First season: 1995-96
Moved from Quebec City
Home arena: Ball Arena

Stanley Cups won: 3
1996, 2001, 2022
Stanley Cup Final appearances: 3

The nickname of the team's predecessor, the Quebec Nordiques, literally translates into English as "people of the north." With Denver, Colorado, not exactly considered a northern city, the franchise was forced to choose a new nickname. With the mountainous region prone to avalanches, that provided the inspiration for the franchise's new monicker.

Retired numbers
19 Joe Sakic
21 Peter Forsberg
23 Milan Hejduk
33 Patrick Roy
52 Adam Foote
77 Ray Bourque