Colorado Avalanche forward Jamie McGinn spent last Sunday tweeting his excitement over Bubba Watson’s thrilling victory at Augusta, where the legendary Masters golf tournament is held every year. Now, the rest of the Avs and he can feel free to channel their inner Tiger Woods any day of the week. Thursday night, many Avalanche fans ...
After six months, the fantasy hockey season is over. There were 26 weeks of battles and wars that had probably more subplots than “War And Peace”. I saw quite a few of these myself. The injuries and unexpected events of this season made it unlike just about any other. Players came out of nowhere and ...
There have been many outstanding first year players in the NHL this season. Matt Read and Sean Couturier have both enjoyed great seasons in key roles for the playoff bound Philadelphia Flyers. Adam Henrique of the New Jersey Devils and Carl Hagelin of the New York Rangers have put up strong numbers for their respective ...
Painting a Picture with Shooting Percentages Shooting percentage is often a key determinant when evaluating a player’s production or lack thereof. It is often overlooked, as in fantasy leagues, one would routinely gather potential by looking at goals, assists, shots and the line combinations rather than analyzing percentages of what is making one’s numbers increase ...
Wild Wild West It’s tough being a team in the Western Conference of the NHL, and the Colorado Avalanche are well aware of it. Currently, the team is sitting at 10th with 60 points. On any given day, that could change, dropping or propelling them by a four spot margin. The top five teams in ...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, at the start of the season, was a run away favorite for the NHL’s Calder trophy. This award is given yearly to the league’s best rookie. Hopkins posted an impressive 35 points in 36 games before a shoulder injurer he sustained early January kept him out for that month. He has since returned ...
Each year the Calder Memorial Trophy is handed out to the league’s top rookie. Past winners include now household names like Malkin, Ovechkin, Forsberg and Bure. Only a few games past the half way mark, we take a look at who might be the next name to grace the trophy. Early in the year it ...
Highs and Lows The Colorado Avalanche had a rocky time this past week. After solid wins over the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks, the tide turned with two barn-burner losses to the St. Louis Blues (4-0) and Nashville Predators (4-1). In the second half of the home-and-home against the Predators, the Avs ...
For years, the best ice hockey players in the world came from Quebec. That’s the way it was, and, as much as they wanted to, there was nothing Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States could do about it. The hockey world was dominated by names such as Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Maurice “Rocket” Richard, ...
The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still the time of year for celebration and looking back at all the great moments we’ve had. In the hockey world, there were many triumphant moments, ...
