Tag: joe sakic
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Stanley Cup champion and former Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux passes away at age 60
Former Avalanche forward and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died at the age of 60, the NHL Alumni said Thursday. Lemieux helped the Avalanche to the 1996 Stanley Cup championship. No cause of death has been released. Lemieux played 1,215 regular season games and produced 786 points, but he was at his best…
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Previewing an important and volatile summer for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
If it still feels surreal to the general public that the Avalanche season is over, imagine how the front office feels. It ended so abruptly that, like everyone else, Chris MacFarland, Joe Sakic, Andrew Cogliano and company must still be processing what just happened — a stunning 4-0 series loss to the Vegas Golden Knights…
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Mark Kiszla: Why this Avalanche mess in NHL playoffs is of Joe Sakic’s making
LAS VEGAS – With the Avalanche having a complete meltdown on the ice, Joe Sakic stood in an arena suite and stared into space, with no answer to a hockey mess 10 years in the making. For a full decade, ever since Patrick Roy quit on him in a huff, Sakic has seemed hellbent on…
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From one No. 8 to another, Avalanche great Sandis Ozolinsh praises Cale Makar: ‘He is a game changer’
Before the great Cale Makar wore No. 8, there was another No. 8 who was pretty great. Ahead of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche team being honored Dec. 11, the current No. 8 showed some respect to the man who came before him. Game respects game. “I just met Sandis Ozolinsh really quick there,” Makar…
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Mark Kiszla: You never forget your first one. But 1996 NHL champs could inspire the Avalanche’s next one.
On a night when Denver raised a toast to its rise as a city of champions, the Colorado Avalanche partied like it was 1996. You never forget your first one. After celebrating the 30th anniversary of the championship run by Super Joe Sakic, the late great Pierre Lacroix and alums of the ‘96 Stanley Cup winners…
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Reminiscing about the 1996 Avalanche Stanley Cup team as members return for reunion | NHL Insider
It’s not a race, but Avalanche fans will always have one thing to brag about. Joe Sakic, Patrick Roy and Peter Forsberg beat John Elway to the punch. The 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche brought the state its first major professional sports championship when they took down the Florida Panthers in four games. This week, members of…
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Forward Tyson Jost re-ups with Colorado Avalanche, signs two-year deal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After getting the big sums out of the way, the Colorado Avalanche took care of a middle-six forward, signing Tyson Jost to a two-year contract. The deal is widely reported to have an average annual value of $2 million. Jost, 23, put up seven goals…
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Forward Tyson Jost re-ups with Colorado Avalanche, signs two-year deal
After getting the big sums out of the way, the Colorado Avalanche took care of a middle-six forward, signing Tyson Jost to a two-year contract. The deal is widely reported to have an average annual value of $2 million. Jost, 23, put up seven goals and 10 assists with a career-best +14 rating through 54…
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As new goaltender Darcy Kuemper introduces himself, Colorado Avalanche make more moves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Once again, Darcy Kuemper has to stake his claim in an NHL goaltending tandem. The Colorado Avalanche netminder, acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in a trade Wednesday, was picked up to share the net with Pavel Francouz. They’ve never met, Kuemper said, but he’s excited…
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As new goaltender Darcy Kuemper introduces himself, Colorado Avalanche make more moves
Once again, Darcy Kuemper has to stake his claim in an NHL goaltending tandem. The Colorado Avalanche netminder, acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in a trade Wednesday, was picked up to share the net with Pavel Francouz. They’ve never met, Kuemper said, but he’s excited to get that out of the way. “I’m sure we’ll…