Erik Johnson has been one of the better American Defenseman in the NHL while he was with Colorado, a long period that lasted 731 Games.

Dale Hunter was a tough-as-nails hockey player who would score as quickly as he would enter the penalty box.  As a rookie with the Quebec Nordiques, he scored 63 Points, and in four of the next five campaigns with Quebec, he reached the 60 Point mark. 

From Indianapolis, John-Michael Liles would play his first seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche, a period that without question was the best of his career.

From the Soviet Union, Valeri Kamensky was one of a handful of players that NHL teams began to draft in the possible anticipation that they could one day play in the NHL.  Kamensky was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1988 and made his debut for them during the 1991-92 season.