World Hockey Association (1972-1979) National Hockey League (1979-1997) Born: November 21, 1971 – WHA founding franchise Moved: May 6, 1997 (Carolina Hurricanes) First Game: October
World Hockey Association (1972-1979) National Hockey League (1979-1995) Born: February 11, 1972 – WHA founding franchise Moved: May 25, 1995 (Colorado Avalanche) First Game: October
The Colorado Rockies hockey team was a star-crossed organization that spent most of six winters in Denver seeking to move elsewhere. The Rockies began life in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts, a poorly organized NHL expansion effort and wound-up in the swamplands of New Jersey six years later.
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