Colorado Avalanche News

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.

PHT's Morning Skate takes a look around the world of hockey to see what's happening and what we'll be talking about around the NHL world and beyond.

Dater has covered the Colorado Avalanche before they were even called the Avalanche, starting with the team's move from Quebec to Denver in 1995.

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the organization has reached an agreement in principle with Patrick Roy to become the franchise's Head Coach/Vice President of Hockey Operations.

"This is a very exciting day for our fans and a significant moment in our organization's history," said Avalanche President Josh Kroenke.

There is a stigma against selecting defensemen early in the first round. How true is this perception, and what could it mean for the Avs at the upcoming draft? We've all heard the reasoning - taking defensemen too early in the first round is a bad idea because they take so much longer to develop and have a higher likelihood of being a bust.

Sandie called in sick today, so I'm pinch hitting in the Cupcake department. Try to disguise your disappointment, please.

As rival NHL franchises attempt to get their houses in order - especially in Colorado and Dallas where not making the playoffs met with management changes - it's now entering week three since Vancouver was swept aside in its Western Conference quarter-final series.

Patrick Roy, left, is rumoured to be the favourite candidate to succeed fired Joe Sacco as Colorado Avalanche head coach.

I just want to take a quick moment to send thoughts and prayers out to those affected by the tornado today in Oklahoma.

The lights are strung and the banners are hung. The Pepsi Center is ready for the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday and runs through Thursday.

USA's Paul Stastny, right, and Craig Smith could get a look at the 2014 U.S. Olympic team with their performances at the world championships.

Patrick Roy is set to become the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche according to a report by Adrian Dater of the Denver Post , citing Roy's brother Stephane as his source.

We had our first multiple-overtime game last night! Colin Greening was the hero for Ottawa.

Nathan MacKinnon is making his case to go first overall in the upcoming draft with a strong showing at the Memorial Cup.

The Colorado Avalanche had a massively disappointing 2013 campaign. They started slow, were slow in the middle of the season, and ended slow.

The lights are strung and the banners are hung. The Pepsi Center is ready for the Democratic National Convention, which starts Monday and runs through Thursday.

The Colorado Avalanche shook up their front office on Friday, relieving team president Pierre Lacroix of his duties and promoting Hall of Famer Joe Sakic to executive vice president of hockey operations.

Paul Stastny, right, had two goals and two assists Thursday to give Team USA a spot in the hockey world championships semifinals with an 8-3 victory over Russia.

Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche had two goals and two assists, and Nashville's Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia 8-3 on Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals.