Mile High Hockey, a Colorado Avalanche community

Anyone who has ever been an athlete (or even just a casual game-player) knows that to avoid injury you need to increase your strength.  The stronger you are, the less likely you'll be to get hurt....

...to watch playoff hockey.  Or to be an Avs fan.At this point, with the Avs down three games to none, crippled by a constant string of injuries and a starting goalie who can now officially be...

A few months ago, you may have thought there were no more Colorado Avalanche fans left in the city of Denver.  Nobody was going to the games.  The once-great Can That Sakic Built was a hollow,...

Even though I lambasted the Calgary Flames for failing to fail against the San Jose Sharks and get the Western Conference going into the second round of the playoffs, it's actually pretty nice to...

I've finally found it, the real cause of Peter Forsberg's long-term ankle and foot problems. The long-term effects of such acrobatics must be devastating on the joints.  Not to mention on the...

The nicknames for Colorado Avalanche players are many and varied.  First, there are the simple ones: Bruno, Smytty, Boots, Lappy, Skratch. Then, there are the cooler ones: Super Joe, Son Of...

Let me preface this post by saying I have absolutely no idea why Milan Hejduk's post-goal impersonation of a swimmer is called "The Duck Dance."  It bears no resemblance at all to anything...

To mark a holiday for hard working people, I'll post a video clip for a hard working player, one of the up-and-coming Colorado Avalanche defensive standouts, Jeff Finger.   Here's to Jeff and all...

The Colorado Avalanche web site posted a really good interview with Ian Laperriere on Monday in which he discusses his excitement about the upcoming season and the inspiring influence of Super Joe....

Since he suddenly seems to be all the rage around here, I figured I'd include recently-extended d-man Brett Clark in the ongoing YouTube CopOut™ here at MHH.The following is a brief clip of Clark...