featured The Colorado Rockies, Denver Spurs, and Hockey Before the Avalanche
Denver’s professional hockey history began in 1949 when the Denver Falcons hit the ice in the United States Hockey League (USHL), a junior hockey circuit for players 16 to 21...
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The Minnesota North Stars and Fighting Saints: The Battle for MSP Hockey Fans
It’s hard to believe that for seven years, hockey-mad Minnesota had no major league professional hockey team. For five years in the 1970s, though, the Minneapolis-St. Paul market had two. ...
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The World Hockey Association, A Brief History
In 1942, the Brooklyn Americans hockey team folded, leaving the National Hockey League (NHL) with six teams. For the next 20 years the league was content to stay at that...
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