Tag: Joonas Donskoi
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Colorado Avalanche’s Joonas Donskoi among Seattle Kraken selections in expansion draft
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The Colorado Avalanche lost Joonas Donskoi in the expansion draft Wednesday as the Seattle Kraken took the Finnish forward to fill out a new roster. Donskoi, 29, had 31 points (17 goals, 14 assists) in 51 regular-season games, memorably scoring the fastest hat trick in Avalanche history March 31. Though it was the fewest games…
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Rantanen, Grubauer, Donskoi return to Avalanche for Friday night tilt against Sharks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar announced Friday morning that three of four players coming off the COVID-19 protocol-related absences list would play that night against the San Jose Sharks. Top-line forward Mikko Rantanen, starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer and forward Joonas Donskoi, who is a goal…
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Nemeth, Soderberg slide back into place for beefed-up Colorado Avalanche
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Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg were with the Colorado Avalanche when the team was gathering strength. The past work paid off as Nemeth and Soderberg were summoned back to Colorado before the trade deadline to fill old and familiar roles on what looks like a Stanley Cup contender. Colorado is 18-1-2 in its past 21…
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Regular season extended as Colorado Avalanche stretch run resumes
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The stretch run is back on. After three games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocol, the Colorado Avalanche are again marching toward the playoffs, practicing Wednesday before a flight to St. Louis. What’s left of the regular season is set to resume against the Blues on Thursday night, the first of four straight games on…
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Updated: Colorado Avalanche leading goal-scorer Mikko Rantanen added to COVID-19 protocol-related absence list
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The day before the NHL’s targeted date for the Colorado Avalanche to return to practice after a pause, leading goal-scorer Mikko Rantanen was added to the COVID-19 protocol-related absences list. Rantanen trails team points leader Nathan MacKinnon (53) by one. He’s appeared in all 43 games. Altitude’s Vic Lombardi tweeted Wednesday that Rantanen is in…
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Joonas Donskoi hat trick just the beginning of Colorado Avalanche romp past Arizona Coyotes
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DENVER — Authentic crowd noise, a skate blade bouncing down the ice, a helmet thrown angrily back at its owner’s face, a water bottle thrown in jest at another face, and the second-fastest hat trick in franchise history. Oh, and nine goals for. Wednesday’s Colorado Avalanche game was memorable. Joonas Donskoi scored a hat trick in…
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Avalanche’s Donskoi ‘poised and relaxed with the puck’ in latest strong game
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DENVER – Joonas Donskoi opened the scoring with his 12th goal of the season Saturday and sits second on the team in that category. The 28-year-old Finnish forward has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in his past eight games. His career high in goals is 16, set last season. “He looks real poised and…