Latest Jared Bednar News
Lehkonen scores go-ahead goal in return from injury as Avalanche beat Kraken 6-3
DENVER (AP) — Arturri Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in his season debut and Nathan MacKinnon had five assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Tuesday night. Mikko Rantanen added two goals for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game...
Avalanche D Cale Makar 'tweaked something' and left the game against Seattle, Bednar says
DENVER (AP) — Colorado star defenseman Cale Makar left the Avalanche's 6-3 victory over Seattle in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury and returned for less that 30 seconds in the final period on Tuesday night. During his postgame news conference, coach Jared...
Suspended Valeri Nichushkin cleared to practice with Avalanche, remains in player assistance program
DENVER (AP) — The return of suspended Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin to practice Monday was sudden enough that teammate Mikko Rantanen did a little double-take when he spotted him on the ice. Rantanen recovered with an ice breaker. “Threw a little...
Avalanche deal with another injury with team's leading scorer Ross Colton sidelined by a broken foot
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without their leading goal scorer Ross Colton for at least six weeks after he broke his foot blocking a shot. A banged-up Colorado team also will be missing another forward in Miles Wood for the next week or so due to an upper-body...
Bottoms up in the NHL standings? Some Stanley Cup contenders are struggling early this season
Peter DeBoer was worried. The experienced coach now in his fifth NHL job was concerned his Dallas Stars would get off to a slow start after back-to-back trips to the Western Conference Final. “Is it going to take a while to get going?” DeBoer wondered. “Are we going to have...
Colorado Avalanche still winless due to injuries, poor defensive performance in recent loss
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche entered the season as a serious Stanley Cup contender. Three games into the campaign they are winless and searching for answers. Colorado dropped to 0-3 after a 6-2 home loss to the New York Islanders on Monday night to extend its early-season...
Islanders coach Patrick Roy returns to Colorado and the building where his retired number hangs
DENVER (AP) — New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy stepped onto the ice at Ball Arena and briefly glanced toward the rafters. Yep, his familiar No. 33 was still up there with all the other banners representing retired Colorado Avalanche numbers. Being back in town...
Avalanche without forward Jonathan Drouin, claim goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers
DENVER (AP) — The banged-up Colorado Avalanche will be without another forward in Jonathan Drouin due to an upper-body injury. Drouin's expected to miss at least two games before his injury is reassessed. The 29-year-old left winger didn’t have a shot on goal in more than 21...
MacKinnon, Makar take control for Colorado until full cast returns, possibly even Landeskog
Colorado Avalanche Last season: 50-25-7, lost to Dallas in the second round of playoffs. COACH: Jared Bednar (341-217-60 over 8 seasons, 1 Stanley Cup title). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Vegas. DEPARTURES: F Andrew Cogliano, F Brandon Duhaime,...
Avalanche set to begin camp with no timeline for return of injured Landeskog or suspended Nichushkin
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche head into training camp with some holes to fill — and some feelings to mend down the road. On the eve of camp Wednesday night, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said there was no timeline for a return of captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee)...
