Avalanche Trade Deadline Recap
By Maeve Hushman, Staff Writer
The Avalanche were a team to watch at the 2022 trade deadline. They were reportedly in on multiple big fish like Claude Giroux. While they didn’t land Giroux, they did make a couple big moves to increase their depth going into the playoffs.
Big Avalanche Updates
By Maeve Hushman, Staff Writer
March 12 was a big day for Avalanche announcements. In the same post-practice press conference, it was announced that the Avalanche locked up backup goalie Pavel Francouz, defenseman Samuel Girard is out for the next four weeks, and that Captain Gabriel Landeskog is having knee surgery.
Avalanche Stay Hot in February
By Maeve Hushman, Staff Writer
The Avalanche only cooled down slightly in February going 7-2-1 in their 10 games. They snapped their home winning streak in a shootout loss to the 31st place Arizona Coyotes. So, let’s look back at this short month: the good, the bad and the ugly.
December to Remember: Avalanche December at a Glance
By Maeve Hushman, Staff Writer
The Avalanche’s December was cut short by COVID-19 as was a large chunk of the league’s. Five teams including my favorite Toronto Maple Leafs have opted to postpone the games until after the holidays due to COVID-19 concerns. By the Avalanche’s last game against the Nashville Predators, they had five players out due to COVID-19. So, with December games coming to an end, let’s take a look at the Avalanche’s hot December.
With the 10 games the Avalanche played in December they went 7-2-1. Nathan MacKinnon re-joined the line-up and the offense was on fire. In three straight games they scored 7 goals. However, they began their December with a blowout 8-3 loss to the Leafs and ended it with a 5-2 loss to Nashville.
Momentum: Avalanche games 10 and 11
By Maeve Hushman, Staff Writer
The Avalanche had another slow week this week, only playing two games. They lost to Columbus again, this time in regulation, 4-2 and beat the Canucks 7-1.
I was fortunate enough to attend the Canucks and Avalanche game. The Canucks goaltender, Thatcher Demko, is from my home city and his aunt works with my mom, so I went specifically to cheer him on. However, despite the fact I made a sign for him complete with a requested message from his aunt, I was unable to go down to the ice where the Canucks were warming up. I had to stand at the bar, high up and wave the sign around hoping he could see it. The friend I went with (Mandy) was great as she tried to help me get to warm-ups and up to the ice. However even with this snafu, I did enjoy the game immensely.
There is a lot of talk about NHL fans and NHL arenas. The Leafs notoriously have a very quiet arena, but quiet is not at all how I would describe Ball Arena. It is loud, fun, welcoming, and high energy. Ball Arena has a great atmosphere mostly because Avs fans are great. They are passionate about their team and really show up. It gets loud and the sound of the entire arena singing Blink 182’s “All the Small Things” completely acapella will be ringing in my ears for a while. Even if you are sitting in the nosebleeds like I was, the people who go to Avs games always seem excited to be there and that makes even the cheap seats worth the experience. It is a wonderful place to attend your first hockey game (as my friend Mandy did that night) or your 100th. If you can find those $25 nosebleed tickets, maybe give Ball Arena and the Avalanche a try. Just remember to dress warm, cheer loudly, and know the lyrics to “All the Small Things”.
Now that I’ve said my piece on the spectator experience here are some takeaways from games 10 and 11:
