Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Avalanche’s Kadri reappears and slips in the winning puck against Lightning
It was the puck of providence. The vanishing, rising point-blank shot by Nazem Kadri 12 minutes and 2 seconds into overtime produced a 3-2 victory and an overwhelming 3-1 Stanley Cup series advantage Wednesday night. He’s baaaaaaack, and the Avs came back twice to turn off the lights and the Lightning in all of Tampa…
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Woody Paige: Series turns serious as Lightning strike with ferocity
The hockey team representing a body of water sank the Avalanche on Monday night to cause the Stanley Cup Final to become much more stimulating now. The Avs’ body of work was abysmal. The Lightning “had more desperation,’’ coach Jared Bednar accurately acknowledged afterward. “We didn’t execute.’’ Welcome, finally, to the serious series, Tampa Bay.…
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Woody Paige: Lightning lived out a horror story as Avs played scary good
The crowds in the two bars at the venerable iconic resort in Estes Park were going “wild and crazy’’ Saturday night. The name should be changed to the Stanley Cup Hotel. The Avalanche are The Shining. The Lightning are dark and stormy. Seven up, zero down. The Avs threw a perfect game at the Lightning.…
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Woody Paige: No complacency for the aggressive Avalanche in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
The Fabalanche won 1! 1-2-3-4. 1 minute 23 seconds into the bonus period the Avs scored a fourth goal to defeat the Lightning in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday night at the puck arena. After a T.O. in the O.T., Andre beat Andrei, …vsky past . . .vskiy. Euphoria erupted. The Avalanche…
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Woody Paige: Fond memories, but this Avalanche team will make their own
The blast from the past still resonates in Colorado. Nothing else is quite like the first Cup, but the third one absolutely would be an elusive, exhilarating, exquisite experience for the new ice age. On June 10, 1996, the Avalanche won Lord Stanley’s Silver Chalice at the end of the franchise’s inaugural season in Colorado…
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Woody Paige: Broncos owners are triathletes, must become Coloradans
“Let me tell you about the rich. They are different from me and you.’’ — F. Scott Fitzgerald “The rich were dull, and they drank too much, or they played too much backgammon.’’ — Ernest Hemingway In 2010, Greg Boyd Penner — the husband of Walmart heir Carrie Walton Penner, the son of prominent Pasadena, Calif., sex therapists…
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Woody Paige: Broncos ownership remains family affair with sale to Waltons
Ownership of the Broncos has passed from one family with a famous Colorado name – the Bowlens – to another family with a renowned national name – the Waltons. The Gargantuan Broncos Franchise Auction is over. Samuel Robson Walton, son of the Walmart founder, and his daughter Carrie and son-in-law Greg Penner, have bought the…
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Woody Paige: Who will own the Denver Broncos?
The second round of The Gargantuan Broncos’ Ownership Auction is complete. But the most important question remains. Who will, and should, own the Broncos? Four bids submitted Monday afternoon are being examined and considered this week by the Broncos’ three trustees, New York City investment bank Allen & Company (which is managing the sale of…
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Woody Paige: Avalanche victory over Oilers is a night to remember
Of ice and men, the Avalanche’s 6-5 overtime victory Monday night was more epic than a Robert Burns poem. Great pucks of fire! The Av-engers scored five goals in the third period and 79 seconds into the bonus period to win their seventh consecutive road game, their third playoff series and the Western Conference finale.…
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Woody Paige: Edmonton unlikely to dig out of this deep well
The Canadian club resolved to bring its Eh-game Saturday night. But the Avalanche are the A-Team. The Avs conquered the Oilers 4-2 to seize an existential insurmountable 3-0 lead in the NHL’s Western Conference Finals. In league history, 200 teams have trailed 3-0 in the best-of-seven playoffs, and only four — just three in the past 80…