The Avalanche, the second NHL franchise in Colorado, beat the first Mile High club in an epic showdown in the 2001 Stanley Cup Final.
The Colorado Avalanche beat another Colorado team in the 2001 Stanley Cup Final to capture the franchise’s second championship.
Yes, that’s right.
There are two Colorado NHL teams. One is the Avalanche. The other was once known as the Colorado Rockies, but then morphed into the New Jersey Devils.