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Article: Avalanche Reach Conference Finals
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- May 10, 2001
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AARON J. LOPEZ, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
05-10-2001
Avalanche Reach Conference Finals
DENVER (AP) -- Maybe it was the unexpected pre-dawn wake-up call or the lingering excitement of winning an emotional Game 7 a night earlier.
Or maybe Colorado Avalanche coach Bob Hartley is secretly a Kurt Warner fan.
As the Avs prepared for their third straight Western Conference finals appearance, Hartley had a momentary case of mistaken identity following hours of watching videotape of Colorado's next playoff opponent -- the St. Louis Blues.
``We were obviously here fairly early this morning to start looking at tape and start making our final preparations for the St. Louis Rams,'' he said Thursday.
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