| 1996–97 Colorado Avalanche | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners
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Pacific Division champions
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| Division | 1st Pacific |
| Conference | 1st Western |
| 1996–97 record | 49–24–9 |
| Home record | 26–10–5 |
| Road record | 23–14–4 |
| Goals for | 277 |
| Goals against | 205 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Pierre Lacroix |
| Coach | Marc Crawford |
| Captain | Joe Sakic |
| Arena | McNichols Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Adam Deadmarsh (33) |
| Assists | Peter Forsberg (58) |
| Points | Peter Forsberg (86) |
| Penalties in minutes | Brent Severyn (193) |
| Wins | Patrick Roy (38) |
| Goals against average | Patrick Roy (2.32) |
The 1996–97 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's second season. The franchise's 18th season in the National Hockey League and 25th season overall.
The Avalanche scored the most power-play goals during the regular season, with 83.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;