Deep Flames Battle Top-Heavy Avalanche Ryan Pike | April 11, 2019 The Calgary Flames had a regular season for the ages in 2018-19, winning 50 games for the second time in franchise history and finishing second overall. Their reward for their…
Avalanche May Have Rantanen Back for Playoffs The Canadian Press | April 8, 2019 DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche may have All-Star forward Mikko Rantanen back for the start of their first-round playoff series against Calgary. Rantanen has been sidelined since suffering a lower-body injury at Dallas on March 21. Rantanen is second o…
Matthews Deal Dramatically Changes Free Agent Landscape Jim Parsons | February 5, 2019 Auston Matthews signed for a huge chunk of money on Tuesday — a five-year contract extension worth $58.17 million, with an annual cap hit of $11.634. But, the sheer size of…
Avalanche Proved to Be True All-Star MVPs J.D. Killian | January 30, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche may be a smaller market team but they came up big at the NHL All-Star festivities. The players proved worthy of the recognition and the organization made…
MacKinnon & Rantanen’s Formidable Season Nathan Kanter | January 10, 2019 Only four times in Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise history have two teammates each recorded 60 or more points in the first 43 games of a season. It first happened in 1987-88…
Avalanche at the Christmas Break: 2018 vs. 2017 Nathan Kanter | December 25, 2018 Some models predict the Colorado Avalanche’s playoff chances to be around 75 percent through 37 games, others higher than 80. Regardless, it’s safe to say their 2018-19 season thus far has…
Avalanche Shine at the One-Third Mark J.D. Killian | December 7, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche have 28 games under their belt and are one-third of the way through their season. How do they measure up? The Avalanche launched into the first third…
Avalanche Tearing It up on 9-Game Point Streak J.D. Killian | November 30, 2018 On Nov. 10, the Colorado Avalanche looked to be coming back to earth after a hot start to the season. They were on a five-game losing streak where they earned…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Penguins, Rantanen, More Jim Parsons | November 15, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, many NHL insiders think the Pittsburgh Penguins are still contemplating moves, the Colorado Avalanche are realizing they have an important decision coming with their top-scoring forward…
Avalanche’s Top Line Keys Hot Start J.D. Killian | November 1, 2018 Coach Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche tried an experiment a little over a year ago which paid off big for the team. Instead of spreading out his scoring talent,…
Mikko Rantanen: Avalanche’s Flying Finn Dan Rice | October 24, 2018 You may not know who Mikko Rantanen is, but you should. Currently, he leads the NHL in assists (12) and is tied for first (1st!) in points (16). The 21-year-old…
Avalanche Weekly Roundup J.D. Killian | October 13, 2018 Welcome to the first installment of the Colorado Avalanche Weekly Roundup, where you can read about the highlights and lowlights from the past week paired with a fair dose of…