A mid-level draft pick in 2015 by the Ducks, Troy Terry had an excellent amateur career in his home state of Colorado, playing at the state’s top level until he joined the University of Denver, where he led the Pioneers to a win in the 2017 Frozen Four.  Following that title, Terry left for the team that drafted him, the Anaheim Ducks.

Terry bounced back and forth between Anaheim and the Minors in his first two years and was a whole Duck in his third season, though he was mainly used on a lower line.  What propelled Terry to this list was his last season, where he exploded with a 37-30-67 campaign, emerging as Anaheim’s top sniper and an All-Star.  The American had another 60-plus Point year three years ago and had 54 the year after.   Last season, Terry had 55 Points, marking his fourth straight year over 50..

Terry could be poised for a massive breakout year if the dominoes all fall his way.

Adam Henrique became a gritty fan favorite in New Jersey for his penalty killing and likability, but all good things come to an end, and after eight years, he was traded early in the 2017-18 campaign to the Anaheim Ducks.

Henrique’s style with the Ducks altered a bit, as he rarely does penalty kills and is more often on a power play, and tries to put the puck in the net.  A leader on and off the ice, Henrique had two 20-goal Seasons for Anaheim and likely would have had a third in 2023-24, had he not been traded to Edmonton at the trade deadline.  He compiled 264 Points for Anaheim. 

Tenacious and quick, Bryan Rust sounds about right when you think of a man from Pontiac, Michigan.

Rust played collegiately at Notre Dame, where the Right Wing was good enough to gain a Third Round selection by the Penguins, though it was four years later until he debuted for the parent club.  Playing sparingly until his third year, Rust aided the Pens in their 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup Championships, even winning the nickname of “Mr. Eliminator” for his penchant to score series-closing Goals.

In all of his last six seasons, Rust has scored at least 20 Goals, and last year he set personal bests in Goals (31) and Points (65).  How fortunate have the Penguins been to have him over the last decade?

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2021/22 revision of our top Colorado Avalanche.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Colorado won their third Stanley Cup and look to be the most complete Hockey team in years.  Surprisingly, there were no new entries, but significant rises among some of the top current players, though none of them made the top five

As always, we present our top five:

1. Joe Sakic

2. Peter Forsberg

3. Michel Goulet

4. Peter Stastny

5. Patrick Roy

You can find the entire list here.

Center, Nathan MacKinnon, moved up to spots to #6.

Team Captain, Gabriel Landeskog, climbed to #9 from #14.

Mikko Rantanen had a huge jump, going to #16 from #27.

Veteran Defenseman, Erik Johnson, stayed at #25, and would have moved up one had Rantanen not passed him.

Cale Makar, who made history by joining Bobby Orr as the only players to have won the Norris and Conn Smythe in the same year, rocketed up from 50 to #28, which again is incredible for only a three-year player.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.