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Stanley Cups, ferocious rivalries, and hall-of-fame players are all distant memories of when the Colorado Avalanche ruled the NHL.

The Calgary Flames finally admitted that they're in rebuild mode on Friday. Apparently they viewed Step 1 as "draft Seth Jones at all costs."

The Colorado Avalanche possess the first overall pick in the upcoming National Hockey League entry draft.

There are a lot of teams that need a lot of help. Some of them have more than enough depth at one position.

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Bollig and Colorado Avalanche center Ryan O'Reilly skate during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, March 18, 2013, in Denver.

This year's NHL Draft is one of the tighter ones in recent history. And there are three young men responsible for that.

The 2013 NHL draft is only a few weeks away, and players such as Seth Jones , Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin are busy preparing to become the next wave of pro hockey superstars.

The NHL Draft is coming up at the end of the month, and SenShot will be doing a mock draft leading up to the June 30th draft.

Avalanche enforcer Patrick Bordeleau, who declined to test the free-agent market and signed a three-year contract with the club this week, will make $1 million per season, according to Capgeek.com.

Halifax Mooseheads center Nathan MacKinnon is sure to be celebrating June 30 as a high pick in the NHL draft.

The Colorado Avalanche figure to be a pretty busy team this summer, on the heels of a mighty disappointing season that saw them finish at the bottom of the Western Conference.

The NHL lucked out again this year with its final four. No matter who plays in the Stanley Cup Finals, the TV ratings figure to be great.

Patrick Roy said Tuesday he was happy to be back in Colorado, a full decade after he retired as an NHL player with the Avalanche.

The Colorado Avalanche will select projected number one pick Seth Jones from the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.

Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles.

The Memorial Cup championship game is Sunday night in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and, yes, there will be Avalanche scouts in attendance.

There are eight teams still competing for the Stanley Cup, and precisely none of them operate on the model now being proposed by the new-look Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado reached an agreement in principle Thursday with Roy to lead the team and also serve as vice president of hockey operations.

Colorado reached an agreement in principle Thursday with Roy to lead the team and also serve as vice-president of hockey operations.

Patrick Roy and Joe Sakic formed a productive partnership on the ice during their playing days, leading the Colorado Avalanche to two Stanley Cup titles.