Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWith no end in sight for the NHL lockout, Avalanche fans may have to get used to seeing some of the team’s marquee players suiting up for European clubs. To date, three Avs – Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene, and Semyon Varlamov – are playing overseas. How are they doing? And will it be good for ...
YouTube, as we know, is a haven for procrastination and silly cats. It’s also great for hockey. If you want to get through the Lockout (or at least the next couple days), have a look at these classic Avalanche videos, embedded below for your viewing pleasure! 5. 2003-04. ESPN: The Season When ESPN still cared about ...
This post may come off as a rant. But what else do hockey fans have left to do? I haven’t written about hockey for most of the summer. Besides a post about the naming of Gabriel Landeskog as Avalanche captain, I’ve been extremely quiet this offseason. It’s not because there hasn’t been much to write ...
I’ve seen the Stanley Cup up close once in my life. I was twelve, and the Cup was visiting a local Sports Authority just outside Philadelphia. Wearing my Peter Forsberg “Who needs a spleen when you’ve got HART” t-shirt and my Colorado Avalanche cap, I stood in line with my mom for over an ...
In November 2008, Paul Stastny signed a five-year $33 million extension, making his pay comparable to that of Anze Kopitar and Patrick Kane. This came after Stastny’s 24-goal, 71-point rookie season in which he finished as a runner-up for the Calder Trophy. Since he signed the contract, Stastny has had three disappointing seasons out of ...
With just four forwards (Paul Stastny, Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk, Chuck Kobasew) under contract for next season, Avalanche GM Greg Sherman will have a busy couple months this offseason. At first glance, it may appear that the Avalanche – the team with the lowest payroll in the National Hockey League – are poised to make ...
At this point, the odds are that your team is finished. Your favorite player is out golfing (or going on drunken adventures), and only four teams remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Between the Coyotes, Kings, Devils, Rangers, it may be tough to find reason to cheer for one over another. Here are four players ...
As an Avalanche fan, I rooted against the Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. For various other reasons, I’m rooting against the San Jose Sharks tonight. Generally, I’m pulling for the New York Rangers and the Nashville Predators (coincidentally, my Stanley Cup Final prediction) and I really, really hope that a lot ...
Two years ago, the NHL marketing team took sports commercials to a new level by introducing the “History Will Be Made” ad campaign. Combining some of hockey’s most famous moments with the iMovie “reverse” effect, the commercials highlighted everything that makes playoff hockey what it is. Last year, the History Will Be Made theme continued. ...
I’ve been going to NHL games for about fifteen years now. I have experienced crowds in Philadelphia, New York, Denver, and others. I’ve attended regular season games, playoff games, outdoor games, and retirement night games. But for the last two years, most of my time has been spent at Cornell University’s Lynah Rink, where, as ...
