The Colorado Avalanche are the only professional hockey team in the state of Colorado. They were established in 1972 as the Quebec Nordiques and were moved to Colorado in 1995 as part of a re-organization of the NHL. They have won the Stanley Cup twice, once in 1996 and once in 2001. The Colorado Avalanche roster has included many hockey legends, including Mats Sundin, Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg. The current Colorado Avalanche roster includes:

FORWARDS

Matt Duchene

TJ Galiardi

Milan Hejduk

David Jones

Chuck Kobasew

Gabriel Landeskog

Jay McClement

Cody McLeod

Peter Mueller

Ryan O'Reilly

Kevin Porter

Paul Stastny

David Van Der Gulik

Daniel Winnik

DEFENSEMEN

Stefan Elliott

Jan Hejda

Matt Hunwick

Erik Johnson

Shane O'Brien

Ryan O'Byrne

Kyle Quincey

Ryan Wilson

GOALIES

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Semyon Varlamov