Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) during practice before game five of the First Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre in ...

Valeri Nichushkin talked about the work he has done while being suspended for six months and being placed in Stage 3 of the NHL-NHLPA player assistance program. Skip to content.

DENVER — To see Valeri Nichushkin at his best, look no further than his 2022 Stanley Cup Final performance. The Russian winger forechecked with the force of an ox, and he was involved in some of ...

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) skates against Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Denver.

DENVER — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was ...

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin (13) gets after the puck in the period against the New Jersey Devils at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

DENVER — Ask his coach, Jared Bednar, and Valeri Nichushkin is “built for this time of year.” Ask his teammates, like Cale Makar, and Nichushkin is a “train for us,” the “full package.” ...

Apr. 2—Valeri Nichushkin prefers not to talk. He's willing to make an exception. Last month, in the Avalanche dressing room, the towering 6-foot-4, 210-pound power forward — with tribal ...

Nichushkin was suspended at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program on Monday before Game 4 of Colorado's second-round series with Dallas.

DENVER (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin is lifting the Colorado Avalanche after taking the time to help himself. The hard-charging, fast-moving Russian forward was gone for nearly two months of the ...

Valeri Nichushkin signed an eight-year extension in the offseason to remain with Colorado. Getty Images. The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported on the incident earlier in the week, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The view from outside Denver on Valeri Nichushkin’s situation with the Avalanche is filled with fascination and conflicted feelings. Nichushkin is suspended through at least ...