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Avalanche, NHL shut down until Friday for Christmas
AP/Barry Gutierrez Merry Christmas. Cooked my first career turkey last night, and it was surprisingly delicious. Thanks to the boys in the locker room for the brining/cooking guidance. I had no idea...
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Colorado Avalanche prospects Will Butcher, Chris Bigras win World Junior...
Will Butcher, playing as a defenseman on Oct. 11, 2013, for the University of Denver. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post) As my Lunch Special reads today, the U.S. is stacked with Colorado ties at the...
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Avs rookie Nathan MacKinnon would have liked another shot with Canada’s WJC...
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby works the puck in the corner against Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon (Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press) Hard to believe Avalanche rookie sensation Nathan...
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Patrick Roy said his goalie should be “flattered” by Dustin Byfuglien cheap...
Semyon Varlamov (Karl Gehring, Denver Post file) Our online update on P.A. Parenteau’s knee injury is here. Opinions varied about Dustin Byfuglien’s actions after the Winnipeg Jets scored the overtime...
View ArticleU.S. Olympic team: Erik Johnson and Paul Stastny truly don’t know
Four years ago, Erik Johnson and Paul Stastny were told they made the U.S. Olympic team early Jan. 1, before the rest of the world was told from the Winter Classic. This time, both Avalanche players...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers, Steve Downie in town; Erik Johnson snubbed for U.S....
Former Avalanche forward Steve Downie returned to Denver today for the first time since his Oct. 31 trade sent him to Philadelphia for primary penalty-killer Max Talbot. The Flyers, who are on a...
View ArticleSubtle lineup changes as Avalanche prepares for Flames
Defensemen Ryan Wilson (sent to minor leagues) and Nate Guenin (ankle injury) will not play tonight against the Calgary Flames, the Avalanche’s fifth opponent in a seven-game homestand. Either will...
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Avs coach Patrick Roy steamed at goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Patrick Roy (Denver Post file) In the past two-plus years, Jean-Sebastien Giguere was pretty much the Avalanche’s team spokesman, the Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe Trophy winner who wore the...
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N.Y. Islanders visit Avalanche to conclude seven-game homestand
John Leyba, The Denver Post Greeting from the Pepsi Center, where the Avs host the New York Islanders. No Ryan O’Reilly or Nate Guenin tonight. Both out with injuries. But both will likely accompany...
View ArticleAvs prepare to faceoff against Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Bozak
Here is mini feature on Toronto’s top-line center Tyler Bozak, the former DU star, and other news from this morning’s skate at the Pepsi Center. Bozak is a proud Pioneers alum who has a home in Denver...
View ArticleAlex Tanguay activated, scheduled to play Friday at Florida
Our story on the online homepage looks at the reassignment of young forward Brad Malone, who will be replaced by veteran Alex Tanguay. That was filed this morning. Tanguay was among three Avs to skate...
View ArticleAvalanche has 9 a.m. practice, flight to Florida to begin three-game trip...
Our online report from practice looks at Alex Tanguay’s pending return and the probable Avalanche lines if he and fellow forward John Mitchell (still ill) play Friday at Florida. Running in Friday’s...
View ArticleAvs’ P.A. Parenteau responds to benching, trade rumors to Canadiens
Patrick Roy said he doesn’t like scratching P.A. Parenteau and P.A. Parenteau said he doesn’t like being scratched by Patrick Roy. But the two sides are on the same side entering tonight’s game against...
View ArticleSemyon Varlamov signs $29.5 million extension, gains career-high 27th win...
The Avalanche hangs on to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 at the Pepsi Center, with Nathan MacKinnon’s sick semi-breakaway goal at 17:35 of the third period ending up to be the game-winner after the Avs...
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Collective Avalanche effort equates to 7-1 pounding over Sabres
Nathan MacKinnon Denver Post file) Today’s game story looks at the Avalanche’s 7-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the final home game before the Olympic break, and Colorado producing its most goals...
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Here’s proof Coors Field/MLB’s Rockies are seeking outdoor Avalanche game
Hockey fans stand during the national anthems before the Winter Classic outdoor NHL hockey game between of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.,...
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Sochi Olympic hockey betting odds have U.S. trailing Canada; plus...
Paul Stastny skating for the U.S. in Sochi. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) With the NHL’s Olympic break, vacation was in order. I watched the U.S. games against Slovakia and Slovenia live from the...
View ArticleRemaining Avalanche Olympians back at practice facility, gold-medal winner...
We have an Avalanche pre-practice online story about Matt Duchene returning to the Colorado ice with all but two of his teammates. Fellow Olympians Gabe Landeskog (Sweden) and Paul Stastny (U.S.) were...
View ArticleAvalanche, Kings prepare to begin post-Olympic break in Denver
The Avalanche is thin at forward, and could be down to 11 available bodies tonight against the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center. Click the above link to learn about what coach Patrick Roy has in...
View ArticleOlympic gold-medalist Matt Duchene missed his bed in Sochi
How strongly does Olympic gold-medalist Matt Duchene feel about his athletic recovery? He thought about taking his bed to Russia for the Sochi Olympics. Actually, Duchene accepted an offer to have a...
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