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Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #17 Tory Pitner
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Tory Pitner comes to the Avs system from the University of Denver, having […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #18 Domenick Fensore
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Coming in as one of the new Colorado Avalanche signings of […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #19 Shawn Carrier
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Not all members of the Colorado Avalanche’s nine-pick 2026 draft class made it […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #20 Matthew DiMarsico
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. We continue our Top 25 Under 25 with the number 20 spot and […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Avalanche-DU alumni roster has been announced
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Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #21 Louka Cloutier
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. When we put together last year’s Top 25 Under 25 at Mile High […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #22 Ivan Yunin
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. As the Colorado Avalanche goaltending pipeline continues to grow, former 2024 fifth round […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #23 Teddy Lechner
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Teddy Lechner is a young right-shot defenseman that the Avalanche just selected in […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #24 Axel Elofsson
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. The Avalanche weren’t a team with a lot of draft capital this year, […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #24 Axel Elofsson
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. The Avalanche weren’t a team with a lot of draft capital this year, […]
Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #25 Nikita Novosyolov
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. One of the newest Colorado Avalanche prospects is a recent contract signing which […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Is Justus Annunen a rising star?
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Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: Honorable Mentions
The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Seven writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of September 1, 2026. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. A robust list of 35 players for this year’s ranking led to many […]
Colorado Avalanche 2026 Top 25 Under 25: Previewing the List
The month of August marks the beginning of an annual tradition at Mile High Hockey, our Top 25 Under 25 series. This is a list of the highest ranked Colorado Avalanche organizational players who are 25 years of age or younger as of September 1st, 2026 as determined by a seven-person staff vote. This year there […]
Morning Flurries: TJ Hughes participates in NHLPA Rookie Showcase
In a week where nothing Colorado Avalanche related happened in the hockey world whilst in the middle of the dog days of summer, an interesting note of information appeared. The organization has chosen to send prospect TJ Hughes to the NHLPA Rookie Showcase which is currently being held in Chicago from July 28-30. This under […]
MHH Roundtable: Waiting for Puck Drop
As the heat and summer without Colorado Avalanche hockey settles in, here’s a look at where the squad stands currently after free agency as the 2026-27 season quietly approaches. The 2026-27 schedule is finally here! Which game are you looking forward to the most? Jackie: Aside from the obvious schedule highlights such as opening night and […]
Opinion: NHL Contract Critiques Continue to Ignore Historic Cap Inflation
I stumbled into the X hockey realm last week and saw that Brett Kulak’s 5 x $4.5M is a new “worst contract in the league” according to a couple of different NHL news outlets. Once I got through the convoluted bias of Oiler fans, it seems most, at a minimum, think the five-year term isn’t […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Jack Johnson named associate head coach at Ohio State women’s hockey program
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Morning Flurries: Cale Makar’s summer job revealed
While waiting to sign his mega contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche, superstar defenseman Cale Makar is keeping busy along with PWHL star Hilary Knight as they took the time to try out some hockey gear from Bauer. One of the tidbits revealed in the video is that Cale changes out his skates to new […]
Avalanche Bests and Blursts: 2020-Present
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 the final edition of this off-season series, I take a […]
Breaking down Colorado’s shooting percentage outliers
Now that the dust has settled on the frenzy of the opening of the new league year, it’s time to take a look at where the projected Colorado Avalanche roster stands heading into the 2026-27 season. While the are many different statistics and angles to analyze a roster, one of most telling measures related to […]
“It’s Just Business”: How the NHL’s Favorite Phrase Shields Organizations But Buries Players
The NHL offseason has been full of controversial moves and organizational realignment, and the Colorado Avalanche have definitely been in on the action. The work isn’t done as Joe Sakic now has the Cale Makar contract to settle. I’m here to tell you that Cale Makar is well worth $20M (AAV) right now, and has […]
Avalanche sign Georgii Merkulov for one year
Amid the stifling heat wave in Colorado, the Avalanche found the energy to make another transaction that should mostly benefit the Colorado Eagles. Incoming is a 5-foot-11 left shot forward in Georgii Merkulov who inked a one-year two-way NHL deal with the club for the 2026-27 season. Merkulov went undrafted but was signed out of […]
Weekly Cupcakes: Heartbreaking details about Claude Lemieux’s death have been revealed
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Morning Flurries: Colorado Eagles have a new Head Coach (again)
Big news dropped on Friday morning that the Colorado Avalanche organization has filled the vacant position of Colorado Eagles head coach to lead their AHL franchise. It is the third consecutive summer in which a new bench boss has been named and perhaps the third time is a charm as Jussi Ahokas comes highly regarded […]
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