Martin Necas knows quite well what its like in his hockey-mad country when the highest levels of success are achieved.

There are seven players on the Colorado Avalanche that were pretty easy selections to represent their country at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Of all the accomplishments by Colorado Avalanche players so far this season, finding the perfect nickname for Artturi Lehkonen is near the top of the list.

Good luck in Milan Cortina, Gabriel Landeskog. Get healthy. Get nasty. Get right. Because with no captain on the bridge, the Avalanche will sink into the springtime again without a Stanley Cup.

Two years ago the Colorado Avalanche steamrolled its way into the All-Star break, winning 11 of 14 games.

Across the dirt road behind his elementary, Brock Nelson went to hockey heaven on the daily.