Valeri Nichushkin offered a revealing look at how much the Avalanche have changed since their 2022 Stanley Cup run, pointing directly to an aging core and explaining why he doesn't view his move to ...

Valeri Nichushkin's run in Colorado ends as one of the franchise's most complicated chapters—defined equally by championship impact, constant uncertainty, and a long-running debate the Avalanche ...

The 2025-26 season has been over for the Colorado Avalanche for some time, and they are still trying to figure out what went wrong. Being contenders won’t be enough for them going into 2026-27, and ...

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche’s practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good. For a second ...

"Big Val" is an Av no more. On Thursday the Colorado Avalanche traded the veteran winger Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In exchange, the Blue Jackets sent the Avs the 43rd pick in ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired right wing Valeri Nichushkin from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2026 second-round pick (43rd overall from St. Louis via Pittsburgh), and Columbus’s ...

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon reached 800 career points with two assists and the Colorado Avalanche rode a ...

On today’s rendition of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared that the Colorado Avalanche have included winger Valeri Nichushkin in trade talks. Friedman didn’t allude to how much the ...

After an offseason of changing the supporting cast, the Avalanche must prove they also learned the lessons that Vegas exposed in their stunning Western Conference Final sweep.