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Avalanche Season Preview
Posted on 28 Sep 2010 by Rob Ferguson.
It's that time again, the Colorado Avalanche training camps are open and hockey season is preparing to swing into full gear. The Avs are looking to pickup from where they left off last year. Last year's performance was well above expectations, and had many Avs' fans pleasantly surprised. However this year, the team's expectations should be higher. The Avs' impact player this year will be Matt D...
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Avalanche re-sign defenseman Adam Foote
Posted on 25 May 2010 by Igor Henriques.
The Colorado Avalanche re-signed defenceman Adam Foote on Tuesday to a one-year deal. Foote,who turns 39 in July, will be going into his 18th season in the NHL and has caught on as a mentor in the Avalanche organization. Foote played for the Avs from 1996 to 2001 and than departed and played a few seasons in Columbus before rejoining the Avalanche in 2007. Foote's leadership is a asset to a v...
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Colorado Avalanche: Summer Playbook
Posted on 15 May 2010 by Igor Henriques.
The 2010-11 offseason will be a interesting one for the Colorado Avalanche. General manager Greg Sherman will need to make one of two choices. He can stick with the core youth that produced season beyond expectations or he has the ability because of significant cap space to acquire several top notch players to bolster the squad. Both choices come with the possibility of disaster with the youth ...
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Boston University’s Shattenkirk and Cohen key to Avalanche future on defense
Posted on 3 May 2010 by Igor Henriques.
The 2007 NHL Draft saw the Colorado Avalanche use their first two draft picks on American defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk and Colby Cohen. While Shattenkirk was playing for the US National Under 18 Team during his draft year, Cohen was playing in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars. Both players chose to attend Boston University and play under the guidance of BU coach Jack Parker. This has allowed the...
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Colorado Avalanche season in review: Enter Mr.Anderson
Posted on 29 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
A few comparisons can be made between Colorado Avalanche goaltender Craig Anderson and Keanu Reeves character in the blockbuster “Matrix” movie franchise. After all, while Reeves might have been the saviour of the people of Zion, Anderson was without a doubt the saviour of the Avalanche's season. Fitting enough, as a goaltender he is also the last defence against opposing forces again much ...
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Gutsy Avalanche eliminated by Sharks in six games
Posted on 25 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
After putting up one hell of a fight, the Colorado Avalanche as predicted by yours truly were ousted in six games by the San Jose Sharks losing Game Six by a score of 5-2. A Dan Boyle own goal gave the Avs a 2-1 lead in the series and momentum but in fact it may have woken up the Sharks. Game Four was hotly contested and had the Avs managed to win the game in overtime the series would perhaps h...
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Seventh man?…. Boyle own goal gives Avalanche 2-1 series lead
Posted on 19 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
Heading into overtime of Game Three against the San Jose Sharks, the Avalanche could count their blessings that they were still in the game. After all, the Sharks heavily outplayed them through 60 minutes and if not for a miraculous performance from goaltender Craig Anderson, who came up with 51 saves they would not have made it anywhere near overtime. Just as the bell tolled for one Steve Sm...
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Avalanche not fearing a Shark bite heading into Game 3
Posted on 17 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
If one thing can be taken away from the first two games of the Sharks-Avalanche series it is simply that the San Jose Sharks are lucky not to be down two games to zero heading to Colorado. The young Avs have shown the Sharks that this series will be no easy task and had the Sharks lost game two their physique may not have recovered considering the failures of the Sharks in previous playoff camp...
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Colorado Avalanche Playoff Preview: Avalanche vs Sharks
Posted on 14 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
Going into their opening playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, the Colorado Avalanche have a distinct advantage over their opponents…..they have nothing to lose. The pressure to perform is entirely on the shoulders of the Sharks, who time after time have come up short when it matters most. Like a jilted prom queen, the Sharks seem to save their best for the regular season but are al...
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Avalanche clinch playoff birth; questions abound about possible playoff opponents
Posted on 7 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
The Colorado Avalanche are heading to the playoffs thanks to the San Jose Sharks victory over the Calgary Flames last night. After a terrible year last year, the redemption of making the playoffs in a tough Western Conference may make the Avs a real player in the Western Conference playoffs. With three games remaining, the Avs could finish as high as fifth in the Western Conference but the seve...
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Avalanche fall to Flames
Posted on 3 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
Well it is official, the Colorado Avalanche are on the brink of missing the playoffs after a great first half of the season. In perhaps the biggest game of the NHL season to date, the Avs fell 2-1 to the Calgary Flames on Friday night. Backstopped by a 35 save performance from Miika Kiprusoff, the Flames pulled even with the Avs on 89 points but have fewer wins thus remaining in 9th place. When...
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Colorado ready to Avalanche into the playoffs
Posted on 2 Apr 2010 by Igor Henriques.
At the beginning of the 2009-10 NHL season, few NHL pundits gave the rebuilding Colorado Avalanche much hope of contending for a playoff spot in a stacked Western Conference, but with just six games remaining that is exactly what they are doing. After a disastrous season last year, the Avs are currently sitting with 89 points and are holding on to the last playoff spot in the West. So how have ...
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Sean Eckhardt said: Thankfully in the last two games he has done just that, step up.
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Sean Eckhardt said: I guess the real question is who will they add?
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Christopher Rowe said: Get ready for Houston vs. Texas Rangers in 2013... what other mistakes will be made?
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Christopher Rowe said: Chicks dig the longball
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Christopher Rowe said: What about the concept that Interleague play record determines home field advantag...
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