When One Makar Isn't Enough: Colorado Avalanche Choose Taylor Makar With Final Pick In 2021 NHL Entry Draft
The Avalanche used their final pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft to select the younger Makar.
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The Avalanche used their final pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft to select the younger Makar.
The Colorado Avalanche kicked off the second day of the NHL draft Saturday by signing top defenseman Cale Makar to a $54 million, six-year contract.
Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Calvert announced his retirement Thursday after 11 seasons in the NHL.
The NHL announced its full 2021-2022 regular-season schedule on Thursday, and the Colorado Avalanche will be returning to the Central Division after spending last season in the West Division.
The Colorado Avalanche sent veteran defenseman Ryan Graves to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
The Avalanche will have several key offseason moves to make, including what they will do with their captain and starting goaltender.
The Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, ending their season.
For the third time in four years, the Avalanche star is up for league MVP honors.
Mark Stone scored on a breakaway 50 seconds into overtime as the Golden Knights overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Avalanche 3-2 and take a 3-2 lead in their second-round series.
The Avs was being outplayed by the Vegas Golden Knights and facing their first loss of the playoffs -- until Phillip Grubauer had the last word.
If the Nuggets and Avalanche move on to the next rounds of their respective playoffs, fans will be allowed to fill nearly every seat in the stadium.
Mikko Rantanen took a cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon and sent a liner over the shoulder of Vegas's goaltender to set off a celebration in front of a boisterous crowd.
The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment is now lifting capacity limits for large, outdoor events.
Altitude TV decided to lift the blackout for Tuesday night's Game 5 between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld an eight-game suspension issued to Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
The Preakness Stakes featured its biggest field in 15 years with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Broncos full NFL schedule is out and includes late-season rematches against Denver's 2025 playoff opponents.
The NHL announced that the Colorado Avalanche will be playing their first game of the Western Conference finals next Wednesday.
The Broncos are aiming for home field advantage in the playoffs, and a win against the Packers on Sunday would go a long way towards helping them get there.
This week's Orange Zone inductee created "Broncos for Dummies" on social media to help grow the Broncos fanbase and answer all your questions!
Green Bay has many more injuries than Denver heading into Sunday's matchup at Mile High.
The newest Colorado sports team is getting ready for its inaugural season in the Mile High City, but the future of the team's stadium is in limbo.
The newest Colorado sports team is getting ready for its inaugural season in the Mile High City, but the future of the team's stadium is in limbo.
See photos taken at and around Coors Field on Friday, April 3, 2026, for the Colorado Rockies home opener of the 2026 season. The Rockies fell to the Phillies by a score of 10-1.
Denver Summit FC took on Washington Spirit in the team's first home game of their inaugural season.
Broncos fans were excited about the first NFL playoff game in Denver in a decade.
The Denver Broncos beat the Chiefs 22-19 for their eighth straight victory on Nov. 17, 2025.
A Texas-based corporate accountant was recently indicted by a Denver federal grand jury for allegedly shifting more than $3 million to her personal accounts while handling transactions on behalf of two Colorado companies.
The Colorado State Patrol has closed 120th Avenue just north of the Denver International Airport due to a fatal crash.
A family of black bears is safely back in the wild after they were discovered under a Colorado home.
Police say flock cameras helped them find a man they suspect of shooting someone outside of a dispensary in Edgewater on Friday.
The Colorado State Patrol recently agreed to settle a civil complaint filed on behalf of a man who criticized the agency on one of its social media platforms.
Commerce City's annual Memorial Day Parade kicks off on Monday morning for its 60th year.
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a criminal case against a man charged with murder in the death of a 10-month-old baby should be retried. The order reverses a district court judge's dismissal of the murder case after the then-district attorney made inflammatory comments in a television interview.
Target team members traded shopping carts for paint brushes on Friday as they helped transform spaces inside Trevista at Horace Mann Elementary School through the company's Bullseye Builds program.
Typically, residents in Colorado's remote areas have less access to specialists than those in the metro area. One girl in Steamboat Springs is sharing her story of bravery and her long journey to recovery after undergoing surgery to repair her spine.
On Monday, the City of Boulder puts on its annual Bolder Boulder race, and this year registration is way up. As a result, for the first time, people will not be able to sign up on the day of the race. Those attending should be prepared to arrive early due to expected heavy traffic.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
A bystander was also wounded, but no Secret Service officers were injured, officials said. President Trump was in the White House at the time of the incident.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
Economists say AI is reshaping the U.S. labor market by suppressing hiring even as overall job losses remain limited.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
The Trump Administration has released $40 million to support the purchase of some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of 64 files related to UFOs, unveiling a second tranche of records under an executive order by President Trump.
The production of the Congressional Record is one of the unseen cogs in the congressional machine, arriving with little fanfare like a newspaper on the Capitol's doorstep every day.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
The bill will create a first-of-its-kind Ibogaine research pilot program, paving the way for Colorado to study the psychoactive compound that claims to treat PTSD, addiction, and mental health.
A CBS News medical correspondent and doctor says her "biggest concern for the World Cup is actually measles. It's not hantavirus, it is not Ebola."
Economists say AI is reshaping the U.S. labor market by suppressing hiring even as overall job losses remain limited.
Shoppers continue to open their pocketbooks, boosting retailers like Walmart, even as inflation jumps to its highest level in three years.
A new report finds that on-time flight arrivals are at their worst level since 2014, with fuel costs and weather adding to summer travel risks.
A record 274 climbers scaled the Nepal side of Mount Everest in a single day, officials said. They took advantage of clear weather.
Americans are expected to wager more than $3 billion amid the expansion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive," "toxic," and "ruthless", creating a work environment that left some officers suffering panic attacks, ulcers, hair loss, anxiety and depression.
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
A jury in Douglas County awarded a New Jersey man $24 million after he sued a Parker police detective for malicious prosecution and false arrest.
