1996-97 Colorado Avalanche
President's Cup Trophy Winners
Record: 49-24-9 Â 107 Points
Lost in Western Conference Finals
96-97 Sylvain Lefebvre, Home
Regular season: Â 71 games, 2 goals, 11 assist, 13 Points, 30 PIM
96-97 Sylvain Lefebvre, Home
A steady defensive defenseman, Lefebvre largely went unrecognized but his contributions were a big part of the Avs success.
96-97 Curtis Leschyshyn, Home
Regular season: Â 11Â games, 0Â goals, 5Â assists, 5Â points, 6Â PIM
96-97 Curtis Leschyshyn, Home
Leschyshyn along with Chris Simon, were traded to the Washington Capitals in early November for Keith Jones and draft picks.  The Capitals traded Leschyshyn  one week later to the Hartford Whalers.
96-97 Aaron Miller, Road
Regular season: Â 56 games, 5 goals, 12 assists, 17 points, 15 PIM.
96-97 Aaron Miller, Road
The 96-97 season was the year Miller earned his spot in the Avs regular defensive rotation, where he would stay until he and Adam Deadmarsh were traded to the Los Angeles Kings for future HOF defenseman, Rob Blake.
96-97 Sandis Ozolinsh, Home
Regular season: Â 80 games, 23 goals, 45 assists, 68 points, 88 PIMs.
96-97 Sandis Ozolinsh, Home
Known as an offensive defenseman, Ozolinsh was often described as a player who was everywhere on the ice.
96-97 Joe Sakic, Home
Regular season: Â 65 games, 22 goals, 52 assists, 74 points, 38 PIMS
96-97 Joe Sakic, Home
Although Sakic was nursing injuries through part of the season, he still managed more than a point per game scoring average.
96-97 Landon Wilson, Road
Regular season: Â 9 games, 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points, 18 PIM
96-97 Landon Wilson, Road
Wilson (and Anders Myrvold) was traded early in the season to the Boston Bruins for the Bruins #1 pick in the 1998 draft (Robyn Regehr)