During the summer, it’s often hard to get any new information about the Colorado Avalanche, simply because nothing new is happening. In order to fight the boredom, I’ve decided to give people a series of articles introducing our new 2010 draft picks. The majority of these names will be unrecognizable to the average fan for another few years, but if you’re on a fan blog site, you are no average fan, and so, getting to know these players will be beneficial to your team knowledge. Plus, a few years down the road you can impress your friends when one of [...]

According to the team’s website, the Colorado Avalanche will launch the 2010-11 NHL season by hosting a reunion of Stanley Cup Champions.
Players and coaches from the 1995-96 Colorado Avalanche squad will be on hand for this momentous occasion, which will reportedly be held October 6th & 7th. The apex of the festivities will be a pre-game ceremony before the season opener vs. the defending champions, the Chicago Blackhawks.

(Joe Sakic behind the net, celebrating Uwe Krupp’s Cup-clinching goal in triple OT, Game 4 vs. the Florida Panthers. Image courtesy: Yardbarker.com)
These pre-game celebrations are becoming a tradition for this franchise, as last [...]

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Every year for the past three years or so, we the hockey fans are faced with the Annual Forsberg Dilemma. Will Peter Forsberg make an official return to the NHL? And if he does, do you want him on your team?
Seems like a strange question to ask regarding one of the most electrifying players of all time. And yet, because of his ailing body, it is a legitimate concern. It’s generally agreed that if he does make his return to the NHL, it will be with either the Colorado Avalanche or the Philadelphia Flyers. I’m not sure how the Flyers’ [...]

This offseason the front office decided it was time to get a little crazy. There have been so many new signings, unexpected new faces, and fond farewells to old veterans, I’m having a hard time even keeping up with the action.
We Avs fans knew we were in for a wild ride when the big guys made their first move…FOUR days before the open bidding started. The Avs traded a measly 4th round pick to Phoenix in 2012 (The Coyotes are suckers…the world will already be over by the time that draft comes around!). But what they got back in return [...]

Colorado Avalanche 2010 Entry Draft Selections:
17. Joey Hishon – Center – Owen Sound (OHL)
47. Calvin Pickard – Goaltender – Seattle (WHL)
71. Michael Bournival – Left Wing – Shawinigan (QMJHL)
95. Stephen Silas – Defenseman – Belleville (OHL)
107. Sami Aittokallio – Goaltender – Ilves-Jr. (Finland-Jr.)
137. Troy Rutkowski – Defenseman – Portland (WHL)
139. Luke Walker – Right Wing – Portland (WHL)
197. Luke Moffatt – Center – USA U-18 (USHL)

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Seeing as last season’s Entry Draft was the most exciting draft in Avalanche history, it’s no surprise it was also the first one I watched myself. Last weekend I enjoyed my second [...]

The network of NHL writers here at Fansided have been working hard over the last several weeks to come up with a complete mock draft for the first round of the 2010 Entry Draft.
To see the full mock draft, click here.
To get a more in-depth analysis on the 17th selection and why I selected who I did, check this out.
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft is being held this weekend at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The first round will take place Friday starting @ 5:00 p.m. and rounds 2-7 will conclude on Saturday.

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The second nominee we’ll look at before tonight’s show is the Buffalo Sabres’ defenseman Tyler Myers.
Why He Should Win: Tyler Myers this season truly did something that not many players his age could: at 19 years old, he became a number one defenseman for a playoff team in the National Hockey League.
I cannot overstate this kid’s imposing physical tools. He stands at a towering 6′8″, a monster of a man, and he fills it out well at 222 lbs. He doesn’t use his size to crush the opposition so much as he uses his long reach and impeccable [...]