Editing Colorado Avalanche (section)

=====2000–01 Stanley Cup champions=====
The [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01 season]] was the best season the team has ever had due to phenomenal play by the all-time leading scorer in Avalanche history, Joe Sakic. The Avalanche won the Division and captured their second Presidents' Trophy after having finished the regular season with 52–16–10–4 for 118 points. Sakic finished the regular season with 118 points (54 goals and 64 assists), only three behind [[Jaromír Jágr|Jaromir Jagr]]'s 121 points. On February 4, 2001, the Avalanche hosted the [[51st National Hockey League All-Star Game|51st NHL All-Star Game]]. Patrick Roy, Ray Bourque, and Joe Sakic played for the North American team, who won 14–12 against the World team, which featured Milan Hejduk and Peter Forsberg. All but Hejduk were part of the starting lineups.<ref name="recordbook" /> Before the playoffs, the Avalanche acquired star defenseman [[Rob Blake]] and center [[Steven Reinprecht]] from the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in exchange for [[Adam Deadmarsh]], [[Aaron Miller (ice hockey)|Aaron Miller]], and their first-round [[2001 NHL entry draft|2001 draft]] pick.<ref>{{cite news|title =Kings take Avs' Aulin to complete Blake trade|url =http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72313179.html|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110624034921/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-72313179.html|url-status =dead|archive-date =June 24, 2011|author =Sadowski, Rick|newspaper =Rocky Mountain News|date =March 23, 2001|access-date =March 25, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:StanleyCupAvs2000-01Engraved.jpg|thumb|right|The engraved names of the [[2001 Stanley Cup Finals|2001 Stanley Cup]] champions, the Colorado Avalanche.]]
In the playoffs, Colorado swept their conference quarterfinals against the Vancouver Canucks. In the conference semifinals, the Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings in seven games, after having wasted a 3–1 lead. After the last game of the series, Peter Forsberg underwent surgery to remove a [[ruptured spleen]] and it was announced he would not play until the following season. The injury was a huge upset for the team—former NHL goaltender [[Darren Pang]] considered it "devastating... to the Colorado Avalanche".<ref>{{Cite news|title =Doctor: Full recovery is expected|url =http://static.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2001/2001/0510/1194333.html|agency =Associated Press|publisher =[[ESPN]]|date =May 10, 2001|access-date =June 17, 2007}}</ref> The team would overcome Forsberg's injury; in the conference finals, Colorado defeated the [[St. Louis Blues]] 4–1 and progressed to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they faced the defending champion New Jersey Devils. The Avalanche came back from a 3–2 series deficit and won the series 4–3, marking the second year in a row that the defending champions lost in the Finals, as the Devils themselves defeated the Dallas Stars in [[2000 Stanley Cup Finals|2000]]. After being handed the Cup from [[NHL Commissioner]] [[Gary Bettman]], captain Joe Sakic immediately turned and gave it to Ray Bourque, capping off Bourque's 22-year career with his only championship.<ref>{{Cite news|title =Avalanche beat Devils to capture Stanley Cup|url =https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/cup01/games/2001-06-09-njcol.htm|author =Allen, Kevin|website =USA Today|date =June 10, 2001|access-date =March 25, 2007}}</ref> Sakic was the playoffs' leading scorer with 26 points (13 goals and 13 assists).<ref name="playoffsl" /> He won the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]], given to the NHL's most valuable player during the regular season; the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]], awarded to the player that has shown the best sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with performance in play; the [[Ted Lindsay Award|Lester B. Pearson Award]]; and shared the [[NHL Plus/Minus Award]] with [[Patrik Eliáš|Patrik Elias]] of the Devils. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the [[most valuable player|MVP]] of the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|title=NHL Conn Smythe Trophy Winners|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-conn-smythe-trophy-winners-complete-list/c-287709808|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=March 24, 2018|date=January 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Shjon Podein]] was awarded the [[King Clancy Memorial Trophy]] for significant humanitarian contributions to his community, namely his work on charitable organizations and his own children foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=2000–01 King Clancy Memorial Trophy – Podein, Shjon |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2000-01 |publisher=Legends of Hockey |access-date=June 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930081239/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=KCT&year=2000-01 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ray Bourque and Joe Sakic were elected to the NHL's First All-Star Team. Rob Blake was elected to the Second All-Star Team.<ref>{{cite web |title=MacKinnon Named To NHL's Second All-Star Team |date=June 21, 2018 |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/news/nathan-mackinnon-named-to-nhls-second-all-star-team/c-299148784 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Colorado Avalanche Team History |url=http://www.go.rauzulusstreet.com/hockey/nhl/team_history.php?name=COL&year=1979 |website=go.rauzulusstreet.com |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115071251/http://www.go.rauzulusstreet.com/hockey/nhl/team_history.php?name=COL&year=1979 |url-status=dead}}</ref>