The most impressive player on the ice at Friday’s start of Avalanche rookie camp? An easy call. It was Tyson Jost, who not only dazzled on the ice but cut an impressive figure in the dressing room as well. It looked like Jost swallowed a weight room this summer. Shoulders that looked like miniature cannon balls bulged through an undershirt,...

As the Colorado Avalanche opened rookie camp on Friday, forward J.T. Compher was a man in the spotlight as he gets his first dose of professional hockey.

The Colorado Avalanche released the full Rookie Camp and Showcase dates and times today. We look at the roster and find some interesting nuggets among the group.

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Pucks were dropped, ice was sliced, sticks were tapped and FINALLY hockey was back in Denver. The return of the coolest sport on Earth came in the form of a 27-player Rookie Camp, featuring prospects of the highest pedigree and some who could be making their final appearances in Avalanche sweaters. Today was the first of three days of on-ice...