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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
