The NHL on Friday announced the preliminary rosters for next month’s big alumni game at Coors Field, a day before the Stadium Series game between the Avalanche and Red Wings. Only players from the 1996-2002 era are eligible and more are expected to be added.
Colorado’s Adam Deadmarsh is listed as a coach and not expected to play. The Avs’ Joe Sakic is trying to rally from a fairly serious back injury. He thinks he will be able to play.
Avalanche roster (alphabetical order):
G Craig Billington
D Rob Blake
D Ray Bourque
D Adam Foote
F Peter Forsberg
F Claude Lemieux
D Curtis Leschyshyn
D Sandis Ozolinsh
F Mike Ricci
G Patrick Roy
F Joe Sakic
F Chris Simon
F Stephane Yelle
Red Wings roster:
F Doug Brown
F Dino Ciccarelli
F Kris Draper
F Steve Duchesne
D Jiri Fischer
F Tomas Holmstrom
F Joe Kocur
F Martin Lapointe
D Nicklas Lidstrom
F Kirk Maltby
D Larry Murphy
From NHL: A limited number of tickets to the Feb.