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 Marc Crawford.

Who is the captain of Colorado Avalanche?

The captain of Colorado Avalanche is Joe Sakic.

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 Pierre Lacroix.

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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1997-1998 Season

Colorado Avalanche were 39-26-17 in the 1997-98 NHL season with 95 points, 6th overall.

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1997-1998 Colorado Avalanche Player Stats

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Colorado Avalanche — 1997-1998 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Peter Forsberg (C)	72	25	66	91	94	6	7	6	5	11	12	3
2.		Valeri Kamensky (LW)	75	26	40	66	60	-2	7	2	3	5	18	1
3.		Joe Sakic (C)	64	27	36	63	50	0	6	2	3	5	6	0
4.		Claude Lemieux (RW)	78	26	27	53	115	-7	7	3	3	6	8	2
5.		Sandis Ozolins (D)	66	13	38	51	65	-12	7	0	7	7	14	-3
6.		Adam Deadmarsh (RW)	73	22	21	43	125	0	7	2	0	2	4	-1
7.		Éric Lacroix (LW)	82	16	15	31	84	0	7	0	0	0	6	-2
8.		Uwe Krupp (D)	78	9	22	31	38	21	7	0	1	1	4	2
9.		René Corbet (LW)	68	16	12	28	133	8	2	0	0	0	2	0
10.		Stéphane Yelle (C)	81	7	15	22	48	-10	7	1	0	1	12	-3
11.		Jari Kurri (RW)	70	5	17	22	12	-10	4	0	0	0	0	-1
12.		Adam Foote (D)	77	3	14	17	124	-3	7	0	0	0	23	-1
13.		Éric Messier (D/LW)	62	4	12	16	20	4
14.		Jon Klemm (D)	67	6	8	14	30	-3	4	0	0	0	0	1
15.		Alexei Gusarov (D)	72	4	10	14	42	9	7	0	1	1	6	1
16.		Jeff Odgers (RW)	68	5	8	13	213	5	6	0	0	0	25	-1
17.		Shean Donovan (RW)	47	5	7	12	48	3
18.		Keith Jones (RW)	23	3	7	10	22	-4	7	0	0	0	13	-1
19.		Sylvain Lefebvre (D)	81	0	10	10	48	2	7	0	0	0	4	-1
20.		Josef Marha (C/D)	11	2	5	7	4	0
21.		Aaron Miller (D)	55	2	2	4	51	0	7	0	0	0	8	0
22.		Mike Ricci (C)	6	0	4	4	2	0
23.		Tom Fitzgerald (RW)	11	2	1	3	22	0	7	0	1	1	20	-2
24.		François Leroux (D)	50	1	2	3	140	-3
25.		Wade Belak (RW/D)	8	1	1	2	27	-3
26.		Yves Sarault (LW)	2	1	0	1	0	1
27.		Pascal Trépanier (D)	15	0	1	1	18	-2
28.		Brad Larsen (LW)	1	0	0	0	0	0
29.		Christian Matte (RW)	5	0	0	0	6	0
30.		Warren Rychel (LW)	8	0	0	0	23	-1	6	0	0	0	24	-2

Colorado Avalanche — 1997-1998 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Craig Billington (G)	23	2.32	.923	8	7	4	1	1162:00	543	1	0.00	.000
2.		Patrick Roy (G)	65	2.39	.916	31	19	13	4	3835:00	1672	7	2.51	.906
3.		Petr Franek (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1997-1998 Colorado Avalanche Staff

Head CoachMarc Crawford
Asst. CoachJacques Cloutier
Asst. CoachPaul Fixter
Asst. CoachMike Foligno
General ManagerPierre Lacroix
Asst. General ManagerFrançois Giguère
Amateur ScoutDon Paarup
Asst. Athletic TrainerMatthew Sokolowski
Asst. Equipment ManagerChris Moody
BroadcasterMike Haynes
BroadcasterNorm Jones
BroadcasterJohn Kelly
BroadcasterPeter McNab
Dir. of Player PersonnelMichel Goulet
Dir. of ScoutingDave Draper
Head Athletic TrainerPat Karns

1997-1998 Colorado Avalanche Captains

"C"

Joe Sakic

"A"

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1997-1998 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

1997-1998 Colorado Avalanche Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
3 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Colorado Avalanche: 3 891 GP
NHL: 11 413 GP
WC: 236 GP
OG: 75 GP
SHL: 151 GP
Liiga: 115 GP
Czechia: 135 GP
AHL: 2 881 GP
DEL: 5 GP
NL: 12 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 — 1997-1998 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Montréal Canadiens	Colorado Avalanche	-	NHL
11/12/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Ottawa Senators	Colorado Avalanche	-	NHL
11/10/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Colorado Avalanche	3 - 6	NHL
11/07/2026 09:00 PM GMT-5	Colorado Avalanche	Detroit Red Wings	4 - 0	NHL
11/05/2026 09:30 PM GMT-5	Colorado Avalanche	Nashville Predators	2 - 3 (OT 62:18)	NHL

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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	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	19	11	0	-	2	6	24	78	59	1.26	5	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	48	7	-	11	16	121	302	203	1.48	1	Conference Final loss
2024-2025	NHL	82	40	9	-	4	29	102	277	234	1.24	5	Conference QF loss
2023-2024	NHL	82	42	8	-	7	25	107	304	254	1.3	4	Conference SF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	36	15	-	7	24	109	280	226	1.33	3	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	46	10	-	7	19	119	312	234	1.45	1	Champion
2020-2021	NHL	56	39	-	-	4	13	82	197	133	1.46	1	Conference SF loss
2019-2020	NHL	70	42	-	-	8	20	92	237	191	1.31	3	Conference SF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	38	-	-	14	30	90	260	246	1.1	17	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	43	-	-	9	30	95	257	237	1.16	17	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NHL	82	22	-	-	4	56	48	166	278	0.59	30	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	39	-	-	4	39	82	216	240	1	21	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	39	-	-	12	31	90	219	227	1.1	21	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NHL	82	52	-	-	8	22	112	250	220	1.37	3	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	16	-	-	7	25	39	116	152	0.81	29	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	41	-	-	6	35	88	208	220	1.07	20	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	NHL	82	30	-	-	8	44	68	227	288	0.83	29	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	43	-	-	9	30	95	244	233	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	32	-	-	5	45	69	199	257	0.84	28	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	44	-	-	7	31	95	231	219	1.16	10	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	44	-	-	7	31	95	272	251	1.16	14	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	43	-	-	9	30	95	283	257	1.16	13	Conference SF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	40	-	13	7	22	100	236	198	1.22	10	Conference SF loss
2002-2003	NHL	82	42	-	13	8	19	105	251	194	1.28	7	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	45	-	8	1	28	99	212	169	1.21	4	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	52	-	10	4	16	118	270	192	1.44	1	Champion
1999-2000	NHL	82	42	-	11	1	28	96	233	201	1.17	9	Conference Final loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	44	-	10	-	28	98	239	205	1.2	4	Conference Final loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	39	-	17	-	26	95	231	205	1.16	7	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	49	-	9	-	24	107	277	205	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	TP	PIM
1.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	14	9	17	26	10
2.	Denis Malgin (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	18	6	18	24	10
3.	Mikko Rantanen (F)	2026-2027	Dallas Stars	NHL	17	9	12	21	16
4.	Nikolai Kovalenko (F)	2026-2027	CSKA Moskva	KHL	24	8	10	18	17
5.	Sven Andrighetto (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions	NL	16	4	14	18	2
6.	Ryan O'Reilly (F)	2026-2027	Nashville Predators	NHL	19	7	10	17	10
7.	Jere Innala (F)	2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	19	10	6	16	6
8.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	19	3	13	16	6
9.	Mikhail Grigorenko (F)	2026-2027	Traktor Chelyabinsk	KHL	24	7	8	15	2
10.	Tristen Nielsen (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Eagles	AHL	16	4	11	15	12

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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	30.55
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	29.58
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	28.55
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.89
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	28.72

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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)	969	430	742	1172
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)	969	430	742	1172
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)	817	269	349	618

Franchise All-Time Assists

Colorado Avalanche — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	969	430	742	1172
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)	817	269	618	657
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)	969	430	742	1172
3.	Joe Sakic (F)	870	391	624	1015
4.	Gabriel Landeskog (F)	817	269	349	618
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	P/GP
1.	Theo Fleury (F)	15	10	24	1.60
2.	Peter Forsberg (F)	544	202	705	1.30
3.	Nathan MacKinnon (F)	969	430	1172	1.21
4.	Martin Nečas (F)	127	59	152	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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	P/GP	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"	174 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	5'11"	179 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"	185 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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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)