Colorado Crush
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| Colorado Crush | ||
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| Conference | American | |
| Division | Central | |
| Year founded | 2003 | |
| Home arena | Pepsi Center | |
| City, State | Denver, Colorado | |
| Wild card titles | 1: 2004 |
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| Division titles | 2: 2005 & 2006 |
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| Conference titles | 1: 2005 |
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| ArenaBowl championships | 1: 2005 |
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Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as a 2003 expansion team.
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[edit] History
The team is based in Denver, Colorado and play at the Pepsi Center, which also serves as the home to the National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth, the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. The principal owner of the franchise is Denver Broncos legend and Hall of Famer John Elway (Co-Owner and Chief Executive Officer), with Stan Kroenke, owner of the Nuggets, the Avalanche, the Pepsi Center, the Altitude Sports network and the majority Broncos owner Pat Bowlen as a minority owner. The Crush compete in the Central Division of the American Conference. After a horrendous 2003 inaugural season, in which they finished 2-14, the Crush rebunded to go 11-5 and make the playoffs in their second year. On June 12, 2005 they won ArenaBowl XIX (19) in Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center over the Georgia Force 51-48, in only their third year of existence.
In their fourth year, the Crush ended up 11-5, with the AC Central title for the second year in a row. Unfortunately, in the Divisional Round, the Crush lost in an upset to the fifth-seeded (and eventual ArenaBowl champion) Chicago Rush 63-46.
[edit] Season-by-season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
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| 2003 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4th AC Central | -- |
| 2004 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2nd AC Central | Lost Week 2 (Arizona) |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1st AC Central | Won ArenaBowl XIX (Georgia) |
| 2006 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1st AC Central | Lost Week 2 (Chicago) |
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 38 | 32 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
[edit] Current & Former Players
- John Dutton - QB
- Todd Hammel - QB
- Damian Harrell - OS
- Ahmad Hawkins - WR/DB
- Evan Hlavacek - WR/DB
- Delvin Hughley - WR/DB
- Willis Marshall - WR/CB
- Kyle Moore-Brown - OL/DL
- Saul Patu - FB/LB
- Clay Rush - K
- Rich Young
[edit] Trivia
The team's main color and name are in reference to the Denver Broncos 1970s defensive squad (the "Orange Crush" ).
Denver was host to one of the four charter teams, the Denver Dynamite, which won the first-ever Arena Bowl in 1987.
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| American Conference | National Conference | ||
| Central Division Chicago Rush |
Western Division Arizona Rattlers |
Eastern Division Columbus Destroyers |
Southern Division Austin Wranglers |
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