Varlamov’s Vezina Case Possibly Marred by Legal Case Adam Laskaris | April 26, 2014 Semyon Varlamov made headlines for two major reasons this season: his stellar on-ice play and his alleged poor off-ice behaviour. Varlamov’s performance was one of the main reasons for the…
MacKinnon’s Success No Surprise to Former Junior Teammate Adam Laskaris | April 25, 2014 A ticket to see Nathan MacKinnon and his Colorado Avalanche teammates play these playoffs at home will, on average, cost $225 a seat to witness in person. Yet for one individual,…
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…
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…
Stastny Family No Strangers to Clutch Goals, Playoff Heroics Adam Laskaris | April 19, 2014 Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny’s performance in the first game of his team’s first-round series against the Minnesota Wild was one for the ages, to say the least. Stastny scored…
Paul Stastny’s Big Game Makes Him a Wanted Man Harrison Prolic | April 19, 2014 With 13 seconds left in Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild Paul Stastny made himself a hero. With 7 minutes and 27 seconds gone in the first overtime, Paul Statsny…
5 Defining Games of the Colorado Avalanche Season Harrison Prolic | April 16, 2014 For the Colorado Avalanche it was a year that was supposed to be fraught with growing pains. The Avalanche had a promising future, but inexperience and a lackluster defense meant that…
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…
Tyson Barrie’s Clutch Goals The Hockey Writers | April 11, 2014 At this point, it’s getting a little silly. Last night in Vancouver, Tyson Barrie did it again, scoring a hugely important goal, late in the game, which would eventually become the…
The Allaire Effect The Hockey Writers | April 8, 2014 In April of 2013, Joe Sacco was mercifully relieved of his duties as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche – the aftermath of a dismal 2012 campaign that extended the…
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…
Cashing In: What to Pay Ryan O’Reilly Harrison Prolic | April 5, 2014 At the beginning of last years lockout shortened season Ryan o’Reilly seemed to fall so far out of favor with the Colorado Avalanche that it seemed inevitable he would be…