Frei: Bednar’s second year under Sakic sets example for Joseph’s second under Elway
John Elway attended the Nuggets-Suns game Wednesday night, kibitzing with Rocky and sitting near Governor John Hickenlooper and…
Frei: Swedish center Carl Soderberg goes from Avalanche albatross to asset
Going into this season, veteran Avalanche center Carl Soderberg had one of the NHL’s major “albatross” contracts. His five-year, $…
Mile High Sports 2017 College Athlete of the Year: Will Butcher
Butcher becomes only the third Colorado athlete to ever earn back-to-back honors with Mile High Sports, joining Abby Waner and…
Mile High Sports 2017 College Coach of the Year: Jim Montgomery
Montgomery this spring became the fourth man to both play on and coach national champions in NCAA ice hockey.
Frei: Semyon Varlamov is playing better than the numbers might indicate, but it’s time to start stealing games
At some point, if the Avalanche is going to pull off the stunning single-season rebound to a playoff spot, Semyon Varlamov is…
Frei: At the Christmas break, Avalanche is a turnaround story
With only minimal hesitancy, I'll go along now, with the Avalanche sitting at 17-15-3, or barely short of winning half its games.…
Tyson Barrie isn’t pictured, but he’s not out of the Avalanche picture
After the Avalanche acquired 19-year-old defenseman Samuel Girard on November 5, and immediately paired him with Erik Johnson and…
On this (unnamed) line, Gabe Landeskog amps up his scoring
The Avalanche will be 15-15-2 going into Monday night's home game against Pittsburgh, the second matchup in eight days of the…
If Avalanche has a rushing game, it involves Jost and Girard
Tyson Jost and especially Samuel Girard have been struggling, at least to this extent: For the most part, they look like 19-year-…
And the Nathan MacKinnon answer is …
On November 2, my commentary on a certain Avalanche 22-year-old center was headlined: “Why can’t Nathan MacKinnon do that every…
Noted hockey pundit Yogi Berra would call this Deja Vu All Over Again
If Disney On Ice has as many problems in its upcoming eight-performance stand in the same arena, stars Olaf, Kristoff, Anna, Elsa…
MacKinnon and O’Reilly meet again
This will be Ryan O'Reilly's third Pepsi Center visit since the trade that sent him and Jamie McGinn to the Sabres for Nikita…
Catching up with Jared Bednar
Avalanche GM Joe Sakic essentially labeled the possibility of firing a first-time, first-year head coach preposterous -- and it…
Gabe Landeskog on his suspension; the captain again misses a crucial homestand
Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog is a smart guy who needs to play smarter than he has at times in the past. That’s one of the…
For Avalanche, winning back the fans isn’t easy, either
The Avalanche reboot and rebuild also is an attempt to get fans -- Avalanche fans, not Blackhawks and Red Wings and Rangers fans…
Marathon minutes suit Erik Johnson
The trick, of course, is to avoid diminishing returns. It's another litmus test of whether Erik Johnson -- the NHL's No. 1 overall…
Ring of Famer Red Miller, Part 2: ‘Now, about those $%#$ Raiders … ‘
"I’m telling you now, you’re going to beat the Oakland Raiders! I’ve beaten them more than they’ve ever beaten me with any team I’…
Ring of Famer Red Miller, Part 1: Coal Miner’s Son
Red Miller worked himself up. That's the only way the coal miner's son knew how to do it. And that's crucial in understanding the…
This time a year ago, the wheels fell off
A year ago at this time, Mayor Michael Hancock wasn't asking aides to start planning the Stanley Cup parade, but the Avalanche at…
Post-trade: On Girard and Kamenev
Following a blockbuster trade, the question now is whether the NHL's second-youngest team will be able to remain competitive the…
From storybook to sour ending: Matt Duchene heads to Ottawa
The Avalanche pulled off a haul. To call it a steal requires faith in the Avalanche's ability to judge the potential of prospects…
To summarize: Gabe Landeskog återvänder hem till Stockholm
"That's going to be fun for the Swedish fans," Gabe Landeskog said. He smiled and added, "I hope the majority decides to cheer on…
“Why can’t MacKinnon do that every night?”
Should Nathan MacKinnon be held to a higher standard just because he was a No. 1 NHL overall draft choice? Of course.
And this Avalanche team is … ?
In the wake of a horrendous 2016-17 season, the Avalanche has broken out of the gate with a 6-5 record and looked alternately…
At Pepsi Center, you’ll think you’re in Chicago … but what else is new?
If the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scores at the Pepsi Center Saturday night, it will sound as if the Pepsi Center is the Madhouse on…