.jpg "The Avalanche Guild")
Archive for September, 2011
Vote The Avalanche Guild In Westword’s Best Of
Sep 29th
It’s that time of year again. The leaves are changing, opening night is on the horizon, and Denver Westword is doing their 2011 Denver Web Awards.
Gaunce, Holøs, Stoa Reassigned
Sep 26th
The Colorado Avalanche announced another three roster reassignments today, following a spectacular 3-0 victory against the Dallas Stars last night.
Farewell Lauren Gardner
Sep 26th
Fans that have attended either of the Colorado Avalanche’s two preseason games at the Pepsi Center may have noticed the absence of ravishing in-game entertainment host Lauren Gardner.
Colorado Cuts Six More
Sep 25th
Following Friday night’s preseason game against the St. Louis Blues, the Colorado Avalanche began notifying players that they’d been reassigned.
Pickard, Meurs, Brophey, Mercier Reassigned *Updated*
Sep 23rd
While the second round of cuts have yet to be announced officially, Colorado Avalanche prospects Calvin Pickard and Garrett Meurs have been reassigned to their respective teams.
Preseason Ticket Giveaway
Sep 23rd
Tonight is the first Colorado Avalanche home game of the season, and while a win or a loss doesn’t register in the team’s standings, it’s still going to be an exciting look at players who want to stay on the roster come opening night.
Avalanche Cut Seven
Sep 21st
The Colorado Avalanche announced today the first round of cuts from their 2011 training camp roster.
Burgundy/White Game Recap
Sep 20th
The Colorado Avalanche brought a close to their training camp with their annual Burgundy/White matchup tonight at the Air Force Academy outside of Colorado Springs.
Burgundy/White Rosters
Sep 20th
The Colorado Avalanche Burgundy/White scrimmage is just a few hours away and the Avalanche have released the official roster for tonight’s game.
Brad Malone, Dillon Donnelly Training Camp Scrap
Sep 19th
Many thought that the 2011 Colorado Avalanche training camp was going to end without a single fight despite all of the hard hitting that was going on over the course of the three days of hockey. However, Brad Malone and Dillon Donnelly had other plans.
2011 Training Camp Day 2 Recap
Sep 19th
With two days of training camp wrapped up and a third underway, it is safe to say that Colorado Avalanche fans have seen a lot of hockey through six scrimmage games and numerous warmups taking place at Family Sports Center.
Regarding Opening Night Tickets
Sep 19th
Avs Guild Supporters
There has been some miscommunication between some of the supporters and the group tickets for the Colorado Avalanche Home Opener on October 8th. To clarify, the offer sent Friday by Jake Godber of the Avalanche specified that there were no guarantee’s of tickets being available this morning, Monday September, 19th, through his offer. We understand that some individuals were anticipating this offer to have reserved seats for our Avs Guild Supporters, which was never the case. The Colorado Avalanche have offered to contact us as soon as tickets are available but are unable to guarantee tickets at any time. We are sorry for the misunderstanding, please secure tickets if another opportunity arises.
2011 Training Camp Day 1 Recap
Sep 17th
It’s official. The 2011-12 hockey season has finally started and today was the first of three days of Colorado Avalanche training camp.
Moore-Bertuzzi Case Could See Courtroom
Sep 16th
The longstanding litigation between victim Steve Moore and the man who ended his short career, Todd Bertuzzi, could actually finally make its way into a courtroom next year.
Fallen Avs Memorial Books
Sep 16th
For those of you who were unable to attend the recent memorial for our fallen Colorado Avalanche players, there is one last chance to get your signature into the books being sent to the players’ families.
Fallen Avs Memorial
Sep 12th
We just wanted to give a big shout out and a thank you to everyone who attended the memorial for our fallen Avs on Saturday. The outpouring of support was overwhelming. We would especially like to thank those of you who made it out in person and those of you who sent your condolences and well wishes from abroad.
Kyle Cumiskey Signs With Colorado
Sep 9th
With just a handful of days remaining before the start of Colorado Avalanche training camp, lone contract holdout Kyle Cumiskey has agreed to terms with the team.
Bethann Salei Statement
Sep 9th
Courtesy of the Anaheim Ducks PR team:
A statement from Bethann Salei, wife of Ruslan Salei:
“On behalf of the Salei family, I want to express my sincere thanks to the entire hockey community, including all of Ruslan’s friends and fans, for the overwhelming love and support. While this is an extremely difficult time for us, the outpouring of affection our family has received has been comforting. As much as Ruslan enjoyed playing hockey, he loved the camaraderie he had with his teammates, the team staffs, and the fans that much more.
Ruslan was the love of my life, and I’m extremely grateful to have our three beautiful children. He treasured his family life with us, and we miss him dearly.”
The Colorado Avalanche have posted a photo gallery of the fallen defenseman. The team also announced that it will be celebrating the lives of the three players who have passed this summer during the festivities on opening night, October 8th as the Avs take on the Detroit Red Wings.
