Avalanche sign Finnish winger Innala
The Colorado Avalanche have signed Finnish left winger Jere Innala to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 26-year-old has spent his entire career in Europe this past season. He played for… Read more »
Category Archives: NHL TEAMS
ANALYSIS: Checking in on the 2023 Chicago Blackhawks draft class
The rumor mill is buzzing about who the Chicago Blackhawks will take in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Will it be the offensively gifted Russian forward Ivan Demidov? Will… Read more »
Logan O’Connor skates for first time since surgery
The good news has rolled in for the Colorado Avalanche this summer. Yesterday, Logan O’Connor made his first appearance skating at the practice facility. O’Connor has not played in a… Read more »
Existing options for Avalanche at defense
The Colorado Avalanche have a few free agents this summer on the back-end, be it unrestricted or restricted that will more than likely leave for better contracts. Not that the… Read more »
Goalie situation is thin for Avalanche
With the departure of Arvid Holm to Sweden and the departure of Ivan Prosvetov, possibly to Russia, things are looking thin for the Colorado Avalanche goaltender depth. As of today,… Read more »
Landeskog gives updates on rehab
Today, Gabriel Landeskog met with the press for about 50 minutes to update on the progress of knee rehab. The Colorado Avalanche captain has been working his way through several… Read more »
What is next for the Avalanche?
What is next for the Colorado Avalanche? The big question emerges after we’ve taken time to relax. Many questions await answers to this offseason. I’ll try to cover a few… Read more »
Duchene wins it in double OT, eliminates Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche fought as hard as they could and dragged the season out as long as possible. As they turned everything around in game five, but it was a… Read more »
Makar and MacKinnon step up in game five victory
It was a win or go home situation for the first time this year for the Colorado Avalanche. They were facing elimination against the Dallas Stars in game five of… Read more »
Morale takes beating as Avalanche lose game four to Stars
Morale for the Colorado Avalanche was pretty low on Monday night as they received bad news right before game four against the Dallas Stars. Valerie Nichushkin was going to be… Read more »
Nichushkin enters Stage 3 of NHL Player Assistance Program
Valeri Nichushkin will once again be unavailable to the Colorado Avalanche during the playoffs. Nichushkin has entered Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Unfortunately, Valeri Nichushkin will face… Read more »
Avalanche fail to find groove in game three against Dallas Stars
The Colorado Avalanche returned home from Dallas after a split road trip. The Colorado Avalanche had a tough time in their last matchup against the Dallas Stars, but they found… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Revisiting the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2023 offseason moves
The Chicago Blackhawks’ 2023–24 season ended with the team finishing with a 23–53–6 record, which landed them at the second-worst point total in the NHL, with only the San Jose… Read more »
Avalanche comeback falls short in loss to Stars
After a hard fought battle in game one, which the Colorado Avalanche won in overtime, the Dallas Stars were looking for payback. The Stars came out of the gate swinging… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 7, Episode 19 – Demidov/Levshunov…with Pick #2
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley reconvene 24 hours after the NHL Draft Lottery to talk about possible Blackhawks picks at Number 2: 🎙️Suddenly… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 7, Episode 18 – Draft Lottery Bonanza
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews and Jimmy O’Malley jump on to watch the NHL Draft Lottery and discuss the results: 🎙️Eric tells us all about… Read more »
Wood has career moment to win in OT for Avalanche
After taking a week off to recover from the Winnipeg series, the Colorado Avalanche are back at it against the Dallas Stars. It would take some time for the Avalanche… Read more »
Avalanche move on to second round in playoffs
The Winnipeg Jets were facing elimination for the first time in the series against the Colorado Avalanche. It was time that they had to step up and Colorado did not… Read more »
Avalanche shine on power play in 6–2 win over Winnipeg
Capitalizing on the power play made all the difference for the Colorado Avalanche in game three against the Winnipeg Jets. It also helped that the Avalanche played at home at… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks sign Alex Vlasic to six-year contract
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson added another chapter to his apparent master class in rebuilding a broken franchise from the ground up on Thursday, signing prized defender and hometown… Read more »
Georgiev redeems himself in Avalanche victory
Game one for the Colorado Avalanche against the Winnipeg Jets may have been a warmup. The first game had breakdowns in the defense and some of the worst goaltending seen… Read more »
Avalanche suffer heartbreaking loss to Jets in playoff opener
The Colorado Avalanche hit a rough patch ahead of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They suffered a 7–0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in their last regular season matchup, so the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks drop season finale, lose 5–4 in OT to Kings
The Chicago Blackhawks have had a tough season. The team has been going through many growing pains that come with a lineup filled with younger players, and not a lot… Read more »
Francouz announces retirement
Pavel Francouz, better known to all of his fans as “Frankie,” has called it a career. Prior to joining the Colorado Eagles, Francouz played in Czechia leagues and spent three… Read more »
Avalanche find redemption against Edmonton Oilers
In the final stretch of the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche did not put their best foot forward and desperately needed redemption. In their last 10 games, the team sported… Read more »