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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.

3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 8-2 Loss to the Lightning
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The Colorado Avalanche have been riding high of late. They got revenge on the Washington Capitals for an earlier loss, then upped their winning streak to three games by drubbing the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 7-4 on their own home ice. On Monday, the Avalanche squared off with the Tampa Bay Lightning, looking to avenge a Halloween Eve 5-2 loss in the midst of what was an ugly losing streak for the team. Instead, the Avalanche got buried and did so early. There are somehow a few takeaways from the 8-2 loss to the Lightning, so let’s get…

Hagel’s Historic Night Leads Lightning to Blowout Win Over Avalanche
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The Tampa Bay Lightning throttled the Colorado Avalanche, 8-2, to pick up a strong bounceback win on home ice. Forward Brandon Hagel led the way with a historic night, tallying five assists. With that total, he matched a franchise record for assists in a game. He’s the fourth player to reach the mark, matching Mark Recchi (0 goals-5 assists—5 points on March 1, 2009), Martin St. Louis (0-5—5 on Nov. 18, 2010) and Darren Raddysh (0-5—5 on March 9, 2024). Hagel is the fourth-fastest player to reach five assists in a game, doing so in 29 minutes and 38 seconds…

Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Lightning – 11/25/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (12-9-0) at LIGHTNING (10-7-2) 7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, ALT2, TVAS Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Jonathan DrouinValeri Nichushkin — Casey Mittelstadt — Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta — Ivan Ivan — Logan O’ConnorMiles Wood — Parker Kelly– Nikolai Kovalenko Devon Toews — Cale MakarSamuel Girard — Josh MansonOliver Kylington — Sam Malinski Justus AnnunenAlexandar Georgiev Scratched: John Ludvig, Calvin de Haan, T.J. Tynan Injured: Ross Colton (broken foot), Gabriel Landeskog (knee) Status report Latest for…

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Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Lightning – 11/24/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (12-9-0) at LIGHTNING (10-7-2) 7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, ALT2, TVAS Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Jonathan DrouinValeri Nichushkin — Casey Mittelstadt…

Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Panthers – 11/23/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (11-9-0) at PANTHERS (12-7-1) 6 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, ALT Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Jonathan DrouinValeri Nichushkin — Casey Mittelstadt —…

Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Capitals – 11/21/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (10-9-0) at CAPITALS (13-4-1) 7 p.m. ET; KUSA, ALT, MNMT, SNP, SNE Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Jonathan DrouinValeri Nichushkin —…

Projected Lineups for the Avalanche vs Flyers – 11/18/24
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The Colorado Avalanche take on the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. AVALANCHE (9-9-0) at FLYERS (8-8-2) 7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP+, ALT Avalanche projected lineup Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Jonathan DrouinValeri Nichushkin — Casey Mittelstadt…

Projected Lineups for the Capitals vs Avalanche – 11/15/24
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The Washington Capitals take on the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. CAPITALS (10-4-1) at AVALANCHE (9-8-0) 9 p.m. ET; MNMT2, KTVD, ALT2, TVAS2 Capitals projected lineup Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Aliaksei ProtasConnor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois…

 

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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.