MISSION 16W It was a saying that Ray Bourque hung up in the Colorado Avalanche locker room to refer to that season’s championship plans. It meant that only one thing should matter to the Avs, as it did to Bourque. Getting to the postseason, and putting themselves in the best position possible to get 16 wins in the postseason. In…...
“We all gotta go sometime. Might as well have some fun while you’re here.” – Dick Olson My dad was about to go into his sixth knee surgery, and his orthopedic surgeon was asking him exactly how he’d come to be in possession of his fairly battered body. Dad told him a few stories, including one about his multiple trips…...
It was the f—ing Penguin that was screwing with me. No, not the Penguins. Not the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not them. Not a rogue Denver Zoo runaway from the Aviary. No. THE Penguin. Batman’s second-worst arch enemy. That son of a bird had been f—ing with my eight-year old self all summer long. Pepsi had put out a set of collector’s…
In this week’s Avalanche Storytime, presented by Benders Bar and Grill, Adrian Dater takes a look back at the time Peter Forsberg’s spleen burst in 2001. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7FX5eMyADI
Milan Hejduk's top five moments with the Avalanche
Milan Hejduk will get his No. 23 jersey retired to the rafters by the Colorado Avalanche Saturday night.
Let’s open up the mailbag here, for some Avs talk. What a week eh? Waiting for the Matt Duchene trade turned into the hockey version of “Waiting for Godot”, but it finally happened Sunday night. I know there are lots of questions surrounding the deal and what the results will be down the road, so let’s get started: https://twitter.com/poleary19/status/928075522533404672 Hello…...
BOSTON – Just as sure as the leaves turn into a gumball machine of color this time of year here in New England, the Colorado Avalanche come to Boston and beat the Bruins at TD Garden. Another early-season Avs game against the B’s on their home ice? Ho hum, just put another two points on the board. The Avalanche is…...
Did you hear the one about the Avalanche defense? Did you hear that it takes two Avalanche defenders to screw in a light bulb – one to hold the chair and the other to get a minus-3? Did you hear that a Swiss cheese maker made inquiries into having the Avalanche defense be their brand ambassadors? These are just the…...
Welcome to a return to something I used to do a few years ago. Basically, it’s a situation where I pull out a dusty old VCR tape of an Avalanche game from the past, hit play and do a running commentary. So, to answer one question right off the hop: Yes, I still own a VCR, yes it still…...
The big news out of Avalanche headquarters had nothing to do with Saturday night’s rematch with the Edmonton Oilers or anything else with the final few games down the stretch of this abysmal season. Rather, it had everything to do with the early part of next season. The NHL announced Friday morning that the Avalanche will play in Stockholm,…...
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