The '''Colorado Avalanche''' are a professional ice [[hockey]] team based in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. The Avalanche were founded as the [[Québec Nordiques]] (a French word meaning "Northerner") but moved to Denver in 1995, because Québec City had a small population, had close proximity to the larger, more popular team in [[Montréal_Canadiens|Montréal]] and the higher[[ NHL]] salaries. In the 1995-96 season immediately after the move the Avalanche won the [[Stanley Cup]] and would win again in 2000-01. Until the 2006-07 season the Avalanche did not miss the NHL Playoffs. The Avalanche play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference at the Pepsi Center.
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The '''Colorado Avalanche''' are a professional ice [[hockey]] team based in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. The Avalanche were founded as the [[Québec Nordiques]] (a French word meaning "Northerner") but moved to Denver in 1995, because Québec City had a small population, had close proximity to the larger, more popular team in [[Montreal_Canadiens|Montréal]] and the higher[[ NHL]] salaries. In the 1995-96 season immediately after the move the Avalanche won the [[Stanley Cup]] and would win again in 2000-01. Until the 2006-07 season the Avalanche did not miss the NHL Playoffs. The Avalanche play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference at the Pepsi Center.