List of Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche general managers

The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Avalanche arrived in Denver in 1995 after playing since 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques. Since the franchise began in 1972, the team has had eight general managers.
==Key==
Key of terms and definitions
Term 	Definition
No. 	Number of general managers
Ref(s)	References
– 	Does not apply
==General managers==
General managers of the Colorado Avalanche franchise
No.	Name 	Tenure 	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1 	Jacques Plante 	May 2, 1973 – May 4, 1974 	 	
2 	Maurice Filion 	May 7, 1974 – April 19, 1988 	
* Won Avco World Trophy (1976–77)
* 1 division title and 7 playoff appearances	
3 	Martin Madden 	June 27, 1988 – February 2, 1990 	
* No playoff appearances 	
– 	Maurice Filion (Interim)	February 2, 1990 – May 5, 1990 	
* No playoff appearances 	
4 	Pierre Pagé 	May 5, 1990 – May 24, 1994 	
* 1 playoff appearance 	
5 	Pierre Lacroix 	May 24, 1994 – May 24, 2006 	
* Won Stanley Cup 2 times (1996, 2001)
* Won Presidents' Trophy 2 times (1996–97, 2000–01)
* 2 conference titles, 9 division titles, and 11 playoff appearances	
6 	François Giguère 	May 24, 2006 – April 13, 2009 	
* 1 playoff appearance 	
7 	Greg Sherman 	June 3, 2009 – September 19, 2014	
* 1 division title and 2 playoff appearances	
8 	Joe Sakic 	September 19, 2014 – present 	
* 3 playoff appearances 	
==See also==
*List of current NHL general managers
==Notes==
* A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.
==References==
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