The Colorado Avalanche prospects played Game 1 of the Rookie Faceoff tonight against a group of Arizona Coyotes prospects. The ice was tilted heavily in favor of Arizona. After all, their top line consisted of Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley, and Josh Doan. Cooley impressed in his Coyotes debut and was exactly as advertised. He could bend the game to his…
The Colorado Avalanche opened their 2023 Development Camp on Monday. The players took to the ice for the first of three on-ice sessions. The camp will conclude with a four-on-four scrimmage at Family Sports on Wednesday. Monday, July 3 On-ice sessions at Family Sports (two different groups) 8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4…
Avs Prospects are on the ice for day one of dev camp including new draftees Jeremy Hanzel and Mikhail Gulyayev as well as some invites and signings like Sam Maliniski. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_g7VmsKJDA
He bounced between forward and defenseman early in youth hockey. His coaches saw a natural fit on the backend and liked him there. Maybe it was because the Minnesota-native grew up watching players like Jared Spurgeon, and maybe his older brother who also played defense had an influence on his decision to commit to the position. Eventually, the right-shot defender…