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The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team started play in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association. During the seven WHA seasons, the Nordiques won the Avco Cup Championship once, in 1977. Two years later, they entered the NHL, along with the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers (now the Carolina Hurricanes) and the Winnipeg Jets (now the Phoenix Coyotes). When they’ve found themselves experiencing on-ice success but off-ice financial failure during the lockout shortened 1994-95 NHL season team owner Marcel Aubut asked for a bailout from Quebec’s provincial government. The bailout fell through and Aubut subsequently sold the team to a group of investors in Denver.

Colorado College continues to build upon its legacy as a hockey powerhouse by fielding a nationally ranked team. Playing in the spectacular Colorado Springs World Arena, the Tigers have won three league titles, earned eight consecutive home-ice playoff berths and six NCAA tournament bids. In an effort to reduce the stress and pressure on our players during the tryout process, and to provide them as well as the evaluators an environment where they can focus on their hockey with less distractions, the Colorado Select will be instituting a closed tryout format this year.
Hockey – Colorado Avalanche Out of those four, they love hockey and football the most. If you are in Denver on a Sunday when the Broncos are playing, you’re in for a treat! The city goes nuts. Try to get out to Mile High Stadium if you can.