Kenneth Ferguson
I am a University of New Mexico journalism student who has been watching NHL hockey since 1996 and I started playing hockey myself in 2003. I have covered both college soccer and volleyball in the past and I also contribute to a NASCAR news website.
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Blake Comeau: Possibly the Avalanche's Best Addition
August 20th, 2015 When the free agency period opened on July 1 the Colorado Avalanche took care of all of their business in about 45 minutes. First they signed veteran defenceman Francois Beauchemin followed by depth veteran depth forward Blake Comeau. While the signing of Beauchemin was expected, it was the signing of Comeau that was not as common...
Colorado With an Avalanche of Moves Trying to Improve Their Team
August 18th, 2015 In the 116 days from the 2015 NHL trade deadline to the first round of the 2015 NHL draft, the Colorado Avalanche cut ties with four players. All were ranked in the top 16 of the team's point production last season. Two of these players were involved in trades with eastern conference teams and two veterans were not offered contract...
Calvin Pickard Earns his Contract Extension
August 6th, 2015 On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche announced a one year contract extension for 23 year old goaltender Calvin Pickard. Pickard experienced his first NHL action during the 2014-2015 season when he played a total of 16 games. Starting goalie Semyon Varlamov missed action during the season with an injured groin which made normal...
Mitchell is a Key Depth Piece for the Avalanche
August 6th, 2015 Colorado Avalanche center John Mitchell finished last season eighth on the team in points with 26, despite only playing in 68 games. Mitchell signed with the Avalanche as a free agent back in 2012 on the same day the Avalanche signed P.A. Parenteau. Parenteau was brought in to play along Matt Duchene like he had done with John Tavares...
Colorado Avalanche Must Avoid Slow Start to the Coming Season
August 2nd, 2015 The 2014-2015 Colorado Avalanche learned the hard way that a rough start to the season can result in a short season and the same mistake has to be avoided to start this season. To start the 2014-2015 season the Avalanche only won three games during the month of October. The first win was a buzzer beater winner scored against the...
New 3 on 3 Overtime Benefits the Avalanche
July 12th, 2015 Last month the NHL board of governors announced that in the coming season NHL regular season games would feature a 3 on 3 overtime instead of the standard 4 on 4. The purpose of this move is to reduce the number of shootouts that are needed on a day-to-day basis to decide winners of games. When the shootout was first introduced it...