The Colorado Avalanche won their second game of the preseason against the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. https://twitter.com/megangley/status/1706473096147034279 Compared to Sunday’s game, tonight’s lineup featured a lot of youth from players like Maros Jedlicka, Jeremy Hanzel, Ivan Ivan, Oskar Olausson, Matt Stienburg, Jason Polin, and Gianni Fairbrother. At the top, Ryan Johansen and Jonathan Drouin made their Avalanche debut. Bowen Byram…
Studs Jonathan Drouin There were a lot of players I really liked tonight but Drouin stood out among them. I thought, keeping in mind this is still a preseason game and established NHL guys aren’t going all-out, Drouin was great. His play with the puck popped the way that it should and he came alive in an electrifying way. Watching…
Jonathan Drouin showed some high-end skill alongside the likes of Ryan Johansen and Oskar Olausson in the first win of the preseason for the Colorado Avalanche. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqgXywCCZI
The Colorado Avalanche played their first preseason game in Ball Arena this afternoon. After three days of training camp, the squad entered game-action for the first time. They lost in a close 4-3 final, but there were still several storylines to follow. https://twitter.com/DNVR_Avalanche/status/1706019390230298915 It was a blend of NHL players and hopefuls including the debut of the probable-third-line made up…
With goals from Kiviranta and Tufte alongside a solid game from Oloffson the ex Dallas Stars players are in competition for the final few forward spots on the Avs roster. Who is going to take it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxTppRUtOmo
Studs The Dallas guys There are actually four of these guys that the Avs signed away from the Stars this offseason (Tanner Kero, the fourth, is on an AHL contract) but each of Joel Kiviranta, Fredrik Olofsson and Riley Tufte had great moments in this. Kiviranta and Tufte each scored goals but it was the way the trio played together…
Training camp is finished and preseason games begin Sunday when the Minnesota Wild send a group to Denver to unofficially begin the new season. As the preseason transitions from practices to games (the Avs have three games over the next five days), I wanted to do a rundown of where the roster stands right now and what guys to keep…
Training camp is all wrapped up for the year as the Avalanche jump right into preseason action with their first two games the next couple of days as Minnesota and Vegas come rolling into town. I’ve got my thoughts on the final day of camp all written out here for y’all so…enjoy! Colorado’s new third line This Wood-Colton-Tatar line looks…
The second day of Avalanche training camp is in the books! The first day was a bit of a slower day but the first thing I noticed today was that the competitiveness ramped up quite a bit more today. There was a lot more hitting, a lot more communicating (read: yelling), and a lot more hard work going on as…
The Colorado Avalanche concluded their annual Media Day availability on Wednesday evening and there was no shortage of information. First and foremost, the Avs released the official training camp roster. https://twitter.com/DNVR_Avalanche/status/1704686801263399161 Along with the roster, Jared Bednar provided a lengthy list of updates regarding the health of several injured players who won’t be fully ready to start camp. https://twitter.com/megangley/status/1704638925338484865 As…...
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…
Studs Oskar Olausson There it is. That’s what we’ve been waiting to see. Olausson played with passion and fire today as he took advantage of the third opportunity to put something on the ice that he can be proud of. It wasn’t that his first two games were terrible or anything close to it, just that for a player of…
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…
Studs Jeremy Hanzel I thought Hanzel had a fine first game but his work in Game 2 was much stronger overall. There are always some defensive zone communication issues in these events because guys have never played together and Hanzel got involved in some of those but I also thought his on-the-fly decision-making was a productive safety valve when the…
Studs Sam Malinski He was the star of the show in Game 1 as he recorded the game-winning goal in overtime and two assists for a three-point night in a game where the Avalanche scored…three times. Pretty good ratio for a kid trying to use this experience as a showcase for why he belongs as a serious contender for the…
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…...
Over the last handful of years the Avs have brought in a number of depth players and reclamation projects but have they actually performed betting in Colorado? The numbers a encouraging, and when applied to incoming players like Ross Colton and Ryan Johansen it could spell big things for the Avalanche this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ5w719u_zI
On September 12 of last year, the Avalanche added a forward who appeared a great fit for them and hadn’t seen his foray into free agency land the kind of contract he had his sights set on. Evan Rodrigues went on to be a vital addition to the team and one of the steals of the offseason. One year later,…
The Avs head to the annual prospect showcase this weekend in Las Vegas where they will join several teams from the Western Conference in playing three games with rosters comprised of prospects and invitees seeking jobs. Since the Avalanche began participating in this event, things have changed dramatically for the organization as they have gone from being a rebuilding team…
We’re excited to announce the latest addition to our Colorado Avalanche coverage: Eric Lacroix. His namesake is etched into Colorado’s hockey history through his father, former Avalanche and Nordiques GM Pierre Lacroix, but his personal story in hockey stands on its own. After eight seasons in the NHL, his endless passion for the game has kept him coming back to…
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