2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2013–14 Colorado Avalanche season was the 35th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 19th season since the franchise relocated to Colorado to start the 1995–96 NHL season. The Avalanche managed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 2009–10 season.
Off-season
On May 23, 2013, the Avalanche named former goaltender Patrick Roy as their new head coach and vice president of hockey operations.Regular season
On October 30, 2013, goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned himself into Denver police on charges of kidnapping and assault. The charges were later dismissed.Four players were chosen to represent their country at the 2014 Winter Olympics: Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Paul Stastny and Semyon Varlamov.
Standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 71 | 23 | 47 | 70 | 8 | 19 | |
| 81 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 21 | 71 | |
| 80 | 28 | 36 | 64 | −1 | 2 | |
| 82 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 20 | 26 | |
| 71 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 9 | 22 | |
| 80 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 61 | |
| 79 | 19 | 19 | 38 | −3 | 30 | |
| 64 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 20 | |
| 55 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 30 | |
| 75 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 36 | |
| 79 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 26 | |
| 54 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 22 | |
| † | 70 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 43 |
| 78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 40 | |
| 71 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 122 | |
| 82 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −1 | 115 | |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 54 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | |
| 68 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 46 | |
| 76 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −11 | 17 | |
| ‡ | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
| 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 23 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 8 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 22 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 6 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 63 | 60 | 3640 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 146 | 2.41 | 2013 | .927 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 22 | 19 | 1212 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 2.62 | 608 | .913 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| † | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.83 | 32 | .781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 18 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 432 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2.78 | 231 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and honours
Awards
| Player | Award | Date |
| Calder Memorial Trophy | June 24, 2014 | |
| Jack Adams Award | June 24, 2014 | |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy | June 24, 2014 | |
| 2013-14 NHL Second All-Star Team | June 24, 2014 |
Milestones
Records
Transactions
The following transactions took place during the 2013–14 NHL season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Draft picks
Colorado Avalanche's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, to be held in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 1 | Nathan MacKinnon | C | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 2 | 32 | Chris Bigras | D | Canada | Owen Sound Attack |
| 3 | 63 | Spencer Martin | G | Canada | Mississauga Steelheads |
| 4 | 93 | Mason Geertsen | D | Canada | Vancouver Giants |
| 5 | 123 | Will Butcher | D | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program |
| 6 | 153 | Ben Storm | D | United States | Muskegon Lumberjacks |
| 7 | 183 | Wilhelm Westlund | D | Sweden | Färjestad BK |