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PUCK SWAMI’S RAPID REACTION:  LOGAN O’CONNOR SIGNS WITH AVALANCHE

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No. 1 Denver Pioneers hockey hosts No. 2 Minnesota Duluth at Magness Arena

Logan O’Connor has signed with the Colorado Avalanche/Denver Post Photo

National Hockey League teams have feasted on the excellence of the Denver Pioneers hockey program this off-season, taking three of DU’s top forwards (Henrik Borgstrom, Dylan Gambrell and Troy Terry) before graduation, a top defenseman (Blake Hillman) early, its head coach (Jim Montgomery), and now, DU’s captain-to-be.

Logan O’Connor, an undrafted forward from Calgary, Alberta who was slated to become DU’s captain as a senior this season, signed a two-year NHL entry-level contract as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche on July 23, thus ending his college career a year early.  Continue reading PUCK SWAMI’S RAPID REACTION:  LOGAN O’CONNOR SIGNS WITH AVALANCHE →

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Denver Hockey captain Will Butcher joins BSN Avalanche Podcast

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Our good friends over at BSN Avalanche host a twice-per-week podcast about all things Colorado Avalanche. Admittedly, there hasn’t been a lot of good stuff to talk about so far this year. Until now. Podcast hosts AJ Haefele, JJ Jerez, and Cheryl Bradley had DU captain and Avalanche draftee, Will Butcher on the show yesterday and talked to him about his season and his future. Continue reading Denver Hockey captain Will Butcher joins BSN Avalanche Podcast →