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
Team trophies awarded to the Colorado Avalanche franchise
In addition to captaining his team to a second Stanley Cup, Joe Sakic also won five different league awards during the 2000–01 season.Milan Hejduk won the Rocket Richard Trophy after scoring 50 goals during the 2002–03 season.
Individual awards won by Colorado Avalanche franchise players and staff
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.[36] Colorado has hosted one of the games. The
51st was held at the
Pepsi Center.
Paul Stastny (left) has been named to two All-Star games while Joe Sakic (right) has been named to a team-high 13 All-Star games.
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.[102] 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.
Members of the Colorado Avalanche franchise honored with the Lester Patrick Trophy
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[105] – were un-retired and put back into circulation when the franchise moved to Colorado.[106] Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for
Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000.[107] 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.[106][108]
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.[115]
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
Team trophies awarded to the Colorado Avalanche franchise
In addition to captaining his team to a second Stanley Cup, Joe Sakic also won five different league awards during the 2000–01 season.Milan Hejduk won the Rocket Richard Trophy after scoring 50 goals during the 2002–03 season.
Individual awards won by Colorado Avalanche franchise players and staff
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.[36] Colorado has hosted one of the games. The
51st was held at the
Pepsi Center.
Paul Stastny (left) has been named to two All-Star games while Joe Sakic (right) has been named to a team-high 13 All-Star games.
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.[102] 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.
Members of the Colorado Avalanche franchise honored with the Lester Patrick Trophy
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[105] – were un-retired and put back into circulation when the franchise moved to Colorado.[106] Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for
Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000.[107] 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.[106][108]
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.[115]