Category Archives: NHL

Well, only 11 games into the season, and the Avs have already made a trade. The Avs shipped Steve Downie off to the Flyers for Maxine Talbot.

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This is like the mid-to-late 90s all over again. After missing the playoffs for the last three seasons, the Avalanche are dominating in the early portion of the National Hockey League schedule after improving to 9-1-0 with a 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes last night at the Pepsi Center. Read More →

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Holy cow, the magical start to the season lives on! With the 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars, the Avalanche improved to.. good heavens, 6-0-0. Read More →

Well the storybook start to the season continues. With the 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday, the Avs improved to 5-0-0 on the 2013-14 campaign. Read More →

Well well well! For a team that finished dead last in the Western Conference only a year ago, the Colorado Avalanche are turning heads. With the 2-0 shutout over the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Avs are now 4-0-0 to start the season. Read More →

Three games into the Patrick Roy era in Colorado and the Avalanche are 3-0-0 for the first time in team history since the team moved from Quebec with their 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Read More →

After an exciting season opener on Wednesday in a 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks highlighted by Patrick Roy being the Saint Patty that we remember, the Avs continued their hot start to the 2013-14 season with a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Read More →

What a start to the season for the Avalanche. With just about as good of a first game you could’ve wanted for a team that finished dead last in the West a year ago, the burgundy and blue started the 2013-14 season with goals, defense, fantastic goaltending, not to mention a fired up Patrick Roy who wanted to get in the action like the good ‘ol days.

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Entering his third year in the league, the Avs have shown their confidence in their young captain Gabriel Landeskog when they signed him to a seven-year extension worth $39 million. Read More →

In late July, it’s not uncommon to think that the sports world is running a tad slow. Football hasn’t started just yet, basketball is over, and the race to the playoffs hasn’t caught fire in baseball. But most of all, we miss Avalanche hockey. Read More →

Showing that the new faces of the Avalanche in Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy mean business, they continued that trend of Thursday when the Avs announce the 5-year extention for Matt Duchene. Read More →

With the first overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, the Avalanche have selected 5 ft 11 Canadian center Nathan MacKinnon out of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Read More →

The rumors were already swirling thanks to his younger brother Stephane posting the news on Facebook a few days prior, but on Thursday the news broke officially when it was announced that Patrick Roy will be the new Head Coach and Vice President of Hockey Operations of the Colorado Avalanche. Read More →