For current information on this topic, see 2009 Colorado Mammoth season.

Colorado Mammoth
Division	Western
Founded	2003
Home Arena	Pepsi Center
Based in	Denver, Colorado
Colors	Maroon and Black
Head Coach	Bob McMahon [1]
General manager	Steve Govett
Local media	Altitude Sports and Entertainment, KKFN
Championships	2006
Division Championships	2006
PLPA representative	Nick Carlson
Formerly	Washington Power Pittsburgh CrosseFire Baltimore Thunder
Website	www.coloradomammoth.com
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The Colorado Mammoth are a member of the National Lacrosse League. They have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season.

In 2004 they became the league's attendance leader, closely beating the Toronto Rock. In 2006, they again came away with the league attendance record, again beating out the Toronto Rock. 2006 was the first year in the 20-year history of the NLL that the league had an attendance of more than one million fans in one season. The Colorado Mammoth had the honor of hosting fan number one million, an honor that commissioner Jim Jennings believed to be rightfully theirs, given the impact they had on the league's attendance that year^[2]. In 2008, the Mammoth average attendance per game was highest among the Pepsi Center's residents, including the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and the Denver Nuggets (NBA).^[3]

They are owned by E. Stanley Kroenke who is also the owner of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), and the Colorado Rapids (MLS). He is also part owner, along with John Elway, of the Colorado Crush (AFL) .

They had previously been the Baltimore Thunder from 1987 to 1999, the Pittsburgh CrosseFire in 2000 and the Washington Power from 2001 to 2002.

[edit] 2006 Champions

In the 2006 season, the Mammoth went to the playoffs in the #2 seed in the Western Division. Round one was hosted in Colorado against rivals Calgary. The Mammoth won 18-17 in a spectacular overtime game. Brian Langtry scored the overtime goal. Round two (Western Division finals) was also hosted at Pepsi Center against the Arizona Sting. Rookie Dan Carey scored the winning goal as the Mammoth defeated the Sting 13-12. The championship game was held at HSBC Arena in Buffalo against the Bandits who held the league's best record and the incumbent league MVP, goaltender Steve Dietrich . The Mammoth won the Champion's Cup by a score of 16-9, with Gavin Prout being named Game MVP.

[edit] Notable players

• Gary Gait, who retired after the 2005 NLL season as the NLL's all-time scoring leader with 596 goals and 495 assists in 174 games (a record since surpassed by John Tavares). Gait also won the 2003 NLL MVP Award while with the Mammoth. On November 12, 2005, Gait was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame, and on December 30, 2005, his number 22 jersey banner was hung from Pepsi Center rafters — the first NLL number ever to be retired and hung from any arena. Gait was the Mammoth head coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons before stepping down in August of 2007 to pursue other interests.^[4] Gait is poised to make a comeback in 2009, with the Rochester Knighthawks.
• Brian Langtry, who won the NLL Rookie of the Year Award in 2003, is well-known for his all-out goal scoring attempts.
• Gord "Gee" Nash, who was the 2004 Goaltender of the Year.
• Gavin Prout, who is a crowd favorite who consistently puts up high numbers. Prout continues his NLL career in the 2006 season as team captain.

[edit] Awards & honors

[edit] Roster

[edit] All time Record

[edit] Playoff Results

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Colorado Mammoth seasons

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