Popular Former Avalanche Forward Calls It A Career After 12 NHL Seasons Former Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Nieto has announced his retirement from the NHL after a 12-year career and 287 games with ...

Don Waddell addressed the Blue Jackets’ blockbuster deal and revealed what rival executives told him about it. The National Hockey League got one last blockbuster trade just over 24 hours before the ...

Valeri Nichushkin forced overtime in the final minute of regulation, then added a shootout goal for the visiting Colorado Avalanche, who ended the Dallas Stars' 10-game winning streak with a 5-4 win ...

Nichushkin, 31, has four years left on his current deal and a 12-team no-trade list. Chris Tanouye / Freestyle Photography / Getty Images The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired Valeri Nichushkin from ...

Like everything about Valeri Nichushkin’s time with the Colorado Avalanche, how the club moves forward without him is … ...

Even at age 31, Nichushkin plays with a rare combination of size, strength, speed, skill, toughness and talent as a power forward, skills that general managers and coaches crave. He scores goals, ...

Nichushkin scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-0 preseason win over the Penguins.