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• Ilya Sorokin shines against Stars to give the playoff-chasing Islanders a much-needed 2-1 win
Ilya Sorokin gave the New York Islanders the type of elite goaltending they needed facing one of the NHL's top teams while in the thick of a playoff chase, making 26 saves to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night. Bo Horvat scored his 30th goal of the season five minutes in and Calum Ritchie later picked up the 11th of his rookie year to provide enough offensive support. Matthew Schaefer, ...2026
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• New York Islanders jump on Maple Leafs early, down Toronto 3-1

TORONTO - Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist on a pair of first-period power plays as the New York Islanders topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday....2026
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• Calum Ritchie has early power-play goal and assist as Islanders top Maple Leafs 3-1
TORONTO (AP) — Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist on a pair of first-period power plays as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday night....2026
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• Calum Ritchie has early power-play goal and assist as Islanders top Maple Leafs 3-1
Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist on a pair of first-period power plays as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Tuesday night. Brayden Schenn scored his first goal since being acquired from St. Louis ahead of the trade deadline, and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders, who have won nine of 12. Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves for New York, and Mathew Barzal had three...2026
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• Barzal scores OT winner to cap rally, and Islanders edge Blues 4-3
Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to cap the New York Islanders' rally from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. In addition to his goal at 2:11 of the extra period, Barzal had two assists. Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders....2026
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• Preview: Colorado Avalanche 2025 Top 25 Under 25

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images There will be a lot of changes upcoming in this annual series. Tomorrow we will begin our annual tradition of ranking and counting down all Colorado Avalanche organizational players who are 25 years of age or younger as of September 1st, 2025. There are 26 eligible players to list, more on that later, and therefore we will profile one Honorable M...2025
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images That didn’t go well. The Colorado Avalanche needed to be perfect for 13 minutes away from advancing to the 2nd round of the playoffs. That was until an old friend turned out the lights. Mikko Rantanen had his second four-point period in the series, scoring a hat-trick and an assist on the go-ahead goal to cap off one of the biggest implosions in Colorado franchis...2025
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• Top 5 Avalanche Prospect Seasons So Far

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images Are there any gems left in the Colorado system? Now that the first half of the 2024-25 season has wrapped up for most players, it’s time to highlight the top five most impressive seasons thus far from those prospects in the Colorado Avalanche system. Couple things to note, one this is just a snapshot look at short-term returns -- not long-term career projecti...2024
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• Friday Thots: Ritchie Had to Go

Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images The kid worked hard, but just was not NHL ready. Well, all good things come to an end, and that includes Calum Ritchie’s first taste of NHL action. But was it actually a good thing? The 19-year-old kid had a shot at making the team because the Colorado Avalanche were riddled with injuries at forward (bad thing!). In the preseason and training camp, he proved tha...2024
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• Preview: Colorado looks to keep their winning ways alive against San Jose

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Can the Avalanche continue to build upon their last game against the Sharks? After finally breaking through and earning their first win of the season against the Anaheim Ducks, the Colorado Avalanche head out for a little three-game west coast road trip. Today marks the first of those three games against the winless San Jose Sharks. Sunday ...2024
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• Meet our new writer: Brennan Vogt

Photo by Brennan Vogt Mile High Hockey’s newest writer focusing on the Colorado Eagles and DU Pioneers. I would like to start by formally introducing myself. My name is Brennan Vogt and I am the newest writer to the Mile High Hockey team. I have been on the hockey beat since July 2021 and it has been a wild ride since. But first, let me tell you a little about who I am and where I come fro...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche drop opening game in Vegas 8-4

Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images A Mikko Rantanen hat trick was spoiled by a lot of dumb play. The long wait is finally over as the Colorado Avalanche dropped the puck for the 2024-25 at the home of the Vegas Golden Knights. Both teams are looking to get back to Stanley Cup glory after faltering in the postseason last spring. After a slow first period both team erupted for goals but Vegas got t...2024
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• Preseason Recap: Avalanche fall 6-1 to Vegas and trim 10 from the roster

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Now there are 30 hopefuls for Avalanche opening night. For preseason game number four the Colorado Avalanche beefed up their roster a bit more than the bare bones offerings of the past week. It was the preseason debut for Avalanche stars Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar hoping to show a little bit more pizazz in front of the home cro...2024
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• Updates on Landeskog, Nichushkin, and more at media day

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Training camp starts today, and there were plenty of updates from Jared Bednar to start the year. The Colorado Avalanche held its annual media day yesterday, hearing from Jared Bednar and star players on the team for the first time in this new 2024-25 NHL season. With lots of questions surrounding the team as the season gets underway, it was interesti...2024
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• 5 burning questions going into Avalanche training camp

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Will the answers be revealed soon? The day has finally arrived in which the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche finally begins to take shape. The official day to report is today complete with fitness testing and media and then tomorrow bright and early the squad takes to the ice. Any surprise injuries or absences? There’s always one or two unknown developme...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche winless at Rookie Faceoff

Photo by Gary Vasquez/NHLI via Getty Images Avalanche rookies got swept but there were some positives. A squad of Colorado Avalanche rookies defended on Los Angeles to play a three-game set against their west coast foes for the Rookie Faceoff. While they didn’t earn any wins there were several nice goals scored and encouraging performances to take note of. Game One featured the Avalanch...2024
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It’s just a business after all, right? This organization needs a fresh start, and it starts by breaking a few hearts. It starts with GM Chris MacFarland. When he makes the right moves on the battlefield, MacFarland comes off as a genius, but like most of your friends were while playing Call of Duty Zombies, the quick trigger finger would come back to bite th...2025
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"Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders."

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"The New York Islanders have a revamped farm system with 2025 top pick Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie (selected 27th overall in 2023) leading the way."

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"Calum Ritchie shows off some speed and some stick skills."

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"2023 Top 25 Under 25 #2 Bowen Byram #3 Calum Ritchie #4 Mikhail Gulyayev #5 Nikolai Kovalenko #6 Sean Behrens #7 Jean-Luc Foudy #8 Oskar Olausson #9 Justus Annunen #10 Ben Meyers #11 Sam Malinksi #12 Jason Polin #13 Ondrej Pavel #14 Alex Beaucage #15 Sampo Ranta #16 Taylor Makar #17 Jeremy Hanzel #18 Trent Miner #19 Colby Ambrosio #20 Gianni Fairbrother #21 Matt Stienburg #22 Chris Romaine #23 Maros Jedlicka #24 Andrei Buyalsky #25: Nikita Ishimnikov"

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"There is a consensus at the top of the draft — Quentin Musty, Calum Ritchie and Cameron Allen should be the first names called next Friday."

• Calum Ritchie has early power-play goal and assist as Islanders top Maple Leafs 3-1
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• This summer poses a great opportunity to gauge the market for Nazem Kadri

The centre market was interesting at the 2024–25 trade deadline. You had a lot of teams looking to upgrade, and not a lot of centres on the market. Brock Nelson fetched Calum Ritchie and a 2026 first-round draft pick. Yanni Gourde, along with Oliver Bjorkstrand, fetched two first-rounders and a second-rounder. Scott Laughton got a … The post This summer poses a great opportunity to gauge the...2025
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• Opinion: It’s time to move on from 2C

Nazem Kadri can’t be replaced. The ship has sailed. There will be no “legitimate” second line center (2C) joining the Colorado Avalanche anytime soon. It’s time to accept it and move on to a different strategy. This doesn’t mean stop attempting to improve the roster but the obsessive focus on finding a player to fulfill an ideal role without the resources to obtain it has led to multiple failure...2025
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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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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• ELC Season is upon us

Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images Will the Colorado Avalanche sign any prospects? One of the most important, yet least talked about, days in the prospect and development cycle is here. That is the day of March first, which is the first day Entry Level Contracts can be signed for the 2025-26 season. There will be a flurry of activity around the league as NHL general managers want to ge...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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• Ilya Sorokin shines against Stars to give the playoff-chasing Islanders a much-needed 2-1 win
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• Barzal scores OT winner to cap rally, and Islanders edge Blues 4-3
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• Opinion: It’s time to move on from 2C
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more
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• ELC Season is upon us
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• Ritchie leads Canada in start of World Junior Championships
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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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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• Meet our new writer: Brennan Vogt
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• Colorado Avalanche’s Calum Ritchie Scores First Career NHL Goal
It wasn’t a Macklin Celebrini moment in his first career game, but Colorado Avalanche rookie Calum Ritchie achieved the same feat — scoring his first career NHL goal — in…...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche drop opening game in Vegas 8-4
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• Updates on Landeskog, Nichushkin, and more at media day
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• Recap: Avalanche winless at Rookie Faceoff
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• Predicting Avalanche NHL Debuts in 2024-25

Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images Who will don the burgundy and blue for the first time? A fun tradition in anticipation of the coming season is to look at who might make their NHL debut for the Colorado Avalanche. It is always a special moment to see a player, either a young prospect, free agent from Europe or journeyman minor leaguer, achieve their dreams and play in their fir...2024
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• Colorado’s top two prospects fit naturally with Avs

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports Despite the team’s success over the last seven seasons, which includes a Stanley Cup victory, Colorado has drafted a slew of solid players, but who should we be looking out for in the coming years? The Colorado Avalanche organization hasn’t drafted much in the last few seasons, but for a good reason: they’ve been a solid team and brought home the St...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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• Where Should Islanders’ Ritchie & Schaefer Play Next Season?
The New York Islanders have a revamped farm system with 2025 top pick Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie (selected 27th overall in 2023) leading the way. The two are the…...2025
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It is simply astonishing that after everything Makar’s accomplished, he’s still eligible for the Top 25 under 25 The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. 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. Ca...2023
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #2 Bowen Byram

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The youngest first-team defender just misses the top spot. 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. Bowen Byram has been one of the Colorado Avalanch...2023
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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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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• Morning Flurries: A sign of life

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting stories across the NHL. After a month without any major headlines finally one blockbuster trade that hockey nation was eagerly anticipating finally came to fruition in a massive three-team deal between the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens to move Erik Karlsson to...2023
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• Penguins 2023 Draft: Day 1
I don’t know why I put myself through this; like most people I get myself all excited on draft day. The opportunities always seem limitless and then our Pittsburgh Penguins seem to find a way to squander it. Don’t get me wrong, in another draft year, getting a player like Brayden Yager with the 14th pick of the draft may appear to be a win, but in this draft year – no. The team left many better pl...2023
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• Ilya Sorokin shines against Stars to give the playoff-chasing Islanders a much-needed 2-1 win
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• Opinion: It’s time to move on from 2C
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• Recap: Rantanen scores hat-trick, Avs implode in 4-2 disaster as Stars advance
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• Breaking: Avs acquire Brock Nelson in a deal that sends Cal Ritchie & more
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• ELC Season is upon us
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• Ritchie leads Canada in start of World Junior Championships
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• Various young forwards’ rise gives Avs more options

Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty Images The most recent trade shows where Colorado stands with the likes of Ivan Ivan and others. The massive trade the Colorado Avalanche made for MacKenzie Blackwood was a major shake-up in the crease from the start of the season. But another major part of the move was sending Nikolai Kovalenko alongside Alexandar Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks. From...2024
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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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• Breaking down Calum Ritchie’s options

Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images NHL, junior or both? One of the most anticipated storylines in next month’s Colorado Avalanche training camp will be concerning top prospect Calum Ritchie’s chances of landing a spot on the NHL squad. After inking his Entry Level Contract in July the possibility has become at least realistic with a nod of commitment from the organization. NHL The simples...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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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
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