Tag: Cale Makar
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Brindley, Avalanche conquer overtime for first win past regulation | 5 takeaways
All it took for the Avalanche to conquer their overtime problems was to just let the kid on the ice. Gavin Brindley, the youngest player on the Colorado roster, was the hero in overtime, scoring the game-winning goal to give the Avalanche their first win of the season in a game that went beyond regulation…
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Avalanche blow out Oilers in their own building with 9-1 win | 5 takeaways
When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers play, fans get to witness the four best players in the world on the ice at the same time. The ones wearing white on Saturday evening had far better nights than the ones wearing blue. Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Drury and Parker Kelly all scored twice to…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Only knuckleheads got mad when Cale Makar wore L.A. Rams jersey to NFL game
The Avalanche wearing Rams jerseys was the most overblown thing ever! Those guys don’t care about any NFL team. They were just there in Los Angeles to hang out at a Rams game on the owner’s dime. – M.L., not a knucklehead Kiz: When Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and the Avs showed up Thursday at SoFi…
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Avalanche’s Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews selected by respective countries for 4 Nations Face-Off
Colorado’s top players will not be getting a rest when the NHL takes a break in the middle of February, but they’re probably alright with that. Over the summer, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were named to Team Canada, while Mikko Rantanen was one of the first players named to Team Finland for the 4…
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Logan O’Connor emerges as essential depth forward to mask Avalanche injury concerns
DENVER — Logan O’Connor’s dependability extends beyond his blue-collar playing style for the Colorado Avalanche. The tenacious third-line winger honors friendly bets among teammates. Even when he loses the wager. Exhibit A: O’Connor, a proud DU guy, wearing a UMass hockey shirt in the Avs’ dressing room last month. Punishment for the Pioneers’ two-game series…
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Cale Makar and Matt Dumba: Family ties bond Avalanche, Wild defensemen in Central Division rivalry
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Cale Makar and Matt Dumba are opposing defensemen in a Central Division rivalry whose NHL dreams started on the same sheet of backyard ice. Makar, the quick-skilled Avalanche phenom, and Dumba, the instigating Wild enforcer, returned to their roots Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center for Colorado’s first road trip…
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NHL Insider: The inevitability of Nathan MacKinnon’s monster Avalanche contract extension
Every Friday during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche What they said “I think it’s really an amazing experience for the Muslim community and it’s really inspiring for us. If he can win the Stanley Cup as a Muslim, he inspires more Muslim…
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NHL Insider: Valeri Nichushkin celebrated in hometown despite Stanley Cup’s ban from Russia
Every Friday during the offseason, beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche. What they said “Being back at the house we grew up in was pretty cool. It comes full circle. The memories and the hard work we all put in for all those years. The dents I…
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Valeri Nichushkin’s pair of goals in Game 2 has Colorado Avalanche in driver’s seat of Stanley Cup Final
DENVER – The Lightning haven’t been able to get off the tracks when Colorado’s train is coming through. Avalanche right winger Valeri Nichushkin, nicknamed “Choo Choo,” scored his second and third goals of the Stanley Cup Final in Saturday’s 7-0 win over the Lightning at Ball Arena and led Colorado to a 2-0 series lead.…
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Colorado Avalanche will face Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals will start Wednesday. The Colorado Avalanche will host back-to-back champion Tampa Bay at 6 p.m. at Ball Arena. The Lightning defeated the New York Rangers on Saturday night in the Eastern Conference finals. Colorado started its Stanley Cup playoff run by sweeping the Nashville Predators, outscoring them 21-9. The Avalanche’s second-round…