| Denver Cutthroats | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Denver, Colorado |
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Conference | Berry |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Operated | 2012–2014 |
| Home arena | Denver Coliseum |
| Colors | Blue, Green, Red, White |
| Owner(s) | John Hayes |
| General manager | Derek Armstrong |
| Head coach | Brad Smyth |
| Franchise history | |
| 2012–2014 | Denver Cutthroats |
| Championships | |
| Ray Miron President's Cup | None |
The Denver Cutthroats were a minor league ice hockey team, as a member of the Central Hockey League, that began play in the 2012–13 season. They served as a farm team of the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche and the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters.[1] Based in Denver, Colorado, the Cutthroats played their home games at the Denver Coliseum. On August 20, 2014, after only two seasons in the CHL, the Cutthroats announced they would go dormant for the 2014–15 season, with hopes to gain additional investors for 2015–16.[2]
Besides sharing the city/market with their parent club the Avalanche, the Cutthroats were the fifth hockey team to play at the Denver Coliseum, after the original International Hockey League's Denver Mavericks (1958–59), the original Western Hockey League's Denver Invaders (1963–64), the Denver Spurs of the WHL (and later the original Central Hockey League) (1968–75), and finally the IHL's Denver Rangers (1987–89).
- ^ Rea, Brien (July 19, 2012). "NHL's Avalanche Sign Affiliation Agreement with Cutthroats". Denver Cutthroats. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "Denver elects dormancy for the 2014–15 season". Central Hockey League. August 20, 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.