The Colorado Eagles are no strangers to success. In fact, success is something that has become expected of the organization.
Since the team’s inception in 2003, the Eagles have won four championships across three different leagues. Now proud members of the American Hockey League, minor league hockey’s highest echelon, those winning expectations aren’t changing.
Last year, in what was Colorado’s inaugural season in the AHL, maybe expectations were a little tempered. After all, the AHL is a tough league; it’s just one step below the National Hockey League, and there were a lot of fresh faces, a new coach and an entirely new league of NHL-caliber players to play against.