stastny, Paul^[8]		C	2006–2009	193	63	122	185	88	9	2	1	3	6
Stephens, Charlie		C	2002–2004	8	0	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—
Stewart, Chris		RW	2008–2009	53	11	8	19	54	—	—	—	—	—
Svatos, Marek		RW	2003–2009	262	89	64	153	172	11	1	5	6	2
Tanguay, Alex		C	1999–2006	450	137	263	400	219	83	18	32	50	28	SC 2001
Tjarnqvist, Daniel		D	2008–2009	37	2	2	4	8	—	—	—	—	—
Trepanier, Pascal		D	1997-1998 2001–2002	89	4	10	14	77	2	0	0	0	0
Tucker, Darcy		RW	2008–2009	63	8	8	16	67	—	—	—	—	—
Turgeon, Pierre		C	2005–2007	79	20	33	53	42	5	0	2	2	6
Vaananen, Ossi		D	2003–2007	139	2	10	12	127	12	0	1	1	18
Vernace, Michael		D	2008–2009	12	0	0	0	8	—	—	—	—	—
Vrbata, Radim		RW	2001–2003	118	29	31	60	30	9	0	0	0	0
White, Brian		D	1998–1999	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Willsie, Brian		RW	1999–2003 2008–2009	111	8	11	19	43	10	1	1	2	4
Wilson, Landon		RW	1995–1997	16	2	2	4	29	—	—	—	—	—
Wolanin, Craig		D	1995–1996	75	7	20	27	50	7	1	0	1	8	SC 1996
Wolski, Wojtek^[9]		LW	2005–2009	240	56	90	146	60	15	3	6	9	4
Worrell, Peter		LW	2003–2004	49	3	1	4	179	—	—	—	—	—
Yelle, Stephane		C	1995–2002	505	52	89	141	252	111	5	17	22	54	SC 1996, 2001
Young, Scott		RW	1995–1997	153	39	58	97	64	39	7	14	21	24	SC 1996

References[]

All-time roster for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
Colorado Avalanche player database. Colorado Avalanche Database. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
Jose Theodore profile. National Hockey League Players Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.

Footnotes[]

↑ McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 226–246.
↑ McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 295–296.
↑ McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 183.
↑ One on One With Ray Bourque. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
↑ Habs to retire Roy's number before game vs. Bruins. ESPN (2008-09-11). Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
↑ Honoured Players – Colorado Avalanche. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
↑ Legends – Patrick Roy. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.
↑ Paul Stastny has both Canadian and American citizenship, but plays for the American national ice hockey team.
↑ Wojtek Wolski was born in Poland, but plays for the Canadian national ice hockey team.

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[1] McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 226–246.

[2] McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 295–296.

[3] McNicholas, Brendan (2008). 2008–09 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide (PDF), Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club, 183.

[4] One on One With Ray Bourque. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.

[5] Habs to retire Roy's number before game vs. Bruins. ESPN (2008-09-11). Retrieved on 2009-01-10.

[6] Honoured Players – Colorado Avalanche. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.

[7] Legends – Patrick Roy. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-10.

[8] Paul Stastny has both Canadian and American citizenship, but plays for the American national ice hockey team.

[9] Wojtek Wolski was born in Poland, but plays for the Canadian national ice hockey team.

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