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The Wild Wild West: Let’s Get Used to the Colorado Avalanche’s New Division

ByKing Dawit|
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 02: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 02, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 02: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 02, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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With the NHL ready for a 56-game season, the Colorado Avalanche are one of eight teams in the generally-named West Division, full of familiar faces and division foes.

In ten days, the Colorado Avalanche are back. 56 games will comprise the 2020-21 season, a unique and intense several months — indoors and outdoors — unlike anything seen in the NHL.

2020-21 also means the Avs are stuck in their division, playing each team 8 times. Similar to the bubbles of the 2020 NHL Playoffs, the Avs will be well acquainted with their division-mates by the time the season is over. Their division, the West (as opposed to the North, which features west teams) is a grab bag of former division-mates, and familiar faces.

You’re going to be seeing them every game. Let’s get used to them.

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