Colleen Flynn

2 weeks ago | coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy on Wednesday. It is his second in just his sixth NHL season. The Norris is given “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in the position,” voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The young blueliner is the sixth player in NHL history to earn the accolade multiple times before his 27th birthday.

3 weeks ago | coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn

On Wednesday, the Colorado Avalanche checked a significant deal off its offseason list of things to do. The organization locked up Brock Nelson through the 2027-28 season. The 33-year-old forward joined the Avalanche via a trade on March 6, sending forward Calum Ritchie, a first-round selection in the 2026 or 2027 NHL Draft, a conditional third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft, and defenseman Oliver Kylington to the New York Islanders.

1 month ago | coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn

In the aftermath of the Avalanche’s unexpected early Stanley Cup Playoff exit, everyone wants to know what went wrong. That’s exactly what I asked the president of hockey operations, Joe Sakic, at the organization’s exit interviews on Tuesday. “I went through as a player as well. Sometimes things just aren’t going to go your way. I look at Cale (Makar). Like Cale played so well. He had as many chances in the playoffs as he did in the regular season on a per-game thing,” Sakic said.

1 month ago | coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn

And just like that, the Avalanche’s season is over. The ending came as much of a shock to the players as it did the fans. For most of the Game 7 loss, the Avs controlled the play. But then Mikko Rantanen scored a goal in the third period. And then another. Wyatt Johnston scored the game-winner, but Rantanen put the icing on the cake to complete a hat trick with an empty-netter. He even assisted on Johnston’s tally.

1 month ago | coloradohockeynow.com | Colleen Flynn

It is the final game of the best-of-seven series between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars. On Saturday night at American Airlines Center, a victor will move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The other, will try to heal from the loss. The first round between the Central Division rivals began on April 19 in Dallas with a 5-1 win for the Avs. They battled hard to overtime in Games 2 and 3 but ultimately fell to the Stars.