{"id":117902,"date":"2025-08-04T10:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/117902\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T10:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:01:11","slug":"morning-flurries-is-summer-over-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/117902\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Flurries: Is summer over yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"8Med5T\">Another day, another week of nothing of significance happening around the NHL and for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighhockey.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Avalanche<\/a>. But it\u2019s the middle of summer so let\u2019s see what we can find. <\/p>\n<p id=\"gqaifK\">Don\u2019t miss the Mile High Hockey Top 25 Under 25 series. Amazingly, we identified 26 players in the Avalanche organization to profile. Catch up on #21-25 plus an honorable mention, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighhockey.com\/2025-top25-under-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"8rMmPx\">Brad Marchand had his day with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nhl-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanley Cup<\/a> and celebrations, so naturally Nova Scotia\u2019s finest gathered. And why not jolt the rumor mill while they are at it? <\/p>\n<p id=\"G5bZck\">Speaking of, we discussed why Sidney Crosby may not be a great fit for Colorado, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milehighhockey.com\/2025\/8\/2\/24477086\/why-a-sidney-crosby-trade-to-colorado-remains-a-pipe-dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"soNfwY\">In preparation for the upcoming Milano Cortina Olympics in February, 2026 both MacKinnon and Crosby will join other Avalanche stars Cale Makar and Devon Toews at the Hockey Canada orientation camp in Calgary from August 26-28. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">9\u20e32\u20e3 players from   &#8216;s men&#8217;s, women&#8217;s and para hockey programs have earned invites to National Teams Orientation Camp in Calgary. <\/p>\n<p>9\u20e32\u20e3 athl\u00e8tes de hockey masculin, de hockey f\u00e9minin et de parahockey du    iront au camp d\u2019orientation des \u00e9quipes nationales \u00e0 Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HockeyCanada\/status\/1951358567598137351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 1, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"OXaA2i\">Rumor has it that the Avalanche will wear the classic blue Quebec Nordiques jersey sometime this season. Nothing confirmed yet nor the frequency of use as it could be a one-off Heritage look. But who is excited to see the jersey back on the ice?<\/p>\n<p id=\"IfnYQv\">What are you doing this summer to stay entertained? Let us know in the comments. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another day, another week of nothing of significance happening around the NHL and for the Colorado Avalanche. 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