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Jan Hejda

Avalanche All-Decade Team: Defensemen

J.D. Killian | January 12, 2020

The Colorado Avalanche entered the past decade with a couple of big name players finishing their careers and new additions transitioning into a new era. The blueliners who took tough…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Report: Columbus to Give Jan Hejda AHL Tryout

Dustin L. Nelson | December 4, 2015

The Columbus Blue Jackets will give former Blue Jacket defenseman Jan Hejda a professional tryout (PTO) with the club’s AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, according to Aaron Portzline of…

Categories Cleveland Monsters, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL News

Camp Blackhawks Week One: This Counselor’s Favorites

Rick Rischall | September 25, 2015

Chicago Blackhawks training camp is one week old.  Despite the fact that it is still early in camp, here are the counselor (okay my) favorites thus far: Goalies No competition here.…

Categories Blackhawks Prospects, Chicago Blackhawks, Commentary, Rockford IceHogs

Jan Hejda Invited to Blackhawks Training Camp

Dustin L. Nelson | September 13, 2015

Veteran defenseman Jan Hejda has reportedly accepted an invitation to Chicago Blackhawks training camp on a professional tryout contract (PTO), according to The Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline. The 37-year-old blueliner…

Categories Blackhawks Transactions, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL News

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…

Categories Avalanche Transactions, Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche Moving on From Hejda, Briere

Kenneth Ferguson | June 17, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche have done a wonderful job over the past six years of establishing what is considered its core of young players. In the 2009 NHL entry draft, the…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Grading the Avalanche Defense and Goaltending

Sebastian Noble | May 12, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com Now that report cards are finished for Colorao’s forwards, it’s time to wrap it up by grading the Avalanche defense and goaltending. As mentioned in the…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Jan Maybe Hejda-ing Out of Denver

Kenneth Ferguson | February 19, 2015

With less than 30 games remaining in the NHL season it appears the Colorado Avalanche will be ending their season earlier then they wanted to.  Currently last in the Central…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche Sell-Off

The Hockey Writers | January 19, 2015

It is safe to say at this point that the Avalanche will not be back-to-back Central Division champions. They currently sit sixth with 48 points and 36 games remaining in…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche Snap Scoreless Streak, Shock Bruins for First Victory

Brett Slawson | October 13, 2014

The Colorado Avalanche scored their first goal of the season which ended a 143:28 minute drought on their way to a 2-1 Thanksgiving matinee victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. The victory…

Categories Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche Defense: Who’s In, Who’s Out

Harrison Prolic | October 6, 2014

This year all eyes are going to be fixed on the Colorado Avalanche defense. It’s the one thing many people point to as the team’s big weakness. The Avalanche made…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche: Defense Healing Leads to Lineup Choices

Kevin Goff | December 14, 2013

All in all, the Colorado Avalanche have been a pretty healthy team. The only issue is the few injuries that the Avalanche have had to deal with have been to…

Categories Colorado Avalanche
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