For the first time in over a decade, the Colorado Avalanche began an NHL campaign with lofty expectations, both from themselves and pundits outside the organization. In an unprecedented season, one with few fans and many meetings with familiar opponents, many believed Colorado could establish themselves as one of the premier organizations in the National
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It’s been a milestone year for a number of Colorado Avalanche players as the team tries to chase down the third Stanley Cup in franchise history. But it’s also been a pretty good year for the guy pulling the strings. When Colorado takes the ice again, Jared Bednar will have coached more games than any
For the first time all season, after the final horn had sound, the Colorado Avalanche skated to center ice of Ball Arena and saluted a crowd. It was a triumphant celebration of what was arguably the best month in Avalanche history, one that propelled them from the playoff bubble to the top of the Honda
When the team is healthiest is when the team is at its strongest. Saturday’s 6-0 victory to slow down a red-hot Minnesota Wild team corroborated that statement. The Avs looked nearly flawless on all cylinders on Saturday, as they had in both of the games against the Wild. Following a statement win on Thursday, the
This Friday night, the fans of the Seattle Kraken have a number of intriguing games to watch. The good news for those planning to support the National Hockey League’s newest franchise is that no matter which game they turn on, at least one player involved will be selected on July 21st. In the Honda West
Coming off a week of rest due to COVID-19 protocols, the Colorado Avalanche returned to the ice this week for a three-game series against the second place Vegas Golden Knights, in perhaps their most crucial series yet. The series included a special outdoor game at Lake Tahoe that brought a dazzling landscape to an already gratifying
The Colorado Avalanche are glad to get the band back together. Three players that had recently missed time due to injuries scored goals as the Avalanche dumped the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday just off of Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. The game was held up by a delay of roughly eight hours after
Despite being only a month into the NHL season, despite no fans being in attendance, the bout between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night held a palpable energy and intensity. The Avalanche, coming off of a COVID hiatus, are chasing the Knights in the standings and needed to make up ground
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, after being placed on waivers by the Edmonton Oilers, Alex Chiasson has cleared. What’s next for the veteran forward? Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche will have to go the next little while without one of their key forwards in Nathan MacKinnon. Will they struggle or can the depth of the team
The injury bug has struck the Colorado Avalanche again, but maybe it never left. Missing players slashed Colorado’s playoff run short last summer, and the bench is getting pretty thin again for the Avalanche just 10 games into this season. Six players are out, with the most recent being leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon, who only
Don’t look now, but the third and fourth lines are carrying the Colorado Avalanche right now. The fourth line started the scoring, the third line got the lead for good, as the bottom-two scoring lines totaled three goals to lead the Avalanche to a 5-1 road win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Joonas Donskoi’s
Avalanche Weekly is a series from Colorado Avalanche contributors for THW where we recap the team’s performance from the past week and tackle some notable storylines from said games. These pieces will be more opinion-based rather than simply recapping the games and publishing the hard facts. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments
Across the NHL world, Cale Makar, deservedly, receives a lot of recognition for his incredible play. Including receiving the Calder Trophy last year for his outstanding rookie season. However, his emergence in the 2019-20 season overshadowed the excellent play of Samuel Girard in the media. The former QMJHL Defensive Rookie of the Year was one
The Colorado Avalanche have been crushing teams on the power play in the early stages of this season, but the Los Angeles Kings flipped the script on them on Thursday. Los Angeles erased a two-goal deficit with two power-play goals in the second period to set up a 4-2 win over the Avalanche. It was
Sports fans would not be sports fans without their expectations. Whether they are high, low or middling, expectations abound on social media, the local bar or suburban home. With the 2020-21 NHL season starting, fans, writers and even the organizations themselves and setting the bar for how they believe teams and players should perform. The
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Boston Bruins have named their 20th team captain on Thursday and his name is Patrice Bergeron. In Edmonton, there is a bit of controversy over a jersey number and there is news surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins signing players and the Colorado Avalanche making a trade. Finally, the New York
As the World Juniors wrap up this week, hockey fans will only have eight more days to kill before the NHL season is officially underway. The Colorado Avalanche have four prospects representing them at the tournament while the current team began training camp on Sunday. In this article, we’ll be focusing on the NHLers over
The two biggest rivals of the Colorado Avalanche are arguably the Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild. It’s been hard for Avalanche fans to get as riled up about facing those teams, as Colorado’s trajectory is going in the opposite direction of both those franchises. The Avalanche are one of the favorites to win
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