Ron Knabenbauer
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Landeskog Enjoying Fatherhood During NHL Pause
Like most of North America, Gabriel Landeskog is in self-quarantine with his family. This is an unprecedented period for everyone around the world in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the chance to be with his wife Melissa and infant daughter Linnea during this time of unknown is what Landeskog appreciates the most. → Read More
Sakic Staying Patient Ahead of Trade Deadline
As the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline nears, general manager Joe Sakic and his staff are fielding offers and looking to add players that will help in the club's stretch run and beyond. Just don't expect any moves that might involve some of the Colorado Avalanche's top prospects."I'm not going to do anything this year that's going to jeopardize what we got coming in the next few years," Sakic said on… → Read More
Kaut Earned NHL Opportunity
Martin Kaut's call-up to the NHL level isn't just so the Colorado Avalanche can see first-hand where its 2018 first-round pick's development is at, it's also because the Czech forward has earned the opportunity.Playing in his second professional season in North America, Kaut received his first recall to the Avalanche on Tuesday morning and will make his NHL debut on Wednesday night against the… → Read More
Rantanen Out "Weeks" as Avs Carve Out a Point
The Colorado Avalanche is down another player after Mikko Rantanen left Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with an upper-body injury after crashing into the boards.Rantanen likely won't be back until March as he will miss "weeks," Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said following the team's 4-3 overtime loss to the Lightning at Pepsi Center.The forward's night was cut short at 7:18 of… → Read More
Avs Down Two Players Heading Into Back Half of Homestand
The Colorado Avalanche will be without two of its players for the near future after both sustained injuries over the weekend at the Stadium Series outdoor game.Goaltender Philipp Grubauer left 2:33 into the third period of Saturday's outing against the Los Angeles Kings at the U.S. Air Force Academy with a lower-body injury, and head coach Jared Bednar revealed postgame that Matt Calvert was… → Read More
Avs Refreshed and Focused After Long Break
If there was any doubt for Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar on his team's mental focus after having nine full days off, that thought was put to rest after its first practice back.The Avs returned from the All-Star Break and bye week on Thursday afternoon and practiced for more than an hour at Family Sports Center with the high intensity and edge that Bednar wanted to see. → Read More
MacKinnon's Central Division Falls to Pacific in 2020 All-Star Game
ST. LOUIS--The Pacific Division scored five unanswered goals to close the matchup with the Central Division and win 10-5 in the second contest of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game on Saturday night at Enterprise Center.The Central erased a 3-0 deficit in the first period, but the squad wasn't able to go on another run in the second frame. The Pacific advanced to the championship against the… → Read More
MacKinnon Shows Off Speed and Shot at All-Star Skills
ST. LOUIS--Nathan MacKinnon wrapped up his on-ice portion of the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills early in the night as he participated in the first two events on Friday evening at Enterprise Center.The Colorado Avalanche forward first took part in "Fastest Skater" before being one of the shooters in "Save Streak." The NHL hosts the annual skills competition the night before the All-Star Game. → Read More
MacKinnon Enjoys Being with NHL's Best at All-Star Weekend
ST. LOUIS--Nathan MacKinnon is at his fourth NHL All-Star Weekend, but the event hasn't lost any luster for the Colorado Avalanche forward.He says being around some of the best players in the world "gets your juices going."There are two on-ice portions that MacKinnon will participate in as the captain of the Central Division for the second consecutive year--Friday's skills competition and… → Read More
Rapid Recap: Avalanche 6, Red Wings 3
The Colorado Avalanche scored four unanswered goals after an early tally by the Detroit Red Wings and won 6-3 on Monday afternoon at Pepsi Center.Nazem Kadri scored twice during Colorado's four-goal run, while Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Nieto also found the back of the net. Ryan Graves tallied in the third period and MacKinnon scored his second of the game, and 30th of the season, into an empty… → Read More
Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Red Wings
The Colorado Avalanche takes on the Detroit Red Wings today at Pepsi Center in the team's final game before the NHL All-Star Break and its league-mandated bye week.Colorado will be playing its second consecutive afternoon contest as Monday marks the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the United States. The outing is the second of four such day affairs at home this season and is the last of a… → Read More
Makar Sets Franchise Record For Goals By Rookie Defenseman
Cale Makar has only played 40 games this season, but he has already scored more goals than any other rookie defenseman in franchise history.Makar recorded his 11th marker of the season with 3:36 remaining in the second period to break a 2-all tie for the Colorado Avalanche and help give the club a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Center.The unassisted tally by… → Read More
Avs Prep for Matinee vs. Blues
The day following its third outing of a five-game homestand where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-0, the team chose to have an optional practice and off-ice workout in preparation for its next test.Around a dozen players took the ice to skate on Friday afternoon at Family Sports Center after the Avs held meetings to discuss the win versus San Jose and look ahead to the… → Read More
Rapid Recap: Avalanche 4, Sharks 0
Goaltender Philipp Grubauer posted his first shutout of the season as he stopped all 27 shots he faced in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night at Pepsi Center.It was Grubauer's 10th shutout of his career and fourth with the Avalanche.Colorado led 2-0 after the first period with Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar scoring in the first and last minutes of the… → Read More
Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Sharks
Goaltender Philipp Grubauer will make his second consecutive start in net this evening for the Colorado Avalanche as the team hosts the San Jose Sharks at Pepsi Center.Grubauer made 27 saves in Colorado's last game on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, a 3-2 overtime loss for the club. → Read More
Avs Focused on Grinding Through Tough Stretch
Another tight affair, this one featuring 43 shots on goal and plenty of quality scoring chances, but the Colorado Avalanche couldn't collect the full two points in the standings.That just seems how things are going right now for the Avalanche.The Avs played their second straight game that needed overtime to decide the winner, but they came out on the losing end once again, this time falling 3-2… → Read More
Rapid Recap: Penguins 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
The Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to force overtime but ultimately fell 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at Pepsi Center.Matt Calvert tied the contest for Colorado with 31 seconds remaining in regulation after deflecting in a shot from Cale Makar, but Jared McCann gave Pittsburgh the victory after tallying at 3:19 of the OT period. → Read More
Projected Lineup: Avalanche vs. Penguins
The Colorado Avalanche begins a five-game homestand this evening at Pepsi Center against the Pittsburgh Penguins.It is the second and final meeting of the year between the two clubs, which saw the Penguins win 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 16 at PPG Paints Arena.Avs goaltender Pavel Francouz will start in net tonight, playing in only his second game over the past two weeks. He made 32 saves in a 1-0… → Read More
MacKinnon Dazzles in 500th NHL Game
NEW YORK--Nathan MacKinnon appeared in his 500th career NHL game on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, and in typical Nate fashion, he celebrated the occasion with a highlight-reel goal.MacKinnon helped give the Colorado Avalanche a 2-0 lead over the New York Rangers in the first period after he took advantage of a loose puck at the defensive blue line. With all the Blueshirts behind the… → Read More
Avs Return to Historic Nassau Coliseum
UNIONDALE, N.Y.--The Colorado Avalanche was supposed to play its final game against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 11, 2014. It was a night where Avalanche players, coaches, staff and media members could reminiscence about their previous experiences at the rink and where they tried to remember every last detail of a historic building that housed some of… → Read More