Happy birthday, Colorado \u2014 and Colorado sports.<\/p>\n
Leading into the state\u2019s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado\u2019s top 150 sports\u00a0moments.<\/p>\n
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at\u00a0coloradosports.org\/podcast\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n No. 104 \u2014 Oct. 5, 1976 <\/p>\n Hockey was back but in the NHL for the first time. The Kansas City Scouts had relocated to Denver as the Colorado Rockies. They won their first game, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2, before a sparse crowd of 7,359 at McNichols Sports Arena. Rookie Larry Skinner scored the first Colorado goal, which was assisted by Chuck Arnason and Wilf Paiement, who had a goal and two assists. Two Rockies goalies combined to stop 39 of 41 shots.<\/p>\n \u2014Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian<\/p>\n
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