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From the Avs' press release:
The Avalanche will play a total of eight exhibition games. The preseason slate begins with a "split-squad" against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, Sept. 22. The Avalanche will then play a pair of road games against the Canadiens in Montreal and Quebec City (Sept. 25-26) before facing Calgary in a home-and-home series from Sept. 28-30.
The Avs will wrap up the preseason schedule with a pair of neutral site games versus the Los Angeles Kings. The Avs and Kings will face off at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Oct. 2 before concluding the exhibition slate with the annual Frozen Fury matchup on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Avalanche’s regular-season schedule is expected to be released this Sunday (June 22).
AVALANCHE PRESEASON SCHEDULE
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time (MT) | Location |
| Mon | Sept. 22 | Anaheim | 7:00 p.m. | Denver (Pepsi Center) |
| at Anaheim | 8:00 p.m. | Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center) | ||
| Thu | Sept. 25 | at Montreal | 5:30 p.m. | Montreal (Bell Centre) |
| Fri | Sept. 26 | Montreal | 5:00 p.m. | Quebec City, Quebec (Le Colisee) |
| Sun | Sept. 28 | Calgary | 6:00 p.m. | Denver (Pepsi Center) |
| Tue | Sept. 30 | at Calgary | 7:00 p.m. | Calgary (Scotiabank Saddledome) |
| Thu | Oct. 2 | Los Angeles | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. (Broadmoor World Arena) |
| Sat | Oct. 4 | Los Angeles | 8:00 p.m. | Las Vegas (MGM Grand Garden Arena) |
A couple of things to note:
- This sets training camp the week of the 15th
- Burgundy/White game will most likely be on the 20th or 21st UNLESS...
- The split squad game on the 22nd is replacing the annual intra-squad game.
- An eastern team in preseason? Nicely done, NHL.
- Friday, Oct 3 is going to be a long day. The springs the night before, flight to Vegas in the morning, embracing Vegas appropriately as soon as we land...CAN. NOT. WAIT.