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NHL Names Anderson First Star for October
Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson was named first star for the month of October by the NHL. After starting all of Colorado’s games so far Anderson has put the Avalanche in first place in the Western Conference with a 10-2-2 record. Anderson has led the league in save percentage (.939) and ranked 3rd in goals [...]
Colorado Avalanche Bring Hockeytober to Colorado
And on to nAvember…
There’s nothing more that can be said about the start the Avalanche have had so far this season. They set a franchise record last night for the number of wins in October. So this cartoon was a natural. I’m hoping the Avs can keep it up. I love drawing hockey.
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Hurricanes’ Ruutu suspended 3 games for hit
NEW YORK (AP) - Carolina Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu has been suspended three games by the NHL for a boarding of Darcy Tucker that knocked the Colorado Avalanche winger unconscious.
Ruutu was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding Tucker at 5:26 of the second period of Friday night’s game.
Ruutu will lose $56,067.36 in [...]
Tucker Leaves Ice on Backboard; Avs Win
DENVER (AP) -After watching injured teammate Darcy Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard, Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski scored goals in quick succession and the Colorado Avalanche went on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday night.
Tucker was checked into the boards by Carolina forward Tuomo Ruutu as he tried to play [...]
Avalanche rookies to stay on roster
The Colorado Avalanche confirmed reports that top rookies Matt Duchene and Ryan O’Reilly will stay on the roster through Friday’s 10th game. Why this is important is that it will commit the Avs to both players for the season. If they were not to keep them on, they would have been sent to [...]