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Colorado Avalanche Tickets
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional NHL
hockey franchise, based out of Denver, Colorado. The team was first founded
in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, but moved to Colorado to become the Avalanche
in 1995. Currently, the team competes in the North West Division of the Western
Conference and plays in Denver's Pepsi
Center.
Since becoming the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, the team has grown into one
of the most dominant forces in their division and in the entire National
Hockey League. They have won the North West Division title consecutively
from the years 1995 until 2003 and were the Stanley
Cup Champions in both the 1995-1996 and 2000-2001 NHL seasons.
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Founded: 1972 in the World Hockey Association (WHA); joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979
Formerly Known As: Quebec Nordiques (1972-1995)
Nicknames: Avs
Arena: Pepsi Center
Former Arena: McNichols Sports Arena (1995-1999)
Uniform colors: Burgundy, Air Force blue, silver and white
Logo design: A burgundy letter "A", with a white swoosh extending from the left side ending in a hockey puck, simulating an avalanche.
Stanley Cup Championships: 2 - 1996, 2001
President's Trophy: 2 - 1997, 2001
Main Rivals: Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars
The 2000-01 season saw the Avalanche a dominant powerhouse. They easily won the President's Trophy with a staggering 118 points and were poised to win Ray Bourque his first Stanley Cup after twenty-two years on the ice. Star forward Peter Forsberg had emergency spleen surgery after their second round series against the Los Angeles Kings and missed the rest of the playoffs. The Stanley Cup Finals was a grueling, very physical series between the Avalanche and the New Jersey Devils. After seven hard fought games the Avalanche had their second Stanley Cup championship. It is a tradition for the team captain to take the Stanley Cup from the commissioner and raise it above his head first and skate a lap around the rink before handing it to his teammates. But Joe Sakic broke that tradition in 2001 when he refused to lift the cup and in a true show of class handed it to Ray Bourque, who lifted it instead.
As defending Stanley Cup champions, the team held their training camp in Stockholm, Sweden the following season, participating in the NHL Challenge. Colorado has however been unable to recapture that moment of glory. They have consistently been an excellent team, in fact the 2003-04 NHL season was the first time since moving to Colorado that the team has not won its division, and it lost that by only one point to the Vancouver Canucks.
The Colorado Avalanche is full of energy for the 2006 post-season and have their eyes on the cup. Experience the thrill of live NHL hockey playoffs with Colorado Avalanche Tickets from Showtime Tickets. Get your tickets online today!
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