A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AVS FOR TAKING THE SERIES IN GAME FIVE!
GOOD LUCK IN ROUND TWO! YOUR FANS ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY!!!

Round 1 Game 1 * Round 1 Game 2 * Round 1 Game 3
Round 1 Game 4 * Round 1 Game 5

2005-06 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FOR THE COLORADO AVALANCHE

ROUND ONE : COLORADO -VS- DALLAS
Game 1 - Sat. April 22, 2006 1:00pm @ Dallas -AVS WIN 5-2
Game 2 - Mon. April 24, 2006 7:00pm @ Dallas-AVS WIN 5-4 OT
Game 3 - Wed. April 26, 2006 7:30pm HOME-AVS WIN 4-3 OT
Game 4 - Fri. April 28, 2006 8:00pm HOME - Lost 1-4
Game 5 - Sun. April 30, 2006 12:00pm @ Dallas -AVS WIN 3-2 OT
CONGRATULATIONS ANDREW BRUNETTE AND THE WHOLE AVS TEAM!
Game 6 - Tue. May 2, 2006 HOME (If Nec.)
Game 7 - Thur. May 4, 2006 @ Dallas (If Nec.)









PRE GAME ARTICLES

The Avalanche has blocked 52 shots in three games. Karlis Skrastins has been the
team's leading shot blocker with 13, seven in Game 1. Whoever's doing the dirty --
and sometimes painful-- work, Theodore is grateful.

"It's good for a goalie to know that when they're in front of their guy they're going to
stop it," Theodore said. "And if they're not, I'm going to see it and save it. It's a real
plus as a goalie to see a lot of blocked shots."

Sacrificing yourself to prevent a possible goal can be painful work. But the Avs
have done it well, and they're hoping to continue that trend.

"Guys are sacrificing their bodies at all times," Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville said.
"There's no question that guys taking away time and space are the main objectives.
We've done a pretty good job of closing those gaps."
read complete story here
April 28, 2006

"I don't know if that's nerves or [being] scared to make mistakes,"
Stars captain Mike Modano told the Dallas Morning News. "You can
sense a little tentativeness to our game."
Power of positive thinking is positively useless for Stars
April 28, 2006

"They have such a great hockey club, they get a win, they get on a roll," Avalanche captain
Joe Sakic said Thursday. "Nobody here wants that to happen."

So, instead of exuding cockiness over their commanding lead as they head into
Game 4 Friday night at the Pepsi Center (TSN, 8 p.m. MT), the Avalanche are proceeding
with extreme caution. After all, the series-clinching win is always the hardest to secure.

"The games get tougher every game," Colorado coach Joel Quenneville agreed.

"Closing out a team is the toughest.

"It is the toughest challenge you can face."
Avs know fourth win is the toughest
April 28, 2006

A really nice article on Andrew Brunette!
click here please
April 28, 2006

Joe Sakic, Milan Hejduk, Alex Tanguay, Andrew Brunette and Rob Blake have combined for
10 goals and 22 points for the Avalanche, which will take a 3-0 series lead into tonight's game at the Pepsi Center.

Avs set sights on sweeping Stars
USA Article CLICK HERE!
April 28, 2006

"It's a good feeling to be in this position, but we also know they have a great hockey team," said Colorado center Joe Sakic

"Everybody's been very resilient," Tanguay said. "I think that's been the key to this whole team."
"This team in the past hasn't taken advantage of some of the leads we've had in a series,"
defenseman Rob Blake said. "So we have to force the issue, not sit and wait and see what's
going to happen. (The Stars) are a veteran team with guys who have won Cups and their
best game is going to be (tonight)."
Avalanche likes the feel of fortune
April 28, 2006

Avalanche face their 'toughest challenge' in Game 4 against Stars
"They have such a great hockey club, they get a win, they get on a roll,"
Avalanche captain Joe Sakic said yesterday. "Nobody here wants that to happen."

So, instead of exuding cockiness over their lead as they head into Game 4 tonight
at the Pepsi Center (TSN, 10 p.m.), the Avalanche are proceeding with extreme caution.

"They won't go down without a fight," Colorado forward Ian Laperriere said.

Added Colorado goaltender Jose Theodore: "Nobody relaxes in the playoffs.
Getting the fourth win is the toughest. We expect to see their best."
click for complete story!
April 28, 2006

Avalanche's leaders pointing the way
Click Here for complete story
April 28, 2006

NHL: Avalanche, Devils Close to Reaching Round 2 of Playoffs
click here for complete story
April 28, 2006

Stars have lost their way
The Stars have pinpointed their biggest playoff obstacle Ð themselves.
By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News
April 28, 2006

Theodore finds home away from home
"He reminds me a lot of (Patrick Roy) in the sense that he doesn't really
panic during flurries of shots," Avs right wing Dan Hinote said. "Whereas
sometimes you see goalies flopping around, trying to make the incredible save,
he's always in good position. And he's ready to make, I think, the fourth,
fifth and sixth save, whereas other goalies might be able to only make the first two."

"I think he's finding his game," Brisebois said. "Like we've seen, no goals
in the third period, where a huge save can make all the difference in a game.
If you look at a lot of the goals, they've been bouncy goals, off skates and stuff
like that. Maybe two or three goals, they've really beat him, like the first one
(Wednesday) night and the first goal in the first game. But he's stopped the
big shots when we've had to have them."
FOR Complete Story CLICK HERE!
April 28, 2006

POST GAME ARTICLES

"We tried to get a little too cute with the puck at times," Avalanche coach
Joel Quenneville said. "We had a lot of plays around the net, but we tried
to make the better play instead of the simple play."
Dallas Force Game Five
April 29, 2006

Stars avoid sweep thanks to strong effort by defense
"A game like this, where it's do- or-die, it's not hard to give everything you have,"
Turco said. "We know we can play well and we don't wish anything different.
We want to do it this way. We want to earn everything we get. There is a great
belief in this locker room, and it really shone through."
read complete story here
April 29, 2006

"It's the kind of game we expected from ourselves the whole series, to
play like that, play on the edge," Turco said.

"Too bad we had to wait until we got down 0-3 to play our best hockey."
read more here
April 29, 2006

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AVS FOR TAKING THE SERIES IN GAME FIVE!
GOOD LUCK IN ROUND TWO! YOUR FANS ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY!!!

Round 1 Game 1 * Round 1 Game 2 * Round 1 Game 3
Round 1 Game 4 * Round 1 Game 5









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