Tag: The Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Avs draw biggest crowd to downtown Denver since 2019
The Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup playoff game on Saturday at Ball Arena, mixed with Juneteenth celebrations downtown, drew the largest crowd to Denver since St. Patrick’s Day 2019, according to data from the Downtown Denver Partnership. About 277,520 people came downtown Saturday to enjoy the Avalanche watch parties, helped by Denver’s streamlined approval process for…
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Top seed, top target: Capturing conference rarely converts to playoff success in NHL
A No. 1 seed in the NHL means little when it comes to capturing the ultimate prize. Though the Colorado Avalanche enter the playoffs with the best record in the Western Conference, it has been 14 years since that distinction accompanied a team into the Stanley Cup Finals. Since Detroit skated to a Presidents’ Trophy…
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Boisterous teammates, longtime friends behind Colorado Avalanche rookie Alex Newhook during playoff run
The NHL draft waits for no statistics exam, and the Stanley Cup playoffs aren’t scheduled with the Newfoundland Time Zone in mind. But Alex Newhook’s supporters aren’t about to miss a moment if they can help it after years of enthusiastically following his career. On June 21, 2019, Newhook went 16th overall to the Colorado…
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Fans won’t be allowed in Ball Arena when Colorado Avalanche open 2021 season Jan. 13
As it stands, when the Colorado Avalanche return to play next month, fans won’t be in the building. The Avalanche posted the announcement to the team Facebook page Monday. “Due to current state and local guidelines, we will not be able to host fans at Ball Arena at this time,” it read. “The Colorado Avalanche…