Tag: Scott Wedgewood
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How becoming a father changed the perspective of members of the Avalanche
The once young Colorado Avalanche have now become a team of veterans. And dads. Throughout the season, The Denver Gazette spoke to several Avalanche players about life before and after becoming parents and how becoming fathers has changed their perspectives on the game and life. With Father’s Day now here, what better time than now…
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What the Avalanche can learn from Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup | Evan’s take
The NHL’s greatest villain has been defeated. The Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday completed a dominant postseason, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights and winning the Stanley Cup. The victory capped off a 16-3 run for the Hurricanes since the postseason began less than two months ago. Carolina did what the Avalanche couldn’t by taking down the…
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Golden Knights 2, Avalanche 1 | 3 takeaways after Vegas completes shocking sweep
LAS VEGAS — That’s all she wrote, folks. The Avalanche went from top of the world one week to swept from the Stanley Cup playoffs as the Vegas Golden Knights stunned Colorado with a 2-1 win in Game 4 to complete a four-game sweep in the Western Conference finals. Vegas will face the Carolina-Montreal winner…
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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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Mark Kiszla: Avs play like chokers instead of champs in brutal playoff loss to Vegas
The Avs saved their biggest choke of this NHL season for when it mattered most. Until this sad Friday night that seems doomed to live in infamy in franchise history, the Avalanche’s record this season when leading after two periods was 45-0-0. But all that perfection got tossed in the dumpster as a piece of…
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Avalanche vs. Golden Knights | 3 keys to a Game 1 victory for Colorado
After another weeklong NFL-esque break, it’s finally time for the Avalanche to hit the ice again. Game 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche will take place Wednesday, and here are three keys to the game if the Avalanche want to get off to a good start. Who is (and isn’t) healthy? While…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs have goalie controversy at worst possible time after Scott Wedgewood benched in playoff loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota gave the Avalanche a Wedgie. I see London. I see France. On Saturday night, I watched the Wild give goalie Scott Wedgewood a swift kick in the pants. In a 5-1 rout of the Avs that proved the Wild are no joke, Wedgewood lost a grip on his stick on…
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How Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood bounced back in Game 2 win over Wild
Scott Wedgewood can hear your chants. Avalanche faithful at Ball Arena make sure of it whenever their playoff goaltender makes a big save. It rang out plenty Tuesday night with a bounce-back performance against the Wild in Game 2 of the second-round playoff matchup. Wedgewood made 29 stops in a decisive 5-2 win over Minnesota…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs, Wild channel the 1980s in a Game 1 goalapalooza
Dusting off their old fire wagons and rolling ‘em out of the barn, the Avalanche and Wild played classic 1980s hockey that got up and danced like Michael Jackson. The Avs won a Thriller. Their 9-6 victory was a Sunday night tribute to the greatness of Wayne Gretzky and a throwback to the sport’s golden…
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Avalanche 9, Wild 6 | 3 takeaways from a crazy Game 1 victory for Colorado
If you didn’t think there was enough action in Colorado’s first-round series, the Avalanche more than made up for it in Game 1 against the Wild. Here are three takeaways from a crazy 9-6 win by the Avalanche on Sunday night at Ball Arena. Nick Blankenburg shows his pros and his cons When the Avalanche…