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Brent Burns

Blue Jackets Fall to Avalanche Behind Trent Miner’s First Career Win & Shutout

Mark Scheig | January 10, 2026

The Columbus Blue Jackets faced a tall task on Saturday afternoon. Looking to break their three-game losing streak, they went to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche, a team…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL News

NHL Players – Most Games Without a Stanley Cup

Ryan Gagne | December 30, 2025

Winning the Stanley Cup is one of the most challenging accomplishments a professional hockey player can achieve. If you don’t believe it, ask some of the members of the Hockey…

Categories Archives, Hockey History

3 Takeaways from the Avalanche’s 3-2 Win Over the Flyers

Ryan Womeldorf | December 8, 2025

The Colorado Avalanche have been trying to get things right again after losing handily to the New York Islanders, just their second regulation loss of the season. They rebounded with…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche’s 3 Biggest Takeaways at the Quarter-Point of the Season

Ryan Womeldorf | November 25, 2025

It has been pointed out before, but the contrast between the first quarter of the 2024-25 season and the 2025-26 season for the Colorado Avalanche is like night and day.…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche’s Brent Burns Finding His Stride During Winning Streak

Zach Martin | November 25, 2025

22 games into the 2025-26 season, the Colorado Avalanche are the NHL’s wagon as they’re 16-1-5 and are showing no signs of slowing down. They’re currently on a nine-game winning…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

3 Takeaways from the Avalanche’s 5-4 Win Over the Canucks

Ryan Womeldorf | November 10, 2025

It might not be possible to ride higher than the Colorado Avalanche have been of late. When you hand one of the few true Stanley Cup contenders a 9-1 drubbing…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Editor's Choice

3 Takeaways from Avalanche’s 8-4 Win Over the Devils

Ryan Womeldorf | October 29, 2025

The Colorado Avalanche have had an interesting run so far. On one hand, they have 14 points, good for second-most in the Western Conference. On the other hand, they have…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Best NHL Players to Make the Switch Between Defense & Forward

Jacob Billington | September 27, 2025

Forward, defense and goaltending. Those are the three positions in hockey. Forwards and defense are split into left and right sides, while the forwards have a center to play all…

Categories Archives, Hockey History

Revisiting the Brent Burns Trade

Eugene Helfrick | September 26, 2025

On June 24, 2011, the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks made a blockbuster trade on the 2011 NHL Draft floor. The Sharks acquired Brent Burns, who was one of…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Minnesota Wild, NHL Trade Analysis, San Jose Sharks, Sharks Transactions, Wild Transactions

8 Best Contracts Signed in NHL Free Agency 2025

Alex Chauvancy | July 5, 2025

The dust has settled on what was a relatively underwhelming NHL free-agent class. There are still a few stragglers who could sign for cheap, especially the longer they stay unsigned,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Free Agency

Avalanche Sign Brent Burns to 1-Year Deal

Alex Hutton | July 2, 2025

The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Brent Burns to a one-year contract worth up to $3 million with $1 million guaranteed, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Related: 2025 Free Agency…

Categories Avalanche Transactions, Colorado Avalanche, Free Agency, NHL News

Depth Over Stars: Maple Leafs Should Target Several Underrated UFAs

Jim Parsons | June 17, 2025

This summer’s free agent crop lacks marquee names beyond Mitch Marner, Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, and Nikolaj Ehlers. Still, as Jonas Siegel of The Athletic points out, it doesn’t mean…

Categories Free Agents, Toronto Maple Leafs
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