1996-97 Colorado Avalanche Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 49-24-9 - 107 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Pacific Division
Postseason: 10-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Marc Crawford (49-24-9)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche RosterTeam Record: 49-24-9 - 107 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Pacific Division
Postseason: 10-7
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Edmonton Oilers 4-1
Conference Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Marc Crawford (49-24-9)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche Results
The Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 49 wins and 24 losses and 9 ties for 107 points, finishing first in the NHL's Pacific Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-7.
The Avalanche netted 277 goals and yielded 205. Adam Deadmarsh scored 33 goals for Colorado, and Peter Forsberg accounted for 58 assists. Patrick Roy earned 38 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.32 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Marc Crawford coached the team. The 1996-97 Colorado Avalanche lost in the NHL conference finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | C | 65 | 28 | 58 | 86 | 73 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 14.9 |
| Joe Sakic | C | 65 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 34 | -10 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 261 | 8.4 |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 80 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 88 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 232 | 9.9 |
| Valeri Kamensky | L | 68 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 165 | 17.0 |
| Adam Deadmarsh | R | 78 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 136 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 16.7 |
| Keith Jones | R | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 105 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 158 | 14.6 |
| Scott Young | R | 72 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 14 | -5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 11.0 |
| Eric Lacroix | L | 81 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 141 | 12.8 |
| Mike Ricci | C | 63 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 59 | -3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 17.6 |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 45 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 43 | -4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 6.5 |
| Rene Corbet | L | 76 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 9.4 |
| Mike Keane | R | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 11.0 |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 79 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 10.1 |
| Jon Klemm | D | 80 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 8.7 |
| Uwe Krupp | D | 60 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 3.7 |
| Adam Foote | D | 78 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 135 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Aaron Miller | D | 56 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 10.6 |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 71 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 2.6 |
| Brent Severyn | D | 66 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 193 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Yves Sarault | L | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.9 |
| Landon Wilson | R | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Christian Matte | R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Craig Billington | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josef Marha | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Patrick Roy | G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Marc Denis | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Messier | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Wade Belak | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Rich Brennan | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1562 | 277 | 465 | 742 | 1337 | 138 | 83 | 156 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 3 | 2620 | 10.6 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 62 | 3698 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 143 | 2.32 | 1861 | 1718 | .923 |
| Craig Billington | 23 | 1200 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 2.65 | 584 | 531 | .909 |
| Marc Denis | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 26 | 23 | .885 |
| Totals | 86 | 4958 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 199 | 2.41 | 2670 | 2471 | .925 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | C | 14 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | -6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14.3 | |
| Joe Sakic | C | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.0 | |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | D | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10.3 | |
| Valeri Kamensky | L | 17 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 16.3 | |
| Adam Deadmarsh | R | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7.7 | |
| Keith Jones | R | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 | |
| Scott Young | R | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | |
| Eric Lacroix | L | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Mike Ricci | C | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9.5 | |
| Claude Lemieux | R | 17 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 17.8 | |
| Rene Corbet | L | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6.5 | |
| Mike Keane | R | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 | |
| Stephane Yelle | C | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | |
| Jon Klemm | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | |
| Adam Foote | D | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | |
| Aaron Miller | D | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Brent Severyn | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
| Yves Sarault | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Craig Billington | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Roy | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Messier | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 324 | 59 | 104 | 163 | 374 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 500 | 11.8 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Roy | 17 | 1034 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 2.21 | 559 | 521 | .932 |
| Craig Billington | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | 12 | .923 |
| Totals | 18 | 1054 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 2.22 | 611 | 572 | .936 |
