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Avalanche prospect Humphreys wins Memorial Cup

It was an eventful Memorial Cup for Colorado Avalanche prospect Christian Humphreys. First, outrage occurred when he was involved in a controversial play in the round-robin portion as the video shows Humphreys receiving three stomps in the ankle region. Eventually it was determined that the play was against the rules and Chicoutimi defenseman Jordan Tourigny […]

5 Burning Questions as Colorado enters the offseason

As the Colorado Avalanche reluctantly begin their offseason sooner than they’d hoped, there’s little opportunity to make big changes but no team ever returns completely intact so there will be some transactions moving forward. Also, a couple contract negotiations with Cale Makar and Jack Drury are looming large, how to handle Ilya Nabokov and a […]

In Memoriam: Claude Lemieux (1965-2026)

The Colorado Avalanche, and the rest of the hockey world at large, are mourning the passing of one its most iconic names in the sport. Claude Lemieux passed away this past Thursday in Palm Beach, Florida. He was 60 years old. Lemieux’s reputation of being a hard-hitting, physical winger had been cemented long before Avalanche […]

MHH Roundtable: Closure on the 2025-26 season

After a stunning sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights, it will be a long summer of reflection for the Colorado Avalanche and discussion on where they go from here. But first, some initial reactions as we wrap-up the 2025-26 season. If you had to choose one of the roster or coaching staff […]

Opinion: How conflict and contradiction have cost the Colorado Avalanche

We are now a few days removed from the Colorado Avalanche being eliminated via sweep from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After reading through a catalog of blame game articles and social posts, I’ve decided to make an entry of a different sort. I’m not here to blame any one individual for what happened during Colorado’s […]

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Open Thread: Game 4, Colorado Avalanche vs Vegas Golden Knights (7:00 p.m.)

If the Colorado Avalanche season were a boat at sea, the vessel would be taking on water with the feeling of impending doom as the choppy waters of a series sweep loom over the horizon. A journey that started in the waters of Los Angeles could come to a sinking halt in the desert of […]

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Round 3 Game 3 Preview: High Stakes in Vegas

Having lost both games on home ice to start the Western Conference Final against Vegas, the Colorado Avalanche find now face a daunting task as the series shifts to T-Mobile Arena. A lot is riding on tonight’s game. Win, and set yourselves up to even up the series on Tuesday. Lose, and everything is in […]

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Round 3 Game 2 Preview: Colorado aims to even the series

After a frustrating Game 1 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Colorado Avalanche are back in action again tonight, as they look to bounce back and even this series up in Game 2. Colorado Avalanche Game 1 was, in a word, frustrating for Colorado. Yes, Vegas is a good hockey team and they were […]

Colorado Eagles advance to AHL Western Conference Finals

It was an exciting third round series for the Colorado Eagles which saw the squad advance to the AHL’s Western Conference finals for the first time in their history. As we know the Eagles won the Kelly Cup multiple times in the ECHL but this is the first time they have progressed this far in […]

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Avalanche fall 4-2 to Vegas in Western Conference Final Opener

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche opened the Western Conference Final without superstar defenseman Cale Makar on Wednesday night, and the difference was noticeable in a 4-2 Game 1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena. Colorado pushed late with third-period goals from Valeri Nichushkin and captain Gabriel Landeskog, but Vegas controlled much of […]

Nate MacKinnon isn’t motivated by legacy or the infamous plushie

When Nathan MacKinnon and Team Canada lost the gold-medal game against the United States, many Canadians viewed the silver medal as a failure. Nathan MacKinnon was likely one of those Canadians, as he stated in the build-up to the first NHL-Involved Winter Olympics since 2014, “We’ve talked to some other athletes, but to be honest, […]

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