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Children’s Colorado partners with Kroenke Sports
ColoradoBiz Staff //August 20, 2026//
In Brief:
- Children’s Colorado signs multiyear deal with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
- Partnership includes Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth
- Programs start with 2026-27 seasons including youth sports and education
- Children’s Colorado specialists to support athletes and caregivers
AURORA, Colo. — Children’s Hospital Colorado has signed a multiyear agreement with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment to become the exclusive children’s hospital partner of the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth.
The partnership will begin with the 2026-27 season and include youth sports programs, health education, game-day activities and player and mascot visits to hospital locations.
Children’s Colorado specialists in sports medicine, mental health and nutrition will work with athletes, coaches and caregivers in youth programs affiliated with the Avalanche and Nuggets. The organizations also plan to offer basketball camps, clinics and a youth hockey day.
“This partnership helps us continue to create moments that matter, both inside and outside the hospital,” Children’s Colorado President and CEO Jena Hausmann said.
The hospital will support programs for children attending their first game at Ball Arena and programs that provide selected children with tickets, tours and player meetings.
Avalanche activities will include game-day roles for patients during Next Generation Night and an opportunity to skate at Ball Arena. Children’s Colorado will become the official partner of Nuggets mascot Rocky, whose uniform will feature a hospital patch. The Mammoth partnership will include trading cards and an opportunity for patients and hospital employees to play on the team’s floor.
The agreement expands a relationship between Children’s Colorado and the Avalanche that has included annual team hospital visits for about 30 years. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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