Tag: Nhl
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Getting ‘over the hump’ will dictate success of 2021-22 Colorado Avalanche season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One’s an outlier, two a trend. Three straight second-round postseason exits later, the Avalanche have a reputation. Three straight talented Colorado teams fizzled out at the same point. Against the Sharks in 2019, the Avalanche wanted home ice in Game 7. The next season in…
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Avalanche coach Bednar to miss preseason games following positive COVID-19 test; G Francouz out with injury
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar was set to miss the team’s last two preseason games against the Dallas Stars, the team announced Thursday morning, “following a positive COVID-19 test.” Assistant coaches Ray Bennett and Nolan Pratt took over in the meantime. “We’re doing all…
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Avalanche notebook: Training camp opens with few nicks and bruises, Cale Makar in no-contact jersey
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was a day of dings at Family Sports Center, off bodies instead of the preferable posts. Nathan MacKinnon took a puck to the face early Thursday and needed stitches. He returned sporting a gash beneath his lower lip. “Tough way to start camp, but…
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Good tempo in burgundy-white game before Colorado Avalanche rookies head to Arizona
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD – Two 20-minute periods, 4-on-4, penalty shots instead of power plays. It wasn’t regulation hockey, but after three days of drills, the Colorado Avalanche’s development camp burgundy-white game was a close-enough tuneup. Burgundy’s Bowen Byram and Alex Newhook were easy to spot, not just…
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Colorado Avalanche sign NHL-regular defenseman Ryan Murray
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Avalanche sent a defenseman named Ryan to the New Jersey Devils in July. They picked up a defenseman named Ryan from the Devils in August. Colorado signed free agent Ryan Murray, 27, to a one-year contract Monday. Murray appeared in 48 games for New…
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Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman Jordan Gross
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Avalanche announced the signing of defenseman Jordan Gross, 26, to a one-year deal on Saturday. The 5-foot-10, 190-pound blue liner has appeared in nine career games, all with the Arizona Coyotes. In those contests he was minus-1 with four assists, three of which…
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As new goaltender Darcy Kuemper introduces himself, Colorado Avalanche make more moves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Once again, Darcy Kuemper has to stake his claim in an NHL goaltending tandem. The Colorado Avalanche netminder, acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in a trade Wednesday, was picked up to share the net with Pavel Francouz. They’ve never met, Kuemper said, but he’s excited…
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Captain Gabriel Landeskog re-signs for eight years to stay with Avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hours before free agency began, the Colorado Avalanche reached an agreement with their captain. The Avalanche signed Gabriel Landeskog, 28, to an eight-year deal reported by NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman and soon confirmed by the team. Friedman tweeted that the deal is for $7…
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Colorado Avalanche notebook: Regular-season schedule released; Matt Calvert retires from NHL
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Avalanche announced their 2021-22 regular-season schedule Thursday, and the pandemic era of six-game series against single opponents has ended. The Avalanche are due to open at home Oct. 13 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Another home game will follow on Oct. 16 against St.…
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Colorado Avalanche set to open preseason against Vegas Golden Knights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Avalanche’s upcoming six-game exhibition slate includes two games each against the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights. The Avalanche will open the preseason in the same building where their postseason ended in 2020-21 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There were…