Morning Flurries: It’s Hockey Season

Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting storylines across the NHL.

As the calendar flips to September and the Labor Day US holiday, there will be a hint of chill in the air which only means one thing, the hockey season is truly just around the corner. it will be a busy month with rookie camp, the Rookie Faceoff in Los Angeles, main training camp and three preseason games all before October even begins. Get ready!

Members of the Colorado Avalanche organization have been trickling back on to the ice at Family Sports Center. It’s still a modest group with one visiting Condor of Philadelphia but will grow each day, particularly next week after the holiday. Just to note Samuel Girard and Miles Wood have also participated in the informal skates.

The league managed to get one bit of news released before the holiday weekend and that is NHL’s 2024-25 national tv schedule. The Avalanche are fortunate to feature heavy at 17 appearances with a couple caveats. Four TNT games are not exclusive rights and therefore will have an alternative Altitude broadcast and won’t be available in the Denver market. Also, ESPN+ only games are just available solely on ESPN+ streaming, not exactly “national tv”. Still, it will be great exposure for the team and give fans across the nation more viewing options.

And to see how those 17 games compare to the rest of the league. Not much in Canadian teams from the US television partners, apparently.

With the close of summer that also means the end of wedding season for those in the hockey industry. Two of our own tied the knot recently and the Avalanche extended their congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Cale Makar and Mr. and Mrs. Logan O’Connor on their nuptials.