Tag: Avalanche
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Scott Wedgewood makes his case for Avalanche goalie in playoffs — and Vezina Trophy | NHL Insider
Ahead of the biggest game of the season against Dallas last week, coach Jared Bednar made the call. “(Scott Wedgewood’s) the guy to go with right now, in my opinion,” he said. If the playoffs started today, it seems unlikely his opinion would change. It was Wedgewood’s net again Tuesday in Pittsburgh, and, like he…
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Logan O’Connor returns to make immediate impact as Avalanche beat Penguins | 5 takeaways
Colorado’s Mayor has returned from his extended leave of absence. For the third straight game on the road, the Colorado Avalanche took care of business, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2. Logan O’Connor played his first game of the season, picking up an assist in the first period and not looking like he missed a beat.…
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Why Avalanche’s once-insurmountable Central Division lead has almost vanished | NHL Insider
On Jan. 10, the Colorado Avalanche held a 12-point lead over the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild in the Central Division. Things have changed a bit, to say the least. After the Stars took down the Avalanche in a shootout Wednesday, that Central lead was down to just two points. Technically, it should be considered…
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Avalanche do almost everything right, still fall to Stars 2-1 in shootout as division race gets tighter
It’s hard to be unhappy with the way the Colorado Avalanche played on Wednesday evening at Ball Arena, but the night still ended with the Dallas Stars gaining on them in the Central Division standings. That’s got to sting just a little. The Avalanche controlled the majority of the play all evening and gave Dallas…
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Avalanche fan favorite Erik Johnson on fast track to TV ‘superstardom’ with ESPN
For 18 seasons, Erik Johnson was one of the guys inside the locker room, removing his hockey gear as the media strolled in to do their job. These days, the shoe is on the other foot. Sort of. That’s one part of his new gig he’s not quite ready for. “I refuse to go in the locker…
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Avalanche defense, goaltending collapse in 7-2 blowout loss to Penguins
It was one of those nights at Ball Arena, but if the Avalanche aren’t careful, more nights like this could lead to them blowing their once-massive Central Division lead. The Pittsburgh Penguins, in the middle of a long five-game road trip that will end in a few days in Carolina, embarrassed the Avalanche at Ball…
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Too little, too late as Avalanche’s regular-season struggles in Winnipeg continue | 5 takeaways
Winnipeg continues to be a house of horrors for the Colorado Avalanche. In the regular season, that is. It was a sleepy game for the Avalanche, who really didn’t make a push offensively until they pulled their goaltender with less than four minutes remaining. At that point, it was too little, too late, as Colorado…
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Avalanche victim was found dead one foot below surface with ski tip poking out
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has released their full report related to the state’s first avalanche death of the season, which occurred in the Boss Basin area near Vail Pass on March 7. On a day when avalanche risk above treeline was rated as a three of five and with about nine inches of…
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Nazem Kadri addition gives Avalanche options when building playoff lineup | NHL Insider
If Jared Bednar wants to bring that 2022 mojo back to the Colorado Avalanche, he already has one combination in mind that could do that. His team just has to get healthy first. The Avalanche presently are without four of the eight wingers they’d prefer to dress in the postseason in Ross Colton, Gabriel Landeskog,…
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Avalanche occurs on 14,272-foot Colorado peak prompting aerial response
An avalanche that took place on a Colorado fourteener in recent days caused a scare in Summit County. Per a report from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, an avalanche was reported to have taken place on the 14,272-foot Quandary Peak with it also reported that numerous people were skinning up the mountain in the area.…