Tag: Gabe Landeskog
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Friday Faceoff: Will return of Gabe Landeskog lift Avalanche over Stars in Stanley Cup playoffs?
Colorado trails Dallas, 2-1, in first-round NHL postseason series with Game 4 at Ball Arena
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Friday Faceoff: Can Avalanche win Stanley Cup without big contribution from Valeri Nichushkin?
We hear the Choo Choo a-comin’, it’s rolling ’round the bend. The return of Valeri Nichushkin will be a dose of sunshine for the Avalanche.
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Logan O’Connor healthy for Avalanche training camp after hip surgery
Ex-DU Pioneers forward aims to build on strong start to 2023 season
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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon expected to miss about four weeks with upper-body injury
The Avalanche will be without superstar center Nathan MacKinnon until after the calendar flips to 2023. MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury Monday in the Philadelphia road loss, and he is expected to miss “approximately four weeks,” the team confirmed late Tuesday. It’s another major blow for an Avalanche team that simply cannot catch a break…
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Avalanche’s Jean-Luc Foudy earns top-line minutes amid injury wave: ‘Just giving him an opportunity’
BOSTON — Need a silver lining amid the recent wave of Avalanche injuries? Here’s one: Top-line minutes for rookie forward Jean-Luc Foudy. The 20-year-old Canada (Ontario) native logged three shots and one block over 12:02 of ice time in Saturday night’s loss in Boston. Much of it alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen following Artturi…
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Dryden Hunt scores first Avalanche goal since added on waivers: ‘It takes a little bit of weight off the top guys’
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche added Dryden Hunt on waivers last month from the Rangers to bolster their forward depth. It paid dividends Saturday night in a 4-1 home victory against the Dallas Stars. Hunt, in his 15th game with the Avs, scored at the net front cleaning up an Alex Newhook rebound. Hunt’s third-line…
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Avalanche at Predators game postponed due to water main break at Bridgestone Arena
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Avalanche can get their Black Friday shopping done early this year. A water main break at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville has postponed the Avs-Predators game that was scheduled to begin at noon (MT), the NHL announced Friday morning. The issue “has significantly impacted the…
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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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3 takeaways from Avalanche victory over Nashville Predators; O’Connor heats up, Bowers injured, McNab honored
DENVER — The Avalanche won Thursday, 5-3, over the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the game. O’Connor heats up The injury-plagued Avalanche need their depth forwards to produce with the absences of Darren Helm, Gabe Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin. One such player stepped up against Nashville — Logan O’Connor. The…
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Valeri Nichushkin to miss about a month following ankle surgery; Avalanche’s Byram, Girard also nursing injuries
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche are about to discover the quality of their roster depth. Three new lower-body injuries to prominent Colorado players — defensemen Bowen Byram, Sam Girard and forward Valeri Nichushkin — were announced Tuesday by coach Jared Bednar upon the team’s return from games played in Finland. Nichushkin will undergo ankle surgery…