Question: What nationality is the player for whomPierre Lacroix astutely traded during the 1995–96 NHL season ? 

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Pierre Lacroix (ice hockey, born 1948): Pierre Lacroix (born August 3, 1948) Lacroix is the former President and former General Manager of the Avalanche, building teams that won two Stanley Cups during his tenure.  He is known for his astute trades, such as his acquisition of Patrick Roy during the 1995–96 NHL season that led to a Cup that season and his trades for star defensemen Ray Bourque during the 1999–2000 NHL season and Rob Blake during the 2000–01 NHL season that also led to a Stanley Cup in 2001.

2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 21st season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.  Colorado did not make the playoffs for the third consecutive year and also finished the season with their fewest points since moving to Denver in 1995, and their fewest since 1990–91.  Their 22 wins were easily the fewest in the Colorado portion of franchise history, and their fewest since 1991–92.  The team also became the first team since the 2004–05 NHL lockout (and the subsequent start of the salary cap era) to finish with a sub-.300 points percentage.

Bill Lindsay: William Hamilton Lindsay (born May 17, 1971 in Bigfork, Montana and raised in Fernie, British Columbia) is a retired American-born Canadian ice hockey player.  He played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Montreal Canadiens and the Atlanta Thrashers.  He was drafted 103rd overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.  Lindsay played in 777 NHL regular season games, scoring 83 goals and 141 assists for 224 points and picking up 922 penalty minutes.  On Saturday, April 27, 1996 Bill Lindsay scored the winning goal to give the Panthers their first-ever playoff series victory.  The Florida Panthers eventually made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in the 1995–96 NHL season, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in four games.  Lindsay was also a part of the Hamilton Bulldogs team that made it all the way to the Calder Cup finals in 2003 and lost to the Houston Aeros in seven games 4–3.  He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Kölner Haie.  He is now a TV commentator for the Florida Panthers and an analyst appearing across NHL Network's programming

2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.  The Avalanche failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season despite having 90 points.

2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season: The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season will be the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

Patrick Labrecque: Joseph Denis Patrick Labrecque (born March 6, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player.  Labrecque played two games (0–1, 4.29 GAA) for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995–96 NHL season, as well as for many other teams across North America and Europe.

Patrick Roy: Patrick Jacques Roy (] ; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the former head coach and vice-president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).  He is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.  On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Roy was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.  Patrick is the brother of Stéphane Roy.

2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2017–18 Colorado Avalanche season will be the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.

2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2012–13 Colorado Avalanche season was the 41st overall season for the franchise, 34th season in the National Hockey League, since June 22, 1979, and 18th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.  The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.

2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season: The 2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season.  The Avalanche managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

Supporting paragraphs: Pierre Lacroix (ice hockey, born 1948) Patrick Roy
Answer: Canadian