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Colorado Avalanche Decade in Review: 20 Memorable Moments

By Nadia Archuleta

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 24: Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche speaks onstage after winning the Calder Memorial Trophy during the 2014 NHL Awards at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on June 24, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) /

10. Memorable Moment: NHL Showers Avs with Awards

The 2013-14 season was such a good one that three players and our then-coach were up for awards.

Semyon Varlamov had a career season as our goalie. He was up for the Vezina Trophy. Unfortunately, he was the lone Avalanche nominated who didn’t win his award.

Ryan O’Reilly had only two penalty minutes all season, the lone call coming when he unknowingly played with a broken stick. He won the Lady Byng Award for that and other gentlemanly reasons.

Nathan MacKinnon had a stellar year. He played all 82 games, recording 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists). Those totals would remain his career best for the next three seasons. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. (Fun fact: When asked what he’d say if he won, he declared he’d have his mom write something up ahead of time.)

Coach Patrick Roy took a team that had finished dead last in the conference and second to last in the entire NHL and not only coached them to the playoffs, but to winning the Central Division! And he wasn’t the one who’d coached them into the preceding loser season. He won the Jack Adams as coach of the year his rookie season as a coach.

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