Colorado Avalanche fans — or should I say, Extreme fans? Our Colorado Avalanche almost went by the name Rocky Mountain Extremes.
This summer marks the 20-year anniversary of the NHL coming back to Colorado. COMSAT Entertainment bought the financially struggling Quebec Nordiques franchise and relocated the team to the Rocky Mountains — Denver, Colorado, specifically.
Early Team Name Questions
Ask the Phoenix, er, Arizona Coyotes the difficulty of deciding what’s going to be the locale name for your team. Colorado lays claim to six professional sports teams, but two of them only lay claim to Denver — the Denver Broncos and Denver Nuggets.