Tag: Colorado Avalanche

  • Avs vs. Ducks – Preseason Follies

    Avs vs. Ducks – Preseason Follies

    I was lucky enough to attend the Ducks / Avs preseason game last night, getting to see some of the new roster and a few guys who will never make it to the big club.  Some notes from the game. – First off, $25 club seats.  Yes.  We found these on StubHub, which shows that…

  • Ducks Avs Tonight!

    Somehow, it eluded me that tonight was a preseason game between the Ducks and the Avalanche, and I am in sunny Irvine, CA.  So guess what I’m doing tonight?  I’ll be sitting club level (tickets were cheap) wearing my Giguere game worn Avs jersey.  Say hi if you spot me. The Avs hacked down their…

  • Thin Air: Hockeyville

    Hello from sunny Irvine, CA, which is about as far from Johnstown, PA as possible, both physically (if you are staying in the contiguous 48 states) and metaphorically.  How can you not follow that sentence with the words “but I digress.”  And so I do. – As far as I could tell, NBC and the…

  • Avalanche Sign Johnson Long Term; Avoid Stastny 2.0

    There was an ominous quote from Erik Johnson of the Colorado Avalanche in the paper the other day.  Via the Denver Post: “It’s my desire to stay here, but it has to work for both sides and I’m all for working with the team and trying to fit into the structure. I’m not out to…

  • Thin Air: Torts For Tats

    – John Tortorella is about to be revealed as the head coach of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey Team USA head coach.  That’s according to this: John Tortorella will be named head coach of Team USA's entry for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey tonight after MNF. #TSN — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) September 21,…