Colorado Avalanche

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...

Colorado Avalanche rookie Ryan O'Reilly, right, crashes into Alexander Edler of the Vancouver Canucks on Nov.

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) Strengths: Colorado improved a lot via the 2009 draft, landing two young prospects who started the season in the NHL in Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly. Ryan Stoa, Chris Stewart, and T.J. Galiardi highlight a group of skilled forwards with size. Defensive depth continues to stockpile as the A...

By noreply@blogger.com (Angélique C. Murray (Jori)) Old news by now, but both Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly will play with the Colorado Avalanche for the remainder of the season according to the Denver Post. The decision on Duchene is of little surprise, but O'Reilly has stunned many hockey observers by sticking with the Avalanche.

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 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...

Rookie Ryan O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal at 13:47 of the third period to lift the red-hot Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over Montreal, spoiling the Canadiens' home opener last night.

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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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Less than four months after he sat in the Bell Centre stands waiting to hear his name called by the Colorado Avalanche, Ryan O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal to spoil the Montreal Canadiens' 100th home opener. O'Reilly scored 13:47 into the third and Colorado extended its winning streak...

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By Rick Sadowski | NHL.com Correspondent CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Practice had been over for nearly an hour and Colorado Avalanche rookies Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly were still on the ice, shooting pucks at backup goalie Peter Budaj and working on their passing. Finally, after O'Reill...

By mchambers@denverpost.com (By Mike Chambers / The Denver Post) A day after witnessing the emotional Joe Sakic farewell at the Pepsi Center and making their NHL debuts, Avalanche rookies Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly were working overtime Friday.

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 Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Ryan O’Reilly to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Along with Matt Duchene, the Avalanche has now come to terms with its top two selections from this...

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