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Like several other franchises, the Colorado Avalanche began as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise, the Quebec Nordiques, for the 1972-73 season. They won one WHA championship (1977) prior to joining the NHL for the 1979-80 season. The Nordiques had moderate success in the NHL, making the playoffs nine times in their 16 seasons; however, they fell short of advancing past the conference finals. Following the 1994-95 season, mounting financial struggles led to the team being sold and relocated to Denver, Colorado, where they became known as the Avalanche. The Avalanche found immediate success by winning the Stanley Cup in their first season after relocation and captured another championship in 2001. More recently, the team won its third Stanley Cup in 2022.

Avalanche Must Fix Goaltending Before it Sinks Title Chances
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The Colorado Avalanche are closing the regular season running through a difficult Western Conference gauntlet that – in theory – was going to be a good preparation for the playoffs. Colorado’s final seven regular-season contests feature two games against the Edmonton Oilers, one against the Vegas Golden Knights, another against the Dallas Stars, and two more against the Minnesota Wild. With just one game left, the Avs have dropped four of their last five, giving up a total of 26 goals in those losses. Top goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has been in the midst of the struggles, as he is pretty…

Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Golden Knights – 4/14/24
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The Colorado Avalanche will face the Vegas Golden Knights in a Sunday matinee. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (49-25-6) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (43-28-8) 3:30 p.m. MAX, truTV, TNT Avalanche projected lineup Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Artturi Lehkonen Valeri Nichushkin — Casey Mittelstadt — Mikko Rantanen Zach Parise — Ross Colton — Brandon Duhaime Yakov Trenin — Andrew Cogliano — Joel Kiviranta Devon Toews — Cale Makar Caleb Jones — Josh Manson Jack Johnson — Sean Walker Alexandar Georgiev Justus Annunen Scratched: None Injured: Samuel Girard (upper body), Miles Wood (lower body) Status report…

Projected Lineups for the Jets vs Avalanche – 4/13/24
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The Winnipeg Jets take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. JETS (49-24-6) at AVALANCHE (49-24-6) 4 p.m. ET; ALT, TSN3 Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi Nikolaj Ehlers — Sean Monahan — Tyler Toffoli David Gustafsson — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton Morgan Barron — Vladislav Namestnikov — Alex Iafallo Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo Brenden Dillon — Neal Pionk Dylan Samberg — Logan Stanley Connor Hellebuyck Laurent Brossoit Scratched: Rasmus Kupari, Cole Perfetti, Nate Schmidt, Colin Miller Injured: Nino Niederreiter…

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Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Wild – 4/4/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. AVALANCHE (47-22-6) at WILD (36-29-9) 8 p.m. ET; BSWI, BSN, ALT Avalanche projected lineup Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen Brandon Duhaime — Casey…

 

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What year were the Colorado Avalanche founded?

The Colorado Avalanche began as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise, the Quebec Nordiques, for the 1972-73 season.

When did the Colorado Avalanche play their first game?

They played their first NHL game (as the Quebec Nordiques) on Oct. 10, 1979, a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Flames. 

Who is the current head coach of the Colorado Avalanche?

Jared Bednar is the current head coach for the Colorado Avalanche.