Per a recent report, the Colorado Avalanche have placed defenseman Domenick Fensore on waivers, among other transactions. Senior Avalanche reporter Ryan O'Hara first reported the Avalanche placed Fensore on waivers on the afternoon of Sept, 23.
The Colorado Avalanche knew they were going to have some development to do when they acquired Fabian Lysell this summer. They also knew exactly what they were getting - talent.
Paul Bissonnette has raised doubts about the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup chances entering the 2026-27 NHL season. Speaking on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, Bissonnette questioned whether Colorado has enough depth to match last season’s dominant regular-season performance.
Corey Masisak of the Denver Post: The Colorado Avalanche made a decision this offseason to move off 31-year-old Valeri Nichushkin this offseason. He’s been a valuable member of their organization, but he hasn’t always been able to stay in the lineup – injuries and off-ice issues.
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The Colorado Avalanche remain firmly within their contention window. That’s what happens when you have some of the best players in the league. That said, there are cracks beginning to show, some of them we saw in their shocking sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights.
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.
Nathan MacKinnon is entering the 2026-27 season with another pair of major career milestones sitting directly in front of him. The Colorado Avalanche superstar has already established himself among the most productive players in franchise history, but the upcoming season could add two more significant achievements to his résumé.
If anyone on the Colorado Avalanche team understands how a training camp opportunity can turn into NHL playing time, it is Gavin Brindley. He proved it is possible last year.
With the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Utah Mammoth Sunday night to open the preseason, they know who will play and who will not. Head coach Jared Bednar told the media on Saturday that superstar defenseman Cale Makar will not play in the first two preseason bouts.
The Colorado Avalanche are getting set to host the Utah Mammoth in their first preseason game of the 2026 season as hockey is officially back. And with
The Colorado Avalanche are getting set to open their preseason soon with their first matchup coming against the Utah Mammoth on Sunday. And with the preseason getting underway very soon, there are some names to keep an eye on.
The Colorado Avalanche opened training camp this week, with the first preseason game scheduled against the Utah Mammoth on Sunday. The Avalanche are coming off a 55-16-11 season and a trip to the Western Conference Finals, but the roster around its established stars has changed.
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.
The Colorado Avalanche saw Gabriel Landeskog return to the ice full-time last season. Landeskog had struggled with knee injuries that kept him out for two seasons.
Imagine the Avalanche's 2001 Stanley Cup without Joe Sakic. No Hart Trophy from their captain. No Sakic leading Colorado through the playoffs. And perhaps most famously, no moment when Sakic took the Stanley Cup from commissioner Gary Bettman and immediately handed it to Ray Bourque.
The Colorado Avalanche have officially set their roster for this year's training camp. The full roster is as follows, in numerical order. Camp groups are to be announced at a later date.
The Colorado Avalanche will not conduct an external search for a general manager after Chris MacFarland left for the Nashville Predators earlier this summer.
Part of being a perennial contender means being shrewd and finding good value when re-signing your own players or reaching out to free agents. Colorado Avalanche General Manager Joe Sakic is finding that out now thanks to some huge deals (like Cale Makar’s record-setting deal).
It looks like the big man is staying at the helm. According to multiple reports, Joe Sakic is set to remain as general manager of the Colorado Avalanche.
The Colorado Avalanche are coming off a spectacular regular season, but the team had the same fate as every Presidents Trophy winner since the conclusion of the 2013 season.
There might not have been a more impactful contract signed in the NHL this offseason than the five-year, $90 million offer sheet Leo Carlsson signed with the Philadelphia Flyers in restricted free agency.
As the Colorado Avalanche try to improve on a Presidents’ Trophy-winning 2025-26 campaign that saw them get swept by the Vegas Golden Knights in the third round, some are wondering where the Avalanche stand in the crease.
As we prepare for the 2026-27 NHL season, eyes will be on the Colorado Avalanche as they try to bounce back after a campaign that saw them win the Presidents’ Trophy, but were swept in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Heading into the summer, there were two prominent pending unrestricted free agents that Avalanche GM Joe Sakic had to contend with in terms of working
Adding another Los Angeles-based franchised to his portfolio, Kroenke has reached an agreement to purchase the Los Angeles Angels.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar and general manager Joe Sakic sat down for questions following a record-breaking contract extension on Friday.
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.
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.
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