1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season

1995–96 Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference2nd Western
1995–96 record47–25–10
Home record24–10–7
Road record23–15–3
Goals for326
Goals against240
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachMarc Crawford
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsMike Ricci
Sylvain Lefebvre
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Average attendance16,017 (99.7%)
Total: 656,708
Minor league affiliateCornwall Aces (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (51)
AssistsPeter Forsberg (86)
PointsJoe Sakic (120)
Penalty minutesChris Simon (250)
Plus/minusCurtis Leschyshyn (+32)
WinsPatrick Roy
Stephane Fiset (22)
Goals against averagePatrick Roy (2.68)

The 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season was the first season of the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise after relocating from Quebec City to Denver. As a result, the Avalanche were reassigned to the Pacific Division of the NHL's Western Conference.

Regular season

The Avalanche played their first game in the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver on October 6, 1995, winning 3–2 against the Detroit Red Wings.[1] With the team led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg and defenseman Adam Foote on the ice, Pierre Lacroix as the general manager, and Marc Crawford as the head coach.

The season was marked by the trade of Mike Keane and Patrick Roy from the Montreal Canadiens on December 6 for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky, and Andrei Kovalenko.[2] Keane was the former captain of the Canadiens, and Roy was a 6-time NHL All-Star, 4-time William M. Jennings Trophy winner, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner, and two-time Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1986 Stanley Cup Final and 1993 Stanley Cup Final).[3] Roy demanded a trade from the Canadiens after he felt humiliated for being left in a game after surrendering 9 goals during an 11–1 loss against the eventual President Trophy-winning Red Wings on December 9.[2][4] Roy's acquisition would prove pivotal for the Avalanche: he started 38 games, going 22-15-1 with a .909 save percentage and 2.68 goals against average (GAA); in the playoffs, he started all 22 games, going 16–6 with a .921 save percentage, 2.10 GAA, and three shutouts, including the Stanley Cup-deciding triple overtime Game 4.[3]

Playoffs

Quarter-Finals

Colorado won their first-round series against the Vancouver Canucks 4 games to 2.

Semi-Finals

The team advanced to their second-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The series was notable for a mini-feud that developed between the Blackhawks' Jeremy Roenick and Roy. During Game 4, which the Blackhawks lost 2–3 in triple overtime, Roenick was tripped during a breakaway.[5][6] In a media interview after the game, Roecnick said he should have received a penalty shot for being tripped and that Roy would not have been able to stop him, citing Roy's performance in Game 3 (.840 save percentage).[6][7] Upon hearing this, Roy replied:

I can't really hear what Jeremy says because I got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ear.

The Avalanche would go on to win games 5 and 6, eliminating the Blackhawks and advancing to the Western Conference Finals, where they would face the Presidents' Trophy-winning Detroit Red Wings.

Western Conference Finals

Colorado jumped out to an early series lead, winning the first two games on the road before dropping Game 3 at home.[8][9][10] The two teams then alternated wins and losses, with the Red Wings avoiding elimination by winning Game 5 at home.[11][12]

During the first period of Game 6, with the game tied 1-1, the Avalanche's Claude Lemieux boarded Detroit's Kris Draper; Draper hit his head on the boards, breaking multiple bones in his face.[13] Despite Lemieux receiving a 5-minute major penalty and a 10-minute game misconduct, the Avalanche went on to win the game 4-1 and the series four games to two, advancing to the franchise's first Stanley Cup Final.[14] Lemieux's hit on Draper would serve as the inciting incident of the rivalry between the two teams which would last over ten years.[15]

See also: Red Wings - Avalanche rivalry

Stanely Cup Final

In the Stanley Cup Final, the Avalanche met the Florida Panthers, who were also in their first Stanley Cup Final. The Avalanche swept the series 4–0. In Game Four, during the third overtime and after more than 100 minutes of play with no goals, defenseman Uwe Krupp scored to claim the franchise's first Cup.[16] Joe Sakic was the playoff's scoring leader with 34 points (18 goals and 16 assists) and won the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player to his team during the playoffs. The 1996 Stanley Cup was the first major professional championship won by a Denver team.[17] With the Stanley Cup win, Russians Alexei Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky and Swede Peter Forsberg became members of the "Triple Gold Club", the exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the Stanley Cup.[18] The Avalanche were the first NHL team to win a Stanley Cup in their first year after relocating, and the first team to do so since the 1937 Redskins relocated from Boston to Washington, D.C.[19][20][AI-retrieved source]

Milestones

  • December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.[21] It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[22]
  • February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche.[23] Roy stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 4–2 win. After the game, Roy took the game puck and flipped it to Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay.[24]

Season standings

Pacific Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Colorado Avalanche 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
2 Calgary Flames 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
3 Vancouver Canucks 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
5 Edmonton Oilers 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
7 San Jose Sharks 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[25]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[26]
October: 7–3–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
1 October 6 Detroit 2 – 3 Colorado Fiset 1–0–0 2 W
2 October 7 Colorado 2 – 4 Los Angeles Fiset 1–1–0 2 L
3 October 9 Pittsburgh 6 – 6 Colorado OT Fiset 1–1–1 3 T
4 October 11 Boston 1 – 3 Colorado Fiset 2–1–1 5 W
5 October 13 Colorado 1 – 3 Washington Fiset 2–2–1 5 L
6 October 14 Colorado 1 – 4 St. Louis Thibault 2–3–1 5 L
7 October 18 Washington 2 – 4 Colorado Fiset 3–3–1 7 W
8 October 23 Anaheim 1 – 3 Colorado Fiset 4–3–1 9 W
9 October 25 Colorado 3 – 2 Calgary Fiset 5–3–1 11 W
10 October 27 Buffalo 4 – 5 Colorado Fiset 6–3–1 13 W
11 October 30 Colorado 6 – 1 Dallas Thibault 7–3–1 15 W
November: 8–2–3 (home: 3–0–1; road: 5–2–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
12 November 1 Calgary 1 – 6 Colorado Thibault 8–3–1 17 W
13 November 3 Colorado 5 – 2 Winnipeg Fiset 9–3–1 19 W
14 November 5 Colorado 7 – 3 Chicago Fiset 10–3–1 21 W
15 November 9 Dallas 1 – 1 Colorado OT Thibault 10–3–2 22 T
16 November 11 Colorado 8 – 4 Vancouver Fiset 11–3–2 24 W
17 November 15 Colorado 3 – 7 Anaheim Thibault 11–4–2 24 L
18 November 17 Colorado 5 – 3 Calgary Fiset 12–4–2 26 W
19 November 18 Calgary 2 – 5 Colorado Fiset 13–4–2 28 W
20 November 20 Colorado 3 – 3 Edmonton OT Fiset 13–4–3 29 T
21 November 22 Chicago 2 – 6 Colorado Fiset 14–4–3 31 W
22 November 25 Colorado 2 – 2 Montreal OT Thibault 14–4–4 32 T
23 November 28 Colorado 7 – 3 NY Islanders Thibault 15–4–4 34 W
24 November 29 Colorado 3 – 4 New Jersey OT Thibault 15–5–4 34 L
December: 7–6–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Colorado 3 – 5 NY Rangers Thibault 15–6–4 34 L
26 December 3 Dallas 7 – 6 Colorado Fiset 15–7–4 34 L
27 December 5 San Jose 2 – 12 Colorado Fiset 16–7–4 36 W
28 December 7 Edmonton 5 – 3 Colorado Roy 16–8–4 36 L
29 December 9 Colorado 7 – 3 Ottawa Fiset 17–8–4 38 W
30 December 11 Colorado 5 – 1 Toronto Roy 18–8–4 40 W
31 December 13 Colorado 3 – 4 Buffalo Roy 18–9–4 40 L
32 December 15 Colorado 2 – 4 Hartford Fiset 18–10–4 40 L
33 December 18 Vancouver 4 – 2 Colorado Roy 18–11–4 40 L
34 December 20 Colorado 4 – 1 Edmonton Roy 19–11–4 42 W
35 December 22 St. Louis 1 – 2 Colorado Roy 20–11–4 44 W
36 December 23 Colorado 2 – 2 Los Angeles OT Fiset 20–11–5 45 T
37 December 26 Colorado 5 – 1 San Jose Roy 21–11–5 47 W
38 December 29 Toronto 2 – 3 Colorado Roy 22–11–5 49 W
January: 4–4–4 (home: 1–1–4; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
39 January 3 New Jersey 1 – 0 Colorado Roy 22–12–5 49 L
40 January 4 Philadelphia 2 – 2 Colorado OT Fiset 22–12–6 50 T
41 January 6 Colorado 2 – 5 Toronto Roy 22–13–6 50 L
42 January 9 Colorado 3 – 0 Boston Fiset 23–13–6 52 W
43 January 10 Florida 4 – 4 Colorado OT Roy 23–13–7 53 T
44 January 14 Calgary 4 – 4 Colorado OT Fiset 23–13–8 54 T
45 January 16 Colorado 5 – 2 Pittsburgh Roy 24–13–8 56 W
46 January 17 Colorado 2 – 3 Detroit Roy 24–14–8 56 L
47 January 22 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Colorado Roy 25–14–8 58 W
48 January 25 Vancouver 2 – 2 Colorado OT Fiset 25–14–9 59 T
49 January 27 Colorado 4 – 3 San Jose OT Roy 26–14–9 61 W
50 January 31 Colorado 1 – 2 Anaheim Roy 26–15–9 61 L
February: 9–3–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
51 February 1 Winnipeg 4 – 6 Colorado Fiset 27–15–9 63 W
52 February 3 NY Rangers 1 – 7 Colorado Roy 28–15–9 65 W
53 February 5 Montreal 2 – 4 Colorado Roy 29–15–9 67 W
54 February 7 Tampa Bay 4 – 4 Colorado OT Fiset 29–15–10 68 T
55 February 9 Hartford 3 – 2 Colorado OT Roy 29–16–10 68 L
56 February 11 Colorado 5 – 3 Philadelphia Fiset 30–16–10 70 W
57 February 15 Colorado 2 – 4 Tampa Bay Roy 30–17–10 70 L
58 February 16 Colorado 5 – 4 Florida OT Fiset 31–17–10 72 W
59 February 19 Edmonton 5 – 7 Colorado Roy 32–17–10 74 W
60 February 23 Los Angeles 2 – 6 Colorado Fiset 33–17–10 76 W
61 February 25 Ottawa 2 – 4 Colorado Roy 34–17–10 78 W
62 February 26 Anaheim 2 – 3 Colorado Roy 35–17–10 80 W
63 February 29 Colorado 3 – 4 Chicago Roy 35–18–10 80 L
March: 8–5–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
64 March 1 Chicago 3 – 5 Colorado Roy 36–18–10 82 W
65 March 3 Toronto 0 – 4 Colorado Roy 37–18–10 84 W
66 March 5 San Jose 5 – 3 Colorado Fiset 37–19–10 84 L
67 March 8 Detroit 4 – 2 Colorado Roy 37–20–10 84 L
68 March 9 Colorado 7 – 5 Vancouver Fiset 38–20–10 86 W
69 March 13 Colorado 0 – 4 Anaheim Roy 38–21–10 86 L
70 March 17 Edmonton 1 – 8 Colorado Roy 39–21–10 88 W
71 March 19 Colorado 4 – 3 Vancouver Roy 40–21–10 90 W
72 March 20 Colorado 5 – 2 Los Angeles Fiset 41–21–10 92 W
73 March 22 Colorado 0 – 7 Detroit Roy 41–22–10 92 L
74 March 24 Colorado 5 – 2 Winnipeg Roy 42–22–10 94 W
75 March 27 Winnipeg 3 – 1 Colorado Fiset 42–23–10 94 L
76 March 28 Colorado 8 – 3 San Jose Roy 43–23–10 96 W
April: 4–2–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Points Recap
77 April 3 St. Louis 6 – 3 Colorado Roy 43–24–10 96 L
78 April 6 San Jose 1 – 5 Colorado Roy 44–24–10 98 W
79 April 7 Colorado 4 – 1 Dallas Roy 45–24–10 100 W
80 April 10 Anaheim 3 – 7 Colorado Roy 46–24–10 102 W
81 April 11 Colorado 3 – 2 St. Louis Fiset 47–24–10 104 W
82 April 14 Los Angeles 5 – 4 Colorado OT Roy 47–25–10 104 L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[26]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Vancouver Canucks – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 April 16 Vancouver 2 – 5 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 0 W
2 April 18 Vancouver 5 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 1 L
3 April 20 Colorado 4 – 0 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 2 – 1 W
4 April 22 Colorado 3 – 4 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 2 – 2 L
5 April 25 Vancouver 4 – 5 Colorado OT 16,061 Roy 3 – 2 W
6 April 27 Colorado 3 – 2 Vancouver 18,422 Roy 4 – 2 W
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) Chicago Blackhawks – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 May 2 Chicago 3 – 2 Colorado OT 16,061 Roy 0 – 1 L
2 May 4 Chicago 1 – 5 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 1 W
3 May 6 Colorado 3 – 4 Chicago OT 20,797 Roy 1 – 2 L
4 May 8 Colorado 3 – 2 Chicago 3OT 22,454 Roy 2 – 2 W
5 May 11 Chicago 1 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 3 – 2 W
6 May 13 Colorado 4 – 3 Chicago 2OT 21,356 Roy 4 – 2 W
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Avalanche win 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 May 19 Colorado 3 – 2 Detroit OT 19,957 Roy 1 – 0 W
2 May 21 Colorado 3 – 0 Detroit 19,983 Roy 2 – 0 W
3 May 23 Detroit 6 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 2 – 1 L
4 May 25 Detroit 2 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 3 – 1 W
5 May 27 Colorado 2 – 5 Detroit 19,983 Roy 3 – 2 L
6 May 29 Detroit 1 – 4 Colorado 16,061 Roy 4 – 2 W
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E4) Florida Panthers – Avalanche win 4–0
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Attendance Decision Series Recap
1 June 4 Florida 1 – 3 Colorado 16,061 Roy 1 – 0 W
2 June 6 Florida 1 – 8 Colorado 16,061 Roy 2 – 0 W
3 June 8 Colorado 3 – 2 Florida 14,703 Roy 3 – 0 W
4 June 10 Colorado 1 – 0 Florida 3OT 14,703 Roy 4 – 0 W

Legend: W Win L Loss

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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Sakic C 82 51 69 120 14 44 22 18 16 34 10 14
21 Peter Forsberg C 82 30 86 116 26 47 22 10 11 21 10 18
13 Valeri Kamensky LW 81 38 47 85 14 85 22 10 12 22 11 28
22 Claude Lemieux RW 79 39 32 71 14 117 19 5 7 12 5 55
48 Scott Young RW 81 21 39 60 2 50 22 3 12 15 6 10
8 Sandis Ozolinsh† D 66 13 37 50 0 50 22 5 14 19 5 16
18 Adam Deadmarsh RW 78 21 27 48 20 142 22 5 12 17 8 25
12 Chris Simon LW 64 16 18 34 10 250 12 1 2 3 −2 11
26 Stephane Yelle LW 71 13 14 27 15 30 22 1 4 5 2 8
6 Craig Wolanin D 75 7 20 27 25 50 7 1 0 1 2 8
9 Mike Ricci C 62 6 21 27 1 52 22 6 11 17 −1 18
51 Andrei Kovalenko‡ LW 26 11 11 22 11 16 — — — — — —
10 Troy Murray C 63 7 14 21 15 22 8 0 0 0 −4 19
25 Mike Keane† RW 55 10 10 20 1 40 22 3 2 5 1 16
5 Alexei Gusarov D 65 5 15 20 29 56 21 0 9 9 13 12
7 Curtis Leschyshyn D 77 4 15 19 32 73 17 1 2 3 4 8
52 Adam Foote D 73 5 11 16 27 88 22 1 3 4 11 36
2 Sylvain Lefebvre D 75 5 11 16 26 49 22 0 5 5 6 12
25 Martin Rucinsky‡ LW 22 4 11 15 10 14 — — — — — —
24 Jon Klemm D 56 3 12 15 12 20 15 2 1 3 6 0
20 Rene Corbet LW 33 3 6 9 10 33 8 3 2 5 3 2
16 Warren Rychel LW 52 6 2 8 6 147 12 1 0 1 4 23
11 Owen Nolan‡ RW 9 4 4 8 −3 9 — — — — — —
4 Uwe Krupp D 6 0 3 3 4 4 22 4 12 16 5 33
27 John Slaney‡ D 7 0 3 3 2 4 — — — — — —
38 Paul Brousseau RW 8 1 1 2 1 2 — — — — — —
14 Dave Hannan† LW 4 1 0 1 1 2 13 0 2 2 3 2
23 Janne Laukkanen‡ D 3 1 0 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
14 Landon Wilson RW 7 1 0 1 3 6 — — — — — —
35 Stephane Fiset G 37 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
15 Josef Marha C 2 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
55 Anders Myrvold D 4 0 1 1 −2 6 — — — — — —
47 Claude Lapointe‡ C 3 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
31 Aaron Miller D 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
33 Patrick Roy† G 39 0 0 0 4 22 0 0 0 0
41 Jocelyn Thibault‡ G 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = 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.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Stephane Fiset 37 35 22 6 7 1,012 103 2.93 .898 1 2,106:38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0:40
33 Patrick Roy† 39 38 22 15 1 1,130 103 2.68 .909 1 2,305:15 22 22 16 6 649 51 2.10 .921 3 1,453:53
41 Jocelyn Thibault‡ 10 9 3 4 2 222 28 3.01 .874 0 558:22 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Conn Smythe Trophy Joe Sakic [27]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Marc Crawford (coach) [28]
Peter Forsberg
Joe Sakic

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Anders Myrvold October 6, 1995 [29]
Stephane Yelle
Landon Wilson November 29, 1995
Paul Brousseau January 10, 1996
Josef Marha March 17, 1996

Transactions

Trades

July 7, 1995 To Calgary Flames
David Ling
9th round pick in 1995 		To Colorado Avalanche
9th round pick in 1995
July 12, 1995 To Washington Capitals
3rd round pick in 1996 		To Colorado Avalanche
John Slaney
July 12, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
Garth Snow 		To Colorado Avalanche
3rd and 6th round picks in 1996
October 2, 1995 To Washington Capitals
Cash 		To Colorado Avalanche
Warren Rychel
October 3, 1995 To New York Islanders
Wendel Clark 		To Colorado Avalanche
Claude Lemieux
October 5, 1995 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steven Finn 		To Colorado Avalanche
4th round pick in 1997
October 26, 1995 To San Jose Sharks
Owen Nolan 		To Colorado Avalanche
Sandis Ozolinsh
November 1, 1995 To Calgary Flames
Claude Lapointe 		To Colorado Avalanche
7th round pick in 1996
December 6, 1995 To Montreal Canadiens
Andrei Kovalenko
Jocelyn Thibault
Martin Rucinsky 		To Colorado Avalanche
Patrick Roy
Mike Keane
December 28, 1995 To Los Angeles Kings
John Slaney 		To Colorado Avalanche
Conditional draft pick in 1996
January 26, 1996 To Ottawa Senators
Janne Laukkanen 		To Colorado Avalanche
Brad Larsen
March 19, 1996 To Calgary Flames
Paxton Schulte 		To Colorado Avalanche
Vesa Viitakoski
March 20, 1996 To Buffalo Sabres
6th round pick in 1996 		To Colorado Avalanche
Dave Hannan
April 3, 1996 To Washington Capitals
Anson Carter 		To Colorado Avalanche
4th round pick in 1996

Other transactions

Date Player Transaction
August 8, 1995 Troy Murray Signed as a free agent
September 8, 1995 Andrei Kovalenko Signed as a free agent
September 8, 1995 Curtis Leschyshyn Signed as a free agent
September 9, 1995 Scott Young Signed as a free agent
October 2, 1995 Ted Drury Claimed by Ottawa in the waiver draft
October 2, 1995 Bill Huard Claimed by Dallas in the waiver draft

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[30]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 25 Marc Denis G Canada Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
2 51 Nic Beaudoin LW Canada Canada Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL)
3 77 John Tripp RW Canada Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
41 81 Tomi Kallio RW Finland Finland Kiekko-67 Turku (FinD1)
5 129 Brent Johnson G United States United States Owen Sound Platers (OHL).
6 155 John Cirjak RW Canada Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 181 Dan Smith D Canada Canada University of British Columbia (CIAU)
8 207 Tomi Hirvonen C Finland Finland Ilves Jrs. (Finland)
92 228 Chris George RW Canada Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
Notes
  1. The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 20, 1994 that sent John Tanner to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
  2. The Avalanche acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent David Ling and a ninth-round pick in 1995 (233rd overall) to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
  • The Avalanche fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on April 7, 1995 that sent Bill Huard to Quebec in exchange for the rights to Mika Stromberg and this pick (103rd overall).
  • The Avalanche ninth-round pick went to the Calgary Flames as the result of a trade on July 7, 1995 that sent a ninth-round pick in 1995 (228rd overall) to Quebec in exchange for David Ling and this pick (233rd overall).

See also

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