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COMMERCE CITY — Shkelzen Gashi has been in Denver only a few days, but the newest addition to the Rapids' offensive attack actually acquired his first souvenir last year.
Albanian by descent, Gashi was born in Switzerland and grew up there. A friend of his came to Colorado for the world alpine ski championships at Beaver Creek last year and brought back a Denver Broncos hat for Gashi. It had Gashi's name on it and the number 11.
"I looked at it recently and said, 'It's funny how life works out,' " said Gashi, now the new No.