Medal of Honor recipient among those honored at Avalanche game Friday
9Feb2012The Avalanche is honoring members of the military at the Friday night game against Carolina, and one of them will be a young father now attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins. His name is Salvatore Giunta. He’s 27 and has gone back to... more ...
Avalanche locker-room video: O.B., P.J. and Jiggy
9Feb2012This first clip is Avs defenseman Shane O’Brien having his usual post-practice chat with P.J. Bernnardis, who joined the team as a stick boy during the Tony Granato-coached era. As I’ve written previously, O’Brien, a k a O.B., is th... more ...
Video of Matt Duchene skating today
8Feb2012Here is some video yours truly shot today of Matt Duchene at the Avs’ practice facility. Keep in mind, I ain’t no Martin Scorsese, but what do you want from me. I have a brief story on how he looked up on the Post’s main site, but w... more ...
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Post-game Avs-Blackhawks: Wires crossed for me, but not Avs
8Feb2012No wireless at the Pepsi Center tonight, which created havoc with us media wretches. I had to go across the street to Brooklyn’s to write my story, but got caught up in a whirlwind of wireless trouble for a while there too. Needless to say, the... more ...
Wilson a healthy scratch tonight
7Feb2012Looks like Ryan Wilson is the odd man out among the defense, to make room for Tyson Barrie’s NHL debut. He’ll be a healthy scratch for tonight’s game with Chicago, along with Matt Hunwick and Kevin Porter. Coach Joe Sacco said he... more ...
Ralph Nader has it wrong, fighting must remain in hockey
6Feb2012Ralph Nader put out an open letter to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman today. You can read it at www.leagueoffans.org. I’ll be quick, because this issue doesn’t deserve much space. Ralph Nader has obviously never played hockey, nor studied t... more ...
Duchene resumes skating
6Feb2012A couple of quick hits, from today’s practice: - Matt Duchene was back on skates today. Not with the team at practice, but on his own beforehand. I did not see him skate, but accounts are that it went well. He’s still officially listed as... more ...
Monday morning Avs chatter
6Feb2012I pretty much hate the world today, with the Patriots losing yesterday. Strangely, I found myself wanting my boyhood team to win that game yesterday as much or more than any when I was a real fan. That was in the top five, then, of all-time worst los... more ...
Tyson Barrie settles in, waits for first practice with Avalanche
5Feb2012No Avalanche skate today. The club will resume practice Monday, when rookie defenseman Tyson Barrie will begin formal preparations for Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the Pepsi Center. It’s all but certain Barrie will mak... more ...
Stunned Avalanche only gets a point against Canucks
4Feb2012Tough shootout loss for the Avalanche, which gains a point for the first time in five games but falls 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center. Ryan O’Reilly (missed shootout bid) and TJ Galiardi (two errant attempts on an empty-net in... more ...
