Mission 16W : Colorado Avalanche: 2000-'01 Stanley Cup Champions [Hardcover]

Denver Post (Author), Sporting News (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 2001

Mission 16W is the keepsake book that commemorates the championship season of the Colorado Avalanche. It captures the highlights of the regular season--the key players, the key moments, the key acquisitions. It captures the intensity and emotion of every game of the postseason, from the team¿s Round 1 sweep of Vancouver to their scintillating comeback in the Stanley Cup Finals and their eventual Game 7 triumph. It captures the celebration and euphoria of the team and the city, especially for celebrated veteran Ray Bourque, who until this championship had had the distinction of playing the most NHL games without a champion¿s ring.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary (July 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892046651
• ISBN-13: 978-0892046652
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book, February 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mission 16W : Colorado Avalanche: 2000-'01 Stanley Cup Champions (Hardcover)

When this book came out so soon after the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup, I was a little leery. It would be a rush job, I thought, and the quality would be poor. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that wasn't the case. The photos of the season are great, and there is good, detailed analysis of the season by the writers.
The quality of the photos are excellent, and it's really a fun book to look through to relive the Avalanche's memorable season in which Ray Bourque won his only Stanley Cup.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly what I had hoped for; marginally worth buying, December 1, 2001

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Richard Bejtlich "TaoSecurity" (Metro Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission 16W : Colorado Avalanche: 2000-'01 Stanley Cup Champions (Hardcover)

After being disappointed by the NHL video of the Avalanche's 2001 Stanley Cup win, I hoped "Mission 16W" would provide better coverage. Unfortunately, it doesn't capture the moment very well either. While I was surprised to see a coffee-table book like this published, I expected the photos to be a little more exciting.

For example, in game five against the devils, Bourque single-handedly sprawled to break up a three-on-one Devils attack. Not a single photo appears, and the text (p. 119) says Bourque foiled a "3-on-2" opportunity. Sorry Sporting News -- the goalie doesn't count, and Bourque was alone. Bourque also possesses one of the best one-timers in the history of the game, but we don't see a single picture of Ray pulling the trigger. We do see plenty of post-goal photos, which just about any fan not trained as a sports photographer could have taken.

On the positive side, the book does include a page-and-one-half spread showing Bourque saving Roy's bacon, swatting the puck aside in mid-air (pp. 46-6). We also see a great moment on p. 79, where a helmet-less Bourque battles Keith Tkachuck in front of Roy's net. But again -- where are the photos of Bourque skating around the Pepsi center, Cup held high? We see a single photo on the dust jacket, and that's not enough for me.

True collectors will buy this book, because they're true fans. I'm still hoping someone publishes a high-quality Bourque book and video to commemorate his incredible career. The Avs team of 2000-2001 deserves better as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mission 16w, January 21, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mission 16W : Colorado Avalanche: 2000-'01 Stanley Cup Champions (Hardcover)

Then Denver Post Staff did a great job making this book- the commemortive story of the Colorado Avalange and how they strove to win the Stanley Cup

The book includes:

An Awesome Introduction
Summaries of Each Playoff Game
&
Suberb Pictures!!!

I must emphisise the pictures- they are great and show great plays of Patrick Roy, Captain Joe Sakic, Rob Blake, Peter Forsberg and many more!

If your an Avs fan this book is for you!