This is a list of Colorado Avalanche award winners. It also includes players and data from the previous incarnation of the franchise, the Quebec Nordiques.
League awards
Team trophies +Team trophies awarded to the Colorado Avalanche franchiseAwardDescriptionTimes wonSeasonsReferencesStanley CupNHL championship3, , Presidents' TrophyMost regular season points4, , , Clarence S. Campbell BowlWestern Conference playoff championship3, , Avco World Trophy (WHA)WHA championship1
Individual awards
+Individual awards won by Colorado Avalanche franchise players and staffAwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferences Art Ross Trophy Regular season scoring champion Bill Hunter Trophy (WHA) Regular season scoring champion 1975–761977–78 1976–771978–79 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the year Conn Smythe Trophy Most valuable player of the playoffs Dennis A. Murphy Trophy (WHA) Top defenseman 1972–731974–75 Gordie Howe Trophy (WHA) Most valuable player 1975–761977–78 Hart Memorial Trophy Most valuable player to his team during the regular season Jack Adams Award National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." James Norris Memorial Trophy Top defenseman during the regular season Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award Top general manager King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership qualities on and off the ice and humanitarian contributions within their community Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Gentlemanly conduct Mark Messier Leadership AwardLeadership and contributions to society Maurice "Rocket" Richard TrophyMost goals in the regular season NHL Plus-Minus Award Best plus/minus Sheraton Road Performer Award Most road points during the regular season Ted Lindsay AwardMost valuable player as chosen by the players WHA Playoff MVP (WHA) Most valuable player of the playoffs 1976–77 William M. Jennings TrophyFewest goals given up in the regular season
All-Stars
WHA First and Second Team All-Stars + Quebec Nordiques selected to the WHA First and Second Team All-StarsPlayerPositionSelectionsSeasonTeam11974–752nd11978–792nd41975–762nd1976–772nd1977–782nd1978–791st41974–752nd1975–761st1976–771st1977–781st31973–742nd1974–751st1975–761st
NHL first and second team All-Stars The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
+ Colorado Avalanche franchise players selected to the NHL First and Second Team All-Stars2014–15 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide, p.187PlayerPositionSelectionsSeasonTeam22nd2nd11st31st1st1st52nd1st1st1st2nd12nd52nd2nd1st1st2nd61st1st2nd2nd1st1st11st12nd11st31st1st1st12nd
NHL All-Rookie Team
The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. + Colorado Avalanche franchise players selected to the NHL All-Rookie TeamPlayerPositionSeason
All-Star Game selections The National Hockey League All-Star Game is a mid-season exhibition game held annually between many of the top players of each season. Thirty-three All-Star Games have been held since the Colorado Avalanche entered the NHL as the Quebec Nordiques in 1979, with at least one player chosen to represent the franchise in each year except 2012. The All-Star game has not been held in various years: 1979 and 1987 due to the 1979 Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, respectively, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of labor stoppages, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2026 because of the Winter Olympic Games, 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2025 when it was replaced by the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. Colorado has hosted one of the games. The 51st was held at the Pepsi Center.
Selected by fan vote Selected by Commissioner Selected as one of four "last men in" by fan vote All-Star Game Most Valuable Player2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 234 +Colorado Avalanche franchise players and coaches selected to the All-Star Game2014–15 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide, p.189 Game Year Name Position References 32nd1980 33rd1981 34th1982 35th1983 36th1984 37th1985 38th1986 39th1988 40th1989 41st1990 42nd1991 43rd1992 44th1993 45th1994 46th1996 47th1997 (Did not play) (Did not play) 48th1998 49th1999 50th2000 51st2001 52nd 2002 53rd2003 54th2004 55th2007 56th2008 (Did not play) 57th2009 58th2011 59th2012No Avalanche selected 60th2015 61st2016 62nd2017 63rd2018 64th2019 (Did not play) 65th2020 66th2022# (Did not play) 67th2023 68th2024
All-Star Game replacement events The Quebec Nordiques hosted Rendez-vous '87 at Le Colisée.
Selected by fan vote +Quebec Nordiques players and coaches selected to All-Star Game replacement events Event Year Name Position References 1987 (Did not play)4 Nations Face-Off2025Artturi Lehkonen (Finland)Nathan MacKinnon (Canada)Cale Makar (Canada)Devon Toews (Canada)
Career achievements
Hockey Hall of Fame
The following is a list of Colorado Avalanche and Quebec Nordiques who have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
+Colorado Avalanche franchise players and personnel inducted into the Hockey Hall of FameIndividualCategoryYear inductedYears with Avalanche franchise in categoryReferencesPlayer20172000, retrieved November 16, 2017Player20142001–2006, retrieved January 13, 2015Player20042000–2001, retrieved January 13, 2015Player20141994–2004, 2008, 2011, retrieved November 18, 2014Player19981979–1990, retrieved July 3, 2015Player20202014–2017Player20172003–2004, retrieved November 16, 2017Player20011997–1998, retrieved January 10, 2015Builder20231994–2013Player19881989–1991, retrieved July 3, 2015Player20061995–2003, retrieved January 13, 2015Player20121988–2009, retrieved January 13, 2015Player20172003–2004, retrieved November 16, 2017Player19981980–1990, retrieved July 3, 2015Player20121990–1994, retrieved July 3, 2015Player20232005–2007
Lester Patrick Trophy The Lester Patrick Trophy has been presented by the National Hockey League and USA Hockey since 1966 to honor a recipient's contribution to ice hockey in the United States. This list includes all personnel who have ever been employed by the Colorado Avalanche in any capacity and have also received the Lester Patrick Trophy.
+Members of the Colorado Avalanche franchise honored with the Lester Patrick TrophyIndividualYear honoredYears with AvalancheReferences20032000–2001
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
+Members of the Colorado Avalanche inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of FameIndividualYear inductedYears with AvalancheReferences20151998–200220171992–1997
Retired numbers
The Colorado Avalanche have retired six of their jersey numbers. The four numbers retired by the franchise when they were in Quebec – J. C. Tremblay's number 3, Marc Tardif's number 8, Michel Goulet's number 16, and Peter Stastny's number 262014–2015 Colorado Avalanche Media Guide, p.190 – were un-retired and put back into circulation when the franchise moved to Colorado. Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. Gretzky did not play for the Avalanche franchise during his 20-year NHL career and no player in franchise history had ever worn the number 99 prior to its retirement.
+Colorado Avalanche retired numbersNumberPlayerPositionYears with Avalanche franchise as a playerDate of retirement ceremonyReferences191988–2009October 1, 2009 211994–2004, 2008, 2011October 8, 2011 231998–2013January 6, 2018 331995–2003October 28, 2003521991–2004, 2008–2011November 2, 2013 772000–2001November 24, 2001
Defunct team awards
O'Keefe Cup The O'Keefe Cup was an annual award given to the player who earned the most points from Star of the game selections throughout the regular season. It was discontinued when the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.Quebec Nordiques 1993-1994 Yearbook, p. 100
SeasonWinner 1979–80 Real Cloutier 1980–81 Peter Stastny 1981–82 Peter Stastny 1982–83 Michel Goulet 1983–84 Peter Stastny 1984–85 Michel Goulet
SeasonWinner 1985–86 Peter Stastny 1986–87 Michel Goulet 1987–88 Peter Stastny 1988–89 Paul Gillis 1989–90 Joe Sakic 1990–91 Joe Sakic
SeasonWinner 1991–92 Mats Sundin 1992–93 Mats Sundin 1993–94 Joe Sakic 1994–95 Joe Sakic
Other awards +Colorado Avalanche franchise players who have received non-NHL awardsAwardDescriptionWinnerSeasonReferencesBest NHL Player ESPY AwardBest NHL player of the last calendar year1997Golden Hockey StickBest Czech playerViking AwardMost valuable Swedish player in NHL
Notes
Shared with Patrik Elias of the New Jersey Devils.
References Colorado Avalanche Database The Internet Hockey Database Colorado Avalanche Official Web Site