Pierre Lacroix passes away

[Cloned]

RIP.

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[Northern Avs Fan]

RIP legend.

We will never forget how you secured the bag when you stole Patrick Roy from the Canadiens under the cover of darkness.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Hard to believe he was 72... time flies. Architect of some great Avs teams.

 

[S E P H]

Hard to believe he was 72... time flies. Architect of some great Avs teams.

It sounds like he died from complications due to Covid, but he was really sick before that. He had to move to Vegas due to a lot of underlying conditions he was experiencing.

 

[DallasGaume]

Thank you, Pierre!

 

[Stony Curtis]

He was one of the architects of one of the greatest sports rivalries ever. I'll miss him.

 

[kaiser matias]

Died of COVID-19 in Las Vegas.

 

[LeHab]

Died from COVID related complications:

Pierre Lacroix, former Avalanche GM who built 2 Stanley Cup-winning teams, has died at 72 – The Denver Post

RIP

 

[FACTORY]

RIP PL. One of the greatest.

 

[Gjman2019]

Sad news...All the best to his family during a tough time.....

I remember watching his son Eric play for the Av's.

 

[filip85]

RIP

 

[JackSlater]

I thought that he was younger than that. Great general manager for quite some time.

 

[avsfan9]

Ahh too bad! Assembled one of the greatest teams in nhl history.

 

[Wolfpuck]

God dammit. That sucks. F*** COVID.

 

[the_fan]

RIP

 

[bleedgreen]

Thanks for the memories. Great gm and I was lucky to be in Denver during his time.

 

[cj19]

RIP... He was a great GM who wasn't afraid to make big trades. The NHL could sure use more GM's like him...

 

[Voight]

Amazing the RCMP was never able to apprehend him for the grand larceny he committed on December 6, 1995.

 

[Go19]

Thanks for the memories. Great gm and I was lucky to be in Denver during his time.

Agree it was awesome - trips to McNichols or the Pepsi Center were like going to watch an all star game.

 

[bukwas]

He did a heck of a job building that team. Plus a prospect pool of such quality he could trade a valuable player and replace him with a prospect and barely skip a beat.
R.I.P Pierre.

 

[NewtJorden]

He was a great GM, who managed to trade for guys like Patrick Roy, Ray Bourque and Rob Blake. Not a lot of people could have done a better job than he have. RIP.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[SotasicA]

It was difficult to hate him, despite him being the Avs GM.

 

[Brodeur]

Amazing the RCMP was never able to apprehend him for the grand larceny he committed on December 6, 1995.

When I think of Pierre Lacroix, I think of how he schemed a couple years ahead of time to try to land Vincent Lecavalier at the 1998 Draft.

Early in the 1997-98 season, Colorado owned 1st rounders from Boston-San Jose-Los Angeles-Washington. A few months earlier, those teams had picked #1, #2, #3, and #9 at the 1997 Draft.

The scary thing was that the Avs gave up some decent players to procure the picks but they were still very much a contender. The present day comparable might be if the Lightning owned 2021 1st rounders from Detroit, Ottawa, Los Angeles, and Minnesota.

By some small miracle, all four teams improved that season and those picks turned into #12, #17, #19, and #20.

RIP Pierre, you definitely made that 1998 draft year fun to follow.

 

[CraigBillington]

It was difficult to hate him, despite him being the Avs GM.

At the time, I was happy when he resigned as GM because I felt it meant the rest of the division might soon have a chance.

One of the best