Best Colorado Avalanche Goals of All Time Sebastian Noble | July 9, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche are just about to celebrate their 20th anniversary when the puck drops for the 2015 – 2016 NHL season. Strictly talking about the Avalanche franchise, not including…
Avalanche Alumni Game Roster The Hockey Writers | February 28, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings blessed hockey fans in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s with a legendary rivalry. Games between the two teams were guaranteed to be…
All-Time Avalanche All-Stars Sebastian Noble | January 26, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com With the 2015 NHL All-Star game in Columbus, Ohio just concluding, I have decided to select an all-time Avalanche All-Stars team. This team will not necessarily…
Right Guy – Wrong Jersey Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2015 In today’s NHL, it’s extremely rare for one player to spend his entire career with one team. Trades, free agency, and the salary cap force players to move around to…
Flyers Backcheck: Bolts Complete Calendar Year Sweep Andy Dudones | December 17, 2014 Mark another one off the checklist. The Flyers mustered up one goal on Tuesday night, dropping their sixth straight loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a final of 3-1.…
The Best and Worst Trades in Predators History Josh Saggau | November 19, 2014 The early season returns for Filip Forsberg have been nothing short of astounding. Through 17 games, Forsberg has tallied nine goals, 13 assists and is a leading the league with…
Peter Forsberg: Colorado’s Swedish King Harrison Prolic | November 15, 2014 During Peter Forsberg’s jersey retirement ceremony a few years ago, former Avalanche general manager Pierre Lacroix told a story about the Swede. During the 2001 playoffs when Forsberg was lost…
Forgetting Foppa And His Time In Nashville Colin Fitts | August 10, 2014 Peter Forsberg is among the four former NHL-ers to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 17. Forsberg, also known as “Foppa”, has notably played for the Quebec Nordiques,…
What If… Eric Lindros Had Stayed with the Quebec Nordiques? Mark Wallace Graham | September 3, 2013 The sports world is full of “what if’s” and the hockey world is no different. In this piece, in what I hope is a reoccurring segment, I look at what…
Scott Niedermayer: The Flyers Signing That Never Was THW Archives | April 17, 2013 You learn something new everyday. I was sitting way atop the rafters in the pressbox at the Wells Fargo Center taking in a game between the Flyers and Rangers.…
Milan Hejduk: Hockey’s Underrated Captain Ian C McLaren | August 13, 2012 About a month ago, Adrian Dater of the Denver Post suggested that the Colorado Avalanche would be wise to pursue free agent Shane Doan. While that argument could certainly be…
Filip Forsberg – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile Christopher Ralph | May 26, 2012 Filip Forsberg THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 8/13/1994 Place of birth: Östervåla, SWE Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 181 Shoots: Right Position: Forward NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 1st year eligible THW Ranking (May):…
