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Avalanche win Central Division, guarantee home-ice advantage until Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche set a few major goals for themselves at the start of training camp. On Tuesday night, they checked off a few of those goals. With a win over the St. Louis Blues, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division title, their first division title since the 2022-23 season. This is the 13th time…
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Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazettedev.gazette.com. I told myself no power-play questions due to the Avalanche’s improvement since the Olympic break, but… Will our power play return to scaring the “living daylights” out of our opponents? Or at this…
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Analyzing the potential first-round opponents for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
Wednesday’s loss to the Vancouver Canucks was an ugly one for the Avalanche. The odds are still very much in Colorado’s favor. The Avalanche hold a 99.8% chance of winning the Central Division with eight games remaining in the regular season, according to Moneypuck.com. While it’s possible for them to drop below the Dallas Stars,…
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Josh Manson hitting high marks offensively for Avalanche heading into Olympic Break
The Colorado Avalanche encourage all their defensemen to get involved offensively throughout the game. Josh Manson is taking advantage of it. The veteran defenseman scored the game-winning goal in Wednesday’s 4-2 win at Ball Arena, blasting a shot from the point past San Jose Sharks netminder Yaroslav Askarov’s glove hand. That gives Manson five goals…
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How video coach Brett Heimlich became unsung hero of Colorado Avalanche coaching staff
TORONTO — You know Brett Heimlich. You just don’t know what he looks like. Yet the longest-tenured member of the Colorado Avalanche coaching staff is perhaps its most valuable. “We wouldn’t be able to operate without him,” coach Jared Bednar told The Denver Gazette. Heimlich joined the Avalanche one year prior to Bednar’s arrival for…
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Notebook: Avalanche defenseman supports keeping Byram around
The Colorado Avalanche’s oldest defenseman had a glowing personal recommendation for the youngest. Bowen Byram, 19, can appear in six games before the first year of his entry-level contract kicks in. The number was previously nine but it was altered for this season. Those six games are for evaluation, and there’s been time for that.…
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Nazem Kadri breaks third-period stalemate as Avalanche down Sharks
DENVER — Nazem Kadri must have seen enough. The Colorado Avalanche forward took over the second half of the third period Thursday with a hand in all three scoring plays. The Avalanche won consecutive games against the same opponent for the first time this season with a 3-0 decision against the San Jose Sharks. It was…
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Fans won’t be allowed in Ball Arena when Colorado Avalanche open 2021 season Jan. 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As it stands, when the Colorado Avalanche return to play next month, fans won’t be in the building. The Avalanche posted the announcement to the team Facebook page Monday. “Due to current state and local guidelines, we will not be able to host fans at…
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Fans won’t be allowed in Ball Arena when Colorado Avalanche open 2021 season Jan. 13
As it stands, when the Colorado Avalanche return to play next month, fans won’t be in the building. The Avalanche posted the announcement to the team Facebook page Monday. “Due to current state and local guidelines, we will not be able to host fans at Ball Arena at this time,” it read. “The Colorado Avalanche…
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Avs’ six-game point streak snapped by Sharks
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