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2017 NHL Draft: Avalanche Pick Cale Makar #4 Overall Brandon Share-Cohen | June 23, 2017 With the Fourth Pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Colorado Avalanche Have Selected Cale Makar From the Brooks Bandits in the AJHL. About Cale Makar The second defenseman…
Avalanche Lose Pickard to Expansion Kevin Goff | June 22, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche emerged from the expansion draft with one less goaltender when the Las Vegas Golden Knights selected Calvin Pickard. He was thrust into the spotlight this year when…
Colorado Avalanche Draft Strategy Kevin Goff | June 18, 2017 With the 2017 NHL Entry Draft just around the corner, teams are finalizing their plans. After a 48 point season, the Colorado Avalanche need to deliver a positive draft in…
Colorado Avalanche Expansion Draft Keepers Sebastian Noble | June 15, 2017 As you all may or may not know, there’s a pretty significant change coming to NHL Hockey. The new expansion team, The Las Vegas Golden Knights, will begin their inaugural…
Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin Andrew Forbes | June 15, 2017 Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. The Avalanche will buy…
Colorado Avalanche: A Look at the Pipeline Kevin Goff | June 15, 2017 As we approach the 2017 NHL Draft, everybody is looking into their crystal balls trying to predict what will happen. Before diving neck-deep into mock drafts, it is important to…
Sakic Needs to Deliver Some Hope Kevin Goff | June 11, 2017 Coming off the worst season of any NHL team in the last 20 years, the Colorado Avalanche need to accomplish a lot. They need to turn over the roster, they…
Bruins Round Table: Matt Duchene Trade Brandon Share-Cohen | June 11, 2017 An interesting idea was brought to the attention of the Boston Bruins team of writers here on The Hockey Writers. Though the scenario proposed was entirely hypothetical, it was still…
Rumor Rundown: 3 Potential Trade Options for Matt Duchene Jim Parsons | June 10, 2017 Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman’s appeared yesterday on Edmonton’s 630 CHED where he discussed with Bob Stauffer a few possible trade destinations for Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene. Among them were the…
What Jersey Will Duchene Wear Next Season? Sebastian Noble | June 7, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche are currently in a position of unknowns. The biggest of which, is the question surrounding Matt Duchene and his future with the team. And with Colorado in…
Rumor Rundown: Barrie Trade Talk Resurrected? Tom Dianora | May 29, 2017 Last offseason, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie was the subject of some trade speculation. As far as we know, nothing ever really came close to happening on that front, but…
The Colorado Avalanche’s Top-End Issues Leah Dyck | May 24, 2017 Even if the Colorado Avalanche had the most top-tier players in the league, it still wouldn’t turn them into a winning franchise. Just look at the Edmonton Oilers in 2015-16…
