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From iPods to $200,000 homes, here’s what life was like the last time the Avs won the Stanley Cup

For those of you who are counting, it has been 21 years since the Colorado Avalanche last appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals. So, as the team prepares to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning starting Wednesday, it’s fair to say that a lot has changed in those two decades.

Here are 10 pop culture moments from the last time the Avs were in the finals (against the New Jersey Devils) that are guaranteed to make you feel old.

Members of the Ascent ice crew work on painting the CO Avalanche logo on the ice in the new Pepsi Center Arena on Sept. 24, 1999. The Av's will play their first game in the Pepsi Center on Oct. 3. The ice is formed or melted by 12 miles of pipe that circulate 6,500 gallons of ethylene glycol.
Members of the Ascent ice crew work on painting the Avalanche logo on the ice in the new Pepsi Center Arena on Sept.