Daily Cupcakes: January 8th, 2017

Colorado Avalanche 

ICYMI: Avalanche retire Milan Hejduk’s jersey. [9 News]

MacKinnon, Bourque, Soderberg help Avalanche beat Wild. [TSN]

Beyond MacKinnon: A look at rising Avalanche. [NBC Sports]

The four saddest sports parades of all time, and how the Colorado Avalanche are linked to one of them! [Tampa Bay]

The Rest of the Game

NHL players lost 14-percent of pay for 2015-16 from escrow loss. [BSN Denver {Free content} ]

Former Avalanche Darcy Tucker among ex-pros headed to Corner Brook for Hockey Day in Canada. [The Western Star]

Five questions entering second half of NHL season. [NHL]

NHL looking at making changes to all-star skills competition. [Sportsnet]