Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.
Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.
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 coloradosports.org/podcast/.
No. 108
March 3, 1999
Peter Forsberg led the largest comeback in Avalanche history, scoring three goals with three assists for six points in Colorado’s 7-5 win in Miami. With the Panthers ahead 5-0, Forsberg got the Avs on the board at the 18:11 mark of the second period. Colorado then exploded for a team record-tying six goals in the third period, with Forsberg scoring the third and final goals, with the other four put in the net by four different players. The six points by Forsberg tied the Avalanche single-game record set by Joe Sakic in 1996.
—Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian