Denver, CO|News|
Pierre Lacroix, Colorado Avalanche GM Who Won Stanley Cups, Dies
The general manager who helped bring Colorado its first pro sports championship in 1996 has died of the coronavirus.

Patch editor since 2014. Based in Chicago's Beverly-Mt. Greenwood neighborhoods. Also covering the near west suburbs (Elmhurst, La Grange, Western Springs, Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills, Burr Ridge, Darien).
Previous journalism experience with: Ideas in Motion Media (Valparaiso, Indiana), The News-Dispatch (Michigan City, Indiana), Harbor Country News (New Buffalo, Michigan), Clinton Journal (Clinton, Illinois).
Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. Native of Oak Lawn, current Evergreen Park resident and alum of Morgan Park Academy, Marist High School and Saint Xavier University.
Send news tips to tim.moran@patch.com. Twitter: @Tim_Moran39
The general manager who helped bring Colorado its first pro sports championship in 1996 has died of the coronavirus.

Gunfire erupted late Saturday night in the 8600 block of Old Ardwick Ardmore Road during a large gathering.
The Crew won 3-0 over the Seattle Sounders to capture the championship.
Supporters of President Donald Trump, some wearing Proud Boys gear, protested the election result as violence erupted in the capital.
The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count will go from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5, with active circles throughout the United States.
A "chain reaction of kindness" lasted nearly three days for customers in the drive-thru of the fast food restaurant in Brainerd.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: FDA to move rapidly to approve vaccine; new hospital capacity look-up tool; curfew mandate in Virginia.
A donation from Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz will start a scholarship and build a new basketball court at Greenwich Country Day School.
Tim Trone of Florida reeled in the record-breaking fish in a pond south of Columbus.
The Simpsons, Friends, The Office, Seinfeld: See the most-searched-for shows on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve across the states.
A Food and Drug Administration committee has recommended approval of Pfizer's vaccine for emergency distribution.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: PA governor has virus; toll hits all-time high; hospitalization look-up tool; FDA considers vaccine approval.
Captain Cal and two sisters have made a full recovery and have a new home in Ohio's capital city.
Organizations designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center or Anti-Defamation League have benefited from the federal help.
What to know about the Jewish Festival of Lights. Included: Why it starts on a different night every year.
Here's a toast to the most popular Christmas drinks across the United States.
A Winston-Salem-based tax lawyer figured he would never find the cherished item, but his daughter knew how social media could help.
Latest U.S. coronavirus news: Case count tops 15 million; vaccine approval could come this week; another Trump lawyer tests positive.
Jeremy LeJeune, principal at Burnet Middle School in Austin, had a rare blood vessel disorder that was likely made worse by the virus.
President Donald Trump celebrated Operation Warp Speed two days before Pfizer's vaccine could be approved by the FDA.