MacKinnon Named Hart Trophy Finalist & Nichushkin Placed in Player Assistance Program
Also, diving into Nichushkin's history with the Colorado Avalanche and how his playoff performances have improved
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3 Takeaways From Avalanche’s Game 4 Loss to Stars
May 14, 2024 by Kerry Collins
Monday was a pretty rough day for the Colorado Avalanche. They found out two of their better players wouldn’t be able to suit up for their pivotal Game 4 shortly before the puck was supposed to drop. The Avs were promptly dispatched 5-1 by the Dallas Stars – who took a 3-1 lead in the second-round playoff series.
Avalanche’s Nichushkin Placed in Stage 3 of the Player Assistance Program
May 13, 2024 by Jim Bay
The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that forward Valeri Nichushkin of the Colorado Avalanche has been placed in Stage 3 of the Player Assistance Program of the NHLPA and NHL.
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Valeri Nichushkin's Impact In The Playoffs With The Avalanche
May 14, 2024, by Stefano Rubino (Premium Substack Piece)
Valeri Nichushkin has been an influential player for the Colorado Avalanche during the 2023-24 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. He has been on a remarkable goal-scoring streak, having scored in seven consecutive games and a total of nine goals so far. But has he always had this goal-scoring prowess? Let's look into his past playoff performances and regular seasons with the Avalanche and see how he has grown as a player with the team and how his goal-scoring has improved each season.
Nathan MacKinnon Deserves to Win First Hart Trophy
May 9, 2024 by Stefano Rubino
The Hart Trophy is an annual award given “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” The winner is selected in a poll of the members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the regular season. This will be Nathan MacKinnon’s fourth time being a finalist for the trophy, and while it won’t be an easy vote, here’s why he’s going to win either the Hart Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award, or both as the NHL’s most valuable player for the first time in his career. He will achieve this feat even though he’s competing against one of the greatest fields of candidates the league has ever seen.
MacKinnon, Matthews & Kucherov Named Ted Lindsay Award Finalists
May 8, 2024 by Jim Bay
On Wednesday, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Auston Matthews were named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. The Ted Lindsay Award (formerly the Lester B. Pearson Award) is presented annually to the “most outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association.