Avs Win the Stanley Cup

[Thedude4777]

this is why im glad they went to home darks.

[VancouverChokers]

The first time's always the best time. Love the shot of McNichols going crazy when Krupp scored the goal. Go Avs!

[MadCowMindTV]

THANKS FOR THE CUP UWE!

[b1gch4y]

damn if panthers fans are so unappreciative wisconsin would gladly take an nhl team no matter how good they are im speaking for many in wisconsin i would still be a die hard avs fan since they are what i grew up with

[Thesebijan1]

lol the avs entered in 96 and won the stanley cup in their first season haha go avs!

from a leaf fan

[DouglasEdward84]

@Thesebijan1 you do know they moved from Quebec and had a pretty good team already, not an expansion franchise

[ThePopeDrums]

i thought Florida Panthers' fans were just myths i didnt kno that they actually existed

[ThePopeDrums]

and what are the Panthers' fans chucking onto the ice. and the reason i hate the Panthers fans is that the year after their Stanley Cup Finals run was over they ended up boo'ing Vanbeesbrook off the ice when he was struggling. ANYONE who boo's the Beeser deserves to have their NHL team moved, im sorry but idc u dont disrespect the Beeser

[AVaholic09]

@ThePopeDrums its rats

[TAG037]

@ThePopeDrums the fans were throwing the promotional toy Rats that were given out during the '96 playoffs in Miami

[ThePopeDrums]

@TAG037 rats? a little random much lol

[TAG037]

@TAG037 not really. during that season, a Rat ran across the Panthers dressing room and one of the panthers killed the rat with his stick. the fans would throw the rats on the ice if a Panther scored a Hat-Trick, only they called it a "Rat-Trick"

[georgemrns08]

@TAG037 Scott Mellanby slapped the rat off a wall of lockers with a slapshot.

[FAITHandLOGIC]

Move Florida. The lose enough money.

[cyborgdata]

LETS GO AVS.

[bfsab61]

gary thorne's call was pretty epic.

[blizzl385]

"and the colorado avalanche has won the stanley cup"

FAIL

[ThePopeDrums]

@blizzl385 Avs blow Red Wings rule!!!!

[avsfan331940]

Florida used to be relevant? :)

[RedWings0014]

COLORADO ACTUALLY WON A CUP? WTF

[andrewface]

they won twice dipshit

[BigTenFrenzy]

they've won two

[avsfan331940]

Listen to any Canadian announcer, there's not nearly as much enthusiasm as most American announcers. That's just how its always been. Not really a big deal if you ask me.

[DouglasEdward84]

Bob Cole is just like this, not as bad as Pat Summerall though somebody could have kicked a super bowl winning field goal and he still wouldn't come out of his coma.

[avsfan331940]

Yeah, but Summer did football, how excited can you get calling a football game? :D

[DouglasEdward84]

Your right its hard when you can't keep any momentum going with all the ad breaks and the 40 second play clock

[avsfan331940]

Exactly. Touchdown, commercial, kickoff, commercial.

[darcyUSA21]

Well miss ya Super Joe!! Thanks for the Amazing Avs glory days!

Foppa Forsberg is STILL my Favorite EVER.

[stairiker05]

awful announcer!

[psufan001]

it wasnt the teams first year in the nhl, they were the quebec nordiques prior to that and they moved to colorado in 1995.

[HockeyFights1890]

It's the 3rd fucking overtime. If i was an annoucer i wouldnt be to pumped up either.

[WoodyAllenNY]

thats just how his voice is......go listen to the Islanders 1981 and 1983 championships. It's just a classic voice. Maybe not the most enthusiastic but it's like Howard Kossel....it stands out as stands the test of time

[prorobo]

Who the hell was the horrible announcer? If you didn't speak English and this was on the radio, you never would've figured it was an OT goal for the effing STANLEY CUP!!!!!!

[hockeymick3]

r u that stupid of course its gonna be in english

[prorobo]

Obviously you're too dumb to understand what I was actually saying. Go back and try again.

Translation for the intellectually inept: The announcer's lack of excitement blows.

[myunclesnephew]

No, Bob Cole rules. Thank god Canadians don't have to listen to the fingernails-on-chalk voice of Mike Emrick.

[myunclesnephew]

The announcer is Bob Cole, Canada's long-standing top play-by-play man. He's like Pat Summerall on NFL used to be: Makes some mistakes cause he's gettin old, but when he calls a game you know it's a big one.

[generalbullmoose]

...with Québec's team....

[mrceebees14]

I totally see where you are coming from, but there is a HUGE reason this wouldn't have happened in a Nord jerseys.

Because Roy wasn't on the team until they became the Avs and moved to Colorado. There is no way in hell Montreal would've ever traded Roy to the Nords.........and you know that.

But Quebec just like Winnipeg deserve hockey teams, I left out Hartford because it's a diseased shithole of a town and didn't give a crap about the Whalers, so they got what they deserved.

[generalbullmoose]

You do have a point about Roy...I agree.

[CTD452]

Dude, no offense, but the Panthers SUCK!

[salliusgrode]

Fuck Colorado Hockey! GO PANTHERS

[mrceebees14]

Jesus, how long has it been since the Panthers made the playoffs?

[tizzermoj8]

fuck u dude colorado deserved the cup first season in the nhl and they won it u cnt beat that

[RPGFreak90]

This was the longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history!

[txhorns2109]

no it wasnt, the longest game in finals history was played in 1990 and was won by pittsburgh. At the time, this was the third longest game in Finals history and is currently the 5th longest game played in the history of the Stanley Cup Finals

[RPGFreak90]

My mistake. What I meant to say was that this is the longest SCORELESS game in Stanley Cup Finals history.

[stewardo]

Man... if that was the ACC, the building would have exploded

[abdullahithebest]

ya right the acc is so quiet

[gdavies4]

is this the first year as the avs since moving from quebec

[tmoore4075]

yes it was.

[gdavies4]

whos theyre goaltender then...roy??

[tmoore4075]

yes.

[gdavies4]

so roy and sakic and forsberg and sundin all used to play for the nordiques

[stewardo]

haha yes. and many others.

[gdavies4]

was sundin on their roster then ...im sure he was drafted by the nordiques

[stewardo]

haha yes... they literally had an all-star team (though most of the players weren't all-stars yet)

[jackavsfan]

Actually no. Sackic, Foresberg and Sundin did, but Roy was accquired from Montreal during the 95-96 season

[Quackith8]

holly shit, florida made the playoffs?!

[ozky10]

yeah, they did. i saw the florida panthers run in the playoffs.

[goldenchocolate]

yeah, in their first years they were very good

they're actually my fave team :)

[rockleeowns3]

96 was for quebec and 01 was for ray bourque :P

[mpcsu]

my god, 13 years ago. How amazing.

[FaceofHead]

GO Avs GO

[RedSpida24]

fuck u guyz, floridas gunna dominate this year u shall all see

[globodog]

if only the avs could win the cup every year.

[thewhitekone]

florida made it to the finals?

[YankeesObama]

Floirda has an NHL team?

[ElmerFudd16]

Seriously. They've sucked for years now, and sometimes I wonder how they made it to the Finals.

[YankeesObama]

I know...it was a miracle...when any team from Miami does well thats not the Dolphins I'm stunned...and they havent been good for years.

[PointzeroX]

yea like the 2 world series championships the marlins have won or the most recent NBA championship from the heat -_-

[YankeesObama]

2003...the last time the Yankees were GOOD. lol

[twodayslatertdl]

haha yeah this was an odd one...avs just in from quebec and the panthers only two years into the league...

[icesin05]

COLORADO BEST TEAM EVER LMAO HOW MANY CUP DO U HAVE? 2~3? Montreal has like 24 and maybe another this years

[fifomaz]

dude how long has montreal even been in the league !!! think twice befoer you say something

[botch061502]

Im an Avs fan. dude im not gonna defend the Avs saying their the best cuz their clearly not. but you havent won a Cups in years. 92-93 season if i remember correctly. and when you were winning the majority of your Cups the NHL wasnt nearly as competitive as it is now. im sorry but winning cups in the 40's through 70's was no where near as difficult as it is nowadays. there are no were no where near as many teams back then.

[edgecution234]

lol this made me think of the leafs, ha ha so true man

[seancolorado]

colorado has 2 cups already and has only been in the league since 1996. montreal has been in the league for ages. colorado has won more recently than you guys, so you should not be the one talking, when was the last time you guys won it? we did in 2001. so get back to me when you actually win it in this modern age if you ever do.

[convertable50]

theyve been in the league longer, theyve just been in denver since 96

[rockleeowns3]

montreal has won 20 when theeres was 6 teams in the nhl so stfu n when was the last time they won it huh? huh? oh ya thts wrigt in the 90's bitch and even roy was fed up with them at the time and left them

[randomhats12345]

love this vid. colorado is the best team ever

o and dalles stars suck  smae with florida

go colorado go!!!

they will win this year i no it.

[Quackith8]

Im shocked that florida made the playoffs for once

[Pwouetos]

This cup should have been to Quebec City

[detroitredwings1994]

Yeah, but who won the NHL 2nd round 2008? Colorado or Detroit? DETROIT! Go Wings!

[jsmillie]

wow you can't even compare the 2008 red wings to the 1996 avs.

[cyborgdata]

@jsmillie 96 avs might be one of the greatest hockey teams ever.

[goblew14]

@jsmillie Because the 2008 Red Wings were way better

[gnome95]

@jsmillie But i guess thats true of most teams in any sport.

[maxwest333]

the Avs won this cup their first year in denver. Detroit could never handle that type of pressure

[fifomaz]

omg i cant belive you are comparing teams of two different eras

[nayefo]

GO AVS GO AVS GO AAAAAAAAVS!

[solidfortune18]

they blow!

[fifomaz]

just like your mom blows my cock

[RXRKIDD]

weak goal

[Xatalion]

Colorado Avalanche was best 96 and 01^^

[xTheOxx]

Go Nordiques Go!

[cactushill1]

No, it was the year they moved to Colorado. They weren't an expansion team. They previously played as the Quebec Nordiques.

[roryfitzpatric]

the avs won in their expansion year???

[joekalteich]

Vanbeisbrouck was an awesome goalie

[syorca]

thats wat makes the red wings suck that upset that was sooo cool

[sorason07]

that was the biggest upset in NHL history! The wings broke a record winning like 62 games, but the Avalanche beat them. if u can beat a team that won 62 games, you'll destroy the Florida panthers! go AVS!

[acmilan93333]

Krupp is amazing. I feel bad for the Panthers though. Vanbiesbrouck was amazing that game; as was Roy..

[robertdalrymple]

Go Avs GO Take What Belongs To You

[colin82793]

more like go uwe krupp, hahahaha

[amandalee7747]

Berto. 'Member that? mein uwe?

[GrassValleyGreg]

Vanbiesbrook deserved the win, he was simply phenomenal in this game

[eeshman5]

yea, he only let in one more goal than Roy...

[GrassValleyGreg]

I love Patty Roy.. But Vanbiesbrook had too many straight up robberies in that game to even count.

[andref231080]

Uuuuuuwe Krupp! Some germans CAN play hockey. I can´t believe it :-)

[zelrio]

Avs suck.

[nobber19]

AVS RULE, joe sakic best player ever! ! ! ! Figuers though, he's CANADIAN!

[Sorason]

you suck!

[zelrio]

Not as much as the Avs do.

[kugashira101]

not as much ar your mom does zelrio you fucki idiot

[PhuckYouBizitch]

"the colorado avalanche HAS won the stanley cup" wtf this guy is dumb as a rock

[JBthree24]

who is this announcers name? i hate him he is so boring and always sounds confused

[Leafsnation1993]

one of the greatest ever.

[brantfordredsox]

cole or neal.

CBC guys.

they both suck and should have called it a career 15 years ago.

They where good. last 12 years they have gotten worse and worse.

[wade2bosh]

that cup was the nordiques...good story i was cheerin for them.

[Maxie1111]

And they are thinking of getting rid of triple OT games. Why? This is the pride of hockey that other sports don't have, leave it alone!

[esmjlm080507]

In return for Lindros, we got Mike Ricci, the rights to Peter Forsberg, and the pick that later led to Milan Hejduk. How many rings does Lindros have? Oh yeah, none.

[esmjlm080507]

The Avs deserved the cup that year, as shown in the 2nd round when they beat Chigago in 6 games, 4 of which went to overtime. Not to mention, Sakic played like a man posessed, and Roy was incredible.

[esmjlm080507]

This was a great moment in hockey history!! To answer some of the ignorance I see written below..... the Penguins would have lost to Chicago, Detroit, or the Avs. Do a little research moron. And the Avs were not in their "first year". It was their first year in Colorado, as prior to that they were the Quebec Nordiques and their first year in the NHL was 1972. P.S. Who the fuck is Dougie Mac? Lets make a new rule, If you don't know shit about the topic at hand, don't post comments.

[grimetime55]

thank god those rat-trapping losers lost so handily. it should have been sakic's avs vs. lemieux's penguins that year

[bigpinero]

uwe krupp was great!

[dropthegloves1]

gives me chills

[suneku78]

"Huwee Kruup"? WDF!

[PhuckYouBizitch]

wow 1st year the avalanche were created they win the cup? doesnt that tell ya something u bloody vagina wing fans? did the wings do that???????? no they didnt even make the playoffs cock boys

[chipmunkwarrior]

You realise the Florida fans are throwing rats on the ice, right?

[TheLoserSakaCanucks]

They did it during the whole playoffs and part of the regular season

[chipmunkwarrior]

It was after Scott Mellanby killed a rat with his stick in the locker room.

[bernierules51]

Are the fans cheering at :34 in Denver or Florida?

[TheLoserSakaCanucks]

thats in enver

[TheLoserSakaCanucks]

well what do u think????

[DieHardCalFan]

What Year Is That, 95?

[nwl1225]

Why is it with a simple Franchise, and city, and goaltending change, the Avs got so fucking competitive? The fucking Nordiques sucked dick.

[grimetime55]

the return on the trade they made for eric lindros in 1992 is a HUGE reason

[5wright]

i just realized something funny about the avalanche. In their first cup, the nj devils won before and the wings the next year and in 2001, the devs won b4 and the wings after.

[CCampLI]

Good ole' Uwe Krupp, he was an excellent player.

[sorryimlate2]

Great sportsmanship from the Panthers fans. Cheering when the Avs received the Cups.

[cup2avs9601]

95-96' was the first season I really started getting into hockey thanks ESPN and I latched on to the Avs and became a fan since they were a "new" team and I was a new fan. I remember staying up real late and the game no one could score and finally of all shots too end it and the Florida rats I forgot about that, its been ages since I last saw this.

[atomicsparrow]

great respect from the florida fans.

[Stalkingwolf]

West German? Hello?! This is a long time ago.

[darcyUSA21]

WOOO yes I remember the goal, what a goal by West German Uwe Krupp, and Peter Forsberg wins his first Cup at the age of only 22! Sakic was named the MVP, they were amazing, sick. Forsberg had 116 points that year, this was a FUCKING unstoppable team! Lets go Avalnache!! Way to do it baby!

[EVL1992]

King of Kings Uwe Krupp!!!!! EV Landshut Cannibals

[EVL1992]

The King of Kings Uwe Krupp. EV Landshut Cannibals

[curtisjoseph]

Do the Florida Panthers even play in the NHL still?

:)

[rockleeowns3]

yh lol

[hockeygirl1210]

1996 was just the begining

[stewardo]

i love how Uwe's goal is a floater. the high point in his rather mediocre career. most likely all worth it. that really sucks for beezer. that was pretty much the end of his career too.

[brantfordredsox]

this is why I hate CBC.

Old man cole or neal who ever the hell was calling it didn't care the avs/nords won their 1st ever cup. not change in his voice at all.

video would have been better with the ESPN guys. Gary and Bill put effort into it, and raised their voice when Uwe scored

[hbhamisgood]

uwe was my coach this weekend for a hockey tournament

[ckendall67]

I remember staying up until just after 3:00am NFLD time watching this game; almost fell asleep but was awake enough that I was watching it when they scored. What a game folks, I'll never forget it; & what a season for the Colorado Avalanche in 1996:-)

[nicdesk]

nice video

[retsom]

Good 4 the Avs after they got Roy that year they became my 2nd fav team & stiil are to this day in 2007 They shoulds played my Pens though. But atleast the Avs crushed Florida(a great hockey town Miami Yeah Right)

[TVstudio]

Is that bob cole announcing or what ever that old shit heads name is cuz he's sounds like a fucking retard announcing that goal.

[bernierules51]

he's like bored out of his mind:

"scores. uwe krupp."

[catfan927]

I was there, and even being a Panthers fan it brings back some unreal memories. It was just past 1 AM for a game that had started 5 hours before. That year the Ave's were possibly the deepest team in the NHL. Sakic, Forsberg, Ricci, Ozolinsch, Roy and on and on and on. It took a great team to beat the Panthers. BTW I still have my ticket!!!

[chevyxtreme]

man that was an awesome year, the Pens should've gone, that series wouldn't have gone the same way for them as it did for the Panthers. Damn u beezer

[raiders86]

Colorado sucks, Roy is the only reason why the avs won the cup

[Lemonhead86]

in the playoffs that year, (COL) Joe Sakic 22GP - 18G 16A 34 PTS.... and you say the only reason they won was because of Roy? dummy.

[TheBeautyoftheworld]

LOL dumbass, without Roy, Sakic wouldn't have those numbers because the avs didn't have a goalie before he came in!!!!

[BurnabyJoe19]

wow... apparently a good goalie makes you get more points. real smart, r-tard.

[TheBeautyoftheworld]

And apparently a good goalie makes a good team.....idiot!!!

[stewardo]

youre stupid too.

[stewardo]

hahaha youre a JOKE. I meant point as a time in his life, not an actual hockey point! fool of the year = you.

[TheBeautyoftheworld]

Who are you talking to? Yourself!?

[RobAvs33]

by's calm down, stop fighting haha

[Lemonhead86]

sorry i love roy but he coulda played like a god. never allowed a goal. but he aint gonna score a goal. so if not for sakic they never would have won the cup. unless having 0-0 games equal a victory for you... Sakic was unbelievable. it was his best year.

[Lemonhead86]

i'll never.... never forget that night.... what a game... 3rd overtime.. and uwe krupp of all people... and hey, stephane fiset gets a stanley cup ring! haha, great year!

[pjc858]

well of course it was a bad call by cole, it wasnt the Leafs

[toledo93j]

There is to many teams in NHL.

[gillesgariepy]

It is not the Nordiques cause Patrick Roy.

[screecher]

hurray quebec nordiques

[DavidReject]

What a crappy call by Bob Cole

[Sabres83]

Quebec won the Cup. Sorry. Try building a team from scratch. THEN it's your team. The Avs are always gonna be the Nordiques to everyone.

[kevinja88]

hey Sabre dumbass, what is the number 1 reason the Avs won the cup that year? Patrick Roy. Quebec and Montreal would HUGE rivals and they would never have sent him the Quebec

[SvatosFangirl]

In your face...We won the Stanley Cup our first year!