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2014–15 Colorado Avalanche Season
The 2014–15 Colorado Avalanche season was the Colorado Avalanche seasons, 20th operational season and 19th playing season since the franchise relocated from Quebec Nordiques, Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season. As well as the franchise's 36th season in the National Hockey League and 43rd season overall. The Avalanche missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous season. Off-season On May 26, 2014, goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Jean-Sebastien Giguere announced his intention to retire, reportedly saying, "I do not see a reason to remain in the League." Standings Suspensions/fines Schedule and results Pre-season Regular season Player statistics Final ;Skaters ;Goaltenders †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record Notable achievements Milestones Transactions The following tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Conference (NHL)
The Western Conference (french: Conférence de l'Ouest) is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Eastern Conference. History Originally named the Clarence Campbell Conference (or Campbell Conference for short), it was created in 1974 when the NHL realigned its teams into two conferences and four divisions. Because the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography, geographical references were removed. The conferences and divisions were re-aligned in 1981 to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams, but the existing names were retained with the Campbell Conference becoming the conference for the NHL's westernmost teams. The names of conferences and divisions were changed in 1993 to reflect their geographic locations. Then-new NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made the change to help non-hockey fans better understand the game, as the National Basketball Association, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |