Colorado Avalanche

By pennskinsfan Tonights Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadians show down will feature for the Caps a season debut and a NHL debut. When the Caps take the ice tonight, 2008 first round draft pick John Carlson will make his NHL debut.  With injuries to Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisonn, Carlson will ge...

While the Canucks didn't enjoy very much success on a recent five-game road trip, they at least capped the trek with a convincing win over the Northwest Division-leading Avalanche.

gt;> Posted By raingaugeman 23 hours, in Sports Watch live stream Calgary Flames VS Colorado Avalanche NHL, United States of America Tuesday, 17 November, 2009 9:30 PM ET Last 10 matches: Colorado 5-4-1; Calgary 7-2-1 Defenseman John-Michael Liles and forward T.J. Galiardi are trav...

The Colorado Avalanche have struggled since opening the season with 10 victories in their first 13 games. Facing the team that routed them last week might not be the best way for the Avalanche to get back on track. Colorado closes out its three-game trip Friday night, when it faces a well-res...

Seven points separated the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche when the first month of the NHL season had passed.

The Edmonton Oilers made themselves right at home after losing four straight games on the road. Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-4 on Wednesday night. "Our guys have accepted losses...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) From his draft day in June, to his first game as a member of the Colorado Avalanche just a few months later, to the day last month the Avs told the 18-year-old centre he’d be sticking around rather than returning to junior, the amazing life he’s living hasn’t completely sunk in.

Tonight marks the start of a pivotal three-game road trip for the Colorado Avalanche as they visit Calgary to play the Flames before facing the Oil tomorrow night and Vancouver on Friday.

Surreal has become second nature to Ryan O'Reilly. From his draft day in June, to his first game as a member of the Colorado Avalanche just a few months later, to the day last month the Avs told the 18-year-old centre he'd be sticking around rather than returning to junior, the amazing life he...

By daterster@gmail.com (By Adrian Dater / The Denver Post) Avalanche defenseman Ryan Wilson's nickname is "Sauce," not because of any special love for marinara or the white clam variety, but for some great airborne "saucer" pass he made back in his junior hockey days.

By editor@denverpost.com (By The Associated Press / ) Ryan Wilson scored his first NHL goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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By trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) Through 20 games, center Paul Stastny has four goals and 14 assists for the Avalanche. That's nearly a point-a-game clip, and he's Colorado's leading scorer, so it's not as if he has been invisible.

By Associated Press Henrik Sedin had his first NHL hat trick and Roberto Luongo stopped 32 shots, helping Vancouver snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

The incomparable Paul Lukas of UniWatch has labeled the new Colorado Avalanche jerseys "really bad,"...

Even though more than 15 minutes remained in regulation when Chicago's Cam Barker scored the tying goal, there was little doubt where the game was headed. When playing each other this season, the Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche have taken absolutely no shortcuts. "Right when we tied it...

By Associated Press Ryan Potulny and Dustin Penner scored two of Edmonton's four power-play goals and also had assists, and the Oilers handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home loss of the season, 5-3 on Sunday night.

By trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) After the Avalanche franchise-low home attendance of 11,012 for the Phoenix game Wednesday, Colorado is averaging 14,759 through five home games.

By daterster@gmail.com (By Adrian Dater / The Denver Post) Craig Anderson stood on Vancouver soil Sunday night and should be here again later this month in another game between the Avalanche and Canucks.

By Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com) The Avs kick off Movember with a stop in sunny Vancouver tonight to take on Andrew Raycroft and the Vancouver Canucks. It's the tail end of a four-game road trip that has seen them go 2-1 with wins against division foes Calgary and Edmonton. Wouldn't it be nice to grab a couple more points from t...

By Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com) Though Peter Budaj has recovered from his bout with H1N1, Craig Anderson will make his 14th straight start tonight. I guess coach Sacco felt that with organizational depth being tested, it was best to stick with a hot goaltender. I concur.

Colorado Avalanche have the best record in the Western Conference and are defying expectations with their...

By archivedposts So there have been quite a few changes the past week or so within the All-Star rosters, so here is the updated list of who will be playing if you haven't been able to keep up. WESTERN CONFERENCE GOALIES Manny Legace (St Louis Blues) Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks) Chris Osgood (Detroit Red Wi...

By Associated Press Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored shootout goals to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

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By PJ Swenson(jon@sharkspage.com) The Sharks started the 2009-10 season flat with a 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in front of 18,007 fans at the Pepsi Center Thursday night. A fitting Joe Sakic tribute and jersey retirement ceremony delayed the start of the game, but it was the Avs who jumped on the scoreboard first afte...

By Rick Sadowski | NHL.com Correspondent DENVER -- Enter the Colorado Avalanche dressing room, make a hard right and walk past five lockers. There it is, in the corner, an empty stall. No name plate, no uniform, no equipment. This was Joe Sakic's hockey home since the 1999-200...

By Rick Sadowski | NHL.com Correspondent DENVER -- He's the elder statesman now, the official leader of the Colorado Avalanche, many of whom were barely starting elementary school when he turned pro in 1991. Adam Foote has been given the unenviable task of succeeding future Ha...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) Kyle Cumiskey is a wonderful skater, but the rest of his game has yet to catch up. A full year in the AHL, playing tons of minutes may be the best way to go at this point. There is a lot of veteran depth ahead of him, but an opportunity could open up in 2010-11 as Adam Foote, Brett Clark and Ruslan Sale...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) The scrimmage was two 30 minute halves with a running clock. Craig Anderson played the first half for the Grey squad and Peter Budaj helmed the net for the Black team. Adrian Dater from the Denver Post has posted some video of Joe Sacco and Peter Budaj.

By daterster@gmail.com (Adrian Dater / The Denver Post / ) Adam Foote today became the second captain in Avalanche history. The 38-year-old defenseman was named by the Avs to succeed the retired Joe Sakic as captain.

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By Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com) It was the trade heard 'round the world. The Ryan Smythtrade signaled the end of an era for the Avalanche. An era that included greatness, dominance and glory coupled with a steep fall from grace which included shame, ridicule and frustration.

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

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.

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Evgeni Nabokov allowed two goals on 17 shots for San Jose, which captured the Presidents' Trophy as the top team overall in the NHL in the regular season but snoozed through this playoff opener despite logging the best home mark (32-5-4) in the league this season.

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.

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By Jim Neveau Game 38: vs. Colorado Avalanche (Phoenix 3, Colorado 1) 12/31/08 Game 39: vs. New York Islanders (Phoenix 5, New York 4) 1/2/09 They play the Ducks in Anaheim on Sunday at 6pm MST, and then they conclude the week with three straight home games.

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 Greg Wyshynski • Brian Campbell to the Sharks? Dan Boyle to ... uh, the Sharks? Nope. Spector names Marian Hossa-to-the-Pittsburgh Penguins as the biggest trade of 2008. "In the short term this deal favored the Penguins, as Hossa would help power that club to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, but he subsequently bo...

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.

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...

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.

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.