| Flames, Avs' meet in Northwest Division clash | Tue Oct 14 10:50:11 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - A pair of Northwest Division clubs seeking their first victories of the season will meet tonight in Calgary, as the Flames welcome the Colorado Avalanche to the Saddledome. The Avalanche began the season with back-to-back regulation losses, losing 5-4 to visiting Boston on Thursday and dropping a 3-2 decision at Edmonton on Sunday. Calgary is 0-1-1 after beginning the 2008-09 campaign with a home-and-home series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Flames were pounded, 6-0, Thursd | |
| Penner's tip-in late gives Edmonton win over Colorado | Sun Oct 12 23:15:44 2008 EST |
| Edmonton, AB (Sports Network) - Dustin Penner's tip-in with six seconds remaining in regulation gave the Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 season-opening win over the Colorado Avalanche at Rexall Place. Penner gave Edmonton the lead early in the third in a two-goal performance while Shawn Horcoff notched a first period power-play tally for the Oilers, who got stellar goaltending from Mathieu Garon. The netminder was brilliant in stopping all but two of Colorado's 33 shots. Joe Sakic lit the lamp in the sec | |
| Oilers kick off 30th season versus Avs | Sun Oct 12 10:24:42 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The last team to start the 2008-09 season, the Edmonton Oilers finally get things going tonight, as they begin their 30th season with a home test against the Colorado Avalanche at Rexall Place. Perhaps the schedule makers thought a few extra days would be beneficial for the Oilers, who saw veterans Shawn Horcoff, Sheldon Souray, captain Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani all miss significant time last year due to injury. However, with so many vets sidelined, Edmonton's young fl | |
| 2008-09 Colorado Avalanche Preview | Mon Sep 22 15:28:25 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche are no longer the dominating club they were in the late 1990s and early part of this decade, but they still have captain Joe Sakic to remind them of the good old days. Sakic, now 39 years old, opted to return for his 20th and, perhaps, final NHL season, signing a one-year, $6 million deal. The Burnaby, British Columbia native is a two-time Stanley Cup winner, a former league MVP and, with 1,363 points, is also the eighth-leading scorer in NHL history. S | |
| Kings sign centers Stoll, Richardson | Mon Sep 15 18:52:05 2008 EST |
| ky in the offseason. In 81 games last season for the Oilers, Stoll recorded 14 goals and 22 assists. Over 286 career games in the NHL, all with Edmonton, Stoll has collected 59 goals and 106 assists. The Kings brought in Richardson from the Colorado Avalanche in June for a second-round selection in the 2008 draft. In 22 games last season with the Avalanche, the 23-year-old Richardson recorded two goals and three assists. Over 136 career regular season games, all with Colorado, he has 19 goals an | |
| Hockey world awaits Sundin's decision | Fri Sep 5 14:31:43 2008 EST |
| were among the crowd of high profile players who signed with new clubs on the first two days of free agency. Notable names have popped up in free agency news since then, and just last week, future Hall of Famer Joe Sakic re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche. But Sakic wasn't really on the market, he was just deciding whether or not to retire or return to the Avs for another year. Yet, there is still a huge talent potentially testing the waters of free agency, as Toronto Maple Leafs icon Mats S | |
| Sakic decides to return for one more year with Avs | Wed Aug 27 16:36:53 2008 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Joe Sakic has decided to play at least one more season and on Wednesday re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche. Sakic had been deliberating about whether to return for a 20th NHL season. He has inked a one-year deal, financial terms of which weren't disclosed. "Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing," said Sakic in a release by the club. "I'm comfortable with my conditioning and my overall health. I'm ready for the start of camp | |
| Sakic decision could come this week | Tue Aug 26 15:36:15 2008 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Colorado Avalanche veteran center Joe Sakic might announce Thursday whether or not he will be back on the ice for a 20th season. According to the Denver Post, Sakic will speak at a news conference on Thursday before his charity golf tournament at Sanctuary in Sedalia. However, the newspaper also claims that there is no guarantee that Sakic will come to a decision on his future in the news conference. Sakic, 38, made $6.75 million on a one-year deal for last season. | |
| Wild buys out Parrish | Wed Jul 30 19:19:41 2008 EST |
| announced Wednesday. Parrish, 31, was placed on waivers Tuesday due to salary cap concerns. The Wild originally signed him to a five-year contract on July 1, 2006. The Bloomington, Minnesota native scored a career-low 16 goals and collected 14 assists in 66 games last season for the Wild. Originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in third round (79th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, Parrish has 208 goals and 164 assists in 660 career games with the Panthers, Islanders, Kings and Wild. | |
| Avalanche ink Svatos | Fri Jul 25 13:17:12 2008 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche re-signed forward Marek Svatos to a two-year contract on Friday, avoiding an arbitration hearing scheduled for the same day. Svatos played in 62 games last season and totaled 26 goals and 11 assists. The 26-year-old Slovak ranked third among first year players in 2005-06 with 32 goals, trailing only Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. He finished second on the team with 26 goals in 2007-08 despite missing the last 16 games with a torn ACL. "Svat | |
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