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Report: Colorado Avalanche Linked To Winnipeg Jets' Connor Hellebuyck

The Colorado Avalanche's disappointing trip to the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs led to a first-round exit. With the departure of former GM Chris McFarland , the team is eager to begin 2026-27 with a clean slate.  Since Joe Sakic took on the GM role again, he's swung high with his attempts to improve the team's lineup significantly.   On Monday's episode of The 32 Thoughts Podcast, he linked the Avalanche to the Winnipeg Jets ' Connor Hellebuyck, a former Vezina Trophy-winning goalt...

Weekly Cupcakes: Wolanin joins the Avalanche organization

Colorado Avalanche News Christian Wolanin has followed in his father’s footsteps to Denver, seeking a roster spot with the Avalanche after a long journey through the AHL. [The Hockey News] The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has signed defenseman Noah Juulsen to a two-year contract through the 2027-28 season. [The Colorado Avalanche] Avalanche development […]

Avalanche development camp observations

Long before the summer ends, there was a glimpse at the current generation of Colorado Avalanche prospects at Family Sports Center this past week. It was three days of practices, the first two in smaller groups and then on the third day Jared Bednar and his staff ran a NHL-style practice with the full group […]

Avalanche Bests and Blursts: 2005-2010

The past thirty years of Avalanche hockey have featured incredible highs, and some very, very dismal lows. As an avid fan of The Simpsons, I’ve witnessed plenty of “best of times” moments, but also been subjected to a smattering of unpleasant “blursts” of times. In this first of an ongoing off-season series, I take a […]

Biggest winners and losers in NHL free agency day 1

Free agency is in full effect here for the NHL, and teams made some major splashes to improve their rosters. After winning two Stanley Cups in Florida, Sergei Bobrovsky heads up north to Toronto. Vincent Trocheck gets traded to Utah…

Report: Maple Leafs among teams who showed interest in Claude Giroux

The Toronto Maple Leafs were reportedly among the teams that expressed interest in signing Claude Giroux during Day 1 of free agency, according to Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch. Garrioch also listed the Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and Colorado Avalanche as teams that reached out to Giroux on Wednesday, though he noted that it wasn’t a surprise…

Top 10 NHL Free Agents Still Available on July 2nd

Many of the notable (and not-so-notable) unrestricted free agents found new homes in free agency on Wednesday. But that was just Day 1. There's still a whole summer ahead for those who didn't sign to find themselves a team.  Here now, we present the Top 10 UFAs that are still available as of the start of July 2nd—Day 2 of NHL free agency. Alex Ovechkin Anthony Mantha Patrick Kane Logan Stanley Claude Giroux Patrik Laine Vladimir Tarasenko John Klingberg Michael Bunting Eeli Tolvanen Okay,...

In Sakic We Trust: Where’s the Window?

No matter how you feel about the moves made by Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche, one thing is clear: this is a moment of transformation for the boys in burgundy. But what will the transformation really bring about? Are we witnessing the beginning of the end, or missing the big picture regarding Colorado’s offseason? […]