22-10-2021 Team captain meets with Nick Leddy Team captain Vincenc Franek called a short meeting with Nick Leddy after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Nick Leddy as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Travis Lyndon is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Kyle Beach has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Kent Simpson hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Greg Jewer has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Josh Norris has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Jaden Schwartz has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Thatcher Demko has been chilly and allowed 12 goals in 3 games. Drake Batherson has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Martti Tykkyli has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Trainer's room Guillaume Latendresse remains sidelined with ankle injury. Radek Tomas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 17-10-2021 Team captain meets with James Kirk Team captain Vincenc Franek called a short meeting with James Kirk after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said James Kirk as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man 17-10-2021 Team captain meets with Tony DeAngelo Following the team's recent 4-3 OT loss at Carolina Hurricanes on 16-10-2021, Colorado Avalanche captain Vincenc Franek and Tony DeAngelo were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Vincenc Franek 16-10-2021 Paul Malo frustrated Colorado Avalanche right wing Paul Malo feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Canada, Paul Malo was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 4th round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 178 NHL games during his career, notching 12 goals and adding 18 assists along with 53 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. He has played 7 games with the Lake Erie Monsters this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. 16-10-2021 Josh Norris injured. Josh Norris (COL) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Arturs Kulda (CAR). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I just hope I can get back on the ice quickly and do what I can for the team, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher. 14-10-2021 Team captain meets with Martti Tykkyli Following the team's recent 3-2 loss at Winnipeg Jets on 14-10-2021, Colorado Avalanche captain Vincenc Franek and Martti Tykkyli did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Vincenc Franek 14-10-2021 Guillaume Latendresse injured. Guillaume Latendresse (COL) suffered ankle injury during the game in an incident with Jared Cowen (WPG). He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month. You can't rush these kinds of injuries, sometimes you just have to stay off your feet for awhile, he commented in a radio interview after the game. 13-10-2021 Vincenc Franek frustrated Colorado Avalanche center Vincenc Franek feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Slovakia, Vincenc Franek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 33 NHL games during his career, notching 3 goals and adding 7 assists along with 36 penalty minutes. The 23 year old center has played 5 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 8 PIM. 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Kyle Beach has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Greg Jewer has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Vincenc Franek has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Drake Batherson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Martti Tykkyli has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room Radek Tomas remains sidelined with wrist injury. 12-10-2021 Team captain meets with James Kirk Following the team's recent 1-2 loss against Los Angeles Kings on 12-10-2021, Colorado Avalanche captain Vincenc Franek and James Kirk were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Vincenc Franek 12-10-2021 Radek Tomas injured. Radek Tomas (COL) suffered wrist injury during the game in an incident with Max Pacioretty (LA). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. It hurts, I admit, but I just have to take it like a man, was his answer to a reporter question after the game. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Kent Simpson is playing well with 1 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 2 goals. Jake Muzzin is looking good with 4 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold Thatcher Demko has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 1-10-2021 Colorado Avalanche trade Colorado Avalanche traded Lee Norek to Calgary Flames for Nick Leddy, STL's round 4 pick in 2022 and CGY's round 5 pick in 2022 A native of USA, Nick Leddy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has appeared in 731 NHL games during his career, notching 36 goals and adding 188 assists along with 306 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. A native of Canada, Lee Norek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 6 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 2 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 27 year old right wing looks to stay a member of the team for a long time. 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Kyle Beach is looking good with 4 points in 2 games last week. Jaden Schwartz is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Travis Lyndon is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Thatcher Demko is playing well with 1 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 3 goals. Who's cold Kent Simpson hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Juuso Laakkonen has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 21-9-2021 Mikhail Solovyev frustrated Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mikhail Solovyev feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Mikhail Solovyev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Colorado Avalanche in the 3rd round of the 2020 entry draft. He has appeared in 14 NHL games during his career, booking 0 career shutouts and allowing 45 goals. The 24 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Colorado Avalanche this season. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Thatcher Demko has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 5-9-2021 Paul Malo wants a new contract Colorado Avalanche right wing Paul Malo is demanding a new contract. He is frustraded about the fact that his salary is not what he would expect it to be. 1-9-2021 Colorado Avalanche trade Colorado Avalanche traded Jason Savage to Nashville Predators for Mikhail Solovyev 1-9-2021 Colorado Avalanche trade Colorado Avalanche traded Brett Connolly and Lubomir Kubesch to Detroit Red Wings for Vitaly Koltsov, DET's round 2 pick in 2022 and NYI's round 2 pick in 2022 1-9-2021 Colorado Avalanche trade Colorado Avalanche traded Travis Caldito to Vancouver Canucks for Greg Jewer 30-6-2021 Training camp preview Colorado Avalanche will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either Colorado Avalanche and Lake Erie Monsters: - Spencer Machacek R - Anthony Camara L - Andrew Eastman R - Joe Moog C - Gilbert Sheppard L - Nelson Doig R - Kent Simpson G - James Kirk D - Kevin Porter C - Kyle Cumiskey D - Cameron Gaunce D - Dillon Donnelly D - Gabriel Beaupre D - Sami Aittokallio G - Frankl Hein L - Patrik Nemeth D - Matej Stransky R - Richard Nedomlel L - Zach Hyman C - Jake Muzzin D - Josh Norris C - Guillaume Latendresse R - Aatu Viherva C - Ty Emberson D - Rich Mason L - Daniel Pribyl C - Francis Brown R - Jason Savage G - Mikael Hormertz G - Patrick Wiercioch D - Mark Borowiecki D - Vitezslav Hubl C - Juuso Laakkonen L - Beau Bennett L - Vit Podhajsky L - James Finney D - Brett Connolly R - Isaac Huey R - Lubomir Damasek R - Daniel Brodin L - Paul Malo R - Daniel Willan L - Kirill Popov G - Travis Caldito R - Steven Seagal D - Vincenc Franek C - Dylan Cozens C - Dan Tanihara D - Libor Kalik L - Lubomir Kubesch L - Kyle Bellomi D - Cameron Herreman R - Vesa Viherva C - Travis Lyndon L - Jakub Dorociak D - Julien Tanguay R - Tony DeAngelo D - Thatcher Demko G - Drake Batherson R - Radek Tomas D - Ronald Dunning L - Alexander Romanov D - Lee Norek R - Rudolf Vraciu R - Richard Seman G - Ken Alstrom D - Raul Caviel G Players reporting out of shape: - Anthony Camara L - Andrew Eastman R - Gilbert Sheppard L - Kyle Cumiskey D - Gabriel Beaupre D - Sami Aittokallio G - Patrik Nemeth D - Josh Norris C - Aatu Viherva C - Beau Bennett L - Lubomir Damasek R - Libor Kalik L - Julien Tanguay R - Drake Batherson R Players reporting in good shape: - James Kirk D - Dillon Donnelly D - Matej Stransky R - Richard Nedomlel L - Mikael Hormertz G - Vit Podhajsky L - Steven Seagal D - Vincenc Franek C - Dan Tanihara D - Kyle Bellomi D - Alexander Romanov D - Ken Alstrom D - Raul Caviel G 25-6-2021 Andrew Eastman returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Andrew Eastman has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Nelson Doig returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Nelson Doig has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Aatu Viherva returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Aatu Viherva has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Rich Mason returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Rich Mason has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Francis Brown returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Francis Brown has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 James Finney returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that James Finney has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Lubomir Damasek returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Lubomir Damasek has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Kirill Popov returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Kirill Popov has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Dylan Cozens returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Dylan Cozens has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Libor Kalik returns Colorado Avalanche were delighted to hear that Libor Kalik has returned to the team. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Spencer Machacek (Colorado Avalanche) UFA -Kevin Porter (Colorado Avalanche) UFA -Cameron Gaunce (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Dillon Donnelly (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Gabriel Beaupre (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Richard Nedomlel (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Daniel Pribyl (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Mikael Hormertz (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Mark Borowiecki (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Vitezslav Hubl (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Beau Bennett (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Richard Seman (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Raul Caviel (Lake Erie Monsters) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: 21-6-2021 Raul Caviel frustrated Colorado Avalanche goaltender Raul Caviel feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Raul Caviel was originally drafted to the NHL by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round of the 2015 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old goaltender is waiting for a good start this season. 20-6-2021 Nelson Doig firing it up While right wing Nelson Doig was not projected as a major contributor when he was drafted, his stock has since taken a good leap. 20-6-2021 Francis Brown firing it up While right wing Francis Brown was not projected as a major contributor when he was drafted, his stock has since taken a good leap. 20-6-2021 Libor Kalik shaping up Things are looking good for left wing Libor Kalik who has developed better than expeted. His work on his training has paid off and he might develope into a better player than expected. 20-6-2021 Board increases player budget for next season The board of owners have increased player budget for next season with $2 900 000 because of your good financial record. 20-6-2021 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $2 900 000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2021 Rich Campbell retires Colorado Avalanche staff member Rich Campbell has announced his retirement due to health reasons. 20-6-2021 Ken Hitchcock retires Colorado Avalanche staff member Ken Hitchcock has announced his retirement due to health reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager