The NHL and Colorado Avalanche announced the club’s Quarter-Century Teams on Monday as the league continues to celebrate the best players of the last 25 years. Each club’s first and second team were selected by a panel of executives, media members and retired players. To qualify for the team, the player must have appeared in a game between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2024.
The players selected to the Avalanche’s Quarter-Century First Team are forwards Peter Forsberg, Nathan MacKinnon, and Joe Sakic; defensemen Adam Foote and Cale Makar; and goaltender Patrick Roy.
Note: Player Stats from Games Between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2024
Forsberg posted 303 points (86g/217a) in 234 regular-season games in addition to 80 points (27g/53a) in 72 playoff games for the Avalanche. The 2001 Stanley Cup champion won the Art Ross and Hart Memorial trophies in 2003 after he led the NHL with 106 points (29g/77a). He also appeared in two All-Star Games (2001, 2003) and was named to the NHL’s All-Star First Team in 2003. Forsberg is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and his No. 21 jersey currently hangs in the rafters at Ball Arena.
MacKinnon had a historic season in 2023-24, winning the Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award after setting the franchise record for points in a season with 140 (51g/89a). The No.1 overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft posted 960 points (349g/611a) in 829 regular-season games as well as 114 points (48g/66a) in 88 playoff games. MacKinnon helped the Avalanche win the franchise’s third Stanley Cup in 2022 by posting 24 points (13g/11a) in 20 playoff games. The recipient of the 2014 Calder Memorial and 2020 Lady Byng Memorial trophies, MacKinnon appeared in seven All-Star Games (2017-2020, 2022-2024). He’s also a member of the 2024 NHL All-Star First Team and made the NHL All-Star Second Team in 2018 and 2020.
Sakic, whose No. 19 hangs in the Ball Arena rafters, captained the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup in 2001 in a year where he also won the Hart Memorial and Lady Byng Memorial trophies in addition to the Ted Lindsay Award. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Sakic posted 639 points (244g/395a) in 567 regular-season games in addition to 94 points (43g/51a) in 96 playoff games. He appeared in five All-Star Games (2000-2002, 2004, 2007) and a three-time NHL All-Star First Team member (2001-2002, 2004).
Foote posted 136 points (29g/107a) in 445 regular-season games as well as 27 points (4g/23a) for Colorado, including helping the Avs win the Stanley Cup in 2001. During the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Foote, whose No. 52 hangs in the Ball Arena rafters, averaged 28:22 of time on ice.
Makar, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, owns the franchise records for goals, assists and points among defensemen in both the regular season and playoffs. In 2020, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy and made the NHL’s All-Rookie Team after posting 50 points (12g/38a) in 57 games that season. In 2022, Makar won the Stanley Cup along with the Conn Smythe and Norris trophies. He’s appeared in three All-Star Games (2022-2024), is a two-time NHL All-Star First Team member (2021-2022) and a two-time NHL All-Star Second Team member (2023-2024). In his first five NHL seasons, Makar finished ninth in the Norris Trophy voting as a rookie and finished in the top three in voting for the past four seasons. In 353 regular-season games, he posted 382 points (97g/285a) in addition to 80 points (21g/59a) in 72 playoff contests.
Roy, who won both the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy in 2001, posted a playoff record of 41-27 for the Avs along with a .922 save percentage and a 2.02 goals-against average. In 223 regular-season games, 219 of them starts, he went 126-59-34, posting a .920 save percentage and a 2.09 goals-against average. Roy made three All-Star Game appearances (2001-2003) and was named to the NHL’s All-Star First Team in 2002. That year, he also won the William M. Jennings Memorial Trophy. Roy, whose No. 33 hangs in the Ball Arena rafters, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
