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Colin Mills

Veteran of two Hometown Hockey tours. Have worked for the NHL, London Knights and a sports agency in various capacities. Above all, student of hockey hoping to provide unique, thought provoking analysis of the game and business I love while having a little fun along the way.

Colorado’s Cap Future

Colin Mills | May 9, 2014

With the Avalanche season ending in game 7 heartbreak, it is time to look towards the off-season to see what the future holds for the 2014/15 roster. The team currently…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Free Agents

Home Ice Av-antage in Game 7

Colin Mills | April 30, 2014

“All year we battled hard, all year we were even keel. All year, we wanted that home ice advantage … And today we receive the benefit of it.” Patrick Roy…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild

Game 4 Preview: Wilson & Hishon Draw In For Avalanche

Colin Mills | April 23, 2014

Joey Hishon Set to Make NHL Debut Joey “The Magician” Hishon is set to make his NHL debut. Though this has been a long time coming for the often injured…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Player Comparison: Is Tyson Barrie A Better Option Than Erik Karlsson?

Colin Mills | April 22, 2014

When explaining Tyson Barrie’s game to people that do not see him on a regular basis, I find myself calling him “a poor man’s Erik Karlsson”. Many new viewers got…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

5 Ingredients For the Avalanche to Bury the Wild in Round One

Colin Mills | April 15, 2014

On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche are will open the playoffs against the Minnesota Wild in a series that was determined on the last day of the season. For the last…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild

Youngest Captain In NHL Leading By Example

Colin Mills | April 8, 2014

There have been a lot of great stories to come out of Colorado this season, most of which have been covered by The Hockey Writers. Matt Duchene being named to…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Vegas Vacation: Avalanche Warning

Colin Mills | April 1, 2014

Vegas baby, Vegas! A year ago, a disgruntled J.S. Giguere ripped his teammates’ effort level heading into the last week of the season stating that “Some guys are more worried about…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Between a Hawk and a Blue Place: Colorado’s Playoff Picture

Colin Mills | March 14, 2014

Morale is high in Avaland; and why not? With a win on Wednesday over the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Avalanche have leapfrogged the Blackhawks and now hold second spot…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

To Trade Paul Stastny, Or To Not Trade Paul Stastny? That Is The Question.

Colin Mills | March 4, 2014

With less than 24 hours until the NHL Trade Deadline, all is quiet on the Avalanche front. Before the Olympic break I speculated that the team was primed to add…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Teamwork Trumps Talent: Finland Wins Bronze in Sochi

Colin Mills | February 25, 2014

No Mikko Koivu? No Valtteri Filppula? No Aleksander Barkov? No problem for Finland. What looked like an unlikely medal before the tournament with the “power house” Russians, Americans, Swedes and…

Categories International Hockey, Olympics

Olympic Medal Round Provides Pressure Test For Young Avs

Colin Mills | February 20, 2014

Do you hear that  *sigghh* coming from the Rocky Mountains?  No, it isn’t the Westerlies coming to give us a bite of wind chill; it’s the collective exhale of the…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Olympics

The Best NHL Draft Pick Since 2008

Colin Mills | February 7, 2014

The Avalanche literally hit the jackpot when they won the draft lottery last summer.  At the time, most of the hockey world predicted a Seth Jones selection because of their…

Categories Colorado Avalanche
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