Colorado Gold Kings

Colorado Gold Kings
Founded	1995
League	West Coast Hockey League
Team history	Alaska Gold Kings 1995-97 Colorado Gold Kings 1998-2002
Arena	Colorado Springs World Arena
Based in	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Team colors	Navy Blue, Gold, white
Head coach	Al Pedersen
Championships	0
Division titles	0

The Colorado Gold Kings were an American professional minor league ice hockey team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally founded {formed in the mid-70's as an amateur hockey team-<ref:http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/5406916/article-Former-Gold-Kings-reminisce-about-the-most-exciting-game-of-hockey-ever-played-in-Fairbanks?instance=community_features1; by Randy Zarnke>}in 1995 in Fairbanks, Alaska, as the Alaska Gold Kings,^[1] the franchise moved to Colorado Springs in 1998 and played there until their final season in 2002. The Gold Kings, named after the gold mining prominent in both Colorado and Alaska, were a member of the West Coast Hockey League.

Prior to the WCHL franchise, teams named the Alaska Gold Kings or Fairbanks Gold Kings were already active in various senior hockey loops.
The Gold Kings once hosted their own international tournament, the Alaska Cup, facing the likes of Team Japan and Team Austria.
They also were the American representatives in the 1990 Tournoi du Mont-Blanc, a traditional tournament played around Christmas in several French Alps resorts.

Team Record

Season	W	L	Win %	Result
2001-02	39	26	.600

References

1. ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.. p. 154. ISBN 1894974212.