Tag: Calgary Flames
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Avalanche’s Joel Kiviranta living up to ‘Playoff Kivi’ nickname ahead of NHL postseason
Joel Kiviranta already had a nickname. “Kivi” is what teammates and coaches inside the Avalanche locker room have dubbed him over the years. Ahead of Colorado’s 9-2 annihilation of the Calgary Flames at Ball Arena on Monday, he learned of an updated nickname some in the media have given him: “Playoff Kivi.” “I try to…
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After 3 straight second-round playoff exits, Colorado Avalanche look to push through
The first round of the playoffs hasn’t been the problem for the Colorado Avalanche. Talk of three straight second-round exits has dogged a team widely considered to be in a championship window. External talk, anyway. “We all know, (those) who’ve been here the last three years – that’s the hump that we try to get…
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Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon leaves road trip with upper-body injury
Colorado Avalanche top-line center Nathan MacKinnon missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win at the Calgary Flames with an upper-body injury. “He’ll land in Denver, and then he’ll start seeing our docs,” coach Jared Bednar said, according to NHL.com. The report also said there was no timeline for MacKinnon’s return and that Bednar speculated the injury could have…
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Darcy Kuemper, Colorado Avalanche blank Calgary Flames in first game without Gabriel Landeskog
DENVER — Through the first two months of 2022, the Colorado Avalanche were uncommonly healthy and wildly successful. Adversity rolled in again this week. Coach Jared Bednar said captain Gabriel Landeskog would have knee surgery Monday and the team hopes to have him back sometime in the final 22 regular-season games. From March 3-13, the…