Author: Kate Shefte
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Denver Pioneers hockey team, fresh off national title, celebrates with fans
DENVER • It was a day for praise and thanks as the University of Denver hockey program celebrated its ninth NCAA Division I championship Tuesday in Magness Arena. Senior forward Brett Stapley seemed to be responsible for keeping tabs on the trophy the Pioneers earned with a come-from-behind 5-1 victory over Minnesota State on Saturday…
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With home stretch winding down, first-place Colorado Avalanche able to focus on health
DENVER — Ten games remain in the Colorado Avalanche regular season. The team has clinched a playoff spot and amassed a league-best 110 standings points. There’s no need to push its luck. “This is a nice little stretch for us to try and get some guys fully healthy,” coach Jared Bednar said. The team is…
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Saturday’s prep roundup: Pine Creek, Fountain-Fort Carson baseball teams catch fire late
BASEBALL Pine Creek 21, Lewis-Palmer 3 (5 innings) At L-P: The Eagles trailed 3-1 before a 16-run fourth inning broke the game wide open. Pine Creek junior Tyler Genrich homered and recorded six RBIs. Senior Joseph O’Malley struck out eight and picked up the win. Fountain-Fort Carson 6, Rampart 5 At FFC: The Trojans rode…
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MacKinnon provides the goals, Kuemper the saves in Colorado Avalanche shootout win over Edmonton Oilers
After stopping Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the final Edmonton Oilers player sent out for the shootout, Darcy Kuemper slid his goalie stick back into an imaginary sheath at his hip. “That just kind of happened,” Kuemper said. “I didn’t think about it at all. “Just an exciting win to get.” Kuemper set a new regular-season career high…
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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar’s third OT goal of the season cuts off Winnipeg Jets comeback
Cale Makar scored with two seconds left in an overtime power play to help the Colorado Avalanche finish off host Winnipeg, 5-4, after the Jets dug their way out of a two-goal, third-period hole. Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey kept the Avalanche from icing the game in regulation. Morrissey absorbed a Nathan MacKinnon shot on an empty…
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Byram returns, Colorado Avalanche clinch playoff spot with win against Pittsburgh Penguins
The new guys helped put the “x-” in front of Colorado Avalanche for the fifth straight season. Josh Manson and Artturi Lehkonen both scored their first goals as members of the Avalanche, and the team that wasn’t theirs a month ago cliched a playoff spot with a 6-4 win in Pittsburgh. Colorado was the second…
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Intention irrelevant as Colorado Avalanche take down Pittsburgh Penguins
DENVER – Intentionally or accidentally, the Colorado Avalanche never left the game tied for long and took down the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at Ball Arena. Drop pass or bobble, Colorado forward Alex Newhook left the puck sitting for teammate Nicolas Aube-Kubel at the top of a faceoff circle. Aube-Kubel came roaring in…
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Colorado points leader Nazem Kadri ‘evaluated,’ misses Friday’s Avalanche practice
CENTENNIAL – Nazem Kadri, the Colorado Avalanche team leader in assists and points, missed practice at Family Sports Center on Friday. His status for Saturday’s matinee against the Pittsburgh Penguins was in question. “He’s getting evaluated today, so we’ll see about him for tomorrow,” coach Jared Bednar said. Bednar said his level of concern would…
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Seemingly a false alarm for Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, who returns after missing one game
DENVER – Nathan MacKinnon didn’t finish out the Colorado Avalanche’s recent two-game road trip. Coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon had X-rays done, then left the team for further evaluation. That must have gone well because Bednar said MacKinnon was “good to go” Thursday morning. He took up his usual spot on the top line against…
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Colorado Avalanche glide past San Jose Sharks in third period
DENVER – Alex Newhook and Andre Burakovsky each ended a goal-scoring drought of more than 10 games and the Colorado Avalanche pulled ahead for good in the third period Thursday night, sending the San Jose Sharks home with a 4-2 loss. The game was tied at 1 after two periods. Newhook said the Avalanche were…