Hockey Mountain High Podcast

The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun, but the Avalanche might've missed the memo. Colorado loses Game 1 to the Seattle Kraken 3-1 in what was far from their best performance. Intensity and execution w…

It's the final episode before Game 1 of the playoffs, and it's time to do a full in-depth deep dive on the Avalanche's first round series with the Seattle Kraken. Jeff Januszek and Joey Cirilo from T…

Our favorite guest, Alex 'Raj' Rajaniemi joins the show once again to look at the Avalanche's regular season, and look ahead to the upcoming playoff series against the Seattle Kraken as well as the e…

The regular season has come to a close for the Avalanche by winning the Central division. However, the division title has a massive damper put on it with the announcement that Gabriel Landeskog will …

The Avalanche are gearing into playoff mode with two games left, just falling short in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Oilers, but got a massive point that puts them in control of their own destiny to win…

The Avalanche won all three games of California road trip, and hit a ton of milestones on the way, even if it wasn't all smooth sailing. Mikko Rantanen finally hit 50 goals, and put a hat trick on th…

The Avalanche finally claimed first in the Central division with a 4-3 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks, and officially clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Also, Nathan MacKinnon FI…

After losing control of their destiny on Wednesday against Minnesota, the Avalanche have suddenly taken it right back again with a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, and Minnesota losing to the Golden Kn…

The Avalanche blew their chance to take first in the division when they took on Minnesota at Ball Arena, dropping their biggest game of the season 4-2 to give the Wild a three point in the Central. T…

The Avalanche took care of the Arizona Coyotes two games in a row, in the usual slog fest that ended up a little closer than it needed to be. Cale Makar and Erik Johnson made their return to the line…

The Avalanche six game winning streak was snapped against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 loss, in an uncharacteristically sloppy game, complete with the perfect mix of poor officiating and poor d…

The Avs sweep their four game eastern road trip, holding off a pesky Ottawa Senators team with a 5-4 win, topped with an incredible save by Jonas Johansson in the closing seconds to the preserve the …

Two wins for the Avalanche in Canada over the Canadiens and Maple Leafs has the Avs on a three game winning streak, balancing a perfect offensive performance against the Habs with an 8-4 win, and a p…

The Avs are struggling with inconsistency, and Griffin is struggling with a cold while Christian carries the show. The Avs motivation questions surface against the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-2 loss, an…

The Avalanche took care of business and absolutely handled the San Jose Sharks with a 6-0 win to snap their three game losing streak, and did it with one of the most dominant performances you'll ever…

The Avalanche have had a tough last few days. First, the Avs came up empty before the trade deadline and did not add any other pieces for the rest of the season, but is this really a bad thing when t…

The trade deadline has been insane over the last several days, and the Avalanche have made of their own, acquiring Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 second round pick. Is Eller a goo…

The Avalache are still rolling, and making trades before the coming trade deadline. Jack Johnson is coming back home to Colorado after being traded for Andreas Englund, but is this the right move to …

The trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and the question still remains just how all in the Avs are going to go with the limited amount of trade assets they have to move. What can the Avalanch…

The Avalanche are starting roll, winning both games of their back to back and capping it with a classic 6-5 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers, coming back from a 3-0, 4-2, and 5-3 deficit without…