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Avalanche reassigns defenseman Duncan Siemens to AHL, signs both Bourques
Shortly before Monday morning’s practice, the Colorado Avalanche reassigned Duncan Siemens Monday to its AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, trimming the number of defensemen on its roster down to...
View ArticleAvalanche rallies back from deficit but falls in shootout against Stars
UPDATE: The Avalanche has returned Duncan Siemens, Rocco Grimaldi and Anton Lindholm to San Antonio, and they will not play for Colorado Sunday at St. Louis. The Rampage has four games remaining:...
View ArticleNHL draft: Avalanche selects another puck-moving defenseman, five others...
On Day 2 of the NHL draft Saturday, the Avalanche continued to focus on play-making defensemen and remained quiet on the trade front. With the first pick of the second round at the United Center in...
View ArticleAvalanche signs Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto
The Avalanche on Wednesday signed the first of its seven qualified restricted free agents, locking up Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto to a two-year contract worth $2.8 million. Andrighetto, 24, was...
View ArticleAvalanche signs RFAs Gabriel Bourque, Felix Girard, Duncan Siemens
The Avalanche announced the signings of three of its six qualified restricted free agents Tuesday. Forwards Gabriel Bourque and Felix Girard and defenseman Duncan Siemens agreed to one-year, two-way...
View ArticleMatt Duchene absent from first Avalanche captain’s practice
Approximately 22 Avalanche players began their pre-training camp captain’s practices Tuesday but center Matt Duchene, who has been on the trade block throughout the summer, was among the few not in...
View ArticleFrom a tryout contract, Jared Cowen hopes to add experience to Avalanche D-corps
Defenseman Jared Cowen, selected ninth overall in the 2009 NHL draft by the Ottawa Senators, is among 14 former first-rounders on the Avalanche’s training camp roster. Cowen, however, is the only one...
View ArticleAvalanche places first-round draft pick Duncan Siemens on waivers
The Avalanche placed defenseman Duncan Siemens on waivers Friday in a move designed to part ways with the 2011 first-round draft pick. Siemens, 24, played just four NHL games in four seasons since...
View ArticleDuncan Siemens clears waivers, examines situation with Avalanche
Avalanche defenseman Duncan Siemens cleared waivers Saturday morning before practicing with the team that tried to dismiss him. For Siemens, the No. 11 selection in the 2011 draft who has played just...
View ArticleAvalanche picks up defensemen from Dallas, cuts roster to 23
The Avalanche, which has first dibs on the waiver wire through this month, likely strengthened its blue line Tuesday by claiming defenseman Patrik Nemeth on waivers from the Dallas Stars. The...
View ArticleAnton Lindholm back as part of an Avalanche defensive shakeup. Could more...
Anton Lindholm was free to beam a big smile Wednesday in the Avalanche locker room. Not because he finally gummed a plate of mashed potatoes, his first solid food in weeks, and not only because his jaw...
View ArticleAvalanche tweaks its lineup in final game of homestand
The Avalanche recalled Rocco Grimaldi from San Antonio of the American Hockey League after practice Monday and the 5-foot-6 forward played right wing with center Colin Wilson and left winger Sven...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche
FLORIDA AT COLORADO, 7 p.m. Thursday, ALT, 950 AM Spotlight on: Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers forward missed Saturday’s 7-3 loss to the Avalanche with an injury, but returned to the lineup Monday at...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about Montreal at Avalanche
MONTREAL AT COLORADO, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, ALT, 950 AM Spotlight: Victor Mete. The Canadiens’ rookie defenseman, 19, is still looking for his first career NHL goal, but he’s established himself as one...
View ArticleGabriel Bourque, reassigned to the minors to begin the season, dons an “A”...
Quebec-born journeyman forward Gabriel Bourque, who began the season in the minor leagues, donned an “A” on his chest for the third consecutive game Wednesday when the Avalanche hosted the Montreal...
View ArticleFormer Oilers forward Nail Yakupov sits for Avalanche
Avalanche forward Nail Yakupov, the first pick in the 2012 draft, by Edmonton, was a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game and seventh for the season Sunday. Yakupov also was the odd-forward...
View ArticleColorado Avalanche relying on smaller, inexperienced D-corps at Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The injury-plagued Avalanche featured a relatively small, puck-moving defenseman in each of its three pairings Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena....
View ArticleAvalanche eyes playoff spot after come-from-behind win over Flames
Among the Avalanche’s 77 second-period goals this season, the four produced Wednesday were greeted with perhaps the biggest smiles, and they undoubtedly had the most meaning. They represented what...
View ArticleThe Morning After: Three stars, five takeaways from the Avalanche’s victory...
The Avalanche trailed 2-0 before putting together a monster second period and defeating the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center. The game story is here. The notebook is here. THREE...
View ArticleChambers: Perseverance paved the way for Duncan Siemens
Duncan Siemens only logged 9:20 of ice time Friday against Nashville and the Avalanche might choose to part ways with the 24-year-old defenseman by not qualifying him as a restricted free agent this...
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