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…...
After his name was called on the draft floor in 2019, Matt Stienburg went to shake Joe Sakic’s hand. The son of former Quebec Nordiques forward Trevor Stienburg was selected 63rd overall by the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado received the selection back in 2017 from the three-team trade that also eventually brought them Bowen Byram and Samuel Girard. The Cornell commit…
It’s been a summer of changes for the Colorado Eagles. The American League affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche were dealt a Pacific Division first-round exit by the Coachella Valley Firebirds – Seattle’s AHL team – making for a 2023 season finale not so different from their parent club. After 53 different players dressed for the Eagles throughout the course of…
Look, I love the NHL Draft. I think it’s fun, it’s extremely interesting, and looking back on how the decisions and how the league ends up shaped by the decisions of teams on draft day is one of the more educational things you can do when looking how to build and maintain a winning organization. The Colorado Avalanche did the…
As the chaos continues for the professional rosters in the Avalanche organization, many of those not under contract yet continue to produce at a strong clip. As all leagues around the world now have a significant number of games played we can start taking some of these statistics seriously. AHL: As you may have noticed all but a few Avs…
On March 4th of last year, 20-year-old Colorado Avalanche prospect Jean-Luc Foudy was scratched from the second of a three-game homestand against the San Diego Gulls. Colorado Eagles head coach, Greg Cronin said he wanted him to have a satellite view of his game to “open a door to potential he hasn’t walked through yet.” The third-round pick from the…
On July 22nd, the Colorado Avalanche announced that Kevin McDonald had joined the organization as the new Assistant General Manager. It came just a little over a week after Joe Sakic was promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager and Chris MacFarland became the new General Manager. Chris MacFarland’s ascension to the position of General Manager was not a surprise, and…
A new season is underway for nearly all Avalanche prospects and the pool is looking a bit on the thin side but the Avs still have a few key prospects on the radar, be it for the future or maybe more realistically as trade fodder. AHL: The Eagles started the season splitting two back-to-backs but more importantly from the development…
His ties to Colorado began at a distance during a time of disarray. Jared Bednar’s first season behind the bench was marred by a 48-point season. That summer, the Ottawa Senators claimed Shane Bowers as their 28th pick in the first round. The scouting reports touted his high-end skating ability and speed. He arrived on the doorsteps of Boston University…...
Starting this Friday, the San Jose Sharks will host four teams from the Pacific Division (Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose and Vegas) and two from the Central Division (Arizona and Colorado) in a series of games to showcase the prospects. https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1567938201519783937 To kick off rookie camp, the Avs will practice this Thursday at Family Sports before departing for San Jose.…...
The re-scheduled 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship concluded with a gold medal 3-2 OT win for Team Canada over Team Finland. It was an unsurprising result for Canada after a dominant showing throughout the tournament complete with a lethal high-octane offense led by Anaheim Ducks prospect Mason McTavish (8 Goals, 9 Assists) and strong goaltending. Hockey in August offered…...
It begins with a willingness to find the open net. It’s the markings of a goalscorer and reveals a drive fed only by hard work and perseverance. It can’t really be taught and is rewarded by instinct and ultimately effort. On July 27th Cam Wright – a 6’1″ right-shot winger and Ontario native – signed his first professional contract: an…...
On August 17th, the Avs announced that 23-year-old forward Shane Bowers has re-signed a 1-year, 2-way contract for the 2023 season. It comes with little surprise after Colorado extended the former first round pick a qualifying offer in July. https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1560093517220909056 He was the last of the remaining RFA’s to accept his offer after Mikhail Maltsev re-signed on July 27th to…...
As hype continues to build around the Avs only remaining first-round prospect it seems like a good time to set realistic expectations for a player who still has a long road to the NHL. https://youtu.be/sojGiCULUvg
The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship will begin tomorrow on August 9th. It will run through the 20th in Edmonton, Alberta at Rogers Place. Team USA will look to earn back-to-back gold medals in the competition which will also host Czechia, Finland, Canada, Slovakia, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Latvia. Each team will get four games to earn placements…...
The market to sign free agents in 2022 begins on July 13th, but UFA’s can begin talking with teams the day after the NHL Entry Draft which starts next week. Bits of championship confetti will still be hiding in sidewalk cracks throughout downtown Denver by then, but Colorado will still be players in free agency. With roster construction that was…...
After an exciting first and second round sweep, the Colorado Eagles historic season came to an end in the Division Finals. Top-seed in the Pacific and 2nd place atop the Western Conference, the Stockton Heat were exactly as advertised. Despite high-octane offensive talent, including league points leaders in Kiefer Sherwood, Dylan Sikura, and Jordan Gross, the Eagles were shut down…...
The Colorado Eagles advanced to Round 3 in the Calder Cup Playoffs with their win over the Ontario Reign on Sunday night. The Eagles neatly wrapped things up with Henderson in the 1st Round, but Round 2 asked just a bit more of them in a best-of-5 with Ontario getting the home-ice advantage in the final 3 games of the…...
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