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• Recap: Unlucky bounces cost Avalanche three-game winning streak

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images A good game overall was undone by deflections and an offense that struggled at times to put plays together. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 11th goal of the season for the Colorado Avalanche, but unfortunately, that’s all they had to show for on Thursday night at Ball Arena. Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist and the Utah Hockey Club beat the Avs 4-1 to snap a t...2024
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• High expectations for Blackwood and Wedgewood with the Avs

Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images The newest netminder might just have the biggest weight on his shoulders. The Colorado Avalanche’s changes in net over the last two weeks have created new perspectives and opportunities for those involved. For the first time since the Buffalo Sabres in over a decade, the Avs have two new goaltenders before Christmas. In 10 days, #GoAvsGo have c...2024
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• Friday Feels: Wedgewood to the Rescue?

Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images The Avs traded for a new goalie, but is he any good? A goalie trade! Finally! The Avalanche sent Justus Annunen and a 6th round pick to Nashville for backup netminder Scott Wedgewood, and then immediately pressed him into service when Alexandar Georgiev needed a bailout against the Buffalo Sabres. What a mess. There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s go player...2024
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• Recap: Avs avoid “Georgiaster,” score five unanswered in epic comeback

Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images Alexandar Georgiev was chased out of the game after eight minutes of play and Colorado had a rally for the ages. The Colorado Avalanche were on their way to another disappointing defeat until their new legend arrived in style. Newly acquired netminder Scott Wedgewood saved the day after Alexandar Georgiev coughed up four goals on just eight shots in the first...2024
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado played well, but the Oilers were simply better and cashed in on their opportunities. For the second time in as many nights, the Colorado Avalanche played well but didn’t do enough to secure the victory. The Edmonton Oilers came away with a 4-1 victory Saturday night at Ball Arena, handing Colorado its second straight loss. On a night when Justus Annunen was...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)

Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the Oilers, who also played yesterday? Edmonton beat the Uta...2024
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• Recap: Unlucky bounces cost Avalanche three-game winning streak
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• High expectations for Blackwood and Wedgewood with the Avs
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• Friday Feels: Wedgewood to the Rescue?
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• Recap: Avs avoid “Georgiaster,” score five unanswered in epic comeback
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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• Recap: Valeri Nichushkin carries team in Colorado win over Vegas

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images He is making a statement to those who doubted him. Valindicated. The Colorado Avalanche and the Las Vegas Golden Knights gave each other all they had Wednesday night at Ball Arena. At the end of regulation, that same energy carried over into overtime and even the shootout, which verged into epic category, until Valeri Nichushkin scored the lone goal in the fi...2024
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• Recap: Lightning strike down Avalanche in 8-2 meltdown

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images At least it was just one game, right? It’s always nice to revisit the place where dreams came true. This is why the Colorado Avalanche will always enjoy playing at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay where they won their Stanley Cup in 2022. But this game unfolded more like a nightmare, which started first with late news that Jonathan Drouin would miss the game wit...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m.)

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! Alright, the Colorado Avalanche have (almost) everyone back and seem to have turned the page on their early-season struggles. With a victory tonight over the Lightning (and a Dallas loss), Colorado will be tied for third place in the division and extend their winning streak to four games. Tampa is coming in on a cold streak, losin...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Fall check-in

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Analyzing where the Avalanche stand through a quarter of the 2024-25 season. After weathering the injury storm there are questions that still linger as to the true identity of this Colorado Avalanche squad. With 19 games under their belt, nearly a quarter of the 2024-25 season has already been played and we unpack what we’ve seen thus far. Which ...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche desperately hang on for win against Flyers

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images It wasn’t pretty in the end, but two points is two points. They just did enough. The Colorado Avalanche opened up its four-game road trip out East with a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. It was a little too close for comfort after having a 3-0 lead, but the Avs just did enough to hold off the hard-charging home team. Colorado now mo...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: The Avalanche are back at it against the Oilers

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche will play their second of a back-to-back in Edmonton against the Oilers. The Avalanche aren’t logging any vacation hours this weekend as they get set for their second contest in as many nights, this time against the Edmonton Oilers. The Avalanche fell to the Dallas Stars last night by a score of 5-3. Can they bounce back against the ...2024
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• Weekly Grades: Extended Vacation Edition

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs piled up the Ls this week. But were they actually good? (Hint: no) We’re back from the All-Star Break with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t solve Jonathan Quick and the New York Rangers, failed a comeback bid in New Jersey, and fell to the Carolina Hurricanes. But were they any good? THE GAMES Mond...2024
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"The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Justus Annunen to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season."

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"With Pavel Francouz on the shelf for the immediate future, the Colorado Avalanche were in a tough spot with unproven Justus Annunen penciled in as the backup goalie."

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"2022 Top 25 Under 25 #2: Bowen Byram #3: Sam Girard #4: Alex Newhook #5: Ben Meyers #6: Oskar Olausson #7: Justus Annunen #8: Sean Behrens #9: Jean-Luc Foudy #10: Sampo Ranta #11: Martin Kaut #12: Alex Beaucage #13: Mikhail Maltsev #14: Shane Bowers #15: Colby Ambrosio #16: Danila Zhuravlyov #17: Andrei Buyalsky #18: Matthew Steinburg #19: Nikolai Kovalenko #20 Trent Miner #21: Keaton Middleton #21: Wyatt Aamodt #23: Taylor Makar #24: Nathan Clurman #25: Ivan Zhigalov"

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"This would be Kuemper’s last shot of the game, as Jared Bednar would put in Justus Annunen for the last half of the game."

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"— Jim (@JimCarlson1571) January 6, 2020 Man, that Justus Annunen guy is pretty good, eh?"

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"And if Justus Annunen doesn't start for Finland, I'd be shocked."

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"Upset by reports about his conditioning, Justus Annunen had to wait for Colorado to give him a chance."

• High expectations for Blackwood and Wedgewood with the Avs
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• Friday Feels: Wedgewood to the Rescue?
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• Recap: Avs avoid “Georgiaster,” score five unanswered in epic comeback
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: The Avalanche are back at it against the Oilers
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• Avalanche deal Justus Annunen for Scott Wedgewood

John A. Babiak Another goaltender joins the rotation. The juice is cut loose Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche have made yet another move in net. This time, it was announced Saturday morning that Justus Annunen was traded with a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Nashville Predators. In exchange, the Avs received veteran backup Scott Wedgewood. We have traded Justus Annunen and a 2025 draft pic...2024
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• Avs trade Justus Annunen and a pick for Scott Wedgewood

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Juice and a 6th rounder (2025) for Scott Wedgewood as the shoe drops in the goalie room. It felt like it was just a matter of time until we saw the Avalanche move to add more confidence in the goalie department, and the news broke this morning that they had at least made an effort to do so. Justus Annunen and a 6th-round pick in 2025 is what it...2024
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• Recap: Lightning strike down Avalanche in 8-2 meltdown
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m.)
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• Friday Feels: Wedgewood to the Rescue?
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)
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• Recap: Valeri Nichushkin carries team in Colorado win over Vegas
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m.)
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• MHH Roundtable: Fall check-in
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• Recap: Avalanche desperately hang on for win against Flyers
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• Makar scores 2 goals to lift Colorado past Flyers 3-2 in game marred by injured referee

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cale Makar scored two goals, Casey Mittelstadt scored one and Justus Annunen had 24 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night in a game where a referee…...2024
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• Saturday Stats: Justus Blues(tus)

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Annunen posted a .500% save percentage against the Caps. Justus Annunen was on a heater at the end of October, posting four straight wins and giving up only a couple goals he might want back in the process. Then Alexandar Georgiev got a start, Kaapo Kahkonen got a look, and Annunen cooled right off. Last night he bottomed all the way out, giving up two terri...2024
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• Recap: Avs avoid “Georgiaster,” score five unanswered in epic comeback
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• Avalanche deal Justus Annunen for Scott Wedgewood
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• Recap: Valeri Nichushkin carries team in Colorado win over Vegas
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• Recap: Lightning strike down Avalanche in 8-2 meltdown
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• MHH Roundtable: Fall check-in
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• Recap: Avalanche desperately hang on for win against Flyers
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• Recap: Capitals down high hopes of Avalanche with road win

Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images The new-look Avs couldn’t quite put it all together. Unfortunately for all the returners to the lineup for the Colorado Avalanche, it wasn’t meant to be on Friday night. The Avs fell 5-2 to the visiting Washington Capitals to end their four-game home stand. Colorado continues to be even at .500, now at 9-9 before hitting the road. They’ll see these same ...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche start slow, can’t rally as Blackhawks win 5-2

Photo by Tyler Schank/Getty Images A slow start, coupled with offensive struggles, plagued the Avalanche. One streak died and another one was born Monday night at Ball Arena, as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, as they saw their five-game high go by the wayside. Casey Mittelstadt and Nathan MacKinnon each scored for the Av...2024
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• Preview: Avalanche begin divisional play against Blackhawks

Photo by Alysa Rubin/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images The second leg of a back-to-back is tonight. Less than 24 hours after a crazy 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators the Colorado Avalanche will return to Ball Arena to face off against the Chicago Blackhawks. This will be the Avs's first divisional game, as well as their first back-to-back, of the season. Colorado has the advantage agains...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche hold off Senators to win fifth consecutive game

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Casey Mittelstadt stays hot with another multi-point effort. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Ottawa Senators by a final score of 5-4 in a late offensive explosion. The game was pretty tight for the majority of the contest until things opened up in a big way in the final frame. The win marks Colorado’s fifth consecutive win after an 0-4-0 st...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Cale Makar hopes to continue legendary success heading into 2022-23. The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2022, in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of value to rank each player. Now, we’ll count down...2022
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• Avalanche sign G Annunen to two-year extension

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• Predators, Avalanche swap backup goaltenders
Colorado and Nashville have traded backup goaltenders, with the Predators receiving Justus Annunen and the Avalanche picking up Scott Wedgewood....2024
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• Avalanche claim goaltender Ivan Prosvetov from Coyotes

Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images 24-year-old Russian netminder Prosvetov has the frame and pedigree to become a valuable asset. With Pavel Francouz on the shelf for the immediate future, the Colorado Avalanche were in a tough spot with unproven Justus Annunen penciled in as the backup goalie. Rather than claim an established veteran to bolster the position, however, Colorado took a...2023
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• Twitter Tuesday: To re-sign, to trade or to not; Bowen Byram and goaltenders
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Is Tyson Jost or Colin Wilson worthy of staying? And here’s why Bowen Byram can’t play in the AHL The new decade has ushered in a new year of Colorado Avalanche hockey, and with it, more questions. After starting the year with a commanding statement 7-3 win over the Central Division-leading and defending Stanley Cup-having St. Louis Blues, and follo...2020
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• Heavy workload keeping Eagles’ Annunen sharp

Colorado Eagles goaltender Justus Annunen wants work, and the American Hockey League schedule is providing plenty of that for him....2022
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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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• Avalanche Prospects at the 2020 World Juniors Day 9: Bowen Byram returns as Canada wins gold
PHOTO: ANDREA CARDIN / HHOF-IIHF IMAGES Danila Zhuravlyov will settle for silver. The 2020 World Juniors ended with absolute chaos in the gold medal game, but the Colorado Avalanche came away with two of their four prospects winning medals. Bowen Byram won gold with Canada over Danila Zhuravlyov and Russia, who took silver. Finland, which had Avs prospects Sampo Ranta and Justus Annunen, finish...2020
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• High expectations for Blackwood and Wedgewood with the Avs
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• Friday Feels: Wedgewood to the Rescue?
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• Recap: Avs avoid “Georgiaster,” score five unanswered in epic comeback
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers (8:00 p.m.)
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• Avalanche deal Justus Annunen for Scott Wedgewood
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• Avs trade Justus Annunen and a pick for Scott Wedgewood
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avalanche look to stay hot on road against Panthers

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images Colorado looks to win its third straight game visiting the defending Cup champs. It’s an Avalanche game day! The Colorado Avalanche are back in action in Sunrise, Florida, where they’ll play visitor to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. The Avs will look to officially begin a streak with a win this evening, as well as a 3-0-0 start to ...2024
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• Friday Thots: I’m on IR too

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Ross Colton and Miles Wood joined the IR party this week. Landeskog, Nichushkin, Lehkonen, Drouin, and now Colton and Wood too - that’s six top-nine forwards, all on IR at the same time. So... me too. I’m out this week. No column, sorry. I mean, what is there to say about this week other than that? We could dive back into the goalie drama, where Justus Annunen look...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche outmuscle Sharks, win 4-1 for second straight

Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche are back in the win column again as they continue to shine after rough start. Ross Colton scored twice, Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his first start of the season and the Colorado Avalanche kept the San Jose Sharks winless in a 4-1 drubbing Sunday night at SAP Center. Colton now has five goals in his last three games to kick off his hot...2024
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• Weekly Grades: Road Winnin’ Edition

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs took two Ws on the road this week - but were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado extended its winning streak to seven games with two more road wins over the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues. But were they any good? THE GAMES Saturday @ Edmonton: 3-2 WTuesday @ St. Louis: 4-2 W PL...2024
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• Colorado Eagles December 3 Stars

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The most consistent performers on an inconsistent AHL team. To conclude the 2023 calendar year, the Colorado Eagles achieved a record of 5-5-1 in a busy month of December holding them in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific division with 32 points and a 14-11-4 record overall. As the top affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche it’s no surprise that ...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
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• Recap: Bowen Byram boosts Avs in big win over Blues
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports Colorado wraps up their season series against St. Louis with a win. Earlier this week the Colorado Avalanche had to scrape and claw one point out of a high-octane matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, right before flying to Minnesota to face the Wild on the second game of a back-to-back. This time the Avs wanted to make lives easier on themselves. They domina...2023
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #3 Samuel Girard
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports For the final time in this series, G leaves his mark on the podium this year. The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey staff. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of August 1, 2022, in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of value to rank each player. Now, we’ll count dow...2022
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• Avalanche Prospects Mailbag: Warming up the leftovers
Oskar Olausson is still here! | Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports A look at which prospects remain in the system and their seasons thus far. It hasn’t been the most exiting year for following prospects in the Colorado Avalanche organization. From the cancelled World Junior Championship to the mortgaged 2022 draft class to the lack of callups from the Colorado Eagles to departures at the trade de...2022
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: No. 10 (tied) Logan O’Connor
Jun 8, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche right wing Logan O’Connor (25) warms up before the game against the Vegas Golden Knights in game five of the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing | Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Winger looks to make himself a full-time NHL player The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by ...2021
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• Avalanche Prospects at the 2020 World Juniors Day 1: Justus Annunen stole the show
MATT ZAMBONIN / HHOF-IIHF IMAGES No one else recorded a point. All four Colorado Avalanche prospects at the 2020 World Juniors were in action on Thursday. However, only one had a statement game, while the other three faded more into the background. It was an exciting day of games nonetheless. Russia was upset by the Czech Republic, Canada and USA had another classic rivalry showdown, and Swede...2019
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