Tag: Scott Wedgewood
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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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Victor Olofsson playing ‘outstanding’ defensively as search for offense continues
Victor Olofsson, defensive specialist? Imagine telling that to a Buffalo Sabres fan in 2022. But as we stand here, just a few days before Christmas in 2025, that’s sort of what Olofsson has become for the Colorado Avalanche. His role has essentially been the same, as he once again played on the third line in…
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Avalanche fall to Predators 4-3 in bizarre shootout that ends in controversy | 5 takeaways
The Avalanche and shootouts do not go together. A late Cale Makar goal in regulation forced overtime on Tuesday night in Nashville, but the Predators came out on top and beat the Avalanche in a bizarre shootout by the score of 4-3. Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout, but that wasn’t what…
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Scott Wedgewood ready if Team Canada calls Avalanche goalie for the Olympics: ‘I feel like I can help’
Scott Wedgewood has not heard from Team Canada about the Olympics, but he has heard about the growing “Wedgewood for Canada” movement online. He’s ready to step in if he gets the call. “I think (TNT analyst Paul) Bissonnette posted something about it and my buddies were sending that. It’s starting to get some recognition,”…
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Scott Wedgewood’s 22-save shutout against Blackhawks makes Avalanche history
CHICAGO – The Wood is good in net for the Colorado Avalanche. Very good. One night after Mackenzie Blackwood posted a 35-save shutout against the Nashville Predators, Scott Wedgewood matched his goaltending partner, stopping all 22 shots against the Chicago Blackhawks to lead the Avalanche to a 1-0 victory on Sunday. The performance marked the…
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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.…
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Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin to ‘miss some time’ due to lower-body injury
The Colorado Avalanche are rolling, but their train appears to have been derailed. Valeri Nichushkin, who carries the nickname “Chu Chu,” left Tuesday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks in the third period with what coach Jared Bednar characterized as a lower-body injury. The Avalanche held an optional skate Wednesday afternoon that only a few…
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Josh Manson makes ‘uncomfortable’ adjustment to give Avalanche a giant defensive pair
As of 10 days ago, Josh Manson had as much experience playing the left side on defense as John and Joe sitting in section 220 at Ball Arena. “Zero (experience),” Manson told The Denver Gazette. For someone who hasn’t done it at the NHL level, he’s off to a heck of a start. With more…