J.D. Killian
J.D. has followed the Colorado Avalanche since the days of Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg. Blessed to cover the team for the past three years at other venues, J.D. is excited about joining the Hockey Writers. Proud parent of three humans and two dogs, you can follow all the escapades @JDKpirate.
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Avalanche Face Roster Crossroads
June 24th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche enter free agency discussions at an interesting crossroads. They have only 13 starting players under contract and only 27 contracts signed of the 50 allowed. The rest of the players, both with the Avalanche and the Eagles, are either unrestricted free agents (UFAs) or restricted free agents (RFAs). It’s a...
Avalanche Stock Their Cupboards at the Draft
June 23rd, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche entered the 2019 draft with two first-round picks and a total of eight selections overall. But the trick for the Avalanche – would they make good choices, particularly in the first round? Before diving into the selections, it’s important to remember the draft isn’t strictly science. While nearly 80...
Rantanen's Injury News Reveals Avalanche Failure
June 19th, 2019 Information recently leaked out that Mikko Rantanen played the second round Game 7 against the San Jose Sharks with a hairline fracture in his leg last week. The news didn’t come from the Colorado Avalanche. It didn’t come from any of the media in Denver. It seeped out on Twitter from news reports in Finland. Mikko Rantanen's...
Avalanche Draft Day Strategies
June 14th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche enter this season’s draft with a couple of valuable first-round picks. Everyone wants to know their strategy for who to select. Their answer? The best available player. It's a simple plan. And one has to admire the brevity. But it’s not a particularly novel approach to the NHL draft. However, there is...
The Colorado Avalanche Play the Long Game
May 11th, 2019 After the Colorado Avalanche lost Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in dramatic fashion, the team did something unique. The Avalanche took the high road. Even though a questionable call overturned a game-tying goal and drastically shifted the momentum in the second period, the team refused to dwell on the...
The Avalanche Primer – What You Need to Know
April 26th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche are advancing to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, a number of top seeds are not. For those looking for a team to follow and possibly considering the Avalanche, here’s a handy overview of one of the NHL’s lesser known teams. Colorado Avalanche take the 'team' concept seriously. (AP Photo/David...
