In this podcast, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay talk about goaltenders stepping up, a great stretch of hockey for our favorite NHL team, and they discuss the “merits” of the NHL All-Star Game. Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #135 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Thanks for your support, friends!

Here are the highlights from late in the game against the Bruins on January 26th. The Avs are winning games in all kinds of ways this season.

How about this feed from Mikko Rantanen to Gabriel Landeskog on January 30th. What a beauty.

Some great news from our very own Peter McNab! pic.twitter.com/vNZuASKsap— AltitudeTV (@AltitudeTV) February 26, 2022

The best update from Altitude regarding Peter McNab’s health.

In this show, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay discuss a never boring month of Avalanche hockey, two gorgeous overtime game winning goals, all-star players (and a coach too), and Jay shares some seriously smokin’ hot takes. Those topics and plenty more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #134 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Happy New Year and thanks for the support, friends!

How about some throwback hockey? We don’t get to see heavyweight bouts like this one between Kurtis MacDermid and Ryan Reaves (on December 14) very often at all anymore.

Cale Makar had a chance to end overtime on January 4 in Chicago and he did NOT disappoint. What a goal.

Too many men in Nashville on January 11th? It might be worth another look.

Check out Kukla’s Korner. It’s a good hockey resource which has been around for a very long time.

In this podcast James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay talk about all the players who stepped up big when Nathan MacKinnon went out, Nazem Kadri’s best stretch of play as a member of the team, a heathy (and spectacular) Cale Makar, and the current list of injuries that’s WAY too long. Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #133 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Thanks for listening, friends!

Cale Makar (18 GP) required the fewest games by a defenseman in @Avalanche / Nordiques history to hit 10 goals in a season. The mark was previously held by Rob Blake (33 GP in 2001-02) and Sandis Ozolinsh (33 GP in 1996-97).#NHLStats: https://t.co/ydedYNxBy2 pic.twitter.com/9lJKcz9e5q— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 3, 2021

Cale Makar’s out here making more history and being mentioned with the greats of the game. He’s just getting started too.

Gabriel Landeskog became the sixth player in @Avalanche / Nordiques history to appear in 700 games, joining Joe Sakic (1,378), Milan Hejduk (1,020), Adam Foote (967), Michel Goulet (813) and Peter Stastny (737).#NHLStats: https://t.co/fHuC23ZjLq https://t.co/BBV4uB2xcg— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 23, 2021

Congrats to The Captain for joining some exclusive Avalanche company.

In this podcast James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay discuss a depleted Colorado Avalanche lineup, players testing the limits of player safety, and Avalanche jersey style details. Those topics and a whole bunch more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #132 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Hang in there, friends. Things will get better. Thanks for listening to our show!

October 13: Bo Byram scores his first of what should be many career goals on opening night against the Blackhawks. What a beauty.

October 13: Captain Gabriel Landeskog (initially incorrectly identified as Nathan MacKinnon in the highlight) hits a vulnerable Kirby Dach during the third period on opening night and received a two-game suspension as a result.

October 30: Nathan MacKinnon fights Minnesota’s Brandon Duhaime after a nasty hit on Bowen Byram near the boards early in the third period. Duhaime was not fined or suspended for this hit.

In this show, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay talk about new arrivals to this year’s team and departures from last year’s squad, the importance of roster depth, and they make absolutely no predictions about the upcoming season (while obviously hoping things turn out great.) Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff in episode number 131 of the Avs Hockey Podcast. Thank you for joining us for the 15th season of our show and #GoAvsGo!

Looking for plenty of this from a hopefully healthy Bowen Byram this season.

ESPN, NHL.com, theScore, Sportsnet, and many other sources think the Avalanche are ready for a huge season.

All our best to Peter McNab as he recently announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer.

In this podcast James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay talk about the transition from four games of pure delight to six games of “What the?”, they discuss who performed and who didn’t perform for the Avs during the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and they look ahead at what the Avs roster may look like in the future. Those topics and whole bunch more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #130 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Thanks for joining us this season, friends. We’re sorry the season is over too.

Ryan Reaves was suspended for two games after this outburst during game one of the Avs/Golden Knights series.

A few turnovers is all it takes to lose an NHL game and eventually a series. We all saw this in game five at Ball Arena. Hockey can be such an interesting game at times.

In this show, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay talk about four good games of ice hockey, they expound upon Nazem Kadri’s game two hit on Justin Faulk (as well as the subsequent suspension), and they also check in on Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly. Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #129 of the Avs Hockey Podcast. On to round two!

Nazem Kadri was suspended for eight games for this hit on Justin Faulk.

The end-of-series handshake line. One of the best traditions in hockey.

This is episode #129 of The Avs Podcast so James and Jay talk about jersey number 29s in Avalanche history. One of those number 29s was “The Sheriff” Scott Parker. Please check out the details on one of Scott Parker’s game worn jerseys from Jay’s collection here.

This is one of Jay’s favorite modifications to a jersey in his collection. This is what was done on the front of the neck of Scott Parker’s jerseys to keep them from ripping during fights.

In this podcast, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay preview the first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, they talk about players stepping up at the right time, and they even throw in some rec league softball talk. Those topics and a whole bunch more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #128 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. It’s playoff time, friends.

@AvsPsychic is the new exclusive and dedicated home for almost everything #AvsTwitterPsychic on Twitter dot com. Follow the new account or follow the hashtag to stay connected.

As mentioned in the show, be sure to check out the May 4 edition of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. It includes a 45 minute interview with Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog. It’s a great listen. Download that show wherever you get your podcasts.

Anyone notice McLeod wearing the C tonight? After more than 900 career games over 16 seasons this could be his final one. pic.twitter.com/Du0OvUXESZ— Iowa Wild (@IAWild) May 15, 2021

Shout out to the Iowa Wild for loving Cody McLeod like us Avs fans always will.

In this show James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay discuss one big game, some big (and old) additions to the roster, a big month by the big line, and there’s some appreciation shown for the two big guys who run a lot of this team. Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff in episode #127 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. It’s Stanley Cup playoff time once again, Avs fans. #GoAvsGo!

Watch Donkey GO OFF against the Coyotes on March 31.

Nathan MacKinnon probably lost any chance he had to win back to back Lady Byng trophies with this outburst, but either way it was really great.

The MacKinnon helmet toss reminded James of this bout between Scott Parker and George Parros in 2007 for obvious reasons.

Conor Garland isn’t having a whole lot of fun against the Avs this season.

James and Jay talk about the chemistry between Joe Sakic and Jared Bednar in this show. We are grateful for this. Columbus is a different place to play right now.

In this podcast, James “Tapeleg” Gralian and Jay discuss the game in Lake Tahoe, who is currently hurt, healthy, stepping up big time, who is backing up Philipp Grubauer, and that time when Tim Peel said the quiet and agreed upon part out loud, while mic’d up. Those topics and much more Avs and hockey stuff coming at you in episode #126 of The Avs Hockey Podcast. Thank you for downloading our show. We appreciate your support!

The outdoor game in Lake Tahoe has quite the storyline. It was anything but boring. “Oh boy.”

This hit by Joachim Blichfield had the hockey world buzzing for a bit. We’re happy Nathan MacKinnon only missed limited time. This could have been way worse.

#GoAvsGo have a +133 Shots on Goal differential over their last 6 games.That is the 3rd largest margin in a 6-game span in NHL history.— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) March 20, 2021

The Avalanche have played some historically dominant hockey as of late and we’ve all got time for that.