Favorite Avalanche Players #4 - Adam Foote

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When the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver, becoming the Colorado Avalanche, we here in Colorado inherited a young, star studded team that would win the Stanley Cup that very season. One of those players is #4 in this series: Defenseman Adam Foote. Adam Foote played 19 seasons in the NHL, 13 of them with the Avalanche. Foote was a hardnosed, stay at home defenseman that didn't score a lot of goals, but his work around the net was outstanding. He won two Stanley Cups with the team, and his #52 hangs from the rafters in the Pepsi Center, where the Avalanche play. Foote was also the last active member of that Nordiques team to retire. Adam Foote played in 760 games for the Avalanche, and scored 48 goals, which isn't bad for a stay at home defenseman. My favorite Adam Foote moment? Foote dumping Dallas' Mike Modano into the Stars bench at the beginning of a playoff series against the Stars, setting the tone for a physical game. It was awesome. And hilarious.