Tag: J.t. Compher
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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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Avalanche training camp: Alex Newhook, J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen discuss second-line center vacancy
The Avalanche have started the evaluation process to determine a second-line center. Three returning players who might fill the role — J.T. Compher, Alex Newhook and Mikko Rantanen — recently discussed the training camp vacancy created by Nazem Kadri’s signing with Calgary. — Compher: “(Coach Jared Bednar) has always been fair. If you’re playing well,…
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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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Josh Manson gets physical in Colorado Avalanche debut, a 3-0 win over Los Angeles Kings
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The day after he was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks – the only NHL team he’d ever played for – new Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson was in penalty kill meetings. Onboarding is expedited when there’s a game the next night. “I think it’ll be an adjustment, just learning how to play within their system…
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Avalanche notebook: Milestones and experiments as Colorado heads into March
DENVER — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson is set to hit 1,000 regular-season NHL games Tuesday at home against the New York Islanders. “To be able to stay good enough to play for that long in a young man’s game and still make an impact, it’s difficult to do,” coach Jared Bednar said. “You don’t see…
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Third-period scoring spurt sends visiting Colorado Avalanche past Vegas Golden Knights
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A pair of third-period goals 26 seconds apart gave the Avalanche their first lead of the game Saturday in Vegas. Colorado made the 3-2 advantage stretch for its second win in Vegas in 10 days – both of which came on the second night of a back-to-back. J.T. Compher first redirected in a shot by…
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Newhook scores winner, Colorado Avalanche outlast Buffalo Sabres in road matinee
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The Colorado Avalanche got through a freewheeling, five-goal first period and past a hat trick from Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson to win, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon. Sabres fans, enjoying a tight game between the league-best Avalanche and their 16-26-8 home team, were not too pleased with the go-ahead goal. Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson dumped…
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Dallas Stars hand Colorado Avalanche first home regulation loss since October
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DENVER – Joe Pavelski scored a pair of power-play goals, Jakob Oettinger made 46 saves and the Dallas Stars handed the Colorado Avalanche their first home regulation loss, 4-1, since Oct. 26 – game 6 of the season. Tuesday featured game 47. The Avalanche went 22 home games without a regulation loss. Dallas is the…
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Colorado Avalanche take wild one at Chicago Blackhawks, their 9th straight victory
J.T. Compher had a “Gordie Howe hat trick” – a goal, an assist and a fight – in his home state. Alex Newhook had his 21st birthday goal overturned, but made sure the next one was beyond reproach. The Colorado Avalanche then held on during an eight-goal third period and won their ninth straight game,…
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Colorado Avalanche top line needs more adjusting as J.T. Compher expected to miss about a month
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher, who is tied for the team lead in goals with five, will miss about a month with an upper-body injury. Compher left the first period of Saturday’s 6-2 win against the San Jose Sharks. He had been centering the top…