Source: AOL Video The Colorado Avalanche selected center Matt Duchene with the third overall pick in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held Friday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Highlights from the April 1st game against the Colorado Avalanche, where the Avs manage to come back from a 2 goal deficit. video.yahoo.com

Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings. February 1, 2008.Hejduk’s goal is disallowed because, the referees say, Hannan interfered with Hasek. I ... video.aol.com

The Colorado Avalanche Charity Brunch took place Sunday morning, Reggie Rivers reports. video.aol.com

By rss@youtube.com (wflan) Avalanche foreward #8 Wojtek Wolski scores the only goal of the shootout, winning it 4-3 for the Avalanche against the Detroit Red Wings on December 27th 2008. Keywords: Hockey NHL Avs Colorado Colorado Avalanche Detorit Wings Red Wings Detroit Red Wings rivalry goal Wolski Wojtek Wojt...

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By rss@youtube.com (hulksta105) Great game on 12/29/08, Jordan Tootoo misses a big hit and goes over the Avs bench, avs win 5-1. Author: hulksta105 Keywords: colorado avalanche jordan tootoo hit mcleod big check hurt flies into boards nashville predators goals breakaway december 2008 Added: December 30, 2008

Source: The NHL First the Colorado Avalanche ended Roberto Luongos shutout streak. Then they snapped his winning streak. The Avs ended Luongos Canucks record shutout streak at 242 minutes, 36 seconds when Paul Stastny scored 1:28 into the third perio Original post by John Kreiser | NHL.co...

Source: AOL Video All the action starts at 7:00 PM EST on THURSDAY, October 9th with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Detroit Red Wings, followed by the Boston Bruins visiting the Colorado Avalanche.

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From : YouTube :: Videos by NHLVideo All the action starts at 7:00 PM EST on THURSDAY, October 9th with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Detroit Red Wings, followed by the Boston Bruins visiting the Colorado Avalanche. Author: NHLVideo Keywords: nhl versus tv hockey boston bruins col...

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By rss@youtube.com (NHLVideo) All the action starts at 7:00 PM EST on THURSDAY, October 9th with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Detroit Red Wings, followed by the Boston Bruins visiting the Colorado Avalanche. Keywords: nhl versus tv hockey boston bruins colorado avalanche detroit red wings toronto maple leaf...

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Source: AOL Video Hightlights in tribute to the career of Avs star Joe Sakic NHL Colorado Avalanche Joe Sakic

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7 min - 2008-09-04 Phoenix Coyotes - Coyotes come back from behind to beat the Avs 5-4 in a shootout

8 min - 2008-09-01 Colorado Avalanche - Hightlights in tribute to the career of Avs star Joe Sakic

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3 min - 2008-09-01 Sick hits and goals from the Avs

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4 min - 2008-09-01 Sick goals, hard hights, and knock-down fights--some of the best moments from the Avs

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Highlights from the April 1st game against the Colorado Avalanche, where the Avs manage to come back from a 2 goal deficit. Ranked 1 / 5.00 | 3 views | 0 comments Click here to watch the video Submitted By: Vancouver Canucks Tags: Vancouver Canucks Ice Hockey Nhl Colorado Avalanche 

By rss@youtube.com (canucksdotcom) Highlights from the April 1st game against the Colorado Avalanche, where the Avs manage to come back from a 2 goal deficit. Author: canucksdotcom Keywords: avalanche canucks colorado hockey ice nhl vancouver Added: August 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (McKay4429061) Late in the 2nd, Avs still down by two, Dan Hinote centers the puck to Eric Messier but Messier's shot is stopped by the sliding Martin Brodeur Clip is (c) ABC Sports/ESPN and the NHL and no copyright infringement is intended against them.

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By rss@youtube.com (McKay4429061) The Avs had tied the game by this time. Late in the 1st, Brian Rafalski makes a great one time pass off a turnover to Alexander Mogilny who gets the puck ahead to Scott Gomez over the Avalanche blueline. Gomez drops the puck to Mogilny who rips a shot past Patrick Roy to put the Devils back on top, 2...

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By rss@youtube.com (McKay4429061) Not long after the Corkum goal, the Devils were awarded a power play. They didn't end up scoring on the PP, but right after, while the Avs were still technically short a player, who was just being released from the penalty box. Scott Niedermayer's shot from the blueline hits traffic in front,...

Source: The NHL The Colorado Avalanche re signed restricted free agent forward Wojtek Wolski to a two year contract on Wednesday. The 22 year old native of Poland had 48 points, including 18 goals, last season. He had six winning goals and was 4 for 8 in shootout attempts. Wolski was the clubs t...

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Source: The NHL The Colorado Avalanche signed former Maple Leafs goalie Andrew Raycroft and forward Darcy Tucker, who both had their contracts bought out by Toronto last week. Raycroft signed a one year deal on Tuesday, and Tucker agreed to a two year contract. The Avalanche also signed Sw...

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By rss@youtube.com (BroncoRamAvs26) Peter Forsberg and the Avs skating onto the ice on March 4th vs. the Vancouver Canucks. Author: BroncoRamAvs26 Keywords: Peter Forsberg hockey return Colorado Avalanche NHL Added: March 5, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (goalie4life5555) Played Avs in a couple shootouts. many sweet dekes and goals and even saves by theodore! anyway if you watch closely whenever sakic shoots, he does the same exact move everytime. idk if its a glitch but its weird how he does that Keywords: NHL 08 Shootout Detroit Red Wings vs Colorado Avalanch...

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TAMPA, FLA. - Victor Hedman is going to be one heck of a player for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he was good Monday night against the Avalanche . But in the first meeting between the Lightning's first-round

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Matt Duchene had two goals and Craig Anderson made 33 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 on Monday night.

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The Avalanche didn't practice Sunday before traveling to Florida, where it will face the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight to open a five-game road trip. But the plane ride gave Colorado coach Joe Sacco and his staff additional chance to ponder how to adjust in the wake of the loss of winger David...

By trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) Forget for a moment that after getting first-period goals from Matt Hendricks and Matt Duchene, the Avalanche blew a 2-0 lead and ended up losing 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild in a shootout Saturday night at the Pepsi Center.

After missing five games with a jaw injury, Avalanche captain Adam Foote will return to the lineup tonight against the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center.

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David Legwand scored at 3:07 of overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Predators' seventh straight victory.

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David Jones scored twice, Paul Stastny had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche stopped a two-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.

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By editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post) Avalanche captain Adam Foote participated in the morning skate today, but coach Joe Sacco confirmed that the veteran defenseman won't play tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Pepsi Center.

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By trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) Three weeks ago, the Avalanche was 10-1-2, reveling in its status as the NHL's biggest surprise, and sitting in first place in the Northwest Division.

Losing their most veteran and grizzled defenceman early in the game didn't stop the Colorado Avalanche blueline from making life miserable for the Calgary Flames.

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.

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...

Ryan Wilson's first NHL points fittingly came against the team that traded him away. The Colorado rookie scored his first career goal and added an assist, Milan Hejduk got the game-winner and the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night. Originally signed as a free agent by Ca...

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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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Forward Chris Durno has been recalled by the Colorado Avalanche from the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League.

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Forward Chris Durno has been recalled by the Colorado Avalanche from the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League. The 29-year-old Durno leads the Monsters with seven goals and is tied for the team lead with 13 points in a dozen games this season. Durno, of Scarborough, Ontario, was...

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In game No. 667, Henrik Sedin had a first. The center - an All-Star last season - notched his first NHL hat trick, helping the Vancouver Canucks snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Sedin's three-goal spurt was part of Vancouver's biggest offens...

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 Vancouver Canucks hope to avoid a season-high fourth loss in a row tonight in a Northwest Division battle with the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center.

Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round Wednesday night, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche - the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker. It was the first time the teams didn't need to go to extended shootouts. Chicag...

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The Colorado Avalanche have activated Darcy Tucker from the injured reserve list after he missed eight games with a concussion. Tucker was available for the Avs' game at Chicago on Wednesday night. Colorado also placed defenseman John-Michael Liles on injured reserve with a hurt should...

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By editor@denverpost.com (By The Denver Post) Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker, who missed the past eight games after a concussion, was activated from the injured reserve list and will be available tonight in Chicago. But Milan Hejduk is still out.

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The Colorado Avalanche may get a boost with the expected return of gritty forward Darcy Tucker when the team travels to Chicago on Wednesday.

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. Patrick O'Sullivan and Tom Gilbert added power-play goals, Andrew Cogliano also sco...

By editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post) This season, it's almost as if former Broncos guard Keith Bishop pops into the Avalanche bench every time Colorado falls behind 2-0 and repeats his famous pronouncement.

Matt Duchene Avalanche rookie center Matt Duchene was on the ice for the morning skate today and afterward said he would be in the lineup for tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Pepsi Center.

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By trei@denverpost.com (Terry Frei / The Denver Post / ) Avalanche rookie center Matt Duchene was on the ice for the morning skate today and afterward said he would be in the lineup for tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Pepsi Center.

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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.

Apparently, Avalanche fans are going to need a little more proof that their team is as good as its record before they start showing up in larger numbers.

Milan Hejduk had two goals and an assist, and Peter Budaj - recovered from swine flu - stopped 28 shots in his first start of the season, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night. Marek Svatos also scored, David Jones added an empty-netter,...

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Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler each had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Raycroft made 18 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Sunday night. Tanner Glass rounded out the scoring midway through the third period as the Canucks won for the sixth time in their las...

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By Associated Press Mason Raymond and Ryan Kesler each had a goal and an assist, and Andrew Raycroft made 18 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks over the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Sunday night.

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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 Associated Press Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, and Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored their first goals of the season to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night.

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Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves, and Ryane Clowe and Jamie McGinn scored their first goals of the season to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday night. Dany Heatley added his ninth goal of the season. The Sharks have won four straight an...

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By Associated Press Wojtek Wolski broke a tie at 5:31 of the third period, and Craig Anderson made 30 saves to help the Colorado Avalanche reach 10 victories with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

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By Associated Press Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

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Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season, leading the Colorado Avalance to a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Wojtek Wolski had two goals and Milan Hejduk also scored as the Avalanche (9-1-2) won their third in a row and fifth of their last si...

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

The Colorado Avalanche confirm that backup goalie Peter Budaj has the swine flu. Budaj didn't accompany the Avalanche on their four-game road trip that begins Tuesday night in Edmonton. There's a chance Budaj could rejoin the team later in the trip if he's cleared by team doctors. The team s...

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By Colorado Avalanche On Opening Night of the 2009-2010 NHL season, the Colorado Avalanche honored Joe Sakic by raising the future Hall of Famer's No. 19 to the Pepsi Center rafters. The Avs wore a set of new burgundy jerseys with the Sakic “C” Retireme...

By editor@denverpost.com (The Associated Press) DENVER—The Colorado Avalanche have placed Darcy Tucker on the injured list three days after he suffered a concussion on a check from Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu.

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The Colorado Avalanche have placed Darcy Tucker on the injured list three days after he suffered a concussion on a check from Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu. The team announced the move on Monday, when it also recalled forward Chris Durno from the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL to fill Tucker's plac...

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Craig Anderson made a season-high 48 saves, Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche continued their surprising start with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Kris Draper scored his second goal of the season and Jimmy Ho...

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Colorado Avalanche forward Darcy Tucker has been released from the hospital Saturday, a day after suffering a concussion when he was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu. Tucker, second on the team with four goals this season, will be out indefinitely, a team spokesma...

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Seeing Darcy Tucker injured on a check into the boards was bad enough. Colorado coach Joe Sacco tried to make sure things didn't get any worse, urging his team to rein in its emotions after seeing Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard. The talk seemed to refocus the Avalanche, with Milan Hejd...

By mkiszla@denverpost.com (By Mark Kiszla / The Denver Post) In his 18th NHL season, Avalanche captain Adam Foote finally brought back a gift from a road trip that really pleased his kids: Avs rookie Matt Duchene, who immediately became the household's No. 1 scoring threat in mini-sticks hockey.

ST. PAUL, MINN. - Dave Barr, an Avalanche assistant coach under Tony Granato last season, saw his former team from up close Wednesday - from the Minnesota Wild bench.

The Colorado Avalanche didn't finish their road trip exactly as they'd hoped, but they're still the Western Conference's top team going into their first home game in nearly three weeks. The surprising Avs will hope to continue their impressive start in front of the Denver crowd Friday ni...

By Associated Press Mikko Koivu tied the game in regulation and scored on Minnesota's first shot in the shootout, sending the Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) The Colorado Avalanche announced this week they're keeping both 18-year-old centers and not returning them to junior hockey, a huge accomplishment for both kids. Once they play in their 10th NHL game Friday night, their NHL entry-level contracts will kick in regardless of whether they...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) When Ryan Wilson cheered for the Colorado Avalanche, they were one of the National Hockey League’s hottest teams. When Wilson was called up last week to play for the Avalanche, they were also one of the NHL’s hottest teams, a development that has caught the hockey world completely by surpr...

By editor@denverpost.com (The Denver Post) The Colorado Avalanche on Monday confirmed that it plans to keep 18-year-old rookie centers Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly on the roster through Friday's 10th game of the season, against against Carolina at home.

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By John Kreiser and Brian Hunter | NHL.com Staff Writers With each passing game and each impressive win on their long road trip, the Colorado Avalanche put a little more distance between this season's team and the one that finished 2008-09 at the bottom of the Western Conference. The Avalanch...

By Shane Giroux(thebatlab@gmail.com) Our old pal Brad May will be in the lineup tonight for the Wings and already fans are predicting a David Koci-May square off. Dario is taking it up a notch and hoping for an Adam Foote-Todd Bertuzzi showdown. Hard to argue with that. Is Wings Avs rivalry dead?(opinion)

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) It's not that the Colorado Avalanche were looking for a reason to send Ryan O'Reilly back to his junior team. It's just that almost no one -- including O'Reilly himself -- expected he would still be in Denver. Not only is O'Reilly still a member of the Colorado Avalanche, but the 2009 second-r...

By Adam Kimelman | NHL.com Staff Writer It's pretty surprising, coming here playing with the best players in the world, against some of the best players in the world. I surprised myself, I guess." -- Ryan O'Reilly It's not that the Colorado Avalanche were looking...

By Associated Press Ryan O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal 13:47 into the third to help the Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal 3-2 on Thursday night, spoiling the Canadiens' 100th home opener.

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By daterster@gmail.com (Adrian Dater / The Denver Post) With John-Michael Liles bending over in obvious pain, his shoulder sagging, it appeared the Avalanche defenseman might have suffered a separated shoulder Tuesday night in Toronto.

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By daterster@gmail.com (Adrian Dater / The Denver Post / ) MONTREAL — Avalanche defenseman John-Michael Liles, who had five points in his first six games, will be out about two weeks after suffering a bruised shoulder Tuesday in Toronto.

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David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday. Marek Svatos had a tie-breaking power-play goal midway into the second period. Milan Hejduk and Scott Hannan also scored for the Avalanche (3-1-1). Craig Anderson made 29 saves for C...

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By Associated Press David Jones scored a short-handed goal to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Monday.

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By Associated Press Andrew Ladd scored on a high shot in the ninth round of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night in their home opener.

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By trei@denverpost.com (Terry Frei / The Denver Post) Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson, who sat out Tuesday's practice with a groin muscle issue, said he would be ready to go against the Nashville Predators tonight.

By editor@denverpost.com (Adrian Dater The Denver Post) The Post's Avalanche writer responds to your questions in Adrian Dater's Avs Mailbag. In this installment, Adrian takes seven Q's, including a pair about former captain Joe Sakic.

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 trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) With a No. 19 in the Avalanche uniform style on the podium in front of him, Joe Sakic mused that on the 2009-10 season's opening night, he was "kinda getting that itch."

The Avs' Paul Stastny, just 23 years old, is taking on a leadership role as he tries to rebound from an injury- marred season when he scored just 11 goals and 36 points.

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) The Colorado Avalanche have reassigned Tyler Weiman, Chris Durno and Derek Peltier to the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL). Weiman and Durno will have to clear waivers. So the Avs will start the season with two 18-year-old centers on their roster with Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. Tom Preissing i...

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By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) The Colorado Avalanche has signed forward Ryan O'Reilly to a three-year entry level contract. O'Reilly was the Avs second pick, 33rd overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. According to Adrian Dater of the Denver Post, O'Reilly will be paid $2.7 million over the life of the contract.

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) Quebec tops Shawinigan 5-2. Kelsey Tessier, who is captain of the Remparts, recorded an assist in his first game of the regular season. He launched five shots on goal and won 18 of 25 face-offs. Peter Delmas was victorious in his Quebec debut. He made 31 saves in the game. One interesting non Avs p...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) You can find a couple of fan takes from Monday's session provided by mfured20 at Mile High Hockey and ABasin over at Hockey's Future. The Avs will have another round of practices on Tuesday starting at 9:00 AM at Family Sports in Centennial, CO.

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 noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) Adrian Dater wrote a piece on the Avs 2008 second round draft pick, Peter Delmas, in Thursday's edition of the Denver Post. Delmas, who is coming off a disappointing season with the Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL), hopes to find new life with Patrick Roy and Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) this year.

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) The Colorado Avalanche annual rookie camp opens on Wednesday at Family Sports in Centennial, CO. The camp will feature 30 players, 20 of them Avalanche draft picks, and run over three days. Practices are scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM each day and are open to the public.

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Ben Guite, Chris Stewart and Marek Svatos each lit the lamp as well for the Avalanche, who had won three in a row before their slide. Tyler Arnason ended with three helpers in the win. Colorado plays the first of back-to-back home games tonight and is 17-15-0 at the Pepsi Center this season.

Milan Hejduk, Ryan Smyth, Ben Guite, Chris Stewart and Marek Svatos each lit the lamp for the Avalanche, who also snapped a five-game skid on the road. Chicago, which hasn't made the playoffs since 2001-02, is still fourth in the Western Conference with 81 points on the season.

The Avalanche, who are last in the West with 57 points, have lost their last six games and were handed a 3-2 loss Wednesday against visiting Detroit. Kris Draper scored the eventual game-winner late in the second to help lead the Red Wings to victory at the Pepsi Center.

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The Avalanche, who were swept in four regular-season games by the Wings last year, have still lost eight of their last 10 at home versus Detroit...The Avs moved to 17-15-0 at the Pepsi Center this year while the Red Wings improved to 19-10-5 on the road.

By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) Injury updates In other news, Adam Foote is still out with a triceps tear, Paul Stastny took a few laps after practice yesterday and Joe Sakic continues to avoid snowblowers. I said if the Avs can't beat the Leafs at home, it might be time to call it a season.

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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

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Milan Hejduk had two goals to lead the Avalanche. Chris Stewart also scored for Colorado, while Peter Budaj gave up four goals on 26 shots in the loss. The Avalanche are last in the Western Conference with 57 points, but are still only eight points out of a playoff berth.

Atlanta returns home following four consecutive road games against Western Conference foes. After beginning the tour with wins at Anaheim and Los Angeles, the Thrashers lost in a shootout to Phoenix on Thursday and were then handed a 3-1 defeat to San Jose two days later.

Matt Cullen recorded his first career hat trick, as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 5-2, at RBC Center. Wojtek Wolski and Darcy Tucker accounted for the Colorado goals. The Avalanche, which were playing in the second leg of a six-game road trip, saw their three-g...

By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) Probably a hold on Colorado." - Nope, Interference on the Wings. It's a 2-2 tie." - Nope, it was 3-2 at that point Wings have three games in hand on the Sharks." - Nope, Sharks have three in hand on the Wings. Related Links NHL.com Event Summary Avs beat Red Wings, again

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By Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com) Having Sakic, Stastny and Wolski down the middle would have given the Avs one of the best best trios in the league. Playoff bound! The Avs are back in the playoff picture! And if the playoffs started today they would face the Detroit Red Wings.

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The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche will both be aiming to get out of the basement in the Northwest Division tonight, as the two clubs square off at the Pepsi Center.The Oilers and Avalanche each have 45 points on the season, tied for the fewest in the Northwest. Both clubs trail third...

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

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Cody McLeod scored twice and Peter Budaj made 25 saves, as the Colorado Avalanche topped the Nashville Predators, 5-1, at the Pepsi Center.John-Michael Liles posted a goal and an assist, his third consecutive multi- point performance for the Avalanche, who have won three games in a row a...

Wojtek Wolski scored the only goal of the shootout, and Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj made 41 saves to help the Avalanche log a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.The Avs have won both matchups with the Red Wings this season, having picked up a win December 15 in Detroit, and started to swin...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. EST; TV: VS). Puck the Media argues that this isn't a rivalry any longer, citing the Avs' lack of success and last year's anti-climactic playoff series. But while The Chief is clearly still hung up on Penguins fans on A2Y, as long as Color...

CBC.ca  - Dec 15, 2008 Leading the Central Division by a comfortable margin with one of the league's best records proves the Detroit Red Wings aren't experiencing a Stanley Cup ... Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings Over 5½ SBR Forum Scouting the Avs MLive.com all 254 news articles

By Greg Wyshynski It's been a struggle offensively for Byfuglien this season, but not last night at the Colorado Avalanche. He beat Peter Budaj on a second-period breakaway and scored the game-winning goal off a Martin Havlat feed at 13:51 of the third to give former Avs coach Joel Quenneville a victory in h...

By Greg Wyshynski It's been a struggle offensively for Byfuglien this season, but not last night at the Colorado Avalanche. He beat Peter Budaj on a second-period breakaway and scored the game-winning goal off a Martin Havlat feed at 13:51 of the third to give former Avs coach Joel Quenneville a victory in h...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche (9 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, ALT, Yahoo! Sports). Adam Foote is back for the Avs, but Adrian Dater is wondering if Colorado is way too over-cautious with the way it handles injuries of the non-snowblower variety.

By Paul DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that captain Joe Sakic underwent surgery last night to repair three broken fingers and tendon damage. He is expected to miss approximately three months.  added 1:35pm, from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,

By Noah Love Mark Girodano initiated the sequence on the ice-breaker, dancing away from Paul Stastny at the Colorado blue line, heading for daylight and uncorking a shot that Peter Budaj kicked back into the slot Bertuzzi of course was the player who attacked former Avs winger Steve Moore in an infam...

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.

Marek Svatos ended a goaltending clinic from both sides with the game-winning score in the shootout to lift Colorado over Vancouver, 2-1, at General Motors Place.Paul Stastny registered a third-period goal to tie and extend the game and Peter Budaj, who was coming off a shutout of the Nas...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Vancouver Canucks retire their fan base. And yet they still haven't put them out of their misery. [Canucks and Beyond] • The Colorado Avalanche defeat the streaking Buffalo Sabres, and suddenly Avs fans are rushing to un-push that panic button. [Mile High Hockey]

By Ross McKeon The veteran forward, who drew criticism for a lack of production when he wasn't injured during his first season in Colorado last year, scored a pair of goals to trigger the Avs' win in Los Angeles. Smyth tied the game 1-1 with an even-strength goal at 11:28 of the opening period. He broke in alo...

By Greg Wyshynski • Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom gets nervous about President Bush. Join the club, Nicky. [Snapshots] • Fantasy advice from Dobber: Strong buy on David Booth of the Florida Panthers, and be sure to give Chris Clark of the Washington Capitals and T.J. Oshie of the St. Louis Blues som...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Boston Bruins at Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. EDT; TV: VS.). The Tony Granato Era begins ... well, again for the Avs. Mile High Hockey provides the Colorado context, exhibiting some jersey envy while looking forward to what a Ryan Smyth/Paul Stastny/Milan Hejduk line can do. Hub Hockey ha...

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...

By MJ Kasprzak This was a tough call for me. The Avs definitely are not as strong in the league's most important position (goalie) and many of the core players are getting old. But their schedule will be easier than that of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Nashville Predators have lost too much, and the Vancouver Ca...

By Greg Wyshynski • Former Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville is charged with DUI. Meh, still beats coaching the Islanders. [All Things Avs] • Hello Mudduh ... Hello Fadduh ... a letter from Camp Claude with the Boston Bruins. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]

By editor@denverpost.com (By The Denver Post) The Avalanche on Tuesday traded for center Marty Sertich, sending a draft choice to the Dallas Stars in exchange for the former Colorado College star.

Avs' Guite remembers dad's 'stag' party in WHA MLive.com, MI - Apr 26, 2008 Such as his dad's history with the Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that relocated to Denver to become the Avalanche in 1995. Quebec joined the NHL in 1979, ...

Avs' Guite remembers dad's 'stag' party in WHA MLive.com, MI - Apr 26, 2008 Such as his dad's history with the Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that relocated to Denver to become the Avalanche in 1995. Quebec joined the NHL in 1979, ...

Avs' Guite remembers dad's 'stag' party in WHA MLive.com, MI - Apr 26, 2008 Such as his dad's history with the Quebec Nordiques, the franchise that relocated to Denver to become the Avalanche in 1995. Quebec joined the NHL in 1979, ...

Avs' Golden Oldies pacing Colorado's playoff push Calgary Herald,  Canada - Apr 21, 2008 For the Colorado Avalanche, Saturday was turn-back-the-clock night at Denver's Pepsi Center. There was 38-year-old Joe Sakic, playing in his 168th career ...

Before the Avalanche there were the Nordiques  MN - Apr 9, 2008 The Avs won another Cup in 2001. The leading scorers on the final Quebec team in 1995 were Joe Sakic with 62 points and Forsberg with 50 in the 48-game ...

Before the Avalanche there were the Nordiques  MN - Apr 9, 2008 The Avs won another Cup in 2001. The leading scorers on the final Quebec team in 1995 were Joe Sakic with 62 points and Forsberg with 50 in the 48-game ...

The Colorado Avalanche have had a rough season regarding injuries this season, and recieved some rough news yesterday. The Avs have lost forward Marek Svatos for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, and forward Ryan Smyth will be out indefinitely as he recovers from a concussion and mino...

By PJ Swenson Theodore was outstanding in his return, stopping 30 of 31 shots in the Avs' 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. Goals by Ben Guite, T.J. Hensick and Jeff Finger (on an empty net) earned the injury-ravaged Avalanche another two points, moving it within one point of the North...

Report: Coach Ordered Hit on Avs Player  CO - Dec 6, 2007 TORONTO - A report says that the hit that ended the career of former Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in 2004 may have been ordered by a former head ...

Avs ready for good home cooking at Pepsi Center  CO - Nov 24, 2007 DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche haven't had much success on the road this season. But at home they've been nearly unstoppable. ...

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.

Avs welcome rival Wild to Denver  - Feb 22, 2007 Sports Network) - Northwest Division rivals face off tonight in a key showdown from Denver's Pepsi Center, where the Colorado Avalanche aim for a ...

 WA - Sports Network) - Two teams in need of a victory will face off this evening at the Pepsi Center, where the Colorado Avalanche host an Atlanta Thrashers ...

 - Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche open up the season's second half tonight at the Pepsi Center against a Phoenix Coyotes team it has dominated in ...

 UK - The Colorado Avalanche will try ... The Avalanche, who are 8-9-1 as the visiting club this season ... The Avs have dropped four in a row at Nashville during that stretch ...

 Australia - Dec 27, 2006 Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche look to ... The Avs have been playing their best hockey of the season ... a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, while Jose ...

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 Australia - Dec 5, 2006 Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche try to draw closer in the ... John-Michael Liles scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who had won five of their ...

 UK - Dec 5, 2006 The Colorado Avalanche try to draw closer in ... John-Michael Liles scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who had won five of their previous seven games. ...

 - Dec 5, 2006 Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche try to draw closer in the ... John-Michael Liles scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who had won five of their ...

 - Dec 5, 2006 Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche try to draw closer in the ... John-Michael Liles scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who had won five of their ...

 Canada - Nov 29, 2006 Jordan Leopold still hasn't played a game for the Colorado Avalanche but you wouldn't ... When healthy, the Avs hope they will have a top defenceman capable of ...

 - try to get back in the win column when they battle the Colorado Avalanche tonight at ... The Avalanche hope to put the brakes on a three-game skid when they ... Avalanche Preview - Nov. 15 Boulder Daily Camera (subscription) all 17 news articles

 - Nov 11, 2006 on for a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche at the ... shots in a valiant effort for the Avalanche, losers in ... shot from 40 feet that handcuffed the Avs netminder. ...

 - Nov 11, 2006 this evening as they host the Colorado Avalanche at Gaylord ... meeting of the season between the Avalanche and the ... seven in the series and the Avs have dropped ...

 OH - Nov 2, 2006 The Colorado Avalanche, the old Avalanche, used to treat the Blue ... if you consider losing to the Avs 5-3 ... on the offensive end, outshooting the Avalanche 44-22. ...

 MO - The Colorado Avalanche fell 326 fans short of a sellout on ... The Avs had sold out 487 consecutive games at ... s captain back then was … Joe Sakic (right), same as ...

 - Oct 5, 2006 Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche try to ... John-Michael Liles had a pair of assists for the Avs ... The Avalanche will host Vancouver on Sunday to begin a three ...

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.

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