Colorado Crush

Established 2002
Folded 2008
Played in Pepsi Center
in Denver, Colorado


Helmet	Logo

League/conference affiliations

Arena Football League (2003–2008)

American Conference (2003–2008)
- Western (2003)
- Central (2004–2008)

Team colors

Navy, Burnt Orange, Beige

Mascot

Crusher

Personnel

Owner(s)

John Elway
Pat Bowlen
Stan Kroenke

General manager

John Elway

Head coach

Mike Dailey

Team history

Colorado Crush (2003–2008)

Championships

League championships (1)

2005

Conference championships (1)

2005

Prior to 2005, the AFL did not have conference championship games

Division championships (2)

Central: 2005, 2006

Playoff appearances (5)

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Home arena(s)

Pepsi Center (2003–2008)

Arena Football League (2003–2008)

Navy, Burnt Orange, Beige

League championships (1)

Conference championships (1)

Division championships (2)

The Colorado Crush were an arena football team based in Denver, Colorado. They began play as a 2003 Arena Football League as an expansion team. The Crush played in the Central Division of the American Conference until the Arena Football League suspended operations in 2009. They were last coached by Mike Dailey and owned by a coalition of Denver sports figures led by John Elway.

Negotiations with a Denver ownership group (known not to be the Elway group) are underway for a future AFL expansion franchise in Denver, but it is unclear whether or not it will use the Crush branding or that of the Denver Dynamite, an earlier AFL team. Like the Dallas Desperados, the Crush's branding is partially based on NFL teams (the Denver Broncos and St. Louis Rams, though to a much lesser degree), which could give Pat Bowlen and/or Stan Kroenke a potential veto over any usage of the Colorado Crush branding. On July 15, 2015, the Crush name was acquired by the Indoor Football League franchise formerly known as the Colorado Ice as the trademark for the name expired in 2014 according to their ownership.

In June 2002, it was announced that John Elway (Co-Owner and Chief Executive Officer), with Stan Kroenke, owner of the Avalanche, the Nuggets, the Rapids, Pepsi Center, & the Altitude Sports network and the majority Broncos owner Pat Bowlen would be bringing an arena football team to Denver. The Crush competed in the Central Division of the American Conference. After a bad inaugural season in 2003, in which they finished 2-14, the Crush rebounded 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.

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