THE COLORADO AVALANCHE PROFESSIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAM DENVER COLORADO THE CENTRAL DIVISION THE WESTERN CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THE ONLY TIME ZONE THE TEAM SITUATED THE MOUNTAIN HOME ARENA PEPSI CENTER CURRENT HEAD COACH PATRICK ROY GENERAL MANAGER JOE SAKIC IN AS QUEBEC NORDIQUES THE CHARTER THE WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION THE FRANCHISE THE NHL THE MERGER SEASON SOLD COMSAT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CLUBS THE PACIFIC SWEEP FLORIDA PANTHERS THE STANLEY CUP FINALS BECOMING RELOCATION THE MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WASHINGTON REDSKINS THIS WAS MAJOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS RECENT ACTIVE STANLEY CUP FINAL THE DEVILS THE COLORADO ROCKIES NINE TITLES EIGHT STREAK NHL HISTORY PLAYOFFS SEASONS THE WORLD HOCKEY ORIGINAL THE LEAGUE PLAY AWARDED IN SAN FRANCISCO QUICKLY QUEBEC CITY CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL SEVEN NORDIQUES AVCO WORLD TROPHY WHAS EDMONTON OILERS HARTFORD WHALERS WINNIPEG JETS POSTSEASON WORST LAST TIMES DEAD LAST FRANCHISE OVERALL DRAFT PICKS USED TO SELECT MATS SUNDIN OWEN NOLAN ERIC LINDROS LINDROS CLEAR WISH EXTENT THE TEAMS JERSEY THE PRESS HOLDING PRESENTED ADVICE REFUSED SIGN CONTRACT LASTED TRADED THE PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE RIGHTS SWEDISH PROSPECT PETER FORSBERG ROUND ERIC LINDROS TRADE TURNED STANLEY CUP CONTENDER ALMOST HINDSIGHT SEEN AS ONE DEALS SPORTS HISTORY REACHED THE FIRST TIME YEARS LATER THE NORTHEAST SECOND BEST RECORD THE STRIKE EXPERIENCED SPENT FIRST YEARS MARKET HOST CHANGING ENVIRONMENT THINGS MARCEL AUBUT ASKED BAILOUT PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY FELL SUBSEQUENTLY ALREADY OWNED THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DENVER NUGGETS ANNOUNCED AGREEMENT PRINCIPLE PURCHASE THE DEAL TICKETS DAYS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE MOVE NAMES BLIZZARDS BLACK WHETHER BRAND REGIONAL REPRESENTING ENTIRE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION FILING COPYRIGHT PROTECTION NAME NEW NAME REVEALED BUYING ORGANIZED SPORTS ASCENT PUBLIC STOCK BOUGHT THE OTHER AVAILABLE NASDAQ GAME MCNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA THE DENVER NUGGETS ONCE WINNING DETROIT RED WINGS FORWARD DEFENSEMAN ADAM FOOTE ON THE ICE PIERRE LACROIX THE GENERAL MANAGER MARC CRAWFORD THE HEAD COACH STRONGER MONTREAL CANADIENS GOALIE FEELING LEFT THE NET SHOTS CANADIENS THE RED CAPTAIN MIKE KEANE TRADE JOCELYN THIBAULT MARTIN ANDREI KOVALENKO PROVE PIVOTAL ADDITION THE YEARS TO COME REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE PROGRESSED VANCOUVER CANUCKS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS GAMES PRESIDENTS TROPHY IN GAME THE THIRD OVERTIME MINUTES UWE KRUPP CLAIM STANLEY SCORING LEADER POINTS CONN SMYTHE TROPHY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER THE CUP PROFESSIONAL SECOND TEAM MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS THE NFL RUSSIANS ALEXEI GUSAROV VALERI KAMENSKY SWEDE THE TRIPLE GOLD CLUB EXCLUSIVE ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS OLYMPIC GOLD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD FINISHING THE BEST AVERAGE GOALS SCORED SEEDS ROUNDS REMATCH PREVIOUS WESTERN CONFERENCE DETROIT DONE THE YEAR BEFORE SANDIS OZOLINSH AT THE END FREE AGENT THE SUMMER SIGNED OFFER SHEET NEW YORK RANGERS THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WEEK MATCH THE RANGERS LET GO SALARY RAISE SENT LARGEST DELEGATION THE WINTER OLYMPICS TOURNAMENT NAGANO JAPAN MILAN HEJDUK THE GOLD MEDAL CZECH REPUBLIC SILVER MEDAL RUSSIA JARI KURRI THE BRONZE MEDAL HIGHEST SCORER ALL STAR TEAM AFTER THE END REJECTED BOB HARTLEY HIRED POSITION NASHVILLE PREDATORS DIVISIONS THE NEW NORTHWEST SLOW START THE NORTHWEST WINNING STREAK EVER COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL MASSACRE POSTPONED PLAYOFF GAMES DATE PATCHES HONOR COLUMBINE VICTIMS THE SAN JOSE SHARKS DALLAS STARS LEADING CHRIS DRURY CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY ROOKIE COST GOAL VICTORY BOSTON BRUINS DEFENSE RUN FUTURE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME RAY BOURQUE DAVE ANDREYCHUK BRIAN ROLSTON MARTIN GRENIER SAMUEL PAHLSSON DRAFT CHANCE BEATING THE PHOENIX COYOTES AVALANCHES SUCCESS AMID TURMOIL THE FRONT COMSATS DIVERSIFICATION OWNERSHIP PROVING DRAIN CONSTRUCTION OF SHAREHOLDERS UP IN ARMS SELL LIBERTY MEDIA LIBERTY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATLANTA BRAVES CONTINGENT SELLING HEIRS BILL NANCY LAURIE THE SALE PRICE DOLLARS BANKING TYCOON DONALD STURM WRINKLE CITY OF DENVER TRANSFER PARCEL STOOD UNLESS PROMISED KEEP WANTED PROTECT ITSELF CASE DIED THE YEARS HE WASNT NEGOTIATIONS KEPT THE NUGGETS FINALLY REAL ESTATE ENTREPRENEUR STAN KROENKE WIFE NANCY RETAINED STAKE THE SPORTS TRUST ENSURE ASSETS KROENKE SPORTS ENTERPRISES PHENOMENAL CAPTURED BEHIND JAROMIR JAGR THE NORTH AMERICA AGAINST THE WORLD HEJDUK STARTING LINEUPS ACQUIRED STAR ROB BLAKE STEVEN REINPRECHT LOS ANGELES KINGS ADAM DEADMARSH AARON MILLER WASTED THE LAST GAME SURGERY REMOVE RUPTURED SPLEEN THE INJURY HUGE UPSET GOALTENDER DARREN PANG INJURY BEAT LOUIS BLUES DEFENDING CHAMPION NEW JERSEY DEVILS MARKING SECOND YEAR CHAMPIONS THEMSELVES HANDED NHL COMMISSIONER GARY BETTMAN IMMEDIATELY GAVE CAREER HART MEMORIAL TROPHY THE LADY MEMORIAL TROPHY PLAYER SPORTSMANSHIP LESTER PEARSON AWARD PATRIK ELIAS SHJON PODEIN THE KING CLANCY CONTRIBUTIONS WORK CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CHILDREN INTERRUPTED ONCE AGAIN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH CANADA AMERICAN