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Broncos LT Garett Bolles watched the Avs' advance last night

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Garett Bolles watched the Colorado Avalanche do their best Denver Broncos impression in a game 5 comeback.

Colorado teams have been some of the best in sports in the past few seasons, bringing home championships in both hockey and basketball within the last five years. Players , coaches and mascots alike from all sports all have a documented history of supporting each other by appearing at games. On Wednesday night, Denver Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles hyped up the crowd at Ball Arena at the start of Game 5 between the NHL's Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild .

At the outset, there wasn't much to cheer about, as the Wild raced out to a 3-0 first period lead. But then, the Avalanche did their best Broncos-Giants impression, clawing their way back from a 3-1 deficit with less than four minutes left to tying the game with 1:23 left in the third period. The Avalanche grabbed hold of the momentum, scoring the winning goal in overtime, winning their best-of-seven series four games to one.

#Broncos ’ Garett Bolles pumping up #Avs ’ crowd pic. twitter. com/myyIyI1mch — Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) May 14, 2026 Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles in the house, trying to get the fans fired up.

pic. twitter. com/N89OsqDZk7 — Will Petersen (@PetersenWill) May 14, 2026 The Avalanche move on to the Western Conference Finals, against either the Anaheim Ducks or the Las Vegas Golden Knights .