It’s not far from Magness Arena to Ball Arena, but a path to a day like Monday looked a million miles away for Logan O’Connor as a freshman ... of this season with Valeri Nichushkin ...

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin returns to the Colorado Avalanche ... you can say he’s the best in the world,” forward Logan O’Connor said. “Just a big-body forward out there for us.

DENVER — Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take ... for him and proud that he put in the work." Added teammate Logan O’Connor: "Anyone that goes through that personal adversity, it’s hard ...

The Colorado Avalanche were thrown a bit of a curveball last week when they lost Valeri Nichushkin indefinitely ... stepped up to make it happen. Logan O’Connor is having a career year in ...

CASTLE PINES — Logan O’Connor was well on his way to a breakout ... A skating stride puts a lot of pressure on that part of the body. Valeri Nichushkin and Miles Wood have both had the surgery ...

CASTLE PINES — Logan O’Connor is healthy and “feeling great ... O’Connor said, as teammates Valeri Nichushkin and Wood previously had the same procedure. The first few weeks were ...