Avalanche History
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3
August 17th, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche's recent history is one of poor decision making and missed opportunities. As we saw in Part 1 of the Odyssey of Idiocy, the mistakes started early in Colorado's first rebuild. And as Part 2 showed us, those mistakes led to the second. The 2013...
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...
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...
The Best Shootout Team in NHL History
February 3rd, 2016 Here's a little fan fact, the best shootout team in NHL history is the Colorado Avalanche. We're talking all-time here, surprised? If you are then shame on you, and pay more attention! The Avs have been a consistent threat since the shootout was introduced in 2005. They...
Top Colorado Avalanche Moments of the Last 10 Years- Part 2
December 24th, 2015 Even though the past 10 years of Colorado Avalanche hockey haven't been filled with championships and banner seasons nearly as often as the first 10 years, there has still been some fantastic hockey. We took a look at a few of the greatest moments in the past 10 years of...
Top Colorado Avalanche Moments of the Last 10 Years - Part 1
December 24th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche are a young franchise, in the grand scheme of the NHL, and are celebrating their 20th Anniversary of playing in Denver. The Avalanche franchise has created several amazing moments in Denver but, when you think about the greatest moments of the...
Colorado Avalanche: 20 Years , 20 Moments
September 1st, 2015 In 1982, the Colorado Rockies left for New Jersey meaning there would be no NHL hockey in Denver for another 13 years. In 1995, the Quebec Nordiques moved west and became the Colorado Avalanche. In the 19 seasons since that move, the Avalanche have gone from envy of the...The Colorado Avalanche Franchise Four
August 27th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any...Best Colorado Avalanche Goals of All Time
July 9th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche are just about to celebrate their 20th anniversary when the puck drops for the 2015 - 2016 NHL season. Strictly talking about the Avalanche franchise, not including the Quebec Nordiques, they are a relatively young team compared to the original six...