Hockey Mountain High Podcast

The 2024 draft is in the books, and the Avalanche made a total of nine selections after trading out of the first round and stockpiling picks. They also took the first goalie of the draft, Ilya Naboko…

At long last, Nathan MacKinnon finally gets his due and wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player, as well as the Ted Lindsey. Is MacKinnon already a hall of fame player? Casey Mittelsta…

With the draft less than a week away, Adam Kimelman joins the show once again to look at options for the Avs in the first round and beyond. With their highest pick since 2019, who could be available …

The most important game of our lifetime is on the horizon with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, with the Oilers looking to complete a 3-0 comeback in the Stanley Cup Final and the Panthers trying to …

The Stanley Cup Final marches onto a fifth game after a split in Edmonton, with the Panthers one win away from their first Stanley Cup but the Oilers with the blowout win in Game 4. But, with serious…

The Florida Panthers are two wins away from the Stanley Cup after outscoring the Edmonton Oilers 7-1 over the first two game of the Final, is there a way for the Oilers to at least make this series i…

The Edmonton Oilers are taking on the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final in what could be one of the best Finals in recent memory. McDavid vs. Barkov is one of the best playoff matchups y…

The Stanley Cup Final is set between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers, meaning the Dallas Stars and New York are finished after an all-time jinx from the guys. But none of that matters fo…

The Conference Finals have been exceptional hockey, but how do the Avalanche get back to this point of the playoffs again next season? What do all of the four teams remaining have in common that the …

Free agency is barely over a month away, so will any of the Avalanche's upcoming unrestricted free agents actually hit the market? Who has the best chance of staying and who's most likely to go? How …

Gabe Landeskog is not retiring and is still looking to return next season, but there's still very little clarity as to when. So what exactly do MacFarland and the Avalanche do in the meantime with th…

Let's take a look back at the season that was for the Colorado Avalanche, and all of it's up and down moments as the offseason gets underway. Ultimately the season ends earlier than anybody wanted, b…

The season is over, as the Avalanche lose 2-1 in double overtime to the Stars in Game 6, ending a promising season in disappointment and leaving a lot of questions going into the offseason. Game 6 it…

The Avalanche are still standing and force a Game 6 in Colorado with a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 5, finally having their most complete game of the series with big performances from Cale M…

The Avalanche lose Game 4 by a final of 5-1 to the Dallas Stars and are pushed to the brink of elimination going into Game 5. Val Nichushkin was placed into the player assistance program and suspende…

The Avalanche fall short in Game 3 with a 4-1 loss to the Stars, and fall behind 2-1 in the series. It was a brutally frustrating and boring game to watch, and the stats may tell you the Avs deserved…

The Avalanche lose Game 2 5-3 to the Dallas Stars, almost pulling off a comeback after being down 4-0 in the third period but falling short due to a bad 40 minutes beforehand. With everything that we…

The Avalanche are never out of a game, and they did it again to the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Second Round, coming back from 3-0 down in the first period for a 4-3 overtime win to take a 1-0 seri…

The Avalanche finally have their second round playoff opponent, and it's none other than the Dallas Stars at last. This matchup has been a long time coming, and it's hard to find a closer series betw…

The Colorado Avalanche are moving on to the Second Round after beating the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 in Game 5, completing the gentleman's sweep in dominant fashion. The Avs are the first team in playoff his…