Joe Sakic

I’m working on a story about the NHL excitement locally and nationally, with the blockbuster Original Six matchup in the Stanley Cup Finals and the Avalanche now being directed by Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy, and the club’s No. 1 overall dr...

The latest “Hockey Talk” podcast is up, with a snazzy new intro that I did myself. What does my voice sound like in echo mode, in a most cheesy manner? Click on the button to find out. My guests for this session are Ryan Boulding from Hoc...

New Avalanche coach Patrick Roy acknowledged 20-year-old winger Gabe Landeskog at Tuesday’s press conference and noted the team’s strong young leadership corps. Roy, however, will undoubtedly make changes and could appoint a new captain.

The Colorado Avalanche introduced Patrick Roy as their new coach Tuesday, turning to the Hall of Fame goalie to revive a franchise he once led to prominence.

Avalanche defenseman Shane O’Brien is all in about today’s big news that Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy will become Colorado’s sixth coach and work under his retired No. 33 sweater hanging from the Pepsi Center rafters. “It&#...

Avalanche defenseman Shane O’Brien is all in about today’s big news that Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy will become Colorado’s sixth coach and work under his retired No. 33 sweater hanging from the Pepsi Center rafters. “It&#...

In this day and age with the social media being such a main stream outlet for the sporting world, no secret is safe especially when it comes to candidates possibly being named as a new head coach in the NHL. In this case, the Colorado Avalanche app...

Francois Gagnon, a much-respected, much-connected sports columnist for La Presse in Quebec reported in today’s editions that Patrick Roy is seeking assurances from Avalanche ownership that it will spend, either to the cap or close to it and be...

Quite possibly, yes. If I were Patrick Roy and I really wanted the Avalanche job, as seems evident, I’d want to get a deal done as soon as possible, before the Avalanche starts to look around at what else is available. Suddenly available as a c...

Adrian Dater’s story this morning confirms that Patrick Roy is in line to be the Avalanche’s next coach. The most important issue here is not whether Roy is qualified. I say that because I think he is. He has gained experience at the majo...

The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a new head coach and not surprisingly former head coach Marc Crawford is said to be  interested in returning to the club according to Andy Strickland of TrueHockey.com. Crawford served as the bench boss with th...

I met Pat LaFontaine at the 2001 NHL All-Star Game in Denver, when he was promoting his book: “Companions in Courage: Triumphant Tales of Heroic Athletes” and I was assigned to write a review. I bought the book the night before our breakf...