Avalanche In Colorado

Colorado’s new pro hockey team disclosed its new name - the Colorado Avalanche - and publicly displayed the team’s crimson, blue, silver and black logo for the first time.

Officials of the NHL team revealed the team name and logo in a video played for reporters. The logo is an A with a silver snowstreak through its left side. The colors are crimson red, blue and silver with a black hockey puck.

Among the names discarded were Black Bears, Cougars, Ice and Storm.