Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche

Written By: JCOL32

Founded / Joined: 1972 (Quebec Nordiques) / 1979

Championships: 2

2013 Prediction: Miss Playoffs

 

History:

The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, but first became a member of the NHL in 1979. The club relocated to Denver, Colorado in 1994 and won the Stanley Cup during that same season, becoming the first NHL team to win the Cup in their first season following a relocation.

 

Overview:

The Avalanche will enter the 2013 shortened season with mixed feelings. They will have the youngest captain ever to lead their team into this season where experience is required. Gabriel Landeskog will bring energy and excitement to the Pepsi Center every night. The question is, how much energy will the Aves need to make a playoff push. Semyon Varlamov will start the season off as the number 1. He has had an interesting up and down start to his NHL career. The Aves have a nice mix of veterans and youngsters. Milan Hejduk will bring experience to people like Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly. Newly acquired P.A. Parenteau will help will 2nd line scoring for the team.

 

How to Play as the Avalanche:

With the Avalanche balanced attack, feel free to use whatever lines you would like! There are no real stars in Colorado. Anybody can score on any particular shift. You are strong in the faceoff dot with Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly taken the draws. P.A. Parenteau often goes unnoticed but try to find him off the halfboards and you will have success.

 

Fun Fact:

The Colorado Avalanche have the all-time NHL record for the longest consecutive attendance sell outs at home games with 487.

 

Roster with Sortable Player Stats

Name	Pos.	Type	OVR	SHT	PKS	SEN	SKT	PHY	DEF
Matt Duchene	C	PLY	85	4	4	4	5	3	4
Erik Johnson	D	DFD	85	4	4	4	4	4	4
Paul Stastny	C	PLY	85	4	5	4	4	3	4
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau	RW	PLY	82	4	4	4	4	3	4
Gabriel Landeskog	LW	PWF	82	4	4	3	4	4	4
Ryan O'Reilly	C	TWF	82	4	4	4	3	4	4
Peter Mueller	C	PLY	81	4	4	4	4	3	4
Steve Downie	RW	GRN	81	4	4	3	4	4	4
Jan Hejda	D	DFD	81	3	3	3	4	4	4
Jamie McGinn	LW	TWF	78	3	3	3	4	4	4
David Jones	RW	SNP	78	4	3	3	4	3	3
Milan Hejduk	RW	SNP	78	4	4	4	4	2	3
Greg Zanon	D	DFD	78	3	2	2	4	4	4
Chuck Kobasew	RW	TWF	78	3	3	3	4	3	3
Shane O'Brien	D	DFD	77	3	2	2	3	4	3
Ryan Wilson	D	DFD	76	3	2	3	4	4	3
Matt Hunwick	D	TWD	76	3	3	3	4	3	3
Ryan O'Byrne	D	DFD	76	3	2	2	4	4	3
John Mitchell	C	TWF	74	3	3	2	3	3	3
Stefan Elliott	D	TWD	74	4	3	4	4	2	3
Cody McLeod	LW	GRN	72	3	2	2	3	4	3
Mark Olver	C	SNP	72	3	3	2	4	2	2

OVR: Overall                                                 SNP: Sniper

SHT: Shooting                                              TWF: Two Way Forward

PKS: Puck Skills                                           PLY: Playmaker

SEN: Senses                                                GRN: Grinder

SKT: Skating                                                 TGH: Tough

PHY: Physical                                                PWF: Powerforward

DEF: Defense                                               OFD: Offensive Defensemen

DFD: Defensive Defenseman                    TWD: Two-Way Defenseman