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With the first 14 games of the 2025-26 season schedule already in the books, now is the time we look at and evaluate how the Colorado Avalanche have fared this season thus far. First, thoughts on Martin Necas’ $92 million contract extension? Matthew: Let’s address the elephant in the room on this first. Martin Nečas […]
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We had a chance to catch up with former University of Denver forward Aidan Thompson last week after he visited Loveland. A lot has happened in the last year for the Fort Collins, Colorado, native. He has now moved on from his collegiate career to a professional career in the Chicago Blackhawks organization. Thompson now […]
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After coming back home to Ball Arena for a game following a weekend back-to-back trip to Vegas and San Jose, the Colorado Avalanche took on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight, and ultimately won by a final score of 3-2. Let’s take a look at all the action from tonight! First Period Tampa Bay would be […]
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After a quick back-to-back on Halloween Weekend, the Colorado Avalanche are back home tonight to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. This past back-to-back, the Avs secured a total of three out of four points, winning against the Vegas Golden Knights and losing in overtime against the San Jose Sharks. This will be the first […]
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After a quick back-to-back on Halloween Weekend, the Colorado Avalanche are back home tonight to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. This past back-to-back, the Avs secured a total of three out of four points, winning against the Vegas Golden Knights and losing in overtime against the San Jose Sharks. This will be the first […]
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The Colorado Avalanche re-signed Martin Necas for 8 years with a $92 million contract extension. [ Sportsnet ] Taylor and Cale Makar were the first set of brothers to dress for the Avalanche/Nordique franchise in the same game since Peter and Anton Stastny in 1986. [ Sports Illustrated ] The Colorado Avalanche have been frequently losing in overtime this season. [ Yahoo Sports ] In case you missed it, and you were unable to buy the Quebec Nordiques throw back, you can sign u...
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The fifth time was not the charm. The Colorado Avalanche dropped their fifth game in overtime in just their 13th game of the season, falling 3–2 to the San Jose Sharks, which saw two goals from Phillip Kurashev, including the game-winner. It was a familiar theme for the Avalanche: dominate play, yet somehow still come out […]
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The cliché, “The early bird gets the worm” has been apt for the Colorado Avalanche to this point in the season. Today, they play their fourth matinee game in seven days as they face the San Jose Sharks for the first time as they kick off the month of November. Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche finished […]
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The cliché, “The early bird gets the worm” has been apt for the Colorado Avalanche to this point in the season. Today, they play their fourth matinee game in seven days as they face the San Jose Sharks for the first time as they kick off the month of November. Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche finished […]
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After an eventful eight-goal explosion earlier in the week against New Jersey, the Colorado Avalanche traveled west for another weekend back-to-back beginning with the always challenging Vegas Golden Knights. The game was highly competitive from the start but Martin Nečas set the tone with a goal almost immediately on the way to a three-point outing […]
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Colorado finally got back into the win column on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, winning by a final score of 8-4. Today, they look to keep that momentum rolling against the Vegas Golden Knights, as they faceoff against them in a Halloween matinee matchup. This will be the first of three regular-season matchups […]
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Colorado finally got back into the win column on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Devils, winning by a final score of 8-4. Today, they look to keep that momentum rolling against the Vegas Golden Knights, as they faceoff against them in a Halloween matinee matchup. This will be the first of three regular-season matchups […]
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The writing was on the wall with where the new salary cap market was heading and the Colorado Avalanche decided to finally lock up their top line star Martin Nečas to an eight-year extension. The contract doesn’t come cheap after an offseason of the bar continually getting raised with new contract extensions on the projected […]
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Welcome back to our monthly feature highlighting a trio of the best performances from the Colorado Eagles for the month — with as always a Colorado Avalanche slant. The month of October saw the Eagles begin their regular season schedule with a pair of wins at home. As the rest of the month unfolded the […]
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As the Colorado Avalanche enjoyed a day off, they still announced the signing this week of minor league forward Tristen Nielsen to a two-year NHL contract beginning this season. Per PuckPedia, the cap hit is $775 on a two-way deal with guarantees of $150K in year one and $225K in year two. The 25-year-old left […]
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To conclude this busy stretch of the early season schedule, the Colorado Avalanche engaged in an immediate rematch with the New Jersey Devils hoping to avenge their 4-3 loss in overtime from Sunday afternoon. On the back of a Victor Olofsson hat trick the Avalanche did just that in a wild 8-4 finish on Frozen […]
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The Avalanche had a busy weekend on the East Coast, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a very fruitful trip. We thought Colorado got off to a tremendous start until we saw how things have started for the Devils, who have amassed 16/18 possible points out of the gate. The Avalanche did all they could to scratch […]
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The Avalanche had a busy weekend on the East Coast, but unfortunately, it wasn’t a very fruitful trip. We thought Colorado got off to a tremendous start until we saw how things have started for the Devils, who have amassed 16/18 possible points out of the gate. The Avalanche did all they could to scratch […]
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I was writing tomorrow’s preview, and a thought smacked me right between the eyes. I realized that the addition of the Utah Mammoth had significant geographic implications and consequences for visiting teams like never before. Utah plays 4,327 feet above sea level, and of course, we know the Avs are a mile high! That, along […]
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The Nordiques vs Whalers led to a beautiful jersey match up… but does the NHL have a jersey problem? [ Defector ] In case you missed it, the Avalanche history is rich with Quebec roots. [ NHL ] The weekly power rankings had the Avs fairly high as of mid-last week, but they have experienced their first regulation loss since then. [ Daily Face Off ] The NHL has suspended Mitch Love for the remainder of the season over domestic violence allegations. Meanwhile, the Caps have l...
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Same story. Different state. The Colorado Avalanche have now been to overtime four times this season—and they still haven’t come out on top. The New Jersey Devils were the latest to knock them out sudden death style in Sunday’s bout. After rallying from yet another deficit to tie the game with just over six minutes left in […]
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Coming off of their first regulation loss of the season against the Boston Bruins yesterday, Colorado gets a chance to bounce back quickly, as they take on the New Jersey Devils today on the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the first of two regular season matchups between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche […]
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Coming off of their first regulation loss of the season against the Boston Bruins yesterday, Colorado gets a chance to bounce back quickly, as they take on the New Jersey Devils today on the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the first of two regular season matchups between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche […]
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The Colorado Avalanche’s undefeated streak in regulation came to an end Saturday afternoon, as they fell 3–2 to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Artturi Lehkonen supplied both Colorado goals, while Nathan MacKinnon tallied two assists. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood, however, couldn’t find his footing—allowing three goals on 19 shots in a bad outing that marked his first loss of the year. […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The Colorado Avalanche have been served a steady diet of Eastern Conference opponents here in the fledgling stages of the 2025-2026 season. Today, they go for seconds in Boston against the Bruins to kick off the first half of a back-to-back set this weekend. Colorado Avalanche Heading into their previous match-up last Saturday at Ball […]
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