Sidney Crosby Mile High Hockey 7 hours ago
Alexandar Georgiev is more than just a bonafide NHL starter
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports It’s Mile High Hockey Lab time, and we just released our 20th installment! Alexandar Georgiev came into this season without real experience as a starter in this league, a familiar narrative among acquired goalies by the Colorado Avalanche. Before his time in Colorado, Georgie hadn't logged 35 starts in five years with the Rangers. He is three victories away from securing his 35th win. Georgie’s best characteristic is that he seems to improve as the regular season progresses. Last night Alexandar logged his fifth shutout tying him...
Mile High Hockey 8 hours ago
Morning Flurries: Makar second star of the week, also out with injury
Photo by Michael Chisholm/NHLI via Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. All Avalanche Although he wasn’t able to participate in the tilt against the Chicago Blackhawks Cale Makar was named second star of the week for his efforts on the eastern Canadian road trip where he scored nine points. Makar is out day-to-day with what has been deemed a minor lower body injury. ⭐️⭐️ @Cmakar8 (1-8—9) co-led the NHL in points and assists, recording his third and fourth three-assist outings of the season – tops...
Mile High Hockey 17 hours ago
Recap: Blackhawks blanked by bombarding Avalanche
Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Denis Malgin is the star of the show. Look out down below (or above in this instance), the Colorado Avalanche is coming. With a confident 5-0 win over the unrecognizable Chicago Blackhawks, the Avs have now won six straight games. It comes off the back of an incredible road trip out East, returning back home for the first of three games, and with some solid help even without Cale Makar in the lineup. Support would come from elsewhere in the lineup in his absence. Overall, it would end up being a solid team win to continue rolling. The Avs...
Mile High Hockey 21 hours ago
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (7:00 p.m.)
Photo by Michael Reaves/ It’s Colorado Avalanche game day! Tonight the Colorado Avalanche welcome the rebooting and Patrick Kane-less Chicago Blackhawks. Surprisingly, the Avalanche were defeated the last time these two teams met in January, but the season series is a one-to-one split. Can the Avalanche impose their will on an inferior Hawks squad and claim the season series? Colorado Avalanche The talking point heading into last week was that the Colorado Avalanche would face the weakest schedule remaining among all other NHL teams. That isn’t up to them, but the...
Mile High Hockey Mar 20, 2023
Preview: Avalanche go for six in a row against Blackhawks
Photo by Michael Reaves/ Can Colorado continue to dominate over lesser opponents? Tonight the Colorado Avalanche welcome the rebooting and Patrick Kane-less Chicago Blackhawks. Surprisingly, the Avalanche were defeated the last time these two teams met in January, but the season series is a one-to-one split. Can the Avalanche impose their will on an inferior Hawks squad and claim the season series? Colorado Avalanche The talking point heading into last week was that the Colorado Avalanche would face the weakest schedule remaining among all other NHL teams. That isn't...
