Avalanche edge Kings 3-2, continue to chase Vegas in the standings
With five games left in the regular season, the Avalanche have some work to do if they want home ice through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs…. Read more »
Category Archives: COLORADO
The Avs are tired and time needs managing moving forward
The streak is over for the Colorado Avalanche; 15 games of picking up points, winning 13 of them, but the run is no more. The cynical people out there will… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep11 — The Rink Colorado’s Craig Jones
Staff writer Craig Jones joins the podcast to discuss Philipp Grubauer’s career season, the success of the defensive group and what could happen before next week’s NHL trade deadline. Please… Read more »
No, the Eagles are not playing with an ECHL lineup
I have recently seen a lot of people mocking the Colorado Eagles for running an ECHL lineup. I should probably just ignore them, but these are the very people who… Read more »
Martin Kaut has arrived!
This is going to be short and sweet, largely because I have written about Martin Kaut so many times in the past, including here and here. As a first-round draft… Read more »
Colorado Avalanche trade deadline needs and a possible partner
This article began its life as a three-pronged look at what the Colorado Avalanche need to do to address the three different areas of their team. However, on Saturday, the… Read more »
Is Hunter Miska an NHL-level goalie?
In the game between the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks on March 16, Hunter Miska was Colorado’s starting goalie, yet was not the finishing goalie. He only played one period… Read more »
Colorado Eagles: Red-hot in Texas, Jean-Luc Foudy, and what comes next
After a rough start, the Colorado Eagles are now at 6–6–2–0. I thought it was time for a quick season recap and a discussion of some of the highlights (and… Read more »
Avalanche Consistency Stars For the Week
As a hockey fan you will have heard commentator after commentator talk about consistency and how important it is for teams, especially when they have their sights set on the… Read more »
ICYMI: Week of March 12 — Avalanche news and more
Colorado Avalanche news Between The Pipes — March 8: Raj and Springer had lots to say about Philipp Grubauer’s performance and the Avalanche’s goaltending situation overall. It is worth a… Read more »
RECAP: Avs dominate Yotes in homestand but only take two points
These two games may well prove to be the strangest two of the season to write about. The Colorado Avalanche completely dominated the Arizona Coyotes across six periods of hockey,… Read more »
Why Erik Johnson holds the expansion draft keys for Colorado
The upcoming Seattle expansion draft is guaranteed to pose tough questions for teams who are deep in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche are one of those—when healthy, of course—and when… Read more »
Avalanche earn point in 5–4 overtime loss, split series with Ducks
The Avalanche were back in Denver this weekend after a mini west coast trip that ended with a split with the San Jose Sharks. The bad news is that star… Read more »
Do the Colorado Avalanche need an enforcer?
Well, we may have come full circle on this topic, but I believe it is worth a discussion in today’s NHL. Is there a place for fighting in hockey? It… Read more »
ICYMI: Week of March 5, 2021 — Avalanche news and more
Here is everything Colorado Avalanche and hockey in general that you may have missed this week from blog pieces to podcasts! Colorado Avalanche I really enjoyed listening to all of… Read more »
RECAP: Avalanche split pair of games with Sharks
Game one: March 1 The game was a downhill slide then trip then face-plant into the dirt for the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs had a decent start, nothing spectacular, in… Read more »
Is J.T. Compher a long-term fit with the Avalanche?
With the Avalanche’s 2020–21 season cut down to 56 games due to COVID-19, there was an unspoken understanding, from us fans, at least, that each and every player on the… Read more »
Avalanche defeat Coyotes 6-2 Saturday for series sweep
Following a poor showing against the Minnesota Wild at home, the Colorado Avalanche were out to prove that they had veteran goaltender Philipp Grubauer’s back who has played very well… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep10 — The Connecticut Whale’s Juliana Nikac
Staff writer Owyn Cooper chats with Juliana Nikac, social media manager for the NWHL’s Connecticut Whale, about her love for the game of hockey, having a career in sports and… Read more »
Colorado Eagles: What’s surprising, what isn’t and the (empty) stadium experience
The Colorado Eagles are now six games into their new season, and have a record of 2–3–1–0. I thought this would be a good time to discuss what is surprising… Read more »
A month of rookie Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram, the Colorado Avalanche’s fourth-overall pick in 2019, made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 21, 2021. The Avalanche defensive core has seen a lot… Read more »
RECAP: Why splitting the games in Vegas is great for the Avs
The Colorado Avalanche split the first two games in Las Vegas across Sunday and Tuesday. We will see two more between these teams, first the outdoor game at Lake Tahoe… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep9 – College Hockey News senior writer Avash Kalra
Host Aaron Goldschmidt chats with College Hockey News senior writer Avash Kalra about the Denver Pioneers and the NCHC conference. Is North Dakota the team to beat this year?… Read more »
Two good losses for the Eagles?
The Colorado Eagles’ season has finally begun! And while the Eagles lost both games this weekend against the San Diego Gulls, these are the kinds of losses that give a… Read more »
Five bold predictions for the 2021 Colorado Eagles
The season is finally upon us! I said three weeks ago I was going to write a season preview for the Colorado Eagles. At that point in time, the Eagles… Read more »