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"They wanted me to elevate my game," he said. John-Michael Liles has always had an easygoing nature.

Colorado center Paul Stastny was named to the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team on Friday, marking the third current Avalanche player to be named to an Olympic squad for the 2010 Games.

Once again, the new year is rapidly approaching. It's the unique spectacle in life where we sit around a television with our loved ones, waiting for a crystal ball to drop so we can toast each other and give best wishes for the upcoming year.A We follow this by making a set of ridiculous promises with ourselves to better our lives in some way, with ...

Leaf to join old foe Kostitsyn with Belarus; `In the Olympics, we represent our country' December 24, 2009 Mark Zwolinski UNIONDALE, N.Y.a 'Mikhail Grabovski punched his ticket to Vancouver yesterday.

The Belarusian Ice Hockey Association on Wednesday was the first of 12 nations to reveal its provisional roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Matt Duchene They won't go head-to-head much, but Duchene is tied for third in rookie scoring and Benn is tied for fifth.

Former Ducks defenseman Ruslan Salei , now with the Colorado Avalanche and recovering from back surgery, is among four NHL players named to the provisional roster of Belarus for the Vancouver Olympics hockey tournament.

Ryan Getzlaf scored with 25.9 seconds remaining, completing a late rally by the Anaheim Ducks for a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

It's not positive yet, but it appears likely Craig Anderson will return to the Avalanche net tomorrow against the Lightning.

Avalanche goaltender Craig Anderson's possible return to the net tonight after a four-game absence hinges on today's morning skate.

Avalanche right wing Chris Stewart drives to the net after getting a shot off against Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom in the first period Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center.

As expected, Adam Foote was given a warm welcome when he made his long awaited return to Columbus during Colorado's 3-2 victory Saturday night.

The Blues are coming off back-to-back wins in San Jose and LA, and look to win three straight for the first time this season.

Radio: WBNS-AM ; WWCD-FM The series The Blue Jackets are 8-22-1-1 against the Avalanche, including 5-10-1-0 in Nationwide Arena.

Stream online Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche >> Posted By raingaugeman 23 hours, 45 minutes ago in Sports Watch live stream Minnesota Wild VS Colorado Avalanche NHL, United States of America 27 Nov 2009 2:00 PM ET Last 10 matches: Avalanche 4-4-2; Wild 4-3-3 Colorado forward David Jones has 4 goals and 6 points over his last four games.

It has been a reminder that while none of his classes at DU's Daniels School of Business used the NHL as a case study, his chosen line of work is a business too.

Avalanche to watch. G Craig Anderson has allowed nine goals in last two games, but is tied for second in the NHL with 13 wins.

Goalie Craig Anderson's goals-against average has increased to 2.52 after a couple of rough games on the Avalanche's recent road trip.

Craig Anderson and the Avalanche have cooled after a hot start to the season. If you're the Count of Monte Cristo, you wait years to exact revenge, plotting your every move until the time is just right to put your plan into action.

Goal- tenders are definitely receiving more contact from opposing skaters than in recent seasons, with some wondering if it's time to reintroduce rules to protect them more.