re: I'm considering getting into hockey, help me pick a team

CBJ are a really young team with a lot of good talent. Best scorer is Ryan Johansen who I think was tied for 11th in goals in the league (regular season) at only 21 years old. They play really physical hockey and love to hit to compensate for the lack of offensive power. Don't really have much of a history (this is the team's 11th season) but they are building it, team is headed in a very good direction right now. Watching this team play now compared to 3-4 years ago is a joy.

Just wanted to say I've absolutely enjoyed reading this thread. I think theres's a good number of sports fans in the same boat as the OP as I am one of them.

Good luck with your decision OP and if you have anymore questions, please ask bc Im interested to see the answers!

If i may pose one to the hockey minds: If you had to pick one thought, opinion, fact, story etc about the Colorado Avalanche, what would it be? 30 for 30 my arse with knowledge on them.

Im standing on the edge, push me over. Give me something frickin cool about em. I don't want to know anything about the city, just the team...or player, or coach, or owner, etc..just something cool related to someone affiliated with them.

To the OP: the city is without question, one of the best there is.
Mountains, geese, snowboarding, hiking, MLB (solid team that meets most of your criteria), NBA, nightlife, Peyton Manning, etc

I lived there for 2 years and it was fantastic. Thanks again for the thread and good luck with your choice!