Avalanche Locker Room
by andidee15 on Feb 6, 2012 7:34 AM MST
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Since there was some interest expressed during the last post-game thread, I thought I'd do a little research and figure out the seating situation in the Avalanche dressing room. It wasn't exactly the easiest undertaking - there are surprisingly few pictures of this locker room and I had to rely fairly heavily on post-game interviews to see who sits next to who. I also eyeballed dimensions based off distorted photographs (seriously, does every picture of the locker room have to be taken with a fisheye lens?). Basically, all I'm saying is that this is far from perfect, but it's at least something and as correct and up-to-date as I could manage.
A few things I noticed:
* The seven defensemen sit together on the east side of the locker room (North is to the whiteboards, btw). I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it's pretty cool to see that all of the blueliners are grouped.
* Landy gets to sit right between the Captain and the Ghost of the Captain. I'm sure that's no pressure at all, especially for a rookie.
* EJ has Foote's old locker.
* The cabinet at the north end of the room looks like a small part of a kitchen counter. From all the photos I've seen, it typically has water cups on top of it.
* The empty locker between Mueller and Varly was just vacated by Elliott, while the other open one between Gali and McClement was formerly Yip's. One can only suppose that Barrie will get his choice, although it's more likely that he'll sit by Varly than in the middle of the forward ranks.
* I would love to know where Forsberg sat, but I can't find any pictures/vidoes of him in the locker room except for blurry and way too crowded post-Cup ones from '01. Actually, if anyone could help me out, I'd be willing to do another graphic for the '01 team. I'd be interested to know who sat where during that year.
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I would venture a guess that not even Dater knows this much about the locker room.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I sure hope he does because I’m about to shoot him an email asking about the ‘01 team. He’s about the only person I can think of that would know which locker belonged to whom when the Stanley Cup was sitting in the middle of the room.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I was making a joke. Impressive work Andi.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Oh, I know you were ;) and thanks. It’s not often that I can use hockey to practice architecture skills.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I thought Forsberg sat in the corner across from Sakic so that would be where Landy is now. I’m not positive tho!
Great job! Thanks! Now I want to know who rooms with whom during away games …. can you figure that one out for me? lol! Pressure, pressure, yes I know ,,, :D
"we cough to clear our throats and sigh to clear our hearts"
My gosh. If that’s true, I wonder if Landy know he has his idol’s locker.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Yep, isn’t it cool if that is the case?
"we cough to clear our throats and sigh to clear our hearts"
I think ROB and Varly room together on the road, IIRC.
"He who fucks nuns will later join the church." -The Clash
Foote and Roy are roommates……
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
didn’t Bourque room with Tanguay? I remember something on television about the day in the life before the game … something about him buying coffee in the morning for his roomie!
"we cough to clear our throats and sigh to clear our hearts"
I’m actually surprised that the goalies sit so close together…I know that happens a lot in visitors locker rooms. But usually the home team locker rooms have the goalies either across from each other, or opposite corners. Has more to do with equipment than superstitions though
Either way, great job Andi
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
Well, the goalies here have extra large lockers. The standard width is 3’ (as far as I can tell), but the goalies have 4’ lockers. I’m sure that extra foot helps.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I like that they’re next to each other. Encourages them to talk and if Giguere is the goalie coach its a great idea.
part-time of course.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
Excellent work, impressive that you managed to piece that together. I just got a behind the scenes tour of the Verizon center a couple weeks ago, including the Caps locker room. All the defensemen also sit together on the Caps. Well other than since there was no space they had to get rid of Mike Green’s locker and put an AHL forward call up Eakin in the middle of the D in Green’s place. Green probably got his locker back though now at least at their practice facility, he is back skating there after his surgery.
I like that Varly and Jiggy sit together. Sadly this doesn’t mean that we get a glimpse of him in all the post game interviews of Jiggy in his locker though.
If anyone is interested in the process I used to make this:
I started in Google Sketchup working on a 3D view. Since all the pictures I had to go off of were slightly distorted, I needed to be able to compare the width with the height to get an even somewhat accurate scale. After I had that to my liking, I copied it and made a 2D view before deleting all of the planes so it was just a wire-frame model. Then I exported the file to Rhinoceros (which is basically Auto CAD) where I cleaned it up further and added a few finishing details. I then exported it into Adobe Illustrator where I adjusted a few line weights and made sure everything was in line before saving it as a PDF. I opened that PDF in Photoshop and added in the color, name/number graphics, and title. The first time I did this, I accidentally included 3 extra lockers, so I had to go back and start over.
All told – including my counting difficulties – I spent around 9 hours on this, which is just a bit more than I typically spent on GDT pics last year.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Is the carpet actually drawn out like an actual ice rink with all the face off circles and goals? Obviously they have a big Avs logo in the middle but I didn’t know there was everything else.
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
No wonder they don’t always show up for the 1st period or two. They think they are still in the locker room.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Co-worker’s sister from Detroit worked the Dem convention at the Pepsi center. They were given instructions to not walk on the logo. She gleefully told this co-worker that she stomped on it. I want to hunt this person down and make them watch the 2008 and 2010 seasons from beginning to end Clockwork Orange style.
I'll keep this brief.
I want to go over to her house and urinate on her rugs.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
by cush52 on Feb 6, 2012 2:36 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
:D almost spit coffee out my nose …. laughing so hard
"we cough to clear our throats and sigh to clear our hearts"
Let this be a lesson to you…MHH and beverages don’t mix.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Feb 6, 2012 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
I’m just picturing him resting his teeth on it
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 6, 2012 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
this is most impressive
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 6, 2012 10:27 AM MST reply actions
haha
"It's not my fault I never learned to accept responsibility."-Woody Paige
by GeorgeInLimbo on Feb 6, 2012 2:38 PM MST up reply actions
andidee, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you’re awesome.
by DiD on Feb 6, 2012 11:02 AM MST reply actions 4 recs
And I want to add that I’m not looking forward to the day when you get tired of the Avs or this site and you take your awesomely creative mind and talents somewhere else.
Naw, she’ll just move to Quebec with the Avs….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Feb 6, 2012 11:31 AM MST up reply actions
So glad you made this!! This is the kind of stuff that gives me that burgundy boner (sorry, i wasn’t going to settle for any other phrase)
Meow-valanche. Prrr-valanche.
given the situation, I deem that term appropriately inappropriate.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 6, 2012 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
I wish that wasn’t an imaginary 19
by Pinchy The Lobster on Feb 6, 2012 11:49 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
It was a cool idea, but I still say it should be out in the Pepsi Center foyer where the fans can enjoy it.
The Ghost of Captains past is haunting the locker room…..maybe.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
I agree. It’s a nice gesture, but especially now that he’s back with the organization, it’s a little weird.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I was hoping we would top it with a lifelike wax figure of Forsberg. Or a stop motion montage of Roy destroying the coache’s office.
I'll keep this brief.
by Dario on Feb 6, 2012 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
McClement and Duchene right next to each other? Jay McClement played for the Brampton Battalion just like Dutchy. Maybe he was brought in to help develop Duchene’s knowledge of the center position, specifically the defensive aspects? That’d be my guess.
"It's not my fault I never learned to accept responsibility."-Woody Paige
Also, the future leadership (Johnson, O’Reilly, Landeskog) all have lockers on the ends. This is maybe me looking a little to deep, but notable none the less.
"It's not my fault I never learned to accept responsibility."-Woody Paige
by GeorgeInLimbo on Feb 6, 2012 2:40 PM MST up reply actions
But then again, Chuck Subaru has an end locker…
I here that Matt Duchene guy is pretty good
by patrit19 on Feb 6, 2012 5:16 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
and Jiggy
"It's not my fault I never learned to accept responsibility."-Woody Paige
by GeorgeInLimbo on Feb 6, 2012 5:35 PM MST up reply actions
So maybe I’m missing something here but why does the locker room have an ice rink on it? Is there any specific reason?
Great work andidee! If you want another architectural project you can do a rendering of what it would look like to hang a modern hi-def jumbotron from the roof of the Can.
Varly!
Is the roof of The Can structurally sound enough to support the weight of a modern hi-def jumbotron?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
Well, I sent an email off to Dater asking about the ’01 locker room and the current rooming assignments. I hope he responds.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
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