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Joe Sakic

Avalanche’s End-of-Season Media Availability: What Sakic & McFarland Had to Say

Stefano Rubino | May 8, 2025

With the Colorado Avalanche eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Dallas Stars in Round 1, the team has another early summer despite how well-rounded this roster was. On…

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon Becomes 100th Player to Reach 1,000-Point Milestone

Andrew Forbes | March 11, 2025

On Monday night, the Colorado Avalanche notched their sixth win in a row beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 in Denver, but it was a personal milestone that took the headlines…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, NHL News

Avalanche Might Be in the Best Era in Franchise History

Kerry Collins | August 21, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche have had some pretty good teams. They’ve won three Stanley Cups in three different decades and put together several memorable runs – particularly in the late 1990s…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

What if the Capitals Drafted Joe Sakic?

Nathan Moser | July 6, 2024

During the NHL Draft on June 13, 1987, a trade was completed between the Washington Capitals and the Quebec Nordiques. The Capitals received forward Dale Hunter and goalie Clint Malarchuk…

Categories Capitals History, Washington Capitals

Avalanche’s MacKinnon Aims to Avoid Team’s Hart Trophy Slump

Kerry Collins | June 30, 2024

After leading the Colorado Avalanche to their third Stanley Cup in 2022, Nathan MacKinnon became the team’s third winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2024. The 28-year-old forward took…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Red Wings Have History on Their Side with 15th Pick in 2024 NHL Draft

Jordan Orth | May 12, 2024

With the NHL Draft Lottery taking place on May 7, the Detroit Red Wings (and the entire league, for that matter) find themselves right where the odds had them at…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

Colorado Avalanche All-Time Starting Lineup

Julian Mongillo | March 22, 2024

There is a lot of history behind the Colorado Avalanche franchise. Before it was based out of Denver, playing in burgundy and blue jerseys as it is now, the team…

Categories Avalanche History, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey History

Avs’ MacKinnon Nearing Personal Milestones & Team Records

Stefano Rubino | December 6, 2023

On June 30, 2013, the 51st NHL Entry Draft took place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Many teams were hoping to find their next franchise player and improve…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche’s 6 Retired Numbers

Kerry Collins | August 25, 2023

The Colorado Avalanche don’t have the long and storied history that some NHL franchises boast, but they have been pretty good since relocating to the Rocky Mountains before the 1995-96…

Categories Avalanche History, Hockey History

What Joe Sakic Means to the Avalanche

Colin Newby | July 7, 2023

Joe Sakic retired as the all-time leader in games played (1,378), goals (625), assists (1,016), and points (1,641) for the Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise. His leadership on and off the…

Categories Avalanche History, Hockey History

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby Is Still Brilliant in Season 18

George Majchrzak | March 16, 2023

Nearing the halfway mark of the third period in their home game against the New York Rangers on March 12, the Pittsburgh Penguins were holding onto a 2-1 lead. Though…

Categories Editor's Choice, Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Stars & Their “Almost Teams”

Tony Wolak | September 26, 2022

At this point, most NHL fans know that Eric Lindros reshaped two organizations when the Quebec Nordiques traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers in 1992. The Flyers received a franchise…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Trades Contracts and Transactions
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