Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• VHS Release Date: July 10, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056N8D
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,732 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the perfect video for a perfect season, but still fun, July 17, 2001

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Richard Bejtlich "TaoSecurity" (Metro Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mission Accomplished - Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup Champions [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was born and raised in a suburb of Massachusetts and have been a Boston Bruins fan my whole life. I became a Raymond Bourque fan when he played his first game in October 1979. I became a Colorado Avalanche fan when Bourque joined the team during the 1999-2000 season, even though I'd kept my eye on Sakic, Forsberg, and company since their Quebec Nordique days in the Bruin's division.

This 50 minute video presents far less footage of the 2000-2001 season than I expected. It spends five to seven minutes each on Patrick Roy's record-setting "goalie wins" game and Raymond's return to the Fleet Center in Boston. I was hoping to see more footage from the regular season, since winning the best overall record isn't a shabby achievement!

The 2001 All-Star game, hosted by Denver, offered an opportunity for the Avs to display their big guns playing opposite each other. Raymond's victory in the shooting accuracy contest is shown, along with a brilliant Joe Sakic All-Star Game goal. The blockbuster trade for outstanding defenseman Rob Blake is given its due as well.

The video presents an exciting summary of the Av's playoff march, including previously aired discussions of Chris Drury's former BU team-mate Travis Roy. The coverage of the seven games against Los Angeles and New Jersey is adequate. I missed the tension of actually watching each series.

If you followed the Avs closely this year, you've probably seen much of the seemingly "special footage" in this video. I'd already seen the exact same segments on Bourque's return to Boston and Drury's opinion of his friend Travis Roy. Nevertheless, this is a must-have video for Avs fans. I hope the NHL releases a video on Bourque's career, now that he's retired and awaiting entry to the Hall of Fame.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good, July 17, 2003

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This review is from: Mission Accomplished - Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup Champions [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The other reviewers here are right about a couple of things: 1. There should have been more regular-season coverage. They won 52 games in the regular season, for crying out loud. Doing so allowed the Avalanche to get home-ice through the playoffs, which was sooo important. There should have been more about that. There were a lot of great, great games they could have picked from the season.
2. There was too much about the Travis Roy incident. I hate to seem insensitive, because Roy seemed like a terrific kid and what happened to him was just awful.
But did his case merit so much footage on a 60-minute, championship team video? The incident really had nothing to do with the Avalanche. Chris Drury was his friend, and that was about it. As much as I hate to say it, Roy's time on the video should have been cut down to allow more Avalanche regular-season highlights.
Stuff that is great about the video: Ray Bourque's return to Boston is fun to watch, especially when he's going through the drive-thru at Dunkin Donuts.
Patrick Roy's 447th victory in Washington is good.
Coverage of the Stanley Cup Finals is excellent, with in-depth highlights from every game. The post-game stuff is great. I think the reviewer who complained about the music that plays when Bourque lifts the Cup over his head is wrong. That was a magic moment on the tape that still gives me goose bumps when I see it.
All in all, the tape could have been better, but it's still a must-have for the serious Av-Aholic.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Coverage., August 20, 2001

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StrippedAGear "Axey" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mission Accomplished - Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup Champions [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I found this a disappointing video. Bob Hartley is allowed to make plenty of comments, but Forsberg only got a tiny mention and they didn't cover any of his frustration once he was out of the playoffs. The Devils, The Blues, nor the Kings had a voice in this, either. It would've been interesting to hear some of their comments about playing against the Avs. This video also spends too much time on Roy breaking Sawchuk's win record. That didn't even happen during the playoffs. The whole Roy thing is taken directly from 'NHL All-Access' and it isn't essential to this video. The All-Star coverage isn't terribly necessary, either. Sure it was fun to look at how many Avalanche members were involved in the All-Stars but NHL Productions should've made that a post-video chapter, or included it on the 'All-Access' DVD. If these guys decide to revamp this thing and release it on DVD, they should definitely do the following: Make the All-Stars coverage and Travis Roy's segments 'bonus' chapters (and develop them). Take Roy's Sawchuk record-breaker coverage out. Use better highlights and FOCUS on the playoffs.