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Avalanche's Recent Dominance Takes New Form with This Insane Stat

Avalanche's Recent Dominance Takes New Form with This Insane Stat

The Colorado Avalanche have been the most dominant team in the NHL this decade on the strength of superstars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, but putting that dominance in perspective is another conversation entirely.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / September 3
Colorado Avalanche Face Brutal Travel Schedule in 2026-27

Colorado Avalanche Face Brutal Travel Schedule in 2026-27

Colorado is facing a new challenge with this years NHL season. For the first time since 1993-94, every team has two additional regular-season games on the calendar, and the Avalanche's schedule comes with plenty of time in the air.

Cale Makar News / Daily Faceoff / September 3
Eight-year term a big win for Avalanche with Makar extension

Eight-year term a big win for Avalanche with Makar extension

It’s hard to feel as though you’ve gotten a bargain when you’ve just purchased something for its highest price in history, but that’s probably how the Colorado Avalanche feel right now.

Cale Makar News / ESPN / September 3

Winners and losers of Cale Makar's $163.2 million contract

The deal for Colorado's franchise defenseman set a new high benchmark for NHL players, with impacts around the league.

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The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

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NHL News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / September 2
Avalanche Owners Add Another Major Franchise to Growing Sports Empire

Avalanche Owners Add Another Major Franchise to Growing Sports Empire

The ownership group behind the Colorado Avalanche is adding another major professional sports franchise to what is already an impressive holdings empire.

NHL News / Yardbarker
The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / September 2
Avalanche’s Joe Sakic Has Much Smaller Margin for Error Thanks to Big Contracts

Avalanche’s Joe Sakic Has Much Smaller Margin for Error Thanks to Big Contracts

Building a winning team in the NHL might be fun and games, but when it comes time to keep that team together, business becomes much more difficult. Just ask the Colorado Avalanche, who handed out a record contract extension to superstar defenseman Cale Makar last week.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / September 2
Can Nathan MacKinnon Catch Joe Sakic Atop the Avalanche Record Book?

Can Nathan MacKinnon Catch Joe Sakic Atop the Avalanche Record Book?

On October 7, 2025, Nathan MacKinnon entered the season tied with Joe Sakic for the most points in Colorado Avalanche team history. With a second-period assist on a Martin Necas goal against the Los Angeles Kings, MacKinnon became the all-time point leader in Avalanche franchise history.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / September 2
3 burning Avalanche questions entering 2026-27 NHL season

3 burning Avalanche questions entering 2026-27 NHL season

Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche are coming off a brutal loss in the Western Conference Finals last season. They were matched up with a red-hot Vegas Golden Knights team in that Final.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 1
Stan Kroenke will bring championship pedigree to Angels as new owner

Stan Kroenke will bring championship pedigree to Angels as new owner

Adding another Los Angeles-based franchised to his portfolio, Kroenke has reached an agreement to purchase the Los Angeles Angels.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / September 1
Avalanche Have Nothing Left to Prove in the Regular Season

Avalanche Have Nothing Left to Prove in the Regular Season

Just discussing the regular season, there isn’t much the Colorado Avalanche could accomplish this season that they didn’t do a year ago. They won 55 games.

NHL News / Professor Press Box / August 31
Nathan MacKinnon Was Right About Phillip Danault

Nathan MacKinnon Was Right About Phillip Danault

Back in 2021, Nathan MacKinnon was asked to name one of the NHL’s most underrated players. He could have picked just about anybody. Instead, the Colorado Avalanche star picked Phillip Danault.

NHL News / Yardbarker
The defining figure for every NHL franchise

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 31
Cale Makar’s Negotiations Focused On Avalanche’s Long-Term Success

Cale Makar’s Negotiations Focused On Avalanche’s Long-Term Success

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar and general manager Joe Sakic sat down for questions following a record-breaking contract extension on Friday.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / August 31
‘It wasn’t really a negotiation’: Avalanche, Makar on how eight-year deal came together

‘It wasn’t really a negotiation’: Avalanche, Makar on how eight-year deal came together

While many might think a record-breaking deal might have taken a lot of hoop-jumping to get through, that apparently wasn’t the case in the Mile High City.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / August 31
Spending $20 Million: Would You Rather Makar or This Maple Leafs Duo?

Spending $20 Million: Would You Rather Makar or This Maple Leafs Duo?

When Cale Makar signed for $20.4 million, fans started posting “would you rather” scenarios online. Most of them were ‘I’d rather have Lane Hutson at his price than Makar’ and narratives of that nature.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 31
Why Avalanche making Cale Makar the highest-paid player in NHL history was a no-brainer

Why Avalanche making Cale Makar the highest-paid player in NHL history was a no-brainer

The Colorado Avalanche made history recently with their new contract for Cale Makar. The Avalanche defenseman is set to earn $20.4 million per season, making him the highest-paid player in league history.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL Trade Talk / August 30
Hockey’s Getting More Expensive to Watch, And Colorado Bet Big

Hockey’s Getting More Expensive to Watch, And Colorado Bet Big

Something bigger is happening in the NHL right now, and it’s worth stepping back to see the whole picture. Toronto Maple Leafs tickets for 2026-27 just

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL Trade Talk / August 30
3 'Would You Rather' Questions Following Cale Makar’s New Deal

3 'Would You Rather' Questions Following Cale Makar’s New Deal

The minute Cale Makar signed an eight-year extension for $20.4 million per season, reactions were split on whether this was a great deal or a not-so-great one.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / August 29
Cale Makar, Avalanche grades for record-breaking $163.2 million contract extension

Cale Makar, Avalanche grades for record-breaking $163.2 million contract extension

Cale Makar has been bringing fans out of their seats since he made his debut with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019-20 season. He looked like a boy scout stepping onto the ice, but that timid look quickly gave way to that of a game-changing superstar.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL Trade Talk / August 29
Cale Makar Cashes In: Avalanche Lock Up a Superstar, Inherit a Cap Crisis

Cale Makar Cashes In: Avalanche Lock Up a Superstar, Inherit a Cap Crisis

After weeks of staring down Quinn Hughes in a league‑wide game of contract chicken, the Colorado Avalanche superstar signed a monster eight‑year extension worth $20.4 million AAV — sliding just under the current max of $20.8M and resetting the market exactly as expected.

NHL News / Yardbarker / August 28
Cale Makar signs record-setting extension with Avalanche

Cale Makar signs record-setting extension with Avalanche

There was never a question as to whether or not the Colorado Avalanche would sign defenseman Cale Makar to a long-term contract extension. The question was always a matter of when it would get done, how many years it would be worth, and how much money it would involve.

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Ranking the Western Conference's biggest winners this summer
Ranking the Eastern Conference's biggest winners this summer
Nick Blankenburg News / Pro Hockey Rumors / August 28
Free Agent Profile: Nick Blankenburg

Free Agent Profile: Nick Blankenburg

This summer has featured a somewhat unusual free agency period. The sharp rise in the salary cap has pushed player price tags up in a general sense, but that windfall hasn’t extended to every point in the player market.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / August 27
What the Avalanche Can Expect From New Additions

What the Avalanche Can Expect From New Additions

Aside from trying to figure out Cale Makar’s contract extension, the Avalanche are looking forward to the coming season. After a disappointing sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights, the Avalanche and their Central Division brethren didn’t do a ton.

Artturi Lehkonen News / Yardbarker / August 12
Avalanche face a dilemma with longtime playoff hero

Avalanche face a dilemma with longtime playoff hero

The Colorado Avalanche know exactly what they have in Artturi Lehkonen. That doesn't mean a decision on his future will be an easy one.

Devils’ goaltending gamble could define their 2026-27 season
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