Colorado Avalanche arrive back in Denver after winning Stanley Cup

Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog was first off the plane back in Denver with the Stanley Cup after the team flew back from Tampa on Monday.

[@joeinneo3066]

This was the happiest moment of my life I’m not even kidding

[@loganwolverine2573]

What about the time you found your dad's playboy magazines?

[@hockeyislife7686]

Enjoy it cause moments like this don’t happen often I hope to experience this one day

[@dansrod5952]

@Ben McMahon that's not something a lot of people can say they experienced. Cherish that moment like no other my friend.

[@stuartsmith3359]

FUCK YEAH

[@dt-gp2vg]

the habs went to the final last year and i think when lekhy did his goal in ot, it was one of the wildest happiest night since a while.... and it was just because we went to the final lol.. i cant imagine to win the cup. enjoyyy

[@seamusoleary3712]

The Stanley Cup is the Holy Grail of the hockey world... as a Canucks fan, I am so jealous. Congrats, Colorado!

[@itookashittoday1146]

Not even a canucks fan and I still don’t understand how the 2011 team didn’t win it My only conclusion after 10+ years is injuries plus Tim Thomas being a god

[@oliverfalcao5844]

@@itookashittoday1146 ; reberto luongo 1 of the reasons he plays like shit under pressure

[@itookashittoday1146]

@@oliverfalcao5844 oh yeah Thomas was a god and Luongo… less of a god

[@oliverfalcao5844]

@@itookashittoday1146 did u enjoy ur shit?

[@-linusthegoat-4825]

@@itookashittoday1146 now he’s in the hall of fame

[@williewalker8048]

Show-offs, every last one of them...And rightly so. The Most Difficult trophy to win in any sport. Hands down, so congrats AVS!

[@thatgumisclimbingoutofyour6882]

Difficult yes, but definitely not the most difficult. Go Avs!

[@dolla3040]

@@thatgumisclimbingoutofyour6882 most difficult to win

[@davided.2204]

@@dolla3040 the World Cup is the most difficult trophy to win: the tournament happens only every 4 years and there's no best of 7. After the round robin, it's single-game elimination so the World Cup winning team literally has to be perfect. Stanley Cup is definitely very challenging but the winning team can get away with not playing their best in some games

[@melancholymartialarts7095]

​@@davided.2204 nope. the amount of games needed to win a cup and the physical toll those games take makes the Stanley Cup much harder. Also it being every four years just means the odds of winning less, but not harder to win. Teams are never perfect who win the world cup.

[@thatgumisclimbingoutofyour6882]

@@melancholymartialarts7095 As both a hockey and soccer fan, Nah. There's not 80+ games to qualify for the world cup. Nor is there a four game to win series. There's a reason why in the NHL a team like the Avs that was dead last in the regular season just a few years ago is now the Stanley cup champ. Underdogs never win the world cup in soccer. Unless you're a European country, Argentina, or Brazil, your country isn't winning a world cup in this lifetime nor in the next.

[@tcampbell5028]

For the ones counting, this is the second time the Avs brought the Stanley Cup home on a trip from Florida. The first cup win in 1996 after the team moved from Quebec Canada to Colorado and became the Avs was from the Florida Panthers they swept them in 4 games. Game 4 of that series went into triple over time in Florida.

[@Kronwall]

Just to clarify; the Panthers played in Miami then, now they're in Sunrise

[@darylhodkinson5369]

Uwi Krupp ot Winner

[@flabarkov1688]

Stfu no one asked

[@talksmoke1190]

Who's not from Colorado watching this, like me

[@qqpolka]

Я в России) я тоже болею и болел за Колорадо

[@invincitron0564]

Utah 🙌

[@3000MrGian]

California

[@sh4rkbyt3]

Maryland

[@DXAdamJensen]

Canada

[@SRTHEMIMOPAR]

My wife n I just moved to Brighton colorado about 2 years ago and we adopted an American bulldog pup..so we named her Avalanche she is 1year n 4 months..she is a champion just like her team!

[@mikeburney9282]

Sorry to break it to you, but Avalanche isnt a good name for a dog. Guessing you call her Avey for short?

[@nationalhamleague5352]

Haha that's cute. She'll be a good luck charm for next year!

[@MzSandi]

What a beautiful sight! Way to go Colorado...YOU are #1!

[@thatgumisclimbingoutofyour6882]

I just hope we keep enough players for next season to make a winning team. So much potent for the future.

[@anthonydanna1683]

Congrats to the Avalanche! Impressive win and fun to watch (Flyers fan here). Also impressive that the camera guy maintained focus on the cup at 12:55 :p

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Cool of you to compliment the Avalanche. Here's one Colorado fan who appreciates your comment. Thx.

[@VenomousSoup14]

From a Lightning fan: Colorado earned this cup. They had their postseason struggles before this just like Tampa did, and now they’ll go down as champions

[@roberthatch6153]

Congrats on the last two

[@williamwilkinson6665]

Real champions, not COVID champs like the dead bolts

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Appreciate your post. All good will back at you from this Avs fan.

[@buffalonickel7323]

God do I love smart phones!.. this is priceless!! 10-20 years ago we wouldn't have this footage.

[@mikebunzey3146]

They all played their asses off the whole season and playoffs got to be proud to be a avalanche fan!

[@donnacollingridge5709]

That was a real nail biter.I was really praying and counting down the last seconds.Congratulations.

[@gelson6784]

My favorite team from day one and to top it off they won the Stanley Cup this year on my birthday Go Avalanche well done

[@LE-ch3oz]

Congratulations Colorado! With love from Russia !

[@brendaelanik2324]

Congratulations you guys deserved the Stanley Cup 👏👏👏🎉🎉

[@hulaGUNZ]

Man that's a sweet trophy!

[@andyschrant3312]

my right ear really enjoyed this

[@bruce8321]

I love my Leafs but glad MacKinnon got a cup. Almost as happy as Crosby his best bud.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Appreciate the sentiment. Thank you. All good will.

[@bruce8321]

@@pnutbutrncrackers I played for the Glace Bay Miners where they beat you in the dressing room before the game starts. That is to show you who is boss on the ice to get your mind right. lol.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

@@bruce8321 Interesting, but I'm not sure I see how that relates to the above comments.

[@breakaway2x]

I wish I lived in Denver. I'd be there! I can't wait for the parade!

[@heathermetz3974]

Way to go Colorado Avalanche! So proud! 1996, 2001, and 2022!

[@barrygerenski6259]

Took them 20 years the Lightning did it back to back and will be back next year

[@nrich5127]

I'm so happy for the Avalanche team - you kicked ass ...

[@onnih899]

refs kicked*

[@onnih899]

@@jflowers513 ikr❤️❤️ we were way too good and im glad we won!!! GO AVS GO

[@pumalogo204]

I have been a Quebec Nordiques /AVS Fan since 1986 (36 yrs) in the making..and I will never turn my back on them

[@conscience5500]

Sorry the team left. We got a hell of a deal.

[@Northerngirl15]

Congratulations Avs fans, from Toronto... enjoy your Cup !!

[@SRTHEMIMOPAR]

Sorry but we are keeping it right here in 2023..lol

[@Northerngirl15]

@@SRTHEMIMOPAR ha ha ! You're probably right, but enjoy this one for now, your parade is gonna be lit.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Thank you for your graciousness. I think we'll both have two of the best teams next year, so ...

[@AVSCOUNTRY2024]

Wow we did it, WE DID IT, WE DID IT. Avs fans we’re the best there is

[@onnih899]

refs did it*

[@timdowney6721]

@@onnih899 😭😭😭

[@SRTHEMIMOPAR]

@@onnih899 turnabout is fair play..besides the lightning couldn't penalty kill for they life..while the avalanche smoked everyone in penalty kill.

[@Childofbhaal]

@@onnih899 Tampa fans crying about refs is so hilarious. Tampa gets away with murder all the time. Like Maroon breaking his stick on Manson’s leg after the play is dead and no penalty 🤣

[@onnih899]

@@Childofbhaal ikr😂😂😂 go avs go!!! im glad we won

[@summergivens242]

Nothing like your cities team winning the Stanley Cup. Congratulations Avalanche on having a great season. You guys deserve it !

[@jenniferwhite914]

I agree

[@AMT1345]

Or state since Colorado is a state

[@daledenton7296]

My younger brother is a huge Avs fan this made his whole year he's a great guy too the avalanche have been great to him when he was sick with cancer joe sakic came to the hospital and they would give him tickets on the ice. He is cancer free now but that was amazing thing for a sick kid.

[@colettelucas260]

Congratulations

[@bruno3030]

Congrats Avs from Montreal Canada, well done!

[@stephanelachance9131]

yes sire man, from Prevost dans les Laurentides

[@holoholopainen1627]

Merci - that Lehkonen IS something else !

[@stephanelachance9131]

@@holoholopainen1627 we loved him but Hughes gave him a gift since we will be under construction in Montreal for years

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@stephanelachance9131 No PRESSURE - on The Annual NHL / LHN - at Montreal - this Coming Weekend !

[@ryanlivingston1019]

You can tell those boys are super hungover, well deserved

[@jjsdjt760]

AVS! So Happy Right Now!

[@shanenewhook2551]

great job boys from Calgary Alberta extremely happy to be able to have seen the 1st,2nd and now the 3rd cup outstanding 👏 👍

[@scottelliott6568]

Finally back in Denver👍 I love the Avs. Congrats 🎉👏

[@jamie91433]

Finally a team that respects the national anthem and stands for the flag!

[@conscience5500]

I think you're in the wrong place. You're looking for the "Jon Cooper Complaints For Things That Are Irrelevant" channel.

[@christopherbigbear4908]

Rangers fan here...great job Avalanche! You straight up deserve it! Also thanks for beating the smug Tampa Bay lightning...

[@AllenC040170]

You Ranger fans are SMUG!

[@blaineprickett8045]

I was 14 the last time we won. I'm 35 now with a two year old daughter. I've been waiting so long. Words cannot describe how happy I am. Great work boys!

[@bruce8321]

Blaine I saw the Leafs win 3 cups. The last one in 67. I only want to see one more but this time in color. Now your wait is nothing.

[@sayhello2heaven_]

Congrats all the way from Chicago

[@conscience5500]

It's hard to accept your love given the history with the Black Hawks... but we'll take it. Thank you. :)

[@randycollins7910]

Congratulations Alex Newhook and the Colorado Avalanche 👏👏👏

[@sh4rkbyt3]

100% DESERVED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cosmicsniper6473]

That dent will never leave my mind. Summer 2022.

[@johnb6546]

So proud of the AVs….I see a new dynasty in the making! Let’s go AVs!

[@danh369]

Great job boys!! You did it!!

[@psychotronx7032]

wooo hoo been an avs fan ever since

[@eggstu]

Thank you for posting this. What a freaking team!

[@onnih899]

+ the refs

[@KevinJhonson]

@@onnih899 nah bro's still salty 💀

[@onnih899]

@@KevinJhonson mike oxlong

[@KevinJhonson]

@@onnih899 who asked 🤡🤡🤡

[@onnih899]

@@KevinJhonson bro if u read the comments u would know that im joking💀🤡

[@armyinf1985mtc]

Good job boys, so proud of this team 👏!

[@bradk2749]

You guys totally deserved the cup ! Nobody else will say it .. but you outplayed the other team in every way !!! Who cares what Tampa has to say … most incredible skating and hockey and speed and shots ever !!! Awesome ! No talk .. 100% taking action !

[@nashgarcia4490]

Great jobavs congrats you were the best team definitely.

[@duhbullb]

Like vikings returning from battle with riches from far away lands. Enjoy the summer Avs fans, yall earned it, but next season WE COMIN FOR YOU! 😈

[@sm1tty166]

All flights will now be delayed as everyone that works at the airport is taking a break from any and all work!!

[@elsaredin6374]

Congratulations Colorado avalanche you turely deserve it

[@jflowers513]

I’m looking forward to all the partying videos this summer. I’m just so happy

[@tiger1044]

Congrats, boys! You earned it!

[@BlackHei711]

NHL, one of the few sports where earning the silver trophy is a good thing.

[@shakerboi6992]

Congrats boys!

[@tabbyb4421]

They did it! And they did it in style! Way to fulfill our dreams, small things, and carry that Cup home!

[@CJ-1776]

Jon Cooper - If that plane had arrived sooner we’d still be playing right now…. 😉

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

If that plane had arrived sooner, Cooper would be complaining to the refs about it, trying to get a penalty called.

[@georgecastaneda1779]

There are too many men on that plane!

[@ckendall67]

Do you ALL hate Cooper and the Lightning now? EVERYONE in hockey HATES them now do you?? Geezus, get OVER it.

[@Childofbhaal]

@@ckendall67 Yes everyone hates them besides Tampa fans.

[@Sevastian_Donahue]

@@ckendall67 ikr cooper and the lightning may have not won the cup but they are still champions and the best team in the leauge 3 Stanley cup final games and hopefully 4 in a row soon

[@qqpolka]

С любовью из России!!! Мы чемпионы!!!

[@snowfloofcathug]

!!!

[@timschlewitz3468]

@@snowfloofcathug Colorado Avalanche YETI Big Monsters

[@joaquimpayne1774]

Congratulations Colorado avs

[@jasonking6892]

Colorado were Tough. Hats on to TB 3 finals 3 years that's Tough

[@darylhodkinson5369]

love how the Airport Workers are Excited to get pics with that Beautiful Trophy ,,, and this summer some time Coach B will bring it Home to Humbolt Sask . Rip players and younglady Trainer .

[@christinebailey9935]

Congrats to the Colorado Avalanche. You had a great series and proved who’s best in 2022. However, I still love my Minnesota Wild Boys best! Enjoy your victory!

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Thank you for being classy, Christine. Love your name too -- it's my daughter's! :)

[@DouglasRyan-ux9cj]

Welcome back home boys!! Nice to see the cup back here in Denver Colorado!!

[@cogekacc]

12:55 great camera work

[@avangardparise8469]

jestem z Polski, gdzie mieszkam. lubię MacKinnona,któremu kibicowałem, by zdobył trofeum Stanleya .udało się :) cieszę się bardzo i wielkie gratulacje !!! lawiną

[@holoholopainen1627]

That was Well said - as I used The translator !

[@FU2006]

Mack looks like he got some beer weight hahah

[@lushpayp3854]

Самое главное что обламали амбиции кучеровых , василевских и им подобных . Браво Colorado !!!!! Валера Ничушкин - one of the best

[@Weekend658]

I love how you can still see the dent on the cup from where the boys dropped it 🤣😭🤣. That’s hilarious. They make a new Stanley cup every season tho so that’s pretty cool.

[@mjnorman9824]

Watching this and feeling that love and connection because of Nate made me realise I’m very ready for the Pens to win another Cup. 😂

[@mariocastillocastillo4092]

🙏👍 Denver ❤️

[@jacksonlee2192]

And the Stanley Cup is nicely banged up at the base . Congrats Avalanche!

[@conscience5500]

Banging the bottom is where it's at. You should try it. :)

[@user-mv3ti7nr4s]

Валерий Ничушкин лучший !!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍поздравляю

[@bufford5483]

Well done fellows! Enjoy. How great is it for Leaf fans to see Kadri finally win the Cup?

[@johnlarue3163]

This order made more sense than after the game lol

[@johncapone8843]

Congrats Avs, BTW is it my eyes or is the bottom black ring all dented up?

[@conscience5500]

Blame the Florida ice. It's got everyone trippin'.

[@judasthepious1499]

is it still bent after the drop?

[@davebrown7561]

What !?? No love for the former Canadians' player and cup winning goal scorer Arturi Lekhonen ?? What a masterful pickup by GM Joe Sakic; Arturi warrants accolades as I consider him the most hardworking all-around player in the last 3-4 yrs. Montreal lost a good one but he merits this cup win as his contributions were critical....check it out, he's on the score sheet at key times in crucial games, he is so polyvalent & dedicated to team concepts that he can be counted on to bring unending energy and game awareness to any coach's adapted game plan. Coach Bednard quickly learned that if you have the puck, Tampa can't win, so players like Arturi, Darren Helm, Newhook, Byram, Manson, O'Connor, Comphor, and other basic 3rd line & grinder players, when set up properly, would get the stars the puck. Didn't hurt that Arturi got them into the final & then gave them the winning edge. Kudos and congrats to the team but a special well done to Mr. Lekhonen, most deserving, even if not trumpeted as a hero. (he is, at least in my books) My 2 cents. {:>)

[@conscience5500]

He's great... but he is a Fin, not Canadian. Come on, you guys get enough love for hockey. And Fins might be even more quiet and respectful than you guys. POLITE FIIIIIGHT!!!!! Drop the gloves and start the love!

[@davebrown7561]

Yeah, having followed the NHL for 60+ yrs. now, I should have realized that referring to the Montreal franchise in any post, the proper spelling of the name is "Canadiens" but I was just so excited by my Finnish friend's wonderful achievements that I misled the readership .... my bad. He shows his " fighting side" by becoming a more dominant defensive force on the ice, but he has grappled with the " bruiser meatheads " trying to intimidate his teammates. It's not his style to back down from any challenge and his " situational game awareness " keeps him mostly out of the box and driving the opposition crazy. In his "Nordic tradition", he is a true warrior and now a Stanley Cup champ !! Well done Arturi !! My 2 cents. {: -))

[@exploringwithaaron7433]

Colorado is Good Team win Stanley Cup 2022 Hope Golden Knights Take Next Season 2022-2023

[@conscience5500]

I, uh, am very conflicted by what you're saying, given our history.

[@GMaugis1]

habs fan here ! Really happy for colorado Even more happy Tampa did not win !!!

[@ckendall67]

Yes, EVERYONE in the entire hockey world HATES Tampa OK, we get it. You ALL hate Tampa now don't you??

[@timschlewitz3468]

Colorado Avalanche YETI

[@schoolblitz]

These state heroes. WOW

[@SRTHEMIMOPAR]

Until Russell Wilson gets that urge...I'm from Arizona so a cardinals fan but I've been working n living in Colorado all they needed was a qb n they'd be playoff bound..with Wilson I believe they can win another but Im hoping Kyle & jj watt could win won in Arizona

[@roberthatch6153]

It’s gonna be a good week

[@edrock4605]

They wear white gloves to bring it on the ice, then these guys get a hold of it and dent it. Lmao! CONGRATS!

[@jamesstottsjr626]

I’m happy for E.J.!

[@brandons1542]

Is it just me or does it have a SECOND dent in it since Aube-Kubel’s fumbled it before the photo? 😂

[@stuartsmith3359]

LETS GO BOYS!!!!!! THEY FUCKING DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@itchyallover9]

Congratulations Colorado.

[@tcplee]

Were they on a flight with other random travelers?

[@yurl0casunfower69]

Yes 👍🏼

[@nickromano8851]

Is the cup still dented?

[@user-dy9tw5ls7j]

✌️💪Молодцы!!!

[@victorchow2204]

Imagine being on that flight

[@conscience5500]

Throwing up in the Cup sounds nice. :)

[@larailfan1714]

Why were they on Delta? They don’t have a hub in Denver or Tampa.

[@Ladodi982s3]

Sick reception

[@lindaleelaw5277]

AVs to Broncos : We'll show you ours if you'll show us yours Broncos: ....crickets chirping ...

[@user-vm3xb5ir6w]

Ха ха, сразу видно, что кубок роняли на пол со всей высоты!! :D :D :D

[@johnsingchaichana1711]

Congrats boys, thanks for bringing the cup back to denver!!!

[@danfrancisco3339]

Yes

[@paterson90]

Some dents on the bottom of the cup, they must have partied pretty hard with it yesterday 🤣

[@c.s.s.5326]

Kubel dropped it going in with it for the team photo lol

[@soullessaway90]

yeahhh was looking at the at least no crapy boat partys

[@timdowney6721]

LOL The two guys who travel with the Cup have to be thinking it’s going to be a loooong summer.

[@natalieknight2652]

the hangover is just beginning

[@andresburciaga5897]

If you ain’t celebrating all week or month I swear !!!! 🏆🏆🏆🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 LFG!!!!

[@timdowney6721]

Good move getting a photo with the Firefighters @10:58

[@Zaaxun]

Just don't drop it again for Pete sake. Congratulations AVS!!!!!!!!!!

[@SRTHEMIMOPAR]

It's ok..I heard bunch years back one of the players daughter pooped in it..so it can be fixed n cleaned..lol

[@jackchadwick645]

I doesn’t look as bad as last year when Tampa damaged the bowl of the cup not gonna lie.

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

Is the trophy base's rim even more flattened off now? Did they roll it down the plane's stairs and I just missed it? Pretty soon the Cup's stand will be square rather than circular. LOL