NHL analyst Paul Bissonnette was no fan of how the first overtime period between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche ended on Friday night in their Stanley Cup playoff game. The Stars and Avalanche were tied 1-1 when it appeared that Mason Marchment had scored the game-winning goal to give Dallas the win and the series. But officials negated the …
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Avalanche star Valeri Nichushkin suspended for 6 months hours before playoff game
The Colorado Avalanche will be without winger Valeri Nichushkin for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and for several months as he was placed in Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Assistance Program. The announcement came hours before the Avalanche took on the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinals matchup. It’s the second time this season he’s been in …
Read More »Chris Simon, who won Stanley Cup with Avalanche, dead at 52
Chris Simon, a former NHL forward who won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996, has died, the team announced on Tuesday. He was 52. Simon died Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario, Canada, according to an NHL Players’ Association spokesperson who was in touch with the former player’s agent. A cause of death wasn’t immediately …
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