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The Significant Seven for Avalanche.(The Gazette)
DENVER _ The seven events that shaped the 2001-02 Colorado Avalanche season
1. June 26, 2001: Bourque retires
Everyone knew Ray Bourque would retire after Colorado won the Stanley Cup. But Bourque took two things away from the Avalanche - one of history's best defensemen, and the soul that drove the team to the championship.
2. July 1, 2001: Big guns re-signed
Colorado general manager Pierre Lacroix re-signed his three huge unrestricted free agents: Patrick Roy, Joe Sakic and Rob Blake. It told the team that he expected more titles. And it told rival teams that they would have to go overboard to catch up. Detroit might not have signed ...
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...observers to conclude the Avs, good as they are...against the Devils in the Stanley Cup finals. Larry Robinson...the first time in six Stanley Cup finals road games and...playoffs MVP when the Avs won the Stanley Cup in 1996, beat Brodeur...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Harris, Stephen May 27, 2001 700+ words
...observers to conclude the Avs, good as they are...the Devils in the Stanley Cup finals. Larry Robinson...his ninth straight Stanley Cup game dating to Game...1923 and 1926. The Avs also got the latest...really equalled the Avs' work ethic. They...first time in six ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Harris, Stephen June 8, 2001 700+ words
...predictions they would win the Stanley Cup last night in front of...be only the 11th Game 7 Stanley Cup final history, and just...the Colorado net, the Avs survived some intense early...Jersey power plays. The Avs took few chances to try...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Guregian, Karen June 5, 2001 700+ words
...Star cohorts on the Avs blueline. Bourque is...and perhaps - last Stanley Cup. He's one loss away...Devils put Bourque and the Avs on the brink of elimination...ve been wearing on the Avs, particularly the Big...bye to Bourque and his Stanley Cup. Another loss and the...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Guregian, Karen June 1, 2001 700+ words
...two wins away from a Stanley Cup. This was the deciding goal in the Avs' 3-1 victory over...career as it put the Avs back in the driver...oldest man to score in the Stanley Cup finals. Bourque is driven...to lose?" With the Avs on the power play to...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Harris, Stephen June 1, 2001 700+ words
...last night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals may have been his biggest...victory - a win that restored the Avs' home-ice advantage and gave...at 1 after 40 minutes and the Avs opened the third period on a...goalie's left at 0:31. The Avs then delivered a wonderful passing...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Harris, Stephen June 2, 2001 700+ words
...last night's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup title series, it was nearly inevitable that the Avs would get a quality scoring...supporting cast. The grinding Avs line of Shjon Podein, Eric...streak to five games. The Avs had an edge in most key statistical...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Harris, Stephen June 8, 2001 700+ words
...force tomorrow night's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Actually, the rest of the Colorado...Patrick is the story of our playoffs," said Avs coach Bob Hartley. "He is giving us a...But in the second and third periods, the Avs got better and better. "We might have...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Significant Seven for Avalanche.(The Gazette)