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Kiszla: Welcome home, Stanley! 500,000 Avalanche fans raise Cup to the rebirth of Denver.

Welcome home, Stanley.

“This is for you, Denver. We (bleeping) love you!” captain Gabe Landeskog declared to a crowd of 500,000 spilling out of Civic Center Park as rain began to fall on a summer day when the Avalanche marched the Stanley Cup through town.

Nobody loves a victory parade more than Denver. But know what was so cool about this particular Thursday in June? It was a love letter to a city . . .