Wojtek Wolski tried not to sound like he enjoyed it after the game, but you know he relished the opportunity to down the Avalanche a day after Colorado traded the talented Left Wing to Phoenix.
It may have surprised Avalanche fans when 18-year-old Ryan O’Reilly started his rookie season in the NHL, but Ryan has an impressive resume to back up Coach Joe Sacco’s decision. In fact, Ryan O’Reilly has been on the fast-track to the NHL for years.
It isn’t often that a draft pick ends up exactly where he wants to be, but that’s what happened for Avalanche forward Matt Duchene.
With less than a week left before the Olympic Break, I’m shifting my Avalanche coverage to individual player profiles. Even in Denver, many of these Avalanche players are unknown for two main reasons.
For the sixth time this season, and the second game in a row, embattled Colorado Avalanche defenseman John Michael Liles was listed as a healthy scratch.
The quick, confident team that was creating space between itself and the hoards of conference playoff hopefuls has once again devolved into a tangle of rookies.
There’s something extraordinary about this Avalanche hockey team that causes them to win games that they have no business winning.
Two wins last week would have been nice, because the Avalanche start a tough week on the road in one of the toughest arenas to land a visiting win…
The Colorado Avalanche took a cue from their cross-highway neighbors the Denver Broncos. With a dominant win in Toronto on Tuesday night, the Avalanche stretched their record to 4-1-1 after two weeks of hockey… good enough for the top spot in the Western Conference standings. Their record and style of play mirrors a city-wide movement [...]
