The engraved names of the 2000-01 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche

Enos Stanley "Stan" Kroenke (born 1947 in Columbia, Missouri) is an American business entrepreneur who is listed in the Forbes 400 as one of the richest people in the world. His wealth is estimated to be about $2.1 billion and based primarily on real estate. His wife, Anne Walton, is a Wal-Mart heir. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 244 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stanley Cup Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 244 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Stanley Cup Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Boone Government  - Mayor Darwin Hindman Area  - City  59 sq mi (138. ... The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans (est. ... Ann Walton Kroenke is, indirectly, an heir to part of the Wal-Mart fortune. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Kroenke obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Missouri. He founded the Kroenke Group in 1983, a real estate development firm that has constructed numerous shopping centers and apartment buildings. Since his marriage to Walton, he has been in the special position to develop many of the plazas near Wal-Mart stores. He is also the chairman of THF Realty, an independent real estate development company that specializes in suburban development. He founded this corporation in St. Louis in 1991. A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The University of Missouri–Columbia is a public land-grant university and is Missouris largest university and public research institution. ... THF Realty is a national investor, developer, manager, and owner of commercial real estate, including shopping centers and office buildings. ...

Kroenke is a known and powerful sports mogul. As the head and owner of Kroenke Sports Enterprise, he has been co-owner of the National Football League's St. Louis Rams since their relocation to Missouri in 1996. In 2000, he became full owner of both the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets and the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, purchasing the team from Charlie Lyons' Ascent Entertainment Group. In 2002, he partnered with football legend John Elway and Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen to become co-owner of the Arena Football League's Colorado Crush. He continued to grow his sports empire in 2004, when he purchased National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth and Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids from Phil Anschutz. For a wealthy or powerful Polish or Hungarian nobleman, see Magnate. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... For the original defunct Denver Nuggets, see Denver Nuggets (original). ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. ... Charles Charlie Lyons is a former president and CEO of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1996. ... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... Patrick Dennis Bowlen (born February 18, 1944 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin) is the Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Denver Broncos. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Conference American Division Central Year founded 2003 Home arena Pepsi Center City, State Denver, Colorado Head Coach Mike Dailey ArenaBowl championships 1: 2005 Conference titles 1: 2005 Division titles 2: 2005 & 2006 Wild Card berths 2: 2004 & 2007 Colorado Crush is an Arena Football League team that began play as... NLL redirects here. ... The Colorado Mammoth is a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional sports league in North America. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile... Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman. ...

Kroenke Sports Enterprise also owns Pepsi Center in Denver and co-owns Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, which was built by his development company. In 2004, Kroenke launched the Altitude Sports and Entertainment cable channel, a direct rival to Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, and the current home to all games of Kroenke-owned Denver teams. Kroenke recently formed TicketHorse, a ticket company that provides in-house sales for all of his teams. Pepsi Center is an arena located in Denver, Colorado, USA. The building is home to the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Crush. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Dicks Sporting Goods Park is a soccer-specific stadium located in Commerce City, Colorado, home to the Colorado Rapids professional soccer team. ... Commerce City is a city located in Adams County, Colorado. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Category: ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ...

Kroenke has been recently linked to a takeover or substantial investment in English football club Arsenal FC; Arsenal and Colorado Rapids currently have a technical link-up. On April 5, 2007, it was confirmed that Granada Ventures, a subsidiary of ITV plc, had sold their 9.9% stake in Arsenal Holdings plc to Stan Kroenke's KSE UK inc.^[1] and on April 12 Arsenal confirmed Kroenke controlled a total of 10.22% of the club. Kroenke then bought a further 1.97% of the club taking his total stake up to 12.19%.^[2] However the Club board have expressed skepticism that a bid would be in its best interests. ^[3] Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile... April 5 is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

It would appear that stance has shifted following face-to-face talks between the American, Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood and managing director Keith Edelman in New York.

"It went perfectly well," said Hill-Wood.

"I hope we will be able to work with him in the future just as we would with any interested people."

On July 20, 2007, it was widely reported that Kroenke was indeed now preparing a £650 million takeover of Arsenal F.C.

Kroenke is also attempting to convince Champ Car to return to the road course in Denver and run a new race. “CART” redirects here. ...

References

1. ^ Kroenke buys stake in Arsenal ESPN Soccernet, April 5, 2007
2. ^ Arsenal Holdings plc - Holding(s) in Company. PLUS Markets Group (2007-04-12). Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
3. ^ Arsenal chairman to meet Kroenke. BBC (2007-04-28). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.

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