Today In Colorado Avalanche History

by David Driscoll-Carignan on May 9, 2009 10:00 AM MDT in Today In Colorado Avalanche History

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May 9, 2001 - A few hours after beating the Kings 5-1 to win their playoff series in seven games, the Avs were celebrating at a Denver restaurant when Peter Forsberg began complaining of stomach pain. Eventually, Forsberg was taken to a hospital and they removed his ruptured spleen early the following morning. The Avs would be without Forsberg's services for the remainder of their Cup run.

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This is not the right time to take us back to 2001, thank you.

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by Tommelot on May 9, 2009 5:41 PM MDT reply actions

i will never forget hearing this on the radio

i was crushed. foppa is my favorite player, and i thought we were done like dinner.

fortunately, we weren’t, but somehow this moment is still one of the worst in my personal sports history.

by thedoctor on May 11, 2009 9:10 AM MDT reply actions

I was in Ohio with my collegiate track team and only got to see the highlights of game seven, then heard the next morning about Foppa. Talk about roller coaster. I was so excited the night before when I found out the Avs had won the series, but to know the Avs were going to have to continue “Mission 16W” without Foppa…

MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.

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by Americanario on May 11, 2009 11:36 AM MDT reply actions