Weekly Cupcakes: Avs are really banged up
Colorado Avalanche
Donskoi scored what may have bene his first hat trick ever. [Sportsnet]
Makar scores twice to help Avs beat Jackets. [TSN]
Jackets’ Nick Foligno faces player safety hearing for hit to head. [National Post]
Avalanche to face Columbus in two-game series in Finland next season. [The Denver Post]
Avalanche’s Nikita Zadorov out indefinitely with facial injury. [Sportsnet]
How Nazem Kadri doing so far in Colorado? [The Hockey Writers]
Facts and Figures: Avalanche lead offense-filled night in NHL. Colorado scores six times in 8:00 span; team combine for 78 goals in 11 games. [NHL]
The Rest of the Game
Hawerchuk facing surgery after chemotherapy trying to beat stomach cancer Hockey Hall of Famer tells NHL.com recovery ‘like being bag-skated for week solid’. [NHL]
Another season and yet again Don Cherry is in the news for being an offensive, racist, jerk. [USA Today] [TSN]
The worst loss each team has suffered. [The Hockey News]
Imitating opponents offers new twist on advance scouting. Allen’s mimicry of Rask during practices gave Blues clues to complete Stanley Cup quest. [NHL]
NHL has to finally step up as women’s hockey stars sit out season. [Toronto Sun]
