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Head coach Jared Bednar has not been happy with his team’s effort and hasn’t hesitated to talk about it. The Colorado Avalanche seemed to respond on Wednesday evening against the New Jersey Devils.

Jared Bednar News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 28

Avalanche Coach Jared Bednar Sends Blunt Warning to His Players

Another disappointing loss on Sunday evening from a team that is supposed to be one of the best in the league. Certainly, the Colorado Avalanche are not living up to the expectations that surrounded them prior to the first puck drop of the season.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 22

Red-hot Lightning test mettle against surprisingly middling Avalanche

Colorado head coach Jared Bednar breaks down the season in 10-game increments, and the first of those was a mixed bag for the Avalanche. Colorado has dropped three of its last four and has just five wins in its first 10 games.

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NHL News / Daily Faceoff / October 19

Avalanche’s Logan O’Connor expected to make season debut against Lightning

Some reinforcements are coming to the team in the Mile High City. When speaking to the media on Monday, Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar stated that forward Logan O’Connor is expected to make his season debut on Friday night, when the Avalanche host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 18

Jared Bednar Identifies a Problem Avalanche Can No Longer Overlook

The Colorado Avalanche have enough offensive power to overcome a lot of mistakes. That’s not a great approach, and head coach Jared Bednar knows it and has acknowledged it.

Colorado Avalanche News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 17

Avalanche’s Jared Bednar makes sobering admission after Penguins win

The Colorado Avalanche have had a fantastic start to the 2026-27 NHL season. Colorado is looking to build upon its phenomenal 2025-26 regular season performance.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 15

Avalanche Coach Jared Bednar Sends Warning About Nathan MacKinnon's Fights

Nathan MacKinnon is making an impression on a lot of people both on and off the ice right now. He’s playing well and he’s also been gritty. The superstar forward has dropped the gloves twice in six games, including Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 11

Avalanche Need More from Depth Scoring with Crucial Back-to-Back Looming

The Colorado Avalanche and head coach Jared Bednar dropped their most recent game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night 6-3. Two out of the three goals that were scored came from superstar forward Nathan MacKinnon.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 11

Avalanche Coach Jared Bednar Calls Out Players After Loss to Maple Leafs

Watching the Colorado Avalanche play on Saturday, there was no question they created enough offense to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, and yet, they had to accept defeat.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 7

Jared Bednar Hints Injured Avalanche Forwards Could Return Soon

The Colorado Avalanche and head coach Jared Bednar having to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen in games, seems to be coming to an end real soon. Bednar told the media recently that two injured forwards will make their return to the lineup this upcoming weekend.

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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.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 6

Avalanche Are About to Have a Roster Problem They'd Love to Have

The Colorado Avalanche began the season questioning whether they had enough healthy forwards. Now, just a few games into the season, they are about to have the opposite problem.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / October 4

Avalanche Already Showing One Scary Sign Just 2 Games Into Season

Just two games into the 2026-27 season and the Colorado Avalanche have already reminded the rest of the NHL just exactly how dangerous they can be. It isn’t simply because they have already scored 14 goals (which is impressive).

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Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / September 30

Why the Avalanche made the right call to extend Jared Bednar

The Colorado Avalanche have locked down their bench boss for the foreseeable future. Prior to the team’s season opener on Tuesday, the Avalanche announced that they have signed head coach Jared Bednar to a four-year contract extension, keeping him on the books through the 2030-31 season.

Colorado Avalanche News / Yardbarker / September 30

Avalanche's latest move signals confidence in Jared Bednar, but will HC deliver?

Colorado Avalanche 10th-year head coach Jared Bednar has won a lot in the Mile High City, but critics argue he hasn't won enough. The organization appears to disagree.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Field Level Media / September 30

Avs coach Jared Bednar agrees to 4-year extension

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar has agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season. The team announced the deal Wednesday, hours before Bednar was set to begin his 11th season in Denver against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.

Colorado Avalanche News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 30

Avalanche Sign Jared Bednar To Four-Year Extension

Barring unforeseen changes, the Colorado Avalanche will have the same head coach through the end of the decade. The Avalanche announced they have signed Jared Bednar to a four-year extension, taking him through the 2030-31 NHL season.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / September 30

Avalanche sign coach Jared Bednar to four-year extension

One of the top bench bosses in the NHL is staying a Mile High for a few more seasons. On Wednesday, the Colorado Avalanche announced that the team has signed head coach Jared Bednar to a four-year contract extension.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / September 9

How hot is Jared Bednar's seat with Avalanche?

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.

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NHL News / The Hockey Writers / June 2

Avalanche Would Be Foolish to Move on From Jared Bednar

The Colorado Avalanche, definitive favorites to win the Stanley Cup at the beginning of the playoffs, have been shown the door. It is easily one of the most painful, disappointing losses in Avalanche playoff history and it has some wondering if it might be time to move on from head coach Jared Bednar.

NHL News / Yardbarker / May 27

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NHL News / Yardbarker / May 10

Avalanche HC admits Wedgewood's struggles give him 'decision to make'

Avalanche HC Jared Bednar admits Scott Wedgewood's struggles give him 'decision to make' in series against Wild

Colorado pulled Wedgewood for Mackenzie Blackwood in the second period of its 5-1 loss in Game 3 on Saturday night.

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NHL News / Yardbarker / May 4

Are Avalanche, Wild set to deliver more 'helter-skelter' hockey after Game 1 thriller?

Defense disappeared in Game 1 of a second-round contest between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.

Wild have big concerns after high-scoring Game 1 loss to Avalanche

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Colorado Avalanche News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 12

Avalanche’s Jared Bednar To Miss Two Games With Injury

The Colorado Avalanche will be without head coach Jared Bednar for their upcoming two-game road trip as Bednar recovers from facial fractures and a corneal abrasion, per a team announcement.

Colorado Avalanche News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 25

Avalanche's Nicolas Roy to be out of the lineup 'for a little bit'

Avalanche forward Nicolas Roy will be held out of the lineup “for a little bit” with the upper-body injury.

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Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Hockey Now / January 20, 2025

Notebook: How Will Head Coach Jared Bednar Spend His Time off During 4 Nations?

Jared Bednar got hired to coach the Avalanche just as the NHL entered its last best-on-best tournament in the 2016 World Cup. So in a sense, the 4 Nations Faceoff is uncharted territory for him.

Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Hockey Now / December 11, 2024

Jared Bednar Provides Avalanche Injury Updates: ‘Still a Ways Away’

Jared Bednar and the Avalanche are riding a high entering Thursday’s return to Ball Arena. Not only have they won four of five games on a season-long road trip — the last three of which were dominant, but they’re also welcoming new starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood.