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🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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The DNVR Avalanche Podcast returns with Eric Lacroix and AJ Haefele talking about the Colorado Avalanche re-signing forward Joel Kiviranta to a one-year deal. They also go through the best arenas and experiences in college hockey while touching on their favorite NCAA prospects for the Colorado Avalanche. Washington Capitals defense prospect Cole Hutson joins the show to talk about his life as a Boston Terrier, his playstyle, his role models, and what it's like to live in the shadow of his Calder Trophy-winning brother, Lane, of the Montreal Canadiens. Intro - 0:00 The Cat is Back - 1:00 Killing time talking PTO’s - 33:19 Turning point for prospects? - 41:25 Talking to Cole Hutson - 44:13 📬 Denver sports in your inbox: https://thednvr.com/newsletter An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports MERCH: https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/dnvr-locker SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports WWE at the DNVR Bar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wwe-summerslamwatch-party-tickets-1517484851039?aff=oddtdtcreator Cake Mortgage: Get started on your Cake Mortgage home loan today at https://start-nonqm-dnvr-sports.cakehome.com/ Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! First Bank: So, if you're ready for better banking and the chance to earn a little extra, head to efirstbank.com/bonus. Certain restrictions and requirements apply. Member FDIC. Monarch Money: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarchmoney.com/dnvr bet365: Go to https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER Coors Light: Delivery on Instacart at https://coorslight.com/DNVR. Celebrate Responsibly. Coors Brewing Company, Golden, Colorado. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVR for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freeavalanche. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485318 or use code DNVR365 when you sign up. Must be 21+ and physically located in CO. Please gamble responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help call or TEXT 1-800-GAMBLER When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #coloradoavalanche #hockey #hockeypodcast

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0:00.0	Um, I mean, the thing, I mean, we, we had talked once we were approaching free agency, there was the conversation about, uh, you all Kivirontza possibly getting a multi-year deal somewhere, getting overpaid somewhere because of the 16 goal outburst. Um, I was just looking this up.
0:21.2	He had, okay, great.
0:24.5	It's lost inside my own story.
0:26.3	Anyway, he had like 19 goals in the first 200 games of his NHL career.
0:30.6	So for him to have 16 goals last season, very unexpected.
0:35.5	And, you know, he was one of the things that i was most surprised about with the
0:41.1	abs last season i've always kind of been a kivy hater and uh won me over as the year went on the
0:46.5	so reliable so solid the underlines really came around and were and were like rock solid um out
0:53.4	produced the quality of play on the offensive end.
0:58.3	But again, like, let's just be honest.
1:01.3	Like the 16 goals is going to be an outlier.
1:03.2	And I think that the rest of the front offices around the NHL looked at him and said,
1:08.2	yeah, we're not expecting that to happen again.
1:11.4	He probably wanted a multi-year deal in the two somewhere.
1:15.3	And when that did not happen, a return to Colorado was something that just, it made so much sense.
1:21.2	We had talked about it in the last couple of weeks that, hey, the evs still have a hole or two in their in the bottom six of their
1:31.0	forward core he doesn't have a job getting him back on a reasonable one-year deal you know yeah
1:37.2	he's earned a pay raise over the 800k that he made last year fair Fair enough. Like, he earned that.
1:46.0	He did score 16 goals for you at 23 points.
1:51.4	And, you know, I was surprised just as this pod was going live.
1:57.0	I was digging into his linemate data a little bit.
2:01.5	I did not realize that his line that he played on with Logan O'Connor and Parker Kelly got
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