Hockey Mountain High Podcast

News has become pretty scarce for the Avalanche and the NHL as we reach the doldrums of August, the worst time of year for hockey. However, Cale Makar's contract has already become a steal before he'…

The Avalanche seem to be the only team in the news cycle as of late, between signing Ryan Murray and Nathan MacKinnon being a bit of a psycho when it comes to nutrition. How does Ryan Murray fit in w…

The offseason trods along as the moves for the Avalanche begin to fall into place. Brandon Saad is officially gone and signed by the St. Louis Blues, leaving the Avalanche's depth with much to be des…

The captain Gabe Landeskog is back, and back for good after signing an eight year deal . However, that high of emotions wouldn't last for very long, as the Avalanche lost Phillip Grubauer in free age…

Makar is back! And now there's two of them? The Avalanche have finally signed Cale Makar to a new deal, and it's just about perfect for both sides. The same can't be said for Landeskog and Grubauer, …

In a two part episode, Drew Livingstone of Sportsnet joins the show in part one to talk all things expansion draft, Gabe Landeskog, and what's coming up with the Avalanche's offseason. In part two, t…

As the expansion draft draws closer, expansion lists have been made public, and Gabe Landeskog has been exposed to the Seattle Kraken. I am officially worried about the possibility of losing him in f…

The NHL offseason has finally begun to heat up, and the news continues to roll in every day. To help narrow it all down, we're joined by Isha Jahromi and the State of Hoppy to talk about all the craz…

The NHL season is over, and the offseason is set to get rolling any day now. Any day now.... but the expansion draft is just around the corner! What will the Avalanche's strategy be? Who will they pr…

This bizarre NHL season has finally come to a close, as the Tampa Bay Lightning win their second straight Stanley Cup. How can the Avalanche use the lessons learned from these playoffs to eventually …

The Stanley Cup Final is reaching a conclusion as the Tampa Bay Lightning lead the Montreal Canadiens 3-0, is there anything the Avalanche can learn from the eventual back to back champions? Also, th…

The NHL awards have come and gone once more, and the Avalanche once again walk away empty handed, but not for a lack of nominations. With the NHL offseason inching closer, the Avs have made their fir…

The internal offseason preview wraps up with looking at Brandon Saad and Tyson Jost's potential next contracts could look like with the team, if they return at all. Is it even possible for them to re…

The offseason preview moves ahead to looking at Cale Makar and his next deal, which the Avalanche will certainly have to break the bank for. Just how much will Makar make on that next deal, and for h…

The offseason preview continues, this time looking at perhaps the most interesting situation of the offseason in Phillip Grubauer. Do they bring him back? What will he cost? Are there any alternative…

As we get into the offseason for the Colorado Avalanche, it's time to look ahead for what needs to be done before next season. First and foremost, what's going to happen with the captain, Gabe Landes…

It's all over. The Avalanche's season comes to an end in Game 6 against the Golden Knights, and now we examine how this happened and what comes next. Also, Jimmy Pallotto of the Unhinged Sports Netwo…

The Colorado Avalanche have been pushed to the brink by the Vegas Golden Knights following a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 5. With their season on the line, now is not the time for our faith waiver. In t…

The Avalanche lose Games 3 and 4 to the Vegas Golden Knights, with two of the worst performances the team has produced all season long. With the series momentum shifted entirely to the Golden Knights…

The Avalanche take a 2-0 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 OT thriller, on the backs of Phillip Grubauer's performance of the season and Mikko Rantanen's OT heroics. Also, Grubauer…