HFAvs Ranks: The 50 Greatest Avalanche Players - #50

[Ceremony]

#1 - Joe Sakic (88.9%)
#2 - Peter Forsberg (55.7%)
#3 - Patrick Roy (89.6%)
#4 - Nathan MacKinnon (71.4%)
#5 - Cale Makar (70.5%)
#6 - Milan Hejduk (50.7%)
#7 - Gabriel Landeskog (42.6%)
#8 - Adam Foote (60.2%)
#9 - Mikko Rantanen (88.8%)
#10 - Alex Tanguay (56.0%)
#11 - Rob Blake (44.7%)
#12 - Erik Johnson (47.7%)
#13 - Claude Lemieux (27.3%)
#14 - Valeri Kamensky (37.1%)
#15 - Semyon Varlamov (28.6%)
#16 - Adam Deadmarsh (41.8%)
#17 - Sandis Ozolinsh (39.1%)
#18 - Ray Bourque (27.8%)
#19 - Stephane Yelle (30.4%)
#20 - Chris Drury (46.9%)
#21 - Paul Stastny (62.8%)
#22 - John-Michael Liles (33.9% - tied, highest runner up from #21)
#23 - Matt Duchene (40.0%)
#24 - Tyson Barrie (44.2%)
#25 - Ryan O'Reilly (37.5%)
#26 - Devon Toews (35.4%)
#27 - Jon Klemm (40.0%)
#28 - Nazem Kadri (53.3%)
#29 - Alexei Gusarov (47.6%)
#30 - Sam Girard (28.9%)
#31 - Ian Laperriere (29.4%)
#32 - Uwe Krupp (29.4%)
#33 - Valeri Nichushkin (47.1%)
#34 - Cody McLeod (32.4%)
#35 - Dan Hinote (33.3%)
#36 - Artturi Lehkonen (25.0% - tied, highest runner up from #35)
#37 - JT Compher (40.0%)
#38 - Marek Svatos (47.5%)
#39 - Andre Burakovsky (36.4%)
#40 - Shjon Podein (23.3% - tied, highest runner up from #39)
#41 - Mike Keane (29.0%)
#42 - Peter Budaj (24.3%)
#43 - Martin Skoula (29.0%)
#44 - Greg De Vries (41.7%)
#45 - Andrew Brunette (in sudden death overtime - 19.4% - tied, highest runner up from #44)
#46 - Sylvain Lefebvre (33.3%)
#47 - Wojtek Wolski (32.4%)
#48 - Nikita Zadorov (26.7%)
#49 - Karlis Skrastins (27.3%)

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I've had an idea. Let's decide who the greatest players in Avalanche history are.

• You decide what "greatest" means.
• Only judge players based on their Avalanche careers. This means no extra points for Sakic's time with the Nordiques, or Ray Bourque's time with the Bruins.
• Poll will be open for a few days.
• Each time you vote, suggest a player who should be added for the next round.
• If there's no consensus on who should be added I'll just pick the next player who's played the most games.
• Here's a list of everyone: Colorado Avalanche all-time player list at hockeydb.com

Ryan Wilson (2009-2015)	Eric Messier (1996-2003)	David Aebischer (2000-2006)	Jan Hejda (2011-2015)	John Mitchell (2003-2008)	Scott Parker (1998-2003, 2006-2008)	Steven Reinprecht (2000-2003)
Games Played: 230	Games played: 385	Games played: 174	Games played: 286	Games played: 326	Games played: 237	Games played: 165
Goals: 7	Goals: 25	Wins: 89	Goals: 13	Goals: 45	Goals: 5	Goals: 40
Assists: 60	Assists: 47	Shutouts: 13	Assists: 46	Assists: 61	Assists: 11	Assists: 64
Points: 67	Points: 73	Points: 5	Points: 59	Points: 106	Points: 16	Points: 104
Notes: The second best body checker in Avalanche history, plus look at that Adam's apple	Notes: Stanley Cup (2001)	Notes: Stanley Cup (as a backup) (2001), great hair yet traded for a guy on Rogaine	Notes: Fostered in a proud heritage of Columbus Blue Jackets rejects	Notes: Folding chair	Notes: Stanley Cup (2001), hates college boys	Notes: Bald

IT'S OVER! HENRIQUE IT'S OVER!

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[UncleRisto]

Now that's Aebischer!

 

[Murzu]

HejdA

 

[UncleRisto]

@Ceremony, remember when you were excited about who were going to be the last few guys to get in?

 

[Ceremony]

@Ceremony, remember when you were excited about who were going to be the last few guys to get in?

It's everyone else's fault for declining participation levels.

 

[UncleRisto]

It's everyone else's fault for declining participation levels.

Do 50 more.

 

[Ceremony]

Do 50 more.

And the inherent negativity on this board as exhibited by some of the wild shouts in the Worst Ever thread, which somehow features The Kingslayer making the most reasonable list.

 

[UncleRisto]

And the inherent negativity on this board as exhibited by some of the wild shouts in the Worst Ever thread, which somehow features The Kingslayer making the most reasonable list.

His list doesn't even feature Hunter Miska, who's by far the worst goalie we've ever had play. Also, it has Budaj who ranked at #42.

 

[S E P H]

Notes: Stanley Cup (as a backup) (2001), great hair yet traded for a guy on Rogaine

He most definitely was not on Rogaine. That was all-natural French poutine grease on that hunk.

 

[Bone Breaker]

lol you really added Malkin? I almost voted on him for the lulz but ended voting in my boy Wilson again.

add... oh damn its over.

this is quite depressing for me. the ranking will soon be over and almost none of my faves will feature on it. Wilson, Bordy, Sheriff, Ricci, Tucker, Downie, Boughner, Kasparaitis, LOC, Mauldin, Pickard, Worrell, Yip...

 

[Nzap]

Reinprecht again here.

Add no-one.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

lol you really added Malkin? I almost voted on him for the lulz but ended voting in my boy Wilson again.

add... oh damn its over.

this is quite depressing for me. the ranking will soon be over and almost none of my faves will feature on it. Wilson, Bordy, Sheriff, Ricci, Tucker, Downie, Boughner, Kasparaitis, LOC, Mauldin, Pickard, Worrell, Yip...

I legit liked Greg "Darth" Mauldin. He wasn't very good, but he tried hard. A little bit like Travis Brigley in that regard.

 

[Bone Breaker]

I legit liked Greg "Darth" Mauldin. He wasn't very good, but he tried hard. A little bit like Travis Brigley in that regard.

dude is such a warrior that he is still playing, at age 41, in some lower level european leagues. he even came back from retirement once to play a little more. gotta admire his determination and love for the sport.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

dude is such a warrior that he is still playing, at age 41, in some lower level european leagues. he even came back from retirement once to play a little more. gotta admire his determination and love for the sport.

The Stavanger Oilers.

Cool side note, Stavanger Norway is (or was in the early 00s) home to one of only two training facilities for Puma helicopters.

 

[UncleRisto]

dude is such a warrior that he is still playing, at age 41, in some lower level european leagues. he even came back from retirement once to play a little more. gotta admire his determination and love for the sport.

Oh hey, still playing in Norway's top level the upcoming season. That's still a pretty decent level of hockey.

 

[Hasbro]

Ricci

 

[Ceremony]

He most definitely was not on Rogaine. That was all-natural French poutine grease on that hunk.

Oh dear, I've been getting my hair growth chemicals mixed up all this time: Theodore blames positive test result on Propecia

 

[S E P H]

Oh dear, I've been getting my hair growth chemicals mixed up all this time: Theodore blames positive test result on Propecia

Finasteride is predominantly used as an anti-prostate cancer drug, but it was found to prevent hair loss as well. However, it also has a side effect of lowering sexual drive in males. That's probably the reason why he was taking it, he was able to get so many women he had to cut off that drive for only his wife and Paris Hilton.

 

[UncleRisto]

Finasteride is predominantly used as an anti-prostate cancer drug, but it was found to prevent hair loss as well. However, it also has a side effect of lowering sexual drive in males. That's probably the reason why he was taking it, he was able to get so many women he had to cut off that drive for only his wife and Paris Hilton.

That makes sense.

 

[UncleRisto]

So how did our guys rank?

 

[expatriatedtexan]

So how did our guys rank?

What the heck is that from?

 

[UncleRisto]

What the heck is that from?

Actua Ice Hockey 2 from 1999.

Actua Sports made the official Nagano Olympic hockey PS1 game, Actua Ice Hockey in 1998, and begun to develop an official NHL game for Fox, however Fox pulled out midway and left them without the NHL license.