▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Ray ▁Mir on ▁President ' s ▁Cup ▁play offs , ▁the ▁E ag les ▁had ▁been ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁E CH L ▁following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Form er ▁International ▁Hockey ▁League ▁commission er ▁Dennis ▁He xt all ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁heard ▁that ▁the ▁Colorado ▁E ag les ▁may ▁already ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁E CH L ' s ▁tent ative ▁schedule ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁K EV N - TV ▁in ▁Rap id ▁City , ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁reported ▁that ▁Colorado ▁was ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁E CH L ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Bud we iser ▁Events ▁Center ▁and ▁that ▁local ▁media ▁were ▁ur ged ▁to ▁attend ▁and ▁fans ▁ur ged ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁press ▁conference ▁online ▁or ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁press ▁conference , ▁Head ▁Co ach , ▁General ▁Manager ▁and ▁President ▁Chris ▁Stewart ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁been ▁accepted ▁as ▁an ▁expansion ▁franch ise ▁in ▁the ▁E CH L ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season