Avalanche History
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2
August 9th, 2017 In case you missed the news, the Colorado Avalanche were historically bad last year. So bad that the last team to be as bad was an expansion franchise. You can lay the blame for the Avs bad season on any number of things going wrong. An injury depleted defense that...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 1
August 7th, 2017 After a dismal 2016-17 season, the Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of their third rebuild in 10 years. But who's counting? It's not like the Avs haven't had the resources to improve. Their various rebuilds have yielded some high draft picks and top-tier NHL...
Top Lines in Colorado Avalanche History
August 3rd, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche have played host to some of the best hockey players in the league. During their run of multiple championships, and even beyond, the Avalanche have frequently had a combination of skills that made them one of the most exciting teams to watch. From top...
Worst Colorado Avalanche Trades
February 17th, 2017 With all the rumors and reports of Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic trying to find a market for a few pieces of the Avs roster -- namely Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog -- we thought we'd re-publish this from The Hockey Writers Archives. Written by former...
Colorado Avalanche Draft Steals
June 6th, 2016 The NHL Draft is a very difficult event to analyze. Everybody talks about the first round selections and their potential for making immediate impacts, but from that point on it's almost impossible to predict what will happen with players. There is such a wide range of...
Avalanche vs. Red Wings: Reliving the Great Rivalry
February 24th, 2016 The Stadium Series game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings is just days away. It will be the second, and final time that the Avalanche and Red Wings play each other over the course of the season. It's funny, the two teams that had one of the bloodiest...
