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The Colorado Rockies were an NHL team that existed from 1976 - 1982 .

Arena: McNichols Arena

Uniform colours: red, white, blue and gold

Logo design: Colorado state logo inside a mountain range

1 Franchise history:

The Kansas City Scouts moved to Colorado before the 1976-77 NHL season and played there for six years. They made the playoffs only once in the 1977-78 NHL season , losing 0-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round. Equally bad was attendance. The only bright spot in the franchise's history was during the 1979-80 NHL season when they had Don Cherry as head coach. This didn't bring any more attention to the team which eventually moved to New Jersey.

2 Head coaches

John Wilson 1976-77 Pat Kelly 1977-78

Pat Kelly & Aldo Guidolin 1978-79

Don Cherry 1979-80

Bill MacMillan 1980-81 Bert Marshall & Marshall Johnston 1981-82

3 Team captains

Simon Nolet 1976-77 Wilf Paiement 1977-78 Gary Croteau 1978-79 Mike Christie & Rene Robert & Lanny McDonald 1979-80

Lanny McDonald 1980-81

Lanny McDonald & Rob Ramage 1981-82

Defunct National Hockey League teams

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