With its convincing win (and series victory) last night the Colorado Avalanche moved one step closer to what I’m calling the “Denver Double”: hockey championships on both the professional and amateur ice.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago the men’s hockey team from the University of Denver (inexplicably called “DU” I learned while visiting) won the 2026 “Frozen Four” tournament in Las Vegas and the school’s 11th national championship. A Stanley Cup for the Avalanche would mean that both titles went to teams from the Mile High City.<\/p>\n
Rare? Sure. Unprecedented? Not exactly. The Denver-Denver parlay occurred four years ago, though back then I wasn’t quite the Denver aficionado I consider myself currently and therefore it escaped my notice.<\/p>\n
One thing I learned about Denver traveling through those parts a few weeks ago is that they love their sports teams.<\/p>\n
Pro basketball has been consistently good the past few years and this season the Broncos really brought it as well.<\/p>\n
But hockey?<\/p>\n
They’re a mile above everybody else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With its convincing win (and series victory) last night the Colorado Avalanche moved one step closer to what I’m calling the “Denver Double”: hockey championships on both the professional and amateur ice. Two weeks ago the men’s hockey team from … Continue reading