Tag: ian cole

Chambers: Cale Makar making seamless transition from NCAA to NHL, and impressing off the ice

Posted on by

CALGARY, Alberta — The grounded Cale Makar won’t make waves with Avalanche. Character counts in hockey, and the Avs wouldn’t have introduced Makar into the lineup at the Stanley Cup Playoffs if they believed he would interrupt chemistry. Makar, 20, didn’t perform in a single shift in Colorado’s season but is currently a defenseman for
-> Continue reading Chambers: Cale Makar making seamless transition from NCAA to NHL, and impressing off the ice

Avalanche defeats Red Wings in overtime on Nathan MacKinnon’s winning shot

Posted on by

Two third-period rallies led to a two points that were crucial for the Avalanche on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. In keeping up with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild and overtaking the Arizona Coyotes for a Western Conference wild-card playoff berth, Colorado star center Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:29 into overtime for a 4-3
-> Continue reading Avalanche defeats Red Wings in overtime on Nathan MacKinnon’s winning shot

Avalanche in playoff picture after another victory over Central Division-leading Winnipeg

Posted on by

The Avalanche is devouring everything in its course and alive. In response to an eight-game losing skid, the Avs have climbed back in the Western Conference playoff picture by producing factors in six of their last eight games — a stretch capped by Wednesday night’s 7-1 triumph over the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets in the
-> Continue reading Avalanche in playoff picture after another victory over Central Division-leading Winnipeg

Avalanche keeping MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen’s line broken up vs. Winnipeg

Posted on by

The Avalanche’s lines at Wednesday night’s match against the Winnipeg Jets will again look like trainer Jared Bednar drew names from a hat. There is a method to his madness, nonetheless, and Bednar would like to stick to what helped deliver a 3-0 success over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. Scorers Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko
-> Continue reading Avalanche keeping MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen’s line broken up vs. Winnipeg

Andrew Agozzino, the Colorado Eagles’ leading scorer, gets his shot with the Avalanche

Posted on by

While tearing up the American Hockey League offense, Andrew Agozzino has waited patiently for his shot at the NHL. Even the 28-year-old center is the Colorado Eagles’ top scorer and ranks fourth in the AHL with 50 points (22 goals). Six Eagles forwards, however, were called up to the Avalanche until Agozzino obtained the call Sunday.
-> Continue reading Andrew Agozzino, the Colorado Eagles’ leading scorer, gets his shot with the Avalanche

Avalanche allows a flurry of power-play goals, loses to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs

Posted on by

Early in the second period Tuesday night, Avalanche forward J.T. Compher has been evaluated a double-minor penalty for cross checking stiff in the offensive zone. Compher was ready to devote the whole four minutes from the sin bin as his teammates killed off the drawback. Rather, he had been discharged after just 49 seconds. That’s
-> Continue reading Avalanche allows a flurry of power-play goals, loses to the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs

When Avalanche games go into overtime, losing is almost a certainty

Posted on by

The optimist would say the Avalanche is on a three-game points streak, having lost its last three games in overtime. The pessimist would say Colorado has lost three straight games in OT — falling to 1-11 on the season when the game goes beyond regulation — and takes a seven-game losing streak overall into Tuesday’s
-> Continue reading When Avalanche games go into overtime, losing is almost a certainty

What’s wrong with the Avalanche? Joe Sakic says it’s not coaching. “We can turn this thing around”

Posted on by

Less than 15 minutes later meeting with reporters Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center, Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic witnessed a prime example of why his team entered its game against the Columbus Blue Jackets having won an NHL-low five games since Dec. 7. Exercising from the puck — the term for playing defense in
-> Continue reading What’s wrong with the Avalanche? Joe Sakic says it’s not coaching. “We can turn this thing around”

Avalanche’s MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen will take the ice in preseason opener

Posted on by

The Avalanche’s Leading line of center Nathan MacKinnon along with wingers Gabe Landeskog along with Mikko Rantanen will Perform Tuesday’s preseason opener from the Vegas Golden Knights in the Pepsi Center, Colorado Trainer Jared Bednar said Monday after the training-camp finale in Family Sports Center. Veteran defensemen Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and newcomer Ian Cole
-> Continue reading Avalanche’s MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen will take the ice in preseason opener