2013 Season: Why the Avalanche Will Make the Playoffs Kevin Goff | January 6, 2013 The lockout is over, and now we can all get back to focusing on our teams and the season that is to be played. The season will be an abbreviated…
How The Colorado Avalanche Will Make The Playoffs Next Season The Hockey Writers | November 15, 2012 In the 2011-12 season the Colorado Avalanche won more regular season games than the Stanley Cup winning Los Angeles Kings. In the end, they were separated by seven points. Their…
Avs in Europe: Good For Development? Geoff Rosenthal | October 22, 2012 With no end in sight for the NHL lockout, Avalanche fans may have to get used to seeing some of the team’s marquee players suiting up for European clubs. To…
NHL Captains: Leadership Isn’t Defined By Age Michael Rappaport | September 9, 2012 The highest honor a current NHL player can have is to wear the “C” on the front of his jersey. The role of an NHL captain entails being a leader, which…
Gabriel Landeskog Named Captain of the Colorado Avalanche Ian C McLaren | September 5, 2012 Yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche sent out a release stating that Milan Hejduk had relinquished his captaincy and Gabriel Landeskog would be taking over the role. With the news, not only…
Advanced Stats For Avalanche Forwards in 2011-12 Ian C McLaren | August 19, 2012 In case you missed it the other day, Justin Bourne of the Backhand Shelf blog posted a helpful introduction to a new stat category that evaluates which NHL players are…
Gabriel Landeskog Poised For Progress In Year Two Ian C McLaren | August 2, 2012 One of the big questions facing the Colorado Avalanche as a new season approaches (hopefully) is how Gabriel Landeskog will follow up his Calder-winning rookie season. While his NHL debut demonstrated that…
Getting to Know the 2012-13 Colorado Avalanche Ian C McLaren | July 27, 2012 Greetings, Avs fans. My name is Ian, and I write to you from Guelph, ON (just down the road from Jamie McGinn’s hometown of Fergus); I have a huge passion…
Presenting the 2012 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | May 14, 2012 Every year, the National Hockey League’s awards are voted upon by the league’s general managers or the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The idea is to get a balanced cross-section of…
Nugent-Hopkins nominated for the Calder Trophy Marcy Di Michele | April 20, 2012 The NHL has begun to release their nominees for the annual individual awards, starting with the Calder trophy today. The award is handed out to the league’s best first year player, and…
The Beginning Of A Crucial Offseason In Colorado Michael Bannigan | April 13, 2012 Colorado Avalanche forward Jamie McGinn spent last Sunday tweeting his excitement over Bubba Watson’s thrilling victory at Augusta, where the legendary Masters golf tournament is held every year. Now, the…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: And The Winner Is? Chris Wassel | April 10, 2012 After six months, the fantasy hockey season is over. There were 26 weeks of battles and wars that had probably more subplots than “War And Peace”. I saw quite a…