Editing Avalanche (section)

=== St. Louis Avalanche and later competition ===

Avalanche subsequently competed under the '''St. Louis Avalanche''' name.

At the 2008 NPPL Huntington Beach Open, St. Louis Avalanche reached the professional final against [[San Antonio X-Factor]]. X-Factor won the best-of-three series, leaving Avalanche in second place. [20]

The team continued competing in professional NPPL and NXL tournaments through the late 2000s.

At the 2010 NPPL Las Vegas World Championships, St. Louis Avalanche finished fourth in the professional seven-player division. [21]

By 2011, the organisation was associated with professional player [[Frank Connell]], who led the team in NPPL competition.

Avalanche used equipment from [[Vanguard Paintball]], including the Creed and Demon electronic markers.

In 2012, Connell was identified as the owner of the professional franchise competing as '''New England Avalanche'''. He also acquired the assets of Vanguard Paintball, whose customised Avalanche Demon markers were used by the team. [6]

New England Avalanche competed in the 2012 NPPL professional season. The name was included in the league's list of professional teams promoted or retained for the 2013 season. [22]