Tag: Sweden
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Avalanche at the Olympics: Necas driving the bus for Czechia; United States to face Sweden
The playoff portion of the tournament has come and gone with no upsets on the men’s hockey side of things, setting up a great slate of quarterfinal games for Wednesday. No matter what happens in the quarterfinals, at least two Avalanche players will see their dream for Olympic gold come to an end. Germany defeats…
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What Avalanche fans should root for at the Olympics | NHL Insider
How was any of this ever taken away from us? NHL players have returned to the Olympics, and if the first few games of the tournament are any indication, it’s going to be a doozy. Back-and-forth action, tight games and incredible goaltending are making things interesting for the underdogs. How could you not love it?…
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Avalanche at the Olympics: Finland stumbles; Landeskog soars for Sweden
It took one game for an upset to occur in men’s hockey at the Olympics. Unfortunately, it was a couple of Avalanche players who were on the wrong end of that upset. Slovakia defeats Finland 4-1 Slovakia was never going to be a pushover, but this is not how Finland wanted to start its tournament.…
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Avalanche at the Olympics: Will Landeskog play in Sweden’s first game?
The men’s hockey portion of the Winter Olympics gets underway in Milan on Wednesday with a few games that could intrigue Avalanche fans, who can choose among eight of their players at these Games: Slovakia vs. Finland: 8:40 a.m. (USA Network) Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen is expected to play an important role on Team Finland.…
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Gabriel Landeskog ‘pretty confident’ he’ll return from injury to represent Sweden at Olympics
Gabriel Landeskog did not play for the Avalanche on Wednesday night. But it sounds like he’ll play for Team Sweden when NHL players hit the ice next week at Italy’s Winter Olympics. “I’m pretty confident (I’ll be ready),” Landeskog said Wednesday after a pregame skate at Ball Arena. “I feel good.” Colorado hosts San Jose…
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Jared Bednar proves why he’s still going strong behind Avalanche bench with Landeskog, Olympics decision | Evan’s take
The next time Gabriel Landeskog plays hockey, he might be donning the Tre Kronor. If that’s the case, the Colorado Avalanche are perfectly OK with it. Ahead of Colorado’s win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar reiterated his squad will be without Landeskog for “weeks” after suffering an upper-body injury on…
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Metro Moves: $107M luxury apartments development starts construction in downtown Parker
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Luxury apartments coming to downtown Parker Downtown Parker is about to see a big project bring more housing and retail to the growing suburb. Developers…
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From bootleggers to Marines: Pentilla Vodka starts in Boulder
Two active-duty Marines set to provide a high-quality vodka for a low price
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Colorado Springs brothers, TCA grads pitted on opposite sides in NFL’s Monday Night Football matchup
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What do you get when you mix a Southern girl who served as a University of Alabama football recruiting hostess with a Swedish tennis pro who had grown up in a world where soccer was king? The answer can be found on Monday Night Football this week, on both teams. The prime-time matchup on ESPN…
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Colorado Springs brothers, TCA grads pitted on opposite sides in NFL’s Monday Night Football matchup
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What do you get when you mix a Southern girl who served as a University of Alabama football recruiting hostess with a Swedish tennis pro who had grown up in a world where soccer was king? The answer can be found on Monday Night Football this week, on both teams. The prime-time matchup on ESPN…