There was a time not too long ago when the city of Denver had two professional hockey teams.
When the NHL went through its second lockout at the beginning of the 2012/13 season, it had been announced earlier that year on that Denver would get a second hockey club. This was not the first time Denver had a minor league hockey team and it was a pleasant return to second-tier professional hockey for the city.
The Denver Cutthroats were a former Central Hockey League (CHL) affiliate for the Colorado Avalanche at the third level. They were affiliates with the then-AHL-affiliate Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) before it was the Colorado Eagles.