Ralph Backstrom is the founder of hockey in Northern Colorado and he's usually in attendance at every game.
http://coloradoeagles.com/team/front-office/?office=1
The Budweiser Events center is less than 10 minutes from our house and it is an NHL sized ice surface. Home games are typically all sellouts and the barn holds 5289 cow bell ringing fans for hockey.
One hour north of Denver and one hour south of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
I watched the Alaska Aces lose there last season with Olivier Roy between the pipes.