Martin Necas was the key piece of the return in the shocking blockbuster trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes last season — and the Colorado Avalanche would love to get the pending unrestricted free agent locked up before next summer.
There are specific jobs in the National Hockey League that players covet. These opportunities can be the golden ticket for a player’s future, which is why everyone in the Colorado Avalanche’s 2025 training camp will be itching for the chance to be Nathan MacKinnon’s linemate.
The Colorado Avalanche were introduced to the NHL in time for the 1995-96 season as they relocated to the Rocky Mountains after their identity as the Quebec Nordiques was no longer financially viable.
Every NHL player faces some degree of pressure. Even Aleksander Barkov, who has captained the Florida Panthers to back-to-back titles. However, some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
It’s time for some more NHL rumours. We’re nearing the start of training camp, but general managers are already thinking about next off-season. Several major contracts are set to expire on July 1.
Recently, portal Heavy.com linked Erik Johnson to the New York Rangers, and this potential trade would answer the need of the Blueshirts to add depth and experience without compromising the salary cap.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar hit the ground running in his NHL career, playing 10 playoff games in the 2018 playoffs, after a dominant sophomore season, where he captained UMass and recorded 49 points in 41 games.
Tulsa Oilers forward Reid Petryk is heading back overseas this time to Romania to join SC Csíkszereda in Erste Liga. In 62 games last season with Tulsa, he put up 17 goals and 28 assists for 45 points.
Coming off a disappointing finish to the 2024-25 season, the Colorado Avalanche are gearing up to take another run at the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup championship.
The Colorado Avalanche could not win the Stanley Cup in 2025. Colorado failed to make it past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in fact. The elite duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar did very well to bring the team to the postseason.
The NHL world was shaken last season when the Colorado Avalanche dealt superstar forward Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars in a stunning blockbuster but a few analysts make a case that the trade was pretty even.
We were sitting here asking ourselves, who’s the next up in our point projection series? Nate Dogg…on the chorus of course. Nathan MacKinnon is undoubtedly one of the players on the planet right now.
When the puck drops at the 2026 Winter Olympics, all eyes will turn to Nathan MacKinnon. The Halifax native has forged his reputation as one of the NHL’s most dynamic forces—a player who attacks with speed, skill, and relentless drive.
The Colorado Avalanche are preparing to take another run at a very tough Western Conference in hopes of capturing their fourth Stanley Cup championship.
Colorado Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon was a prolific scorer in the junior ranks during his time in the Quebec (formerly Major) Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Halifax Mooseheads.
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon revealed that he goes through around 400 sticks per season, a far higher number of sticks than the average NHL player goes through.
Most of the teams that used 40 or more players last season were rebuilding (SJS), aging (PIT), in the thick of a firesale (BOS), or just plain bad (NSH).
While the Florida Panthers are busy celebrating their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship, other teams are working diligently to knock them off the mountain top.
If you want to see a lot of the Colorado Avalanche during the 2025-2026 NHL season, you got your wish. The league released their national television schedule for the upcoming year, and it heavily features the 2022 Stanley Cup champions.
The player and the general manager are always front and centre whenever news happens in the NHL. But there is also a lot that goes on behind the scenes before any trade or signing is made.
Avalanche 2023 first-round pick Mikhail Gulyayev has spent his entire career in his native Russia to date. He’s looking to change that by making his NHL debut at the tail end of the 2025-26 campaign, he told Sergey Demidov of RG.
The Colorado Avalanche are in need of some talented young prospects, and now they've landed an intriguing piece that once belonged to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar on thin ice? Bold prediction raises eyebrows Social media analyst Mike Bartner, known as "mbonhockey" on Instagram, made a startling prediction: he believes Jared Bednar could be fired during or immediately after the 2025-26 season.