Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka wa2000<unk>01 ndiyo mwaka wakanakisa uyo timu yakambove nawo nekuda kwekutamba kunoshamisa kweanotungamira zvibodzwa munhoroondo yeAvalanche, Joe Sakic. Avalanche yakakunda Northwest Division ndokutora yavo yechipiri Presidents 'Trophy mushure mekupedza mwaka wenguva dzose ne 52 <unk> 16 <unk> 10 <unk> 4 yemapoinzi zana nemakumi masere nesere. Sakic akapedza mwaka wenguva dzose aine 118 mapoinzi (54 zvibodzwa uye 64 anobatsira), matatu chete kumashure kweJaromir Jagr's 121 mapoinzi. Musi waFebruary 4, 2001, Avalanche yakagamuchira 51st NHL All-Star Game. Patrick Roy, Ray Bourque naJoe Sakic vakatambira chikwata cheNorth America, icho chakakunda 14<unk>12 vachipesana nechikwata chenyika, icho chaive naMilan Hejduk naPeter Forsberg. Vose kunze kwaHejduk vaiva rutivi rwomutsetse wokutanga. Pamberi pemutambo, Avalanche yakawana mutambi wenhabvu Rob Blake uye wepakati Steven Reinprecht kubva kuLos Angeles Kings mukutsinhana naAdam Deadmarsh, Aaron Miller uye yavo yekutanga-kutenderera 2001 Draft
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