How I became a fan of the Avalanche, Part 2
Avalanche Notebook | (5)
Part 2 of 2. Part 1 appeared on Sunday.Â
I was crushed. I'd spent years trying to find a suitable team to follow, and now they were gone. The Quebec Nordiques were no longer. I didn't have anything against Denver, Colorado. But, the Nordiques were my team. Even if I wasn't from Quebec - had never been to Quebec City, for that matter - it just didn't feel right to see my team moved 2,000 miles away like that. The new identity - the Colorado Avalanche - was pretty cool, but it wasn't the tacky red igloo and fleur-de-lis ...
