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1 week ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
Finnish forward Juuso Parssinen is just another of the 50 players who rotated in and out of the Colorado Avalanche system throughout the 2024-25 season. Parssinen came in midway through the season, but was shipped out before he had much of a chance to get settled. The 23-year-old started his season with the Nashville Predators. The Preds were the only team he’d known up until this season in his three-year career. In 15 games in the Music City, he had two goals and three assists.
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3 weeks ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
Erik Johnson, a fan favorite, returned to Colorado after a three-year hiatus. After the 2022-23 season, he moved on to the Buffalo Sabres for a season. He has spent the last year and a half playing for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he played in his 1000th career NHL game earlier this year. He celebrated when the Avs came to town with Gabriel Landeskog.
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4 weeks ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
John Ludvig kicks off our long offseason series, going over the players who played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. Starting in numerical order, the tall No. 3 defender started the year with the Avalanche. Ludvig only played in eight games this season for the big club. He tacked on two assists with his time with the Avs. In his entire NHL career, he has played 41 games. He still has three goals, but now has four assists to his name. 🗣️ John Ludvig“I was thrilled.
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
The season-ending defeat for the Colorado Avalanche to the Dallas Stars still stings, echoing for several changes across the fanbase. What changes there are could create a difference by this time next year. There has already been one change, with General Manager Chris MacFarland announcing power play and assistant coach Ray Bennett had been let go from the organization. No others have been made since the press conference on Monday, but others could come – lineup aside.
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
Colorado Avalanche General Manager Chris MacFarland announced assistant coach Ray Bennett had moved on from the team to open their postseason press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Coach Ray Bennett has been fired from the Avs coaching staff #Avs #GoAvsGo @HockeyMtnHighCO— Brennan Vogt (@brennan-vogt.bsky.social) 2025-05-06T19:05:14.942ZBennett had been an assistant on the team since 2017, running the power play. After going stagnant in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, his time has come to an end.
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
The 2024-25 season for the Colorado Avalanche came to a crashing close after their Game Seven loss to the Dallas Stars. They were up 2-0 and in control to finally defeat all their recent woes. But it all came apart in 13 minutes. Colorado was the better team in the series at 5-on-5, but ended up on the losing end. It is not just because of bad luck, there are reasons as to why this did not work out for the burgundy and blue. Special teamsPerhaps the biggest difference in the series was special teams.
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1 month ago | 
en.pressbee.net | Evan Liu
by Evan Liu, HockeyMountainHigh.com DALLAS – Colorado had this game won up 2-0 in the closing stages of the third period. They looked like they were en route to slay the dragon. But instead, trends continue. The Dallas Stars put up four in the third period behind a Mikko Rantanen hat-trick. Similar to how the Avalanche were eliminated in 2020, it is sheer heartbreak. First Period Parker Kelly found himself in the box early for the Avs for a questionable holding penalty to call in Game Seven.
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
The enticing first-round series between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars is going the distance. The two top-five teams in the Western Conference will head to seven games after the Avs took Game Six in a wild win. Game Seven will take place on Saturday night for all to see on ABC and ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. MT. However, let the record show the Avalanche doesn’t have the best record. On the flip side, the Stars are built for situations like this. So, how does Colorado get by and slay this dragon?
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
It’s award season in the NHL, and the usual suspects for the Colorado Avalanche are up for these awards. Those usual suspects include Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Ted Lindsay AwardBoth Makar and MacKinnon are up for the Ted Lindsay Award, as announced Wednesday morning. The award is for the most valuable player in the league, as voted on by the players. It is the first time since the award was renamed in honor of Ted Lindsay that two players from the same team are nominated.
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1 month ago | 
hockeymountainhigh.com | Evan Liu
DENVER — Just like that, it’s a series again. The Colorado Avalanche rebounded excellently against the Dallas Stars in Game Four on Saturday night. It took four goals to beat the Stars 4-0 to tie the first-round matchup up at two. The series is now a best-of-three with at least one more game at home guaranteed for the Avalanche. First PeriodThe game started quickly and fast with two former Finnish teammates trading chances. Mikko Rantanen had a give-and-go play stopped by Mackenzie Blackwood.
