Colorado With an Avalanche of Moves Trying to Improve Their Team Kenneth Ferguson | August 18, 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…
5 Players to Watch at Colorado Training Camp Harrison Prolic | August 18, 2015 In little more than a month training camp will begin for the Colorado Avalanche. The organization will be looking for a better season than last year, and that will mean…
Daniel Briere Announces Retirement Dustin Nelson | August 17, 2015 In an article at LaDroit, veteran forward Daniel Briere has announced his retirement from hockey. The article, written in French, begins, “I played my last game in the National Hockey…
Calvin Pickard Earns his Contract Extension Kenneth Ferguson | August 6, 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…
Avs Re-Sign Calvin Pickard Dustin Nelson | August 6, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to a one-year contract extension, the team announced on Thursday. Details on the contract were not made available by the team and…
Mitchell is a Key Depth Piece for the Avalanche Kenneth Ferguson | August 6, 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…
Colorado Avalanche Must Avoid Slow Start to the Coming Season Kenneth Ferguson | August 2, 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…
Erik Johnson: Colorado’s Last Bit of Unfinished Business Harrison Prolic | July 30, 2015 It’s been a good summer in the Mile High City. General Manager Joe Sakic has done just about everything he needed to do to improve the Avalanche. Sakic has addressed…
Predicting the Unpredictable, Expected PDO: Central Division Kyle Morton | July 28, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
Which Avalanche Forwards Make the Cut? Sebastian Noble | July 23, 2015 In order to contend in today’s NHL, your team must have quality depth in basically every position. Long gone are the days that you could rely heavily on a couple…
Avalanche Lock Up Mikhail Grigorenko Dustin Nelson | July 16, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Russian forward Mikhail Grigorenko, the team announced on Thursday. Grigorenko was acquired by the Avs in the trade…
Powering Up Colorado’s Power play Harrison Prolic | July 15, 2015 For all the talent that Colorado had last season in their forward core, their power play was mostly ineffective. Newly departed players like Ryan O’Reilly and Jamie McGinn were some…
