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The Colorado Avalanche was founded in 1972 in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

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Originally called the Quebec Nordiques, the team changed their name to the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 after a move to the state. Their home arena is the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. They were one of the original teams in the World Hockey Association. They moved to the NHL in 1979. The franchise holds two Stanley Cups, one from 1995-1996, and the other from the 2000-01 season. They hold conference championships from the same years, and won eight Division Championships.

In 1991 the team held the third straight first draft pick. This came after seven years of postseason appearances from 1981 to 1987. Top-ranked player Eric Lindros was drafted to the team despite his vocal disdain for joining the team. Known as "The Big E," he refused to wear the Nordiques jersey , and would only hold it up for photos. He held out for over a year without signing a contract, and was traded in exchange for five players from the Philadelphia Flyers roster. From 1995 to 2003, Patrick Roy was the goaltender for the Avalanche, who holds the distinction of being the winningest net minder in the NHL.

Avalanche News

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club has announced the signing of captain Joe Sakic to a new one-year deal for the 2007-08 season. This season will be his 15th straight campaign as the captain of Colorado, and happy fans will set out to but Avalanche tickets in the new season, knowing their captain is staying with the team he has led so well for over a decade.

"I am privileged today to announce to our fans that Joe will be returning next season. Joe is the heart of this organization and his leadership and value to this team and especially our young players is unquestioned," Avalanche Executive Vice President Francois Giguere said. "He played some of his best hockey this past season and was a major part of the late-season success we enjoyed. Joe�s contributions both on and off the ice for this organization cannot be understated.

"We have great expectations for next season and Joe's presence will be counted on to continue aiding in the development and growth of our young players," Giguere added.

Sakic, 37, finished the season as points leader (100), goals (36) and assists (64) and he appeared in every one of the 82 games for the second season in succession.

This was Sakic's record-breaking ninth 30-goal season, beating Michel Goulet and Peter Stastny who bothy hit the 30 goal tally in eight seasons.

"I was really impressed with the way this team came together and am looking forward to next year," said Sakic. "To witness the growth of our young players and see how they performed with some of our other veterans was very encouraging and says a lot about the expectations we�ll have for next season."

"As I�ve said in the past, at this stage in my career, I prefer to do one-year deals as I evaluate my play year-to-year," added Sakic. "But I'm looking forward to next season and we feel very lucky to be a part of such a great hockey market with such amazing fan support."

Sakic scored in each month of the season and in the dramatic season-ending run Sakic was responsible for a team-high 25 points. He made two four-point games and against Calgary provided three assists to complement his game-winner.

The Avalanche are proud of their home arena, the Pepsi Center. Avalanche fans are always eager to obtain tickets for hockey games, and they will pay all kinds of money to be admitted into the sacred sanctum. The sleek Pepsi Center hosted the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, and from 2004-2006, hosted the Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament, as well as the NCAA Men's ice hockey Frozen Four West Regional in 2007. The new stadium, opened in 1999, holds 18,000 screaming fans for Colorado Avalanche hockey games, and cost $160 million to build.