2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2000–01
Year:	2000
Team:	Colorado Avalanche
Conferencerank:	1st
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	52–16–10–4
Homerecord:	28–6–5–2
Roadrecord:	24–10–5–2
Goalsfor:	270
Goalsagainst:	192
Attendance:	18,007
Goalsleader:	Joe Sakic (54)
Assistsleader:	Joe Sakic (64)
Pointsleader:	Joe Sakic (118)
Pimleader:	Scott Parker (155)
Plusminusleader:	Joe Sakic (+45)
Winsleader:	Patrick Roy (40)
Gaaleader:	Patrick Roy (2.21)
Divisionwin:	yes
Presidentstrophy:	Yes
Conferencewin:	Yes
Stanleycup:	yes
Prev Season:	1999–2000

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 champion New Jersey Devils 4–3 in the Finals. 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 in what proved to be his final game.

This would be the last Stanley Cup title for the Avalanche until 2022.

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. The Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in that game.^[3]
• February 4, 2001: The 2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The final score was North America 14, World 12. Five Avalanche players took part in the game as well as head coach Bob Hartley serving as an assistant coach for the North America team.
• 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. On that night, the Avalanche defeated the Canadiens in overtime 3-2.^[4]
• March 24, 2001: Ray Bourque returned to Boston one last time as a player. This was also his first and only visit to Boston since being traded to the Avalanche. The Bruins fans gave Bourque a standing ovation as the Avalanche defeated the Bruins 4-2.
• April 8, 2001: Patrick Roy won his 40th game on the season, marking the first and only time in his career he reached that total in a single season.^[4]

Season standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- style="text-align:center;"|1||T||October 4, 2000||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||0–0–1–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|2||T||October 7, 2000||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||0–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|3||W||October 10, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||1–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|4||W||October 12, 2000||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||2–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|5||W||October 14, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||3–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|6||W||October 17, 2000||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||4–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|7||W||October 18, 2000||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||5–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|8||W||October 20, 2000||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||6–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|9||W||October 25, 2000||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||7–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|10||W||October 26, 2000||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) ||8–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|11||W||October 28, 2000||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||9–0–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|12||L||October 30, 2000||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||9–1–2–0 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|13||L||November 1, 2000||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||9–2–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|14||W||November 3, 2000||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||10–2–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|15||W||November 7, 2000||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||11–2–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|16||T||November 9, 2000||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||11–2–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|17||W||November 11, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||12–2–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|18||W||November 13, 2000||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||13–2–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|19||W||November 15, 2000||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||14–2–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|20||L||November 16, 2000||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||14–3–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|21||L||November 18, 2000||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||14–4–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|22||W||November 22, 2000||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||15–4–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|23||W||November 25, 2000||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||16–4–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|24||W||November 29, 2000||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||17–4–3–0 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25||W||December 1, 2000||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||18–4–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|26||W||December 3, 2000||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2000–01) ||19–4–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|27||L||December 5, 2000||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||19–5–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|28||W||December 8, 2000||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||20–5–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|29||W||December 9, 2000||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||21–5–3–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|30||T||December 11, 2000||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||21–5–4–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|31||T||December 13, 2000||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||21–5–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|32||L||December 15, 2000||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) ||21–6–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|33||L||December 19, 2000||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||21–7–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|34||W||December 21, 2000||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||22–7–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35||W||December 23, 2000||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||23–7–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|36||L||December 26, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||23–8–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|37||W||December 27, 2000||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||24–8–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|38||W||December 29, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||25–8–5–0 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|39||W||January 2, 2001||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||26–8–5–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|40||T||January 4, 2001||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||26–8–6–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|41||T||January 6, 2001||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||26–8–7–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|42||OTL||January 7, 2001||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) ||26–8–7–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|43||W||January 10, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||27–8–7–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|44||W||January 12, 2001||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||28–8–7–1 || |- style="text-align:center;"|45||T||January 14, 2001||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) ||28–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|46||W||January 16, 2001||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2000–01) ||29–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|47||W||January 18, 2001||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||30–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|48||W||January 20, 2001||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||31–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|49||W||January 21, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||32–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|50||W||January 26, 2001||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) ||33–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|51||W||January 27, 2001||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||34–8–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|52||W||January 30, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||35–8–8–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|53||L||February 1, 2001||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||35–9–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|54||L||February 7, 2001||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||35–10–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|55||L||February 9, 2001||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||35–11–8–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|56||OTL||February 10, 2001||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||35–11–8–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|57||W||February 13, 2001||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||36–11–8–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|58||L||February 15, 2001||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||36–12–8–2 || |- style="text-align:center;"|59||T||February 17, 2001||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||36–12–9–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|60||W||February 19, 2001||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||37–12–9–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|61||W||February 21, 2001||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||38–12–9–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|62||W||February 23, 2001||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||39–12–9–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|63||W||February 25, 2001||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||40–12–9–2 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|64||OTL||March 3, 2001||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) ||40–12–9–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|65||W||March 4, 2001||5–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||41–12–9–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|66||W||March 6, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||42–12–9–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|67||W||March 8, 2001||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||43–12–9–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|68||OTL||March 10, 2001||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||43–12–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|69||W||March 11, 2001||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||44–12–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|70||L||March 13, 2001||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||44–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|71||W||March 17, 2001||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) ||45–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|72||W||March 18, 2001||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||46–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|73||W||March 20, 2001||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||47–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|74||W||March 22, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||48–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|75||W||March 24, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||49–13–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|76||L||March 28, 2001||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||49–14–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|77||W||March 29, 2001||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||50–14–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|78||L||March 31, 2001||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||50–15–9–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|79||W||April 2, 2001||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||51–15–9–4 || |- style="text-align:center;"|80||T||April 4, 2001||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||51–15–10–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|81||L||April 7, 2001||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) ||51–16–10–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|82||W||April 8, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||52–16–10–4 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |1||W||April 12, 2001||5–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |2||W||April 14, 2001||2–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |3||W||April 16, 2001||4–3 OT || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Avalanche lead 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |4||W||April 18, 2001||5–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks || Avalanche win 4–0 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" |1||L||April 26, 2001||3–4 OT || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Kings lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |2||W||April 28, 2001||2–0 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |3||W||April 30, 2001||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |4||W||May 2, 2001||3–0 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" |5||L||May 4, 2001||0–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Avalanche lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" |6||L||May 6, 2001||0–1 2OT || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" |7||W||May 8, 2001||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings || Avalanche win 4–3 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 ||W|| May 12, 2001 || 4–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 2 ||W|| May 14, 2001 || 4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" | 3 ||L|| May 16, 2001 || 3–4 2OT || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 4 ||W|| May 18, 2001 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 ||W|| May 21, 2001 || 2–1 OT || align="left"| St. Louis Blues || Avalanche win 4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 ||W|| May 26, 2001 || 5–0 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 2 ||L|| May 29, 2001 || 1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Series tied 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 3 ||W|| May 31, 2001 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Avalanche lead 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 4 ||L|| June 2, 2001 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Series tied 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb"| 5 ||L|| June 4, 2001 || 1–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Devils lead 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 6 ||W|| June 7, 2001 || 4–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || Series tied 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc"| 7 ||W|| June 9, 2001 || 3–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils || Avalanche win 4–3 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
• = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.

	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=6	Playoffs
19		C	82	54	64	118	45	30	21	13	13	26	6	6
21		C	73	27	62	89	23	54	11	4	10	14	5	6
23		RW	80	41	38	79	32	36	23	7	16	23	8	6
40		LW	82	27	50	77	35	37	23	6	15	21	13	8
37		LW	71	24	41	65	6	47	23	11	5	16	5	4
77		D	80	7	52	59	25	48	21	4	6	10	9	12
25		RW	82	15	17	32	7	68	23	2	3	5	3	14
18		RW	39	13	13	26	−2	59
41		D	82	8	17	25	8	38	23	1	4	5	1	8
39		LW	50	14	8	22	8	38	23	4	6	10	−1	20
7		D	79	5	12	17	23	51	23	0	1	1	5	20
13		C	76	5	10	15	1	51	23	2	4	6	4	21
24		D	78	4	11	15	22	54	22	1	2	3	7	16
52		D	35	3	12	15	6	42	23	3	4	7	5	47
26		C	50	4	10	14	−3	20	23	1	2	3	2	8
3		D	56	4	9	13	19	29
29		LW/D	64	5	7	12	−3	26	23	2	2	4	0	14
4		D	13	2	8	10	11	8	23	6	13	19	6	16
14		RW	73	1	9	10	1	21	18	0	4	4	2	6
28		C	21	3	4	7	−1	2	22	2	3	5	0	2
27		RW	69	2	3	5	−2	155	4	0	0	0	0	2
33		G	62	0	5	5		10	23	0	1	1		0
45		D	19	0	4	4	5	38
44		D	46	1	2	3	2	40
11		LW	41	1	1	2	−3	108	16	0	4	4	3	14
1		G	26	0	1	1		0	1	0	0	0		0
5		D	9	0	1	1	2	6
46		C	3	0	0	0	0	0
9		LW	9	0	0	0	1	0
2		D	8	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
63		C	3	0	0	0	0	2
44		C	2	0	0	0	−2	0

Goaltending

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season	scope=colgroup colspan=9	Playoffs
33		62	40	13	7	1513	132	2.22	.913	4	3585	23	16	7	622	41	1.70	.934	4	1451
1		26	12	7	3	538	52	2.24	.903	3	1393	1	0	0	0	0	0.00		0	1

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Conn Smythe Trophy	Patrick Roy	^[5]
	Hart Memorial Trophy	Joe Sakic	^[6]
	King Clancy Memorial Trophy	Shjon Podein	^[7]
	Lady Byng Memorial Trophy	Joe Sakic	^[8]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Joe Sakic	^[9]
	NHL First All-Star Team	Ray Bourque (Defense)	^[10]
		Joe Sakic (Center)
	NHL Second All-Star Team	Rob Blake (Defense)
	NHL Plus-Minus Award	Joe Sakic	^[11]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Ray Bourque	^[12]
		Peter Forsberg
		Bob Hartley (coach)
		Milan Hejduk
		Patrick Roy
		Joe Sakic
	NHL Player of the Month	Joe Sakic (November)	^[13]
	NHL Player of the Week	Patrick Roy (October 16)	^[14]
		Alex Tanguay (January 22)	^[15]
		Peter Forsberg (February 26)	^[16]
		Joe Sakic (March 26)	^[17]
		Joe Sakic (April 9)	^[18]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	David Aebischer	October 18, 2000	^[19]
	Rob Shearer	November 11, 2000
	Yuri Babenko	November 22, 2000
	Rick Berry	January 7, 2001

Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.^{[20] [21]}

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Colorado Avalanche	To Carolina Hurricanes	^[22]
	To Colorado Avalanche	To New York Rangers	^[23]
	To Colorado Avalanche	To Tampa Bay Lightning	^[24]
	To Colorado Avalanche	To Los Angeles Kings	^[25]
	To Colorado Avalanche	To Florida Panthers	^[26]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
				Free agency	^[27]
			1-year	Free agency	^[28]
		1-year	Free agency
			1-year	Free agency	^[29]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
				^[30]
		Expansion draft
		Minnesota Wild	Free agency (VI)	^[31]
			Free agency (VI)	^[32]
			Free agency (III)	^[33]
		Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (VI)	^[34]
		Columbus Blue Jackets	Free agency (VI)	^[35]
		Belfast Giants (BISL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[36]
		Frankfurt Lions (DEL)	Free agency	^[37]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
		1-year	Re-signing	^[38]
		1-year	Re-signing	^[39]
	3-year	Re-signing
		2-year	Re-signing
	2-year	Re-signing
	2-year	Re-signing
	1-year	Re-signing
	1-year	Re-signing
		1-year	Arbitration award	^[40] ^[41]
		1-year	Arbitration award
		1-year	Re-signing	^[42]
		3-year	Re-signing	^[43]
		1-year	Re-signing
		4-year	Re-signing	^[44]
		3-year	Re-signing	^[45]
		4-year	Extension	^[46]
		3-year	Entry-level	^[47]
		3-year	Entry-level
		3-year	Entry-level	^[48]

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.^[49]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	14	Vaclav Nedorost		Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
2	47	Jared Aulin		Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2	50	Sergei Soin		Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
2	63	Agris Saviels		Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
3	88	Kurt Sauer		Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
3	92	Sergei Klyazmin		THK Tver (Russia)
4	119	Brian Fahey		University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA)
5	159	John-Michael Liles		Michigan State University (CCHA)
6	189	Chris Bahen		Clarkson University (ECAC)
7	221	Aaron Molnar		London Knights (OHL)
8	252	Darryl Bootland		Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
9	266	Sean Kotary		Northwood Prep High School (USHS-MA)
9	285	Blake Ward		Tri-City Americans (WHL)

References

• Web site: Colorado Avalanche 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . April 13, 2023.
• Web site: 2000-01 Colorado Avalanche Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . April 13, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.444, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
2. https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2000/10-18/0052_the_nhl__roy_gets_career_wins_rec.html THE NHL: Roy gets career wins record
3. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.450, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
4. Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.457, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON,
5. Web site: Conn Smythe Trophy . records.nhl.com . April 19, 2023.
6. Web site: Hart Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . April 19, 2023.
7. Web site: King Clancy Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . April 19, 2023.
8. Web site: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . April 19, 2023.
9. Web site: Ted Lindsay Award . records.nhl.com . April 19, 2023.
10. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . April 18, 2023.
11. Web site: Bud Light Plus-Minus Award award winners at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . April 18, 2023.
12. Web site: 2001 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
13. Web site: Sakic named NHL player of the month - UPI Archives . UPI . April 23, 2023 . December 1, 2000.
14. Web site: Roy wins weekly NHL player honor - UPI Archives . UPI . April 23, 2023 . October 16, 2000.
15. Web site: Tanguay earns weekly NHL honor - UPI Archives . UPI . April 23, 2023 . January 22, 2001.
16. Web site: COLORADO'S PETER FORSBERG NAMED NHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK . Colorado Avalanche . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021015190420/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr101126143957.html . October 15, 2002 . February 26, 2001.
17. Web site: Sakic earns weekly player honor - UPI Archives . UPI . April 23, 2023 . March 26, 2001.
18. Web site: Sakic named Player of the Week . TSN.ca . April 23, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010417102805/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/COL/readstory.asp?story_id=902354 . April 17, 2001 . April 9, 2001.
19. Web site: 2000-01 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 11, 2024.
20. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . May 17, 2023.
21. Web site: History of NHL trades by the Colorado Avalanche for 2000-01 - NHL Trade Tracker . 2022-06-15 . www.nhltradetracker.com.
22. Web site: AVALANCHE ACQUIRES A FIRST, TWO SECOND ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS, AND DEFENSEMAN NOLAN PRATT FROM THE CAROLINA HURRICANES . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831184216/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100524134437.html . August 31, 2001 . June 24, 2000.
23. Web site: Rangers get Gusarov from Colorado - UPI Archives . UPI . November 24, 2023 . December 28, 2000.
24. Web site: AVALANCHE ACQUIRES MUIR . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831151721/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr101024104351.html . August 31, 2001 . January 24, 2001.
25. Web site: COLORADO AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DEFENSEMAN ROB BLAKE AND FORWARD STEVEN REINPRECHT . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831175354/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10112205934.html . August 31, 2001 . February 22, 2001.
26. Web site: AVALANCHE ACQUIRES DEFENSEMAN BRENT THOMPSON . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831204312/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10123175547.html . August 31, 2001 . March 3, 2001.
27. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS SIX . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831203235/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10072132141.html . August 31, 2001 . August 2, 2000.
28. Web site: FREE AGENTS KELLY FAIRCHILD & JOEL PRPIC SIGN CONTRACTS . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831152841/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100729151750.html . August 31, 2001 . August 29, 2000.
29. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS FORWARD BRAD LARSEN AND DEFENSEMAN STEWART MALGUNAS TO CONTRACTS . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831174202/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10085172116.html . August 31, 2001 . September 5, 2000.
30. Web site: RICK TABARACCI & JEFF ODGERS SELECTED IN NHL EXPANSION DRAFT . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831183034/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100523191644.html . August 31, 2001 . June 23, 2000.
31. Web site: Wild Sign Right Wing Christian Matte . AP NEWS . May 17, 2023 . July 11, 2000.
32. Web site: TRANSACTIONS . The New York Times . May 17, 2023 . July 13, 2000 . DALLAS STARS--Signed… D Sami Helenius to a one-year contract..
33. Web site: Frei . Terry . Andreychuk rejoins Sabres . Denver Post . May 17, 2023 . July 14, 2000.
34. Web site: Blue Jackets Sign C Serge Aubin . AP NEWS . May 17, 2023 . July 20, 2000.
35. Web site: Sports transactions . Deseret News . May 17, 2023 . August 25, 2000 . COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed D Kevin Dahl, D Mike Gaul and LW Mike Maneluk to free-agent contracts..
36. , retrieved May 17, 2023
37. , retrieved May 17, 2023
38. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS DEFENSEMAN RAYMOND BOURQUE . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831182108/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10051695910.html . August 31, 2001 . June 14, 2000.
39. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS TWO RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831194740/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10062615114.html . August 31, 2001 . July 26, 2000.
40. Web site: 2000 Free Agents List . NHLPA.com . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000918001104/http://www.nhlpa.com/content/2k_freeagents/freeagents_team.asp . September 18, 2000.
41. Web site: NHL - Avs avoid salary arbitration with Sakic . ESPN.com . May 17, 2023 . August 15, 2000 . Defenseman Jon Klemm was awarded $900,000 by an arbitrator, and the recently acquired Nolan Pratt was awarded $550,000..
42. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS JOE SAKIC; AVOIDS ARBITRATION . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010628172044/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100714155417.html . June 28, 2001 . August 14, 2000.
43. Web site: AVALANCHE AND ADAM DEADMARSH AGREE TO TERMS ON LONG-TERM CONTRACT . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831201605/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10071516424.html . August 31, 2001 . August 15, 2000.
44. Web site: MILAN HEJDUK AGREES TO TERMS WITH AVALANCHE ON A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010628163228/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr1008611827.html . June 28, 2001 . September 6, 2000.
45. Web site: CHRIS DRURY AGREES TO TERMS WITH AVALANCHE ON A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831161102/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100816231653.html . August 31, 2001 . September 16, 2000.
46. Web site: ADAM FOOTE AGREES TO LONG-TERM CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE COLORADO AVALANCHE . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010628161404/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr100827215414.html . June 28, 2001 . September 27, 2000.
47. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS 1999 DRAFTEE JORDAN KRESTANOVICH . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831192103/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr10011181330.html . August 31, 2001 . December 18, 2000.
48. Web site: AVALANCHE SIGNS VACLAV NEDOROST . Colorado Avalanche . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010831162136/http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/nr101326153235.html . August 31, 2001 . April 26, 2001.
49. Web site: 2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . April 19, 2023.