Colorado Gold Kings

Colorado Gold Kings
founding	1998
resolution	2002
history	Alaska Gold Kings 1995–1997 Colorado Gold Kings 1998–2002
Stadion	World arena
Location	Colorado Springs , Colorado
Team colors	blue, gold
league	West Coast Hockey League
Taylor Cups	no

The Colorado Gold Kings were an American ice hockey team from Colorado Springs , Colorado . The team played in the West Coast Hockey League from 1998 to 2002 .

history

The Alaska Gold Kings from the West Coast Hockey League were relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1998 after a year of inactivity and renamed the Colorado Gold Kings. In their first season, the team immediately reached the playoffs for the Taylor Cup as third in the WCHL North Division , in which, however, they were defeated by the Anchorage Aces in the best-of-three series with 1: 2 wins in the first round . In the following two seasons, the Gold Kings failed each time in the second play-off round to the Tacoma Sabercats and Idaho Steelheads . Following the 2001/02 season, those responsible withdrew the team from the WCHL's game operations and dissolved the franchise .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1998/99	71	32	33	-	6th	-	70	270	288	3rd, WCHLN	Defeat in the first round
1999/00	72	37	31	-	4th	-	78	264	276	2., WCHLN	Defeat in the second round
2000/01	72	42	21st	-	9	-	93	311	250	2., WCHLN	Defeat in the second round
2001/02	72	39	26th	-	7th	-	85	253	221	2., WCHLN	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games: 287 / RJ Enga

Gates: 165 / RJ Enga

Assists: 239 Craig Lyons

Points: 387 / RJ Enga

Penalty minutes: 419 Jason Simon

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Colorado Gold Kings
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Colorado Gold Kings