Tag: Stanley Cup
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Avalanche, Hurricanes give fans a potential Stanley Cup preview
Both teams looked good on Thursday night. We’re not just talking about the actual hockey, either. Thursday night was retro night at Ball Arena, with the Avalanche and Hurricanes throwing it back to an old Adams Division rivalry, donning Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers jerseys. Only one team could walk away victorious, and that was…
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Jared Bednar’s Avalanche summon memories of 2022 Stanley Cup champs on opening night | Evan’s take
LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche are still ticked off about last season’s end. They played like it on opening night. It was a slow burn, but when the Avalanche got rolling, the Los Angeles Kings could not slow them. It was the usual suspects on offense who provided the fireworks, but that lingering anger…
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Evan Rawal’s predictions on NHL awards, Stanley Cup champ | 2025-26 Avalanche Preview
With the 2025-26 NHL season getting underway Tuesday, here are Evan Rawal’s predictions for the major award winners, conference finalists, and, yes, the Stanley Cup champion: Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP of regular season) – Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights Eichel is Mr. Everything for Vegas and finished fifth on the Hart ballot last season. With…
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Brock Nelson ‘a more comfortable player’ for Colorado’s Stanley Cup pursuit | 2025-26 Avalanche Preview
No one in Colorado knows Brock Nelson better than Devon Toews. Toews, the Avalanche defenseman who played with Nelson with the New York Islanders, was in the center’s ear this summer, convincing him to re-sign in Colorado. His persistence paid off when the 34-year-old Nelson signed a three-year deal with the Avalanche back in June.…
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Stanley Cup champion and former Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson retires
After 17 seasons and 1,023 career NHL games, Erik Johnson is hanging up his skates. The 37-year-old Johnson on Wednesday announced his retirement. He spent more than 13 of his 17 seasons wearing a Colorado Avalanche sweater. “After 18 incredible years in the NHL, I am retiring with a heart full of gratitude,” Johnson said. “To…
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Can a healthy Gabriel Landeskog be the difference in Avs’ quest to hoist Stanley Cup? | Friday Faceoff
Mark Kiszla, sports columnist: Not quite After a storybook comeback of Gabe Landeskog, what’s the next twist in this tale? During the playoffs against Dallas last spring, Captain Gabe shocked me by looking as good as new after a freak, career-threatening injury kept him off the ice for 1,032 days. So how much should we…
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Mikko Rantanen forced Chris MacFarland’s hand in Avalanche’s blockbuster trade | Evan’s take
BOSTON — Watching one of your kids grow up and leave the house is difficult. Watching one grow up then kicking them out is even harder. Chris MacFarland did the latter Friday night. The Avalanche did not want to trade Mikko Rantanen. No one ever wants to trade a 50-goal scorer. That’s why trades of…
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Avalanche schedule analysis: 5 must-watch games for the 2022-23 season
The Avalanche embark on its Stanley Cup defense with 82 regular season games on the 2022-23 schedule. Here is a closer look at the team’s five most intriguing matchups before the playoffs begin, listed in chronological order. AVALANCHE AT FLAMES (OCT. 13) Colorado wastes no time for its reunion with former second-line center Nazem Kadri.…
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NHL Insider: The inevitability of Nathan MacKinnon’s monster Avalanche contract extension
Every Friday during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche What they said “I think it’s really an amazing experience for the Muslim community and it’s really inspiring for us. If he can win the Stanley Cup as a Muslim, he inspires more Muslim…
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Stanley Cup baby born into his new name
Big Gabriel, meet Little Gabriel. Will and Christy Lowry’s bellowing baby boy needed a name. Born a week early, just 28 minutes into June 26, 2022, the Lowrys wondered if it was a meant-to-be hockey miracle. “We thought that on the off-chance, the serendipitous moment that he was born, if the Avs win the Stanley…