Colorado Rockies (NHL)
| Colorado Rockies | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| History | Kansas City Scouts 1974–1976 Colorado Rockies 1976–1982 New Jersey Devils 1982–present |
| Home arena | McNichols Sports Arena |
| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Team colors | Blue, red, gold, white |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Division championships | 0 |
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The Colorado Rockies were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) that played in Denver from 1976 to 1982. They were founded as the Kansas City Scouts, an expansion team that began play in the NHL in the 1974–75 season. The Scouts moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver for the 1976–77 season. After six seasons in Denver, the franchise moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the 1982–83 season and was renamed the New Jersey Devils. Denver went without an NHL team until the Quebec Nordiques relocated to become the Colorado Avalanche following the 1994–95 season. The Colorado Rockies, an unrelated Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion team also based in Denver, began play in 1993.