Colorado Avalanche is an American hockey team. The Avalanche team competes in the National Hockey League and is the owner of many prestige awards such as Stanley Cup or Presidents’ Trophy. The club’s main base is located in the Ball Arena, in the city of Denver, Colorado.
Who owns Colorado Avalanche? The club is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. Stan Kroenke also owns several more major sports teams across the world.
History Logo
The club isn’t originally from Colorado. In fact, it appeared in 1972, in Quebec, as the Nordiques. This name translated from French as ‘Northmen’ and related to that the team was the Northern-most one in the American hockey sport. Soon after, in 1995, the team moved to Denver and changed its name to Avalanche.
1973 – 1985
The logotype that was in use as the principal visual identity of the team appeared right with the club’s foundation. It depicted the cup-like insignia of the red color with the blue contour, and the hockey club with puck. This emblem was placed in the thin red circle with the ‘Quebec Nordiques’ on the perimeter.
1985 – 1995
The following logotype represented generally the same image with the club and puck, but in the bigger shape and with no circle and name.
1995 – 1999
Upon moving to Denver, the team introduced this emblem. It depicted the character ‘A’ with the major position in the logotype. The letter was intertwined by the curious line, moving from the black-colored start to the avalanche-like middle part and coming out to the simple blue line on the background.
1999 – today
The 1999 Colorado Avalanche brand logotype depicts the similar ‘A’ character with the intertwining line, but in a bit darker shades.
Helmet History
The first records of their helmets appear in 1979 upon their admission into NHL. Originally, they were white. In 2007, the color was turned to black-and-gray. In 2015, they added the plastic glass meant to protect the player’s face. The latest versions are mainly blue, gray or white depending on the purpose.
Uniform History
The initial Nordiques’ uniforms featured the white-and-blue look, with the French lilac and the team’s emblem on the shirt. The uniform was being modified with the time, and the latest variant shifted rather to the dark-red & blue palette, and with the team emblem in the center of the shirt.
Colorado Avalanche Colors
BURGUNDY
PANTONE: PMS 209 C
HEX COLOR: #6F263D;
RGB: (111, 38, 61)
CMYK: (20, 97, 40, 58)
BLUE
PANTONE: PMS 647 C
HEX COLOR: #236192;
RGB: (35, 97, 146)
CMYK: (96, 54, 5, 27)
SILVER
PANTONE: PMS 429 C
HEX COLOR: #A2AAAD;
RGB: (162, 170, 173)
CMYK: (21, 11, 9, 23)
BLACK
HEX COLOR: #000000;
RGB: (0, 0, 0)
CMYK: (0, 0, 0, 100)
PANTONE: PMS BLACK 6 C
