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  Finally, it's that time of year again. The Colorado Avalanche officially begin training camp tomorrow (players are reporting today for their physicals...and yes, that still reminds me of how...

The Avalanche have cut their roster to 34 today, sending 7 players to Lake Erie, including forward Greg Mauldin. Goalie Trevor Cann and defensemen David Liffiton were both sent down. Forwards...

The Avalanche today cut down their roster to 41 players. Most notable on the list is Justin Mercier who reportedly did not have a very good camp. 9 of the 15 cuts are headed to Lake Erie D Joel...

A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the 2nd overall forward taken in the last 18 drafts to see if there was any statistical evidence to indicate whether or not making the jump directly the the NHL...

Ryan Stoa will not make the squad out of camp this year. The forward has been reassigned to Lake Erie along with defenseman Ryan Wilson. I'll post updated rosters and take a look at the remaining...

As expected, the Avalanche made a slew of roster moves following the St Louis game. However, I can't say that the cuts went exactly as expected. All 10 players reassigned are headed to Lake Erie....

As expected, more cuts have come today with the Avs cutting down the roster to 41. No huge surprised today, with Ray Macias probably being the most notable. With the reassignment of Kelsey Tessier,...

Shawn Bates' tryout with the club has ended. We thought he might have had a chance to make the club, but he was released today. In addition, forwards Tom Fritsche and Cedric McNicoll were sent to...

And, like that, it's done. It seems like training camp started just days ago and it's already over. Okay, training camp did just start a few days ago, but this is hockey, not some coddling sport...

The three forwards in camp on an AHL contract - Josh Aspenlind, Patrick Bordeleau and David Marshall - have been reassigned to Lake Erie. This reduces the number of players in camp to 56. According...