Time for Avalanche to return to relevance
Saturday night at the Pepsi Center, after the Avalanche lost its second game in a row and dropped three points out of the NHL playoff bracket, I asked coach Joe Sacco how his newest charges,...
View ArticleColorado’s trip down memory lane: Tradition or nostalgia?
John Branch once covered the Colorado Avalanche for the Colorado Springs Gazette, so the shots he took last week at the club’s foray into the past were not ill-informed, even if he now works for The...
View ArticlePatrick Roy: ‘We want to surprise the world of hockey’
Patrick Roy’s return to the NHL as Colorado’s head coach has generated plenty of hype, especially in Canada. After he answered questions posed in English following his team’s morning skate today, he...
View ArticleSunshine, lollipops and one black cloud
Hang around the Avalanche long enough, especially on a Saturday night when franchise royalty is on hand, and you’re tempted to ignore the one dark cloud and hope it goes away. That’s what the Avs are...
View ArticleCoffee with Josh Kroenke
Josh Kroenke is a busy guy. At 33, he’s the top executive of both the Nuggets and Avalanche and, of course, the son of their owner, E. Stanley Kroenke. He’s also coming off a year in which he put his...
View ArticleA star is born
Semyon Varlamov was terrific in Game 2, but he wasn’t the Avs’ best player. When the NHL playoffs began, oddsmakers really had no idea who might emerge as an offensive force for the Avalanche. The...
View ArticleEnd of the line
Minnesota winger Nino Niederreiter’s winning goal in overtime of Game 7 bounced out of the net and hit Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov in the back of the leg before he could turn around. The final...
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