Colorado Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed free agent forward David Koci to a one year contract. “David is a fierce competitor who will add grit and toughness to our lineup,” said Avalanche General Manager Greg S...

DENVER The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed free agent goaltender Craig Anderson to a two year contract through the 2010 11 season. "In Craig we feel we have addressed a very important need within our organizat...

Matt Duchene believes he is ready to play for the Colorado Avalanche. "I really want to make the team this year and I think I'm real close," said Duchene, the third overall pick in last weekend's NHL Entry Draft and Colorado's highest selection since the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.

In this Nov. 26, 2008, photo, St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay McKee(notes) warms up before the Blues' NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. The Blues are cutting ties with McKee, buying out the final year of the defenseman's contract. The 31-year-old McKee signed a four-y...

The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a starting goaltender, or at least one that will get the majority of the...

Ten-time NHL All-Star Teemu Selanne has decided to play another season with the Anaheim Ducks.

By Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche made seven selections at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held Friday and Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal, including three of the first 49 picks and the No. 3 overall choice. Following is a complete list of the Avalanche&...

By Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche selected Brampton Battalion center Matt Duchene with the third overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The New York Islanders made London Knights center John Tavares the No. 1...

006 with the sixth-highest point total in NHL history. The longtime Detroit Red Wings captain won the Stanley Cup three times and a gold medal with Canada in the 2002 Olympics.

By Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche will have the third overall pick in the first round, as well as three of the top 49 selections, when the 2009 NHL Entry Draft is held this Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.  The first ...

The Colorado Avalanche have hired former players Steve Konowalchuk and Adam Deadmarsh as coaches.

By Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the appointment of Steve Konowalchuk as assistant coach. In addition, the club announced that Adam Deadmarsh will serve as the team’s video/development coach. The former Avalanche players...

Here's what the Colorado Avalanche needs: A new president. Pierre Lacroix once reigned as an NHL master, but he's lost his touch and the Avs have lost their way.

Officials arrest a suspect connected to the Rite Aid and Vectra Bank robberies.>> read more Avalanche hire Joe Sacco as head coach June 04, 2009/9:50 PM By: Jason Snavely The Colorado Avalanche have hired Joe Sacco of the AHL as their head coach one day after firing Tony Granato and s...

Patrick Roy Eyeing The Bleu, Blanc, et Rouge? It was reported today that Patrick Roy has turned down an offer from the Colorado Avalanche to assume both Head Coaching and General Manager's duties, a generous and flattering offer indeed... by Ken Yong 0 30 reads Preview/Prediction May 28, 20...

 CA by Kevin van Steendelaar (Analyst) The best goaltender in the world, outside of the NHL, may be looking to join the Colorado Avalanche. Twenty-four year-old Jonas Gustavsson may have interest in the Avalanche, partly because Patrick Roy (one of his ...

There's of course also talk of Patrick Roy being on the verge of coaching the Colorado Avalanche next season. As of right now, the Avs look like they'll be one of the worst teams in the NHL next year, just as they were this year. ...

It looks like the rumours are true, and the Colorado Avalanche's hall-of-fame goalie, Patrick Roy, is returning to the NHL as the head coach of the team he took to two Stanley Cup Championships... Hall of Famer Patrick Roy Returns to Colorado Avalanche as Head Coach by Martin Avery 120 reads B...

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At 23 he is already the Avs' best penalty shot/shootout goal scorer, is heady beyond his years, a great skater and underrated physical presence, and the one player on the team who is irreplaceable. Wolski's numbers tailed off a bit in 2008-09, ...

The Vancouver Canucks will try to take a three games to one lead in the Western Conference semifinals tonight when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks for Game 4 at United Center. The Canucks and Blackhawks met four times during the regular season and split the series with two wins apiece.

The second-seeded Detroit Red Wings will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals when they host the Anaheim Ducks this afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit won three out of four against the Ducks during the 2008-09 regular season and was held to fewer tha...

In the Western Conference, the top remaining team is the No 2. seed and defending champion Detroit Red Wings, who will host the eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 on Friday at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings swept the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Ducks surprised the top-seeded San Jose...

By Eli Resnick At least they appeared to do nothing. In Paul Newman's famous words, "Sometimes nothing can be a pretty cool hand." All season the Caps have faced a strange paradox. Even though they were winning in the NHL, they had some players in their developmental system who were good enough to play in the...

By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) Tonight the Avalanche face another slumping team in the Montreal Canadiens. And you know what's really awful about seeing the Canadiens in the dumps like this? They're just waiting to play against the right team who will let them turn things around. The Avalanche can be that team.

By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) The Avalanche took it to the Canadiens on Friday but with under five minutes remaining, the Avs did what they do best - give up a goal at the most inopportune moment. Related Links Avalanche-Red Wings Game Notes Avalanche-Red Wings Game Preview

In only his second career start, Dan LaCosta used 31 saves to record his first shutout and lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Nationwide Arena. Peter Budaj allowed three goals on 30 shots for the struggling Avalanche, who have lost two straight and six...

By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) And even if they were to make the playoffs, all it would bring is a little more cash to the team's bottom line, not a Stanley Cup. So what do the Avalanche have to offer? But what do the Avalanche need in return? Not the people who are closest to Stan Kroenke or Pierre Lacroix.

The Sharks lead the NHL and the Western Conference with 69 points and hold the top spot in the Pacific Division by 20 points over Anaheim. The Flames will now try to take their success on the road, where they have won three of their last four and are 10-8-1 this season. Calgary owns a seven- point...

DENVER (AP) — David Jones had two goals and an assist, Andrew Raycroft made 21 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Saturday ... NHL: Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 3 United Press International Avalanche Topple Penguins For Third Straight Win AHN

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost in a shoot out on a controversial call to the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. First, the controversy. Smith was called for throwing his stick in the shoot out on a shot by Hejduk. If you see the replay, it's clear that Smith didn't have a great grip on his stick and accidental...

By Noah Love Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic, who was already supposed to be lost to the team for five or six weeks with a back injury, is now out for three months after a freak snowblower accident broke three of his fingers and damaged tendons.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSPT, FSD). Here's what Mike Babcock had to say about his Red Wings today after practice: "Who's the hardest-working team in the National Hockey League? ... Well, in the past I've been able to say without any question, here. I don't th...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSPT, FSD). Here's what Mike Babcock had to say about his Red Wings today after practice: "Who's the hardest-working team in the National Hockey League? ... Well, in the past I've been able to say without any question, here. I don't th...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche (9 p.m. EST; TV: RSW, ALT). It'll be Miikka Kiprusoff vs. Peter Budaj again tonight, as these two teams meet after the Flames absolutely pummeled the Avs earlier this week. No Joe Sakic again, which suits Calgary just fine.

The Avalanche continues to struggle on power plays yet has managed to convert key goals with the man advantage in two consecutive games to force overtime before pulling out back-to-back shootout wins. The Avalanche has won three games in a row overall to move back to .500 for the season at 8-...

By Greg Wyshynski • Mike Modano reportedly clears the air with his Dallas Stars teammates after some scathing criticism this week. [TSN] • Finally, at least the Colorado Avalanche won something last night: Cody McLeod landed more than a few bombs on Adam Burish of the Chicago Blackhawks.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSAZ, CSNC). What, no red carpet? The 2-0 Yotes face the winless Blackhawks, as Kevin Allen predicts that the line of Peter Mueller, Olli Jokinen and Shane Doan could be one of the best in the League this season. No matter what h...

By Randall Buschmann This former AHL career journeyman finally earned his way into the NHL with Colorado. He can play any forward position and is a good faceoff man. Last season for the Avs managed 11 goals and 22 points with very limited icetime, while his 115 hits ranked him third on the team. Guite also ranked fir...

Joe Sakic is available but nobody’s bidding on him because it’s understand that, if he does decide to return for another season, it’ll be with the Colorado Avalanche, period.  Thus far Sakic has yet to make up his mind. Teemu Selanne is still but despite some internet chatter of his signing w...

The Los Angeles Kings last night dealt defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for center Jarret Stoll and defenseman Matt Greene. This summer’s UFA market is now short two defensemen as the Colorado Avalanche announced Sunday the re-signing of Adam Foote and Jo...

With every San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Minnesota Wild, and Colorado Avalanche, there is a Hartford Whalers (sorry Ninh Ly), a Winnipeg Jets, a Kansas City Scouts, and a Quebec Nordiques. California/Oakland (Golden) Seals*

Today I had a chance to chat with Keith Jones—“Jonesy”—about his 8 year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers.  Jonesy was good enough to share the story of his unusual journey to the NHL, as well as his media work these days with Versus.

Paul Stastny notched two goals and extended his NHL rookie record point streak to 20 games, and Joe Sakic also scored twice to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 63 victory over the Coyotes Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena.

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Robert Lang netted the tie-breaking goal late in the second period and Detroit held on for a 4-3 victory over Colorado at the Pepsi Center.

Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings shoot for their fourth consecutive win today when they visit the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.

Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche played their way into first place in the Northwest Division thanks to an eight-game winning streak, but all it took was just one loss to knock them out of the top spot.

Some weren't expecting much out of the Avalanche heading into the season, but Wes Goldstein says the players and their coach see their recent eight-game winning streak and climb up the standings as more status quo than their early struggles.

Milan Hejduk scored a pair of power-play goals 34 seconds apart to lift Colorado to its eighth straight win, a 5-3 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night that pushed the Avalanche into a tie for the Northwest Division lead.