 Denver is also home to the Colorado Avalanche , a National Hockey League team that relocated from Quebec City in 1995 . While in Denver , they have won two Stanley Cups in 1996 and in 2001 , and they play at Pepsi Center . The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association also play at the Pepsi Center . The Major League Soccer team Colorado Rapids play in Dick 's Sporting Goods Park , an 18 @,@ 000 seat soccer @-@ specific stadium opened for the 2007 MLS season , located in the Denver suburb of Commerce City . The Rapids won the MLS Cup in 2010 . 
