Here’s a look back at The Denver Post’s top 10 hottest Colorado Avalanche stories of 2020, as determined by our readers.

10. Pierre Lacroix, former Avalanche GM who assembled 2 Stanley Cup-winning teams, has died at 72

Released Dec. 13, 2020.  The architect behind both Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup championship clubs has died. Pierre Lacroix passed away Sunday from complications in COVID-19, per Quebec media accounts. He was 72.

Lacroix — the former Quebec Nordiques and also Colorado Avalanche general manager — assembled rosters that earned NHL glory when the Avs’ present GM, Joe Sakic, double the Stanley Cup as a participant.

9. Avalanche trainer Jared Bednar has training tirade; star newcomer Cale Makar skates off early

Released July 18, 2020. Jared Bednar was as animated as he has likely ever been in his four years as Avalanche head coach, at Day 5 of their training camp 2.0 at Pepsi Center.

Bednar ceased an end-to-end 5-on-5 and unleashed an obscenity-laced tirade that contained his concern about checking, the restricted practices remaining ahead of the Avs’ Aug. 2 opener at the 24-team playoffs and also some thing around “(expletive) golf ” when things don’t even go well in Edmonton, the Western Conference heartbeat town.

8. Avalanche’s Cale Makar reacts to Nathan MacKinnon battle after Coyotes’ inexpensive shooter

Released Aug. 18, 2020. Nineteen seconds into the third period of Game 4 against the Coyotes, Makar scooped a open puck at his blue line, attained top-speed, slipped Arizona defenseman Alex Goligoski with silly stick work and backhanded the puck over the right pad of goalie Antti Raanta.

A few minutes later, using the Avs up 6-1, Nathan Mackinnon slammed Coyotes forward Christian Fischer to the ice at a skirmish triggered by Arizona forward Lawson Crouse cross-checking Makar face-first into the planks.

7. Altitude waives exclusive rights to Avalanche and Nuggets playoff matches
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Released Aug. 11, 2020. Altitude announced in August it waived its exclusive broadcasting rights for Avalanche and Nuggets first-round playoff games, so all games will be available anyplace on national platforms.

6. NHL announces updated program for Avalanche-Dallas Stars playoff series

Released Aug. 28, 2020. The NHL suspended play for 2 weeks to protest racial havoc in August. And fans were eager to find the revamped second-round playoff program.

5. Comcast, NBC Sports app violated blackout rules broadcasting Avalanche playoff match

Released Aug. 3, 2020.  Comcast violated blackout rules in carrying the Avalanche’s seeding game on its own NHL Center Ice stage Sunday. The game against the St. Louis Blues was also shown around the NBC Sports app, which had been subject to black out as well.

4. Traffic jams, long lines stain NHL Stadium Series game at Falcon Stadium: “It had been every major failure I dreaded ”

Released Feb. 16, 2020. “It’therefore not that individuals were dumb and leaving too late, it’s that this location has absolutely no clue how to manage a crowd and event of the size,” says one fan.

3. Dallas Stars “cheat” on faceoffs, Avalanche trainer says

Released Jan. 15, 2020. “They’do a much better job of cheating it than we are,” Bednar stated. “We don’t even believe like the linesmen were doing a excellent enough job (Tuesday), sort of holding (the individual teams) accountable to make it a level playing field around the faceoffs. ”

2. Air Force (upgraded ) statement to The Denver Post about NHL Stadium Series problems

Released Feb. 16, 2020. The statement was emailed to The Denver Post after a petition was made to remark on Saturday’s traffic jams, extended concession/bathroom traces, parking difficulties and other problems related to the NHL Stadium Series event at Falcon Stadium.

1. NBC to black out Avalanche land when return-to-play starts Sunday

Released July 31, 2020. “We are exclusive for all three of these games,” Altitude executive vice president Kenny Miller stated in a text message. “NBCSN will black out Avalanche land. ”

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