Thread: THE official Colorado Avalanche/NHL thread!!!

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Etsy has one, but it's sus.

Let me know. I know the original artist and its also part of the kadri foundation. So if you need help finding it let me know!

Originally Posted by BroncoJoe

Originally Posted by dogfish

Just what I've always wanted in my beer, real live hockey player sweat. Good looking out, Coors!

Oh it gets even better than that!!!


So a guy named Ryan Clark, he had a very good friend named Kyle, that died. Kyle was cremated and Ryan took a zip lock of his friends ashes earlier this year and during intermission, scattered Kyle over the glass and onto the ice. The zam came and promptly spread Kyle across the ice. Ryan was kicked out of Ball and said it was worth it.

So not only are you getting hockey player sweat, but you might also be getting a little bit of a dead guy named Kyle.

Originally Posted by underrated29

Oh it gets even better than that!!!


So a guy named Ryan Clark, he had a very good friend named Kyle, that died. Kyle was cremated and Ryan took a zip lock of his friends ashes earlier this year and during intermission, scattered Kyle over the glass and onto the ice. The zam came and promptly spread Kyle across the ice. Ryan was kicked out of Ball and said it was worth it.

So not only are you getting hockey player sweat, but you might also be getting a little bit of a dead guy named Kyle.

I wasn't planning on getting this but now, no way ever!!!!

The parade and rally were just amazing. I had never made it to the rally for the Avs before so I thought this time I'm going. I was down there by 6:30 and had a spot by the fence. It was so much fun. The highlight was the confetti. For some reason having confetti come down on you is something you just can't put into words. Add the singing Small Things and it's a memory I'll never forget.

UR if you look on my Twitter feed I have the video and I'm behind a big, big sign on the left, then you can see my head bopping to the music. But the next day, the truck left a mark, glad I experienced all of this because I need sleep again. Actually my left but your right on the video by Will Peters. I’m so bad with remembering this

MasterShake you guys did a fantastic job, thank you for all your hard work. Yes the players were smashed, like super duper smashed.

Originally Posted by pnbronco

The parade and rally were just amazing. I had never made it to the rally for the Avs before so I thought this time I'm going. I was down there by 6:30 and had a spot by the fence. It was so much fun. The highlight was the confetti. For some reason having confetti come down on you is something you just can't put into words. Add the singing Small Things and it's a memory I'll never forget.

UR if you look on my Twitter feed I have the video and I'm behind a big, big sign on the left, then you can see my head bopping to the music. But the next day, the truck left a mark, glad I experienced all of this because I need sleep again. Actually my left but your right on the video by Will Peters. I’m so bad with remembering this

MasterShake you guys did a fantastic job, thank you for all your hard work. Yes the players were smashed, like super duper smashed.

Thanks! One of the cool little perks of being a public servant is I get to help out with stuff like this! I took the day off and took my son with me and had a blast! Hope we get one for the Nuggets and Broncos soon!

At first, Adrienne Ruth thought it was a joke.

"My watch went off and it was, 'Ashley Kadri is calling you on Instagram,'" Ruth recalled in her interview with CBS4.

"The kid must have gotten the phone, butt dial, something like that," added Ruth with a smile.

But this was no joke.

"She messaged back and she was like, 'No, seriously, I need you to call me back.'"

So Ruth obliged.

"(Ashley) was like, 'Hey, Naz is on the flight back from Game four, and he wants to know if you can make a shirt for him. She explained it to me, and was like, 'Can you do this image with this text?' and I got a pretty good giggle out of it."

rest - https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...-too-many-men/

Wins award after building roster into Stanley Cup champion

Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche was named the winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award on Thursday.

Presented annually to the general manager who best excelled at his role during the regular season, the award is voted on by NHL GMs and a panel of NHL executives and print and broadcast media after the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The award was presented to Sakic at the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft by Monteal Canadiens legend Serge Savard.

Sakic has been Avalanche GM since his promotion from executive adviser May 10, 2013 and helped build the team that won the Stanley Cup this season, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Final in six games.

rest - https://www.nhl.com/news/avalanche-s...ar/c-334854566

So we traded for NYR promising backup goalie for 2-3rds and a 5th. Sakic is now shopping the rights to Keumper for a late round pick this year.

With the Market for Goalies all dried up, I expect we will be able to make this trade.



Currently, we do not pick until the 6th round. Sakic says "F them picks!"

Too many softies. What can ya say?

Originally Posted by Enter The Dragon

Too many softies. What can ya say?

I bet you know a lot about softies

The Colorado Avalanche are reshuffling their front office after winning the Stanley Cup.

Executive vice president/general manager Joe Sakic has been named the team's president of hockey operations, clearing the way for assistant GM Chris MacFarland to take over as the fifth general manager in Colorado team history.

MacFarland just completed his seventh season as the Avalanche's assistant GM

Sakic took over as general manager in September 2014. The Hockey Hall of Famer and former Avalanche star center oversaw a rebuild during which Colorado drafted defenseman Cale Makar and right wing Mikko Rantanen while making bold trades for players such as center Nazem Kadri and defenseman Devon Toews. The Avalanche made the playoffs for four straight seasons before breaking through with their 2022 Stanley Cup championship win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

rest - https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...-macfarland-gm

The Avalanche is re-signing forward Valeri Nichushkin on an eight-year contract that runs through the 2029-30 season, the team announced late Monday afternoon.

The deal is valued at $49 million, according to media reports.

Nichushkin, 27, set career highs in goals (25), assists (27) and game-winning goals (five) last season. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound right wing was phenomenal during the Stanley Cup run with 15 points (nine goals).

“Signing Val to a long-term deal was a top priority for us this offseason, as he would have been one of the most sought-after forwards on the open market,” said Avalanche president of hockey operations Joe Sakic in a news release. “Val is a big, strong, fast, tenacious winger who is relentless on the puck. He can play on the first line with our top guys, you can move him up and down the lineup. He plays power play, penalty kill, any situation you need him to.

“He works hard off the ice as well in the gym and is a humble person and great teammate. He is such an important player in our lineup and a huge reason why we won the Stanley Cup.”

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/07/1...act-extension/

nice! i thought val was their most important free agent. . . dude is relentless on the forecheck, and scored some bigtime goals in the playoffs. . .

The Avalanche re-signed defenseman Josh Manson and forward Darren Helm in the 11th hour before free agency opened Wednesday morning.

Manson received a four-year contract worth $18 million ($4.5 million annual cap hit) and Helm signed a one-year deal worth $1.25 million.

Manson, who was acquired from Anaheim ahead of the trade deadline in March, was coming off a $4.1 million annual deal he signed with the Ducks in 2018. He and Helm — who signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Avs as a free agent a year ago — were scheduled to become free agents at 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday.

Both became integral parts of Colorado’s run to winning the Stanley Cup.

rest - https://www.denverpost.com/2022/07/1...s-josh-manson/

Just re-signed Lehkonen for 5 years, 22 million as well. Super Joe running the champ back!