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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Can the squad make it four wins in a row with three returning players? One final game at home commences tonight before the Colorado Avalanche embark on a road-heavy schedule for the rest of the calendar year. This contest will be the 12th game at Ball Arena thus far in the 2024-25 season and the Avalanche have used home ice to their advantage to stay...2024
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• Preview: Fortified Avalanche Welcome Capitals Tonight

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Val Nichushkin, and Jonathan Drouin, and Miles Wood, oh my! One final game at home commences tonight before the Colorado Avalanche embark on a road-heavy schedule for the rest of the calendar year. This contest will be the 12th game at Ball Arena thus far in the 2024-25 season and the Avalanche have used home ice to their advantage to stay afl...2024
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• Recap: Avalanche fall 5-2 to the Predators

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The power play is the only thing that keeps working. A wounded caravan of hockey players headed to Nashville in search of a win. The Colorado Avalanche played the Nashville Predators close for most of the game but couldn’t capitalize on their chances and fell 5-2, which is now their third loss in a row. The Game It was a cautious start for two t...2024
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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Avalanche unsure of Landeskog, Lehkonen return
The Avs don't have a timeline for the return of Gabriel Landeskog (knee) or Artturi Lehkonen (shoulder), but they are without Val Nichushkin (suspension) until mid-November....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 Roundtable: 2024-25 Bold Predictions

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Find out how right -- or wrong -- we will be! Before the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche training camp and season begins, we are putting our favorite segment from our Mile High Hockey Lab podcast on paper — Bold Predictions! What are you predicting for any Avalanche player in particular? Evan: It feels crazy to predict this, but with the animal he was...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Summer Restocking

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Is the roster opening night ready now? Now that the dust has settled from the two-week frenzy of the draft and free agency, here we take stock of where the Colorado Avalanche stand today in advance of the 2024-25 season. Initial thoughts on Colorado’s nine-pick draft class? Jess: I don’t mind their draft class at all personally. They certainl...2024
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• Weekly Grades: Guest Edition!

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche won two tough games this week but were they any good? With the weekly grades specialist Erza on vacation I will do my best to depict the week that was as your guest evaluator. We saw the Colorado Avalanche go 2-1-0 in their last home stand before the start of a long road trip, which began with a disappointing ...2024
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• Five under the radar targets for the Colorado Avalanche to consider this offseason
Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Should Sakic look to make a run at any of these five players? With the Stanley Cup Finals coming to a close, hockey fans will begin to shift their focus to the next phases of the NHL’s yearly cycle; the NHL Draft, and Free Agency. With both events getting ready to kick off next week, NHL general managers will get ready to help push their rosters in the d...2020
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2024
"We had exclusive footage of Val Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin skating at the Family Sports Center while the team was away on business."

2023
"Val Nichushkin and Evan Rodrigues will travel with the #Avs to Vancouver and Edmonton, but Jared Bednar is unsure whether they’ll play."

2022
"And it wasn’t long before the next score as Val Nichushkin took over the puck and drove the net just minutes later and then Nathan MacKinnon found the loose change at 10:58 to go up 2-0."

2021
"With Gabriel Landeskog suspended and Val Nichushkin now injured “week-to-week”, Colorado will be playing without half of their top-6 forwards."

2020
"They have one of the best players in the game, the presumed Calder Trophy favorite and a cast of new faces - Andre Burakovesky, Nazem Kadri, Joonas Donskoi, Val Nichushkin and P-E Bellemare - who have given the Avalanche the type of depth that most teams can only dream of."

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"From Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) He’s not one of the biggest reasons the Avalanche are winning games, but Val Nichushkin has been playing a big role in the success the team is having."

• Opinion: Malinski, Kovalenko & Ivan ease the prospect pain in Colorado
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights (8:00 p.m.)
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• Avalanche Announce Training Camp Roster

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado announces their training camp roster on the eve of training camp. As we are less than one day away from Colorado’s training camp commencing, we finally got a look at the official training camp roster comprised of 55 players vying for a spot on the 2024-25 Colorado Avalanche. Ready to hit the ice tomorrow.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/JSK...2024
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• Breaking down Calum Ritchie’s options
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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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• MHH Roundtable: The Long Goodbye

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The staff shares thoughts on Colorado’s second round playoff exit. Before a summer of uncertainty can unfold, we must put the 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche season to rest. After getting eliminated in six games in a tough second-round meeting with the Dallas Stars here are our thoughts as we reflect on what transpired. After getting knocked out in ...2024
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• The roller coaster train ride of Valeri Nichushkin

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The implication, reactions, and facts surrounding the latest news surfacing about the Russian forward. Managing Editor’s Note: I am going to do the best I can to get the correct information and reaction around a very sensitive topic surrounding Valeri Nichushkin. If I get anything wrong, I sincerely apologize and will correct my mistake as soon a...2024
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)
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• Recap: Avalanche fall 5-2 to the Predators
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• Breaking down Calum Ritchie’s options
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• Morning Flurries: Cal Ritchie signs contract with Colorado
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• Updates on Landeskog, Nichushkin, and more at media day
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• Morning Flurries: Cal Ritchie signs contract with Colorado
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• Recap: Avalanche take Game 3 and series lead in 6-2 win

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Winnipeg’s penalty kill imploded and Colorado took advantage. After the critical series-tying win in Winnipeg, the Colorado Avalanche headed home for Game 3. It was another slow burn in which the Avalanche had to come from behind but turned it up in the third period on the back of their power play to grab a very convincing 6-2 win. The Game A...2024
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• Recap: Avs can’t overcome an onslaught and drop game one

Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images Both teams scored in bunches but the Jets still came out on top. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are upon us, and the series between the Colorado Avalanche and the Winnipeg Jets has started with a bang. It's too bad Colorado found themselves on the not-so-fun side of this wild game. First Period Six goals were scored in the first, with each team giving ...2024
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• LAB #59: Bowness and the Jets (PLAYOFF EDITION)

May 25, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar answers questions during an interview after the game against the St. Louis Blues in game five of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports | © Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Mile High Hockey Lab has you covered heading into the ...2024
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• Val Nichushkin is taking advantage of his second chance in the NHL
Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports When the Colorado Avalanche signed Val Nichuskin to a one year contract at the end of August, most expected him to be nothing more than training camp filler that was destined for the AHL Eagles. After all, he hadn’t scored a goal in the NHL since March 4th, 2016. The Avalanche were a team with a number of new faces and a glut of bottom-6 capable forwards, so the...2019
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• The Colorado Avalanche have turned from lovable underdogs to legitimate Stanley Cup contenders
Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images A winning streak has the Avalanche within striking distance of the top seed in the west Starting on December 16th, the Colorado Avalanche had only four regulation wins over the next month. The team that had looked like the best in the Western Conference for the first two months of the season, had fallen out of the top-3 in the Central Division and ...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche lose Nazem Kadri out “weeks, not days”
Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Injury leaves Kadri out of the lineup indefinitely The Colorado Avalanche got some bad news Tuesday morning as head coach Jared Bednar told Altitude Sports Radio that center Nazem Kadri is out indefinitely and that the team is expecting him to be out of the lineup for “weeks, not days”. “Kadri is out indefinitely... lower-body injury... weeks, not...2020
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• Weekend Flurries: Avalanche win again and Taylor Hall speculation runs rampant
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Where is Taylor Hall going to be traded? Last night got pretty wacky in a hurry. Shortly before the Colorado Avalanche were set to take on Taylor Hall and the New Jersey Devils, only to have Hall was pulled from the lineup for “precautionary reasons” just before game time. Obviously, speculation ran wild as to whether or not he was on the verge of being traded. The s...2019
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• Recap: Meyers scores first NHL goal as Avalanche rout Hurricanes 7-4
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images With the win the Avalanche clinch the Central Division and Western Conference As the home stand continued the Colorado Avalanche welcomed the Carolina Hurricanes hoping to avenge their only shutout loss of the season back in Raleigh. The scoring started early en route to a spirited, physical and sometimes wacky yet decisive 7-4 win for the Avalanche. ...2022
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• More injury updates for the Colorado Avalanche
Photo by André Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Some good, some bad, but still same ol’ injuries. Tuesday’s practice revealed plenty more about the injuries the Colorado Avalanche currently faces. After Monday night’s agonizing 3-2 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights, we learned more about players and their status. One of them is Evan Rodrigues, who was a late scratch and didn’t play Monday ...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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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Yes, it’s actually a game day!
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Nathan MacKinnon and the boys are back Finally. It’s been 11 long days since we last saw the Colorado Avalanche on the ice. After the All star break and a bye week, the Avs will be back in game action tonight as the travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers. Despite these two teams being separated by only one point, they come into this game in very different posi...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Familiar faces in new places
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot visit as members of the Toronto Maple Leafs Tonight’s game at the Pepsi Center isn’t an ordinary one. As if being Hockey Fights Cancer night wasn’t big enough, this game marks the first time the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs will face off since connecting on a blockbuster trade this past offseason. Tyson Barrie and...2019
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals (7:00 p.m. MT)
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• Weekly Grades: MacKinnon Nichushkin Domination Edition

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs went 2-2 this week. But were they any good? We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t get their engines going against the Jets, swallowed the Sharks, got goalied in Chicago, and rode a career night from Nathan MacKinnon to victory over the Senators. But were they any good? THE GAMES Satur...2023
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• Recap: Avs get Mrazek’d in Chicago

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Colorado couldn’t find an even strength goal and lost despite excellent special teams play. The Colorado Avalanche found a new way to lose tonight, absolutely dominating the first and third periods and both sides of special teams only to let a couple of nifty plays from Connor Bedard in the first and a couple of nitpicky penalties in the third sink the...2023
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• Weekly Grades: The Finnish Dad Edition

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Mikko Rantanen (or Ismo Lehkonen?) powered the Avalanche to a 2-1-0 week. We’re back with the Colorado Avalanche weekly report card! This week Colorado couldn’t solve Philadelphia, came back in the third to extinguish the Flames, and ran a Mack truck through the Buffalo Sabres. But were they any good? THE GAMES Saturday vs Philadelphia: 5-2 LMonday ...2023
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• Recap: Avs give up two at the buzzer to lose a heartbreaker in Nashville

Photo by Danny Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just when it looked like the Avs would sneak out with two points, disaster struck, and they leave Nashville with zero The Colorado Avalanche hoped to extend their winning streak to four games against the Nashville Predators on Monday night, and just when it looked like that would happen...it didn’t. The game had some positive takeaways...2023
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• Recap: Avalanche turn on afterburners and coast to easy victory over Red Wings
Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Avalanche demolishes Detroit to finish Eastern road trip perfect. What better way to start off your Saturday than with the Colorado Avalanche humiliating the Detroit Red Wings on national television? Lately, games between these two teams have taken a big step back from the tightly contested battles of the 1990s and early 2000s. Before today t...2023
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• MHH Roundtable: Off to Finland!
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Examining the early season results and adventure to Finland. With the first nine games in the books on this early 2022-23 Colorado Avalanche season, we take time to reflect on the start and the upcoming trip to Finland for the NHL Global Series and a pair of games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Which Avalanche player has had the most impr...2022
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