It took until the very last day of the NHL regular season to determine that these teams would meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado Avalanche became the 2013-14 Central Division champions when the St. Louis Blues los......
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo has preached taking it one game at time to his team throughout the season. The team's goaltenders have had no choice but to accept the message as gospel. In a roller-coaster season where the W......
The Colorado Avalanche could be without their top forward, the guy who was considered a Hart Trophy candidate early in the season, for the entire first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. That would be a debilitating deficiency for nearly a......
DENVER -- Even new Colorado Avalanche coach Patrick Roy wasn't certain what to expect from goalie Semyon Varlamov this season. "There were a lot of question marks, and I think he responded to all the question marks," Roy said. "He worked so har......
Erik Haula's rookie season didn't get off to the best of starts. The 23-year-old spent much of the first half of this season in the American Hockey League and struggled through a 12-game scoring drought in December and January shortly after bei......
Patrick Roy’s incredible resume as a Hall of Fame hockey player includes twice leading an NHL team on an unexpected run to capture the Stanley Cup and twice helping the Colorado Avalanche to win the NHL's coveted championship trophy. Roy is in......
Now in his seventh season in the NHL, it's hard to believe Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson has yet to play in a playoff game. That will no longer be the case. "I'm really excited," Johnson said two days prior to playing in his first postseaso......
Chicago. Chicago. Chicago. That’s all anyone was talking about around the Avalanche dressing room in recent weeks, with the consensus among inquisitors being that the Avs and the Blackhawks were destined to meet in the first round of this year’......
Cody Corbett (Edmonton Oil Kings): Edmonton is awaiting their next opponent after taking out Brandon in five games. Corbett would pick up an assist in the Oil Kings' 5-2 win in Game 3 this past Tuesday. The defenseman scored a goal in both a 5-2 l......
PA Parenteau made his return to the ice Friday night in San Jose after missing 15 games with a knee injury. He hurt his knee on his first shift against Winnipeg on March 10. The forward played 18:26 and had three shots and three hits in the Ava......
Justin Cox had the chance to combine two of his passions, graphic design and hockey, and he got to meet his favorite player in the process. Cox was the winner of the Colorado Avalanche and AT&T "Design My Mask" contest and received the opportun......
EDMONTON, Alberta – It was a crucial point in the game where it seemed as if the Oilers had grabbed the momentum after scoring the tying goal. It was a point where the Avalanche's solid first period would be lost, but an opportunity arose for Erik......
Prospect Spotlight: Cody Corbett Cody Corbett signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Avalanche on March 5 after going undrafted in the NHL Draft. He attended rookie camp with the Minnesota Wild as an unsigned free agent in September ......
EDMONTON, Alberta – There is nothing like returning home and playing in front of family and friends. Defenseman Nick Holden will be doing that tonight at Rexall Place when the Avalanche squares off against the Edmonton Oilers. This isn't the fi......
With the 2013-14 regular season rapidly coming to a close, NHL.com looks at some of its biggest storylines and award contenders. During a close race for the Calder Trophy, Colorado Avalanche rookie Nathan MacKinnon often found himself mentioned......
The NHL announced Monday that Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov has been named the second star in the league's "Three Stars" for the week ending April 6. Varlamov compiled a 3-0-1 record last week with a 1.42 goals-against average, ......
With the 2013-14 regular season rapidly coming to a close, NHL.com looks at some of its biggest storylines and award contenders. After finishing with the second-fewest points in the NHL in 2012-13, the Colorado Avalanche experienced major chang......
The NHL announced Monday that Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov has been named the third star in the league's "Three Stars" for the week ending April 6. Varlamov compiled a 3-0-1 record with a 1.42 goals-against average, .950 save p......
There was a moment Sunday night at Pepsi Center when it seemed like nothing was going to stand in the way of the run the Avalanche is on this season. St. Louis’ 4-2 loss to Chicago earlier in the day set the table, giving the Avs a chance with ......
The Avalanche was nine points behind Central Division-leading St. Louis at the end of the day Tuesday, March 25. Wins that night by the Blues, second-place Chicago and the Avs in Nashville had Colorado in third with 96 points, compared to the Blac......