Jackie Kay

Denver

Contributing Editor at Mile High Hockey

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Morning Flurries: Avalanche 2025 preseason schedule released

5 days ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images As the 2025-26 new league year fast approaches, one piece of business was finalized for the Colorado Avalanche, which was the release of their preseason schedule for this fall. It will begin on September 21st and feature two games each against the Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights and the newly branded Utah Mammoth.
Jason Polin and Matt Stienburg return on one-year deals

1 week ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by André Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Now is the time of year to tie up any loose ends before the new league year and free agency begins on July 1st. The Colorado Avalanche did just that getting two pieces of business done with one-year contract extensions on a pair of Restricted Free Agents who were due qualifying offers before the end of the month.
Morning Flurries: Are the Avalanche signing Jonathan Toews?

1 week ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images The rumor mill has been hot whilst waiting for the Stanley Cup to get awarded and the opening of the free agent market on July 1st. As always, there’s a lot of smoke on potential moves which most will likely not come to fruition. But one rumor containing the Colorado Avalanche has persisted and that is the impending return of former to play of Chicago Blackhawks captain center Johnathan Toews.
Morning Flurries: Colorado represented well on preliminary Olympic rosters

1 week ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay |Casey M. Cheatum

Winslow Townson-Imagn Images Milano Cortina 2026 is fast approaching as NHL players are gearing up to participate in the Olympics for the first time in over a decade. Leading up the the February festivities, each of the 12 nations expected to vie for gold in the men’s ice hockey tournament have just revealed six members of their roster and no surprise several Colorado Avalanche were named.
Morning Flurries: Landeskog gives update

2 weeks ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images While the majority of the Colorado Avalanche are off for the summer and away from the spotlight, Captain Gabe Landeskog made a public appearance with DNVR to promote the final episode of his Clean Sheet documentary airing on TNT and Max. He discusses the emotions of the documentary and filming process in his return to the ice. Landeskog also mentions he’s excited in his preparations for the upcoming Avalanche training camp in the fall.
Breaking: Cale Makar wins second Norris Trophy

2 weeks ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Today is the day the NHL has decided to announce the winner of the James Norris Memorial trophy and as expected Colorado Avalanche superstar defenseman Cale Makar took home this year’s award. Adding to his impressive collection of hardware, this is Makar’s second Norris win in his fifth consecutive year as a finalist. Halfway to fore.
Morning Flurries: Which Av is on the move?

2 weeks ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With less than a month to go until the fireworks of July 1st and free agency, the rumor mill has kicked back into action. Naturally, the Colorado Avalanche have been featured especially after spending the bulk of their cap space on a Brock Nelson extension. Last week started off with some buzz around the recently acquired Martin Nečas and how contract talks might progress this summer.
The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen

3 weeks ago | inkl.com | Jackie Kay |Carla Denyer |Peter Tatchell |Nadia Whittome

It makes this Pride month particularly important as we champion those in the LGBT+ community who are trailblazers in their field – from sports to music, politics to fashion. It’s why we need to shine a light not just on the annual showcase of culture and rights, rooted in both celebration and protest, but on what is happening all year round. Around the world, the far right continues to weaponise LGBT+ rights, with Donald Trump’s re-election rolling back progress.
Examining upcoming RFA decisions

3 weeks ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images An important set of decisions that must be made in preparation for the next season is upcoming. That is to determine which restricted free agents will receive Qualifying Offers for the Colorado Avalanche to retain their negotiating rights. As always there are some tough calls leading up to the QO deadline, which is usually a couple days before NHL unrestricted free agency opens on July 1st.
Breaking: Logan O’Connor out 5-6 months following another hip surgery

3 weeks ago | milehighhockey.com | Jackie Kay

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche will be ready to hit the ice again for regular season action in October, but one player won’t be around for quite some time. Logan O’Connor will not be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season after undergoing his second hip surgery in 15 months. The Avalanche announced Friday that their 28-year-old forward will be out for 5-6 months.