Tag: Mikko Rantanen
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Colorado Avalanche: A closer look at the 2024-25 roster
The 2024-25 season for the Colorado Avalanche opens on Wednesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. It’s time to meet the team, which is full of familiar faces as well as some new ones. Goaltenders 40 Alexandar Georgiev Age: 28 | 6-1 | 178 pounds Which version of Georgiev will the Avalanche get in the final…
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Avalanche vs. Kraken: 3 takeaways from Colorado’s Game 1 loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Avalanche lost to the Kraken, 3-1, Tuesday night in Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Here are three takeaways from Ball Arena: 1. Colorado played from behind. A Kraken goal from winger Eeli Tolvanen in the first period, off defenseman Devon…
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Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen unbothered by NHL All-Star snub: ‘If I get the rest, it’s probably better’
DENVER — Mikko Rantanen does not share in the uproar over his absence from the initial NHL All-Star roster. Quite the opposite. He could use the vacation time. Rantanen, in the pregame Avalanche dressing room Tuesday, with the Florida Panthers in town, shrugged off the snub with reporters. The Gazette asked whether Rantanen makes it…
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Why Artturi Lehkonen is ‘Mr. Clutch’ for the Colorado Avalanche
DENVER — Artturi Lehkonen grins when the question is asked. His answer, as usual, is to the point. How do you explain your reputation for scoring big goals in big moments? “I don’t know,” Lehkonen said, surrounded by reporters Wednesday night in the Avalanche dressing room, his power-play stinger helping Colorado rally past the Canadiens.…
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3 takeaways from Avalanche home loss to Boston Bruins; Burke’s NHL debut, Rantanen No. 1 center
DENVER • The Avalanche dropped a 4-0 home game Wednesday night against the visiting Boston Bruins at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the loss: Burke’s NHL debut Another game, another highly regarded Avalanche prospect making his NHL debut. Colorado’s rash of injuries, and subsequent AHL call-ups, opened the door Wednesday for Cal Burke to…
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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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Artturi Lehkonen exits Avalanche game with injury in blowout road loss at Bruins
BOSTON — The NHL’s best team added insult to injury for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Literally. It was a forgettable Saturday night at TD Garden with the Avalanche falling 5-1 to the red-hot Bruins. Colorado’s lack of depth amid ongoing health woes loomed large. Top-line winger Artturi Lehkonen left the game with an upper-body…
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3 takeaways from Avalanche win at Buffalo Sabres; MacKinnon magic, penalty fest
The Colorado Avalanche won Thursday on the road, 6-4, against the Buffalo Sabres. Here are three takeaways from the game. Slow start One significant criticism of this Avalanche team at the quarter-turn of the season? Their tendency for slow starts. It happened again Thursday night with the Sabres leading 2-1 entering the first intermission. Buffalo…
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Cale Makar sets major NHL defensemen record in shootout victory at Dallas Stars
DALLAS — Cale Makar made NHL history and reacted with a shrug. The generational Avalanche defenseman penned another incredible chapter of his meteoric hockey rise in Monday night’s 3-2 shootout victory at the Dallas Stars. Makar opened the game with a power-play goal to become the fastest blueliner in league history to amass 200 career…
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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…