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1999–2000 Colorado Avalanche season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1999–2000 |
| year | 1999 |
| Team | Colorado Avalanche |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 3rd |
| Division | Northwest |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 42–28–11–1 |
| HomeRecord | 25–12–4–0 |
| RoadRecord | 17–16–7–1 |
| GoalsFor | 233 |
| GoalsAgainst | 201 |
| GeneralManager | Pierre Lacroix |
| Coach | Bob Hartley |
| Captain | Joe Sakic |
| Arena | Pepsi Center |
| Attendance | 17,889 |
| MinorLeague | Hershey Bears |
| GoalsLeader | Milan Hejduk (36) |
| AssistsLeader | Joe Sakic (53) |
| PointsLeader | Joe Sakic (81) |
| PIMLeader | Jeff Odgers (162) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Joe Sakic (+30) |
| WinsLeader | Patrick Roy (32) |
| GAALeader | Patrick Roy (2.28) |
| DivisionWin | yes |
The 1999–2000 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's fifth season. It was the first season in the new Pepsi Center arena.
Regular season
- December 12, 1999: Colorado beat the Vancouver Canucks, and Patrick Roy, who earned that decision, won his 424th game, surpassing Tony Esposito on the all-time list.
- March 4, 2000: Colorado beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Patrick Roy earned the 435th victory of his career, surpassing Jacques Plante on the all-time list.
Season standings
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 5, 1999||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||1–0–0–0 || |- |2||October 6, 1999||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||1–1–0–0 || |- |3||October 8, 1999||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||1–1–1–0 || |- |4||October 10, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||1–2–1–0 || |- |5||October 11, 1999||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||1–2–2–0 || |- |6||October 13, 1999||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||2–2–2–0 || |- |7||October 16, 1999||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||3–2–2–0 || |- |8||October 20, 1999||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||4–2–2–0 || |- |9||October 21, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||4–3–2–0 || |- |10||October 23, 1999||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||5–3–2–0 || |- |11||October 27, 1999||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||5–4–2–0 || |- |12||October 28, 1999||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||5–4–2–1 || |- |13||October 30, 1999||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||5–5–2–1 ||
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Playoffs
|- |1||April 13, 2000||6–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes || Avalanche lead 1–0 || |- |2||April 15, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes || Avalanche lead 2–0 || |- |3||April 17, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes || Avalanche lead 3–0 || |- |4||April 19, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes || Avalanche lead 3–1 || |- |5||April 21, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes || Avalanche win 4–1 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.*
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- = 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 | C | 60 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −5 | 8 | |||
| 23 | RW | 82 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −7 | 6 | |||
| 37 | C | 82 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 8 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 8 | D | 82 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 17 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 | |||
| 40 | LW | 76 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |||
| 21 | C | 49 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 9 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 18 | RW | 71 | 18 | 27 | 45 | −10 | 106 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 21 | |||
| 26 | C | 79 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 25 | LW | 75 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 14 | LW | 65 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 15 | LW | 50 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −6 | 12 | |||||||||
| 52 | D | 59 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | |||
| 55 | D | 80 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 77 | D | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 24 | D | 73 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 11 | LW | 68 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −2 | 132 | |||||||||
| 22 | RW | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 29 | LW | 61 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 7 | D | 69 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −7 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3 | D | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 5 | D | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −8 | 10 | |||||||||
| 38 | RW | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 49 | LW | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 38 | LW | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −9 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 18 | |||
| 36 | RW | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 33 | G | 63 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 30 | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 12 | RW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 8 | |||||||||
| 17 | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 44 | D | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 46 | |||||||||
| 39 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 43 | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 35 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 50 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Roy | 63 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1640 | 141 | 2.28 | .914 | 2 | 3704 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 431 | 31 | 1.79 | .928 | 3 | 1039 | ||
| 30 | Marc Denis | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 618 | 51 | 2.54 | .917 | 3 | 1203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35 | Rick Tabaracci | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2.00 | .889 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in-season) | ||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](2000-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Peter Forsberg | |||
| Milan Hejduk | ||||
| Sandis Ozolinsh | ||||
| Joe Sakic | ||||
| NHL Player of the Month | Joe Sakic (March) | |||
| NHL Player of the Week | Peter Forsberg (January 17) |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1,000th point | 400th goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Hinote | October 5, 1999 | |||||
| Martin Skoula | ||||||
| Alex Tanguay | ||||||
| Brian Willsie | January 9, 2000 | |||||
| Ville Nieminen | January 29, 2000 | |||||
| Joe Sakic | December 27, 1999 | |||||
| Ray Bourque | March 18, 2000 | |||||
| Joe Sakic | March 23, 2000 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 7, 2000 | To Colorado Avalanche | To Columbus Blue Jackets |
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Draft picks
Colorado's draft picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Mikhail Kuleshov | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) | |
| 2 | 45 | Martin Grenier | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) | |
| 3 | 93 | Branko Radivojevic | Belleville Bulls (OHL) | |
| 4 | 112 | Sanny Lindstrom | Huddinge IK (Sweden) | |
| 4 | 122 | Kristian Kovac | HC Kosice Jr. (Slovakia) | |
| 5 | 142 | William Magnuson | Lake Superior State University (NCAA) | |
| 5 | 152 | Jordan Krestanovich | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | |
| 6 | 158 | Anders Lovdahl | HV71 (Sweden) | |
| 6 | 183 | Riku Hahl | HPK (Finland) | |
| 7 | 212 | Radim Vrbata | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | |
| 8 | 240 | Jeff Finger | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
Notes
References
References
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p436 , by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN. 978-0-470-15616-2
- "1999-00 Colorado Avalanche Schedule".
- (February 4, 2000). "NHL - Avs' Forsberg out 7-10 days".
- "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- "Joe SAKIC".
- (January 17, 2000). "Forsberg Named Player of Week".
- "1999-00 NHL Debuts".
- (December 27, 1999). "Colorado 5, St. Louis 1 - UPI Archives".
- (March 19, 2000). "N.H.L.: ROUNDUP; Bourque Scores No. 400, But Detroit Wins Game".
- (March 24, 2000). "Sakic's like an Avalanche".
- Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.438, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, {{ISBN. 978-0-470-15616-2
- "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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