Stanley Cup Champions 2001 Colorado Avalanche

[@Thunderbuns77]

Sakic handing the Cup to Bourque is the greatest sports moment of all time.

[@TPaine1776]

Pure class.

[@michelewonder5808]

It still makes me choke up, 21 years later!

[@sayjilva6673]

i cried when i was a kid watching, still get goosebumps to this day.

[@Richbeans115]

The absence of Forsberg cant be understated. He was the best player in the league when healthy. And at that time it really wasnt that close for a few years. Shame injuries just kept taking his time away from us.

[@jasonsmith5226]

Exactly correct...he missed the entire 2002 regular season,came back for playoffs,& led the NHL in scoring, despite Colorado losing in WCFs. Then he only won the Hart,& scoring title in 2003. I saw Nick Lindstrom say 1 time-years later-of course they respected Sakic,knew how great he was & everybody else...but after Roy-Forsberg was who they feared most,& knew they had to try to slow him down most of all. Obviously Sakic had much better health,& had the better"resume." But look at pts per game...not total points...Forsberg was as high as anybody,but a handful of players in history...higher than Sakic. And while it wasn't a dead puck era at the start of Peters career...it sure had turned into that,by about 1999. When the Hatchers,Matmichuks,& Marchments of the world were allowed to literally assault,& batter guys like Forsberg. They often couldn't catch Sakic,but Forsberg seeked out contact,& delivered it 1st. Part of the reason he got injured so often. He got traded for a future MVP,& lock HOFer,(Lindros...plus Quebec got a bunch of other shit)-but straight up-Forsberg was the best player in the trade,& it wasn't that close.

[@jvtherrien]

That 2001 Colorado team was stacked, and they beat a great great opponent in the defending champion Devils

[@tonylouie4429]

Jagr was the best player in the league back then

[@Richbeans115]

@@tonylouie4429 no

[@yalksen]

That third goal in game 7 by Joe Sakic is my favorite goal of all time. What a player he was. Also Ray Bourque finally getting it done, Sakic handing him the cup right away - still makes me speechless, such a great moment.

[@timjummichuck]

putting it between stevens trollop legs and past brodeur was awesome, that look on stevens face in game 1 says it all

[@joshdrumheller4920]

Ah, it's sad to see Stuart Scott on there. I miss his highlights at late night. He is still very missed!!! R.I.P. Stuart Scott 🙏🙏

[@reece5730]

this gave me chills.

[@MidLifeDraftee]

Congrats to the Avs in 2022! Great to have another Championship but this run was my favorite of the Avs 3 Cups.

[@patton303]

What a great time. Quick story: I was playing drums in a Denver band called Opie Gone Bad. We were tight with a lot of players on this team because our singer Jake sang all the national anthems and our band played at a lot of the home games to warm up the crowd. Between game 6 and 7 we had a show at Red Rocks. A bunch of guys on the team came with their wives and girlfriends to the gig to hang out and relax. Usually these NHL guys are bouncing off the walls and always ready to party. But that night they were quietly just sipping their beers and watching the show. I’d never seen these guys so serious. It even made me tense. And of course the next night we know what happened. After they won, our band played at the team party and I got to drink out of the Stanley Cup. I also remember Shjon Podein wore his uniform for 24 hours straight after the game and even went to a bunch of nightclubs in his gear. Skates and all. Denver was SO MUCH fun back then and that team is still legendary around here. Go Av’s! Peace!

[@TPaine1776]

That's awesome.

[@dawnerwin9251]

I remember your band! That’s so rad! It was a great time for sure

[@Joonas_Rytkonen]

@44:36 You cannot buy style with money One of, if not the most iconic moment in Stanley cup celebration history.

[@wyolaskan1868]

“And after Twenty-Two Years… RAYMOND BOURQUE!” - Gary Thorne

[@golf369]

roy was always out of the crease, drove me CRAZY!!!

[@tonybleau6219]

His GSAA is insane though so it worked but yes, it was stressful to look at!

[@strategic1710]

Winning it without Forsberg was like this team winning it without McKinnon. This team was so deep. Sakic was the captain and absolutely should have been, but Forsberg was the best player.

[@kelsimorrison5386]

Congratulations to the avalanche 2022 stanley cup champions 🏆

[@loneSlum]

Bring back those koho goalie pads and Gary Thorne plz!!!

[@pianotalent6437]

I feel like the finals would’ve been a 5 or 6 game series had Forsberg played

[@ariccua6101]

Congrats, Avs and Naz! From this Leafs fan.

[@Thunderbuns77]

Class

[@ariccua6101]

@@Thunderbuns77 Loved him as a Leaf. And cheered him on this SCF.

[@ajstrauss55]

Fakes it, takes it , scores! Gives me chills every time.

[@janellemaynait]

It's crazy how just 5 years you thought this team was on a long rebuild and then smart trades and smarts picks in one year turned out to be a omen on how well built this team is and it paying off this year

[@jh2838]

Narrator is phenomenal

[@stevieray7829]

Roy did some costly acts but he also had a layer out of his mind especially game 6&7

[@tonybleau6219]

Dude's GSAA in all of his cup runs is unreal. Roy is GOAT (no, not Hasek).

[@Blazers04]

41:42 Truer words Mr. Cole…… truer words. (With no disrespect to #77 and St. Patrick, Super Joe had himself quite a spring in 2001)

[@Foxentails]

Devils only scored 1 goal in the last 2 games. Roy really stepped up.

[@biffdanielson2820]

Forserg was a monster.

[@jonnygrossman2805]

Awesome! Thanks for uploading this.

[@airbourne145]

Idk how they managed to win without Forsberg they had to really leave it all out on the ice against that tough Blues and Devils team

[@pianotalent6437]

It woulda been a 5-6 game series with forsberg

[@airbourne145]

@@pianotalent6437 Yeah definitely

[@Dave-oz9qh]

This was such an insane Finals. Really could've gone either way

[@chrislovato1336]

The 2022 champion team was pretty special for so many who hadnt won but the hand off too Bourque is what being a true teammate and friend is all about

[@LOC2525_]

I'm crying

[@gw593]

I cried when we lost the next year in the conference final against Detroit…I will never forget that and will always hate the red wings

[@pianotalent6437]

@@gw593 even Yzerman?

[@yenohtnA]

Joe Sakic - wow

[@TheJokerit19]

1996 2001 2022

[@TPaine1776]

Hell yeah! :)

[@timjummichuck]

What a stacked team they had

[@LorentzHallMusic]

Forsberg is the GOAT

[@yalksen]

Campbell waiting for leg to heal - Go Avs!!!

[@MrZulusniper]

Haha I noticed that too

[@jagbirgill3731]

Can you upload Flames and Predators from April 23 2013 sportsnet feed

[@chrisstopher2277]

We just lost to the blues last night after leading 3-0 and 4-3 after THE MACKINNON GOAL.

[@ChiefBlue4298]

And then y’all won the series two nights later and are now playing in the Stanley Cup Final

[@jaredwatts4140]

@@ChiefBlue4298 and here we are one game away from winning it all!

[@sub2technoblade849]

@@jaredwatts4140 and here we are the next season about to start and we are champions

[@punasher]

Is it freezing and skipping scenes because of the content or did did u mess up a few times and didn't bother to edit? No offense, but I can't stand it when people do that. I want to watch the whole thing man.

[@nieko5280]

That is done so the video doesn't get a copywrite strike and the video gets taken down obviously. No offense but if people want to watch this video the whole way through without any issue, stop being cheap and buy your own copy or stop complaining. Now that is something I cant stand.

[@punasher]

@@nieko5280 Yes, you’re right. I was being a big whiner. Sorry about that. It’s a peeve of mine. Videos that are blurry or lose their sound, I don’t mind. But videos that freeze and skip scenes I have a hard time coping with.🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m not trying to be an asshole, even though I really sounded like one.🙏🏻

[@TPaine1776]

@@nieko5280 Unfortunately this was only ever available on VHS. So they really can't BUY it.