coloradoavalancheblog.com - 6/28/2009
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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 ...
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 ...
Nowhere to go but up
thehockeyprogram.net 7/9/2009 — 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; ...
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 ...
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: Offer to Lappy a slap shot in the face - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/15/2009 — Like a lot of things this summer involving the Avalanche, it doesn't make much sense. Ian Laperriere, heart-and-soul forward, fan favorite and locker-room leader, will no longer be on the team after July 1. That in itself is not the part that is ...
Avs could choose to pass on top 3 players in draft - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/26/2009 — MONTREAL Inside a conference room at the Marriott Chateau Champlain on Thursday, John Tavares, Victor Hedman and Matt Duchene posed together for photographers. Though the order they are predicted to be picked varies from one prognosticator to ...
NHL / Blake signs with Sharks for 1 year —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/30/2009
Defenseman Rob Blake has re-signed with the Sharks, agreeing to a one-year contract worth approximately $3.5 million. CSN Bay Area first reported the deal late Monday night. Blake, 39, had played for the Kings and Avalanche before joining the Sharks ...