One of the most delightful stories in Avalanche history is the success of Brett Clark.  After years of bouncing back and forth from the NHL to the minors with the Montreal, Atlanta, and Colorado organizations, at age 28, he broke out as a very capable two-way Defenseman at the elite level of hockey.

From the Czech Republic, Marin Skoula was a 1998 First Round Pick who would make his debut for the Colorado Avalanche the following year. 

Alan Cote would spend his entire career with the Quebec Nordiques, which would begin when he signed with them in 1977. 

Curtis Leschyshyn was able to play over 1,000 Games in the National Hockey League (1,033), with slightly over half of them being with the Nordiques/Avalanche.