Colorado Avalanche

National Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado

Key facts

Conference: Western
Division: Central
History: Quebec Nordiques , 1972 – 1979 (WHA), 1979 – 1995 (NHL), Colorado Avalanche , 1995 –present
Home arena: Ball Arena
City: Denver , Colorado
Team colors: Burgundy, blue, silver, black
Media: Altitude Sports and Entertainment , Altitude 950 , Altitude Sports 92.5
Owner: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
General manager: Joe Sakic
Head coach: Jared Bednar
Captain: Gabriel Landeskog
Minor league affiliates: Colorado Eagles ( AHL ), New Mexico Goatheads ( ECHL )

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The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. The Avalanche compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Ball Arena, which it shares with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).

Founded in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, the team was one of the charter franchises of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The franchise joined the NHL in 1979 as a result of the NHL–WHA merger. Following the 1994–95 season, they were sold to the COMSAT Entertainment Group and moved to Denver.