Grading the Avalanche Forwards Sebastian Noble | May 6, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Now that Colorado Avalanche hockey has disappointingly come to an end, it’s time for grading the Avalanche forwards. If the season had ended around the 30…
McLeod, Landeskog Fined by NHL Kenneth Ferguson | March 3, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild are starting to build a rather nasty rivalry that extends back to last years first round playoff match up. In three previous meetings of…
Mission 17 W Sebastian Noble | February 21, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com During the start of the Colorado Avalanche’s 2001 season, Ray Bourque posted the motto “Mission 16W” in the team’s locker room so they could focus on the…
Flyers Getting Max Value Out Of Simmonds Greg Fernandez | February 21, 2015 Since being acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers in the blockbuster deal that sent then-captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings, Wayne Simmonds has transformed himself into one of the…
Avalanche Young Guns Shooting Blanks The Hockey Writers | January 20, 2015 Matt Duchene scored 70 points in 71 games last year. This year, he is on pace for 49. Nathan MacKinnon potted 24 goals as an 18 year old rookie. As…
Avalanche Big Four Held Goalless Again Kenneth Ferguson | December 21, 2014 The Colorado Avalanche dismantled the struggling Buffalo Sabres by a final score of 5 to 1 on Saturday evening. Any hockey fan that did not watch the game would guess…
5 Things Avalanche Fans Should Be Thankful For Sebastian Noble | December 9, 2014 We are now officially in full holiday mode, with Thanksgiving just past and Christmas around the corner, I think its time Colorado Avalanche fans take a moment to be thankful.…
Avalanche of Issues in Colorado Brett Slawson | October 23, 2014 To be fair, the 2014-15 NHL season is still relatively young. Yet with seven games played thus far, the Colorado Avalanche have certainly served up more worry than inspiration. Currently…
Best Home Opener in 2014-15? Devin Slawson | October 4, 2014 Hard to believe there’s only four days until puck drop of the 2014-15 season. But, we know we couldn’t be any happier that the wait has nearly come to an…
Colorado Avalanche: 2014-15 Stanley Cup Champions? Brett Slawson | October 3, 2014 In 2013-14, the Colorado Avalanche were the biggest surprise in the NHL. After failing to reach the playoffs in each of the past three seasons, stretching from 2010-11 to 2012-13,…
Youngest Captain In NHL Leading By Example Colin Mills | April 8, 2014 There have been a lot of great stories to come out of Colorado this season, most of which have been covered by The Hockey Writers. Matt Duchene being named to…
What Edmonton Can Learn From Colorado The Hockey Writers | March 30, 2014 Both the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche have admittedly been in the rebuild process over the past half-decade (some would say longer). This has allowed each team to stockpile blue-chip…