Tag: Jared Bednar
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The Colorado Avalanche may have struck gold with undrafted Ivan Ivan | NHL Insider
It’s a name so nice you say it twice, and Avalanche fans might be doing so for years to come. Fourteen months ago, Ivan Ivan was a guy entering his first NHL training camp on an AHL contract. Fast forward to today, and he’s become a favorite of Jared Bednar’s. “He’s a trusted two-way player,”…
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Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin out vs. New York Rangers with lower-body injury
Colorado Avalanche top-six forward Valeri Nichushkin is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday night against the New York Rangers, coach Jared Bednar confirmed after morning skate. Nichushkin is considered “day-to-day” for a possible return, Bednar said. The Avs near the postseason with Nichushkin playing a significant role over nine wins in…
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Avalanche sign veteran forward Alex Galchenyuk for remainder of season: ‘It makes sense’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Avalanche agreed to contract terms Monday with veteran forward Alex Galchenyuk for the remainder of this season. Galchenyuk, 28, has appeared in 643 career NHL games between six teams: Canadiens, Coyotes, Maple Leafs, Penguins, Senators and Wild. The No. 3 overall NHL…
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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’s Evan Rodrigues expected to miss several weeks with lower-body injury
DENVER • The Avalanche have lost another prominent forward to a significant injury. Evan Rodrigues is considered “week to week,” coach Jared Bednar told reporters Saturday, and he is expected to miss about two to four weeks in total. The lower-body injury occurred in Wednesday’s home loss to Vancouver. Rodrigues, signed in the offseason from Pittsburgh,…
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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…
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Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev embraces return to face Rangers: ‘It’s exciting to come back’
Alexandar Georgiev is back to face the NHL team that didn’t evaluate him as No. 1 goaltender material. Avalanche vs. Rangers at Madison Square Garden? Call it the Georgiev Revenge Game. “It’s exciting to come back,” Georgiev told The Denver Gazette, seated in the visitor’s dressing room Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, fresh off an…
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Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog undergoes knee surgery, expected to miss 12 weeks
DENVER — The Avalanche will be without their captain for at least three months. Gabe Landeskog underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, coach Jared Bednar told reporters Wednesday after morning skate, and Landeskog is expected to miss the next 12 weeks. The timeline suggests Landeskog won’t return to play in games until at least January. “Gabe Landeskog…
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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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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…