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• MHH Roundtable: Hopes and fears for what lies ahead

John A. Babiak Unpacking where the Avalanche stand after all their moves. After concluding what some might consider a shocking and franchise-altering trade deadline, especially in concert with other moves made this season, we unpack where the Colorado Avalanche stand heading into the final 16 games of the regular season. What move did you like the best? Adrian: I liked the addition of Mart...2025
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Avs get a head start on deadline day and make a mid-game trade for Brock Nelson. The Avalanche are still playing a game against the San Jose Sharks, but that hasn’t stopped General Manager Chris MacFarland from dealing ahead of tomorrow’s trade deadline. The Avalanche have sent Oliver Kylington, Calum Ritchie, a 2026 1st round pick, and a condi...2025
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• Mile High Pollster: Fans won’t be satisfied if Colorado is done dealing

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A series of polls have been issued to Avs fans and the results are in! We are just a couple of days from NHL Trade Deadline day, and this is the time of the year when things in the NHL really start to heat up. Everyone has their own opinion or vision of what their favorite team should or shouldn't do, as more than 3⁄4 of the season has come and gone. I...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: New Year’s Resolutions

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Starting off 2025 on the right foot! With the dawn of 2025 upon us, we have some suggestions for Colorado Avalanche New Year’s resolutions. Taking a five-game win streak into the new year is fantastic but there’s always a couple things to focus on for continued improvement. Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions for Avalanche forwards? Evan: The Avs n...2025
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• Ritchie leads Canada in start of World Junior Championships

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The World Juniors get underway today with the usual suspects contending. While the NHL and Colorado Avalanche have another day off, there is still hockey to be played. The World Junior Championships get started today with four matchups, one already having taken place as of the publishing of this article. We all know what time of the year this is! #...2024
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• Holiday Flurries: Makar named first star of the week

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Your daily dose of Avalanche news and holiday cheer. It’s the holiday break for the Colorado Avalanche but that doesn’t mean that they are forgotten. The NHL chose to recognize Cale Makar as first star of the week. Cale Makar (@Avalanche), William Nylander (@MapleLeafs) and Patrik Laine (@CanadiensMTL) have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars...2024
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• Lab #77: Win Now Mode

The latest Mile High Hockey Lab episode is available, and Jackie earned a ding. What’s new? The 77th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This episode was hosted by Adrian Hernandez and joined by Jackie Kay, Ezra Parter, and Brennan Vogt. The Colorado Avalanche have come screaming ba...2024
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• Cal Ritchie decision coming soon

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images What will the Avalanche do with its new rookie? Colorado Avalanche forward Cal Ritchie was the talk of the town all offseason. He went into rookie camp in July unsigned and was miles better than anyone else in attendance. He finally signed his ELC days after camp, and seemingly stuck around Denver all summer, skating and working hard to be a pa...2024
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• Preview: Frozen Frenzy day in Seattle

Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs take part in the festivities against the Kraken. As part of the NHL Frozen Frenzy day today, the Colorado Avalanche continues its three-game west coast road trip up in the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Kraken. The new rivalry dating back to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs gets another crack at one another at Climate Pledge Aren...2024
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• Recap: Avs crumble to Islanders for third straight loss

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Self-inflicted wounds and lack of firepower are slowing down the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche lost its third straight game to open the 2024-25 campaign, this time at the hands of the New York Islanders 6-2. Things are just not going Colorado’s way at the moment, and it’s glaring. For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Avs have st...2024
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• Preview: The Avalanche hope to rebound against Patty Roy and the Islanders

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Colorado looks to avoid going 0-3 to start the 2024-25 campaign. Things have gotten off to a rocky start in Colorado, with the Avalanche dropping their first two regular-season contests. The same is true for their opponent this evening, the New York Islanders. Fans at Ball Arena hope to see Colorado's first regular season win after a frustrating loss to...2024
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• Preview: Saturday night hockey is back in Denver

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images For the first time this season, Colorado plays at Ball Arena. The Colorado Avalanche open their season at Ball Arena tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will give fans the opportunity to see new faces in burgundy and blue for the first time with their own eyes, alongside some new faces. We will also see the team likely pay tribute to...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights (8:00 p.m.)

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Well, Avalanche fans, the day has finally come! We get to watch Colorado Avalanche hockey tonight as the 2024-25 regular season starts in Vegas against the Golden Knights. How will young guys like Cal Ritchie, Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan, and Sam Malinksi fair instead of Colorado’s missing talent? Will Vegas hand out some...2024
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more
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• Mile High Pollster: Fans won’t be satisfied if Colorado is done dealing
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• Ritchie leads Canada in start of World Junior Championships
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights (8:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: The Colorado Avalanche start a new season in Vegas

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images We made it Avalanche fans. Hockey season is upon us! Well, Avalanche fans, the day has finally come! We get to watch Colorado Avalanche hockey tonight as the 2024-25 regular season starts in Vegas against the Golden Knights. How will young guys like Cal Ritchie, Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan, and Sam Malinksi fair instead of Colorado’s missing talent? Will V...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Let the games begin!

Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The roster is set, now we are ready for puck drop on the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche season. With the Colorado Avalanche season kick-off just around the corner and the setting of their initial roster, here are our final thoughts just before the puck drops on the 2024-25 season. Note: we are continuing the assumption that both Nikola...2024
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• Avalanche 24-25 Season Preview: Forwards

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Looking at the Avs’ forward lines heading into the season. With the preseason behind us, the Colorado Avalanche ended 1-5 without too many regulars in any games. But the season opener is right around the corner on Wednesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. We will see plenty of regulars in the side who missed out on the postseason. But, ...2024
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more
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• Mile High Pollster: Fans won’t be satisfied if Colorado is done dealing
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• Holiday Flurries: Makar named first star of the week
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• Recap: Avs win third straight and conquer the Kraken

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Boo-birds didn’t sway Cale Makar or the streaking Avalanche! The Avalanche stemmed the tide of their early-season struggles with a commanding performance and victory over the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA. The Avalanche got contributions from the usuals, one not-so-usual tonight, and a solid netminding performance. When those three elem...2024
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• Recap: Avs crumble to Islanders for third straight loss
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• Recap: Avs win third straight and conquer the Kraken
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• Preseason Recap: Stars sneak out of Ball Arena with last-second win

John A. Babiak Something about the Dallas Stars and tough losses. It still may be preseason, but losses to the Dallas Stars still sting. The Colorado Avalanche fell 3-2 to these Stars in a last-second gasp from the blue line, with 0.2 seconds to go. Dramatically just as they did in May, Dallas managed to sneak off with the win back to their own barn. What a way to welcome back hockey for t...2024
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• Morning Flurries: Cal Ritchie signs contract with Colorado

Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting storylines across the NHL. The wait is finally over as the Colorado Avalanche have signed their top prospect Calum Ritchie to a three-year Entry Level Contract. Ritchie had a phenomenal 2023-24 season where he scored 80 points in 50 games and led his team to the OHL finals. A rewar...2024
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• Recap: 2024 Avalanche Development Camp, Day Three

Goodbye, team-sanctioned activities until September. The final day of the 2024 Colorado Avalanche Development Camp was shorter in terms of practice time, with more attention and focus on the scrimmage in the afternoon. Hence, the morning session was only for goaltenders and a big group practice which didn’t even last an hour. The goaltenders got loose with drills, but it was nothing spectacular. W...2024
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• MHH 2024 Mock Draft

Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images Who will the Avalanche select at 24? What better way to pass the time to the 2024 NHL Draft than a mock draft? Get to know the likely first-round candidates plus a few options for the Colorado Avalanche at pick 24. The festivities kick off on June 28th in Las Vegas. We will be live at The Sphere to bring all the details! Bonus: Check out our picks...2024
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• Gabriel Landeskog NOT retiring, more Chris MacFarland updates

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The end-of-season press conference opened up some eyes into the insight of the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche's end-of-season press conference brought plenty of news and information but left much to be desired. First and foremost, let’s get it out of the way right away: Gabriel Landeskog is not retiring. The Avs PR spokesperson said this right from...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #3 Calum Ritchie

Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images Do the Avalanche finally have an answer at 2C? The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of July 1, 2023. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Calum Ritchie has been a top NHL prospect for qu...2023
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• Morning Flurries: Another wave of small cuts from Avalanche camp

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The roster now stands at 40 players going into the second half of preseason. At the Colorado Avalanche are halfway through their preseason slate of games — and still in search of a win — they have gotten down to business making a few small trims to the roster over the last couple of days down a total of 40 players at this time. With the following three...2024
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• Preseason Recap: Avs start hot, collapse in middle frame, fall to Utah

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images Colorado falls to 0-3 this preseason. The Colorado Avalanche started hot, but unlike next month’s predicted record-high temperatures, they hit a massive cold front. Colorado was defeated by Utah Hockey Club 6-3 in Sunday’s preseason matchup at Ball Arena. Miles Wood, Sam Malinski, and Calum Ritchie scored for Colorado, and Justus Annunen made 32 saves o...2024
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• Preseason Preview: Avs and Stars begin the new season

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The wait is finally over! Today is Colorado Avalanche gameday! The Colorado Avalanche will play an actual hockey game today. Although it's just the preseason, we at Mile High Hockey have been anticipating this day since the last season ended in May. Will Cal Ritchie stake his claim and make the opening night roster? Is Sam Malinski going to make the jump for good? I...2024
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• Holiday Flurries: Makar named first star of the week
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more
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• Preview: Colorado’s first regular season matchup with Utah HC

Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images The surging Avs are set to face a familiar foe in new threads. The Colorado Avalanche continue their road trip with a showdown with the newly formed Utah Hockey Club at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Colorado and Utah meet for their first regular-season showdown, but this Utah team is familiar with the Avalanche. From the ashes of the Arizona Coyot...2024
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• Recap: Avs win third straight and conquer the Kraken
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• Preview: Frozen Frenzy day in Seattle
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• Lab #74: The Final Countdown

One more week until regular season hockey! The 74th installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This installment is the last episode before the regular season, and we have you covered heading into opening night! Will Cal Ritchie cut? Can Sam Malisnki stick with the Avalanche? Will they ever...2024
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• Preseason Preview: Avs and Stars clash once again

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The preseason continues with a familiar foe. As the preseason is now officially underway, the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars are about to faceoff once again for the second time in less than a week. This will be the second of two matchups against Dallas, with the Stars taking the first game. Colorado Avalanche Last time out, Colorado ultimately fe...2024
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• Lab #73: Falling Back into Hockey Season

We got to watch pre-season hockey! Sort of. The 73rd installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Don't forget to download our new episode and give us a follow! This installment is the new season's first episode, and we have some actual game results to discuss. Although it was a preseason contest, it was nice to recap some real hockey for a change final...2024
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