Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Question: In what year did the Colorado Avalanche play its first-ever game?

Answer: The Avs played their first game in 1995, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in a sold-out stadium and going on to win the Stanley Cup at the end of the 1995-1996 season. Prior to 1995, Colorado had gone more than a decade without a state hockey team—a dry spell that ended when the Quebec Nordiques was sold and moved to Denver, rebranding as the Colorado Avalanche.