1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Roster
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 47-25-10 - 104 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Pacific Division
Postseason: 16-6
Won Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Florida Panthers 4-0
Coach: Marc Crawford (47-25-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche StatisticsTeam Record: 47-25-10 - 104 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's Pacific Division
Postseason: 16-6
Won Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Vancouver Canucks 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Blackhawks 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Florida Panthers 4-0
Coach: Marc Crawford (47-25-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche Results
The Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 47 wins and 25 losses and 10 ties for 104 points, finishing first in the NHL's Pacific Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 16-6.
The Avalanche netted 326 goals and allowed 240. Joe Sakic scored 51 goals for Colorado, while Peter Forsberg, Claude Lemieux and Valeri Kamensky each tallied 30 or more, too. Peter Forsberg accounted for 86 assists. Stephane Fiset and Patrick Roy topped the squad with 22 wins each, and Patrick Roy recorded a 2.68 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Marc Crawford coached the team. The 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Brousseau | R | September 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 203 | R | Pierrefonds, QC Canada |
| Rene Corbet | L | June 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | L | Victoriaville, QC Canada |
| Adam Deadmarsh | R | May 10, 1975 | 6'0" | 205 | R | Trail, BC Canada |
| Stephane Fiset | G | June 17, 1970 | 6'1" | 215 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Adam Foote | D | July 10, 1971 | 6'2" | 224 | R | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Peter Forsberg | C | July 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
| Alexei Gusarov | D | July 8, 1964 | 6'3" | 185 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Dave Hannan | C | November 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 180 | L | Sudbury, ON Canada |
| Valeri Kamensky | L | April 18, 1966 | 6'2" | 198 | R | Voskresensk, Russia |
| Mike Keane | R | May 29, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Jon Klemm | D | January 8, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | R | Cranbrook, BC Canada |
| Andrei Kovalenko | R | June 7, 1970 | 5'10" | 200 | L | Gorky, Russia |
| Uwe Krupp | D | June 24, 1965 | 6'6" | 235 | R | Cologne, Germany |
| Claude Lapointe | C | October 11, 1968 | 5'9" | 188 | L | Lachine, QC Canada |
| Janne Laukkanen | D | March 19, 1970 | 6'0" | 196 | L | Lahti, Finland |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | D | October 14, 1967 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Richmond, QC Canada |
| Claude Lemieux | R | July 16, 1965 | 6'1" | 227 | R | Buckingham, QC Canada |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | D | September 21, 1969 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Thompson, MB Canada |
| Josef Marha | C | June 2, 1976 | 6'0" | 176 | L | Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic |
| Aaron Miller | D | August 11, 1971 | 6'3" | 218 | R | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Troy Murray | C | July 31, 1962 | 6'1" | 195 | R | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Anders Myrvold | D | August 12, 1975 | 6'2" | 200 | L | Lorenskog, Norway |
| Owen Nolan | R | February 12, 1972 | 6'1" | 214 | R | Belfast, Ireland |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | D | August 3, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | L | Riga, Latvia |
| Mike Ricci | C | October 27, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | L | Scarborough, ON Canada |
| Patrick Roy | G | October 5, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | L | Quebec City, QC Canada |
| Martin Rucinsky | L | March 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 207 | L | Most, Czech Republic |
| Warren Rychel | L | May 12, 1967 | 6'0" | 205 | L | Tecumseh, ON Canada |
| Joe Sakic | C | July 7, 1969 | 5'11" | 195 | L | Burnaby, BC Canada |
| Chris Simon | L | January 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 235 | L | Wawa, ON Canada |
| John Slaney | D | February 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 189 | L | St. John's, NL Canada |
| Jocelyn Thibault | G | January 12, 1975 | 5'11" | 169 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Landon Wilson | R | March 13, 1975 | 6'3" | 226 | R | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Craig Wolanin | D | July 27, 1967 | 6'4" | 215 | L | Grosse Pointe, MI USA |
| Stephane Yelle | C | May 9, 1974 | 6'2" | 182 | L | Ottawa, ON Canada |
| Scott Young | R | October 1, 1967 | 6'1" | 200 | R | Clinton, MA USA |
