Heading into pivotal Game 5, Avalanche desperate to advance
The Vegas Golden Knights tied the West Division final at two games each after a dominating 5–1 victory in front of a ruckus 18,081 Golden Knights fans. The Colorado Avalanche… Read more »
Tag Archives: NHL
Avalanche crumble in third period, drop Game 3 to Vegas 3-2
After a thrilling game two between the Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights that ended in an overtime goal by Mikko Rantanen Wednesday night, the 2021 NHL playoff second round… Read more »
Avalanche beat Blues 5–1 in Game 3, look to advance Sunday
The Colorado Avalanche looked to take a 3–0 lead on the St. Louis Blues in Missouri on Friday night, and there was no shortage of drama coming into the game…. Read more »
Where does Alex Newhook fit when Brandon Saad returns?
Alex Newhook was given a shot to prove himself in the NHL, perhaps earlier than many expected. Six games later, we are now on the eve of the playoffs for… Read more »
RECAP: Avalanche take down Kings 5-1, secure Presidents’ Trophy
The Avalanche came into Thursday night’s game with the intention of securing the No. 1 spot and the Presidents Trophy. Fortunately, Colorado was able to pull out all the stops… Read more »
RECAP: Avalanche reign on the Kings 6-0
With 78 points and a 5-1-0 record against the Los Angeles Kings, the Avalanche are looking forward to clinching that President’s Trophy and the Number 1 seed in the Honda… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 13 – The kids are alright
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell and surprise guest Aaron Goldschmidt from the Rink Colorado talk about the end of the Blackhawks season…. Read more »
Avs beat Vegas 2-1, keep Presidents’ Trophy hopes alive
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but when you’re chasing down the Presidents’ Trophy in a playoff style hockey game, it doesn’t need to be. The Avs recorded a 2-1 win over… Read more »
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 »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 12 – Crosby, Stillman, Shaw and Nash?
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ latest news and their fading playoff hopes. The state of the Blackhawks…. Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 11 – Stan’s Big Trade Deadline Adventure
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald and Andy Campbell let the dust settle and talk bout a busy trade deadline for Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks. Watch… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 10 – Enter The Artist
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks trades and the upcoming deadline. Analysis of the big trade (Lucas Wallmark,… 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 »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 9 – Big Boy Hockey
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks and some more broad NHL topics. Blackhawks have some success vs… Read more »
RECAP: Chicago wins a pair from Florida, falls to Nashville
The Chicago Blackhawks entered their pair of games against the Florida Panthers having lost three straight games and looked to right the ship. With only a three-point lead for the… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 8 – Trade Deadline Incoming
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ misfortunes in Florida and the upcoming trade deadline. What do we… 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 »
Tom Wilson suspended seven games: another miss in handling player safety
A few weeks ago, I received a text from my sister, an Ann Arbor resident and hockey mom. There was a video of her 17-year-old son, taking a head-shot in… 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 »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 7 – MISTAH SVECHNIKOV!!!
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, Ray Napientek and Andy Campbell get together with Lauren Wilner, the creator of Chicago-sports-themed merch site Snark Buehrle. Can the Blackhawks… 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 »
Blackhawks prospect game review: Lukas Reichel
Lukas Reichel, the Chicago Blackhawks’ first-round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, has shown success this season with six goals and 11 assists in 20 games played in… Read more »