Tag: Mackenzie Blackwood
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Avalanche place Mackenzie Blackwood on injured reserve with lower-body injury
Before the Colorado Avalanche left for Carolina, they delivered unfortunate news. Mackenzie Blackwood, who stopped 13 of 14 shots in Colorado’s win on Wednesday, was placed on injured reserve on Friday with a lower-body injury. The Avalanche will be on the road until Wednesday with games at Carolina, Florida and Tampa Bay. Blackwood will be…
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Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews has unique perspective on being named to Team Canada
Make no mistake. Devon Toews was excited Wednesday about being named to Team Canada for February’s Olympic Games in Italy. He just has a few other things on his mind. “My wife’s due in February, so that’s something that’s way more important to me than making an Olympic team,” Toews said, minutes after being named…
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Blackwood, Avalanche survive to beat Flyers 3-2 and cap successful weekend | 5 takeaways
The Avalanche took their foot off the gas in Philadelphia. They still accomplished their mission, though. It was an ugly third period, but the Avalanche were good enough through the first 40 minutes that it ultimately didn’t matter, as the team walked away with a 3-2 victory over the Flyers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on…
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Rust? What rust? Blackwood stops 35 shots to steal win for Avalanche
NASHVILLE – The Avalanche, as Jared Bednar loves to say, “beat up the puck” on Saturday against the Predators. That might have actually helped their goaltender get into a rhythm. Mackenzie Blackwood was not only Colorado’s best player, but there’s an argument to be made that he was their only good player against the Predators,…
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Most of Avalanche adjusting to NHL dress code change while a few embrace it
Old habits die hard, and for a lot of Avalanche players, that’s been the case with the new dress code in the NHL. But not all of them. Although the new collective bargaining agreement for the NHL doesn’t technically take effect until September 2026, the league has implemented some of the agreed-upon changes a little…
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Mark Kiszla: Why no Denver athlete in last 40 years has worn the ‘C’ as well as Gabe Landeskog
It’s back! And the secret to the Avalanche regaining its championship mojo can be found in Special Sauce No. 92. Want to know why the Avs tower like Pikes Peak over everyone in the NHL’s power rankings? Start with the we’re-in-it-to-win-it vibe established by captain Gabe Landeskog. “I don’t want to say I told you…
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Avalanche lock in goaltending duo, sign Scott Wedgewood to one-year extension
Perhaps Chris MacFarland is an avid Denver Gazette reader after all. On Thursday morning, the Colorado Avalanche signed backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a one-year extension to a deal that will see him carry a $2.5 million cap hit next season. Wedgewood’s hot start, combined with young prospect Ilya Nabokov’s struggles this season in Russia,…
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Avalanche face interesting predicament with goaltending beyond this season | NHL Insider
The Avalanche may view Ilya Nabokov as the future in net, but Scott Wedgewood’s play might delay the full-time arrival of the future another year. While Wedgewood entered Thursday leading the NHL in wins and has held down the fort as Mackenzie Blackwood recovers from off-season surgery, the 22-year-old Nabokov has struggled in the KHL.…