What league does Colorado Avalanche play in?

Colorado Avalanche play in the NHL.

When was Colorado Avalanche founded?

Colorado Avalanche was founded in 1995 in Denver, CO, USA, USA.

Where is Colorado Avalanche based?

Colorado Avalanche is based in Denver, CO, USA.

Who is the head coach of Colorado Avalanche?

The head coach of Colorado Avalanche is Joe Sacco.

Who is the captain of Colorado Avalanche?

The captain of Colorado Avalanche is Gabriel Landeskog.

What arena does Colorado Avalanche play in?

Colorado Avalanche play their home games at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, USA.

Who is the general manager of Colorado Avalanche?

The general manager of Colorado Avalanche is Greg Sherman.

What are the team colors of Colorado Avalanche?

The team colors of Colorado Avalanche are Burgundy + Steel Blue + Black + Silver + White.

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2012-2013 Season

Colorado Avalanche were 16-25-7 in the 2012-13 NHL season with 39 points, 29th overall.

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2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche Player Stats

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Colorado Avalanche — 2012-2013 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau (RW)	48	18	25	43	38	-11
2.		Matt Duchene (C/W)	47	17	26	43	12	-12
3.		Paul Stastny (C)	40	9	15	24	14	-7
4.		Jamie McGinn (LW)	47	11	11	22	26	-13
5.		John Mitchell (C/LW)	47	10	10	20	18	5
6.		Ryan O'Reilly (C)	29	6	14	20	4	-3
7.		Gabriel Landeskog (LW/RW)	36	9	8	17	22	-4
8.		Tyson Barrie (D)	32	2	11	13	10	-11
9.		Cody McLeod (LW)	48	8	4	12	83	4
10.		Milan Hejduk (RW)	29	4	7	11	0	-7
11.		Jan Hejda (D)	46	1	9	10	28	-3
12.		Chuck Kobasew (RW)	37	5	4	9	21	6
13.		David Jones (RW)	33	3	6	9	6	-11
14.		Aaron Palushaj (RW/LW)	25	2	7	9	8	-2
15.		Mark Olver (C/LW)	32	4	2	6	6	-5
16.		Matt Hunwick (D)	43	0	6	6	16	4
17.		Greg Zanon (D)	44	0	6	6	28	-16
18.		Patrick Bordeleau (LW)	46	2	3	5	70	-7
19.		Stefan Elliott (D)	18	1	3	4	2	-3
20.		Ryan O'Byrne (D)	34	1	3	4	54	-8
21.		Shane O'Brien (D)	28	0	4	4	60	0
22.		Erik Johnson (D)	31	0	4	4	18	-3
23.		Ryan Wilson (D)	12	0	3	3	8	4
24.		Brad Malone (C/LW)	13	1	1	2	16	-7
25.		David Van Der Gulik (LW/RW)	9	0	2	2	6	2
26.		Tomas Vincour (RW/C)	2	0	1	1	2	-1
27.		Steve Downie (RW)	2	0	1	1	6	1
28.		Mike Sgarbossa (C)	6	0	0	0	4	-3

Colorado Avalanche — 2012-2013 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Sami Aittokallio (G)	1	2.45	.920	0	0	0	0	49:00	23
2.		Jean-Sébastien Giguère (G)	18	2.84	.908	5	4	4	0	908:00	426
3.		Semyon Varlamov (G)	35	3.02	.903	11	21	3	3	1950:00	909
4.		Calvin Pickard (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche Staff

Head CoachJoe Sacco
Asst. CoachTim Army
Asst. CoachDavid Quinn
Goaltending CoachKirk McLean
General ManagerGreg Sherman
Team ManagerErin DeGraff
Amateur ScoutJohn Harrington
Amateur ScoutRick Lanz
Amateur ScoutDon Paarup
Amateur ScoutGuy Perron
Amateur ScoutNeil Shea
Asst. Athletic TrainerScott Woodward
Asst. Equipment ManagerCliff Halstead
Asst. Equipment ManagerBrad Lewkow
BroadcasterMike Haynes
BroadcasterPeter McNab

2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche Captains

"C"

Gabriel Landeskog

"A"

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2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche Demographics

Colorado Avalanche Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Burgundy + Steel Blue + Black + Silver + White
Town: Denver, CO, USA Map
Founded: 1995

2012-2013 Colorado Avalanche Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
4 players
3 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Colorado Avalanche: 4 431 GP
NHL: 8 159 GP
WC: 204 GP
OG: 32 GP
SHL: 22 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 17 GP
Liiga: 28 GP
KHL: 28 GP
Czechia: 491 GP
AHL: 3 535 GP
DEL: 19 GP
NL: 4 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Colorado Eagles (AHL)
New Mexico Goatheads (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Capacity: 17 809
Construction Year: 1999

Colorado Avalanche Games

Colorado Avalanche — 2012-2013 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/10/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Toronto Maple Leafs	-	NHL
10/09/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Calgary Flames	Colorado Avalanche	-	NHL
10/07/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Winnipeg Jets	Colorado Avalanche	-	NHL
10/04/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Colorado Avalanche	St. Louis Blues	6 - 1	NHL
10/01/2026 02:00 AM UTC	Colorado Avalanche	Los Angeles Kings	8 - 4	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Colorado Avalanche — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/27/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nick Blankenburg (D)	Toronto Maple Leafs	Details
08/28/2026	Extension		Cale Makar (D)		Details
07/20/2026	Confirmed	joining	Georgi Merkulov (F)	Boston Bruins	Details
07/14/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ronnie Attard (D)	Detroit Red Wings	Details
07/13/2026	Extension		Fabian Lysell (F)		Details
07/08/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Danil Gushchin (F)	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Details
07/05/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jacob MacDonald (D)	Washington Capitals	Details
07/05/2026	Confirmed	joining	Christian Wolanin (D)	Providence Bruins	Details

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Colorado Avalanche History and Standings

Colorado Avalanche — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	2	2	0	-	0	0	14	5	4	2	6	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	48	16	-	7	11	302	203	121	1.48	1	Conference Final loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	40	29	-	9	4	277	234	102	1.24	5	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	NHL	82	42	25	-	8	7	304	254	107	1.3	4	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	36	24	-	15	7	280	226	109	1.33	3	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	46	19	-	10	7	312	234	119	1.45	1	Champion
2020-2021	NHL	56	39	13	-	-	4	197	133	82	1.46	1	Conference SF loss
2019-2020	NHL	70	42	20	-	-	8	237	191	92	1.31	3	Conference SF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	38	30	-	-	14	260	246	90	1.1	17	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	257	237	95	1.16	17	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	22	56	-	-	4	166	278	48	0.59	30	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	39	39	-	-	4	216	240	82	1	21	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	39	31	-	-	12	219	227	90	1.1	21	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	52	22	-	-	8	250	220	112	1.37	3	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	16	25	-	-	7	116	152	39	0.81	29	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	41	35	-	-	6	208	220	88	1.07	20	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	30	44	-	-	8	227	288	68	0.83	29	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	244	233	95	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	32	45	-	-	5	199	257	69	0.84	28	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	44	31	-	-	7	231	219	95	1.16	10	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	44	31	-	-	7	272	251	95	1.16	14	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	283	257	95	1.16	13	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	40	22	13	-	7	236	198	100	1.22	10	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	42	19	13	-	8	251	194	105	1.28	7	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	45	28	8	-	1	212	169	99	1.21	4	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	52	16	10	-	4	270	192	118	1.44	1	Champion
1999-2000	NHL	82	42	28	11	-	1	233	201	96	1.17	9	Conference Final loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	44	28	10	-	-	239	205	98	1.2	4	Conference Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	39	26	17	-	-	231	205	95	1.16	7	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	49	24	9	-	-	277	205	107	1.3	1	Conference Final loss

Colorado Avalanche Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Colorado Avalanche — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	6	6	10	16	2
2.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	8	3	10	13	6
3.	Lukas Sedlak (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Extraliga	9	4	5	9	6
4.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	12	4	5	9	8
5.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	8	2	7	9	2
6.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	10	1	8	9	2
7.	Dylan Sikura (F)	2026-2027	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	13	1	8	9	4
8.	Marko Dano (F)	2026-2027	HC Oceláři Třinec	Extraliga	8	1	7	8	4
9.	Tomas Tatar (F)	2026-2027	EV Zug	NL	6	4	3	7	2
10.	Fredrik Olofsson (F)	2026-2027	Rögle BK	SHL	6	1	6	7	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Colorado Avalanche — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	30.41
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	29.52
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	28.45
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.78
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	28.64

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	952	422	725	1147
2.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	624	1015
3.	Milan Hejduk (F)	1020	375	430	805
4.	Peter Forsberg (F)	544	202	503	705
5.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	619	287	394	681

Franchise All-Time Goals

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	952	422	725	1147
2.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	624	1015
3.	Milan Hejduk (F)	1020	375	430	805
4.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	619	287	394	681
5.	Gabriel Landeskog (F)	800	263	345	608

Franchise All-Time Assists

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	952	422	725	1147
2.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	624	1015
3.	Peter Forsberg (F)	544	202	503	705
4.	Milan Hejduk (F)	1020	375	430	805
5.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	619	287	394	681

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Cody McLeod (F)	658	66	117	1357
2.	Adam Foote (D)	760	48	221	948
3.	Adam Deadmarsh (F)	405	129	271	667
4.	Gabriel Landeskog (F)	800	263	608	648
5.	Jeff Odgers (F)	205	8	21	634

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Milan Hejduk (F)	1020	375	430	805
2.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	952	422	725	1147
3.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	624	1015
4.	Gabriel Landeskog (F)	800	263	345	608
5.	Adam Foote (D)	760	48	173	221

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Theo Fleury (F)	15	10	24	1.60
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	544	202	705	1.30
3.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	952	422	1147	1.20
4.	Martin Nečas (F)	110	51	132	1.20
5.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	1015	1.17

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	51	89	140	1.71	42
2.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2025-2026	NHL	80	53	74	127	1.59	39
3.	Joe Sakic (F)	1995-1996	NHL	82	51	69	120	1.46	44
4.	Joe Sakic (F)	2000-2001	NHL	82	54	64	118	1.44	30
5.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2024-2025	NHL	79	32	84	116	1.47	41

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	2022-2023	NHL	82	55	50	105	1.28	82
2.	Joe Sakic (F)	2000-2001	NHL	82	54	64	118	1.44	30
3.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2025-2026	NHL	80	53	74	127	1.59	39
4.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	51	89	140	1.71	42
5.	Joe Sakic (F)	1995-1996	NHL	82	51	69	120	1.46	44

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2023-2024	NHL	82	51	89	140	1.71	42
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	1995-1996	NHL	82	30	86	116	1.41	47
3.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2024-2025	NHL	79	32	84	116	1.47	41
4.	Peter Forsberg (F)	2002-2003	NHL	75	29	77	106	1.41	70
5.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	2025-2026	NHL	80	53	74	127	1.59	39

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jeff Odgers (F)	1998-1999	NHL	75	2	3	5	0.07	259
2.	Chris Simon (F)	1995-1996	NHL	64	16	18	34	0.53	250
3.	Jeff Odgers (F)	1997-1998	NHL	68	5	8	13	0.19	213
4.	Brent Severyn (D)	1996-1997	NHL	66	1	4	5	0.08	193
5.	Cody McLeod (F)	2014-2015	NHL	82	7	5	12	0.15	191

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

Colorado Avalanche — Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections
rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
2	#43	Egor Shilov (F)	04/30/2008	Tyumen, RUS	6'1"	176 lbs
3	#74	Beckett Hamilton (F)	03/28/2008	Humboldt, SK, CAN	5'11"	170 lbs
4	#126	Tobias Tvrznik (G)	07/29/2007	Litomerice, CZE	6'4"	181 lbs
4	#128	Axel Elofsson (D)	06/03/2008	Ulricehamn, SWE	5'10"	170 lbs
5	#140	Cole Tuminaro (D)	01/24/2007	South Beloit, IL, USA	6'4"	225 lbs
5	#152	Teddy Lechner (D)	08/22/2008	Bloomington, MN, USA	6'2"	170 lbs
7	#195	Shawn Carrier (F)	03/14/2007	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	5'11"	187 lbs
7	#214	Ondřej Ruml (D)	03/25/2008	Boskovice, CZE	6'0"	172 lbs
7	#215	Alexandre Raymond (G)	11/13/2007	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'4"	201 lbs
2025
3	#77	Francesco Dell'Elce (D)	06/23/2005	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
4	#118	Linus Funck (D)	05/10/2007	Luleå, SWE	6'3"	194 lbs
7	#214	Nolan Roed (F)	10/25/2005	White Bear Lake, MN, USA	5'11"	185 lbs
2024
2	#38	Ilya Nabokov (G)	03/27/2003	Kasli, RUS	6'1"	181 lbs
3	#76	Will Zellers (F)	04/04/2006	Maple Grove, MN, USA	6'0"	181 lbs
4	#121	Jake Fisher (F)	03/27/2005	Woodbury, MN, USA	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#132	Louka Cloutier (G)	08/22/2006	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'2"	172 lbs
5	#137	Ivan Yunin (G)	05/06/2006	Omsk, RUS	6'2"	194 lbs
5	#161	Max Curran (F)	08/27/2006	Praha, CZE	6'3"	194 lbs
6	#185	Tory Pitner (D)	03/06/2006	Greenwich, CT, USA	6'1"	190 lbs
7	#215	Christian Humphreys (F)	02/04/2006	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	5'11"	170 lbs
7	#217	Nikita Prishchepov (F)	02/20/2004	Orenburg, RUS	6'1"	194 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2022 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko Rantanen
Gabriel Landeskog - Nazem Kadri - Valeri Nichushkin
Alex Newhook - J.T. Compher - André Burakovsky
Andrew Cogliano - Darren Helm - Logan O'Connor

Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Bowen Byram - Erik Johnson
Jack Johnson - Josh Manson

Darcy Kuemper
(Pavel Francouz)

2001 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Alex Tanguay - Joe Sakic - Milan Hejduk
Chris Drury - Peter Forsberg - Ville Nieminen
Shjon Podein - Stéphane Yelle - Éric Messier
Dave Reid/Chris Dingman - Steven Reinprecht - Dan Hinote

Ray Bourque - Adam Foote
Martin Škoula - Rob Blake
Greg de Vries - Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(David Aebischer)

1996 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Valeri Kamensky - Peter Forsberg - Claude Lemieux
Adam Deadmarsh - Joe Sakic - Scott Young
Troy Murray/Dave Hannan - Stéphane Yelle - Mike Keane
Chris Simon - Mike Ricci - René Corbet/Warren Rychel

Andrei Gusarov - Adam Foote
Sandis Ozolinsh - Uwe Krupp
Sylvain Lefebvre - Curtis Leschyshyn/Jon Klemm

Patrick Roy
(Stéphane Fiset)