If the NHL ever stopped to breathe for a couple of days, the league may sense a grand opportunity to prepare, promote, and build suspense for what might be a classic “closing four” scenario featuring the defending Stanley Cup champs, North America’s hippest growth team in decades, and two clubs accountable for much more collective
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The Avalanche’s offense exploded Wednesday night, peppering the visiting Arizona Coyotes with nine goals in a 9-3 shellacking at Ball Arena. Since moving to Denver in 1995, the team has gone 15-0 in the regular season since scoring at least eight goals. So, where does Wednesday’s output rank all-time in Colorado’s history? Here’s a look
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Not quite halfway through the NHL’s 2021 season, Thursday will mark the one-year anniversary of the Avalanche’s last home game played before fans. On March 11, 2020, the Avs used an overtime goal from J.T. Compher to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 before a sellout Pepsi Center crowd of 18,025. The next day, the
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Playing facing fans for the first time in almost a year, the Avalanche collected two wins and a maximum four points at consecutive-night games at Gila River Arena. Colorado finished the sweep Saturday with a 6-2 triumph against the Arizona Coyotes, who led in the 2 games which comprised limited fans but
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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
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The NHL and NHL Players’ Association on Tuesday announced clinical protocols along with other COVID-10 safety guidelines along with an adjustment to the offside rule. In earlier times an attacking player’s skate has to be supporting the blue line along with his skate touching the blue line before the puck enters the offensive zone. His
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Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to questions in the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. When I saw Bo Byram last year in spring training he clearly looked like the best player on the ice most shifts. I could understand
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Stars center Tyler Seguin has underwent a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair on November 2 and is expected to miss five months Stars goaltender Ben Bishop underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on October 21 and is also expected to miss roughly five months Announcements from the Stars have
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Even the Pepsi Center’s name change to Ball Arena is a fantastic movement for Denver baseball. John Hayes, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Broomfield-based Ball Corporation, is a hockey guy. He plays adult-league baseball and was the very proud owner of the Denver Cutthroats, the Central Hockey League affiliate of the Avalanche
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With untrue Stanley Cup ambitions and oodles of money to spend, why didn’t the Avalanche splurge on prior MVP Taylor Hall on the first day of NHL free service? COVID-19. Does linebacker Von Miller get crabby when a Denver radio station asks him about taking a paycut to stay with the Broncos? COVID-19. How can
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