Most people think the only hockey in Colorado is the Avalanche. Not true, and this year, not by a longshot. The state is filling up with hockey, an the minor league level. The established Colorado Eagles will get an instate rival starting opening night for the Central Hockey League. October 20th, the Rocky Mountain Rage play the Eagles in Windsor (just outside of Ft. Collins, CO) for what should be an automatic hatred fest. I am sure the CHL is salivating at the prospect of a hard division of fan base, from silly string incidents to parking lot brawls. The Eagles continue a sellout streak at 83 games this season, which may not look like much, except that the CHL plays a shortened season of 64 games (32 at home), and the Budweiser Events Center has seating for 7,200 (I think hockey config is less).
The Eagles got into a legal dispute about putting the Rage so close to the Eagles (42 miles driving distance), and I’m not sure what the outcome is/ was. The fact that the building the Rage will be playing in (Broomfield Events Center) is going to be finished soon means there is little to be done about the situation. But you build on success, and the Eagles have proven that, to the chagrin of others, hockey has taken off in Colorado. The Battle of Colorado begins Oct. 20th. Mark your calenders. It’s going to be fun to be a hockey fan in the Front Range.
One response to “The Battle of Colorado”
Tapleg,
Glad to see the reference to the Colorado Eagles. My family out there has season tickets for those games. I usually attend one when I’m visiting “the Choice City.”