Posts About "Chris Bigras"
Why Moving Bigras to AHL Makes Sense
October 12th, 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 impressive preseason that saw Bigras provide a stable presence on the Avs’ backend, it seemed a peculiar move that Bigras found...
Avalanche at a Glance: Patrick Roy and Defense
August 16th, 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 Colorado Avalanche, as well as their new-look defense. Thoughts on Patrick Roy's Departure SEBASTIAN HEDLEY-NOBLE: Patrick Roy shocked the hockey world recently, announcing his...
Avalanche at a Glance: Defense and Duchene
June 1st, 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 every edition and discuss them, followed by our favorite moments of the past week or so. We've been gone since the end of the season, but we are back and ready...
Colorado Loses Matt Duchene
March 18th, 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 eighth overall almost nightly. That’s why it’s particularly bad timing for the team to have a significant injury. Yet, they'll be without star forward Matt Duchene on...
The Kids Are Alright: Chris Bigras Edition
March 14th, 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 Bigras because he's had a bit more seasoning in the NHL than Rantanen, and because he plays a position of weakness for the Avalanche: defense. The OHL and AHL Taken in...
The Best Record Within the Central
January 19th, 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 division at 10-3-1 after last night's victory over the Winnipeg Jets. It took some time as I mentioned it would, for the team to gel with all...