The 1995–96 Colorado Avalanche season was the

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season of the Nordiques/Avalanche franchise after moving from Quebec City to Denver. As a result, the Avalanche were assigned to the Pacific Division of the NHL's Western Conference. The season was marked by the bolstered acquisition of ex-Montreal captain

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and 6-time NHL All-Star and 3-time

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recipient

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, who demanded a trade after feeling humiliated for being left in the net after having conceded 9 goals on 26 shots during a Canadiens game against the Red Wings. The acquisition of Keane coupled with the eventual veteran presence of Roy would prove to be a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come. The Avalanche finished the regular season as division champions and second overall in the conference, and advanced to the

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for the first time in team history against the

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, whom they swept to capture the franchise's Stanley Cup title. The Avalanche were the first sports team to win a major championship since relocation in their first year since the

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did so in

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after moving from Boston.

Regular season

The Avalanche played their first game in the

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on October 6, 1995, winning 3–2 against the Detroit Red Wings. With the team led by

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, forward

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and defenseman

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on the ice, Pierre Lacroix as the

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, and

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as the

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. The Avalanche was bolstered by the acquisitions of former Montreal Canadiens goaltender

and ex-Montreal captain

on December 6, 1995 in a trade for

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, Martin Rucinsky and

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. The acquisition of Roy and Keane together would prove to be a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come. On January 3, 1996, the Avalanche lost at home, 1–0, to the

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. It was the first time in 123 consecutive regular-season games that the team was shut out; the last time the team had been shut out was while they were the

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. That game took place on January 27, 1994, and the Nordiques lost on the road, 3–0, to the

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. The Avalanche finished the regular season with a 47–25–10 record for 104 points, won the Pacific Division and finished second in the Western Conference. They scored 326 goals: an average of nearly 4 per game. Despite allowing the most short-handed goals in the league, with 22, they also scored the most short-handed goals, with 21. Four Avalanche players throughout the course of the season made it past the 30-goal scoring mark. *December 11, 1995: Patrick Roy earned his first victory in net as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. It was a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. *February 5, 1996: Patrick Roy played the Canadiens for the first time since he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. 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.

Season standings

Playoffs

Colorado progressed to the playoffs and won the series against the

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, the

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and

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winners Detroit Red Wings. In the

, the Avalanche met the

, who were also in their first Stanley Cup Finals. The Avalanche swept the series 4–0. In Game Four, during the third

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and after more than 100 minutes of play with no goals, defenseman Uwe Krupp scored to claim the franchise's first Cup.

was the playoff's scoring leader with 34 points (18 goals and 16 assists) and won the

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, 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. With the Stanley Cup win, Russians Alexei Gusarov and Valeri Kamensky and Swede Peter Forsberg became members of the "

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", the exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the Stanley Cup.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 16 , , Vancouver , , 2 – 5 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , April 18 , , Vancouver , , 5 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 1 – 1 , , , - , 3 , , April 20 , , Colorado , , 4 – 0 , , Vancouver , , , , 18,422 , , Roy , , 2 – 1 , , , - , 4 , , April 22 , , Colorado , , 3 – 4 , , Vancouver , , , , 18,422 , , Roy , , 2 – 2 , , , - , 5 , , April 25 , , Vancouver , , 4 – 5 , , Colorado , , OT , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 3 – 2 , , , - , 6 , , April 27 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Vancouver , , , , 18,422 , , Roy , , 4 – 2 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 2 , , Chicago , , 3 – 2 , , Colorado , , OT , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 0 – 1 , , , - , 2 , , May 4 , , Chicago , , 1 – 5 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 1 – 1 , , , - , 3 , , May 6 , , Colorado , , 3 – 4 , , Chicago , , OT , , 20,797 , , Roy , , 1 – 2 , , , - , 4 , , May 8 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Chicago , , 3OT , , 22,454 , , Roy , , 2 – 2 , , , - , 5 , , May 11 , , Chicago , , 1 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 3 – 2 , , , - , 6 , , May 13 , , Colorado , , 4 – 3 , , Chicago , , 2OT , , 21,356 , , Roy , , 4 – 2 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 19 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Detroit , , OT , , 19,957 , , Roy , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , May 21 , , Colorado , , 3 – 0 , , Detroit , , , , 19,983 , , Roy , , 2 – 0 , , , - , 3 , , May 23 , , Detroit , , 6 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 2 – 1 , , , - , 4 , , May 25 , , Detroit , , 2 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 3 – 1 , , , - , 5 , , May 27 , , Colorado , , 2 – 5 , , Detroit , , , , 19,983 , , Roy , , 3 – 2 , , , - , 6 , , May 29 , , Detroit , , 1 – 4 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 4 – 2 , , , - , - , 1 , , June 4 , , Florida , , 1 – 3 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , June 6 , , Florida , , 1 – 8 , , Colorado , , , , 16,061 , , Roy , , 2 – 0 , , , - , 3 , , June 8 , , Colorado , , 3 – 2 , , Florida , , , , 14,703 , , Roy , , 3 – 0 , , , - , 4 , , June 10 , , Colorado , , 1 – 0 , , Florida , , 3OT , , 14,703 , , Roy , , 4 – 0 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C = Center; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = 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.''

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.''

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Other transactions

Draft picks

Colorado's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft in

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. ;Notes # 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. # 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

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as the result of a trade on April 7, 1995 that sent

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in exchange for the rights to Mika Stromberg and this pick (103rd overall). * The Avalanche ninth-round pick went to the

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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).

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1995-1996

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