Tag: Conn Smythe
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Will the Avalanche repeat as NHL champions? Get to know 8 franchises in league history to win consecutive Stanley Cups
The Colorado Avalanche are seeking to join a proud fraternity of eight NHL franchises to win consecutive Stanley Cups. Here is a breakdown of each team to repeat as champions. MONTREAL CANADIENS 1930-31 (2X) 1956-60 (5X) 1968-69 (2X) 1976-79 (4X) How it happened: Montreal dominated the pre-expansion era of the NHL when only six teams…
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Avalanche’s Cale Makar makes preseason debut in win against Stars
Cale Makar spent the offseason mentally emptying his trophy case. The Norris, Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup. Forget about all of them. “I’m not focused on anything accolade wise, at all. Everybody keeps asking me: How are going to top next year?” Makar said into a microphone at the beginning of Avalanche training camp. “It’s…
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Paul Klee: How Nathan MacKinnon can surpass Joe Sakic as Avalanche’s greatest star
Joe Sakic, playoffs god, won his first Stanley Cup at age 26. Nathan MacKinnon is 26. You can see where this is going, and it’s time we go there. Does a 25-year gap make for a fair comparison? Not really. Different eras, supporting casts, all that. But after two decades away the Avs are back…