The Colorado Avalanche took a commanding 3-1 series lead after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 at Ball Arena on Sunday afternoon. Artturi Lehkonen opened the scoring at the 8:10 mark of the first period, Cale Makar scored on a coast-to-coast play in the second period, and Valeri Nichushkin recorded his first career postseason hat trick and the 13th in franchise history. Nikolai Kovalenko made his NHL debut, while Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev turned aside 26 of 27 in the win. Let’s get to the takeaways. Georgiev Continues To Shine Georgiev had perha ..read more

LOVELAND, Colo. – After a solid back and forth affair through almost 40 minutes, the Colorado Eagles looked to take a tie into the third period on Wednesday night. It was Game 1 in the opening round of the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs, featuring the Abbotsford Canucks against Colorado. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Canucks scored in the last minute of period two, carrying Game 1 in a 4-2 victory. Could Colorado win Game 2 on Friday evening to push the best-of-three series to an all-deciding Game 3? FIRST PERIOD The Eagles finished the 2023-24 regular season with a record of 30-8-1 when scoring ..read more

The Colorado Avalanche took a 2-1 series lead over the Winnipeg Jets Friday night at Ball Arena. The first two periods were a defensive struggle. Colorado led 1-0 at the first intermission, and Winnipeg led 2-1 at the second. Then, in the third period, the train completely left the tracks. The Avalanche exploded for three goals in just seven minutes of ice-time. The onslaught left The Jets in full-panic and goalie Connor Hellebuyck lying in his crease looking defeated. Ross Colton would tip-in a fourth goal in the period to ice the game, and Devon Toews would strike the empty net to finish the ..read more

LOVELAND, Colo. – On Wednesday night, the Colorado Eagles faced off against the Abbotsford Canucks for the first time ever in postseason play. The Eagles clinched home-ice advantage on Sunday after a 6-3 victory over the Ontario Reign. This means all three games in the best-of-three first round take place at Blue Arena in Loveland. FIRST PERIOD Interviewing Colorado head coach Aaron Schneekloth on Sunday evening, Front Range Hockey asked for one word he would use to describe Abbotsford’s gameplay. Schneekloth’s response? Quickness. Under Abbotsford head coach Jeremy Colliton, the Canucks alway ..read more

The Denver Pioneers will be getting a big piece back from their National Championship-winning squad. According to Grand Forks Herald’s Brad Schlossman, forward Jack Devine will return for his senior season. Devine, 20, led all Pioneers skaters with 27 goals and 56 points in 44 games during the 2023-24 season. Nationally, he finished fourth in goals, tied for 11th in assists (29), and fifth in points. Drafted by the Florida Panthers in the seventh round, 221st overall, in the 2022 NHL Draft, Devine was named a Hobey Baker Award Top-10 Finalist this past season. The Glencoe, Illinois, native got ..read more

The Colorado Avalanche have recalled goaltender Ivan Prosvetov from the Colorado Eagles of the AHL. In a corresponding move, goaltender Arvid Holm has been reassigned to the Eagles. Prosvetov, 25, began the year with the Avalanche after being claimed off waivers from the Arizona Coyotes. The Russian netminder saw action in 11 games, compiling four wins with a 3.16 goals-against average and 0.895 save percentage. Prosvetov was sent down to the AHL for regular starts following the All-Star break. He earned wins in his first eight starts, allowing a combined 10 goals and colle ..read more

Despite scoring six times on the presumed Vezina Trophy-winner Connor Hellebuyck, the Colorado Avalanche could not keep the puck out of their own net in the team’s 7-6 loss in Game 1. The Avalanche and Jets combined for six goals in the first period. Valeri Nichushkin opened the scoring at 6:10 in the frame, before Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov responded with goals less than four minutes apart. Miles Wood and Nathan MacKinnon combined for two goals in 18 seconds to temporarily put the Avalanche up 3-2. The lead was short-lived as Jets’ forward Mark Scheifele tied the game ..read more

LOVELAND, Colo. – On Saturday night, the Colorado Eagles had an opportunity to clinch first round home-ice advantage in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The match-up against the Ontario Reign proved problematic for Colorado, as Ontario cruised to a 7-3 victory against newly signed netminder & amateur tryout Jacob Barczewski. The Eagles had one more chance to clinch home ice, hosting the Reign for a Sunday matinee in the final regular season game of 2023-24. Would Colorado keep the next few games at Blue Arena, or would they have to travel to Abbotsford, BC for round one? FIRST PERIOD After allowin ..read more

Congratulations to @tristanbroz on signing his first NHL contract with the @penguins! Proud to call you a Pioneer!#GoPios #ProPios pic.twitter.com/qqW5kR5K6X — Denver Hockey (@DU_Hockey) April 20, 2024 Denver Pioneers junior forward Tristan Broz is turning pro. The 21-year-old signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who drafted the forward in the second round, 58th overall, of the 2021 NHL Draft. Broz will join the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on an amateur tryout (ATO) contract for the remainder of this season. The Bloomington, Minnesota, native’s ELC ..read more

Forward Jonathan Drouin will miss the first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets due to a lower-body injury. — x – Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 20, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche announced that forward Jonathan Drouin will miss the entire first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets with a lower-body injury. Drouin went down with a non-contact injury in the final game of the regular season. Beyond being stated to be a lower-body injury, this is the first update the team has given. The 29-year-old has 19 goals and 37 assists for 56 points in 79 games this season, primarily p ..read more