Altitude Sports will air a live one-hour special broadcast of the Peter Forsberg jersey retirement ceremony on opening night October 8, 2011. The one-hour broadcast will begin at 5:30 pm with limited commercial interruptions. In addition, Al...
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October 06, 2011
Peter Forsberg aka Peter the Great aka Fopa, started his NHL career with the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994-1995 season. When the team was sold to Colorado, he followed, helping lead the Avalanche to win the Stanley Cup in 1996. He continued to be a leading face of the forward team until 2004 taking time to play with Sweden at the Olympics or World Championship. He played with the...
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October 06, 2011
The pre-season has ended, and I’m very much looking forward to Avalanche - Red Wings this saturday. Not only because of Peter Forsberg’s jersey retirement ceremony before the game, but also because my daughter will be baptized at the same time. Oh, and my fiancée will celebrate her 30th birthday at the same time. So there will be a lot of reasons to rejoice, which...
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October 06, 2011
Avalanche fans with tickets to Saturday's opening game with the Detroit Red Wings will need to get there early.
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October 06, 2011
A few things before I go out to practice today (another one, as part of an interminable week before Saturday’s opener):
- If you’re going to the opener against Detroit, the Avs are asking you to be in your seats by 5:45 p.m. That’s when the ceremonies will start to honor Peter Forsberg. The NHL now requires player retirement ceremonies to happen before players begin...
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October 06, 2011
Robert Laberge, AllsportQuebec rookie Peter Forsberg passes the puck against the Washington Capitals in Quebec City in 1995.
The Avalanche selected winger Gabriel Landeskog with the No. 2 pick in the 2011 NHL draft — and with high expectations. We’ll have to wait to see if he becomes a star in the league.
But the Avs have done well in their past with rookies. So, what...
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