Trial by Fire Forged the Avalanche Core J.D. Killian | September 14, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche core players faced a trial by fire two seasons ago, living through the worst season in franchise history, earning a meager 48 points. Instead of letting it…
Avalanche’s Season Pummeled Expectations J.D. Killian | April 26, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche roared back into hockey relevancy this past season, pummeling all expectations. Did they advance past the first round of the playoffs? No. But at the start of…
Avalanche Will Test the Predators J.D. Killian | April 12, 2018 While many people credit the Colorado Avalanche for having an incredible comeback season, few actually think they can defeat the Nashville Predators for one game, let alone a series. There…
Avalanche’s Elite Trade Strategies Leah Dyck | January 30, 2018 When Joe Sakic became the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche in 2014-15, he was heading into a good situation. In the season prior to his arrival as GM, he…
The Colorado Avalanche’s Top-End Issues Leah Dyck | May 24, 2017 Even if the Colorado Avalanche had the most top-tier players in the league, it still wouldn’t turn them into a winning franchise. Just look at the Edmonton Oilers in 2015-16…
Nathan MacKinnon is Finally Here Michael Bondy | December 4, 2016 In 2013 the Colorado Avalanche selected Halifax native Nathan MacKinnon with the first overall pick. He was deemed to be the saviour the Avalanche desperately needed to get back to…
Hope For the Avalanche Week Off Michael Bondy | October 28, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche are currently on a six-day break between games. Their last showing, an unfortunate 5-2 loss at the hands of the Florida Panthers this past Saturday, October 22, was…
Mikko Rantanen: The Secret Ingredient Sebastian Noble | October 27, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche announced on Monday that the club has called up top prospect Mikko Rantanen from the San Antonio Rampage. This of course, is not surprising in the least.…
Early Avalanche Success Through Tough Schedule Kevin Goff | October 23, 2016 When the Colorado Avalanche released their schedule, it was obvious that the first 10 games of the season were going to be a huge challenge, mostly because of their first…
Was Colborne’s Breakout Night a Preview? Michael Bondy | October 18, 2016 It only took nine minutes and 21 seconds for Joe Colborne to make his name known to Colorado Avalanche fans. Nearly five minutes later the Avalanche’s newest face put another shot…
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…
Colorado’s Perfect Preseason Sebastian Noble | October 9, 2016 Jared Bednar is loving hockey right now — he wins the Calder Cup going 15-2, then comes into NHL preseason and goes undefeated. The Colorado Avalanche have flipped their script from the…
