The Colorado Avalanche are over halfway through their longest road trip this season. We look at some of the best social media posts of the past week.
The Colorado Avalanche campaign to get Gabriel Landeskog added to the All-Star roster continued this week, with some hockey stats to back it up. You can read about the Avalanche All-Star campaign in more detail here.
Reason You Should #GetGabeIn: He is good at hockey.
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 6, 2019
Vote: https://t.co/xtWAmilKfp#NHLAllStar #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/UfLs04q0WY
The campaign spread over to Instagram where, after polling fans on Twitter, the media team posted only Landeskog until the All-Star voting closed.
So, random thought: should we post only Landy on our Instagram until we #GetGabeIn!?#NHLAllStar #GoAvsGo
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 6, 2019
When he knows you’re here to get the next #GetGabeIn Instagram photo...#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/9KDy95zrkD
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
Good news for fellow Colin Wilson fans when he was at practice in a regular jersey.
Colin Wilson isn’t in red!!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/MFN2nsldD4
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
The campaign for Landeskog was stepped up a level when they got him to hold a baby.
Reason You Should #GetGabeIn: He’s great with kids (and kids will be at #NHLAllStar Weekend!).
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
Vote: https://t.co/xtWAmi49nR #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/WvK0f7rQKk
The Avs started their Canadian road trip looking pretty casual. Tyson Barrie doesn’t look too impressed with the cold either.
✈️ Winnipeg#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/I81DxoCLuH
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
And, of course, this was a great excuse to post some more Gabe content for the votes.
Reason You Should #GetGabeIn: He would look great on the #NHLAllStar red carpet (no matter the weather).
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
Vote: https://t.co/xtWAmi49nR#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/KVI2sMUmoI
There’s a new road trip map showing just how far the team is travelling this time. I really love these graphics, especially for people like me who don’t have the best knowledge of US and Canadian geography.
Longest road trip of the season.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/H0f9fAVXuD
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 7, 2019
Ian Cole, it seems, was the brainchild behind the whole #GetGabeIn campain.
So, we asked Ian Cole to give Gabe an #NHLAllStar endorsement and he said: “Like a campaign ad?”
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
And thus, an idea was born...#GetGabeIn #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/YDGn8ZqfrV
And this seemingly innocent comment gave birth to this amazing campaign ad video.
The campaign to #GetGabeIn is getting serious...
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
Our Captain needs your vote to get to the #NHLAllStar Game!
Vote now: https://t.co/xtWAmi49nR #GoAvsGo https://t.co/8S1YzTZLzQ
Tyson Barrie evidently decided that using one stick to play hockey wasn’t enough and adopted a new way of playing the game.
Two stick Tyson.#TysonTuesday #GoAvsGo https://t.co/X6wGjXHfsn
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
Erik Johnson gave a radio interview after practice and it was nice to see him looking relaxed and happy.
Erik Johnson, happy to be on radio!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/gawGhHrjru
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
I love that these photos of Erik Jonson and Sven Andrighetto‘s sticks gives a perfect illustration of the different in their heights.
First two here.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/7N4umAJRHS
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
After all the jokes about Long Beach Native Matt Nieto the media team decided to extend a similar title to the other Matt on the team.
Manitoba-Native Matt Calvert.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/vjugp2gzv5
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 8, 2019
Erik Johnson decided not to wear a helmet for warm ups in Winnipeg and the result is very intense.
Bucket-less.
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 9, 2019
All business.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/G4q5vxmi1l
All the hard work campaigning to #GetGabeIn paid off and he was announced as an All-Star when voting closed.
WE GOT GABE IN!
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 11, 2019
CONGRATS, CAPTAIN!!#NHLAllStar #GoAvsGo https://t.co/HhhVwGYjTv
True to their word they had posted nothing but Gabe on Instagram for the duration of the voting period.
http://coloradoavalanche.tumblr.com/post/181877274703/tbh-you-can-barely-tell-we-are-posting-gabe-in
After missing several games due to injury Colin Wilson and Mark Barberio were both back in the lineup for the game against the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately the game didn’t go our way but I am hopeful that as they settle back into the team things will improve.
“I like the style of play Wilson brings in front of the net.”
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 12, 2019
— Coach Bednar #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/EdVKyCTSRs
“Barbs is excited. To get that energy, that juice back in the lineup is huge.”
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 12, 2019
— Coach Bednar #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/BFnWciK4sq
All-Star Gabriel Landeskog stood out from the rest in a grey suit amongst a sea of dark colors.
Time to take care of business.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/izjYCV9CLw
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) January 12, 2019
I find the way different players tape their sticks absolutely fascinating so I really enjoyed this video of Sam Girard.
The Avalanche still have two games left to play on their Canadian road trip and we’re all crossing our fingers that things will turn around for them. We’ll be back next week to bring you more social media highlights.