
From worst to first, Avalanche has made remarkable strides in four years
Just four years after finishing with the NHL’s worst record, Colorado claimed the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s regular-season champion
Just four years after finishing with the NHL’s worst record, Colorado claimed the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s regular-season champion
Jared Bednar will coach his 360th NHL game with the Avalanche on Thursday night at St. Louis to break the club record he shares with Bob Hartley, who led the Avs to the 2001 Stanley Cup.
“Hopefully, I can coach another 360-some games for the Avalanche,” Bednar said after the morning skate at Enterprise Center.
It’s been a milestone year for a number of Colorado Avalanche players as the team tries to chase down the third Stanley Cup in franchise history. But it’s also been a pretty good year for the guy pulling the strings.
I was at Magness Arena with my outstanding colleague Ron Knabenbauer waiting for an informal practice session to end so we could talk to some returning Colorado Avalanche players and some new recruits.
Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche does not fit the stereotype of the NHL’s hottest young coach: he’s a graying 48-year-old who spent 16 years playing and coaching in the ECHL, never once getting a sniff at playing in The Show.
The Colorado Avalanche have become a dominant team in the NHL. Led by arguably the best player in the game, Nathan MacKinnon, the Avs are entering the 2020-21 season with high expectations.
Each round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs we’ll give a shout out to one NHL team’s coaching staff for pulling ahead of the pack.
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What a difference three years makes. Turn back the calendar to the end of the 2016-17 season. To say things in Colorado were not good wouldn’t give justice to just how bad things were.
Eight years. This is how long Jared Bednar lived away from his wife and two children to chase a dream of being an NHL head coach, an objective he openly admits he would have not reached without their sacrifices.
The Colorado Avalanche are keeping Jared Bednar behind the bench, signing the head coach to a two-year extension on Tuesday.
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