2013 Memorial Cup Update

Follow Colorado Avalanche prospect Duncan Siemens and the Saskatoon Blades as they compete at the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup. The Blades are hosting the championship of the Canadian Hockey League.Sunday, May 19, 2013Saskatoon (5) vs. Hal...

2013 World Championship Update

A game-by-game look at how the nine Colorado Avalanche players did at the 2013 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland.Sunday, May 19, 2013Championship FinalSweden (5) vs. Switzerland (1)For the se...

Sweden Tops Switzerland For Gold Medal At Worlds

The nation of Sweden celebrated a gold-medal winning effort Sunday at Globe Arena in Stockholm, while a tremendous run by Switzerland at the 2013 IIHF World Championship finally came to an end.Jhonas Enroth stopped 26 shots and Henrik Sedin ha...

U.S. Wins Bronze At World Championship

Alex Galchenyuk and John Gibson showed Sunday that the international future for the United States in ice hockey is bright and helped their nation bring home a bronze medal at the 2013 IIHF World Championship in the process.Galchenyuk kept the ...

Unfinished Business For Siemens In Saskatoon

This season’s Western Hockey League playoffs didn’t go how Colorado Avalanche prospect Duncan Siemens and his Saskatoon Blades teammates thought it would.In the first round of the WHL postseason, Saskatoon was swept 4-0 in its best-of-seven se...

Jean-Sebastien Giguere Helps Make-A-Wish

Discover teamed with Make-A-Wish and the National Hockey League (NHL) on Wednesday to grant the wish of 13-year-old Arvada, Colorado resident, Logan, who wished for a chance to spend a day with the Stanley Cup and share it with friends and family....

Avs Scout Inducted Into Sweden Hall Of Fame

Colorado Avalanche scout Anders Carlsson remembers vividly Swedish hockey legend Borje Salming sitting in his kitchen, drinking coffee with his dad when he was a kid growing up in Gavle, Sweden.Carlsson’s father was the equipment manager of th...

Avalanche Announces New Structure To Front Office

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that Josh Kroenke has been named President and Joe Sakic has been named Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. Pierre Lacroix will remain with the organization as an advisor.“Beginnin...

World Championship Bound

The Colorado Avalanche will have nine players competing at the 2013 IIHF Men's World Championship, which begins Friday. The tournament runs from May 3-19 in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden.Four of the nine players will be representin...

Avalanche Wins No. 1 Pick At Draft Lottery

TORONTO – The Colorado Avalanche will have the No. 1 overall selection at the 2013 NHL Draft after winning the NHL Draft Lottery on Monday night. The 2013 NHL Draft will be held on Sunday, June 30, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. ...

Head Coach Joe Sacco Relieved Of Duties

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that head coach Joe Sacco has been relieved of his duties. “The organization believes a change of leadership behind the bench is needed going forward,” said Avalanche General Manager/Executiv...

Elliott Sticks With It And Is Rewarded

In a two-week span, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Stefan Elliott thought he had scored his first goal of the season three different times. But each time he had to settle with an assist as one of his teammates tipped his shot into the net.On Fr...

Practice Report: April 25

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado Avalanche was on its practice ice at the South Suburban Family Sports Center for the final time this season on Thursday morning before the team headed to the airport for a flight to Phoenix.Colorado will close ...

NHL Draft Lottery On Monday, April 29

NEW YORK/TORONTO – The 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the 2013 NHL Draft, will take place Monday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m. MT.The League, in cooperation with TSN...

Big Night For Jamie McGinn

When you go to the net, good things often happen. That includes the lucky bounces.The Avalanche and Jamie McGinn received one such bounce early in Sunday night's game against the St. Louis Blues and used it to help spur a 5-3 win at Pepsi Cent...

Morning Skate Report: April 19

After missing the last five games because of a hip injury, Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov will be back in the crease for tonight's game against the Edmonton Oilers.Varlamov suffered the hip ailment on April 8 before the club’s game again...

Vincour Off To A Good Start At Lake Erie

Acquiring Tomas Vincour looks to be paying huge dividends for the Colorado Avalanche and the Lake Erie Monsters.Vincour has scored four goals and has dished out five assists (nine points) in the four games since joining Lake Erie. He has sign...

Morning Skate Report: April 15

At this time of the season a year ago, the Colorado Avalanche was on the verge of the playoffs before the Columbus Blue Jackets spoiled the party with two wins against them in the final weeks.The tables have been turned this year as Colorado w...

Teamwork Key In Winning Goal

Jan Hejda scored with 7.6 seconds remaining to lift the Avalanche past the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Center. But while Hejda was credited with his first goal of the season and his fourth career game-winning goal, it would no...

Avalanche To Retire Adam Foote's No. 52

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the organization will retire the number 52 in honor of former Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote. The Avalanche will raise Foote’s No. 52 to the rafters at Pepsi Center during the 2013-14 seaso...

Another Short-Handed Goal For Landeskog

When Gabriel Landeskog has an angle to the net, it’s hard to stop him.Ryan Getzlaf and the Anaheim Ducks found out the hard way on Wednesday night at Honda Center as Landeskog scored shorthanded and the eventual game-winner in the Avalanche’s ...

Avalanche To Host Military Appreciation Night On April 21 At Pepsi Center

The Colorado Avalanche will host its second annual “Military Appreciation Night” on Sunday, April 21 against the St. Louis Blues at Pepsi Center (6 p.m. MT). Below is a list of some of the activities that will take place around “Military Appre...

Practice Report: April 9

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – A day after forward David Jones returned from a knee injury, the Colorado Avalanche will get another forward back from the injured reserve list as Paul Stastny will be in the lineup for Wednesday game at Anaheim.Stastny has...

Morning Skate Report: April 8

As the Colorado Avalanche prepares to play the Calgary Flames for the final time this season, the team will be looking for some redemption for how they played two days prior in Phoenix.The Avalanche lost 4-0 to the Coyotes on Saturday and defe...

Avalanche Charity Brunch Raises Over $60,000

The annual Colorado Avalanche Charity Brunch, hosted by the Avs Better Halves, was held today at the Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center. The sold-out event raised in excess of $60,000 for local children’s charities.This annual heart-warmi...

Morning Skate Report: April 5

For the first and only time this season, the Avalanche will take on the Detroit Red Wings on its home ice (7 p.m. MT; TV: Altitude; Radio: AM 950).The two teams have met twice already this season, but both games were played in Detroit at Joe L...

Hockey In Heels

The Colorado Avalanche will be hosting the third annual “Hockey In Heels” Event.This is a special Ladies Night package that includes a complimentary gift bag from Park Meadows, two Happy Hour events and a ticket to the Monday, April 15 Avalanc...

Avalanche Acquires Draft Pick From Toronto

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Ryan O’Byrne. O’Byrne, 28, appeared in 34 games for the Avalan...

Avalanche Acquires Tomas Vincour From Stars

The Colorado Avalanche traded defenseman Cameron Gaunce today to the Dallas Stars for forward Tomas Vincour. Vincour will report to the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado’s American Hockey League affiliate.The 22-year-old Vincour (full name pron...

Varlamov, Avs Win Goaltending Duel Against Preds

In the first meeting between Colorado and Nashville, 11 goals were scored and the Avalanche held on for a 6-5 win.The second meeting was completely different as the Avalanche’s Semyon Varlamov and the Predators’ Pekka Rinne went save-for-save ...