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The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Alex Newhook to a three-year, entry-level contract. Newhook will report to the American Hockey League's Colorado Eagles.Newhook, 20, just completed his sophomore season at Boston College, where he produced 16 points (7g/9a) in 12 games after missing the first half of the season due to required quarantine… → Read More
Beginning on Tuesday, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 will air uninterrupted replays of the Colorado Avalanche's 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs run. There will not be any commercial or intermission breaks during each of the broadcasts. → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche were advised late last night that a second player has tested positive for COVID-19. The player is in self-isolation. All other Avalanche players, staff and others who might have had close contact with the player have been informed and remain isolated as per prior League direction and are monitoring their health and will be in touch with Club medical staff as necessary. No… → Read More
As medical experts, public health agencies, and government officials around the world work tirelessly to better understand and stem the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is joining the fight to bring greater awareness to the situation by working with government agencies, medical experts, and grassroots organizations. KSE is one of the world's leading sports… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed goaltender Pavel Francouz to a two-year contract through the 2021-22 campaign. → Read More
Are you looking for a fun and memorable way to say "I love you" this Valentine's Day? Have Colorado Avalanche mascot Bernie personally deliver an Avs-themed basket to your valentine on Tuesday, Feb. 11 or Thursday, Feb. 13 during the Avalanche's home games at Pepsi Center. → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed goaltender Hunter Miska to a one-year contract through the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Miska will remain with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League.Miska, 24, has appeared in 19 games with the Eagles this season, posting an 11-4-3 record and 2.45 goals-against average. Miska's .925 save percentage is… → Read More
BIG BLOCK: Ryan Graves set a career high with 10 blocked shots against Philadelphia on Saturday night, the third-highest total ever by an Avalanche player since the league began tracking that statistic. Brett Clark had 12 on Nov. 6, 2009 vs. Chicago and Patrik Nemeth had 11 on Dec. 23, 2017 at Arizona.SHORT-SIGHTED: Matt Calvert is tied for second in the NHL with three shorthanded goals, while… → Read More
50-POINT MARK: The Avalanche on Saturday became the second Western Conference team to surpass the 50-point mark, doing so in its 39th game. Colorado reached 50 points before its 40th game for the sixth time since moving to Denver.CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Nathan MacKinnon has 458 career points, tied with Paul Stastny for ninth place in franchise history and fifth place in Avalanche history. His next… → Read More
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon has been named the Central Division's captain for the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game, the league announced today following the NHL All-Star Fan Vote. MacKinnon will make his fourth straight appearance at the mid-season classic when the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game is held on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri (6 p.m. MT,… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the organization has signed head coach Jared Bednar to a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2021-22 season.Bednar completed his third season as Colorado's head coach in 2018-19, leading the Avalanche to its second straight playoff berth, the first Avs team to make back-to-back postseason appearances in 13 years. The Avalanche… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has re-signed defenseman Ryan Graves to a one-year contract for the upcoming 2019-20 season.Graves, 24, recorded five points (3g/2) and a +4 plus/minus rating in 26 games for the Avalanche this past season. The Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, native made his NHL debut on Dec. 27 at Vegas and registered his first NHL goal on Jan. 4 against… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a one-year contract for the upcoming 2019-20 season. → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed defenseman Dan Renouf to a two-year contract through the 2020-21 season and forwards Jayson Megna and T.J. Tynan to one-year deals for the 2019-20 campaign. → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and a third-round selection in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alexander Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.Kadri, 28, has spent his entire career with Toronto after being selected by the… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a two-year contract through the 2020-21 season. Bellemare, 34, has spent the last two seasons with the Vegas Golden Knights and tallied 15 points (6g/9a) in 76 games in 2018-19 while serving as an alternate captain. During the 2017-18 campaign, he finished with 16 points (6g/10a) in 72… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has re-signed forward Colin Wilson to a one-year contract for the upcoming 2019-20 season.Wilson, 29, completed his 10th NHL season in 2018-19, his second with the Avalanche, tallying 27 points (12g/15a) in 65 games. He finished eighth on the team in goals and fourth in power-play tallies (5). He appeared in his 600th career NHL… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has signed unrestricted free-agent forward Joonas Donskoi to a four-year contract through the 2022-23 season.Donskoi, 27, completed his fourth NHL season with the San Jose Sharks in 2018-19, setting career highs in games (80), points (37), goals (14-tied), game-winning goals (4) and plus/minus rating (+10-tied). He tied for third… → Read More
The Avalanche announced on Saturday that the team had acquired defenseman Jacob MacDonald from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Dominic Toninato.MacDonald, 26, spent most of the 2018-19 campaign with the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL), where he led all team defensemen with 43 points (14g/29a) in 72 games. He began the season with the Panthers, scoring a goal in his NHL debut in the… → Read More
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired forward Andre Burakovsky from the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Scott Kosmachuk, a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft and a third-round selection (previously acquired from Arizona) in the 2020 NHL Draft.Burakovsky, 24, appeared in 76 games for the Capitals this past season, tallying 25 points… → Read More