Erik Johnson: From Draft Bust to NHL All-Star
It’s Ironic that the sole representative from the Colorado Avalanche headed to the All-Star Game is a defenseman, not a forward. Erik Johnson, arguably Colorado’s best player in the first…
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Colorado’s Roller Coaster Year Comes to a Close
On January 1st, 2014 the Colorado Avalanche were 24-11-4, and were sitting 3rd in the Central Division. On January 1st, 2015 they were 13-15-8 and sat at the bottom of…
John Mitchell’s Return Followed by an Avalanche of Goals.
It’s been hard for John Mitchell this season, surely. For him it must have seemed like he’s been watching more than playing this year. He came into the season injured…
Jamie McGinn and The Colorado Avalache’s Dwindling Depth
Recently it seems like there has been a revolving door between Cleveland and Denver. Recent calls ups for the Colorado Avalanche have included Andrew Agozzino, Tomas Vincour, Michael Sgarbossa, Paul Carey,…
Calvin Pickard Forcing the Avalanche Into Tough Decisions
Goalie controversies in the National Hockey League tend to occur when a backup begins to outplay the starter and questions start to be asked of who should be a team’s number…
Peter Forsberg: Colorado’s Swedish King
During Peter Forsberg’s jersey retirement ceremony a few years ago, former Avalanche general manager Pierre Lacroix told a story about the Swede. During the 2001 playoffs when Forsberg was lost…
A Non-Factor: Something Isn’t Right With Ryan O’Reilly
The 2013-2014 season was Ryan O’Reilly’s best as a professional hockey player. Not only from a statistical point of view, but just as a general sense as far as hockey…
Patrick Roy Putting The Colorado Avalanche Into the Zone
One of the hallmarks of Patrick Roy’s first year was his approach to defensive zone coverage. While most teams play zone while 5 on 5, Patrick Roy opted to go…
Nathan MacKinnon Terrifies the Islanders On Halloween Eve
It has been a pretty horrifying start to the season for the Colorado Avalanche, especially for Nathan MacKinnon who hasn’t scored a goal in the first 10 games of the…
Zach Redmond Quietly Impressive for Avalanche in Debut
Zach Redmond was given a 50-50 chance that he’d never play hockey again after a skate cut his femoral artery in a warm up two seasons ago. He ended up making…
Colorado Avalanche Defense Cooking Up Plenty of Turnovers
Last season the Colorado Avalanche protected the puck extremely well. Over the course of the season they only gave the puck away 535 times, an average of 6.5 a game. That…
Panic Between the Pipes Would be Unwise in Denver
During last night’s game in Ottawa Altitude Television commentators Mike Haynes and Peter McNab joked that if Calvin Pickard would have been injured the only option left for the Colorado Avalanche…