Tag: philipp grubauer
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Updated: Colorado Avalanche leading goal-scorer Mikko Rantanen added to COVID-19 protocol-related absence list
The day before the NHL’s targeted date for the Colorado Avalanche to return to practice after a pause, leading goal-scorer Mikko Rantanen was added to the COVID-19 protocol-related absences list. Rantanen trails team points leader Nathan MacKinnon (53) by one. He’s appeared in all 43 games. Altitude’s Vic Lombardi tweeted Wednesday that Rantanen is in…
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Philipp Grubauer observed as Colorado Avalanche teammates ended game on chippy note
His teammates have been willing, but Philipp Grubauer wasn’t looking for a fight Monday night. With 6.6 seconds left in regulation in Minnesota, there was just time for a faceoff before the final horn, followed by a shoving match. Avalanche top line trio Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog were in the thick of…
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Notebook: Colorado Avalanche’s Grubauer honored, MacKinnon docked
MacKinnon fined 5k Nathan MacKinnon got the maximum fine for his helmet toss, but it amounted to a slap on the wrist. MacKinnon threw the Arizona Coyotes’ Conor Garland’s helmet back at him following a late third-period scrum on Wednesday night, hitting Garland in the upper body. MacKinnon was handed a double minor and a…
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Gibson, Anaheim Ducks stymie Avalanche in final game of West Coast swing
The Anaheim Ducks’ only shot on goal in the third period was an empty-netter. A fitting ending, if not result. The Colorado Avalanche created a chorus of pings off the goal posts but failed to get one inside them until the final minutes. A penalty call then impeded the push for an equalizer and the…
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Colorado Avalanche win first overtime game of the season in Anaheim
Never a bad idea to follow up. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar went in on a 2-on-1 in overtime Friday night with Gabriel Landeskog. Ducks goaltender John Gibson made an impressive save. Landeskog stayed with it and wrapped the puck around the net and in for a 3-2 decision in Anaheim. “I saw Gibson was…
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Sloppy play dooms Colorado Avalanche in season-opening loss to St. Louis Blues
DENVER – The 2021 Avalanche season opener was one to forget as three ugly turnovers wound up in the back of the Colorado net in a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues at nearly empty Ball Arena. Both teams were tasked with coming together during a nine-day training camp but the Blues came out…
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Three missing Colorado Avalanche players join practice Friday
Captain Gabriel Landeskog, goaltender Philipp Grubauer and top offseason acquisition Brandon Saad joined the Colorado Avalanche on Friday after missing three days of training camp as the team turned its focus to special teams. “Honestly I thought it was going to feel worse after a few days off the ice, but it felt pretty good,” Landeskog…
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Three missing Colorado Avalanche players join practice Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Captain Gabriel Landeskog, goaltender Philipp Grubauer and top offseason acquisition Brandon Saad joined the Colorado Avalanche on Friday after missing three days of training camp as the team turned its focus to special teams. “Honestly I thought it was going to feel worse after a few…
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Colorado Avalanche veterans ‘unfit to practice’ for second straight day; Colin Wilson retires
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, fellow forward Brandon Saad, defensemen Erik Johnson and Keaton Middleton and goaltender Philipp Grubauer were ruled “unfit to practice” for the second straight day. Coach Jared Bednar said he could not comment further and the situations for the players are different. “It’s not ideal,” Bednar said. “It’s also not the…
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Colorado Avalanche veterans ‘unfit to practice’ for second straight day; Colin Wilson retires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, fellow forward Brandon Saad, defensemen Erik Johnson and Keaton Middleton and goaltender Philipp Grubauer were ruled “unfit to practice” for the second straight day. Coach Jared Bednar said he could not comment further and the situations for the players are…