Frei: What Avs are trying to get back to. Glory Days. Now try to get Springsteen out of your head.
This much we know: Whenever that next home Avalanche playoff game is, there will be six jerseys and numbers overhead. …
Frei: Bednar’s second year under Sakic sets example for Joseph’s second under Elway
John Elway attended the Nuggets-Suns game Wednesday night, kibitzing with Rocky and sitting near Governor John Hickenlooper and…
Frei: Swedish center Carl Soderberg goes from Avalanche albatross to asset
Going into this season, veteran Avalanche center Carl Soderberg had one of the NHL’s major “albatross” contracts. His five-year, $…
Frei: Semyon Varlamov is playing better than the numbers might indicate, but it’s time to start stealing games
At some point, if the Avalanche is going to pull off the stunning single-season rebound to a playoff spot, Semyon Varlamov is…
Frei: At the Christmas break, Avalanche is a turnaround story
With only minimal hesitancy, I'll go along now, with the Avalanche sitting at 17-15-3, or barely short of winning half its games.…
Talking life and hockey with Colorado Avalanche broadcaster Peter McNab
Hockey season is right around the corner and Colorado Avalanche broadcaster Peter McNab took the time to chat hockey and life with…
Simply Super: From the beginnings of Mile High Sports through today, Joe Sakic has maintained excellence
Colorado Avalanche executive vice president and general manager Joe Sakic long has been one of the marquee name constants on the…
Breaking through the Avalanche’s secretive coaching search
The Colorado Avalanche have remained silent during their coaching search, but the Denver Post's Terry Frei was able to gain…
The Colorado Avalanche are suffering from a case of denial
Terry Frei from the Denver Post joined Afternoon Drive with Eric Goodman and Zach Fogg and said that the Avalanche aren't facing…
The Colorado Avalanche finally have the depth needed to win
Terry Frei joined Joe Williams on Mile High Sports Radio and said that this season the Colorado Avalanche have a much deeper team
The 2022 Sportsperson of the Year: Hockey
With three major championships won at three different levels, the sport of hockey takes the honor of Sportsperson of the Year.
The journey of Carter Mazur
In 2010, Red Wings fan Carter Mazur was a hockey-playing, hockey-loving 8 year old in Jackson, Michigan, about 80 miles weat of…
In His Own Words: Celebrating the Life of Peter McNab… RIP, Maxy
If ever there was a true gentleman in the world of sports, it was Peter McNab, who lost is valiant battle with cancer on Sunday,…
When CTE strikes Denver Broncos family, it’s difficult to ignore harsh realities of football
Demaryius Thomas became the first Broncos player to die and be linked to CTE. In the nearly 10 years since we've known about CTE,…
New CSU football coach Jay Norvell aiming to win over Rams faithful
With an engaging presence at Canvas Stadium, new CSU football coach Jay Norvell is on his way to winning over Rams fans.
An already accomplished Cale Makar has yet to scratch the surface
In 2018-19, UMass-Amherst sophomore defenseman Cale Makar – soon to join the Colorado Avalanche – won the Hobey Baker Award as…
The Crown Jewel of Summer: It’s been 15 years since The International graced the local sports calendar
The following appears in the June Gambling and Golf issue of Mile High Sports Magazine It’s been 15 years since The International…
For Avalanche, another Stanley Cup that got away
For the Avalanche, this was the Stanley Cup that got away. But Colorado can’t stand still, they must move forward after the…
The Avs have done it before, can they do it again?
OK, Avalanche fans. Not that you needed it, but now you have my permission to ... PANIC!
For Avalanche fans, there’s no reason to panic
Success requires resilience. Winning the Cup is about a body of work and not single games. In many cases, it's about earning home-…
Ryan Reaves, Todd Bertuzzi and the NHL’s late-game shenanigans
In no way am I trying to excessively equate what's going on in the Avalanche-Golden Knights Western Conference semifinal series…
Breaking the Niche: Avalanche fans should welcome the bandwagon
I’ve pleaded with hockey-first fans virtually from the day I started covering the NHL -- which was a long time ago. Stop being so…
Denver’s Duo: Nathan MacKinnon and Nikola Jokic
Put the two Colorado-based centers together, and I don't think this is even debatable. Of the markets with both hockey and hoops…
Good teams have great stories…I think?
There are four Seasons in hockey, and the one we’re in currently is the best of the bunch. Offseason is the worst, least enjoyable…
Philipp Grubauer and the Avalanche playoff goaltending legacy
The last time the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup and Patrick Roy added to his reputation as the best "money' goalie of all…