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Stadium:
Pepsi Center
Pepsi Center (aka The Can) is an arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The building is home to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue. Pepsi Center is scheduled to be the main venue of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. The arena is properly called "Pepsi Center," not "The Pepsi Center."

Seating Chart:
Pepsi Center Seating Chart

Team History:
After buying the team, the COMSAT Entertainment Group organized its Denver sports franchises, the Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets under a separate subsidiary, Ascent Entertainment Group Inc., which went public in 1995, with 80% of its stocks bought by COMSAT and the other 20% to be available on NASDAQ. The Colorado Avalanche played their first game in the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver on October 6, 1995 winning 3–2 against the Detroit Red Wings. Led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg, and defenseman Adam Foote on the ice and Pierre Lacroix as the general manager and Marc Crawford as the head coach, the Avalanche got stronger when former Montreal Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy joined the team. Feeling humiliated for being left in the net after having let in 9 goals in 26 shots during a Canadiens game against the Red Wings, Roy joined the Avalanche on December 6, 1995, together with ex-Montreal captain Mike Keane in a trade for Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko.[20] Roy would prove a pivotal addition for Colorado in the years to come.

Season Preview:
The Colorado Avalanche have sold out every game since arriving from Quebec City in 1995. They have made the playoffs every season and won two Stanley Cups in that time. Those halcyon days are at an end. Although they have one of the brightest coaches in the game in Joel Quenneville and a surefire Hall-of-Fame captain in Joe Sakic, this is a team in decline. Yes, they managed to qualify for the playoffs last season and even won a round against Dallas. But after years of raiding the farm to bring in high-priced free agents, the Avalanche have depth questions at every position, and barring a minor miracle, they will miss the playoffs. New GM Francois Giguere will have his hands full trying to stay competitive while trying to build for the future. It's a thankless job he's been handed with the retirement of longtime GM Pierre Lacroix, who remains as president, given the cap crunch the Avs face.

Official Site:
http://avalanche.nhl.com/