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Chris Bigras

Is Chris Bigras Ready for the NHL?

Vince Morello | August 18, 2017

The Colorado Avalanche are surprisingly in a bind. Once Nikita Zadorov re-signs with the Avalanche, which seems likely, the team will only have four NHL defenders under contract. Competition for…

Categories Avalanche Prospects, Colorado Avalanche

Why Moving Bigras to AHL Makes Sense

The Hockey Writers | October 12, 2016

Late last week, the Colorado Avalanche announced they would be sending down highly-touted prospect Chris Bigras to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. After a fairly…

Categories Avalanche Prospects, Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche at a Glance: Patrick Roy and Defense

Sebastian Noble | August 16, 2016

Avalanche at a Glance is back and pumped up for the new season. This edition, Kevin Goff and I will touch on the recent news of Patrick Roy resigning from the…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche at a Glance: Defense and Duchene

Sebastian Noble | June 1, 2016

Welcome to Avalanche at a Glance, a column from The Hockey Writers dedicated to anything and everything Colorado Avalanche. My parter Kevin Goff and I will choose two hot topics…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Column

Colorado Loses Matt Duchene

Dustin L. Nelson | March 18, 2016

The Colorado Avalanche are deep in a battle with the Minnesota Wild for the second and final wild card spot in the Western Conference. The teams trade off time in…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Injury Report, NHL News

The Kids Are Alright: Chris Bigras Edition

Jim Luchetta | March 14, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way: Mikko Rantanen is, undoubtedly, the Avalanche’s number one prospect and he’ll be getting his own piece.  But I wanted to start with Chris…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

The Best Record Within the Central

Sebastian Noble | January 19, 2016

It may surprise some to find out that the fifth-place Colorado Avalanche have the best win percentage against their Central Division foes. The Avs continue to have the top record within the…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche Send Nikita Zadorov a Message

Sebastian Noble | November 7, 2015

Today it was announced that the Colorado Avalanche have sent down top end defensive prospect Nikita Zadorov to the San Antonio Rampage. While this is no shock to me personally,…

Categories Avalanche Prospects, Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche Camp Battles Begin

Sebastian Noble | September 16, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche have added depth in all positions this offseason. That depth is currently battling it out in training camp to see who will stay and who will go. Every…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

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…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Summertime Storylines for the Colorado Avalanche

Harrison Prolic | May 28, 2015

As the summer heats up, and the playoffs begins to wind down all eyes turn to the 2015-16 season. But before all 30 teams are back on the ice in…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

The Avalanche’s Top Defensive Prospects

The Hockey Writers | February 25, 2015

The biggest criticism against the Avalanche is that they are top heavy on forwards and goaltending but severely lacking on defensemen. That may be true, for now, but there is…

Categories Colorado Avalanche
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