thehockeyprogram.net - 7/9/2009
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Today’s official announcement of Joe Sakic’s retirement got me thinking back to when the Colorado Avalanche was a mainstay atop the Western Conference standings for almost a decade. The Avs moved to Denver from Quebec with an array of talent, including Sakic, Peter Forsberg, and Adam Foote; ...
How Did The Colorado Avalanche Do At The Draft?
milehighhockey.com 6/29/2009 —
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I believe Angelique is working on a review of the Avalanche draft, which is good because she clearly knows what she's talking about ...
Colorado Avalanche Draft Preview
viewfrommyseats.com 6/17/2009 — What the hell happened? It was only 12 months ago when the Colorado Avalanche were coming off a 95 point season, 2nd place finish in the Northwest Division and an opening round win against the Minnesota Wild in the playoffs. Fast forward one calendar year—they have the highest draft pick since ...
David of Mile High Hockey on the Avalanche's upcoming draft
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Soooo the playoffs are officially over. We got a little ahead of ourselves by posting the contributions for the New York Islanders (from Dominik at Light House Hockey ) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (from Raw Charge ), but now that it's appropriate we're moving on to a team that used to never be ...
Free Agency 2009
avsrant.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — Welcome to Free Agency 2009. Tomorrow, July 1st, teams will start trying to sign their dream free agents and then proceed to move to Plan B shortly after. Taking out the UFAs and RFAs, here's how the Avs look for next season: Smyth-Stastny-Hejduk Vacant-Wolski-Svatos Vacant-Hensick-Stewart ...
What Ever Happened to Adam Deadmarsh?
thehockeywriters.com 7/19/2009 — In the world of professional sports some players seem to play for a lifetime. Other players seem to have their careers unfortunately cut short. One such player in the NHL was Adam Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh burst onto the NHL season on January 25, 1995 with the Quebec Nordiques after being ...
Post-Draft Thoughts - Avalanche Look to Major Junior
coloradoavalancheblog.com 6/28/2009 — Once the smoke had cleared, the Avalanche got their guy - Matt Duchene - and added an additional forward, three defencemen and two goalies. Round 1 (3) - Matt Duchene (C, Brampton Battalion) Round 2 (33) - Ryan O'Reilly (F, Erie Otters) Round 2 (49) - Stefan Elliot (D, Saskatoon Blades) Round 3 ...
Avs finally fire Tony Granato; name some dude general manager
sports.yahoo.com 6/3/2009 — Someday soon, Tony Granato is going to entertain the crowd at a pub with the story of how Colorado Avalanche President Pierre Lacroix broke the news that he had been fired as head coach after the position had already been offered to (and rejected by) ...
Dater: Avs need a dandy last day of draft - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/23/2009 — The Avalanche lost more than any other team in the Western Conference last season. But according to all the scouts, the Avs can't lose on Friday. John Tavares, Victor Hedman or Matt Duchene it doesn't matter which player the Avs get in the first ...
Warning: DISASTER AREA
milehighhockey.com 6/4/2009 — by Ray Warner
This is long-winded, so take deep breath.
A clean slate? Maybe.
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss? Maybe.
We don't get fooled again? Don't bet on it.
The Colorado Avalanche appear to have cleaned house. Six members of ...
Sakic special on NHLN, NHL.com —
NHL.com News in English 7/9/2009
NEW YORK/TORONTO – NHL Network will be live at 3 p.m. ET today to provide coverage of the announcement of the retirement of Joe Sakic, the long-time captain of the Colorado Avalanche. The two-hour live program will feature an in-depth look a...
Sakic steps away after 20-year career —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 7/9/2009
Longtime Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is officially retiring after 20 seasons and two Stanley Cup titles.
His No. 19 sweater will also be retired.
The 40-year-old Sakic has been the face of the franchise since the team moved to Denver in ...
Sharks re-sign Blake to one-year deal —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 7/9/2009
Rob Blake is staying with the Sharks.
San Jose signed the defenseman to a one-year contract on Thursday, bringing the veteran back for his 19th NHL season a year after he had 35 assists and 10 goals for the Sharks.
The 39-year-old Blake recorded his ...