Tag: Shane Bowers
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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon expected to miss about four weeks with upper-body injury
The Avalanche will be without superstar center Nathan MacKinnon until after the calendar flips to 2023. MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury Monday in the Philadelphia road loss, and he is expected to miss “approximately four weeks,” the team confirmed late Tuesday. It’s another major blow for an Avalanche team that simply cannot catch a break…
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Avalanche at Predators game postponed due to water main break at Bridgestone Arena
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Avalanche can get their Black Friday shopping done early this year. A water main break at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville has postponed the Avs-Predators game that was scheduled to begin at noon (MT), the NHL announced Friday morning. The issue “has significantly impacted the…
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3 takeaways from Avalanche victory over Nashville Predators; O’Connor heats up, Bowers injured, McNab honored
DENVER — The Avalanche won Thursday, 5-3, over the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the game. O’Connor heats up The injury-plagued Avalanche need their depth forwards to produce with the absences of Darren Helm, Gabe Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin. One such player stepped up against Nashville — Logan O’Connor. The…
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NHL Insider: Why goalie Pavel Francouz isn’t sweating Avalanche’s trade for Alexandar Georgiev
Every Friday during the offseason, Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche. What they said “We keep taking extra looks. … We’re still kind of hoping and watching some guys to see if they can take another step. We’ve been discussing it all along as a coaching…
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Avalanche preseason: Shane Bowers makes final push for roster spot after strong training camp
Shane Bowers is at a crossroads to close out the Avalanche preseason. Bowers, with 117 career AHL games under his belt, will either secure a roster spot with the NHL club or be put on waivers — signaling a possible end to his time in Colorado. Bowers didn’t mince words after morning skate Wednesday in…
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Good tempo in burgundy-white game before Colorado Avalanche rookies head to Arizona
ENGLEWOOD – Two 20-minute periods, 4-on-4, penalty shots instead of power plays. It wasn’t regulation hockey, but after three days of drills, the Colorado Avalanche’s development camp burgundy-white game was a close-enough tuneup. Burgundy’s Bowen Byram and Alex Newhook were easy to spot, not just because the jerseys have appeared in NHL play. They held…