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Colorado Avalanche release 2021-22 schedule: Back to the old days

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We saw a lot of games crammed into a short schedule last season, and it’s kind of the same thing for the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, as the team’s regular-season schedule was released just now. It’s a tough schedule, travel-wise. A three-week Olympic break in February can be blamed for some of it.



The Avs figure to be a very tired team at times. Yeah, most guys will enjoy that three-week break in February, but not the top players. First off, here’s the full schedule and team release:

The Avalanche will return to the Central Division in 2021-22 after competing in the Honda West Division for the shortened 2020-21 campaign.ย  With the expansion Seattle Kraken beginning play this year and joining the Pacific Division, the Central will now have eight teams with the addition of the Arizona Coyotes.

The Avs will play 26 games against their division foes, meeting Arizona, Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville and Winnipeg four times each (two home/away) and Dallas (one home/two away) and St. Louis (two home/one away) three times apiece.ย  Colorado will play 24 games versus the Pacific Division (three times against each opponent) and 32 against teams from the Eastern Conference (one home/away).

Colorado will face Chicago on Opening Night for the third time since relocating to Denver (also 2003-04 and 2010-11).ย  The Avs will begin their season at home for the fourth straight year and sixth time in the last seven campaigns.

The 2021-22 schedule includes a break in February for the NHL All-Star Game and 2022 Winter Olympics (note: no final agreement or decision has been made regarding Olympic participation).ย  The Avalancheโ€™s longest homestand is four contests from April 13-18 while its longest road trip is five games from Dec. 1-8.ย  Colorado will play 11 back-to-back sets.

Colorado will have its busiest December ever (16 games) and will match its busiest January (16 games, 2003-04) and April (14 contests, 2012-13).ย  Colorado will end the regular season on April 29 in Minnesota.

Single-game tickets for the preseason and regular season go on sale this Saturday, July 24, at 10:00 a.m.ย  Full Season Memberships and Partial Deposits are on sale now by calling the Avalanche Sales Office at 303.4AVS.NHL.

Start times will be announced at a later date.ย  All 82 games can be heard on the Altitude Radio Network, Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM or 950 AM.ย  Altitude TV information will be announced at a later time.

OCTOBER

ย Wedย ย  Oct. 13ย ย ย  CHICAGOย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Oct. 16ย ย ย  ST. LOUIS

Tueย ย ย ย  Oct. 19ย ย ย ย  at Washington

Thuย ย ย ย  Oct. 21ย ย ย ย  at Florida

Satย ย ย ย ย  Oct. 23ย ย ย ย  at Tampa Bay

Tueย ย ย ย  Oct. 26ย ย ย  VEGASย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Thuย ย ย ย  Oct. 28ย ย ย ย  at St. Louis

Satย ย ย ย ย  Oct. 30ย ย ย  MINNESOTAย ย ย ย ย ย 

NOVEMBER

Wedย ย  Nov. 3ย ย ย ย ย  COLUMBUSย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Nov. 6ย ย ย ย ย  at Columbus

Thuย ย ย  Nov. 11ย ย ย  VANCOUVERย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Nov. 13ย ย ย  SAN JOSEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Wedย ย ย  Nov. 17ย ย ย  at Vancouver

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Nov. 19ย ย ย  at Seattle

Monย ย  Nov. 22ย ย ย  OTTAWAย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Wedย ย  Nov. 24ย ย ย  ANAHEIMย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Nov. 26ย ย ย  at Dallas

Satย ย ย ย ย  Nov. 27ย ย ย  NASHVILLEย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

ย DECEMBER

ย Wedย ย ย  Dec. 1ย ย ย ย ย  at Toronto

Thuย ย ย ย  Dec. 2ย ย ย ย ย  at Montreal

Satย ย ย ย ย  Dec. 4ย ย ย ย ย  at Ottawa

Monย ย ย  Dec. 6ย ย ย ย ย  at Philadelphia

Wedย ย ย  Dec. 8ย ย ย ย ย  at NY Rangers

Friย ย ย ย ย  Dec. 10ย ย ย  DETROITย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Sunย ย ย ย  Dec. 12ย ย ย  FLORIDAย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Tueย ย ย ย  Dec. 14ย ย ย  NY RANGERSย ย ย ย 

Thuย ย ย ย  Dec. 16ย ย ย  at Nashville

Satย ย ย ย ย  Dec. 18ย ย ย  TAMPA BAYย ย ย ย ย ย 

Monย ย ย  Dec. 20ย ย ย  at Detroit

Wedย ย ย  Dec. 22ย ย ย  at Buffalo

Thuย ย ย ย  Dec. 23ย ย ย  at Boston

Monย ย ย  Dec. 27ย ย ย  at Vegas

Wedย ย  Dec. 29ย ย ย  DALLASย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Dec. 31ย ย ย  at Dallas

ย JANUARY

ย Sunย ย ย ย  Jan. 2ย ย ย ย ย ย  ANAHEIMย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Tueย ย ย ย  Jan. 4ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  at Chicago

Thuย ย ย  Jan. 6ย ย ย ย ย ย  WINNIPEGย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Jan. 8ย ย ย ย ย ย  TORONTOย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Monย ย  Jan. 10ย ย ย  SEATTLEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Tueย ย ย ย  Jan. 11ย ย ย ย  at Nashville

Friย ย ย ย ย  Jan. 14ย ย ย  ARIZONA

Satย ย ย ย ย  Jan. 15ย ย ย ย  at Arizona

Monย ย  Jan. 17ย ย ย  MINNESOTAย ย ย ย ย ย 

Wedย ย ย  Jan. 19ย ย ย ย  at Anaheim

Thuย ย ย ย  Jan. 20ย ย ย ย  at Los Angeles

Satย ย ย ย ย  Jan. 22ย ย ย  MONTREALย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Monย ย  Jan. 24ย ย ย  CHICAGOย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Wedย ย  Jan. 26ย ย ย  BOSTON

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Jan. 28ย ย ย ย  at Chicago

Sunย ย ย ย  Jan. 30ย ย ย  BUFFALOย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

ย FEBRUARY

ย Tueย ย ย ย  Feb. 1ย ย ย ย ย  ARIZONA

ALL-STAR / OLYMPIC BREAK

Friย ย ย ย ย  Feb. 25ย ย ย  WINNIPEGย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Feb. 26ย ย ย ย  at Vegas

MARCH

ย Tueย ย ย ย  Mar. 1ย ย ย ย  NY ISLANDERS

Thuย ย ย ย  Mar. 3ย ย ย ย ย  at Arizona

Satย ย ย ย ย  Mar. 5ย ย ย ย  CALGARYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Monย ย ย  Mar. 7ย ย ย ย ย  at NY Islanders

Tueย ย ย ย  Mar. 8ย ย ย ย ย  at New Jersey

Thuย ย ย ย  Mar. 10ย ย ย  at Carolina

Sunย ย ย ย  Mar. 13ย ย  CALGARYย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Tueย ย ย ย  Mar. 15ย ย ย  at Los Angeles

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Mar. 18ย ย ย  at San Jose

Monย ย  Mar. 21ย ย  EDMONTONย ย ย ย ย ย 

Wedย ย  Mar. 23ย ย  VANCOUVERย ย ย ย 

Friย ย ย ย ย  Mar. 25ย ย  PHILADELPHIAย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Sunย ย ย ย  Mar. 27ย ย ย  at Minnesota

Tueย ย ย ย  Mar. 29ย ย ย  at Calgary

Thuย ย ย  Mar. 31ย ย  SAN JOSEย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

APRIL

ย Satย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 2ย ย ย ย ย  PITTSBURGHย ย ย ย 

Tueย ย ย ย  Apr. 5ย ย ย ย ย ย  at Pittsburgh

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 8ย ย ย ย ย ย  at Winnipeg

Satย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 9ย ย ย ย ย ย  at Edmonton

Wedย ย  Apr. 13ย ย ย  LOS ANGELESย ย 

Thuย ย ย  Apr. 14ย ย ย  NEW JERSEYย ย ย ย 

Satย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 16ย ย ย  CAROLINAย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Monย ย  Apr. 18ย ย ย  WASHINGTONย 

Wedย ย ย  Apr. 20ย ย ย  at Seattle

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 22ย ย ย  at Edmonton

Sunย ย ย ย  Apr. 24ย ย ย  at Winnipeg

Tueย ย ย ย  Apr. 26ย ย ย  ST. LOUISย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Thuย ย ย  Apr. 28ย ย ย  NASHVILLEย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Friย ย ย ย ย ย  Apr. 29ย ย ย  at Minnesota

This is a very tiring schedule. A game pretty much every other day most of the time, with more airplane travel to and fro. A couple of really weird road trips too, like the one from April 5-9 – at Pittsburgh April 5, then at….Winnipeg April 8, then at Edmonton April 9. They’ll play three games in four nights near Christmas in Detroit, Buffalo and Boston. Don’t forget your overcoats for that one.

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