Tag: artturi lehkonen
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Mark Kiszla: With gold medal on line, Nathan MacKinnon is a bad guy for one day
MILAN – All the pain that puddled in the corners of Artturi Lehkonen’s eyes revealed something beautiful and true. Hockey at the Olympics brings out a passion in a man that the NHL cannot fully understand. Blowing a two-goal lead Friday in a 3-2 loss to Canada that wrecked the gold medal dream of Lehkonen…
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Avalanche at the Olympics: Will Landeskog play in Sweden’s first game?
The men’s hockey portion of the Winter Olympics gets underway in Milan on Wednesday with a few games that could intrigue Avalanche fans, who can choose among eight of their players at these Games: Slovakia vs. Finland: 8:40 a.m. (USA Network) Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen is expected to play an important role on Team Finland.…
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Colorado Avalanche own the Winter Olympics with eight proud players set to represent their countries
NHL players fought to return to the Winter Olympics. This week, they’ll get their wish. And the Colorado Avalanche will be well represented. Eight members of the burgundy and blue have landed in Milan with the honor of representing their respective countries when the tournament gets underway Wednesday. It’s a new stage for all but…
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Josh Manson hitting high marks offensively for Avalanche heading into Olympic Break
The Colorado Avalanche encourage all their defensemen to get involved offensively throughout the game. Josh Manson is taking advantage of it. The veteran defenseman scored the game-winning goal in Wednesday’s 4-2 win at Ball Arena, blasting a shot from the point past San Jose Sharks netminder Yaroslav Askarov’s glove hand. That gives Manson five goals…
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Avalanche forwards Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Kiviranta chosen for Olympics
The Colorado Avalanche will be well represented in Italy at the Olympic Games. Center Brock Nelson was named to Team USA on Friday. The 34-year-old center played for the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off and his strong play this season with the Avalanche earned him a spot in Milan. Nelson has become “Mr. Everything”…
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Should Avalanche shuffle Martin Necas into second line after 3-2 loss to Boston Bruins? | 5 Takeaways
All good things must come to an end. The Avalanche suffered their first regulation loss of the season Saturday, falling 3-2 in a matinee against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Big mistakes again cost the Avalanche, who will have a quick turnaround before facing the New Jersey Devils at 11 a.m. Sunday. Here are…