Ice Capades

They be like, I don't know his name but he aim like Wayne Gretzky
That's funny, cause I don't play hockey
I play horse on the mic and watch em all copy..

The Colorado Avalanche saw their 480+ game sellout streak come to end with their 5-3 loss to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. The streak, dating back to 1995, was quite impressive for a market which had serious questions about its hockey viability when the Quebec Nordiques moved here. We all knew that the Avs’ sellout streak would end someday, given the only team that will always be paid-in-full here in God’s Country starts with a B and rhymes with “honcho.” (If you guessed former TV producer Steven Bocho, you are wrong.) A few reasons contributed to the end of the Avs’ sellout streak:

-the “new” NHL and the resulting exodus of stars Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, and Rob Blake.
-the continuing competition of added sports to the Denver marketplace: minor league hockey, college sports, lacrosse, arena football, etc.
-a fan backlash from last year’s NHL lockout.
-the perception the arena is always sold out, so people aren’t aware that tickets are available.
-Joel Quinville’s mustache is just too “Magnum PI”
-Fans confuse mascot Howler with Kenny Rogers high on Angel Dust.
-There’s a wicked cup-stacking tourney on Nickelodeon.
-Personal messages from Brad May to fans promising he’ll break their eye sockets.
-Paris Hilton and goalie Jose Theodore again are an item, resulting in mass decontamination of sections of the Pepsi Center by Hazmat units.