List of Colorado Avalanche award winners explained

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Awards:38
Stanley:3
Campbell:3
Ross:1
Calder:6
Smythe:3
Hart:3
Adams:2
Gm:1
Clancy:1
Norris:1
Byng:3
Patrick:1
Jennings:1
Lindsay:2
Richard:1
Plusminus:2
Presidents:3
Roadperformer:1

This is a list of Colorado Avalanche award winners. It also includes players and data from the previous incarnation of the franchise, the Quebec Nordiques.

League awards

Team trophies

Award! scope="col"
DescriptionTimes wonSeasonsReferences
Stanley CupNHL championship3,, [1] [2]
Presidents' TrophyMost regular season points3,, [3] [4]
Clarence S. Campbell BowlWestern Conference playoff championship3,, [5]
Avco World Trophy (WHA)WHA championship1[6]

Individual awards

Award! scope="col" class="unsortable"
DescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences
Regular season scoring champion[7] [8]
Bill Hunter Trophy (WHA)Regular season scoring champion1975–76[9]
1977–78
1976–77
1978–79
Rookie of the year[10] [11]
Conn Smythe TrophyMost valuable player of the playoffs[12] [13]
Dennis A. Murphy Trophy (WHA)Top defenseman1972–73[14]
1974–75
Gordie Howe Trophy (WHA)Most valuable player1975–76[15]
1977–78
Hart Memorial TrophyMost valuable player to his team during the regular season[16] [17]
Jack Adams AwardNational Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success."[18]
James Norris Memorial TrophyTop defenseman during the regular season[19] [20]
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year AwardTop general manager[21]
King Clancy Memorial TrophyLeadership qualities on and off the ice and humanitarian contributions within their community[22] [23]
Lady Byng Memorial TrophyGentlemanly conduct[24] [25]
Maurice "Rocket" Richard TrophyMost goals in the regular season[26] [27]
NHL Plus-Minus Award[28]
Sheraton Road Performer AwardMost road points during the regular season[29]
Ted Lindsay AwardMost valuable player as chosen by the players[30]
WHA Playoff MVP (WHA)Most valuable player of the playoffs1976–77[31]
William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season[32] [33]

All-Stars

WHA First and Second Team All-Stars

Player! scope="col"
PositionSelectionsSeasonTeam
11974–752nd
11978–792nd
41975–762nd
1976–772nd
1977–782nd
1978–791st
41974–752nd
1975–761st
1976–771st
1977–781st
31973–742nd
1974–751st
1975–761st

NHL first and second team All-Stars

The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Player! scope="col"
PositionSelectionsSeasonTeam
22nd
2nd
11st
31st
1st
1st
52nd
1st
1st
1st
2nd
12nd
32nd
2nd
1st
41st
1st
2nd
2nd
11st
12nd
11st
31st
1st
1st
12nd

NHL All-Rookie Team

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

All-Star Game selections

The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Thirty-three All-Star Games have been held since the Colorado Avalanche entered the NHL as the Quebec Nordiques in 1979, with at least one player chosen to represent the franchise in each year except 2012. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages, 2006, 2010, and 2014 because of the Winter Olympic Games, and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[34] Colorado has hosted one of the games. The 51st was held at the Pepsi Center.

Colorado Avalanche franchise players and coaches selected to the All-Star Game[37]
GameYearNamePositionReferences
32nd1980[38]
33rd1981[39]
34th1982[40]
35th1983[41]
36th1984[42]
37th1985[43]
38th1986[44]
39th1988[45]
40th1989[46]
41st1990[47]
42nd1991[48]
43rd1992[49]
44th1993[50]
45th1994[51]
46th1996[52]
47th1997 (Did not play)[53]
(Did not play)
48th1998[54]
49th1999[55]
50th2000[56]
51st2001[57]
52nd2002[58]
53rd2003[59]
54th2004[60]
55th2007[61]
56th2008 (Did not play)[62]
57th2009[63]
58th2011[64]
59th2012No Avalanche selected[65]
60th2015[66]
61st2016[67]
62nd2017[68]
63rd2018[69]
64th2019[70] [71] [72]
(Did not play)
65th2020[73] [74]
66th2022[75] [76]
(Did not play)
67th2023[77] [78]
68th2024[79] [80]

All-Star Game replacement events

The Quebec Nordiques hosted Rendez-vous '87 at Le Colisée.[35]

Quebec Nordiques players and coaches selected to All-Star Game replacement events
EventYearNamePositionReferences
1987[81]
(Did not play)

Career achievements

Hockey Hall of Fame

The following is a list of Colorado Avalanche and Quebec Nordiques who have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.[82] [83]

Individual! scope="col"
CategoryYear inductedYears with Avalanche franchise in categoryReferences
Player20172000[84]
Player20142001–2006[85]
Player20042000–2001[86]
Player20141994–2004, 2008, 2011[87]
Player19981979–1990[88]
Player20202014–2017[89]
Player20172003–2004[90]
Player20011997–1998[91]
Builder20231994–2013[92]
Player19881989–1991[93]
Player20061995–2003[94]
Player20121988–2009[95]
Player20172003–2004[96]
Player19981980–1990[97]
Player20121990–1994[98]
Player20232005–2007[99]

Lester Patrick Trophy

The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States.[100] This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Colorado Avalanche in any capacity and have also received the Lester Patrick Trophy.

Individual! scope="col"
Year honoredYears with AvalancheReferences
20032000–2001

United States Hockey Hall of Fame

See main article: List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

Individual! scope="col"
Year inductedYears with AvalancheReferences
20151998–2002[101]
20171992–1997[102]

Retired numbers

See also: List of NHL retired numbers. The Colorado Avalanche have retired six of their jersey numbers. The four numbers retired by the franchise when they were in Quebec – J. C. Tremblay's number 3, Marc Tardif's number 8, Michel Goulet's number 16, and Peter Stastny's number 26[103] – were un-retired and put back into circulation when the franchise moved to Colorado.[104] Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000.[105] Gretzky did not play for the Avalanche franchise during his 20-year NHL career and no player in franchise history had ever worn the number 99 prior to its retirement.[104] [106]

Number! scope="col"
PlayerPositionYears with Avalanche franchise as a playerDate of retirement ceremonyReferences
191988–2009October 1, 2009[107]
211994–2004, 2008, 2011October 8, 2011[108]
231998–2013January 6, 2018[109]
331995–2003October 28, 2003[110]
521991–2004, 2008–2011November 2, 2013[111]
772000–2001November 24, 2001[112]

Defunct team awards

O'Keefe Cup

The O'Keefe Cup was an annual award given to the player who earned the most points from Star of the game selections throughout the regular season. It was discontinued when the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.[113]

SeasonWinner
1979–80Real Cloutier
1980–81Peter Stastny
1981–82Peter Stastny
1982–83Michel Goulet
1983–84Peter Stastny
1984–85Michel Goulet
SeasonWinner
1985–86Peter Stastny
1986–87Michel Goulet
1987–88Peter Stastny
1988–89Paul Gillis
1989–90Joe Sakic
1990–91Joe Sakic
SeasonWinner
1991–92Mats Sundin
1992–93Mats Sundin
1993–94Joe Sakic
1994–95Joe Sakic

Other awards

Award! scope="col" class="unsortable"
DescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences
Best NHL Player ESPY AwardBest NHL player of the last calendar year1997[114]
Golden Hockey StickBest Czech player
Viking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL[115] [116]

Notes

Shared with Patrik Elias of the New Jersey Devils.

References

Notes and References

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