# 2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season

The 2000–01 Colorado Avalanche season was the franchise's 29th season, 22nd in the National Hockey League, and sixth as the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche won their second Stanley Cup by defeating the defending champion New Jersey Devils 4–3 in the Finals. Ray Bourque would be the first and only NHL player to hoist the Stanley Cup prior to the team captain when Joe Sakic handed it to him out of respect for the future Hall of Famer in what proved to be his final game.
This would be the last Stanley Cup title for the Avalanche until 2022.

## Regular season

* October 14, 2000: In a victory over the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets, Patrick Roy tied Terry Sawchuk for most career wins by a goaltender.
* October 17, 2000: In an overtime victory over the Washington Capitals, Patrick Roy broke Terry Sawchuk's record for most career wins by a goaltender.
* October 20, 2000: A pre-game ceremony was held to honour Patrick Roy's 448th career victory. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman presented Roy with a goalie stick dipped in silver. On the stick was engraved the name of every building he ever played in. The names of his children were also on the stick. Governor of Colorado Bill Owens proclaimed October 20 to 26 "Patrick Roy week" in the State of Colorado. Jerry Sawchuk, Terry's son, raised Patrick's arm in the air. The Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in that game.
* February 4, 2001: The 2001 National Hockey League All-Star Game took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The final score was North America 14, World 12. Five Avalanche players took part in the game as well as head coach Bob Hartley serving as an assistant coach for the North America team.
* February 13, 2001: Patrick Roy made his first visit to Montreal since breaking Terry Sawchuk's record for most wins by a goaltender. Roy had won 289 games with the Montreal Canadiens, and the Canadiens held a pre-game ceremony for Roy. On that night, the Avalanche defeated the Canadiens in overtime 3-2.
* March 24, 2001: Ray Bourque returned to Boston one last time as a player. This was also his first and only visit to Boston since being traded to the Avalanche. The Bruins fans gave Bourque a standing ovation as the Avalanche defeated the Bruins 4-2.
* April 8, 2001: Patrick Roy won his 40th game on the season, marking the first and only time in his career he reached that total in a single season.

### Season standings

Northwest Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | 6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 3 | 8 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
| 4 | 11 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 5 | 14 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 3 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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| 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
| 14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
| 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 9–1–2–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 5–0–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 4, 20002–2 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)0–0–1–0Recap
2TOctober 7, 20001–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)0–0–2–0Recap
3WOctober 10, 20003–1@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)1–0–2–0Recap
4WOctober 12, 20005–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)2–0–2–0Recap
5WOctober 14, 20003–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)3–0–2–0Recap
6WOctober 17, 20004–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)4–0–2–0Recap
7WOctober 18, 20005–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)5–0–2–0Recap
8WOctober 20, 20005–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)6–0–2–0Recap
9WOctober 25, 20002–1 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)7–0–2–0Recap
10WOctober 26, 20002–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)8–0–2–0Recap
11WOctober 28, 20004–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)9–0–2–0Recap
12LOctober 30, 20000–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)9–1–2–0Recap :
November: 8–3–1–0 (home: 7–0–1–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13LNovember 1, 20003–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)9–2–2–0Recap
14WNovember 3, 20005–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)10–2–2–0Recap
15WNovember 7, 20002–0Minnesota Wild (2000–01)11–2–2–0Recap
16TNovember 9, 20003–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)11–2–3–0Recap
17WNovember 11, 20003–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)12–2–3–0Recap
18WNovember 13, 20003–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)13–2–3–0Recap
19WNovember 15, 20003–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)14–2–3–0Recap
20LNovember 16, 20003–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)14–3–3–0Recap
21LNovember 18, 20004–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)14–4–3–0Recap
22WNovember 22, 20005–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)15–4–3–0Recap
23WNovember 25, 20003–2 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)16–4–3–0Recap
24WNovember 29, 20002–1Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)17–4–3–0Recap :
December: 8–4–2–0 (home: 5–2–2–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 20004–2Dallas Stars (2000–01)18–4–3–0Recap
26WDecember 3, 20006–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)19–4–3–0Recap
27LDecember 5, 20001–6@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)19–5–3–0Recap
28WDecember 8, 20002–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)20–5–3–0Recap
29WDecember 9, 20004–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)21–5–3–0Recap
30TDecember 11, 20002–2 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)21–5–4–0Recap
31TDecember 13, 20003–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)21–5–5–0Recap
32LDecember 15, 20003–5Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)21–6–5–0Recap
33LDecember 19, 20000–3Calgary Flames (2000–01)21–7–5–0Recap
34WDecember 21, 20005–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)22–7–5–0Recap
35WDecember 23, 20003–2 OTVancouver Canucks (2000–01)23–7–5–0Recap
36LDecember 26, 20002–5@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)23–8–5–0Recap
37WDecember 27, 20003–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)24–8–5–0Recap
38WDecember 29, 20003–1Nashville Predators (2000–01)25–8–5–0Recap :
January: 10–0–3–1 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 6–0–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 2, 20016–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)26–8–5–0Recap
40TJanuary 4, 20012–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)26–8–6–0Recap
41TJanuary 6, 20012–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)26–8–7–0Recap
42OTLJanuary 7, 20013–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)26–8–7–1Recap
43WJanuary 10, 20014–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)27–8–7–1Recap
44WJanuary 12, 20015–0@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)28–8–7–1Recap
45TJanuary 14, 20012–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)28–8–8–1Recap
46WJanuary 16, 20014–1New York Islanders (2000–01)29–8–8–1Recap
47WJanuary 18, 20017–3Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)30–8–8–1Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20012–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)31–8–8–1Recap
49WJanuary 21, 20014–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)32–8–8–1Recap
50WJanuary 26, 20015–2Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)33–8–8–1Recap
51WJanuary 27, 20015–1@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)34–8–8–1Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20013–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)35–8–8–1Recap :
February: 5–4–1–1 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 2–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 20013–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)35–9–8–1Recap
54LFebruary 7, 20011–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)35–10–8–1Recap
55LFebruary 9, 20013–5Calgary Flames (2000–01)35–11–8–1Recap
56OTLFebruary 10, 20013–4 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)35–11–8–2Recap
57WFebruary 13, 20013–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)36–11–8–2Recap
58LFebruary 15, 20011–4@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)36–12–8–2Recap
59TFebruary 17, 20015–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)36–12–9–2Recap
60WFebruary 19, 20015–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)37–12–9–2Recap
61WFebruary 21, 20018–2Boston Bruins (2000–01)38–12–9–2Recap
62WFebruary 23, 20014–1Minnesota Wild (2000–01)39–12–9–2Recap
63WFebruary 25, 20015–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)40–12–9–2Recap :
March: 10–3–0–2 (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 6–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64OTLMarch 3, 20012–3 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)40–12–9–3Recap
65WMarch 4, 20015–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)41–12–9–3Recap
66WMarch 6, 20014–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)42–12–9–3Recap
67WMarch 8, 20015–2@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)43–12–9–3Recap
68OTLMarch 10, 20012–3 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)43–12–9–4Recap
69WMarch 11, 20013–2Dallas Stars (2000–01)44–12–9–4Recap
70LMarch 13, 20013–6New Jersey Devils (2000–01)44–13–9–4Recap
71WMarch 17, 20015–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)45–13–9–4Recap
72WMarch 18, 20014–3Minnesota Wild (2000–01)46–13–9–4Recap
73WMarch 20, 20014–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)47–13–9–4Recap
74WMarch 22, 20013–1@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)48–13–9–4Recap
75WMarch 24, 20014–2@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)49–13–9–4Recap
76LMarch 28, 20011–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)49–14–9–4Recap
77WMarch 29, 20011–0@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)50–14–9–4Recap
78LMarch 31, 20010–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)50–15–9–4Recap :
April: 2–1–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79WApril 2, 20015–3Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)51–15–9–4Recap
80TApril 4, 20011–1 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)51–15–10–4Recap
81LApril 7, 20013–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)51–16–10–4Recap
82WApril 8, 20014–2@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)52–16–10–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (8) Vancouver Canucks – Avalanche win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 12, 20015–4Vancouver CanucksAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 14, 20012–1Vancouver CanucksAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3WApril 16, 20014–3 OT@ Vancouver CanucksAvalanche lead 3–0Recap
4WApril 18, 20015–1@ Vancouver CanucksAvalanche win 4–0Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Avalanche win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 26, 20013–4 OTLos Angeles KingsKings lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 28, 20012–0Los Angeles KingsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 30, 20014–3@ Los Angeles KingsAvalanche lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 2, 20013–0@ Los Angeles KingsAvalanche lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 4, 20010–1Los Angeles KingsAvalanche lead 3–2Recap
6LMay 6, 20010–1 2OT@ Los Angeles KingsSeries tied 3–3Recap
7WMay 8, 20015–1Los Angeles KingsAvalanche win 4–3Recap :
Western Conference Finals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Avalanche win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 12, 20014–1St. Louis BluesAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2WMay 14, 20014–2St. Louis BluesAvalanche lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 16, 20013–4 2OT@ St. Louis BluesAvalanche lead 2–1Recap
4WMay 18, 20014–3 OT@ St. Louis BluesAvalanche lead 3–1Recap
5WMay 21, 20012–1 OTSt. Louis BluesAvalanche win 4–1Recap :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (E1) New Jersey Devils – Avalanche win 4–3
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WMay 26, 20015–0New Jersey DevilsAvalanche lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 29, 20011–2New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WMay 31, 20013–1@ New Jersey DevilsAvalanche lead 2–1Recap
4LJune 2, 20012–3@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 2–2Recap
5LJune 4, 20011–4New Jersey DevilsDevils lead 3–2Recap
6WJune 7, 20014–0@ New Jersey DevilsSeries tied 3–3Recap
7WJune 9, 20013–1New Jersey DevilsAvalanche win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = 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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 19 | Joe Sakic | C | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 45 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | Peter Forsberg | C | 73 | 27 | 62 | 89 | 23 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | Milan Hejduk | RW | 80 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 6 |
| 40 | Alex Tanguay | LW | 82 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 35 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 37 | Chris Drury | LW | 71 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| 77 | Ray Bourque | D | 80 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 25 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 25 | Shjon Podein | RW | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 68 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 18 | Adam Deadmarsh‡ | RW | 39 | 13 | 13 | 26 | −2 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Martin Skoula | D | 82 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 39 | Ville Nieminen | LW | 50 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −1 | 20 |
| 7 | Greg de Vries | D | 79 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 51 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 13 | Dan Hinote | C | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 24 | Jon Klemm | D | 78 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 54 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 52 | Adam Foote | D | 35 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 47 |
| 26 | Stephane Yelle | C | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −3 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Aaron Miller‡ | D | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Eric Messier | LW/D | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −3 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Rob Blake† | D | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 16 |
| 14 | Dave Reid | RW | 73 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Steven Reinprecht† | C | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Scott Parker | RW | 69 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 155 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Patrick Roy | G | 62 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 |
| 45 | Rick Berry | D | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Nolan Pratt | D | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Chris Dingman | LW | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | David Aebischer | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 5 | Alexei Gusarov‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Yuri Babenko | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Brad Larsen | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Bryan Muir† | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Joel Prpic | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Rob Shearer | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 33 | Patrick Roy | 62 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1513 | 132 | 2.22 | .913 | 4 | 3585 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 622 | 41 | 1.70 | .934 | 4 | 1451 |
| 1 | David Aebischer | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 538 | 52 | 2.24 | .903 | 3 | 1393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | 0 | 1 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Conn Smythe Trophy | Patrick Roy |
| League (annual) | Hart Memorial Trophy | Joe Sakic |
| League (annual) | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Shjon Podein |
| League (annual) | Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | Joe Sakic |
| League (annual) | Lester B. Pearson Award | Joe Sakic |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Ray Bourque (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Joe Sakic (Center) |
| League (annual) | NHL Second All-Star Team | Rob Blake (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL Plus-Minus Award | Joe Sakic |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Ray Bourque |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Peter Forsberg |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bob Hartley (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Milan Hejduk |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Patrick Roy |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Joe Sakic |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Joe Sakic (November) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Patrick Roy (October 16) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Alex Tanguay (January 22) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Peter Forsberg (February 26) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Joe Sakic (March 26) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Joe Sakic (April 9) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | David Aebischer | October 18, 2000 |
| First game | Rob Shearer | November 11, 2000 |
| First game | Yuri Babenko | November 22, 2000 |
| First game | Rick Berry | January 7, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Colorado Avalanche Nolan Pratt1st-round pick in 20002nd-round pick in 2000Philadelphia’s 2nd-round pick in 2000 | To Carolina Hurricanes Sandis OzolinshColumbus’ 2nd-round pick in 2000 |
| December 28, 2000 (2000-12-28) | To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2001 | To New York Rangers Alexei Gusarov |
| January 24, 2001 (2001-01-24) | To Colorado Avalanche Bryan Muir | To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2001 |
| February 22, 2001 (2001-02-22) | To Colorado Avalanche Rob BlakeSteven Reinprecht | To Los Angeles Kings Adam DeadmarshAaron Miller1st-round pick in 2001Conditional draft pickA prospect to be named later |
| March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03) | To Colorado Avalanche Brent Thompson | To Florida Panthers Future considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Mike Craig | San Jose Sharks | | Free agency |
| August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Kelly Fairchild | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Joel Prpic | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Stewart Malgunas | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Jeff Odgers | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Rick Tabaracci | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) | Christian Matte | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (VI) |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Sami Helenius | Dallas Stars | Free agency (VI) |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Dave Andreychuk | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Serge Aubin | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (VI) |
| August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) | Michael Gaul | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (VI) |
| September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04) | Jason Bowen | Belfast Giants (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| March 24, 2001 (2001-03-24) | Stewart Malgunas | Frankfurt Lions (DEL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 14, 2000 (2000-06-14) | Ray Bourque | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Eric Messier | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Stephane Yelle | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Frederic Cassivi | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Dan Hinote | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Ville Nieminen | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Dan Smith | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Brian White | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 9, 2000 (2000-08-09) | Nolan Pratt | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 13, 2000 (2000-08-13) | Jon Klemm | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Joe Sakic | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Adam Deadmarsh | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2000 (2000-09-05) | Brad Larsen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) | Milan Hejduk | 4-year | Re-signing |
| September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16) | Chris Drury | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 27, 2000 (2000-09-27) | Adam Foote | 4-year | Extension |
| December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18) | Jordan Krestanovich | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02) | Mikhail Kuleshov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 26, 2001 (2001-04-26) | Vaclav Nedorost | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Vaclav Nedorost | Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice Jr. (Czech Republic) |
| 2 | 47 | Jared Aulin | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Sergei Soin | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Russia) |
| 2 | 63 | Agris Saviels | Latvia | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 3 | 88 | Kurt Sauer | United States | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 3 | 92 | Sergei Klyazmin | Russia | THK Tver (Russia) |
| 4 | 119 | Brian Fahey | United States | University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA) |
| 5 | 159 | John-Michael Liles | United States | Michigan State University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 189 | Chris Bahen | United States | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 221 | Aaron Molnar | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 8 | 252 | Darryl Bootland | Canada | Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
| 9 | 266 | Sean Kotary | United States | Northwood Prep High School (USHS-MA) |
| 9 | 285 | Blake Ward | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |