Hockey Mountain High Podcast

The Avalanche have their opponent for the Stanley Cup Final, and it's the two time defending champions in the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is an incredibly even series between two of the best organizations in the NHL, and the best Stanley Cup Final matchup the NHL has seen in decades. However, one of these teams has to lose and come up short of the Stanley Cup. How can the Avalanche end the Lightning...

The Avalanche have a lot of waiting to do now as they await the winner of the Eastern Conference Final for their opponent in the Stanley Cup Final. Who would be the ideal opponent for the Avalanche to play, the Tampa Bay Lightning or the New York Rangers? Also, will all this time off be good for the Avs numerous injuries, or will it disrupt their momentum? Should it be Kuemper or Francouz starting...

DONATE HERE TO GET ELISE TO COLORADO FOR THE STANLEY CUP FINAL gofund.me/ba36a150 The Colorado Avalanche are going to the Stanley Cup Final. They actually did it, and they did it with relative ease. They sweep the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final, winning Game 4 6-5 in overtime with a phenomenal comeback, capped off with Artturi Lehkonen sending the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup Fina...

The Colorado Avalanche are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final. This is real life, and this is happening. The Avalanche win Game 3 of the Western Conference Final 4-2 over the Edmonton Oilers, and lead the series 3-0. Again the Avalanche have proven that they are the better team in this series, and the rest of the world is starting to realize what we've all been talking about for so long. JT C...

The Avalanche played their best game of the playoffs in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final, shutting out the Edmonton Oilers 4-0, completely neutralizing Connor McDavid, and sending an overmatched Oilers home frustrated that their attempts to get under the Avs skin failed so miserably. Pavel Francouz started for an injured Darcy Kuemper, and posted an amazing shutout with the full support of t...

What just happened? The Avalanche win Game 1 of the Western Conference Final 8-6 over the Edmonton Oilers, in one of the most mind numbing and strange games of all time. We do our best to breakdown the insanity of this series opener, and there are plenty of storylines that flared up. How did the Avs top line match up against McDavid and the Oilers top line? Should Cale Makar's goal have counted? D...

The Avalanche have hit uncharted territory by making the Western Conference Final, but now the Edmonton Oilers stand in the way of a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. What are the biggest keys to this series for both sides? Do the Avalanche have the capacity to contain the historic paces of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl? Can the Oilers compete with the Avalanche's depth when the top line isn't on...

They did it. The Colorado Avalanche win Game 6 over the St. Louis Blues 3-2, and are moving on to the Western Conference Final for the first time in twenty years. Darren Helm of all people scores the series clinching goal with 5 seconds to go, and puts an end to all of the narratives with the Avalanche and getting out of the second round. JT Compher also had the best game of his career, and steppe...

The Avalanche had their chance to close out this second round series and move on to the Western Conference Final, but they blew it in excruciating fashion, blowing a 3-0 lead and wasting an amazing late goal from Nathan MacKinnon for a 5-4 overtime loss in Game 5. Nathan MacKinnon was on a mission and picked up a hat trick, but the worst period the Avalanche played all playoffs in the third wasted...

Nazem Kadri owns the St. Louis Blues, and the Avalanche are one game away from advancing to the Western Conference Final after a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4, winning both games on the road in St. Louis. After all of the death threats and racism that Kadri had to deal with from St. Louis after Game 3, he shoved it right in their face with a playoff hat trick, despite the Blues best e...

The Avalanche bounced back in an outstanding way on the road in Game 3, beating the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on the back of one of their best third period performances of the season and contributions from up and down the lineup. However, the game did not come without controversy. Nazem Kadri had a collision with Jordan Binnington, forcing Binnington out of the game and potentially the series. Looking a...

The Avalanche drop their first playoff game of the season, getting thoroughly outperformed by the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 of their Second Round series to tie the series at 1 game a piece heading to St. Louis. What went wrong after such a dominant Game 1 for the Avs, and what can they do right the ship and get back on track and win this series? Now that Griffin is in Denver for the series, is thi...

The second round has begun, and the Avalanche are not slowing down one bit as they beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead. The Avalanche dominated this game, but a combination of the mosts posts hit in Stanley Cup Playoff history and a great performance form Jordan Binnington kept the Blues in the game and force overtime, but the Avs eventually overwhelmed them as Josh...

After plenty of waiting, it'll be the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues meeting in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in a rematch of their first round series from last season. How does this version of the Avalanche match up against this improved version of the Blues? Can the Blues extensive offensive depth match the Avs overall firepower? Can Colorado take advantage of the Blu...

The Colorado Avalanche have swept the Nashville Predators and are moving onto the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs following a 5-3 victory in Game 4. The Avalanche did not play their best game, but when you have a player as dominant as Cale Makar on your team, it really does not matter at the end of the day. Makar took over this series and this game, and helped the Avalanche scratch and cl...

The Avalanche are on the verge of a first round sweep of the Nashville Predators following a 7-3 beatdown in Game 3, but not without some serious scares along the way. Darcy Kuemper took a stick to the eye in first period, forcing him out for the rest of the game and Pavel Francouz into the net, but the Avs prevailed on the back of four powerplay goals and an overall amazing team performance to de...

The Avalanche got the job done in Game 2, but faced a real scare with Connor Ingram making 48 saves on 50 shots, but Cale Makar is not a mortal being that can be stopped by a mere man. The Avalanche win it 2-1 in overtime, and take a 2-0 series lead as the series shifts to Nashville for Games 3 and 4. How much did the Avalanche dominate Nashville again, and how close was Ingram to stealing this ga...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally here, and the Avalanche made a statement in Game 1 against Nashville with an absolutely dominant 7-2 to take a 1-0 series lead, and showed that they are in a whole other league from the Predators. Playoff mode Nathan MacKinnon was activated with two goals and three points, and Cale Makar made the whole Nashville roster look silly. After such a beatdown, can the...

It's the final episode before Game 1 of the playoffs, and it's time to do a full deep dive on the Avalanche's first round series with the Nashville Predators. Will the Avalanche actually be healthy for the first time all season? What will be the most important thing for the Avalanche to get through Nashville and prepare for a long run? Next, Chad Minton and Rich Howe of the Catfish on Ice Podcast...

The regular season has finally come to an end, and the Avalanche finally have their opponent in the Nashville Predators after the most bizarre circumstances imaginable. Also, Griffin and Christian give their series by series predictions for the first round, and will be competing directly with a penny in this years bracket challenge. How much damage will the Avalanche do, and who will be the other...

The Avalanche snap their four game losing skid by handing the St. Louis Blues their first regulation loss in over a month, with an impressive 5-3 win. Devon Toews returns to the lineup, and the Avs win while looking significantly better in the process. Coincidence? Probably not. Also, the Vegas Golden Knights are officially dead and eliminated from playoff contention. Let's dance on the grave a li...

We know why you're here, the Avalanche have lost four games in a row, in increasingly worse fashion each time a week away from the playoffs. Let's talk about it. The Avs lose 6-3 to the Edmonton Oilers, with a bad performance from Kuemper in net, and Frankie taking a puck to the face on the bench. Next, an even worse 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets with turnovers galore, and bad habits creeping in....

DONATE TO ANCOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN AND VOTE FOR STEVE HERE (https://anchorcenter.org/9newssteve/) In this three part episode, the Avalanche fall 3-2 to the Washington Capitals as coast mode officially begins for the Avalanche, ending their win streak at nine in a row. Griffin had a very hard time watching this game, especially as the Capitals put together a near perfect game to beat an Avs...

The Avalanche have clinched the Central Division and Western Conference following a 7-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, and there's still seven games left to go before the playoffs. So what do we now with so much season left to go and absolutely nothing to play for? For the Avalanche, the answer is just keep winning hockey games as their win streak moved to nine games in a row. The Avs put up 7...

The Avalanche are unstoppable, what else can you say anymore? In part one, Alex 'Raj' Rajaniemi of Altitude Sports Radio joins us once again to talk about Makar vs. Josi for the Norris, how the Avalanche continue to roll through desperate teams, and who the best matchup is for the Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs. In part two (37:53), the Avalanche embarrass the Los Angeles Kings 9-3 o...