100 Things Avalanche Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Adrian Dater, Joe Sakic (Foreword by)

Overview

Most Colorado Avalanche fans have attended a game at the Pepsi Center, seen highlights of a young Joe Sakic, and were thrilled by the team's run to the Stanley Cup in its inaugural season in Denver. But only real fans know how many players have had their numbers retired or why the team's name isn't the Rocky Mountain Extreme. 100 Things Avalanche Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of Colorado hockey. Whether you're a die-hard fan from the days of Marc Crawford and Patrick Roy or a new supporter of Gabriel Landeskog and Matt Duchene, this book contains everything Avalanche fans should know, see, and do.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629371719
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	10/15/2016
Series:	100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	209,610
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Adrian Dater covered the Colorado Avalanche for 20 years for The Denver Post, before moving on to become the lead NHL columnist of Bleacher Report. Dater, who started out at the Concord Monitor was also a lead NHL writer for Sports Illustrated from 2011-13. He is the author of seven books. He lives in Thornton, Colorado. Joe Sakic led the Colorado Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001. The team's long-time captain won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1996, the Art Ross Trophy in 2001, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012. His number was retired by the Avalanche in 2009. He is currently the team's executive vice president of hockey operations. He lives in Colorado

Table of Contents

Foreword Joe Sakic xiii

1 May 24, 1995: The NHL Returns to Denver 1

2 One Year, One Stanley Cup 4

3 December 6, 1995-Roy Arrives 8

4 Joe Sakic-Mr. Avalanche 13

5 Pierre Lacroix-A Winner and a True Original 17

6 Charlie Lyons-The First Owner 21

7 The Lemieux-Draper Incident: A Rivalry Is Born 24

8 The Crawford-Bowman Screaming March 28

9 The Ray Bourque Trade 32

10 Mission 16W: Bourque Lifts the Cup, with an Assist to Sakic 34

11 Peter Forsberg-Mr. Cool 40

12 Patrick Roy-The Man, Myth, and Legend 45

13 Nine Straight Division Titles 49

14 Adam Foote 51

15 To the Extreme 54

16 The Very First Game and First Road Trip 58

17 March 26, 1997: Payback for Lemieux 63

18 Joe Sakic-Almost a Ranger 66

19 Harrison Ford to the Rescue 70

20 "No More Fucking Rats!" 72

21 Marc Crawford 74

22 The Plane Ride Back from Dallas, 2000 77

23 The Steve Moore-Todd Bertuzzi Incident 79

24 Roy Does Damage in Anaheim 84

25 1996 Playoff Series Against Chicago 86

26 2001 NHL All-Star Game 89

27 Bob Hartley-Always in Motion 91

28 Columbine 94

29 McNichols Sports Arena-RIP 98

30 The Rob Blake Trade 100

31 Deadmarsh vs. Blake, Avs vs. Kings, 2001 Playoffs 102

32 The Night Peter Forsberg Lost His Spleen 105

33 Memories of Florida, 1996 Finals 107

34 Say Thanks to a Grizzly 111

35 Peter Forsberg's Six-Point Game in Florida 113

36 September 11, 2001-In Sweden 115

37 Chris Drury 119

38 LoDo 122

39 Patrick Roy, the Second Coming 124

40 Kariya and Selanne Fiasco 127

41 Eric Lacroix's Awkward Exit 131

42 Saudis Ozolinsh 133

43 Before Kroenke, Ownership Uncertainty 135

44 Shocker: Forsberg and Foote Depart 137

45 A 7-0 Loss, a Drunken Night, and a Turnaround 139

46 Newspaper Wars: Post vs. News 142

47 The Black Helmets 146

48 Milan Hejduk 147

49 Duchene Gets His Wish-To Be an Av 149

50 The Ryan O'Reilly Saga 152

51 Wendel Clark, We Hardly Knew Ye 155

52 Mike Ricci 158

53 Valeri Kamensky 161

54 2014 Playoffs-A Cinderella Story Over Too Soon 165

55 Mike Keane 167

56 Denver ChopHouse & Brewery 171

57 Theo Fleury's Short Stay 173

58 "Deader" 176

59 Joel Quenneville 178

60 Alex Tanguay 182

61 2002 Western Finals-The One That Got Away 184

62 Joe Sacco-His Tenure and Curious Hiring 186

63 Shjon Podein Refuses to Change 189

64 Curse of the Ex-Avs 191

65 Nathan MacKinnon's Hot Start 192

66 Ruslan Said, Karlis Skrastins, and the Yaroslavl Tragedy 194

67 Craig Anderson's Grear Year, Then Premature Exit 196

68 Peter Mueller's Promising Career Derailed 198

69 Krupp Leaves Denver for Detroit 200

70 The Chris Simon / Marc Crawford Blowup and a Big Scoop 202

71 Lappy 207

72 Stanley Cup Supporting Characters 209

73 Joe Sakic's 100-Point Year at Age 36 212

74 Forsberg's Final, Two-Game Return 214

75 Paul Stastny 216

76 Forsberg's First Game Against the Avs 218

77 Plane Rides 220

78 Red Rocks 222

79 The Goose 223

80 Game 6, 2002, San Jose: Earthquake 226

81 Patrick Roy-Skating to the Red Line 228

82 Heading to the Mountains? 229

83 Tony Granato 232

84 David Aebischer 234

85 Which Cup Team Was Better-1996 or 2001? 236

86 Disaster Strikes Before Game 1, 2008, in Derroit 238

87 Hit the Pylon, for Good Luck 240

88 Who Was Better, Forsberg or Sakic? 241

89 1998: Four First-Round Picks 244

90 The Biggest Save of 1996 246

91 Dick Dale Intro 247

92 The Erik Johnson Trade 248

93 Blown Series? Yeah, There Were a Few 250

94 Jarome Iginla 253

95 The Ryan Smyth-Scott Hannan Signings 255

96 Andrew Brunette-From Villain to Fan Favorite 257

97 Gabriel Landeskog 259

98 Travel Tips for You! 261

99 Favorite Places in 20 Years of Constant Travel 266

100 The First Championship Parade 269

Acknowledgments 271