Hockey Mountain High Podcast

The offseason season review/preview series continues with Val Nichushkin, after his controversial end to what was another strong, if not injury riddled season. Putting the still unexplained playoff a…

The season review and preview series continues with Artturi Lehkonen, after his best season to date. Lehkonen saw a big offensive explosion after being bumped up to the top line and getting significa…

The offseason season review/preview series continues with the best defenseman in the league, Cale Makar. Despite missing some time, Makar continued his league dominance, but still left some room to i…

The offseason season review/preview series continues with Nathan MacKinnon, who proved himself to be one of the best wingers in the NHL this season. In a season where depth scoring and health was an …

The offseason season review/preview series begins with Nathan MacKinnon, fresh off of his best regular season to date. Despite missing 11 games in the regular season, MacKinnon still crushed his prev…

Alex 'Raj' Rajaniemi joins the show once again to save us from the dead of the offseason! Have the Avalanche made the proper moves to respond to the loss against Seattle? What moves from Johansen, Co…

The offseason has slowly grinded to a halt, but before August comes, let's re-examine the remaining stories of the offseason and what's still left to come. As the Avalanche roster starts to become fi…

Evan Rawal joins the show once again! Where does he stand on the moves the Avalanche have made this offseason, and what move excites him the most for the coming season? Nikolai Kovalenko has finally …

It's truly the doldrums of the offseason now, which means it's time to try something new. Today, the guys answer a whole bunch of 'Would You Rather' questions, ranging from 'would you take 1 more Sta…

Our Twitter got hacked, but we found exactly who did it! Also, Ross Colton finally signs his new contract at $4 million for 4 years. Is that too much to give to Colton right now? Can he grow into tha…

It's another mailbag episode! The guys are getting through the offseason one day at a time, and ready for your questions. Can Alex Georgiev repeat his great season again next year, and can Pavel Fran…

A few weeks following his trade out of Colorado, Alex Newhook signs a new deal with the Montreal Canadiens for four years, and shared some of his thoughts on his usage during Colorado. How much of th…

Free agency is now a week old, and the roster picture for next season is starting to come together. Are the Avalanche a better team than they were last season with the additions of Miles Wood, Ross C…

Jack Johnson is Eternal. He is timeless. He is perpetual, immutable, and boundless. Jack Johnson returns to the Avalanche on a one year, league minimum contract, ready to provide the same steady defe…

Day 1 of Free Agency is complete, and the Avs roster for next season is starting to come together at last. Bo Byram has signed a two year contract extension, preventing the Avs from being handicapped…

It was a busy Day 1 of the NHL draft for the Avalanche, acquiring Ross Colton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for the 37th overall pick, landing Colorado a player that perfectly fits the Avs…

In a trade that came out of nowhere, the Avalanche have traded Alex Newhook to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the 31st, and 37th overall pick in this coming draft, and Gianni Fairbrother. Thi…

It's finally time to talk about the NHL Draft, and Adam Kimelman from NHL.com joins the show to talk about what the Avalanche could do at 27th overall with their first round pick, and gives some opti…

The Avalanche have made their move at center, acquiring Ryan Johansen from the Nashville Predators in exchange for the signing rights to Alex Galchenyuk. The Predators are also retaining 50% of Johan…

Offseason moves are bound to start coming down any day now with the Draft less than a week away, but are the Avalanche going to pull the trigger on any big deals some time soon? The guys build some m…