The Colorado Avalanche have been my team since it was rumored Colorado was getting an NHL team. I’m a native Coloradan, and I already loved hockey, so it was a natural fit.
I didn’t know much of anything about the Quebec Nordiques, though, because I had been a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. I didn’t know about the players who were skating around under the brand, spanking new Colorado Avalanche logo. I could see that Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg were phenomenal players, but I didn’t have any affection for them yet.
Then the man I already knew was the best goalie in the world (no one could reliably stop the likes of Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr like he could), Patrick Roy, got traded to my team.