Colorado Avalanche

After watching the first two games of the the opening round playoff series between the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche, there was no question who the quicker/more athletic team was. It was clearly the Avs. Game 3 was a different story though and it seemed as though at least a little of that was a result of the Wilds aggressive play.

I must admit that I haven't watched a whole lot of hockey this season, and no excuses will be good enough to not be called a fair weather fan. But starting tonight, I will be watching the Colorado Avalanche as they begin their quest for the Stanley Cup. Here are a few reasons you should be watching too.

'Radioactive' by Imagine Dragons is a song that can get a lot of people 'jacked-up' about things. The Colorado Avalanche have now turned it into the ultimate hockey song.

I was never really in to hockey when I was young, but then the Colorado Avalanche moved to Denver and Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Patrick Roy, and others all became household names. (After we all learned how to properly pronounce Roy's last name, of course.) And now Patrick Roy is back with Colorado as their new head couch and vice president of hockey operations.

The National Hockey League and its players' union reached a tentative agreement to end the league's 113-day lockout on Sunday.

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