It’s mid-October and once more every major hockey league around the world is up and running. The Avs prospect pool this year is predictably thin as any team would be smack dab in the middle of a cup window, but they still hold a handful of intriguing pieces that could go a long way in providing cheap options in the…
First order of business: the Colorado Avalanche swept their Rookie Faceoff weekend. Tonight the Avs prospects defeated the Vegas Golden Knights prospects 4-3 in OT with goals from Ryan Sandelin, Brandon Cutler, Oskar Olausson, and Saige Weinstein. Notably absent from the lineup was Jason Polin. The 24-year-old forward impressed in Game 1 and continued to in Game 2 until he…
The Colorado Avalanche prospects returned to City National Arena for Game 2 of the Rookie Faceoff. https://twitter.com/megangley/status/1703497451024576665 There weren’t huge changes to the lineup, but some notable ones were: goaltender Ivan Zhigalov started in net, defenseman Jeremy Hanzel was promoted to the top-pair with Sam Malinski, and Jason Polin wore the “A” as an alternate captain in place of Matt…
The Vegas Golden Knights will host the 2023 Rookie Faceoff this weekend. Top prospects from the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks will compete in the showcase from September 15th – 18th. DNVR will be there to bring you coverage each day. Each of the six teams will play three games…...
Rumors buzzed throughout the National Hockey League in the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Scouts began to fill the press box of the Budweiser Events Center, raising suspicion of possible moves to come involving AHL prospects. Club members of Chicago, Vancouver, Montreal, Arizona, and more were all posted in the Eagles press box and assistant to the Philadelphia…...
Colorado Avalanche prospect Jean-Luc Foudy has many tools in his tool kit. The projection for his development has required faith and imagination, but not without cause. This 10th overall pick in the 2018 OHL Draft led all rookies in assists in his first junior season and would still have eligibility to remain in the OHL today without a worldwide pandemic…...
The majority of leagues both junior and pro end long before the NHL does. That means this time of year is when the best carry their teams to the promised land and the Avs have more than a few prospects doing just that. Pro Standouts: Martin Kaut – RW (Colorado Avalanche) round 1, pick 16, 2018 Games Played Goals Assists…...
It boggles my mind how quickly this season has gone by. With World Junior’s in the rearview most of the Avs’ prospects are starting in on their push for the playoffs and many of them hold the keys to their team’s success. Pro Standouts: Shane Bowers – C (Colorado Eagles) Matt Duchene trade piece Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM…...
NCAA Hockey began in earnest this week, and all but one Avs prospect have jumped into their seasons now. With the Colorado Eagles having played just a single game this week the prospect of the week turns towards the high end of the Avs junior players. Prospect of the Week: Bowen Byram – D (Vancouver Giants) round 1, pick 4,…...
The Prospect Portfolio has a few new sections this week. First, a video breakdown of the Avs prospect of the week. For the most part, these videos will be focusing on Avs professional prospects that are just one step away from reaching the NHL but may expand as the season goes on. On top of that, there is now also…...
This week’s Prospect Portfolio is led by Bowen Byram returning to his junior team and fitting in like he never left. The Avs now also have all of their unsigned goalie prospects in action and continue to see high end scoring numbers from their Canadian junior prospects. KHL: Nikolai Kovalenko – RW (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) round 6, pick 171, 2018 Games…...
This is the Prospect Portfolio, a one-stop-shop for weekly information, highlights and stats on all of the Avs prospects. From the AHL to the Liiga and even into juniors. Roughly half of the Avs unsigned prospects have begun their seasons at this point with Canadian major juniors opening up over the weekend. For now, the focus will be on players…...
The Avalanche Prospect Report this week is highlighted by Shane Bowers going beast mode on Cale Makar's UMass Minutemen.
Today, BSN Avalanche's Top 25 Colorado Avalanche Under 25 series continues with Nicolas Meloche, who was ranked 11th by the BSN staff.
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