First Round Picks: No. 27 (from Devils -- option to Bruins)
1999-2000 Record: 42-29-11 (1), 96 points (9th overall)
What they need
With Patrick Roy turning 35 at the start of next season and one-time goalie of the future Marc Denis being
shipped to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a goaltender could be in Colorado's plans.
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HOMEGROWN AVALANCHE
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Avalanche draftees who played 20 or more games with Colorado in 1999-00: (All stats with Colorado) |
| Name (drafted) |
GP |
G-A-Pts |
Milan Hejduk
(87th in '94) |
82 |
35-36-71 |
Chris Drury
(72nd in '94) |
82 |
20-47-67 |
Martin Skoula
(17th in '98) |
80 |
3-12-15 |
Alex Tanguay
(12th in '98) |
76 |
16-33-49 |
Adam Deadmarsh
(14th in '93) |
71 |
18-27-45 |
Joe Sakic
(15th in '87) |
59 |
28-52-80 |
Adam Foote
(22nd in '89) |
59 |
5-13-18 |
Alexei Gusarvov
(213th in '88) |
34 |
2-2-4 |
Dan Hinote
(167th in '96) |
27 |
1-3-4 |
Marc Denis
(25th in '95) Traded to Columbus |
23 |
9-8-3, 2.54 |
In their system
Swiss-born netminder David Aebischer (161st overall in '97) continued to improve his stock in Hershey (AHL),
going 29-23-2, with a 3.31 GAA and a .902 save percentage. He also performed well in the post-season, helping the Bears reach the
AHL's Western Conference Finals. At the major junior level, netminder Philippe Sauve (38th overall in '98) played in just 17 games
for Hull (QMJHL) , going 9-7-1 with a 3.45 GAA.
On the forward line, right wing, Branko Radivojevic (93rd overall in '99) had a
good 1999-2000 campaign at Belleville (OHL), scoring 23 goals and adding 49 assists for 72 points in 59 games. Tough guy right wing Scott Parker (20th overall in '98), who had just seven points in 32 games at Hershey in '98-99, scored 12 goals and 19 points in 68 games this past season to go along with his 206 PIM's. Another physical player for the Bears was defenseman Rick Berry (55th overall in '97), who in 64 AHL games had 25 points (9 G, 16 A) and 148 PIM's.
Recent draft history
In the 1990's, the Quebec/Colorado franchise made 15 first round selections. Of those 15 players, 10
saw action with NHL clubs during the 1999-2000 season. However, only four of those 10 players suited up for the Avalanche (Alex Tanguay, Martin Skoula, Marc Denis, Adam Deadmarsh).
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FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
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| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS. |
'99 TEAM |
'99 G-A-Pts |
| 1999 |
25 |
Mikhail Kuleshov |
LW |
Cherepovets (Rus) |
NA |
| 1998 |
12 |
Alex Tanguay |
C |
Colorado (NHL) |
17-34-51 |
| 1998 |
17 |
Martin Skoula |
D |
Colorado |
3-13-16 |
| 1998 |
19 |
Robyn Regehr |
D |
Calgary (NHL) |
5-7-12 |
| 1998 |
20 |
Scott Parker |
RW |
Hershey (AHL) |
19 pts., 206 PIM |
| 1997 |
26 |
Kevin Grimes |
D |
Grand Rapids-OTT (IHL) |
4 GP, 0 pts. |
| 1996 |
25 |
Peter Ratchuk |
D |
Louisville-FLA (AHL) |
9-17-26 |
| 1995 |
25 |
Marc Denis |
G |
Colorado (NHL) |
9-8-3, 2.54 |
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ALSO SEE
Avalanche first-round history
Team Needs: Calgary Flames
Team Needs: Edmonton Oilers
Team Needs: Minnesota Wild
Team Needs: Vancouver Canucks
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