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I've been saying that Denver/Colorado needs representation in the VHL for years now, probably since I first joined back in like S65. The lack of a Rocky Mountain team in any of the leagues has been on my mind pretty much the entire time I've been in the VHL, and with this seasons theme week being in the sense of rebrands, I think there's no better time to put forward my thoughts into the greater VHL world!

 

Now, work with me here. Let's say, hypothetically, we relocate the Las Vegas Aces to Denver, and bring back the Denver Metropolitans from the Pro-Am tournament back in August of last year as a full fledged VHLM team. Now obviously the biggest issue with this is rebranding one of the most storied and history rich franchises in the M with a whole new face, but things like that happen all the time in the VHL. Whether it be due to relocations, league moves like with a majority of the E teams that used to play in the M, or just outright relocations like many VHL franchises have over the years. New faces and team identities are very commonplace in the VHL as a function of leagues outright, so a quick move over the Rockies from Las Vegas to Denver would be on par with changes that happen often in the VHLM.

 

I say Denver for a multitude of reasons too. I'm not the only one that wants to see a team in the VHL in Colorado, as @ShawnGlade has been one of the biggest supporters of a team in Denver for the longest time too, and I'm sure there are other members of the community that would love to see some Mile High City representation in the league as well. The community support is there, obviously Denver is a big hockey market as well so it makes sense to put an M team in the city for lore reasons, to continue to grow the game of hockey in a market hungry and very capable of taking on a VHL franchise. Even though the Mets didn't have the greatest Pro-Am showing (I think we only won like 3 games that entire tournament 💀), I believe that giving them a shot to be a full fledged team would be a great idea down the line. A case could even be made to spare relocating the Aces and just outright expanding the M if recruitment and an active player base allows for it to happen, but that's a whole other discussion for another time.

 

All in all, I think a Denver Metropolitans rebrand would be an excellent idea, and while I did write this for the theme week, I have thought about how the Mets could be a team in the VHL as an independent thought for a while now, and am very curious to hear what other people think about Denver potentially getting a team at some point in either the M, or the VHL itself. Obviously there would be a lot that would need to go right in the website to justify a Colorado based team, whether through relocation or outright expansion, but it's a fun thought process to have, and I think it has a great place to be considered in detail by those in power. Let me know what you think!

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Fully agree. It's puzzling that we have 3 leagues with over 30 combined teams, and not a single team in the rocky mountains. Even though the Pro-Am was a disaster, I thought it was really cool that two Denver-based GMs got to run the Denver team, and even though my loyalty to Halifax runs deep, I have always said that I would be interested in coming back to management if Alaska or Colorado got a team

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