Colorado Avalanche

Photos: More Denver Now showcases of Denver businesses then -- in 1982

Back in March, we shared highlights from Denver Now, described as "Denver's Business Showcase" and published in 1982, during the height of the Dynasty era. But our previous post only featured a small number of the remarkable photographic flashbacks found within. For this sequel, we've collected ten ... More >>

Videos: Patrick Roy fights show intensity he'll bring as Avalanche's new coach

Goalies aren't exactly known for fighting. But as you can see by some of the many videos on view below, Patrick Roy, among the best players to ever wear a Colorado Avalanche sweater, wasn't afraid to throw down. He'll need that bare-knuckle passion now that he's finally accepted the job as the Avs' ... More >>

Masai Ujiri: Are the Nuggets about to lose the NBA executive of the year?

We're memorializing Denver blog posts. South Stands Denver's Colin Daniels fears Kroenke Entertainment may be okay with essentially swapping Nuggets exec Masai Ujiri for new Avalanche coach Patrick Roy. Colorado Pols: Steve Laffey exits the clown car. Denver Frank presents a pie with an attitude.

Mel Kiper gives Broncos' NFL draft a "B," Sports Illustrated grades it even lower

Denver blog posts are stockpiling picks for next year. Mile High Report's Kyle Montgomery looks at the marks given the Broncos for the 2013 draft; they fall in the "B" and "C" range. Colorado Pols: Are some petition-gatherers working in Colorado sex offenders? Mile High Hockey's Cole D. Hamilton ... More >>

Photos: Etsy's ten latest and greatest Colorado pride items

Back in January, we shared our ten favorite Colorado-centric items on Etsy, an online marketplace where the crafty among us gather to peddle out-of-the-ordinary creations and unusual discoveries of every description, usually at super-reasonable prices. A couple of months later, there's already a ne ... More >>

Gabriel Landeskog gets trophy, then helps Colorado Avalanche earn first 2013 home win

Denver blog posts are cooler than being cool. They're ice cold. Mile High Hockey's Derek B recaps last night's Avs game, which started with Gabriel Landeskog accepting his rookie-of-the-year trophy and ended with Colorado defeating the Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings. Square State's Zappatero on who ... More >>

Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards finalists

It's time for the 2012 edition of Westword's Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver's greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors has ... More >>

Ten video games set in Colorado: Part two

Who would have thought that our humble state of Colorado could have hosted so many video games? While for many developers Colorado seems to be synonymous with little more than "snow," these games will take you everywhere from explosive recreations of '90s blockbusters to wholesome educational progra ... More >>

Denver Cutthroats prove hockey still exists in Colorado, open season tonight

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is currently doing his best impersonation of the Grinch that Stole Hockey for the 2012-13 season. But that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the stick-and-skates sport in Colorado this year. Tonight, the newest addition to the Central Hockey League, the Denver Cutthroats ... More >>

Colorado Avalanche season opener is tonight! Oh, never mind....

The Colorado Avalanche was scheduled to open the season against the St. Louis Blues tonight at the Pepsi Center. But thanks to the NHL's failed attempt to resolve its collective bargaining issues, the first two weeks of games have been cancelled amid the current lockout. If the NHL can suddenly conv ... More >>

Videos: Joe Sakic tributes after Hall of Fame selection

No, it's not a surprise that Joe Sakic has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Seldom has a player in any major sport been more deserving from the standpoint of talent, skill and the way he played the game. Man, could the Avalanche use him now -- and forever. He's one of the true icons in Color ... More >>

Colorado Avalanche-Arby's 4-Pack deal should be sent to the penalty box

​I'm a big hockey fan and have been since junior high, when my Penguins won their first two Stanley Cups and the Pittsburgh suburb where I grew up exploded with joy. But I'm now a working Colorado father and the NHL has all but priced out middle-class families, with many upper-level tickets sp ... More >>

9/11 ten years later: What would big stories in Denver have been if the world hadn't changed?

What happened to Ed?​The media coverage of the upcoming ten year anniversary of 9/11 has focused on the terrorist strikes and their aftermath. But what would the big stories in Denver have been if the attacks never happened? Look below at the lost top ten from the day before the tragedy, and ... More >>

Karlis Skrastins, Ruslan Salei, ex-Colorado Avs players, killed in Russian plane crash (VIDEOS)

Karlis Skrastins.​Today, a jet crash in Russia claimed at least 43 lives, including two former (and well-remembered) Colorado Avalanche players, Karlis Skrastins and Ruslan Salei. Skrastins was known as the "Iron Man" for playing 487 consecutive games between 2003 and 2008, while Salei skated ... More >>

Five worst moments in Colorado sports history (inspired by Rox's 17-week Sunday losing skid)

Tulowitzki.​The Rockies should have known it wouldn't be their night when Chris Nelson decided to play "Pin the baseball on the coach's face" with Rich Dauer before the game in a gaffe seen in the background of an ESPN live shot. Then the Rockies' unfortunate play was caught by ESPN cameras -- ... More >>

Colorado summer vacation pre-Memorial Day mascot final exam: Kenny Be's Pop Quiz

Colorado is crawling with mascots.​ It's been two weeks since the Discover Colorado Rally -- plenty of time for all Colorado summer vacation planners to have studied up for today's pop quiz. Provide the name and attraction associated with each of the mascots pictured below...

Nuggets and Avalanche vanity plates: A few suggested messages if bill to create them passes

​ Colorado already has 23 types of designer license plates, including one that benefits the Denver Broncos charities. Soon there could be two more if lawmakers pass a bill to create plates to benefit the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche charities.

Happy 303 Day, everybody! Celebrating the "rad" in Colorado

​Happy 303 Day, y'all! (Or is it Merry 303 Day? We can never get it straight). Today, in case you haven't noticed is March 3 -- or 303, if you're into that whole brevity thing -- which just happens to be the area code of our fine city and the surrounding areas. In honor of that serendipitous c ... More >>

Peter Forsberg to announce retirement after two-game comeback with Colorado Avalanche

Forsberg.​Maybe Peter Forsberg quickly realized his body couldn't handle NHL game action anymore, or maybe he just wanted to get away from the suck that is the Avalanche right now. Either way, Forsberg will reportedly announce his retirement from the NHL at a Pepsi Center press conference mome ... More >>

The Avalanche get their own superhero -- what about Colorado's other teams?

​The NHL has commissioned Spiderman creator and general comic book legend Stan Lee to create a superhero squad based on every team in the league. They've been rolling them out for a while now, and the Avs got their hero over the weekend. He's there on the right. His powers include freezing th ... More >>

Win four Colorado Avalanche tickets for tonight's game, 1/18/10

​Quick contest on the Latest Word today for you hockey fans. Four tickets to tonight's Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks game at the Pepsi Center are just waiting here for you to pick them up. Here's how you win.

We had a party and tweeted about it: Westword #WebAwards winners!

​If you were there last night, thank you for coming to the first-ever Westword Web Awards party at Casselman's, 2620 Walnut Street. The room swelled (see full slideshow from the Web Awards) to about 400 bloggers, photographers, shameless self-promoters and artists, who tweeted about the thing ... More >>

Off Limits: An incident at CU is the latest in a storied tradition of mascot misbehavior

Get Slap Happy with the Avalanche

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Telluride Mushroom, Bootstraps Western Wine and Chile Harvest festivals

​If you can't make the drive up to Telluride for the annual Mushroom Festival, don't fret -- there's always the Bootstraps Western Wine Fest in Evergreen or Lakewood's Chile Harvest Festival. Here's what else is on the menu for this week's culinary events:

BenchWarmers third Colorado location gets off the bench this week

​BenchWarmers will open its third Colorado location on Thursday, June 24, and in touting this accomplishment, the Colorado-based company offers the most succinct business plan ever: "I was at a Colorado Avalanche game one evening with friends," founder and chief executive officer Kevin Foote, ... More >>

BenchWarmers Tavern & Grill is coming soon to a location near you

​Watch your backside, Hooters. BenchWarmers is coming for you. The up and coming Colorado-based sports bar chain, "where beautiful girls will serve you fantastic food, cold beer, and cocktails as you enjoy an uninterrupted view of the game" already has two restaurants in Aurora and Erie and ... More >>

Nuggets bound for first-round playoffs loss -- and deserve it

Carlos Boozer contemplates how good it'll feel to make the Nuggets eat shit.​The 2009-2010 season started out so promisingly for the Denver Nuggets that a lot of us looked at a Western Conference Finals rematch with the L.A. Lakers as a virtual lock. That's all over -- and not just because th ... More >>

Stanley Cup prediction guaranteed for Colorado: Kenny Be's Sign Language

Photo by Kenny Be Colorado will see Lord Stanley's Cup in 2010 if fans just keep looking up.​ The first game of the first round of the NHL playoffs is scheduled today and hockey wizards are saying that the San Jose Sharks will take the Colorado Avalanche in five. I'm much more optimistic and ... More >>

Stan Kroenke wants to buy all of the St. Louis Rams: What's that mean for the Nuggets and Avalanche?

Just because Stan wants the Rams doesn't mean he's through with Denver.​Stan Kroenke owns 40 percent of the St. Louis Rams football team -- and he reportedly is interested in purchasing the remaining 60 percent. How might such a buy impact Kroenke's Denver sports franchises -- the Denver Nugg ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Is it John Hickenlooper or John Hickenritter?

"This is my coy smile. Like it?"​Despite what Craig Ferguson says, reading Denver blogs won't make you poop funny. Colorado Pols sees plenty of signs that John Hickenlooper will soon launch a bid for Colorado's governorship -- including Republican boss Dick Wadhams dubbing him "Hickenritter." ... More >>

Avs might pass on number three pick? Get the hell outta here....

Matt Duchene. Last night, the Nuggets scored big in the NBA draft, landing North Carolina guard Ty Lawson without giving away a key player. But now comes word, from Denver Post hockey expert Adrian Dater, that the Colorado Avalanche, which has the number three pick in tonight's NHL draft, might shr ... More >>

New Avs coach Joe Sacco's starpower deficit

New Colorado Avalanche coach Joe Sacco in an image from the Avs' website. The Colorado Avalanche didn't wait long after the sacking of beleaguered good-guy coach Tony Granato to name his replacement. Yesterday, the team introduced new head man Joe Sacco, who most recently helmed the Lake Erie Monst ... More >>

Denver Blogs: The prettiest stimulus package ever

Rocky Mountain National Park We read the local blogs so you don't have to, although we recommend it, 'cause there's some decent stuff in there sometimes. Send links we may have missed to this guy. At Colorado's national parks, free is the new fee this summer. (Colorado Independent) An (ahem) Aval ... More >>

Do former Avs coaches hold key to Patrick Roy's return?

Patrick Roy. The Colorado Avs managed to work their way back onto the first pages of sports sections in recent days by leaking info about a meeting between legendary goalie Patrick Roy and Avs president Pierre Lacroix, presumably spurred by the open general manager position -- and the excitement th ... More >>

Colorado Avalanche's Pierre Lacroix finds a scapegoat in GM Francois Giguere

A Flickr photoDarcy Tucker, big buck-er. As noted in a blog yesterday, the end of a pathetic season by the Colorado Avalanche prompted a collective yawn by most mainstream sports fans -- a reaction that should worry Avs management. However, the person most likely to be punished for the team's perfo ... More >>

As sad season ends, Colorado Avalanche fall off fan radar

A Flickr photoAvs coach Tony Granato looking unhappy. The Colorado Avalanche ended their 2008-2009 season in appropriate fashion, winding up on the short end of a 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues -- and a sidebar about the game by Denver Post hockey scribe Adrian Dater is freighted with symbolism ab ... More >>

Denver Blogs: A green Aspen?

Photo courtest of Flickr.Can Aspen go green?Our daily slosh through the blogosphere. Send links here. Aspen: Where the beer flows like wine, and where they swear they're going green. (Colorado Independent) The Avs do their best Rockies' impression, shop Ryan Smyth. (Avs Talk) Colorado gets the sh ... More >>

At last, the Avs give Mike Haynes something to scream about

Mike Haynes, as seen in a 2004 photo by Brett Amole. Among the more distressing things about the Colorado Avalanche's mediocre season to date -- the team's currently last in the Northwest Division, a whopping 18 points beyond first-place Calgary -- is the precipitous decline in Altitude TV broadcas ... More >>

Worst. Colorado. Sports. Week. Ever.

Who's Scary Now?

"The Iron League, Huh? Lotta Fights?"

Avalanche Get the Band Back Together

Sports Town USA Sippin' on Some Sizzur

Secret Agents

The Colorado Avalanche season starts tonight.

Delegating Denver #8 of 56: Connecticut

Let's Bowl

Day-by-Day Picks

From the week of September 29, 2005

Fish Shtick

The new, tastier Downtown Aquarium opens with some mouth-watering temptation.

Best Happy (Hockey) Ending on TV

Classic Avalanche games on Altitude