The Colorado Avalanche have swapped third-string goaltenders, recalling one and assigning the other.
All the players that we spoke to on the Colorado Avalanche after the game last night and after practice on Monday all were positive. They had a reason to be.
Historically, an inexperienced goaltender being handed the reins in the playoffs is not out of the ordinary in the NHL. Just last year Toronto turned to a raw goalie in Joseph Woll and he stopped 86 of 94 shots (.915 save percentage) in four games.
For two periods, it certainly looked like the Colorado Avalanche had a bounce-back game in store against the Golden Knights. Colorado’s second half of a back-to-back was going well in Las Vegas.
DENVER — Alexandar Georgiev didn’t have his best performance between the pipes on Saturday. But it was his inability to remain even-keeled after surrendering the fourth goal that helped head coach Jared Bednar in deciding to pull him.
When the Colorado Avalanche take on the New York Rangers Thursday night, they may be missing a big piece of their forward core. Or they might run it back with the same lineup.
Justus Annunen got the start and the loss tonight against the Montreal Canadiens. The Colorado Avalanche announced this morning that they signed Annunen to a two-year, one-way NHL contract.
The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Justus Annunen on Tuesday to a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Annunen -- who could have become a restricted free agent on July 1 -- will have a cap hit of around $833,000 on a one-way deal, ESPN reported.
The Colorado Avalanche is ensuring depth between the pipes for the near future. On Tuesday, the team announced that it is signing goaltender Justus Annunen to a two-year, one-way contract extension that will kick in next season.
The Colorado Avalanche have reportedly signed goaltender Justus Annunen to a two-year, one-way contract extension.
The Colorado Avalanche must be really happy with what they’ve seen from Justus Annunen over the last month and a half. According to Kevin Weekes, the Avalanche are locking down the 24 year old goaltender for two more years at a cap hit of around $833,000.
Strike 2: Will Justus be served? Certainly looks that way. To the surprise of many, the Colorado Avalanche did not make a trade to bring in a veteran backup goaltender to support regular starter Alexander Georgiev at the recently passed NHL trade deadline.
The Colorado Avalanche are in Calgary for the first of a four-game road trip. The Avalanche will look to improve upon their 14-14-5 record away from Ball Arena.
Will the Colorado Avalanche go out and acquire a backup goaltender, or is their guy already in town? The Chicago Blackhawks stink, to put it kindly, but Justus Annunen can only play who the Avalanche choose to start him against, and for the second straight game against the worst team in the West, he stopped every shot.
Zach Parise had two goals and an assist for the visiting Colorado Avalanche in a 5-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Nathan MacKinnon collected a goal and an assist to reach the 100-point plateau, Cale Makar had two assists and Justus Annunen made 24 saves for the Avalanche for his first NHL shutout.
Every team wants home ice advantage in the playoffs, but based on how the Colorado Avalanche have performed on the road this season, they might need it.
The Colorado Avalanche are 32-14-2 and currently first in the Central Division. They want to continue the hot streak they left off before the All-Star break.
On Friday’s episode of "Daily Faceoff Live" Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuck discussed the goaltenders to watch as the NHL waiver wire heats up.
The Colorado Avalanche will be one of six teams participating in the 2023 Rookie Faceoff in Las Vegas, including the host-Vegas Golden Knights, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks.
The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Justus Annunen to a one-year contract. Annunen, 23, made two starts with the Avalanche last year, going 1-1-0.
A lot has changed since the Colorado Avalanche last met the St. Louis Blues. Colorado has lost one of their depth defensemen in Erik Johnson. He will be out indefinitely.
The Colorado Avalanche have announced that they have recalled goaltender Justus Annunen from their AHL affiliate.
The Colorado Avalanche are about to find themselves in a little goaltending trouble, depending on the status of their top netminder, Darcy Kuemper. With
A week ago, I wrote a piece highlighting Colorado Avalanche prospects who are currently playing (and thriving) in the NCAA. As everybody already knows, with the CHL yet to get underway (apart from a failed attempt to start the QMJHL season), doing prospect updates is a little bit more of a challenge.
The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Justus Annunen to a three-year, entry-level contract, adding another interesting prospect to the organization.
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