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Oilers leave it late against Avalanche

12 Oct 2008 19:45:02 PDT

Dustin Penner scored his second goal of the night with 5.4 seconds left in regulation time to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the visiting Colorado Avalanche Sunday.

Original story at CBC News .

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Avalanche D Foote plays in 1,000th NHL game

12 Oct 2008 17:20:37 PDT

Adam Foote returned to the Colorado Avalanche in time to play his 1,000th career NHL game.

Original story at sports.yahoo.com .

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L.A. trip won't be easy for Blake (SJ Mercury)

12 Oct 2008 09:56:21 PDT

Written by Michael Zampelli
Sharks defenseman Rob Blake wore a Los Angeles Kings jersey for more than 13 of his 18 NHL seasons, including the past two, but he said he didn't anticipate that playing against them Saturday would be a big deal. http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci...nclick_check=1 L.A. trip won't be easy fo...

Original story at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum .

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1,000 games for Foote

11 Oct 2008 22:32:25 PDT

Written by daterster@gmail.com (By Adrian Dater / The Denver Post)
The Celsius temperature in Quebec City, Quebec, on the night of Oct. 19, 1991, wasn't much higher than the victory total — one — of the hometown Nordiques when the puck dropped at Le Colisee against the Detroit Red Wings.

Original story at Denver Post .

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Bruins check in

10 Oct 2008 22:08:37 PDT

MINNEAPOLIS - First impressions, some very positive, some not, from the Bruins' season-opening 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Thursday night: ...

Original story at BostonHerald.com .

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Avalanche Fall 5-4 to Bruins in Season Opener

10 Oct 2008 12:37:44 PDT

Written by Shane Giroux(noreply@blogger.com)
AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The Avalanche were downed 4-3 by the Boston Bruins last night as the 2008/09 season kicked off. The Bruins were catching a lot of odd bounces including their third goal which was a shot from the point that appeared to bounce off Ian Laperierre, Adam Foote and Marc...

Original story at Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk) .

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Colorado Avalanche news and blogs - October 12, 2008

12 Oct 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Colorado Avalanche news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• EDMONTON, CANADA -OCTOBER 12: Lubomir Visnovsky #71 and Eric Co... Getty Images -- from Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Colorado Avalanche Photos
• Oilers take on Avalanche in season opener at Rexall Place -- from TSN.ca
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from KCBA Fox 35: Sports News
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from 13WHAM-TV
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from Eyewitness News Memphis
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from KOKI FOX 23
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from Newswatch 50
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from CBS 47
• Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs -- from KGET 17
• Recap: Boston 5 - Colorado 4 -- from In The Cheap Seats

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Puck Headlines: The Red Wings' opening night hysteria

09 Oct 2008 15:38:33 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Predicting the standings, because it's fun to look stupid

09 Oct 2008 07:17:41 PDT

Written by Greg Wyshynski
1 * Detroit Red Wings 2 * Chicago Blackhawks 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Nashville Predators 5 St. Louis Blues Northwest Division 1 * Calgary Flames 2 * Edmonton Oilers 3 * Colorado Avalanche 4 Minnesota Wild 5 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Division

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Top 10 Best NHLers You've Never Heard Of

08 Oct 2008 07:17:03 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Top 10 NHL Players You've Never Heard Of

08 Oct 2008 07:17:03 PDT

Written by Randall Buschmann
After playing the last three seasons with the Panthers, Montador certainly isn't a household name. His signing with Anaheim this past July also went under the radar. Last season he put up eight goals and 23 points while splitting time as a right winger and a defenseman. It's always nice for a t...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Puck Headlines: Don't fret Pronger, there's always alternate capt.

07 Oct 2008 16:00:36 PDT

Written by Greg Wyshynski
• Nikolai Khabibulin makes the Chicago Blackhawks opening night roster. For now. [Sun Times] • The Edmonton Oilers appear to have laundered the old jerseys of Kevin Lowe and Craig MacTavish and reused them as "third jerseys" for 2008-09. [Oilers]

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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NHL 2008-2009 Predictions

04 Oct 2008 02:32:34 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Ken's NHL Power Rankings: Where Does Your Team Stack Up?

03 Oct 2008 04:40:07 PDT

Written by Ken Armer
1. Detroit Red Wings 2. San Jose Sharks 3. Dallas Stars 4. Montreal Canadiens 5. Calgary Flames 9. Chicago Blackhawks 14. Colorado Avalanche 17. Vancouver Canucks 18. Nashville Predators 27. Florida Panthers 30. Los Angeles Kings

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Puck Headlines: Canadiens reveal centennial and all-star jerseys

25 Sep 2008 08:24:19 PDT

Written by Greg Wyshynski
• Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has a broken nose and will miss the next three games. There goes the Norris ... [Khan!] • Darcy Tucker plays up with Joe Sakic as the Colorado Avalanche drop a preseason tilt to the Los Angeles Kings. [Avs Talk]

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Puck Headlines: Gonchar's injury leaves Penguins' defense plucked

22 Sep 2008 07:59:30 PDT

Written 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]

Original story at Yahoo! Canada Sports .

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Sakic Signs for Another Season

28 Aug 2008 11:41:00 PDT

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Jes G?lbez)
Could you imagine the Colorado Crapalanche without Joe Sakic? He's been the face of the Quebec/Colorado franchise since I was a wee little lad, and not having him on the team would be like not having rain in Vancouver during an August morning.

Original story at jesgolbez (Blogspot) .

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An Updated on the NHL 2008 UFA Talent Pool.

23 Jul 2008 12:52:00 PDT

After Sundin, the depth drops dramatically. Teemu Selanne is still but despite some internet chatter of his signing with Montreal to play with old buddy Saku Koivu (and how many years has THAT old chestnut been flying around? Ten??) it’s Anaheim or retirement for Selanne.

Original story at Spector's .

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Latest NHL Trades and Free Agent Signings - June 30, 2009

30 Jun 2008 04:07:00 PDT

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...

Original story at Spector's .

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Canucks 1 Avalanche 2

14 Apr 2008 15:06:08 PDT

Written by hoopsjunky
Depending on how you looked at things, in fact, the Vancouver Canucks were sitting in an enviable position before they skated into Denver to meet the Colorado Avalanche, and they're still not that badly off. They're in a three-way cluster around the final two playoff spots in the Western C...

Original story at CANUCKS HOCKEY .

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Defunct Teams are People Too!

28 Dec 2007 22:07:37 PST

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*

Original story at fans.nhl.com .

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Game #20: Colorado Avalance at Minnesota Wild, Sunday November 18th, 2007 at 5pm (CST) Xcel Energy Center (GAME PREVIEW)

18 Nov 2007 11:55:37 PST

Written by Theresa Ferries
Colorado Avalanche 11-6-1 23pts 1st in Northwest Division 2. #19 Joe Sakic ~ 5G 13A = 18pts 5. #94 Ryan Smyth ~ 6G 7A = 13pts 1. #14 Ian Laperriere ~ 31PIM’s 3. #94 Ryan Smyth ~ 18PIM’s Minnesota Wild (10-7-2) 22pts 2nd in Northwest Division

Original story at MVN .

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Avs drop into second

20 Jan 2006 13:59:00 PST

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.

Original story at Sports Network .

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Turnaround wasn't unexpected to Avalanche

20 Jan 2006 13:42:00 PST

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.

Original story at CBS Sportsline .

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Avalanche also hot with eight consecutive

17 Jan 2006 20:34:00 PST

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.

Original story at CBS Sportsline .

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Toronto (24-17-3) at Colorado (26-17-3) 9:00 pm EST

17 Jan 2006 08:06:43 PST

Original story at ESPN .

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