COL (historical context)

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COL (historical context) is the former NHL team abbreviation used for the Colorado Rockies franchise that played in Denver from 1976 to 1982 before relocating and becoming the New Jersey Devils.

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COL (historical context) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League team abbreviation ⓘ
abbreviationFor Colorado ⓘ
activeFromYear 1976 ⓘ
activeToYear 1982 ⓘ
conference Campbell Conference ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
division Smythe Division ⓘ
firstSeason 1976–77 NHL season ⓘ
franchiseBecame New Jersey Devils in 1982 ⓘ
franchiseLineage Kansas City Scouts – Colorado Rockies – New Jersey Devils ⓘ
governingBody National Hockey League ⓘ
homeArena McNichols Sports Arena ⓘ
lastSeason 1981–82 NHL season ⓘ
league National Hockey League ⓘ
notToBeConfusedWith COL (modern abbreviation for Columbus Blue Jackets) ⓘ
predecessorTeam Kansas City Scouts ⓘ
refersTo Colorado Rockies (NHL) ⓘ
relocatedTo East Rutherford, New Jersey ⓘ
relocationReason financial difficulties ⓘ
represents state of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Colorado
sport ice hockey ⓘ
status defunct NHL team abbreviation ⓘ
successorTeam New Jersey Devils ⓘ
successorTeamAbbreviation NJD ⓘ
teamColors blue ⓘ
gold ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
teamLocation Denver, Colorado ⓘ
teamName Colorado Rockies ⓘ
timePeriod early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
usedIn NHL standings ⓘ
NHL statistics ⓘ
game summaries ⓘ
score tickers ⓘ

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Colorado Rockies (NHL) → abbreviation → COL (historical context) ⓘ