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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| COL (historical context) canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | National Hockey League team abbreviation ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeFromYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| activeToYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| conference | Campbell Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | Smythe Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1976–77 NHL season ⓘ |
| franchiseBecame | New Jersey Devils in 1982 ⓘ |
| franchiseLineage | Kansas City Scouts – Colorado Rockies – New Jersey Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | McNichols Sports Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1981–82 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| notToBeConfusedWith | COL (modern abbreviation for Columbus Blue Jackets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorTeam | Kansas City Scouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Colorado Rockies (NHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationReason | financial difficulties ⓘ |
| represents | state of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct NHL team abbreviation ⓘ |
| successorTeam | New Jersey Devils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTeamAbbreviation | NJD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| teamLocation | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamName | Colorado Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| usedIn |
NHL standings
ⓘ
NHL statistics ⓘ game summaries ⓘ score tickers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.