The Columbian

Seattle Kraken's Shane Wright (51) skates during a drill at the NHL hockey team's first Prospect Development Camp, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Seattle. For several years, Shane Wright was predetermined to be the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft. When the draft finally arrived, Wright tumbled right into the waiting arms of the Seattle Kraken, a team in need of a boost heading into its second season.

Shane Wright moves past draft slide, looks ahead with Kraken

July 12, 2022, 7:42pm National Sports

Becoming a difference-maker starts this week with Shane Wright’s participation in the Seattle Kraken’s first developmental camp. Read story

The Colorado Avalanche pose with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

Avalanche dethrone Lightning to win Stanley Cup

June 26, 2022, 9:34pm National Sports

The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history and first in more than two decades by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the final Sunday night. Read story

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrates a goal against the Colorado Avalanche with Mikhail Sergachev (98) and Steven Stamkos (91) during the third period in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Denver.

Lightning win Game 5, deny Avs chance to take Stanley Cup

June 24, 2022, 8:44pm National Sports

The Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5. Read story

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91) shoots the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) for a goal during overtime of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

Kadri returns and scores in OT, Avs move to brink of Stanley Cup title

June 22, 2022, 9:50pm National Sports

Nazem Kadri scored at 12:02 of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final to move within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning. Read story

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Denver.

Avalanche rout Lightning 7-0 to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final

June 18, 2022, 8:35pm National Sports

Looking like by far the better team against the defending champions, the Colorado Avalanche overwhelmed the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Read story