Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup Final Game 7

[miketm61]

Gary Thorne is one of the best tv guys ever,,,,

[ElysianD0n]

This was the best series I've ever seen, I was only 6 when this happened...

[boozie414]

best cup of the 2000's go av's!

[kiloswitchanddc]

my fav team!!

[Yankeesman5598]

lol star wars music

[josiah85667]

This series is one of my favorite Stanley Cups

[JoedDominique]

why do i feel like crying when i watch this...

[MrJuha82]

There was one Finnish player Ville Nieminen, who played with agitator role and scorer role at the same time.

[piggybankvillan]

Not an Avs/Bruins fan and I just got into hockey last year so I've never seen this man play or anything, but I get chills watching him finally win the Cup.

[nerfpro21]

its epic what patrick roy can do

[TemplarKnight5]

This very well might be the greatest moment in the history of the NHL.

[tonebeatz24]

I miss the old hockey and Gary Thorne. This was when hockey was real hockey with so much excitement back in the day. Today hockey is boring with the broadcasters they have today on their new crappy network Versus. Gary Thorne was the best!! We need to bring back Gary Thorne.

[Xariama]

@tonebeatz24 I hear that. Him, Doc Emrick, and Steve Levy would bring so much to each game. That was what really made hockey fun to watch on TV. Of course, nothing beats seeing it live, but, y'know...

[gaborik9494]

star wars?

[MR100percentCanadian]

joe sakic the most under-rated player of all time, what a man

[kickwagon]

I'm getting my Sakic jersey after Christmas.

[Bourosar]

i miss the old Avalanche team :/

[lovelasts13]

@Bourosar I do sometimes too. But our current team, is the youngest team in the NHL. They just need time to develop. We've seen what they can do. They have potential. Just give it time.

[svitzzzzz]

Very first cup final I remember watching. I get chills every, and I mean every single time I watch this.

this is what hockey is all about.

[TheNJdevils34]

This was one of the sadest moments of my life.

[Med6666666666]

i love how the bench is jumping at 2:35

[sugarbean13]

ROY!!!!!

[DemoneaMedia]

FORSBERG

[zomfg110]

i wish the avs were this good in 2011

[hrquijano78]

class-act, joe sakic!

[hrquijano78]

i miss gary thorne's play-by-play

[cottstigan]

red wings suck

[Riqsuav1]

@cottstigan Red Wings = Most successful NHL franchise over the last 20 years!! 4 Stanley Cups!! 6 President's trophies!

[resdsox1]

I wish the NHL can go back to ABC I'm not that crazy about the NHL on NBC

[sweeney2321]

I'll say it over, Gary Thorne is the man, and this is one of those series that was one of the best 7 game series ever, and one of the best moments in the history of Hockey because of what Sakic did for 77.

[LTomlinson31]

This was the first Stanley Cup Playoffs I had ever watched, and this has to be one one of my favourite hockey moments ever, seeing Bourque get the Stanley Cup at the end of his career. I was also really happy that the Aves won because the Devils took out my Leafs in the second round.

[daniboi195]

i get chills every time i watch this best team in history 2001 avalanche. sakic snipe show.

[OriginalSix1924]

Such a classy move by Sakic to give the cup to Bourque first

[LEGOGuy505]

Another ring for Roy to plug in his ear when JR calls him out.

[Yankeesman5598]

Like the star wars music

[thatdudecozz89]

As a Carolina Hurricane fan, I must admit that this was a great hockey game and one of the best games I've ever saw as a 12-year-old. Some great times in hockey and the NHL needs to get rid of the "RBK Edge" uniforms and go back to those uniforms that were worn during that time period. Oh, also ESPN/ABC needs to get hockey back, none of this VS. Bullshit.

[FeneGrenkle]

@Kulietthjul He wanted 2 though!

[booxx3]

it was great to see ray bourque win the cup.

[JackoBopo]

I love that their victory song was the Star Wars theme.

[DrRedabc]

@JackoBopo It still is!

[10alex1796]

i love brodeur's face after sakic's goal...hes looking around looking so confused

[10alex1796]

@Kulietthjul no he ruptured his spleen

[FalirGaming]

FAKES IT! TAKES IT! GOAL!!!!!!!!!

[ilovetheflip]

Star Wars

[KeenerDude]

I love roy, grew up watching him, but i also love Brodeur, hope he still has a few seasons left... and technically Brodeur loves roy as well lol remember he said he grew up watching roy and everything.

[gymguy25]

@KeenerDude All Quebec born goaltenders in the NHL right now grew up watching Patrick Roy.

[fwayndo1]

the look on brodeurs face is priceless after sakics goal

[Treize131]

I still get chills watching this video. Eyes get a little misty too.

[Takatukka12]

Ville Nieminen :D

[Flipstazzz]

If you noticed about this game it's basically the Colorado Rockies vs Colorado Avalanche since the Devils used to be the Rockies. Imagine that the battle of Colorado!

[dfg88]

This is why Roy>>>>>>>Brodeur

[slapshot68]

this gm is why roy should be the number 1 goalie of all time. he came up big in this series against a team that was much better than them

[joey2tizzle]

@slapshot68 1 game doesn't make you the best goalie ever

[mirlin235]

@joey2tizzle He is the best goalie

He won 4 cups in under 10 years or so, he is the best, he stopped almost everything, and was great!

[12DenverBroncos]

Avs are the best!

[sasprawler]

@12DenverBroncos LOL not currently....

[allghilliedup21]

HEY REMINDS ME OF TE 2011 FINALS!

[TheAlexGelsomino]

As a Bruins fan, I watched this game with my Grandfather. I was 10 years old when this happened. My Grandfather was crying when Ray got the cup, ever since then I have been hooked on hockey. 3 weeks later he died and since then I have loved the Bruins. This season I cried when the Bruins won.

[allghilliedup21]

@TheAlexGelsomino Amen. They deserve it more than Vancouver.

[mirlin235]

@allghilliedup21 I think Vancouver wanted it, Boston deserved it

I'm a Habs fan, but I really want Vncouver to win it, its one city over from me, and it would have been great

but Congrats!

[xXredIbullXx]

Probably my favorite sports moment ever when Sakic hands Ray the cup. I lovee the Avalanche! Even though we aren't too hot right now...

[TheIceman567]

@xXredIbullXx Move 'Em back to Quebec!

[xXredIbullXx]

@TheIceman567 No way! We wouldn't have a team here anymore

[TheIceman567]

@xXredIbullXx Well, With all respect now you know how Quebec city feels.

[xXredIbullXx]

@TheIceman567 True, but I don't see them leaving anytime soon. I heard that Phoenix may lose their team after this season.. Maybe Quebec is where they'll go.

[GOODPLAYA20]

@xXredIbullXx They gotta go back to these jerseys. The crap they're wearing now is just different enough that it's ruined. And the team itself would probably get a lot better if they stopped making dumb trades like the Varlamov trade.

[xXredIbullXx]

@GOODPLAYA20 I agree with the jerseys but I think the ne goalies were a good idea

[GOODPLAYA20]

@xXredIbullXx Going out and trying to get a young goalie is fine, but when you were the second worst team in the NHL, giving up high draft picks for a goalie that's, to me, unproven isn't a good idea.

[xXredIbullXx]

@GOODPLAYA20 Fair enough, but Giguere is supposed to be like a "mentor" was the idea (not my opinion, stated in many articles from interviews) and overall getting the two goalies was a better idea than having that high draft pick and not for sure having them ready to play at the start of the season.

[raiders87046]

FAGALANCHE!!!!!!!

[goloume]

Ray Bourque raising the cup is,by far, THE greatest moment in hockey history

[Yugiohuyio98]

after twenty two years, RAYMOND BOURQUE!!!

[wetwillyoffilly]

hahha, the star wars was necessary

[ajstrauss55]

@wetwillyoffilly they used to do the star wars after every game they won

[koroshjj]

what a classy player/man is Joe Sakic for letting Bourque to raise the cup

[montereypopfestiva67]

@koroshjj classiest moment in NHL history. I'm not an Aves fan, but Sakic is one of my favorites of all time, due to that and other examples of his class.

[Thorpe741]

Gary Thorne and Bill Clement. Fuck yeah!

[mrceebees14]

As an Isles fan, back then I remember really pulling hard for the Devils.

[HSteadyDrummer]

@mrceebees14 how is that even relevant??

[mrceebees14]

@HSteadyDrummer Because they are an arch rival of my team, but I have a-lot of respect for them and didn't mind seeing a close rival win the cup.

Remember this was 2001, the NHL was running the Isles and the team was God awful. It was not a fun time to be an Isles fan at all, so for me to pull for a main rival to win a cup when my team couldn't even tie their shoe laces is pretty remarkable.

At least I think so anyway.

[sweeney2321]

so many recent series have been won on the road... its cool seeing them at home

[slapshot68]

mlb n nhl took away two of the best announcers in john miller n gary thorne

[izzynightwolf]

this game was one of the if not the best way for colorado to win the cup at home and ray bourgue to go out a champ just like elway!

[MalteStarkiller]

I love it that they play the Star Wars theme when they win ^^

[marcrichiger]

The Cup is in Boston Raymond!!!!!!

[NMFYugoslav]

ahhhhhh good times

[midgetbeast31]

this might be one of the greatest series ever. two of the top goalies of all time going head to head. and joe sakic giving the cup to ray bourque the left....god this was great

[edgarboxify]

omg revel in the boringness of the "dead puck" era!!

[wassah001]

i think this is the greatest game 7

[bnbreitboy4]

Devils are my favorite team, but Seeing Bourque raise the cup still gives me goose bumps

[Mrpaperman101]

i remember watching hockey with my dad when i was little... THOSE ARE MEMORIES I WISH I COULD HAVE BACK!!!! :'(

[CanadaMMA]

I don't think anyone outside New Jersey wanted the devils to win this series.

[anthonykingofkings]

@CanadaMMA I dont even think new jeresy wanted them to win. Im pretty sure they didnt even know it was going on.

[braindeadipshit]

Sakic fakes it, takes it and SCORESSS.

[jabronibeating19]

joe sakic not only the one of the greatest of all time but the classiest of all time. Colorado this year was the dream team, such good players with so much talent

[xJoKeRsAssAssIN]

Such a classy move by sakic

[egh1989]

i was 11 years old at this game! one of the best nights ever :)

[kwheels33]

Its been 10 years and I still get choked up every time I see Bourque lift cup

[travboy03]

was this a huge upset?

[gypsypm5k]

@travboy03

Avs were #1 team in the league that year..

[travboy03]

@gypsypm5k but jersey was tring to repeat, they felt that the trophy was theirs!

[Dustpiggy17]

I was 7, and i won tickets to that game. Best night of my life

[borader80]

Great sight and not just because of the cup, but also because there is no sign of any Red Wing anywhere! :D

[GrassValleyGreg]

1;56 Marty's like WTF!?!

[SmashBros913]

the star wars theme would be playing in the backround....

[KSerraVideo]

the C on Sakic's jersey stands for Class

[MrDutchy9090]

SAKIC; FAKES IT, TAKES IT, SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOREEESSSSSSSS!

[alexdman8]

Anyone else with goosebumps?

[bdscaz]

Ray Bourques winning the cup with the Avs is probably one of the best sports stories to ever be told and it was unbelievable to watch happen. Watching the way Joe handed the cup to Ray cemented Joe as the greatest of all time in my book.

[BarryMcClure]

Winning that Cup without Forsberg showed some "True Grit". Avs were soooo badass. The good old days, when hockey raised the hairs of the neck and put fans on the edge of their seat. Man how I miss those times

[BarryMcClure]

Joe Sakic - my childhood hero (and my hero still) = by far the classiest professional athlete to EVER play ANY sport. He also had just as much talent and consistency as he had class and sportsmanship, a true legend and role model. I had tears in my eyes when he handed that cup to Bourque. We love and miss you, Super Joe!! Why oh why did you have to mess with that snow-blower?

[Scallopshell98]

All of Boston's good luck started with this moment

[55553152856]

Sakic = God among men

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

To this day, I've never seen a better class act than Sakic giving the Cup straight to Ray Bourque.

[Azaro919]

Sakic giving Ray Bourque the cup is the most unselfish thing in the history of hockey.

[cpthornman]

@xander0713 They were so loaded that year.

[cpthornman]

What a fucking snipe by Sakic for their 3rd goal. Even Marty was confused as to what just happened.

[avschase]

This is my oppinion... We traded Stewart because we need defense right? We would have never needed to traded for a defender if we kept Scott hannan. Thats when everything went bad. But knowing how bad we got Stewart for Johnson was fine by me cause we needed defense right? So why trade Shattenkirk who by the way has 14 more points than Johnson this year and its only his rookie season... with stewart?? Im hoping Edmonton drafts larsson so we can get RNH and Murphy or Siemens in the 11th spot.

[pitzer04]

@avschase murphy isn't sliding to 11

[avschase]

@pitzer04 Look at last years draft. Cam Fowler was projected to go 3rd overall....he went 12th. Murphy is projected to go 9th overall so its always possible for a player to slide 2 spots.

[warhawks33]

@Parise9Skill It's funny that you say that since the Devils' goalie in this video IS Brodeur. 

[Parise9Skill]

@warhawks33 oops my bad

[MrDutchy9090]

@Parise9Skill He was in net stupid

[Cammalleri1331]

scott stevens came here and disliked the video 48 times

[BarryMcClure]

@Cammalleri1331 LOL thats awesome - soo true! he got schooooled by sakic in that series

[erickj5]

Best Stanley Cup moment of all time!

[thedereklee9]

RAYMOND BOURQUE!@#$%

[Kiplingtl]

Happy Cup Anniversary Ray; 6-9-2001

[banklikefrankwhite1]

this game brought tears to my eyes, many times, especially the end

i was an avs fan at the time (i was a roy fan, and i retired when my other favorite player forseberg left) i was happy for everyone involved especially borque.

i wish i could find the whole game somewhere

[rockhockey54]

i love how sakic, without hesitation, handed it to ray. that just shows what joe was all about.

[carsonisgay100]

@rockhockey54 im a rangers and ive gotta say that sakic is the best captain of all time even over messier

[atlantajohn22]

Although I am a lifelong Bruin fan, I rooted for the Avs because of Bourque. I was very happy he finally got to lift the Cup.

[majrpwoner87]

3:43

best part

[MWTCC]

this team was godly!

[BBBfights]

BBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRQQ­QQQQQQQQQQQQQUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[vanceisvloggin]

amazing. i live in denver now and the team is in shambles after this past season. i hope we can get back to this soon!

[avschase]

@vanceisvloggin cant wait till the NHL draft. 2nd and 11th pick is going to help us big time.

[OlviTenu]

@avschase AVS will rise again, trust me. AVS ONLY 4EVER!

[vanceisvloggin]

@avschase for sure. we better get some good guys, i dont care if they are NHL ready, we need good guys for the future.

[avschase]

@vanceisvloggin knowing Greg Sherman he is going to screw this opportunity up. Im hearing we might trade Stastny, Liles, and the 11 pick to the leafs for Phaneuf and some other players.

[patrit19]

@avschase Sherman isn't that stupid. He got his #1 d-man in Johnson. Those are just BS rumors made up by leafs fans

[avschase]

@patrit19 Trading Cohen who was the top scoring D man in college for hunwick is not stupid? I will retract my comment if he drafts landeskog who would replace stewart and a D man in the 11th spot (Murphy or Siemens if possible). But if he trades Stastny or liles then he really is a screw job. Instead of building a team he is disecting it. Hopefully Sakic will have something to do with trades and drafts.

[patrit19]

@avschase there were rumors that Cohen had atitude problems with coaches in training camp.... but that trade is the only one that Sherman has "lost" this season. Winnik was a steal, O'Byrne was a good deal, Fleichmann would have been a great deal if he didn't get hurt, but if he re-signs it will still be good. And the Stewart-Johnson trade was a tie short-term, but Sherman got his franchise d-man

[MadCowMindTV]

@avschase no wed trade the 11th for tuaka rask relief goalie for thomas they wouldnt trade an alternate especially when there looking for another captain

[gokyee]

@vanceisvloggin dont worry. duchene, statsny and johnson will carry the avs next year =]

[vanceisvloggin]

@gokyee maybe not stastny. i have seen interviews a few interviews where they replace his name with o'reilly's. i dont think thats accidential considering all the trade rumors with stastny's name on it. but if stastny doesnt go, its because of his heavy contract that hes not producing on.

[Jensiih]

Check this party out..

do you have enything in NHL to match this?

watch?v=PwHqmQJZWeE

[Milinthrak]

What class shown by Sakic.

That type of stuff makes me proud to be a hockey player.

[joelmarte1411]

GARY THORNE AND BILL CLEMENT! ... EA SPORTS

[Monarc1977]

Yeah, I cried when Ray lifted it. And I'm okay with that.

[NightfireOP]

best stanley cup championship ever witnessed! :D

[JFiannaca]

Class

[Krazy4896]

Anyone listen to country music during these games? I remember they changed "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" to "The Devil Went Down to Denver" (or something like that lol) it was all with Hockey references.... anyone know where to get this?? I've looked all over, and can't seem to find any references, let alone the song.... any help would be greatly appreciated!!! :-)

[putrozza]

raymond is one of the best defensemen ever, but i still think he should have stayed a bruin till the end!!

[RushAndAvalanche16]

Bourqe, after twenty two years deserved to hold the cup first but if it's any other captain, they hold the cup up first. And if your gay and sayin red wings are the best team known to man? And if you like the penguins your hitler? Well hitler disliked Jews. Wings werent the best in 01 and they're outa the playoffs. All they have is datsuk. Dip shit.

[bostoncopguy]

Joe Sakic and Ray Bourgue two of the classiest guys to ever play the game!

[TheProph7]

Sakic foregoing the tradition as captain of lifting the cup first, instead handing it right to Bourque remains in my mind the classiest act I've ever witnessed in this game. Absolutely nothing tops this.

[rcz115]

Joe Sakic..... CLASS ACT!!!

[Dumpes]

I love how Joe Sakic tries to immediately take the cup to Ray but Bettman wants to take a picture with him. Gary Bettman ruins everything. This moment always makes me cry

[tweevo]

joe sakics best goal ever, pure snipe to give a 3-0 lead, which i believe sealed it. amazing

[darksilver2820]

Joe Sakic. Pure class.

[goloume]

and after 22 years RAYMOND BOURQUE

[drewski40MD]

I get goosebumps watching bourque lift the cup

[GaseousAnomaly001]

The quote that sticks in my memory is "fakes it, takes it, SCORES!"

[YouCanCallMeAl1022]

I had a tear well up in my eye when one of the great gentlemen and ambassadors to the game, Joe Sakic, immediately turned to his right to hand the cup off to Ray Bourque. Way to go JOE!!! Still love you to this day for that moment alone.

[MrDomination11]

2,000th COMMENT!! :P

[youtubrfan]

They missed it this year. But if they get a goalie and some defence. they can get in the playoffs next year or atleast challenge.

[youtubrfan]

Every team goes through years were there not that good. Except Detroit. And right now colorado is in one. Though there not going to take as long to get back to the top like Chicago or someone like that. Cause they missed in 07. Made it 08. Missed 09. Made it 2010. So for people who call the avs shitty. Take a look at teams like Florida or Islanders or Columbus.

[scapi112]

@youtubrfan you forgot the oilers :)

[Britex123]

this avs team was soo good in 2001. forsberg, sakic, tanguay, drury, blake, foote, bourque, roy, hedjuk

[maxashworthTV]

those were good times