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Recap: Avalanche squash Ducks 4-1

Who would have thought even a month ago that the first meeting of the year between the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks would be considered a big matchup, and on national television no less? This game didn’t disappoint but the Avalanche exerted their dominance on home ice to take home the 4-1 win and remain […]

4 months ago | 8 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks (7:30 p.m.)

I don’t think many people had the Anaheim Ducks leading the Pacific Division on their 2025-26 NHL season bingo card. Still, here we are, and here they go, testing the Colorado Avalanche and their one regulation loss tonight at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. Colorado secured at least a point in all six home games […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Gavin Brindley signs two-year extension

Some interesting news broke this morning as the Colorado Avalanche shared they signed Gavin Brindley to a two-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. After a weekend in which he scored three points with two goals including the overtime winner in Vancouver, the young right wing certainly is gaining momentum just 15 games into his […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Preview: Avs look to ground the high-flying Ducks

I don’t think many people had the Anaheim Ducks leading the Pacific Division on their 2025-26 NHL season bingo card. Still, here we are, and here they go, testing the Colorado Avalanche and their one regulation loss tonight at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. Colorado secured at least a point in all six home games […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Recap: Brindley scores, Avs finally win in overtime

Unlike the Halloween movies, the Colorado Avalanche actually ended the curse. Gavin Brindley ended Colorado’s five-game overtime losing streak with a clutch goal, giving the Avalanche a 5-4 win over Vancouver on Sunday at Rogers Arena.  Nathan MacKinnon was unstoppable, scoring twice—including a power-play marker—and adding three assists for a five-point night. After a massive […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks (8:00 p.m. MT)

After an absolutely dominating performance and win against the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Colorado Avalanche head into Vancouver to take on the Canucks in the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the first of three regular-season matchups between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche Last night’s game was arguably a measuring-stick game for […]

4 months ago | 10 reads

Preview: Colorado faces Vancouver on short rest

After an absolutely dominating performance and win against the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Colorado Avalanche head into Vancouver to take on the Canucks in the second leg of a back-to-back. This will be the first of three regular-season matchups between these two teams. Colorado Avalanche Last night’s game was arguably a measuring-stick game for […]

4 months ago | 14 reads

Recap: Avalanche set Oilers ablaze in 9-1 torching

After a good week of practice, the Colorado Avalanche headed north to begin another weekend back-to-back versus Canadian foes. First up was the always tough test Edmonton Oilers with their duo of elite forwards. What wasn’t tough, however, was Edmonton’s goaltending who between Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard gave up nine goals on 34 shots […]

4 months ago | 12 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche @ Edmonton Oilers (8:00 P.M.)

Any night is a good night for hockey, but in the eyes of generations of hockey fans, Saturday nights are sacred. If your team is scheduled to play on Saturday night, especially against a Canadian opponent, you drop everything. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche is that team, as they slot into the most coveted night of […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Preview: Avs Square Up Against Edmonton in a Saturday Night Showdown

Any night is a good night for hockey, but in the eyes of generations of hockey fans, Saturday nights are sacred. If your team is scheduled to play on Saturday night, especially against a Canadian opponent, you drop everything. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche is that team, as they slot into the most coveted night of […]

4 months ago | 6 reads

Dissecting the Avalanche power play

One of the greatest concerns and topic of discussion on this young Colorado Avalanche season despite their sparkling record of 8-1-5 is the power play. With the disappointing results in the 2025 playoffs and subsequent letting go of assistant coach Ray Bennett, it’s natural that there would be even more focus on how the new-look […]

4 months ago | 12 reads

MHH Roundtable: Early Surprises and Disappointments

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 […]

4 months ago | 9 reads

Former Pio Aidan Thompson loved playing in hometown

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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4 months ago | 2 reads

Recap: Colorado bests the Bolts 3-2

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 […]

4 months ago | 9 reads

Weekly Cupcakes – Necas re-signs for 8 years

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...

4 months ago | 4 reads

Recap: Avs lose to Sharks in overtime yet again

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 […]

4 months ago | 6 reads

Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks (2:00 p.m.)

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 […]

4 months ago | 12 reads

Recap: Colorado upends Vegas in 4-2 Halloween treat

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 […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Martin Nečas signs $92 million extension in Colorado

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 […]

4 months ago | 11 reads