Tag: Josh Manson
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Dryden Hunt scores first Avalanche goal since added on waivers: ‘It takes a little bit of weight off the top guys’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche added Dryden Hunt on waivers last month from the Rangers to bolster their forward depth. It paid dividends Saturday night in a 4-1 home victory against the Dallas Stars. Hunt, in his 15th game with the Avs, scored at the…
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Avalanche training camp: Alex Newhook, J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen discuss second-line center vacancy
The Avalanche have started the evaluation process to determine a second-line center. Three returning players who might fill the role — J.T. Compher, Alex Newhook and Mikko Rantanen — recently discussed the training camp vacancy created by Nazem Kadri’s signing with Calgary. — Compher: “(Coach Jared Bednar) has always been fair. If you’re playing well,…
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NHL Insider: Valeri Nichushkin celebrated in hometown despite Stanley Cup’s ban from Russia
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every Friday during the offseason, beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche. What they said “Being back at the house we grew up in was pretty cool. It comes full circle. The memories and the hard work we…
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Avalanche signs depth forward Anton Blidh to 1-year contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Avalanche bolstered its forward depth with the free agent signing of Anton Blidh to a one-year contract, the team announced on Wednesday. Blidh, 27, played his last six NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins. The left winger is coming off a career-best year with…
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Valeri Nichushkin’s pair of goals in Game 2 has Colorado Avalanche in driver’s seat of Stanley Cup Final
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – The Lightning haven’t been able to get off the tracks when Colorado’s train is coming through. Avalanche right winger Valeri Nichushkin, nicknamed “Choo Choo,” scored his second and third goals of the Stanley Cup Final in Saturday’s 7-0 win over the Lightning at…
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Free agent update: Trending names and rumored interest from the Colorado Avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Avalanche have already made two moves this week ahead of the NHL trade deadline, which is Monday at 1 p.m. Defenseman Josh Manson arrived alongside high praise. There was also one of the “hockey trades” general manager Joe Sakic teased, a swap of…
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Josh Manson gets physical in Colorado Avalanche debut, a 3-0 win over Los Angeles Kings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The day after he was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks – the only NHL team he’d ever played for – new Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson was in penalty kill meetings. Onboarding is expedited when there’s a game the next night. “I think it’ll be…
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Avalanche notebook: Colorado deals for defenseman, acquiring Anaheim Ducks’ Josh Manson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • The Colorado Avalanche picked up a defenseman on the way to Los Angeles, acquiring Josh Manson on Monday afternoon. Colorado sent a 2023 second-round draft pick and prospect Drew Helleson to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for their alternate captain. Six-foot-three, 218-pound Manson…