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• State of the Avalanche: 2024-25 Edition

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The season is halfway complete! With last night’s game against the Florida Panthers, the Colorado Avalanche are now halfway through the 2024-25 season: 41 games down, 41 games to go. And boy, it’s been a shaky, yet unique and intriguing first half of the season for the burgundy boys. The Avalanche are right in the middle of the pack with a 25-15-1 re...2025
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• Avs have gone from pretenders to elite contenders

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche have rediscovered who they are. If we had told you a few months ago that the Colorado Avalanche would be one of the hottest teams in the NHL by Christmas, we would have been dismissed as delirious. Well, this is now the reality. Colorado has transformed from pretenders to elite contenders practically overnight. WE’RE BACK It all starte...2024
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• Avalanche Address Goaltending Problems With Georgiev-for-Blackwood Trade
In a major move on Monday afternoon (Dec. 9), the Colorado Avalanche addressed their biggest weakness by trading goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a…...2024
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• Avalanche trade Alexandar Georgiev for MacKenzie Blackwood

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images A massive change in the net is going to shake things up. The Colorado Avalanche have shaken up the crease yet again. It was announced on Monday afternoon that the Avs had traded Alexandar Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks. Going with Georgiev to San Jose is Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 5th-round pick, and a 2026 2nd-round pick. Coming to the Avalanche are ...2024
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• Avs continue goalie overhaul, trade for Blackwood
The Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith from the Sharks in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko and two draft picks....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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• Avs have gone from pretenders to elite contenders
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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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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• Preview: Back home against the Ottawa Senators

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first of a back-to-back at home for the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche return home after a three-game West Coast road trip to host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. These two teams have combined for 60 goals in their last six games, and it could be another high-flying matchup tonight. Both teams have had decent starts to...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup

Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado comes home from the road trip with a clean sweep. Simple as that. In the first-ever matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and the Utah Hockey Club, it would be the visiting team taking care of business. The Avs went into Salt Lake City and got a big 5-1 win to end the road trip. The Avs went from 0-4 to 4-4 just like that with the perfec...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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• 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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• Recap: Avalanche still winless after 5-3 loss to Boston

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado is still in search of a complete effort. As the homestand continues the Colorado Avalanche still in search of their first point hosted a formidable foe from the Eastern Conference in the Boston Bruins. The Avalanche had chances at points to take the lead but never did and fell 5-3 to Boston. The Game This contest started with a better...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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"Then, they traded Alexandar Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks alongside Nikolai Kovalenko, in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith on December 9."

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"The Avalanche acquired Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith from the Sharks in exchange for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko and two draft picks."

2023
"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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"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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"T25U25 t10 Jean-Luc Foudy t10 Logan O’Connor #12 Justus Annunen #13: Oskar Olausson #14: Shane Bowers #15: Drew Helleson #16: Sean Behrens #17: Mikhail Maltsev #18: Alex Beaucage #19: Trent Miner #20: Colby Ambrosio #21: Dennis Gilbert #22: Daniil Zhuravlyov #23: Tyler Weiss #24: Nikolai Kovalenko #25: Nick Henry"

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"Europe KHL #51 - Nikolai Kovalenko (RW)Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (31-23-4) Kovalenko returned to the Lokomotiv lineup this week as the team picked up a win and two losses."

2019
"Europe KHL #51 - Nikolai Kovalenko (RW)Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (20-6-1) Guess what?"

• State of the Avalanche: 2024-25 Edition
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• Avalanche trade Alexandar Georgiev for MacKenzie Blackwood
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• Avs continue goalie overhaul, trade for Blackwood
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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• Opinion: Malinski, Kovalenko & Ivan ease the prospect pain in Colorado

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images All three camp hopefuls appear to be affordable and serviceable NHLers. It was no secret heading into this season that the Avalanche would be a little bit without to kick things off. Having roughly 20M dollars worth of players on the mend and not on the ice, it was all anyone could talk about, significantly when the Avalanche dropped their first four games. W...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche hold off Senators to win fifth consecutive game
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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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• 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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• Avalanche trade Alexandar Georgiev for MacKenzie Blackwood
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• Opinion: Malinski, Kovalenko & Ivan ease the prospect pain in Colorado
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• Recap: Avalanche hold off Senators to win fifth consecutive game
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup
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• Recap: Avalanche still winless after 5-3 loss to Boston
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• Recap: Avs crumble to Islanders for third straight loss
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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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• 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 trade Alexandar Georgiev for MacKenzie Blackwood
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• Opinion: Malinski, Kovalenko & Ivan ease the prospect pain in Colorado
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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
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• Recap: Columbus outlasts Colorado in home-opener

Photo by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Another double-digit duel didn’t go in the Avalanche’s favor. The Colorado Avalanche opened up its season at Ball Arena with another loss, this time by the score of 6-4 at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night. It’s the second loss to open the year for the Avs, and the first time they’ve started 0-2 since the 2014-15 seas...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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Avs continue goalie overhaul, trade for Blackwood
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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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• 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 prospect report: Alex Newhook can’t stop scoring
BC Hockey WHL prospects had themselves a week, too. Well, I guess I learned that I shouldn’t be taking naps on Friday nights anymore. I didn't count exactly how many goals Avs prospects scored last night but Mutala had a hat trick, Burzan hit the 100/100 milestone, Byram had an empty-netter, Newhook, Morrison and Leivermann scored, and that's all I remember before passing out at 2am.— ‍♀️La...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #4 Mikhail Gulyayev

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The newest defender on the Avs recieves high ratings. 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. The newest and highly-touted defensive prospect for the...2023
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: No. 9 Martin Kaut
Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports The time is now for the former 2018 1st round pick The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of July 1, 2021 in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production against future projection to rank each player...2021
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• State of the Avalanche: 2024-25 Edition
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• Avalanche offense silent against Stuart Skinner, Oilers, as they lose second straight
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• Preview: Avalanche begin divisional play against Blackhawks
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• Recap: Avalanche hold off Senators to win fifth consecutive game
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! The Colorado Avalanche return home after a three-game West Coast road trip to host the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. These two teams have combined for 60 goals in their last six games, and it could be another high-flying matchup tonight. Both teams have had decent starts to the year, hovering ...2024
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• Preview: Back home against the Ottawa Senators
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate Utah in first-ever matchup
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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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• 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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• Lab #72: Give and Take

Cal Ritchie’s stock continues to rise as we approach training camp day one! The 72nd installment of the Mile High Hockey Lab is available on your preferred Podcast platform! Training camp is just a few days away, and we have you covered heading into what should be an exciting camp. Will Gabe Landeskog return sooner rather than later? Does Pierre Edouard Bellemare's PTO hurt Cal Ritchie and Oskar O...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
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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
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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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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: No. 15 Drew Helleson
Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images The 47th overall pick of the 2019 draft has a bright future ahead of him The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by members of the Mile High Hockey community. Eight writers have ranked players under the age of 25 as of July 1, 2021 in the Colorado Avalanche organization. Each participant used their own metric of current ability and production against f...2021
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• Colorado Avalanche prospect report: Three-goal weeks for Bowen Byram and Alex Beaucage
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Notre Dame’s season is over. All NCAA hockey conferences’ regular seasons wrapped up over the weekend, so next week’s prospect report will be primarily playoff-oriented. The CHL’s regular season will end in a couple of weeks as well. Just a reminder, these prospect reports only follow Avalanche prospects who are Not Goalies and Not In The AHL (we have other ...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche prospect report: Alex Newhook can’t stop scoring
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