As a result, they remain the only active NHL team that has won all of its appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. In the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, the Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win their third championship. In the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, the Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils in seven games to win their second championship.

They were also the second major North American sports team to win a championship a year after relocating, joining the National Football League (NFL)'s 1937 Washington Redskins. The 1996 Avalanche became the first Denver-based team in the four major North American professional sports leagues to win a league championship. Following the 1994–95 season, they were sold to the COMSAT Entertainment Group and relocated to Denver.ĭuring their first season in Denver, the Avalanche won the Pacific Division and went on to sweep the Florida Panthers in the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals. The franchise joined the NHL in 1979 as a result of the NHL–WHA merger. The Avalanche play their home games at Ball Arena, which they share with the NBA's Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League.įounded in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques, the team was one of the charter franchises of the World Hockey Association.

They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver.

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