The Avalanche hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup in its first year in Denver. But the evolution of hockey fandom in the Mile High City is a much longer story than the relocation of Quebec’s Nordiques to Colorado. Game 2 is tonight at 6 on Denver7!
DENVER — As the Colorado Avalanche continues its quest for a third Stanley Cup win, much has been said about its championship pedigree.“We were pretty much derided internationally for having to endure the hardships of months of waiting to win the Stanley Cup,” said Terry Frei, whose tenure in Denver sports media dates back to the late 1970s. “And I say, ‘no way. You have to understand the context here.
A 22-year-old Frei was the Denver Post beat writer assigned to the Rockies – “a real carnival act I really enjoyed covering,” as he put it. “There was always something going on with that team, whether it was crazy things happening on the hockey rink or crazy things happening in the ownership area.” “They would have been better off, in my opinion, starting from scratch with an expansion team rather than dealing with the Kansas City Scouts’ mistakes. [The Scouts] dug a hole for the franchise that I don't think the Rockies ever were able to dig out of.”
A ready-made contenderFor 23 years, the Quebec Nordiques were the Canadian city’s only professional sports team. Another difference with the Avalanche, though, was a steady front office. Then-GM Pierre LaCroix, Frei said, kept the ship afloat even as the team went through a drawn-out ownership change rife with indecision and legal action.
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