Tag: Claude Lemieux
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: MacKinnon for McDavid a blockbuster trade that could do both superstars good
Thank you, Kiz! It’s about time someone called out Avs center Nathan MacKinnon. He’s a jerk. Did you notice this past season that whenever No. 29 was named the second or third star of the game in Colorado that he failed to appear on the ice? We fans did. As the three stars are a…
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Mark Kiszla: The late Claude Lemieux left trail of blood on the ice and hugs from the heart
The blood of the most brutal feud in NHL history was on the hands of Claude Lemieux. Until his final breath, the rugged player whom friends and Avalanche teammates fondly called Pepe could never wash away the stains on his heart. “You know, it was hard for me to deal with that hit,” Lemieux confessed…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: Here’s what could put coach Jared Bednar on thin ice with Avs
Broncos coach Sean Payton was a Bo Nix injury from a Super Bowl appearance, and a large fraction of Broncos fans still wanted him run out of town for his failure to kick a field goal against New England. The Avs are in denial. Coach Jared Bednar should’ve been fired a couple of years ago.…
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Stanley Cup champion and former Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux passes away at age 60
Former Avalanche forward and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died at the age of 60, the NHL Alumni said Thursday. Lemieux helped the Avalanche to the 1996 Stanley Cup championship. No cause of death has been released. Lemieux played 1,215 regular season games and produced 786 points, but he was at his best…