Author: Kate Shefte
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Pair of Nichushkin goals, 44 Kuemper saves send Colorado Avalanche past Calgary Flames
The Colorado Avalanche are officially decimated by injuries again, but still managed to crack 100 standings points Tuesday night with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames. “Definitely a credit to the depth of the team, the willingness and ability of guys to step up their game and make up for the guys that are…
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Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon leaves road trip with upper-body injury
Colorado Avalanche top-line center Nathan MacKinnon missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win at the Calgary Flames with an upper-body injury. “He’ll land in Denver, and then he’ll start seeing our docs,” coach Jared Bednar said, according to NHL.com. The report also said there was no timeline for MacKinnon’s return and that Bednar speculated the injury could have…
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Tyson Jost draws penalty that leads to OT win against Colorado Avalanche, his former team
A strange circumstance cost the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night as defenseman Erik Johnson made contact with a guy that, two weeks ago, was his teammate. Johnson was called for cross-checking the Minnesota Wild’s Tyson Jost late in the third period. About a minute and a half of the power play carried over to overtime,…
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Social media dealings vary for Colorado Avalanche players on the move
DENVER – Colorado Avalanche prospects get social media training during development camp, but there are things the PowerPoints don’t prepare you for. Fans have a direct line to athletes. It’s a place to pan and praise, to chastise and eulogize. How they use it is largely their own decision. Oftentimes it’s more than anyone imagined.…
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Goaltending duel sets up tight finish between Denver, Minnesota Duluth in regional finale
LOVELAND — It took a weird one to settle the NCAA West Division final. Everything routine or reasonable was stopped. Denver goaltender Magnus Chrona and Minnesota Duluth counterpart Ryan Fanti turned in predictably strong performances, particularly in the third period of a 2-1 Pioneers win that sent the regional hosts back to the Frozen Four.…
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Colorado Avalanche hit the road with Byram not expected to play; Lehkonen’s status in question
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche headed out Saturday on a quick road trip with stops in Minnesota and Calgary. Coach Jared Bednar said defenseman Bowen Byram will travel, but the plan is still for him not to play. Byram hasn’t seen game action since Jan. 10 due to reported issues stemming from past concussions. The…
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Cale Makar sets franchise record as Colorado Avalanche roll past Philadelphia Flyers
DENVER – Colorado Avalanche players secured a real-deal record and a wink-wink statistic in Friday’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Cale Makar tied and then broke Sandis Ozolinsh’s single-season franchise record for goals from a defenseman with his 23rd and 24th of the campaign. He said it didn’t click right away. “Mikko (Rantanen) told…
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Visiting Vancouver Canucks dump Colorado Avalanche in third period
DENVER – After two periods, the scoring showed up at Ball Arena. The Vancouver Canucks jumped out to a two-goal lead that the Colorado Avalanche couldn’t erase and the hosts fell, 3-1 on Wednesday night. Nazem Kadri scored Colorado’s lone goal. Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves. “Unfortunately, they’re an opportunistic team,” Kadri said. “They’ve got…
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Andrew Cogliano, familiar to Colorado Avalanche roster, debuts against Canucks
DENVER – Andrew Cogliano, Colorado’s last trade deadline acquisition, made his Avalanche debut Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks wearing No. 11. He started on the fourth line with Darren Helm and Nicolas Aube-Kubel and got into a tussle with Vancouver’s Oliver Ekman-Larsson during the first period. This is Cogliano’s fourth NHL team and second…
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Colorado Avalanche trade deadline acquisitions arrive; D Ryan Murray injury update
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Ryan Murray will miss time with an injury sustained Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Multiple outlets reported Murray had a fracture and would miss “weeks.” It appeared Murray was struck by a shot between the faceoff circles and he immediately grabbed his arm. He held onto it as play continued. He…