All Things Avs | Denver Post Feb 27, 2014
Olympic gold-medalist Matt Duchene missed his bed in Sochi
How strongly does Olympic gold-medalist Matt Duchene feel about his athletic recovery? He thought about taking his bed to Russia for the Sochi Olympics. Actually, Duchene accepted an offer to have a duplicate Essentia bed from what he sleeps on in his southeast suburb residence shipped to Sochi, but ultimately he declined and settled for […]
Rotoworld Feb 27, 2014
Duchene picks up 2 assists in first game back - Matt Duchene (C) Colorado Avalanche
Matt Duchene didn't feel like himself during Colorado's 6-4 loss to Los Angeles on Wednesday night, but he still contributed two assists.
Denver Post Feb 26, 2014
Avalanche's four Olympians, including Duchene (gold), get back to work
Olympians Matt Duchene (Canada), Gabe Landeskog (Sweden) and Paul Stastny (U.S.) returned to team headquarters, rejoining a squad that consists of 22 active players from five countries. The Olympics are over, and so is the friendly ribbing.
All Things Avs | Denver Post Feb 25, 2014
Remaining Avalanche Olympians back at practice facility, gold-medal winner Matt Duchene skates with team
We have an Avalanche pre-practice online story about Matt Duchene returning to the Colorado ice with all but two of his teammates. Fellow Olympians Gabe Landeskog (Sweden) and Paul Stastny (U.S.) were at the facility but did not practice. I spoke with Stastny privately because he was not officially available, but he will go on-camera […]
Denver Post Feb 25, 2014
Matt Duchene returns to Avalanche practice after winning Olympic gold for Canada
Team Canada gold-medalist Matt Duchene practiced with the Avalanche on Tuesday while silver medalist Gabe Landeskog of Sweden talked to reporters inside the team's locker room.
All Things Avs | Denver Post Feb 19, 2014
Matt Duchene: back into Canada’s lineup against USA Friday?
Real bad news for fans of hockey, Team Canada and the New York Islanders today, when star center John Tavares was lost for the rest of the tournament to a knee injury in a quarterfinal game against Latvia. That injury should create an opportunity for the Avs’ Matt Duchene. He was a healthy scratch against […]
Denver Post Feb 10, 2014
Avs center Matt Duchene gets to keep number playing for Team Canada
What is the most surprising thing about Matt Duchene playing for the Canadian Olympic team? Maybe that he won't have to change from the number he wears with the Avalanche: 9.
Mile High Hockey Feb 7, 2014
Matt Duchene's Goal Drought
Duchene has 1 goal in his past 23 games. What is going on? It has been 23 games since Matt Duchene has registered an even-strength goal. That's 28% of an NHL season and 40% of the games played so far. During this time, he's only had a single power play tally. It came 10 games ago. What is going on? Puck Luck It's not like he hasn't been trying to score. Since his empty netter on December 21st against the Oilers, only Nathan MacKinnon has equaled his 70 shots on goal. They're both averaging just a hair over 3 SOG per game, even though MacKinnon has 13 more tallies during this time. In...
