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Preseason hockey is officially underway. Aarif and J.J. break down the Avs’ split-squad games and some of the more notable performances from the Ball Arena matchup against Vegas. The guys discuss Alexandar Georgiev, Evan Rodrigues, Martin Kaut and Oskar Olausson among others. They then look at Colorado’s forward depth in general as injuries to Valeri Nichushkin, Gabriel Landeskog and Darren Helm progress. All that and more on this preseason edition of Hockey Mountain High: Your go-to Avalanche Podcast.

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Aarif Deen is our Colorado Avalanche beat reporter. He covers Avs games live from Ball Arena and attends practices, media availabilities and other events pertaining to the Avs on the daily beat. He is also a co-host of Hockey Mountain High: Your go-to Avalanche Podcast. Deen joined Mile High Sports upon completion of his bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in business administration from the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Before Mile High Sports, Deen worked for the Michigan Wolverines Athletics Department as the assistant sports information director.

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