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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 Avalanche’s 7-4 Win Over the Panthers
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The Colorado Avalanche, a team known for their scoring prowess, has been finding a way to win ugly. They have been finding contributions from unlikely places, putting them in a position to score their third win in as many games. The Avalanche offense had been quiet (for them) over the last three games but exploded against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night (Nov. 23). There’s a lot to discuss, so let’s get into the most important takeaways from the Avalanche’s 7-4 win over the Panthers. Welcome Back, Nuke Alright, this is technically the fourth game back for Valeri Nichushkin since…

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 — Mikko RantanenJoel Kiviranta — Ivan Ivan — Logan O’ConnorMiles Wood — Parker Kelly– Nikolai Kovalenko Devon Toews — Cale MakarSamuel Girard — Josh MansonOliver Kylington — Sam Malinski Alexandar GeorgievJustus Annunen Scratched: John Ludvig, Calvin de Haan, T.J. Tynan Injured: Ross Colton (broken foot), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head) Status report…

3 Takeaways From Avalanche’s 2-1 Win Over the Capitals
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After a tough 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Colorado Avalanche came into Thursday night’s tilt with the Washington Capitals looking for two things. For starters, they needed to get another winning streak going. Perhaps more importantly, they wanted revenge on the Capitals from a loss earlier in the season. It wasn’t the prettiest game and the Avalanche needed a few fortunate bounces, but they got the job done. Here are three takeaways from the Avalanche’s 2-1 win over the Capitals in the nation’s capital on Thursday night. Georgiev Is Back The goaltending situation has been a tense topic…

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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.