Category Archives: NHL

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13.4 seconds of regulation was all it took for the Avalanche to either survive or take the first loss of the Western Conference quarterfinals last night. They had to find a way to tie the game and take it to overtime. Somehow and someway, they did when Paul Stastny tied it. It was only fitting he scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Read More →

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There’s no question the current Avalanche young stars have been hearing about the moments Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, Patrick Roy, Milan Hejduk, Chris Drury and Ray Bourque created during the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup championship run. How could they not? The great moments are ingrained in the young players through the media, fans and organization. Read More →

Well the first regular season is coming to an end under first-year Head Coach Patrick Roy, and boy what a season it was. A season that saw the Avs come from worst to damn-near first, now has the Avalanche hosting a first-round playoff series against former Northwest division foe, current Central division foe.. The Minnesota Wild. Let’s get ready. Read More →

(Ron Chesnoy — USA Today Sports)

The Avalanche have a Twitter hashtag of #WhyNotUs to commemorate their 2014 Stanley Cup playoff run in a few weeks. #WhyNotUs implies why anyone should count the Avalanche out when it comes to their Stanley Cup championship chances. Read More →

Forget about Avalanche coach Patrick Roy using Jean-Sebastian Giguere as a safety net come playoff time in case Semyon Varlamov implodes. There’s no way he can trust his backup goaltender after the season he has had. Read More →

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The Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings were in a battle Saturday night at the Staples Center, as Colorado came away with the win in overtime, as Jamie McGinn would get credited with the game-winning goal, defeating the Kings 1-0. Read More →

The Colorado Avalanche came away victorious in overtime as forward Ryan O’Reilly put it in the net to give the Avs the 4-3 win over Phoenix Thursday night. Read More →

The Colorado Avalanche scored three goals in the first period to carry them to victory against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. Without star center Matt Duchene, they played well, defeating the Hawks, 5-1. Read More →

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The Colorado Avalanche couldn’t get a rhythm going Saturday night as the Florida Panthers came into the Pepsi Center getting the victory, 4-1. The loss results in the Avs falling to 14-5-0 on the season, losing in three-straight games. Read More →

[Photo Courtesy of AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee]

The St. Louis Blues took it to the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night after poor defense and shaky goaltending from the Avs. This could be perhaps the start of a rivalry between the Blues and Avs, as both sides were very chirpy and showed hatred towards one another. Read More →

[Photo Courtesy of AP Photo/Jeff Roberson]

The Colorado Avalanche couldn’t keep up with the St. Louis Blues Thursday night as they fell to (14-4-0) on the season, losing 7-3. Alexander Steen scored two goals, number 15 and 16 of the season, and T.J. Oshie collected four assists. Read More →

[Photo Courtesy: AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker]

The Colorado Avalanche fell to the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night at PNC Arena. Jordan Staal led the way for the Canes with a goal and an assist, and Jason Peters stuffed the Avs. Avalanche haven’t won at PNC since January 12th, 2008. Read More →

The Colorado Avalanche under rookie head coach Patrick Roy earned their fourteenth win of the season, downing Alexander Ovechkin’s Capitals, 4-to-1 Sunday night at the Pepsi Center. Read More →

It was hard for the fans to get up for last night’s Avalanche game against the Predators at the Pepsi Center. Apparently, the Avalanche couldn’t get up for it either after a 6-4 loss last night to the Predators. Hard to blame fans for not getting worked up against a team the Avalanche have zero history with. Read More →