Several members of the Colorado Avalanche have been selected to join their national teams in Milan, Italy, for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Goalie gear, that is. The NHL’s announcement Wednesday that the Colorado Avalanche will play in the 2027 Winter Classic against the Utah Mammoth at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium is big news for Wedgewood for two different reasons.

An Oregon man snowmobiling in the Sierra outside Lake Tahoe was killed after being buried in a “300 foot-wide” avalanche on Monday. The individual was identified on Tuesday as 42-year-old Chris Scott Thomason from Bend, Oregon, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.

Bednar’s mindset is reminiscent of legendary NASCAR crew chief Chad Knaus, who helped lead Jimmie Johnson to seven championships between 2002 and 2018. While the partnership was dynamic and produced 83 wins at the sport’s highest level, numerous accounts over the years have pointed to Knaus’s tendency to move on quickly from success.

There are areas of unstable snow in several locations near the top of Yr Wyddfa, said the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.

The Colorado Avalanche host the Ottawa Senators at Ball Arena on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN+. Ottawa lost 3-1 on the road against the Utah Mammoth in its last game on Jan. 7.

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The Colorado Avalanche have been a handful offensively in their first three games, using the same multi-pronged attack as when they won the Stanley Cup last season. The Avalanche