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The '''2016–17 Colorado Avalanche season''' was the [[Colorado Avalanche seasons|22nd]] operational season and 21st playing season for the [[Colorado Avalanche]] since the franchise relocated from [[Quebec Nordiques|Quebec]] prior to the start of the [[1995–96 NHL season]],<ref>{{cite book|last=National Hockey League|title=The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014|year=2013|publisher=Diamond Sports Data, Inc.|page=[https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/45 45]|isbn=978-1-894801-26-3|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse/page/45}}</ref> as well as the franchise's 38th season in the [[National Hockey League]] and 45th season overall.
 
Under first-year head coach [[Jared Bednar]], the Avalanche got off to a respectable start, and were only two games below .500 by December 1. However, they only won a total of fivefour games in December and January combined. By the All-Star Break, they were 13-31-2, and their season was all but finished. They would only win nine more games after that to finish 22-56-4, the worst record in the NHL. They missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year having missed the playoffs by 46 points in the standings. They finished the season with their fewest points since moving to Denver in 1995, and their fewest since [[1990–91 Quebec Nordiques season|1990–91]], which was also the last time the franchise finished in last place overall. The Avalanche's 48 points were among the fewest for a non-expansion team since 1967, and the second fewest for any team playing an 82-game season where one point is earned for losing in overtime or a shootout, only ahead of the [[2023–24 San Jose Sharks season|2023–24 San Jose Sharks]] (who finished with 47 points). As of the [[2023–24 NHL season]], this is the most recent time the Avalanche have missed the playoffs.
 
==Off-season==
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| 20 || November 26 || [[2016–17 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver]] || 3–2 || Colorado || SO || Pickard || 15,511 || 9–10–1 || 19 || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/van-vs-col/2016/11/26/2016020319 Recap]
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| 21 || November 29 || [[2016–17 Nashville Predators season|Nashville]] || 5–45–3 || Colorado || || Pickard || 12,082 || 9–11–1 || 19 || [https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nsh-vs-col/2016/11/29/2016020337 Recap]
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| [[Matt Nieto]] || [[2016–17 San Jose Sharks season|San Jose Sharks]] || January 5, 2017 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/01/05/avalanche-claim-nieto-whos-definitely-an-nhl-player/|title=Avalanche claim Nieto, who's 'definitely an NHL player'|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| [[Ben Smith (ice hockey, born 1988)|Ben Smith]] || [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] || {{start date|2016|10|24}} || <ref name="Smith Claimed">{{cite web |url=https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2016/10/24/toronto-maple-leafs-put-milan-michalek-waivers-claim-ben-smith-colorado/ |title=Toronto Maple Leafs place Milan Michalek on waivers, claim Ben Smith from Colorado |last=Brownscombe |first=Alec |publisher=Maple Leafs Hot Stove |date=October 24, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
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