Ducks set sales record during Game 5

[Raoul Duke*]

There was a similar growth here when the Avalanche won their first Cup in 1996. And working with the local youth hockey organizations, the number of interested kids increased dramatically.

We also increased the number of ACHA club-level college teams in the region; if I recall correctly, when the Avs came here, it was just CU and CSU. Now it's the two of us (we've got three ACHA teams at CU alone!) plus maybe eight other Denver-area schools with teams.

But in all seriousness, Colorado is a completely different type of environment for hockey to grow. As opposed to a place where kids can play basketball, football and baseball all year round.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

But in all seriousness, Colorado is a completely different type of environment for hockey to grow. As opposed to a place where kids can play basketball, football and baseball all year round.

Actually, Colorado has a very arid climate, and basketball, football and baseball can essentially be played here year-round.

Most people don't know this about the area:

http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Denver-Geography-and-Climate.html
"Denver's climate is semiarid and relatively mild, with more sunny days than either Miami, Florida or San Diego, California."

 

[Raoul Duke*]

Actually, Colorado has a very arid climate, and basketball, football and baseball can essentially be played here year-round.

Most people don't know this about the area:

http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Denver-Geography-and-Climate.html
"Denver's climate is semiarid and relatively mild, with more sunny days than either Miami, Florida or San Diego, California."

lol, just like when Edmonton was ranked as having Canada's best weather - due to lack of torrential storms, and the extreme fluctuance from summer to winter gave it the most average temps year round in any Canadian metropolis.

We can spin things any way... but you know as well as I do that hockey is a more suitable sport for the climate and location in Colorado than it is in Anaheim.

You know, because it wasn't exactly Anaheim that was all over the news last winter for having the airports snowed in...