NHL Western Conference

Fish Shtick

The new, tastier Downtown Aquarium opens with some mouth-watering temptation.

Best Happy (Hockey) Ending on TV

Classic Avalanche games on Altitude

The Message

Pucked Up

Ice Follies

Fans chill as pro hockey pucks up.

Northern Exposure

Canada's Sam Roberts is determined to rock the Lower 48.

The Message

Stan's Plan

Westword Music Showcase 2004

Fifty bands. Ten stages. Five bucks. Be there.

Best Sports Team -- Professional

Colorado Avalanche

The Message

On the Mike

Drunk of the Week

Blue Sky Grill

Sweating the Small Stuff

Simplicity was one of Hanson's virtues -- until that last supper got away.

Drunk of the Week

Cadillac Jack's

Cross-Dress for Success

To Bill, with love

Year in Review: Pop Quiz

Consider this your final exam on the past year. Cheating is encouraged, bribes will be accepted -- and grades will be posted at City Hall.

Equal Time

Girls are no longer iced out of competitive hockey.

Paging Lord Stanley

The rejuvenated Avs look like the real thing in the Pepsi Center.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Look Out!

Losing two superstars would trigger an Avalanche slide.

Best Coach -- Professional

Tony Granato
Colorado Avalanche

Best Sports Team -- Professional

Colorado Avalanche

Drink of the Week

Le Puck

Backwash

Local musicians learn to play ball in a town that prefers sports to songs.

A Gumper Stumper

So you think you know hockey, eh? Here's a quiz to see if you Av half a brain.

Best Place to Watch Drug Deals on Your Lunch Hour

Civic Center Park

Best Av

Joe Sakic

Avs Lead the Parade

Despite a time-out for terror, 2001's roster was full.

Buell Be Happy

The Colorado Performing Arts Festival is fun and free.

Off Limits

Dumbo and dumber

Driven by a Dad-Lad Bond

The Unsers honor Father's Day with their shared passion for auto racing.

Best Sports Team -- Professional

Colorado Avalanche

Head to Head

Fox Sports Net wants to beat local TV stations at their own game.

Best acquisitions

Ray Bourque and Dave Andreychuk

Best sports coach -- professional

Bob Hartley Colorado Avalanche

Uh-Oh, Canada!

The first nation of hockey won't be taking home the Stanley Cup this year.

Star-Spangled Bad Boy

Jake Schroeder raises a flag for Opie Gone Bad.

A Sporting Chance

Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

Moments of Glory

The most important events in Denver sporting history.

Loserville?

Denver says goodbye to its winning ways.

It's in the Can

Off the Deep End

Colorado's Ocean Journey is banking on expensive special effects to drive home its conservationist message.

McNichols on Ice

Twenty Years of Denver

Hate State Sets New Record: 365 Days of Rage!

Feedback

Are the Buffs Ram-Tough?

Covering the Bases

Diamonds Are a Mogul's Best Friend

Baseball's Black Days

Avs and Have-Nots: The Year in Review

Big Bang Theory