Tag: jared bednar
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Gabriel Landeskog showing he’s still the ‘fixer’ for Jared Bednar, Avalanche
When a line on the Avalanche needs a boost, Jared Bednar has the solution. Throw some Landy on it. Which is remarkable given everything Gabriel Landeskog has gone through over the past four years. Through five playoff games, Landeskog is producing at a point-per-game pace, with Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings being the…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs, Wild channel the 1980s in a Game 1 goalapalooza
Dusting off their old fire wagons and rolling ‘em out of the barn, the Avalanche and Wild played classic 1980s hockey that got up and danced like Michael Jackson. The Avs won a Thriller. Their 9-6 victory was a Sunday night tribute to the greatness of Wayne Gretzky and a throwback to the sport’s golden…
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Avalanche, Cale Makar put the league on notice with sweep of Kings
LOS ANGELES – He shimmies. He shakes. The defending forward has no chance. Nobody can suck the life out of an opposing building like Cale Makar. In the four games against the Los Angeles Kings, the Avalanche blueliner showed everyone why he is the best defenseman in the world. And it’s not just the highlight-reel…
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High-scoring Avalanche showing the NHL world they can win with defense
LOS ANGELES — Goals are sexy. Goals are fun. Goals have also been hard to come by through two games of a series against the Kings. That’s OK with the Avalanche. They were the highest-scoring team in the NHL during the regular season, but they’re more than happy to show the world they don’t need…
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Mark Kiszla: Kings are clowns the Avs need as practice for real NHL playoff battles ahead
After meticulously crafting a hockey team as beautiful as an ice sculpture, Joe Sakic must watch the rest of the NHL try to take a hammer to his Avalanche during the Stanley Cup playoffs. “This is going to be fun,” Sakic told me Sunday. With that guarantee, the 56-year-old Avs executive stepped off the elevator,…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Bednar flirting with trouble in the Lumberyard if Avs don’t commit to one goalie
The Avs might not win the Stanley Cup if coach Jared Bednar insists on rotating goalies in the playoffs. – B-Rad, putting out fires Kiz: I hear the sound of trouble rumbling in the Lumberyard, if Bednar actually thinks throwing any goalie on the woodpile is going to make a stone wall in front of…
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Avalanche trying to buck Stanley Cup trend with ‘unconventional’ goaltending rotation | 2026 Avalanche Playoffs Preview
Scott Wedgewood or Mackenzie Blackwood? Why not both? Jared Bednar is leaning toward doing exactly that. Whether that’s the correct call may have a significant impact on the Stanley Cup hopes of the Colorado Avalanche. It’s been a healthy rotation between Blackwood and Wedgewood in the Colorado net this season. Combined, the two won the William Jennings Trophy…
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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar to miss upcoming road trip due to facial injuries
The Colorado Avalanche will not have Jared Bednar behind the bench for their final two road games of the regular season. On Sunday, the organization announced that Bednar will not accompany the team to Edmonton and Calgary after taking a puck to the right cheek during Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.…
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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar hospitalized after taking puck to face in OT loss to Vegas
The Colorado Avalanche are just trying to stay healthy over the last week of the regular season. That also applies to the coaching staff. Ultimately, the score of this game didn’t matter too much. The Avalanche fell 3-2 in overtime to the Golden Knights. What does matter is health, and the Avalanche not only lost…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Can Avs win Stanley Cup with goalie who doesn’t know true meaning of playoff pressure?
I think the Avs should go with Scott Wedgewood over Mackenzie Blackwood as their No. 1 goaltender in the NHL playoffs. Wedgewood plays big in big games. It’s the exact opposite with Blackwood, unfortunately. – Michael, puckmeister Kiz: It’s impossible to look at the wowza stats posted by Wedgie this season and not think: Vezina!…