Colorado Avalanche

Columns

1. Hard to imagine Adam McQuaid escaping suspension

   Columns

   12/15/2011

   Pardon the baseball lingo in a hockey column, but Adam McQuaid just threw Brendan Shanahan a fastball right down the middle. He's probably going to be suspended ..... t stand. For a frame of reference on how Shanahan might rule on such a play, you don’t need to look too far back. Avalanche forward Kevin Porter was suspended for four games for kneeing David Booth last week, though the two cases have …
2. Bruins hardly lost as streak ends

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   11/25/2011

   … Bruins shouldn’t be downtrodden was made very clear Friday: While their winning streak is over, their stretch of winning hockey isn’t. The pairing of Dennis Seidenberg and Joe Corvo remained solid Friday, as they were the only two players on the ice ..... Bruins play a much, much better matinee than they’ve grown accustomed to playing. The Bruins’ 1-0 loss to the Avalanche on Oct. 10 was a rather drowsy affair, which wasn’t too dissimilar from some of their day games last season …
3. For Bruins, one month makes a world of difference

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   01/21/2011

   … Dec. 20. With the Habs having lost the night before to the Avalanche , the eighth-place Bruins, who had been largely inconsistent ..... whatever we can to keep this feeling going and keep winning hockey games. If we do that, everything will take care of itself …
4. Why Bruins fans shouldn't be scared of Game 7

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   05/13/2010

   … again. In 2001, the Colorado Avalanche raced out to a 3-1 ..... be really nice if the hockey gods smile upon us for ..... one.” Getting the hockey gods to commit to ..... Boston and we want more hockey . Get loud. “When you get …
5. Boychuk on the rise

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   04/22/2010

   … the eyes of the Hub’s hockey fans. “First half of the season ..... 372 games in the American Hockey League , riding the bus from city to city with Colorado ’s AHL affiliate. For the ..... Bruins organization, the Avalanche had him splitting time between ..... highest level of professional hockey . “They wanted me to just …

Blogs

1. Claude Julien finds Canucks ‘so hypocritical’ for pointing finger at Brad Marchand, Bruins

   Blog

   01/09/2012

   … not like that Vigneault said “someone is going to hurt” Marchand, as former Canucks forward Brad May infamously said Avalanche Steve Moore had a “bounty” on his head before then-Canuck Todd Bertuzzi ended Moore’s career with a cheap ..... the one thing we won’t do is change our style of play. Our team is built that way. I think we play pretty entertaining hockey . We’re a fast team. We’re a skilled team. We’re also a physical team, and we’re Stanley Cup champions, so I …
2. Tuesday’s Morning Mashup: ESPN fires Matthew Barnaby after arrest

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   12/06/2011

   … the charges dropped. Barnaby, 38, played in the NHL from 1992-2007 with the Sabres, Penguins, Lightning, Rangers, Avalanche , Blackhawks and Stars. ESPN said it “terminated its contract with Barnaby, effective immediately.” Barnaby, 38, had been with ..... Monday night’s 3-1 victory over the Penguins , including 23 in the final period ‘NET RESULTS: The Calgary Hitmen hockey team held its annual Teddy Bear Toss over the weekend, when 25,000-plus stuffed animals were thrown to the ice …
3. Chris Drury retires after 12 NHL seasons

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   08/19/2011

   … captain Chris Drury announced his retirement from professional hockey Friday after 12 seasons. The veteran center tallied 255 ..... being drafted by the Quebec Nordiques (who later moved to Colorado and became the Avalanche ) in the third round in 1994, the Trumbull, Conn., native …
4. Paul Kariya retires after 15 seasons due to concussions

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   06/30/2011

   … Kariya played with the Blues, Ducks, Avalanche and Predators over his 15-year NHL career. He played his college hockey at the University of Maine where he won ..... It was my dream to be a professional hockey player in the NHL from my minor hockey days in North Vancouver and Burnaby …
5. Bruins-Canucks Game 7: Seven keys, stats and players to watch

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   06/15/2011

   … or Christian Ehrhoff will become the second German player to win the Stanley Cup. Uwe Krupp won the Cup in 1996 with the Avalanche and played eight regular-season (two postseason) games for the Red Wings when they won it in 2002. SEVEN PLAYERS TO ..... he is and how much he gets on the nerves of opponents, it’s a wonder Marchand hasn’t shined in Vancouver – the hockey capital of infuriating players. Marchand, who has scored in every home game this round, failed to get a single shot …