Category: Avs
Preview: Avalanche begin divisional play against Blackhawks
ChicagoPhoto by Alysa Rubin/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images The second leg of a back-to-back is tonight. Less than 24 hours after a crazy 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators the Colorado Avalanche will return to Ball Arena to face off against the Chicago Blackhawks. This will be the...
Read moreRecap: Avalanche outmuscle Sharks, win 4-1 for second straight
San Jose SharksRobert Edwards-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche are back in the win column again as they continue to shine after rough start. Ross Colton scored twice, Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his first start of the season and the Colorado Avalanche kept the San Jose Sharks winless...
Read moreInsider Links Mackenzie Blackwood to Struggling Avalanche
Alexander GeorgievIt took overtime against the Anaheim Ducks (and nearly the full five minutes, at that) for the Colorado Avalanche to finally register their first win of the season after four straight losses. But struggling goaltender Alexander Georgiev still managed to post only an .850 save percentage while allow...
Read moreAvalanche Reassign Chris Wagner, Ivan Ivan
Ivan IvanThe Avalanche announced that forwards Chris Wagner and Ivan Ivan have been assigned to AHL Colorado. Freeing up their combined $1.62MM cap hit isn’t enough to get them out of LTIR and have them accumulate cap space for now, so it’s a bit of an odd move. Regardless, expect both to be re-added to the...
Read moreRecap: Avs crumble to Islanders for third straight loss
AvsPhoto by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Self-inflicted wounds and lack of firepower are slowing down the Avalanche. The Colorado Avalanche lost its third straight game to open the 2024-25 campaign, this time at the hands of the New York Islanders 6-2. Things are just no...
Read moreRecap: Columbus outlasts Colorado in home-opener
Colorado AvalanchePhoto by Tyler Schank/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images Another double-digit duel didn’t go in the Avalanche’s favor. The Colorado Avalanche opened up its season at Ball Arena with another loss, this time by the score of 6-4 at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday nig...
Read moreAvalanche Recall Nikolai Kovalenko, Ivan Ivan
AvsOct. 11: Ivan and Kovalenko are back up with the Avs this morning, the team announced. Oct. 10: The Avalanche have shed two names from the active roster, reassigning forwards Ivan Ivan and Nikolai Kovalenko to AHL Colorado after last night’s 8-4 loss to the Golden Knights. It’s likely a paper transa...
Read moreAvalanche Reassign Chris Wagner
AvalancheThe Avalanche announced yesterday that forward Chris Wagner has been reassigned to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. He had previously cleared waivers on Sunday but wasn’t sent down, remaining with the club and appearing on their opening night roster. However, it looks like he won’t be with the team for to...
Read moreGolden Knights Claim Raphael Lavoie, Cole Schwindt
Golden KnightsThe Oilers and Flames have each lost a forward to the Golden Knights on waivers. Raphael Lavoie is heading from Edmonton to Vegas, while the Knights also claimed Cole Schwindt from Calgary, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Both enter a competition with recent veteran pickup Tanner Pearson to begin...
Read moreMatthew Phillips scores first goal of Colorado Avalanche’s preseason
CapitalsMatthew Phillips is already off to a strong start with his new team. Monday, the former Capitals forward scored the first goal of the Colorado Avalanche’s preseason, a layup in front of the net. Phillips, wearing number 54 with the Avs, found paydirt after taking a cross-crease feed from TJ Tynan, a...
Read morePreseason Recap: Stars sneak out of Ball Arena with last-second win
AvsJohn A. Babiak Something about the Dallas Stars and tough losses. It still may be preseason, but losses to the Dallas Stars still sting. The Colorado Avalanche fell 3-2 to these Stars in a last-second gasp from the blue line, with 0.2 seconds to go. Dramatically just as they...
Read moreLogan O’Connor locked down for six years
AvsPhoto by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Mayor of Denver is here to stay. Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor has signed a new six-year contract. His new deal will keep him in the Mile High City through the end of the 2030-31 season when he is 34 years old. L...
Read moreBreaking: Avalanche sign Oliver Kylington
Oliver KylingtonPhoto by Leah Hennel/Getty Images With training camp right around the corner, Colorado inks another defenseman. As it’s become a bit of a tradition for Colorado, the Avs make another free agent signing, deep into the off-season after the initial craziness of NHL free agency h...
Read moreLost in the Avalanche: Wojtek Wolski
Brampton BattalionPhoto by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images He was a high-flying forward who tapered off toward the end of his career. In this edition of Lost in the Avalanche, Wojtek Wolski is the man to go over. The forward was born in Poland and then moved to Canada to embark on his hoc...
Read moreJacob MacDonald returns to the Avalanche
AvalanchePhoto by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images An old face comes back to Colorado. Jacob MacDonald is back with the Colorado Avalanche organization. He is returning from the San Jose Sharks, where he was traded to the Bay Area in the 2022-23 season. In 34 games last season wit...
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